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Diary Of A Confederate Soldier
   DIARY OF A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. The diary of W. H. McWhorter, which he kept
during the War Between the States, is in possession of Mr. R. L. McWhorter, a
relative, and is an interesting memento of those troublous times that tried
men's souls. The first paragraph says:

   "W. H. McWhorter left home Sept. 17, 1861, and on the night of the same day
landed at Dalton, Ga., with Capt. J. C. Wardlaw's company, at which place he was
mustered into the service of the Confederate States and put under command of
Col. W. H. Stiles. The company named, with others, remained at the above named
town till Oct. 2, when all repaired to Savannah, Ga., and drilled till Oct. 19,
and then moved our rendezvous to Skidaway Isle."

   Mr. McWhorter had charge of commissary supplies for his company and gives
numerous notations of supplies consumed by the company for specified periods,
one of which is as follows: "Oct. 24 to 31. 163 lbs bacon; 588 lbs flour; 300
lbs meal; 30 qts salt; 76 lbs rice; 45 lbs. coffee; 90 lbs sugar; 5 1/2 lbs
candles; 15 lbs soap; 3 1/2 qts vinegar."

   In three different places a roster of the company is given, names neatly
written with pen and ink.   The first roster follows:

"MUSTER ROLL OF THE WALKER INDEPENDANTS."

"Capt. J. C. Wardlaw; 
Lieut. M. Russell, E. Napier, and D. C. Myers; 
Serg. W. H. McWhorter, L. R. McWhorter, D. E. Hall, H. Maddux, W. A. Foster; 
Corp. G. B. Carroll, C. W. Taylor, W. K. Jones,. J. W. Blackwell;
Musician, J. D. Taylor; 

Privates: 
J. A. Alexander, 
C. P. Allen, 
James Arnold, 
Jacob Arnold, 
J. C. Atkins, 
John Atwood, 
J. H. Bird, 
P. J. Bird,
Wm. Butler, 
G. W. Brewer, 
H. H. Carroll, 
Andrew Carson, 
J. N. Chastain, 
S. Caudell, 
M. Caudell, 
T. A. Cooper, 
C. C. Caudell, 
G. B. Collins,
J. M. Cooper, 
J. H. Crutchfield, 
J. A. Denton, 
J. F. Dedman, 
W. F. Dunn,
John Edge, 
C. M. Edwards, 
R. A. Ellis, 
G. W. Ellis, 
R. L. Farnsworth,
J. W. Farnsworth, 
L. R. Fletcher, 
James Gillean, 
J. H. Gillean, 
A. Gillean,
J. S. Gant, 
W. K. Gray, 
G. H. Hall, 
S. M. Hall, 
J. M. Hall, 
J. E. Hall, 
G. W. Hall, 
J. H. Hall, 
M. C. Harris, 
L. M. Hendon, 
T. B. Hendon, 
J. A. Hendon,
Edward Jackson, 
D. J. Jackson, 
H. H. Jones, 
John Lambert, 
V. S. Lowery,
Angus Lively, 
R. M. Lanier, 
W. P. Maddux, 
J. C. McDonald, 
T. C. Mc-Daniel, 
J. E. McCutchen, 
A. E. McKinney, 
N. W. Moore, 
J. W. Mack,
A. D. Murray, 
G. B. Myers, 
W. D. McWhorter, 
W. F. McWhorter, 
W. J. McClure, 
John Partin, 
S. S. Pendley, 
M. Pendley, 
Thomas Poe, 
Thomas Rutledge, 
J. H. Rutledge, 
Wm. Spraggins, 
W. C. Strickland, 
H. A. Serrett,
C. W. Taylor, 
G. W. Tipton, 
B. F. Thurman, 
W. H. Tucker, 
H. H. Wilson,
W. W. Wilson, 
G. K. Wilson, 
E. A. Ward, 
J. F. Wardlaw, 
J. A. Williams,
W. K. Williams, 
H. H. Williams.

   Then follow these names written with pencil and not arranged alphabetically : 

W. S. Hall, 
J. E. Lansford, 
J. H. Swift, 
G. W. Hall, Jun., 
J. A. Self, 
J. W. Kirkes, 
J. A. F. Williams, 
W. J. McCurder, 
J. A. Swift, 
W. H. Rutledge, 
J. B. Day, 
R. G. Calhoun, 
Rob Cooper, 
J. W. Rutherford, 
W. R. Pain, 
E. J. Myers, 
W. F. Hall, 
S. D. McClure, 
A. F. Pendley, 
Thomas Jackson, 
W. A. Hall, 
T. G. Howell, 
J. H. McWhorter, 
T. M. Day, 
James Day, 
G. W. Farnsworth.

   Another interesting and unusual reminder of those days, found in this old
diary of Mr. McWhorter, is an old envelope with a Confederate stamp attached.
The stamp carries the likeness of Jefferson Davis with the words "Postage Five
Cents," and "Confederate States of America."

The envelope is addressed to "Mr. A. B. McWhorter, Duck Creek, Geo."

It has been cancelled with a rubber stamp the only words of which now legible is
the word "PAID."



Additional Comments:
From:
HISTORY OF WALKER COUNTY
GEORGIA
BY
JAMES ALFRED SARTAIN
VOLUME    I
Published by
THE A. J. SHOWALTER COMPANY. Dalton, Ga.
1932



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