Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-15
A Veterans Experience
NEWMAN, Ga,
Ian. %. 1910.

II.
Dear Mrs. FELTON,: During the many
years that l have been reading tn'
semi-weekly Journal 1 want to say tina
1.-The Country Home or what really VIZ
call Mrs. Felton's page, has always
been read and so much enjoyed by ms
and it has been a special pleasure TO rea'
the OLD veterans letters which you have
occasionally printed.
/ am an old Confederate veteran q
seventy-one years, and in reading thes'
letters it brings to my mind my days IL
the war and / find that l cannot keeI
from writing you something of the many
struggles and the much suffering en-
dured while in the war.
1 belonged to Co. A, 1st Ga Regt
At first we were sent to Pensacola Fla
where we did some service, but in shori
time we were transferred from there u
northwest Virginia. 1t was there that VIZ
met General Mcclellan with an over
whelming force and we were compelled t.
retreat through the mountains. car
best describe this retreat by repeating
one verse of our old song.
HARDUP.
In the days when / was hardup,
In old Virginia land.
ran from Laural Hill
Out through Maryland.
Six days without a mouthful to eat
/ studied out my plan.
threw my knapSack down
And ran for Dixie's land.
Our command halted at Monterey, Va
where many of our boys died from ex'
posture and starvation. / came very lneal
dying myself, having waded the Cheat
river, while sick with the mumps. Al
the close of twelve months we were dis
banded, about which time 1 was taxer
with a severe case OF typhoid fever. But
when we'll again / enlisted in the utt
Georgia cavalry, was with the gallant
big hearted Gen. John II. Morgan on his
famous raid through Kentucky and Ten
nessee. On this raid we were many times
victorious, chasing our enemy from many
bloody battlefields, but in the end by such
overwhelming forces, we were compelled
to give up the struggle for which our boys
had so bravely fought and so nobly
died. Not long afterward General Nor
gan was killed at Greenville, East Ten
nessee-having been betrayed by g
woman He was murdered by a North
Carolina renegade. (Which was worse
Mrs FELTON,, the woman who betrayed
him. or the murdererD
/ was wounded at Morr1stown, Tenn,
having my arm broken near the shoulder
joint-this ended my part of the war.
returned home to widowed mother
wounded and pennfless. and now as
write of this l have to stop to wipe the
tears from my eyes, at the thoughts OF
the hard times we had during the wal
and just after. I plowed with one hand
and managed in those struggling times
to some way provide for my mother and
myself.
But times became better and each year
grew more prosperous for the people who
had suffered so long. And now as look
back and remember the bitterness OF
those hard times, It only causes me to
appreciate more and more the peaceful
prosperous age in which 1 am now liv-
ing. I think that my latter days are
my happiest days.
And I shall always enjoy reading Mrs
Feltons page in The Journal. Best
wishes for your success through many
years of happiness.
Yours truly,
T. F. JONES.
P. S.-What fine, brave letter Is this
I hope the faithful son and soldier may
long enjoy life and happiness.
MRS. FELTON,.