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The Maryland Campaign.
Second battle of Manassas, Aug. 30, 1862, against the Union forces commanded by Gen. Pope.
Siege of Harpers Ferry, Va., where the Union General Miles was forced to surrender with eleven thousand men.
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), Maryland, against the army of Gen. George B. McClellan, Sept. 17, 1862.
Hazle River, with the roth Alabama, in support of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry, November 10, 1862.
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., against the forces of Gen. Burn- side. Featherston's brigade was stationed immediately in front of the town where the heaviest and most desperate assaults of the enemy were made by the "Red Shirt Zouaves," who were successfully beaten with great slaughter by the Mississippians. This battle be- gan on the 11th and closed on the 14th of December, 1862. After this battle Col. Posey was promoted to Brigadier and put in com- mand of the brigade, Gen. Featherston being sent to the department of Mississippi, Alabama and East Louisiana.
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Battle of Chancellors, Va., May Ist, 2nd, and 3rd, against Gen. Joe Hooker, who succeeded Gen. Burnside, and whose army was completely routed.
The Pennsylvania Campaign, battle of Gettysburg, July Ist, 2nd and 3rd, 1863.
Battle of Bristoe Station, October 14, 1863, where Gen. Posey was mortally wounded.
Battle of Mine Run, Va., against Gen. Meade, November 30th and December Ist, 1863.
Campaign of 1864 and 1865. Battle of the Wilderness, May 5th and 6th, 1864, against the Union forces under Gen. Grant.
Shady Grove, May 8, 1864.
Spottsylvania Court House, Va., 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th of May, 1864. In this battle the brigade was commanded by Gen. Nathaniel H. Harris, colonel of the 19th Mississippi, who succeeded Gen. Posey, and was one of the brigades selected by General Lee to retake his lost works on the 12th of May, which had been captured by the enemy. Subsequently at Richmond, Va., Gen. R. S. Ewell wrote General Harris the following letter:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF RICHMOND, VA., Dec. 27, 1864. Gen. N. H. Harris,
Commanding Brigade General.
I have omitted to acknowledge the valuable services rendered by your brigade on the 12th of May instant, at Spottsylvania, not from any want of appreciation, but because I want my thanks to rest upon the solid foundation of official reports. The manner in which your brigade charged over the hills to recapture our works was witnessed by me with intense admiration for men who could advance so calmly to what seemed and was almost certain death. I have never seen troops under a hotter fire than was endured on this day by your brigade and some others. Major General Edward Johnston, since his exchange, has assured me that the whole strength of the enemy's army was poured into the gap caused by the capture of his command. He estimates the force engaged at this place, on their side, at forty thousand, besides Birney's command of perfectly fresh troops. Prisoners from all of their corps were taken by us. Two divisions of my corps-your brigade and two others (one of which was scarcely engaged)-confronted successfully this immense host, and not only won from them nearly all the ground they had gained, but so .
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shattered their army that they were unable again to make a serious attack until they received fresh troops. I have not forgotten the conduct of the Sixteenth Mississippi Regiment, while under my command, from Front Royal to Malvern Hill. I am glad to see, from a trial more severe than any experienced while in my division, that the regiment is in a brigade of which it may well be proud.
Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, (Signed) R. S. EWELL, Lieutenant General.
In this battle the 16th Mississippi colors were perforated by over two hundred and fifty bullets. Alexander R. Mixon of the Quitman Guards, promoted to the rank of ensign, bearing the battle flag when they retook our works, waived it in the faces of the enemy and died on the breastworks an American soldier and a Mississippi hero. From this time to the investment of Richmond and Petersburg, and up to the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House on the 9th of April, 1865, the army of Northern Virginia, under Lee, and the army of the Potomac, under Grant, confronted each other in line of battle. They fought at Hanover Junction on the 24th of May, 1864.
At Cold Harbor on the 3rd of June, 1864, the scene of the great battle in 1862.
