The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-09
"reminiscences Of tie Radiation.


"reminiscences of tile Rebo,!on.
From he Cincinnati Coa,asreal
1t was my fate to have been in Mon,
R, phis at the commencemeot of This e.,
tunAte war. AS an aftacEe of the Mem
( pms dPFeaE followed The per- grinati3n
OF that errailc journal uulu il eliminate,
aI A'l'nta, where ! was persuasiyriy in
duc"d To enter the army ly the iog,, @
cohscilptlon. from whIca there was ,,
3opsI% Taroug1 cersain Influences
among others knowing Gen Chiffon
zen. Lees Adjutant General, I had The
privilege OF volunteering. ana CONSEQUENT
~ selected the Army ot Northern Viz
gina. reported myself 10 Gen. Lee on
the 70 n day OF Angus, 1862, near o.
ange Court house, and was at once g.
signed to duty. by Gen. Chiffon. as SC 1vt
and courier. DL!ing the tiue ! was with
HIM, OF course had many opportunities
OF tcrm!ng a judgment ofhis charsc.er.
ana VIII say, Confederate as he is. and
opportunities .i4 may have lost 10 anne.
horate The condition of Federal prisoners
knowingly, he would never have per.
united the gross crseIties practiced uno2,
UDlon soldiers.
On the day after | reported, we broke
camp and elected the passage OF The
h"pp4haul ok, af,er bloody fight.
Inc morning Of the 22i l was sent for
10y Gen. Gait N, near Little WASHINGTON
a o. on ing to his quarters, was asked
! It would undertake perllo3s eyr;di
'iou. told him wu,d lie took me
10 the next IoOn, and told Gen. Lee than.
he had man tb&l he thougat would An
owsr lie Gen sral asked INN ifhe knew
ne. Gen. Chiffon said that ne did, and
mat could be relied en-. Gen. L..
contrary 20 his usull manner. arpaara6
restless ana soneT Lat excited. lie sI,d
Nenerai, MAKE 1t POSITIVE order 10
HSf. JACKSON 10 maIca tIIluLn Thor
ough Gap and attack the enemy in the |
rear, WAlie l advance III his front : and !
JCung m4l', II You are not well mounted |
my l"sp, c,or General viii see that vUu
are"
I told him Gen Chiffon had mounted
ME well. lie then said: "You must u~e
I'6"Loe and dispatch, for mach depends
upon Gen. JacksCn's receiving tins in
dime" BY this time Gen. Chiffon had
flushed the dispatch. l mounted INV
horse and started. The night after. /
touEd the General, delivered my dispatch,
and was ordered to remain with him.
Lac morning after, we attacked the aiia
ms ana creed oar way through the Gap.
n same day We captured Gen. p5pe'- -.
Ii headquarters, with ali his personal beg
gage. 1t was q series of fgG.s un.H Il
cuimlnate q N the second Manas. I've, where
t ~ J',, URi'. Lee
,ua, " 'l'1se" me rlFef' the Gen'
t,,".t - a,a1 o. o:U'l 40 oe leio at the :
'Lat 80. ,;I l''nTh' ana battery, stat ,
..-', " .-,ir ." MAJ iahu sou, any at
,,l,,ftj i n4,"l""'nS ~ EIS command 9
,;,,,>ll ,,,,., ~ cld' cNea' ana IN !
18Th o,t Ui 0o'4i l'!!5 "incetS 10 Keep =
" oi' ''e me- ~ ne would noid them
,'' t'11'i c'h"'''f. Ih@ CON j
s1'[i,e was ''lat hI'ie OF n q IN 80 :
'"' "o'I1 private property. What the f.
md was on1 - - n osa.iis over rl'o Mary a
49,. "1e 10 S-'y ; 1t wa O
- n ~ NV 'H'n INC c&p'ure OF liar j
A, an,;yy'o. .t y
=. 1t.' Shl,1e.'Iin' "o"ut . clock IN the 4
- ~ ~ W. 'iI9 o''t'e fa&t@ iarc"at it
Wv t.,I o'T 'e's, 'tIe nae hva btot"n on e
, |f. IN 1 never saw IN that usually IF
go. GO nf'1te "g"h! more plainly l.
- .'1e". "%S Juat oeEI"d Inn when i.rt
I2~e ~ 20 "'ts@fy iAaI was 5u'l c, ),
-. ~ -, SoS It-hi--IinS hTe, and cX n
Az''iI'7'u EoHt poalilon, Cap 80
w, a. az H1A'i"S' ipf me S@iFation Of Il
- ~ oo'iieoer@GE depends upon H." L.
! u 'i r IN :, lls'''" MIN say TO Cen a>
u a. /; mr. Ieher!i, Il we had mad
|
Ver' the tate OF the war would have =,
g Tn oeclos q 10 Day T,
me morning OF ire 18th, while sitting n
my A9'Se IN front Ct the Generals
'ar'ers, was ordered 10 q smounL and ha
port 70 HIM personally. o. ,,lesan Lipg q
yseiI he s&ld: Take this dispatch to ~,
n kson, giving me small note 50,
closed IN an envelope. As | started i'm
I he spoke abruptly to me: Young An,
an you Will and bi:l on the extreme i'm
y MAKE IL your business 70 report TO an,
as soon rs your horse will take you r.
ere ana oack - me-" / felt somewhat he.
i'Fed al sucn peremptory orders, but III,
Il DEL" rmined to xccute them. On =,
arrival at JacksOn'a headquarters.
Hated IN the woods, | delivered my
Patch. lie appeared surpri-cd, and, 7
'hlne 10 an "lt:de camp, Capt. Woods Ta,
marked: "Caa It bs thing, are so = =
"'Sefed me to accompany him b ok, abo
i on ne road Eeard remarks such u, tba
y = n2S9i0ie' Ne, he would never nou
we VII never, permit it ell C,I
IL, concerning The previous days fghr, NAL
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