The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-26
United Daughters
 G The Confederacy

e>~~~~~~~>>>>>>>~h urer directed to pay it when called upon. In speaking of the tickets TOT the concert held October 18th, the president reported having received Tour tickets from Miss Clarkk saying, as she was out of the city at the tune the concert took place, she returned the tickets" The members were inn pressed with the fact that each one was expected to have taken at least four tickets and to be responsible for the price of two. Mrs Agnes Winston Golsby read extracts from the diary of a Confederate veteran and another tn- teresting paper on Memorial Day." in Montrage. Tenn. both of which gave much pleasure to her audience, and she was appointed forthwith custodian of historical papers, etc, and gracefully acceeded to the request of the presi- dent to assume the care of such in future.
 No further business; meeting closed. Mary C. Thurben. Secretary pro tenn. This extract to be read tells of the experience of battalion of artillery composed of three companies-one Mississippi one (Fennens) of New Or leans, and one from Eufaula, Ala commanded by Major Eldridge. It served during most of the war In Cheatham's Division. The facts are taken from the diary of Confederate who entered the army when IT years old. His service began November 6, | 1881, and ended when he with his com- | pany, or the remnant thereof, gave his | parole May 2, 1865, Here is shown the | metal that was found behind the guns" in those noble bands of patriots | bof (Fna do of boys) which for fortitude, patience, endurance and valor led the world which. indeed, could stand in line with the Japs who have taught Russia a hard sum can be done, thoroughly. The record is so simple and graphic description of the life of Confederate ] soldier during the war that I wish all | the Daughters of the Confederacy and all of her children so recently enrolled | could hear or read 1t. I have other leaves from it up my sleeve" and if | Madam President and the Chapter ap- prove they could from time to time Gin lieu of something better) be drawn upon.
 Extrict from the Diary of a Veteran. | (Edited by Mrs. Agnes Winston
 Goldsby)
 Nov. 6, 1S61.--We CD was mustered into the Confederate Army by Lieuten- ant Lanier of the regular army at the Fair Grounds, Grenada, Miss. After which we had a grand dinner given us by the ladies of said place and County.
 Nov 7.--Left Fair Grounds at | o'clock afternoon, marched to the Mis- sissippi Central depot with music Patriotic old men. ladies young and old together with hundreds of children as- bid us farewell. No doubt for the last | tirna.@ OhI how sad A scene.
 Nov. 9.-We arrived at Columbus, Ky, about noon; 1t was late in the af- ternoon before we secured a camping ground. At last we pitched our tents west of the town on the east bank of the Mississippi river. We had full ben- of Belmont was fought the day before our arrival. Grant was routed in great confusion.
 Nov. 10.--I visited the battlefield. It was an awful sight In the evening under a f~S of truce they brought their dead for burial. They would sometimes put as many as ten bodies in one hole and throw few spades of dirt over them. We crossed Ga friend and mysel) and recrossed the river in a small dug-out. We had not been in our tents over two weeks when orders came for us to build winter quarters. We struck tents immediately, moved I within twenty feet of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. We cleared up about an acre of heavy timbered land, fell- ing trees (some of them three feet.)
 1S61.-Riving of boards and burning of brush were the orders from day to day. All of us worked with much en- ergy and the conBequence was we completed our cabins (twenty- eight in number) in about two weeks. We were bountlfully supplied with every luxury we could wish for at this place.
 Every day we would get a box from home, containing turkeys, chickens, hams. sausages. butter, eggs. coffee, to- bacco, etc. After furnishing our little homes with hunks and camp stools we went to work for the benefit of our horses. We erected double stable about 200 feet long and sixty feet wide. We hauled our water In barrels from the river-and how I would suf- fer sometimes In performing this part of my duty One day the boys had quite laugh at my expense. I made my appearance at the cabin door with my clothes frozen stiff-ice hanging from my elbows, around the skirts of my jacket and from the fingers of my yarn gloves. Lake and others wanted to know if I was laying in ice for the summer.
 I took seat on my old camp stool before the fire. filled my pipe and was happyl .
 Where the main Macon road crosses the railroad was our position in case of an attack from that direction. The position of the 18th Tennessee was lm- mediately on our right.
 About 10 o'clock one night I was aroused from sleep by the sound of the long roll; was on my feet in moment. I could hear volley after vol ley of musketry. In five minutes time we were at our post ready for action. It turned out to be a false alarm. We fright we had received. So passed most of the winter.
 1S62.-On the 2Sth of February we bus On the first day of March. about o'clock in the afternoon we bade farewell to our cabins. We We marched six miles and camped on the norts side of swift creek By casting our eyes northward, we could see the flames ascending to the heavens from one line of our encampment to the other When the enemy made their appearance they found all buildings erected by us in ruins.
 March End. 1S62.-The buRle aroused us this morning before day. Unfor- tunately for me, had a pair of wheel horses in charge; in the rain and the darkness of the morning we harnessed our horses, as we were crossing the bridge one of the horses took fright and landed CD the rider (Charley Rev. nolds) in the water below. He was