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     Ella Bagwell was born on 24 January 1883.¹ She was the daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest. Her married name was Crowe. Ella Bagwell married Reverend Tommy F. Crowe after 1900. Ella Bagwell died on 24 December 1972 at age 89.¹ She was buried at Hog Mountain Church Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹

     Reverend Tommy F. Crowe was born on 3 October 1878.¹ He married Ella Bagwell, daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest, after 1900. Reverend Tommy F. Crowe died on 7 April 1953 at age 74.¹ He was buried at Hog Mountain Church Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹

     Edward Marshall Bagwell was born on 4 November 1885 in Georgia.¹ He was the son of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest. Edward Marshall Bagwell married Gertrude Holmes. Edward Marshall Bagwell died on 16 October 1952 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 66.¹ He was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹

     Gertrude Holmes was born on 8 July 1884 in Georgia.¹ Her married name was Bagwell. She married Edward Marshall Bagwell, son of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest. Gertrude Holmes died on 6 October 1969 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 85.¹ She was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹

     Annie E. Bagwell was born on 11 September 1893 in Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia. She was the daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest. Her married name was Benson. Annie E. Bagwell married Milford Benson. Annie E. Bagwell died on 18 November 1969 in Tift County, Georgia, at age 76.

     Milford Benson married Annie E. Bagwell, daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest.

     Letha Augusta Bagwell was born on 27 January 1898 in Georgia. She was the daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest. Her married name was Benson. Letha Augusta Bagwell married Byrd Clifton Benson. Letha Augusta Bagwell died on 25 July 1977 in Baldwin County, Georgia, at age 79. She was buried at Baldwin Memorial Gardens, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia.

     Byrd Clifton Benson was born on 30 September 1896 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. He married Letha Augusta Bagwell, daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest. Byrd Clifton Benson died on 29 July 1974 in Baldwin County, Georgia, at age 77.

     Nobia P. Bagwell was also known as Noby P. Bagwell. She was born in March 1880 in Hall County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest. As of 19 February 1911,her married name was Martin. Nobia P. Bagwell married Henry Newton Martin on 19 February 1911 at Hall County, Georgia. Nobia P. Bagwell died on 20 March 1965. She was buried at Old Suwanee Baptist Church Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia.

     Henry Newton Martin was born on 15 June 1885. He married Nobia P. Bagwell, daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest, on 19 February 1911 at Hall County, Georgia. Henry Newton Martin died on 23 December 1960 at age 75. He was buried at Old Suwanee Baptist Church Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia.

     Sarah J “Sallie” Bagwell was born in March 1891. She was the daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest. Her married name was Housch. Sarah J “Sallie” Bagwell married James Robert Hosch. Sarah J “Sallie” Bagwell died on 1 March 1972. She was buried at Island Ford Baptist Church Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia.

     James Robert Hosch was born on 8 May 1885 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. He married Sarah J “Sallie” Bagwell, daughter of John Elijah Bagwell and Mary Anna Priest. James Robert Hosch died on 9 December 1947 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 62. He was buried at Island Ford Baptist Church Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia.

     Eulalia Minter was also known as Lalia A. Minter. Eulalia Minter was also known as Bagwill.¹ She was born in 1880.¹ As of 1901,her married name was Bagwell.¹ She married Curtis Edgar Bagwell, son of Matthew Askins Bagwill and Cynthia Ann Cluster, in 1901 at Jackson County, Illinois.¹ Eulalia Minter died in 1921.¹ She was buried at Looney Springs Cemetery, Campbell Hill, Jackson County, Illinois.¹

     Micajah (McCager) Gambrell was born in 1806. He was the son of William Gambrell and Sarah Stone. Micajah (McCager) Gambrell married Frances Bagwell, daughter of John (Jack) Bagwell and Frances Hulsey, at South Carolina. Micajah (McCager) Gambrell died in October 1851 in Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina.

     George Washington Gambrell was born on 4 July 1836. He was the son of Micajah (McCager) Gambrell and Frances Bagwell. George Washington Gambrell died on 20 April 1924 in Anderson County, South Carolina, at age 87.

     Elizabeth Gambrell was born on 16 December 1833 in Anderson County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Micajah (McCager) Gambrell and Frances Bagwell. Elizabeth Gambrell died on 22 November 1890 in Anderson County, South Carolina, at age 56.

     William Gambrell was born circa 1838. He was the son of Micajah (McCager) Gambrell and Frances Bagwell. William Gambrell died in 1862.

     John Elrod (Elford) Gambrell was born in 1841. He was the son of Micajah (McCager) Gambrell and Frances Bagwell. John Elrod (Elford) Gambrell died in 1862.

