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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-12
County Correspondence
HENDERSON.

Charles Booth made business trip to
to town on Tueday.
Angus Bouey has been on the sick list
the past week but lis beginning to be
able to get around again although his
| recovery is slow.
John r. Tovey spent last Sunday with
his best go to meeting girl. And say,
Oh my, but amt Johnny handsome
guy when he's out making mash?
Ellenbaum brothers are complaining
of the oil trade being slow. But we think
that when the moon fades away Old Bill
will once again use his lantern to light
him on his weary way.
Miss Tillie Ellenbaum returned to
this place last week from Cavalier, where
she has been making visit with her
parents for a month or so. She was ac-
companied on her return by her sister.
Patty and Mr.. Chas. Vaughn, whose
home is in the Assinaboia district of the
Canadian Northwest.
Frank Marley while shopping at our
village store was strolling around and
and whistling in his usual good natured
way, and entirely unaware of the pre-
sence of any ladies, srmade his way to the
kitchen at the rear for drink of water
when to his surprise he fell right into
the arms of fair damsel.
Charlie Render and Gus Strand, two
well known young bachelors of this To-
cality are at present putting in quite
number ofsthe long winter evenings at
tending card parties and other social
events. They also manage to make good
use of an hour or SO occasionally by stop
ping at the village store to hear the
latest neighborhood gossip.
Mr.. Switzer is making a number of
improvements in his Henderson black
smith shop and making every needed
preparation to properly take care of the
rush of work that may looked for in the
spring. He has bought new gasoline
engine and is also putting in power
full trip-hammer so that he may be able
to pound out pillow share in better shape
when the breaking season starts in.
A certain young man of this locality
has of late been amusing himself with
the mistaken idea that he was on the
highway to matrimony by entering upon
correspondence with some unknown
young lady in the east. All went well
for awhile and photos were exchanged.
but he has lately let his fair charmer
set her cap for greener sucker than he
since receiving the gratituous informa-
ton that her sweet scented love epistles
would no longer continue unless he &C.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-12
LAND PATENTS.
A Big Grist Await Their Owners at the
Grand Forks Land Office.

The following land patents have been
received lately at the Grand Forks land
Office and are ready for delivery:
Cavalier County-Paul Fetsch, George
H. Orpe, John Schrader, Frank Christie,
Edward Manley, Martin Nault, Hugh
Mcpherson, George A. Sproat, John
Thody, George Nilsson, joseph Bassingth-
waighte, Henry Schmidt, VIM. jerome
Peter Fetsch, Charles Booth, William
Files, Eugene Chase, Ole Larson, John
Bond, Rose O'Connor, Duncan Campbell,
Marcus P. Diemert, Daniel OMalley,
Louis Ritter, Charles G. Armstrong,
Thomas Louden, Joseph McDermott,
Henry Jarrett, Michael Manley, Joseph
Sadie, Katie O'Brien, Abram Cranston,
John Hay, Martha Goggins, Mary Cat
scheme. John o. Larson, Anders j. Sund-
berg, John Bassinghtwaighte, Kari H.
Strom. George Edworthy, Nicklas Ander-
son, Matte Peterson, Chas. w. Doe,
Charles Hill, John Ritter, David Hard
ing. Christiana Platzkow, Chas. Turner,
Edward Harding, William Dew, Robert
NJ. Anderson, James L. Cooney. David
Hits, Alex. Thompson, Robert Lowrie,
Duncan Mcdonald, Alois Wohletz, Henry
Ellis, Peter M. Anderson, Thomas Tap
son, Henry Albrecht. Joseph LaPorte, Jr.,
Frank Hatch, Frederick A. Gilbert,
Elizabeth Perry, Edith. Adams, Thea
dor Nelson, Joseph ID. Fischer, Daniel
Diemert, Olaf Nelson, Daniel w. Nc
Nally. David Froese, Peter Dahlem,
VIM. Thody, forster Olsen Bjornerud,
Frederick Domres, Erick Dickson, John
Hope, Samuel Pion, Alfred Frechette,
Anton Formo, Ole p. Christianson, VIM.
