The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-21
around him administered q severe thrashinR

around MIN Administered severe bnEHSilllR
In the battle uf Bryee's Crossroads Forrest
had eight pieces of artillery that were boldly
handled BY Capt. Morton, beardless I, onth
with the face of n woman and the courage OF Il,
lion. The Federals mnde several splendid
charges that were rent1lsad Al short range bv
the artillery lo,,he-ahotted with canister. 4
| more terrific pursuit was never seen RI X,
said that 1000 were killed. The exact truth
as to this fight will perhaps never be known.
but taking either the Federal or Goufedorste
account ct u, II was tho most brilliant victory
Of The war o. either side.
IN the first week Of March, 1861. d amaI,
brigade OF Kentucky infantry. 700 ai1ective,
rest 10 l,e mounted, Forrest, ever anxious 10
~ moving. determined at once TO move into
West Tennessee and Kentucky. Ia ton DAYS
no mounted his new brigade. and on tho flf-
teen'h Oh March commenced his increment,
which resulted In the capture OF Union CITY,
with An prisoners. with their arms, amnun-
tlon and 300 horses; the attnek on Faducah,
the ront ofa Federal regiment at Bolivar and
TEE CAPTURE OF roRT rILboW.
This last fight for political purposes, Inns
been hy false Testimony, and. believe. will
III perjury, represented aa bloody nassnrre.
San press, who have recently revived these
ISLANDERS for partisan ends has called forth
from DIR. Fitch. Of Iowa, who was the Union
autgann al Fort Pillow. q complete vindica-
llshe1 In your Mothty iapo,a, ana ma iave
recently published u statement Oh the sub
ject, will not detain you with lta repetition.
You will pardon mo, however, Tor saying, that
! regarded one Of my highest duties Ia life
well performed whom. as a Representative In
Congress-. placed on the records Of the coun-
Try u refutatlou of the Infamous Islander on
Forrest and his cavalry. 1t WAS said TINT
Forests demand for ~ surrender of Paduenh,
coupled with M implied thtaet Tint he waud
hf, For tbn
compelled TO take the place by assault,
showed piede.ermlnation TO cold-boodol
murder. This was tho form Of his first de-
mand for surrender made Mt Murfrersbora
md no pragftaad II afterward Just as he prae
tced his flank attack. and for the Same pur-
pose aud With the same effect to intinldRte
his adversary.
In tho first battle with Gen. A. \. Smith MI
was badly wounded and defeated, but he soon
took to the field again IN buggy. After tho
disastrous campaign ut Nashville when Her
Hoods army had been defeated and driven
hack to Columbia In despair Glen. Forrest ar
rived and the inspiring effect of his presence
was thus described by Capt. Goodman "At
no tine was thu fortitude Of Cen Forrest Ill
adversely and his power OF lnfusiDg his own
cheerlulness Into these under his command
more striklngly exhibited than Mt this crisis
Broken and defeated IA wn were, there We're
not wanting many others rs determined as he
to do their duty, but their conversation was
that or mon who. though determined were
without hope, but ho Alone whatever he may
have felt, spoke In his usual cheerful and de-
liant tone and talked of meeting tho enemy |
with aa much assurance OF success as he did |
when driving them before him a month be- |
fore. Such spirit sympathetic, and not d |
man was brought In contact with him who
did not feel strengthened and invigoratod, ms
II he had heard Of reinforcement coming to /
our relief
Forrest was nneducated but his Ideas wore
pointed and strong, and he waa exceedingly |
that his own idoas. and not those of
the writer, should be expressed by those who
wrote for him. Ills strong md touching final
address to his troops, though shaped by an
other, was his own creation, and he felt all
Tint the language imported whom he said:
OWL war. such as you have Just passed
through, naturally ongenders feelings Of ami
ttvest ourselves of all such feelings, and ms
at rs II our power to do 50, to cultivate
friendly feelings toward those with whom We
nave so long commended and heretofore go
widely differed. Neighborhood fnuds. per-
,Onnl animositles and private differences
should be botted out, and when you return
lome o manly. straightforward course OF
conduct will secure the respect or oven your
snemies. Whatever your responsibilities may
DO TO government, to society or to individuals,
meet them MI f4ee KEN eWp U, ,..s. have
was unwilling TO go myself, nor would now
advise you to u course which felt myself un-
willing to pursue. You have been good sol
Hers; YOU can DO good citizens. Obey the
avs, preserve your honor, and tho govern
nent To which you have surrendered can dr.
ord to be and will be magnanimotls."
Liko the cause he loved, he Is dead.