The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-05-08
A LOOK INTO THE PAST.
When the Dawson Volunteers Went to
War. Color Bearer BrantleY.

WAL VUlUT DcdTcT DIdHtCy'
GRAVES, GA, May Z, 1901.-Forty
years ago today the Cuthbert Rifles
left Cuthbert, were met at Dawson by
the Dawson Volunteers and at Ameri
Gus by the Schley Guards, and on the
9Th in Macon, with the Epson Guards
Hardee Rifles, McDufie Rifles, Clincf
Rifles, Irish Volunteers and Georgia
Grays, were mustered for service into
the Fifth Georgia Regiment. "Few
may part where many meet" Noble,
talented boys they were. Nearly al
have answered to last roll call, anC
with old Stonewall are resting under
the shade of the trees. con flames
eternal camping ground their silent
tents are spread" Forty years ago
could call the roll of the Cuthbert
Rifles and Dawson Volunteers.
Merrell w. Kennedy an6 I witness
cd the marriage of Prof T. ]. Brant'
ley and Miss Mollie Lasseter. | have
forgotten who performed the ceremo.
ny, as it has been Al years since then,
but remember W hen and where saw
Tom Brantley the last time, it being
at Camp Stevens, near Pensacola, Fla,
August, 1861. Being book worm, he
was reading book when last l saw
him. 1 took the typhoid fever, and
was carried to the ladies' hospital in
Pensacola and in about a month was
was given sick furlough, came
home and was sick about three
months and was discharged in No
Yember, 1861 while upon sick bed
at home. Tom Brantley was first flag
or color bearer of 5th Georgia Regi-
ment to fall in battle, and it is meet
and proper that the Daughters of the
Confederacy should honor the memory
of polished Tom Brantley by giving
the name of his widow, Mary A,
Brantley, to their chapter. Erudite
Thomas J. Brantley today fills an un-
known grave, but every survivor of
the 9Th Georgiaremembers the gallant
hero who fell at Murphreysborough.
THE soldiers eye weptthat in lifes brightest
One gifted so highly should sink to the tomb.
But in order he led in the vaa of the hosts.
And he fell like soldier, he died at his post"
could recall the names of many of
the old boys who fell in battle and who
died in hospitals, but it would cause
the hearts of many to bleed afresh, as
every one of them was husband, son,
friend or lover.
The seventh day of May, 1861, was
on Tuesday, memorable day indeed.
Forty years thereafter, too, is on
Tuesday. 1t was said seven thousand
people saw the Cuthbert Rifles leaye
on May 7, 1861, some of whom never
saw Cuthbert again.
The yankees had about three mil
lion men enrolled, the south about six
hundred thousand. We fought them
five to one, and, as "Cousin" John
Redding says, 1--WE whipped them, and
by the gods of Palladium can whip
them again." T. A. MCWILLIAMs.
P. S.: | saw Colonel r. F. Critten-
den and Judge J. G. Sasser of She'll
man and they would be delighted to
have our Terrell county delegates to
the reunion at Memphis and the Ran
dolph county delegates go together
and stay together while in Memphis.
What say you, Terrell county dele
gates S. S. Haynes, w. B. Quails and
w. D. Murray? Please drop me pos
tai card to Graves, and very much
Oblige, T. A. Now.
< The fare to the reunin will be SO As
for the round trip. The most direct
route is via Montgomery, leaving
Dawson at 3 o'clock, D. IN over either