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THE SUNNY SOUTH, ATLANTA GA-, SATjTBDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10.1891.
THE(OlTNTF[f
Philosopher
I OenrtgMteibgthe miMot.J
iB» apeolal inupnuDt with the author and
tha ••doartltutionT' Bill Arp'i letters will be
published a* * heretofore in tha Btnnrr Sooth,
■ad will appaar tha aama waak in aach ’.paper.)
AM PAUL and Simon
Peter, or if we pnt age
before beauty, It is Simon
Peter and Sam Paul.
Their fathers mast have
1 been good old fashioned
scripture men who loved
and honored the prophets
and the apostles. Names
have a good deal to do
with the forming of char
acter. Of coarse It Is not
an infallible rale, bat
most all notable men had
notable names, historical
names, heroic names. When a boy is old
enough to realize that he was named for
a great man, he naturally ponders on
that man’s character and becomes im
pressed with it. I was ruminating over
this, and my thoughts turned to those
with scripture names like Isaac Newton,
John Milton, Samuel Johnson, Abraham
Lincoln, J roathan Edwards, John Wes
ley John Adams, Andrew Jackson, Ben
Franklin, Nathaniel Macon, Daniel Web
ster and John C. Calhoun. Then there
were the great historic names of Alex
ander Hamilton, Alexander Stephens,
Hannibal Hamlin, Ulysses Grant and
J-fferson Davis, and a host of others too
tedious to mention.
1 knew three brothers named Shadrach,
Mescnaok aud AOedneg >, but they were
overlooked aud didn’t come to much, for
the boj s called them S.ude, Shack and
Bedny, and that was enough to keep any
body down.
1 went to school with a boy named
Jeremiah and he cried so much and so
easy that the boys called him Lamenta
tion, and he never recovered from it.
There was a brave soldier in our Brig
ade whose name was Coward aud he al
ways signed bis name A. Coward. His
drat name was Adam but he wondn’t
sign it. He sa d A Cowaid was bad
enough, but A-dam Coward was worse.
Sam Pant Jon- s and Simon Peter Rich
ardson met at the post office the other
day and 1 was Introduced to the venera
ble apostle. He is a heavy set man of
large frame originally, but is now going
through the shrinkage that makes his
overcoat seem comfortably lo se and
easy to pat on and pat olf. His manners
ana his conversation are as easy as hla
peat.
“You have been writing about me, BUI
Arp,” said he, “as if the conference sent
me here to help brother Sam Jones manl
the grace into Cartersvllie sinners. I
didn’t know there was much mauling to
do, and i anticipated a good rest, but I
understand there is to be a dance here
tonight—a german or some such fnrrin
performance.”
“It waa last night,” said Sam. “They
have done had it.”
“Done had it, yon ssy. Is it possible?
And what sort of a thing was it?” “I
don’t know’ said Sam; “I wasn’t there.”
I don’t know whether it was a boy or a
girl, twlnB I reckon—a boy and a girl.”
By tnis time-a little crowd of listeners
has gathered and as the laughter echoed
around tee crowd increased. Sam Jones
was merry, bat the old man was solemn,
and solid and his sentences fell like
rocas a falling. “Are tnere many of
these foreigners in this town of Carters-
vllleT” said he. j
A good many said Sam, “I understand
there were aoout 60 out last night.”
Simon Peter gave a grant and cleared
histnroat. , .
“None of them are decent, respectable
people, I don’t suppi se” said. he. “Just
the lower classes, tue scum and sonrf of
your society. Every town has it’s scum;
uneducated, ignorant folks who don t
know any bttter. Folks who never read
or study, or think; foias who are not fit
for anything else and are hardly respon
sible for their conduct.
* Just so,” said Saui, as he winked his
off eye at the crowd.
“1 have always thought,” continued
Simon Peter, that it was not very much
sin for a poor ignorant creature to dance.
1 used to let my negroes dance at the
corn shnekings; tney didn't know any
better. We had a big old fashioned
cook woman who would put on a
hoop skin as big round as a hogshead
and skeedaddle around the room, and
kick up her heels as good as a German,
bat I don’t suppose tnat any respectable
darkey would oe caught a dancing now.
Brother Sam, I will nave to get yon and
“BiU Arp” to aeIp me ran these dancing
farrlners out of tnis town.
“Yon needn’t rely on Bill,” said Sam.
“Wny not?” asked Uncle Simon Peter.
“His feelings are all right,” said Sam,
“bat he has lost his Influence.”
Simon Peter looked at himsearchingly
and remarked: ‘‘And I am afraid yon
have lost yoars. What have yoa been
doing In these many years, living and
preaching here in Cartersvllie and this
thing going on right under your nose?
I never did believe yoa was much of a
lasting preacher nohow.
Sam winked again and said: “Why yon
bragged down at Griffin that I learned
how to preach from yoa. Yoa claimed
to be my daddy in tue business bat a
Griffin man neard me preach after yon
left there and he said the son could beat
bis daddy all hollow." Of coaise every
body leagued bat the old man. He shook
np his cuat a little, and said: “You
preached oown at Greensboro ones, and
leaked *iricnd whet he thought of you,
and be said you were a very remarkable
mui-tiut you drew a more tremendous
crowd than any otner man, considering
the stuff yoa fed ’em on. He said you
were doing a very large business on a
very snail capital.”
Sam e> joyed that as much as anybody,
and old Father Rchardson continued his
broken remarks: “If there is any stag
nation of religion or of morals In this
town, I know now to wake npthe people.
