★★★ McMaster, Fitz William

Fitz William McMaster

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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
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(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
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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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