The National tribune., 1895-07-04

actually whipped them Yankees with rocks
The mountain gap where we were was jus
full of rocks, and the way we pitted thos,
fellows was sight. The trouble was tha
Longstreet, who was to come to our aid
was delayed, and when he did come, die
not come as we had expected. OF course
when we got there, we drove them back ant
captured q number of them. You jus
should have heard them fellows we captured
talking about our throwing rocks"
Though the slaughter of the Yankee:
was prodigious, apparently none of the
terrible Is were injured, and it was vel
for the rebel army that it was not so
for the Tigers had awfully important
work to do in the Maryland campaign
after the battle at Slaughter Mountain
we went up into Maryland, where we sup
ported Gordon, and l never will forget that
trip through Maryland. We were bringing
up the rear Of the army and all of us
noticed that we never saw anybody Mt the
houses on the line of march, and we Won
dered at it. Finally. one day German and
myself decided to forage little, so we got
ont of ranks and went over to house 10 see
what we could pick up. Apparently there
was nobody at home, just like every other
house we had seen, so we decided to go
around to the rear.
As we turned around the house we heard
scream, and there stood two of the worst
frightened women / ever saw. We APP
preached them and tried to quiet them, but
they emily hid their faces and yelled louder
Finally, one of them took her hands from
her face and looked up ut us, and L noticed
she looked surprised and relieved. After
apparently satisfying herself she said:
9 Mary, don't be afraid. They amt got
no horns
This stopped the other woman, but mysti-
fed us. After questioning them, we learned
that some of Stuart's men, who had pre-
coded us, had told every body they saw to
hide out, that the Louisiana Tigers were
coming along behind, and that they were
peculiar specimens of humanity, who wore
horns and red capes; that they killed every
body who did not wear Il Uniform, and COM
mitied all kinds of depredations. When
the women found out we were like other
people, they gave US a lot of provisions.
Here follows a modest little account
of one of his own performances
@On my recovery from wound, had
The most exciting incident of my life, with
the possible exception of one. / had just
consciousness when a Union sol
1ier walked up to me and told me to sur
-ender. | was bewildered and did not know
where l was, but the command brought
ne to my senses, and l lowered my gun.
lie stepped q few PAGES away TO look after
wounded Confederate who was trying to
ho0t, and as he turned / bored him
trough. Realizing then that / was sur
ounded by the enemy, turned to go, but
IS / aid so another one Ieveled his gun
N me and told me to drop my gun. low
red it to the ground as had done before,
mt he commanded me TO throw it down.
did SO, but the moment he looked off l
licked il up, shot him, and loaded inst in
ime to shoot at q fellow who had/a bead
N me only few feet aeHy. l missed the
asst man on account OF hasty aim, but the
'ullet knocked a cloud of dust in his face
S he was lying behind an embankment, and
ran like deer. He shot at me, and, in
act, whole volley followed me, but got
way. got within cur lines after a while,
nd I'll tell You we had another hot fight.
Next he tells of how 10 of the terri
lie band were disposed of at Rappahan-
lock Bridge: r.
Here we were driven back three times,
nut finally won the fight, and captured
inc battery. All of the original Tigers that
we're left after Malvern Hill were killed here
ut three, the other 1897 had either been
.illed or captured, and as it was our motto |
0 die rather than surrender, / think pretty
early every one of them had been either |
Tiled or so badly wounded that they were
Untitled for battle. Anyhow, there were |
My three of US left ard we went along |
With Gen. Gordon TO the battle of Cedar |
,reek in the Shenandoah Valley. 1t was |
ere we surprised the enemy before day. 1t |
Tas also here that Gen. Early took the COM
1and from Gen. Gordon. But it would |
axe me too long to 90 into details about |
ach battle, as / was in 50, as nearly as | |
an remember
Now there's a story for you. We |
eally didn't make much Roadway |
/ putting down the rebellion until we
OF away with the last of that terrible
As long as there was one of
Iem left we had oceans of trouble, but
soon as we knocked out the last one
herman took Atlanta and marched /
own to the sea, Thomas whipped
Iood at Nashville, and Phil Sheridan
ode through the Confederacy very
luch as he pleased.
This story, lavishly illustrated, is
'eely copied by papers through the
cuth.