Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-28
coRREcTS Mr.. PARHAM ABOUT
RECORD OE GENERAL BARLOW

RECORD OF GENERAL BARLOW
To the Editor of The Journal:
Dear Sir: VIII you please give place for
a few remarks in order that a mistake
may be corrected. I see in The Journal Of
June %, 1902. a letter from Louis L. Par
ham. He says one Of the gallant and
brave sons of Georgia fell while acting
brigadier general. All of that is true, but
he goes further and states that Gen.
Francis S. Barlow, commanded the Fifth
Georgia regiment. Colonel Barlow never
commanded the Fifth, but was colonel of
the grand old Eighth Georgia regiment.
My company from Oglethorpe county con-
stitutcd company K. DR.. George Lumpkln
being captain. / was left in Winchester.
Va. with measles. hence I was not in the
fight of July q, but joined the command
soon after the battle. Well do / remember
the day l got to camp or rather the COM
mand, for they were moving from the
battlefield, and 1t was raining in torrents.
got wet and taken relapse and was sent
to Richmond TO the First Georgia hospital
and was there three months. DR.. Lump
kin was in charge of the hospital while
was there. Being my captain, hence you
may know l was taken care OF. When
entered the hospital they carried my
clothes and napsack to the storage room,
and behold, when became convalescent
they could not find my clothes, so there
was WITH UOknlHB UuN SHIT anu AAeA
for an outfit / borrowed a suit from one
of my comrades and DR.. Lumplxin and
sought out the quartermaster's stores and
nothing could be found TO fit me except
an overcoat that did tolerable well and
pair of pants large enough for a man of
ECO pounds weight, I icing small, about 10
pounds when well, but soon communi-
Gated to home folks and got new clothes.
Mr.. Parham speaks of the Seventh Geor-
gia at Manassas and the Fifth. He intend
ed to say the Eighth instead of Fifth, for
ii is we'll known that the grand old Eighth
went into the fight soon and was cut all
to pieces and what was left was scattered
to the four winds. Colonel Barlow having
his regiment annihilated and Colonel Car
treli being wounded he (Bartow) took
command of the Seventh and led that
gallant regiment in the charge and fell
near a house on the battle-ground.
The old Eighth bought a slab Of white
marble and erect it upon the spot where
Colonel Barlow fell, and would like to
know If that stone is there YETI VIII some
of the Seventh inform US on their return
from Manassas, as see they contemplate
a reunion there soon.
will. before going further. say that the
It'll sth. 9Th, 18th and 18th regiments con-
stituted Anderson's brigade, known as old
Tige, as he was called row as to York
town and Garnet's farm.
Mr. Parham mentions the Fifth again.
Well do know about the Yorktown affair
which is all true. except il was the Eighth
instead of the Fifth as he mentions. Now,
as to Garnett's farm and the charge again,
he brings in the Fifth Georgia when he
ought to have said the Eighth. for We
were IN that charge and had Is men killed
and wounded.
In my company, being one of the num-
Der, being shot through my right side;
that was on the 18th of June, 1862, being
the second day of the seven around Rich
mond, and right here let me remark that
after 1 was wounded I made my way back
to the Garnett house. l began TO vom-t,
and one of my old schoolmates and friend
brought me some whisky in a silver cup.
President Davis and his cabinet had come
out to witness the charge. President Da-
Wis gave Mr. o. Z. Fluker the whisky for
me so L reckon I am the only private
soldier that had the honor of taking a
drink with the president.
As Mr.. Parham has covered the ground
in which the Eighth was a participant, ]
will desist. except as to the Ream's sta
ton fight he has that correct as to pris-
oners and beef catt-e captured In the
first charge in this fight we had to fan
back from some cause and I was shot
through both legs by one minnie ball,
which disabled me for lne balance of the
war. This fight was on the 24th of Au-
gust. 1864 l came home and went back
in the latter part of January. ls6S. but
wasn't able to do duty; was at Appomat-
tox and surrendered with the command.
I INK the Eighth surrendered about 20
men in ALL
l am suffering from those wounds yet;
haven't been able to attend much busi-
ness this year.
saw the grandest cavalry charge at
Ream's station during the whole war. At
ter / was wounded and being conducted
from the fed as l entered the open ground
right to my left the Yankee cavalry had
cut around to our right, and they were
coming at full speed and l made sure
l was a prisoner, but looking ahead In
a skirt OF woods / saw Fitz. Lee just
emerging from the wood. They came at
full gallop What a sight, The Federals
seemed bent on doing something. so they
paid no attention to Lee, but you ought
to have seen those two commands meet
in that open field. 1t did not take cur
cavalry long to turn the Fede-als hack,
and think before they reached the rail-
road our men had killed and captured
nearly the whole force.
At another time may write Of Gettys-
burg: what a close call I had there. also
Wilderness, Cold Harbor. Petersburg and
DeeL Bottom, and the Fuel mill fight
and the part we took in 1t. For fear 1
have intruded upon you Will close. l
would like you to publish this in order to
set Mr.. Parham right IN regard to Colonel
Barlow Let the honors fall where they
belong. Respectfully. a subscribe- TO
your paper, j. II. II. BKO"N,,
Co. K. Sth Ga. Vol.
Veazey, Greene county. Georgia.