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and Utoy Creeks; both days at Jonesboro'; and during the cavalry operations he was with the dismounted detachment. After the war he was ordained a minister of the Presbyterian Church, and rose to eminence as a pastor and teacher   having had charge of different Southern churches and filled chairs in some of the higher educational institutions.

L. M. TUCKER, Louisville, was elected first lieutenant, Oct. 28, 1861 ; fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded, April 7, 1862; was relieved, at his own request, Nov. 1, 1862.

WM. H. MILLER, Hardin County, was elected second lieutenant, Oct. 28, 1861; fought at Shiloh; resigned May 10, 1862. Is now a citizen of Texas.

E. D. RICKETTS, Louisville, was elected second lieutenant, Oct. 28, 1861; was promoted to captain and A. Q. M., May 1, 1862, and served as such with the Sixth Regiment until November, 1863, when he went to the Department of West Virginia.

JOHN S. SULLIVAN, Louisville, was appointed first sergeant, Oct. 28, 1861; was elected second lieutenant, May 10, 1862; was promoted to first lieutenant, Nov. 1, 1862; to captain, Sept. 20, 1863; fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Stone River, Jackson, Chickamauga, Rocky Face, Resaca, and Dallas; was severely wounded at Dallas, but recovered and fought both days at Jonesboro', and in the cavalry engagements. Took service after the war with the L. & N. R. R. Company. He died in Lexington, Oct. 4, 1885.

M. D. SCIFERS, Hardin County, was appointed second sergeant, Oct. 28, 1861; was relieved of that duty at his own request, Sept. 10, 1862. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Baton Rouge; was severely wounded at the latter place, but recovered to fight at Jackson and Chickamauga.

JO L. TUCKER, Louisville, was appointed third sergeant, Oct. 28, 1861; was returned to the ranks at his own' request, Feb. 10, 1862. Fought at Shiloh and Stone River; and in 1863 he was assigned to duty in the department of engineers, with the rank of first lieutenant, and served in that capacity during the remainder of the war.

J. M. ENGLISH, Hardin County, was appointed fourth sergeant, Oct. 28, 1861.   Died of disease at Bowling Green, Jan. 1, 1862.

JAMES RICKETTS, Louisville, was appointed fifth sergeant, Oct. 28, 1861. Fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Stone River, Chickamauga, Rocky Face Gap, Resaca, and Dallas. He was wounded in the first day's fight at Shiloh.

ABRAHAM LOEB, Germany, was appointed first corporal, Oct. 28, 1861; fought at Shiloh, and was wounded in the nose; at Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Stone River, Jackson, and Chickamauga, where he was again wounded; at Rocky Face Gap, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; at Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; both days at Jonesboro', and in the mounted engagements.

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