The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-20

'~'s fSSeoE eluou8 the men,
 Co. E First Battalion, Billiards
 Legion.
 Company was organised in Montgomery, Ala, in May. 1862. J. W. L. Daniel, of Midway, captain; John Cox of Clay ton. first lieutenant; J. M. Hail of Mid- way, second lieutenant; A. V. Loe of Clayton, third lieutenant. Lieutenant J. M. Hall died soon after the organization Tn Montgomery. Ala. and was buried tH Midway. Company was with General Bragg on the. retreat from Ksntuokyj was on guard duty for sometime at Chat tanooga and Cumberland dap Hiiiiard's Legion was afterwards made tho bsth ani 6oth Alabama resiment, which constituted part of General Graces brigade except three companies, Captains Btaiwerth's, Middleton's and Danieiss, left over after forming said regiment, which were ferpa- ed into a battalion of sharp shooters, eaii- ed the z3rd Alabama Battalion et Sharp made major. Captain Daniel was on de- tached service. sometimes aa judge ad. vocate of courts.rnartiai; but Company Els roll bore his name aa captain ta the end. J. A. Lampiy. of Louisville, was a lieutenant, duly elected and recognised. and at the surrender, April Q, 1885, at Appomattox. was tho only commissioned OhSCi oA tiO patI0uon pfP5eutt pSpppt kuu major. He was reported on tho last roll of the battalion, which sernorant Majar A. F. Dix made out by Major staiworth's order As to A. F. Dix. he waa very soon after reaching East Tennessee, in the summer of 1se2 made 6 sergeant and put on detached service at Legion heads quarters, by order of Colonel HAiiaFd. From there he went to department head quarters East Tennessee by order of den- nra al Nh~ ma ordered to the Trans -Missiasippl depart. ment. he asked to be sent back ta his company, and was, on his arrival there, made sergeant major of the battalion. He never held a commission but was kaps writing. and therefore. hsiped to mako out the last roll of Lees army. He was in the above capacity. first with colsHsi Hilliard then with Generals Donaidseh, Buckner. Bushrod Johnson. Longstrsst and others, who in turn. were in com. mand. Rev. A. F. Dix was . fnsmssF from first to last. Although Northern man by birth and raising. he was as tTiia to the South and the Southern cause as If he had been reared in Dixie. lie is today true to this section. frequent ly met this command in East Tennessee and around Petersburg in Virginia,
 In the fall of 1868 Gracy's Brigade was transferred to Longstreets corps and was with the corps through tho East FsH- nessee campaign, and in the spring et 1864 was sent to Richmond and PeteFE= burg. Longstreet. at the time. was sent 10 reinforce General Lee nt the Battle af the Wilderness. The company was ea=' gagged late Sunday evening. eeptsnbeF 20, 1sss in the Battle of Chickamausa where General Thomas had massed his forces to cover Rosecrans retreat. It did valiant service in that engagement, where the battle closed late in the evening, This command had a sharp engagement in East Tennessee. at Bean Station, and was victorious. It suffered great deal that winter as did the balance ef the corps. It Is naturally 6 rough country, and was a very hard winter. Both armies had been through there repeated ly. roads very bad and provisions ssaree. Foraging details with strong guard, were sent to North Carolina for supplies, The railroad bridges had been destroy ed. Bristol was the nearest point or the railroad that was used at that time, about ninety miles from Bean Station. SeF= vice at Knoxville was extremely severe. Hardships that were endured in the eaFa- paign in East Tennessee can hardly bs expressed. Gracy's Brigade went te Drewry's Bluff Va. in May. 'el Had aR engagement there and was continuously at and around Petersburg for months exposed every day to shot and shell. Was
 
 mine was located, and assisted In retaH- ing the works that were blown Up, The services rendered by this command were very arduous and constant, from tho tinfe 1t arrived at Petersburg until tho sur- render at Appomattox, April. '65, ten OF eleven months. About 12b men were att tached to the company In all. It was mostly made up in Bullock County, but goodly number went from Barbour, There was a company mostly made up in this county, commanded by Capt. John McCreless. that have never heard of being mentioned. It belonged to Hil- liards Legion. When the Legion was converted into the b9th and 60th Resi- ments, McCreless's company was attaohr ed to the 60th Alabama. commanded by Col. J. W. A. Sanford. now of Mentsem- cry. Captain McGreless died soon afteP Bullock County was organized. near Mt Hilliard He was c faithful and true man. Mir. John Faulkner, now of Mt, Hiliard, was a member of McCrslessH 8 company Someone who iA acquainted and knows about this company should write it up. Colonel Hall of Autausa, or Elmore County. was Colonel Of the beth Regiment. A great many went from this county to Gen. Jas, H. Clanton's hFia- ade-goodly number went from Midway and Enon and joined tho City Light Guards of Columbus, Ga., which was at. tached to General WriBhts Georgia Bfis= ade. If Mrs. Rumph will write to Colonel Owen of Montgomery. he will send heF q roll of Company E. 1st Battalion. Hlis liard's Legion, consisting of seventy.sight names at the organization. General Oates has a roll of Company B. and Company L. of the 18th Alabama. feel sure he would furnish her rolls of said conapa- nies for the asking. have roll of Company B. 18th Alabama. which can furnish her if she so desires, as am wil- ling and take pleasure in aiding her in any way can. do not know where roll of the men can be procured. of Com- panies c and F of the 18th Alabama. Per- haps Colonel Owen could procure 1t. Jas. Jackson who was captain of Company E. and died in Montgomery few years ago. may have furnished roll of his company, as he took a great deal of in. terest in such matters. It might be well to investigate. as Colonel Owens may have the roll of both companies. With the information that have. this is about as full a record as am able to furnish at this time.
 Go. L. 18th Alabama Regiment. This company was raised by Dr. Rob- ert Hill. mostly at and around Perote. in the spring of 1862. Company's organ | ization: Captain Robt. Hill: first lieuten- ant. Lee Bryant: second lieutenant Dan- | iel Hooks; third lieutenant. Robert Wicker Counanv went into camps at