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man I ported in the road, fired two
or three shots at me before I could
convince him that I was not an ene¬
my. This was excusable in him a»
be obeyed my orders to fire on any
one coining down the road from that
direction. I then proceeded with
my men in the direction of the ferry
riding about 100 yards in front of
them. When within 150 yards o
Montgomery’s barn I discovered the
infantry in large numbers in the rear
of the barn and crossing the river
Although I had instructed my men
not to fire on the enemy, as it would
draw their fire on me, when Jack
Literal saw the Yankee infantry
show their heads in the barn he fired
oti them, drawing their fire oh me.
This was the closest call I had during
the day; my escape was miiaculous.
But we obtained important informa
tion that the enemy was crossing vhe
river and moving in the direction of
Calhoun, our base of suppltes. I
then disp tched a courier to Major
Edmondson, advising him to cross
the river and fall on their flank.
Before the arrival >f Major Edmond¬
son I crossed the river and with four
or five men drove in their outposts;
they in turn sent out a superior force
of cavalry, driving us hack. About
this time Major Edmondson arrived
with his battalion and a detachment
of raj regiment the Fourth Georgia
cavalry, altogether about 159 men.
The intrepid E Imondson ordered a
charge, the detachment from the
Fourth, with Lieutenant Dean at the
head, lea ling. They swept every
thing before then until t beV t struck
a regiment of - . infantry - . in ambuscade. .
Mv comrades, this did not stop the
gall .nt Fourth In a hand to hand
fight they cut their way through and
came out by a flank movement.
Major Edmondson, with his banal
ion, was not ho fortunate. In his
attempt to repulse the overwhelming
forces , of r,i the . he and ... the gal- .
enemy
lant Lieutenant Seay lost, their lives,
and bis men were forced to retire
for a time, leaving our dead leader
. the . h‘in<1n , , of t the r| 1 ,.. hi#
in enemy
was a severe blow to uh. Although
the enemy outnumbered ten to one,
we determined to avenge the death
Of t our gallant ,, a Lomond$011. After a
council of war wan held behind a hid
to Which we haa rt tired, utmii
.dvi„I. r „d,™„k„„
officer, dismounted the men and we
drove the entire force of nearly l,099
Yankees, hogba-.ks and bus-whack
era, back across the river killing and
wounding no less than 199 during
the day.
I never will forget the last shot I
fired from the banks of the beautiful
Coosawattee at the retreating toe as
they Little carried over the last boat load.
did I think that this was the
last battle and the last time 1 would
have the opportunity to defend uiy
country from close the invading foe.
I cannot this account wi h
out mentioning the names -if some
of the men who distinguished the n
selves for courage on this day, and
who are honored citizens of ou-r com¬
mon wea’lh Captain linox Kartisey,
of Murray county, and Hon. Thomas
BlacK, of Gordon county, bother
members of the legislator*, and Cap
lain W. O. Peeples, merchant and
former councilman, of Chattauooga,
Tenn. The lamented Maurice
Thompson, who distinguished him
Century Magazine. CipUin W. O.
Peeples refers to this last engage
rneut and the services rende ed
command in a document which I
have, which might be of interest
the camp, but it is too personal
me to read.
aro^rrs: seoesxa sso xrra
i rode a horse, a dappled bay,
Coal htack his mane and
A horse who never needed spur,
Nor curb, nor msiUiigale.
And by my side three o hers rode,
Nun-tanned, long-iiafred
Wild led grim,
Tom men Polk, on bv Edmondson,
you’ve heard of
Behind us galloped, four by four,
A swarthy, mottled band
Of reckless fellows, chosen from
The bravest in the land.
Whither away on that fair day?
On, just a dash of fun,
To speed our horses and keep up
With Tom Polk Fdmondson,
Behind our backs we (eft the
We crossed the Satliquoy;
My right hand comrade smiled
said:
“I fished heie when a boy,”
Then from the rise at Hogan’s
I saw as in a dream,
Red-fringed and silver-blue
The deep,
Coosawattee gleam.
A shot rang out! A bullet split
The air so close to me,
THE JIMPLECOTE.
J. C. HEARTSELL, EDITOR.
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Tbubs&at, January 8, 1903
THE LAST BATTLE,
W. L. BTAUTOS.
CAMP “A,” Wheeler’s Cavalry,
Pear Comrades:—I feel highly
honored to be requested by my camp
to relate some adventures during the
war. Although it has been more
than 87 years since we fired the last,
shot in the last battle of the conflict,
it made an impression that cannot be
erased by time.
