The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-29
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. JUNE %, 1864.
The Late Exploit Of "Jack, the Giant
killers

Killer"
When we chronicled yesterday the
wonderful military achievement ofthe
renowned Maior-General G1DEoS J. PHI
LOW, at Lafayette, Georgia, we had not
seen his demand upon the commander
Of the Post for surrender. The Chat
tanooga Gazette supplies the omission.
Here is the startling document:
HEADQ6ARTERs CAvARY DIVISION,
LAFAYETTE, GA, June "a, 1864.
TO The Cenl1ansing Officer Of TIE. e. s.
Forces at this Post
SR To save the unnecessary she'd
ding Of blood, demand theimmediate
surrender of this Post and your forces.
/ have sufficient force to take the
place and intend to do it, and shall re-
sort to the torch, in addition to shot
and shell, to drive you from your
present position.
Respectfully,
BaIG. .GEN'L GIDEON j. PILLOW,
Commanding.
Tennessesns, who are familiar with
the features os the famous PnLow can
well imagine the air of authority and
command he assumed amongst his
counseIlors, as he read them this note,
to inform them of his intentions.
I'VE think we sac him uo@,"
With thunder on his brow
a rival of honest JACK FALLsTAFF in his
most courageous and warlike moods.
He imagined that the potency Of his
name, leaving out the dread Of "shot
and shell" and the torch Of the incen-
diary, was sufficient to enforce his
demand. But unfortunately for him,
the gallant Kentuckiaa, Col WATKINS,
couldn't see it ;" and GID was put to
the necessity of striking a blow. He
gathered around him his "three thous-
and" exhibited the memorable bullet
which gave him an "agonizing wound
in Mexico, and swore them upon it, to
drive the invading Yankees from the
classic Southern village Of Lafayette,
or perish in the attempt And then
he led them to the onset With sabre
and carbine, torch and shell, they ad-
vaneed upon the devoted four hundred.
But, instead of capturing she foe, and
redeeming Lafayette, the three thous-
and" discovered that they had attempted
more than they bargained for Their
ranks are thinned by the well-direeted
fire of the little garrison, and after three
hours, work, they heara noise in the
rear, they pause and listen--CroXton
with q small squadron Is coming to the
rescue-the tramp Of their steeds as
theyisome dashing on, appearsto the ex-
pectant foe, az the rush of thousands
The siege is inyoluntarily raised-the
Besiegers fee in dismay, and are chased
by 1.-THE of their numbers until they
find safety in fayoring retreats in
the mountains. But, Gid IS man Of
genius--a genius of the democratic
type-he viii invent some excuse to
cover up his disgracefnl defeat. If he
cannot say he withdrew as a strategic
movement to draw the enemy where
he wan.ed him, he VIII get up some
thing to assure the chiyalry he accom-
plished a great feat; and then, We
shall have his Bozzy, W1TrEhsoS, Of the |
Confederacy, reeounting the story for /
the edifcation Of the Tennessee Mar /
tyrs, who fed from oppression in Ten
nessee, to enjoy the precious boon Of |
free thought and free speech in Geor-
gfa- We shall await the publication
with interest
Badinage aside. The defeat Of the
Cant Killer vas even worse than first
reported. The Chattanooga Gazette Of
Sunday states the result Of the fight as
follows
The statement that Col Watkins lost
so killed and as many wounded, pub
lished in yesterdays paper, was an ex-
We are happy 70 make the
correction. The Fedeial loss was only
four killed and ten wounded, while the
rebel loss was three hundred killed and
wounded, instead Of one hundred and
5eventy-fiye at first reported.