The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-03-25
CONTINUED from last Week.


handed by a corporal lieut. Burr,
g. w. Terrell and E. Eaton were
wounded yesterday. w. n. Young and
R M. B. Dunlap were wounded today.
July 3.-There has been but lit
tie fighting today At mine o'clock
this morning there was an armistice
for what purpose ! do not know, but
it was supposed that we were going
to surrender We have almost given
johnson out, and If we are not re-
ieved soon we will have to surrender.
II is also said we have drawn our
last bacon, some have been eating
mule for several days. A major had
three horses killed the other day,
and his men cooked and eat them.
July 4.-This Is the day that We
celebrate as the day in which the
signers of the declaration of indie
pendence declared all men free and
equal, and also declared that when
a people were imposed upon by the
government, they have right to re-
volt. This is what Is now the case.
We have contended for our rights
but row we are compelled to sur
render 20 force that has come TO
usurped power over us that is not
lust, but let this be as 1t may, we
have eaten all of our provisions and
there is nothing left for us to do
bu. TO surrender About mine o'clock
the terms were made known to us.
We formed in mass when Colonel
Cockerl commanding our brigade made
us short speech. During his re-
marks there were more wet eyes
than one. Then we were marched out
side of the works 10 stack our arms
and colors. Our regiment marched out
in front, this done we went i'.o
Camp. The surrender of Vicksburg was
very heavy loss to the Confeder-
a.es. it gave the possession OF the
Mississippi river, cutting the Con-
federates in to, and stopping com
munication with the Trans Mississip-
pi Department as we'll as the loss
of our men, arms, baggage and am
munition no less than $4,000 with
all their arms. But the terms were
as good as could be expected, when
they had us in their power to make
us submit TO any terms they might
wish, from the fact that We were
worn down with marching and hun
ger. When it is tried for fory-seven
nights it will bring the stoutest man
down to a weak one. had fallen off
twenty pounds myself and yet | was
as stout as any, at least better than
the common class You may judge
how we are at this time, weak,
hungry and dirty, YET when they
came into DOWN l heard them say
that We were cleaner than they ex-
pected TO see us, which they did
about IL o'clock. But not with pomp
and show as we expected. 1t SEEM
ed quite strange that all was so
quite after SO long a time of con-
slant noise and labor. They treated
us very kind saying chat men that
had fought so hard for so long time
against such large odds should be
| treated like brave men They sent
rations I'd us in a short time, SO
we passed away our time until the
1lth of the month, visiting our boys
| in the hospitals washing our clothes,
ard res.ing ourselves, and having
various arguments and quarralS with
| the Federals. And sometimes we had
regular fist fights in which | heard
of no unfair play, but would s,nnd
by and see fair fight which some
times was quite severe, but rot dan
/ gerous. Often when ended would shake
hands all around and be friends again
So passed away one week.
July 11-According to the CAPT.
talasion We started out of the Fed
eral lines with six days ratinns all
of our private property and one
four mule wagon to each regiment,
and one two mule wagon to each artil
lery company. All of the Officers
tha. were entitled to a horse on the
field, rode out on horse and car
ried their side arms. We starred about
10 O'Clock, the weather being very
warm we suffered very much with
heat. We reached Big Black that
night very tired from the fact that
we had no. regained our strength
After eating our supper Mallovee and
/ went to Edwards Station and sletp
in the yard of vacant house.
July 12.-Got up early this morning
and wen. to the hospital on Champ
ium Hill where we found Captain Old
ham getting well very fast. ! say
ed with him until after dinner. He
was very glad to see u.s. and all this
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