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Nash's Company, 39th Mississippi, Tennessee Army, Colonel Shelby, Capt. Wm. Monroe Quin.
This company was organized in Magnolia, April, 1862, with the following officers and men:
NASH'S COMPANY. .
I Wm. Monroe Quin, Captain
2 J. A. Nash, Ist Lieut.
3 J. W. Sandell, 2nd Lieut.
4 Wm. D. Coney, 3rd Lieut. 41 Foster, Joe
5 Luke Magee, Orderly Sergt.
42 Feaney,
6 W. W. J. Magee, 2nd Sergt. 43 Guy, A. T.
7 Wm. C. Vaught, 3rd Sergt.
44 Gibson, Cornelius C.
8 Dickey, Howell, 4th Sergt 4.5 Harhill, Cliett
9 Alford, Raymond
10 Allen, Lafayette
II Anders, Geo.
12 Buett, Emanuel
13 Barmister, Henry
14 Barnes, Webster
15 Brock, Alex.
52 Lea, J. F.
53 Lenoir, Josephus
54 Lenoir, Pink
55 McDaniel, Pink.
56 McNeil, H. D.
57 Maples, Erastus
58 McCaffrey, James
59 McGehee, John
60 McGehee, Wm.
61 Magee, H. W.
62 Martin, J. S.
63 Martin, Jasper
64 McDaniel, George
65 Norman, Asa (killed at Corinth).
66 Nash, Erastus
67 Prewett, W. H.
68 Prewett, J. S.
69 Prescott, J. S.
70 Prescott, W. H.
71 Powell, J. O.
72 Phillips, Wm.
73 Pendarvis, Richard
37 Everette, T. J., Dr.
38 Ellzey, Benj. Frank
39 Ellzey, John
40 Ellzey, James
46 Hodges, M. G. L.
47 Haverland, Henry
48 Hamilton, Ardell
49 Johnson, Alex.
50 Jenning, B. B., Sr.
51 Lane, J. F.
16 Brock, William
17 Barksdale, Joe
18 Bankston, Ab.
19 Ballard, James
20 Ballard, Anthony
21 Carter, Henry Y.
22 Carter, Winston
23 Coney, Jasper, Lieut.
24 Cohn, The Shoemaker
25 Coney, Frank
26 Carter, Duncan
27 Carter, D. H.
28 Cliette, Harvey
29 Cook, Thomas
30 Cook, A. U.
31 Cook, F. A.
32 Dowling, James
33 Dickey, Wm.
34 Dickey, Seaborne
35 Dillon, the Fiddler
36 Estess, Thomas
74 Powell, John
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NASH'S COMPANY-CONTINUED.
75 Phillips, John
91 Spinks, E. B.
76 Prescott, Frank
92 Stuckey, Isaac
77 Quin, Frank M.
93 Smith, John
78 Quin, R. R.
94 Smith, Wm.
79 Rayborn, James
95 Story, John
80 Russell, Jessee
96 Tarver, Lum
81 Roberts, Wm.
97 Tuttle, B.
82 Schilling, Roderick
98 Tarver, Fred
83 Stecky, I.
99 Travis, Sim
84 Stevenson, T. J.
100 Taylor, Marion
85 Stevenson, W. M.
IOI Varnado, S. H.
86 Simmons, Jackson
102 Varnado, Hardy
87 Simmons, Jack, Jr.
103 Varnado, Norval
88 Simmons, Francis
104 Winborne, David
89 Spinks, J. N.
105 Williams, Harvey
90 Spinks, W. G.
CAPT. WILLIAM MONROE QUIN.
Capt. William Monroe Quin, who commanded this company, was a grandson of Peter Quin, Sr., who settled in Pike in 1812. His parentage has already been given. He married Miss - McKay, a daughter of Robert Mckay and Eliza Harrell. Robert McKay came from Ireland and settled on Little Tonsopiho, but afterwards lived on Hurricane Creek, in the neighborhood of Muddy Springs.
