The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26
CONFEDERATE HOME.
Four Maury COuntians are There, Gem.
Portable and COntented.
One Hundred and Six Names are ON the
Roster, but Some are Always
Out on Furlough.

OLD HICKORY, Tenn, May 18th, 1899
EDITOR HERALD:-l am always more
than pleased to receive All issue of the
good old Columbia HERALD, a paper
that | have as a typo, "set up" thous-
ands of Gems" on when our mutual
friend, ALI HOrsley, God bless him)
was the editor. Although other papers
are received by me, not one is more
welcome.
l can look back through one yesr and
think offriends in Columbia and Maury
who were living there, but who are now
sleeping beneath the sod in Greenwood
and Rose Hill cemeteries. But let us
not look to the past; let us look forward
TO the future.
Three other comrades besides myself
are "star boarders" here at ths Home
Parham Smith, who clerked for John
McGaw, Sr., is one; he was gallant
many of the old citizens of Maury
knew him; he has been In the hospital
more or less since he came here, being
paralyzed in his left leg and left arm
his tongue being the same, he cannot
talk, but he is the most cheerful man
to be so afflicted; always got smile
and laugh for every one.
| keenan, Hill, brother of Mrs. DIR.
Alex Brown, decd, Is another; he be-
longed to the"Maury Guards" Maury's
First Tennessee Infantry. And Brutus
Nichols, who was constable in the Co.
lumbia district; he has improved in
health since coming here. Well, as
for your humble servant, it is we'll
known, that was high private Of Com.
pany "B," Maury Rifles, Capt. Ed
O'Neill's Countries Navy, second Ten.
nessee Infantry, commanded by the
soldier statesman, model governor and
now United States Senator, William
b. Bate.
There are now here, comrades of the
Home, about S5; the Home roster con
tains the names of l06, but several are
out on furloughs. We get three meals
per day breakfast at q a. M, dinner
1890 p. m. and supper 6 80 p. m; tn,
food we receive is as good as at any
first class hotel; for the last week WI
have had with our dinners, strawberry
pies and tarts. and at supper we have
cream and berries; attached to tn,
Home garden, which contains fiv,
, acres where all kinds of vegetables ar
grown, these berries are raised. Tn
Home has q COWS, producing all tn
milk for table use and butter also
, The Home contains three separate hos
, pitfalls, one being on the second floor o
the main building, which contains tn
convalescent; at this time it has onl,
/, five patients. In the immediate rear O
, the main building there is a two stor
brick the first floor contains seve
patients, all being paralyzed more o
less from wounds received during tn
| war; on the second floor there are 81
patients, similarly afflicted. There ar
, AZ rooms in the home building, two cot
. to each room, and nice they are; clea
sheets, pillow cases and towels are fun
q nished each room weekly. During tn
h winter the entire building is heated b
: steam, keeping each room warm an
comfortable. ....
8 The Commandant of the home is Cap
r. Calvin HardisOn, a native Maur
4 Countian. He is heightened, clever, FIRE
/. hearted and generous; he could not
= otherwise, because, he was born an
y reared in Gods country, Maury Count,
t the home of Jas, X. Polk, A. o. p. Nicl
j. Whitthorne, (the little Admira) tn
+ brave and dashing soldier, Maj. Bi
4 WhitthOrne, and last but not least, III
idol of politicians, Ned Carmack; ma
: his shadow in politics never grow les
n and may he continue up the steps {
# Parnassus until he stands on her higl
est summit with a commission of Tn
is ted States Senator from the Governt
+ of Tennessee in one hand, and the e
sigh OF 1ame III the OCner. TarQOn III
= Frank, but love Ned Carmack, next
his good lady-for he has been my trl
friend from his boyhood days to tt
| present time. | am no prophet or ii
Son of prophet, but keep your ears ne.
La to the ground and you will hear II
n name Of Ned Carmack as Tennessee
y next U. S..Senator.
a. Capt. Arnold who is superintende1
.e of the Home farm, which contains 4
rt acres, is good farmer. He, too, was
II, gallant soldier; he is from Wartrat
~ Bedford county; has had charge f
d four years, and has given universal 81
o. sfaction to the trustees. Some thr
" months ago the cottage that he ocC
l pied was burned, and now upon t
IS. sane site handsome four room CO
m tage has been erected, and in fe
~ days he, his son John, and his two c.
&c tured, refined and beautiful daughte
DC will occupy the same.
"a. l will, by your permission, if y
think the "Home Items" worth tn
= space in your columns, give you in t
: future letter now and then.
Give my regards to DR.. Bob Pillo
"Mike" Woodbridge, Monk Barr, Gel
Pillow, Bob Irvine and Theo. L
4 scomb. Respectfully,
. CRATE CARMACK DEMOCRAT.