Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-09-24
ANOTHER CONFEDERATE SOLD
IER VENDING HIS WAY HOME
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| WARD.
An ex-Confederste soldier, named VIM.
johnson, lame, foct-sCrs and weary,
arrived in this place on Friday last from
Charlotte, North Carolina. The history
of this unfortunate man, from the time
he enlisted in the Confederate States
army until his arrival in Dalton, is deeply
interesting. He is native of Southwest
Texas, and early in the spring of 1861
entered the Southern army by joining the
Texas Rangers, which celebrated comps-
ny was commanded by the gallant Capt.
Terry. He had two brothers in the
| same company, both of whom were
killed, one at Perryville, KY, the other
at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Tne subject of
this notice was himself dangerously
wounded at Lincolnton, N. c., by Stone
mans command, which made him q
cripple for life. He received four gun
shot wounds and two ugly looking ssbre
cuts. One of the balls passed into his
thigh, crushing the bone, and through his
body, coming out about an inch 10 the
left of his spine. Another struck his
thigh near the knee, and ranged along the
bone about ten inches. The other two
shots, which were also in the legs, were
80 slight as to trouble him but little. The
sabre cut in his face, between his eyes,
just above the bridge of the nose, frac-
Eured the skull. The other cut was in the
shoulder, and penetrated the right breas.
A battle SCARED veteran truly.
In this condition he was taken 10
railroad station, thence on rail to Rich
mond, Virginia, where he remained in
the hospital until May last. He was un-
able to walk three years and six months
of the time.
Last fall Mr.. johnson had 80 far re-
covered from his many and terrible
wounds as to be able to hObble about on
crutches, and he determined to start for
his home in Texas, which he had not seen
for ten long, weary years; but the wealth
er being cold, he was induced by the sur
geon of the hospital to wait until spring.
So, on the 1st of May, with the surgeons
certificate in his pocket, which he was told
would carry him through to Texas, and
ten dollar bill given him by the sur
geon, he took passage on the cars for his
Western home. He, however, soon
found that the certificate was of no bene-
fit-that he could ride only 50 long as he
paid-and when he reached Charlotte,
N. c., he was out of money. Here he
made an effort to get transportation, in
which he failed, when he determined to foot
it through to Texas on his crutchee; and
he arrived near this place, as before
stated, on Friday night last, after having
been more than four months on the way,
not resting day during the trip, but
taking the weather as it come.
When he turned his back upon the
home of his childhood to battle for the
'Lost Cause" his father, two sisters and
an uncle were living. In 1862 his father
died. He heard regularly frJm home up
to the fall of Vicksburg. Since thattime
he has not heard from any of his rela-
tions or friends, though he has written
often.
A few good Samsritans interested
themselves in his behalf St this place, and
succeeded in getting him transportation
to Shreveport. A purse of several dollars
was also raised for him, and one or two
articles of necessary clothing given him.
He left there On Monday last on the
Chattanooga train.-DattO1l Citizen.