TALBOT COUNTY, GA - MILITARY Southern Rifles (Co. A 4th Regiment) formerly Scott Rifles" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm The Upson Pilot May 4, 1861 Southern Rifles. This company was chartered as the "Scott Rifles", but their name has been properly changed. They are from Talbotton, Talbot county, and to show the liberality of the citizens of the county, we would state, that between three and four thousand dollards was raised among them for this fine corps and others in process of organization. The majority of the men range in height from 5 ft 10 inces to 5 ft. Their uniform is Georgia Gray, trimmed with black velvet. Officers: Captain, B. Curley 1st Lieut W.C. Wimberly 2nd Lieut W.A. Daniel 3rd Lieut J.P. Strickland Surgeon W.H. Philpot 1st Serg E.L. Callier 2nd Serg J.D. Cottinghan 3rd Serg L.B. Mund 4th Serg Jas Gardner 1st Corp Jack Blount 2nd Corp B.A. Lockhard 3rd Corp John McGurty 4th Corp D.C. Renfrow Privates: W.S. Adams R.E. Arnold H. Ammons L. Adams F. Archer F.C. Ballou A.C. Bryant A.C. Boyton J.A. Blanton L.A. Baldwin H.P. Baskin J.M. Childs J.D. Daniel T.H. Daniel M. Dickson J.T. Ellis J.W. Ford T.A. Green R.C. Green J.B. Gorman A.D. Gorman W.C. Goslin John Goodwin W.P. Green T Hagan M. Hogg Lewis Hogg J. Hartman C.C Holt W.H. Harvey J.D. Jamison Jas Johnson W.W. Wilson T.H. Stallings W.N. Bacon N. Burge A.B. Barnes B. Burge Geo Boswell T Beach JA S Baisden W W Cook J W Conner H Carnes H P Corley J Kaufman JP Keating Lewis Lesser E.E. Love S.N. Layfield G A Miller I.R. Miller O.B. Mulkey R.A. Mizzell W B Mitchell W B McLean Wm Nixon J S Parker W T Persons Sam'l Pugh D. Roach D W Ray B A Richards J O A Sparks J W Stevenson J W Story J P Willis S A Sutton Jas Watley Jas H. Weeks SCOTT RIFLES Since our last issue we have received the following communication from an exteemed friend: NOTE: Became Co A 4th Regiment Talbotton Ga January 16, 1860 Mr. Miller: At your request, I send you a succinct statement of the celebration of the 8th of January, by the Scott Rifles of Talbot County. On Monday morning at 10 o'clock the Company assembled in front of the Baptist Church in this place. After a short drill by their accomplished Captain, they were marched up in fron tof the LeVert Female College, where J.H. Weeks, on behalf of the ladied in an address, happy in its conception, elegant in diction and polished in delivery, presented the Company a rich and beautiful banner bearing the inscription, "Scott Rifles" "Presented by the Ladies of Talbotton". Private Augustus Little, received the flag on the part of the Company. Mr. Little's speech was generally applauded and acknowledged by all to have been eminently appropriate to the occasion. After the reception of the flag, the Company fired three rounders, marched back in front of the Hotel-- fired three rounders by section, and then dispersed until two o'clock p.m. At two o'clock the Company met for target shooting, a silver cup to be presented by Lieut Pou to the best shot. The best average shot 4 3/4 inches was made by private H. Hall, distance eighty yards. The Company labored under the great disadvantage of shooting while the sun was shining brilliantly on their pans. At night the young and old, gay and handsome, imaginative and matter of fact, regaled themselves with a "flow of soul" at a "military and civic" party, tastefully and sumptuously prepared by Judge Dennis and lady. Take it all in all, the celebration was one of which our citizens may justly be proud. May the good old patriotic spirit (as the signs of the times seem to indicate) which one prevailed of celebrating the noble and heroic deeds of our great men, and of commemorating the events in our hisotry, which give us character as a nation, be awakened if asleep, if dead resurrected. =============== The Talbotton New Era Thursday, June 9, 1904 Page Two Southern Rifles in 1860 The following roll of the Southern Rifles and accompanying note appeared in the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel on April 28th, 1861. We print it upon the request of several veterans and it will doubtless be of general interest. Southern Rifles This company was chartered as the “Scot Rifles”, but their name has been very properly changed. They are from Talbotton, Talbot County, and to show the liberality of the citizens of that county, we would say that between three and four thousand dollars was raised among them for this fine corps and others in process of organization. The majority of the men range in height from 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet. Their uniform in Georgia gray, trimmed with black velvet.