I found stagnation at Griffin and went
to brother McCall, the Baptist minister,
and told him 1 was going to preach a
sermon against baptism by immersion,
mud against close communion, and I
would skin ’em irom head to heeia, and
next Sunday he mast preach one againat
the Methodists and give them fits, and
we would wake np the people. And we
did. There never waa such lively con
gregations in tnat town before. They
turned ont en mass to hear us abase one
another, and the Baptistisisters wouldn’t
ana -b go me on the sidewalks, but wo
Mtour people ont and began to work on
Cm inttegood old way. ^
The oook book tolls yon how to cook »
rabbit, and says the first thing to do ia to
^SimonVeter is a fsarleas, old fashioned
man and naa force of character and con
victions and dares to maintain them.
He believes in a personal devil and a horn
ing hell and a Satanic kingdom and sin-
ners in everlasting torment. He has no
half wtv compromises to m<ke wun
medera y skepucism. He is holding the
fort. 1 asked a Calvaniatic friend if he
had heard him preach. “Yes, ’ said he,
“I heard him last night, and he preached
» very solemn sermon.”
What was his text, said 1.
“I don’t remepaber hla text,” he re-
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“WRIGHTS LEGION.”
Mteriards Known as the Thirty-Eighth
Georgia Regiment, C. S. i.
LAWTON'S BRIGADE.
A Regiment Which Had Thirteen Full
Compannies.
ITS BAPTISM OF FIRE
Graphic Sketch of a Famous Com
federate Corps.
Three Years of Glory under John
ston, Stonewall Jackson, Lee,
and Jubal Early.
N THE summer of 1861, the
Hon Aagastas B. Wright,
of Boms, Ga., received from
the Confederate Secretary
of War authority to raise
a legion to be composed of
Infantry, artillery, and
cavalry to serve three years
or daring the war.
By Instructions from Col.
Wright, the companies
whose applications for
membership had been ac
cepted, were ordered to
rendezvous at a place called
Camp Kirkpatrick, ont on the Georgia
railroad, a few miles from Atlanta, which
LIEUT. COL L. J. PARR.
camp is now a part of the suburbs of
Atlanta.
Here the command completed its or
ganization bv theeLction of the follow
ing named oilictrs:
A. It. Wright, Rome. Ga., Colonel.
G W. Lee, Atlanta, Ga., Lieut -Col.
L. J. Parr, Atlanta, Ga , Major.
John H. Sherod, Swainsboro, Ga., Adju
tant.
Barney Lee, Atlanta, Ga., Ssrgt.-Msj-
Wm. J. Arrington, Louisville, Ga., Sur
geon.
John M. Quinn, Rome, Ga., Commis
sary.
W. H. Jcrnigan, Atlanta, Ga., Quarter
master. „
G. W. Mashbum, Camming, Ga., Chap-
lain.
The following companies composed
the “Leaion,” as It was then called:
Murphy Guards, Company A, Dekalb
coanty, Capt. Jno. Y. Flowers.
Lieutenants Poole, Miller and Mara-
ble.
Milton Guards, Company B, Milton
coanty, Capt. Gan. McClesky.
Lieutenants I&oMaken, Phillips, t.ad
Mattox.
Ben Hill Guards, Company C, Emanuel
county, Capt, Wm. McLeod.
Lieutenants Wright, Williamson and
Pngbsley.
McCulloch Rifles, Company D, DeKalb
county, Capt. Jno. G Rankin.
Lieutenants McCurdy, Wells, and
Baxter.
Tom Cobb Infantry, Company E, Ogle
thorpe county, Capt. J. D. Matthews.
Lieutenants Lester,Daniels and Haw
kins. „ _ ,
Thornton Guards, Company F, Elbert
county, Capt. J. D. Thornton.
Lieutenants Teasley,Brown,and Max-
Batty Guards, Company G, Jefferson
county, Capt. W. H. Batty.
Lieutenants Brinson, Vaughn, and
Farmer.
Goshen Blues, Co. H., Elbert County,
Capt. R. P. Eberhart.
Lieuts. Hal), Oglesby and Andrews.
IrwinInvinclblss, Co. I., Henry Co,
Ala., Capt. J. E. Jones.
Lieuts. Irwin, Jones and Campbell.
Bartow Avengers, Co. K., DeKalb
County, Capt. Wm. Wright.
Lieuts. Gober, Goodwin and Stubbs.
Joe Thompson Artillery, Co. L., Fulton
County, Capt. C R. Hanielter.
Lieuts. Shaw, Craven and McDaniel.
Chestatee Artillery, Co. M., Milton
County, Capt. W. H. Bomar.
Lieuts J. C. Hendrix, McDaniel, and
Hendrix
Dawson Farmers, Co. N., Dawson
County, Capt. Blackburn.
Lieuts. HI 1, Goswick, and Mashbum.
The legion was armed with Enfield ri-
Ulss of the latest and most Improved pat-
pern. and was ordered from camp Kirk
patrick to Savannah and then ont on the
Shell road. Afterwards to Sk id away Is
land, and then to the Isle of Hope, and
finally we took up camp in rear of the
Forsyth Park, in an old field that is now
Georgia went into tbo Coal Harbor
fight. The Thirty-eighth was com
mended by Lieutenant-Colonel Parr and
Acting-Major J D. Matthews. Esrlvin
the fight Col. Parr lost bis arm, end M»j
Matthews was shot through both thighs
and carried off the field. Capt. W. H.
