Reese Library. Augusta
State University, Augusta, Ga.
Summary.Roster
Book.
Access.No
Restrictions.
Microfilmed.(Date)
Citation.Clinch
Rifles Roster Book, 1851 - 1861, 80-10.Reese
Library Manuscript Collections, Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia.
Biographical/Historical
Note.
The Clinch Rifles were
organized as a militia company on March 22, 1851, from the Clinch Engine
Company No. 2.The company was named
for General Duncan L. Clinch the commander at the Battles of Withlacoochee
[December 31, 1835] and The Cove [March 31, 1836] of The Seminole Wars.The
company adopted the motto “Charge Again” after General Clinch’s order at
the Battle of Withlacoochee [near the present town of Dunnellon, Florida]
to attack the enemy again. This second attack routed the enemy and won
the battle.
The Clinch Rifles served during the American Civil War as Company A, 5th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. As former confederates, the creators of these papers refer to the conflict as “The War of Northern Aggression.”
The Clinch Rifles Minute
Book was a gift from Mr. I. Clarence Levy and Mr. Addison Weisinger, Jr.
on September 7, 1948.
List of Records.
Clinch Rifles Minute
Book.Cloth
covered volume, 7 ½ X 12 inches X 1 inch. The 282 pages are hand
written with letters and newspaper clippings glued to some pages.The
condition of the book cover is poor, but the pages are in good condition.Minute
book contains proceedings of meetings and musters of the company. Included
are elections of members, election of officers, uniform matters, and the
constitution of the Clinch Rifles (pages 59 - 79, revised April 1852).
Although a quasi military
organization, it was a social association and each member paid a subscription
fee.
Folder 1.Miscellaneous.
1.Page,
7 ½ X 8, from Minute Book, Oct. 15th, 1854.Torn.
2.Letter
from D. Co., 74 Regiment New York State Militia (Buffalo). 7 ½ X
10.Invitation to celebrate D Company’s
20th anniversary.
3.Sergt.
Mc Law Roll Book of Clinch Rifles.Feb.
22, 1859. 3 X 5 inches. 1/8 inch thick. Leather covered containing 11 pages.A
listing of officers and men in the company.
4.Newspaper
clipping (ca. 1861) presentation of a Confederate Flag to the Clinch Rifles.
5.No
year. June 15th. 5 X 8 inches. Concerning equipment to be brought
to Milledgeville, Georgia.
6.Draft
of letter to editor of a newspaper.Letterhead
indicates Jno. Neely, dated May 9th 1898. 6 x 9 ½ inches,
two pages.Lists names of members
of Clinch Rifles killed in action at Pensacola, 1861.