xt73xs5j9s16_8 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt73xs5j9s16/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt73xs5j9s16/data/59M113.dao.xml Hathaway family 0.64 Cubic Feet 1 box, 1 item archival material 59M113 English University of Kentucky The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections. Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Hathaway family papers Transcription of nine volumes of writing by Captain Leland Hathaway after the Civil War text Transcription of nine volumes of writing by Captain Leland Hathaway after the Civil War 2025 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt73xs5j9s16/data/59M113/Box_1/Folder_7/Multipage193.pdf undated section false xt73xs5j9s16_8 xt73xs5j9s16 A copy of the nQne volumes of writing by Captain Leland

Hathaway after the War between the States. He Was a
Native of Montgomery County, Kentucky. Later was a pro—
minent lawyer of Winchester, Ky. The original writings
belong to Mrs. Allice Apperson Young of Mount Sterling,

Ky., a niece.

Papers copied by Mrs. John M. Prewitt of Mount Sterling,
Ky., 1957.

With the permission of Mrs. Young.

Fifteen young men of the best blooﬂ in all of the beautiful Blue Grass
lend and ranging in age from 80 to E6 yesrs old rode out frOm "Deer
Park" and set their faces towards Virginia by the way of Pound Gan.

To make my daughter understand the difficulties attending this hove—
ment it is necessary to know that in pursuance of the Federal clan of
repression, there was a Heme Guard at hount Sterling, one at therpsburg,
respectively 5 and 7 miles South and north of our home.

horses and arms had been gathered and 15 men marcheﬂ away South with-
out hindrance or even protest. ﬁhen we think of the necessity of absolute
secrecy for more than a week and that many had to be trusted, and arong
those most trusted and relied on there were more than a score of sieves

the wonder grows to astonishment, and aetonishment is almost trans—

formed into reverence for the truth enﬁ fidelity of these humble friends

who held our fete in their hands.
The probable consequences of betrayal almost shoal us even as we think

to the dungeons before this time who dragged out the H years of
war in nOpeless confinement. There was no exchange for the mere politic-
el prisoner and his only avenue of eszpe use to swallow anything in
the shape or political dope that the bigoted and fanatical Getrsn chose
'to force down his throat and to submit to such terms of reetriction
or banishment as pleased these erbitary and petty desnots. Not leav—
ing out ot the count the suspicion and espionage which gollowed all rho
were willing to purchase peace st such a price. It was this neril
impending that we made outselves ready, we knew that a shisner from a
servant to the wrong men, bless or white would bring this sw rm of soles
upon us, but we and faith in their affection and their loyalty and our
expectations were fully met. All honor to the kindly, gentle and f ith—
ful friends of our child hood and may God in his Infinite "isdon and kind-

ness guide them in s better Wsy than they are now being led by their so

called friends.

While I had perfect faith in the intentions of those necessarily
a0quainted with our secret, I knew that accident might give away our
intentions. So, we kept a close watch on the Home Guards and I had
instructed the boys all of them, as they came in, that I did not Want
anybody with me who would not decide not to be made a nrisoner.

I knew well the metal of the stay at home Bluecoats in arms and
felt assured that a few dead men in their ranks would abate their
ardor and worn them to let their neighbors alone. We were well armed
with pistols; were young, stour and consequently confident. But all
went well and our friends that evening did not pay us a visit and
we rode out of the old “Deer Park” gate about ten o'ciock at night;
moved to the left of hount Sterling through the byways and struck
the State road about 2 miled south of town.

As we learned later a courier was sent to notify the Home Guards,
soon after we were on the read and that we were followed to what is
now Frenchburh by a detachment consisting of about 30 men, but heard
nothing of them at the time.

he were joined at Jeffersonmille familarly known as Ticktown, by
5 other men who h d been informed by trust messenger of our movementsj
we reached the home of Morrison McCormick on Beaver Creek, now the site
of Frenchburg henefee County about sun up and stopped to feed our
horses and get breakfast for ourselves. we found willing hands here
Vand soon were reddy to move again among those who jioned us at
Jeffersonville was our guide Jacob Stull, an old woodsman and hunter

who Knew the mountains of Eastern Kentucky well.

