The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08

Tennessee and ether Southern states
r And il is bur just and right 10 stat,
that in the Civil War Federal soldier
showed courage and heroism which
won and deserved the admiration o.
every worthy Confederate soldier. The
men who defeated the Confederate
armies were not towards.
In writing Of Sam Davis. private in
the Rutherford Rifles. Company q"
Of the LIST Tennessee, / am reminded
of Captain Frank Furness of the 9th
Pennsylvania cavalry, who rushed over
the Federal breastworks and between
the terrible fire from the Federal and
Confederate forces, placed a wounded
Confederate boy in comfortable posi-
ton, gave him his canteen ofwater,
and then rushed back to his own lines
to continue his fight for the preserva-
ton of the Union.
In thus briefly giving a history OF
the "Maury Greys" l must add that of
all their noble acts of courage and
self sacrifice, none exceeded the
heroism shown on Hoods retreat in
December "a, after the battles Of
Franklin and Nashville. With deci-
mated ranks, half starved, ragged,
with bleeding feet, keeping step,
heads erect teeth clinched, they
marched on with closed ranks, de-
termined to fight to the bitter end
They were passing by devastated
homes, leaving starving women and
children in the hands of the enemy; |
every man realizing that the final re-
suit of the war would be inevitably |
against them Some men of other |
commands remained with their loved |
ones; they had suffered and offered
their lives for their country for four
years, but now felt that further sacri-
fee was useless; they were heroes,
but they were human. No member
of the "Maury Greys" fell out of ranks.
Every survivor was paroled at the
final surrender of the Southern Armies
in the spring of 1865 These men
we're indeed god-like.
l might close here with the military
history Of those noble men, but l feel
hat it is proper to add another tribute
% their record, beginning on the day
Joseph E. Johnston said, "My military
with those matchless sol
liers terminated" ] can do so in no
,etter words than those Of Gen. A. P.
Stewart, as written in Lindsley's Mil
tary Annals of Tennessee:
1.-The noble Army of Tennessee was
isbanded. The men who composed 1t
eturned to their homes to resume
he avocations of peace, and to build
p again the broken fortunes of fam
" and country. They had made
allant fight against overwhelming
dds for what they knew to be
acred rights and constitutional lib
rty. The contest was decided against :.
hem. The accepted the issue in good
nth, and have followed to the letter :
ne advice of their beloved COM
lander ito discharge the obligation
good and peaceable citizens as well
) you have performed the duties of
borough soldiers in the field" No
,untry has ever produced Drawer and
ore intelligent and chivalrous sol
ers or more Industrious and law &c
1iding and honorable citizens, than
ere the men who surrendered with q
e Confederate flag. The earth has
ever been watered by richer or no pe
er blood than that shed by those
no fell beneath its folds "
Respectfully,
VIM. J. WHITTHORNE.
Columbia, Tenn, April %, 1908. -
LIVING. I
April 20, 1908. y
,gimental Officers:
Colonel Hume R. Field, Union City, pa
mn.
Adjutant Robert B. Snowden, Mem 90
is, Tenn.
Jommissary James A, Forgey, Aus
Texas.
mbers of Company III:
Bailey, James, A., Nashville, Tenn.
3aughn. William, Columbia, Tenn. 70.
Booker, Presley, Giles County, Tenn.
Dale, William j., Columbia, Tenn.
william A., Match, Tenn.
Istes, Henry H., Carrollton, Miss :,
irwin, William, Columbia, Tenn. w.,
Iarris, Harvey A., Texas. w..
Iarris Robert g., Glendale, Tenn
Tolmes. Robert G., Santa Fe, Tenn. -
hudson, William P, Carter's Creek,