The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06

send at any time-you may have an
opportunity when least expected.
Send them as soon as you can, for
am nearly out of clothing and bare
footed. vi ". (Levi White) is well.
| understand the Yanks have taken
your riding animal, which l am sor'
" to hear, l thought so much OF
her. Do not let them get my old
flly and colt. Tell old Gabe l will
walk his log" if he gets too intimate
with them Yanks, when l come home
Colonel S. (Searcy), Jimmie R. Jas
richardson and all the boys well
rhe army is in better health than ev-
er before. How are our little chill
dren? Tell them howdy and kiss
hem for me. You must name the
last. When | wrote to you / pro-
posed the name of Sallie Ann, but use
your own discretion. Have you paid
Mrs. z. that money due her? Also
little note Maxwell has on me!
Dock is well and says lie intends to
stay in the army as long as l do
[ presume you heard of the death OF
Jesse Sikes-died of typhoid fever
near Decatur, Ala, some months ago
[ will inclose a paper in another en-
yelope and send with this. Write
when you can. My respects to youl
rather and mother and family. Tel
len leonard Peebles) if the army
gets back there, to pass himself fol
ander age, for if he joins he will re
sret it in less than two months. Your
affectionate husband, DAN.
40 II
If boots on hand all the time. II
you send one pair, buy another. Also
pair OF shoes. Send me pair oil
suspendels on my pants, overshirts
drawers, socks, etc. Get me light
golored hat; the one have is wear
ing out. My advice to your pa is to
put wheat and shelled corn enough
N his house to make him bread, fol
if the army passes through there
they will take it ALL"
Enclosure No. 81
Giles County, Tenn.
November 10, 1868.
Colonel A. McKinstry, Provost Mar
shall, Army of Tennessee, Chatta-
nooga:
Dear Sill send you seven Nash
Vile, three Louisville and one Cincin-
lati papers, with dates to the 18th
IN all eleven. | also send for Cen
eral Bragg three wash balls of soap
yhree more toothbrushes and two
blank books. | could not get a large
sized diary for him. | will send a
pair OF shoes, some slippers, some
more soap, gloves and socks soon.
The Yankees are still camping on the
line of the Tennessee and Atlanta
railroad. General Dodge's headquar'
.ers are at Pulaski. His main force
10 camped from that place to Lynn
vile; some on Elk river, and two
regiments at Athens. Dodge has is
sued an order to the people in those
counties on the road to report all the
stock, grain and forage to him, and
says he will pay or give vouchers
Tor it. Any refusal to report he will
Jake it without pay. They are now
taking all they can find. Dodge says
ne knows the people are all south
arn and doesn't ask them to swear
20 a lie. All the spare forces around
Nashville and vicinity are being Sent
to McAIinnville. Six batteries and
twelve PARROT guns were sent for
ward en- the 4th, 10th and 10th. IT
IS understood that there IS hot work
in front somewhere. kilograms sup
pressed. (Sam) Davis has returned
Greg is going below. Everything is
beginning to work better. / sent Rob
erts with things for you and General
b., with dispatch. | do not think the
reds mean to stay here. They are
now repairing the main points on
the road. | understand part of Sher-
mans forces have reached Shelby
Vile. | think it a part of some 9TH
er than Dodge's division came to
Lynnville from the direction of Fay
etteville. | sent Billy Moore over in
that county, and am sorry to say he
was captured. One of my men has
just returned from there The gen
eral impression with the citizens is
they will move forward soon some
way. Their wagon train has returned
from n (Sam) Davis tells me the
line is in order to Somerville.
send this by one of my men to that
place. The dispatches sent you on
the 9tn, WIN papers Oh the ilH
reached Decatur on the 10th at 9 p,
m. Citizens were reading the pa
pers next morning after breakfast.
do not think the major will do to
forward them from reports. l am,
with high regard,
e. COLEMAN, Captain"
THE REAL SPY.
To show that "E. Coleman was the
real spy in this matter and a very
active one at that, we here give from
the records |, vol. 80, part
4, page 649, dispatch sent by him
three months previous to the execu-
ton of Sam Davis. All these dis
patches of Coleman's were sent by
couriers who were boys of Sans age
of which a number were captured
and hanged. Sam was not the only
one, the records mention several.
Coleman-if that was his name, but
no doubt it was an alias, as he was a
prisoner with Sam and was never
identiied-was the spy, and these
bows were hanged for his dirty