Our march was steady and uneventful until we passed through Easel

Green in Wolfe County. We had been told by friends of different com-
panies of Home Guards along our proposed route and had Rent a regular

advance on the look out all the time. We had reason to believe that

our march was observed. Parties of two or three would apneer on the
mountain and suddenly disa pear and we were warned by other susnicious
circumstances that we were closely watched. My party consisted of 20
white men and Richard all well armed with a pair of first class pistols
each, and four of the members had good shot guns loaded with buckshott.

But two of the twenty had been mustered into services, there had been

no regular organization, and one of those felt that his age and exper~

ience entitled him to comrand.

He was a hississippian whom chance had drOpred into Kentucky after
the first Bull Run. Claimed to be a Major of infantry and gave himsklf
airs and in every way made much of himself as a soldier. This was not
pleasant to the boys who plainly said that they looked to me as their
leuder and resented the assumption of the stranger. II had overlooked
his presuming in Various ways until we neared Hazel Green when all
began to feel that we were a preaching danger. I here gaze orders for
a somewhat different order of match and for a mans constant outlook
on the part of our videttes, at this, the pseudo-me30r was disnosed
to be merry and intimated that it was the result of our canteen.

I quietly but peremptorily repeated my orders by which he was
included and upon his showing a disinclinetion to obey, I directed
that he be placed in the rear under arrest, his arms be taken from
him and said to him unless he made amends and promising strict
obedience he would be left in Hazel Green with orders to shoot him,
if he attempted to interrupt us further. This brought him to his
senses and he gave no further trouble in that way.

do had no trouble in finding our friend here, J. G. Trimble,
who had been notified and was on the look out for us. He told us of
a company of Home Grarde commended by William Hurst, on our side of
the river and of another company to our left, either of which might

strike us at any time.

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Several of our boys who were not used to horse back riding were

very tired and pleaded hard tr stay ail night in town and rest.

i at once decided that this would not do end after a generous Supper
t he

whicn hrs. Trimble had prep red for us and with direo io from

our friend, we moved out on ' one which led up the fork i; tn:
river. Hoping by traveling I ' ate in the night =nd ettrting
before daylight in the morning to evade the two comeanies, 'e went
into camp about midnight at the house of hr. James Rose. ﬁe put
out picnets and nleot until nee worming. I aroused my men and had
breekfest, we were ebout to start when Richard said: “Dem men is
comin‘", pointing towards the 'oed. About 200 yards away deployed
and advancing steadily with well Kept guns we saw the enemy. The
boys were excited, of course, but most of them seemed to remember
that we were not to be taken and with thin reeolve, fourteen of us
made ready to fight.

I made my dispositions promptlr end never tee an officer PGPG
gallantly seconded.- to soon discovered that 6 of our 20 had left,
“odging behind the house and into the bushes. ﬂhen I learned this,
I gave orders in » voice to reach those who were left to shoot the
next man who ran. This Come too late to be of use to us for I no
sure that not one of the 1% who remained had a thought either of
running or surrenaering.

I saw something of war after this, new the n rve, the courage
and the fortitude of men tried to the quick, but I new at no time
ned no where a higher exhibition of cool staying grit, of dogged,
yet inteliigent determination than those 13 boys geve on that bright

October morning. Uutnumbered more than 5 to one with some arms

enferior to tue enemy they atoped to their posts with stern resolve

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to do whet they could.

I had sheltered them as well as I could and commended that no man

should fire until I gave the word. Old soldiers will tell you that
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this wei ing requires the highest qualities of the fighter and gives
the eterneet test of pluck and staying quality.

The Home Guards, not less than 75 strong, well armed and showing
some discipiline and evidently being led by an officer of courage and
intelligence, advanced with discretion somewhat slowly, but with ner-
feet order end fair allignment as they fired as they came. Two of my
men were wounded but true to orders, the fire was not returned. when
within loo yards of us, it was very easily told that the officer
named was the myster spirit end it occurred to me that this company
was there and under arms, not to be killed, not even to fight, but
to plunder who might fall into their hands.

I felt it like an inspiration that if the men who was directing
this attack could be killed, the organization might crumble. I said
this to my guide, Jake Stull and directed him and Jack Davis, both
of whom I had learned were crack shots, to direct their attention
exclusively to the Captain. I proposed to also, direct my attentions
to him.

