The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-13
UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF THE CONFEDERACY.
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child OF Col. James II. Saunders OF Nouh y
land. Ala. beginning in 1852. when she was
/ 1879, Judge l.. b. Mcfarland, OF Mem
Rocky Hill, near CORTLAND, Ala.
September 18th, 1862.
1t has been many day since last
| wrote in my journal but now I win be-
| gin anew. My eldest brother, Robert, Is
now with the Virginia army, and on Gem
erai Cooks staff. My brother Dudley
is surgeon in the army Of Chattanooga.
Ny youngest brother, Lawrence, Is nearly
II. / had not yet told you, my journal
of my fathers severe wounding in. the
battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn, SUNDAY,
July 18th. 1862, WHILE as ,aid-de-camp to
Gen. N. B. Forrest, he WIS leading his
men in charge on the Court House; he
rode off a short distance and dismount-
ing staggered into{a little cottage Though
shot entirely through the right chest
and there fell upon pallet where some
poor children were at play. In falling.
his Maynard RfAe (Which zhe still carr
ried) further injured his shattered rib.
While lying there an officer came to him,
and he, supposing himself dying, gave him
some messages and also his watch to
send home. The oficer, stepping out of
the gate. was instantly killed. and his
pockets rified by the Yankees. In the
meanwhile DIR, Wendell reached my faith
err just in time. since he was suffocatfng
and strangling with the blood. He was
| permitted to remain at the residence of
| Colonel Sedbeth's. where he was kindly
nursed by citizens until the Confederates
again captured Murfreesboro. and he was
released.
My cousin, Washington Foster, and his
friend, Edward O'Neai, of Florence, were
here today. Wash has Joined a company
for three years mot to come home uni sss
brought there wounded or dead he says.
He Is high-minded boy and | hope will
be promoted. His brother Jack Foster
has also enlisted. Mr.. O'NeaI is pleasant,
handsome and considered very bright by
busy. Sister Kate Mrs. DR.. Saunders).
hears our lessons and conducts our coarse
of reading.
il October 5th, Sun1ay--It is family GUS
tom with us to have a kind of Sunday
School. while unable to go to church.
The Bible and a sermon are read and a
favorito old hymn sung. and perhaps a
sacred poem recited by some of us. And
4 now while write the voices OF the family
group come up to me in song. How
Thankful am I that my father Is spared
to us! | think / love him more than any
/ thing on earth. What would life be to
me without him, so refined and intellec-
tuaI and so gentle! l wish / loved to
read my Bible, fer 1t is certainly my
duty. Mary. says she is glad 1t is Sunday
for we ,donnot have any lessons. My
brother Lawrie has gone with some mill
itary dispatches to a camp near Iuka.
Miss Col. Thomos Foster. a Congress
/ man, uncle-in-law of mine, Is expected
here tomorrow. He is just returning from
| Richmond Va, where the Confederate
4 Congress is held
i October 6th--Heigho! I have the blues!
/ Lawrie has not returned. nor Uncle Tom
lFoster arrived, Tonight the news reached
4 us of a great victory gained by. Gen.
i Stirling Price at Corlnth, mss. Three
cheers for the dear Confederates! do
1 pray the Southern banners may float VIC
torious in the North! And Black Flag
for those who have treated us so cruelty
and dishonorably! They do not deserve
even six feet of mother earth! They say
4 General Bragg has taken Louisville.
Stonewall Jackson and his brave men are
1 in Maryland, Ny Maryland The Mo-
bile Cadets were the first to cross the
4 Potomac, and when they we're all over
General Jackson at the head of his troops,
prayed chat the chains of Maryland
Knight soon be riven, and the ,Confeder-
ate flag shield her evermore from the
| touch of the despot," and the soldiers
knelt and kissed the soil of Maryland,
brave Maryland
October 1sth-on the nth Mary Wheat
ley and thought we would have some I'M
| Usual fun, so we disguised ourselves. as
| beggars and then put on old calico sun
bonnets and with letter stating we were
two deserving women footing it, to join
| our brother at Chattanooga" proceeded
| first to Mr.. Frank Jones, our nearest
| neighbor, where all went we'll, until a
/ RAJ mq n
| Din order to get home.) Their astonish-
ment was as great as our enjoyment.
was. When 1t held up Mr. Jones sent us
| home on an old horse ISdon't think our
home folks liked it much.
November 10th--Our neighbor, Mr..
| Jones, was over to tell father that the
Federal Government had made PROPOSE
ton. for six months armistice, during
(which time they will try and restore the
kunion, and IL this Is impossible, Will let
| the South go in peace.
| November 23d-Next Tuesday night Mr..
Freeman Goode. our merry old neighbor
and a grass widower will give a large
party The young people rely upon him
| for all their fun these war times. Well
/ the only beaux who will be there are those
/ who are not in the army. and were 1 a
young lady would not want their atten-
| TONS -
Il fOtEtuiUtT ISL SHiS save NdHVty
STEW Friday night to Col. Fred Ashford
of the 18th Alabama Regiment. number
| of young ladies were present, but be-
cause of the war in our midst very few
men. CIlhe 18th Alabama RegiSent was
organized at CORTLAND. August s, 1851
December 10th--Here is suSh a lovely
/ war poem think 1t best to copy it in my
i journal, since 1t is such a gem. (Here
follows. IAN Quiet Along the Potomac
Tonight"
December 1sth-Last Monday Miss Kate
Armistead. Captain Mcfarland of Flor
ence. and Mr.. Willie Irvine were at Mr..
Goodies. where We and others were in
vited to dinner There we Unexpectedly
i staid afterward to dance, and several of
the LIST Kentucky were there also
| December 19th-My brother. DR.. Saund-
ers. has come from Chattanooga quite
weak from spell of camp fever. Small
| pox is also raging in both armies. Broth
er Robert also arrived from Tennessee.
January 18th, 1S63-Dr. Saunders, wife
and child. and Mary Wheatey, left on
the sth for Chattanooga. he to return to
| his post after illness. A great battle was
! fouhgt at Murfreesboro. Heavy losses on
| both sides Confsderates as usual vlcso-
rious.
! January 14th-l4ast night wounded sol
| der from the Murfreesboro battle asked
to be permitted to spend the night. OF
course we were only too glad to help one
SO brave and yet so unfortunate. He is
afOot, so today father has sent him home
in our carriage with a bed in it.
4 January 24th-My dearest friend. Louie
4 RoJus NJ Mobile uvrItes that she