The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-19
THE PARTISAN RANGERS OF THE
CONFEDERATE ARMY. Edited
by William j. Davis. Published by
~ the George G. iotter Company, of
Louisville, Ky.

Part the first of this book con-
tains the memoirs of General Adam
Il. Johnson, an autobiographical mar
rative. beginning with General john
sons birth on February $. 1894, in the
4 town of Henderson, KY. When General
johnson was twenty years of age he
went to Texas and settled in Burnct
county, Hamilton Valley, in the West
crn part of the State.
The description of his encounters
with the lndiiris and OF his Texas
frontier life is full of action and ad-
venture and makes interesting read
Ing.
At the outbreak of the War between
the States, General johnson sought
service in the command of General
Nathan b. Forrest, Of kentucky. as a
scout and found what he sought In
company with an associate and gall
liant scout, Colonel Robert NJ Mar
tin
4 Not long after attaching himselt 4,
j Forests command. General johnson
visited his old home at Henderson,
Ky. He subsequently refers spiritedly
to the part played by Forrest in the
hattie of Fort Donclson and the way
OF escape found for Forrest by his
scouts
Later chapters Of the autohiography
tell of the two young scouts, johnson
and Martin. being sent for by General
Breckinridge; of the capture by John
sons command of Newburg. Ind; OF
the formation o: the Breckenridge
! Gnards of the presentation to the
Rangers OF q Confederate flag by the
citizens of Clarksville. Tenn. through
Miss Moore, afterward Mrs. j. j. Mas
sic, of Fort Worth. Tex: of the forma-
ton of "a band of three" into the Par
tisan Rangers of the Confederate
Army: OF the evacuation of Kentucky,
of tho union OF General Johnson's
forces with those of General John n.
Morgan; the description of Morgan's
Christmas raid. tho Indiana and Ohio
raids, the reorganization OF Inorganic
men, and the attempt TO have them dis
banded; Morgans escape from prison,
and the Rangers last campaign.
In conclusion. there is the return
home to Texas. the upbuilding of a
new home, and the bad conditions of
reconstruction days. the story Of the
Indian raids, and then peace.
Part second gives sketches of tho
field and company officers of the Parti-
san Rangers two of General A. r.
Johnson, by z. l.. Starting, Federal
colonel. and James Il. Holloway OF
Crttenden's Division, Confederate
States Army: others of Colonel Z. G.
Hall, Major G. w. Owen. Colonel Leoni-
das A. Sypert, Major ]. Walker Taylor
Colonel Charles Napier, Lieutenant-C Col
onel Robert Soery Captain s. B
Taylor. Captain j. Bennett. Captain
S. G. Wall, Lieutenant ]. IA. Wall. Cap.
tain 2. J. Mars, Lieutenant f. A
Owen, Captain w. G. Dimmitt Lieuten
ant James Waller. Lieutenant Poll
Laffoon. Captain Alfred Richeson, DR.
]. D. Fields, Captain w. 3. Albright
and others. Tho book also contains /
roster of the Rangers and an outlin,
history of the organization, by Major
Frank Amplias Owen. The amount
OF Information in these sketches ant
outlines is varied and valuable The
volume will form an important hstori,
link for the library of the student ant
man or woman OF letters.
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