They fought at Turkey Ridge, June 6th, 1864. On the 18th of June, 1864, they were put in the trenches at Petersburg.
In July they were taken out of the trenches, made a force march to Lee's right and whipped the enemy at the Davis House, near the Weldon Railroad, and then returned to the trenches.
On the 17th of August, they were again taken out of the trenches, went to Richmond and fought at New Market, on the 18th.
On the 19th returned to Petersburg, and on the 21st, engaged in a fight on the Weldon Railroad. In this fight the Quitman Guards lost two killed and fourteen captured. After the battle the brigade returned to the trenches and fought day and night until the 12th of November, 1864, when they were taken out and went into winter quarters, but were constantly on duty.
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They fought at Hatcher's Run on the 5th and 6th of February, 1865, where they defeated an attempt to turn Lee's right.
On the Ist of March, they held the position vacated by Picket's Division between the Appomattox and the James Rivers.
When Sheridan began serious demonstrations on Richmond, they were sent to the aid of Stuart's and Causey's Virginia brigades and defeated his movements and then returned to their position between the Appomattox and the James, remaining there until the 2nd of April, when they were ordered to the right of Petersburg to reinforce troops who had lost their works and immediately went into action, but were compelled to retire before overwhelming numbers until the remnants of the 16th and 12th not killed, wounded or captured, took refuge in Fort Gregg, where they made a stand and fought with their usual desperate determination. A correspondent of the London Fortnightly Review, who was with Lee's army at the time, published the following article in reference to this struggle, putting the number of Mississippians in the fort at 250, while many of the survivors say there were not over 125, as the 19th and 48th regiments under General Harris made their escape, and the troops in Fort Gregg were of the 12th and 16th regiments with a few artillerists.
This correspondent says:
"The officer in command of Fort Alexander, which was fartherest away from the oncoming Federals, deemed it more important to save his guns than to try and help Fort Gregg. Receiving no assist- ance from its twin brother, Fort Gregg, manned by Harris' Missis- sippi brigade, numbering 250 undaunted men, breasted intrepidly the tide of its multitudinous assailants. Three times Gibbon's Corps surged up and around the works-three times, with dreadful car- nage, they were driven back. I am told that it was subsequently admitted by General Gibbon, that in carrying Fort Gregg he lost five or six hundred men, or in other words, that each Mississippian inside the works struck down at least two assailants. When at last the works were carried, there remained out of its 250 defenders but thirty survivors. In those nine memorable days there was not an episode more glorious to the Confederate Army than the heroic
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self-immolation of the Mississippians in Fort Gregg, to gain time for their comrades."
In this episode Pike County's name became glorified in the names of Robert D. Stovall and Wm. L. Sparkman, of the Quitman Guards, who sealed their devotion with their lives in the last grand struggle that marked the closing end of the Confederacy. Col. Bain had been captured and Lieut. Col. Duncan, commanding the 16th, was severely wounded. Capt. Applewhite, of the 12th Mississippi, was next in command, and he and the following are present survivors: Buxton R. Conerly, Wm. F. Standifer, Bright Wil- liams, Sam Howell, Joe Thompson.
The Summit Rifles were especially un- fortunate in the loss of officers. J. D. Blinco, who organized the company, resigned soon after. H. E. Murphy died at Warrington Springs, Va., in the winter of 1861-62, of consumption. James Brown, one of the most daring scouts in Lee's army, was killed at Malvern Hill (seven days battle before Richmond, 1862). It was ordered that the Summit Riflles, under his leadership, be mounted as scouts, but his death prevented it. Louis R. Austin, another gallant young officer, was mortally wounded in the battle CAPT. THOMAS J. CONNALLY Bogue Chitto Guards of Sharpsburg, Md., September 17, 1862, in the desperate encounter of the Mississip- pians with a brigade of U. S. Regulars in the center. Lieut. E. H. Gatlin was mortally wounded at "Bloody Angle," Spotsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864. T. J. Casey, was killed at Weldon R. R. Thomas A. Garner, last captain, was shot through the cheeks and nose but lived many years after the war.