No one but an old soldier who nas
had this experience knows the feel¬
ing of regret that comes up when he
realizes that he has fought his last
battle, that the last opportunity to
defend bis country from the invading
foe has passed. Especially when be
is informed that the cause for which
he has endured untold hardships has
gone down in defeat While his
heart should he inspired with grati¬
tude to God that his life has been
spared amid the dangers he through
which he has passed, yet feels weeps
over the situation and that it
would be sweet to have fallen and
sleep by the heroes who gave up
their lives in the last conflict. It is
better expressed by Major Cum¬
mings in his masterly address on last
memorial day, “none but those who
have had this experience are prepar
ed to appreciate the feelings thrt
are inexpressible.”
It was about the middle of April,
1865. I had returned from a special
scout into Tennessee very much
fatigued from the loss of sleep and
long lide. At the request of Major
Edmondson, the commanding of
ficer, I went to our reserve ctunp to
rest. This camp was located at
Lieutenant Field's, at the foot of
Gobutta mountain, a fe v miles above
the celebrated Carter's Quarter, in
Murray county, Ga. At the kind
invitation of Lieutenant Field I
spent the night in his hospitable
home. Early next morning bis
mother with a driver, team, and
wagon loaded with wheat, started to
go to Fields' mills on the Goosawat
tee river. Shortly after this wagon
left, W. K. Bussey, one of my most
reliable scouts, galloped into camp
with information that a large raid of
Federal cavalry and infantry were
on the river in the direction of
Fields' mill* I dispatched a courier
to Major Edmondson wh « was some
20 miles away with his command in
the direction of Cleveland, Tenn.,
mounted roy horse and with four or
five men went in pursuit of the ene¬
my. Lieutenant Field who was sick
in bed, requested me to overtake and
turn his mother hack, with the team,
as they would be cantured by the
Yankees. Our guide cat t ied us
through the woods and by paths to
Montgomery's Ferry, where we came
up with the enemy’s outposts. They
•were on the ground playing cards,
and weie surprised that we should
interfere with them In our haste to
play our part of the game w e forgot
to order a surrender, but completely
routed, killing three or four of them.
About this lime we were surprised
by a noise in the rear resembling an
artillery wagon, with more than a
thousand Yankees in front, the rivtr
with high banks on the flank and the
Found of artillery in the rear we
were about to take to the woods
when Mrs. Field with the driver and
team of mules hove in sight. You
can imagine Mrs, Field's surprise to
see waving me come galloping up the road,
the signal of danger, when
she had left me only a short time
before quietly resting in her nw«
home. The noise of the retreat'ng
wagon I have no doubt served as a
bluff to the enemy, as they did not
pursue or attempt to gain the lost
deal. Feeling that it was important
to find out whether or not the ene¬
my was crossing the river, I posted
my men in skirmish line with the
left wing resting on the road and
river bank. I then proceeded alone
through the woods towards the ferry,
came out in tbo road in full view of
the entmf but was unable to-see
whether or not they were crossing
the river. ‘
In place ,ot returning through the
dense woods way I came I rode
back I down the r&irf Jatfjf 45 front, and just
At came in sight .Literal, th*
I felt, (lie Stress, n.it puff, and then
A roar of musketry.
A wind of lead blew from the wood .
# We it
met »t s run:
W** sped so fast along the l*n«*,
The «mn fence panels spun.
A horse went down, a dying face
Sc w ed darkly »f the sky;
A nutlet clipped my comrade’s hat
And topped ihe b.'iiu awry .
“Com-*," bo vs; come onour leader
cried,
Pell mell we striu-k the line;
M v comrade’s pistol spat Its balls.
And likewise so did mine
A swirl of smoke with rifts ol fire
Enveloped friend and for;
Death, soemimrrassei, hardly knew
Whieh way his strokes meat go.
The fight closed in on every side,
And tr.Te one spot of grnnnd;
There was not room to awing an arm.
Or turn your horse around .
A moment thus, and then we broke
Th.- circle of our toes,
Old The Hogan, in his rforrwsy, heard
crunching of our blows.
Then while we used our pistol butts,
As swords on nianv a head ;
And yet. and ' et, down in that wood
We left, our leader, dead.
go, now you know just how It was
We had our little fun.
gi^eitbig our horses to keep np
With Tom Polk Edmondson,
“Maurice Tt.orno-.on in the Century
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