The three had good positions and when the blue costs were not over
50 yards from us I called "attention", “Feedy”, "fire". The 1” shots

were as one, the pistols ell, Ed in number with 6 balls each, fired
in such rapid succession that the mountain guard seemed to be beWild-
ered. Ten rounds had been fired when the Captain threw us his hands
and whet with his being diSebled and the r pid and close fire from our
line, this overnnelming force came together near their wounded officer;
gays why and very quickly retreeted taking their captain with them.

I yelled at the top of my voice “Charge them" and the boys wild
with excitement and the_wpirit of victory shouted in answer. ‘But,

'the order to charge was only to give the retreating enemy a parting

soere and a motion of my hand brought our brave fellows to my side.
ﬁshing Stull, if we could get out of there, without traveling the
main road for a few miles, he said that he could lead us up a branch
which came in there, and over the rounteins; striking the road by a
safe route several miles further on.

I found Stull and another were slightly wounded. This gave me
my first experience as a surgeon. I quickly bound the wounded limbs
with cotton cloth, bathed them with cold water and rode out followed
by my brave boys 13 tried end true. I had resolved not to be can-
tured and my spir t had been nobly reflected by these plucky young
fellows.

I had deliberately decided that I could not afford to be made a

prisoner. Besides my own valuables consisted of ﬁBOO in gold and a

handsome outfit; I bed been entrusted with many horses and other

costly belongings of those who had gone out before, including not
less than $60,000 worth of bills and notes, which belonged to my
neighbor and kinemen, Col. Thomas Hohnson, who had hurried away some
weeks before by threats of arrect and imprisonment. Then I h4d
hundreds of lettere from our friends all over Kentucky for their
kindred who had enlisted in the Confederate Army.

Suoh was the fury and unreason of the federal authorities at
that time that any communication with the South would subject the
correspondent to bitter persecution. So mv Capture might. besides
tening from me all hope of being a soldier would have given to our
captors the meteriel for persecution end outrage. I felt then and
I heVe always felt since tiet I coyld not efford to let anybody
mete me a prisoner and plrticulurly was it beyond my endurance to
suffer the Home Guard to take me e prisoner, and rerticulerly was
it beyond my endurance to suffer the Home Guard to take me

prisoner.

So on tn;t bright October day ﬁLi uur side knew the fight was
to the death if neceSeery and I h;ve always held these 13 breve
sgirits as heroes, guoa Lymteriaﬁl for Mertyrﬂom.

Our mercn wee net aéhin interumted tneugh we observed the great—
est Caution until we raxeneu General Lerenell'e egmu in Floyd County.

Tnie Wes an exceptionally severe winter on raw troops and much
eichneae resulted from the UGCtSb ry eXpoeure end rent of shelter and
prayer food. Seasoning tneugh, gradually maﬁa veterenb of all and
every tminL we» born without com leint. The our ent history of the
tire gives the military movements of the winter which culminated in
in tue Battle of Middleareek in Floyd County, wmeoh resulted in the
witnirawal of tue Confeder Lee from Eastern Kentucky xnﬂ the estab—
lieumeut of G nerui harsuall's he aquarters in Russell County,
firginia, unere he rereined until ﬁe' 1868 ratceing the Salt orks

at Suihville in hesmingtou Ceuntv,
Having lost my piece by we vce‘ﬁeW' ' fell intc line in my
old “om any ea Lieutenent, new Signer being the Captain. inile
win“ them the Battle of Erindetun, ﬁercer County, Va., was fought
by Genereie Crooxs & Marshall end their respective forcee. This
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occurred on the iEtn 01 meg, 1&62 and resulted in a decided

victory for tne Gunfederete arms. The remainder of tie snring and

summer neg -eSeei in the tedious routine ﬁf the camp and nicket duty.

