The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-01
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Filter Nashville Onion
In the Nashville Dipatcb OF Sunday, /
January rs, mention is made Of the out 1
rageous treatment Of Colonel STOKES by |
Capt FLEMING Of the LIST Middle Ten
nessee Cavalry, which notice is in tho
main incorrect.
You will confer favor upon the NJ
merous friends Of the Colonel by correct
ing that notice. For the benefit Of the
friends and patrons Of the Onion, who are
also the friends Of the gallant Colonel,
will state tho whole occurrence as it
happened. Capt. FLEMING had been abb
sent from the regiment for several days,
up 10 the hour Of the occurrence, during
part of which time he had been under
arrest by order OF General STANLEY, who
had detained him at Nashville II appears
that Capt +. left Nashville at noon, ar
irving here in camp about sunset, and,
without unsaddling his horse, proceeded
Immediately to the Coloners Office, and
with no other salutation, he addressed
the Colonel thus -" Have you got me
under arrest?" To which the Colonel
replied 81 have not; has Gen. STANLEY
released youY" FLEMING answered
"Not that know Of" The Colonel
then added; ~ shall arrest you when
General STANLEY releases you" In an
swer 10 FLEMINs's question, "For what
would he arrest him ?" The Colonel an
swered; " For disobeying my order to
join the regiment, also an order of Major
CLEFT"
FLEMINa replied that he did not re-
ceiye any order 10 join the regiment, and
added, "Do you call tina. rebel a Major?'
The Colonel replied that Cliff had been
legally appointed Major by Gov. JoHN-
SON, who had the authority TO grant com :
missions HAS il como 10 this" re-
Piled FLEMING, that our govsrnmen has
to commission rebelsY Then Col.
Stokes ordered hin to his quarters,
whereupon the Captain asked the Colonel
"will you fight me duel ~ The Col.
said, "FLEMING, what do you mean p
FLEMING drawing his revolver, said, /"
have two revolvers, I'll give you one, and
show that am brave, man" But he
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slantly fred twice al the Colonel The
first shot entered just below the left nip
pie, following the curve Of the rib, about
an inch from the surface. The second
shot did not take effect, and instantly
Adj. MURPHY seized FLEMING, but from
whom he made his escape. lie was ap.
pretended the same night by the vigi.
lance OF Gen. SPEARS videttes, and il
now in confinement awaiting trial, Fol
the timely interference of Adj MURPEEY
the friends Of Col. STOKES are indebted
and for which they must be ever truly
grateful for the preservation of the Colo
nels life There is but one consolation
in this most unhappy affair." which is
that tho wound intended, no doubt fol
the heart, is one that the Colonel will
survive, and in all probability he will b.
up and about in ten to fifteen days. l
would seem that in the result Of this af
, fair, that an All wise Providence was moi
yetready to dispence with the useful anC
meritorious services Of the Colonel in thu
defence Of the Union against her traitor
{ Gus hosts. But il is especially heart
, rending to think that Col. SroKEs, VIII
, hrs escaped all the leaden missiles o
death, hurled at him by an AcKNowL
EDGED enemy in the different engage
ments around Nashville, and after com
Q ing off the battlefield of Murfreesboro, Of
t ter eleven consecutive days of skirmish
= ing and fighting with the enemy. i
, which his gallantry was particular
conspicuous, eliciIing the repeated com
pliments of Gen. STANLEY, Commander {
tho whole cavalry force in the gran
II army of the Cumberland, say it is es
Q pecially heart-rending to think that
Y should be thus treated by one. that he ha
q no other reason to expect any thing frol
but kindness.
n From the arduous labor and great e1
posture 10 the recent battle, which no ma
of the same age aud OF less energy an
loSs Of country could have endured, Il
Colonel had been confined to his roo
= ever since the termination Of the bait
IL up to the very afternoon Of the occu
q renee, upon which afternoon he had o
n dered his horse saddled. And as he roc
a through the camp TO the headquarters
), our commanding General, the enthusias
- manifested by the men at seeing the
81 Colonel once more in his saddle, was
n ~ evidence Of the confidence that he hi
e. won so worthily. In a few days or weel
II at most we hope to see him restored
n health and the services Of his couptr
which will give life and spirit 10 Il
brave men Of his command, over who
i, a melancholy gloom seems to hang sin,
d the sad occurrence. NERITAS.
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