John Pulaski Templeton
John P. Templeton (1839-1911) was born in Laurens County. He enlisted at Laurens Courthouse on Apr 14 1861 for 12 months with Company G, 3rd South Carolina Infantry and then re-enlisted on May 13 1862 for 2 years. The muster records show that he was sick in a hospital in Richmond, VA with typhoid fever and pneumonia on Jan 12 1862 and returned to duty Mar 24 1862. On Jun 29 1862, he was wounded casualty in a battle near Richmond. He was wounded again at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 3 1863 and sent to the hospital and then furloughed home where he stayed until about January 1864. He reenlisted yet again on Mar 2 1864 for three years.
John married Amelia S. Barksdale in 1868. (Amelia S. Barksdale was born on 16 Dec 1845 in SC, died on 02 Apr 1904 in Shelby Co., TN and was buried about 05 Apr 1904 in Embury UM Cemetery, Shelby Co., TN.) |