Capt. Quin was the owner of a large cotton plantation and many slaves, located equidistant between the towns of Magnolia and Summit, at what was known as Quin Station after the railroad passed through the plantation, which is on Little Tonsopiho, between Fernwood and Whitestown. He and his wife had two daughters-Alice, who married Capt. Thomas A. Garner, and Nanny.
HOLMESVILLE GUARDS.
Holmesville Guards organized in Holmesville in April of 1862, by Capt. John T. Lamkin, attached to 33rd Mississippi Regiment (Co. E). Featherstones Brigade, Army Tennessee, commanded by Col. David W. Hurst.
I John T. Lamkin, Captain
2 H. Eugene Weathersby, Ist Lieut. (killed at Franklin, Tenn., No- vember 30, 1864)
3 John S. Lamkin, 2nd Lieut. (Captain close of war)
4 Robert H. Felder, 3rd Lieut.
5 Lenoir, George B.
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HOLMESVILLE GUARDS-CONTINUED.
HON. J. T. LAMKIN
12 Lamkin, Wm. J. (son of Sampson Lamkin, killed in Georgia)
13 Abner Lamkin (son of Sampson Lamkin, killed in Georgia)
14 Briley, George (wounded at Peach Tree Creek)
15 Turnipseed, Clifton
16 Kavanaugh, Henry
17 Moore, George W.
18 Garner, David (killed)
19 Conerly, Owen L. (33rd Regiment Color Bearer, killed charging the enemy's works at Frank- lin, Tenn., November 30, 1864)
20 Conerly, Flem P. (wounded)
21 Conerly, James R.
22 Conerly, Mark R.
23 Price, Jasper A.
24 Harrington, James (killed)
25 Harrington, Wm. (killed)
26 King, Allen
27 Price, Wilson
28 Dunaway, Jesse
6 Miskell, Austin (killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga.)
7 Quin, Lucius M. (arm disabled at Peach Tree Creek)
8 Richmond, Thomas Dilla (wound- ed at Peach Tree Creek)
9 Ratliff, Warren
Io Conerly, Wm. M.
II Conerly, - Dr. Chauncey Porter (hospital Steward and acting Assistant Surgeon 33rd Missis- sippi Regiment and Clerk of Chief Surgeon P. F. White- head, Loring's Division)
DR. CHAUNCEY P. CONERLY Holmesville Guards Dr. Conerly was Acting Assistant Surgeon of the 33d Mississippi Regiment and Chief Clerk of Surgeon-General P. F. White- head of Loring's Division.
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HOLMESVILLE GUARDS-CONTINUED.
29 May, Fred
30 Dunaway, Pink (killed at Frank- lin, Tenn., November 30, 1864)
31 May, John
32 May, Wm. (killed)
33 May, Richard H.
34 Lenoir, Joseph (died)
35 Magee, Wm.
36 Holmes, Wm.
37 Morgan, Green (killed at Peach Tree Creek)
38 Payne, Thomas (died)
39 Magaha, John (died)
40 Fisher, Christian
41 Bullock, Thomas (killed)
42 Bullock, Jeremiah (killed)
43 Rushing, Wiley
44 Rushing, Evan
45 Rushing, U. K.
46 Rushing, Matthew
47 Rushing, Novel
81 Booker, Wm.
48 Carr, George
49 Dunaway, Dennis
82 Crosby, Thos (died)
83 Ball, Newton
84 Fritz, Chas. (died)
52 Lewis, Lemuel
85 Hammond, Arrington
53 Lewis, Samuel (died)
86 Rushing, Levi
87 Sandifer, Wallace (killed)
88 Sandifer, Joseph (killed)
89 Barr, Westley
90 Morgan, Frank
91 Dunaway, John (killed at Cor- inth)
92 Price, James
STOCKDALE'S CAVALRY.
Stockdale's Cavalry, Company I, 4th Mississippi Cavalry, organ- ized at Holmesville, Miss., on the Ist of July, 1862, by Thomas R. Stockdale:
I Christian, Hoover, Captain, Pike Co. 3 Doug. Walker, 2d Lieut., Wilkin- son Co.