II. Timian, Jno. Rogstad. Fred Philippe,
Samuel j. Parsons, William E. Bell,
Nickles f. Bester, Christian Nilsson.
John Aasen, William HI. Slater, Joseph
Duvall, William Brothcrston, Friedrich
Siguay, Hedge 0. Gronhovd, Julia Even
son, Andreas Larson. William III. Mont
gomery, Bernard Newman. Benjamin F.
Cooney, Hugh Guinan and Louis Ander-
! SON.
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companied his next tender missive with
a five spot. Our young friend came
just about as near having fit as we i'm
agine she must have done when her
lovely orb like lamps fell upon his photo
Empies is..certainly beyond question the
centre of attraction with our young peo-
pie since the arrival at that hospitable
home of two charming young ladies from
the Valley. The snow is certainly quite
deep on the prairie but its safe bet Of
dollars to doughnuts that there will be
a hard beaten trail from each and every
bachelors shanty in Henderson township
leading that way.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-12
MONTHLY REPORT.

Condition of Langdon City Schools for the
Month Ending Feb. 9th.
Below is given the report of attendance
and work done in the Langdon Public
Schools for the month ending February
9th, 1903:
HIGH SCHOOL
No. of pupils enrolled ..................... 80
Average daily attendance. ............ 81
Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Lillian Dougherty Mae Foshay
Bertha Porter David Redsliff
Grover Wait David Redslif
Charles RobestsoA
DAN ]. R1DL1NaToN. Teacher.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
No. of Pupils Enrolled OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
No. of Days School was Taught. ............. IS
Average daily attendance. ...,.............. 81
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-12

Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Guy Helen Frank hopriva
John Mcknight William Dunngan
John kopriva Ncrnie Pinkcrton
William Scott Robert Robertson
JOHN c. STAnL Teacher.
SECOND INTERMEDIATE.
No. of Pupils enrolled Observation-Disclosures IL
No. of Days School was in Session. .......... 20
Average daily attendance. Observation-Disclosures. 80
Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Pearl Broderick Marion Flumerfelt
Robert Work Earl McGrusF
t HIS n; Helen Lloyd Liebe!tf
Laura Morrison Glenn Mcleod
george kylance Alex Robertson
Myrtle Finerty Russell Irwin
Irene Murphy Jennie Robertson
Bertha Oke
MABEL Asp1NwALL, Teacher.
FIRST INTERMEDIATE.
No. of pupils enrolled Observation-Disclosures. 40
No. days of teaching..... Observation-Disclosures. 70
Average daily attendance. ................ AZ
Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Tessie O'Brien Juanita McGruer
Flora Walker Barney Ault
Xena Week Donald Work
Sadie Rylance Arthur Richards
Morris Winter Bertha McGauvran
Charlie Fitch Aida Finerty.
LULU E. HoDG1Ns, Teacher.
IL
No. of Pupils Enrolled Observation-Disclosures. 50
No. of Days School was Taught. ............. 20
Average daily attendance. Observation-Disclosures. Al
Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy;
Hazel Arnold Estelia Licbeler
Gertrude Barnard Sangster Liebeler
Alice Birmingham John McGruer
Layina Ferguson Nellie McDermott
Queenie Holmes Mary Robertson
Fred kuhmstedt John Rylance
Theodore Week Stewart Work
William Dohmann
MISS FULLER, Teacher.
SECOND PRIMARY.
No. of pupils enrolled ................... As
No. OF days school was taught.............. 20
Average daily attendance .....,...,.,.,,.... 80
Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Eddie Donovan Joseph Week
John Robertson Henry Holland
Tressa Dohman Leslie McGauvran
Clair Birtch Minnie Holmes
Hortense Monroe.
JESSIE BLoDGErT, Teacher.
FIRST PRIMARY.
