HAYWOOD COUNTY TN - Newspapers - The Brownsville Democrat 1883 ********************************************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sarah Hutcherson ********************************************************************************************************** THE BROWNSVILLE DEMOCRAT BROWNSVILLE,TENNESSEE VOLUME 10 NO.19 FRIDAY JULY 27,1883 WESTERN RANGERS COMPANY "L" 7TH TENN.CAVALRY C.S.A.- A HISTORY OF THE SECOND COMPANY OF CAVALRY ORGANIZED IN HAYWOOD COUNTY--This Company was organized at Brownsville in April,1862 with James Allen TAYLOR as Captain; Alex DUCKWORTH,1st.Lieutenant; and about 65 non-commissioned officers and privates.The Company remained at Brownsville constantly preparing for active service until about the 12th of May,1862 when it was mustered into service by Major MAXWELL,a regular commissioned officer of the C.S.A. Immediately the company was ordered to report to General VILLIPIQUE,command at Fort Pillow. Upon reporting to Gen.VILLIPIQUE,the company received orders to report to Lt.Colonel SCOTT,12th Louisana Regiment of Infantry,with headquarters at Camp Green,where it remained until the fall of Fort Pillow,when it was ordered to report to Col.Wm.H.JACKSON.The company remained under his command as a part of a temporary regimental organization until the 10th day of June,1862,when it participated in the permanent regimental organization at Abberville,Miss.,and became thence forward a part of the Seventh Tennessee Cavalry,and was lettered as Company "L".It continued until the close of the war as a part of this Regiment,and was surrendered by Gen.FORREST at Gainsville,Ala.,in May 1865.In consequence of ill health,Capt.J.A.TAYLOR resigned in the fall of 1862,and in the spring of 1863,Alex DUCKWORTH,1st Lieutenant,was promoted to the Captaincy and C.S.TALIAFERRO was promoted to 1st Lt.,who had been previously elected 2nd Lt.,in place of Lt.AUSTIN,resigned,Lt.PUGH was promoted to 2nd Lt. and Wm.WITHERSPOON elected 3rd Lt.Under the above named commissioned officers the company remained in active service until the close of the war.Captain James A.TAYLOR,resigned in fall,1862.--1st Lt.Alex DUCKWORTH,promoted in spring 1863 to Captain,and severally wounded in right arm at Collierville,TN,October 11,1863.--3rd Lt.Frank PUGH,promoted to 2nd Lt.--Wm.WITHERSPOON,elected to 3rd Lt.--Secord Orderly Sgt.R.D.GROVE,wounded in the left arm at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864.--2nd Sgt.Samuel A.TAYLOR.--3rd Sgt.T.E.ROOKS-- 4th Sgt.J.M.CURRIE--5th Sgt.J.C.W.COBB--1st Corp.W.H.DUPREE--2nd Corp.Tom E.NELSON,killed July 13,1863,day previous to battle of Harrisburg.--3rd Corp.W.P.STEELE.--4th Corp.Wm.BARNES,killed July 15,1864,day previous to battle of Harrisburg.--THE FOLLOWING IS A COMPLETE LIST OF PRIVATES:-- ALLISON,B.W.-died since the war.--ANTHONY,Wm.T.--BAUCOM,J.F.--BAUGH,John,died in 1866.--CASTILLOW,James W.--COLEMAN,L.R.--CLAY,Joseph.--COLTART,Robert M.,died since war.--CURRIE,W.T.--CONNER,C.C.--CHRISTMAN,W.J.,died in 1878.-- COBB,W.T.--COBB,S.A.--CLAIBORNE,John A.,transferred from Company "K" of same Regiment in 1862.--DELOACH,Arthur,died since the war.--DUCKWORTH,John C.,died since the war.--DAVIS,Thomas--DRAKE,Baxter--DAVIS,Henry--DRENNAN,J.C.-- FREEMAN,W.G.,killed in action February 23,1864 at Praire Mound,Miss.-- FOX,Henry,seriously wounded in foot at Harrisburg July 14,1864.-- FORTUNE,Benj.W.,died of yellow fever in 1878--GREEN,Carlos E.