Two diaries From Middle St. John's, Berkeley, South Carolina, February-May, 1865 / Journals kept by Miss Susan R. Jervey and Miss Charlotte St. J. Ravenel, at Northampton and Pooshee plantations, and reminiscences of Mrs. (Waring) Henagan; with two contemporary reports from federal officials.

by Susan R. Jervey; Mary Rhodes Waring Henagan; Charlotte St. J. Ravenel

[48] “Edward J. Dennis belonged to Co. F. Sixth South Carolina Cavalry, Col. Hugh K. Aiken. * * * When just out of his teens, while in Virginia the latter part of 1864, took fever, and as soon as he could travel was sent on sick furlough to his home at or near Pinopolis, then in old Charleston District, now Berkeley County. About the time that the City of Charleston was evacuated in 1865, Dennis had recovered, and not knowing where his command was he gathered together a squad of six men and operated on the Santee and Cooper rivers in old Charleston District. He was a terror to the Yankee raiding parties who gave the people of the section no end of trouble.” (From “Butler and Cavalry, 1861-1865,” by U. R. Brooks, Columbia, S. C., 1909.)

[49] Miss Henrietta E. Ravenel, daughter of H. W. R.

[50] Miss Lydia S. Ravenel, daughter of H. W. R.

[51] Miss Charlotte Ravenel, daughter of H. W. R.

[52] Mrs. Wm. Ravenel of Woodlawn.

[53] Miss Annie Ravenel (of Tryon, N. C.)

[54] Chelsea, plantation home of Dr. Morton Waring.

[55] The Rocks, plantation belonging to Mr. James Gaillard, Jr.

[56] Somerset, plantation belonging to Mr. Wm. Cain.

[57] The brothers Ravenel.