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nae on the Ventucky

First, he left his home and left his stete to cast his fortune

with his Southern brethren. Kentucky did not seCede and every
interest said to him, stay at home, but love of right and devotion
to principle were stronger than motives of gain or ease. There
never was e time during the long and weary conflict that he could
not have been allowed to enjoy the comforts of home by a tecrifice of
principle and of manhood; the choice was promptly made and the stand
boldly taken.
But to return - during the winter of 1861—62, Peter Everett,
afterwerd celebrated as a pertisan leader of dash and dering and
l Came through the lines making, perhaps one of the most hazardous
rishy excursion; the roads xere eimply execrsble; rein
freuze alternated in the work of making the road and
nrly'imoassable and the weather well nigh unendureble, but
through it all we came, more then a hundred miles over paths and by—
ways dodging the Federal troops here and the more dresded Home Guards
there; swimming mountain torrents and ploughing through mountain mud
and always cold and most of the time hungry, sleeuing a little in a
barn or a haystuch diring the day time and traveling at night, we
passed around and near haunt.3terling and on to or ne;r Sherosburg.
There was a considerxhle Yankee force at both places and our
mission was to ascertain the military status of Central Kentucky.
This was eesily done as .ur friends were always on the alert and co-
operated with us heartily and intelligently. We were informed, as
we reuohed the Slate Creek that the vigilance of the federals had
been nuoh increased and that they were relentless to those who were
inforncd, as we reached the Slate Creek that the less to those who

were centured and to those whom nave them shelter. So we were

very loth to put any one in jeopardy and went into no house except

on earnest entreety.

We collected such information as we desired and in every was obey—
ed our orders end afterward e not unnttural desire to '9. some of our
friends socially came over us. Py that telegraohy which histed among
our people it wee easy to pose the word that we would be at a certain
niece at a certain time. So the rendezvoue was fixed for the hospital
home of that tried and true gentleman Oliver taundere near Sherneburg
and the time 11 o'clock on a given night.

we passe around the town in eight of the feﬁernl tP0038 and the

3e Guerﬂs and rode into the barnyard by a croes out in the rear of
the house.
using greeted by several of our young lady friends, prominent among
whom was our one wing hostess his: Eiien Seundere. Cur wraps and
pistols were laid oonvenientiy nerr us end we gave ourselves oﬁer to
the enjoyment of the oooaeion, thinning little of the emery within
less than a half mile from us. It was a wild, olnetering night and
the weather favored us. After the great log fire h?d warmed us
thoroughly and we had taken the generous teddy prepared by our friend

3r ﬁannders; supper was nnnounded and all filed into the hosoitable

dining room, where a smoking hot Tenet eat before me.

"Aunt Mary" the old aeok with the orihiiege of age and long
“ocueintenee geve us a hearty ”how de do" and said with emohaeis,
" I cooked ell dot wid my own h nos and I want you to eat a mighty
gooﬂ supper, cause I spect you been hungry e long timett " We
die tne whole spread, the family and vieitore joining us in this
pleasing exercise.

Another hour was spent in bright and pleasant talk, when in the
"wee small hours" we took our leeVe of these kind friends and went
our way into the freezing night feeling that life still had its

reCOmpensee.

Thus soldier: lived, enjoyed and endured ta? 5 the "bitter
with tee sweet”, careless of the present end scarcely with

tnougnt for tomorros; content if today'e duty be well oone and
he py if the night bringe « * ' rest or e frol 3; ready

fight or fun and relishing . -ner or both with just about the
same zest.

#0 took supper witn ry -e.“ ; * " eer Park ” on the next night
and toe delight of all was touching to me. lad seen father ones
before at a rendeZVoue two nights previous. He was the only one of
the white family at none, but the older no roes crowed around he
with Jealous Care, eyery one trying to do more than the other.
"bartna" had done her best and we had e sup er fit for a lucullus.
Birds, sauelge, which see Know to be my w~a' u anﬂ evervthing
in the way of good f_re to Trovoke the eooetite.

Father wee much pleased to have us, but h s pleasurr wee
mixed with apprehension of danger “ ‘u‘o he knew of th" constant
viglenoe of the emery and al C ~e, .i was a rumor in their ranke
tnet there were rebels in the co mty or in Both. The belief was
that tnere was‘quite a number somewhere near the Hamilton olace.
5e took our time,_howerer and made our revert to the General who
expressed himself much pleeeed at our success. i

In addition to our duty, 5e delivered letters and mess

f ther, sister, elves and sweethearts and Ema

ed for days.

