Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
By ]. L. POWER.

NorEs on PAST ANp CURRENT EyEN1
By ]. L. POWER.

W. ". T. Walker we're ordered - Jack
son IN Nav. t-szs 10 reinforce Penb.r-
ton Arriving at Jackson they marched
toward Port Gibsoa but we're met bv
the atvsnce line % Grants army not
far from Raymond and forced 20 fall
hack % Jaeisss a. where they met Joseph
Z j hnstsn. who with the two brixasi~S
and Dan ADAMS cavalry moved 70 the
n~ixhborhopst q Calhoun station. /
was serving oa t'~n~rai Walkers ssas
ard vs= shpa' thu only osserr who
knew the coantry in and around Jark-
>nu- When We reached q point on the
canton ruad near thss Neiiovhy plar~
was ordered to take . detail and cr~s
Pearl river. descend the east side ss IN.
river zn5 approach a. clos. IN Jackson
a. ! could safely and establish a line Of
euurisrs ~ that the movements Of the
enemy could be reported A. promptly
n pss.ihts. crussed at the Old FERRY
and descended u Whites place and re-
crossed the Pearl When the enemy
began to move out from Jackson toward
NiciSSburg I received an order from
t'eneral Joseph T. Johnston To take
command of the post at Jackson and
report ~ the general commanding.
remained in command ot the post until
il was evacuated by Johnstou's : army
in July. issS3.
During this time received as my
first special or'ier Instructions ts zen a
Grants medical director. who had been
left in charge of the siclx and wounded
IN Jackson | was directed 10 treat
him with all courtesy and make him A.
comfortable a. possible. but charged u
see that he reached head quarters.
Afterwards learned that he was wanted
IA secure the safety Of DR. VI W Boyd.
surgeon Of Withers' artillery. who had
been arrested on n charg. ot deserib-
ing To a cou-ier FROM Johnston the Fed
eral works at >nyder's Bluff Dr. Bovd
was taken % NicIssburg al the close of
the siege. eOnhned in the city jail and
threatened with eourt-martial proceed
ingS. Through the efforts COLONEL
/ Wifhers he was exchanged for Fed
eral chaplain then eoatned in Rich-
uinnsi
While was in command ~ the post
[ the oil Bowman iiouss. was burned on
June .. G~ssk Il was understoosi at sh..
E Confederate soldiers. who thus resent
ed the discrimination masi. hy the hpsel
LESSEE, who. the boys claimed. had
taken xreenbaciss from Federal soldiers
a. a much lower rate than the C9nfed-
crate promises 10 pay, the proportion
being about Is to |.
Post headquarters were in a frame
building just below where the Capital
state Bank now stands. and slept in
the northwest corner room in the third
story above the basement of the Bow
man House. About an. was aroused
By the noise and found the window
/ curtain aiams- On opening the door
found the hallway on IRE. Iran To the
west window which opened out Just op-
{ posite the generals headquarters and
saw a great crowd below. but they did
+ not appear 20 see me- The only person
I could reeognize was Lieut.. W. b. Fitz-
gerald lnow . Federal judge in Cali.
f formal. the then provost marshal
/ called u him and threw my clothing to
him. grabbed the bed clothing and
threw them out In the bundle was a
double blanket The boys held the
blanket under the window and Jump
ed into it. have never been able 10
recall the persons W ho held the blanket
except j. h. CadwaIlader, Jerry Gar
rian and Capt. W .. Lowd- Most Of
them belonged 70 the old Consolidated
18th Louisiana" Very truly yours.
JoHS VI. >MYLIE.
Maior Commanding Post.