The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-09-19
THE ouiTmAN GUARDS
Co. E 18th Miss. Reg. {. $. 4.


uary notice on the death of our
lamented friend and veteran
journalist, Col. Henry $. Bonney
OF the Summit Sentinel. written
by our mutual friend Judge i. E.
Tate, 10 which the Judge COM
mittpd an historical error IN stat
lug that Col. Bouney wasan officer
In the Quitman Guards and went
into aud served 10 the Confederate
army as such. | have been expect.
ing that some Of the officers OF
that company would make the
correction, but as yet | have seen
nothing relating to the subject.
The Quitman Guards existed as
a military organization about two
years, | think, prlor to the war,
under the command and instruc-
ton OF Capt. Preston Brent, after
ward Colonel IN the confederate
army. Under this organization
there were large number of
members who never went out into
the service with this company. 1t
was practically disbanded, but
re-organlzed Immediately under
the following commission and non
commission officers:
Samuel A. Matthews, Captain,
DR.. James M. Nelson, 1st Lieut..
Thomas r. Stockdalc. End Lieut..
S. Mcneil BAN, Bird Lieut..
VIM. McCusker, lst Sergt.
r. S. X. Bee. 2nd Sergt.
Golden Wilson, 3rd Seret.
+. p. johnson, 4'h Sergt.
l.. w. Conerly 9th Sergt.
Lewis N. Conev. lst Corporal,
K. T. Hart. 2nd Corporal
Warreu R. Ratiiff, Sid Corporal
Chas. Al. Ligon, 4,h Corporal
+ G. Cropper, Ensign.
This company composed Of l07
men was mustered into the service
OF the State Of Mississippi on the
2let day of April, 1861, BY Capt,
Griffith IN the iowa Of Holiness
VILE and on the 26th day of May
1861, left Holmesvlile to
rendezvous at Corinth aud on the
27th Of May were mustered into
the confederate service by Capt.
Walker and assigned to the 10Th
Mississippi Regiment, as 90. +,
At Corlnth, upon tine organza-
tion of the Regiment Lieut.. Thos /.
X. Stockdale was elected Major of
the Regiment, S. NJ. BAN was
made 2nd Lieut.. IN his stead and
X. j. R. Bee was made 3rd Lieut..
During the war there were
many changes of officers caused
by death, promotion by gradua-
tion, and by reorganization after
the first years service.
At the close of the war the
following persons were Its officers;
S. Mcneil Balm, captain and by
seniority, Col. in command oI
the 10th Miss. Regt.
John Holmes, 1st Lieut.. IN com
mand of the company.
Van C. Coney, End Lieut..
j. Quincy Travis, Junior 2nd
Lieut..
Elisha G. Andrews. Isl Sergt
VIM McCusker, End Serg..
Benjamin Holmes, 3rd Sergt
George Smith, 1st Corporal
Jeff Z. Simmons, 2nd Corpora
II. B. Badon, 3rd Corporal
During the war the company
was recruited by the addition o.
S8 men whIcs was more thar
overbalauced by the discharg'
aud transfer 10 other commands
of Az men.
At the close of the war ther,
were so living members OF th'
company. It's total membership
was 145 men.
There were 27 died Of disease
13 killed IN battle 3 died 0
wounds, As discharged and trans
ferred, and A officers were retire'
BY reorganization of the army
do not know that there !
any roster of the company durlnl
its existence prior to the war. |
so, it would seem proper co be j
the keeping of Capt. Matthews
who succeeded Capt. Presto
Brent.
NV records date from the fol-
nation of the company IN 1856
when 1t was organized as aboy
stated. ] was member of til
company under Capt. Brent bs
could give the names of very fel
Ten who belonged to the CON
pany then.
Capt. Preston Brent was
graduate of the Military Institut
al Drpnon, Kentucky, and was
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