The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-09-06
From Capt. Bridgman's Company.
CAur BRiDcMAN, Campbell co., Tenn, }
bA,,Uruk 1901 7

August 20, 1861.
Editor Post :: As your much valued pa
per has large circulation in Bledsoe
county, where our Company is from,
propose to give you history of the Com
pany. We hre now comfortably located
in Powell's Valley, five miles above Jacks
boro, having moved from out Of the Gap
of the mountain (where wo were sub
merged in watef) into the open Valley
The new camp Is named in honor OF our
gallant Captain. The following Ia arlist
and condition OF officers and privates Of
the Tulloss Rangers: Capt. y. M. Bridg-
man, here and we'll; Lieut.. Walker, now
out with a scouting party; Lieut. A.. r.
Couk, here and we'll; j! II. fraley, here
with slight cold. attending to his duties;
w. A: Smith, here,a little sick with chiIls;
w. M" 1fenson, here iand welh n. B.
Hutchinson, here and Well; j. r. Robson,
here and well, j. II. Abbott, hosse on
iurlough, y. n, Cunningham home ron
ftirlsugh; J.. 7. Biliipesly, here and we'll;
R. u. Gist. here and well; Frank Burger,
here, lame from an accident; Virgil, A.
Besyerstt, here and well; DayidS. brown,
here and well; Reuben Brown, here and
well; Geo. w. Cain. here and well: @. B.
Campbell, here and well; s. E. Carpes,
here and well; Joseph B. Carnes. here
and well; Joseph A. Card, here with the
measles; Andrew Card, here and we'll; 2.
Durham, here and well; Henry C. Death
!erage, here and well; VIM. Douglass. we'll;
Tim Davis, has been sick, now GONZALES
cent; j. w. Dyer, we'll; George hyperion,
home on furlough; George Frazier, has
measles, nearly well; James Freeman.
we'll John Frazier, we'll; George III.
Findlay, well; G. A. Ford, not well; An
thony Griffith, little sick; James Greer.
well; j. X. Gentry, well; George j.. Gil
iespie. well, Commissary for the Company;
J.. +. Gallaher, we'll; A. III. Gallaher well:
VIM. Hickenbottom, has measles: u. b.
Henderson, well, 7, II. Hinch, well; W.:
Z. Hutchinson, well; 4. j. Hawking. WE'LL.
Joseph Hughes, well; George Hotchkis..
son, home on furlough; w. II. Hatfield.
well; VIM. Hatfield, well; Richard Hat.
field, we'll; John N. Jones, well; John
Pollard, well; Leroy knight, sick; j, W.
Kerrick. Thomas Lloyd, Charles L. Levin.
James IL. Lamb. John P. Mitts. VIM.
McCulley, J. N. Nc onough, George Nc.
Donald, J. d. Nail. Tolbert j. Naf' s. r.
FAINTER. /. W. Pope, Isaac j., ,Roberson.
Adam Robertson, Sam. ] Robertson. G. w.
Rogers, Reuben Rankin. all well; Alvin
Reed, home on flrlougl,; james Rankin.
J. M. Smith, J. P. Smith, Luke I, Stan,
defer, W. L. Standefer, sJames fseott, w.
I. Simmons. Thomas a. SwafIbrd, Thos.
Andrew Shefrell, all well; Or.
r. A; Sloan. has diseass o. the heart; All.
fred Swafford, Jr, same, and gone hoSoe.
Major 2. Swatford. Henry L. Toilet and
!. n. Thomas, all well; G. w. Tayior. hal
cold; VIM. Worthington. w. J. Worth;ny.
Ion' 3. Z. Morthington, Frank Worthins-
ION, J. u Warrington, James Wortbins-
ION, James White, all we'll; /. J. Walkes
bad cold; Isaac r. Walker, j. A. Walker
!. ". Walker, Spencer G. Stone. James
!, Ham, J c: Wimberly, Peter ]. Nor.
fo9a, and j. Houston Wheeler. all well.
!, We nave plenty OF everything TO eat.
measles, and they very mild, Bows III
polling for fight. "a
Your friend,
IyLLoss RANGERS,