Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-03
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minder, by those WHO sre ia Il femeai
bereG by the author 4" sor good, for mob.
deeds,u as well "a by our people gene
rally. Il is among the NEST inteFestin
for ths whole people OF Memphis, thong
there Il not Is page Of tins BOOK that wi
not well repay peTnsai, and that does No
carry with It q burning memory Of IL
" times that (indeed) tried mems souls y
"At last we prepared II depart, and u
anticipation o. the terrible trip froa
CsiTo to Fieksburg, were sad = de
jseted, yet there were sOms msster
spiriis with Us whose energies never hsg
ana who are ever alive and equal to al
Issues and occasions where The maa
| called uDon, TO DO, to suffer, or TO die, i
/ nesds be, for his kind. Among the moe
active and Jealous, being that nOb.i
gentleman Capt. G. 4. Johnson. OF taa
Old Roman BuckEer's slsR, vino ehaE
tered 8 boat, the DtigeaI assumed Tn.
responsibility Of psyE2s1es which VIZ
two thousand dollars, f0f Gce1muod2
| ti5ns for one hundred passengers. Ghaakl
70 tbs kind obe.s of Ray friend Johnson
7 wes oae Of the favored. TIE Tnsr o
the boat had recommended her highly
aud it was viva ~p!easutsbie emotion
that we changed fom ths Ch0le2g &
the Diiigeat. Although it was psiniui L
lsave oar comrades On the old Chotsa1
yet va could not do thea say good o
remaining, and increased their confer.
! ey leaving. 70 seems 10 me tnz+if capt
JoArsoH could have ch sEtcrsd 3 651 tht
authorities could have done tbs mz
showing there was no uecesl fo eFd-
ing Us ike cattle ia 8ur Own hltb, ss va
tie case on the Cn0-eau. I AGd not
- ~-m ~az-I-E HFanE nNn
rate soldier 10 1859, Was coed TO brother
soldier. OIt We steamed into the river
and our ~Tcrtuogs passage began. Cur
boats il front Of "a, ~gEa5Gats n rear o.
us, and soma six Thousand ~euaclated
creatures between them. Tuey said,
many OF Us looked well! True,
those who had fac constitutions stood
IL, hut they were - les Gud Tar Satwe50.h
Many Of TIE regiment 70 which l Tea
slsscded looked well, Yet CIT Of iruT
huudr5G men led g. p.is01, Aril s, lo62,
over one EUzdred were taken ~ feel
toceasss bsfaEe 5-pysmoes I o. the same
yesr, tour month anu -WeEty-0Ee days. J
a terrible ratio f1g gae1 who we're 60 lcett
treated. On getting fairly ssarsedi We
examined & floating eIs9h9nt, snd
found sleeping accommodations :or
thirty persons, Ia staJs J0us t6at had
beea uss.1 q score Of trips FIR tie convey
auee If wounded a4a dying soiGizTs, the
ell 1via from whose bodies mad inpTeg-
mated every pose IN the roUsai oefying Z
Hercules 20 cleanse them. I OCa4sJ the
door OF ouc room, uut ray 0.facsories re-
bsl!ed, an [ concluded 70 steep "a the
dsck. TO regulate matters. s-raEs acre
drawn; those sleeping Ga the state-Tngms
eating ct the second and taird tables {;
these On deck 81 the first csola Plenty
to eat. aud lresd air, uBdec exposure, IS
preferable to Is fout B-at5-r9oal and a de-
fe,e1cy Ct sliDent.
g. ne moved GA, audiE G Few days Wece
of Memphis, having had noAilg 30
disturb the mon0touy oc the Trip only the
sad sDsc5scie u the 51y;ai, az different
lauGiGga, Of the Sky p59r fellows EaG
diaI 90 the trip; a terrible lii Of 1or-
tslity, one per Csps. in thirteen days.
We came % anchor eli tie Buff CITY CO
q lovely day in Sep,em5er, tbs b.uG's
fourth Chickasaw, CHAT fora so beaaG-
fui q cFaEn for TIE Egyptian Queen Of
modeEn Esc, T5TH gETEEled wfth
the beausy ana fzsbic1 CT the city.
