The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19

luisitions to jackson for clothing,
put no attention was paid to them.
He got on sthe cars and went down
TO jackson, went to the quarter
masters and wanted, to know what
was the matter. They began to ex-
cuse themselves. The general ours
ed out the whole bomb-proof de-
and Immediately the
was forthcoming. No
army every had more inefficient
set OF men than the post-quarter-
masters and commissaries III the
south. Large amounts of clothing
and provisions were destroyed at
various depots, while the men were
starving and naked. Quite a lot of
such things were burned in this
About nine o'clock Oh
the morning after we left Oxford
we struck the railroad at Spring
Dale on the Yockaa river, over
which there was a small bridge,
which we were ordered to burn.
Our regiment moved across the
railroad left in front and halted and
was ordered to stack arms, and in a
few minutes large majority of the
men were asleep. We had no pick
cts out, not thinking any enemy
near. Col. Walker was superintend-
ing the burning of the bridge,
when all at olce rapid firing was
heard down the stream.
THE WHOLE REGIMENT sTAMpEDED
and ran two hundred yards in a
most terribly demoralized condi-
ton. AS before said, nearly all the
men were asleep when the firing
opened, and they did not know what
they were doing. When they were
halted and formed into line they
were terribly Inundated and begged
to be led back which was done, but
the enemy had fed also. We lost
some of our best men killed and
wounded in the stampede. This
learned us lesson which was never
forgotten, and in the long and
bloody history of the old 3rd she
never lost position given her to
hold, nor showed her back to the
enemy unless ordered to do 80. We
left opringdale in the evening NOV
ing In the direction of Grenada.
The yanks following close on our
heels and when near Cotfeeville. an
ambuscade was formed by Gen.
Ilghleman. Mr.. Yankee walked
into the trap and was handled very
roughly, leaving many of his dead
and quite 8 number of horses and
arms in the rebs' hands. l think it
was the l4th Mississippi that did
most of the fighting here. This
was one of the best commands
IN the army. We reached Grena-
Ola and marched several miles
above the town and went into camp
a few days afterwards we were
marched back towards Coffeeyille in
hunt of a detachment of the enemy
but they were gone before we got
there and we returned TO camp
Col. Walker tried to get up q
drum and fife band, and the
rattle of the drum and scream oil
the fife was heard every time we
went into camp; and as for music ii
was a perfect burlesaue and we
were terribly tortured with the hor-
rible noise. So one night while
the heroic band we're snoozing some
Of the boys who were real friends
of suffering humanity cut the heads
out of the drums, and so ended the
last band the 3rd ever had. Purse
Anderson with his bugle furnished
all the music we had after this
While in camp near Grenada, we
had recruit to join our company
He wac q substitute-the celebra.
ted Billie Barlow. He was clad in
new suit of brown jeans, and be-
ing something near seven feet high
| and with body and feet in proper.
ton, he was real show. He had
more wool in his suit than was on
| the backs Of all of the remainder o.
our company. We took Billie in
| and treated him kindly. Not long
after this we had grand review al
Grenada, and while on review we
were ordered to Vicksburg. Gen
John Gregg of Texas had at thai
| time taken command of our, bri
gade. While all this was going or
| our cavalry were not idle. Gen
VanDorn, than whom no better cav
airy leader rode in saddle, haG
surprised Grant at Holly Spring,
| and came near getting him. He
captured the place, killing, wound
ing and capturing quite number
Of men and destroying a large
| amount of stores, with no loss te
himself scarcely. This bold stroke
| sent the whole federal army back in
a precipitate retreat.
SHERMAN WAS MOVING
down the Mississippi with large
feet and army and his objective
poipt was thought to be Vicksburg,
and Gregg's brigade Was ordered
thence. We were marched to the
railroad, got on the cars and lit
out in short order. When we got to
Duck Hill station our train had to
wait for some time, and by some
means the boys found out there
were two barrels of Louisiana rum
In the depot building, and they
made raid on it. Gen. Gregg
found it out and had both barrels
emptied out on the floor The floor
was very open and the rum ran
through, and underneath there was
an excavation, which was once a
hog wallow, solid clay, and a.
smooth as if it had been plastered.
The rum all run down in this
hole and the boys went under and
sank their canteens and filed them
and in short time half of the bril-
gade were drunk. When the train
moved off everything was in per-
feet uproar-singirg, laughing
cursing and yelling. Most of US
were on fiat cars, and it took tn,