May 1, 1861, the Bogue Chitto Guards were organized and mustered in by Robert J. Bowen, with the following original officers and men:
I R. S. Carter, Captain.
3 Joseph Hart, 2nd Lieut.
2 Thomas J. Connally, Ist Lieut.
4 G. A. Bilbo, 3rd Lieut.
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PRIVATES.
5 Albrittan, R. R.
29 Hodges, John C.
6 Albrittain, John M.
3ยบ Hall, Thomas J.
7 Brister, J. Milton
31 Howell, James H.
8 Bisbee, C. M.
32 Harrington, H. F. M. .
9 Buett, Joseph
33 Johnson, A. B.
Io Buett, Thomas
34 Kinneally, Thomas
35 Kazza, James W.
36 Martin, James M.
37 Netherland, T. L.
38 Newman, Jasper
39 Price, Uriah
40 Prestridge, W. P.
41 Price, William
42 Prestridge, Zachariah
43 Price, H. H.
44 Richardson, Martin
45 Rawls, Jesse
46 Saper, Stephen
47 Sasser, Joseph
48 Terrell, Foster
49 Turner, Francis I.
50 Sasser, James S.
51 Price, T. M.
The above company was attached to the 7th Mississippi regiment, Gen. C. G. Dalhgreen.
THE DAHLGREEN RIFLES.
The Dahlgreen Rifles organized on Topisaw, by Capt. Parham B. Williams, and mustered in by him August 22, 1861, was also attached to the 7th regiment as Co. H, under Gen. Chalmers-Cheat- ham's division.
The following is the roll of the company:
I Parham B. Williams, Captain, (killed in railroad collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
2 Joseph M. Thornhill, Ist Lieut., Asst. Surgeon.
3 Zebulon E. P. Williams, 2nd Lieut.
4 Jordan B. Williams, 3rd Lieut., (leg broken in collision at Pon- chatoula, La.)
5 Elijah Cothern, Ensign.
6 Peter J. Felder, Ist Sergt., (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
15 Crosby, Thomas
16 Courtney, B. F.
17 Coon, Samuel
18 Gill, T. H.
19 Givin, W. J.
20 Gill, John J.
21 Gill, John A.
22 Hart, I. M.
23 Hart, John G.
24 Hart, H. L.
25 Hart, I. A.
26 Hart, Judge A.
27 Hart, James L.
28 Hampton, Jasper
II Bount, A. A.
12 Brown, Robert M.
13 Brown, J. O.
14 Buster, John
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THE DAHLGREEN RIFLES-CONTINUED.
7 John J. Sibley, 2nd Sergt., (dis- charged).
8 Wiott Thornhill, 3rd Sergt., (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
9 Isaiah Greer, 4th Sergt., (died).
Io William L. Walker, 5th Sergt., (ap- pointed Lieutenant).
II Harvey Boyd, Ist Corp., (substi- tuted by Isaiah Boyd, wounded).
12 F. M. Coglin, 2nd Corp., (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
13 William Dunaway, 3rd Corp., (killed near Atlanta, Ga.)
14 William W. Gunnels, 4th Corp.
PRIVATES.
