Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-05-25
Gen. A. Sydney Johnston and the Tame
Tioar

From the Missis sippian.
nr,p S,p "A very we'll written story
has hsen for some time going the
ronodsp in tha1 naners in which am
nd o,a of the Witnesses in a very
daring feat nerformed by Gen SYDNEY
Jobnsion-ibe sboofiu0 of a domestic
Gnsy M bjs d;nner-tobIe feel some
80, gS, ralnc,ont 70 ,alI the nnbIc that T
namar nnns aew anvth;Oa Of the kind bnt a
sonsa Of du,y and a regard to truth.
comnels me to do 80 AT the hazard of de.
stroy;ng a oretty little fancy sketch. As
I am me nt,oned in connection with it, |
onjv Give INV nresent evidence TO preyeut
hi: 6c,;on rom becoming history Per.
sons aonna;n,ed with that great man will
adr,;, ,hat he starv illustrates the cool
nass and COURAGE thai d;stinouisbed his
nto.oa,e. H. woni,l bava ac,ad have
n'a" naa,,s, ~ - ,ha yr;,ar s,vs ba Ala
= ~ ~ Ia - ;nvoIvad in sucb a ner;l.
n,s nrod;cament
When I read The article 7 almost believed
49,, ~, Co.. raoolIected HAVING heard
pa'IhI, ~ oS e. ,ba L;nd ot tba bonse of
Gan Iabn.,on !, Anst;n Taxas where
! Ia ~ d;naJ u;,b him I was meyer in
Rra1 oria whara the epanp of the event I9
io;J After ON affort Of memory / recol.
iao,' enan@b Of ,ba nleas;ng and melan.
ohnlv occnrrencas and sacred reminis.
oaOtes oao3 or tbe nsst connected with the
Soro - and b;o cbar;sbed housebold 70 form
liz, mIay ~ ;s' r omnnose ,be onIv' foundation
"f "Ta' sho - taio 'fpO'' -
,b;nL :, wos :, tho spmmer of 1876
n, nov hove hean ;n.Ie539 7 dined with
~. y. CO. Ganaral G and his family the dav after
ho had retnrned from one of his hazard
nc ;o,rnavs into Taxea He had been
oIs 1.ai -. =, ,Lo .o.,,,Iar : army Of the Re.
LII or Toyao n 1878 bnt at the
pun''. .,;onod ha.tsao Major and
pnaa,ar i,,nu -, ,bo, of ',be irn;,ed States
anSnnnh S aJ ho - mos n~s ',snal,r oddresssd bv aIl
naraons os Ganarai In was a mart of
pdntv 20 v;s;t Fort Cro0ban Fort
VIII W. Fort Mason and ali the military
- mo,s = !, ',hs' fron,;s,. of Taxas onca in
pus,, pos.o H. ,hroa u,nntbS 20 nov Of t5e troons
80 ~, u r',a,,on n,bo ,,ara tbe comnapv
~ W s ksra on ;nd;st;nct
piSoH"., - NJ. C;ias portar m 6
reco,,co''o' NJ i.Iaa y, - ,kn oidast 5aroh,ar
n, ~, m'SS I "o1'o h' c., r,orr;ago ond
VI 'ne ~" ue"e'de a. ~ hnt ramam6er d;s.
some o.ner % o.iJ oc H. Du' o"onarsat;on a, ,he
tthe.,y Iy Ps'' q III .nI canaroi rsIated 70 ne
u'nns. 'l 80 naomn,ar ba bad with
, yer! ua"s,o"S i,ho. dnr;n% b;s recent trim
aIi ihrse pa".nJ' paJ t; u"'s neor III ,ba road and
nas uos ,pa gIG ~ "r ra;,hG,I attendant ' had
learlns ,S enaS ms mo ] donnaro~s en;mai that
enc4a"ie'su I. Ia 49, so'a ,hon IL mo,ob from tbe
nisu. oe niei 'Ia" hn.l,;nr Us, ha won, 20 b;s
nona nerue".si ,.,;,S " I M;ss;ss;nn; ,;ae A. he
lesSue ~ III a., Pp .ios, apao,rana5 hy b;s
appioaeneu, VIC us IL on,bor hn,
presIa. Lne,Ls9 Az dos.n nv q binw from b;s
wa. was ATgoAeu 10 H. uo"n o,,awn,ad - sbno, him
paw. 5it iie tnen s p'eu ;,b. c., M
az l.e u's.anc, , g. ',A "a ~ % ,SnoIrs;on ~ u,
Tue rue lllsseu % ,h LIZ hnu nd a. sne e f.p", ,Ia
9l 'he cap 'ne p.ln'ue ,a so;na ~ ~ ~ M Uo
uog anu aO'esn np'eu " ~ - :
eluopea tne rlne anu ssr.ea nun Gset ~. ~,
nead Win sucn ioLse Ina. .u ng IT, .t ~ ~,
oI .he gun was hnocAeu sL h Jn, Ia .de -. go, of e
broken, anu only .ne paiief iea anu pa, pSJ u
Ine s.ocA osi.ueu - Was .s.s ~. - ms I,s