Batty, of Company G, senior captain
present.immedlately assumed command,
and led the regiment through the fight.
Considering the fact that this was the
first battle the regiment had been en
gaged in and that we were charging
Sykee’ regulars, the finest Jroops in Mc
Clellan’s army, whom we completely
routed and drove from the field, we bad
cause to be proud of our oonduct and
achievement in thiB fight, especially
when we were complimented by Stone
wall Jackson for tbe splendid charge
made.
But our loss was heavy. We carried
A. A. SHAW, ADJT.
covered with handsome residences. With
exception of drills daily in squad, com -
f iany and battalion, oar duties were very
fght, and the legion soon became well
drilled.
In the spring of 1863 General A. R.
Lawton was ordered to take six regi
ments of the force then at Savannah and
report without delay to Stonewall Jack
son, then in the valley of Virginia. We
bad been having a picnie at Savannah,
but now we were to go to tbe front
where dangers, gore and glory awaited
ns, bath helnewsjwas received with cheers,
and with light hearts and joyous spirits
Lawton’s brigade composed of 13 th Ga.,
Col. Marcellas Douglas; 26th Ga., Col. E.
N. Atkinson; 31st Ga., CoL E. A. Evans;
38th Ga., OoL G. W, Lee; (OoL A. B.
Wright having resigned), 60th Ga., CoL
W. H Stiles, and 61st Ga., Col. Jno. Hill,
numbering 6.500 muskets, hailed this
movement with the greatest delight.
It is proper to state here tnat on
leaving Savannah we dropped the
name of “Wrlght’a Legion” And
was over after known as the
38th Ga. regiment. Wo also loft at
Savannah oar two artillery companies
(Captain Bomar’a and Captain Hsnlel-
tor’s), also our adjutant; John H. Sherod,
had resigned, ana Lieutenant A A. Shaw,
of Captain Hanletter’a company, wont
with ns to Virginia, acting adjutant.
The regiment, with the brigade, re
ported to stonewall Jackson, In the
valley, and was assigned to bis old divis
ion, then commanded by Brigadier Gen
eral J B. Jones, senior brigadier of divis
ion. immeciately Jackson’s forces were
on tbe march, and much to our
surprise our faces were toward Bioh-
mond. On tbe 27tu of Jane the
Thirty eighth Georgia and Tnirty first
F. L. HUDGINS, CO. K.
into the fight about 700 men and lost in
killed 54 and wounded 160. By some
means our adjutant was captured. Cap
tains McClesky of Company B, and Cap
tain Jones of Company I, were killed.
Lieutenants John Marabie, Phillips,
Stubbs, Oglesby and Andrews were
severely wounded. Company K lost in
this fight 10 men killed and 23 wounded,
out of 57 carried into action, and Com
pany G lost 10 men killed and 30 wound
ed ont of 98 carried Into action. The
other companies suffered badly but not
as mnch as these two.
The regiment marched forward the
next day, and was under fire but rot en
gaged at Savage Station, Frazsr’s Farm,
and Whits Oak Swamp.
At Malvern Hill, we were in again and
dislodged after night tbe right .wing of
McClellan’s Army. Oar lose in this b it-
tie was not more than 10 killed and 25
wounded.
After the battles around Richmond, and
a few days rest on the outskirts of the
city, we were ordered forward to Gordons-
ville and Orange Court House at Liberty
Mills.
At this place, while enjoying a much
needed rest, the reeiment bad a sort of
reorganization as follows:
Col. G. W. Lee having resigned, and
Capt. Joo. Y. F owers, of Company A,
who had been made major, also having
resigned Lient. Col, L. J. Parr, was
made colonel. M*j. J. D. Matthews,
lient. color el, and Capt. W. H. Batty, of
Company G, was made major. Lieut.
Poole was made captain o’ Company A,
and private Jett elected 3rd lieutenant
of same company. Lieut. McMaken was
made captain of Company B, and |f ri vate
Haygood elected 3rd lieutenant of same
number were
J. Among the
twin and Lient.
mth brave and
Welle, of oom-
men, and tbo km
3 killed and 158 ~
killed was Capt. (
Morris, of company!
gallant officers. Liei
pany D, was wounded..
After the victory' at Manassas, the
march waa resumed towards Washing
ton city, and on let of September we had
the fight at ChaDtUly or Ox Hill. The
regiment loet in this fight 5 killed and 15
wonnded.
After a rest of a dsy or two, we marched
towards the Potomac by way of Lees-
bnrgh. Crossing the Potomac at Ed
ward s Ferry, we entered Maryland and
marched to Monoccacy Junction, on the
Baltimore & Ohio B. forty miles from
Baltimore. After a day or two or rest
and foraging, passing through Frederlck-
town and Middletown and Boonsboro,
we recroesed the Potomac at Williams
port, and marched to the town of Mar-
tlneburg, Va. Dowry , the line of the B.
& O. R R. we then marched to Harper’s
Ferry, wnich place, after a little fight in
which oar loss was slight, we captured,
with its garrison of 11.000 men, supplies
and munitions of war. Hardly had we
congratulated ourselves on the splendid
achievement, when we were ordered to
leave, and after marching oil night long
and crossing the Potomac after midnight
at Shepperdstown, at daylight we were
in line of battle to the right of Sharps-
burg.
