Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-14
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Died. OF tie i6th April. So d.. Brcsiss. u Lauder.
dale sounsy. FsnEsssss, mar FORT PEloE, Capt JoHE
CALDWELL WnsoEs soa o. q. b znd ?. WBra,
IA fhs twenty sIEhth year q his sFs.
TIE snbisst o. Ills poiiss VS. stsn IN PitByivzula
ooEatys YksiniA- His p8rszIs sziEfsisa 70 West
Tsnnsssss In he spring CT 1917. Ei,sEs hey sHi r.
dss In lie distrlst sshooI, near ihsir r~sziderss,
yszrg Wiso1 rscsiTed shat early iafslIsetnEI and
4P1zieLI tanning which laid he fsardaasa o. bis
fassrs brilliant career ~ a soldlsr. Subsequently, b
sEs IsEf 70 Franklin college. nsAi Nashville, whsrs
be spent SOS gals fonr ssssisnG UpSn his rstura
fra1 soleEs, he zs5s shoiss sf IA Law e. he profss-
EoH best adapted 70 his inelinssioss aad wEsn us
war brsks oas vas engaged Il tia dczbls ayOeaasa q
ssaeksr and Etudsns-sS shsa rssortst 70 b y0arg
asn Of Hztsd usaas, sud 40 admirably ealcaiaisd 60
develop 81 the latent energies q he zind ThEs ID.
zcassd, he sould scarcely fki to sxpsEisaes shas Iu.t
tzdhuEuon excited IN al rae Kinds b 10 fEzsiIcai
and LnhanGa sshsns CT 1ubiusstioa set ca feet Al
Warrington City IN he early part Of 1881. Accord.
ingly, be Was Anoug that aobls bsua q young Tea.
nssssssnE who, aroussd b. the Erst souaS o. fnpsud
Ing azngsr, hagtsnsd to meet ths hostile Inya5sr aosu
he border Of. their beloved State. He enlisted g =
srivsis IN The sth regiment Tsnnsssas volunteers ia.
fantTy3 but was shsrtly shervsEd elected 10 a leu.
tenancy. He soasinusd with tais rsginsst and par
heipatsd IN al sAs snEassmsnts and sklrmishss, l.slu.
ding he hard fought bzills q shiioh. Up 70 Vie battle
Of Peryvils. A he latter plses So received q pain.
fI wound, and bsiaE LETT IA 10 hospital zaa eaptursd
and lsnt 70 Camp CHASE, 0hio. Having been u-
changed be satzrnsd to hiE command. and Obtained
permission % return hOas and rains a company Of
aAYAlrY 70 Be attached to the sommsnd Of Gsuerss
Forrest
Remarkably quiei sud aaostsnsaslous In hi sspon
nsat, be seldom alluded 70 BIS pass usrviess e. 70 ks
Z nlara - - Ef.-. ~ -.
ErsssaEfalg villain lhe snsm9s Iirss ana ssares.y
had hIs most confidential friends lssTnsd his Intention.
til he lad enlisted 3 ssvalEg company m close pr,z-
Unity 20 FOrt HsiEsz-a post 0osupIsd b. he sasmy
-Aad vas On ais way to lin esa- Forrest. A. m ia
eidsns nluEraiins his viEisanes ~ noldisr, having
lsesrslasd that tho proves. marshal a. the abovs
aAmsd place, was in tie hsois Of riding 1ut On sertAR
occasions to Wait hs sHs, sho was boarding IN the
! country. = short distances from tbs fort. h dstsrnirsa
% eaBtzrs hin and taking ha Posifon alone IN the
Woods. nssr the road, kin = shot gun. he fosssd hin
10 surgnass, taxing bis horss. rigging and sr1a IsAy-
lag lac provost Ia ths road with : parole n hL. kaad.
In he recent msn0rabis engagements sGoand Went
Posns and Okol0ns. 10 sViResd N04s high qualities
Hhisa pointed aim Out 10 bis sapsFisr officers a. onp
% JhOss shOEs HsroEslive Is he rHs q sAiurs. he
partisipataa In al Of Gen Forests lafs operations II
Wsst Tennessee snd Western Kcafusky, Up 70 the
st0rHirg Of FoFs Pillow, Th-rs, In he yicssdous
sssrgs which resulted in he rsdustioH Of shat sErOzg.
hold, DO rsesivsd = shot through he lang, which Ter.
minated fssEDy.
Hs died al bis posi- viii = hsight hops Of fa;nrs hap
pinsss, idolissd By biz sonpsng. believed b. ais sBpzriOf
ohssrs and dssRy msurnsd by hs E~slsaiTes sud mans
r0us +isazs. He dsd iAs dsaIk Of > bEars and gallant
soldier Sighting nobiy N asssns Of tha as.rsss riehs
sf naa.
"How sleep tn brave uho sink q rsst.
VISTA al then cuurirFs Wzhss best"
HEsEx csUsTH Tens April y, 1854