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th its good cheer, ite levee, its hopes and its feere;

But, there is an other incident connected yith this time whiot
was fixed in our meeories by the tragic element with w ion it was
imbued. ﬁgen town had its little eeepot celled frovost Marshall

alothed with authority to arrest anﬂ exemine, to seize ‘nd search

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pereone and houses. Imagination can eonrcely reacn the extent
the outrages eomnitted by these nooundrels or the persecution
by Lnem on their neighbors and even tneir ninored. it not
easy non to conceive the: oer :ueréian Iriends enonli longet the
ynnt and erueiLy use the ore ent. It was so nowever. irnitor and
renal eConndpel were names ﬁnoutnt not too Led to be put u on men
nitnerto wizuont reproach, and ﬁne Letiy blackguarﬂe dig not
hesitate to we offensive in uo:d end get to Kentucky‘s beet

men. This sent fPOm ogi to *'"se untii the winter of
lebl—b: wee nearly pest amen ere. Rogers, wife of ﬁiliiam 3. Rogers
of ”Nee Forrest", bourbon Sounty, Eentuoﬁy was returning_from e eieit

to her sons in Virginia.

ﬁne wee maxing ner we; more my the usual route and on horse—

amen une wee ' m' an “d "u’ Junrpeburn and erveoted and *xken
town. ﬂare a' , we romeo nd insulted and subjected to
many indignities by the Proton ﬁersnall, one Martin Goeeett, a
enilem farmer and son of e n rd emailed Ventist minister of the
Sharpeourg meignnornood. Ibis outrege raised a furore and every
Sournern sympathizer wag eroueA‘ :‘1 Hrmed. The Union men bore
tnemeelvee neugntiiy and moulj ‘ .~"; of comproeise or fevev
without comglete abnegetion on “ e:rt of the ”repels“.
lo it wee for weeke, 2 '-:'€‘; reign of terior exi teF
ouartere ot traitors w ‘ ”' :g'“‘ cry of tne other aide. But in
Less men a Ewﬂth from the an r “ the seizure and neuron of ﬁre.
naughty neroee on other with trembling sneedh
nogers, tnese dougnty neroes met eaen other with trembling
and asked in subdued wiispers of Martin Goseett's death. 'How
nae he Ailled and when and who gee it; then what shall we do and
who is safe.

For nrue_it was teat this champion of the Union cause, this

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persecution of his neighbors, this insulter of women was shot to
death in his own door by an unknown hand and without a clue to the
identity and the where about of his slayer. Well might these in—
solent Carpet Knights tremble and with white lips and faltering
tongue askwherein lies safety. Ahl they have been taugh a

lesson by a little bolld letting. They have learned that there
are two sides to thss question. Might it not be well to look

on the other side little.

They were weift to propose terms. Southern symanthizers were
masters of the situation; the Union men asking an interchange of
favor and our side were treated with much more consideration.
Arrest and insult were the exception now, instead of the rule in
Bath and Montgomery Counties and when arrests were made, Union
men were the first to ask for release and clemency.

But to return to my military life, after leaving Ken tucky
again in the fall of leE. I decided to go to Tennessee and ﬁoin
General John H. Morgan. I was still quite lame though on horse—
back I made a good soldier and was able to perform every duty.

To that end I united myself with Capt in William Tipton's Company.
This troop was composed slmost wholly of my guardian neighbors,
many of them having gone to school with me. We left camp in R4
Tussell County, Virginia during the last week in November and

after a march of about a week reached the camp of Col. Roy’s. Cluke
on Stone River in Tennessee. He was also A Mt. Sterling man and

his command were chiefly from Clark, Fayette & Woodford Counties.

Tipton's company was at once by the order of Gen. Morgan incopor-

ated in Cluke’s Regiment and for the time I remained as a menber
of the company. Col. Cluke offered me a position for which I

thanked him but declined.

l soun =v so4dicrin; witu he? '“ v;« Juwetning different
from aunt I “e” %:;‘ accusiured *: 4"h Lu -Ml:. One meant
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life, quiCA.= ‘\, ' Stirrin'

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whiLe nae utner u been ,ha slow
:ong blow when He 0;"e.
waiting for ” v” Ly uLd a goqu strung blow mnen me
new tnere ;,; no waiting it was
The routine Gen. hm" mall 's
1 had yﬁ-*‘ a 4"” tnla new
sulaier "- wLAV q anytning,
prove u 1‘ ‘ .»:“ ““ “'14? it ,~ 3 a: t iHlW
nonotunuus. fw' “ 1 '.¢ Obie? vervaede every C;”’
were longing fornnru tu *~: . a”: triLii:nt vanauver. Faail
bugs why “an been V “ . “n.‘ ‘“ W? Conga} pas mom a Zoloncl k
"d W" aguyed near us.
; was inxious to mast "« L ” stner " #* m ’ ‘"ﬁ Hay, I
had met George l""r“” "' r’ _ here, : w i"; ; "avher of tue