No. of pupils enrolled All
No. of days school was in session ... 2O|
Average daily attendance. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Names Of pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Lille Kopriva Cora Walker
Walter Abbey Jessie Mahon
Mary Irvine Z Fred McGauvran
Minnie Finer y.
DAIsIE BURD. Teacher.
r. Hayward, Superintendent.
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The 9th Ohio Marched There.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In reply
tell him How the 9th Ohio got there
meaning to the battle of Mill Spring,
where Zollicoffer was Killed. will answer
tersely: They just marched there; got there
in the same way that the rest of us did.
That wasn't a pleasant place for anybody
TO be; it wasn't at all desirable place to
be; there wasn't nook as big as a hens
nest thereabout that it was safe even a
little bit for a man to wear clothes, for
bullets and other metallic bits were liable
to cut holes in the garments. 1t wasn't
IA place man would go to if there WASH t
some powerful reason for his presence. 1t
was a place of carnage and death: place
into which only the highest qualities of
manhood and patriotism can take men.
And the 9th Ohio was there. They were
Bob McCOok's Dutchmen." They took
an important and active part in the pro-
ceedings of the occasion. The I'd Minn.,
also, was there. Our men-1 rely on my
own memOry-were getting the worst of
it until these two regiments went in and
the 9th Ohio made a fierce bayonet charge
that ought to be writ in poetry, proclaimed
in song and painted in eternal colOrs upon
historic canvas. The two regiments and
that charge l think had much To do with
the result of that fight, although do not
insist that that was all there was TO it. My
three years experience taught me that
in battle a man in the ranks usually has
plenty in his immediate front and vicinity
to demand his undiverted attention and he
generally knows little that is going on in
other localities-M. S. HARRIS, Co. A, Cd
Minn.. Orange Park, Fla.
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first place. and was induced to do so only
by the fatigue of men and horses after
n march of more than GO miles. ana the
knowledge that no suitable ground Tor
camping was within some miles. 1t was
a generous act of the officer, who came IN
our rear. to shell us, as he saved us a
vast deal of trouble. if nothing worse he
had not even disturbed our pickets. but
turning off of the road. he planted his
gins on the high cliff which overioeks .l.e
ferry on that side. and sent us an lilii.n
ton that we had better leave. Instantly
comprehending his danger. Morgan sprai,s
to his feet and instructed one OF the niue
orderlics. who always slept near INN. 10
gallop to Gano and Breckinridge, and di-
rect them to move at once to Lawrence
burg; the one who formed first taking the
front, and picketing and holding the ROAD
10 Frankfort. as soon as the town was
lies. wera intelligent little fellows, well
known. and it was our habit to obey or.
iers brought by them as promptly as II
delivered by staff officer. The officers
70 whom the orders We're sent were the
nromptesr of men. and although my regl-
ment formed rapidly. Gano and Breckin-
ridge were marching on Lawrenceburg ny
the time ! was ready to move. The
howitZers were sent in advance across the
liver. which fortunately was shallow ford
ing ut that time, and the regiment imme-
lately followed. The pickets on the road
% Versailles We're not withdrawn until
the command had crossed the river. and
hen they followed as n rear-guard. With
IN 20 minutes after the Federals in our
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY

Bowling Green and Gallatin The reader
will readily perceive that when the Nor
gan men got through with that railroad
it was certainly not in good order and
condition for running trains.
Morgan arrived at Gallatin. Tenn. Nov.
1, having been absentsfrom that favorlte
rendezvous two months and half, and he
was now to perform thp same work to ~.
tard the return of the Federal army into
Tennessee as he had previously done to en-
barrass its march into l<eiitucky. He was
also in position to picket the right flank
of Bragg's army, then slowly creeping
around to Murfreesboro.i
A TENNESSEE, REGIMENT.
When Morgan left Hartsville, the pre-
viOus Summer, a regiment was organizing
there for Morgan's brigade composed prin-
cipally of men from around that place and
Gallatin. This regiment, known ns the 9th
Tenn, became one of the very best i'll
Morgnn's command, but during the period
when it was organizing it had many trib-
ulations. 1t being in an inchoate state.
the enemy occasionally found amusement
in 'practicing' OH it, sometimes chasing it
all over that fair portion of Tennessee.
