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Source:  Tennessee State Library & amp; Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — Brownsville Democrat — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 10 No. 19 — Friday, July 27, 1883

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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.
Second 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 Prairie 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

Died on Active Duty

• 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