Carolus Adams Simpson

In 1860 he was a 16 year old living with his father, 6 siblings, and 18 slaves at Laurens Court House, SC. He enlisted at Laurens Court House, SC on 17 March 1862 and mustered as a Private in Company A, Third South Carolina Infantry.

He was wounded by a gunshot to his thigh in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg and "left in the hands of the enemy."

He was admitted to US Army General Hospital #5 in Frederick, MD on 22 October and sent on to Fort McHenry in Baltimore for exchange on 31 October. He was admitted to a Richmond, VA hospital on 31 October and furloughed home on 10 November 1862. He was on furlough to at least February 1863 and was detailed to the Conscript Office in the Laurens District, SC in August 1863. He was acting Sergeant Major of the regiment from 19 December 1863 to 11 February 1864 then promoted to First Lieutenant of Company I. He was surrendered and paroled with his company at Greensboro, NC on 2 May 1865.

By 1870 he was a physician living with his father and 2 siblings at Laurens, SC. In 1880 he was living with his brother Ossian and his family and was a doctor in Atlanta, GA. By 1900 he was in Greenville, SC with a family of his own, still a practicing physician. In 1910 he was practicing and living in Roswell, GA. By 1920 he was in Decatur, GA, still practicing medicine at age 75.

His service from Salley, Jr.1 and his Compiled Service Records,2 online from fold3. Wound and hospital details from the Patient List.3 Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860-1930. His gravesite is on Findagrave.

He married Catherine Nephew “Kate” Baker (1857-1930) in 1884 and they had 5 children.

His brother Richard was with him and was killed at Sharpsburg.

02/08/1844; Laurens District, SC

08/22/1935; Decatur, GA; burial in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, GA