The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-19

but his mother kept him safely until al
most supper time, when she turned him
loose and sent him TO the bakery for
some bread. Jerry went He bought the
bread and then hired a messenger boy TO
carry II home, stipulating that he must
not go until after the stage left town. The
boy Kept faith with Jerry, and Jerry went
of to the war.
The stage made a night run. and during
II e night the driver was startled by hear
ing some one sneeZe. He got down from
his high seat and looked about, and there
was jerry Curled up in the boot. He
begged the driver TO let him go on, as he
wanted to OVertake the Dixie Guards.
Inc driver entered into the plan and hur-
ried his horses a little faster. When in
sight OF the camp it was morning, and IL
looked as though camp would break be-
fore the young soldier could reach 10. The
driver blew his horn loud and long. and
then held the diminutive soldier up in
ms hands and waved HIM back and for
ward as a signal for the Guards 10 wait.
Ihey did, and Jerry was taken along IN
charge OF Capt. Thompson. or Hand
some Jack, as the county clerk was
The little man marched with the COM
pany TO Richmond, where he was soon a
great favorite. The ladies of St. Pauls
church, where Jefferson Davis attended
worship, made him handsome gray uni
FORM, Wnich ne wore as long as IL would
hang on him.
The exposure en- route had been too much
lot the young soldier, and he had rheuma-
tism Tor long time, and was kept in the
hospltal. When recovered he was as ire
pressible as ever. One day he was down to
the river, and became mixed up In a fight
between two factions of boys. Jerry came
out with a broken nose, and had 1t not
peen Tor one of the orderlies, the little fell
low would have taken his gun and cleared
the field of both friend and foe. But
jerry was not allowed HIS gun and am
munition, and the death roll was smaller
wise.
Jerry. was forager as well as a fighter
II is related of him that one time. when in
camp near Washington, at Mason's Hill.
Jerry was the cause Of entrapping a large
number of federals. He was foraging and
the suffers tents Of the enemy were more
entlclng THAN he could resist. The officers
crainmed Jerrys pockets and his KNAPP
sack, and while DOING this sought to pump
him ana gain some valuable information i'm
regard TO the graycoats. At Mason's Hill
were several batallions of infantry caval-
ry, and artillery. Among the latter was
the famous Washington Artillery of New
Orleans. But the federals did not find all
this out Jerry denied that there was any
greater force there than a few pickets, or,
perhaps, a handful of soldiers. He was
spelling for a fight. He wanted to hear
the roar of artillery and the rattle Of mus
kerry, and his supreme wish was gratfied.
The federals swOoped down on what they
supposed was a handful of graycOats, and
were captured, together with their stores,
besides losing heavily.
The federal commander saw the little
forager and charged him with getting
them into all this trouble. You lie. sir!'
said Jerry. II never saw you before"
Jerry did not want it known that he had
been hobnobbing with the Yankees.
After the forces were rearranged, Jerry
was placed In Col. Tom Taylors command,
in the southwest. He was at the siege OF
Nicksburg, and in fact, in all the battles
going but did not receive a scratch. When
marching into battle he would beat his
drum, but when the battle began he used
his musket just as any soldier. He was al
ways in the thickest of the fight, as brave
as the bravest.
After the war he lived in Memphis for
twenty years or more. He was en- engin-
eer on the river steamers. For ten years
past he has been on the lower river, with
his home at Nicksburg.