The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-07
ROGER A. PRYOR'S DESERTIOy,
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Memphis Avalanche.

memphis Avalanche.
walter Barker's accountof Gen
Roger A I'ryor's capture, wbicl
The Aqdlanche republished IRON
The Clarion Ledger, was correct ii
NE man." said Nj. A. Myer, O
BEhalia, Miss, to an Avalaachian
1T was known in The army tha,
Pryor dldn't like fire, aud would
not stand it if he could avoid it
so nobody was much surprised 10
learn that he had deserted. For il
+ just the same as desertion. II
Barker could escape Pryor might
at least have tired to do 1t. Pryor.
YOU know, Was Il leading politician
when The war broke out, and he
was appointed to the command of
q brigade in Wllcox's division.
During The seyen's days fight
around Richmond, Wilcox found
Pryor skulking in Il raylne far in
rear ct his command, and reported
HIM 10 Longstreet, who relerved
The case To the war department..
Pryor WAS permitted TO resign, and
ailerw awkward served as a private
IN the Twelfth Virginia Cavalarv.
lie was kept on courier dufv and
was acting in that capacity when
PRYOR i ,ar, I"" mo"
that, but he was no soldier, and lis
4 Shame ia see him POSING as one.
coma III wiih 'oath 'ei"3" 'iia'
INF ba d,dn,, 'Nas"ei ~ MS cap
@Fnr A..
or ba.a,1feat ; D"ihVi SPe"hS
r Dn,f-, NJ ''nI',''lu'Ii zen d
or tho TL;rd ''isie va ieiioWs
know ILa,' n'3iP2 DlI|aae
.IrF n.y., naIL1 "'ui ! Deeh
Go,o 100" h~atnie"' ne Wolilunl
Min, 49, ~ leas' IN
9ctLan nnG 'si''I' was one
.bontnrs ' w ~, i"'il'iiaiu' NE Snafp
~ IN tha h.eN MiSS!aSlp'
paian III Siu'ia' l''.!load cam
.na 7r n.,sl "gilt over 10 me
mon,Ha, III rnu eNeIF otller
" -, l y, ne oia mira knows,
,,,", ~ D4.iI hqNeF lea the brl-
Iinao, - n@','' ne Sofle'
80 "a DO ne ~ol'tIkIf's'
- o'''ti ~ 'lS wicker TASK was
~ anu us uu'el courage spent
~ Sa""I le'iip'l !" u pace OF
sly ilf' POM he bot
H., =, 'n', Hd,N a. me SKY on The {
way ~ He''fsoufs' JliNt be
oiG ne VEN mo action ana meth.
Hui ".N "'''F! S.idier IN me-
IaE, nj n "!'eiN"Id no. II was C"l.
Inn !" pune VINO ied Inc mira
,;,.. -. GU zoe Davis rom open :
'''sI'te. "a" o,'he Thai day al
SoIr& "nell ne mad been Int
!, = ne Si'te ~ d Spenl fragment OF \
al''' 81 pa''iE l,'lFt ne could
~ S',llu S'ro'Si', b!ll when we
e'', aV cemetery HllI he was on q
'!'" as usual, mere never VAS
~ 'louole apotii lhding Stone
'leti 'ieIe was 'ltN u be done.
ie Woa'a nave Eeen a general Off
u Joe DAVIS hadn't blocked
ie way
by me way'll makes HE reier-
OF Ileth AMI .'etIlgrew'S
very tlred TO see ali The
'edil or mat charge given 10
ickstl division. Helh'S division,
Wnicil my brigade belonged, was
! Iieketts iefl, ard | know we
EN- as Tar ana suffered rs much
the Firginlans dld. My compa
y came on with one unwonuded
an o'll"I lWeniy-nlne, and Geo.
was shot IN eight different
aces alter he mounted the Fed
al WORKS. lie recovered from
5 wounds ana ilved IN Memphis
'nlie alier me war. We lay all al
g,ll Wilma My yards Of The enc No
US workS-so close that we could j
llosl leel The Hash Of their guns. No
~. scales, OF North Carolina, |
~ ~ speech not long ago, that (
OF fettlgrew 5 men were kill An
my yards Inside Tie Federal +
IeS' ana I've no doubt IL was so. ID,
were on our right, and we Br
'nl al mat wall Of death together. Z
eke men ala any more than Am
Gi'l 40 not Know IT. All that NJ
y OF us could do was to keep on On
up until we were shot down" i
A student Of Southern character.
les might search from the Polo- am -
e To The hio Grande and not i