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CONFEDERATE WO] j^d| } mm ^5 jl J Ov< , :8?wm&? JR-?v /j&3> " m 1 ?i' "?'i"<"? " ^'''*'.' "" .. i ,.-. ; -> -, iM i' - i . / v?2 Nl : ' i Emma Sansoi Ry MAKIK RAN Emma Sansom Was Horn at Social Circle, Walton Co.,(la., in 1817? Her Father Removed His Family to the Farm Near (ladsden, Ala., iii 18.~2?In 1804 She Married C. li. Johnson, a Confederate Soldier of the Tenth Alabama Regiment?She Died in Calloway, Texas, in 1000, Leaving Five Sons and Two Daughters. PORTRAIT OF EMMA SAXSOM. From a Life-Size Rust Painting by Samuel Hoffman. Presented to the State of Alabama by the Alabama Division. I'nited Daughters of the Confederacy. On July the Fourth. 1907, there was unveiled in Gadsden, Ala., near the site of her immortal deed of courage, a monument to Emma Sansom, ine comeueruie iiciuiuc, iu ??uvm distinction belongs of having reared in her honor a monument, which bears upon its pedestal her figure in Italian marble, and in relief upon the base, scenes from the incidents which gave her fame, together with epigrammatic Inscriptions that perpetuate that fame for all time in history. No such signal honor has been bestowed upon any other woman participant in the daring deeds of those epic years in our history embraced in the early sixties of the nineteenth century. It was to Emma Sansom's memory also that Dr. John A.Wyeth dedicated his monumental "Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest." Among the dedicatory lines is found this encomium: "She was a woman worthy of being remembered by her countrymen as long as courage is deemed a virtue," and la the text of the book he says further: "As long as the fame of Nathan Bedford Forrest shall last among men?and it must endure forever?coupled with it in artless womanhood and heroic pose will be the name of Emma Sansom." Soon after the incident occurred hrontrht this mountain girl into public view, and placed her immemorially in the hearts of all who love a true soul and brave, the State of Alabama in General Assembly adopted a series of joint resolutions donating to her a section of land and a gold medal "in consideration of public services rendered by her." The resolutions set forth that "she exalted herself 'above the fears of her nature and the timidity of her sex.' with a maiden's modesty and more than a woman's courage, tendered her services as a guide. nnd. In the fae<*of an enemy's fire, and amid the cannon's roar, safely conducted our gallant forces by a circuitous route to an easy and safe crossing, and left them in eager pursuit of a fleeing foe. which resulted in a complete and brilliant victory to our arms within the confines of our own State. By her courage. her patriotism, her devotion to our cause, and by the great public service she has rendered, she has secured to herself the admiration, es MAN'S MONUMENT. ! Mi v- * H.'i 1111"' ..? .y?MSA.? ?. * WfS?WSiMW^*\' ** W-ifc ?i, >.>?_ m iil? ii> '< ; N y^^'V"!' ?>" m*m i m i i.w > ? iitfisrnConfeieracjI v '. ' ' . '< ..j't' - - '. \ > * - " ^-/r ? B ft m, a Heroine. khi:\i> <>\vi:x. 1 teem and gratitude of our people, and a place in history as the heroine of Alabama." Several times since this act efforts have also been made to have the State i seal changed from its present form to a scene representing Emma Sansom riding behind General Forrest, and I directing him to the now immortal I "lost ford." > There \w;s no more heroic or pic! turesque occurrence during the war between the United States and the Confederate States than the adven ture in which this incident iigureo, an adventure reflecting glory upon all participants. Federal and Confederate alike, for it was one calling for high courage, dauntless daring and the host mettle of true soldiership. After th'> battle of Murfrcesboro ' Major-General W. S. Rosocrans, of i the Federal arm>* determined. if pos1 sible, to manoewer Major-General Rratton Bragg, commanding the Confederate Army of Tennessee, south of the Tennessee River in order that the , Confederates might not gain possession of the natural stronghold of Chattanooga. One step toward this end was to destroy the two railroads leading from that mountain city, one to j Atlanta, the other to Knoxville, by J which sustenance for the Confederates could be supplied. The undertaking was entrusted to a body of raiders under the leadership of Colonel Abel D. Streight. of Indiana. The plans of "this great enterprise, fraught with ; great