The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-27
RECALLS STORY
 OF ''DIXIE BOYS"
]. c. Bond of Jena Brings Relics of Pickens COun-
 ty Company

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 J. C. Bonds of Jena. an interesting Confederate veteran, who is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. Nelson .An- drews. has brought Mrs. Andrews gooo many relics of the war. Among them is homespun blanket that he and Corporal J. Baxter Jordan used in carrying Lie1- tenant William H. Dunlap, who was Mrs Andrews father. from the battle field in Atlanta, on July %, 1861, when he had his leg blown off by the Yankee cannon ball. At the time of tlie light Lieuten- ant Dunlap was in charge, and won the light al the loss of his leg. Captain William G. McCracllin being in the hos pital.
 One of the most interesting remini- scences is the original list of ''fhe Dixie Boys" the name given to Company C, Twenty-fourth Alabama Volunteers from Piekens county, Ala. Below are the names of those who originally formed 'The Dixie Boys" They were mustered into the Confederate service at Navy Cave. one and one-half miles east of Fort Morgan, Ala:
 Newton N Davis, captain; William c. NIcCrackin. first lieutenant; William H. Dunlap. second lieutenant; l.. A, Laven- der, junior second lieutenant; A. Henry, orderly sergeant; ". H. Howard, second orderly sergeant: W. s. Coleman, third orderly sergeant s. D. Bonds, fourth orderly sergeant; II. B. Latham, fifth orderly sergeant; James NJ. Benson, first corporal; Abram Glenn, second corporal; R. II. Oglesby third corporal; Baxter Jordan, fourth corporal
 Privates-Alfred Atkinson. J. B. Archibald, ! w Allen, Zacharah Bear den, John Ballard. J. N Bridges, w J. Bonds J. A. Burchfield, Thomas J. But Ter, James M. Bradley J. A. Black, Jack son Colson. David Childress, William w. Cox, W. A. Cox. A. B. Cotton. R. H, Curry, John NJ. Crowell, Thomas c. Connor, J. B. Clardy, James w. Dillard, William l.. Deoach, w. C. East man, John D. Glen, W. c. Gholson, Calvin Gholson, Zachariah A. Hamett, A. NJ Horton, Thomas Irwin Horton, Newton Halbert, B. D. Herrin. D. Y. Herrin. c. McD. Hardwich, James Coop CT, Ben jamin l.. Harris. Bird H. Hood enpyle John l.. Jordan, Jesse II. Jones, William Gholson. Jephtha c. Jones. James M. Jay, J. H. Lavender, R. w. ard, James M. Leigh, J. B. Latham, A. II. Lotion, James Murray, William A. Morgan John H. Morgan, J. H. Moore, Davis s. McGraw, John T. McShan, Alexander l.. Moorhead, William Ii. Marler, J. D. Pratt, C. A. Pate, Joel II. Puckett, George NJ. Pecks, w. N. Story, J. H. Story. Ambrose Sanders, Lewis M Stone, c. L. Stone. J. H. Spil- Ter, J. c. Sherrod, V. H. Speed. J. c. Shaw, Curtis M. Taylor, C. B. Turnip- seed, B. F. T. Valentine. G. C. Wells, James A. Whitman, Elijah Williams, William NJ. Williams, Willis K. Weir
 This completes the original list The company reorganized for the war in the Hitchcock warehouse in Mobile. in April, 1862. At the reorganization N. N. Davis was reelected captain; w. c McCrackin, first lieutenant; w. H, Dun lap, second lieutenant; and Andrew Henry, second junior lieutenant. On the afternoon of the same day Captain Davis was promoted to major, Me Craekin to captain, Dunlap to first lieutenant. A. Henry to second and senior lieutenant, and L. A. Lavender was elected second junior lieutenant.
 At the close of the war N. N. Davis was colonel of the rigement, Twenty fourth Alabama volunteers.
 Only few of the recruits names are found: J. C. Bonds, R. C. Bonds, Weeks Farmer, T. P. Jay. John Love, Luke Cullas Massey, chefus Massey, Jones, John McCrackin.
 The name, "The Dixie Boys" orig mated after a meeting when they had sung Dixie" accompanied by Miss Hattie Dunlap, sister of Lieutenant Dunlap, at the piano, and two Rodgers brothers who played the "fiddles." The enthusiasm was so great that one of the boys threw up his hat and yelled, "Hurrah for the Dixie Boys!" So they at once called themselves The Dixie Boys"
 The company held their first meet
 ngs and organized at BridgesVille Pickens county, Alabama and went
 into camp at The Garden;" and their services were offered to the govern ment from that place.