The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-01

OullIh'r Ailu DtIS u, - nv W. 1NlllIo'I
Bird Serg't., Rufus Thomas, 4th
Serg't., Franklin Graves, 9TH Serg't.,
]. w. Richardson, lst Cor, l.. J.
2nd Cor, VIM. y. Cheat
ham,+ Bird Cor, A. B. EmersOn,+ 4th
Cor
PRIvATEs.
l. VIM. Adkisson, Texas.
2. ling Brown.t
3. JAS. Barnett.
4. Lucien r. Bryant
5. And. Clemons.t
6. Newton Craig, Fountain Greek,
7. Sam'l. w. Coffey,+ died at Fo un-
tain Creek about 1888 or 4
s. S. Madison Coffey, Fountain Creek,
Tenn.
9. Asa Davis.
10. Franklin Dugger.*
IL. w. Alonzo Dugger.*
Y. Hiram Day.
l3. Jas. Dillaha.
IA. Lee T. Falkner.
Is. Richard A. Foster.
l6. Sam'l. ]. Grigg.
II. d. r. Garrettt
Is. Jno. b. Gilbreth.
10. .Ino. o. Howell.
20. Ephraim Howell.
q. Henderson Howell.
y. j. Lafayette Hobbs,+ Fountain
Creek, Tenn.
%. VIM. e. jewell
"A. JnO. w. Kerr+
25. And. NJ. Kerr.
26. Joseph B. Kerr, Fountain Greek,
Tenn.
q. Jas. McGaw.
%. w. d. Nelson.
20. Sandy oliver,
30. Henry II. oliver.
81. Jno. Pilkinton.
80. VIM. Parish+ Took the oath.
SO. Geo. Pullen, CulleOka, Tenn.
"a. Willis RichardsOn.t
80. d. b. Richardson.+
36. Abijah B. Stipes.t
81. Thos. p. Scott,
80. Elijah H. Smith.
80 Elisha ID. Smith.
40. Jno. II. Smith,
A. Jesse II. Smith.
AZ. J. Claiborne Smith
43 Hampton smith,
Il. VIM. c. Stewart.
4j. Marion TaylOr.+ Taylor, Texas
46. Dewitt G. Winn.*
Al. Jas. Warden, a. NJ.
Is. Jno. j. Warden.
40. Franklin Young
30 VIM. Young.t .
81 Edw. Jas. Young
81 Jas. Wiley.f
#Dead.
deserted.
Surrendered at Donelson.
CULLEoKA, Tenn, Nov. 30, 1861.
Company sworn into the service OF
the State by j. S. Rentfro, Esq
Dec. II. We took special train fol
| Nashville. Large crowds at Co
lumbia to see the Maury boys off
| Marching out three miles north o.
! Nashville, we arrived at CamI
| Maury late in the evening. The
night was bright and pleasant anC
we had merry time putting up ou1
tents by moonlight, all being new
hands at the business.
Sworn into the Confederate ser
vice on the 10Th of Dec, by Capt
Beale. Organized the 48th Regi
ment Tof Tennessee Volunteers OF
the l8th, by electing VIM. NJ. VJor
hies, Col. Jas. Sewell, Lieut.. Col.
j. f. Gray, Major; appointing
Wiley Kirby, Commissary; Joht
Hammer, @. NJ; Hamilton COtfey
Adjt.; Jas. l.. Guest, Sutler; j. f.
AmiS. Serg't. Major. For the frs
time | saw twenty-four prisoners, ii
Nashville, captured by the TeXa
Rangers at the fight where Col
Terry was killed.
Jan. lst L learned by letter tha'
my mother was very sick. Mex
morning [ L walked to Nashville anC
took the train for home. She passeC
from time to eternity on the llth
On the 10Th of jan, bade adieu t
loved ones. Under the cIrcum
stances it proved to be the hardes
parting had ever made. The ole
negroes who had nursed me in in
fancy seemed to be much affected
Sunday morning, Jan. 10, we re
ceived marching orders; went t.
Nashville, drew our arms at til,
Capitol. They were principal!
flint-lock muskets with but few bay
onets, which caused much grumb
ling among the privates. Wen
aboard the GENT. ARderSOn and an
other steamer and sailed for Clarks
vile, Tenn, where we arrived a
dark. We were slowed away in a
old warehouse. Next day, 2lst,
rained all day. In the evening W
had to move to tobacco barn nea
the NJ. l.. & c., dept. On the nigh
of the 22nd, at eleven o'clock, Har
dee telegraphed peremptory order
that our regiment should cook tw
days rations, carry our baggage t
the depot and be ready to take tn
train by five o'clock. Ours and tn
l4th Miss, arrived at the Tenn. Rive
Bridge in the afternoon (4O miles
Encamped below the bridge betwee
the river and slough. No straw q
anything else to keep our hides OF
of the mud, which was plentiful
When we arrived but two companit