Civil War



Company "L", 7th Tenn. Calvary C. S. A.

This company was organized at Brownsville, Tennessee in April 1862, with James Allen TAYLOR as Captain, Alex DUCKWORTH, 1st Lieutenant; Frank PUGH, 3rd 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 Gen. VILLIPIGUE, commanding at Fort Pillow. Upon reporting to Gen. VILLIPIGUE the company received orders to report to Lieutenant Colonel SCOTT, 12th Louisiana 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 at Abbeville, Miss., and became thence forward a part of the Seventh Tennessee Calvary 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. FOREST 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 Lieutenant who had previously been elected 2nd Lieutenant in place of Lieutenant AUSTIN, resigned. Lieutenant PUGH was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and Wm. WITHERSPOON elected 3rd Lieutenant. Under the above named commissioned officers the company remained in active service until the close of the war.


Originaly published in The Brownsville Democrat, Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee, Friday, July 27, 1883

Roster


Commissioned and non-commissioned Officers
Captain - James A. TAYLOR, resigned in fall of 1862
First Lieutenant - Alex DUCKWORTH, promoted in spring of 1863 to Captain, and severly wounded in right arm at Colliervile, Tenn. October 11, 1863
Second Lieutenant - Charles S. TALIAFERRO, promoted to 1st Lt.
Third Lieutenant - Frank PUGH, promoted to 2nd Lt.
Wm. WITHERSPOON, elected Third Lieutenant
First Orderly Sergeant - E. R. CRANDEL, discharged in fall of 1862
Second Orderly Sergeant - R. D. GROVE, wounded in left arm at Harrisburg, Miss., July 14, 1864
Second Sergeant - Sam'l A. TAYLOR
Third Sergeant - T. E. ROOKS
Fourth Sergeant - J. M. CURRIE
Fifth Sergeant - J. C. W. COBB
First Corporal - W. H. DUPREE
Second Corporal - Tom E. NELSON, killed July 13, 1864, day previous to battle of Harrisburg

Privates
ALISON, Sam, colored
ALLISON, B. W., died since the war
ANTHONY, Wm. T.
BAUCOM, J. F.
BAUGH, John, died in 1866
BYUS, Bill, colored
CASTILLOW, James W.
CHRISTMAN, W. J., died in 1878
CLAIBORNE, Henry, colored
CLAIBORNE, John A. , transferred from Co. "K" of same regiment in 1862
CLAY, Joseph
COBB, S. A.
COBB, W. T.
COLEMAN, L. R.
COLTART, Ed, colored
COLTART, Robert M., died since the war
CONNER, C. C.
CURRIE, Jim, colored
CURRIE, W. T.
DELOACH, Arthurdied since the war
DUCKWORTH, John C.died since the war
DAVIS, Henry
DAVIS, Thomas
DRAKE, Baxter
DRENNAN, J. C.
FREEMAN, W. G., killed in action Feb. 22, 1864, Prairie Mound, Miss.
FOX, Henry, seriously woumded in foot at Harrisburg July 14, 1864
FORTUNE, Benj. W., died of yellow fever in 1878
GARRETT, W.
GRAVES, Reuben
GREEN, Charles E.
GREEN, John A. Y.
GROVE, Richard, transferred from Co. "D" same Regiment in 1863
HERRING, John W.
HOLLAND, James L., discharged for ill health, died at home during war
HOOPER, Jameswounded at Medon, Tn., Aug. 31, 1862
HOPKINS, James L.
HOPKINS, Sam'l
HOTCHKISS, R. L.
HOTCHKISS, S. B., joined as a private after the recovery from severe wound received at Shiloh as 1st Lieutenant of Sixth Tenn. Inf.
HUGHES, Benj.
HUGHES, John
JEFFRIES, J. B.
LEE, H. M.
LEE, J. G.
LEE, Jere
LEE, Madison
LOVING, Boscum
LYNN, W. E., tranferred from Co. "F" same Regiment in 1862
McLEOD, Donald, died of accidental wound received during war
McLEOD, John P.
MEBANE, Robert, died of wound received Oct. 11, 1863, Collierville, Tn.
MOORE, Charles H.
MOORE, James L.
MOORE, Joe, colored
NELSON, Joe, colored
ODELL, S. K., transferred from Co. "F", same Regiment 1862 & died in Memphis April 1882
ODELL, Stephen, colored
OWEN, Thomas
PUGH, Dawson, colored
PUGH, Jeff, colored
RANEY, Adison
ROBERTSON, J. H., wounded at Britton's Lane in 1862
ROOKS, Geo. W.
SANGSTER, H. C., died since the war
SHEPARD, Egbert, severly wounded at Harrisburg while gallantly bearing the regimental colors, July 14, 1864
SHERAL, John W., captured at Oxford, Ms., in 1862, at Altom in prison
SMITH, A. F., died since the war
SMITH, James H., severly wounded in hand at Tishamingo Creek, June 10, 1864
SMITH, Jas. H.
SOLOMON, Henry, wounded in shoulder at Hernando, Miss., 1863, and in head at Tishamingo Creek, June 10, 1864, and had finger shot off at Harrisburg July 14, 1864. Died since war
SPEED, C. C.
STEWART, N. J.
STEWART, Wm., died since war
SUTTON, Benj., died in service during fall of 1862
SUTTON, W. P.
TADLOCK, Wm., died in service at hospital in 1863
TALIAFERRO, D. C., died since war
TALIAFERRO, Dohyno, colored
TALIAFERRO, Edwin, transferred from Co. "D" of same Regiment and died since the war
TALIAFERRO, Vernon
TANNER, Jack
TARVER, Mike, died since the war
TAYLOR, Dick, colored
TAYLOR, F. M., discharged, 2d time for sickness in 1864
TAYLOR, George, colored
TAYLOR, Mark, colored
THOMAS, Albert, died in service of sickness in 1864
THOMAS, John A.
TRANSUE, David, honorably discharged in 1863
WATERIDGE, D. H.
WHITE, Henry, killed Feb. 22, 1864 at Prairie Mound, Miss.
WHITE, John B., died July 19, 1883
WHITE, Redick T.
WHITMORE, Ed
WILLIAMS, Solomon, discharged for sickness and died at home during the war
WITHERSPOON, Hewett