Fitz William McMaster
Born: March 26, 1826
Birthplace: Winnsboro, South Carolina
Father: John McMaster 1787 – 1864
(Buried: Bethel ARP Church Cemetery, Winnsboro, South Carolina)
Mother: Rachel Buchanan 1794 – 1883
(Buried: Bethel ARP Church Cemetery, Winnsboro, South Carolina)
Wife: Mary Jane Macfie 1832 – 1898
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Married: November 11, 1852 in Columbia, South Carolina
Children:
Agnes Rice McMaster – 1942
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Mary Elliott McMaster 1853 – 1924
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Catherine McGregor McMaster Woodrow 1854 – 1941
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Rachel McMaster McKay 1855 – 1894
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Helen Graham McMaster 1858 – 1930
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
James Macfie McMaster 1859 – 1907
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Thornwell McMaster 1862 – 1946
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Virginia Lee McMaster Foard 1867 – 1969
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
George Hunter McMaster 1869 – 1950
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Benjamin Palmer McMaster 1872 – 1927
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Samuel Buchanan McMaster 1874 – 1939
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Porter Alexander McMaster 1875 – 1930
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Education:
Graduated University of South Carolina
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Columbia, South Carolina
Treasurer of University of South Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861: Private at 1st Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel 17th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded 2nd Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Colonel 17th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Charges brought up due to asking for Transfer from Brigade
1863: Charges dismissed his commander was found being wrong
1864: Acted as Brigade Commander Battle of the crater
1864 – 1865: South Carolina State Representative
1865: Captured at Battle of Fort Stedman, Virginia
1865: Held as prisoner of war until released on July 24th
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Columbia, South Carolina
1884 – 1886: South Carolina State Representative
1886 – 1890: South Carolina State Senator
1890 – 1892: Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
Died: September 10, 1899
Place of Death: Mars Hill, North Carolina
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina
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