The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23

bri~aae. Chalmers Mississippi brlga9e, Jackson's Alabama and Mississippi hri- gade and Manigaults Ala, and south Carolina brigade. assigned to his com mand. With these forces he participated in the Kentucky campaign under General Bragg and Kirby Smith, ever displaying skill, prudence and distinguished bray cry. In the battle of MurfTeesboro he gained the approbation Of his super for officers Bragg and Polk tor the mas nifleient manner h which ne eenaueten | the difficult operation assigned to him and his division. He was posted west of the river. and was the front center division of the army, the right wing Of WIthers's division being the point on which the successful wheel of the Con -federate Army was made un that bitter winter day of December 2Sth, 5S. This feat was indeed the most dangerous and difficult task of that fierce fight but Rallantly and ncbiy was 1t done, but at the heavy cost or a precious life. for out of a total of T7oP men, 2,5Oo lay with their faces 10 the stars their souls with their God.
 dangerous and distressing throat trouble now began so to oppress Gen eraI W!thers that his division, after the TuIiahoma campaign was trans ferred to General Hind nan, ana st
 
 in command of the district c. Moat. eomery and later tn War Deparl ,.e1k transferred nm to le eotnInand ,, oa the reserve forces oi tne ns S'ase' tsa var
 In 1867 the people of Mobile agaih honored hiin az their chief exeruti Q, but chen came the dark ami dreary and dreadful days of the reconstrnctlou period wheh Alabama's best ane pray est citizens were retired from ppnle life and no lonser permlttea 70 ssFNs their beloved State
 nj health was now the portion Of this trained soldier. successful genera and once prosr erous merchant, and hs calmly and hopefully awaited the end. to be summoned once more to FSme eternal cGmp'ng ground or ths lh- passioned verses to Cleopatra; an dying. Egypt. dying Here eeRsFal Uens captured seventeen pieces Of ar tillery and the desperation of his att rack is shown in the simp'e stntenent tbat "40 per cent of hs force " lost in this charge" His brigade was en- raTed in the battle Of Missi mary Ridge, and in the campaign from At- lanta tC Dalton and Jonesbrro. He took prominent part In most oI the battles of that other celebrated nun ored days" He marched throufh A a. hama Into Tennessee with Hood and shared uncompla,ninglv all 'eriis an nardships of that ill-starred cam ai n. Tn the desperate assault at Franklin General Deas e his brigade with un- Hinching crolness aNd g9l tr% main raining fully h's hgh reputation pouned on ever, batt efe'd fr m Ma rassas 10 this bi0Cl, FrInklin. Tn the hattie of Ma hviIle Gere al Ed h1- son, 'he div's'on commanier. be 1g pe1s took conmanl Of the division and led 1t during that yl1g refreat.
 He again reVumed command of his hr,qade In faoirg that SAer'na7. whose maxim was War Is hell ani during that campslrn In the Carol mas where inc conuueror's way was fra 'keS bv blazing homes and such wi 'esprea1 desoiation as would have justi ed the boast of that harbarian of old, wh1 proclaimed that m blade of ass grew where his horses hoofs had trod'
 And SO until the end came we dnd General Zack Deas ever h the front ready at the call of his country to head his me1 ou long and arduous
 marches, through the carnage and h0r-
 TOT of battle lead'pg his men o1 to victory or skillfullv w'thdrawin% with cool intrepiditN' and daunt'ess courage | from inevitable defeat Ard whe7 the | end had come, and proud peonle's | high hopes had gone down Into dust, she with other Southern pat lots. aSAln Itook up the burden of living under the changed condition of things. And on ! March 6, 1882 Gen"ra' Zachary c. De IS answered the last roll ca ! Of the one
 great and mighty Captain