15 Adams, Joseph P., (killed in colli- sion at Ponchatoula, La.)
16 Adams, John
17 Boyd, William, (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
18 Boyd, Jeremiah
19 Boyd, Thomas
20 Boyd, Jesse
21 Boyd, Thomas C.
22 Curtis, R., (killed at Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
23 Cothern, Joseph
24 Cothern, John
25 Coon, Craft
26 Coker, John W., (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
27 Coon, Louis
28 Coker, A. L.
29 Coglin, Thos. J., (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
30 Craft, Jackson
31 Coglin, Frank
32 Coglin, Jasper
33 Collins, Joe
34 Davis, Aaron
35 Davis, Arthur
36 Dunaway, Asa, (killed in battle at Harrisburg, Miss.)
37 Dunaway, Pearl, (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
38 Dunaway, Jesse F., (killed in battle at Atlanta, Ga.)
39 Dunaway, Stephen, (killed in bat- tle).
40 Day, Pleasant
41 Davis, John
42 Dunaway, Osburn
43 Fortinberry, Jack, (transferred).
44 Felder, J. Smith, (wounded in colli- sion at Ponchatoula, La.)
45 Gullage, G. C.
46 Greer, Newton
47 Greer, Francis
48 Hathorn, John, (transferred).
49 Hampton, Jasper
50 Hope, Cornelius, (wounded in col- lision at Ponchatoula, La.)
51 Jenkins, Jesse
52 Jenkins, Bill
53 Keen, Daniel
54 Keen, Charles, (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
55 Keen, Harvey
56 Kitt, Harrison
57 Morgan, J. H.
58 Morgan, William A.
59 McKinzie, A. N.
60 Mcclendon, Jack, (discharged).
6I Massey, Elisha, Jr.
62 McGallon, John J.
63 McGinty, Joseph
64 McDavid, William
65 McEwen, Silas
66 Leonard, Raford
67 Leonard, William
68 Leonard, Pleasant
69 Pollard, John R.
70 Pollard, Pleasant
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THE DAHLGREEN RIFLES-CONTINUED.
71 Pollard, Raford
72 Turpine, John
73 Thornhill, Wyatt
74 Thornhill, J. Martin
75 Thornhill, J. Newton
76 Thombs, George, (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
77 Wallace, J. B., (leg broken in colli- sion at Ponchatoula, La.)
78 Wallace, E. H.
79 Saul, William J.
80 Slaven, John, (wounded in battle at Shiloh, Tenn.)
81 Reeves, Stephen, (killed in collision at Ponchatoula, La.)
82 Reddy, Mike, (killed at Harris- burg, Miss.)
83 Rutland, Cullen, (died at Corinth, Miss.) -
This company met with a very serious accident during the war at Ponchatoula, La., by the collision of the train they were being transported on with another, which resulted in the death of Captain Williams and several of his men and wounding many others. It was charged that this was prearranged by persons controlling the trains for the purpose of killing the men, being northern men and in sympathy with the Union army. The engineer and others made their escape and kept out of the way until after the close of the war, else they might have paid the penalty of their crime.
In October, 1861, the McNair Rifles were organized with the fol- lowing officers and men, attached to the 3rd battalion and 45th Mis- sissippi, consolidated as Company E, Mark P. Lowry's brigade, Army of Tennessee.
MCNAIR RIFLES.
I Robert H. McNair, Captain, (pro- moted to Lieut .- Col .; killed at Shiloh).
2 William M. McNulty, Ist Lieut. and Captain.
3 James R. Wilson, 2nd Lieut., (re- signed).
4 Isaac Scherck, 3rd Lieut.
5 Rialdo Downer, Ist Sergt., (mor- tally wounded at Shiloh, Tenn.)
6 James B. Martin, 2nd Sergt.
7 John H. Thompson, 3rd Sergt., (af- terwards Captain; mortally wounded at Chickamauga.)
8 Robert Brown, 4th Sergt. 13
9 Dr. Busby, Ist Corp.
10 Clint J. Martin, 2nd Corp.
II Alf A. Boyd, 4th Corp., (last Cap- tain of company).
12 M. M. Murray, Ist Lieut., (close of war).
13 Samuel E. McNulty, 2nd Lieut., (close of war).
14 Dr. Boyer, Hospital Steward.
15 O. V. Shurtliff, Asst. Surgeon
16 Austin Hooker
17 Andrews, Robert
18 Byrd, Charlie, (died at Chicago, Ill., in prison).
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MCNAIR RIFLES-CONTINUED.
CAPT. A. A. BOYD McNair Rifles
19 Brown, Newton M., (killed at Chic-
[% Famauga, Ga.)
20 Boyd, William
21 Borosky, Julius 22 Brown, Asa
23 Bigner, William
24: Bridges, C. B.
