William George Washington Rice

A South Carolina College graduate, he was a farmer in Mount Pleasant by 1852. He was commissioned Captain, Company A, of the 3rd Battalion on 25 November 1861, and promoted to Major of the battalion on 31 January 1862.

He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel to date from 14 September 1862, to replace LCol James in command of the Battalion who was killed on that date in combat at Fox's Gap. Rice was himself wounded in that action.

He was on furlough until the battle at Fredericksburg, VA, in December 1862 where he was back in command of the Battalion, and remained there through all of its campaigning until he was severely wounded in the left thigh at Knoxville, Tennessee 18 November 1863. He was not able to return to service, and retired 12 January 1865 on a Medical Certificate as a result of wounds received at Knoxville.

He returned to farming, on land in Laurens and Abbeville. He suffered a paralytic stroke at a daughter's home (he had at least 10 children) on 5 January 1908 and died 3 days later.

Basic information from Davis1.

12/09/1831; Union District, SC

01/08/1908; Ninety Six, SC; burial in Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery, Coronaca, SC