The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
HISTORICAL.

Sketch of the Life ef Major T. ,. Bur-
 nett.
 The July sun rose steady and warm, in that memorable year of '6f In the It, tic town of Greenvilie. A hushed, sup pressed, ominous silence hovered over all, until. it was broken by the steady r&t4tat of the drum. whose every beat wsas AS so many saber thfusts into the hearts Of weeping mothers. pale, griev- ing wives, and swollen eyed sweet hearts, as they gathered around the old armory to see the last of that proud Company K of the 1Tth Alabama Reg imeRt.
 There were many smiling lips. but above them, the dear eyes were dimr1ed with tears and the throats were choked with sobs. For with Capt. T. ]. Bur nett at the command of this company, many dear ones were taking their last long, loving glance: ess
 contrast to the beauties and gayeties of the evening bsfore An elegant af- fair had been given at one of the homes of the weaithiest friends as a compliment to the captain and the boys Composing the company. And as witb brilliant lights, gay fnusieS epefkline eyed maidens. and ardent youth, why think of tomoFIowl This hour was overflowinE with happiness. But to morrow came, as all tomorrowS will, and with 1t, the partings. the heart- aches, the sorrows.
 July morning, sitting the faithful iron gray with that proud. charecteristic bearing! The clear, steady blue eyes scanning his company with critic's [ eye But there was no fault to find, and with the command to march, the drum Kept It's steady beat, and the boys their responsive tramp, tramp.
 wi and mothers and sweethearts had faded in the dis- tance, the world looked a more rosy hue. Great deeds were before them, fame awaited them with beckonins hands. The world was theirs and they were going to find it.
 Life was all anticipation to them. and the blood flowed quickly, the eyes sparkled, pulses beat rapidly, and they were bouyant. The days of retrospec. tion had not yet come to the boys oi Company K with their attendant changes of face and form. of brilliant providence that looks over us all had yelled these realities to come from They made their journey to Cross Keys, above Montgomery. and there 1 camped for two months for driu in.
 From this point they went to Pen. sacola, Fla, and from there to Cor inth. Miss. twenty, miles from whicf place the battle ofeEhiloh was fought And on April 6, 1862, Captain Burnett was promoted to Major. On this samt memorable day Major BHrnetts hots' was killed from under him. the bull let causing the death of his horse In hicting a wound in his right leg. Moth. 1 ing daunted, he continued fighting. Bu' this wound proved more severe thar at first thought, ever giving him trou' ble afterwards.
 After this bloody battle of Shiloh they fell back to Corinth, Miss, and were ordered from there to Mobile Ala, there acting as heavy artillery protection for eighteen months. Their next orders carried them from Mobile to North Georgia. around Dal' ton, and- there were engaged in battles from Resaca down to Atlanta. While Major Burnett was engaged h the battle of Shiloh he was in Cantey'G Brigade, walthall Division, Albert Sid ney Johnstons company.
 But on reaching North Georgia and on entering the world famed battle oi Atlanta. he was first under Joseph F. Johnston and afterwards General Woods command,
 This battle of Atlanta so disastrous to thousands. sounded the last call foi Major Burnett He had braved many battles. gone through privations and | hardships, sickness and hunger. But the bali that pierced his body on July 2S, 1864. brought him to deaths door and though in subseduent months ht recovered to some degree. he remained sufferer through the remaining year' i which he lived. Lived? All, no! Jus waiting for the final bugle call ant making less tedious the hours by re 1 search in memories halls. Mrs. Robt. A. Lee.