When Morgan returned to Gallatin, this
regiment joined his command. AS usual
with him, Morgan organized it in his own
way-.James Bennett being appointed
Colonel. w. w. Ward, Colonel,
and Robt. A. Aston, formerly Adjutant-
General, Major.
NO REST AT GALLATIN.
The Morgan rough-riders had returned
to Gallatin indulging in optimistic hope Of
enjoying Il season OF rest and having a
pleasur;,ble time,
with beaker's clang. with harpers' lay,
With all that olden time deemed gay"
Cen John c. Breckenridge. however.
had just arrived at Murfreesboro with
some 1000 infantry, and desiring to i'm
press the FederalS ut Nashville with an
exaggerated idea of his strength, he ap-
preciated the fact that Morgan'.i cavalry
men were mighty handy fellows to have
around, and lie lost no time i'll starting
them ''out upon the road again.
ATTACK ON TRAIN AT EpGEFIELD
Breckinridge was exceedingly anxious
to detain the Federal army at Nashville,
and learning that a large lot of rolling
Stock of the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road. had been collected at Edgefield. i'm
mediately across the Cumberland River
from Nashville. he depended upon Morgan
to burn the cars, there being probably 800
of them.
Ii these cars could he destroyed the
damage and delay would seriously annoy
the enemy.
Morgan had only been Mt Gallatin one
day when Breckenridge communicated his
plan. Morgan was to dash into Edge
field and burn the cars while Breckin-
ridge should make a diversion in his favor
on the southern side of the river. For
rests cavalry was to move in advance of
the infantry, on the Murfreesboro and
Nashville road, and make lively racket
in the suburbs of Nashville while Morgan
was playing high jinks" at Edgefield. The
following simple diagram will enable the
reader to clearly understand the situation
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RETALIATORY EXECUTIONS.
Those at Front Royal Were for Murders by
Mosby's Men.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In you
issue of Oct. was an article, Executions
at Front Royal" was there on that day.
To Tolbert's Division was assigned the
task of getting in the rear of Early at
| Fishers Hill, by the way of Luray Gap.
Had we been successful. 1t would have re-
suited in the capture OF the most, if not
| all of the rebel army. The enemy was in
| too strong position in the gap, with no
chance for a 1anking movement.
This engagement was on Thursday.
Sept. %. 1864. That night We fell back.
camping in the valley iiear the mouth of
the gap. Next morning, Sept. %, our
advance guard and ambulance train, con-
tanning wounded, were fired OH by Mos
by's guerrillas, under command of a
Capt. French. During that affair Lieu
tenant of the I'd Regular Cav. was cap
tured, and was shot after he had sur
rendered.
That murder by Mosby's men was the
reason for the execution of Mosby's men
Mt Front Royal. A drumhead court-ruar
tiol was held, and eight were condemned
to death. -Four, instead of three. were
hung, OH a knoll near the town. On the
breast of one, this placard was placed:
The fate of Mosby's gang"
-Four others We're shot; one boy in
years, who, on account of his youth.
would only have been kept a prisoner. if
it had not been for the evidence of his
mother, who said that he didn't belong TO
any regular organization. but '.just Went
out to have shot at you'uns."
Payment for the other affair was ex-
acted at another time and place.
COmrade Gardiner is somewhat mistak-
en- as to the fighting qualities of Rosser.
"The Savior of the Valley" as he was
called. for we met him when he didn't
have more than ten to one.-CHas. o.
WEIGH. CO. NJ, Cd Mass. Cav, ! Collins
St, Salem, Mass.
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Generations Serve Their Country.

Sidney w. Pyle, Co. L, Sd N. Y. Cav.