-- GROVE,Richard,transferred from Co."D" same Regiment in 1863.--GREEN,John A.Y.- -GARRETT,W.--GRAVES,Reuben.--HUGHES,Benj.--HUGHES,John.--HERRING,John W.-- HOPKINS,Sam'l.--HOPKINS,James L.--HOLLAND,James L.,discharged for ill health and died at home during the war.--HOOPER,James,wounded at Medon,Tenn.,August 31,1862.--HOTCHKISS,S.B.,joined as a private after the recovery from a severe wound received at Shiloh as 1st Lt.,of 6th Tennessee Infantry.-- HOTCHKISS,R.L.--JEFFERIES,George W.,died since the war.--JACOCKS,J.B.,-- LEA,H.M.--LEA,J.G.--LEA.Madison,--LEA,Jere,--LYNN,W.E.,transferred from Company "F"same Reg.in 1862.--LOVING,Bascum--McLEOD,John P.--MOORE,James L.-- MEBANE,Robert,died of wounds received October 11,1863,at Collierville,Tenn.-- McLEOD,Donald,died of accidental wound received during the war.-- NORWELL,Geo.T.,died since the war.--ODELL,S.K.,transferred from Company "F",same Reg.1862 and died in Memphis April,1882.--OWEN,Thomas.--ROOKS,Geo.W.- -RUNEY,Adison.--ROBERTSON,J.H.,wounded at Britton's Lane in 1862.-- SHEPHERD,Egbert,severly wounded at Harrisburg while gallantly bearing the regimental colors,July 14,1884.--SANGSTER,H.C.,died since the war.-- SMITH,A.F.,died since the war.--SMITH,James H.,severly wounded in hand at Tishamingo Creek,June 10,1864. SOLOMON,Henry,wounded in head at Tishamingo Creek June 10,1864; in shoulder at Hernando,Miss.,1863; and had finger shot off at Harrisburg,July 14,1864; died since war.--SMITH,Jas.H.--SUTTON,W.P.--SUTTON,Benj.,died in service during fall of 1862.--SPEED,C.C.--SHERAL,John W.,captured at Oxford,Miss.,in 1862,at Alton in prison.--STEWART,N.J.--STEWART,Wm.,died since war.--TARVER,Mike,died since war.--TRANSUE,E.T.--TRANSURE,David,honorably discharged in 1863.-- TADLOCK,Wm.,died in service at hospital in 1863.--THOMAS,John A.-- THOMAS,Albert,died in service of sick in 1864.--TAYLOR,F.M.,discharged,2nd time,for sickness in 1864.--TALIAFERRO,Edwin,transferred from Company "D" of same Reg.,and died since war.--TALIAFERRO,Vernon,--TANNER,Jack,-- WITHERSPOON,Hewett,--WATERRIDGE,D.H.,--WHITE,John B.,died July 19,1883-- WHITE,Redick T.,--WILLIS,Henry,killed February 22,1864 at Prairie Mound, WHITMORE,Ed.--WILLIAMS,Solomon,discharged for sickness and died at home during the war. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE COLORED MEN WHO FOLLOWED THE FORTUNES OF THEIR MASTERS DURING THE WAR:--D.TALIAFERRO, Stephen ODELL, Jim CURRIE, Hark TAYLOR, George TAYLOR, Jeff PUGH, Dawson NELSON, Ed COLTART, Bill BYUS, Joe MOORE, Dick TAYLOR, Sam ALISON, Henry CLAIBERN. ROSTER OF COMPANY "M" 7TH TENNESSEE CAVALRY;COMPANY "M" WAS mustered into the service early in 1862,having completed its organization by the election of the following officers; James G.HAYWOOD,Captain,resigned in 1862.--J.M.SHAW,1st Lt.,discharged in 18_?--Ben DAVIS,2nd Lt.,--Wm.H.MOORER,3rd Lt.--In the course of that year,Captain HAYWOOD and Lt.SHAW resigned,and Ben T.DAVIS was named Captain;W.H.MOORER,1st Lt.; C.S.O.RICE,2nd Lt.;Jas.H.LIVINGSTON,3rd Lt.;which officers continued to the end of the war.NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS;-- T.A.WALKER,1st Sgt.--J.H.MANN,2nd Sgt.--G.W.YOUNG,3rd Sgt.,wounded at Columbia,Tenn.,November 1864.--N.A.CURRIE,4th Sgt.--John HAYWOOD,1st Corp.-- J.D.GREAVES,2nd Corp;wounded at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 1864.