Into this battle tbe regiment carried
only 123 men, a» d after figuring hard aU
day, and losing 95 men, at night we were
still figuring with only 28 men and three
officers left. Webad/fHnstoodtheheavy
assaults of Hooker and Mansfield, anO
nearly annihilated their corps, outnum
bering ours three to one, but death had
reaped a rich harvest of brave souls, and
only a handfnl ol the command was left.
In this battle we had the misfortune to
lose our brave major—W. H. Batty—-one
of the best men ia the service. He had
left hie sick b d to overtake us. Was not
able hardly to sit on his horse but his will
courage carried him to the,battlefleld.and
earlyfn the fight he Was out in two by a
solid shot. Lieots. Vaughn, Hawkins,
Darrough, Wright and McCurdy were
wounded severely. The only officers left
when the fight ended were Lieuts.Baxter,
Wells, and Mattbewj. „ ..
After spending tha aay after the fight
In buying our dead we crossed the Poto
mac the remnant of th9 38th Ga. Lieu
tenant G. B. Wells, commanding,bringing
up the rear. The regiment was put on
picket duty at the ford, aud next morning
was surprised and driven off, losing one
man killed and two wounded, and I am
sorry to say we lost in this little fight
our Dattie flag that wo-bad carried from
Savannah, Ga. Oar color bearer was
killed, and in the contusion of the retreat
it was forgotten.
After the Scarpsburgh fight we biv
ouacked near Bunker Hill, aud enjoyed
a mnch needed rest after our long
marches and hard batt’es. We moved
from Bunker alii to near Barryville, and
early in December ve left the valley by
way of New Market gap, and marched to
Port Royal on the Rappahannack, and
from there up to Hamilton’s Crossing,
w(lore we went into battle on the 13th
D member 1862 on the extreme right of
Lee’s army, in tnis battle out of 459 men
we lost 37 Killed and 92 wounded. Among
the number Lieutenant W. I. Farmer
Company G and Capt. J. M. Jones who
had succeeded Capt. Irwiu (lied) of Com
pany I. Both were brave and meritori
ous officers. Lieuts. Eberhart and
Thornton, and Lieutenants Oglesby,
Wiggins, Henry, G iswictc and Pugbesly
were all severely wounded. Lieutenant
Henry losing his foot. The regi ment wa3
commanded in this fight by Captain
After camping a couple of days on
Marye’s Island in the James river, we
returned to the front, and next day
started on the Pennsylvania campaign,
marching by way of Culpepper court
house, across the Blue Ridge at Chester’s
Gap, and bv Front Boyal.
On Jane 13,1832, we .went for Milroy’s
forces at Winchester, and captured the
whole garrison of 6.500 men, arms, mun
itions of war supplies of all kinds,
Mllroy and about 100 of his cavalry being
ail that escaped. In this battle we lost
8 killed and 17 wounded. Among the
killed was the brave, the gallant and
dashing Capt Charley Hawkins, who fell
at the head or his company, mourned by
the whole regiment.
From Winchester we marched to Ma
ryland by way of Marttnsbnrg, crossing
the Potomac at Shepperdstown and then
on through Boonsboro, Funkstown and
COD. R F. EBERHART.
Green Castle in Pennsylvania. Near this
place we burned Thsd. Steven's iron
works, and then pushed on to Gettys
burg. passing through that place about
the 2ith June. Little did we think then
that before ten days passed it would be
the scene of the most terrific and fa
mous battle of the war.
From Gettysburg we moved on to
Hanover and to York, living on the best
that the country afforded and gobbling
np all the horseB, wagons, cattle and
sheep for miles on either side of the line
of march. Nine miles beyond York
at Wrightsvllle we came to the Sucqne-
faannah River. Driving the militia be
fore ns tney retreated across the river to
the town of O ilumbis, on the north bank,
pursued by Company G, which was on
the advance Guard. This company went
nearly to the northern end of the bridge,
and was only prevented from crossing by
the blowing up of the northern abut
ment. This company thus accomplished
the honorable exploit of penetrating
further north than any company In the
army of Northern Virginia, of which
fact the survivors are to this day justly
proud.
From the Snsquehannah we returned
to Gettysburg by way of Hanover and
Heidershurg reaching Gettysburg at 2
p. no., July 1.
W« immediately formed line and soon
was in the charge. In the tight tbe regi
ment surpassed itself. It broke the ene
my’s line and captured more prisoners
than the regiment numbered. We broke
their lines a mile north of the town, and
chased the n through and beyond tbe
tow > until t hey sought friendly shelter
on Cemetery Height and Culp s Hill.
company. Lient. Geo. H. Lester was
made captain of Company E, and Lieut.
Daniel having resigned, Sergeants J M
Britton and R T. Darrough were elect* d
2nd and 3rd lieutenants of same company.
Lieut's Tsat ley and Brown of Company
F, having died, privates McCurdy and
Thornton were elected 2ad and 3rd lieut
enants of same company. Lient. J. W.
Brinson was made captain of Company G,
and private W. C. Matthews elected 3rd
lieutenant of same company. Lient
Hall of Company H, having resigned.
Sergeant Deadwyller was elected 3rd
lieutenant of same company. Lient.
A. B. Irwin of Company I. was made
captain and private J. D. Grantham was
elected 3rd lieutenant of same company.
Lient, Gober having died and Capt. Wm.
Wright resigned, 2nd Lieut. Gus Good
win was made captain and privates
Morris and Henry elected 2nd and 3rd
lieutenants of same company. Lient.
Shaw was ordered back to his company
at Savannah, and Lient. L. W. Farmer
was detailed to act as adjutant.