consequences." for it was thus i that the order ran. were carefully laid by Rosecrans and his chief-of-staff, Brigadier-General James A. Garfield, with the aid and advice of the intrepid Hoosier who was to be its leader. The command selected by Colonel Streight was the Fifty-first and the Seventy-third Indiana.the Third Ohio, the Eighteenth Illinois and two comI panies of Alabama Union cavalry, about 10,000 officers and men in all. I * '*' * ! U i i ?i JEFFERSON DAVIS. As Secret arv of War, 1S54. With impatience and high hopes the Strcight raiders set out from Nashville on April 10, 1S63, under orders to repair "to the interior of Alabama and Georgia, for the purpose of destroying the railroads in that country." I'pon the entrance of the raiders into North Mississippi they wore joined l?y a considerable force under General Grenville M. Dodge, whose orders were to facilitate the advance of Streight upon his important mission. It was the intent of the Federals so to divert the Confederates under Colonel P. 1). Roddy by minor skirmishes as to cause them to lose sight of the movements of Streight. On the 2Gth of April, 1SG3, just past midnight, through almost inipen' etrable darkness and a steady downpour of rain, Streight's "lightning bri| gade" rode out of Tuscumbia, Ala., over broken and boggy roads, headed for Mount Hope, thirty-six miles distant, where they were to make theii encampment. At sunset, hungry and weary, having made only one halt for food, they reached their destination with the cheering news, however, from General Dodge that lie had Forrest, "the Wizard of the Saddle,' whose pursuit was Streight's greatest fear, upon the run in another direction. Karly morning found the raiders pushing forward with all possihb progress through rain.mud and across swollen streams, buoyed, however, by the hope of success. Again at nightfall they rested, but on the mornina of the 20th, scarcely beyond midnight, they once more rode off in the darkness and the rain. Forrest and his band of IbOh men had out loose from in front of Dodge, and they, too. were riding through the night with its ceaseless downpour in hot pursuit of the confident raiders, and only sixteen miles behind them! On through those early hours the two bodies of soldiers rode. Streight bound for Home. Ga.. and Forrest bent on capturing Streight. Both forces moved along at a steady gait, and by night of the 20th. the Federals. after having swept the country clean for a swath of several miles on each side of the road, entered into Day's Gap. the gorge that leads to the summit of SanS Mountain. Here the raiders rested for the night. At daylight Streight moved forward, but before he had proceeded two miles his rear guard was attacked by Forrest. Tlie following three days' contest across Sand Mountain, as these contending foes struggled to outwit, outfight and overmaster each the other affords a dramatic spectacle rarely equaled in military annals. The setting was most auspicious for the tragic action?a rugged country with precipitous cliffs and deep ravines, out across here and there with leaping streams: the combatants, two bands of men who were soldiers all, patriots all. venturing their lives for their consciences' sake; the roar of j cannon, the rattle of musketry, the ; clank of crossed swords, the silences i of ambush, the cries of victory, the | groans of death! And over all now | lIKll -Vjirii iiitu wa^iu, spring skks or the silver rays of the j Southern ir.oon. MAG4ZI.W HILL, WHERE THE FIRST -' *' t FIRST SECESS The first Secession meeting in I November 22, 1S60, on the hillside m Smith was chief marshal. He was m 27, 1862. His assistant marshals wer Five hundred Minute Men marched ii appointing Hon. T. C. Perrin, presidei A. Calhoun, Dr. J. W. Hearst, Captai Sr., were vice-presidents; James C. Ca secretaries. The proceedings were North. The president then introduced a most eloquent and convincing speec! Southern independence. He was folk his reasons fof being in favor of imm< lutions, looking to that end, which w Noble and Thos. Thomson. The following delegates were ele Edward Noble, John A. Calhoun, T1 Wardlaw. The Alabama soldiers with the Federals were familiar with the passes, and this was of service to Streight, for with his dreaded foe at his heels, and detachments circling around the mountain sides endeavoring to form a juncture to meet his advance, he seemed to be caught in a trap. As he ascended the western crest of the mountain, which