Herndon, a wealthy farmer in Cokesbury, SC who had served in the S.C. House of Representatives from 1854-1855, raised a 90 day reserve regiment, Co. A of the 5th Regiment SC Reserves and served as its captain from November 10, 1862 until February 15, 1863. He was elected on December 27, 1864 as lieutenant colonel in the1st South Carolina Reserves.
He remained a prominent farmer in Cokesbury, SC his entire life. Herndon died on April 21, 1886 and is buried in Cokesbury's Tabernacle Cemetery.
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