On the 7th of August the brigade was
transferred from Jackson’s old division to
Gsn. Ewell’s division, and we started on
the march after Pope’s army. The regi
ment was detailed to support some artil
lery at the battle of Cedar Ran on the
9th of August, and, although under a
heavy artillery? fire, were not engaged
otherwise. Our loss wss about six or
eight wounded.
After this battle, MaJ. Batty, who had
been in command of the regiment since
the battle of Coal Harbor, was taken
violently ill, and turned over the com
mand to Capt. B, P. Eberhart, senior
captain present. The “foot calvalry”
started after Gan. Pope, passing through
Culpeper Coart Hoase and on to the
Bappahannock, where we were nnmeroi
fully shelled, losing two killed and abont
twenty wonnded. We turned np the
river, and at a rocky.ford jcalled Henson’s
mill, we effected a crossing. Then oom
menoed a series of night marches for
capt. a. R. wells. Stone Mountain.
which Jackson was so fa moos. Across
field and woods, altogether discarding
roads, we passed on throngh Salem, on
the Manassas Gap railroad, on throngh
Thoroughfare Gap, and then to Bristow,
on tbe Orange & Alexandria railroad,
(now called the Virginia Midland.) where
we captured immense supplies, then on
to tbe plains of Manassas, where, for
two days, we were fighting. The long,
rapid marches, with scarcely anything
to tat, had sadly reduced tbe numbers of
tbe 38th Georgia regiment, as well as all
other commands, and tha regiment onlv
carried into the second Manassas 260
Wm. McLeod of Company C senior cap
tain.
After the fight at Fredericksburg we
went Into winter quarters jast above tbe
ancient town of Port Roya', and the regi
ment was commanded by Captain J. G.
Rankin, senior ciptain present.
Daring the winter o’ 1S62 3 the follow
ing charges occurred: Colonel Parr hav
ing resigned, Lieutenant Colonel. J. D.
Matthews was made Colonel. Captain
W. L McLeod, company C wss made
Lieutenant Colonel and Capt. R. P. E-
LIEUT. COL. W. L. MCLEOD.
(Killed in a charge at Gettysburg, at the head
of t te regiment Tali cut is from a photograph
taken wnile he was captain of Company C—19
years oil. He was under ‘11 years when he.was
killed.) .J5
berhart was made]Major. Capt. Pool Com
pany A having been killed Lient. Miller
was made captain, and bergt. Pool 3rd
lteatsnant of Company A. Capt. Mc
Maken, Com Pany B, having resigned,
Lient. A. J. Philip* was made Capt. Com
pany B. Lieut, sillier Wright was mads
Captain Company C, Lieut. C. A. Haw
kins was mads captain C >mpany E, and
private Thornton elected 3rd lieutenant
of same Company Capt. Brinson Com
pany G, having resigned Lient. L. W. Far
mer was made captain of company G
and private Sid Farmer 3rd lieutenant
of same company.
Company 1, our Alabama company, of
whom we thought so much, was trans
ferred, much against their consent and
ours, foreibly to the flOtn Georgia—that
regiment only having nine companies.
This robbery waa done by order of Gen.
Early, and which we consider an injua-
ttoe to (toil day.
Lient. G. W. Stubbs wee made mptain
of Company K, and privates Wiggins
and Goodwin elected 2nd and 3rd Beaten
ants of the earns oompany Capt. Black
burn, of Company N, having resigned,
Lient. Hill wee made captain, and pri
vals A. C. Bell, of Company B, elected
3rd lieutenant of Oompany N, and Lient.
W. C. Matthews, of Company O, detailed
to act as adjutant.
Earl/ In the storing of 1863 we wen
again on the moke. The mriment wee
In toe charge of Marys a Heights, and
*• Qfiuftl, Acquitted themselves well, loe
lng 5 killed and 15 wonnded, andatter tbe
battle was over the regiment wss de
tailed to gnard/l 700 prisoners to Blob
rooud, arriving ih, re with them the very
day that Btondwati Jackson’s remains
reached Richmimd, and as we marched
the prisoners Uvn one of the main
streets, we met oe funeral cortege of
Jacason oomii p the same street.
Our loss In this the first day’s fight was
quite severe. The regiment carried into
action 400 men and had 28 killed and 76
wounded. Among the killed was Lient.
Col McLsod, a brave and fearless yonng
officer, and who had been In command
of the regiment on this march. He was
only 21 years old and was a splendid
voung officer. Lieut Goodwin, Company
K, and Lieut. Oglesby, Company H,
were both killed while gallantly leading
their respective companies, and Lient.
W. C. Matthews, Company G, was
severely wounded in the arm.
The regiment was not actively engaged
daring the 21 and 3d days of tbe battle,
bat were exposed to a heavy fire both
days, losing several men wounded.
On the sad retreat from Gtttvsbnrg the
regiment under command of Capt. John
G. Rankin, Company D, was on the rear
gnard until the Potomac was crossed,
and in all that sad retreat performed
arduous and trying duties, being con
stantly on duty and under arms night
and day.
-4 After the regiment returned to Virginia
they camped a while at Madison Coart
Hoase ana then near Brandy Station, on
the Bappahannock. It was in the march
to Manassas after Mead’s army, in the
rail of 1863 Was in a few engagements
at Bristow and Manassas, and on their
return at Mine Bam. on the Rapidan. In
all these engagements the regiment lost
abont throe men killed and eight or nine
wonnded.