is the southwestern termination of the great Appalachian range, and looked below to the valley which surrounded him, the bold Indianian saw that he was in a capital position to make a stand. He laid an ambush which was measurably effective. Counter-stratagem and some vigorous fighting followed, i:i which Forrest's only two cannon were captured and a number "of men and horses kilted on uom sines. The "Wizard of the Saddle" told liis band that their guns must be reI taken if every man died in the at; tempt, and that they must dismount. I hitch their horses to saplings and b< > gin their task, assuring them that if ' they did not succeed they would never need their horses again. From tnis moment there was a running fight across Sand Mountain. Streight advanced as rapidly as pos sible, and when finding his rear too hard pressed, would take his stand , and fight or ambuscade his adversary. I Forrest harried him constantly, at tempting to circle around him, and steadily shooting at "everything blue" I | to "keep tin the scare," That night | the fight was renewed, Forrest, as al, ! ways, leading the assault in person. , i The rencounter became so spirited ' and so despt rate that the participants ' | grappled hand to hand. When he :! could no longer withstand the attack, | Streight ordered a retreat, leaving j Forrest his coveted guns, which, how 1 ever, had been prudently spiked. At ;1 once, with renewed eagerness, the Confederates were upon the heels of their fleeing foe! Late in the night, ; under the light of a full moon, there was fighting, following an ambuscade. i ana again moro ngnting Following anI otlier ambuscade. The following morni | ins the raiders reached Black Creek, , j "a crooked, deep and sluggish stream j with precipitous clay banks and mud ! bottom," which has its source on | Lookout Mountain. Before reaching the bridge which crossed Black Creek there was an un I pretentious country home owned and ! occupied by thejK>"" ^11 and j her two young ir .its^me was entered 1 .e dreaded "V t, kees," and tht tghly searched r : firearms and saddles. The only on j and protector of the home wr far 11 away in a Confederate comman The 1; indignity of this invasion was Keenly 1 ' resented by the three lone women. and to appease their fears the raider j chief placed a guard around the house j "for their protection." Emma, the young red-haired sixteen-year-old daughter, was still in high dudgeon over the occurrence when General Forrest, a little after the "Yankees" had taken their departure, rode up to the gate, lie found an eager little i Confederate volunteer' "They have burned the bridge! 1 They have burned the bridge!" she j cried, "but I know the way through I the lost ford. No one else can show | you. No one else knows!" "It will take me three hours to ; reach the bridge above this ruined 1 one," Forrest said, meditatively: "I ! cannot lose three hours. Come, show me the way!" Strelght's rear guard was still posted across the river, the cannon balls and rifle shots were flying through the air. "There is great danger to you. Maybe you had better go back." the General said to the young girl whom MEETING OF SECESSION WAS HELD. aajSaSaSlivi^%%.*rll 5I0N MEETING. South Carolina was held at Abbeville ;ar the Southern depot. General A. M. lortally wounded at Gaines' Mill, June e: W. M. Rogers and J. F. Livingston, a line. The meeting was organized by it; Judge D. L. Wardlaw, Colonel John n John Brownlee and Dr. John Logan, lhoun and George McDuffie Miller were opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. the Hon. A. C. Magrath, who delivered h, urging immediate action, in favor of >wed by Hon. M. L. Bonham, who gave ?diate action, introducing a set of resoere ably advocated by Messrs. Edward cted to the State Convention: Messrs. jos. Thomson, John H. Wilson, D. L. he had taken up behind him on his horse in his haste to discover the crossing. "I am not afraid!" she declared stoutly. "Are you sure about the ford?" Forrest asked anxiously. "I have seen our cows pick their way over in low water. I am sure!" As they neared the place she indicated they dismounted and crept through the underbrush toward the ford. When they came into view of ItllC rciiut;i~ siiai ]idjiuv;ivio aviuoo tuv river their lives were in grave peril, . but the girl's courage was of the quality of the fearless Confederate lead,! er's and she stood her ground. On ; they went to the very spot where a reasonably safe footing was to be