The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-04

appointed Robert E. Lee, OF Texas, Is
IsIeutenant ThoS Land. ID Lieutenant;
Geo. Harvey, Junior "a Lieutenant.
The special duty in Georgia was to cui
| off Saerman's supply trains, and impede, il
every practicable mode, his transportation
How weffectualIythis was done may be inferred
from the fact that the circumspect Genera
found il necessary to detail Ten thousand
men to guard his depots aud railroad
bridges. Nevertheless, the iadefatigabie
partisan continued to throw of the track and
| destroy fine trains erammed with supplies
killing and capturing over twelve hundred
men during the march from Chattanooga to
Atlanta. The hardships they endured, the
| hair breadth escapes they made, in these
desperate enterprises, may be imagined bet
ter than described
Northern Georgia is q mountainous re-
gion, sparsely populated, and during the
war nurtured q strong Union element.
Desefters from the Southern army, and mall
contents found there refuge, and Keeping
up a constant communication with the ln-
vaders, it rendered the mission Of the Scouts
doubfy difficult aud precarious. They
were repeatedly, in coaseq uence of iuforml-
tion thus conveyed, surprised in camp when
they had taken every preeaution for sscuri-
ty. In that section they could have no
regular eommissaries. Men and horses were
often without food for several days, their
only dependence being on the trains they
could throw off the track.
Capt Harvey having learned that Gen.
McCook, with his division OF cavalry, was on
the waI-path, in the rear of our army, ordered
Lieut.. Harvey with six men to spy out the
whereabouts of tiIe Federal general Lieut..
falt ta L TaE
where he aseertaned that McCook had beer
worsted the day before in fight with oar
cavalry, and was then making for Macon,
and that in the interval detachment of
biuec bats had been lurking about Loyejoy.
He ordered his men singly to beat up the
woods, keeping in piss0i-shot OF each other,
and ii either of them saw an enemy to yell
and charge. Very soon terrific war-wheop
was sounded, responded to from six differ
ent quarters, when the Lieutenant gailop-
ing up, cried out to the terrified captain
"Staek your arms Immediately can't re-
strain my men-you will be maSsacred."
Arms we've staeked-and the prisoners
marched back, and turned over to Gen
Lewis, the nearest officer.
This company had been cut off from the
main command in the action the day before,
and finding they were within our lines, had
picketed their horses, and were endeavoring
to rejoin their command through the woods.
These horses, 80 in number were seized and
carried into camp.
A singular feature of this affair remains
to be disclosed. McCook, instead of march
ing for Macon as he at first proposed sud-
denly changed his coGrse, and turned to-
wards Newman, circling round the Confed-
crate army, and passed right through Capt |
Harvey's camp, burning his wagons and |
several of his men and most Of |
his horses. While deploring this serious
and most unex xpected disaster that left them |
afoot, Lieut.. Harvey rode up with capital |
and full supply of the most i'm |
proved arms. 1t seemed like q special |
Providence in behalf of our brave fellows, |
and the cause they were fighting for, and |
many a thanksgiving went up from grateful
hearts that night.
The Scouts followed the army in the dis
lstrous march to Nashville, and after its
retreat took the trail of Wilson on his IA
nous raid through Alabama, to Columbus,
Ia, where the brave Capt. Harvey was
captain came up with him as he was in the
lct of stealing one of his horses, and
ordered his arrest. He broke out
nto the most abusive language, and the cap
ain knocked him down with his pistol
Not long afterwards finding Capt. Harvey
llone he slipped up behind him and shot
lin through the head. He died instanta-
leously. Thus perished, by the hand of
IN assassin, one who had passed unscathed
through hundred combats-a hero and
PATRICIA man whose military genius
eemed like inspiration, and yet never neg
ected any precaution to ensure success. He
vas buried at Columbus, Ga, and his afflic
ed comrades, though yearning for home,
md about to set out, felt reluctant to leave,
he Rshes of their beloved leader.
He had often" says Sergeant Nash,
around our campfire, declared that he had
10 wish to outlive the Confederacy. Strange
o say, he was murdered on the very day
hat Lee surrendered |"