Dalton Family Papers, 1839-1904

Smallwood Jefferson Dalton (b. ca. 1813) was a farmer from Grove Station, Greenville District, South Carolina. Three sons of Dalton and his wife, Rebecca Eskew Dalton (b. ca. 1811), served in the Confederate Army. William McCrager Dalton (b. ca. 1836) enlisted in Co. I, 3rd South Carolina Infantry in July 1862 and died of typhoid fever on January 7, 1863. Amos Harrison Dalton (b. ca. 1842) enlisted in Co. F, Infantry Regiment, Hampton Legion on September 4, 1861. He was captured at Chattanooga on October 29, 1863 and died of chronic diarrhea at Camp Morton, Indiana on March 23, 1864. Lewis Rector Dalton (b. ca. 1845) enlisted in Co. F, Infantry Regiment, Hampton’s Legion on April 1, 1864. L. R. Dalton survived the war and by 1870 was residing in neighboring Pickens County.

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South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina

Letters

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ID Lettersort descending Date Author Recipient From To
10836 Dalton32 December 1, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Rebecca Eskew Dalton Fredericksburg, VA Greenville County, SC
10808 Dalton4 August 29, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10809 Dalton5 September 3, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10810 Dalton6 September 10, 1861 William J. Darby Lewis Rector Dalton Manassas Junction, VA
10811 Dalton7 September 23, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Elizabeth Dalton Manassas Junction, VA
10812 Dalton8 September 24, 1861 William J. Darby Lewis Rector Dalton Manassas Junction, VA
10813 Dalton9 September 30, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Manassas Junction, VA

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