Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-26
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Of First Regiment Of Artillery in 1870. Brevet Ca,y-
tain 18th April 1871 "for gallantry at Cerro Goro
was with Gen. Taylor At Reszcs and Monterey: At
Vera Cruz, Cerro Go-do, Contreras Chauu. teDec.
etc, with Scott; was commander Of FoFt Randall,
West of Kansas. till April, 1861; resigned Nav Ist
1861, and offered his service to his nzti7e Ssate
Lie1dspdnt- C0i0ael-NILToN A. HAYNES born IN
Giles county Tenn graduated at West Po.ntln 1858.
Lieutenant of the Third O. S. Artillery in 1888 90;
resigned In 1916; Assistant Adjutant Generalof Ten
nessee in 1S445-6; Captain Tennessee Cavalry in
the Mexican Var; served under Geseral Worth,
Canada frontier, part of 1888; in Florida War, un
der General Taylor, in Is3S-39; an Attorney &C
Nashville and Memphis since 1874; on I'D APRIL
1861, Giles county rendered to the Governor Bat
tery of Flying Artillery; residence, 1851, at Chat
Mgor-A. P. Stewart born in Winchester, Frank-
lin county, Tenn; graduated at West Point lS42
Lieutenant Of Third Artillery from 1872 10 l545;
Professor of Mathematics and Engineering in Cum
6eriand University and other colleges since 1876.
Residence in Lebanon, Tenn.
SdpsGRs-l Arthur A. Rutedge, born in Nash
sHle, Tenn; graduated in 1887 at West Point, Lieu
tenant OF Third Artillery 1S37-3s resigned in 1855.
Slnce planter, near Winchester, Tenn.
= JAS d. Wilson, Jr., born in williamson coun-
ty, Tenn; graduated at West Point in 1850: Leu
tenant Of Infantry I850-l-2-resicned in 1s52
Residence Nashville, Tenn.
3. Robert N. RUSSELL Gibson county Tenn. Qrad-
uated at west Point lS4S; Lieutenant of Infantry
lS4S-0-50-resigned 1851 Residence near Tree
ton, Gibson county, Tenn. Captain of volunteer
corps raised for the State.
4. Reuben r. Ross, graduated in IS53; Lienter-
ant of Infantry, 1858, etc.
5. Smith P Bankhead born in Virginia: has a
military education; son Of Gen Bankhead lat.s
Colonel of the First Artillery Regiment U. s A:
Captain of Virginia volunteers in Mexican war
IS46-7-S. Residence, Memphis. rst q
g. Vim. II. Jackson, born at jackson, Madison
county Tenn; graduated at West Point 1856; Lieu
tenant of Mounted Rifles 1856; resigned April 1861,
and offered his services to Tennessee
Z. Marsh. F. Polk, born IN Mecklenberg, n. c.;
graduated in 1854; Lieutenant Of Dragons IN
1854 resigned in 1856 Residence, Bolivar. Tenn
s. Andrew Jackson, son of Andrew Jackson, jr,
born at Hermitage, near Nashville; graduated in
1865; Lieutenant in army of Confederate States;
duty at Memphis and Randolph.
Every officer appointed in this corps BY the Gov
ernor has seen service in the field-some of them
for years. its two chief officers both in the Semi
mole and Mexican war, and all of them in highly re-
spOnsible commands. While there are doubtless
many good young men in the State (who have n.ih-
tary education talents and experienee) who nos
appointed in the corps, it must be remembered that
the three Leutenants, one, two, and Brevet Second
Lieutenant of each of those companies are yet 70 be
selected. Let the Captains and men of these eompa-
MES see that they put none but experienced and
qualified arterists in the very important posts Of
artillery and nOn-commssioned officers. This corps
viii require thirty Lieutezants, forty Sergeanfs,
forty eorporals, etc., etc--As1.phis Bulletin.