My ancestor, Lunsford F. Harley was a cousin of my great-great grandfather Benjamin Jackson Harley, who also, was a Confederate Soldier. Lunsford was a 1st Sgt. in McCreary's 1st South Carolina Infantry.

His obituary in the State Newspaper dated December 10th, 1911 stated:
Williston, S.C. After an illness of two weeks Lunsford Harley passed away December 2, 1911 at his residence at the age of 69 years. Mr. Harley served in Co. E (Original) of The First South Carolina Volunteer's during The War Between The Sections. This company was one of the first organized in this State. This veteran left Furman University to partake in the battles of Chancellorsville, Bull Run, and (2nd) Manassas, receiving wounds in the first two, causing him to be a lifelong invalid. He bore his affliction with remarkable fortitude, and patience. Never in the long years of his suffering was he ever heard to murmur.

The 1st S.C. regiment is sometimes referred to as Gregg's Regiment, although technically Col. Gregg was over a brigade, and after his death, command of the brigade went to Gen. McGowan. Command of this regiment was for a time under Col. Cormillus McCreary, hence the names.

The 1st S.C. Infantry Regiment, Provisional Army completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in August, 1861. Most of the officers and men had served in the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, a six-month command, which was mustered out of service in late July. The men were from Charleston and Columbia, and the counties of Darlington, Marrion, Horry, Aiken, and Florence. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, the unit fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor . It was then involved in the difficult Petersburg siege north and south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 20 killed and 133 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, had fifty-three percent disabled of the 283 engaged at Second Manassas and Ox Hill , and had 4 killed and 30 wounded at Sharpsburg. It sustained 73 casualties at Fredericksburg and 104 at Chancellorsville, then lost thirty-four percent of the 328 at Gettysburg. There were 16 killed, 114 wounded, and 7 missing at The Wilderness, and 19 killed, 51 wounded, and 9 missing at Spotsylvania. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 18 officers and 101 men.

Harley, Lunsford F. was appointed 1st sergeant in Company "A" between August 31, and October 31, 1864; on muster roll of December 31, 1864.

Co A in the "Rivers account", lists D. B. Miller as the captain of this company when it was first formed about the 1st of February, 1861 and that the company was from Richland County. The company was evidently reorganized by about the 1st of August with men from Barnwell County.