Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-11
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Y eeCI westward q distance - rFS - :
imnes. and thea take ZIP pcsoo-S ccy
isrins the Smokers Gap mad ard ~
i5reen Cove read. Il attacked i toOc
they VIII support each otts5 asa tci.
? ou; IS long 5 possible CaF-. H-T
per. by seniority, Wj5 have command.
- read the general order. 2rl bal
8n hour after receiving ID Tia ;Uo c-1
pac.es were Oh tas 147,h. Tie w.,
roads, leading iuto ;vo gaps s d,
mJu-tair. were tWc miles apart II.
io1jeci q sending 8 to-es w2S 10 Pre-
wen; rr5s. SCOUTS so sue-rii.as from
,om.rs through The dsdss AID se,c-
ing information 81 the movements G..
the corps on ite leitW.1s
L had been halvu In The Seventh
for months ;aa, Capt Harper. @.
company D and Cap. White, ef ccu-
pary C., were bitter enemies Is
civilians they had lived 20 miles apart,
ard perhaps had l5; heard Of each
other for wears. and +; must have bss1
q great surprise when they net IS
captains iu caut5rmeut. TIE bitter
ness between them dated back fer
yeags-way back 10 the days when Is
Young men they both loved the same
girl. There are men who are good
haters and never forgive. such q mau
was Capt. Harper. Wbeu the feuj
began 10 make pa-tislus the co,1re.
1 sough, 10 smooth matters over. and he
found Capt. White ready TO make
peace. Nct 50 with the other. however.
lie had hated toe long. As far Is mill
,ary etiquette required he would rec
oguize Capt. White, but beyond tha,
be would continue 10 hate and de.es,
him and hope for his death above tina,
Of any other person on earth.
The feud between the captains
dragged il the lieuteraEts first ard
then the strgeanrs and corporals, and
finally the s:.vstes, and by and by the
companies could not march together
w.thol; guarding. They would not
have been sent OF together on this
day bU. for a combination OF c'rcum-
stances which inside it impossible TO
spare another company in place OF one
OF them, The general order gave Capt.
Harper malicious satisfaction. He
lad his enemy under Lis thumb for the
frs, time, and the companies were
hardly clear Of the regiment when he
sent for the junior captain and said:
You heard the order read, sir. and
here is q copy Of it.. You understand
that I am in command @! the entire
f0rge?'
lido, sir" was The reply.
Then I shall expect prompt and
Cheerful. Obedience from YOU. I viii
stand TO lodging Oh. crawling. 1 IN
aerstand that YOUR men ran away in
Nils River skirmjsh. II they try
with me will have my company
lire Into them for c~owards.'
CAPT. Harper" replied the other. as
he saluted, 81 have the honor 10 re-
port that company G lost two men
killed and five wounded at MIL River.
and that It was the first company in ac-
',, ana '4e US. o 'ea'e Inc he.a'
4e-''"ts TO- Dl' remember mat they
D~s' os -V-- up 10 'Ae'F "ofh II at
'-@so' you are H0' feeling wei. and
aiah to turn over the command to your
s-.e'.'.' anu 20 10 Inc rear WILL ar
ous y. N'p'' harper WORDS
y ---." ne meant 't So
".-,t nv P-easvu MN more
F-. as -Oy'1,La' 1DesF ar
'sI ana seha MN back. The junior
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Na .''e ~ st''he 'Ae other
- 1s !s, 'oN''0''eu A'Ase!I ana
~ D'FaN'
ooHtaN' = was sent on ahead to
"e mum Vi ureeh Co'e gap
10 "'S lt9i.' u posi- Of Danger.
az ""'' 'I'Dus" sucker gap was
~ -''.o" anu '01+A INA no Dody OF
oop9 lo-.D pe ss"' through H. AT
- Nc vas d l'au over
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IN OI' : .'"s 10 see EN- wiped
1' ~ '1e 'a9' man mu'ieied the
1ar'15I a. ne Ma'gAed the 70
i'a'c"su away II N attacked
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d an" | Won sur hand or s
'''' nun O0u' put no" nate
IN, d
~. ,.n' ieaeneu us position
= .i,'e DacA c~e,hchihenl I
-. "Ho we're u~eoouchiug
anu mere was a sharp
~. '"'i'A'1N ID "Hlch u man was
- ~ VI "Hiee "0unued. NO s
80 'ne soeI'n'as eIi'en back
~ tV'"A aHu Oo"loers were
1Oss,neI 4Oi d Dreastwork and il
u s'a'io"eu oehind them II
'uu wv men were sent up
'aP nuNoieu yaIo@ 10 take posi- \
on, and as they settled down one v
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