The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-23
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS HOME.
Interesting Letter From Bate -Carmack'
Democrat.

OLD HICKORY, Tenn,
June llth, 1899.
Friend Ldnder:-In my "hOme ite ms"
three weeks since, | unintentionally
omitted to mention the name of my COM
rade here, Dennis Mccarthy, who was a
gallant and brave soldier of the Tenth
Tenn. Ursh) Infantry. For number
of years he was in the employ of Col.
George Polk, of Ashwood. Hets enjoy
ing fine health, being now in his 73rd |
year of age.
Your humble servant has just passed |
his 63rd mile post of lite, and weighs l65 |
pounds, and is able to drink nine tin |
cups of butter-milk per day. ! have
been promoted, and am now chief of the
"star- -gazers" of the home-two men are
| on watch each night, one goes on at Z
O'Clock p. NJ, and does duty until II at
night, then the relief man goes on and
comes off at o'clock A. NJ. A large
water tank Is in the building, same size
of railroad tanks, always full OF water,
which is pumped from Gen. Jackson's
spring at the Hermitage; two fire plugs
and ample hose in case OF fire.
Capt Sam Orr has just returned to
the home after an absence of three
months in attending the sick bedside of
his brother, at MoOresville, Marshall
county. The captain is well known in
Columbia, and has many friends there,
Next week carpenters will commence
building a chapel for the accommoda-
ton of the comrades here, which will
be 80 X AZ feet; ministers of all religious
: denominations will hold divine service
in said chapel after completion; 1T will
cost $500. Rev. Mr.. Rosser holds divine
. services here, in the large dining hall,
/ every Sabbath afternoon, he being reg
ular pastor of the Presbyterian church,
!, which is ON the Jackson farm. The
church was built by Gen. Jackson for
: his wife, who was devout Presbyterian
I Mr. Rosser is an eX-cOnfederate soldier
and is loved by all comrades here. The
3 first words in all his sermons here, are as
follows: "BrOther comrades, christians
and friends :" his style of preaching re-
minds me much of Columbia's eloquent
pulpit orator, Rev. F. B. Webb, man
whom have always loved and admired ;
o for as you we'll know, my sainted moth
er was a Presbyterian, and all children
It believe as their mothers do, of Christi
n anity.
Capt. Arnold, superintendent of the
l. home farm, has had seven two mule
Z, plows running, and he says that the
wheat, corn, oats and Irish potatoes are
q good.
q Two comrades here are cultivating to
l. bacco, they receiving as their share one
half Of the tobacco, the other half goine
y to the Home, and is issued monthly tc
70 the comrades for smoking.
'l Frank, here is pointer to Irish pota
to raisers; there is comrade here, oy
the name of Driscol, an Irishman, wht
le is cultivating a patch OF potatoes, whict
n will yield 100 bushels, he getting hal
N of same, the other half belonging to th'
n Home. He uses no plow, but forks th'
i ground in beds to the width OF Zee
and plants the potatoes crossway OF tn
is bed there is ditch of Is inches betweel
n each row, the dirt therefrom is throw
c. over potatoes when first planted, conse
quently, the bitches dream unnecessar,
d, water. He informs me that in lrelan(
1e the land is boggy and needs drainage
81 and that one man successfully attend
o0 two acres of potatoes. So you see thes
hs potatoes are planted on top OF tn
10 ground instead of under ground. To
ct morrow we will have new potatoes fror
IN the patch.
nv The roll of comrades who have died q
the Confederate Soldiers Home sine
Ia. September %, 1890, when this Institute
L was founded, up to date, is appende'
IL All are buried at the cemetery near tn
as Home. The design of the cemetery is
hs ST. Andrews Cross. A large and beat
tiful marble monument, similar to tn
one in your own Rose Hill Cemeter.
but not as costly), will soon be erecte
in the centre of this cemetery, and is
be dedicated to the dead buried her
ca Recently there has been placed at Il
head of each grave neat marble sla
ID These headstones were given by u
asst noble women of the Daughters of tf
.re Confederacy in Nashville,
ho The names of the dead buried the
"o follows:
J.P. Snyder, born 1s42, died 1898; FIT
OK, fifth Tennessee.
iss Thomas Campbell, born 1873, d1ed lSS
gh Tenth Tennessee.
to I n HamDtOn. horn lS41, died lSs
,oI Twentieth Tennessee.
yW Josef Nesbett, born 1872, died lo'
" Eleventh Tennessee.
rs, J. NJ. Hill, born 1884, died 1898; Ele
all enth Tennessee.
ses w. c. Ford, born 1896, died 1898; seco
nb, Maryland.
ant John Butterworth, born 1888, died Is
,te Seventh Tennessee.
~ JIG. Gable, born 1920, died 1898; Sc
" enth Tennessee.
m JIM, Cannon, born 1923, died 1897; @
Hundred and Fifty-fourth Tennessee
ey, Robert E. Cayce, born 1885, died Is
ebe Seventh Tennessee.
lda j. +. Elliott, born 1871, dled 1876 MI
ars Tennessee.
els, ere. F. Wade, born 1912, died 1897; Eli
teenth Mississippi.
III. S. Davenport, born 1888, died Is
Sixty second Tennessee.
b. w. Bradford, born 1914, died Il
1WenlleIn leuueseet' -
His NJ. b. Brigauge, born 1910, died IL
Thirtieth Tennessee.
James Carter, born 1910, died 1875 +
g ty-first Tennessee.
into Andrew Woods. born 1873, died II
i'm Forty-tourth Tennessee.
,hal X. q. Rhodes, born 1913, died II
he'd Third Georgia.
~ G.. w. Foster, born lS39, died II
Ivy Thirtv-seventh Alabama.
10 A. w. White, born 1896, died Il
nan Fourth Tennessee.
Deen NJ. Lynch, born 1879, died 1885; FL
who teenth Tennessee.
ung Lieut. Robert =. Willeford, born
med died lSs6; Second Tennessee (Bate's)
IA fautTv.
ueu +. NJ. williams, born 1895, died 1
Twelfth Tennessee.
aOle Ellis Jones, born ls}i, died ISIS;
III Is ond Tennessee.
R.A. Allison, born lsi), died /
Fifth Arkansas.
: up J. r. slater, born lsoo, died ls9j; +
Vine Tennessee. ..
II James Hale, born ls25, died ls.-i; y