The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27


l"NetL Ill be d--I ''I1oh,t them things
| heat r. v $40 the generals pect 'ls ~
Ito be Rilicti, and want 'is to wear OUT II
shrpu1s? etc. Being I, casa of s II oIaHil
riiuce tho iieti9 clioerflilN made ne pest
LOT the altuation Quickly tfippcu OH III, VIZ
ragged bite and dol1ned The vifgiT ~ "
flie clo thing having no marks Us % SIZES Y.
articles were issued just as tllleS chl y.
| HIT Or miss as toft. Soon The company
rtol,fds we're fuli OF mel, sir,,ttlnE VI
and down. some With trousers stli'nsEliis
|,,ndcr their hoe Isl willie those pii others, cry
sea rculy reached tile tops &C heir SOCKS
son,e WITH jnckets so tight they rosefllple I.
stufred toads, w;1lc others mo aiilTi ~!
room, to carry three days IA lions IN lthelr
tbosorns. ,rte exhibition closed with "a y
swapping scene that rctninled one o. +, g e
horse trading day IN 10 Georgia county ,l
town. IA Federal prison SIMON 20 y, &.
tired L. WHO were them hell cats tll III
vert Into battle dressed III 4 heir c grave
clothes \" s. III 81 sSi5 i5 5s33G .
As tie reader probably ier1embcrs.
when Tie Confederate army was defeated
5at Shiloh, IL fell back to Corintl,, closely
pressed BY General Grants forces. Tor
several days previous to our vacua tion33
OF that place, our division was, Kept N
line or battle day and night, and there
fore 1t became necessa ry-A to nave cookcu
5rations sent out III wagons from camp.
The enemy Ind n heavy 81 ego Sba ttcryS
posted In front OF my fbrlsadc, which
fired shells twelve or eighteen inches III
length. Occasionally one Of these Striking
"a tree or largo limb would proceed TO
execute ~ q series of. lively somefsailts.
One day the Second Texas rogimentall
3tra,nsicr had delivered Ills load or cooked Z
rato1s and started back to camp. He had
often beer cursed by3 tho Texas boys Tor Tor
lis slow motions, but there was no ecca-S
sion for such8on that occasion. He had
gone but n few yards when ono OF these I
long shells struck a near pS tree ana
dropped iicarRhis team. The frightened
driver stood Zip XXI III Ills stirrllps.
la wlcd and slnsl,etl his passive mules
bcbbing up and down iii galloplng mo-
lions OF body. while his team could pc
urged into only a gentle trot. as tl, no I
Texas boys watched his frantic efforts g 4
escape, their yels might have been henrfd ]
ilin1f u mile. 81 4IS YEA 5i35 "a iSs 55 " u
q / hired a negro boy to net as hosslcr.
and when on the march he rode one OF !
my horses and had an easy time; but i
like some other people, Sandy could not
endure promotion without being spoiled.
Though he was wearing much bette
shoes than many soldiers. no aslted for a
new pair on the morning Of the first
DAYS battle atsCnrintt. remarked thai -
had none to give him. but could tell him
how 10 get them without trouble. lac
inquired how to do so. and j
replied with a serious countenance: We
are going to get Into fight to-day,
Sandy, and you follow along a I g safe
distance behind our men, and when you
find a. dead Yankee Just help yourself TO
Ills shoes Snnlys eyes blliged out IKE
a dead lobster 81 and 4 Wake or leaving
him scratching his head. r did not see
him again Until we vert into camp on \
on, retreat after the second days fight.
He came to me- with a sickly grin, ana
being asked where were his new shoes,
1,e replicd: Now, boss. lee gwine to tell
re de Gods. @tyufe. 4 done jlst as you
told me. and when 1 clum cber de first
line of breyworks I see a big dead 1ank
Ia vim, flat on his back With blood all
over his face. He had t,n BRAN new boots,
and IL says to myself. .Dems my boots OTIS
for shore.', SO Z picks up ono foot and
begins to pull of de bpot $50 ter easy
like but, @, my goodness gracious: ne
aist rig up on one elbow and SAYS, You
black imp what We doin here We'll, sur.
i drapt dat boot, tuck to my heels and
neDrer lOOkeu ts.,I
camp. No. stree no q lead Y ank's boots
for me. ss4a NH sskfs s5
When General Grants forces " !; broke l.
through i the center q e General Bra Eg' 8
lines on Missionary Ridge. they began d
sweeping right and left i'll tho rear Of our
rifle pits. General C.heatham ordered J.
x. ia ckson and myself to place our hri-
gades in line, perpendicular t. that@of
the rifle pits. and hold the enemy In
check until the artillery could be with
drawn from the right OF our line. jack
sons Brigade being on the right Oh this !
new line, mine passed In The rear to ex-
tend the line to the left. AS We were
doing so, lank. SIX foot Georgia
''cracker was noticed gazing over his
front files shoulder with open mouth and
bullying eyes. Just at that moment a
pretty heavy volcy was poured into us.
This was more than the Georgian could
stand. IIc wheeled about, rushed through
our ranks With gun at a trail, went down
a. slope llnlr bent. looking back over ono |
shoulder cxclain1lng: Good Lordy. how
they Is shootin'!' In a few yards he
reached large fallen tree, and as he
tumbled over 1t Reinforcement, ne was
heard to cry out: Now I lay me down
to sleep Perhaps his remains are sleep
ing there yct.-The Confederate Veteran.A
#s@ s
The Cause of the South. #
The fallen cause still waits
4 It's bard has not come set. 81 Il
His song-through one of to-morrow's
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