Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-28
BANTAM IN THE ARMY
ONLY ROOSTER IN GEORGIA THAT HAs
 A TOMBSTONE OVER HIS GRAVE.

While we were camped near CuA. peper Court House in the fall of 1862" said Major Tom Williams, T became acquainted with family named Dow dy. Just before the battle of Culpeper paid a visit to the farm and found the ladies in panic, preparing to flee. They set before me such scant fare as they had left, and after 1 had eaten nasty luncheon Miss Mary Dowdy called to me and led tho way to the back yard. '"'There is the last of our stock of poultry, said she, pointing to little bantam cock that was strutting about the yard. I haven't the heart to kill him because he is @ pet. If you want him, you can take him and do as you like with him.
 During the campaign of 1868 he off, ten sat on my shoulder through the long, weary marches and hurried re- treats, and I shared my rations with him. One night we had reached the flank of the enemy's camp by forced march and lay down to sleep on our arms, expecting to Do reused at the break of day for sudden charge. I had started off with General perched upon my musket barrel, and Q sudderl change in tho order of march had separated us from the wagons, so ] placed tho roost- CT on the limb of sapling above my head, while lay down to snatch few minutes sleep.
 General did not utter q single chuck ils protest, although he must have been very hungry from long fasting, but quietly squatted on the branch while I flung myself on the grass and leaves and was soon fast asleep I was so weary that l slept profoundly until I was suddenly aroused by an unearthly screeeh in my ear. Raising my head, I took in the whole situation at a glance.
 General had dropped down from his perch and uttered a shrill crow right in my ear which had awakened me, and as opened my eyes saw the flash of guns as our piclets fired and ill an instant fell back upon us where we lay. The Yankees had turned the tables on ua, and, discovering our presence, the sur prtsing force became the surprised, and in ten minutes there was an unearthly racket going on in that pine thieket.
 Right and left of my position the boys came out of cover and advanced with yells and cheers, moving cautious. ly and firing as they moved. It had be- come sufficiently light for mo to find my few belongings, and I soon recover cd my hat and hayersack, which I had forgotten to pick up in the hurry of the first surprise, and just at that time I was saluted with loud crow just above my head, and looking up l saw General perehed upon his limb, he having flown back there when the firing began, and with his head held on one side he was siding along the swaying branch, crow- ing and clueking
 Tn spite of the banging of the guns and whistling of bullets General stuck bravely to his perch and never futtered during the entire engagement When I told tho story in camp that night, General was the toast of the evening, and he was treated to all sorts of tid. bits in recognition of his gallantry on the field of action.
 "0no morning, however, General played the camp detective in a most alarming manner, which came near proving disastrous t9 fellow soldier of another mess. All foraging had been strictly forbidden, and no man was al- lowed to leave the ranks under the heaviest penalty of military discipline. There was a fellow by the name of Jim Eessmith, who occupied @ tent not fax from that of tho captain of our compa- ny. About o'clock the order was pass ed along the lines for us to prepare to march
 General was perched on the limb oS bush near me while sat munching my hard tack, and all of a sudden he raised himself on his perch and crowed lustily. Of course no cock ill hearing could resist replying to such challenge and from within the tent occupied by Jim Nessmith came the untitled crow of an old rooster. Jim made a grab at the bag and succeeded in choking him of, but the noise had reached the ears of some of tho others, and the captain be- came apprised of the fact that Jim had been foraging A hasty examination of his tent disclosed the body of the big rooster, choked to death by Jim in his anxiety to put stop to his untimely growing.
 ''Jim was ordered under arrest pond Ing an investigation. but just about that time the order came Co advance. and we moved forward, and by sunrise we were fighting, and tho unfortunate ofaceF who had ordered Jim to be placed un. der arrest was borne from the field corpse after tho fight was over. The af- fair was forgotten amid che stirring scenes that followed
 .'Seeing that the end was near. [ found an opportunity to send Generss to the rear and placing him in a cagN started him cn tho long journey to the home of a nephew ill Georgia He had not been long on the farm before he be gan to pino and droap. and the family
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