He paid much attention to military matters, and held several offices in the State militia before the war.  He, with his friend and superior, General M.L.  Bonham, enlisted in the “Blues” and served in the Palmetto Regiment in the war with the Seminoles.  At the breaking out of the Civil War he, with Elbert Bland, afterwards Colonel of the Seventh, organized the first company from Edgefield, and was elected Captain.  The companies assigned to the Seventh Regiment unanimously elected him the Colonel, and in that capacity he led his regiment to Virginia, being among the first regiments from the State to reach the seat of war.  He was at the battle of Manassas, and participated in the Peninsular campaign.  At the reorganization of the regiment at the expiration of the term of enlistment, his failing health forced him to decline a re-election as Colonel.  Returning home, and the State needing the services of trained soldiers to command the State troops, notwithstanding his failing health, he cheerfully accepted the command of the Seventh Regiment State troops.  In 1863 he was elected to the State Senate.  He died at his home, Pine Pond, in Edgefield County, September 25th, 1876, leaving a widow, but no children.

Strong in his friendship and earnest in his affection, but with a peaceable and forgiving temperament, pure in his motives, charitable in all things, generous to the needy, affectionate to his friends and relatives, chivalric and honorable in every relation of life, brave in action, and with that fortitude under adverse circumstances that makes heroes of men, just and impartial to the officers and men under his command, pleasant and sociable towards his equals in rank, obedient and courteous to his superiors, few men lived or died with so much respect and admiration, genuine friendship, and love from all as Colonel Thomas G. Bacon, of the Seventh South Carolina Volunteers.

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COLONEL E.B.C.  CASH, OF THE EIGHTH SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS.

Ellerbe Boggan Crawford Cash was born near Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, on July 1st, 1823.  His father was Boggan Cash, a Colonel in militia of that State, merchant, and member of Legislature.  His mother was Miss Elizabeth Ellerbe, of Chesterfield County, S.C.  He was the only child.  His father died when he was near two years old, and his mother returned to her father’s, in South Carolina.  He was educated at Mt.  Zion Institute, Winnsboro, S.C., and South Carolina College.  He read law under General Blakeney, at Cheraw, S.C., and practiced in partnership a short while with Alexander McIver, Esq., the Solicitor of the Eastern Circuit, and father of Chief Justice Henry McIver, of South Carolina.  But his mother owning a large landed estate, and several hundred negroes, he soon retired from the Bar to look after her affairs, and devoted himself to planting and raising fine horses and cattle.  He married in 1847 his cousin, Miss Allan Ellerbe, of Kershaw, S.C.  He was elected to the Legislature from his County, Chesterfield.  He was elected Colonel, Brigadier General, and Major General of State militia.