2 Dan Williams, Ist Lieut., Wilkin- son Co.
62 Warner, John D. .
63 McCormick, Ed.
64 Ware, Hiram (died)
65 Elliott, Dr. J. H.
66 Bacot, Adam,
67 Ginn, Newland (died at Grenada)
68 Lamkin, Charles A. (substitute)
69 Thompson, Hugh (died)
70 Hoover, Rev. Wm. (chaplain 33rd Mississippi Regiment)
71 Blackburn, Dr.
72 Hall, Thomas
73 Ratliff, Calvin
74 Ratliff, Green
75 Harvey, John (died)
76 Quin, Arthur
77 Ware, Frank
78 Bonney, Henry S.
79 Sandifer, Levi
80 Price, Alex (killed)
54 Holmes, David
55 Holmes, Raiford
56 Holmes, Jesse
57 Barnes, Pinkney L.
58 Felder, Rufus
59 Lee, Marion (wounded)
60 Ligon, Charles A.
61 Vanorten, John
4 Burrell C. Quin, 3d Lieut., Louisi- ana.
50 Forest, Frank
51 Foil, Martin (died)
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STOCKDALE'S CAVALRY-CONTINUED.
'5 H. N. Shaw, Ist Sergt. Amite Co.
6 Drew Godwin, 2nd Sergt., Amite Co.
7 W. M. Cain, 3d Sergt., Franklin Co.
8 F. Wall, 4th Sergt., Abbeville, La.
PRIVATES.
9 Anderson, B. F., Amite Co.
Io Anderson, Henry, Amite Co.
II Andrews, Robert, Amite Co.
I2 Andrews, Adam, Amite Co.
13 Bouie, Dan, Franklin Co.
14 Burrus, Enos, Franklin Co.
15 Briley, Benjamin F., Pike Co. 16 Barnes, W. Clinton, Pike Co. 17 Booker, Jim, Pike Co.
18 Bryant, Lewis, Wilkinson Co.
19 Berryhill, G. W., Amite Co.
25 Butler, Hugh, Amite Co.
2I Beam, Walter, Franklin Co.
22 Brown, George, Amite Co.
23 Bell, John, Amite Co.
24 Bell, A., Amite Co.
25 Criswell, M., Wilkinson Co.
26 Collier, Tobe, Wilkinson Co.
27 Cox, W. H., Amite Co.
28 Cain, Isaiah, Pike Co, 29 Cox, William, Amite Co.
3º Collins, Levy, Wilkinson Co.
31 Carey, Richard, Wilkinson Co. 32 Coon, Frank, Centerville.
33 Crozier, Robert, Wilkinson Co. 34 Cameron, -, Centerville. 35 Causey, William, Amite Co. 36 Cassedy, Hiram, Franklin Co. 37 Crow, Thomas, Wilkinson Co. 38 Coney Wm. L. (Bose), Pike Co.
