Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-04
"reminiscences OF the Second Tennss.
~ e : see Cavalry.
BY LIEUT.. mo. W. ANDES.
NO. xxXvI.

Aluy iaSes 5POhO Va sA0 SciCoA0
ton Of the lam OF April, 1866, a
Vicksburg, Mississippi. At that tim'
there was a great deal of excitement
Occasionally one was found WHIT
openly rejoiced over the death O
Abraham Lincoln, and cheers were
sometimes given for John Wilkes
Booth. This~of course. aroused The
anger of Union soldiers, and they
we're ready for deeds of violence. Or.
ders were issued ffeL military head
quarters for the arrest of any person
who r.joiced over Lincoln's asssssina>
tion. Under this order q .number Of
citizens were arft stesia aud east ipto
prison..
Previous o the receipt of the news
Of the Presidents death, there
was a magnificent display oil
flags in the city. On the 18th of April
the news of MIR. Lincoln's death
reached V%icksburg in an official way.
On the neormngof the Bta,. alta signal
from aaege goa at one Of The ferts,
flags evffyWhered dropped 10 half.ipaal
Instantly The ftar u artillery CON
municsted the cad intelligence from
every dir c ion. By this time our
regiment was drawnA up ia lFHe and
the official dispatches were read by the
| Adjutant in q loud toLe Of voice. Then
the ey ess OF men were suffused in tears.
whose cheeks had never blanched and
who had not experienced fear in tae
face of DEATH Many wept bitterly
over the uutimeiy end Of the martyr
President.
II The men we're required to wear q
bage of sorrow, while their ssbres were
draped in Grape, and Grape Was also
hung from the horsess heads. Tee
flags from the buildings were draped
in mourn ng, and Grape hung from
hundreds ct door K nobs, and no busi
ness was allowed TO 90 on on that day.
Guns were fred every thirty minutes
from sunrise to sunset. On Main
street. on either eide. were large build
ings, from which were stretched rOl =
upon which q igs were SUSPENDED,
draped in Grape until their air ape
peared dark. A spirit of sad
ness and melancholy pervaded the
military camps about the city. Mr.
Lincela's pictures were Seen. every
where, from the size ofa silver halt
dollar to life size. The troops were 80
aroused by this time that citizens dare
not open tf:eir mouths In c3mmeHda.
ton of the assassin, as they were. dis
posed to do at the start. Some "copper".
heads in The army expressed satisfac
ton at sthe sad result but they were
Epromptfy arrested, and twas well for
their own safety that they|were.
While here, the writer, in company
with Lieat. r. K. Lcckett, attended
services at magnificent Roman
Sathelic church,. NotsbeiBg used to
their form OF Worship we attracted
some atteatioB.and were tbs sutjrct
of some uncomplimensary gemafks.
On the 2stef April. 1900 Federal
prisoners camainte@Nickgburg from.
Jacksons Mississippi. AF the same
time several hundred of the gallant
Third Tennessee Savalry came In.
from Andersonyilie. They were in a
kpitiable condi ion. Hungry, ragged,
Hlthyand~dlsea-ed. Some were strong
euough no 20 without assistan &c, 9TH
ers were not. but were IN hleEto walk
without +;
i here M an acquaIntance, a young
Mr.. Baker, who resided near Knox.
vale. BEIGE the capture he,had been
q favorites9f mime EHisA Afafhad been
spared threugh msuyhard ulc@. He
learned of my whereabouts aud came
to my feni, feeble and almost worn
out. [ Invited him in aud told him to
lie down on my9camp bed. he as so
overcome by bis emotions that ne was
unable 10 talk. 1 asked him If he
would not have .somsthing tn eat. He
replied in the affirmative. I ordered
it prepared at once. U He calnea.eo
poorly clad and SO changed in appear
~ancestifat I@hardfy 4ecognA adshlm-at
Erst. After he had eaten his dinner, he
gained strength and told me the sad
story of his suffsFing .RwhAssaS nrisoner
of war. He saJd he had no money
aud being urweif could not eat the or
binary fafe given to soldiers [ asked
hun what he need I'd aud relieved
him By letting him have twenty dol
lars, He gave me his Hete aud toll
me If heanever got home and I did to
present il totlissndhersandshe Would
pay It. y He thanked me ana babe me
good-Gy. Next day~lhe iltsfated Sui
tana was loaded at the wharf with.
2 800 persons and wens steaming up
the river. "a 4itfies above Msmphis
there was a fearful explosion, gand my
friend. withzhRndreds4e sQefs, was
Numbered among the l6st@