rning which it is almost impossible to speak too strongly, was the persistency with which he adhered to every opinion or undertaking which he had embrace or begun.
Immediately after graduation he began the study of law in the office of Samuel A. Brown, Esq. Some idea of the energy and ardor with which he entered on the new pursuit may be gathered from the following extract of a letter from Mr. Brown:—
Edward entered my office in Lowell as a student at law in the month of August, 1860.
Mr. Brown:—
Edward entered my office in Lowell as a student at law in the month of August, 1860.
He was then about twenty years of age. I had known him from infancy, but had never seen enough of him to enable me to form a very decided opinion of his abilities.
While he was in my office he devoted himself with the greatest industry to the task of mastering what he intended should be his future profession.
He secluded himself very much from society, and applied himself to hard and laborious study.
From my present recollection, he was in the office from ten to twelve hours a day on an ave
Drummer William Patrick.
Co. E.
1st Sergeant A. P. Manvill,
3d Sergeant S. W. Johnson,
4th Sergeant F. M. Mixson,
Private W. J. Bryan,
W. M. Brunson,
J. C. Colding,
J. J. Cameron,
J. W. Canady,
James Dimond,
J. B. Goodwin,
Private W. F. Green,
John J. Green,
James J. Green,
J. W. Hales,
J. W. Hair,
M. Hair,
S. M. Key,
W. F. Kitchen,
W. H. McLain,
D. F. Pender.
Co. F.
2d Sergeant J. P. Shockley,
1st Corporal S. R. Crain,
2d Corporal M. R. Barton,
Private A. Brown,
J. W. Burdutt,
J. B. Door,
James Evens,
J. Hartly,
H. Hall,
Private J. R. Ellis,
Drummer William Howell
Private J. P. Hammett,
T. W. Holtzclaw,
S. W. Heart,
P. Johnson,
Thomas Neely,
John Timnons,
Thomas Vermillion.
Co. G.
1st Sergeant E. F. Kinard,
2d Sergeant C. L. Folk,
3d Sergeant J. E. Studly,
5th Sergeant J. S. Johns,
2d Corporal W. C. Hemmingway,
Private B. J. Bakers,
W. T. Beard,
J. W. Besinger,
Private D. Carter,
T. K. Hemmingway,
M.
W. J. Penrow.
Co. H.
Sergeant J. H. Bowers,
J. E. Campbell,
Corporal T. A. Moore,
Private J. D. Brown,
D. S. Brown,
J. A. Caruth, Wagoner
Private G. A. Caruth,
J. E. Caruth, Wagoner,
W. G. Campbell,
S. S. Gunn,
E. J. Mann,
J. G. Leemore.
Co. I.
Corporal A. Martin,
Corporal E. T. Martin,
Co. K.
Sergeant T. L. Hudgins,
Corporal J. M. Wiggins,
J. M. Swinney,
Private Wm. Brooks,
Private Z. J. Cowan,
R. D. F. Jones,
B. A. Seals,
W. T. Vaughn,
Private L. Brown,
A. Brown,
Private E. D. Wade,
Mus'n G. W. Wade.
Co. N.
Sergeant R. H. Tatum,
Corporal W. H. Taylor,
Private E. B. Bennett,
O. B. Booker,
J. S. Bolton,
Private D. O. Sheals,
D. Perryman,
R. Watson,
G. W. Watson,
M. M. Taylor.
I certify, on honor, that of the above number of men, there were present, actually armed and in line of battle, six officers and sixty-seven enlisted men on the morning of the 9th inst., the day of the surrender of this army.
[105] P. E. Davant, Lt.-Col. Co
giment.
Sergeant W. H. Fox,Co. G.
Courier at Div. Headquarters,
Private Geo. Reeves,Co. K.
T. H. Franklin,Co. G.
L. Sweis,Co. E.
W. H. George,Co. D.
A. Brown,Co. F.
P. Femandey,Co. G.
Sergeant N. M. Bobbitt,Co. K.
Private Jno. Kea,Zzz=Co. K.
Private Joe Dennis,Co. K.
G. W. Norwood,Co. E.
R. C. Sorten,Co. I.
SerSergeant E. Eveloth,
2d Sergeant W. C. Morris,
1st Corporal E. F. Thompson,
2d Corporal J. C. Clemens,
3d Corporal John T. Roe,
Private J. W. Adams,
A. Brown,
W. Munson,
E. Wilkerson.
Co. E.
1st Sergeant J. D. Colvert,
2d Sergeant R. Kellum,
Private James Sumners,
W. P. Bell,
3d Sergeant T. J. Oxner,
1s. Batton,
J. E. Brannan,
G. W. Cain,
M. Carlen,
J. A. Graham,
J. M. Gore,
A. Lofton,
A. Leathers,
N. McCormick,
W. Pearce,
G. W. Patterson,
P. Ahren,
A. Brown,
H. Bowling,
Private W. H. Izell.
R. G. Lockridge,
G. W. McVay,
P. Palmer,
W. R. Parramore,
G. P. Pittman,
W. Shirley,
F. F. Wise,
J. Brown,
H. Cooper