Georgia: Chattooga County: Summerville News 9 Jan 1914, Article on 6th Georgia Calvary ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Mike Rutledge rutledge@localaccess.net ==================================================================== Over the years I have found information about my gg-grandfather John W. Rutledge & his brother James A. Rutledge during the civil war. They were both in the 6th GA Cal. I usually kept the information. On a trip to the Summerville Library I read some of the old issues of the Summerville News. I was looking for death notices or anything which gives additional family information. I found an article which was printed in 1914 and list a number of Chattooga County soldiers. The article has a letter with it written in 1895. The first part of the article was a document written in 1880. I thought I would send it to the list. Some of the names you may recognize. I did not change the spelling nor the punctuation. You will notice the conservative use of periods, but there are enough commas to last a life-time. Spell check lit up like a Christmas tree. Mike Rutledge, Boaz AL ---------------------------------------------------------------- >From The Summerville News Thursday, January 9, 1914 Roster of Famous 6th Georgia Cavalry (Walker County Messenger) Going through the papers of his father, Dr. R.Y. Rudicil, a short time ago, Dr. C. C. L Rudicil of Chickamauga, found a roster of the famous 6th Georgia Calvary together with a short sketch of the campaigns in which this regiment participated as well as a very interesting letter written by A. D. McCrevey of Blairsville, Georgia to his comrade-in-arms, Dr. R. Y Rudicil. Owing to the fact that many of the soldiers of the 6th Georgia went from this section, Dr. Rudicil kindly loaned the manuscripts to the Messenger for publication. They are given below: John R. Hart, Col., Floyd County, GA dead. Cicero C. Fain, Lieut-Col., Gordon County, GA wounded. Alfred Bale, Mayor, Floyd County, GA killed. Benton F. Chastain, Adjutant, Fannin County, GA R. Y. Rudicil, Surgeon, Chattooga County, GA John W. Farrill, Assistant Surgeon, Floyd County, GA Thomas M. Fulton, Quarter Master, Gordon County, GA Co. A Jos. Standrick, Captain, Towns County, GA, died on march to Kentucky. --England, 1st Lieut., Towns County, GA John Reid, 2nd Lieut., Towns County, GA, killed at Chickamauga. John Lance, 3rd Lieut., Towns County, GA, severely wounded at Waynesboro, GA. Co. B --Ledford, Captain, Union County, GA Allen Gaddis, 1st Lieut., Union County, GA John Batt, 2nd Lieut., Union County, GA --Carter, 3rd Lieut., Union County, GA Co. C LaFayette Stiff, Captain, Cherokee County, AL, dead Edward Stiff, 1st Lieut., Cherokee County, AL, killed. G. W. Bryan, 2nd Lieut., Cherokee County, AL Charles Bell, 3rd Lieut., Cherokee County, AL Co. D Samuel Rallston, Captain, Fannin County, GA William Morris, 1st Lieut., Fannin County, GA John Conley, 2nd Lieut., Fannin County, GA John T. Burns, Captain, Chattooga County, GA (This could be Co. E not listed in paper) Clayton Withers, 1st Lieut., Chattooga County, GA T. M. Hill, 2nd Lieut., Chattooga County, GA Joseph W. Yates, 3rd Lieut., Chattooga County, GA Co. F T. T. Butt, Captain, Union County, GA Samuel Jamison, 1st Lieut., Union County, GA Co. G John Lay, Captain, Floyd County, GA John Hall, 1st Lieut., Floyd County, GA William James, 2nd Lieut., Cherokee County, AL Charles Bale, 3rd Lieut., Floyd County, GA Co. H James Harlow, Captain, Chattooga County, GA Joel Withers, 1st Lieut., Walker County, GA C. C. Knox, 2nd Lieut., Chattooga County, GA Robert Harlow, 3rd Lieut., Chattooga County, GA Co. I John McConnell, Captain, Gordon County, GA Berry Boaz, 1st Lieut., Gordon County, GA James Roberts, 2nd Lieut., Gordon County, GA H. King, 3rd Lieut., Gordon County, GA Co. K Nathan Napier, Captain, Walker County, GA Henry Dean, 1st Lieut., Floyd County, GA William Cheney, 2nd Lieut., Chattooga County, GA Flemmon Moss, 3rd Lieut., Chattooga County, GA Co. L --Cary, Captain, Gordon County, GA --Walraven, 1st Lieut., Gordon County, GA --O’ Neal, 2nd Lieut., Gordon County, GA --Porch, 3rd Lieut., Gordon County, GA This regiment was formed from the calvary Battalion of Smith’s Legion, by the addition of three companies. There being eleven companies in the regiment. It served under General E. Kirby Smith on the campaign of General Bragg to Kentucky in 1862 as a Battalion, and took part in all the important engagements of that unfortunate campaign. On the fall back to East Tennessee permission was granted by the war department to raise the Battalion to a Regiment. As a Regiment it was brigade first with the 1st Georgia Calvary, 5th Tennessee, 56th North Carolina and Rucker’s Legion and Hewall’s Battery, under Brigadier General John Pegram. In this Brigade it served until after the Battle of Chickamauga in which its losses were very heavy. Pegram’s Brigade at that time was on duty under General N. B. Forrest. Soon after that battle General Bragg ordered General Wheeler to take the calvary force and cross the Tennessee River in the rear of Rosencan ’s army and make a raid through Tennessee. General Forrest would not obey the command and his corps did not go on the raid. Pegram’s Brigade to which the 6th Georgia belonged did duty in East Tennessee, capturing Wolford’s Regiment at Philadelphia and at the same siege at Knoxville was brigaded with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Georgia Regiments and placed under command for a short time of Col. James Morrison. He resigning, Col. Crews, of the 2nd Georgia took command. It took part in all the engagements around Knoxville and through East Tennessee during the winter of 1863-64. Early in the spring of 1864 it was ordered to Georgia and was engaged in all the conflicts of arms from Resaca to Savannah, and on to Bentonville, North Carolina and surrendered with General Johnson’s army. All the officers and most of the men of the line had seen service before the organization of the battalion in 1862; having served in different commands in 1861 and part of 1862. But few of the officers who constituted its organization at first were present to see its last encampment, or see its banner rolled up for the last time. Dead, wounded or worn out from exposure, the officers were few and the line was short but all who answered the roll call of the 6th Georgia Regiment were patriots indeed. Written by R. Y. Rudicil, August 10, 1880.