The age-herald., 1898-07-20
GRIZZLY VETERANS
 MOVE ON ATLANTA Five Train Loads Left Birmingham Yes
 terday OYer the Southern. BIRMINGHAM DELEGATION Under Gen. Fred. s. Ferguson Sponsor
 and Maids Go. A HEROINE OF THE CIVIL WAR Accompanied the Party, in the Person of Emma Sanson.V Who in '63 Jump
 ed on Gen. Forests Horse and Guided Him to Victory.
A HEROINE OF THE CIVIL WAR

Birmingham was fairly alive all day yes terday with Confederate veterans and their families and friends en route to Atlanta in session from today until next Satur- day.
 Three trains loaded down with these old heroes of the Confederacy were handled to Atlanta early yesterday morning by the Southern railroad. They had been brought, most of them, from Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas over the Alabama Great South ern, the Southern and the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad Many Alabamans also living north and south of Birmingham were brought in over the Louisville and Nashville. The $3.35 rate for the round trip from here to Atlanta is proving big inducement toward getting people to make the trip.
 Among the distinguished vetrans who have passed through Birmingham was General Stephen D. Lee, of Starkeville, Miss, who was in Birmingham Monday afternoon. All indications are that Gen. eral Lee will be selected commander-in- chief of the organization to succeed Gen. eral Gordon whom it is thought will re- fuse to stand for reelection.
 Tire Birmingham Veterans
 Most of the Birmingham veterans, their friends and families left yesterday after noon, though this number was greatly in- creased by the vetranS who arrived on all of the forenoon trains. The train had to be run in double sections and both of them were fdff~~-->-
 Colonel M W. SteeiS,- Captain J. W. Bush, T. Y. Cain, w. D. Yancey and pr. J. C. Miller were Camp Eardee's delegates who went over yesterday afternoon, and Henry c. Vaughan and A. c. Oxford were among the delegates who are to represent Camp Jeff Davis.
 A special car was provided for General F. S. Ferguson, in command of the Ala bama division his staff and the state spon- sor, Miss Lillian Roden, with her maids of honor, Miss Jamie VanHoose, of this city, Miss Mamie Fletcher. of Huntsville, and Miss Helen Gunter, of Montgomery.
 Miss Louise Flight, another maid of honor, joined the party at Anniston.
 A Southern Heroine
 Accompanying this party was one of the herones of the civil war, now living in this state. She is Mrs. Christopher John- son, but 1t was under her maiden name of Miss Emma Samson that she performed the deed which made her famous.
 It was in 1863, when General Forrest, the famous Confederate cavalryman, was car ryng on his operations in Alabama. At the time he was in pursuit of General Street, of the Federal army, who had l,5OO men with him. The latter was retreating, and after crossing a bridge in Etowah county over Black creek, he burned 1t be- hind him to stop General Forests pur- suit.
 It was then the brave little Emma Ran som, girl of IT years, who lived with her parents near by, came forward and offered to guide the confederates to ford near where the bridge was destroyed When her mother learned of her daughters scheme she expressed her disapproval, but the plucky little southern girl said she was not afraid to go with General Forrest. And with that she climbed upon his horse be- hind the general and quickly guided him across the ford.
 By this means, Forrest, who had only about 300 men, was enabled to surprise and capture the whole of General Steele's com mand, numbering about 1,500.
 The little heroine afterward married Lieutenant Christopher Johnson of the Tenth Alabama infantry, and she has lived in this state ever since.
 The state of Alabama. in recognition of her heroic services, has since the war given her several sections of public land