In the winter of 1863-4 our quarters
were on Clerk’s mountain, near Orange
Court House, and many of the regiment
received furloughs.
Daring this winter the following
changes occurred in the organization:
Capt. P E Davant or the 31 Georgia
battallion, was elected nontenant colonel
of the regiment, and Capt. Bomar of
Company M, whose company 1 lined ns
here, was made major, Lient. D irrough
was made captain of Company E; Lient.
Dddwyler was made captain of Company
CAPT. W. C MATTHEWS, CO. G.
H; Lient Me AFee, of the 22d Georgia, was
made captain of Comoany I—formerly
Oompany N; Lient. J C. Hendrix of
Company M, was made captain of that
c tmpsny; Lient J- M. Brittain, Company
E havinc been mads chaplain vice Caap-
lain G. W Mashbnrn resigned; Private
A. W. R •bineoh was sleeted lieutenant
of tbe s-me company, and Private Ban.
Morris waa elected lieutenant of Com
pany C. and E. L. Law was appointed
adjntent.
The regiment was In all the fights of
the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, and
was badly cut to pieces from the 5ih of
May nnril the 12„h of May inclusive, loe
ing fully 50 men killed, and over 100
wonnded in this series of engagements.
Company G atone having 8 men killed
and 13 wounded. In these battles Col.
Davant, Lieuts. Mattox, Vaughn and AdjL
Law were captured and the brave Cap -
tain L. W. Farmer of Company G, and
Lient. Sid Farmer of same company both
killed. In their death their company and
the regiment sustained a serious loss.
They were young, gallant, brave and de
voted to the cause and fell with their
faces to the foe.
With Major Bomar in command of the
regiment, we marched d iwn to Mechan-
lcsvilie and the second battle of Coal
Harbor In both these fights the regl
ment was engaged, and lost 6 killed and
18 wounded. Among the allied the gal
lant young Lieut. Wiggins of Company
K and Capt. Miller of Company A, both
brave, meritorious, and gtliant men.
From the Chickahominy the regl ment
marched with the brigade no «v command
ed by Gen’l C. A. Evans to Lynonburgh,
after Hunter's command, and thence by
way of Lsxtngton and the Natural Bridge
down the Valley Pike to Winchester and
by way of Harper’s Ferry to Monoccacy,
where on the 9«h of July 1864 we had one
of the t.ottest fights for tne numbers en
gaged during the war.
Oar loss In tals battle was 6 killed and
30 wonnded. In the meantime the 38th
had been marched and fought until it did
not number 100 men on the march to
Washington,near which plaoe,In sight of
the dome of the Capital,we had a fight in
the yard and grounds of Montgomery
Blair,losing 1 man killed and 4 wounded.
From Washington we crossed the Po
tomac river at Edward’s Ferry, and
crossed the Saenandoah and Bine Ridge
at Smoker’a Ferry and Bnicxer’e Gap and
entered the valley. At Snicker's Gap we
had a fight, losing five or eix men
wonnded. Passing through Btrryville
and Winchester we blvoaaoed near
Darkvllle.
On the 19th of September, 1864, was
fooghtthe battle of Winchester, result
ing in the defeat of Early’s forces, and
their retreat np the valley beyond Stras
burg. In this fight the 33sh regiment lost
15 killed and 16 wonnded. Among the
wonnded was the old reliable Capt. J. G.
R inkin, who, in all the lights np to this
rime, had escaped. Capt. Stubbs, of
Company K, was killed. He had been a
T. H. SMITH, CO. G,
brave and valiant soldier, and his death
left his company without an officer.
At Fisher’s Hill, east of Strasburg, we
had another light, resulting in the defeat
of our forces and our retreat. In thi3
battle our loss was slight. I think two
werd killed and six or eight wounded.
Maj. Bomar was captured,Jaud the regi
ment fell to the command of Capt. Hen
drix of Company M.
After nearly a month’s rest and recu
peration at Rude's Hill, east of Mt.
Jackson, we were again in motion.
From the 12:h of May to this time the
following changes had occured in the
regiment:
Col. J. D, Matthews, having never re
covered from his wotlnds, resigned, and
Col. P. E. Davant, having been ex
changed and reported for dnty, was made
colonel, Mej. Bomar was made lieuten
ant colonel, and Capt. J, G. Rankin
major. Lient. Ben. Morns promoted 1st
lieutenant Company C, Lieut. McCurdy
captain of Company D, Lieut. Maxwell
captain of Company F, Lient. W. C.
Matthews captain of Company G. Capt.
McAfee, of Company T, accepted tne
chaplancy of 22nd Georgia regiment, and
Lient. GoBwick was made captain o’ this
company. Sergt. R. H. Fletcher, of 31st
Georgia regiment, was elected captain
ol Company K
Leaving Mt. Jackson on 17th October,
1861 we marched to Strasbnrg and on the
night lS:h commenced tbe famons night
march that put us about daylight on the
right flank of Sheridans army west of Ce
dar Creek. Here we gained a most glo-
rious victory that was afterward turned
into a sad defeat and retreat which end
ed at Mt. Jackson. In this battle the
regiment lost abont 1 men killed and 11
wounded.
After this disastrous Campaign Early's
corps under Gen. Gordon was transfered
to main army of Northern Virginia at
Petersburg and Richmond. Here until
15th February 1865 we were In winter
hnts, and many of the members of the
regiment were furlow t ht-d and onr con
valescents returned making the fighting
fores of the regiment 250 mnskets.
