Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina
Clement Anselm Evans, Ed.

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[493] been engaged in agricultural pursuits ever since. Since 1873 he has been conducting a general merchandise business at St. Matthew's, S. C., in which he has been signally successful. He has also served as justice of the peace at St. Matthew's. He was married in 1868, to Mrs. Charlotte (Brady) Heath, of St. Matthew's, and they have four daughters: Mamie, now Mrs. John McLaughlin, of St. Matthew's; Rosa L., now Mrs. T. J. McLaughlin; J. Lula and Fredericka G. Mr. Buyck had two brothers in the army: John W. Buyck, who resides at St. Matthew's, and E. J. Buyck, who died since the war. Mrs. Buyck also had two brothers in the army: Deril Brady, who is still living and is a farmer at St. Matthew's, and E. Brady, both of whom were wounded during the war. At the organization of O. M. Dantzler camp, No. 1107, at St. Matthew's, our subject was elected its commander. He comes of German stock, his grandfather having served in the Revolutionary war under Commander Gillon. He is a member of the Masonic and Knights of Honor fraternities.

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Allen B. Byrd

Allen B. Byrd was born in Laurens county, S. C., January 10, 1836. He is the son of William D. and Eliza (Barksdale) Byrd, both natives of Laurens county, in which he was reared. He was educated chiefly at Laurens Court House and became a clerk in his native county in 1854, and at the beginning of the war was a clerk in a store in Charleston. He volunteered in April, 1861, and joined Company I, Third South Carolina regiment, of which he was color-sergeant during the first year of the war. On the expiration of his term of enlistment in the spring of 1862 he joined Boyce's battery, South Carolina light artillery, which was attached to Evans' brigade. In this battery he was a sergeant and at the close of the war was acting lieutenant. He took part in the following battles: First Manassas, Secessionville, Malvern Hill, Rappahannock Station, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Kinston, Big Black River, Jackson, Bull's Gap and Morristown, being captured at the latter place. He escaped, however, and was subsequently in a battle near Asheville, N. C. Since the war he has given his attention to merchandising, farming and railroading. For four years he was superintendent of the Carolina, Knoxville & Western railroad. Mr. Byrd located in