Historian Jack Lamar Mayfield tells us about the first unit to leave Oxdford to fight in the Civil War . The Lamar Guard was formed in 1860. They left Oxford in 1861 where they would fight in Pensacola, Fla. and in North Carolina. (March 4, 2011, Page 2B)
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Published: March 4, 2011
Writer: Jack Lamar Mayfield
Names: Don H. Doyle, Gov. John J. Pettus, J.P. Anderson, Jacob Thompson, Martha Mitchell, William Delay
Places: Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pensacola
Tags: 9th Regiment Mississippi Infantry Company C, Battle of Shiloh, Black Hawk Indian Wars, Civil War, Confederacy, flag presentations, Mexican War, The Lamar Guard, The Lamar Rifles
