The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-26
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Midnight Marriage Inside the
Conf sdarate Lines.
6 ), ool. JAMES 3. oHEToWErH.
cavalry battle Of Grubbs' Cross
S Heais, KY, was fought at daylight on the
'sI,crning of Sept 5, 1864, and the daunt-
4. SfesS cavalry ehief commanding the Com
sderates Gen. Adam johnson, was borne
the sfeld desperately wounded. AS
0iiicer next IN commission to Gen John
3 son; II assumed command, and, rallyfng
tfss aRattered battalons, directed the
s. lead Of column 70 move In the direc-
ST. bon Of Eanton, on the Cumberland river.
sKfTifing at that point about midnight Of
fleesane day; We immedi diately commenced
q reiSafat tions for; the perilous passage OF
s;Elle 5fger. This was effected by swim
81 3frrisg t6I hoeses alongside of two hail
skins. which we had 1ueEly managed to:
4 secnsn Nnny of the men, however, rode
ddyinte; the waves and, crossed over on.
s tliss backs Of their noble steeds. This was
the more dangerous as; the river was
q at that ttne swollen outof its banks trom
{ sTecent tneayy rains.
Il Chr crossing was accelerated by fnfor-
Huatian received during the night, through
Sc0uts Of th gapproach, of the enemy, and
:s B: fhss first g?intings Of; daylight Nc
Caok,B cavalry charged upon our rear
s. 81 EHards which; under command OF gallant
Spalding, was just preparing to,
S s. cross theriver. had remained all night
the saddiaSupon the eastern bank Of the
fYer directing the crossing, when sud-
81 dehdY the enemy's buglas, stirring the;
81 crisp morning air with the clarion notes Of
charge, warned me Of danger. ! at
= %sfempHd to escape down the river road and
s1Tsr Sba bridge spanning Bittine river,
WIifeh ampties into the Cumberland near
Canton TO ny great disgust I salloped
Z & iste the clutches OF watcHfm ndysrsaries,
= whose disIhounted guard was already on
h2fid To receive me with sopen armsn at
tho other end Of the bridge. Watching
s. in q few minutes i made
my escape from. the too confident guard BY
ungiIg into the river on the back Of my,
tied thcgoughbr succeeded, In:
So setting a landiAg, md, otter Joining the
more lsisurely made the passage
Got tHe Tennessscir river, which, at the point
6f crossing, runs parallel to and is hut q
sssEt distance from the Cumberland.
fsssss SeW miles beyond the Tennessee river
sWesp pitched our camp near the beautiful
s. { title city af Paris. The severe mental
S and phyHcaI strain to which ! had been
3 s1hicetcd since the cavalry battle at
y SEruDbsl Cross Roads had brought com-
pletc nervous prostration, which was fd-
s Sc lpwed Shy on alarming type Of fever. I
aslized that Iwas very III, and. calling to
rs my side DIR. Netherton, the brigade staff
81 IHgeoR ybut q mere pill novice just out
b of th6smeGiea1 sehoolsss, bade him call for
@scdasnit alton the best physician he could
ind III the town Of Paris Returning In
shoTtWhi2e the doctor informed me that
Eths gentleman recognized as the best
ktSphysician In town was q Dr.. Mathewson,
.bat that he doubted II would care to
myself Of his professional skill in
Reconsideration Of the fact that he Was q
violent JMenists Il was omuch alarmed
Ettwsymptomso of my illness to consider
bswith much patielse point 30 finely
zaWn inmsG Gately sent for DR..
sn4athawson.ssHe reported without delay.
~ steSn looking old man be was, but q
Hinder or gentler Samaritan never cooled
= The ffeHer upon a sick mans face. He,
Rit his gentle wife and daughter, nursed
ms back to Isa1 with tenderest solicit
stude ~ 4 ~ ::sss-gss
bSns tho 1sts of Noyember an advance
eputiex arriyed at head dquarters from Gen.
EyonWhoW was coming to re-enforee me
and assuiHe command. By this courier
5rsceiyed orders from thu general to fmme-
diatsly pus the command In condition to
be rendy to move into Kentucky across
the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.
Ger Eopd at the head OF the Army Of
fae Eennessee, was already marching on
Nashsine.
Lyon, With his staff and escort,
srrsyed on the 2Otn OF November. Ine
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