secured for the daring riders in gray. J winding their way down the mountain road. When his young guide had pointed out to him the zigzag course across the swift stream she returned . to the little home. I When Streight, who had halted i:i the town of (Jadsden, four miles disj taut, to destroy sonic commissary 1 stores stationed there, discovered that Forrest was again after him. lie felt that indeed he v.as a veritable wizard, i and one. too, that was in covenant . with hell and leagued with the devil. J Again the raiders went forward % 4 with all possible speed toward their objective, encouraged by the hope of burning the bridgeat Rome after they had passed over. "On to Rome!" they cried, "on to Rome!" "After them, men!" shouted For' rest, as he dashed forward, in the lead, as ever, his flashing sword an j oriuainme to b'o tired men, who put spurs to their flagging mounts and : with a "rebel yell" answered: "After i them!" The Federals had to their advantage, by virtue of their advance position, the first choice of fresh horses, which they seized without formality as they passed through the country. The Confederates, though but half the Federals in number, had Forrest for their leader! Streight sent 200 picked men ahead of his column to seize and hold the bridge until his arrival. Anticipating this move Forrest despatched a courier to give warning to the Romans. When Streight's detachment arrlvntl thtov fnntirl f V hriflorp linrrfpflrl J od and amply protected by the home I guard! In the meantime the main body, their way lighted by the moon and the stars, reached the banks of the intervening river, the Chattooga. The ferryboat had mysteriously vanished! Nothing daunted, Colonel Straight led his men for some miles through the dense woods, a wilderness. along the river side In ques*. of a bridge. Many of his band were so exhausted from the ride of K>0 miles over mountain and rough country roads, from hunger, constant fighting, and from weary vigils, that they were sound asleep in their saddles. | Finally the silo of the Chattooga j bridge was reached. It was but ' charred ruins. The bridge had been 1 burned. The rising sun found the raiders I worn and sleep-ridden, still wandering throueh the wilderness in searrh of a crossing. At !> o'clock a Rait was 4 called for rest an 1 breakfast. The faithful band, too exhausted to crave fond, fell off their horses to the . ground and slept. The tireless raider , chief was the only wideawake, unspent soldier of the troop, i A courier presently arrived bringiner the tidings of Rome's defended . liuirl crrk Dnmnm olert flnotn/1 intrt 1 " JU.SV", iiliJIIUia CUCW IIUUIVU 1UIU j camp that Confederate troops were advancing to the defense of the city and the railroad. Hat the paramount evil announced itself ? Forrest was again upon his track! ( Burnt bridges nor sequestered ferryboats had stayed him. While the raiders wandered through bog and river bottoms ' in search of a bridge he had rested j ; his followers. Now the pack was in | full cry and the quarry in reach! It : was to be a fight to the death! Strright aroused his sleeping band j with difficulty from their heavy slumbers to take up arms in defense of i their lives. A desperate though los- j ing fight ensued. Seeing his victory, j General Forrest sent a member of his , sraff to Colonel Streight under a flag t of truce to demand a surrender. To ' accede to this demand was the only | course left to the brave raider, and . honorable terms were agreed upon. To the three hours which Emma ; Sansom saved him at Black Creek j Forrest ever attributed this victory of his arms. Not only was Rome saved, J but one of the great Confederate lines ' of transportation and supply was ! also savod, and an historian has said that had "the Congress of the Confederate States, or the President, in the light of this brilliant achievement ' with the recollection of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Thompson's Station and Brentwood fresh in mind, appreciated the great military genius they were hampering with such a small force, and had placed him in command of all the cavalry of I A ?? ?f Ton noccno thoV I Itie JWUIJ Ul UIC 1VMI jcsavv., would have brightened the prospects of an independent Confederacy, and have won the appreciation and confidence of the Southern people."