NPS CWS&SS shows:

Charles S. Davis
Regiment Name 1st (Orr's) South Carolina Rifles
Side Confederate
Company L
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M381 roll 8

1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)
1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, was organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations. Of the 537 engaged at Gaines' Mill, fifty-nine percent were killed, wounded or missing. The unit reported 116 casualties at Second Manassas and 170 at Fredericksburg, then lost forty-nine percent of the 233 at Chancellorsville and three percent of the 366 at Gettysburg. There were 12 killed and 81 wounded at The Wilderness, 15 killed, 36 wounded, and 44 missing at Spotsylvania, 3 killed and 34 wounded at Deep Bottom, and 9 killed and 37 wounded at Poplar Springs Church. It surrendered 9 officers and 148 men. The field officers were Colonels Daniel A. Ledbetter, James W. Livingston, J. Foster Marshall, George M. Miller, James L. Orr, and James M. Perrin; Lieutenant Colonels William M. Hadden, F.E. Harrison, Joseph J. Norton, and James T. Robertson; and Majors John B. Moore and Leonard Rogers.

Other soldiers named DAVIS in this unit:
Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Davis, Andrew S.
Co L Private Private

Davis, Arthur
Co H Private Private

Davis, George W.
Co K Private Private

Davis, James G.
Co F Private Private

Davis, John F.H.
Co B Private Private

Davis, John O.
Co L Private Private

Davis, Mathew A.
Co K Private Private

Davis, Samuel E.
Co H Private Private

Davis, T.G.
Co K Private Private

Davis, Turner G.
Co K Private Private

Davis, W.H.
Co A Private Private

Davis, Wiley S.
Co K Private Private

Davis, William B.
Co K Private Private

Davis, William C.
Co B 2 Lieutenant 1 Lieutenant

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Charles S. Davis
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: South Carolina
Regiment Name: 1 (Orr's) South Carolina Rifles
Regiment Name Expanded: 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)
COMPANY: L
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M381 roll 8

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles S Davis
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824
Age in 1870: 46
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Rockmill, Anderson, South Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Anderson
Charles S. Davis W/M 46 Farmer - Farm value $300
Margaret W/F 38 house keeper
George W W/M 17 at home
Nancy E W/F 15 at home
Charles H. W/M 12 at home
James M. W/M 9 at home
Joseph R. W/M 1 at home

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles S Davis
Home in 1900: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina
Age: 74
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Race: White
Occupation: View Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles S Davis 74 b. Feb 1826 head
Wade H Davis 23 b. Sept 1876 son works in cotton mill
William A Davis 17 b. July 1882 son works in cotton mill
John B Hembree 24 b. July 1875 son-in-law works in cotton mill
Dessie M Hembree 20 b. Apr 1880 daughter
Willard A Hembree 1 grandson b. Jan 1899

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