The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24

that 7 felt sure i'm advance that hshtlhs
under one flag would reunite forever the
sons Of those whom the last war mad
separated. And my second reason was
that We Of the south had always been
mcnaced by yellow fever which came
from Havana and the filthy ports IN CUBA.
And / felt certain that if the United
States came into possession OF that coun-
Try is would change the unsanitary con-
dtions. the cause of the fever.
WAS WOUNDED.
Col. Mcintosh. who was born and edu-
Gated ion the South. entered the twenty
fourth Mississippi infantry as private
in 1861. His brigade commander was Gen
T.. q. Walthau. later United States SEN
atOr At one period of the war his regl-
ment served in the division OF Lieut. Gen.
Polk. the lighting bishop Of the Prostest-
ant Episcopal church. who was Kill "a III
Isel in the battle of Resaca. At the bat
tie of Franklin, Tenn. Nov. 30 ls64 AJdt.
Mcintosh was shot while storming the
breastWorks Of he Northern forces. Inc
bullet entered the left side of his aodo-
men and made am exit close so The spine
being almost Ike the one that killed capt
Stewart of the First Colorado Infantry
near Polo ou March -. AT the same
time that Mcintosh was wounded IN the
abCcman the adjutant of the Twenty
fourth Mississippi was struck I'm the LETT
foot by a bullet llis faithful negro
Fred. carried him to the house of K. II.
Pradley. Of Franklin. where ne was nursed
back to health. Meantime De had been
made prisoner by the NORTHERN army
and was sent t. Fort Delaware There
he remained until March - 1865, when he
was exchanged.
I'VE had suffering truly. I'm the South
orn army" said Col. Mcintosh, and now
j recall when We crossed the tennessee
river under Hood. A third of our rgiment
was bare footed and the cold and the
snow that We met caused the feet or the
men O. crack terribly. So every evening
when we went into camp during that ter
rih.e March 1 had the orderly sergeants
march the barc-footed men over TO where
some cattle were being STAGGERED. Ihere
the fresh hides were cut up into pieces
and as far as they would go around every
man was given a piece big enough to
make too moccasins. But even that was
q poor substitute for shoes. inasmuch as
the fr,sh hides dried unCveniy and conse-
yronty cut the feet of the men.
PRETTY Girls INSPIRED THEM
'.rhe sight Of a pretty girl sometimes
gives discouraged soldier new determi-
ration. During one of our marches through
Tennessee our regiment. hungry and
weary, passed the residence Of Gen. CID
con j. Pillow of Mexican war fame. On
the veranda stood three pretty girls wav-
ing their handkerchicfs at us and l
proposed Three cheers for the noble
women of Tennessee. The men gave the
cheers with "a Will and they were carried
ON by the regiments following ours.
And when they talk about casualties
in war. let me say that i'm the battle OF
Franklin more men fen than have fallen
both in Cuba and in the PHILIPPINES. After
Che battle only one commissioned officer
of ms regiment was nt for duty and the
casualties among the men were terrible.
While 1 was not killed during the war, 1
came near being put under the earth
Just tho same Ii was az the close of the
battle % Rcsaca, I'm which my brother was
mortally wounded After returning from
a visit TO him in the field hospital l lay
down ln some breastworks at the cage
OF our camp i'm order TO get some sleep
before The morning roll call.
oversight myself. and while The reei-
infhl Was preparing To- retreat a detail of
men was sent out to bury the dead. When
a"ohe u was with a feeling of suffo-
cation There was a lot of dirt on nv
breast and legs and some men were
shoNel's on more. what does this
meanY l shouted to them. Amt you
dead? they replied. Wei. no. 7 answered.
and resceed myself at once from preina-
ture burial.
But enc OF my most vivid reco,lec-
lions continued tie colonel 'is of my
tup back 10 Tennessee after being re-
leased from Fort Delaware and exchanged
] SIN had TO use my crutches. rode
on the top of q box car as far south ,s
Aiken. $. g., where Sherman h93 torn
up the railroad. From there was "a break
OF 40 N iles Co Newberry. the next town
where the railroad track was in order I
was sitting by The railroad station ~
Aiken when along came a fellow with q
horse. saddle and bride 10 sell for only
81 900 in Confederate money. / made a
bargain with him for $50 every cent thar
i had Oh. v hat a horse that was but
anything was better than 10 have TO walk
pledge YOU my WORD that II offered for
sale IN Denver to-day that horse FOR
which / paid so would not bring two
dollar and half. lie was spawned. one
eyed. old. had a sore back. was short some
teeth and was OF no account generally.
on my way over 10 Newherry had to
bre, k one Of my clutches over his back to
get him to move az all.
STRUCK a BARGAIN.
THAT being the railroad point | needed
money 10 ride but had none SO l tried