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Lieutenant Colonel Maffett, of the Third, was placed in command of the Seventh during the Valley campaign under Early in 1864, and led at Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek the 13th and 19th of September. Was captured in October. Lieutenant Colonel Huggins commanded from October till the surrender, and at the battle of Averysboro and Bentonville.
The regiment lined up, the right resting on the house and extending along a dull road to the next street leading into the city. We had scarcely gotten in position before Nance, Rutherford, and Maffett, the three field officers, had fallen.
Colonel Maffett was lounging under the shade of a tree in the rear of the skirmish line, with a few of the reserves, while those on the picket line lay at convenient distances, some with their coats off, others lying under the shade of trees or in the corners of a fence, all unconscious of an approaching enemy.
Major Maffett was dressed in a long dark overcoat, to represent the priestly gown, with a miter on his head, carrying Hardee's Tactics, from which to read the burial service. All had in their hands a bayonet, from which burned a tallow candle, in place of tapers.
Company C R.C. Maffett, Newberry. Company D T.B. Furgerson, Spartanburg and Union. Company E James D. Nance, Newberry. Company F T. Walker, Newberry and Laurens. Company G R.P. Todd, Laurens. Company H D. Nunnamaker, Lexington. Company I Smith L. Jones, Laurens. Company K Benj. Kennedy, Spartanburg. Surgeon Dr. D.E. Ewart, Newberry. Quartermaster John McGowan, Laurens.
Company B N. Davidson, Newberry. Company C R.C. Maffett, Newberry. Company D N.F. Walker, Spartanburg. Company E J.K.G. Nance Newberry. Company F P. Williams, Laurens. Company G R.P. Todd Laurens. Company H John C. Summer, Lexington. Company I D.M.H. Langston, Laurens. Company K S.M. Langford, Spartanburg.
Maffett began the duties by alluding to that part of the service where "it is allotted that all men shall die," etc., waving his hand in due form to the sexton as he repeated the words, "Earth to earth and dust to dust," the sexton following the motions with the frying pan.
I need not add that on the next day all was good humor at headquarters, and in six days afterwards Colonel Nance, Colonel Rutherford, and Major Maffett were all painfully wounded in battle.
At the time of his capture he was in command of the Seventh Regiment. Colonel Maffett was conspicuous for his fine soldierly appearance, being a perfect type of an ideal soldier. He was loved and admired by the men as few officers of his station were. In camp he was the perfect gentleman, kind and indulgent to his men, and in battle he was cool, collected, and gallant.
Here we took up camp, and were in close proximity to the enemy, who lay in camp near us. A heavy skirmish line was thrown out about half a mile in our front. Lieutenant Colonel Maffett of the Third, but commanding the Seventh, was deployed in a large old field as support. We were encamped in line of battle in a beautiful grove overlooking and in full view of our skirmishers.
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