25 Causey, I. L., (died in prison at Camp Chase).
26 Carroll, James, (died at Triune, Tenn.)
27 Carruth, J. E., (prisoner at Camp Douglas).
28 Carruth, Robert M., (wounded at Lovejoy, Ga.)
29 Cutrer, Newt.
30 Carruth, James B., (killed at Shi- loh).
31 Canter, W. D., (died at Shiloh).
32 Cornwall, F. M., (killed at Atlanta, Ga.)
33 Clark, Herbert
34 Chamberlin, Silas
35 Cosgrove, Thomas
36 Clarke, Thomas, (died at Bowling Green, Ky.)
37 Clark, Jessee
38 Dunica, Leon
39 Dunica, George
40 Daunis, A. J.
41 Dawson, D. A.
42 Day, Dave, (discharged).
43 Ezell, Tom
44 Flood, Martin, (prisoner at Camp Douglas).
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MCNAIR RIFLES-CONTINUED.
45 Flowers, John H., (disch'd, over age)
46 Gardner, Seaborne
47 Gammon, Alex.
48 Gatlin, Elbert
49 Gatlin, Pinkney
50 Gotowsky,
51 Hyman, Sam
52 Hales, T. Benton
53 Hoover, Charles
54 Hodges, Sam J.
55 Hilborn, Benj.
56 Harvey, William, (wounded at Lovejoy, Ga.)
57 Hamil, Hugh J.
58 Johnston, William B.
59 Kinebrew, L. M.
60 Keen, John
61 Keen, F. M.
62 Keen, Cal L.
63 Keen, W. H., (killed at Franklin, Tenn.)
64 Latham, John P.
65 Latham, Nimrod
66 Martin, Frank M., (prisoner at Camp Douglas).
67 Martin, W. G., (died at Murfrees- boro, Tenn.)
68 Miller, Poley
69 McGehee, Dunk, (mortally wound- ed at Shiloh).
70 Moak, Martin M.
71 McNulty, Hugh, (killed at Frank- lin, Tenn.)
72 McGehee, William
73 McKeating, William
74 Mason, M. M.
75 McComb, Ephraim
76 Ott, Frank M.
77 Pitman, Hardy
78 Powell, Abner D.
79 Powell, James (transferred). 113 Woodall, Joe (died in service).
80 Pitman, John
81 Roundtree, Starling (mortally wounded at Shiloh).
82 Reeves, Thomas (killed at Shiloh).
83 Richmond, A.
84 Richmond,
85 Simmons, Riddick
86 Steel, Jarvis (killed at Shiloh).
87 Smith, C. B., from Catahoula, La. (died at Shiloh).
88 Stevens, C. K.
89 Schreck, Louis.
90 Standard, Geo. (wounded).
91 Sharp, John
92 Sublett, T. J.
93 Turner, Wm. H.
94 Turner, Louis M. (killed at Jones- borough, Ga.)
95 Turner, Joseph, from Wilkinson Co., (killed at Franklin, Tenn).
96 Thompson, Silas (son of Hardy). 97 Thompson, Hugh (son of Hardy).
98 Terrell, Wm., (killed at Ringold Gap, Ga.) 99 Travis, W. J. 100 Terry, Benj.
ICI Turner, Henry W.
102 Varnado, Felix
103 Varnado, Meredith
104 Wilson, Murdock
105 Wilkinson, R. B.
106 Wilkinson, S. C.
107 Williams, Jackson (son of Meyer Williams).
108 Williams, James (son of Meyer Williams).
109 Westrope, D. L. (mortally wound- ed at Perryville, Tenn.)
IIO Williams, James (son of Sam, died in service).
III Woodall, Hezekiah (killed at Shiloh).
II2 White, Emmet A.
114 Wilson, Jasper
115 Quin, John H.
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The author is indebted to Mr. Enoch Carruth, of Auburn, Lin- coln County, for the entire memoranda of the above company given him from memory in 1902. It is not of record in the department of Archives and History, nor in the war department.
