The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18
COUNTY HISTORY
RECORDS COMPILED
Colors Presented by Miss Ellen Isbell
and Her Address.

A0 It Vi Cob AhONCAoy Va SO0P6hy -
had their first meeting at Beulal
Church August IA, 1861. The com
pany completed it's organization By
September 5, 1861. The roll of th'
officers and entire company taker
from the original roll that E. A. Rat
Lift had and carried throughout tht
war, it being the only thing the en-
emy would allow him to keep, and hi
has not got in a good humor yet witt
the Yank that stuck him with his
bayonet after he was wounded and &
prisoner at Chickamauga. The rol
is as follows:
Captain, w. H. Frost; First Lieu
tenant, J. R. Scott; Second Lieuten'
ant, P. j. Cummings; Third Lieuten'
ant, N. Payen; Orderly Sergeant, w
/. Mcdonald; Second Sergeant, D. w
Caldwell; Third Sergeant, Paul Is
bell; Fourth Sergeant, A. E. Ratliff
First Corporal, s. w. Mcdaniel; Sec.
ond Corporal, j. l. Emmons; Third
Corporal, John Thomas; Fourth Cor
poral, r. B. Ward.
/. N. Bramham, w, H. Cummings
M. M. Caruthers, M. A. Calhoun, T.
w. Crenshaw, G. C. Cox, I. N. Dun
can, A. Duncan, w. S. Douglass, c.
Fisher, G.. Phelps, ]. w. Gills, ]. A.
Hook, G. M. d. Haslip, w. E. Isbell,
j. Jackson, w. H. Johnson, J. r.
Soundon, j. w. Laster, Wet Lawson,
J. w. McGinnis, L. Mahan, G. w.
Norrid, E. M. oliver, ]. M. Page, T.
H. Park, r. M. Park, T. M. Park, j.
W. Phillips, d. w. Pursley, w. B.
Reed, B. Scott, w. Stone, w. ]. Lem
mon, ]. w. Wyatt, ]. A. Walton, w.
S. Walton, H. S. Wilson, H. C. Will
hanson, j. M. Williams, w. F. Whot,
G. w. Williams, w. C. Yates, R. H.
Clogs, G.. w. Bonahan, M. Creed, Will
son Cunningham, M. P. Chambers,
j. E. Caldwell, w. Duncan, ]. H.
Douglas, ]. A. Douglas, F. Fourtman,
A. c. Garrison, G. B. Godsy, w. F.
Henderson, T. B. Henshaw, G.. c. Is
bell, T. b. Jackson, W. T. Joyner,
A. S. Soundon, J. s. Lynch, w. G. Nc
Daniel, r. H. Miller, J. M. Naylor, ].
F. Osborne, c. B. Page, J. S. Park,
M. M. Park, r. c. Park, j. M. Park,
T. ]. Pursley, G. w. Pursley, T. ].
Roberts, A. Stone, M, Blackley, Van
Williams, o. M. Whit@v, w. P. Wal
ton, s. M. Wilson, N. Wilson, w.
w. Whipple, P. T. viii ms, r. D.
Wilson, w. F. williams, D. C. Can
non, R. H. Sanders.
There were in all 1O2 men that
started to follow the fortunes of Com
pany d. Our colors, beautifully
wrought, were presented to us at
Academy Sept. 6, 1851, by
Miss Ellen Isbell and received on be-
half of the company by the second
P. j. Cummings. After
we were formed into regiment our
colors were of no use, as we
had and used only one stand of colors
to the regiment. But the gallant
remembering his prom
ise to the young lady, took Company
DIS colors off the staff and folded
them to take them through the war
with him and had them at Perry
Vile, KY, when he was shot and so
terribly wounded that he despaired |
If life and did not forget his keep
sake, but turned it over to one of the
company with the promise that it |
should be taken care of. But in war |
LII is confusion, and they were lost or
nislaid.
The address delivered to the Forest
3overs is in full as follows:
Soldiers, as an evidence of inter
st and sympathy in the cause in
which you have enlisted to maintain,
nd with the hope of encouraging
'ou in the noble purpose which ami
mates your hearts of fighting for
liberty against a powerful
oe, who seeks to make you slaves,
We, the ladies of your neighborhood,
ave prepared this flag, which l am
equested to present to you on this
ccasion. Soldiers, we beg you to ac-
ept it in the spirit of courage, life,
in the justice of your
ause and it's final success, to which
on will have the honorOf contrib
ting, accompanied with the fervent
nd devout prayers of those whom {
on honor most and love best in the [
orld.
Soldiers, we grieve at your de- /
arturo with fearful eyes and sor-
,wing hearts. Much will we miss {
our familiar faces in your deserted t
ONES and places where we have t
cen wont to meet together. Some
you will fall, devoted veterans for {