Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-23
Se:e.sion n LaFaYei.c CountY.

they are received.
Secession IN lafayette County.
Continued from last Week.
While the Thompson Cavalry
were in active Grill preparing to
20 10 the front four other CON-
panies were in active process Of
formation, all placed afterward
in the ,9ih Regiment OF Missis-
sippi Infantry. The first was the
Mott Guards, Co. B., made up
as remember, along the ITALIA
hatchie river. W. g. Martin was
its first captain but later on he
resigned and was succeeded by
the plueky George Morris who
went out as 1st Lieutenant, Nor
ris' place being taken by a brave
fellow named Gregory who gave
his life to his country about the
middle Of the war. don't think
it was ever 4 large company, but
they were tough hardy men, fine
shots. grit to the backbone, and
made u fine record in their coun-
Try 5 service.
The next was a company whose
name have never learned. The
Military History OF Mississippi,
states that the reginental letter
Of the compony was G., and its
first captain was r. S. Aberna-
thy who resigned and was sue
ceeded by the lst Lieut.. ". W.
Lester. A letter from a friend
informs me that it was a small
company. 1t was soon combined
with another and lost its identity.
am impressed that it was made
up in the neighborhOod of Dallas.
About the first of April, DR..
John W. g. Smith, rising young
physician and partner Of the un-
lequailed DR.. T. D. Isom, began
making up his splendid company.
the aicClung RlisGca. Co. T..
and W. G. Vaughan. Circuit,
Clerk, was Doing the same with
that gallant host the Avant South
rols, Co. F. The Town Hall. On
the east side Of the square. Sec
ond story, vas used as their drill
ground except when they went
out on the commons.
Eevry Saturday at . p m, the
kettle drum OF each company
would begin its racket and rattle.
and then the boys. the decided
majority being from the country.
would roll up to headquarters"
and prepare for drill. In the
meantime the Oxford ladies' were
not idle. Organizing themselves
! pnder tiaa lsaa.S>--.b~s-> "a As,-.- xr.::y-.
II. Robinson, they ordered seye-
raj hundred yards of goods known
IN that day as Louisiana Tucka-
Jaw, a kind of heavy cotton ma.
terlal, with which they made
stout, durable clothes for every
one who was not able to buv
them himself. There were about
seventy-five of these noble wo-
men, and by the time the two
companies were ready To leave.
they were uniformed and pre-
scented a fine appearance. Dear
Mrs. Robinson always called
them ''our boys" and long after
they were gone articles OF diffe-
rent kinds were still forwarded
TO them.
was elerking for Thos. n
Wendell, his two clerks. .sRatty"
Duncan and Wm. Ragland hay-
ing left for the front. joining the
Lamar Rifles, | believe, and all
goods were packed and shipped
at his store. Ii got to be such a
tremendous business, that a large
part OF Calhoun, Pontotoc and
Pamela, would all bring their
clothing they had made for their
brave sons, brothers, husbands
and sweethearts, who were barring
their breasts for Southern Inde-
pendence. Ii was by no means
an unusual thing for a lovely pirI
20 slip up TO me with her beauti-
I'll face all suffused with bushes
.nd hand NE little bundle con-
tanning two pairs of socks and
sometimes a pair of gloves. al
ways knit by her own sweet hands
ana IN a style good and fine
enough for President Davis. In
the bundle was a note worth a
thousand times its weight in eold
10 that brave soldier boz, and
though was warned not 10 read
ls, 1t was not Necessary, would
nave o.ed lrst, but the love light
N the eyes and red color on he
cheeA told the ever sweet old
story.
Lue OAIcefs OF the AcClunr
Rifles were: J. W. C. Smith
Captain, afterwsrd promoted 10
Surgeon.
Sam Il. Mullins, 1st Lieut..
James II. Duncan, ID Lieut..
James B. Cox, 3ri Lieut..
Jimmie" Duncan rose 10 the
rank Of Lieut-COl. before the war
and died about 1871.
The officers of the Aveat South
rons We're: W. G. Vaughan. Can
ain, but rose to the rank of Lien.
Colonel.
X W. phipps, LIST Lieut., but
-ose to the rank of Colonel.
Andrew t. Owens. 2nd Lieut.
made quarter master.
LII Burney, Srd Lieut..
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