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WAR Sent on a l-'erilcms !K mies' Dr. J. A. Wyeth in A few daye before tbe battle of Chickatuauga our division rf cavalry was moved by a rapid all-night march to thc extreme left of the position which Gen. Bragg had first selected for his battleground. It was tiresome and slow work, fer a large body of . cavalry stretched along several miles of ordinary country road at night, with hero and there- a narrow or defective bridge or causeway, caunot move with anything like thc rapidity of a day light inarch. We were tho advance brigade, and 3 recall the fact that, in order to get as much of thc fun and frolic as possible out of an uncomfort able situation, a number of the best voices in thc command had been gathered about thc center of our regi ment and were waking the echoes in the gloomy forests which hemmed us in by singing all tho lively war nongs then in vogue. About midnight word came down the lino from thc head of the column to stop tho singing, and for the entire column to move in silence. Personally I was not dis pleased when thc order came, for, while mauy of thc war ballads were thrilling, and some few were set to inspiring music, the men in thc ranks had learned or improvised a few stan zas which would not have met with the approval of thc Westminster Con fession. From my point of view at that time, war was a very serious busi ness, and a large proportion of thc soldiers in our army had in 1803 passed into an extraordinary condition of mind. In tho beginning wc thought it would bc a grand and exciting, and . yet short-lived, adventure, and many under military age hastened into the service for fear it would bc over too soon for us to have a hand in thc glory of it. That fancy, with many other illusions, had in thc clear light of a bitter experience faded from our mental vision. Nearly three years had passed, and the army to which wc were attached had, despite thc patient toil and suffering and the heroic seli' sacrifico of the battlefield, met with so much disaster that it forced upon us thc conclusion that our struggle was hopeless, and that if wo fought on as wo had determined to do death was thc inevitable end. It was-, only a question of timo, and we tried to be ready for it. That was my conviction then and until thc war was over. Had it not been so, I might not have vol unteered to go ou the errand which I undertook that night. When tho order to uiovo in silence had passed down thc linc, we knew that we were coming close to the enemy, and thc march was continued with thc choruses omitted. About three o'clock wc were agaiu halted, and some word was started at tho head of tho column to be carried iu a low tone dowu the line, as was thc custom on midnight marches, since, on ac count of tho darkness and the crowded condition of the roadway, an aid or courier could not get through. Thc wording of this message gradually grew clearer, and at last was distinct ly made out: UA volunteer is wanted at the head of tho column who will go where he is scut." It evidently por tended some expedition out of the ordinary, and in all likelihood involv ed more than usual personal risk. If this were not tho case, some well-tried man would have been ordered to go upon the duty. When I said to Lieut. Jack Weatherly, of my company, that I would go if they thought I was big enough, ho sent word back toward the head of thc column that Company I would furnish the man. There was uo time to bc lost, so I dismounted to readjust my saddle and unstrap my oilcloth, blanket, haversack and forage bag. These and my gun were left be hind. Ono of tho men of our com pany (Jacob McCain) insisted on plac ing his surcingle over my saddle for greater security, for fear ray own sin gle girth might break if I got into trouble. I carried with mo only two articles, my army six-shooter and a small Testament my- mother had placed in my jaoket pocket when I left for the war. What a strange companion ship 1 A weapon capable of causing such anguish of mind and agony of body, and the Book which taught thc gospel of peace and of brotherly love. Lieut. Weatherly, with whom I ""messed," and who went by thc familiar name of "Jack" when we were off duty, and who, moreover, wai as bravo a soldier as over died (for he fell at the head of his company in tin hot fray of Big Shanty in ?864), rodi TVith me to headquarters and reporiet frith his "man." Herc at the head of tho oolumt there were gathered quite a number o! officers and aids, some mounted ant somo on the ground. It was too dari to recognize featured or individuals but there waa enough light tc distin guish the forms of naen; The genera in command asked me ix I was willin? STORY. ide Through Hie TZnc Xjines. ( 'onfctlerale Veteran. to go inside thc enemy's lines. I rc I plied that I would go where he direct , cd ruc, provided I could wear my uni form, but that I did not wish to go as I a spy. II? then said: "I want you to j carry an order to a detachment of cav . airy which has been sent around the [ right of thc enemy's lines, and which j should bo by this time in their rear ; and about opposite our present posi ? tion. They have been ordered to attack at daylight, and I want thc order countermanded withoutfr.il, and thc command directed io return to this column by the route which they have already traveled. In order to reach them," he added, "you will pro ceed upon a road which should bring you in contact with their pickets be tween one and two miles from this ! point, and you will probably have to i pass through a portion of the enemy's 1 camps. You must ride hard to meet them my daylight, before they can attack." I an8wcrad, "All right," and told Jackgood-by. As I started, Col. llambrick, commanding thc regi ment at that time, and whose voice I recognized, said to mc: "This is an important matter; and if you succeed, you can have a furlough for as long as you desire." A guide from headquar ters rode with mc a few hundred yards on the road I was to travel, and then turned back. Hy this time it must j have been between four and live j o'clock. I To the normal human being the love I of life is so natural and so strong that j it is difficult to appreciate, until ono ! has passed into and through it, that strange and unusual