Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-07-07
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Secession IN lafayette County.
1Continued from last Week. |
The True Missippians, Com.
pany b, Both Infantry, was or
ganized also early in 1862, and
its officers received their COM
Feb. 10th, same year.
This company went to Grenada
on the same train with the pre-
ceding one, but after reaching
that point voted to join Colonel
NeiIl's regiment much to the
disappointment OF their friends
in the other company. Their
choice also threw us in different
brigades until December OF that
year, when Colonel Walthall,
being now made Brigadier Gene
raj, that regiment became part
Of his famous brigade.
Their total enrolment was 100.
Their officers were :Thcs. II.
Robinson, Captain, but on ac-
count OF age and infirmity,, he
resigned in a few months, and
was succeeded by lst Lieut.. W.
f. Paine. This gallant officer
was a teacher in the High School
at College Hill. but as remem-
Der resigned on account of i'll
health. He was succeeded by
I'd Lieut.. Thos. W. Boone. n jol-
ly, rafting. gallant fellow, true
as steel, and oeady to die for the
right. That he did do on the
bloody battlefield of Murfrees-
boro. He was succeeded by 2nd
Lieut.. George w. Hope, a man
who would face loaded cannon
without flinching if he thought
duty called him to do it. He was
also killed at Murfreesboro.
These brave men were succeeded
by 1st Lieut.. Jas. Frierson. and
I'd Lieut.. Pat Myers, both OF
whom survived the war but are
now dead. They were good Of
ficers, but | remember but little
about them.
Ed. Hope, the bravest of the
brave, straight as n needle, and
true as n die, belonged to thai
company. lie was ensign of the
regiment and afterwsrd OF the
brigade, ard was desperately
wounded at the battle Of Frank
! lin while on the broast-Works OI
the enemy in a hand to hand
conflict by all odds, the bloodiest
battle OF the war, considering tbs
the number of men engaged, anC
the length OF time of the conflict
There were only three or four u
this noble company in line wher
we surrendered.
At Abbeville, March Sd, 1852
there was organized at Abbeyille
Company c., 1.-The Smith Rifles. ;
1t belonged 10 the 3ith Infantry
This regiment was in d separat,
brigade from either of the othe
two companies but came into tn,
aSgaaizs1:" Smith, who also wa.
It's hrst Captain. "Lige" Sm;tF
was one of those rough ano
Feady characters, full to the brim
OF honor and honesty, loving his
friends, but letting his enemies
severely alone and DEMANDING
WIN an emphasis that they well
understood that they must do him
the same way. He died AT
bardstown, Kentucky, on that
severe campaign, and was sue.
ceeded by that homeIy, RUGGED
man, LIST Lieut.. b. f. Houston
he lived through the war and
died in 1901. u
me I'd Lieut.. was a gallant
fellow who gave his life to his
country IN that fearful carnage
on the heights at Lookout Monn-
tam when Gen. Walthall's Iitfe
brigade Of about 1865 men mo,
IN nc combat Hooker's corps of
i9oOo. There were two other Ri
+ in that COMPANY
/. l.. Trotter and Newell =
Young whom | do not remember.
aiso "a Lieutenant, Caleb w
- Their total enrolment wast
10, OF whom about rs are VET |
living. In my book, Records If
walthall's Brigade" the folIow.
ing note is made regarding this
"Canpany C was
famillaaiy known as Liee Smiths
company. No one acquainted
with the early history OF north
Lar agate county will fail tol
IN the roster the names
d .he men and the sons OF the
men whose industry and intec-
NY shed a halo of glory around
heir beloved State. Not n man
or was in this proud and noble ..
ompany Who is ashamed of the
anne ne bears. No wonder their ,
rounds were all in front.