The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-16
CAREER OF COL. LAWRENCE DAffAN
A Man Cons picuous in the Confederacy
and in Railroad Service of Texas

attempted 10 AK" nlHl from NHe
guard Charges of mutiny were imme-
dia,ely made against the indignant
young soldiers and they were put un-
der arrest. Their captains We're re-
sponsible for their appearance at
court, and for six weeks OF the sum
mer they were relieved from drill du-
ty and every other duty.
In the first days OF September,
S65, the trial took place at General
Longstreets headquarters at Fred
ericksburg: at that time his regiment
was camped at Port Royal. twenty
miles east of Fredericksburg On his
way to Fredericksburg Lawrence
Daffan stopped at the home of his
uncle, Champ Jones, and reached
Fredericksburg after his regiment
had arrived there. He went alone. No
guards were with any OF the Texas
, brigade
In looking for the Longstreet
headquarters where he was to- be
tried, he went to the camp of the bat
! TALON of artillery, and the major
commandry met him; upon being
asked where the generals headquart-
ers were, the major replied, cat the
Reynolds place, a large white house
about mile away. What are you go
ing for?" Daffan replied: Il am go
ing TO be courtmartialed for mutiny
The major replied in establishment
What. you are looking for cour
to be courtmartialed? Yes Wei
that beats everything ever heard of
Go on, sir; | do not think you will be
shot
He was then Is years of age; the
! young men who stood by their own
+ comrade and their OWL state were
cleared with no further ceremony.
through the influence OF General
Lee.
Upon his return 10 Fredericksburg
with permission of General j. b.
| Robertson and the captain of his
| company. he stopped at his uncle s
| home, twelve miles east OF FredeT-
| icksburg.
| A little later in September. young
Daffan, with his cousins, saw a part
of the Southern army passing. a few
miles from his uncle's plantation: he
recognized Benniug's brigade OF
/ Georgia. Laws brigade of Alabama
and Hoods Texas brigade pom learn
! ing that Hoods brigade had left Viz
ginia for Georgia. ne proceeded at
once TO Richmond and reported 20
the provost martial. who appreciated
the conditions and gave The young
| Confederate transportation and ra-
| tions tn a point In Georgia. ResaCa
He reached there Friday, september
/ is. 1868. Just in time 10 Join MS
regiment Sunday in the battle OF
| Chiekamauga. Saturday evening.
{ september 10. 1868. az the cabin IN
/ 'front.' of I.ongstrect corps a ball
struck his gun between tho vammcs
aud the barrel shiy,riu- The stock
aud knocking him down; he received
NO other Injury than fhis during MA
service
Hood briEadv made I gallant
charge az Chiekamauga aud there
were two lines % battle of Federala
The Texans received a terubls sol
lof OF muskctry there. ,ne mlst tsr-
1nlu during the war Ten az his com
pauy were killed al Chickamauga
ana thirty or forty wogudei. isd the
Fesserais sho, low they an ~oula
probably have he.u allied lFom slE
fp tbirty feed on thc trsse shn~eA af
terrihlr voliov I'd musserry
rhr men vhn g'li Nern shus Ia Gas
breast ~ head. Witch Indicated ~
lifted and hish snnotimE ~ tAc F,a'
.rraia. he Confederate took thet.
position hus ava sut press them fur
ther that evenins naffap saN "a
.riekct thag niEhi. Saturday sad ths
lines weru revised darius tar alEas
shsnrsug their front TWIN tAe &esi
fp ihe nnrsh
SHOOTING OF Roon
ia ths charge Sunday morning sas
srxaass captured a battery, sravsns
ihs enemy hack. and x ssz here ma
! G-snaras nNad 49, wounded T. ~a'
believed By many Contestants sol
p disrS paffsn amoax ths n4zes ?
, tasr General Hood Nas ACC ssssntAlil
| .hos hy a CanfaSs.rzte soldier. rrce
assy os the Florida troops The ,-u-sy.
. thought the brieAaa we're federal -