Joseph Lewis Hearst, son of John Hearst and the former Miss Margaret [Hearst] Hearst, was born on the 6th day of July 1822. His family where distinguished members of Cedar Springs and Long Cane A. R. P. churches and the surrounding community.
At the out-break of the Civil War, Joseph enlisted as a private in the 1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, Orr's Rifles fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor . Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations.
Joseph returned to Abbeville County and lived there until his death on the 25th of August 1881. He is buried in the churchyard cemetery at Cedar Springs A. R. P.
At the out-break of the Civil War, Joseph enlisted as a private in the 1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, Orr's Rifles fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor . Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations.
Joseph returned to Abbeville County and lived there until his death on the 25th of August 1881. He is buried in the churchyard cemetery at Cedar Springs A. R. P.
Joseph Lewis Hearst, son of John Hearst and the former Miss Margaret [Hearst] Hearst, was born on the 6th day of July 1822. His family where distinguished members of Cedar Springs and Long Cane A. R. P. churches and the surrounding community.
At the out-break of the Civil War, Joseph enlisted as a private in the 1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, Orr's Rifles fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor . Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations.
Joseph returned to Abbeville County and lived there until his death on the 25th of August 1881. He is buried in the churchyard cemetery at Cedar Springs A. R. P.
At the out-break of the Civil War, Joseph enlisted as a private in the 1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, Orr's Rifles fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor . Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations.
Joseph returned to Abbeville County and lived there until his death on the 25th of August 1881. He is buried in the churchyard cemetery at Cedar Springs A. R. P.
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