The Tupelo journal., 1909-08-06
RECOLLECTIONS OF
HARRISBURG in 1864
c. F. Kohlheina Writes Interest.
ing Letter of War Times in
This Section.

something over lUU SOl0lerS, Tn
der command of Col. w. L. Low
ry, arrived at Okolona from Jack
son, Miss, where we had beel
| detained after a battle neal
Clinton on July 6 and 7. Gen
Gholson had been severely
wounded there. The. brigade
had marched from Okolono by
Pontotoc as infantry. We saw
Col. Duff, who had been wound
ed at Harrisburg that morning
He was one Of the heroes at
Bryce's X Roads. He told us
the yankees were strongly posted
at Harrisburg. Col. Lowry Sc
cured a horse to ride through
that evening and night, and
turned command of the men
over. to me and told me to get
them to the army as best could.
The railroad officials were afraid
to send train, but told me if
they could hear no yankees were
on the railroad they would send
an engine and three flats to take
us to Verona. We had marched
up the track four or five miles
when we were overhauled by
the train and carried to Verona,
getting there about midnight.
We slept in a yard just west of
the depot. Before daylight we
started west, and had gone a
mile or so when we met a lieu
tenant of artillery who told me
to stop a fews minutes and he
would ride back and notify his
battery not to open fire on US,
as III hey would not be expecting
soldiers from that direction. We
passed the battery just west OF d
little creek. Arriving at DR..
Calhoun's home an officer came
out of the office into the yard and
told me he was DR.. Cowan, For
rests chief surgeon. He wanted
twelve of the men left there as a
guard, said that straglers would
empty the well or cistern. told
him he must give me a written
order for the men, which he did.
The house and yard We're filled
with wounded, and some had
died. DIR. Cowan invited me IN
to the office to breakfast, and
gave me a drink of whiskey, He
went out with me to get the
men. A straight plank fence
ilclosed the yard. | said, boys
| am going to leave twelve Of
you here as guards. :" Fifteen
or twenty Of them jumped over
the fence. / told them | wanted
the guard from those outside, Sc
lected twelve, marched them in
and turned them over to the doc
tor, who laughed heartily. The
drink of whiskey, breakfast and
the belief that the battle was
over made me feel better. Leav-
ing CaIhoun's place we marched
by Walkers K Roads and went
to the brigade, which was mile
northeast. We were told the
enemy was moving on Ellistown
road. Five companies were de-
ployed as skirmishers and drove
a light line back on a large body
Of infantry. Could see. white
wagon covers moving on Ellis.
town road. Gen. Forrest had
placed Gen. Hylan B. Lyon, of
Kentucky, in command of our
brigade. Returned to brigade
and remained. in line until three
or four o'clock that evening.
Were ordered by Gen. Lyon to
advance. Our right was just
north of the Tupelo and Ponto-
toe road. Morton's battery was
with us. Every three or four
hundred yards they would un-
timber shell in front. We had a
brigade Of infantry with us that
had been sent from Mobile. In
passing Harrisburg ! recognized
the dead body Of Col. Isham
Harrison. Many dead bodies
were there where they fell the
day before. We passed the Hill
house. then occupied by Mr..
Younger. The yankees had
moved our wounded from Har.