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Organization
of the "Red River Dragons" the second company of Red
River County volunteers seeking service in the Southern Cause,
was perfected on June 15, 1861, eight days after organization
of "The Prairie Blues," a company of thirty seven men,
with Charles S. Reece,, Captain, on Saturday, June 8, 1862. Early
day records fail to give the exact location of the meeting, which
resulted in organization of the "Red River Dragons,"
but familiarity of names indicates that the meeting was held
in Clarksville
Following is the official report of the organization of the second
company to serve in the Civil War from Red River County:
"Master Roll of the "Red River Dragons", a company
under command of Brig. Gen. W. H. Wooten of the Cavalry Service,
commanded by Smith Ragsdale, Captain:
Officers
Smith Ragsdale, Captain
John C. Carter, First Lieutenant
James H. Clark, Second Lieutenant
John N. Hughes, Second Lieutenant
W. P. Cornelius, Orderly Sergeant
S. C. Demorse, Second Orderly Sergeant
J. D. Kennedy, Third Orderly Sergeant P. C. Ware, Fourth Orderly
Sergeant
J. D. Henderson, First Corporal
Jno. L. Jamison, Second Corporal
W. H. Sivley, Third Corporal
J. W. Kennedy, Fourth Corporal
F. M. Sims, Color Sergeant
J. H. Berry, M. D., Surgeon
Privates
J. W. Anderson
J. A. Bagby
J. W. Brem
J. H. Barry
L. C. Bohannan
Jacob Brown
R. H. Black
John L. Carroll
G. B. Calhoun
C. L. Calloway
T. C. Cox
W. W. Clark
G. B. Chambers
J. J. Cherneal
J. H. Darnall
I. W. Dickson
Wm. Dinwiddie
C. D. Fountain
J. S. Gordon
S. Grant
W. C. Gaines
A. B. Garmit
J. C. Gentry
W. H. T. Hart
J. D. George
J. E. Hopkins, Jr.
J. C. Hart, Jr.
Thas. Lynch
Amos McCullouch
J. T. McKenzie
J. Y. Montgomery
Henry Owens
Miles Read
W. M. Harrison
G. W. Ragsdale
Carroll Rose
W. B. Sims
Robt. Smith
Chas. Spilker
J. DeShawn
John C. West
J. D. Weaver
W. G. Welborn
W. Wallace
P. D. Walls
W. E. Wooten
J. N. Donoho
J. K. P. Jamison
Sam Jamison
"I, Smith Ragsdale, Captain, commanding the Red River Dragons,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a complete
and true copy of the Master Roll of said company, which contains
the names of all the members thereof. I further certify that
the said company was organized on the 15th day of June 1861,
and it belongs to the Cavalry Service
June 17 1861
Smith Ragsdale
Captain Red River Dragons
Subscribed and sworn to before me the 19th day of June, A. D.
1861
Filed June the 10th, 1861
J. W. Bivins, Clerk
Recorded June the 17th, A. D. 1861.
John W. Bivins, Clerk
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