The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-12


 nor follow in its lead. The deaoy shell had struck the head or the youns captain paraiyzing his right arm; pu, .,. .ha ,,eid hospital with his left hand na scrawled Mother we are fighting one of the bloodiest battles that is' or aver will 20 on record. Lieutenant Johnson and every officer Of my com nanv Is killed or wounded
 sneaking of this battle in his Remi- piscences General Gordon call IT, ohe os tbe bloodiest battles of modern times An American battle wnich sur na sses in it's ratio of carnage the plood- fest conflicts in history outside or this country" That when two wings ., the Confederate army met at nieh.Iai of the last day on the field their pat tie flags waved triumphantS aoo'o every gory acre Of It.
 After inc battle of Chickamauga the ssth Alabama Regiment was taken out of Rates Brigade. and again put Tn Clavton's Brigade, Stewards Division uardee's Corps; and on the 22nd or No- vemher. 1863. the 32nd and 5stn Ala b,ma Regiments were united under the f,oId oficers of the 5Sth, Lieutenant Colonel Inzer in command at the time; and over all waved the 5Sth's Tag horne by the gallant Freeman. For ,he shell had failed to deal deaoly blow on Color Bearer John Freemah at cbickamauga. and in few weeks-tne 23rd of November-his hanus hsnih held the 5Sth's banner In the M Dasa' Above the Clouds" on Lookout Noun toin and down it's steep slopes at mid niqbt the pinion's folds Tapping in cbiil icy. north wind, while the moon hiaIng in an eclipse cast wierd snad- ows as to cover the retreat down the mountain. and cross the valley Of Chat- tanoopa to Missionary Ridge; where the denleted ranks sought again to check tbe invading host gathered to crush tbe intrepid bands who two months before had at Chickamauga sald No Farther." and hurled back the tres- nassers. There in the dusk or depart ing day the blood bathed' shot ana she,l r,ddled flag of the 5Sth passed out SS ,,isw of the Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment to be looked upon by him no more for forty years. In din of battle if nassed from his view. In smiling neace forty years after he pressed the nrecious old rag to his bosom. In the ,otreat of the more fortunate, in the cold still hours of night. in hushed tones. as if in the presence of the dead. the news of the regiments loss passed from comrade to comrade. A pitter loss to them. A bitter calamity to Col Inzer. -
 The icy fingers of winter had dis robed nature, and was clutching fast her bare limbs when the ever dimin- ishing army of Tennessee went into winter quarters at Dalton, Ga
 About the quarters many skirmishes took place. and early in the spring of 1884 an unique affair took place on Rocky-face Ridge, when the 5Sth Ala. Regt. with others, Spartan like guard ing the pass, tore rocks from their bods. and sent them rolling down cut ting away large trees in their crush ing rapid. flight; and dealing death and destruction to the invaders.
 Early fin May Sherman with an over whelming force began the fianking movements that bore back the then greatly. and irreparably, diminished Confederate force then under command of the great strategist General Joseph E Johnson. Under his wise lead the consecrated. hungry. ragged, but still coura Reous. bands, met, slaughtered, and checked, those vandal hords-first at Resaca in two days fight In which so determined were the Confederates to do or die. that the idea of being overcome was not entertained. As a brave captain of the 5Sth Alabama whose brother had fallen at his side tells 1t Though seven of my men lay dead. or dying. and fourteen wounded, I did not give the command Tn retreat march! until looking to our flag I saw 1t moving back to our breastworks."
 The bodies of those who were killed at Resaca were buried hard-by the railroad; and for months after peace had been declared the engineers in passing the hallowed ground slacken- ed the speed of their engines, and toll ed the bell in memory, and honor. of those who there laid down their lives a sacrifice on their country's altar crept the engine. and tolled the bell until an order from the United States