The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-11-02
Hume Fields Bravery.

! ! The. Courier: Journal correspon-
dent, c. E. NJ, writing from Ores
den, gives an episode that eluci
dates the bravery that was glaring-
ly characteristic of one of Giles
counties sons, Col. Hume r. Field:
Here also, resides and practices
law Charles NJ, Ewing, esq, son of
the late William, and nephew of
Judges Ed. and Andrew Ewing.
Charley" as his friends call him,
enlisted in the confederate army in
1861, when seventeen years Of age,
and is said to have been. the bravest
soldier in the first Tennessee, Col.
Hume r. Field commanding. This
indeed is saying much, and yet no
one disputes the claim. Col Field
was one Of the bravest officers in
the service. Charley never during
the four years missed q duty, n roll
call, a skirmish or battle. OF
slender frame, keen black eye and
modest demeanprn he looks all over
the hero that he is While Gen.
Joseph 4. Johnston was failing rack
from Rocky Face Gap, in Northern
Georgia, past Adairsville, heavily
pressed by Sherman, he ordered the
best regiment in sight to occupy
round house hard by, and hold it at
every'risk.
'Tennesseans," said the swarthy
Hume Field, in that deliberate, i'm
perturbable manner known 10 the
army, ''we will stay here while one
man is left" and the old First filed
in.
The explosion of a single shell
from the enemy soon killed eight
men and wounded others, while the
work of death went on, and the en-
envy almost completely surrounded
the temporary fort. Nothing
daunted, these brave men from i'm.
provised parapets and loop-holes
dealt death from their unerring ri
fiss. Finally their ammunition was
exhausted, and there was but one
way open through the fiery circle 10
the confederate supply wagon, and
to pass thither and return seemed
impossible.
Col. Field called for volunteers.
There was q moments pause, while
the cheeks of even those brave men
paled at the thought Of the desp err
ate venture.
Young Charley Ewing stepped
modestly from the ranks and offered
to go alone. AS lie moved of,
Hold moment, called Col. Field,
passing with the young hero out Of
the round-house and taking his
stand near by, exposed to the balls
and shells of Sherman's veterans,
IN divide the fire with you, Char
ley" ..
How Charley Ewing ever ran the
gauntlet of encircling death and
lived is still a wonder to all who
witnessed the heroic incident. The
wagon was $50 yards
from the round-housc, but he made
his way there and returned un
scratched, though shot at, gong
and coming, at least u thousand
times. Meanwhile Hume Field
stood outside, with folded arms,
watching the soldier boy and "di-
viding the fire" with him, for, as
may be supposed, this gallant Off
Ger made fine target for the enc
my, and that the "division" was
about equal. Gen. w. A. Quarles
and Col John +. House, from whom
l get the above thrilling incident,
rightly pronounce il one Of the
most daring and selfsacrificing in
cidents Of the war, or of all history,
for that matter Col. Field is now
a quiet farmer, near Rives' station,
on the Mobile IL Ohio railroad, in
Obion county. Among his friends
during the war he was known rs
the Marshal Ney of the army.
Mr. Etheridge lives all alone
with his cook in the woods Ga lovely
home) east of the courthouse about
a mile.
II shall have but three things 20
commend me to the immutable God
in the next world" he remarked
yesterday: Hard work, paying my
debts and hating whisky"
"Do you know" he went on land
he generally does all the 'going on
that is done in the conversational
line); edo you know that for a
great portion Of my life l devoted
all my energies to hating jeff Da
Wis and his imps. After that /
turned nay attention in that line TO
johnson and Brownlow for disfran-
chising our people. But have for
given them all and shall hereafter
devote what time have left 20 hat
ing that sum and essence and fruit
full source of all curses-whiskyl
l think that will last till / am
called TO answer for the deeds done
in the body"
Our Southern George Francis
Train is remarkable man; pre-
diets that the prohibition party
will at an early day sweep the state
and the country, and advises politi-
clans TO stand from under:
when" said he, ''you yield the
four-mile law, you surrender the cit
adel! If prohibition is legal and n
good thing for four miles, why not
forty? Answer quick--quick -
but before anybody can get in a
word away the brilliant and san
guino genius ricochets off after
some other fact or fancy that has
struck him, leaving his hearers 20
gaze at the sweeping conversation
al meteoric shower, or comets tail,
he leaves behind.
There is 10 be n reunion Of the
survivors Of Gen. John II. Nor
gan's command held in Lexington,
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