On the 15th February 1S65 the regiment
went into battle of Hatchers Run and
had 11 men killed and 32 wonnded ana
on March 25th again we were In the fight
at Hare’s Hill and the regiment sustain
ed another loss of 7 ill led and 17 wound
ed.
When the retreat commenced from
Petersbarg on April 1st, the regimont
numbered about 2i,0, but in the numer
ous skirmishes from then until the sur
render at Appomattox on 9 h April our
numbers were reduced to 105 men and 5
officers, of which only 77 wera bearing
musketB.
Tans the curtain fell ana the 33th Ga.
regiment, numbering at one time over
1 300 men, retired from the stage of action
covered with glory, and started on the
homeward march beaten, but not van
quished, conquered, but not subdued. As a
regiment the/ had done their full duty
and in their disbandment it was with
out a blemish on their record.
S. Smith, of Oompany G, carried ont *a
mortar from Fort Hara. - Capt. Joo. G,
Bankln, of Company D, was over mill-
tarv age when the war commenced, and
was of northern birth, bnt the Sonth had
no officer or man braver or better. Wo
called him tbe “old reliable,” for In near
ly every engagement our commander
would get killed or wounded, and Caph,
Bankin would then take command. He
refused promotion when he conld have
been made lieutenant colonel, but pro*
fered to stay with his company. After
his capture, having been wounded, he
was promoted to position of msj ir ot the
regiment, and his name so appears in
the Confederate archives.
Chaplain Brittain both as chaplain
and lieutenant was ever at his post, and
I am glad to note that he has lately ac
cepted a pastorship in Atlanta. As a
devout and eloquent divine he deservedly
stands amongst the foremost as he did
in war times.
Cicero Daniel, private, Company E,
was promoted on the field to a lieuten
ancy for his bravery.
Privates Burnside, tbe Campbell broth
ers and color-bearer Powell, were whole
teams in a fight and noted for their stay
ing qualities.
Sergeants Pat Smith, Clark and Swan,
of Company G, as well as Privates A. 9.
Smith, H. J. Hudson, Chas. Wise, Wm.
Wright, the S ewart brothers, w. A.
Brown, Jim King, Bsn Beasley, A. A.
Murphy and R A. Martin, of same oom
pany, were the equal of any one in Lee’s
Army, fully possessed of all the qualities
that go to make good soldiers and per
fect ehivalric men.
R A. Martin was in every fight that
the Thirty-eighth was in, and was never
wounded.
Capt. R. P. Eberhart, of Company H,
now of yonr city, was an officer admired
and beloved by bis whole command and
was behind none in bravery and gal
lantry.
The two Harbin boys of Company H—
Jasper and Marion—(the latter a sales
man with J. A. Anderson, Whitehall
stieet), were as noted as any of tbe regi
ment for their bravery and dash. The
latter (Marion) waa the youngest and
smallest soldier in the regiment, enlist
ing when he was only thirteen years old.
Company K was one of tbe best figthtlng
companies in the regiment. We some
times called them the “orphans,” be
cause in every fight they wonid loss their
commander and a sergeant would com
mand them. This daty always devolved
npon Sergeant F. L. Hudgins, and he
was always equal to the occasion, no
matter what it was. Wounded several
times severely,yet ha always got back in
time to be in the next fight. He com
manded his company for the last six
months of the war, and it had no
better commander than he. He was a
truly brave and gallant Soldier and now
lives near Ciurksten, In D;Kilb coanty,
and Is one ol her prosperous farmers,and
with a most excellent wife has reared a
family ot boy s and girlB who are as hand-
some.intelligeet and enlightened as tneir
father was gallant and brave. He with
the following named surrendered at Ap
pomattox: Wu.iarn Brook, Z J. Cowan,
B. A. Sauls, James M. Wiggins, Lewis
Brown and Allen Brown. M. O. Wiggins
of Company IC seized aud threw a shall
with a burning ‘use from the lines before
its explosion. J M. Wiggins of same
company shot one of the enemy and re
lieved Capt. Rankin who had been cap
tured. He also carried irom Fort Hare a
mortar. I. H. Smith or Company D also
shot one at the same time.
Root. Wiggins was conspicuous for gal
lantry in every engagement and was
killed at Fort Hare. Sergeant Gazaway
and Privates Bayne, Brooks and Brown
were known and recognized throughout
the regiment a3 brave aud daring sol
diers. Corporal J. E Chandler command
ed tne company at Sharpsbargb,and died
bravely in the thicktst of thefi^ht. Lieu
tenant Jno. Baxter Company D, and
Private 4. N. Nash were also noted for
their splendid soldierly qualities. The
latter lost an arm at Gettyaourg, and is
now DeKalb’s Tax Collector.
For the numerous heroes dead of the
regiment who fell fighting on evtry field
in Virginia, and tnose who died from
disease yet none the less heroes the
writer cherishes tbe hope that the sur
vivors will ever cherish and keep green
their mtmory. Many of them sleep their
last sleep in nnmarked graves, bat in
visible' friends will hover aroand them
until the dawn or that great day when all
the armies will be marshalled Into line
agaiD, and the great eternity of Peace
commenced. May they rest in peace.
In concluding this sketch, hurriedly
and perhaps Imperfectly written, I ass
the indulgence of the survivors as to any
errors or inaccuracies that I may have
made, as the greater part of it has been
written from memory, having no printed
data to go by.
