★★★ Elford, Charles James

Charles James Elford

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Born: May 11, 1820

Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina

Father: Captain James Maud Elford 1771 – 1826
(Buried: Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)​

Mother: Ann Louisa Marsh 1783 – 1833

Wife: Sarah Alexander Sloan 1826 – 1882
(Buried: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)​

Children:

Henrietta Elford Goodlett 1845 – 1902​
Mary “Bessie” Elford 1846 –​
Ida Mae Elford Kendrick 1850 – 1897
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Maud Elford 1859 – 1862​
(Buried: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)​

Occupation before War:

Attorney and Newspaper Editor in Greenville, South Carolina​

Civil War Career:

1860 – 1861: Mayor of Greenville South Carolina​
1861 – 1862: Colonel 16th​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​
1862: Colonel 3rd​ South Carolina Reserves​

Occupation after War:

1865: Member of Committee to meet President Johnson​
Attorney and Editor of Greenville Mountaineer​

Died: May 20, 1867

Place of Death: Greenville, South Carolina

Age at time of Death: 45 years old

Burial Place: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina
 
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I really cannot find much info on this person. The paper he was editor of in Greenville before the war was with a Benjamin F. Perry and it was caslled ''The Southern Patriot".
 
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Even though his paper opposed secession he managed to raise ten companies to form the 16th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment and Elford was elected Colonel of the regiment.In April of 1862 he wad not re-elected Colonel and returned home to command the 3rd South Carolina Reserve Regiment.
 
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