The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-04-08
Where the Company Was Org anized

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Where the Company Was Org anized
The Duck River Rifemen were or
ganized at the ''Old Napier Hole, |
noted place on Flat Creek Just nortl
of the Bear Greek piiSes here they me
regul arly for drill under Capt. Billing
ton, and here they We're sworn in by
DR.. J. NJ PARIS
The Company originally numbered
liz men, but norecord is now avail
able giving all the names.
Thomas Hosford was so small and
so young ii at he was afraid he sDuld
not be accepted; the left of the line
being very c.g4e kto the creek, he
jumped in the water where it was
about waist dc so DIR. Parks made
no objection to his height, and Hosford
took the oath while in the creek. He
was the last man sworn in, and one
of the first killed in battle on that
Hateful Sunday morning at Shiloh.
Capt tain Jas. M. Ellington.
James NJ. Ellington, member of a
prominent Maury County family, was
elected Captain. He was then 20
years old, in the prime of manhood,
with face and form that would at
tract attention in any assemblage
Capt. Ellington commanded the Com
pany in the engagement at Camp Joe
Underwood, and in the battle of
Shiloh, with great credit to himself
and the men. His health failing, he
resigned at Tupelo and returned home.
He had planned to have a family re-
union at his home near Rally Hill on
his birthday, Sept 5. 1885; the re-
union was held, but 1t proved to be for
his funeral.
Leaving Maury County.
The Company marched to Columbia,
taking cars here for Nashville and
and at the latter place
went into quarters at Camp Anderson,
three miles from town. The regiment |
was made in July 1861, |
and completed at Camp Trousdale
August "a, 1861, the Duck River Rifle /
men becoming Company &c, in the
Twenty fourth Tennessee Volunteer
The Twenty Fourth Tennessee.
This Regiment was originally COM
posed of twelve companies, each con
aiming over a hundred men.
Col. Samuel E. Shannon who is now
living near Nolensville, writes me that
he organization OF the regiment was as !,
olows:
Co. A, Rutherford Co., Capt. John G,
Co. B, williamson Co., Capt. S. K, /,
Co. G. Macon Co., Capt. ]. M. I
Jhles
Co. D, Williamson Co., Capt. John A.
wilson.
Co. f, Sumner Co., Capt. j. A
Co. F, Smith Co.. Capt. James
Co. G, Maury Co., Capt J. M. 7
Go. FL, Hickman Co.. Capt. G. W. {
'eale.
Co.. /, Hickman Co., Capt. Z. W. >
easley. !,
Co X, Franklin and Wilson Co., Capt. q
. q. Goodner =
Capt. Buck Harris Company, from
umner, Trousdale and Smith counties,
nd company commanded by Capt u
lays, were afterwards added to the =
venty fourth. ). y
.ow .Pat" Cleburne Got His First u
Brigade and Made an Enemy. {,
The Colonel. Richard d. Allison, n
as from Smith county, and was ener-
tic in the enlistment of Company II
ere. He was elected Captain, and on CT
e organization of the regiment was W
AIDE its Colonel He had served with 81
edit in the Mexican War, and natur
" supposed that his previous mill
~ experience would procure him the !.
mmand of the Brigade Great was O. q
: disgust when he found that an ~
kansas lawyer, and an Irishman at az
at had received the appoint ~
snt, and he never forgave Pat Gle X,
rne for winning the Commission NJ
at he had himself expected And w
ere seems to have been no love lost ~! an
Cleburne's part, for | find that at vi
iloh, Cleburne or some higher power, "a "a
d placed Allison temporarily in ar ~
It. and thus deprived him of the IL
nmand of the Twenty fourth in
It battle. But Allison did not 'sulk
his tent. I" like Achilles of old at
oy but taking a musket, he fought TN
the ranks as common soldier tn
rhe friction between Cleburne and mi
ison became so great-esrt cially I'll
err Clebnrne' s report on an expedi. frs
n near Corinth in the latter part of We