Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-16
MILITARY HISTORY.
Meeting Of Ex-Cenfederales Last
Night 90 Furnish Data.

to collect and furnish data Of the lat
war to DR.. Lindsey, of Nashville, VIII,
is writing the Military History o
Tennessee.
Colonel Luke W. Finlay was calle,
to the chair, and Major c. W. Fraze
was chosen Secretary.
Captain Beasley offered the follow
ing resolutions
WHEREAS, Ia order to carry ou
the wishes of DR.. Lindsley, to obtair
the names and residences Of all Con
iederate soldiers who were enrolled
by the State OF Tennessee, killed anC
wounded during the late war, it is
RESOLVED, That each person pres
ent be requested TO furnish the
Secretary Of this meeting with his full
name, the name Of his company anC
the number Of the regiment in which
he served.
Resolved, That staff and other thar
line officers be requested to give theil
names and the commands to which
they we're attached.
Resolved, That suitable committed
be selected from each regiment rep
resented, to be known as - Regi
mental Executive Committee, Ia
compile in proper shape matters in
trusted to them.
Resolved, That each person furnish
to his Re0imcntal Executive Commit
tee, in writing, all matters of interest
in connection with the information
sought for by this meeting.
Resolved, That it shall be our pleas
ure, as it is our bounden duty, to
have the names OF our fellow comrades
indelibly inscribed on Tennessee's roll
Of honor.
The resolutions were adopted.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
James II. Edmousou moved that J
r. Flippin, T. }. .Turley, B.J.Semmes
+. r. Brennan and John Waynesbure
be appointed Executive Committee
for the 0oe Hundred aud Fifty fourth
regiment. Carried.
Captain Beasley moved that the
representatives OF each regiment pres
ent, oy as many as may be selected
therefrom, be constituted the Execu.
tive Committee Of said regiment OF
independent commands.
For the Seventh Tennessee Cavalry
Messrs. w. f. Taylor, J. T. Lawlcr
j. 7. Hillsman, W. A. Collier aud h
j. Black were appointed a committee
For the Ninth Infantry, Messrs. l.
B. Mcfarland, G. G. Locke and r. G
Williamson were appointed.
For the Thirty-seyenth Infantry
Messrs. Noses White, R. rudley
Frayser and j. Harvey Mathes wcrt
appointed.
For the Fifteenth Tennessee
MeSsrs. Charles Carroll, Fred Wolf
John Scheick, John lDwyer, of Mil.
lingtou, and W. II. Pipes, of Clinton
Ia, were chosen.
For the Filth Confederate, Messrs
o. W. Prayer, VIM, Smith and r. j
Person were selected.
Captain Beasley moved that Messrs
A. j. Vaughan, G. r Bsrteau, j. r
Flippin, NJ. G. GalIaway, G. W. Cor.
don, W. Y. c, Humes, G. W. Frazer
7. W. Brown and Luke W. Finlay
be constituted a committee to collect
any information they may have or re-
ceive, and forward it to DR.. Lindsey
Carried.
The object of the meeting and sub
ject of gathering and furnishing cor.
rect material for DR.. Lindsey's gsG
we're freely discussed and apparently
we'll understood by all present, The
importance Of prOmptness and cor
rectness was especially impressed
upon the minds of all.
Captain r. j. BlaC,. called atten
tiOn to the fact that the Confederate
graves at klmwood are yet unenolosed
A handsome amount was gpbEcribel
aud further action promised, afte
which the meeting adjourned.
The following is 3 roster Of thoa
who participated in the meeting;
THE ROSTER.
J, G. Mepavitt, First Lieutenant
Bahkhead'i Battery of Light AItil
lery.
Fred R, Brennan, Bluff City Grays
Company B, 0ne Hundred and Fifty
fourth regiment, McDonald's division
| =. j, Kelly, Company A, SeOon,
Tennessee (KnOX Walker's) regiment
j. 7. Jefferson, Company A, Bourtl
Tennessee regiment.
j. Il. Beasley, Company A, Fourtl
Tennessee regiment.
j. A, Omberg, Company A, Fourtl
Tennessee regiment.
L. w. Finlay, Lieutenant. Colone
Fourth TonnDgsee regiment.
4 II. A. Field, Company A, Fourtl
Tennessee regiment.
! O. Q. White, Company G, On,
| Hundred and Fifty.fouFth Senio
Tennassee fegimGpt.
j. H. Edmonson, Company B, On
Hundred and Fifty fourth Senior Ten
nessee regiment.
| Nat r. Nelson, First Lieutenant
First Tennessee battalion.
=, J. Black, Lieutenant, Compan,
! 3, SeyeIth Tennessee paysiFy.
Z. i. Turley. Company j, On
Hundred and Fifty-iourth Senio
Tennessee regiment.
!. II. Q. Evans, Company II, One Hun
dred and Fifty fourth Senior Tennes
see regiment.
]. Harvey Mathes, Of Company c
Thirty. seventh Tennessee.
4. I. HillsmaR, Company A A,Seventl
regimept. +" !"
} w. COCHRAN, Company L ,SeVent1
regiment.
B. j. semmes, Company i, Seventl
regiment.