The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-07
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Excerpts From the Diary Of
Capt. A. J. Campbell.
The Mississippi ''Stay -at- Homes"
Swindle the Soldiers and Deny
Them Any Hospitality.
Gen. Hindman Demands From the FEEDER
ais the Murderer of Samuel Berry,
and Threatens Retaliation If
FOllisOn is Shot.

CONTINUED from last week-Article 1871
Holly Springs, Miss, Oct. IA, 1862.
l slept badly last night; am troubled
very much with a boil on my arm.
Intended going to town this morn
ing, but felt too unwell to walk and
could get no conveyance. Reported
in the papers that Bragg is falling
back towards Lexington, pursued by
Buel's forces. Everything looks
gloomy.
Oct. 15. Got cold and tired of ly-
ing on the ground awake last night.
Got up and sat by the fire till
nearly day. No rations issued for
to-dav-unable to procure a wagon
to haul them to us. Heard some OF
the boys killing hogs last night. Re-
ceived orders to move back to town.
Left what few tents we had with
some sick. None but commissioned
officers allowed in town unless arm
ed with a pass from the colonel
Bought tobacco at $1.00 plug and a
vial of ink at 80 cents. Our wagons
arrived sent out for our tents and
sick. Reported that Bragg fought
the enemy the 8th, 9th and 10th
near Danville, KY, killing, wound.
ing and taking prisoners 25,OOO OF
them. Our wagons arrived with the
tents an hour after dark. Slept in a
little house occupied by our sick
Had to get up and sit by the fire
DR.. Jas. Hughes arrived in town to.
day, lately released by the FEEDER.
ais. DR.. Hughes was native oi
Maury County, lived for number
of years in North Texas, and died
about five years ago at Culleoka
Tenn. Yard and field fences are
being burned up by the soldiers.
Oct. 16. Took breakfast at a board
ing house near our quarters; pretty
slim table. Got a shave and shoes
blacked for 80 cents. Citizens pass
individual shin plaster bills on u:
and won't take them back. Wrote
home by Dune Cooper. Met FRANK
Hill, Of Maury County this morn.
ing. Learned from him that it wa:
reported when he left there, eight
days ago, that Biffle had met the
enemy at Lavergne, Tenn, and hac
to skedaddle. Subsequently Forrest
drove the enemy into Nashville
Our regiment out drilling this morn
ing. Tried to get quartered in {
private house to-day, but failed. j
M. Hogan and Martin Fry [of Giles
county came into our regiment
Yesterday. Col. Walker, Capt. Love
and Lit. Martin were arrested and
taken to Tilgman's headquarters il
going there after the countersign
Oct. II. Pretty weather now. Esq
VIM. Perry is at our camp. Gen
Tilgman is going to discharge al
the officers not in command unit
their regiments are filled. Rece ivec
letter from home by the hand o
Tom English.
Oct l8. Procured four days alb
sence and borrowed j. M. Hogan:
buggy to take my trunk and KNAPP
sack to the depot. Wagner ran into
the buggy and bent the axle tree
Hired a smith to fix it. At the depo
[ could get no place to put my bag
gage. Got on a freight train anc
came to Water Valley, thirty miles
from Grenada. Could use only ont
arm and could scarcely get either
to help me with my baggage. FounC
Joe Dillaha here. Soldiers are no
we'll treated nor whit more re
spected in this country than a negro
Extremely poor treatment at hospi
tails; food raw and very little at that
Many soldiers die from neglect. Th'
citizens use all means they can t.
fleece them of what little money
they have. They would see soldier
at the devil before they would lie
them in private houses. Took th'
10 o'clock train at Water Valle'
and reached Grenada at II. Put ul
at the Collins House: only $4 a day
Tt is not so much crowded here a
other places I've been.
Oct. 10. Dressed my arm as best
could, ate breakfast and went dow
TO the depot and met a. Nj. Glenn
A dreadful collision occurred twelv
miles below here last night bot
trains packed and jammed with sol
diers. Thirty-five soldiers, thre
negroes and one citizen were killet
and forty wounded. The up trail
was ont Of time. The conductor ant
engineer took to the woods. 1t /
said that they were mad becaus
they had to bring soldiers and wer
running forty miles an hour, tryini
TO make a switch. / visited th
wreck on a train sent down frou
Grenada and thanked my God tha
| was not in it. There lay the dea
on the ground, all mGtilated am
covered with dust and blood. Som
were still fastened in the wreck
/ one poor fellow on the platform wa
sitting as if be were asleep, his bod,
nearlS severed in two. A negro wa
caught on. the iron fender of th
boiler by the end of car. The ten
der of the down train was drive
nearly through a box car next to 1
Most of the damage was done on tn
up train. Nearly all the wounde
had been sent off. saw lying in tn
| hot sun a soldier who had receive
: an internal injury and was suherin