39 Crago, Doug., Wilkinson Co. 40 Caston, West, Amite Co. 41 Dies, Dave, Amite Co.
42 Davis, C. W., Wilkinson Co.
43 Dickerson, Jim, Pike Co. 44 Everett, W., Amite Co.
45 Everett, Alex., Amite Co.
46 Everett, J., Amite Co.
47 Everett, Chas., Amite Co.
48 Everett, Marshall, Amite Co. (killed at Harrisburg, Miss.) 49 Everett, James, Amite Co. 50 Flowers, E. W., Amite Co.
51 Ferguson, Jas. M. (Dr.), Pike Co. 52 Fenn, D. W., Amite Co.
53 Gatlin, W. M., Amite Co. (killed at Harrisburg, Miss.) 54 Garner, James, Amite Co. 55 Gildart, James, Wilkinson Co.
56 Garner, J, J., Amite Co. 57 Glass, J., Wilkinson Co.
58 Godwin, J., Amite Co. 59 Hurst, Wm., Amite Co.
60 Howell, Joe, Wilkinson Co.
61 Harkless, -, Amite Co.
62 Howell, Henry, Amite Co. 63 Hart, Joe, Pike Co. 64 Huckleby, Dave, Pike Co. 65 Hamilton, Gus, Pike Co. 66 Huff, T. H., Amite Co. 67 Huff, Van, Amite Co. 68 Holland, Sam, Wilkinson Co. 69 Harris, Tom, Amite Co. 70 Harris, Enoch, Amite Co. 71 Jones, Pink, Franklin Co. 72 Jackson, Frank, Amite Co. 73 Johnson, Alex, Pike Co. 74 Jenkins, Wiley, Amite Co. 75 Kaigler, John, Pike Co. 76 Kaigler, Andrew, Pike Co. 77 Longmire, Wm., Amite Co. 78 Linton, Sam, Amite Co. 79 Lenoir, Walter, Pike Co. 85 Lusk, Joe, Amite Co. 81 Lusk, John, Amite Co.
82 Lewis, E. H., Wilkinson Co.
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STOCKDALE'S CAVALRY-CONTINUED.
83 Ligon, Woodville, Miss.
84 Martin, Frank, Amite Co.
85 Martin, Wiley, Pike Co. (killed at Harrisburg, Miss.).
86 Martin, R. P.,
87 Morris, Monroe, Wilkinson Co.
88 McReady, Wilkinson Co.
89 McGehee, T. L., Amite Co.
90 McGehee, Lewis, Amite Co.
91 Moore, Bill, Amite Co.
92 Mays, Bill, Wilkinson Co. 93 McLain, E. B., Amite Co. (Gloster)
94 McLain, George, Amite Co.
95 Newsom, H. C., St. Helena Par- ish, La.
96 Nunery, Henry, Amite Co. 97 Netterville, Jesse, Wilkinson Co.
98 Noble, W. H., Wilkinson Co.
99 Posey, Jeff, Wilkinson Co.
100 Pascoe, W. H., Wilkinson Co.
IOI Patterson, Wm., Wilkinson Co. 102 Prosser, Henry, Wilkinson Co. 103 Price, J. G., Pike Co.
104 Quin, Sherod R., Pike Co.
105 Rollins, Thad, Franklin Co.
106 Reeves, James, Amite Co.
107 Roberson, Thomas, Amite Co. 108 Roudolph, G., Amite Co. (South Carolina).
109 Rutland, Berry, Wilkinson Co.
IIO Richardson, P. A., Wilkinson Co.
III Riley, G. R., Wilkinson Co.
II2 Rodgers, Robert, Wilkinson Co.
II3 Roark, T. J., Wilkinson Co.
114 Simrall, Flem, Wilkinson Co.
115 Simrall, Scrap, Wilkinson Co. 116 Swearingen, Henry, Amite Co.
117 Smith, Wade, Amite Co.
118 Sample, William, Wilkinson Co. 119 Smith, R. K.
120 Stewart, Henry, Wilkinson Co.
I2I Statham, Charles, Pike Co.
I22 Sharpe, Ed., Amite Co.
123 Thornhill, J., Pike Co.
124 Tillery, -D. W., Amite Co.
125 Thompson, Bell, Amite Co. (killed at Harrisburg).
126 Terrell, Griff, Amite Co. 127 Thompson, John, Amite Co.
128 Terrell, James, Amite Co.
129 Tolbert, Polk, Amite Co.
130 Vaught, W. W., Pike Co., Bri- gade Quartermaster.
131 Vaught, Wm. C., transferred from 39th Mississippi to 4th Mississippi Cavalry February, 1863, at Port Hudson.
132 Van, Norden, Pike Co.
I33 Wright, Charles, Wilkinson Co.
134 Wright, E. A. Wilkinson Co.
I35 Walker, Ed., Wilkinson Co.
