Cumberland Blood: Champ Ferguson's Civil War

Appendix

153 Appendix Muster Roll of Ferguson’s Company Names Rank When Where By Whom officers Champ Ferguson Capt 19 Nov 62 Overton Gen John Morgan H. W. Siblet 1stLt Capt. Ferguson A. H. Foster 2nd Lt W. R. Latham 3rd Lt noncommissioned officers G. W. Linford QS R. H. Philpott 2nd Sgt Illegible _______ F. Burchett 4th Sgt Illegible 1st Corp W. W. Parker 2nd Corp J. Holsapple 3rd Corp A. Hildreth 4th Corp enlisted men Ard R. S. Private Aberson, John Braswell, G. C. Burchett, R. A. Killed in Wayne Co. Ky Jan 21, 1863 Barnes, H. Barnes, J. M. Killed in Wayne Co. Ky Jan 21, 1863 Barnes, Francis Barton, B. F. Berry, B. W. Boston, G. W. Killed in Wayne Co. Ky Jan 21, 1863 154 Appendix Barnes, J. Brooks, John Belloe, A. Burk, John Bradley, S. L. Coghin, W. H. Killed in Jackson Co. Tenn Dec 1 1862 Cowan, J. T. Denton, John Elders, I. H. Franklin, Jefferson Illegible Franklin, J. M. Franklin, Shelby Gregery, John Graham, Durham Grisham, O. S. Guiness, S. L. Hornels, John Killed in Overton Co. Tenn Feb 1 1863 Hickery, B. Haynes, John Holsapple, W. Johnson, H. Killed in Wayne Co. Tenn Jan 21 1863 Jones, John Jones, G. S. Kelley, Thomas McGinniss J. H. Moles, Handsel Marchbanks, L. McGee, J. M. Owens, Slivers Owens, J. B. Pruit, Henry Pagett, S. N. Potter, M. A. Peters, W. W. Richardson, R. Illegible Rigney, G. W. Illegible Shelton, T. A. Smith, J. T. 155 Appendix Singleton, J. S. Sharp, J. E. Tallent, I. Taylor, John Taylor, C. A. Taylor, A. J. Terpin, Erikson Troxdale, Granvill Vaughn, J. C. Wheeler, Silas Wade, John Note: The original muster roll captured by Captain Rufus Dowdy in August 1864 and presented at the court martial is almost illegible. Also, it was only partly filled out. While names and the fact that the men had entered service for three years were included, the author left out other important facts. The spaces identifying Ferguson’s colonel, regiment, and company were left blank. Even information such as when the men were last paid was left off. According to the roll, the company was formed November 19, 1862, three days after an order from Generals Bragg and Breckinridge outlawing bands of partisan rangers in Middle Tennessee. Special Orders No. 21 ordered all unattached companies to report to Breckinridge for field service. Any unauthorized groups “will be at once arrested.” It is obvious that from November 1862 on, Ferguson needed some type of documentation (legitimate or not) that would substantiate his commission and company. U.S. War Dept., comp., The War of Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880–1901), 1:20, pt. 2, 405. Albany historian Jack Ferguson also compiled a list of members of Ferguson’s company: Allen, Lafyette Barton, Benjamin Strother Braswell, Alexander Dallas Braswell, George Burchett, Frank Burchett, Richard A. Butler, William Allen Cambell, Johathan Cowan, Thomas Crabtree, Ephraim Elliott, Dock Elliott, Galen Evans, Alexander Foster, Andrew H. Frost, Fountain Graham, Durham Gregory, John Hilldreth, Abner “Abe” 156 Appendix Hilldreth, William Holsapple, James Hunter, Jordan Latham, William R. McGinniss, Arch McGinniss, Henderson McGinniss, Jouett McGinniss, Hamilton Moles, Handsel “Hanse” Murphy, George Page, Titus Poor, Pleasant Poor, Miller Pruit, Henry Dr. Jonathan Hale also recorded a roster of known members of Ferguson’s gang in his book, Champ Furguson [sic]: 5. Barney Branham George Brazill John Cowan John Denton Marion Gwinn Vest Gwinn Philpott, Raine H. Richardson, Hiram Richardson, Junior Richardson, Robert Riley, Thomas Simpson, John Singleton, James Smith, Isaac L. Smith, John “Cooney” Sublet, Henry Sturgess, John “Jack” Tallent, Isham Twyford, G.W. James McWharter Hansell Molas Bunke Philipot John L. Smith Henry Sublitz ...