--PRIVATES;-- T.C.ANTHONY,--J.W.BORUM,died since war,--B.S.BORUM,--J.D.BURKS,--J.H.BORUM,-- Joe BLACKWELL,--Thomas BOWERS,--Reuben BRADEN,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864,--John A.CLARKE,--John COBB,--J.N.CASTELLOW,--T.CURRIE,--A.M.CARLTON,- -Jesse CORE,died at home,--Wm.COBB,--Frank CURRIE,--James COKER,-- W.B.CLAIBERN,discharged,--J.W.CURTIS,--Jimmy CARRIGAN,wounded at Harrisburg,Miss., July 1864,--R.R.DAVIS,--Gearge DEAN,--John A.DICKERSON,-- M.DURHAM,--Hick FOWKLES,--J.P.GAUSE,wounded at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864.- -J.G.GAUSE.--BascomGREGORY.--E.R.GRAVETT.--Milton GUNN,killed at Britton,s Lane,September 1,1862.--Taswell GREEN.--Sam GIBBS.--Lawrence GAUSE.-- Wm.HASTINGS,wounded,captured and died in prison,1863.--Henry HUNTER,killed at Britton's Lane,Tenn.,September 1,1862. HARRIS,James,wounded at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864.--HENDREN,Wm.,discharged.--HANCOCK,G.B.--JAYROE,A.B.- -JOHNSON,R.F.,discharged.--Killer(Keller?)Hiram S.--LACKEY,James A.-- LAKE,T.E.--LAKE,Wm.--MANN,A.S.--MANN,Joel.--MACLIN,James S.--MOSES,Thomas J.-- NEIGHBORS,Lafayette,died in prison.--OLDHAM,Ed.M.--OLDHAM,Sidney,wounded at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864.--POPE,David.--POWERS,John L.--PERKINS,Jake.-- RAINEY,T.C.--RESE,Anderson.--RICE,Thomas S.,killed at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864.--RICE,D.J.--RAYNER,Wm.,killed at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864.--READ,Alfred,died since war.--SHAW,Archie,wounded at Nashville,November,1864.--AMITH,A.F.,died since the war.--SHAW,N.A.-- STEWARD,Sam.--WILKINS,Ivie.--B.R.WALKER.--WEST,John. LOCALS AND PERSONALS--Dr.J.DAVIS,of Ripley,is in town. Mr.Charlie HOTCHKISS has returned from Memphis sick. Mr.Albert AUSTIN,who has been quite sick,is on the streets again. Dr.W.T.HARRAS is improving in health.He was out riding Wednesday. Miss Minnie SEVIER,of Jackson,is visiting Miss Cora SEVIER on West Main. Misses TYSON,of Denmark,are the guests of Miss Mamie SCOTT,East Main. Prof.John WILLIAMS,who has been quite unwell for several days is up again. Mr.Robert J.SIMPSON,of Memphis,made our town a pleasant visit Sunday. Mr.Albert AUSTIN and son have gone to Hurricane Springs to spend several weeks. Col.D.A.Nunn and daughter,Miss Minnie,returned this week from Forest City,Ark.The Colonel is now in Nashville. Misses Lizzie SNIPS and Emma BOND,of Denmark and Miss MERRIWETHER,of Jackson,are visiting Miss Annie ALLEN,East Main. Dr.T.D.WEBB left yesterday for Hurricane Springs where he will remain a few days.He will then go to Nashville and enter into the wholesale drug business. Miss Lee WAGGONER,the accomplished daughter of our esteemed fellowtownsman,Mr.W.W.WAGGONER,has returned from a pleasant visit to the country. Miss Mamie KELLY and Mrs.AUSTIN,of Jackson,who have been visiting the family of Mr.T.E.GLASS,returned Saturday,accompanied by Miss Gertrude GLASS and Col.Will THOMAS. Mr.T.E.MOODY,accompanied by his friend,Mr.Chas.SHERMAN,left this week for the home of the former in Crockett County.Mr.SHERMAN will return in a few days;Mr.MOODY will remain until the 1st of August. DEATH--Mr.Archie CAMERON,one of the oldest settlers of this county,died Monday night at his residence about nine miles east of town.He was upwards of eighty years old at the time of his death. DEATH--Mr.J.B.WHITE,a highly respected citizen of the 5th District,died the 19th inst.,at the age of about 45 years,and his remains were