The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-10-20
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Muir. Vernon. Iowa; George De Hart, Mt.
Sterling. Iowa. William J. Cocayne, Burlng-
ton, Iowa. !. b. Thatcher. Jonathan Thatcher,
NJ. G. Davis, Washington, ID. c.; John w.
Bowen, A. A.-General Department OF Nebraska.
GA r., Lincoln, Neb.; F. Elliott, Nevada, Iowa f;
A. n. Crosby. 215 street northeast, Washing
ton, ID. c.; James N. McMannamie California
junction, Iowa; L. s. Tyler, Salem, Mass;
John S. Bosworth, Washington, ID. c.; George
X. Steele. Omaha, Neb.
The Charge at jackson, Miss.
Robert L. Thomas, Co. II. 25th H., Astoria,
Ill.,, was in the charge at Jackson, Miss, and
thought it was the greatest storm of shot and
she'll he ever faced in his whole four years and
e7en months of the soft job he had from Uncle
Sam. The writer's regiment was on the right
center of the brigade, and, if he has not for
gotten, Col. Johnson had command of the regi-
ment and Capt. Human Rhodes had command
OF his company. The 2Sth lost about half it's
numbers in killed, wounded, and prisoners in
the charge. The writer never knew that there
was but one brigade in the charge, which con-
sisted Of the 25th, 41st and 32d H., and an
Indiana regiment, the number of which he has
forgotten. The writer got to within 10 or 10
rods of the rebel brcastworks and heard no
orders to retreat, but on looking around found
the boys were falling back, when he started to
run also, and did not stop until he got back ont
of range where a small line had been formed
out of what was left of the brigade. One Of
the writer's messmates was struck with large
round ball in the breast and shoulder, tearing
the bone loose from the body, but be marched
back to Vicksburg, where he was placed in the
hospital, dying two or three days afterward.
Champ Ferguson's Capture.
James II. Blackburn, First Lieutenant, Co. D,
4th Tenn. MID Inf, says that Gen. Negley,
who was in command at Nashville in 1865,
issued orders that rebel bushwhackers could
come i'm and surrender, with the exception of
Capt. Champ Ferguson, who could not be
treated as the others. Col. j. II. Blackburn
was ordered to go out and meet company of
this kind in White County. to permit them to
surrender their guns, take the oath, and 90
home, and Gen. Dibrell came out from Sparta
to the place selected for Col. Blackburn TO meet
the bushwhackers. Shortly after Col. Black
burn arrived he was notified that the guerrilla
Captain was just over the hill and If he wished
10 meet him he would have to come there.
Col. Blackburn took Capt Vannatta and went
to the rendezvous, where he was met by Capt.
Champ Ferguson. who said he wanted to sur
render under the same orders, but was told by
Blackburn that he had orders not to receive
his surrender; but he would receive the
surrender of his men, and when ready to
start Ferguson could go his way unmolested,
and he would be protected. Ferguson came
over and staid with the Federals until they
were ready to move. when he was told by Col.
Blackburn that he could CO. and that he ought
to leave the State. He promised to try and
allow Ferguson the same privileges as the
others. Col. Blackburn returned to Nashville
and turned over his prisoners and begged Gen.
Negley to permit Ferguson to surrender, which
was refused, and he was ordered to send a squad
of men after Ferguson. Col. Blackburn ordered
his brother, the writer, to send Serg't Taylor,
Privates Hathaway, Craven, Plumley, and two
ntb thraa
days afterward these men reported at Alexandria
with Ferguson, who was taken to Nashville,
where he was tried by court martial and con-
victed by the evidence of his own command of
numbering men in hospitals at the salt works
on the borders of Virginia.