The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01
THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE
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Mb btH MA 8k g " zlk EI MM n3lzi DM8A far as HaFpette Shoals. thea landing them to Dc delivered by wagon trains at Nashville. He determined to inter- fere with this line of the enemy's communications,
 About Ianuary nth ne reached a point west of Nashville. The enemy were found to have been very severe In their conduct towards the farmara fobbing them of their wagons, teams and tools. entering their residencsA taking off whatever household effects, especially firearms. that seemed con- vonient to carry off and cast aside on the roads. The farmers were rejoioed to see the Confederate cavalry.
 Wheeler now divided his force Into two nearly equal parts. He sent Col. W, B. Wade. commanding the sth Con. federate Cavalry. with his own regi- ment, the lst Alabama, a battalion of Tennessee Cavalry under Major Hol- man and one piece of artillery with orders to strike the Cumberland at a point little distance below Harpeth Shoals and about fifteen miles dis tant from Nashville Colonel Allen was not with the 1st Alabama. because of wound in the hand, received In the fighting about Murfreesboro the time of the battle. We will say 6
 
 Mississippian. Lieutenant of the line in Colonel Jefferson Davis Regiment in the Mexican War. He was a cavalry officer of singular energy and success. first under Wheeler and in the last year of the war, under Forrest. After the great war. he returned to his wife and children at Columbus. Miss. In company with other citizens. he visit ed the race track near that town to NoftnG40 fEa H0lffrahua ffHgEI was garrisoned by United States troops. Some of the soldiers at the race let fall in Colonel Wade's hear. ing. remarks on Southern ladies of an offensive character. Wade resented the insult. soldiers followed him to his apartments in the town and killed him there.
 Colonel Wade posted his men on the Cumberland bank. General Wheeler proceeded with the other section of hts command lower down. the river In the direction of Clarksville. He captured the steamer Charter" a transport plying between the shoals and Louis ville and a companion steamer that was unarmed. The same day Wheel CTS force was heavily shelled' by gum boats. He fought these for hours with his battery and dismountod men.
 Colonel wade reached the Cunber- land, as ordered. He posted his men behind "a line of cord wood on the bank, which effectually concealed them The cannon was also conceal ed. The same night he hailed a pass ing steamer and captured it. The next day he captured three other steamers and a gun boat and fin the afternoon at another point on the river, swan the stream and burned several acres of the supplies. which the boats had delivered on the bank to be hauled to Nashville. (Letter of Colonels Wade to his wife under date. "out post Feb ruary Is, 1883, now before mel The steamers were burned and the gunboat also. except that one was paroled to take the enemy's wounded on to Louis- vile. On board were a considerable number of bales of cotton, used in lieu of cots. for the wounded. The terms of the parole were. that the boat and cotton were to be burned on ar- rival at Louisville, but the terms were violated by the enemy. The com manding officer at Louisville held that an agreement between the belligerents paroles were void unless countersign- ed by the general commanding an army. In this case a chaplain accom- pAnging the wounded on the boats and Colonel Wade were the signatures 1 only
 wade's glory for A time was dimmed by a sequel which he did not expect While engaged with the capture of boats he received A message by courier to reJoin general wheeler. lie oId not obey. Soon Captain Burford of wheeler's staff came repeating the order not even then obeyed.
 Wheelr was then fighting the gum boats. ss just said. wade did not dis continue his own battle until he had concluded it. For this act of apparent sobedience, General Wheeler had him tried by courtmartial. but he was &C., quilted,
 Brig. Gen. wheeler. having reunited his forces. now turned his face toward army headquarters at Tuliahoma. On the way he was met by news of his promotion to Major General Con- gross voted the thanks of the coun- try to him. Thus "Wheeler's horse marines became Of historic fame. The troops of the expedition suffered ter. riblY from the cold.
 Almost immediately General Bragg ordered General Wheeler to continue the war on the boats by taking most of his own command and Forests to patrol the Cumberland and break up 1 the enemy's navigation. This expedi- ton proved successful. Some time in February Wheeler resolved upon an attack upon Fort DoneIson, yet garri- SOnGQ Dy the luVAdGE. pAO~ tested. but the attack was delivered and failed. That night as Wheeler. Forrest and other officers were togeth- CT in a little hut on the roadside. For | rest broke forth in a most vehement denunclation of the attempt to capture Donelson, addressed to Wheeler him. self You may take my sword, Gen" eral Wheeler, you may lay me in my grave. but I will never fight again under you" he cried in terrible pas sion. wheeler remained self-poSsess- | ed and quiet until the storm blew over. | Tn truth. Forrest never again served under wheeler. Wheeler said he l fought at Donelson because having run 1 the enemy's boats off he had nothing l else to occupy him.
 The army lay about Tullahoma, as we have seen, from January to July, nnenployed save the cavalry. The vyork of this arm of the service was very arduous. Tn this period Forrest set out from the left wing to meet a reported expedition of General Dodge from Corinth Into the northern coun- ties of Alabama. intended to go on to Bridgeport. and thus get possession