buried in the family cemetery at the old homestead,near Jones Station,the day following.Mr.WHITE was an honest man and a good citizen.He served through the war on the Confederate side,and was a brave and faithful soldier.He leaves a wife and five or six children in destitute circumstances,who deserves the sympathy of all good people. DEATH--Mrs.Pauline B.EDWARDS,the venerable mother of our esteemed fellow citizen,Dr.T.C.EDWARDS,died Tuesday morning,the 17th inst.,at her home in Dresden of paralysis,at the advanced age of seventy-four years.She was born in Buckingham County,Virginia,and was of French descent.In early life,she embraced Christianity and joined the Methodist Church.In 1825,she removed with her father to Dresden,where she resided until her death.Her father was one of the first settlers of the town,and she at the time of her death was the oldest living inhabitant of Dresden. AGAIN THERE IS A CONTINUING ACCOUNT OF THE 7th TENNESSEE CAVALRY--(I am only listing the deaths in the following Companies) COMPANY B--Wm.BANKS,killed near Nashville,Tenn.,Nov.1864; Jas.DILLAHUNTY,killed at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,Oct.1,1862; Thos.R.ELEAN,killed at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; Jack HARPER,killed in camp by a comrade,1862; R.A.HARPER,killed at Tishamingo Creek,June 10,1864; Tom HILLIARD,killed at Tishamingo Creek,June 10,1864; Nat MASON,Killed at Tishamingo Creek,June 10,1864; James SOMERVELL,killed at Tishamingo Creek,June 10,1864; George BENSON,died from measles contracted while in camp. COMPANY C--Lt.John ALBRECHT,killed at Medon,Tenn.,August 31,1862; -- CARTER,killed at Medon,Tenn.,August 31,1862; --CHAMPION,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; John GROGAN,killed near Paducah,Ky.,Nov.1861; Wm.GWYN,killed near Ripley,Miss.,1864; Wm.HICKEY,killed at Collierville,Tenn.,Oct.11,1863; John HENNESSEY,killed near Nashville,Tenn.,Nov.1864; John HYATT,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14.1864; --STEPHENS,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; O.M.THOMPSON,killed near Hernando,Miss.,1862. COMPANY D--John C.HOLLOWAY,died in prison; W.C.GEORGE,died in camp,1863; T.B.CLAIBORNE,killed at Old Lamar,Miss.,Nov.8,1862; W.H.L.GRIZZARD,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; Henry JARRETT,killed near Oakalona,Miss.,Feb.1864; W.C.McGEE,killed at Collierville,Tenn.,Oct.11,1863;Thomas NORTHCROSS,killed at Yoekany Bridge,Miss.,1863; Ed.OWEN,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; Rom ROBINSON,killed near Fort Pemerton,Miss.,March 1863; E.S.GROVE,killed at Medon,Tenn.,August 31,1863; J.L.ELWOOD,killed at Columbia,Tenn.,Nov.25,1864. COMPANT E--Capt.W.J.TATE,killed in battle in Miss.,June 14.1864; Capt.J.P.STSTLER,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; Lt.V.S.RUGGIN,killed at Athens,Ala.,1864; Lt.Fisk WEAVER,died in service; --FULCHER,killed at Tiahamingo,Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; J.BRADFORD,killed at Britton's Lane,Tenn.,Oct.1,1862; Robert DURRETT,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; M.DAVIS,killed accidently in service; John FOSTER,died in service; J.V.FIELD,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; Wm.GIBSON,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14.1864; W.HARDY,killed at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; D.McKINNEY,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; Wm.McKINNEY,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; James