Daniel Seay
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Daniel Seay (1833 - 1906)

Daniel Seay
Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 28 Aug 1856 in Haywood, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Husband of — married about 1866 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 73 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Daniel Seay served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: December 18, 1861
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 25th Regiment North Carolina Infantry and Thomas' Legion

MILITARY RECORD

Seay , Daniel E.

Battle Unit Name:20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
Side:Confederacy
Company:K
Soldier's Rank In:Private
Soldier's Rank Out:Private
Alternate name:
Film Number:M381 ROLL 29
Plaque Number:
Notes: Battle Unit Note - Consolidated about Apr. 9

:War Side Note - '65

Rank In Note - with 2 S.C. Inf. (Palmetto Reg't.) and part of Blanchard's S.C. Res. and formed (New) 2 S.C. Inf.

Seay , Daniel E.

Battle Unit Name:5th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's)
Side:Confederacy
Company:F
Soldier's Rank In:Private
Soldier's Rank Out:Private
Alternate name:
Film Number:M381 ROLL 29
Plaque Number:
Notes: Battle Unit Note - (Ferguson's Regiment) Formed by consolidation of 14 and 17 Batt'ns. S.C. Cavalry
War Side Note - Capts. Harlan's and Whilden's Indpt. Cos.
Rank In Note - S.C. Cav

Seay , Daniel E.

Battle Unit Name:14th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
Side:Confederacy
Company:C
Soldier's Rank In:Private
Soldier's Rank Out:Private
Alternate name:
Film Number:M381 ROLL 29
Plaque Number:
Notes: Battle Unit Note - (Also called 2 Batt'n.

:War Side Note - 1 Batt'n. and 1 Squadron S.C. Cav.) Subsequently became part of 5 S.C. Cav

Seay, Daniel

REGIMENT NAME:25th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
SIDE:Confederate
COMPANY:C
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:Private
FILM NUMBER:M230 roll 35[1]

Seay, Daniel

REGIMENT NAME:Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legion
SIDE:Confederate
COMPANY:E
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:Private
FILM NUMBER:M230 roll 35[2]

Daniel Seay (b. 1836)

Daniel Seay (son of Hezekiah Seay and Elizabeth Ballard) was born 1836. He married Lourena J. Jones on August 26, 1856 in Haywood County, North Carolina.

Notes for Daniel Seay: 25th North Carolina Infantry:

The 25th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 15th Volunteers, was assembled at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in August, 1861. The following counties furnished companies for the regiment: Henderson, Jackson, Haywood, Cherokee, Transylvania, Clay, Macon, and Buncombe. It moved to Grahamville, South Carolina and remained there until March, 1862. The unit then moved back to North Carolina and arrived in Virginia on June 24. Serving in R. Ransom's and M.W. Ranson's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg , served in North Carolina, then saw action at Plymouth and Drewry's Bluff . Later the 25th participated in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 128 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 15 in the Maryland Campaign, 88 at Fredericksburg, and 103 at Plymouth. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, only 8 officers and 69 were present

More About Daniel Seay: Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1865, Daniel enlisted in Co. C, 25th North Carolina Infantry, Confederate Army on 9/17/1861. Daniel transferred to Co. E Thomas' Legion on 8/1/1862 and served in this group to the end of the war,.[3][4]

More About Daniel Seay and Lourena J. Jones: Marriage: August 26, 1856, Haywood County, North Carolina,[5][6]

Birth: Jan., 1833 Death: Jan. 22, 1906

Exact birth date and place are unknown for Daniel. It is believed that he was born circa 1833 to parents, Hezekiah and Mary Elizabeth Ballard in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA. He married Elizabeth Dempsey, daughter of Matthew Nathan Dempsey and Elizabeth Seay. Elizabeth was first married to William Robert Thomas, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. Elizabeth died in Woodruff, SC in 1916.

Spouse: Elizabeth Dempsey Seay (1830 - 1916)

Burial: Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery, Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA[7]

Sources

  1. NPS Soldier's Database.
  2. NPS Soldier's Database.
  3. Roster of the 25th NC Infantry.
  4. Fold3 pay and attendance records.
  5. Family Tree. Maker Seay.
  6. "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8YN-FNT : 29 December 2014), Daniel Seay and Lourena J. Jones, 28 Aug 1856; citing Haywood, North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,319.
  7. Find A Grave: Memorial #45110194

See also:

Marriage Of Daniel Seay And Lourena Jones Images @ Family Search [1]





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