Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-08
"Reminiscences Of the Third Tennes-
see Cavalry.
BY ADJUTANT WILL. A. M'TEER.
MI WILL. A. M'TEER.
NO. XXXII.
THE DEAD-CAHABA AND THE
SULTANA,

with their names and dates of death,
and that their remains are inferred in
the National Cemetery at Marietta,
Georgia.
From Surgeon Sanford z. Hunt,
who was Surgeon ia charge of the
First Division of the 16 b Army
Corps, we have the names of the dis
eases with which they died, as taken
from the records of the Confederate
Prison Hospital at Cahaba, Alabama.
To those who belonged to the regi-
ment, as well as The friends and fam
lilies Of the dead soldiers, this will be
of peculiar interest, and we give it as
follows:
Co. "A."-Sergeant Augustine B.
Murrin, died Feb. 8, 1865, of chronic
dlarrERa; privates William r. Kidd;
died Oct. 81, 1864, of febTis typhus =,
John Finley, died FEB. 20, 1865, of
chronic diarrboa.
Co. "B"-Prvates Isaiah Sing, died
Nov. 3rd, 1864, of pneumonia. Ellison
Wells, died March II, 1865, of diar.
rL0a.
Go. 'C."-Privates Jasper Epperson,
died Feb. Is, 1865, of acute dIarrh@a;
jacob Wassum died Feb. &c, 1865, of
pneumonia.
Co. "D."-Private James Henry,
died Nov. 8, 1864, of pneumonia.
Co. "E."-PrIvate ID M. Wrinkle,
died March 10, 1865, of febrls typhus.
Co. "F.'-Private Ct w. D~Ougherty,
died Nov. IL, 1861, of febrIs remit, and
LeonidAs M. Thompson, Jan. Is, 1865,
OF phti i is p~ulmonaIus.
Co.. "G."-PrIvale Charles SWaffJrd,
died Oct. %, 1864. of febris cong.
Co. "H."-PrIvate Nicholas Norton,
died Feb. 26, 1865, of chronic diar-
rhoea.
Co. "I."-Privates Thomas Corvin,
died Oct, rs. 1864, OF cnrouic dl4r-
ri @Ai Thomas Everett, died. Dec. 81,
1864, of diarrL ga; Henry Naples, died
FeD. 10, 1865, OF tebrls remit.
GO. "K"-CorporaI John r. Bal.
lard, died Jan. 4 1865, shot by a rebel
sentinel; Private J. r. Johnston, Fec.
II, 1865, of gangrene of the lungs.
Co. "L."-Prlvate M. B. McLem0re,
died Oct. 81, 1864, of febris typhus; S..
F. COwart, Nov. 2, 1864, f pneumonia;
w. P. Terry, Feb. Is. 1865, of pneumo-
MIA; Philip Mulky, Feb. 20, 1865, of
chronic diarrbei.
Thus died these brave boys, who left
their homes, their loved ones all be-
hind, and sought refuge under the
banner Of liberty, then followed it
through weary marches, suffering
from heat, cold and hunger; through
the smoke and carnage of battle until
they were made Prisoners, and then
in a distant State, surrounded by the
SICK and dying, in The hands of enea
mics, with no one to smooth their pill.
low, no II to drop a sympathizlng
tear, they breathed their last. Home
and friends could only be recalled In
the memory On! how distinct in the
past they appear. We imagine that
On their death bed these brave men re-
Called-sOme of them-a kind father,
perhaps a loving mother or a
sister, aye, even more, a dear
wife with little ones around her knees;
or, it may be, a sweetheart, aud as
death with his Chilly fingers stole over
their frames, these faces were recalled,
a prayer uttered invoking Divine pro.
tecIion and a "gOod bye" only
thought, as the spirit look its fl gbt.
We, VINO survived the war, remember
our comrades who persisted in it, and
shall never forget them. But they are
gone and can not be recalled, now let
US work aud labor for peace that such
teperatiOns, severance of
lies anu other nardships of war may
forever be averted in the future.
But to TIE survivors from this prison
life. The al VAS virtually at au
end. The cause which they Lai
espoused had been victorious. Their
Liberation from prison vas a source of
great rejoicing. So, filed with joy
hey stated up the Mississippi on the
iii lateu "SuLtGnG Shouts of victory
were heard on every hand. Not only
could they rejoice at the reunion of
the old Regiment, but a family re-
union. Peace was near at hand, and
Win hearts eXuIlant with gladness
they anxiOusly looked forward to
what appeared TO be only a few days
when they could return home"
How sG eet that word TO them! But
in the midst of all this the boat Vas
up Ia the stiffness OF the night,
when d scene of CONFUSION and stfug-
gri, G follows: Many were killed,
while Others were drowned. There III
the bosom of the Mississippi they
found lhelr last resting place. No
stone or monument marks the spot
where their ashes lie. There is no
tablet marked with their name, or
even unknown" for them. There
is not even a hlilOck to which friends
and survivors a go and drop a tear
in remembrance of these noble de-
Tenders of the Union. None of these
flowers are streWn over the
graves in the cemeteries of our
dead, but there are nc flowers for the
dead of the Third, who went down on
the SuttanG. But let US remember
them. | will give their names a pace
here, and in doing so l feel a solemn
sadness resting upon me as the nam5s
are recalled, of brave aud true men
with whom it was my lot TO TO face SO
many dangers.
or the non commissioned strait
there was Veterinary Surgeou John E,
Hlckox.
Co. "A."-s9rgeant, James II.
Franklin: CorLOrals, NJ Fl. Rogers, F.
NJ. Bell Privates, James Kidd, Joshua
Patty, John EpitOme r. T. O'Su.-
livau, VIM. Houser. James SUNNY,
John Campbell, Hiram B. Dunlap,
Vim. L. Felis, Adam Farmer, John
II. Keeble, VIM. L, Vineyard, Moses
Gamble, Henry Houser, Reece n.
Finley, w. II. Noe, John Mcpherson,
James Everett, John Farmer w. NJ.
Jefffies.
Co. "B."-First Sergeant, Michael
Ham; Sergeants, Andrew Upton,
John Cowden; Corporal, James
M