MOORE,killed,place not given; E.L.NORMENT,Killed at Jackson,Tenn.,in personal diffculty,March 1864; Charley NEELY,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; Dock PIPKINS,killed at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; Tim SULLIVAN,accidently drowned; Willie WENDER,killed at Britton,s Lane,Tenn.,Oct.1,1862; W.WOOD,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864. COMPANY F--W.W.ROBERTSON,ist Lt.,killed at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; Jno.EVERETT.Order Sgt.,killed in Middle Tenn.,1864; John KEY,killed,place not given; W.WRIGHT,died in prison; W.WELSH,died in camp. COMPANY G--B.M.BRIGGS,mortally wounded at Davis Bridge,1862. COMPANY H--Wm.BRIGGS,killed at Tishamingo Creek,July 14,1864; J.R.ESERSGE(sp?),killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; James BIGGS,died in service; Wm.MEEK,killed near Oxford,Miss.,1864; John PALMER,killed near Oxford,Miss.,1864; Alex ROSS,died in hospital,Grenada,Miss.; J.H.STEWART,mortally wounded at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; J.C.TAYLOR,died in prison. COMPANY I--Dick ADKINS,died in Alton prison; Capt.ASI?CUR,killed at Collierville,Tenn.,Oct.11,1863; Joseph BROWN,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; Joshua D.CLARK,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,June 10,1864; Wm.CAGE,killed at Tishamingo Creek,June 10,1864; John A.DOUGLASS,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; James DILLAHUNTY,killed at Britton,s Lane,Sept.1,1862; G.W.GRANT,died in service; B.W.B.JONES,died in the service; Daniel MAX,killed near Oakalona,Miss.,Feb.22,1864; E.H.MUNFORD,died at Oakalona,Miss.; Ellie NORMENT,died in the service; Hamilton OWEN,died in U.S.prison; Newton OWEN,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; -- SPENCER,killed at Tishamngo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; Jasper SHANKLE,killed at Lafayette Station,M & C Railroad,1862; James UPCHURCH,died at Fort Pillow. COMPANY L--Robert MEBANE,mortally wounded at Collierville,Tenn.,Oct.11,1862; Donald McLEOD,killed accidently; Wm.TADLOCK,died in hospital; Albert THOMAS,died in service; Henry WILLIS,killed at Prairie Mound,Miss.,Feb.22,1864; John W.SHERILL,died in prison,Alton;. COMPANY M-- Reuban BRADEN,killed at Harrisburg,Miss.,July 14,1864; Henry HUNTER,killed at Britton's Lane,Tenn.,Sept.1,1862; Wm.HASTINGS,wounded and captured,died in prison,1863; Lafayette NEIGHBORS,died in prison; James HARRIS,Wounded at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; Thos.S.RICE,killed at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; Wm.RAYNOR,Killed at Tishamingo Creek,Miss.,June 10,1864; Milton GREEN,killed at Britton's Lane,Sept.1,1862. NEWS & NOTES--Louis WALES,the Indian Chief,died at Lake George a few days ago,aged 100 years. Charles H.STRATTON,known to the world as General Tom THUMB,died of apopelexy on the 15th,at his residence in Middleboro,Mass. Secretary CHANDLER's mother died at Concord,N.H. on the 14th.She was eighty- two years old. The death of Judge T.C.THEAKER,of Ohio,formerly Commissioner of Patents and a member of Congress occured at Oakland,Md.,a few days ago. CRIMES AND CASULTIES--Andrew WHITE,a weathly farmer living near Dwight,Ill.,became deranged and was place in an asylum.He made his escape a few days ago,returned home,and after murdering his