The Southern herald., 1899-09-15

TAILOR bis Eouads attest and viii
not permit bin 10 mention this cpl
sods, As hooorabls 70 him IS bis
issls Of arms.
ofthis msgnanimous act Gener-
al Wslthall rarely spoke, but those
who knew him best can imsgine'
the honorable pride with which be
unssl6shly rslirquishsd all claim
10 tue pr,ze
After tie close ot.he var he re-
turned 10 Cof-eyills, Mss, 70 re-
sumo the practice Of his profession
ia association With L Q c. Lamar
until January 1871, when he re
moved to Grenada
When the disilnguishet Lamar
was appointed TO the Cabinet BY
Mr. Cleveland, March 4, 1885 Gen
sral WalIhall succeeded him by ap
polntment, was elected 10 JsnEa
ry, 1885, for The unexpF-d term,
re elected in 1888 and aga Q iS9z.
Directly afterwards h.s ItHlh BE-
came very feeble, aud slv'ug cp 70
his Eigh sense Of pu5lie d1'y, he
resigned in January, lo9i hls po'
sltion for the balance oi .aat tenn,
He had already oeen e erected
for the term beginning n fch,
1895, at which time hr re .nser-
ed the senate. to neet the vel
come Of bio former associates
It's not usy purpose 10 follow
the eonrss of General Walthali
through the severe campaigns IN
which he was actively engaged, uor
10 describe nor even name tue many
battles iu which De IooK cunsplcu
uns part; but Is proper to mention
3 fsE ot these which particularly
displayed als SOldlerly quallnes.
The battle Of Lookout Mountain,
which has been 50 exaggerated as
"the battle above the clouds" in
the fervid imaginstign Of poetry
and the cold m-ndacity OF prose,
particlarly distinguished the IN.
flinching courage and the calm in
lrepidity Of General Walthall.
There were no clouds that day
only a mist that came up from the
valley,
| Walthall's brigade Of 1900 was
ordered TO hold the position occu
pied by a picket post extending
from Lookout Greek up the side o
the mountain, continuing across
the bench to the cliff. The roads
by which relief must come or re
treat made, rs we'll as the position
were swept BY the FIRE OF the FEEDER
a. batteries Of Parrot! guns on Moc
casIn Point. General Hooker at
lacked Walthal's line upon nj
front aud lett faux with a division
100000.
The brave Mississippisns, under
their gallant leader, made good the
attack until they could be reform
ed beyond the reach Ofthe batteries,
At o'clock General Petlus, now
present as a member Of the Senate,
came to the relief with his brigade,
and the Confederate hle held its
new position uutll after dark
General Thomas, IN his report,
says the resistance Of WaIlhail was
"stubborn;" General Bragg char
scteriZes the resistance as "desper
ate" f." aud the impartial historian
writes It's as "bnlliant aud desper
ate"
What was left Of this brigade af.
ter this fght-abVul 800 electives
ON the afternoon OF the next day
was thrown acrossMlssionaryRldge d. 9
to protect Hardee's LETT Aank In re
treat, and held the position uni.
ordered away al O'CLOCK that nigat
In tins fight GenetalW al hail re
celved b severe wOuno la to- foot.
but left neither the heid nor the
saddle, enduring severe pal. whD
otolc fUItilude rather ihan dlseour.
age his men by retiring De was
confined ak weeks by this wound
Upon the retreat Of Hood from
Nashville, when he was pressed
bard by Thomas reinforced and
aggressive column, he sent for Lieut..
Gen. Forrest and asked him If he
would undertake to protect the re
treat. General Forrest replied:
"Give me the major.general Of in