Memphis Daily Appeal
Memphis, Ten
May 4, 1861
This fine company, under command of Captain Edmondson1, depart for Randolph this afternoon. A flag will be presented to them at eleven o’clock this morning, in court square, by Miss E. E. Chidsey. So popular are the Grays that several other flags, we understand, will be presented them in the course of the day.
- Jame H (Jimmie) Edmondson— Brother of Belle Edmundson who will later become a Confederate spy and smuggler in the Memphis area. The Grays will become an independent sharpshooter company in 1862.