wife and two children,killed himself. Mrs.George LOTTA,whose home was near Van Buren,Ark.,heard some gossip about her husband which troubled her so much she took poison the other day and died in a few hours. Ruff McDONALD killed Elijah HAYES near Paris,Tenn.,the other day,and inmmediately afterward fell dead from excitment and remorse. The Steamer,Lottie E.Merrill,of Rivertown,N.J.was reported lost off George's Bank,with all on board on the 16th. Two young girls,Hattie ATKELL and Bessie MORLEY were drowned while bathing in the lake at Port Stanley,Ont.,a few days ago.The shock came with double force on Mr.ATKELL,whose brother,Robert,died suddenly the day before in London. MISCELLANEOUS--The failure of J.P.MACHECA & Co.,fruit dealers,New Orleans,LA.,has been announced,with liabilities estimated at $100,00. It was announced from Washington a few days ago that Attorney-General BREWSTER was about to institute suits against parties charged with election frauda in North Carolina. The missing ledger,stolen from the Tennessee Treasury,which was said to contain important evidence against M.T.POLK,the defaulting Treasurer,has been returned without mutilation of any kind. The President has approved the sentence of dismissal in the case of Lieut.Samuel N.HOLMES of the 13th Infantry recently tried by court-martial at Ft.Bliss,Texas for duplicating pay accounts.The official order dismissing him from service has been issued. SWAIN,the man arrested at Nashville,Tenn.,for stealing the ledger so important in the POLK trial,has confessed he took it at the instigation of ex-treasurer POLK;also that he received $175 for the deed. SOUTHERN GLEANINGS--After a married life of sixty-seven years,Amelia SANFORD,of Milledgeville,GA.,died at the age of eighty-eight years.Her husband is ninety-two. The Bank Menrovia sailed from New York the other day for Liberia,with fifteen negro colonists.The negroes were all from the South. Two colored men fought a duel near Helena,Ark.,the other day in which one was shot through the mouth with a rifle;and the other received a charge of buckshot in the groin.They mounted mules and rode off in different directions,but both were soon dead. FROM RUDOLPH.JULY 24,1883--The all-absorbing interest of the week is the religious revival in progress at Zion Church;We noticed in the large congregationMrs.D.L.ANDERSON and the Misses Blanche and Moselia ANDERSON,,of the Woodville neighborhood.Also Mrs.Frank SHAW and Mrs.Wm.ANTHONY,of Durhamville,and a host of strangers to numerous to mention. FROM WELLWOOD--I learn that our Madison County friend, David POPE,in the Ebenezer neighborhood,lost a goodly number of cattle by the disease that is noe among cattle. My old friend,neighbor and tutor,T.H.NORVELL, rejoiceth because his last is a girl.Mr.NORVELL is not an old man,though a school teacher.Several years ago before the war he entered the Army a mere boy.He made a good soldier,and is today as fine a classical teacher as there is in the county. A fine racetrack,engineered by Dr.Dade THOMAS and Mr.William COPELAND,is out near Mr.James CASTELLO's,two and a half miles northwest of this place.To-morrow a picnic will be held there. Reverand Peter ANTHONY,colored,tied two of his mules together the other evening.He awoke the next morning to find his best mule with a broken leg. End this issue. Source: Tennessee State Archives Microfilm Roll #101 Brownsville States Graphic & Misc. Dec.1838-Dec.1905.