[830] command of General Kirk. In the spring of 1863 he took part in the Virginia campaign under Gen. Wade Hampton and was in frequent fights on the Confederate lines about Richmond and Petersburg, notably at Drewry's Bluff, Cold Harbor and Old Church. During the retreat from Richmond on the disastrous field of Sailor's Creek, he received a severe wound through both thighs, and was taken prisoner. He lay in Lincoln hospital, Washington, about three months before he was able to return to his home. Subsequently he was engaged in farming about ten years, after which he removed to Fort Mill and became one of the first business men of that thriving town. He is still a merchant and quite a successful one. He was one of the organizers of Fort Mill camp, which he now has the honor to command. In 1868 he was married to Miss Emma C. Haile, daughter of the late Col. James C. Haile, of Kershaw county.
John D. M. Shaw
John D. M. Shaw, of Laurens county, S. C., was born in the house in which he now resides six miles south of Laurens, June 21, 1846, the son of Benjamin F. Shaw, a native of Laurens county. His mother was Elliott J. Boyd, daughter of John Boyd. He was reared on the old homestead, where he now resides, and where he has been living all his life, very successful as a farmer and now being one of the wealthiest and most extensive cotton growers of Laurens county. Mr. Shaw was too young to enter the war at the beginning, but in February, 1864, he joined Company E, Seventh South Carolina cavalry, Capt. Wash Williams, and Col. A. C. Haskell, Gen. Martin Gary's brigade. He served with this command until the end of the war, surrendering at Appomattox. He was in the cavalry fights at Second Cold Harbor, Riddle's Shop, Darbytown, Deep Bottom, besides numerous others. When the war closed he was absolutely penniless, and the substantial position which he now holds is a monument to his industry and excellent business management. He was married in 1871 to Miss Leonora J. Henry, the daughter of Harrison Henry, a gallant Confederate soldier who died during the war, and they have one son, Thomas M.
Captain George Washington shell
Captain George Washington Shell was born in Laurens county, S. C., November 13, 1831, the son of Capt. Roland Shell, a captain in the old State militia, a member of
