The National tribune., 1897-11-04

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John Marshall, brother of Cen Humphrey
Marshall, of the rebel army. Col Marshall
had seen service in the Mexican war He
was a fine-looking man. ] do not remember
whether he went TO the rebel army later or
not.
Our company was mustered in by Gen.
Robert Anderson the hero of Fort Sumter
on Oct. 1861, at Louisville, just seven days
before Ire relinquished the command to
Sherman. Most of US were yet beardless
boys There were but five married men in
the company.
When Buckner was supposed to be march
ing on Louisville, all was hustle and con-
fusion. The Legislature at Frankfort was
in session and all sorts of rumors were rife
"a 10 the position in the war Kentucky
should take. While Mcclellan had 100 600.
and Fremont G0,000, Sherman, who had
inst succeeded Anderson in the command Of
the Army of the Cumberland, had scarcely
10000 troops to hold Kentucky in the
Union and repel Z3llicoffer, Buckner. and
Johnston, with their large and well-dis-
Giplined armies.
Excitement ran high. The rebel families,
of whom there were plenty, boasted that
Buclsner would soon capture Louisville.
Still, there were then even thousands of
loyal Kentuclians in the city who showed
rs every kindness in their power. Our
company was quartered in the Nashville
Depot grounds, and we'll do / remember how
the beautiful young women of the city came
out in their carriages every day and en-
couraged us with smiles and patriotic words
They brought US more substantial evidence
Of their loyalty to the old flag in boxes of
cigars, bon bons, sandwiches, pies, cakes and
other eatables.
In the year Of grace 1895 it was my
good fortune az one of the Grand Army
visitors at Louisville to receive similar at
tentions at the hands Of many OF these same
iOyal women and of their bright yonng
daughters. In plain English, even i'll 1861
we found good aud loyal ladies in Louisville
who were glad to see us and exerted their
utmost hospitality for our entertainment
while we remained in their beautiful city
We were sorry to leave but were sent to
guard railroad bridge at Shepherdsville.
] shall never forget little experience I
had while we were guarding that bridge,
standing on the street after dark in CONVEX
sation with the Deputy County Clerk, whose
name forget He had fluid lamp in his
hand, which had two Tubes TO it, with only
one wick in il lighted. He threw his hand
up carelessly and the fluid coming out of
the empty tube struck me in the face and
as il took fire instantly my face and hair
were III a blaze.
Fortunately he had the presence of mind
10 blow ont the flame, not however, before
! was severely burned. But youth and
health furnished the necessary remedial
agency, and in few days | was well and
sound again.
l.
Louisville, and there joined the regiment
After we left Louisville and were encamped
at Camp Wicklff, near New Haven, we were
in Hazen's Brigade of Nelson's Division
There we found out what temper Nelson
had For the slightest cause he would
abuse anyone under him. One day q COM
Iaie of our company, who had never seen
Nelson, got an introduction that he will
never forget While on camp guard, in vio-
.Ia,ion of the rules, he had lit his pipe,
and crawling mp on a stump, in the rain, was
quietly smoking, when an officer rode up
and said, with an dath: Why are you not
walking your beat?P
AS the man had no insignia of rank,
and the guard was a recruit anyhow, as we
all were yet, he replied more forcibly than
politely.
The officer dashed off to the guard-house
and ordered up q Sergeant and squad to re-
licve and rebuke him for his insolence. 1t
was just like Nelson; and, so, when we passed
from under his command we were not sorry.
Later we were told that he had fallen a
victim to his own bad temper at the hands
of brother officer whom he had insulted.
What a contrast with such an officer was
Col. George r. Shackelford. The boys used
to say that no good soldier could ask him for
a favor and be denied, and no shirk could
get favor from him on any account. The
boys worshiped him, and gathered around