136 Wroten, W. M., Pike Co.
137 Webb, P. C., Amite Co. 138 Weathersby, L. O., Amite Co. I 39 Whittaker, James, Wilkinson Co.
140 Sleeper, Gardner, Amite Co. 14I Wilson, W. H., Amite Co.
142 Pandarvis, Dick, Pike Co. (killed at Harrisburg).
The above company was organized July 1, 1862, by Thomas R. Stockdale, who had served in Virginia one year as Major of the 16th Mississippi Regiment, then under Brigadier Isaac R. Trimble.
The company was first officered by Thomas R. Stockdale, Captain ; Christian Hoover, Ist lieutenant; Dan Williams, 2nd lieutenant; W. W. Vaught, 3rd lieutenant.
It was formed into a battalion with W. Norman's company and
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Thomas R. Stockdale was elected major, when it was known as "Stockdale's battalion" of Cavalry. This battalion was subse- quently consolidated with Wilborne's batalion and formed into a regiment known as the 4th Mississippi Cavalry, with W. W. Wilborne, as colonel; Thomas R. Stockdale, lieutenant colonel and W. Norman, major.
W. W. Vaught was promoted to brigade quartermaster and B. C. Quin was elected 3rd lieutenant of the company. The company was first under Col. Frank Powers, as one of the companies of Stockdale's battalion, and afterwards in the spring of 1863 was consolidated with Colonel Wilborne's battalion and formed the 4th Mississippi Cavalry, and formed a part of Logan's cavalry brigade, which was composed of the 4th Mississippi, 14th Confederate, 11th and 17th Arkansas regiments, Roberts' Battery and Brown's Scouts.
Stockdale's cavalry company was in all the skirmishes in rear of Port Hudson; fought at Fayette against Elliot's marine brigade, fought Sherman from Vicksburg to Meridian and back. Skirmished with McPhearson's Corps from Big Black to Brownville and back. Fought around Oxford, was engaged in the battle of Harrisburg, Miss., having six men killed on the field and a number wounded, among them Lieut. Col. T. R. Stockdale, severely. Was in the cele- brated raid with General Forest to Johnsonville, Tennessee, de- stroying over one million dollars of the enemy's property; captured and sunk three gunboats; was with Forest in the last campaign in . Alabama, where Wilson made his celebrated raid destroying Selma, Ala., and Columbus, Ga., and finally surrendered at Gainesville, Ala., May 12, 1865.
The author is pleased to acknowledge his indebtedness to Hon. The. L. McGehee, for the muster roll of this company and valuable data and also to Dr. Wm. Monroe Wroten, and Wm. L. Coney for desirable information connected with its history, concerning which Dr. Wroten says in a note:
"I have carefully gone over the list and made all the corrections, assisted by W. L. Coney. I hope, by a little pains and patience on your part, you will be able to get things measurably correct.
(Signed) W. M. WROTEN."
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CAPT. KIT HOOVER.
Capt. Kit Hoover, who commanded Stockdale's cavalry company, was a son of Judge Christian Hoover, and his wife, Mary Newland Nails. At the begin- ning of the war he joined the Summit Rifles and served with that company in the army of Northern Virginia. Being severely wounded in one of his limbs, he returned home and joined Stockdale's Cavalry and became its captain. After the close of hostilities he graduated in medicine. He married Mary Virginia Barnes, daughter of Harris Barnes and his wife, Julia Lott, who resided at Columbia, in Marion County. Mary Virginia Barnes was a sister of Mrs. Emily Atkinson, of Summit. These young ladies were among the most accomplished in Marion County. They had two brothers, Allen and L. T. Barnes, and a sister, Mrs. David.
Capt. Hoover and his wife had two children, Harrie and Mamie.
CAPT. KIT HOOVER Stockdale's Cavalry
DIXIE GUARDS COMPANY "H" THIRTY-NINTH MISSISSIPPI REGIMENT.
The Dixie Guards were organized and mustered into service May 5, 1862, with James R. Wilson, captain; Joseph B. Wilson, Ist lieutenant; Ned Bullock, 2nd lieutenant and Wm. Thompson, 3rd lieutenant. Lieutenant Bullock died and Lieutenant Thompson resigned.