After the organization of the McNair Rifles, the people of Summit assembled at the Presbyterian Church, October 3rd, 1861, under the auspices of the Soldier's Friend Society, with Rev. Mrs. William Hoover, president, who was attended by the vice-presidents, Mrs. Phoebe Whitehead, Mrs. Dr. William Bacot, Mrs. Dr. John Huff- man, Mrs. Helen Gracey and Miss Hattie Wicker, for the purpose of presenting a camp Bible to the company. Rev. D W. Dillehay lead in prayer and Captain McNair introduced Rev. Mrs. Hoover, delegated by the society, to present the Bible, which she did, the Bible being received by William McNulty, subse- quently captain, on the part of the company.
CAPTAIN M'NAIR.
Capt. McNair was born in the city of New Orleans. He married Miss Columbia Sarah Sydnor, daughter of Col. Sydnor, a wealthy merchant of Galveston, Texas, who was regarded as one of the loveliest and most beautiful women that ever lived in Pike County.
Capt. McNair taught school in New Orleans, CAPT. MCNAIR of McNair Rifles Killed at Shiloh, Tennessee Major of Regiment and was for a time Superintendent of Education in that city. He also taught in Amite City, and was induced by Col. Garland to settle in Summit. Here he erected a handsome college building east of the railroad, which was destroyed by fire and one of the students Was lost in the conflagration. He rebuilt on a small scale, intending to erect a more handsome building than the first, but, the war coming on, he went into the army. He organized the company which bore his name, and on the 9th of November, 1861, left the town of Summit, via Natchez, for New Orleans, where they were mustered into the Confederate States' service and became attached to the Army of Tennessee, then under command of General Albert Sidney Johnston. . He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of the 45th Mississippi
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Regiment, and was mortally wounded at the battle of Shiloh, at the same time his illustrious chief fell, crowned with the glorious victory over the superior forces of the enemy under Gen. U. S. Grant, the 6th of April, 1862. Col. McNair was a man of superior mold and his intellect was cultivated up to the highest standard, and his friends claimed that it was like an inspiration to be in his presence. He was cut down in life at a time when he had attained qualifica- tions for the highest usefulness.
He died in the arms of Benjamin Hilburn, in the town of Corinth, where he was sent after he was wounded.
"Tell my wife that God will protect her," was a portion of his dying mes- sage.
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COL. PRESTON BRENT Brent Rifles, Lt. Col. 38th Mississippi
BRENT RIFLES.
The Brent Rifles, 38th Mississippi Regiment, was organized on the 26th day of April, 1862, by Capt. Preston Brent, in the town of Holmesville, with the following officers and men:
I Preston Brent, Captain (subse- quently Lieutenant-Colonel).
2 Henry S. Brumfield, Ist Lieut.
3 David C. Walker, 2nd Lieut.
4 J. Cy Williams, 3rd Lieut.
5 Wm. E. Brent, Ist Sergt.
6 Jesse K. Brumfield, 2nd Sergt. (wounded).
7 W. H. H. Brumfield, 3rd Sergt. (wounded).
PRIVATES.
8 Andrews, Jack
9 Alexander, Henry
10 Alexander, Daniel (wounded).
II Andrews, F. G.
12 Andrews, James.
13 Andrews, Mack
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BRENT RIFLES-CONTINUED.