Let me urge upon the survivors to at
tend onr annual reunions and talk over
again those days of trials and hardships
endured at war’s horrid front.
Wishing you all long prosperous lives,
I remain yonr friend and comrade.
W. C. Matthews,
Cape. Co. G 33.h Ga.
OUR “(1012” COLUMN.
GOD S ACRE.
B. II. G\, IVartrace, Tenn.: Longrel'ow wrote
the poem. “God's Acre,” the first verse ol
which iB—
“I like that ancient 3axou phrase which calls
The burial ground God's acre!’ It is just;
It consocra.es each grave within its walls
Aud breathes a benison o er tne sleeping
dust.” ________
BLACKHEADS, ETC.
8. E. P.. Goldsboro, X. C.: What is good for
blackheads on face, aud pimples?
2. Wuat will promote the growth ot hair and
prevent it falling out?
Inclose J2.00 to Miss Lillian Howell, csro
Sunny South, lor an iiifallible cure.
2. Wash the hair thoroughly twice weekly,
and when - t uite dry anoint witn hartshorn two
parts, olive oil or vaseline one part, well shaken
or mixed. Apply eight times.
J. W. M’CUHDY, CO. D.
In closing this sketch while I dislike to
discriminate where all generally acted so
well, yet I mast make mention of the
following who were particularly noted
and distinguished for their brave acts,
their soldierly qualities, and their manly
bearing through all the trying scenes in
which they aoted so well their part.
Sergeant A. M. Holcombe of Company
A, was one of the finest soldiers in Lee’s
Army. All the offioers of his company
having been killed or disabled, he oom
manded tbe company for the last year of
the war and should have been captain of
it. Private Jno. W. Ball of same oompa
ny was In every battle the regiment was
aged In, and waa truly a brave and
<e soldier. Was never wounded. P.
M. Ball,D. A. Chestnut, J T. Austin, B.
M. Robinson, Wm. Chamblae, J. P Har
man. John Harman, Josephus h«wi^
and B. D. Lord of Company A, and all
now honored olUMne of DeKalb eonnty
were at the Bartender and were conspic
uous for their gallantry. Also may be
mentioned as eplendid soldiers, W. H.
Mitchell and J. J. Carpenter of Com
pany A. Private Gib he of company
was another hustler In a fight and In the
charge waa ever among the foremost.
Lient. Joe Mattox of Company B, now
one of Atlanta’s wholesale merchants on
Alabama street, was noted for his splen
did .soldierly qualities and coolness in
action.
Llents. Ban Morris and Jake Paghesiy,
of Company C. as well as Capt. Mliler,
Wright and Ssrgt. Drew Thompson, of
Company O, were all In the way or sol
diers and officers that the army conld
wish, and nobly performed tbelr duties.
Privates Moxly,of Oompany O, and A.
SPOONFULS.
R. L. W., Ruinbert, 3. C: I have alwiys
thouglt that .spjouslul was r.orrejt. Worces
ter says spoonfuls is right. 1’ioase let tnj hear
from you -your opinion.
‘ Spoonfuls” is not only the more euphonious,
but in the sense in waieh it is generally used,
it alone is proper. Synonymous with mouth
fuls, bucketfuls, aud spelt, for economy, with
oue “1.” II a person fills three separate spoons,
he has three spoons full, but if he fills one spoon
three or more times, or measures out a liquid
by this proportioa, it is al ways “spoonfuls,' ’
TYPEWRITER.
Bunyau Loraiue, fihsmroek, N. C.; X. Where
can I purchase a typewriter, waat will be the
cost, and can I learn to write without a teacher.
2. Also the name and price of a book that will
instruct in business-letter writing and tbe ab
breviations used iu business
3. What will keep one's nose from being red,
after a ride or walk in the frosty air?
1. fiend to Miller Payne, agent, Atlanta, Ga.,
for typewriter and particulars. No instructor
is needed.
2. Address Goldsmith A Sullivan,business
college ,5 Atlanta.
3. There is neither preventive jrr remedy.
A nose very susceptible to redness from exposure
to frosty air denotes warm, healthy blood and
soft, thin skin.
SEVEN DEADLY SIN3.
Ella, Americas, Ga.: What are the seven
deadly sius?
2. Wnat will whiten the hands?
3. l’iease tell me whether the editor ol this
column is a man or woman.
Proverbs, chap. 6, verses 16,17, 18,19. (There
may be others): “These six things doth the
Lord hate; yea, seven are an abomination unto
him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands
that shed innocent blood, an heart that devis-
eth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in
running to mischief, a false witness that
speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord,
among brethren.’’
2. See “Blackheads, etc.,” this column.
3. Several ladies and gentlemen conduct this
department of the Sonny Socnr.
“ALL QUIET ALONG THE POTOMAC.”
B. Atlanta: Who wrote “All Quite Along the
Potomac Tonight?”
We answered this erroneously in a previous
number. The authorship has been variously
claimed. It was written by Major Lamar
Fontaine, of Mississippi, a Confederate officer.
Charles O. Sttckney, describing Fontaine’s
brilliant action at Vicksburg during the war,
says:
“Bnt of the lone pilgrim each was in utter
ignorance. This pilgrim was Maj. Lamar
Fontaine, of Mississippi, afterwards famons
throughout tbe South for this brilliant exploit
of which I am abont to speak, and also aa tte
author of tbe touching and popular war song.
’All Qniet Along the Potomac Tonight.’ ”
Fontaine was at the time a war correspondent.