★★★ Lipscomb, Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Lipscomb Sr.
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Born: March 27, 1833

Birthplace: Abbeville, South Carolina

Father: Captain John Lipscomb Sr. 1789 – 1856

(Buried: Edgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, South Carolina)​

Mother: Sarah M. Bonham 1799 – 1839

(Buried: Edgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, South Carolina)​

Wife: Harriet Victoria Harrington 1852 – 1925

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

Married: December 1861

Children:

Moriat Harrington Lipscomb 1869 – 1869​

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

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Infant Son Lipscomb 1872 – 1872​

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

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William Harrington Lipscomb 1874 – 1897​

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

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Sarah Bonham Lipscomb 1876 – 1882​

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

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Thomas Jefferson Lipscomb Jr. 1878 – 1916​

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

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Hattie Harrington Lipscomb 1880 – 1881​

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

Education:

Graduated from South Carolina College​

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Attended University of Virginia​

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Attended Jefferson Medical College​

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1856: Graduated from South Carolina Medical College​

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Studied Medicine in New York, and Paris, France​

Occupation before War:

Plantation Manager in Laurens, and Newberry, South Carolina​

Civil War Career:

1861: Lt. Company B, 3rd​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Aide to General Bonham, and Kershaw​

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1862: Captain Company G, 2nd​ South Carolina Cavalry Regiment​

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1862 – 1863: Major of 2nd​ South Carolina Cavalry Regiment​

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1863: Lt. Colonel of 2nd​ South Carolina Cavalry Regiment​

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1863 – 1865: Colonel of 2nd​ South Carolina Cavalry Regiment​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1867: Lived at his plantation until it burned​

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1870 – 1878: Cotton Merchant in Newberry, South Carolina​

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1878: Wounded in duel with Captain D. A. Dickert​

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1878 – 1890: Superintendent South Carolina State Penitentiary​

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Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina​

Died: November 4, 1908

Place of Death: Columbia, South Carolina

Age at time of Death: 75 years old

Burial Place: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina

 

[Pollaco]

In 1857 Him and Matthew C. Butler (later general) almost got into a duel after a heated argument at a masked ball in the home of the editor of the Edgefield Advertiser. Friends convinved them to reconcile and call off the duel at the last moment. The 2 became fast friends and they served together as colonels of the 2nd South Carolina Cavalry.

 

[Pollaco]

His serving as aide-de-camp to general Bonham had "family connections". Bonhan was his uncle. After serving on Gen. Kershaw's staff He was made captain of Co. G of the 4th South Carolina which became part of Hampton's Legion. Later the 4th and Hampton's Legion consolidated and was renamed the 2nd South Carolina Cavalry under the command of Gen. Matthew C. Butler.

 

[Lubliner]

I noticed two different dates for his marriage in the newspaper reports. Also his wife's age being born in 1852 should come into question. My biggest wonder is the lack of any mention to the duel he had in 1878 in which he was wounded. So I looked up Dickert and found a fascinating story of him here David Augustus "Gus" Dickert (1844-1917) - Find A Grave Memorial but nothing on the duel.
I finally found news of the event from the Newberry Herald Observer. It states: (8/28/1878) "Dickert, D. A. dueled with Thomas A. Lipscomb. Shots were exchanged and Captain Dickert received a wound in his right arm, the ball entering between the hand and the elbow and Col. Lipscomb being shot in the breast. They were both in the Civil War. They have since apologized to each other. Both are thought to recover from their wounds." http://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/observer/1878-1905Di.htm

Lubliner.