The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-27

to the spot where he was Killed, put hope the above description will enable the officers of the garrison to locate IL: He was standing on the parapet just to the right of the gun, with six or seven officers.
 If they are curious about finding rel ics, let them dig along the countersc4Tp count ns thp left demi-lunette (as you look south. or toy ards the Gulf). and they will 2roba- bly find what was once the most beau tifrl double barrel shot gun ever saw, 1t belonged to Capt. Robert M. Camp. bell, (artillery), and when we were forced to surrender August g, 1864, he buried it, saying: ''rhe damned Yankees may take my sword but my shotgun-never!
 I saw him shortly before his death in 1873 when he spoke lovingly of his lowing piece, and his determination to apply to the U. S. Government for per- mision to disinter Its remains.
 During the siege we buried our dead in the Lovered-way just to the leIt or the blind sallyport In hSt 1Ss6 ootd we disln dan tify none of them except Lieutenant Bond. ., oasenate in which the officers were ouartered during the siege.
 Tn my opinion there should be rip rap fort on the western oank or the Eut no fort can stop all of the ships of a modern fleet Torpedces laid from Sand Island up 10 Mobile Point, and operated from the % fort by eiectr'ci's' IS During Farraguts massage, August 5, we 'huiled" the Hartford seVenty-two | times. but she paid no more attention to it than if our shells were so many mosquitoes The Tecuniseh was sunk In three minutes by one torpedo. A., ,.. | The weakness of Fort Morgan IS us rear. A small forge of infan.ry dt UT ,nrTm mat point, could enfilade all the outworks and render the garrison helpless unless | a covering army corps operated m US us favor between Perdido Fay ana '"e
 Tn 1884 every officer of Morgan, Gaines | and Powell, recommended it's aoandon- ment, and the saving of their guns Var Nr | munition and garrison, but the war Department ordered us to hold on' anu
 "TIinc illae lachrymae." All.
 If possible I wili visit the old fort this winter. It will help me in the papsr am preparing for the Historical soci- ety. and I might make some l., NstsA1se sts Se. suggestions to my snccessors ,rs III '''
 A'A"e' F. S. Ferguson.
 Former Captain Artillery, C. >. A; rd | P. s. I recall that General Beauregara tra | was the guest of our mess shorty dIeI Suggested to Colonel Powell to issue or | ders forbidding infantry ofncers ron .in,sA e | ercising control of our artillery 1rlng. He. General Beauregard, haa iss }ust ar,nW TTov ! at Tupelo, and General Bragg placeo m m his stead While he was aS. was nans wrtn rtment 9f an order came from the War DgpTs ,n 3ra rr's Army at Chattanooga instantly. General Beauregard assumed the authority ond o5 delayinE the execution of the order' ana ~as Sustained by President Davts. ..
 He paid us the compliment Idretct,y that it (the battalion) was the most peTtoet,iy oi, organized and disciplined body or soi- diers he ever saw. and that to move us at that time would be poS to GurrenSsr as noe a6e ,.,ts.. ..,,e. nf Commander Jouett of the gum soaf Metacomet tnow Rear-Adnllral, re- tired). and his kindness 10 's NSs was nust 1ust 1 a little more exhilarating than hls Sour | hon wbisl<ey and his MuInpl champagne;
 Eieu:cnant Watscn. Farrngmt g;'n,1 ssa1 waa officer, and now. Rear Admiral, tsa,,pgs was s4Sus sn1 won sH5fu our gratitude. So, indeed, did all our captors of the army .va ana a,s nagy av,ih They seemed delighted to nave uS to "isn rn 1 home. "