Jesse Carter

First Name: Jesse
Last Name: Carter
Unit: 
Co. G, 26th South Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Name Variant: 
Jess
Residence (County): 
Williamsburg County, SC
Biography: 

Jesse Carter (b. ca. 1826) was a farmer from Murray's Ferry, Williamsburg District, South Carolina. He was married to Julian O. Carter (b. ca. 1834). Together they had at least two children by 1860. Jesse served as a private in Company G, 26th South Carolina Infantry. During the war, they had a son named Jefferson Davis Carter (b. ca. 1862).

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10945 Carter4 Jesse Carter Jane Carter , Julian Carter Jackson, MS Williamsburg County, SC
10942 Carter1 May 21, 1863 Jesse Carter Julian Carter Montgomery County, AL Williamsburg County, SC
10943 Carter2 June 15, 1863 Jesse Carter Julian Carter Jackson, MS Williamsburg County, SC
10944 Carter3 June 21, 1863 Jesse Carter Julian Carter Jackson, MS Williamsburg County, SC

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