The following is the roll of the company furnished the writer by Mr. John P. Carruth, of Auburn:
I J. R. Wilson, Captain. 9 N. W. Gatlin, Sergt.
2 J. B. Wilson, Lieut. 10 J. M. Jones, Corp.
3 J. B. Gatlin, Lieut. II W. T. Jones, Corp.
4 J. J. White, Lieut. I2 W. J. Wilson, Corp.
5 J. P. Carruth, Sergt. .
13 W. M. Small, Corp.
6 J. J. Sibley, Sergt.
14 Adams, M. A.
7 Z. B. Gatlin, Sergt.
15 Arnold, J. J.
8 J. E. Denman, Sergt. 16 Arnold, J. W.
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DIXIE GUARDS-CONTINUED.
17 Alford, H.
41 McDonald, J.
18 Andrews, A.
42 Newsom, W. W.
19 Bowlin, W. L.
43 Roundtree, E. R.
20 Bowlin, W. H.
44 Rayborn, I. B.
21 Booth, R.
45 Rayborn, J. J.
22 Barron, A. W.
46 Sudduth, W. B.
23 Barron, R. B.
47 Small, F. M.
24 Bigner, G.
48 Steel, A. P.
25 Bigner, W.
49 Turner, J. W.
26 Edwards, J. E.
50 Turner, F. E.
27 Edwards, D.
51 Terrell, J. N.
28 Freeman, I.
52 Terrell, J. A.
29 Gardner, S. R.
30 Hunt, F. J.
54 Weathersby, L. L.
31 Huckaby, J.
55 Wilson, J. D.
32 Hancock, J. R.
56 Wroten, E. W.
57 Wilkinson, T. W.
58 Westbrook, W. H.
59 Dr. Alex. Thompson, discharged.
60 Elisha Marsalis, died in service.
61 Newton Turner, died in service.
62 Walter Terry, killed in battle of Tallahatchie.
This company was engaged in the battles of Tallahatchie and Corinth, and was in the siege of Port Hudson, At the surrender of Port Hudson the officers of the company were retained in prison and the men were paroled and never reorganized as Company H. Some of them re-enlisted in other commands. One of the members, H. Alford, died during the siege of Port Hudson.
Dr. Wm. T. Coumbe was a member of Captain Nick's company (E), 22nd Mississippi regiment, from Amite County; also J. Dock Harrell, Nick Tate and Leander Varnado.
Capt. Josephus Quin, who married a Miss Murphy, of Kentucky, sister of Capt. Hatch Murphy, of the Summit Rifles, was killed at the battle of Harrisburg, Miss.
In 1862, N. G. Rhodes, from Baton Rouge, La., raised a company of cavalry at Osyka, known as Rhodes' Cavalry.
33 Huffman, J. W.
34 Johnston, D. W.
35 King, W. A.
36 Lea, Z. Z.
37 Montgomery, W.
38 Montgomery, C.
39 Montgomery, J. A.
40 McManus, L. M.
53 Travis, J. E.
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RHODES' CAVALRY.
I N. G. Rhodes, Captain.
2 W. T. Wren, Ist Lieut.
3 R. B. Easley, 2nd Lieut.
4 W. B. Lenoir, 3rd Lieut.
5 W. H. Terrell, Ist Sergt.
6 H. Delemaer, 2nd Sergt.
7 R. A. Smith, 3rd Sergt (Pass Christian).
8 W. S. Gordan, 4th Sergt.
9 F. A. Way, 5th Sergt.
IO E. F. Loftin, Ist Corp.
II D. M. Redmond, 2nd Corp.
