The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13
STORIES OF THE WAR;
 PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
Some Incidents Connected With the War That Will Be Read with Renewed Interest and Remem-
 bered by Many of the Veterans.
BY D. W. M'IvBR.

Ferry and were engaged in the battle of Manassas, but suffered no serious loss. The Captains of this company were E. M. Law, promoted to Colonel; T. B. Dyer, E. J. Glass: Baylers E. Brown.
 Two other companies afterwards went out from Macon County of which John +. Baggett and c. l.. Cobb were the cap tains and they were both in the 46th Ala bama regiment of which Colonel M. l.. Woods now of this city, was the Colo nel and the lamented Osceola Kyle of Wetumpka, Lieutenant Colonel
 But did not start out to give a history of the deeds and exploits of these brave and chivalrous sons of the South. who were as gallant and as true as any who ever "shoudered musket or faced a foe." I wanted to tell my personal recol- lections of the war, but before doing SO I could not resist mentioning a few of the names of those who took so prominent and important part in it.
 During the War.
 Well do remember after the boys went to Virginia how the loved ones at home scanned the papers and watched every mail for tidings of them. The first year or more was spent at Harper's Ferry and Norfolk by the two companies, the Zouaves being first engaged at Manassas.
 
 mourning came when after Seven Pines in May, 1862. there was lamentation and weeping in every family for the news had come that the Tliskegee Light In- fantry had been badly cut up and many of those who were held dear. killed or wounded. There were Samuel B. John ston. Robert l.. Mayes, Ed Hendree and others killed and several mortally mound ed. That was the first of the bitterness of war that I had ever known and it made a lasting impression on me you may be sure. From that time on news came often from the front and on to the end there was naught but sadness and sorrow, there scarcely being a day that did not bring tidings of the death or wounding or capture of some one of our soldiers It was a time that one never cares to go through but once and which always. leaves its imprint upon the lives of those concerned
 "Reminiscences.
 The end of the struggle approached and the invading armies began march through this section devastating and des- troying everything in their wake. Before Wilson's raid reached Tuskegee the frag- ments of Forests command were passing through the town for several days and gave us some idea of the arts and ways
 
 way for the conquering foe. The Town Council of Tuskegee desired to save the town and went out for five miles on the Montgomery road to meet the command ing general and make the best terms possible. They succeeded in saving the town and I well remember that my first sight of Yankee was the sentry sent in to guard the town from stragglers and a detachment of which spent the night before the coming of the raiders in my fathers front yard and early next morn ing made their presence known by order ing of the old nanny at the kitchen door ham and eggs for breakfast. Fortunate ly thers was a supply of both and the soldiers did full justice to the meal show ing their appreciation by giving me a number of loaded cartridges out of which l got powder and lead enough to take a | days hunt. a luxury l had not enjoyed | for sometime before on account of the | scarcity of ammunition, It was not long after they had eaten breakfast when the | advance guard of the Wilson raiders en- tered the town. They came in full gallop and filled the women and children with awe and the negroes wondered at their l actions never before fully realizing that | Yankees were like other human beings. l | very distinctly remember that Robert a l carpenter. belonging to a neighbOr, who was Colonel in the war, and donned his Sunday clothes. his new hat and his watch and chain to greet his friends and l deliverers He was standing on a cor ner near is home and watching with eager eyes the approaching cavalrymen, who came full tilt with hat in hand, saber | and muskets rattling at their sides they made just such an impression as was in- | tended, dazzling and dazing all with theil great importance. The first of them who