Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-18

COL p. d. RoDDEy, C. S. A.s.roved rro,ay+y
as he ran, brrning corn and army supplies
in greet quantities Forrest and Roddev
were Close behind him Forrest had divided
his force ,lto tE-o columns That cnder Rod
dey foi.oSed directly after Srreight. The
o-hcr made a deto-.r to the northeast to cut
of any attempt tie Federal raiders might
iIi-,l to retreat aid ret back to their head
quarters This second column Forrest him
-4f led
The hottest frating took place in the
mountains OF northern Alabama At DAYS
Gap, San / mountain. there was sharp con-
hict Anrll 20. = which tho Confederate cap
t2in. W u. Forrest, :. B. Forrest brother,
was killed. Stgei,h' reou ed Noddov's com
niand, but dared TO. wait He was up md
away again, 20 IS toward Blountsville. Ala.
Forrest nzsantlE discovered the movement
AMI sent fer =" of to The Federal left. on the
north, to h-',d S reigh off ami prevent Lis
escapc. The t1ion soldiers wer, sneeClilv
vertahcn and thcT'a wa another hattie the
same da, Aprii 90 Forre~. Was IN tho
thc.-est of It, and one horse was Eiilcd us1'r
him and two Tiers wounded. The second
figh- Of April 20 lasted from p. IN. until
in the morning oF Nay I.
Strc.Cht ha4iened Oh toward Brownsville,
Ma, Forrest c,ose after HIM s,in. The
Fed=rali wore soon 'vcrtaien. end there was
running tirht from Bountsville TO the Black
WarrI river, w,..eA he reached Nav |.
5tr,i ght crossed Blac,, creek, p swift and
dea2 cLiueat I the Coosa river. With the
C0l?e'erates in 81 hi behind him he burned
the ridge vcr which he passed and planted
IL cannon Oh the bank.
'TToet came up and wondered how he
should eros. Some worncn annroachei
U"", n tall girl of IS, named Emma Sanborn,
said:
''You are Cen Forrest. am told. know
81 ,,1I . I
/ had horse. The Yankees have taken all
Of ours"
Gen Forrest rode to log Jump up be-
hind me, Miss" SAID lie
They rod thus to the ford, and recon-
noiteTcd it under u shower Of Union bullets.
Forrest explored the region on his hands and
knees. Some balls passed through the girls
skirt A. that SD 'tooI 10 and waved her
sun bonnet t tie Union soldiers on the other
side of the creek
Forrest speedily finished his examination.
found the ford practicable, and in two hours
his nrmv was across.
The Confederate legislature of Alabama
voted a section of the public lands Of tho
state and gold medal to the plucky Emma
Sanborn.
s5trcght took up the west side of the Coosa
river in Georgia. Saturday, May 2, there
was another sharp fight ut Turkey town, near
tho CooSa. That night Streight still fed on
ouDGHN morning. May -, NJ y O'Clock IN inc
morning. the chase ended Streight's am
munition and horses and men Were exhausted
Forests command had by this time been di-
miniShed in numbers by his sending back n
large force with prisoner, and wounded. 1t
is claimed by the Confederate authorities that
his fo.ce was far smaller than that Of
Strei hit at this time At any rate, he de-
mauded STREE hts surrender and obtained it.
During the parley under flag of truce he
kept de:achmcu.s of cavalry moving in a
circle SO as TO impress Streight with the
strength of his command
The surrender took place at point ON
inousiy called Straight Ncck precinct, in the
valley between the C"nSa and Chatooga
rivers, about twenty miles from Rome, Ga.
Forrest marched his prisoners to Rome under
guard of his staff and single regiment, all
the men he had Immediately available, ac-
cording TO the Confederate account. He told
StrciGht that. las forage was scarce he
would send no more men along.
The common soldiers OF Streight's com
mand were parolsd and afterward ex-
changed. The officers were. however, sent
to L,hby prison. TT E.chmond, under n
Georgia law WiACh charged them with l.hcr-
atm, and ai1nWg nc.'roeS, some having beeI
found VITA 3 rtish.', captured command
Tue char e w..s, however, denied by thu
Federal soldiers