Willoughby Farquhar Trezevant

Son of a wealthy physician, in 1860 he was a 13 year old living with his father and 7 siblings in Columbia, SC. On 8 November 1861, giving his age as 16 and by then a Cadet at South Carolina College, Class of 1864, he enlisted in Captain E. Dawkins Rogers' Company, 17th Battalion, South Carolina Militia at Columbia. He volunteered as a courier to General Evans, date not given.

From General Evans' Report:

To my general and personal staff I am much indebted for their bravery and fidelity in carrying my orders ... My faithful courier, Mr. Farquhar Trezevant, was shot down near me [on 17 September at Sharpsburg] by a shell, inflicting a wound from which he has since died. His loss was severe to me, both personally and in his official capacity.

He died of his wounds at Shepherdstown, VA on 24 September 1862. He was 16 years old.

His service basics from his Compiled Service Records,1 online from fold3. His gravesite is on Findagrave. Personal details from family genealogists, the US Census of 1860, and the Roll of Students of South Carolina College, 1805-1905 (1905).

01/19/1846; Columbia, SC

09/24/1862; Shepherdstown, VA; burial in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, SC