From checking the Civil War website here a list of Avants. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm Avant, M Confederate Artillery 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery Avant, M. Confederate 11th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63) Avant, M.E.G. Confederate Infantry 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (2nd Palmetto Regiment) Avant, Moses Confederate Cavalry 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry Mose Regiment only one that mention being from partly from Marion County and many other counties. I haven't the time to see where each of these people are from in 1860 Census. Do you have more detail on who the leader of regiment where? Allen Hunt -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: [email protected] > I am researching a letter written from Charleston, SC Feb. 22, 1861. The > letter mentions Marion and wanting to get back home to Marion. He also mentions > the Marion Volunteers who have enlisted for six months and are waiting to > attack Ft. Sumter. I believe the writer's unit to be Co. E of Gregg's 1st > Battalion. The friends and family that are mentioned are: Mrs. Martha E. Rowell, > Miss Betsy Odom who is engaged to Mr. Sam Shaw, Miss Sally Odom who is engaged > to Mr. Sam Wall, "old cousin" Tommy Shaw and cousin Becky, Baker Wiggins, > John D. Shaw, Cage Wiggins, "little" Tommy Shaw, & Henry Shaw. The signature > appears to be M.C.C. Avant but I am not positive. I have found several of these > people in the 1860 census. The Odom girls reside with an Avant and there are > Wiggins and Shaws in close proximity. I have not found anything that could be > a match for the writer except an M.G. Avant. Does anyone have any of these > names in their Marion County research? > Thanks! > Kevin Lassen > > > ==== SCMARION Mailing List ==== > Dillon County SCGenWeb site: > http://sciway3.net/proctor/dillon/ >