Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-29
"reminiscences of the Second Tennes
see Cavalry.
BY JNO. w. ANDES.
No VI


J. II. Young, a regular mastering
officer. At the organization the fol
lowing were the field. sIaff,, and com
pany officers, including tue lst Ser
geants of companies
Colonel-Daniel NJ. Ray.
Lieutenant Colonel-W. r. Cook;
Msjors-W. r. McBAtb, u. W.
Hutsell, Charles Inman.
Surgeon-Dr. A. l.. Carrick.
Assistant Surgeons-M. J. JeTrolds'
Adiutant-W. 8. Hall.
COmmissary-J. A. Montgomery.
mss'er-James |. Dali.
| EharIain-W. w. Weaver.
| Sergeant MsjOr-J. G. Madden.
Ouarternnaster Sargeant-M. J. Til
| lery.
Hospital Stewards-A. ]. Mays and
J. NJ. Sterling.
COMPANY OFFICERS
Company A-SoIomon Trick. Capt
| w. /. Oaks, lst Lieut.; j. NJ. Batch,
ii Lieut.; J. NJ. Wilson, Ist Sergt.
BIT. A Jones, Capt H. Davis, lat
Lieut.; J. M. Duggan, 81 Lieut. j. g.
! Porter, lat Sergt.
CO. II Knight. Capt; James Love
/ lace, lst Lieut.; Frank A. Little, ID
Lieut.; John Mitchell. 1st Sergt.
! D-rhos. Stephens, Capt; :. D.
Best, lst Lieu; J H. Walker, -
Lieut. VIM. Brewer, lst Sergt
E-JOhn Henry, Capt; D. b. Dun.
/ can, lsI Lieut.; Sanders McMahan, -
Lieut.; VIM. Benson. Ist Sergt.
flames ii. Walker, Capt. G.. w
Johnson, list Lieut.; j. &. Gray, p
Lieut.; Il. K Jones, lst Sergt.
- A Il.
Derby, 1st Lieut.; 5. J. Tarve, ii
Lieut.; VIM. Zachary, LIST Strgt.
RS. p. Rowan, Capt j. b. Ru--
sell; lst Lieut.; A. @. McReynoIds. -
( Lieut.; Samuel Whitehead, lst Sergt.
&c. w, Cannon, Captain; g. w.
/ Webb, 1st Lieut.; a. J. Webb. Fad
/ Lieut.; j. A. Flynn, lst Serg't.
X w. w. Montgomery, Capt J
b. Emert, Isl. Lieut. Juo. w. Andes,
2ud Lieut. Jas. II Andes, ! It Serg't.
LAS. NJ. Henry, Capt; Jno &.
Hale, / It Lieut. Jas. A. Jackson 2nd
Lieu, A. x b. oOks, lst Serg't
Mr.. A Montgomery, Capt Jno.
| Murphy. lst Lieut. E. NJ. Wynn, 2ld
Lieut.; W. Nj. Roberts, lst Serg't.
/ There may be some Inaccuracies in
/ this, but il is in the main, c .T.e1t.
/ There was some confusion in stating
/
consolidation of Companies @. aud L
| We were, at this time brigaded with
| the Fad and All Indiana and 1st NJ d.
| die Tennessee Ca airy, Col. Stokes
! We were almost constantly engaged
| in scouting" over the country around
! MurfreesbOrO'.
On the ooh of April, 1868, we start
| ed for McMinnviIle. On the morning
of the 2lsr, at day light, we dashed into
! town and drove out John h. Morgan
/ and his forces, capturing several pris-
| OneTs. Morgan Was in private house
and saved himself by mounting bis
fine steed, striking spurs into his side
and gallOpiGg off at lightning speed.
! We captured quite quantity OF army
! stores, Including train CT cars, all OF
| which we destroyed We captured a
large supply of whisky which was
| Issued 10 the men aud resulted in
! lively times. We found in this beau
/ tiful town quite u number of Union
/ families, while those of the COnted-
| crate faith were mild and respectful.
! We returned by way of Liberty and
| then back TO MurfreesbOrO', aTriv'
ing ut our camps April 29,h.
Al this time a great many of our
men were sick and many dying. A
few incidents in regard TO our dead
! will be Of interest. Company NJ made
up principally from Sewer county,
consisted largely OF religious men,
many OF whom had left families at
home. About twenty of them agreed
to hold prayers in their tents before
I retiring at night. In short time
! quite number of these sickened and
| were distributed around to the various
| hospitals, and very few ever returned.
! Alexander c. Andes died in the
! CITY Hospital at MurfTeesbOrO', April
| 29tn. 1863. A notice of his death APP
peared la the HyesteT7a Christian AdUO-
/ cate, written 10y his Chaplain, which
| is here produced as a touching tribute
/ to the moral worth of the deceased.
The Chaplain said "Another case ex-
cited my sy mpathy. 1t was that of Mr..
| Andes, Co. NJ, 2ud Tennessee Cavalry.
| found him quite feeble, and con
scious that he must soon die. be was
q refugee from Sewer county, Tennes-
see, had lie his home early in the fall
or winter of 1862, because be loved
the Union. He told me how his father
and mother, his wife aud three little
babies had to be left behind, and he
had seldom heard from them stnce
their parting. You would have cried
to have heard his story, as | did. he
told me of his sweet little babies, and
the evening lie left them how they
Ionged after him, and Of Mary, than
whom there was never better w!fe
He told me he could not hear from
them, but he knew that father and
wife all prayed for him, anC
they would not know he
was dead, would keep OIL
praying for him. He said 'if th'
wsy ever gets open SO that you car
write TO my family will you please
write and tell them L still love then
and that l am not afraid to die
promised him / would and left him
To. day / went to the roOm-his co
was empty. To day he sleeps on tn
Savior's breast, faithful Christian
free from toll and sorrow. How pleas
ing and pleasant the contrast between
his former and his present home
There the wicked cease from troubling
aud the weary are at rest. Let Us sto
here and think how much more &
patriotism aud of grace than many G
US possess, did it require TO incur VIVA
! this martyr did for the Union, and oil
as he died.
(Signed), JOHN II. LCZIER.
Chaplain.
: james Fl. Andes, his younger brother
died few days before, on the 29th c
January. His last words were, =" Nee
me in heaven S ID. Andes, cousi
to the former. died February 4th, 1S6;
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