The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23

rotrCa. OF cavalry he advanced .
promptly and directly on the on cor,
presenting the carbuc ami threaten.
ing to .lox his brains out IL re diu
not surrender Ho yielded. the cap
urc was complete without further I
trouble. Fortunately be carbinc was .
not loaded bat noithc. your father
nor the Yankee knew it lie slune
tic oarbiue on his shoulder and held /
70 uu came His duties pro. ludcd /
the 'dea OF his using it in the public
/ service. He had no excuse for appro.
priaung it, and brought it 20 me with
the hoyc statement. received a.
and hS ing no wedding present for his
bride t1'i him that I wou.h relieve
him of all responsibility for it, but
concluded to rob the government my
self and begged h M TO preson. it to-
his bride for me as my wedding pres
ent. He was so bashul and blushng
at the mention of his bride. that
doubted II nc comprchended fully the
nature Of the transaction and carried
my message straight But he retain.
g the carbiHc and my appreciation of
it for him Is the only recognition Of
his conduct that he ever received, eX-
ccpt general increase OF admiration
for his daring by his comrades. The
colors and other trophies I never saw.
but on inquiry learned that they have
been turned in by a Georgia brigade
anderson who got credit for them
Temporarily but if my recommenda-
ton for promotion. endorsed by Gen.
Field. Is among the war papers. three
stands OF colors are on record a. cap
turc hy him. can not recall what
troops were captured further than that
they were a portion OF those who had
. handled MS so roughly about one
month before at Battery HARRISON. and
now Miss Fannie allow me to thank
, you for knowing me through that
brave father OF yours. who is doubtless
like the rest of us. now a gray bearded
old man. but is still in my vision of
him in the full vigor of young man
hood. ready to blush at my allusion
to his sweetheart and for your nice,
interesting letter which put in motion
a lcng train of "reminiscences so full
of noble aspirations and glorious
deeds. that the darkness which has
followed can not tarnish their bright.
d ness.
Give my love to your father ani tell
him that | shall not be satisfied un
~ less he gives you hearty, smackinG
> kiss for me.
With love and good wishes for you
all, | am whether we ever meet or not
y your sincere friends,
JOHN BRATTON
The most conspicuous feat OF valol
and skill CpersonaD that came within
" my knowledge during the war of seces
sion, was achieved by an off Ger of my
y brigade on the 27th OF October 1864
" I'm the severe and constant fighting OF
. that campain my staff as well as line
, suffered and it was necessary to I'LL
the places Of the wounded with off
" GERS OF the line. To meet such slemand
" Capt. j. Banks Lyle, OF the 9Th 5. c
Regt.. was then an had been for some
time rendering offc ent service on
the brigade staff. on the morning OF
the above date the enemy were in
" heavy force on the north side of the
James, and assailcd our works with
" extending their attacks to and beyond
" the Charles City wood. In the after
noon his cavalry assaulted our works
- on the WILLIAMSBURG road. held by
our cavalry. and were driven OF
. Fields division OF infantry was
promptly moved To the WILLIAMSBURG
road in anticipation OF the assault by
, infantry, which followed, pushing our
cavalry still further TO our left. my
10 brigade. under it's senior, Col. Wal
ker, occupying the line across the road
- and We're in position 10 meet and re-
pulse il. In their retreat quite mum.
ber of hem took refuge in a wash or
- gully. which ran throu1h depression
~ in the fed some 500 or 400 wards In
front OF our line, nearly half way "a
the enomy's line Capt Lyle saw
. that they were whipped and would
surrender If called on 10 do so He
so reporte' and asked permission "a
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