The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-07


mother earth with sunny indiffer-
ence as though it was soldiers
business to be killed. Being un-
well, L left the heart sickening
scene and returned to town. 81
Oct. 20. Can get no accommoda-
tions here and am going to another
place. Bragg's victory complete at
Perryvills, KY, twenty or thirty
thousand prisoners taken. Gen.
Buckner [who figured conspicuously
at the surrender at Ft. Donelsonl
took part in the fight. Rumor says
that Corinth and Bolivar are evacu-
ated and that Nashville is being
evacuated. Gen. Hindman notifies
the Lincoln authorities that if the
murderer of Samuel Berry, of Crit
tenden, Ark, is not delivered to him
that he will hang Wisconsin lieu
tenant, and also that if they shoot
Follison as a guerilla he will shoot
anoth er Federal lieutenant that he
has.
Paid negro fifty cents to take my
trunk to Mr.. Cochran's. Paid at the
Collins House 81 for night and a
half's lodging and four meals.
Oct. 81. Had high fever yesterday
evening and last night. Suffered
dreadfully with my arm; couldn't
sleep a wink. Not able to help my
self and among entire strangers,
feel the want of friends more than
ever before in my life. Walked
three-quarters of a mile this morn
ing to DR.. Hughes and got him to
dress my arm. He gave me some
medicine and agreed to come down
in the evening. Could hardly get
back to my boarding house. My
friend Glenn stays upat fernando
and only comes in on Saturday even
ing. Conductor of the up c0lliding
train has been caught, making his
way to Lincoln's men.
Northern accounts show that
Democrats gained largely in the
late elections. Three hundred and
eighty eight Confederate prisoners
captured at Hatchie and paroled at
Bolivar. They represent both places
as strongly fortified and the ladies
all right on the Southern question
Federals come to Holly Springs un-
der flag of truce: regarded as a
ruse.
Bragg retreating to Cumberland
Gap; mistake about his taking so
many prisoners. Buell. trying to
outflank him and cut off his retreat.
See a piece in the Memphis Com
mercjdI cOmplimenting Esq. John
Lowry Lynnville,. Tenn, for refus-
ing to sell his leather at 81 a pound
to spectators and selling it to his
neighbors at so cents a pound.
Oct. %. Could sleep none last
night. See an account in the papers
of Memphis ladies smuggling out
pistols to G. S. A. officers. Walked
up to.Dr. Hughes and had my arm
dressed and got some medicine
Wrote to Col. Walker and Capt.
Love. See an account of Southern
lady in Missouri being shot by Fed
erals. A synopsis of Bragg's report
of the fight at Perryville, Ky,
claims brilliant victory; he had tJ
fall back to keep his retreat from be-
ing cut off.
Oct %. My regiment, and the 48th
Tennessee, passed down the road
to day. Learned from one of the
boys left here that they had move
ed to Cold Water, five miles from
Holly Springs. He does not know
where they are going. Can't un-
derstand the movement. Think
perhaps they are being sent to
the other part of the 48th under
Bragg. We have hitherto been at
tachcd to the 3rd and 30th to make
out full regiment.
Oct. "a. Rested none last night
Fight near Charleston. Enemy driv-
en- to his gunboats. Democrats car
ry Ohio.
Oct. %. Cavalry fight between
Holly Springs and Corinth. Yam
KEGS ''skedaddle." The Lincoln com.
mander at Memphis is going to send
ten families out for every boat fired
on by guerillas. A guerilla chief
from Arkansas notified him that il
he did he would hang ten Lincoln
men for every family sent out. Eff.
feet: fifteen days of grace allowed
although ten families were already
notified to leave on account of the
Cdtdhdubd being fred into. A. M
Glenn is coming down tonight. lJl
(Sun). Oct. 26. Had my arm lane.
ed again to-day, which it was very
badly in need of Had to wait near.
ly all day for the doctor. Turned
, very cold Saturday and has not mod.
Grated any. haa..
Oct. q. Rested some better last
/ night. Heavy frost this morning
, Procured from the Post Surgeon a
, bottle of brandy on recommenda
, tion of the doctor. Wrote home by
mail to-day. 'aHlI1
! Oct. %. On the 28th of Oct. my right
arm commenced rising and / suffer
ed so | could do nothing until Nov
! 9TH. Hence L write my diary from
memory. Nothing of interest trans.
J piring. Bragg ordered to Richmond
! Buell. called to account for the con
= duct of his campaign. t
3 Oct. 20. Bragg's army making
good its retreat to Cumberland Gap
! bringing off large quantities of Ken
/ tucky jeans, shoes, beeves, horses anC
s other army supplies. Learn that the
3 Mississippians guarding the bridge
3 above fernando let the same mum
? Der of Federals run them clear of
& the ground and burn the bridge
4 Forrest driving in pickets all arounC
I Nashville. Looking with extreme
4 anxiety for our forces to take Nash
/ vile before any of Buel's army ar
~. on Tool-sn 80. 4boho,A =