14 Allen, William
15 Brumfield, Elisha
16 Ball, Sampson E.
17 Bullock, Joel J.
18 Bickham, T. D.
19 Brumfield, W. N.
20 Blunt, S. S.
21 Burkhalter, J. Flem (wounded at Shiloh).
22 Brown, Wm.
23 Boyd, W. D.
24 Bacot, Levi.
25 Boyd, Benjamin
26 Boyd, Jefferson
27 Boyd, Jasper
28 Boyd, Newton
29 Beard, Thomas
30 Brumfield, Wm. Monroe
31 Brumfield, John
32 Blunt, James
33 Blunt, Balas
34 Brumfield, Jackson
35 Boyd, Andrew (killed April, 1862, at Shiloh).
36 Ball, John Ira
37 Ball, Jesse W., Captain (killed at Harrisburg, Miss.)
38 Brumfield, Geo. W.
39 Beard, C. D.
40 Breland, Elisha
41 Breland, Hillary
42 Coney, D. Aquila
43 Conerly, John M. (wounded).
44 Cavanaugh, J. N.
45 Clarke, John
46 Douglas, A. N.
47 Dillon, Clarke
48 Dillon, Willis R. (killed 1862 at Shiloh).
49 Dillon, W. R.
50 Dillon, Chauncey
51 Davis, Z. T.
52 Green, John
53 Ginn, Haverson
54 Hickman, Joshua
55 Holmes, Wm. Dort
56 Holmes, J. N. (wounded).
57 Holmes, Frank
58 Harvey, Henry
59 Holmes, Jackson
60 Hickman, Nitey
61 Irvin, Jack
62 Jones, Milton
63 Jones, W. T.
64 Lampton, Alexander Frank
65 Lampton, James (killed).
66 McEwin, Archie
67 McEwin, John
68 Mccullough, Jasper
69 Magee, Irvin
70 Morris, Martin
71 Morris, Offie
72 McCalem, Simon
73 Magee, Fleet
74 Owens, W. R.
75 Parker, William (wounded).
76 Payne, Ed.
77 Payne, N. R.
78 Payne, Albert
79 Pigot, Wm.
80 Pigot, Ellis
81 Pigot, Charles
82 Pierce, Ed.
83 Page, Josiah W.
84 Pound, Daniel M.
85 Pinkerton, Sam
86 Quin, J. C.
87 Rollins, Chris.
88 Reeves, Joe
89 Smith, A. H. M.
90 Smith, Winston
91 Smith, Benton.
92 Smith, Jasper N.
93 Smith, J. R.
94 Smith, Ansel
95 Smith, G. W.
96 Sartin, Wesley
97 Sartin, Leander
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BRENT RIFLES-CONTINUED.
98 Sartin, James
II2 Simmons, J. M.
99 Sartin, Gus
113 Smith, Ralph
100 Sartin, Robert
114 Thornhill, H. C.
IOI Sandifer, Wm. (wounded).
115 Thornhill, Isham
IO2 Sandifer, John
116 Thornhill, James
103 Sandifer, Peter
II7 Walters, Newton
104 Sandifer, R. P.
118 Walters, Pearl
105 Sandifer, Billie
119 Williams, Bose
106 Sandifer, Carroll
I20 Williams, Hamp
107 Stovall, Wm.
I2I Williams, Ruben
108 Stalling, John
109 Simmons, J. D.
IIO Simmons, John
III Simmons, B. F. (killed).
122 Williams, S. C. (wounded at Shiloh).
123 Williams, Mac
In the siege of Vicksburg, Col. Preston Brent was severely wounded in the face.
Lieut. Jesse Ball and W. H. H. Brumfield were wounded and B. Frank Simmons killed.
At Harrisburg, Lieut. Jesse Ball and James Lampton were killed, and Capt. J. C. Williams, Sergt. J. K. Brumfield, Daniel Alexander, John M. Conerly, J. N. Holmes, J. F. Holmes, William Parker, Wm. Sandifer and one other -were wounded.
Thirteen of this company went into the fight at Harrisburg and came out with two unhurt.
The same month and year, April, 1862, Nash's Company was organized in Magnolia. This company was commanded by William Monroe Quin, and was attached to Colonel Shelby's 39th Missis- sippi regiment of the Tennessee army. This is another one of Pike County companies that served in the Confederate army and did gallant service, which is not of record in the department of Archives and History.
The writer is indebted to the extraordinary memory of the Spinks Brothers, sons-in-law of Wm. Guy, for the entire list of names. Making it a special trip and a special business he stopped over night with them and thus procured them.
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