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

''AN'A ASoof e'AN ~ RAAN'- - -
(hic) colonel, (bic) was (hic) try
ing to find (hic) two trees (hic) in
q row (hic) to dress on" While
we were terribly tired by this march
we had considerable fun. In any
country where the sons of Ham form
part of the population you car
find them moving about any time o
the night, land on the Lumpkin' S mill
march we met several OF them.
remember one of them whea asked
how far to Lumpkin's mill be SAID
about five miles, and after march
ing some time we met another who
said it was ten miles, which raised
quite a laugh mingled with some
net very pions Explanations. And
SO on all night the distance to the
famous mill increased or decreased
according 80 the humor Of the dar-
ky we met. After marching and,
as Andy Conner put it,skinning aHo
filing all about and around, we made
stand at Tippah Ford on Tippab
river east of the Mississippi Cen
5ral railroad and north of Oxford.
We remained here some time and
fortified and made ready to receive
The enemy but they never came up.
Here Col, Clack came TO us with re
cruits and letters AID clothing from
home. We were very glad 30 get
letters from our friends and relatives
and many of US received clothing
which we were very much in need
of. And here let me cay,
GOD BLESS OUR NOBLE WOMEN,
for their love and devotion to us
while we were in the army forms,
the brightest, purest and most I'M
selfish figure in the late war.
Stay at home men Who many of
Them hid behind twenty negroes
and apeculating may and did for
get Us, but our true and noble wo-
men, no matter how humble, never
breathed disloyal breath to us.
Exceptions there may have been,
but they were rare. so / say, all
houor to the noble women of the
south. To quote from Byron,
(" AS long as freedoms trunk puts forth q
leaf,
For their brows garland lot it be.'
At last we were ordered to
strike tents and get ready to move
from TIppale Fork. We took our
tents down and sent them to the
railroad and never afterwards saw
them. From some cause we did
not leave camp that day and the
rain poured in torrents from morn
ing till night, our time being occu-
pied 10 trying to keep our ammuni-
tlon dry. We had some men who
at all times could get whisky, and
every time they got it some OF them
would get drunk. Col. Wake, used
to say that Morgan F., if put kown
IN the Sahara Desert, would find
whisky. About dark Morgan and
George r. were very drunk and
raising Cain all round. Col. Walk
er had Geo. r. tied to a stump and
sobered him by letting the rain
pour down on him. We tried 10
ind shelter, come of us in an old
gin house, in stables and in hollow
trees, DC. Quite an amusing Incl
dent occurred with Bill E. that
night. Some rebs had found an
old house with stick and dirt chin
ney and were trying to build fire.
They had carried their fire to the
building in spade which was sit
ting in the corner. Bill E. went in
and finding the fire not burning
well, cried out you are all lot OF
id fools-try on my hat, and
began pushing the boys about.
Unfortunately for Bill they did
not know him and one of them
slapped him on the cheek with the
hot spade. Bill yelled like Co
manche, but be never found the
man who
STRUCK BILLIE PATTERSON.
Adjutant Martin had great deal
of lua and kept Bills hat as long
as he remained with the regiment
Bill was over age and was dis,
charged soon afterwards. He was
good soldier and true to his
friends. His unselfish devotion to
his sick comrades while in prison
will never be forgotten by any of
us. On the morning following this
terrible night we marched south
towards Oxford. On this march
we had to wade creeks often up to
our hips. At one Gen. Tighlman
vas sitting on his horse admiring
the boys pluck in pitching in
swollen streams, never halsing. All
at once yell went up, followed by
hilarious laughter. 1t was all
caused by accident to Lies A., but
nothing serious resulted from it.
You ask Lilies and he will explain it
to you. We passed through Oxford
about night, not knowing where we
we're going. Late at night we biv-
ouaced. Gen. Tighlman told US
to build fires and dry ourselves.
We burned = great many rails and
the general never objected, for his
great heart was in full sympathy
with our suffering. The confeder-
ate soldier had no better friend thar
this gallant Kentuckian. An incl
dent here comes to mind: The
men under Gen. Tighlman' 8
command were very badly
clad, and he had sent frequent re