Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-06-28

sus adventures and hair breadth escapes
seads like q page from work OF Hction'
and would scarcely be creulteq nag Inc
narrator omitted to give dates, localities,
and the names OF the actors IN the exciting
lite drama in which he was an active par
tioipator. ~, J., ,ec, |,
gins Major German, received orders 10 re-
bort to Gen. Forrest for picket duty on the
Cumberlal d River, between sparta aud CAT
latin. | there received orders TO report TO
Osn, Forrest at MurfreesbOro, which l did.
Con, Forrest wished me to under take COM
mission entirely foreign to the duties oil
soldier being a trip to st. Louis on private
business for my commande". went to IT.
Louis and returned just prior To the baG.ie
OF stone River, in which l participated
with my battalion,
six days later | was ordered to report TO
Bsnator Sims at Richmond Va Tor duty
on behalf of the Confederate Government.
net Senator Sims, President Davis, VICE
President Stephens and Winder in confer
ence, and they unfolded the plans. Cen
ord Forrest was to make raid through
West Tennessee, and General MarmaduSe
through Northern Arkansas, the two forces
meeting at Springfield, Mo. Scattered
Through Northern Missouri were l2OOO true
Confederates. as yet unorganlzed, and 1t
wa, their desire that l should organize
those men and march them to Springfield
Mt the appointed time, as a contingent to
This plan was carried cut so far as cir
sumstances would permit. Invent to North
ern Missouri and organized the Paw Paw
rnilitia; General Forrest started through
West Tennessee and General Marmaduke
through Northern Arkansas, l had organ
fed 5000 men at Blackfeet Hills, ready for
marching orders, when l learned OF For
rests defeat at Jackson. Tenn. and Mar
madukes defeat fifteen miles from Spring
Aeld. which drove the men back to push
whacking.
There we're a number OF incidents on my
tfiB, returned to General FORESTS COM
uand and asked him for pass. Ia his
1ruff way he said: go TO hi for pass
II you can't steal through the Confederate
lines. you can't steal through the Yankee
lines.
At .rted on foot from Franklin, Tenn.
Tor Hickman. KY, making the trip in ter
Aays, and stealing through both lines, thi
Conlederates and Federals being pickete(
from Gallatin to Memphis.
At Hickman. tired. dirty and ragged iron
swimming streams and climbing throuEi
and over bushes, | went to hotel and att
supper That night l heard music IN tn
parlo- and going up | saw two younI
ladies'. one playing the piano ana the othe
singing. l knew that If they were Coined
eratss the ladies' would be the trues
and best OF friends TO the soldier boys, so
eaked them to allow me TO play. The
Gaoked surprised, but let me have the Us
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land" which at that time was new. Fror
she effect the song had on them knew the
ysre sympathiZef5 with my cause. and
aaked their assistance to get me pass b
steamboat TO St. Louis, as the step-s0n
Judge Fitzgerald. OF West Tennessee,
whose loyalty the Federal soldiers had con
adsnce. The next morning got the pas
and left for 81. Louis. claimed tnat wa
On nv way to Kansas to visit relatives, an
Ahat | was "A Union man. The boat wa
loaded with Federal soldiers who wor
solng home on furloughs or for the purpos
ef enllstng. | was vel supplied Wit
u0ney. aud whiled away the time .p,aylu
boxer with the men who, l.. they had know
Who was. would have shot me and throw
my body in the river. Ny money was tA
n the Bank OF West Tennessee, and was
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