Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-12
GEN. ANDREW JACKssK.


To the Editor Of the Union and American.
send you fer publication an unpublished
military Osder of Gen. Andrew jackson
complimenting Capt. Larkin Ferrill and his
company for their services in the war OF
1872. Capt. now Col. Ferrill, is 81
years of age and lives in Jackson county
Tennessee. In describing the three months
campaign with his company in the Greek
Nation and the battles of Emuckfau and
Enochchoptico Creek, something like the
old fire would light up his face, and one
real yes that he is listening to an old soldier
whose privation, daring and hardship will
never be forgotten. Capt. Ferrill's COM
pany was made up mostly from jackson
county, and volunteered in another term OF
service in tie same war, and was at New
Orleans on the eighth of January, 1915.
W. W. T.
HEADQUARTERS, Fort STRoTHER, }
March 9, 1914. {
Capt. Larkin Ferrill: On the morning OF
the 10th inst, proceed with all bis cOmpa-
ny, that has served three months, as a va
eon guard TO the wagons now at this
place, to Fort Deposit. He will then march
his company to Huntsville and have them
regularly mustered out of service Dy the
Inspector General, Col. Carroll, or Ro~ ert
Hays, Assistant Inspector. You will trans
fer TO tiept. Davis company for command
ly Of your I.la2 Who have deserted andy
whose terms, agreeable tc the rules Of var,
have to De made up. You will be entitled
to one ration and one days pay for every
fifteen miles you may hSve to travel from
that place, when yOu are mustered out of
service to your homes. 9ou having file d
the time for which you were mustered into
service, yop and al of your company who
have served three months from the date Of
being mustered, are entitled and it becomes
my duty TO discharge.
Being about to return 10 your country
and homes, brings fresh to my recollection
the services you have performed, and the
calm, deliberate bravery displayed by you
and your company in the two different sf-
fairs at EIauckfau on the 22d day Of Jan
uary last; the promptness with which you
obeyed my orders; the caimness with which
you advanced to the charge on the 22d
January entitle you to an honorable dis
charge, the thanks of your General aud the
gratitude of your country.
On the 10Th instant you will consider
yourself discharged from the present term
of duty, and give honorable certificates of
honorable discharge to all of your compa-
Dy who have served three months actual
service from the 18th December, 1918.
ANDREW JACKSON,
Major General.
MUSTER ROLL.
of militia from the Seventh Brigade Ten
nessee Militia, mustered out of service this
18th day Of March, 1914:
Larkin Ferrill, Captain; James Sutton,
First Lieut.; Samuel Rruff, First Sergeant;
James Dyell, Second Sergeant; John Cor
don, Third Sergeant; William Lawrence,
First Corporal; Henry Mcdonald, Second
Corporal; Moses Cummings, Fourth Cor
poraI
PrirateS.-George McClelland, William
Cook, John Guest, Josiah Curtis, David
pyel, David Dixon, Aaron Etheridge, Ed
ward G, Rogers, Malakia Cummings,
John Robinson, Sutton Stephens, Sam
uel Berry, Leonard Keeling, James
Brooks William Osburn, Levi Pat
rick, Joseph Dougherty, Lewis Witt,
Michael Price, Tibidie Anderson, Philip
Shull, Thomas ThaxtoD, William Gibbs,
Richard Moon, Daniel Reed, John Hicks,
Cloud Bethel, John Tygard Hugh Tygard,
Isaac Corset Barnabas Waller, John Dur
ham, John Lusk, John Arnett, William
Mall, Jno. Crabtree, Miles Spurlock,
Joseph Evans, George Shaureld, Lewis
Goodwin, David Willeford, William Hew-
eston.
certify upon honor that the above is q
correct roll of myg company, March Is,
1914. LARKIN FERRILL, Capt.
of 18th Brigade Militia.
certify upon honor that this is correct
roll of Capt. Larkin Ferrills company of
militia as mustered out of service this 18th
day of March, 1914. VIM. CARROLL,
Inspector Genl. Tennessee Troops.