The Spartan Riflemen – men from Spartanburg, South Carolina became Company K of the famous Palmetto Sharpshooters.  This one page letter is actually an order from the Captain of the Riflemen regarding a training exercise!  The document is in good condition with several stains and would frame up nicely as it is just the front of one page.

                Transcription:

“You are hereby requested to warn the following members of the “Spartan Riflemen”
to meet at the Walhalla Depot on Thursday evening the 14th inst. prepared to go on
Friday the 16th to Sullivan’s Island.  Each member will carry with him two suits of
under clothes, one or two blankets, coverlets or quilts, one knife & fork, one or two
spoons, one plate, fine & course comb, one frying pan or skillet.  Those who cannot
carry all the above named articles will carry such as they can.  Each one should
carry two or three days rations.

                                                                                    By order of

                                                                                                Wm. Doyle Capt.

                                                                                                Spartan Riflemen

List

Robt. Powell

C. C. Fowler

Wm. C. Cape

Wm. King

James Husty

James Rodgers

Wm. Black

J. R. Black

D. A. Liles

Henry Stubblefield”

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