{"id":443,"date":"2012-07-20T00:24:46","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T05:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/maury2\/?p=443"},"modified":"2019-01-03T16:15:30","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T22:15:30","slug":"duck-river-riflemen-co-g-24th-tennessee-volunteer-infantry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/maury\/duck-river-riflemen-co-g-24th-tennessee-volunteer-infantry\/","title":{"rendered":"Duck River Riflemen – Co. G, 24th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry"},"content":{"rendered":"

This roster of officers and men of Co. G, 24th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, “Duck River Rifles,” was taken largely from an original report, on pieces of Confederate paper written with Confederate ink, which was faded by 1904. The roster was made at the c lose of the war and so does not include all the names of the soldiers who served in Co. G. I have added other names when discovered. The roster was, in 1904, in the hands of Capt. R. W. Tindall of the Leftwich Community and was made accessible to Judge Fr ank H. Smith, who published it in The Daily Herald.<\/span><\/p>\n

Capt. J. M. Billington’s company was made up from men from the eastern part of Maury County and the western part of Marshall County. The company was organized at the old Napier Hole on Flat Creek, just north of Bear Creek Pike. After drilling at Napier Ho le, they traveled to Columbia, by rail to Nashville and then to Murfreesboro, where they went into quarters at Camp Anderson, three miles from town. The Duck River Riflemen became Co., G, 24 TN Volunteer Infantry when the 24th was officially organized on 24 August 1861. At Shiloh, Co. G lost nine men killed by the first fire from the Federal soldiers before they could return fire. Despite nine slain and 16 wounded in this devastating start, the company, under Gen. Cleburne, Capt. Billington and Col. Peeb les, moved forward and took the Federal\u00a0encampment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Officers Capt. James M. BILLINGTON ( 5 Sep 1827 – 30 Aug 1885), resigned April 1862 (Capt. Billington commanded the company at Shiloh with great credit to himself and his men. He resigned at Tupelo when his health began to fail. A reunion of the company was planne d for his birthday on 5 Sept 1885 at his family home near Rally Hill; the men gathered that day for the reunion, but Billington died and his funeral was held instead. He was buried in Billington Cemetery.)<\/span><\/p>\n

1st Lt. J. Lon SECREST, killed at Perryville on 8 Oct 1862<\/span><\/p>\n

2nd Lt. William M. SHIRES (1841 – 1916), resigned April 1862, living near Old Lasea in 1904. He is buried in Shires Memorial Cemetery.<\/span><\/p>\n

2nd Lt. Joel L. HARDISON, born 2 Aug 1835, was killed at Murfreesboro on 31 Dec 1862. He is buried in Morton Cemetery.<\/span><\/p>\n

2nd Lt. (Brevet) B. Frank ROWLETT, discharged 1862<\/span><\/p>\n

1st Sgt. David M. HARDISON, living near Old Berlin in 1904<\/span><\/p>\n

2nd Sgt. Robert W. TINDALL, living at Leftwich in 1904<\/span><\/p>\n

3rd Sgt. John E. HARDEMAN, living in Texas in 1904<\/span><\/p>\n

4th Sgt. Jasper W. DILLEHAY (dead in 1904)<\/span><\/p>\n

5th Sgt. Sam W. DAIMWOOD (living near Columbia in 1904)<\/span><\/p>\n

1st Cpl. James A. DOUGHERTY (living near Chapel Hill in 1904)<\/span><\/p>\n

3rd Cpl. William A. COLLINS (living near Franklin in 1904)<\/span><\/p>\n

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