12 D. W. Wall, 3d Corp.
13 J. D. McLain, 4th Corp.
14 Anderson, J. C.
15 Bridgės, J. W.
16 Bastiern, C.
17 Bamler, James.
18 Briant, N. (Liberty)
19 Bradham, B.
20 Brown, A. M.
21 Covington, J. C.
22 Cutrer, E.
23 Cutrer, J. F.
24 Davis, J. B.
25 Duff, M.
26 Easley, E. W.
27 Easley, W. E.
28 Easley, N. Q.
29 Gordan, George (Raymond)
30 Honea, T. P.
31 Jones, D.
32 Kennedy, R.
33 Laird, L.
34 McDaniel, H.
35 McDaniel, J.
36 Miller, W.
37 Miller, B.
38 Morgan, S.
39 McCall, P. M. (Raymond)
40 Mulky, J. (Liberty)
41 Mixon, J.
42 Newman, G. P.
43 Owens, J. J.
44 Powell, H.
45 Rayborn, J. E.
46 Rayborn, A.
47 Stroud, P. S.
48 Smith, R.
49 Smith, Wm. (Liberty)
50 Stokes, G. W. (Clinton, La.)
51 Sleeper, G.
52 Sandifer, J. J.
53 Sandifer, J. W.
54 Sandifer, R. M.
55 Sandifer, W. E.
56 Spears, A.
57 Taylor, C. D.
58 Taylor, S.
59 Varnado, Lain.
60 Wall, L. C. (Gallatin)
61 Wright, E. A.
62 Wilson, S.
63 Mclendon, M.
These men all enlisted at Osyka, except those marked in paren- thesis. The above is a copy of the original muster roll on file in the Archives of History at Jackson, and the writer has been unable to get any other report of them.
Some time after the Holmesville Guards went out into the army, Capt. John T. Lamkin was elected to a seat in the Confederate Con- gress, sitting at Richmond, in which capacity he served until the close of the war.
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John S. Lamkin then became commander of the company and served as such until the close of hostilities.
The following names have been preserved of men and boys be- longing to the home militia stationed at Summit under Colonel Wingfield. .
I Andrew Kaigler, Captain.
2 Sampson Ball, Lieut.
14 Martin, Will.
3 Lamkin, James.
15 Curlett, George W.
4 Payne, Lewis.
16 Lamkin, Walter F. .
5 Applewhite, Alex.
17 Mcclendon, James.
18 Sandifer, James.
19 Brown, Abner.
20 Laney, Robert.
21 Lampton, Benj.
22 Andrews, Thompson.
23 Brent, Jolın.
24 Bridges, R. .
Robert S. Bridges belonged to Captain Bates' company of Col. Frank Powers' regiment.
Capt. Josephus R. Quin, who was killed at Harrisburg, was a citizen of Pike County.
Col. Oscar James Elizabeth Stewart, a lawyer, who lived many years at Holmesville, was stationed at Summit in charge of home military affairs. Colonel Stewart was ever zealous in the discharge of his duties as an officer of the Confederacy.
Capt. R. W. Duke, a saddler by trade, raised a company of boys under 16 years of age, whose main object was to preserve the status quo at home and protect their country from its assailants. They rendezvoused at Summit and went into camp and some of them were detailed on courier service for a few days. This new demand on the department commanders' commissirat caused him to make the threat that he would send them all to Virginia where some of them would get hurt. This caused a stampede from the headquarters at Summit and that place was thus deprived of the important services it might have had of Duke's command against the enemy.
8 Guy, Luke.
9 Ellzey, Jack.
Io Turnage, R.
II Bridges, Linus.
I2 Vaughn, D. F.
13 Dail, John.
6 Wroten, D. H.
7 Grabbs, Henry.
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CAPT. JAMES CONERLY'S COMPANY, MISSISSIPPI MILITIA.
I James Conerly, Captain.
2 John B. Leggett, Ist Lieut.
3 E. Prescott, 2nd Lieut.
4 S. A. Blackwell, 3d Lieut.
6 W. McDowell, 2nd Sergt.
7 John Magee, 3rd Sergt.
8 J. A. Crawford, 4th Sergt.
9 W. Rushing, 5th Sergt.
10 Stephen McLendon, Ist Corp.
II Wm. Guy, 2nd Corp.
5 D. H. Quin, Ist Sergt. I 2 Wm. Boyd, 3rd Corp.
I3 I. Smith, 4th Corp.
