William Drayton Rutherford
Born: September 21, 1837
Birthplace: Newberry, South Carolina
Father: Dr. Thomas Brooks Rutherford 1801 – 1865
(Buried: Crenshaw–Finch Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)
Mother: Laura A. Adams 1808 – 1859
(Buried: Crenshaw–Finch Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)
Wife: Sallie Henderson Fair 1842 – 1921
(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)
Children:
Kate Rutherford 1863 – 1951
Education:
Attended South Carolina Military Academy
Attended University of South Carolina
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Newberry, South Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Adjutant 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Major 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
1862: Wounded Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1864: Colonel of 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1864: Killed Battle of Hupp’s Hill, Virginia
Newberry Chapter Daughters of Confederacy named in his honor
Died: October 14, 1864
Place of Death: Virginia
Age at time of Death: 27 years old
Burial Place: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina
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