The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-07-12

to her. Gallant as he was, he said
Miss, mount the horse behind me and
before - 0 clock your brother will be
yours.
"Miss Samson at once got up behind
the confederate general and piloted
him to the bridge. Going this route :,
General Forrest gained very rapidly
upon the fleeing yankees, and after
fording the Coosa River, at a double
quick speed, he soon caught up with
Streight and had another fight, with
the usual consequence Of routing the
yankee general, and few minutes
before ~ o'clock Miss Samson had
her brother restored to her.
Soon after this Forrest sent in,
Under flag Of truce demand for sur
render. Strcight refused. Within
al hour, Forrest sent IN a second de-
mand for surrender. To this Streight
sent another refusal After an hour
or so third flag Of truce was sent
in with similar demand, Informing
Streight with no cquivooal terms, that
he had him in such predcament that
he was obliged to surrender. In an
swer to this Colonel Streight sent to
General Forrest q message to come %
see him. Forrest went. They met
under big crab apple tree, had an in:
terview, which lasted at least two
hours. About this time Forrest had
only about sixty men and he had given
special orders that each man should
march around almost in sight Of
Streight's army, and give command as
though he was an officer commanding
squad of men, so as to make it ap-
pear that Forrest had at least two or
three thousand men under his com
mand, who were at that time attempt
ing to surround Streight and his com :
maud, whilst Forrest and Streight
were holding this meeting.
"Streight's $500 men had also been
reduced to 1850. Feeling that be
was in tho enemy's land, pursued by
M army Of superior numbers, Streigh I
surrendered, the only condition being
that the officers were 10 be allowed to
60 out carrying their side arms. This
Has Sunday about 8 o'clock a. m.,
miles from Cedar Bluff, on the Rome
road. After spending two or three
hours in pleasant converse with each
other, General Streight very pleas
antly asked General Forrest to show
him his army. When told that he
had no army except the sixty men
who were then guarding 1850,
Streight wert bitterly, was inoonsola-
BILE, fearing that his commanding gen.
eral, Rosecrans, and his good people
ct home would never understand the
:mstanoes under which he surren-
oerud 1850 men in full equipment to
Forests ragged, half starved, half
naked, broken down sixty men,"
With the exception Of what Private
Davis has told about this Sand Noun
tain road, Forests capture of
Streight has been written and rewrit.
ten on various occasions. So hpve
the praises of Dick Bowling and bis
men been sung and resung throughout
Dixie land.
Now, in this connection I am in
possession Of 8 bit or history connec-
ted with brave baud of Walton
county, Georgia, soldiers, sixty in
number, known as company H, Cap.
tain Joshua NJ. Mitchell commanding,
Forty.second regiment Georgia infan-
try. Mitchell with his daring boys in
gray on one occasion achieved vic
tory which, in my humble opinion,
should take rank with either that Of
che oavalrymau, Forrest, or the
Irish, captain, Dick Bowling.
What ] am saying has never been
in print before. So I feel it o great
privilege, as we'll as pleasant duty,
20 give sketch Of this brave deed as
detailed to me by one of the few sur.
vivors Of this Spartan band, Let
there be honor to whom honor is
due, although it should come in at the
eleventh hour.
While Johnson's army was near the
Alabama line above Dalton at the
foot Of Rooksfa mountain on the
afternoon of the Gath of February,
1864, Captain Mitchell received orders
to detsoh his company for special
picket ssrvioe. His men we're de-
ployed some IL feat apart, and for
self-defense, directed each man to
build for himself q rock pile. This
pile must be breast high and fully 8
feet wide at the top. By diut Of hard