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G. W. Gregson, of Trousdale, Okla., enlisted in 1863 in Billie Meriwether's company, 12th Kentucky Regiment, at the age of sixteen, He was transferred to Bell's escort at Jackson, Tenn., under Capt. Ab Hurt. No one in the company was over thirteen years old. They were called Bell's "Pups." Some members Ike Bell (General Bell's son), Will Yancey, Will Gates, Lock Boyd, Clarence Roberts. If any of the survivors of this company or regiment who can testify to his record will write to Mr. Gregson, it will be greatly appreciated.
SOURCE: Confederate Veteran Magazine, April, 1915.
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