The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-04-15
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A Picket Duel.

IdNOTlUy camp song.
A Picket Duel.
On May 18th, on the picket line a
Resaca, occurred an incident that, i
, seems strange. was of not uncommon
occurrence during the Civil War
Calvin NJ. Cheek spied the Fedora
picket short distance off, and took {
shot at him, which was also returned
in due time by the Federal. These
two soldiers kept this up until about
taking two shots 10 the other S one, OIL
as the soldiers called it, they took
shot about - This duel did not end
with the usual salutation Good bye
Yank, I" and Good bye Beb, = for the
''Yank' had the last shot, which
struck young Cheek in the bowels,
from which he died the next day.
Cheek had just attained manhood, and
! regiment, as well as with the Duck
River Ridemen.
John f. Barham was also wounded
in the arm while vidette at Resaca
| George G.. Daimwool was captured
July 9th, and remained in prison until
July 1865.
tOClSo. cdm W. 0dlHlWOOu was
wounded in July.
Hood Supplants Johnston.
On July 18th, Hood was commls-
stoned a full General over the head of
Hardee, and on the next day Joe John
ston was removed by President Jeff
Davis and Hood was placed in com
mand of this army.
This was one of the most unpopular
acts of President Davis whole admin
istration, especially with the rank and
file of the western army. In that
wonderful retreat from Dalton to At
lanta-the greatest display of military
strategy that the Civil war presented
Johnston s methods had impressed the
soldiers so highly with his abilities as
a great General. that the certain
change of this Fabian policy into an
entirely different system of tactics |!
nearly demoralized the army. and only /
the fine discipline of these troops pre-
vented almost an open meeting. And /
yet the soldiers had the greatest re-
spect for Hoods fighting qualities,
which had never been doubted, and for
his personal gallantry in action But
he had as yet had no opportunity of
showing his ability as Commander of
an independent army in the field, and
Beauregard' appointment soon after
as Department Commander of the two
armies in the West (Hood 8 and Dick
Taylor's) was practic lily only advisory.
The Personal Side of Gen Hood
Just a line or two about Hood him
self may not be too far out of place in
his sketch OF local Company.
Hood was Kentuckian and a West
Pointer. graduating in 1906 I'll the
'ame class with his present foes,
and Mcpherson. He was
lieutenant in the famous Second Cav
Try, a regiment that had been organ
zed by jeff Davis when the latter
vas Secretary of War under Franklin
pierce; of this regiment, Albert SID
Icy Johnston was Colonel, Robert E.
zee Lieutenant Colonel, and VIM. j. +,
fardee and George III. Thomas were
he Majors; it also had many other
Ulcers of less rank who became ia
nous In the Civil War. Hood was
to Major George II. Thomas,
Old Slow Trot, as Thomas was then
allied when in Texas and u. s. Grant
'as Quartermaster of his Dragon
hen in California.
Hood had been appointed Chief of
avalry Mt West Point in the fall of
$50, but declined, not wishing to be
in case Kentucky should
,cede. In April. 1861, finding that
entucky was too slow in deciding
hat course she would pursue he
fered his services to the Provisional
overnment at Montg enlisting
, if from Texas. Under the laws of
he new Confederary, he was given the
me rank he had held in the y. s.
rmy. First Lieutenant. and reporting
Lee in Richmond, he was imme-
ately assigned 10 duty under Ma
'uder. and soon rose rapidly in rank
In an Indian ambuscade. some years
fore, Hoods left hand had been Grip
ed at Gettysburg one arm had been
angled, from which he had not re-
G right leg but in spite of these
he managed horse so well
AT he never required an ambulance.
Hood Takes the Offensive.
Hood lost no time in changing Joe I
huston s fabian policy, and in less
nm week he fought two great bat.
s for Atlanta. in both Of which he
ffered severely without gaining any :
advantage Hartlee was {
ieved from duty with the Army of ]
nnessee anc the President assigned
N TO the Command of the Depart 9
mt of South Carolina and Florida. =
In the battle ON July 22nd. Sergt. '
orge W. Rummage. Of the Duck
yer Riflcmen, was shot through the !.
nj and instantly killed in the charge '