Joe Bob: He joined up in Lowndes Co at the age of 21. If I remember correctly, it may have been Company D. He was at Fort Donelson when wounded in the leg and became a POW. Upon release, he went right back to his unit and took to killing more Yankees. I can’t imagine lining up abreast and marching into grapeshot and cannon fire. Often wondered what the “Rebel Yell” sounded like. I’ve heard Shelby Foote describe it as sorta like a fox hunters yelp. He is buried at Bethsaida Cemetery down the road from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Holmes Co near Owen Wells. Has a CSA marker and is at the back left hand corner. Wife and I intend to make road trip to revisit the grave site and get GPS coordinates. It’s out east of Lexington.
