Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-08-16

those under sentence Of death, and rec
commended executive clemency in their
behalf. The authorities needed his
recommendation in general, and the
sentence of death was revoked in many
instances on the very eve Of the hour
set for the execution of the sentence
and the culprits restored to their COM
panies. Among the benefciaries of
this clemency was private Hugh White
head of company F, a resident of Put
nam county, the only culprit that was
ever known from the ranks of the 10Th
Tennessee regiment. This man was
partially demented and seemed to be
utterly ignorant of the consequences of
desertion.
Gen. Bragg remained at Chattanoo-
ga and the Federals perfected their
plans of operations. Longstreets corps
consisting of Hoods and Hills divisions,
had been ordered to Bragg from Lees
army, but had not yet arrived. On
the 9th day of September, the advance
Of RosecranS' army, under Wilder, ap.
peared before Chattanooga and COM
menced Smelling the town. The people
were at church at the time, and the
Federals threw their shellsin the vicini.
ty of the church house, to the great
CONSERVATION Of the worshippers and
the people in general.
The Federals placed a picket line
along the north bank of the Tennessee
about Chattanooga and wounded the
ferryman in his boat, on the morning
of the 9th, Gen. Bragg placed pick
ct line along the south bank above
Chattanooga to the mouth of Chicka,
manga creek. On the night of Sept.
18th, the writer had the misfortune to
fall down the embankment, distance
of fifty feet, while operating upon this
picket line. By good luck there was
raft of pine logs anchored to the bank
of the river, which circumstance pre-
vented him from receiving good duck
ing as well as a severe fall. Falling
upon the rudder of the raft it swung
round and landed him upon the raft in
safety and dry shod. The darkness Of
the night being intense, this accidental
and improvised trapeze performance
was not beheld by the Federals, who
occupied the opposite bank of the river,
The embankment, which was an angle
of sixty degrees, was quickly assembled
by pulling up by the canes and brush.
In few minutes the top was gained
and nobody hurt.
The Federals kept up the lombard
ment of Chattanooga. Gen. Bragg
now resolved to withdraw from Chatta
nooga, and after drawing the Federall
to the mountains of North Georgia hi
plan was to turn and defeat them. Tht
sequel will show how well his plani
were matured and how far they were
successful.
With LongStreets corps added Il
Bragg's forces he now had an army
about equal to the army of RoSecrans
and the Confederstes were we'll acquain
ted with the country. This gave tn
Confederates great hope of success. Oh
the 9th Of September Bragg Withdrew
his army from Chattanooga and re
treated to Lee d GOrdon's mill on tn
upper waters Of Chickamauga creek
Here he spent the 9th. A column Q
the enemy having moved down McLe
more's Cove, Bragg moved from LIE
& Gordon's mill to Lafayette, Ga, o
the 10th, and on the 18th returned i
the direction of Rock Spring church
On the night of the 18th the army wa
on the march and stopped in the roa
for awhile. Being late in the nigh
and the men very tired, they lay dow
along the roadside and we're soon fa'
asleep, A caison Of the battery got OF
of order during the day it was stoppe
to be repaired and was hurrying up
rejoin the battery. In its hurry it MISE
the road and came Gathering throug
the bushes where the boys of the 16t
were sleeping. The boys were hurr.
ing and yelling at their horses, and tt
noise and clatter being so violent an
sudden the men began to arouse frol