The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-03-24

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killed September ~, 1862. The ad
dition of one company only wa:
needed and Captain Rogers com
pany became L (By error we had
no company K.
Error: Battle of Spottsylvania
c. H., May II, 1864. Killed,
Lieutenant Neil Dawson, Lieuten-
ant Dawson was killed June 6 at
Cold Harbor.
Error: same place, Lieut.. S. B.
Walker, wounded. Lieut.. Walk
er was wounded at Cold Harbor,
not Spottsylvania, June 10, 1864.
Error: Battle on the Weldon
Railroad. Among the severely
wounded was Lieut.. Archy Baugh.
Lieut.. Baugh belonged to the I2th
regiment, not the 4Sth.
Error: Battle of Hatcher's Run,
October 27, 1864. Should read bat
tie of Burgess Mill, October II,
1864.
Error: Battle of Burgess Mill,
February 2, 1865. Should read
Hatcher's Run, February Il. 1865.
This error occurs also in the I2th
and 10Th regiments, history, dates
and places transposed.
Error; Posey's brigade was in
the attack of A. P. Hills corps at
Gettysburg July 2.
The 48th regiment only adv
anced, joining Wrights Georgians
and advanced as far as they did.
The 19th regiment advanced near
ly as far as the 10Th and got out of
the trenches. No attack was made
by the brigade as whole.
Error is made, Fairview Rifles,
company G, 10Th regiment, is
stated as mustered in at Port Glib
son, March TO, 1861. 1t was mus
tered in May, 1861. The officers
of this company appear as when
commissioned in 1861. In a few
months all had resigned and new
officers were elected, G. H. Fulk-
erson captain. No mention of
others.
Error also to Captain A. K.
Jones being placed in command of
the 10th regiment at Fort Gregg.
Captain Jones commanded the I2th
regiment there.
Error; Page 7I6. Roster of
3Sth regiment. Columbia guards,
Company /, is located from Clai-
borne county. No such company
was ever formed in that county nor
do the officers appear to be known
by any in Claiborne county.
Error: No mention is made of
one militia company from Clai-
borne county. 1t was Company
E, Humphreys battalion, and was
stationed at Mildale in 1862, P. C.
Hull and ]. B. Mason as captains.
Error; In index, page 1887,
read 10th regiment for the 10th
brigade, (Gen. R. s. Ewell.)
Error: The names of many Of
ficers are misspelled, wrong ini-
tials given, viz: Captain H. L.
Coffee, Allen B, Coffee and H. T.
Coffee. He was Captain Holland
Coffee of the 48th regiment and of
Jackson, Miss.
Error: Lieut.. James M. Creek
man was killed as Lieut.. Creek
more. Lieut.. S. D. McClellun
wounded as w. D. Mcclellan.
Port Gibson Rifles, Company
CT, 10th regiment. it is inferred
that the original officers retained
their command at reorganization.
None but MeKeever were re-elect-
ed and he resigned after Shiloh
battle. The company was then
commanded by assignment of w.
R. Daniels of Jackson as captain
and D. A. Campbell of Rankin
county as lieutenant.
Claiborne Light Infantry, Cap
tain A. ]. Lewis, is the only off,
Ger mentioned. Nor was mention
made of his promotion as major
and lieutenant colonel of the I4th
cavalry battalion.
Mr.. Rowland refused the offer
of Captain A. K. Jones to place his
company roll the archives, saying
he wanted original muster rolls
only.
Reference is made to page 7o4
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