The National tribune., 1902-03-13
Two Commanders from One Regiment and
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In order
that Comrades Barger and Lanbury may
be properly informed, l will have to re-
fer them to The National Tribune of 1898
to prove that two privates of the 18th
Ind. Mt'd Inf were Department Com
manders of the c. A. r. in that year, al
though this regiment of Wilder's had pre-
viously furnished two officers and an Of
ficer and enlisted man as Department
Commanders in two different years.
The National Tribune of Aug. %, 1898,
gives picture of James NJ. Davis, Co. @,
18th Ind, Department Commander of
Virginia ard North Carolina, and the is
sue of Oct. g. 1898, gives the likeness of
G.. p. Holloway, Co. G., 18th Ind. (after-
ward Quartermaster-Serge Depart
ment Commander of Oregon. And it will
be noted that the old 18th Ind. does moth
ing by halves, for, not content with hav-
ing two Department Commanders from
the regiment the same year, it sends them
from the same company.
G. Z. Holloway was a son of D. p.
Holloway, Commissioner Of Patents, and
brother of Col. VIM. Holloway, editor of
the Indianapolis Journal, and relative
of Gov. o. P. Morton. He refused a
commission rendered him, preferring to
remain with his old comrades of Wilder's
Brigade, and was n slashing officer. He
now resides at Portland, Ore.
James NJ. Davis was in New Orleans
when the war broke out, and made his
way North with difficulty, being arrested
at Memphis. he was captured at Noon
day Creek June 20, 1864, and being
brought before Gen. Wheeler drew a re-
volver and attempted to shoot the Cen
eral, but the cap snapped. He was dis
armed, and then Wheeler asked him what
command he belonged to, and he replied
18th Ind, Wilder's Brigade" The Gen
eral smiled and said: 1.-THE devil is in
those fellows, anyway" But he did not
punish Davis, who escaped from the 4th
Ga. Cav. that night.
This story is corroborated by Peter 81.
Palen, Co. K, 143d n. Y, of Monticello,
n. Y, in The National Tribune of 1897,
who was told by an ex-Johnny of the
4th Ga. Cav. that one of Wilders men
tried to shoot Wheeler and Col. Jack
Brown, 4th Ga. Cav, told me the same
story in Washington.
Davis received a medal Of honor for
the capture of a rebel flag near Thomas
ton. Ca, on the Wilson raid. April II.
1865, Serg't johnson, with seven men of
the 18th Ind, was sent to scout south of
the Macon road, on which the column
was marching, and, marching rapidly,
dashed into Culloden next morning and
captured a rebel Paymaster, with his
Sa1e, going 10 pay the troops at Column
bus. They gathered up horses and mules
with negroes to ride and lead them. and
then started to regain the Macon road at
ThomastOn.
Davis. Hudson and Lloyd, being in ad-
vance. came upon rebel cavalry regi-
ment around a bend of the road They
were dismounted and lying along the
road. Serg't Johnson Immediately or
dered a charge, telling his darkies to ''yell
like - and the command of eight
Yankees, 100 negroes, and about 400
horses and mules went through that rebel
force, scattering them like chaff. They
thought Wilson's whole command was on
them. and being attacked from the rear
added to their confusion. Davis knocked
the color-bearer down with his carbine
and secured the colors-W. e. DOYLE.