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Memphis Men In Scott's Battery.

The Following men were recruited by Smith P. Bankhead in Memphis. They formed the nucleus of the battery in the summer of 1861:

W.J. Harrison. May 15, 1861.  Michael Nason. May 15, 1861.
Samuel Brown. (Sgt.) May 16, 1861. John Clooney. May 16, 1861.
Lewis Merchant. (Sgt.) May 16, 1861. J.T. Thomas. May 16, 1861.
Timothy Cavanaugh. May 18, 1861. John Connell. May 18, 1861.
Richard Connell. May 18, 1861. Dennis Dailey. May 18, 1861.
Patrick Joyce. May 18, 1861. James McLaughlin. (Corp.) May 18, 1861.
Owen McPartlin. May 18, 1861. John Murphy. May 18, 1861.
John Purcell. (Sgt.) May 18, 1861. Eugene Sullivan. May 18, 1861.
Edward Tooney. May 18, 1861. James Welsh. (Sgt.) May 18, 1861.
Samuel Denton. May 20, 1861. John Flynn. May 20, 1861.
John Hayes. (Corp.) May 20, 1861. James McCarty. May 20, 1861.
John Purcell May 20, 1861. Lewis Putney. (Sgt.) May 20, 1861.
John Rooney May 20, 1861. Nicholas Schriner. (Art.) May 20, 1861.
George Talty. May 20, 1861. John Talty. May 20, 1861.
Patrick Talty. (Corp.) May 20, 1861. Samuel Talty. May 20, 1861.
Miles Kehoe. May 21, 1861. Francis McShane. May 21, 1861.
Jerry Driscoll. May 21, 1861. John Dewire. May 22, 1861.
Cornelius Laydon. May 22, 1861. Martin Lyon. May 22, 1861.
Patrick Murphy. May 22, 1861. Edward Cearns. (Corp.) May 23, 1861.
Charles W. Cooley. (Sgt.) May 23, 1861. Neil Finney. May 23, 1861. 
Michael Mahoney. May 23, 1861. William O'Donnell. (Corp.) May 23, 1861.
Thomas Clooney. May 24, 1861. Patrick Mathews. May 24, 1861.
James Fitzpatrick. May 25, 1861. Thomas Fitzpatrick. May 25, 1861.
William Kanary. May 25, 1861. John O'Donnell. May 25, 1861.
Michael Shea. May 25, 1861. Michael Shea. May 25, 1861.
Philip Sullivan. May 25, 1861. Edward Swinney. May 25, 1861.
Robert King. May 26, 1861. Dennis Leary. May 26, 1861.
Jerry Crowlwy. May 28, 1861. Albert Sailhorst. (Sgt.) May 28, 1861.

David Ennis. May 29, 1861.

During the month of July Captian Bankhead and possibly L.J. Dupree recruited again in Memphis looking for artificers in particular.

James E. Johnson. (Art.) July 2, 1861. J.A.R. Gatch. (Art.) July 9, 1861.
William Powers. July 9, 1861. Michael Flynn. July 12, 1861.
Edward Ford. (Art.) July 19, 1861. Patrick McCarty. July 23, 1861.
Patrick McNamara July 24, 1861. Isaac Harrison. (Ferrier) July 26, 1861.
George McKenzie. July 26, 1861.  

The following men were also from Memphis but recruited by others:

D.O.D Brenan. (Sgt.) Nov. 1, 1861. Michael Culinen. Nov. 16, 1861.
? Erin. (Bugler) Dec. 1, 1861. A.L. Townsend. March 1, 1862.
W.B. Chrisp. March 8, 1862.  

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