Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-25

and what | may say vail be entirely
iron memory. Sherman bad made
his famous mSrch 20 the sea and Ee
rare hsrGSsing his men 81 We could
Gen Whssler and Gen. Hampton had
I c,aeeatrated their forces at Arnold
mill on rhe Peieeri Esr ia south Car
ol;uA ItEEsIats IN The afternoon.
Gan. Wheeler and Gsn. Hampton sst
% thsir horss so1s distance from
her escorts Il was q critical
r-s WITH TIE Coateasr1cy, and
he fRo gslerAls FsTs GeussiaR
their ptS1s Tor the future
Nth Crssi sIraastnss Finally the
Conference e13ss aa5 ealing Colonel
Pan A-5arsan 70 I'm Gsa- Wheeler
sid C8loBA. ] EE1g oas 0t yoar
bssi nau to cross the rTer EIlh ne
TuuiuE GalBna Anderson Instructed
rs m6HE I uEa named Rushing
ron y s8ohuu. 70 order ne % reporl
% GanHrzl hsels-. ] Vas he buEier
tx G8i0nal S4XrEr Smiths to1riA
Dsnussses cavalry raEDe1L Dolooe.
Pan Anderson summarizing Ap
u-aEa1Hg ] vas made acquainted
Efh 1hs nm hEE General N1eElI
assIre1 q uusT III % Ece1ZpEnF
nm aa-lss tierFE l51che5 NJ Ia
Eni sind I Fzs ready n oasy orders |
rave NJ fzEis % a c1un3a and Flth
GeoEN aaaiE D1edl8fe9y plElle5
Into 1hs rIFsr. TIE E1iE EEs ossR
and 1rH Eurraut vas swift Tg0hua
ars3 TEriE -ron tie share which Ne
lad INST lsh there vas an island We
EEisei the island and rassei 4 EhLs
Ezl1 Lhs cheers O. tie u1y. Two or
ihrss huo3rsi yards farther On there
vas E1olhsT islE1d We decided e
reach Il In We plunged 1Ezin, bzi
this ums tas water VS. - swift that
/ was sEsp: clear q ~ horsa |
Ersspsills tail, however. as be vas
floating past ne, aad held % for
dear life. The noble animal headed
straight for the island. which he
reached after great difficulty, dragging
me upon the dry sand after hin amid
the loud yell Of tie boys We had lefi
behind Looking back as We rested
We beheld another msn making
straight for US, his horse bressting the
current like a tug. VIZ waited To-
him at the second izlsnd until be
could come up. | have forgotten his
name but | remember be vas .
Woodbury. man aud belonged to Capt
H A. Wiley's company Of that place
There we're three OF Us now. and We
pushed on to the third island, which
we reached II safety. After a briet
rest here we breasted the last current
and gained the shore. We entered
the deep woods aud soon came upon
a DISCHARGED confederate soldier. he
inquired fow we crossed the river and
when we told him be relied, Why
men, you have swan oYsr three
miles,
General Wheeler was disguised as
a private. La the event We were cap
tured we agreed to call him Sam
Johnson, the name Of a private sol
der In our regiment We went on
until we struck the road, when we
saw a house. Wheeler told us be
would stand picket in the road while
We went up to the house and secured
dry clothing. We insisted on his 70
ing first, but he would not listen 70
US. My companion and | went to the
house, secured some dry clothing and
returned to our General. Leaving Us
in the road he rode up to the house
and borrowed some citizens clothing
which be exchanged for his wet one-
We then ted our horses and all re
lurned tn the house. IL was then
night. There we're several youne
. ladies 10 the house, and all of them
were rebel to the core. Alter supper
the ladies implOred US to sing. | re
, quested them to sing first, which the,
: did in the best style. | then saua
. 'Wheoler's Cavalry a song which
: pleased them greatly. | urged tn
= ladies to request Sam johnson Il
. sing, stating that he was the bes
. songster in the army. Gen. Wheeler
alias Sam Johnson" blusbed like
maiden and made ell kinds of excuses
. but the more he blushed and denie,
: that be wa a singer. the more th.
ladies urged, which was kept up until
came to the rescue by agreeing TO sim
another song
e In the midst Of our hilarity. abou
. II o'clock, we heard the tramp 4
: horses on the road. Going 10 tn
door, we listened attentively for A "a,
moments to ascertain which dircctioI
hey were going. Said I: Sam. yor
stay here, lll.go down to the road an,
/ hail then" | will talk loud enoueI
i Tor you to hear me, and if they ar
: fauks you'll soon know it," Ru3nin
down to the fence, l called to kno,
What command i. was; Wheeler
\ Scouts replied the leader. | aske,
who was in command; Captain Shan
y non," laid the officer. | the,
, requested Captain Shannon to an
groach the fence. | knew OaptaiI
Shannon by sight, and when he roa,
up recognized him. He said he hs,
le crossed the river with some Of hi
u scouts for the purposo Of ascertainin
d the whereabouts Of General Wheele,
Il then stated that General Wheele
% was at the house, out forgot to tell N
b boys OF his assumed name. In
second after | had told them tbs
" General Wheeler was at the bous.
: Captain Shannon and his men wer
d dismounted and rushing toward m
building in hot haste. They coul
hardly restrain themselves, so rejoice
we're they to find their General sai
and among friends Arriving AZ m
q house the men stood not upon cere
mony or military discipline. but rusbe
no with, How are you, General
q Glad to see you, General, . "Rah IA
General Wheeler" etc. After all m
excitement was wei one of the youn
ladies glided up to my side aud in
whisper said:
0 What General is that?"
Q That" said, is General Josep.
Wheeler"
s If that young lady had been stab