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WAR SI The Las Camp "A," Wheeler's Cavalry, September 1?102. Dear Comrades:-? feel highly hon ored to be requested by my camp to relate some adventures during the war. Although it has been more than '37 years since we fired the last shot in thc last battle of the conflict, it made au impression that caunot be erased by time. No one- but an old soldier who has had this experience kuows thc feeling of regret that comes up when he real izes that he has fought his last battle, that thc last opportunity to defend his country from the invading foe has passed. Especially when he is in formed that che cause for which he has endured untold hardships has gone down in defeat. While his heart should be inspired with gratitude to God that his life has boen spared amid the dangers through which he has passed, yet he weeps over the situation, and feels 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 Cummings in his masterly address on last memorial day, "none but those who have had this experi ence are prepared to appreciate the feelings that aro inexpressible." It was about the middle of April, 18G5. I had returned from a special scout into Tennessee very much fati gued from the loss of sleep and long ?ide. At the request of Major Ed mondson, the commanding officer, I went to our reserve camp to rest. This camp was located at Lieutenant Fields, at tho foot of Cohutta moun tain, a few milos above the celebrated Garter's quarter in Murray county, Ga. Al the kind invitation of Lieu tenant Field I spent the night in hie hospitable home. Early next morn ing his mother with a driver, team, and wagon loaded with wheat started to go to Fields' mills on the Coosewa tee river. Shortly after this wagon left W. K. Busscy, one of my most reliable Boouts galloped into camp with information that a large raid of federal oavalry and infantry were on the river in the direction of Fields' mill. I dispatched a courier to Major Edmondson who was some 20 miles away with his command in the direc tion of Cleveland, Tenn., mounted my horse and with four or five men went in pursuit of the enemy. Lieutenant Field, who was sick in bed, requested me to overtake and turn his mother back, with the team, as they would be captured by the Yankees. Our guide carried us through the woods and by paths to Montgomery's Ferry, where wo came up with the enemy's out posts. They were on the ground play ing cards, and were surprised that we should interfere with them. In our haste to play our part of the game we forgot to order a surrender, but com pletely routed, killing three or four of them. About this time we were sur prised by a noise in the rear resemb v ling au artillery wagon, with more than a thousand YaukeeB in front, the river with high banks on tho flank and the sound of artillery in the rear we were about to take to the woods when Mrs. Feld with the driver and team of mules hove in sight. You ean imagine Mrs. Fields' surprise to see me come galloping up the road, waving the signel of dango?, when she had left me only a short time before quietly resting in her own home. The noise of the retreating wagon I have no doubt served as a bluff to the ene my, as they did not. pursue or attempt to regain the lost deal. Feeling that it was important to find out whether , or not the enemy was crossing the river, I posted my men in skirmish line with tho left wing resting on the road and river bank. I then proceed ed alono through the woods towards the ferry, came out in the road in full view of the enemy but was unable to see whether or not they were crossing . tbe river. In place of returning through the dense wockia the way I came I rodo back down the road in front, and just as I came in sight Jack Literal, thc man I posto.i in the road, fired two or three shots at me before I could con vince him that I was not an enemy. This was exonsable in him, as he obeyed my orders to fire on any one coming down the road from that direc tion. I theu pfooeeded with my men in the direction of tho ferry riding about 100 yards in front of them. When within 150 yards of Montgome ry's barn I discovered the infantry in ?large numbers in the rear of the barn .find crossing the river. Although I ,had instruoted my men not to fire on tthc.Qpemy, as it would draw their fire .on when Jack Literal saw the Yacke infantry snow their heads in the h ?ru he fired on them, drawing / their fire on me. This was the closest call 1 had during me day, my esoape was miraculous. But we obtained im ORIES. it Battle. portant information that the enemy was crossing the river an<l moving in thc direction of Calhoun, our base of supplies. I then dispatched a courier to Major Kdmondson, advising him to cross the river above and fall on their flank. liefere the arrival of Major Edmondson I crossed the river and with four or (ive men drove in their outposts; they in turn sent out a su perior force of cavalry, driving us back. About this time Major Kd niondson arrived with his battalion and a detachment of my regiment, the Fourth Georgia cavalry, altogether about 1?0 men. The intrepid Ed mondson ordered a charge, the detach ment from tho Fourth, with Lieuten ant Dean at the head, leading. Thoy ?wept everything before them until they struck a regiment of infantry in ambuscade. My comrades, this did not stop the gallant Fourth. In a hand to hand fight thoy cut their way through and came out by a flank move ment. Major Edmondson, with his battalion, was not so fortunate. In his attempt to repulse the overwhelm ing forces of the enemy he and the gallant Lieutenant Seay Io.