The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19
REBs IN + ssIssIPPI.
The Old Ord Re-enter Upon the Hardships
and Dangers of 0amp-Iife.
For The CITIZEN.

For The CITIZEN.
In my last left the regiment at
jackson waiting to draw arms.
Some time in October, 1862, we Sc
cured them-old smooth bored mus
kets with buck aud ball ammuni-
ton. Just at this time Price and
Van Dorm made their attack on Ro-
secrans at Corinth, Miss, and
we're repulsed with disastrous re-
suits, showing the authorities at
Richmond once again that discip-
lined American soldiers could not
be driven from fortified positions.
Price and Van Dorm lost many of
the finest troops in the southern
army and accomplished nothing.
They retreated southwark from Co
Iinth, which created considerabl bic
confederation about jackson and
Vicksburg. All the exchanged
prisoners who had been armed were
cent to North Mississippi, our regi-
ment among the number. We got
of the train at Holly Springs. then
the largest town in North Missis-
sippi. We were all under the COM
mand of Gen. Tighlman, but we
had no brigadier general to COM
Inand our brigade. Col. A. Holman
of the 10th was by rank the COM
mander, but that gallant, noble old
man was sick st the time and una
bile for duty; and here let me say
that a. Heiman was soldier in
everything that it takes to make
one-brave, kind and gentle, never
nurmurlng but cheerful and
prompt. He died only short time
after this-the day he received his
commission as brigadier general.
If the gallant old man had lived
he would have made name to be
proud of. just after ARRIVING at
Holly Springs we had an alarm
that the enemy were coming in on
the fernando road and we were
marched all night aimlessly around.
do not think men ever suffered for
water more than We did that night.
I remember late ct night we were
halted in the woods and every man
was looking for water but noue
could be found anywhere. i found
Il wagon rut and in it little muddy
water. | laid fat on the ground
and drank it and thought it was
good. Mississippi is the worst wa
tered state we soldiered in during
the war, and when you found it her
patriotic Inhabitants wanted pay for
il. Our alarm turned out to be
false, as was often the case during
the war. Price and Var Dorm were
retreating with part of their army
scattered and somewhat demoraliz-
ell. Northern writers say that the
army was whipped badly and the
same writer's tell us that
GRANT WAS A GREAT GENERAL
something of a Napoleon-yet he
let the opportunity of his life slip
him after the battle of Corinth. He
had all the troops in North Missis-
sippi and at Memphis and other
points in West Tennessee under bis
command, an srmy five times as
large as the contederates, yet he
did not follow up his advantages,
showing utter potency when
measured by the standard of the
true soldier. In fact, the whole OF
Grants military successes were &C
cidental or caused by the merit OF
his subordinates. Grant had one
idea which won in the end: He knew
that simple attrition would wear out
She southern army, and upon this
he acted. Note his useless sacrifice
of life in many of his campaigns
when similar results could have
been obtained with bat slight loss.
Gen. Grant halted before he reach
ed Holly Springs, SO our little army
moved out to Cold Water north OF
Holly Springs and went into camp,
where we remained for some time
irving to get ready for service, as
we had been cooped up for seven
months and were not In condition
for severe service. Lieut.. Col.
Clack and other officers and men had
heen sent into Tennessee TO recruit
and we were anxiously looking for
their return. After considerable
DELAY the federal army began to
move. and rs oar army was toe
small to cope with them, we began
80 retreat, and in this retreat We
made a march never to be forgotten
bv the men of our brigade-tht
march to Lumpkin's mill, which at
ter an all day and-night march W.
never reached. We were marched
raoidly all night on a barren ridge
road and no water on 1T and GU
anfferinp was great. The brigade
,ben was composed of the 10th
LENT Col. r. w. McGavock; th'
Ard. Col. C. ii. Walker; the 30th
Tieut. Col. J. J. Turner; the 4lst
Col. Rob't Farquharson; the both
Col. C. A. Sugg. Col Farquharsoi
being senior colonel commanded tn
brigade. Col. Farguharson was no
= nrohibitionist nor teetotaler am
the story went out the nigh
+he troops had been halted: Col
walker asked Col. L. why he di'
not put the men in camp and 10