mental condition in which the value of existence be comes a minor consideration. Hence our admiration at thc calm courage of a Cranmer is scarcely a- great as our surprise at its exhibition, or our won der at the coolness of the erii,,:nal who with unfaltering step ascends thc seafield to be strangled. I would not have tho reader infer that I felt that there was any such hopelessness in my own situation, for I realized that, no matter how heavy r. picket force I might encounter, with a good horse and thc cover of darkness I had a fair chance of running through them with safety, and yet I was equally suro that I was going to run a very great risk of being shot. Although it transpired that the danger I had voluntarily in curred was greatly overestimated, as was tho importance of thc mission upon which I had been sent, still I look back upon this occasion as the one moment when I came nearest to the elimination of every selfish consid eration from the motive with which I was then actuated. 1 sincerely be lieved death was preferable to life with i'ailuro in accomplishing m" er rand. As to tho course I should pursue, my mind was clear. It was to ap proach tho picket as closely as possi- i ble before being halted, and then make my rush. Should they hail mo ata distance, thc outpost would be aroused and thc danger thus enhanced. I did not intend even to fire my pistol, unless in dire extremity, although I had takcu it from my belt and had it ready for quick use. I was riding a splendid horse, strong, swift and met tlesome, and so alert that nothing es caped his quick observation. Ile was so graceful and smooth of act'uu that as he cantered swiftly al :>ng too soft roadway, fetlock deep in thc sand, scarcely a sound was perceptible. As well as I could estimate, in my excited condition of mind, I had proceeded about one milo and a half, when sud denly I felt my horse check himself I up slightly, as if ho were about to ! change his gait. It told mc that ho ! had seen something more than the or dinary inanimate object. At thc same instant he lifted his head so high, and in huch a knowing way, that I was convinced the moment had como and wc were on thc Federal outposts. "Without waiting to be halted, I tight ened tho reins, and, crouching down on Russell's back, touched him with tho spurs, and ho bounded forward like tho wind. Tho clear vision of tho horse was not at fault, for as I flow by I saw two men leap up from thc edgo of the roadway and jump into tho shadows of tho woods and undcr '. growth to my left. I was so intensely s excited, expecting every moment thc i crack of their rifles, and so intent on i urging my faithful horse to still i greater speed, that no part of tho pic ? ture which flashed through my mind s remains clearly registered excepting i me loruiB oi tuu t.nu uivu uo v..?.j, leaped into tho bushes. They never i fired, and it is difficult for mo to un f dcrstand their failure to do this. It I may bo that they felt something of the c fright I was experiencing, but more , than likely they were drowsy or asleep, - and the sandy road enabled me to ap 1 proaoh them so close without being I heard (for is the darkness they could not have seen farther tlun. about twenty feet) that they were taken by .surprise, aud 1 had passed them. Perhaps they had orders not to fire, and il may be they were out F?d?rai pickets. In any event, io less time than it takes to write it, I had scur ried away beyond their vision and out of tho range of their guns. Certain it is I saw no other living thing at that time. If, as I had been made to be lieve, thc Federals were in bivouac on cither side of thc road along which I was riding at such a rapid gait, I saw no signs of them, and they were not there later iu the day, for our troops occupied that positiou. I cannot now even estimate how far I went at tho speed I was making-probably a mile, or maybe more. I know I had slowed up and was riding again at a cauter when daylight began to break, and with it I noticed a cloud of dusl not more than half a mile in front of me. This told mc of the cavalry that was moving along that road, and in a min ute or two more I had met the column that 1 was sent to intercept, delivered my message, and felt extremely happy. I remember distinctly the pride I felt when a day or two after I was thanked for thc success of tho enterprise. They offered mc thc furlough, and it was a great temptation, for I was only two hard days' riding' from homo and my mothar; but the concentration of so many troops told me that a big bat tle was impending-for even the pri vate in thc ranks learned to know this much-and I did not think it was right for me to be away when this came on. Within a week tho bloody battle of Chickamauga had been fought, and wo had won it. I lost my furlough, but 1 counted it small loss as compared to thc privilege of having taken even an insignificant part in that heroic and bloody battle, one of thc few great signal triumphs of thc Army of Tennessee. Was Taken for a Burglar and Shot in the Head. LANCASTER, Nov. 27.-A sad acci dent, whi'h came very near being a fratricide, happened here at an early hour Sunday morning. J. Harry Fos ter, Esq., a young attorney at law, re siding at Kershaw, this county, in company with Mr. Martin S. Wither spoon, left Kershaw, twenty miles dis tant, for Lancaster, to visit their par ents at this plaoe. They reached Lan caster about midnight. Mr. Foster's family were not expecting him, and all had retired for the night. On reaching tho house, ho went on up stairs into thc room occupied by his brothers, Carl A. Foster and Kal ph Foster. Seeing his brothers both asleep, he went into his own room, but having no matches, he returned to the room occupied by his bothers, and securing matches from his brother's pocket, went back to his owu room and lit his lamp. While reading a letter he heard a noise in the passage and stepping to thc door, peeped out. As ho did so, there was a report of a gun, and Mr. Foster received a part of thc discharge in his face. It seems that Mr. Carl A. Foster had become thoroughly aroused when his brother was in thc room, thc last time, and being unable to see distinctly, thought it was a burglar in thc house. 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