Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-11
"reminiscences Of The Second TenneS-
seq Cavalry.
BY JNO. w. ANDES.
NO. VII.

NJ VII
COutiuu!ug Incidents alluded 10 in
my last, / viii relate few others that
will prove interesting to the friends of
the deceased at least. | mentioned the
death of A. {. Andes. In the same
room in the hospital was John w.
Nichols. A few days before their
death called to see them. They were
| both aware that they must die. They
were born near each other, in the same
neighbOrhOOd in Sewer county, on the
same day. They went to the same
schools together, prOfessed religion at
the same time and place, both Joined
| the Methodist Church at the same
time and place, and were afterwards
| licensed as exhOrters in that Church at
the same time. They were married
about the same time, and up TO within
a short time before leaving for Ken
lucky to join the Federal army, when
they had some difference which re-
suited in a lawsuit, their warm friend
ship for each other had never
been broken. This had not
been settled when they left
home, but they went away at the
same time, and Travelled ali the way TO
Kentucky together, Joined the same
company, ana always messed together,
ooh tCUk sick about the same time,
aud were sent To the same hospital.
Mr.. Andes Gi, q April % b, 1868, aud
VT. Nichols May 3rd, difference Of
tour days ia the time of their death.
Il, a H. 4
over their differences and fully recon-
cIled them. They were both Chris
lian men, and died in the full triumph |
Of faith. They told over to me the |
story of their rscanc liatiOu, and de- |
sired me TO see their widows and ask |
them TO carry cut their pledges and TO |
meet them Ia heaven.
At The same hospital / met four |
brothers Hautd Wehb, occupying "A |
different rU0m-L D., g. W., and |
jackson were all very low, while |
Jesse was able 10 give them some at |
tention. As | approached the room |
they were occupy ing, l found the |
thrse first mentioned, uBaole 10 give |
each other any attention, and l., D. |
was in q dying condition. His CLASSY |
ey IS seemed 10 be fixed on something |
ABOVE, when | spoke 10 Jesse |
in low tone and said, |
is he dying? % lie said, -, es." My |
voice attracted the attention Of the dy- |
ing man, when he slightly turned his |
head, a. if listening for some one, |
when l said, ''are yea suffering 2
he rccOg uize4 my voice, and, calling |
me by name, said he was glad had |
come. SAID he: Il am almost gone. |
[ wac just viewing the Promised Land |
on the other side of The river. Tell |
f.,Fk IL Es. col
home, that / am going where wars and |
troubles are no mOTe-yes, am going |
where wars nor men can drive me |
away fr0m Father, mother and sisters. |
Tell them all TO meet me there. / am |
not afraid 10 die" I left him, and |
was afterw8rs told by his brother |
that he lived but few moments. l.. |
ID. Webb died Match Fad, @. W.,
March 9th; Jackson, March 18th, and |
Jesse c., the 9Th of June following. |
Four brothers, all gone. They were |
died February 20 h, 1868; James A. |
TTotter, A pril rs b; a. ii. Trotter, May |
23rd; q. w. TEOgteT, June 2nd, and |
4. d. Trotter, Feb. 25.h | might |
multiply this list. They were ali ex~
cellent men and brave soldiers. There |
is a mistaken idea in the world that |
soldiers lost sight of religious matters |
upon entering the army. Thousands |
of them lived and died religious, |
while, it is true, 8 large per cent. grew |
reckless and wicked.
After the army got properly located, |
after the battle Of Stone river, and |
army supplies became abundant, my |
observation is that cur sick Were gem
orally well cared for. In the summer
of 1868 our hospitals in and around
Murfreesboro' were quite comfortable.
The City Hospital, No. l, was in the
City Hotel, large comfortable brick
on the public square. There
were quite number of others in the
city, besides the General Field Hospi-
tai, Just out Of the city, on the banks
of Stone river, which was marvel of
AID comfort. Quite
of the Second Cavalry
were TO be found in all these hospitals.
But when the weather became warmer,
came in with greater regular
ity, our men were better fed. well clad,
more Injured to service, and had less
and hard service to perform,
the health or The men improved. We
learned more about camp life, and
how to prepare ourselves for hard
ships.
We stin did a great deal of scouting