The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-02-09
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ieem Y M pntiIrRf fH unite III wtfnF
lho tribute " respect hnd admiration
to 'urh man. Those VIM wore
W. rncmIr Va The war Vi shlah ht
lpil cannot withhold their mrrd ul
honor sud rrni.c from the man. vbn
~ all tlmrs and on nll ormslon was
the model ~ q kuishIy and p,unr
Gus loc, who ,rofued all yulpHr pa
sions and prejudice. uIl indirect nnd
unworthy Hols and Thoughts II
there bc any whose natural instincts
may be perverted and bluntcd ht the
till lingering passion, cngcndcrcd l.,
q fierce war. lct them remember the
circumstance 10 which Is mainly due
the first great calamity Of the Con
icdcrutcs in the late war bet that
incident silence and rcbukc all nm
generous thoughts or rccoIlcciion-.
Albert Sidney johnson icll victim
to his humanity aud generosity 10 a
fallen foe. The writer was nearly q
witness Of the event hc now recalls.
IL was in the very cri,i, of the great
aud bloody battle oi Shiloh when,
with the instinct Of a great general
and a true hero, General Johnston,
percciving the necessity of sacrificing
himself TO achieve the victory which
he had planned so wisely, rode for
ward to place himself at the head oI
Brcckinridge's division, to renew q
charge which had been repcllcd with
great slaughter.
II was in vain his staff rcmonstra.
ted against his exposure. His repl,
was, gentlemen, everything depend,
on carrying this position lie in
sisted upon his staff, composed of hi
intimate friends, remaining behind
and with single member of it, anc
his surgeon, DR.. Yandell, rode to tn
front. On his way the party rod
by poor wounded Federal soldier
who, DIR. Iandell remarked wa
dying from hemorrhage, and who's
life could be saved by surgical aid
"rhen dismount, Doctor, and say
the poor fellow" was the order OF th
General. Whilst the Doctor wa
thus engaged, General Johnston rod
ahead, and in the smoke and conill
sion of the battle, got separated froI
the surgeon. He perceived at
glance the disordcrcd and dishcart
cncd state of Brcckinridge's division
which had been reduced to one-ha
of its original force, by the sevcr'
, Intellectual charges il had mad
against a strong position held by ii
, enemy, and defended by several ba
: teries Of artillery and a large force
intantry-and galloping to the rigl
and front, waved his hat, and order,
the charge. His tall, powerful form
mounted ON a large charger, could |
| distinctly seen by the whole line, an
. instantaneously revived the droopir
p spirits of the brave kentUckian
, They followed him with rcsistle
4 vigor and valor, and swept their a,
G versaries from the position, capturiI
@ the batteries and putting TO flight d
troops which had held and dcicnd'
them so tenaciously. The point "
gained, the victory won-that d
at least decided, when the her,
:, General discovered that he had be
g wounded. His friends, who wc
u near, were alarmed, and started ms
y scngcrs for his surgeon. They help
r him from his horse. The wound "
> 50 small, that it was difficult to d
/ cover its locality, in so large a fran
: But on the removal Of his boot.
J. was discovered that he had bled We
proinscly. A small rifle ball b
: penetrated his leg and severed
= artery. Through this scarcely vi
D ble aperture, the liie-blood of t
d brave veteran had trickled away, il
perceptibly. He was too far 60
y even for surgical aid. His fric
and surgeon arrived in time to
\, ceive the last grasp Of the band
: his dying chiet, whose stalwart fgl
4 lay PROSTATE IN that dark forest, 81
= rounded by a small circle Of dcvot
of and weeping friends, who, ind
u ferent to the fearful sounds a
scenes Of one of the bloodicst batt
of modern times, stood in sil'
stricken grieF around the hero,
'e victor, and martyr ol the day. ]
?, martyr alike of duty to cause
which he had pledged his faith
u honor, and to humanity and generc
oi ty to a suffering enemy.
8 1t would indeed be a sad repro;
ct upon the chivalry and manhood
Or our race, If a man who thus otlel
III up his life should not be honored q
OF venerated alike by friend and foe.
IS. n. o. Times, jan. rs
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10, Redpath is ont in the anti.slav
IS Standard. for three things which
IN calls progress and improvem'