1837

Everard Belton Cureton was born on 27 Aug 1837 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of James Belton Cureton and Mary Cunningham Cureton.

1850

E B Cureton was counted in the census on 11 Nov 1850 in Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 12-year-old, male, white. Also in the home were; J B Cureton, M C Cureton, J C Cureton, C B Cureton, J B Cureton, M Cureton, W Cureton, and W Cureton.

1860

E B Cureton was counted in the census on 13 Aug 1860 in Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 23-year-old, male, white. Also in the home were; James B Cureton, M M Cureton, J C G Cureton, H Cureton, W T Cureton, J B Cureton, and Rebecca Cureton.

1861

Everard B Cureton enlisted at the age of 25, joining the 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, specifically in Company A, also known as the “Boykin Rangers” (named for Alexander H. Boykin).

• Rank: Sergeant.
• Regiment: Initially part of the cavalry battalion of Hampton’s Legion, which later consolidated into the 2nd South Carolina Cavalry under the command of Colonel Matthew Calbraith Butler.
• Key Campaigns: As a member of the 2nd Cavalry, he was part of the Army of Northern Virginia. His unit saw significant action in the Eastern Theater, including:
  • The Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam).
  • The Gettysburg Campaign, where the regiment engaged in intense hand-to-hand cavalry combat at the East Cavalry Field.
  • Coastal Defense: In 1864, the regiment returned to South Carolina to serve along the coast before participating in the final Carolinas Campaign in 1865.

1862

When he was 24, he married Mary Lang Boykin, daughter of Burwell Boykin II and Sallie Wylie Lang Boykin, about 1862 in South Carolina, USA.

1880

E. B. Cureton was counted in the census on 05 Jun 1880 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 42-year-old, male, married, white, rail road clerk, head of household. Also in the home was his wife; M. L. Cureton.

1909

He died on 16 Jan 1909 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. He was buried in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Quaker Cemetery.