The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-05
FAMOUS SHOTS in The WAR.
Some Remarkable FeatS on The Part Of
Crack KaTsSn3l.
Texans WHO COULD KNOCK OUTANLyE
ouantrci's Ncu Ised to Cut on Buttons
forTun-SoInc Of John Morg'n's Boys
Could Got Rird on Tho wing
Other Wonderful sharpshoo'eT''

who has written many Interesting Ut ''''.'
about the Confederate soldiers i''''''s
contributed to the Confederate Veteran
readable paper on Maih-ina's'''P '''
the Army. 49,
want 10 ask ola veterans about me
lest shots they saw or heard En- orr great
war. wrote Air. Ridley. Let sharp hooi-
.rs rfu-k.ffarS. caunuutrrs 900 l'H ODD
Some Of the shots worth reading about
shots that now and then turned ihe ""'
az battlc. ptrhaus. IL is stated that tNe
fr.vns Rangers could knock out an tN
from on or under hts horse. QnahtIti
men. they say. could cut q npn"n 90
strike a keyh0lc ou dead run. iH'.
nscd TO entertain Themselves fhoo''"- a.
door-luohs on entering hamlet ny VII
thrrr,r rffeuenn. Company rl tonltu
rate bushwhackcis could place a ga" "1
any given point. ANA hls aHAbo''''''
TINKER Dave Bcattys Company We're
cr.clsrnon of The mountains equally eooH'
How was 10 with The old slu.iiti-"u''ei
OIL the armies2 Bogardus is slid 20 ~
Tie crack shot OF to-day a close distance
In civil life. lut ] want the veteran 10
have in its pages f0r thc future hial oiid",
some example, of She mark ui'h'n ID,
soldiers in action, who bad no improved
weapons nnf who learned o. u-' ". ..u
muskct WIN the skin OF 'Wiid h'll
and fIN NlNIIIHa ann 600 H A''t
Instances speak more forcioly or inc
perfection attained in This art than any
thing else. Here ls one related of Porter
Eatt,rv nj Fort Ionclson. a 7llrrshooi-
ar. about tnroc-fourths Of milo off, on
lie Federal side. had climbed mriWay u
large tree. and was picking OF Porter
cunncrs A six-poundcr was aimed al NM
and he fen 10 ihe ground dead. Al hei-
mont. Major Stewart afterwards lAeH-
tenant-Gcucral a. y. steward, who COM
mandod tho forts and water batteries
directed the famous gun known ON the
Southern side as "Thc Lady Polk at
column headed by horseman' VINO al
forwards turned ont 60 be General Grant.
These shots turned the toe of that bat
lie. and caused the Fcderals 60 retreat TO
their gunhoats.
KILLED HIM a NILE OFF.
At Rocky Face Ridge. near Dalton, John
King. OF the Twentieth Tennessee Regi-
m,nt raised Ibis telescope 20 his Whit
worth and dismorntcd an officer COM
manding skrmish-line a mile away.
Generals Johnston and Stewart estimated
the distance for him. aud saw the shot.
10 Is said that Captain Anderson, OF Guam
trells men. would. in "a charge. take his
hrifle-reius in his mouth. and use his
pistols in both hands 90 perfection. They
IldAAl lOl AAANA an To ''''til't.' Htt'tNA -t'~
that he could strike any button on
mans coat that Doe wanted 90. Al Adairs-
vile two Federals behind "a tree got one
OF our skirmishers in a. similar position.
When his body hy his movements would
aupefr out from the centre they fire
and shoot his cOat-sidcs until that gar
mcnt WAS in shreds. Notwithstanding
this that OH soldier watched his chance.
and finally. in ana mguardcd moment,
killed both. and coOly said: "Now, i
reckon you'll quit your foohshness.'
At Ecsaca Browns Brigade displayed
fine Workmanship over disputed battery
mat both sioes were trying 90 hold. but
neither could get away. The Federals
would raise hat from behind -heir
breastworks on a stick and The brigade
would shoot it into atoms. ON the march
10 Tennessee. "a berl oI frightened deer
rushed through Trcnch's Division. several
were killed while at fun uit. on the
jump and run. although the division was
in panic with chuck aguo. Some of John
Morgans bows could SGT 90 bird on the
wing with pistols, ana this was not un-
common with tle Arkansas, Missouri, ana
Texas soldiers.
WON THE MEDAL.
In the First Tehnf seee Regiment ut
Shclbyvilt. iu 1873. d target in The shape
medal was offered for the best 1--WE shots
William Eeasly. OF Ledbetter's Company
put three shots ont OF tAe five ln The tar
get. any one of which would have proved
fatal lie not only got the medal. but
was detailed as one of Tine five i'm his
division to sharpshoot with "a Whirworth
one of Wards pi.hets. i'm John Aforean's
cavalry. near Monticello. Ky. one dark.
drizzly night. heard au awful rustlng m
the leaves near him. Doc was i'm Tinker
Dave Bcatty's beat and th., sound raised
the hair on his head. Iie haliooed out.
who comes there.' There being no an
swer. he fred and iied. The next morning
IL was found thti al tins shot he had
fired al the sound had pierced bog
through the heart. killing him 'too dead
10 squeal Az NeW Hope Church. a
Texas Brigade Wranbufy SD rushed for q
hin on our flank, they poured one yolcy
into Federal brigade. which had just
reached the crest. and their uueriing aim
left 40 bodies ON the field.
GENERAL FORESTS FEAT.
The secret of craftsmanship ii not in
the practice alone. bat in The perception
and education as 20 distance. At Mis-
sionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain we
found that we invariably oycrslot the
enemy from hieh emiuonccs. and lat
they In The valley oycrshot us. 10 takes
judgment from position and experience as
70 the Injection and detection Of "a ball
from the force that lropels 10 90 perfect
one in this science one day. near keuuc-
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