PRIVATES.
14 Aron, S.
15 Bond, J.
16 Brauss, R.
17 Bing, A.
18 Born, O.
19 Bickner, C.
20 Browning, W.
21 Clough, J.
22 Davis, C. P.
23 Felder, D. F.
24 Gardner, A. H.
25 Hall, H. R. M.
26 Hume, R.
27 Heirling, I.
28 Headen, H. H.
29 Harrison, W. H.
30 Huckabee, I.
31 Lenoir, J. H.
32 Lem, I.
33 McDaniel, H.
34 McElveen, M.
35 McElveen, S. D.
36 Miller, R. D.
37 Magee, S.
38 O'Quin, I.
39 Quin, Peter H.
40 Rushing, J. C.
41 Ryals, H.
42 Rehorst, J.
43 Rulphin, H.
44 Raburn, A.
45 Rushing, W. T.
46 Smith, G.
47 Stephenson, W.
48 Stephens, P.
49 Simmons, H.
50 Schnider, P.
51 Toby, W.
52 Varnado, I. E.
53 Wote, G.
54 Wroten, V. J., Dr.
55 Causey, I. B.
56 Fortenberry, B. T.
57 Hughs, W.
58 Sandifer, R. M.
59 Sandifer, W. E.
60 Sandifer, J. W.
61 Seal, E.
62 Sinott, N.
63 Waruke, I.
64 Calliard, I., substitute for A. H. Gardner.
The fall of Fort Sumpter and the surrender of Major Anderson soon transferred hostilities to Virginia and the seat of government was removed from Montgomery to Richmond. It was evident that Virginia would be the principal battle ground of the war. General Beauregard was stationed at Manassas Junction, on the Orange and Alexander Railroad, with a small force, and Joseph E. Johnston was
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sent to the Shenandoah Valley, which was threatened by a force under Patterson, and Manassas by a force under McDowell, who advanced and attacked Beauregard at Bull Run, on the 18th of July, and was defeated. McDowell, however, having a force double that of Beauregard, it was evident that he would renew the attack. Joseph E. Johnston was ordered by the President at Richmond to reinforce Beauregard at Manassas, which he proceeded to do, keeping his an- tagonist ignorant of his movement. McDowell attacked Beauregard again on the 21st of July, with 40,000 men, when a hard and bloody struggle ensued. Johnston's forces coming up in due time, however, McDowell's forces were put to flight and driven back across the Po- tomac at Washington. This was the great battle of 1861, which proved to the invaders that it was not as easy a job to capture Richmond before breakfast as they had claimed they would do, and no doubt believed they would do, as they brought along a good supply of ladies in carriages to participate in the great ball they were to have in Richmond, and some 20,000 handcuffs to put on the "Rebels" to be captured by them. After this battle the year 1861 was principally occupied by both parties in making preparations for the future with some minor demonstrations and engagements in different sections. The battle of Bull Run, or first Manassas, gave to the South a considerable quantity of small arms and some cannon which were very much needed. In view of the approaching magnitude of the conflict, the Congress of the Confederate States passed a conscription act approved February 17, 1862, requiring all male white persons of military age to become enrolled in the army. The men in the field at this time had volunteered for one year and in the face of a large invading force it was evident that it would be a calamity to the Southern States should these now trained vol- unteers return home at the expiration of their term of service. The conscription act was intended to meet this emergency as well as to bring a large force in the field to repel the enemy. The volunteers unhesitatingly volunteered again for the war, and were permitted at the expiration of their term of service to reorganize their com- panies and regiments.
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The term of the 16th Mississippi regiment would expire May 27, 1862. They were in R. S. Ewell's division on their route to the Shenandoah Valley, to reinforce "Stonewall" Jackson for the pur- pose of expelling the Federal General, N. P. Banks, from Winchester, and were camped not far from the base of the Blue Ridge Mountain, on the route leading across Swift Run Gap. Here the reorganization took place which made the change in the official status of all the companies and of the regimental line.
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