     James Craven (Jim) Gambrell was born on 10 February 1848 in Anderson County, South Carolina. He was the son of Micajah (McCager) Gambrell and Frances Bagwell. James Craven (Jim) Gambrell died on 11 December 1928 in Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina, at age 80.

     Minerva Gambrell was born on 25 December 1839. She was the daughter of Micajah (McCager) Gambrell and Frances Bagwell.

     Mahala Gambrell was born on 2 February 1845. She was the daughter of Micajah (McCager) Gambrell and Frances Bagwell. Mahala Gambrell died in 1930.

     Margaret Stone was born circa 1817 in South Carolina.^1,2 As of 1839,her married name was Bagwell.¹ She married Henderson Onie Bagwell, son of Frederick Bagwell and Winfred Ellis, in 1839.^1,2 Margaret Stone died in 1849.²

     George W. Bagwell was born circa 1839 in South Carolina.^1,2 He was the son of Henderson Onie Bagwell and Margaret Stone.^1,2 George W. Bagwell died in 1865.²

     Mary Jane Bagwell was born in 1842 in South Carolina.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henderson Onie Bagwell and Margaret Stone.^1,2

     Lewis Bagwell was born circa 1843 in Anderson County, South Carolina.¹ He was the son of Henderson Onie Bagwell and Margaret Stone.^1,2 He was in Company G, 2nd Rifles Infantry, South Carolina in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

The unit started its first services on Morris Island, SC, helping to build fortifications for the soon attack of Fort Sumter. They soon participated in the bombardment of Fort Sumter from Morris Island. Afterwards they were ordered to Virginia, but only four of the ten companies were to leave for Manassas, as the other six would not agree to leave. There the four companies fought at First Manassas as part of Bonham's Brigade.

Soon after their baptism of fire, they were on the Virginia Peninsula. Their original Colonel, Joseph Brevard Kershaw was soon promoted to Brigadier General, commanding the brigade that the 2nd was part of, and Captain John Doby Kennedy of Company E was promoted to Colonel. They fought at Williamsburg and Yorktown, and eventually at the Seven Days Battles. Once the federal Army of the Potomac was defeated, the Army of Northern Virginia went to Northern Virginia and fought at the Second Battle of Manassas. Kershaw's Brigade, and the 2nd South Carolina, missed the battle as they were on detached duty; but they rejoined the main army in time for the first invasion of the north.

At the beginning of the First Invasion of the North, the 2nd along with McLaws Division and Jacksons Wing successfully forced the surrender of the Harpers Ferry garrison. During the actual fighting phases, Kershaw's Brigade and Barksdale's Mississippi Brigade were to attack a fortified position in unison, Kershaw attacking the front while Barksdale pressured the flank. As the attack started, Barksdale waited until the third time Kershaw's South Carolinians attacked, which caused many to die in the charges beforehand. After the surrender the rest of the troops at Harpers Ferry, excluding Hill's "Light Division", met with the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg, Maryland. Here they fought in the West Woods. Earlier the federal I and XII Corps pushed Confederate troops away from the Dunker Church and Cornfield and the lead division of the II Corps was marching forward into the West Woods, a formation of brigades in line of battle on after the other. Whilst they were moving forward, the other two division of the II Corps swung around in front of the Sunken Lane. McLaws Division was waiting in the West Woods and once the leading division, under Major General Israel B. Richardson, was in their front, oblivious to the fact of the waiting confederates, they attacked in one of the greatest flanking movements of the war. Kershaw's Brigade fought here for the entire day, eventually helping to retake the lost grounds at the Dunker Church, it was here that Colonel Kennedy was wounded. After the retreat from Maryland, Kershaw's Brigade participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg. From the 2nd, Companies D, E, and G, under the command of Captain William Z. Leitner of Company E, were almost in the center of the stone wall on Marye's Heights. After the days fighting, Sergeant Richard Rowland Kirkland of Company E/G gave water to the wounded union soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Angle of Marye's Heights". Soon afterwards they fought at Chancellorsville, participating in the opening fight on May 1, 1863.
Now as part of the 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, the 2nd with the rest of the army started for Pennsylvania. There they fought at Gettysburg, specifically Kershaw's Brigade fought in the Peach Orchard and the Wheatfield, two of the most savage fighting spots of the battle. At the Peach Orchard the 2nd advanced with two other units of Kershaw's Brigade, the 3rd SC Battalion and the 8th SC Infantry, through the orchard and eventually came under strong artillery fire. Thousands of pieces of shrapnel and canister hit their lines, and the 2nd lost about 50% of their numbers when an unknown officer ordered the regiment to turn, a perfect opportunity for the federal artillerist. Eventually pushing the federals away, they marched forward into the Wheatfield, where the fought in a bloody melee/rifle engagement. By the end of the day the regiment had lost more than half their men, and soon they would make the retreat to Virginia with the rest of the army.