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Genera: buge's introduction ugviny no iuubt
taut I again be trusted. ”me lieutenant for

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me. He could not navé learned all this wiznout n Vina Swent days
in Luci? camps ‘ni maiug in the must intimate anﬁ QOHTiJential
terms,uit* *“* a *'; '~ iarticularly with t9 Cemnander-
of porn
mastQPFE Department.
felt that I was in the presence-
Ucry necc “ ry Ldguncts cf every army, . “ ;=‘ 5'; a ring shy.
After he had tqli mi; tale 3? r.tnar ”as? nis report, the GeneWnl
Listening all of inc time with mogt respeétful bearing, he turned
to tne narrﬁtor vnd
"you SMW and negrd all *“ '”" ,c:“J ' of course" -”Qh,
“mm! then, now do you ﬁn u about
xno 18 a vexy true and relizble Southern man
ﬁe is well nnuwn to you, of caurse“? "Nell, no
I do not Know him". “Tuen how do yen Know ma is true and reliablel
”any, -——~ail ﬁne peogle down that way he is all right”. An
ominous ”Hemph, Humph” same fnom tue General's throat, yet he pro-
‘eeaed very quietly and with much gentleness with the cross ex-
aminatlon. Tue young fe;low soon begﬁn to stawmer and to hesitate
"that wuo nesitates is lost", was not Lelieﬁ in

instance.

It was goon app rent that he nai snent Several ﬁeys with verv

agre.able people and had picked up the reports of the enemy which

were current in the neighborhboi. Then the weﬁl modulated yet not
to be mistaken voice of the Chief said, "Sir, you souxht the ser—

vice. I reluctantly permitted you to undertvke it, you hive utterly

failed so far, as you mutt 518. I gill havever, give v~u another

pprrtunity”, turning to an orderly, he i W "Tell the quarter—

to furnish Nr.—--—,
Khan to the yaung van, “1 ﬁbsil
or before the day 01' tue zrsuntn.

Tnis was sumetuing

Penn pmuut, mnq ; re&4;;e

dashing antain ﬁeld a

If ans of

form
rigort.
marvelous

m ,. .
in) A115:

.,., A '4“, ,.,-‘~, -». > z A. ,,,.,“
ubiQUluUUS dfcﬁehbv .n;cn vun1$dere

of KEV cuLations mane fret
va11011
gaeIiJagga
OI’; igniﬂ',‘
-. v r "
comMana

ﬂoat of * s I ’ "‘J~~; in

of yortions of

with a Na

-econﬂ to none in

“is nlans

feats of a;ms,

,‘ 4. .~
A L31 U 3-.

wrlson and his ' ~ “ wag m

0:48? commands, thrown together m

such as requires.

1 norse and
*.to hear from yQu ag in on
Earning, air”.

the

ark} irn3ii-‘

in the presence or a great

the confiﬁencw

tne "330nts" gave infarmation,

relying in every ietail

surprise , n18 well nigh

were uni” the results

his awn sxldiers

knew to be :bsciutely accurat m*' t ;t€meut

His

relagions to his

,de up

king not a nevagen—

eous body and tnere Seemed never to be.tne ”Exprit ﬁe Germs" among

the men or the
Chara"terized
great cavalry leader during

career. Only

ﬁies betwean tnem and their afficers which had
the splendid army uf ydung men wko followed the
ins first two years of his glittering

.. :. . ,7: ,_,¥ , ,, .f‘~
sue“ men maue bwcu a agree? possible.

