Samuel Bolt

Service: The Confederate States of America

Regiment: Co. C, 3rd Batt. Inf.

Discharged: 9 May 1862 to attend to "pressing business at home". Thomas Moore, a conscript served as Samuel's substitute.

Burial: Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Laurens, SC

War Related Incident:
  On 30 Apr 1865, the Union Army in pursuit of CSA President Jefferson Davis, made camp at Samuel's farm.  The Union troops seized over 800 bushels of corn, 75 bushels of wheat, and all of the meat contained in Samuel's smokehouse.  The army then supplied their camp fires from the plantation's fence rails.  The last straw came for Samuel at supper when the commanding officer, Col. Betts, noticed Samuel's absence at the table.
  He ordered all to wait, and sent an orderly to summon Samuel.  Upon his arrival, Col. Betts stated, "Mr. Bolt, we want you to take your accustomed place at the head of the table."