After Gettysburg the Army of Northern Virginia retreated back into Virginia to rest and recuperate. It was then chosen that as the winter came and the armies settled down that the 1st Corps under Lt Gen James Longstreet would transfer to the Army of Tennessee to help it achieve a victory. When they arrived in northern Georgia, the Battle of Chickmauga had occurred all the day before and Longstreet's fresh troops were chosen to lead an assault on the federal line. When the assault began, Kershaw's Brigade fought troops from Maj Gen Thomas L. Crittenden's XXI Corps and pushed them back until stopped at Snodgrass Hill, where 2nd Lieutenant Richard R. Kirkland, the "Angel of Marye's Heights" was killed. After the retreat of the federal Army of the Cumberland the Army of Tennessee moved in to begin the Siege of Chattanooga but arguments between army commander Braxton Bragg and other commanders including Longstreet forced his Corps to return to Virginia. Before doing so Longstreet tried to recapture Knoxville but failed in doing so. Soon afterwards, the new overall commander of Union forces, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, started the Overland Campaign, opening with the Battle of the Wilderness. The Confederate 3rd Corps under A.P. Hill, after a whole day of inconclusive fighting was suddenly attacked the day after on May 6, 1864, completely breaking and running. But just in time to aid the 3rd Corps was the arrival of the 1st Corps, with Kershaw's Brigade in the lead. Here they successfully pushed back troops of the federal II Corps under Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, before the end of the battle Lt. Col. Franklin Gaillard was mortally wounded. Fighting became inconclusive and the Army of Northern Virginia soon retreated to Spotsylvania Court House. Here the Brigade, under the command of Colonel John Henegan of the 8th SC Infantry whilst Gen. Kershaw was commanding the division, dug in and prepared for the battle soon to come. On May 8, 1864 troops from the 3rd Division, V Corps attacked the entrenchments of Henegan's Brigade and were repulsed after tough fighting. They were attacked again on May 12, and again repulsed the federal advance. Then they had limited combat in the Battle of North Anna. The troops of the confederate 1st Corps were soon moved to counter Grant's flanking maneuver and soon dug in at Cold Harbor. When the federals approached, the Confederates unleashed a devastating fire and the battle ended with thousands of federal casualties. Soon afterwards they were forced into the Siege of Petersburg and fought in the First Deep Bottom. Lewis Bagwell died on 28 May 1864 in Emory, Washington County, Virginia.² He was buried at Montgomery White Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Montgomery County, Virginia.

     Baylis Earl Bagwell was born on 14 August 1845 in South Carolina.^1,2 He was the son of Henderson Onie Bagwell and Margaret Stone.^1,2 Baylis Earl Bagwell married Theresa Adeline Wilson. Baylis Earl Bagwell died on 8 September 1919 in Oconee County, South Carolina, at age 74.² He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina.

     Margaret Bagwell was born on 23 April 1855 in South Carolina.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henderson Onie Bagwell and Margaret Stone.^1,2 Her married name was Trussell. Margaret Bagwell married John Jasper "Squire" Trussell. Margaret Bagwell died on 8 December 1919 at age 64. She was buried at Honea Path Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina.

     Frederick Bagwell was born on 27 October 1847 in Brushy Creek Township, Anderson County, South Carolina.^1,2,3 He was the son of Henderson Onie Bagwell and Margaret Stone.^1,2 Entered service in the Confederate Army at age 16. Frederick Bagwell married Samantha Caroline Callaham, daughter of William Callaham and Irena Anna Williamston, in 1869 at South Carolina.^2,4 Frederick Bagwell died on 30 August 1916 at age 68.^2,3 He was buried at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson County, South Carolina.^2,3

     Samantha Caroline Callaham was also known as Caroline Callaham.² She was born on 19 March 1847 in Anderson County, South Carolina. Her grave says March 19, 1847 as her birth date.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Callaham and Irena Anna Williamston.¹ As of 1869,her married name was Bagwell. Samantha Caroline Callaham married Frederick Bagwell, son of Henderson Onie Bagwell and Margaret Stone, in 1869 at South Carolina.^1,2 Samantha Caroline Callaham died on 2 February 1919 in Easley, Anderson County, South Carolina, at age 71.^1,2 She was buried at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson County, South Carolina.²

     William Lewis Bagwell was born on 19 September 1869 in South Carolina.^1,2 He was the son of Frederick Bagwell and Samantha Caroline Callaham.¹ William Lewis Bagwell married Nancy ("Nannie") Murphy in 1890.¹ William Lewis Bagwell died on 18 November 1933 at age 64.^1,2 He was buried at Mount Airy Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson County, South Carolina.²