-:, their lives, and his men were forced to re tire for a timo, leaving our dead lead er in the hands of the enemy. This was a severe blow to us, although the enemy outnumbered ten to one. We determined to avenge tho death of our gallant Edmondson. After a council of war was held behind a hill to which wc had retired, upon my advice, Cap tain Lamed, the ranking officer, dis mounted the men and we drove tho entire force of nearly 1,500 Yankees, hogbecks and bushwhackers baok across tho river, kill'ng and wounding no less than 100 during the day. I nover will forget the last shot I fired from the banks of tho beautiful Soseewattcc at the retreating foe as they carried over the last boat load. Little did I think that this was the last shot in the last battle, and the last time I would have the opportunity to defend my country fiom the invad ing foe.-W. L. Stanton, acting Cap tain of North Georgia scouts, in At lanta Journal. Longstreet did not Order lt. A writer in the New Orleans Picay une says: General Wilson, of the old army, duringa conversation with some friends in New York recently, related a conversation with Gen. Piokett upon the subject of Gettysburg: "Pickett, Longstreet and myself were old West Pointers and warm friends," said Gen. Wilson. "At the close of our late unpleas antness I was sitting in my office in State stroet, when who should eater but my old friend, Gen. Piokett. We had not met before sinoe the com mencement of the war and had many things to talk about. "In the course of conversation I re marked: ' 7ou had a pretty close oall at Gettysburg, didn't you, Pickett?' " " 'Yes,' he said, 'but let me tell you something about my charge that has never been published.' When orders were given to form the column of at tack I formed the column and then rode through the ranks to see if everything was right. As I finished thia inspec tion I rode to thc rear to report to Gen. Longstreet and to reoeive orders to move. I found Longstreet silting on the top rail of a fence whittling a stick. Saluting the General, I said: 'General, my column is ready to charge. Shall I charge?" Receiving no answer from the General, and waiting a reasonable time, I returned to my command and again rode through the ranks. " 'A second timo I reported to the General, with tho samo result. A third time I reported. The General was still sitting ou thc fonoe. As I received no answer, I remarked: 'Gen eral, if I am to make tho charge it must bo made now, or it will bo too late. Shall I make the charge?1 Without saying a word ho simply bowed his h' 1. I immediately rode od and made .ic charge, and you know thc result." "When I asked," 6aid Gen. Wilson, "how he acoounted for Longstreet's course, ho said he believed that Long street was opposed to the movement, and delayed giving him orders, hoping that Gen. Lee would ohango hie i and countermand his orders." Who oan tell what would havo been the result if Longstreet had given Pickett orders to oharge wheo he first reported to him? His failure to obey I Gen. Lee's orders gave the Federals [ ample time to consolidate their forces, and allowing Piokett to charge after the Federal troops had been massed cannot bnt be regarded as a criminal indifference to reaults and to the lives of his men. - m * tr - Don't lessen your chances of I success by brooding over the past. "Sassed by tbe Corpse. That ministers of thc Gospel ex change stories among themselves that they would not tell their flock is well known. Xot that they would be ashamed or backward to do ?o, but occasion is lacking. Here is a yarn brought by one, gathered in his sum mer vacation. It so happened that a gcod brother in a church in one of the rural counties in Pennsylvania passed to his reward and all the community crowded to the church funeral to hear his virtues extolled. The minister made most of the occasion, not only eulogizing the departed saint, but en tering into and discussing many de tails of his private and public life. There was a rustie and hum of appro bation in thc congregation when tho pastor concluded his extended re marks and took up thc hymn book pre liminary to starting off the choir in appropriate song. It happened that in the gathering there was au occasional attendant at the church w%o had spiritual gifts. In fact, he professed among his ac quaintances to bo able to communicate with departed spirits. This individual, to the surprise of all present, as ho had seemed to be dozing, arose in his place well up in front and in a confident voice remark ed "I wish to state that I have just had a communication from our doar ! brother." i Everybody turned to hear what was I to come next. "And I desire also to state, con tinued the speaker, "that he baa been cognizant of all that has been said here about him. Ho tells me that a good many things have beeu said con cerning his life here below that are not so." The speaker sat down and every eye in thc congregation was turned toward the minister. That worthy seemed imperturbable. He gathered up the hymn book again, however, and show ed some internal disturbance by put ting it down again without giving out the hymn. Finally he said: "Brethren and sisters, at first I thought it best to say nothing at this point. However, it is due to you that I should justify myself. I shall take back nothing I have said; neither shall I question the truth of the curi ous communication just stated to you. But I must say that in all my twenty five years' preaching at funerals in this community this is the first time that I have ever been sassed by the corpse. We v?ill now sing hy mu 235, and after the friends will have a chance to view the remains.-Brook lyn Eagle. Aggravatingly Peculiar. Up in the mill district of Kensing ton it is the custom for empioyeu to contribute so muoh per capita each week to a fund for providing soap, towels, ice water, shoe Meeking, etc., one of the number in each mill being appointed to take charge of the pur chasing and distributing of supplies. A young Celt has had this dnty in one of the mills tor some months. One evening, after the whistle had blown for the stopping of work for the day, a grimy machinist found a very damp and unlovely towel after he had reach ed the wash-sink. "Say, Reddy," he called to the cus todian, "tLis is the limit to ask a man to wipe on!" "Don't yez be so airish!" retorted Reddy. "Fifty or sixty just as good as ye have woiped on it already, and yez is the firdt to complain I"-Phila delphia Times. - Sometimes the course of true love fails to ruo smooth beoause it ends in marriage. Physicians are calling attention to the fact \ hat influenza or grip has come to stay. In the larger cities there has been a marked increase in diseases affecting the organs of respiration, which increase is attributed to the prevalence of influ enza. Persons who are recovering from grip or influenza ore in a weak condition and peculiarly liable to pulmonary dis ease. