The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

to bid us welcome. On the balcony of the second story (of what was for the time to be our home) were congregated some fifteen or twenty young ladies to see the soldier boys. The old men and elderly ladies met us at the gate to bid us welcome. We were escorted to the house. and. after washing our hands and faces, were invited to breakfast; and now. after a lapse of thirty-eight years l can remember how that crowd of sol- diers relished that home breakfast. Af- ter breakfast those whose wounds the ladies could dress were invited upstairs I was among the number. At the head of the steps I was met by Mrs. Mildred Pierce. who asked me If she might dress my wound. As kindly and gently as if had been her own brother, she removed the coarse domestic, which was the best our Government could furnish. After tenderly washing my wound, she bound 1t up with nice. soft cloths, and from that day, as long as I was in the com munity, she was in deed and in truth as kind to me as sister. As Mrs. Fin ley says. Mrs. John Pierce furnished the house and her brothers, Dr. James Dunk lin and Thomas Dunklin; her sister, Mrs. Caroline caffey; their mother, Mrs. An ma Dunklin (then in her 76th year), MT. Robert Rives, Dr. Peoples. MT. Wilson In fact the whole community-united in furnishing the supplies to maintain the home. The Mesdames Pierce, Thomas, Dunklin, and Caffey, served week about at matron. The Misses Dunklin, Caffey and Rives served during the day as nurs- es. Then, last, but by no means least. big-hearted, whole-souled Dr. Clay Dunk lin gave his services as surgeon. How gentle and kind he was, this writer well anna Cor ho fnr three months under his care.
 Only one soldier of all those who were sent to Collirene. died thereof consump- tenn, brought on by exposure. Some of the soldiers were taken to the homes of citizens who lived a few miles distant from Colirene. But those who lived in and around the hamlet preferred to main tain the home; so the most of us, to give as little trouble as possible to our ben efactors, remained at the home until ready to return to the front. Mrs. Rob ert Rives was crippled in a runaway ac- cident about the time we were being car ried to the home, and could not do much; but her husband and daughters did their full share. The young ladies of the neigh borhood seemed to try to see who could do most to alleviate suffering. and when ever any of the boys were ready to re- turn to the front they were always fur nished with a good supply of home-knit socks.
 Now, all of those who were past middle age when 1t was the fortune of the sol dier boys to be their charges, have cross ed over the river. The motto of those good people was truly a Christlike one: Do as you would be done by" Now that their descendants are scattered from Massachusetts to Texas, my prayer has hot cast upon the waters may return to them, and the same kindness that was extend ed to the boys in gray may be theirs, should they ever need help.
 It has been my privilege as well as my pleasure to have as the guest of my family some of the citizens of Collirene and their children several times since the war, and l never hear of their prosperity or that of their children that I do not rejoice.
 Roster Company B. 45th Alabama Regi- ment. 1882. Presented by Major Jno. w Williams, to the Robert E. Lee Chap ter U. D. C.. at Opelika. Ala:
 T. F. Flournoy, Captain dead: D. E. Gafney. First Lieutenant, killed; Alex Barrett, Second Lieutenant. dead; J. w. Williams, Jr. Second Lieutenant; G. w. Cherry, Ordinance Sergeant; A. B. Ter rell. Tom Echols, O<llled) Henry Echols Dock Bozeman, Dan Yates. Wm. Hughes Bob Hardness, Tom Smyol, John Smyol Jim Plasson, Jim Dennis (killed), Dr. Smith (killed). Wiley Plum. James Capps Henry Mastin, F. A. Williams, Chesly Pitts. John Pitts. A B. Griffin, Jim Sledge, Greer Fair, Allen Fair (klled), Richard Fair, (killed), John Barnett, Al len Burr. killed). - Burr. Ckilled). Isaac Faulkenberry. kiled). Sam Rush. Ben Rush, Tom Gentry. (killed) Jim Ed dins' (killedD. Dan Capps, - McMur ray. Jim Nunnally. Cklled). Sam Poy- ner. Chas. Rush. Tom Byrd. Zabud Fletcher, John Murphy, Gus Murphy. - Murphy. (killed), Geo. Watson. Tom Wat son. B. T. Weaver, R. T. Johnson. NJ. c. Johnson. H. c. Johnson. Jim Wor- thy. NJ. Kaufman, Sam Goggins. Patillo Calvert, Vim. Calvert. Wm. Baugh. Dick Baugh. Qdlled. Frank Giddens, Vim. Page. Tom Page. S. Hammer. Bob Ha- good. Ben Wright. James Bucker, Jap Bucker, Buckner. Atkins, - Blackstock. Joe Chadwick Walter Gibbs, Vim. Royals, Dan Royals.
 Sa1vaging for Coffins.