★★★ Moragne, William Caine

William Caine Moragne​

Born: March 15, 1818

Birthplace: Abbeville, South Carolina

Father: Isaac M. Moragne 1774 – 1850

(Buried: Willington Cemetery, McCormick County, South Carolina)​

Mother: Margaret Blanton Caine 1799 – 1852

(Buried: Willington Cemetery, McCormick County, South Carolina)​

Wife: Emmie Butler 1839 – 1860

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

Children:

Isaac Edward Moragne 1857 – 1857​

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

Education:

Attended School in Germany​

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Graduated from South Carolina College​

Occupation before War:

Attorney and Newspaper Editor in Edgefield, South Carolina​

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Served in the Mexican – American War​

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Served as Principal of Edgefield Male Academy​

Civil War Career:

1861: Aide on Bonham's Staff during 1st​ Battle of Manassas, Virginia​

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1862: Colonel of 19th​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Resigned from the Army due to bad health on March 14th​​

Died: October 5, 1862

Place of Death: Edgefield, South Carolina

Age at time of Death: 44 years old

Burial Place: Edgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, South Carolina