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TO THE MEMORY OF ALEXANDER
KNIGHT
Good Afternoon! I
am Yvonne Knight Garmendia, great-granddaughter of Alexander Knight,
speaking for the entire Knight family. I thank The Sons of
Confederate Veterans H.L. Hunley Camp 143 for this honor being given
to our ancestor. Alexander Knight was the oldest of 10 children, 9
boys and 1 girl. All of the boys served in the war. He worked with
this father as a farmer and became a wheelwright. In January 1862
Alexander, at the age of 38, enlisted as a Private in a new
artillery unit being formed by Color Sergeant Hugh Gardner.
Color Sergeant Hugh Gardner
enlisted 150 men. In this new company called the Charleston Light
Artillery, they were placed in the Palmetto Light Artillery Company
D. The Palmetto Light Artillery was already in existence and had an
outstanding war history.
They served under
Generals Hood and Longstreet and were engaged in some of the
heaviest fighting of the war including 2nd Manassas, Sharpsburg, The
Shenandoah Campaign and Gettysburg. At one point during the 3-Day
Battle, they supported Pickett's charge. From there the Palmetto
Light Artillery moved to Virginia and fought at The Wilderness,
Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, then in the defense of Richmond.
At war's end,
Alexander walked home and resumed his occupations as farmer and
wheelwright until his death in 1876 at the age of 52. We don't know
the reason for his death, but it may have been the effects of the
war. We do know he was a devout man, loved his family and the cause
for which he fought.
In closing, I again thank the Hunley Camp for this honor.
Name:
Alexander Knight
Side:
Confederate
State/Origin: South Carolina
Regiment Name 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light
Artillery (Palmetto Battalion)
Company: D
Rank
In: Private
Rank Out: Private
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