Lee County Georgia Military Civil War - Lee Volunteers Organized

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Lee Volunteers

From the Albany Newspaper

Starkeville, April 24, 1861
 
 

According to previous notice, the Lee County Foot Company met at the Court House on yesterday, 
for the purpose of organizing said Company. On motion, John W. Stokes was called to the chair, 
and George Kimbrough requested to act as Secretary. The object of the meeting having been 
explained by the chair, the members proceeded to the election of officers and after counting 
the votes, the chair announced the following gentlemen duly elected, to wit:


John W. Stokes...............................Captain
Samuel Lindsey...............................1st Lt.
H. B. Lipsey.....................................2nd Lt.
George Kimbrough...........................3rd Lt.
J. E. Kelly........................................Ensign
U. Sullivan.......................................1st Sgt.
C. Tison...........................................2nd Sgt.
Jesse Hall........................................3rd Sgt.
J. J. Kirkpatrick.................................4th Sgt.
George Page....................................1st Cpl.
S. L. Sullivan.....................................2nd Cpl.
E. Wilkerson......................................3rd Sgt.
Joel C. Calhoun.................................Surgeon

Upon motion of Samuel Lindsey, it was unanimously resolved that the Company through their 
Captain forthwith tender their services to His Excellency the Governor of Georgia.
Upon motion of K. J. Warren, the company adopted, as a name, the " Lee Volunteers."

Abstracted by Debra Boswell Crosby