Greene County GaArchives Photo Person.....Lankford, Carroll Harvey 
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Denise Murphy denisemurphy13@msn.com August 24, 2011, 6:40 am

Source:             Family Photo
Name:               Carroll Harvey Lankford
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Brought from Appomattox by Private Minor Hobbs - Co. "C" April 1865. 
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This drum was the original drum of the 3rd Georgia Regiment of Infantry, 
C.S.A.  The drum came to the regiment with Company C, Dawson Grays from Greene 
County at the organization of the regiment on 4/26/1861, at Portsmouth, VA.  
The first and only drummer was Seaborn Barnwell of Company C.  When the 
regiment was organized, he was made Regimental Drummer.  This drum beat all the 
calls made for the regiment for all purposes from April 26, 1861, to the 
surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.  When the regiment surrendered and 
stacked their guns, the drum was hung on the stack by the drummer and left to 
its fate.  Minor Hobbs, one of the truest and best of soldiers of Company C, 
could  not walk away and leave the drum.  He turned back and took it from the 
stack of guns on which it hung, swung it around his shoulders , and brought it 
to his home in Greene County, Georgia.  Hobbs kept and cared for the drum until 
in his old age he delivered it into the hands of Capt. W. A. Wright, a member 
of the regiment.  Wright kept the drum and finally delivered it to the 
committee to be placed in the Georgia Capitol.
My sister asked the Director of the State Capitol Museum if she had a copy of 
what was written in 
that letter.  Below is the transcript she gave her.  There were a few holes in 
the letter and those 
places are marked by the word ("missing"), Madison, GA 11/17/1905 
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Dear Friends and Comrade:    In the excitement and confusion attending the 
surrender at Appomattox the official Kettle-Drum of Third Georgia Regiment 
(missing) have been abandoned (missing) that Private Minor L. Noors, of 
Company "C" rescued it, and, swung over his devoted shoulders, safely brought 
it to his home in Greene County.  But few of the 3rd Ga. Survivors was aware of 
its existence until 1888, when old Minor brought it to a reunion of the 
Regiment, held that year (missing) place, and presented it to the Regiment, or 
more properly, its Survivors.  Upon a question being raised as to its 
disposition, a motion was made, and the same obtained, that "Commodore" Dexter 
be made its custodian during his life-time.  No provision having been made for 
(missing) Dexter's death, which (missing) the idea came (to) me that it could 
not be more fittingly placed than in the hands of the son of the illustrious, 
and to each survivor of the 3rd Ga. Regt. ever to be lamented Gen'l Ambrose C. 
Wright, first Colonel of the Regiment.  Not wishing to assume the whole 
responsibility at the late Reunion of Ga. Veterans held at Macon I advised with 
Capt. J. W. Mathews, of Fort Valley, Capt. Matt Rice, of Augusta, and a few 
other comrades there present, all of whom heartily approved my suggestion.  
Hence, and without first asking your consent, through to-day's Express I place 
it in your devoted hands.    In the sacred bonds of immediate war comradeship, 
I remain  Most sincerely yours, W. Lindsley (?), Sec'ty 3rd Ga. Reg't. 
(missing), Veteran Assistant, (missing - Cap?)t. Wm. A. Wright, Atlanta, GA.

Additional Comments:
Previously submitted to the first photo project in USGenWeb Archives 
approximately 2003

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