The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-02-11
COLUMBIA TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Ii, 1898.

TO me. Tilgman's brigade is being
moved up towards Grenada to guard
against the Federal advance. Am
very much depressed over leaving.
Feb. %. Not so we'll this mOrn-
ing. Another bridge has broken
near Meridian. w. @. Richardson
came up last night from Port Hud-
son on his way home. L will go
with him as far as Athens. Troops
are moving down to Port Hudson
Feb. %. Very cool this morning.
Am feeling some better. Got up
early expecting to start to Meridian,
but learned that there was no train.
Feb. "a. Left Jackson at dark last
night on a crowded train. Reached
the Chunky river at eight o'clock,
the scence of the accident on the
18th. Twenty nine dead bodies had
been gotten out and it was thought
there were about thirty more. Left
the Chunky at 8 a. M, reaching
Meridian at II. Stood the night
travel of sixty miles better than /
expected. Paid $3.50 at the Burton
House for the best dinner | have had
in long time.
Feb. 20. Staid at the Burton
House last night and took the 8 a.
m. train for Mobile where we ar
rived at $50 p. m. "
Feb. 26. Paid $40 Tor lodging at
the Batee House and So for break
fast. Went to the post office to get
papers. Feel very weak and bad.
At Pollard's fifty ladies and gentle
men took the up train and crowded
US nearly to death. Very warm.
Paid 80 cents at supper for a cup Of
genuine coffee and then it failed to
be pure. Reached Montgomery at
10 p. M, in the midst of a hard rain.
Put up at the Exchange.
Feb. 81. Procured passport 'and
started for Atlanta at 1880. A
change in the schedule of the Geor-
gia road necessitated a stop over of
twelve hours at West Point. Tired
and sleepy, L put up at a filthy hotel
and had to wait three hours for a
bed.
Feb. %. Have had high fever all
night and this morning. Conduc tor
would hardly let me in the ladies
car out of the damp. Left West
Point at a. M, reaching Atlanta
at $3.50. Chattanooga train was gone,
Put up at the Washington House
March l.. Left Atlanta at 7:30 last
night. reaching Chattanooga at five
this morning. Crossed the river at
Stevenson on a pontoon bridge. Sen
tinel would not let me in the ladies
ear. Lay over two hours at Steven
son aud arrived at Huntsville at
dark.
March 2. Put up at the Early
House. Left at p. IN. for Athens
where arrived at 10 Il. m. to-day
Stopped with Mr.. Thompson. Capt
Richardson went on to Prospect, bu
l was too sick and two exhausted t
try it.
March 3. Paid $40 for hack that
had no backs to the seats nor any
top. Thompson lied to us mos
egregiously. He came from At
lanta with us and was going to senC
us comfortably to Prospect and Civ
us genuine coffee and good whisky
, When we arrived he had none o
these things that he had promised
/ lay down all the way, covered III
head and ears 10 protect myself from
the cold wind. Arrived at the river
at two o'clock after being jolted al
most to pieces. Got very cold going
from the river to Mr.. WestmOre
lands. Drank some warm cotfe,
and lay down and slept all evening
, Capt Richardson met me at th,
, river with a buggy. Paid $2 to senC
a letter to Pulaski to be forwarded
t home.
March 4. Feel very feeble thi
morning. Sent letter to Thoma
White [late of Fountain Greek
! Tenn through Amos Richardson
! and Mrs. Woodbridge. Mrs. Wool
, bridge was a sister of Mr.. White
and lived in Pulaski. She was the
mother of John Woodbridge, of Pu
> laski, the blind Confederate soldie
: who lost his eyes at Perryville, Ky.
/ March 5. Am some better to-day
but have no appetite.
March TO- Thos. White cam
down for me on the morning Of tht
+ 7th aad l concluded to come as ia
, as l could. We got to Buffers for,
T and could not cross. He had to com
l very rough and muddy road to Pu
. laski. Arrived there perfectly eX
| hausted. Heard of the fight a
! Spring Hill. Two hundred Van
KEGS captured. Got to Richlant
+ Creek aud had to send the cab bacl
q and cross in a canoe. Borrowed tn
: widow Buford's buggy to come t
Lynnville. Here we borrowed Mix
Z Rollers buggy. Reached hom
, pretty badly used up.
Z Following this last entry in Maj
! Campbell's diary is short accoun
by his sister of his death, whicI
q took place May 20, 1868. This arti
! Gle will be followed by a shor
+ sketch of Maj. Campbell's life.l
! GarMOOd,s SarsapariIla-for the bloc