Lovely wC.Eel SD brave m5a were
there 10 give as Uelc5ms. T3srs we're
many Of the latter whose hearts we're
il the cause, vino remained 1t home, tCT
reasons unnecessary 10 mention IN Lhis
connection; and it had been batter l.
many OF those wEo Gid 60 i0ta tue Con
fsderacy, Es4 followed their example, as
too mary, who rom q sense o. plAie left
their hear-bs ard frEsiGes, &c f1iiGy 10
the wake q our smiss, OF 60 pitC3 their
social tent II some 2 Of q many Gis-
traeled circles O. TIE South, did no good,
fnd set the pefnici Us example Of WIld
speculation, OF he most GsmcEa+iz ng
e.ezients OF the war; whereas, had they
remained, they ecblG have rendered
much service in aEleljor ting The con
dition o. prisoners, snd assisting the
families Of those whose protectors we're
IN the arJGy.
81 with others, Who hal loved ones in
Memphis, YES anxious 10 reach tae
shore. Hour after hcur passed, and no
prospect OF cur desire being gratifed.
AT last 2 small gkif was seen 90 leave
the snore, the occupant rowing for the
steamer We were -. he s0Op reached
the boat, and we found twas q nsws-
boy with the daily papera. While these
who had eagerly purchased them were
reading them with &yiJi-y, l changed
nv military coat for one q linen, f0ansd
By that generous gentleman Lieut..
George Marin, CT the artillery, AID
walked quietly down to The boiler deck,
where I found Lieut.. "5l" EsymGn in
citizens dress coEverssng Ti-G The news
boy IN a few E-meDt= Hsyuau jumped
into the b13f, GCd 1 followed, the Boy
quietly Tem1ls- rating l told him 10
hand nle tha osTs, take his seat 10 the
stern, ard With HayEsn in ting bow I
RULED for the Shore ~TesclIng y st the
foot OF B ale street, about twenty feet
from one Of the eUGuy's ueEjGr-0os.s;
gave the boy the only EzlEG3iiSf he'd,
and wsIked up taa street, mssii.E bOsts
of friends, white ca r0uteiot tie Gsyoso
hotel, my objective point CD landing.
Under the id1eucs c. q famous caterer
CT the time, FTGIk MzG0eB's ccinbi18-
Jions, l was eua0ied o. withstand the
food Of nisDdlg greetings, that we'll
nigh o'erWhe lGed me, Memphis Wss
slive, ana the bi0ai u aer generous
heart was c0tiTsiug through CsI. john
Martin, Csp t. Ad. Storm, Col. Samuel 2.
Walker, +. j.. Wafner, Col. J.. Knox
Walker, and many others who were
running 10 and ifo, dealing COT moupy
ana other Decesssriss, with the Lte7a!ity
that none bu5 the generous can apgse-
SAFE,
The Confederate prisoners who EeFs
IN that feet, wili never forget those
whOle-bearted men, or iBair p15terity.
Even children we're carried away by tae
rromptiBgs OF generosity. Oes little
girl III particular, poorly clad aDd bare
footed, With g bsszet OF Eppie5 on her
ara @hsu ASKED HE EEi1e Of lla1 ~ Is
scidier, Tepi'ed, 3iaicg 10 B9ofs.le-
rate soldiers aud, sUi-iuE The aeticu
to the wore, threw basket and contents
into the crowd. Fer one, I can never
forget the material c0urtssias extended
re by S;muel P. Walker, Ad. SsorD,
Frank Hyde, John Johnson, sud John
4. Henry.
while lying # the wbsrf, as some oil
the boats had cculs ia fuF c0aiIDg and
other purposes, one CT those seeming H.
e0nsistsne,es Ia tie aksgact2T gDa cen.
duct Of our euslCGians vas exhibited,
Capt. Wash Gordon, u Tennessee, VISA
~ board Of one Of TIE boats, quite 1T,
from sdisesse Contract IL -2iro. du-pg
orr exposure 1T that place, and desired 10
hs lett Rt k.epphis until c3Dvslescent,
confident tDa5 the trip &c 4icksparg
would kill him which It did, be dying e
fsw dsys after cur arrival A. fba5 port.
His request was U7ged by s0aoe Of the
most ilduential citizens of the place,
added 20 the opportunity Of biz sister,
AIrs. Sarah Q. Law, OF whom We Rave
soCken previously, yet The authorities
sterniy refused, While 81 inc same dme
indulgencies were granted ia less deseIF-
aThere were Federal enicers stationed