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Charles C. Crews
Charles Crews was born in 1830 in Georgia. In 1862 he enlisted in the Confederacy. During the fall of 1862, Crews was captured in Kentucky during a raid, and was freed during a prisoner exchange. He took command of the brigade in the August of 1864 and was in a division of Wheeler’s corps. Crews' Brigade fought in numerous skirmishes opposing Sherman in his March to the Sea. In February, Crews' Brigade arrived in Leesville with between 1,400 to 2,500 infantry and cavalry. They had to camp out where they had enough water for themselves and their horses. There are many stories of Union atrocities in the Leesville area. Crews died after the Civil War at age 67.

Credit: Riley, Louise J. __Sherman's Army Marches into South Carolina and Lexington County February 1865__. 2010.