Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-11-20
sTAUNToN VA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER TO- 1868
4 Birds Eye view ofRose Grams Retreat

The Atlanta Coafsdsracy has the. follow
ing interesting paragraph relatin5 to tn
battle of Chickamauga:
An amusing circumstance-also equal,
historical--oc occurred on Monday morning
after the battle Of Chicamauga which w
have not seen in print.
! Forrest led the cavalry advance. and wit!
his command pushed boldly forward to the
top:of Missionary Ridge. .driving the real
Of Ne enemy before him, and resolved 1
few rsadom shots o. ths9 ssasapsssa aowt
then1AfsA etGDe AilL
| VEee Teachine ne ssmmis, ., o psis,
sos 1ar from ths present headquarters Il
Gen. Bragg, the party came to halt, and
while taking horoscope" Of things about
them. discovered four Yankees concealed
high up among the branches Of pine tree
near them. Twenty guns were instantly
leyelled "Don't shoot" screamed the blue
birds, "well come down = and trembling in
every limb, they clambered down from then
perch and rolled on the ground in front of
Forrest A brief Investigation ascertained
that they were sharpshooters. who had not
time to escape before the rapid advance and
retreat.
The pine tree was one Of the most con-
spicuous upon that lofty chain Of hills, and
without branch from the bottom to a
height Of sixty or seventy feet. The YAM
KEGS had bored holes in its sides, and plac-
ed stairway Of pegs along its trunk. For
rest Immediately mounted these, and with
the eagerness and ability of boy bounded
to the green boughs far above, whence the
view upon either slope of the ridge fell off
in panoramic luxnriance. Gods what a
sight was there! Moses when he stood upon
Mount Nebo aud gazed into the promised
land, beheld no fairer vision than swan
before the delighted eyes of Forrest.
The day twas bright and clear. The
clouds Of smoke which foated, like swarm
Of crows, over the battle field, was far in
rear. The woods below was yet uncrusted
with the deep layer of dust which settled
upon them later in the day-The sky was
still penetrable; and as the keen gray eye
of the enthusiast surveyed the scene, new
beauties mantled and remantled themselves,
one by one, until the heart swelled with the
pride and glory of a conqucror who beholds
the spolls Of victory almost in his grasp
This valley was one moving sea Of panic
striker Yankees, hurrying towards Chatta-
nooga. The debris of the battle, ambu
lances, trains of ordnance, artillery, and
herds of cattle, were huddle together in a
confused mass, officers were hurrying hither
and thither. The groves were thick with
retiring blue coats-far beyond the bright
waters of the Tennessee river spanned by
wide pontoon, were being rapidly crossed
whilst the hills on the other side were thick
ly yelled in dust There were no forti6ca-
tons erected or being erected. All was
haste and fear.
Forrest called from his elevated position
to an officer Writes back to Gen Bragg
and tell him he has it all his own way
The whole country is covered with Yankees.
Tell him they are crossing the river, and he
has only to press forward and fnish this
thing. Every hour he loses is the loss
of thousand men, Such were the words
of Forrest. and they were duly dispatched.
Again and again did he send back the same
message before thu mornibg was over: =
Come on; for Gods sake come on" The
field was ours; the fruit had bat to be gath
cred.
MATTERS IN KoxvltLa.--T sade Regulo.
ted.--In No koxville DAILY Bulletin we
aas. under the gAring caption. linked
States Trade Regulation, !" On exposition o.
the proposed plans of the Board of Trade
for the Department Of East Tennessee :"
By section first, ''Local Agent is ap-
pointed, whose headquarters are at the
''Custom House, on Gay street. Knox
vile is declared to be the only sport" to be
furnished with goods, wares and merchant
die in the Department of East Tennes-
see.
Samuel Rogers is made the Local Agent,
who will grant all permits for bringing in
goods All goods brought in without his
sanction are forfeited.
By the next section, fee Of three dollars
is exacted for each permit to import. and
the tradesman must take the following
oath
'.Iou do solemnly swear that you are in
all respects loyal and true to the Govern
ment Of the United States that you will
faithfully conform TO the Proclamation and
Orders ofthe President of the United States,
and of the Military Governors aud Gener-
ais exercising authority under him, and to
Departmental Regulations authorized by
law and that you will at all times, by yonr
conduct and conversation, and by every
other means you can properly use. aid in
suppressing the rebellion and restoring
obedience to the Constitution aud the laws
Of the United States, so help you God !"
This is jolly oath. At Greenville this
oath is amended to the effect that, such
tradesmen shall not sell to secessionists
nor associate with them, nor wed woman
of secession proclivities. If the Yankees
should overrun the whole South, tie people
will have been SO thoroughly sworn and to
so many purpose, that we fear the obliga-
tons Of an oatn will lose their binding
force The above is not more absurd in
| its terms than that administered at Athens,
Tenn. which imposed the obligation to obey
the United States in preference to any State,
county or other corporation.
At Knoxville, merchants can only engage
in the retail business. The wholesale trade
J is Brownlow's and his appointees. Brown
low must approve the sale of every bill of