The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
REGARD of the ssh EkeDfncAS
regiment. &. S. A..yyiih some
ARMY "Reminiscences.
+ oOETISUEp. I

ooETISUED.
The loss in some companies was muct
heavier than in others, some losing near
| ~ half In killed and wounded.
Inc night OF the 7th was one OF the
most disagreeable experienced during the
|Ar retreat is never pleasant atter
deteat; but on the night in question
cold rain set in and lasted during the
greater part of the night. The men were
exhausted and in the confusion atte endant
upon the hour, only a few snatches OF
rest conid be obtained nov and then 10
give little of the writer's experience
W" ralIs 10 lie on, under wagon WI
nutoP q WatOr now and then trlckhng
uo"n Sn the face, was attended n a
sieep far more iuxurious (though Of snort
duration. than the child OF wealth can
enjoy surrounded by all the comforts of
home and friends. The retreat was con-
Inued the next day-the army reaching
Corlnth late In the evening. Work on
the iortlhcations was now in order, for Of
course an advance Of the enemy was eX-
Pected and for this purpose detachments
were uhliy made irsn the lItcteu' cr'n
mands. The eneny advanced slowly
On the 10th Of Mav. the regiment was
Transferred from GenI.. Chenthams to
ten |. reckinridgfs division, and soon
after reorganized nth the balance of the
army under the oasoript act (for three
years service.) Tiere was considerable
opposition on the part of many TO this
reorganization or father an enforcement
to remain longer tAan the term of enlist
ment- rs TO he merits of the question
IL is needless hereto discuss Suffice %
say, n sense of mral duty prevailed and
the regiment reoganized, though when
the twelve monhs expired there were
some that went silently away, not TO re-
turn.
Ed orOSslsnd, sa6lsw ent to Virginia as
Captain OF n co2npany in sahe lst Ken
tucky, WAS elected Colonel; Capt. T. }.
Sherrell elected Lieut.. Colonel, and Capt.
II. s. Hale elected Major. There was a
general change Of officers in the compa-
mics. Before the reorganization the AR
kansas company was transferred to an
Arkansas regiment, and the vacancy fill.
ed by company composed partly OF Keu-
tuckians and the balance-well, we sup
pose "eosmopolitsns' would be the most
appropriate tern; however, to this COM
pany and TO the after class belonged Col.
Crosslands model soldier Jack The
brigade as now nsde up was composed Of
the Sd, 7th, and ah Kentucky regiments
9Th Arkansas. 18th Louisiana, aud 35th
Alabama, and remained in tact until the
Kentucky REGIMENTS were Transferred late
in the war TO the Command of General
Forrest.
During the stay at Corinth the regi-
ment was much disabled bv sickness,
diarohe prevailed generally; many were
sent TO the hos pitals some never return
ing. On the 29h May, Corinth was evac-
uated hy our forces, now under command
of Gent Bragg (superceeding Gen /.
BuIthugard) aai moved by Ia ScAes down
to Tupelo Oh tie Mobile ani@Ohio rail
road, about Sky miles below Co rinth. /
Remained at Tupelo until about the 18th f.
June. when Gen Breckiuridge's devision /
was detached frsm tie balance OF the ar 7
my aud moved tcross in a south westerly .
direction 10 Ableyille. Miss, a point on
the Mississippi Central railroad. at hich
place the commiud arrived about the 25th,
having camped TWO or three days on IA
,reek six mills from Abbeville 26th.
moved by rail South. En- route an acci-
lent occurred iear Goodman, Miss; the
,ars were thrown from the track and two
n three men killed. Arrived at Jackson,
Hiss the nigh Of the 2Ith, and remain
Il there two days; then went on TO
5Icksburg, arriving there the 3Jth. Re
pained at Vickburg until the 2oIh July,
aring which time the place was subject
d 20 an Incess'ht pom oar ruHeht from the
nemys heet lying ri In the oeni ot tue nv
r above tow. 1hough the regiment
amped most Oh the ume near "A high
esset otoH Ir''n wv 80 o' ,nIe1
mes II was every re" oays paced
pom PICKET uny on lhe o.aH o'ef-iooNihg
ne river above a poenc writer might
we VIVA ava gown oeScrl P'i0 o.
'iue hlkh' scores a. "'I'"s
'e .uo.I' U"s's
- very !. ~ 'h0se Ps'-
My l'''rrpe'. - -.,.
1'i ~" - N''
,me = A. 6C-,,,., ,,-e ''o
,nnon. and al occasional explosion OF a
,eU. They Eould lie ami watch the
urse Of tne hlge bombs iu their circai.
"a. roate. Iliys- -ss-4-,.s Dl..-y s..
Use when passing through the air like
ru shiug wind ia the distance and couid
easily traced BY the spafk- they ejes
4. Not 50 ia the day time: the sound
ula De heard bat you could not see the
yht One would occss ,ouaiIy come in
.com foriably close proximity, and you
ould hear more than one voice say,
oOk out boys she II coming. Sometimes
e wonld explode near the earth, and
ung reader, did you ever throw 70 stone
amongst a13ck OF geese AMI notice )
e movement Of their heads! Now y "a II
We got il without any poetic sen1meLt, {
vertheless, It tts. Army rations were u
1 plentiful though Irish potatoes were, B
4 in the language of one Of our con Il
butors, al s'e some of the biggest D
res of potatoes that l ever did eat. W
Figs were plentiful anu those that NJ
ed them enjoyed feast. u
The seige was abandoned by the enemE b
put the 10Th of July, ami on the 2oth, q
4. Breckenridge, leaving a small gar
on, moved cut with his forces by rail,
Jackson. Miss. and thence by the New
leans and jackson rail road TO Tangi-
no. La, arriving there the 29th J,
gust lst, our forces to.k I'M the line x
march for Baton Ronre. and on the W
!, camped within eight miles of that II
Ice 9th. attacked tho ioemv and IN W
. simDIe Gght oF n b.,,l ;na5 r.
.torv hut il. was Fr,,i,lsss 80 I,
MS preventing the nossession of The r.
ICE and consequently our co,.oes balto p
ire The loss in ,ba ra,,;rnr,, r
NV. two ,nen k;l.o.4 - A
!. FaIl - 70 &c - I'M ou"-
\ remainei .averai -. on Co'.I so. 'e -. iisea
Port Hnlson on - =, = l-o'' -
'r,od -, tbs mel. -. -, '"o i''n'
.;,;n ,bara ,o.,, ''oN " Pun0; >;
Ia.tesoa uiss m. ""' "rri'eu -
-, 80 sbo,,, aiu iloFeu r,
,r',I r. IIsh - ,Hiies has.' remain -
we'd Norfb by roii - In1in p'e'n'i ,f;,tl tnen I
,hs ro;, ,Aii 10 pa'ls MINIS, a : =
low Grand Jnnetioa o, aoou. SIX * mlleS q q
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