It is true that me had a remnanﬁ of His old division after his

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escape frOm prison, but they were tnc fragr ‘ of broken cannanies,
rut together of+en undar offi"ers not cf *3 1 choice and there were
mlyed sitm qu‘v u'.~n ,~f i ’1 ~LTC had been gntiﬁely ﬂifferent
{and auto tvere

The volunteer, :. ‘ ."rz‘; %" 'n'vvﬂk volunteer never for-
‘ets that he is a = 3 '1 z; T ‘<95 . g vci
in tne selection of tn“ue
yorgan N38 ﬁnch haﬁnerei b; 11' 0’ ﬁ-j0 ‘;"' s C *5 1 T. who
were put over him. He hh‘ ~rf* a* J a uxrtisan uni cawld not be
Gunfinud mitnin the limits F’ '“g' a: orﬂers and POWtiEG WLPCRGS.,
caunter-msrches. After 1363, “* ma; curhcﬁ and circumscrmteﬂ and
n18 influences impaired if Not

I return *‘ ab 5‘ 1 :w ream H
and felt tnat
with 0 use but

3 . v .
6;.1’1L1‘. {30 \fziC

Gen. horgan had = :"‘t“ 2g“ a Cam? had DEen eatsblished there

and ne dete‘mined to LttﬁOK and capture the farce. Cm the Eyh. of
Remember, 1862, he moved from f a. '5 Shop 7 mileﬁ from Iurfreesboro,

marcned a1; nigut, an»; , w L.nhr~ : » a' '. ~nd wtruck 'he ,nemy at
daylight. They were ﬂ“; 9 ‘ \ =' ; W F u' . M wunninw fight
whiCL last about an hour, they surrenw

river with S 5 r . W‘ ‘ Qe had eng~

1100 men. ” C ' 34”“ ‘f the 33mr&nd din

The wetther 9;: -; ’.¢ 3 1 ﬂ and aiter the =lunge

our clotmes “ .,, 56 were not ullowei to mat

to get Vl'm g u ‘H=“'ae.

. . .A - ~. _.e _- _, x n. ._
went out on , Q t thu Tipton's uﬂmpnhj.

ittle anxious before

Yhe Captured camp be» rich in everything, wuien r soliier

govete, flour, neat, ;.gw “'"Jee, blenxets, etc. a; ”my: “ent with
me on the march end Egﬁheﬂgd a gnu? sub 1y. He loaded : waetu

horse with a sack of coffee, one of euyar, w l rge eupoly of very

superior blankets end otner neceSearies. I was with the rear guard

1 - .—

end Lionlru preteQeu ue to Cum , when i got in, he had a large camp
settle (also Captured) full of boiling hot coffee and other a juncte
of e soldier's fare. ﬁe ﬂed Kent the kettle of coffee on the fire
and not waiting for me elno‘t '5 hours; only doling out an occasional
cup to sore ouum our near friend of mine. Colonel Cluxe had been

f vored witu several pints with lenty of sugar. Richard had known
nim ell of his life Lad was very foné of hie.

Th e was one of the most brilliant s velry fights of the wer and
again illustrated the extent emu exactnese of Gen. Norgen's infor-
mation. He Knew the e not location of the enemy; his numbers;
when His pickets were posted; and every detail of his ettaok was
male eno Carried out es if me were moving oewne on a chess heord
with both eiees uneer his eyee. ﬁe never seemed to hesitate after
nis design tool Shape and me we: rarely mistaken. Very soln after
this fignt and euring the month of Deoerber, 1858, Gen. Fore»
married to Lise Kettle heady of Lurfeeestoro. The wedﬁing :es a
uriiliunt one and many of the officers of the army in full uniform
were guests. President Jefferson Davis ad ed to the interest,
eclet of the occasion by his reeenee anﬁ while here be reviewed
ihmiJsamw.

The day wee one of those sunny enﬁ crisw one alone so cowmon to
the climate of Tennessee and Kentucky. Just cool enough to give
spirit end tone to the soldier end bright and w,rm amongn in the

eunsnine to bring out the women and children in

1?
imposing Ceremony an& a the great m;s;es oi armed men with the
rumule of ﬁrtillery a; cl‘t;er of cwv3lry DaSE£<3 in Etevn 3.rra ay
lizeﬂ tngt I n d Seen soaetﬂing uf the ”dovn and pride” and
“mustances glorious war.
?nis was tne h01130y snow of a terrible rea;ity, the 1“'l::.,-.~
3.1103, tilt"; .380de 13:.) 0 05,10! ‘ trier-1, Emilie all the
parhgnenuilia was bright and L=tt ractive. The wgmen

an; tun gen nuz; mad for tmeﬁ. ‘The ﬁrums heat, the U
played 0nd all was hwroic anﬁ L '-“ even Pot S‘OP' s messen~
gar {T'itut h VG resolved to 00 ; smldier.

I sag no more inapiring or attruwtive eight diring the wa