The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-29

then Mss eulah Evans of Mobile were often in the Regiment and near the battle field when the command was engaged. One of her sisters is the renowned author
 The Major of the Regiment, Harry l. Thornton, was a son of Judge Thornton. at one time on the Supreme Bench of the Major was living in California and did not join the Army until de6e. Major Thornton,s mother, Lucy z: Thornton. Kentucky; she was gifted woman and one of the noblest women on earth. She died some years since in California. Major Thornton was one ot the bravest and most courageous officers l ever knew. When anything came up in our Division tStewart's) which required the lead of but one man and required courage and cool judgment; Thornton ,sn was eps ,or to De several severe wounds. Major Thornton died in California. l believe. in May, 1897 and became quite wealthy. I think his wife preceded him to the spirit land. and no child survives him. Thornton was, In camp, full of fun and life and man Of much intelligence. At the surrender at Meridian, he declined to surrender, said he would cross the Mississippi River and join those beyond. This I think he finally abandoned. His address was noble and
 If l had to select from all of my war acquaintanees the bravest man l ever new in my opinion, l would name Captain pany I, bsth Alabama Regiment Captain Aysritt knew no fear. l think he must have been a fatulist. At skirmish on Peach Tree Creek. in July, 1884 Averitt but few men. perhaps not over dozen, and with this handful of men he drove five times this number out of rifle pits In his front and took and occupied them. lliit In thtS effort he wounded ana from that wound he died. This is but one out of hundreds of brave deeds per formed by him. It was his rule never to iayl down or. seek shelter In battle, Averitt possessed one of the noblest spirits that was ever in the breast or man. l wish | knew where to find Cap them of the gallant deeds of their father. Captain Averitt was, perhaps' one or the best, If not the best known Captain In the Western Army. General Johnston quarters, when he needed the services of brave, true Confederate soldier. Averttt was a natural born genius; he could make any thing in mechanism that he wished. Perhaps should not say anything mere as to the line officers as, Tn so doing 1T l fail to mention all would do injustice to those not mentioned They were all brave and true without an exception Should you desire more as to the line officers l can give it to you in the future; l however. 1 will mention one Lieutenant, who was young. man, scarcely of age. | from Greenville Ala. and looked to be | almost as fair and modest as girl. This noble boy, Lieutenant John Clone, fell in | the thickest of the fight at Chickanauga. l tho whole army. He was an educated 1 refined gentleman, and came from scot land. | the Regiments. Quite a number Of the privates live In this county more oi | them near Springville than elsewhere Captain A. B. yandegrift. now lives in on 9 S secSnd Avenue. between Twenty third and Twenty fourth Streets. Cap tain Vandefrigt and Sergeant w. T
 Hodges, who has store nearby Van | derErift, with others of the Regiments
 walked barefotted, through snow and ict in December 1884. on the retreat from
 Nashville. Captain Albert T. oooawin
 lives at Robertson's springs. Ala: I se' pany K, 5Sth Alabama. 1 think Goodwyl
 was in this company ana pernaps car ver's Company. All of the officers of the
 Company are dead save Goodwyn,
 Captain Ed Grensh,aw' 9o% rs,Ssr iawiSer nriSSa, bs. lines if a s Tpea ock He @a! sSo
 in the face and Ed was more troubled
 how he would look If he got we'll than ht
 was about the danger of the shot killini
 haa h1n' 'ts son iS in n inc % United States Navy.
 Lieutenants Lewis Johnson and R. II
 Rouack now live in Dallas County. They
 have been in the Legislature since tht
 war, from Dallas. Sergeant R. F. Ellis oi
 OrrVille. Ala, Is now living and has
 made a fortune since the war.
 Captain Horatio Grayson or Oak HI Clarke County, succet ded well at the practice of law after tho war; He repre- sented Clarke County in the Legislature
 He now lives somewhere in the State ol
 Texas. Lieutenant Haynes Douglas oi
 A a
 wright, Tex. W. J. Spruill, the last Adjutant of the regiment, lives at Spring vile, in St. Clair County. Alabama. Lieu tenant A. S. Hinton, late of Uniontown,
 Drinkley, Ark. Hinton is good writer and could give you much data about the 32nd and 18th consolidated regiments il you could stir him up just little. Lieu tenant Robert Higgins lives somewhere In Jefferson County, Alabama. Lieuten' ant Owens lives near Branchvtlle, Tn St
 Clair County. Most or all of the officers not mentioned above as living, are be- lieved by me as being dead. Some may
 yet live. .
 Before closing this article, must not
 fail to mention the first Quart rmastei
 of the 9th Ala bama battalion, via. Thom
 as B. Wetmore, late of Selma. He wal
 all fun and life and noble fellow.
 In writing this short notice of the 5Stl
 give the number killed and wounded in the several engagements. It can b. ascertaned by the future historian iron the official records of the war, now II print.
 The Lieutenant Colonel of the Regimen was on the 25rd of November, 1S63, en
 gagged in the examination of some of ticers of the brigade who had recent! 1, heen elected About 3:So in the afternoon he was at dinner in his tent when the firs
 sh2t was fired from Ft. Wood, opening
 the battles that were on the 25fd, z4tl and 25th of November, fought on Lookoa , Mountain. and in front of Chattanooga l This shot thought, killed my fine horse then hitChed near my t,nt, but, on going out, l found my horse had broken ioos' and run away. Shots or shells or larS
 size then fell thick and fast about ou camp. The small arms were then turned . loose in the direction of Orchard toint and soon the battle of Lookout Moun
 tain was opened. Rockers corps, sald t'
 contain twenty-five thousand men, open ed fire on the mountain. Their headwaN was but little on that evening. The Con
 federates on this mountain at that ume i, as I now remember them. were Pettus s Walthalls and Moore's brigadeS; anC perhaps a part of John K: Jackson position on the 23rd and 24th was sue! that we had plain view of all that par of the mountain fronting tqwaTas Shat ~
 tanOoga. We could see the ttuerais aS
 they went up the mountain. rms lat g body of men, fighting but a heavy me o skirmisherS. drawn out on a lons me
 were all day on the 24.h of NoVetncel
 making an effort to take the mountain
 They advanced slowly and cautiously or
 the Confederates. At nightfaH they "et' ' l but little more than half way up th'
 mountain fronting towards Chattahoosdd | Late in the evening of that day Claytoh
 brigade moved to the left. across Shatta I ,A fhn III,