Mt. Carmel, Ind, writes: Il enlisted ON
Sept. IL, 1861, i'll Capt. Jeptha Garrard's S
independent company of cavalry at Camp
DennisOn, o. We never were assigned to
regiment, but were ordered by the War
Department to Washington, where we fur
nished orderlies and escorts for officials
in the Departments.
II was afterward second stOker OH the
U. 8. chartered steamer /. 8. Pringal,
and at New Orleans l saw the Black
Hawk, that had been shot almost to pieces.
T went aboard and examined her wounds.
We were ordered up the river to Alexan-
dria to help lnks and Smith. All told
there were ABOUT 80 boats.
MY great grandfather, John e. How
ard, served seven years under Geo. Wash
ington; my father. NJ. f. Pyle, served in
the Mexican War in 1S47 and in John NJ.
Sharp's Company of Mississippi Volun-
teers, in Col. Jefferson Davis's regiment
Ny sou, B. w. Pyle, served in the Spanish
War, in Co. F, 181st Ind. Col. Durbin." !"
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Hoquiam, WASH, writes: Not comrade
from the 9th Mich. except myself
showed up at regimental headquarters at
the recent National Encampment at San
Francisco. Comrades, you have no idea
how sore was my disappointment.
''In the issue of Oct. Is comrade asked
WHO placed the first Union flag on Fort
Malone? That's easy! The regiment
that first entered-and dare state in the
face of denial by LOCO comrades r'at that
regiment was the 9th Mich. i Brig
ade, First Division, Ninth Corr That
regiment In that assault at thai ne at
that place captured that fort. several
pieces of artillery, and more rebe's than
there were men in the regiment that cap
tured them. There, now! Say. boys, you
remember that strip of canvas with the
old Mexican war advice painted on it:
More grape, Capt. Bragg?' Who can
tell why it was there or who put it there?
Perhaps Bragg commanded some of the
guns they had there. But they were ours
p d. O., then. on that April 2, 1855"
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sis action would only precipitate the enc
my's astack and our retreat; that we
would be drnr> away before We had wit
messed all that we s..anted to see. Gano,
however, encouraged him, and he declared
that he would go. unless I posfsayeiy or
dered him TO remain. He aud Cooper ae-
cordingly started. There was a consider
ssie depression &. t.;t Tise 1ei0eeee e,'r
position and that Of the enemy, and just
as our daring and enterprising friends got
down into this hollow, the enemy ad-
vanced. 1 shouted warning to Hutchin-
son but the noise of his horses hOofs
drowned my voice, and before he discov-
cred the enemy he was within 30 PAGES of
their column. He discharged his pistol,
and Cooper. rising in his stirrufs, fired his
gun, killing man; both then wheeled and
spurred away at full speed. They got
back into the ..s::..1.E Ii tine to save them
selves, but while we were admiring their
rapid retreat and particularly noticing
Hutchinson, who came back i'll great glee.
whipping his horse with his hat as was
his custom when in tight place, vol
ley, intended for them, came rattling into
us. Two or three citizens who had come
out to see the fun fled like deer, although
one of them was a cripple-and, to tell the
truth We left as rapidly.
aANo DISTURBED.
II shall never forget this occasion, be-
cause it was the first and only time that /
ever saw Col. GanO frightened He was
sitting on his horse complacently eyeing
Hutchinson's brisk retreat, and. apparent
ly, not even remotely supposing that the
enemy were likely to fire. One ball pierced
a Mexican blanket which was wrapped
around him, sending fragments Of the red
lining flying about his head. l thought,
and so did he. that the red stuff was his
blood If ! had been mortally wounded,
l surely could not have helped laughing at
the injured look he at once assumed-the
look of man who had cOnfided and been
deceived. Why Duke he exclaimed.
they are shooting at u.s. Some one told
Maj. Aston that something was going on
in the rear that would do to go in the
papers, and he came galloping back and
joined our little party, as the enemy fired
a second volley, just in time to get his best
horse shot.
THE expedition to Edgefield was n fail
ure. True, We burned few cars, but we
went to burn all"
ITO be cOntinued.)
