San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-07-24
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else to get drunk ut the right time! or afser
they got drunk did you ever know them to
their mouths shut at the suspicious mo-
ment2 No, you never did, for while this
officer was making a very modest report,
Bill, gallant trooper that no was, chimed In
with ''yes. general. we have shore executed
your orders; turned out thousand barrels"
woll. Bill, very complacently remarked the
great wizard of the saddle, lone would
suppose from the style with which you set
on your horse that you had poured In five
hundred of them barrels" Men OF tho
Send, have one word for that fecrless
horsemau? Bedford Forest, one who, could
he have had the education Of Napoleon,
would have reproduced Bonaparte. TO
give you an idea of this undaunted soldier
we will speak of him only in his Inst fight
The armies of Virginia and the Tennessee
had struck their colors to the coquering CO.
horts of Grant and Sherman. No merri-
ment no that historic theatre where there
had just closed the greatest dramas
of modern time, save the heading
of every column towards you OF the
trans Mississippi on their march hither,
midway on the soil Alnbams, They found
Forest at bay defautly waving all his BAN
ners, defantly he threw the gauge Of battle
into the face of the advance of these con-
quering legions. To be as quickly accepted
I'D it had been audaciously given; now with
his decimated battalions gathered about
him; hear him while engaged in this death
grapple; to the startling. report that cones;
that the enemy was thanking him; hear him
direct change of front and keep fighting;
hear him to That report most startling to
soldiers that there was nm enemy IN his
rear; hear him exclaim II have no rear
now, I am all 'front.'" Superb vllor; but OF
no avail, for here at last was sheathed such
sword as was only welded ever by none save
Richard with the lions heart or Ney, brayeSt
OF brnve.
Time is short, mostly of the achieve
ments of Texans will ! speak. Texans
saved the army of the Tennessee after the
route ut Missionary Ridge. 1t was at the
time our army was acting the part 40 dra.
matically played by the Union army at Bull
Run. General Cheatham recognizinins the
great danger, ordered Capt Swearingin to
20 and go quickly, find Geueral Bragg and
say for him that If something was not done,
the route would end in utter ruin to his
army. Finding General Bragg out on tho
road to Dalton, Swearengen delivered to him
the pointed message of the brave old Ten.
nesseeian. Then taking his place by the
side of his chief to await his odrers, and
with burning words hava heard from the
lips of gallant, gifted Swearengen, how he
shed bitter tears to see n gallant Southern
army panic stricken and In great confusion.
fleeing o battle field. But finally there
came along command all in order, each
set of fours move with the procession at
holiday parade; each officer was in his
proper place. The standard bearries viewed
one Win tuc Otucf IA hOi'ss.S H'b"'~
battle flags. General Bragg asked swear-
epgen what command, emerging as they
were and covered as they were with the
with the dust, the smoke and yea. toe. tho
blood Of the battle, the captain did not
recognize the general but be asked what
command. The answer was prompt, Gran
bury Brigade. Muttering to himself here
is hope, the devoted oil chief placed him
self at theif head aud had not moved far
Until position well adapted for defence was
reached, bis strategical eye decerped and
he ordered them to take and bold. Nor
was their patience taxed in long waiting. for
ere long there was in sight the heavy bat
taIious of the victorious foeman. rolling
ike the dark blue of an angry sea 70
be precepitaiely throwp on this last stay
aud only hope Of the army Of the Tennes
see. 10 be hoarld back with slaughter the
second time, to be hurled back with immense
slaughter. and again tho thiri time to be
hurled back with terrific slaughter and they
o,me no more. VII we not all join