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This practically ended the service of the command, which was transported by rail to Meridian and was part of the last organized command surrendered by Gen. Dick Taylor with his Department on the 4th day of May, 1865.

There they went into service near Mobile, and after four years of active service in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia, they were disbanded near the scene of their first service.

LUMSDEN'S BATTERY, (LIGHT ARTILLERY) C. S. A.

Organized Nov. 4, 1861

(6) Officers

1. Charles L. Lumsden Captain. 2. George W. Vaughn Sr. First Lieut. 3. Harvey H. Cribbs Jr. First Lieut. 4. Ebenezer H. Hargrove Sr. Second Lieut. 5. Edward Tarrant Jr. Second Lieut. 6. Joseph Porter Sykes Cadet C. S. A.

(14) Non-Commissioned Officers

1. George Little Orderly Sergeant. 2. John Snow Quartermaster Sergeant. 3. John A. Caldwell Sergeant, First piece, later elected Lieut., and James R. Maxwell appointed in his place. 4. Wiley G. W. Hester Sergeant, Second Piece. 5. Sam Hairston Sergeant, Third Piece. 6. Horace Walpole Martin Sergeant, Fourth Piece. 7. Andrew Coleman Hargrove Sergeant, Fifth Piece. 8. James L. Miller Sergeant, Sixth Piece.

Corporals

1. J. Wick Brown First Corporal 2. James Cardwell Second Corporal 3. Alex T. Dearing Third Corporal 4. William Hester Fourth Corporal 5. Thomas Owen Fifth Corporal 6. Seth Shepherd Sixth Corporal

PRIVATES

1. Appling, Wm. B. 94. Kahnweiler, Lewis 2. Atkins 95. Kelly, Daniel 3. Austin, Thomas 96. Kelly, Louis 4. Bates, William 97. Kilgore 5. Bartee, John P. 98. King, Edward 6. Barker, William 99. Kuykendall 7. Barrett, Gideon 100. Lashley 8. Barrett, Frank 101. Leslie 9. Beatty, William 102. Lane 10. Baumeister, Joseph 103. Lanneau, K. Palmer 11. Blackstock, Belson 104. Little, John, Jr. 12. Booth, James 105. Little, James 13. Booth, David 106. Lloyd, George 14. Booth, Curtis 107. Maddox, John 15. Braun, William 108. Malone, William 16. Brady, Dennis 109. Maner 17. Brooks, Wade 110. Menning, John 18. Browne, Newborne H. 111. Maxwell, James R. 19. Bulger 112. Maxwell, Richard 20. Burleson 113. Matthews 21. Conner 114. Maher, Dennis 22. Cooper, William 115. Molette, John 23. Cosmer 116. Moore, Dr. 24. Cox 117. Morris, William 25. Chancellor, John S. 118. Milton 26. Chancellor, M. H. 119. Moss 27. Creel 120. Moody, Joseph 28. Crocker 121. Parish, James 29. Cummins, St. John 122. Mason, Isaac 30. Darden, Morgan, M. 123. Nix, Ambrose 31. Deason, Peter 124. Nix, John 32. Deason, Washington 125. Parker, Foster 33. Dehart 126. Pearce 34. Delano, Sirenus 127. Peoples, John 35. Donoho, Charles M. 128. Peterson, H. C. 36. Donoho, Henry 129. Pollard, J. W. 37. Drake, John 130. Pool, Erwin P. 38. Emerson, James 131. Post, Peter K. 39. Evans, E. P. 132. Potts, Thomas W. 40. Evans, John 133. Papin 41. Etheridge, Henry 134. Ray, George 42. Faucett, Thomas 135. Raley 43. Fiquet, Charles J. 136. Renfro 44. Fleming, William 137. Rosser, R. M. 45. Foster, Robert S. 138. Rosser, L. H. 46. Foster, Robert Ware 139. Rosser, H. L. 47. Franks 140. Ryland, Joseph H. 48. Franks 141. Sadler 49. Franks 142. Sample, Joseph 50. Franks 143. Sartain 51. Franks 144. Savage, John 52. Fulghem 145. Scrivner, Sr., R. 53. Gaddy, R. M. 146. Scrivner, Jr., R. 54. Garner, Abraham 147. Scrivner, James 55. Garner, John 148. Sexton, Benjamen F. 56. Garner, Thomas 149. Sexton, Horace H. 57. Goodwin, James 150. Shuttlesworth, R. F. 58. Goodwin, Wyche 151. Shultz, David 59. Goodwin 152. Shultz, Thomas J. 60. Graham 153. Searcy, James T. 61. Grayson, Preston 154. Sims, J. Marion 62. Guild, Walter 155. Staley, Charles 63. Gurley, Jacob 156. Shivers, J. Mc. 64. Hall, Joshua 157. Sutton, Jack 65. Hall, John 158. Sykes, John 66. Hall, Zach 159. Smith, George W. 67. Hamner, John 160. Tackett, William 68. Haney, John W. 161. Tarrant, John F. 69. Hargrove, Arthur 162. Tarrant, William 70. Hargrove, Daniel 163. Thompson, A. J. 71. Hargrove, Rufus 164. Thompson, M. D. 72. Hargrove, Tenetus 165. Thornton, Arthur 73. Hester, William C. 166. Thrower, J. T. 74. Hester, Thomas J. 167. Tingle 75. Higbee, V. 168. Toole, George 76. Highsaw, Nathaniel 169. Townsend 77. Hildebrand 170. Trehorn 78. Hill, Dr. 171. Vance, John 79. Hogan, James 172. Vandiver, William 80. Holcomb, Thomas 173. Walker, John 81. Horton, John 174. Walker, Robert G. 82. Howard, Daniel 175. Waite 83. Howard, Charles B. 176. Watkins 84. Hunter, Thomas 177. Watkins, John 85. Hocutt 178. Weems, John 86. Hyche, Perry 179. Wilborn, Thomas J. 87. Hyche, John 180. Wilds 88. Hughes, Anthony 181. Winborn, D. 89. Jenkins, William 182. Williams 90. Johnson, William H. 183. White 91. Jones, David 184. Winn, John 92. Jones, James T. 185. Woodruff, William 93. Jones, Lawrence 186. Wooley, B. F.

Surgeons: Marlowe, Nicholas, Perkins, McMichall and Jarratt.

SUMMARY

Officers 6 Surgeons 3 Officers, Non-commissioned 14 Privates 186 Names not recalled 16 ___ Total 225

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