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MORGAN and
hiSMEN
Confederate Lyrst Chants the Praises of the Blue Grass
Chieitain and His Followers
By GEORGE EALLAS MOSGROVE.

..nd this time almost miraculously, we es'
capped without loss. Unfortunately, how
ever, one prisoner was shot. Morgan rush
ed in front of the prisoners, and narrowly
escaped being killed in trying to stop the
firing, his coat being pierced by several
balls.
The men of my regiment began to think
that their friends were tired of them and
were plotting to put them out of the way.
GanO's men stated. however. that shots
were fired at them from some quarter.
DISPLAY OF BRILLIANT ZOUAvE JACKET.
my Adjutant, Capt. Pat Thorpe. as
gallant a man as ever breathed. came to
me after this affair was over with a Sc
rious complaint against Gano. Thorpe
usually dressed with some taste. and nj
ways with great brilliancy, and on this
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Claim Your Discharge.

Following is list of discharges found
among the effects of Harlow De Wolfe.
pension attorney. The list is sent by Mr..
Tallman for publication, in hope that
those to whom the discharges are impOr-
tant will recover them. They are in pos
session of Fred A. Tallman. So Wieting
Block. Syracuse, n. Y: William Bosmer,
Co. b, Sd N. Y. Art; james Bogard, Co.
A. 10th N. Y. Cav; Nicholas Cummings.
Sth Co., I'd Battalion. V. r. c.. Henry p.
Allen, Co. Z, 10th n. Y. "; James How
ell, Co. l, 10th N. Y; Charles Skinner, Co.
X, 1O2d N. Y; William NJ. Green, Co.
X, Sd N. Y. Cav; Charles Reals, Co. A.
9th N Y. MID Rifles; Eli l.. McAllister.
Co. ID, 10th n. Y. Samuel NJ. Hamilton,
Co. l, 1921 N. Y; Louis Keshner, 54th
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Shryock's ferry is four miles from Law
renceburg, the country between the two
passage.
About / o'clock at night, Dukes men
were aroused from their peaceful and deep
slumber by the roar Of cannon and the
bursting of two or three shells in their
camp. This Smelling was premature and
spoiled Gen. Dumont's deep laid scheme"
Says Duke:
"Had the enemy's cavalry remained
quiet until the infantry had occupied Law
renceburg, our situation would have been
extremely critical. With this disposition
in our front, and the road closed behind
us, We would have been forced to take
across the country, and that would have
been something like climbing over the
houses to get out of a street. Morgan
had hesitated 70 halt at the river In the
The National tribune., 1903-12-03
Az APPEAL ro VETERANS.

o. A. Hamilton, Senior Vice COmman-
der-in-C Chief, Department of Wyoming, is
sues an appeal to the veterans of the
civil war to organize in league having
for its object the election to office of men
in Wyoming and elsewhere who have the
courage and honesty of purpose 70 observe
and strictly enforce the laws, particularly
the statutes of Wyoming giving prefer
ence to the veterans, and those Of the
United States of like paTpOrt. In Wy
oming no application Tor an appointment
based upon preference to veterans has
ever been considered. Even a veteran
coull not get the appointment as Com
mandant of the Soldiers Home. Con-
gressman Mondell has been opposed to the
recognition of veterans, and spoke in Con
gress against the proposed amendment to
section 1154. The President also refused
to appoint veteran for position, who
had the Endorsement from every leading
citizen in the State. Gen. Hamilton urges
the formation of leagues for political ae-
tiOn ....5..-
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
A. CAPTURED SWORD.

A comrade Of the 18th Ind. writes
from somewhere; his name does not ac-
company his letter, about the battle Of
Missionary Ridge-which will appear
later and says: "An officer of the
10th Tenn. Confederate handed me his
sword, upon the hilt of which his name
was Inscribed. and the next day pre-
scented it to Miss Annie Rider, Of Chat
tnnooga. She may have the trophy yet in
her possession"