The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-02-04
ECHOES OF
THE PAST.
Excerpts From the Diary of
Capt. A. j. Campbell.
Capt. Campbell Applies for a Fur
Tough, and Grows Weary Watt
ing for an Answer.
Sick in Body and Low in Spirit, He
Longs for the Care and PrOtec-
ton of Loved Ones at
the Old Home.

CONTINUED from last week-Article l9.l
Port Hudson, Jan. %, 1868. Very
warm and cloudy to-day. Ventured
to eat some more hog foot. 1t is
very provoking to a sharp appetite
to have to wait until after eight
o'clock for breakfast, after two for
dinner and an hour after dark for
supper. On Sunday get only two
meals. Rumored that the gunboat
EsseT found torpedo below Port
Hudson, took it up and carried it to
Baton Rouge, where it exploded,
killing thirty-four men and damag-
ing the boat.
Jan. 26. Am very weak this
morning and not so well as yester-
day. Yesterday and day before |
was able to walk about the yard.
Lieut.. Williams, of Miles legion
was brought into NY room very sick
with typhus fever. l was not con-
suited abouti it at all. 1t is very disa-
greeable in such small room. DR.
Hanslaw came over to-day for the
first time in three days. Gave me
some blue mass to take. Great
many rumors afloat about the
Northwest and Northwestern troops
kicking about the conduct OF the
war.
Jan. q. Turned cooler yesterday
evening and rained cold rain all
night. Smallpox in Miles legion
and the 4th Tennessee. Rumored
that a gunboat has passed Vicks-
burg and that the Yankees are dig
cling channel across the bend
opposite the city. Also that the
Yankee force at Baton Rouge il
10000. The Yankees assert that they
have taken Arkansas Post, on the
Arkansas river, one hundred miles
from the mouth, and 1000 prisoners
The doctor brought me over my
horse this evening. Mr.. Slaughter
would not keep him for me and
had to send him back. Col. Voor
HES arrived to-day. DR.. Hanslav
sent in my application for leave o
absence for thirty days.
Jan. %. Capt. Love came owe
this morning for the first time sine
he got well. Learn that Col. Voor
HES has applied for leave of absence
Expect we will both fail as Gen
Pemberton will hardly allow tw
field officers to be absent at tn
same time. All our transports hay
been ordered up Red river. Tn
river has risen rapidly lately an
destroyed a large quantity of cor
that was carelessly left on the land
r no. The Yankees have planted
a battery below Vicksburg on tn
opposite side OF the river. Gel
Gregg came over to see me to-day
An order has been issued to tn
army here for all small regiments
1 detach five officers to go after strat
: glers and recruits.
q Jan. 20. Wrote home To-Day 0
Capt. Carlos G. Harris. Moved OF
5 of the overseer's room into th
l. house tonight.
Jan. 80. The five officers from oil
d regiment, detailed to recruit an
pick up stragglers, got oil to-da,
Sent Yesterdays letter by Cap
z, Love, Learn that the surplus of
Q GERS here from Bragg's army a.
q ordered on duty. Reliable informi
\ ton has been received that II
y Arkansas post was taken with 10
prisoners. My application for leaN
of absence with Col. VOORHEES, can
If back for explanations. Commune
Is ton with Vicksburg has been cut
- and ferry boat and fiat boat ha'
10 been captured by the enemy. We
l. to Gen. Gordon's headquarters
Ie Mrs. Slaughter's carriage.
d Ian, 81, Don't feel so well to-da
Had a hemorrhage from the lun
last night. DIR. Hanslaw came ov
to-day and left more mercur
Is Heard heavy cannonading IN &
S. direction of Baton Rouge this NOR
NJ inp. Learn that l.. r. Braden
= down here. Braden was q reside
j. of Fountain Creek and was t
at father of L. G. (Dick) Braden,
a. Lvnnville, at one time a promine
and popular passenger conductor
the L. & n. This post will so
have n grist mill in operation.
as Feb. /. To-day is rainy, dark a
en- gloomy. Am feeling worse IL
I'll morning. Have a high fever a
st severe headache. Mr.. Braden cal
- over to see me this morning a
" promised to wait until heard ire
" my application for leave OF aosen
to The EsSeG up this morning II
mored that $4,000 Yankees are
their wav here from Baton Rout
es Hear of fighting at Charleston a
that the Yankees have the wa
running through the channel
IL Vicksburg. Received letter fr'
n home day before yesterday.
on Feb. 2. Had high fever nearly
.os last night. Am very much q
tressed that am getting worse
~ that I cannot travel. Sent for
re Hanslaw early this morning.
nd Feb. 3. Am not improving a
od Learn that a gunboat has pass
- Vicksburg. Learn that the Il,
TOT tnckv Legislature has deelal
'es against the abolition governimel
Tbe boats that have been Urlngl