The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

in April. 1863. to cut the railway com
muncatlOus of General Bragg RImS "u'
10 destroy the arsenal at Rome, uu. ,,o,
Hnrdly had the Federal caNa,iir .,i il,u
emerged from his supports when ue a ,t .,
Forrest prepared to destroy OF Uhp' .'l,,,nnt
Strelght felt the first stroke OF ror lesl,s
hand he realized that tircless, shllvu
foe was on his track, and for m ME- ' fhe
hours. never by day or nlsh'' VA ''s
Federal column at rest ,x,
Like some lnsatiate monster; the o3nteu'
crate general follows the Federal eoiumil,n,
and whenever and whereNer Io ,,nc,, '"' IN
1854 miles he fought eight battles ny aaS
and three by night. aud In two o. ins
latter, where artillery was orIwn ~ unn
| The only guide or light was the nash "i
rides and the blaze OF commons .o
Strpght WINS himself man or merve
and resources Sklllfully arranged ampus'
cadcs. fierce charges and stubborn resist.
! cnne met Forrest, and in fair propofuon
| OF the CONFLICTS the Fedcrals held th9t
own, but they greatly outnumbered tue
The The ticrcc onslaught of Forrest his i'm
| petuous attack, bis myieidlng iehuciS ann
! hcry assaults, combined VITA ms sWiLI I anu
rapid movements, were enough 70 pnrpas ~
| The stoutcst heart aud make the Df1Ntss
| soul question the outcome. Lake heIVe
and tlreless bloodhound following ms pre-;
| this wizard of the saddle pursued Inc hnru
| marching Fedcrals and never for Il slnse
tnstant In those days and lights was there
| ever thought or plan but to destroy the
strcight found friendly guides and help
! ing hands among tue Union men ana wohP
Of Northern Alabama, but these could nov
hide him from the eagle eyes Ell GT e erii stor
the nvengiug hand that was ever upil'eu
| IN his rear A., a
With horses dropping dead in the road q;
with men falling in the unconsclousness OF
! sleep from their steeds, and with their guns
sliding from their patalyzed grasps sfSt,
rest still hunted tho, foe one-halI % i ms
command on the third day was kiueI,
wounded or broken down. But stu win
only 800 soldiers, he hunted the Federal
raiders. and on May 3. within twenty mlea
Of Rome, the objective point OF the expect
ton. Streight and his Zoo men laid dowl
their arms and surrendered 10 the ConleH
crate general. who could then, atler ms
terrible pursuit muster less than ooV lol-
Every mile of the l64 was covered with
| wars wrecks; dead soldiers mutilnted AM
mails wounded men and stricken beasts
broken wagons abandoned traius and scat
tered supplies told the story of the relent
less and pltiless assault Nealing the end
in fnrty-eight hours four battles ana ninety
niles Of marching and four hours sleeping.
Surely these deeds of the cavalry OF the
Army of Tennessee. are not unworthy OF
Confederate yalor.
genius courage, endurance than this pur,
suit and capture of Streight II Forrest
had done nothing else; TINS one eS Spa
would have won for him enduring fame;
and when the East speaks of the glorious
work of Hampton and his leglons, the West
answers back We fought and captured
Streight." rr
on the nth of December 1862. General
John II. Morgan was given permission TO
take four regiments OF KENTUCKY caVRlry
and two regiments of Infantry ana attack
Unrtsvllle Tenn 1t was necessary for the
infantry to march thirty -fve miles through
the snow and over sloppy roads, ana at ~
seven miles of lIartsvile there were en-
campcd COCO Federal troops. In the town IL
self $500. 1t was necessary 70 cross the
Cumberland river without n bridge and for
the cavalry In one place 10 swim part oI
the way across. In TWENTY-FIVE hours TINS
extraordinary march was accomplished, ana
At break of dny m the etl OF pecsmuer
the cnemy's camp was assaulted. An hour $
fcrco fighting ended tho contest; 200 red
erals surrendered 10 the 1900 Confcderates,
and 400 Of the enemy, were killed ana
wounded IN the battle. The prisoners, with
n large amount Of stores were brought OIL
safely and forced to ford the Cumberland
river, and when the Contcderate guns were
planted on the south shore the Federal bat
tcr'as werr shellnC them from the opposl ie
side supported by several thousand Fed
eral cavalry and Infantry
! General Bragg, by general order. compli
mcntcd the command for this valiant feat
and ordered the name "Hartsvlilc' 10 be
inscribed on the banners of all regiment
participating. General Morgan won his
commission as n brlgadier, and also won
for himself and men the credit of one OF
he most brilliant feats of the war.
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History Is only valuable as It Is true.
Opinions concerning acts are not history;
acts themselves alone are historic" The
true story Of The conflict of the army OF
Tennessee has never been written This
occasion does not call for discussion OF
the reasons producing this omission, y The
West does appreciate the glorious and he
rolc work Of the army Of Northern viz
ginia, hut !t is also true that the Ens
has not been fuly Informed. and therefore
does not n,etc out justice to the Confeder
, Ntcs who maintained the mighty struggl
in the vast West Time must rectifr AM
adjust this condition. AS the East speak
,, eru hosts Mt Gettysburg, the West answer
. back And here is Chlckamauga."
As the East catching the echoes of hero
, ism that rise In such splendid notes from
, he gales of Antietam, the West answers
! back with consciousness of duty well done
aud points to The hlood-stained field o
! shiloh as Its contribution to the rcnown o
, Confederate armies.
As the East lifts to view the CORY form
, of Malvern ilill, tho West responds Nv
have shiloh. and when a Second Manas
sas is mentioned, the very mcntion q
which touches the deepest emotions @
every man who. wore the gray. tho Yves
aud the heroism Of It's dead who sleep 4
a Franklin.
q When the East 50 justly sings the praise
OF Stunrt and Hampton aud their yalian
( | host, the West answers back I'VE gav
. Forrest and Morgan and their knight
> riders"
And from regions beyond the 'Fathe
; ! OF waters comes back the refrain Of til
! heroic deeds of our brothers at Wilson
Creek, Elkhorn lIans6eld Pleasant Tial
and Sabine Pass; and the world listens Il
rapturons wonder aud admiration as fror
. all sections Of our Southland comes IN
1 same story Of ilustrlous courage and her
patriotism aud unsefsh conservation TO tn
cause OF liberty. In ages TO come there wi
be no page Of human history with hrtghte
or fairer record than was written nv In
people OF the Confederate States In tn
! four years of their struggle for freedom
The courage, patience and gallantry of ID
e men; the devotion, constancy and sublim
( sacrifice OF It's women, contributed 10 IN
e worlds history priceless treasure.
, Nor Drawer bled
4 For brighter land;
/ Nor brighter land
Has cause so grand.
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/ GENERAL FlTZHUGH LEE ARRIVES