The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-07-26

BY J, N, Hubbard.

into the service By a w Clmpt,eIl Al jark-
son, Tenn, on the oath Of Ny. The m-n
were solemsly pts IseI to serve the State Of
Tennessee for twelve months, unless sooner
diqchargcd.
The company remained in camp ON the
Fair Grounds at Jackson until the 18th Of
July, when il waa ordered 70 Randolph
which Tl.ce il reached few days before
G,n. Pillows movem nj into Missouri with
hi. "Army a Libcration.'
The company Wis a0Fong the 6rst trooIS
to I.nd ut New Madrid. In a lew days il
was ord,red west 10 Sykepton to report to
Gen. N. JEFF. Thompson who, with his Mis-
souri, troops. wac camped AZ that point In
day or two nearly the whole army adj
vauccd from New Madrid and took post az
watkin- farm west Of Sykcrton. The com
pauy did much 81 the picketing in front Of
the infantry aud secuted in thc direction nf
Charleeton. Il retired from MirsourI with
the army and reached Columbus, KY, on
the fret day Of September Ater remain
ing there a short time IL wss ordered with
the Haywood Rangers to report 10 Ten.
Bowen at Camp BVanrcgard, twenty-five
miles east Of Columbus II did picket du-
" for Gen. Bowen and went On several
scouts in the direction Of Paducah. Being
Orsls rid back 70 Columbus il reached there
in time to witness the Battle OF Belmont
from the east side - .!ll river Remaining
here in charge Of the picket post on lhc
MIIlbarn road Till the evacuation. it fell
back with Gen McCOwn to Island No IC.
Onc part Il it having secured
flats ON which it crossed Reclfo, {
Lake, and the other having luckily reached
a steamboat in the back water on which it
descended TO Randolph, the company wa>
among the last to escape surrender.
Il w,rt into camp at Trenton, Tennessee,
~sSrly in April, 1862, and was one OF the
ySoR4nanies composing temporary regiment
REORGANIZATION under Col. W. IL. Jackson.
ITeCessn.sh e 24th day of Nay the company
wsz1assesaa.zCd with the following oficcrr:
CaEtuir' J. }. Nicely,
1st LiuetrIant w. J. Iatc,
2nd q" JF. Weaver,
;ird - = \. Crawford
LIST sVCgesst, 10 =. Durrrr. with com
,,l!ement Of accommodated oficeqS whose
GdaccsvwFre Haaaly tiIaRsVacated by death
and otherroauSvt. mad 6lkol as the e2;gen-
sciesG3ihesvrvGc Ak Frnanaed Capt. Neelyw"
never .urlsserdd intO.flae'ncw organization,
but afterwnrdtrr Used And organized the 18th
Tennessee Cavalry. 4IiSutensaIt Tate wac
pronotesllte the rank al Captain and had
charge, sfsike company .all the lE9A of june
1853, .Whsnhe was vGsn1&ad in a charge OF
ths7Lh eSisssent upon fa,e 5fht Chic Caval-
Iy in an tElgs7se me mt. nsaGz Iernanda, Aiiss-
He Rcll;Mabo. FEae hands Of 6lAe ,FedeEaAss waa
parolcd nAIiuaA7ent on tuESough .iiN -JMue
1864, wkenr Mr. assumed ,sGssomnnd OF his
.-coEEp anyRaHd Ned il in flSeEtatst el.a-Gs al
ahc Battlx ii Tishomale0 CESp. *, .aVhen
suffering via erysipeEssa, casaead by the
wound rcGlIve7 at lIcrnFAdq, he WAS ec'sr-
ried to tle rear. AA0n Ehe regiment,
flushed N.iE Hihe victoEy,Sf thcA40ih II June
1864, urd or dircctioR s9i Gen. Forrest, -Eyas
prepartnglon the EROrHing Of tiir lath toI
..harge-thy fours1 ahe .Srd Iowa Cavalry
one auiilc north Il RiPleyr Capt. Hate came
up inst in tis1se 10 Ghargc.N1Isal ltiscompRTg-
He was mortally wounded after tho snomy's
line was broken, died the ssamc day and
wAs 4urried N Tse ,yeR.t1ery at @lPleyi
Miss
Lieutenant Weave ~ CD 81 FOcunonia
near Grenada, -1ISus.s ts<ertI'rioe md Van
Dorm f,ll back efseBt theaiiAe % the Talia-
hAtehse iin iDoceuber, lS6s- Lieutenant
s7raw ford zaa sSs ipchsrgcd in 1862, and j. z.
sStatler wa- elected :3rd Lieutenant. StAtler
svas paa ust,s1 s0ocessiVely to and aDd LIST
Ii,sNSsu nz.t, and to be Captain Of Co. i. at.
.tsr Me deaah of Capt Tate He was killed
irs-R desperate charge of Hackers Brigade
.on the works Of the enemy at the Battle OF
FFFarrisbnrg, on the l4th OF July, 1864, only
a. few DAYS after his promotion. Iae had,
hhowcver, commanded the company nearly
avcar, while Capt. Tate wGs furloug h.
Tate and Statler were known an the 9Th
TR@Riment as two Of its most reliable and
gallant officers. Their memories are cherish
ed bg every good soldier Of Company f
who IL SPACED to reflect upon the bloody
incidents Of the war
Hardy Harris, who had succeeded Jet
Gargeant Durrctt rceignCd, wss elected to at
EieNteRaney in the Spring If 1868, and had
change ofrh~ company after tAe death Of
sStatlcr 20 tie close of the war.
w c. Mashburn Was elected 70 aaieutcn-
ancy in 1868 and did faithful service til the
suwcnaar. He WAS ruthleSsly murdered in
Bolisar in 1865. The murderer was seu<ene-
ed 70 the penitcu,iAry for life. Y. F. Rufin
WAS elected 20 a lientcuancy in 1854, and
was killed at Athens, Ala, ON the Srd Of
October IT that year The following COM
plete roll of the original company, muster
ed in At Jackson, has been furnished by Col.
j. ,. Nicely.
J. J. Nicely, Captain.
+. G. Patrick, 5st Lieutenant
W.. w. McCarley, 1nd
J.. BillR Srd
DE. Durrett, let SApgeAnt, woun deslat
Britton's Lane. Sept, LIST 1862, and discharg
ed.
J.F. Weaver. 2ns sargesnt died near
Grenada, 1862.