The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-10
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$lOS,322 80 |
After this money was paid out upon
pay rolls made out by the officers prcs-
ent, our command went into camp to |
await Provost Marshall to whom we
could surrender. Some of our men went |
on and were paroled at Augusta, and
in all our march from Greensboro to
Washington, Ga, the two brigades above
were well organized well armed and
equipped and splendidly mounted, and
were, all in all, equal to any command
in either army in every respect. They |
had done rs much hard fighting, hard
marching and suffered as much hardship
as any troops in the army, and when |
the last DAYS of the Confcderacv came
they surrendered in good faith like true
and gallant soldiers, and, | have no
doubt, have respected their paroles to
this dav.
| am induced to speak thus of my
command on this march, because several
parties writing upon this subject have
characterized the cavalry along with
Mr.. Davis as irregular cavalry, and have
stated that they camored for a division
of the specie. This. SO far as the gallant
Kentucky and Tennessee brigades and
Wiggin's Arkansas battery is concerned
is untrue. They were regular cavalry
and artillery under good discipline and
remained true to the very last. The
division or payment to them OF the
small amount received was unsolicited
upon their part was in accordance to
IN agreement made by the officers with
Gen. Breckenridge the previous night
without their knowledge orIprocurement.
There was no haltng or speech making
until the Savannah river was crossed
and general halt ordered.
Capt. Lot Abraham, of the Fourth
Iowa Cavalry, was sent from Augusta to
parole u.s. The paroles were all made
out on the 9th of May, when Capt,
Abraham notified me he had been in
structed by Gen. Upton to take all the
horses from the private soldiers, de-
clined to surrender to him, and told him
I would march back to North Carolina
aud surrender to Gen. Sherman that
all of our horses were private property
and under the terms of Gen. Johnston's
surrender all private property was to be
respected.
At his suggestion, Gen. Vaughn, Capt.
Coffin and McKcnney went with him to
Augusta and telegraphed the situation
to Gen. Wilson, who telegraphed back TO
allow the soldiers to keep their horses,
all of which were the private property
of the soldiers.
On the llth of May we were all pa
rolled and stated for our homes in body
| Near Cleveland, Tenn, we were met by
Il request from the provost marshal at
Cleveland to come by that place. We
did so and we're Immediately surround
I'd by an infantry guard, and vigorous
search of the person and baggage of ev-
cry soldier instituted, until stopped by
Col. Smith, of the One Hundred and
Fifty fourth Illinois Regiment, an ex-
cpeding1y gallant and clever gentleman,
but we were sent under guard to Chat
tanooga, where Gen. Juda was COM
manding, but certain provost marsh al
named st. Sargent took all the horses
from the soldiers, allowing the officers
to retain theirs, claiming to act under
orders from Gen. Thomas, which proved
to be false. The soldiers .hus dismount
ed contrary to the express terms of the
surrender and the Instructions of Gen.
Wilson, left Immediately for their
homes, some by rail and the balance on
foot. Gen. Williams having joined us,
proceeded Immediately to Nashville and
got an order for the return of our horse.
taken from Breckinridge's brigade, and
Col. McLemore got our order for his,
and they both sent back and got most
If their horses, but before the order was
received and the Others sent for, the
Tennessee brigade had lost $50 head Of
valuable horses The quartermaster har
) turned them in dry lot without fooC
or water. Many had died and a nun
ber were too poor o'travcl and were lei
; by the wayside. The loss of $50 hea
, OF horses was serious loss to the ga
liant soldiers, who had just returned
E their desolated homes, penniless an
: with nothing with which to start crol
a The following ia a copy of the la
:. official order issued by me, which WI
r furnished me recently by Lieut.. Joll
: A Lewis, Adjutant of the Ninth Kel
d lucky cavalry, viz:
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, M,
% s, 1SG5.-Commandin officers vii imm
r d ately make known to their command tn
y they are expected to conduct TIN mselves
e soldiers and gentlemen. Al who are u
}, willing to do this are respectful ly request
II to send up furloughs for approval ana W
# leave their command. No depredDhons W
d be allowed, either now or upon the mar,
\, or after they are paroled. Al soldiers gull
y of offences will be turned over to th- c
}. authorities. Soldiers who cannot refrs
y from shooting in and around c'mps are
$, ouested to take furoughs and go VIII,
h ir shooting will not endanger the live'
their comrades, or violate the rules of &c
~ ord aud discipline. Read this to all "
W men.
~ G.. G. DIBRELL, Brigadier General
Official: ]. NJ. HINES, A. A. Gen. and {
Every officer and soldier who saw t
81 command, admired its good discipl
and soldierly bearing, and all who &
oe them in battle admired their gallant
" Commanded by such officers as Breck
ridge and McLemore and splen
so corps of regimental and line officers, Il
could not be otherwise than under q
discipline and brave and gallant sold
W and when they in good faith laid dc
their arms and accepted a parole, as
90 brave and good set of men as G
breathed the breath of life, bees
GOOD citizens. Justice to their mem
90 demands that should say this and
>. fend them against the charge of bt
10 irregular cavalry or clamorous for
thing. .. Y. DIBRgb
90 washington, April u, 1882.