The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23

amusing case was that of Private VII | lingham; a tall slender, dark-skinnec | comrade, s feet high On our first charge | as we were descending the hill he fel | forward on his face, at the. same tint | throwing his hand to his head. Ht
 thought he was killed and SO did we. The
 next day he was found at the hospita | not seriously hurt A minnie ball had 1 struck him on the forehead, and giancins | had torn up the skin in an ugly. but not | dangerous wound. To the question: why did the First Alabama halt in the slough instead Of pressing on?' we give the reason after wards given by our officers; namely, be- cause Quarles's brigade, that went nearer the enemy's works than any other com mand, was wholly unsupported" Anoth- CT version was that our assault was mere ly a demonstration to keep the enemy from reinforcing his extreme right where the main point of our attack fell. It is certain that there were no reserves as should have been in an actual attack. The regiments loss here. dead and | wounded, was greater than during the l whole siege of Port Hudson. and greater | than in any other battle in which the regi' | ment was engaged.
 The next morning, July 18th, the rem
 nant of the regiment was marched back to our old position along the breastworks ] above Atlanta. There was daily s1irm- l ishing until Aug. 18th. when Sherman, abandoning our front, swung around our left and met our forces at Jonesborough
 where a hard battle was fought. From this time to Sept. 18th the regiment was on picket duty. reaching out as far as McDonough and Lovejoy station, camp ing at the latter place about two weeks. Here Hood abandoned Sherman's front. giving up to the latter all South Georgia. for depreciation and robbery, while Che former marched northwards to Sher- mans rear. Hoods design was to cut of sherman from his base of supplies at Chattanooga and invade Tennessee.
 Movement in Rear of Shsrman's
 Army and Invasion of Tennessee.
 We left Lovejoy station Sept. 18th, 1884, and tore up the Georgia State Railroad to Dalton. Thence we turned southwest to Gadsdsn, Ala. and thence northwest to the south bank of the Tennessee River. opposite Florence. Ala, reaching the lat ter point Nov. 14th. after a march of about 400 miles by the route we had trav- eled. On this march we crossed the Chat tahoochie River at Phillips Ferry near Palmetto, Ga; the Coosa River, at Coosa- vile, Ga, and the Black Warrior, near Summit. Ala. President Davis reviewed the army at Palmetto, and General Beau regard aL IuSCunDaa, Alh. Ihc army hoped that the latter would command us on our Tennessee campaign.
 A few small garrisons left by Sherman were captured. aggregaung about 1,700 prisoners, but General French's division had been repulsed at Alatoona with heavy loss. At Decatur Ala. there was heavy skirmish in which our regiment lost one man killed.
 The regiment left Decatur. Oct. 2sth, and passing through Courtland and Jones' borough. reached Tuscumbia. where it re- mained about two weeks. On Nov. 14th. the army reached the south bank of the Tennessee River. opposite Florence. as before stated. and went into camps. On Nov. 10th the army crossed the river on pontoons. and entered upon the contem- plated invasion of Tennessee. The day was cold, cloudy and windy. and scatter ing snowfiakes were falling as Hoods army. thinly clad. poorly shod and half fed. marched through the streets of Flor ence to the promised land of Tennessee. few ladies appeared on galleries and at windows, giving the usual salutation