The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04

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 other between the former city and the
 Chatahoochee river. Although Johnston.
 by his defensive tactics, had inflicted
 very severe losses on the enemy he was
 unable to hold the territory against the
 greatly superior forces of the opponent.
 The campaign had been a great strain
 on the men, who had been either on the
 march or in line of battle often exposed
 to a constant fire day and night for
 weeks at a time. since It's beginning
 President Davis, disappearing of John
 ston's strategy, at this Juncture, com
 mited a fatal blunder by removing him and putting Gen. John B. Hood in com
 mand. Hood immediately instituted a change of tactics, assuming the ofren- siye and attacking the enemy in his entertainments.
 At the beginning of the campaign I was adjutant of the Thirty third Alabama regiment, which belonged to the brigade of Brig.-Gen. M. P. Lowery of Missis- sippi, forming portion of the famous division of Maj.-Gen. Patrick R. Cle- burne who as a division commander was unsurpassed by any, and equalled by few officers in the Confederate army About the first of July I had been pro- noted to a position on the staff of Gen eral Lowery.
 On the night of July 20 Cleburnes d. vision. or at least Lowery's brigade was transferred to a position on the extreme left, the Thirty-third Alabama, whose left rested on railroad (the Atlanta and West Point, I suppose), forming the ex- treme left of the line.
 We reached the ground early in the morning and took position, extending from near the railroad up the ridge to the right. The ridge was almost bare of timber. with stump here and there The top of the ridge was exposed to the sharp shooters of the enemy, whom we found already entrenched on the hill op- posite, thus rendering 1t impossible to build breastworks of any kind. So deadly was the enemys fire that scarcely man raised his head above the ground with impunity, many being thus killed and wounded, among whom was Col. Samuel Adams commanding the Thirty-third Alabama regiment I was standing not far away, having come from brigade headquarters for some purpose, and saw him start up his line walking erect in rear of the line. One of his men called to him, Colonel, you had better get lower down the hill the sharpshooters will get you there.' But he dsregarded the caution and continued his walk. A moment later he fell, pierced by a rife ball, and died almost without uttering a word. He was carried from the field by the assistance of Sergeant Major William W. Flowers. now a prominent and wealthy citizen of Butler county. He xuaa of axJ sion as brigadier general reached his family a few days later. having been al- ready issued at the time of his death. He had few months previously been married to Miss Dora Herbert, sister of Hon. Hilary A. Herbert.
 Ordered to Move.
 We remained in this position only one day On the following night July 21) we were ordered to move. Various were the conJectures as to our destination. rec ognized the old union passenger station in the city. which we passed on our march some time before daylight. Thence we moved towards the south east or east and finally turned toward the northeast, passing Hobbs mill. Some of the command waded through the pond. Here our progress seemed to be slow Our march continued some miles farther and across the Georgia railroad It was | now about midday An hour or so later we were formed Into line of battle fac ing west and began advancing, partly | through cleared land and partly through thick woods. General Lowery had giver orders to the several members of his staff to take positions at different places along the line SO as to observe the move ment and report to him anything thai might appear necessary The position assigned me was near the left of m, old regiment, the Thirty-third Alabama. | AS we proceeded the ground began tt decline by a gentle, wooded slope ter minating in small branch at the bolton | of the slope. Just about this time W, came upon the headquarters of some gen
 eral officer, which had evidently bee, abandoned in great haste, indicating { surprise. There were two wagons wei
 laden with supplies and luxuries usua with the officers of the union army Our advance continued down the slope during which 1t was somewhat difficul
 to preserve the alignment. We. wer, now under fire, which added somethin, to the difficulty. although we did no
 stop to return the fire Arriving at tn
 bottom of the slope the command wa, | given to halt and correct the alignment preparatory to charging the enemy | breastworks, which had been plainI, visiple on the hill in our front as we ap preached. Along the branch we wer, completely protected from the enemy' fire, as the hill rose abruptly for abou ten or twenty paces, and then extended
 by a gentle ascent about fifty yard
 farther to the enemys breastworks o, our right battery, situated some dis tance away, had been annoying us, ant had done some damage by an inflladin, | fire as we came down the slope.
 | Enemy's Fire Disastrous.
 | As soon as the line was ready, whicl was in a very few minutes, the com | mand, "Forward," was given again Al the field officers of the regiment had dis
 mounted before starting, and I was thu only mounted officer on that part of thu l line There was a small space of abou | five or ten paces between the left of tn, Thirty-third and the right of the regi
 ment on It's left, which I think was tn | Forty-fifth Alabama, commanded by Col | H. D. Lampley. I rode in that space ant
 a little in advance of the line. Bein,
 mounted, of course came Into view O
 the enemy's works sooner than those ol | foot. There they were bristling witt guns. not more than fifty yards away. knew they would fire the moment tn line came up above the brow of the hill
 which now protected them. Being tel or fifteen paces in advance I checked m, horse and turned to the right to watcl the effect of the fire upon the regiment I waited only a moment, when the lin came into full view and received a volle. from the enemy. The effect was awful 1t seemed to me that almost every thir, or fourth man fell backward out of line
 and after a moments hesitation thos