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures coughs, bronchitis, lung " trouble " and other diseases of the organs of res ??ration. It is the heat tonic medicine br thew* w)m?p strength end vitsl?ty have been exhausted by an attack cf grip. It purifies the blood, cleansing u of the p?isonors accumulations which breed and feed disease. It gives increased ac tivity to the blood-making glands, and so increases the supply of pure blood, ' rich with the red corpuscles of health. "A word for your 'Golden Medical Discov ery,' ? write M ra. K. A. Bender, of Keene, Coshoctou C.. Ohio. "We n-ve been using it aa a family medicine for more than four years, as a cough remedy and blood-purifier there is nothing better, and after having the grip Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery U just the right medicine for a complete bracing up." Accept no substitute for " Golden Med ical Discovery." There is nothing njust as good" for diseases of the stomach, blood, and lungs, . The sluggish liver ls made active by the use of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant 'Pellets. \ Will Ile Deliver ?B ? Maoy persons are convinced that the meat combine has been a blessing in disguise in that it has caused the people io eat less meat and moro veg etable food. It may bo that thc greedy and grasping coal combine that is endeavoring to starve out the min era of the anthracite region who aro demanding their rights will confer a benefit upon the public that will far outweigh the extortion to which it has been subjected. If the high price of fuel for which these unscrupulous coal barons ->re re sponsible shall stimulate the search for a substitute for anthracite and cause thc discovery or invention of some article that will serve that pur pose we shall have another notable in stance of good coming out of evil. There are reports of recent experi ments in fuel that seem to indicate decided success. , We referred a few days ago to the mixturo of coke and bituminous ooal dust that was tried by the commis sioners of the District of Columbia with very promising results. All that is claimed for this process is very reasonable, but ve read of another al leged discovery that, we fear, is too ?;ood to be true. It would be a delightful revolution that would take us from an era of the highest prioed fuel we have ever known to one in which fuel would be literally ''dirt cheap." But a German chemist in Baltimore insists that he will be stow this boon upon us very soon. He claims that he has discovered and about perfected a process ?f ?i anam it ting combustibility to ordinary street dirt by chemical process, and the re sult is a brick produced by subjecting the mass to high pressure, which burns with superior results as to light and heat like the best anthracite. It is not even affected by dampness, but burns as readily when soaked in a bucket of water as when dry. In ad dition it has the merit of producing neither odor, gas nor smoke. But the transcendant point in favor of "dirt fuel" is its marvelous cheap ness. The greatest cost is for the dirt. It is claimed by the inventor that at $2.59 per ton for tho manufac tured pr.duct enormous profita would acorue to the capital invested. An other phase of its economy is the fact that when the chemicalization of the briok is exhausted by fire the ashes or whatever remains of the briok can be reohemioalized and thus used over again. Unfortunately some difficulties stand in thc way of the practical ap plication on a large seale of thia great discover". It promises so muoh that sceptical mankind will not give it suffi ciently serious consideration. This invento? who would relieve the op pressed masses in a professional man and has never associated with cold blooded financiers* He is not known to the.cold, practical world and doea not know how to prooeed on his hu mane mission of downing the eoal trust. Nothing lesa than a miracle would bring a substantial backing to this apostle of cheap fuel, but it seems that nothing less than a mira cle can deliver us from thc grip of the trust.-Atlanta Journal. - Lewis Wilkins, whose home wee in Enid, Okla., died in Chicago, where he had gone for medical treatment. Wilkins was twenty-nine years old, eight feet and two inches tall, weigh ed 365 pounds, wore a 9} hat, 24 shoe and 14 glove. He measured fifty eight inches around the chest and fifty-two inches around the waist. He had been on exhibition since 1SSS and made several trips around the world. His death was caused from a swelling in the head which began six months ago while on exhibition in Europe. He came to the home of his parents here for rest, thinking that he would reoover.-Kansas City Star. - Mustaches are not worn by men exposed to the severity of an Alas kan winter. They wear full beards to proteot the throat and face, but keep the upper lip clean shaven. The moisture from the breath con geals so quickly that a mustache be comes imbedded in a solid oake of ioe, and the face ia frozen in a short time Cancer Cured by Blood Balm. ADL SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES CURE)).-Mrs. M. L. Adams, Fredo nia, Ala., took Botanic Blood Balm whioh effectually cured an eating can cer of the nose and face. The sores healed up perfectly. Many dootors had given up her case as hopeless. Hundreds of oases of cancer, eating sores, supperating swellings, etc., have been cured by Blood Balm. Among others Mrs. B. M. 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