HUGH MONTGOMERY BARTON

Hugh Montgomery Barton

b. 01 March 1842 , Greenville Co., SC

d. 09 Dec 1924, Greenville Co., SC

Son of Shapleigh Barton & Elizabeth Montgomery

m. Mariah Louise Shockley, 21 Sep 1862, Taylors, Greenville Co., SC

Hugh M. Barton & Mariah Louise Shockley had the following children:

Elizabeth Jane Barton, b. 14 Jul 1863

Martha "Mattie" Lavinia Barton, b. 23 Mar 1865

Wade Hampton Barton, b. 21 Feb 1867

Mary Ann "Mamie" Barton, b. 11 Nov 1868

Emma Florence Barton, b. 28 Jan 1871

Ben Garvin Barton, b. ca 1872

Anice Jane Barton, b. 01 Apr 1873

Francis Henrietta Barton, b. 26 Dec 1875

Hattie Gertrude Barton, b. 10 Jul 1878

Hugh Shockley Barton, b. 01 Jan 1881

Paul Reid Barton, b. 28 Mar 1883

John Benjamin Barton, b. 02 Dec 1885

CSA, CO F (Hagood's) 1st SC

1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's)

1st Regiment Volunteers completed its organization at Barnwell, South Carolina, in December, 1860, and entered Confederate service in April, 1861. Its companies were raised in Charleston and the counties of Orangeburg, Lancaster, Barnwell, Greenville, Colleton, and Richland. The regiment served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, then moved to Virginia and brigaded under Generals Jenkins and Bratton. It fought at South Mountain, Sharpsburg, and Fredericksburg, and later served under Longstreet at Suffolk and D.H. Hill in North Carolina. Again it was with Longstreet, but the unit did not take part in the conflict at Chickamauga. After fighting in the Knoxville operations the unit participated in the battles at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, the Petersburg siege, and the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 16 casualties at South Mountain, 40 at Sharpsburg, 1 at Fredericksburg, and 45 at Wauhatchie. Of the 169 engaged at Spotsylvania, thirteen percent were disabled, and from June 13 to December 31, 1864, there were 17 killed, 89 wounded, and 17 missing. It surrendered 21 officers and 201 men. The field officers were Colonels W.H. Duncan, Thomas J. Glover, James R. Hagood, Johnson Hagood, and Franklin W. Kilpatrick; Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin B. Kirkland and Daniel Livingston; and Majors George M. Grimes and Watson A. O'Cain.

From National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Website

H. M. Barton 1 (Hagood's) South Carolina Inf.
Company F
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private

CSA, CO H 3RD Battalion, SC (Palmetto) Light Artillery

Palmetto Light Artillery - Great site by Steve Batson!

3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery (Palmetto Battalion) 3rd Artillery Battalion, known at the Palmetto Battalion, was organized in December, 1861. Its members were from the counties of Allendale, Richland, Charleston, Georgetown, and Kershaw. For some time the unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, but the companies were frequently detached. Companies A, D, E, G, H, I, and K took part in the battles in and around Charleston. A, G, H, I, and K were included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee, and D, E, and F disbanded after the evacuation of Charleston. Company B served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and the Army of Tennessee, fought at Jackson, then saw action in the Atlanta, Tennessee, and North Carolina Campaigns. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. Company C was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, Army of Tennessee, and the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. It fought at Charleston, Jackson, and Chickamauga, then served at Mobile and surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Edward B. White and Lieutenant Colonel William H. Campbell.

From National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Website

William Drayton Rutherford Papers

H. M. Barton
3 (Palmetto) Battalion, South Carolina Lt. Art'y.
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Corporal

CSA, CO K 16th SC Infantry - Great site by Steve Batson!

16th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Greenville Regiment)

16th Infantry Regiment, recruited in Greenville County, was organized and mustered into Confederate service in December, 1861. It moved to Charleston and for a time was stationed at Adams Run under General Hagood. During December, 1862, the unit was ordered to Wilmington, North Carolina and in May, 1863, to Jackson, Mississippi where it was assigned to General Gist's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. After sharing in the defense of Jackson, it was stationed at Rome, Georgia, during the Chickamauga Campaign. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee, fought in the Atlanta Campaign, and endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee. The 16th ended the war in North Carolina. In December, 1863, it totaled 559 men and 452 arms, lost many in Tennessee, and surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Charles J. Elford and James McCullough, Lieutenant Colonel W.B. Ivor, and Major Charles C. O'Neill.

From National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Website

H.M. Barton
16 South Carolina Infantry (Greenville Regiment)
Company K
Soldier's Rank_In
Soldier's Rank_Out

CSA, CO B 13TH Battalion SC

13th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (4th) (Mattison's)

H. M. Barton
13 Batt'n. South Carolina Inf. (4 and Mattison's)
Company B
Soldier's Rank_In Corporal
Soldier's Rank_Out Corporal

Crute's Compendium contains no history for this unit.

CSA, CO G 4TH SC Infantry

4th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

4th Infantry Regiment was organized at Anderson, South Carolina, in March 1861 and soon moved to Virginia. It fought at First Manassas under N. G. Evans and reported 11 killed, 79 wounded, and 6 missing. In April, 1862, the unit totaled 450 men and that same month was consolidated into five companies and redesignated the 4th South Carolina Battalion. Its commanders were Colonel John B. E. Sloan, Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Mattison, and Major James H. Whitner

Hugh M. Barton
4 South Carolina Infantry
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Corporal
Soldier's Rank_Out Corporal

Transfer from Company H, Palmetto Light Artillery
May have left the 16th for the Thirteenth Battalion, Company B

Broadfoot List:
Barton, H.M., P.B.L.A., Company H,Cpl.
Barton, H.M., First (Hagood's) Inf, Second Company F
Barton, H.M., Thirteenth Bn., Company B, Cpl.
Barton Hugh M., Fourth Infantry, Company G, Cpl

Headquarters Department of Richmond

Richmond, VA March 16th, 1865

Special Orders

In obedience to instructions from the Secretary of War the following named men (paroled prisoners) are granted leaves of indulgence for 60 days (unless other? exchanged?) ; at the expiration of which time, those belonging to commands serving north of the Southern boundary line of North Carolina, and in East Tennessee, will report immediately to them, if exchanged; other wise they will report to Camp of Paroled Prisoners, Richmond, Va. All other paroled prisoners, except those whose commands are serving within the limits above mentioned, will also report, at expiration of their furloughs, to Camp of Paroled Prisoners, Richmond, Va.

H. M. Barton Co. F 1st SC Infantry

(1) Midway? from Danville ?????????????

Quartermaster will furnish transportation.

By order of Lt. General. R. S. Ewel

Quoted from " An Account of Taylors, South Carolina - 1817 to 1994" by Jean Martin Flynn "

Delegate Hugh Montgomery Barton

In 1895, a Constitutional Convention met in Columbia to write a new State Constitution which would replace the 1868 document and would express "the untrammeled will of the people of South Carolinas." Greenville County sent six delegates, one of whom was a farmer from Taylors.

Hugh Montgomery Barton was born to Shapley and Elizabeth Montgomery Barton in 1842. He was baptized at Mountain Creek Baptist Church in 1864. Barton and Mariah Shockley, daughter of W. M. and Viola Green Shockley, were married in 1862, the ceremony being performed by Alfred Taylor. During the War, Barton served in *Co. H of the 3rd Palmetto Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery. Barton lived all his 82 years at the home place on Rutherford Road. He died in 1924 and is buried in the cemetery of the Taylors First Baptist Church.

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