?Uncle Remus's?The Home Magazine. LEE'S TOMB AT LEXINGTON*. [The controversy over the Virginia J statue of General I,re to be placed in Statuary Hall. Washington, has grown bitter since a Chicago Grand Anny post voiced its protest. Lee. who was born 102 . years ago. lies buried in Lexington. Va.l i i i Ml I 111" His sun of life grew grander toward its : setting; It she 1 a dying splendor on his day. Then, like bene bet ion. passed away Through twilight ealni, gloomed with no , vain regretting. < i A soul serene neyoiul our strife and fret- ! ting. | In lienor firm, hut yiehbng to the sway i (If kito'imss ever, he s-u.ll with us stay, | Too fair a memory for the world's forgetting. ; His tomb is here. !n graven marble pure, ' Keciitpiiont sb-er.s bis image. All of lame, , Glorv an I love fhat tnort :1 m ill may claim. ' In this white stone and litis white name endure. 'Xeath "Robert Edward Lee" miglit angels i u*rt fn* "Ifero lie* the last and noblest Christian ' knight." i ?Ilenry Tyrrell, in New York World. ! 4 D. BOONE MEMORIAL I Dedicated Near Spencer, N.C^ -SB With Impressive Ceremonies ' ADDRESS BY JUDGE PRITCHARD H Six or Eight Thousand People Cam^^ flfi From Many Sections of the Country flH to Honor Memory of Daniel Boone? ^H| "the Great Backwoodsman." IBB Spencer, Special.?The first orial in honor of Daniel Boone, | noted pioneer, was held at Boone^JHHB Cave, Davidson county, near Spence /> , i rnt 1* 1 * .1. Saturday, ine crown, wmen was estimated at from six thousand to eight thousand people, came from WinstonSalem, Greensboro, High Point, Lexington, Salisbury, Charlotte, Asheville, and from counties adjoining Rowan and Dividson and some from other States. , Under the uspices of the Daniel Boone Memorial Association, chartered by the General Assembly of North * I Carolina in 1909. Judge Pritchard J spoke in splendid style, captivating I the immense crowd of listeners. He was introduced by ex-Congressman I John S. Henderson, of Salisbury, who i also made a brief speech. Judge j Pritchard's address which was dei cidedly scholarly was an elaborate disI course upon the life of R*one. his ! work as a pioneer in North Carolina, and the northwest, making special mention of his connection with the ? State of Franklin at one tiru? a part j of Tennessee as opposed to the fed i eral government. Representative j Robert N. Page, of tin sixth district, I delivered a historical address of much . * | interest giving many facts in coniieo! tion with the work of Boone, his ex perience in Nortii Carolina and what I he did. Col. A. H. Hoyden, of Salisj bury, spoke in behalf of Rowan connj tv, thanking the ladies of the D. A. R. , many of whom were present, for theii | interest in the celebration. Mr. J. R I McCrary, of Lexington, one of the ! leading workers in the memorial asso- j* ciation, acted as master of ceremonies The monument is a huge niarbb shaft, erected to the memory of Room as a donation from Rowan citizens The memorial is a one-story, doubh ^ roomed, log structure, with clay chim| ney, and shelter, an exact replica of ' the homestead built by Hoone about 175"). Housed within it are numerous precious relics, such as guns, hunting knives, powder horns, and articles of clothing worn bv the pioneer, as well % as cooking utensils used by his family. The significance of the selection of the date for the dedication lies in the - "f fact that April 30 is the lOOtli anni-L versary of tlie departure of the Boone family from Bucks county, Pennsylvania, for their new home on the banks of the Yadkin river and the 141st anniversary of the departure of Daniel Boone from North Carolina for ^ Kentucky. It is a little known fact that not many miles away, in old Joppo cemetery, near Mocksville, Davie county, repose the remains of Daniel Boone's father and mother. The grave of Squire Boone is marked by a simple headstone, which has been enclosed in a steel cage, to save it from relic hunters, which bears this literal inscription : '' Squire Boone departed this life in thay sixty-ninth year of life, in thay year of our Lord 1765, Geneary thay 2d." Charleston Girl Mysteriously Shot. Charleston, S. C.. Special.?Miss Margaret Mttsgrave. 22 years old, is dead and Clarence E. Grimshawe, a conductor on the Southern Railway, * : 1-- K 1 . . il . 1A * is seriously wuumie'i us me result ot a mysterious shooting: on a lonely causeway Thursday night. The young man and the girl were out walking together. Savannah Jury Indicts Packers. Savannah. Oa., Special.?As a result of the investigation which has been carried on by the federal jury here for several days into the prices of meats in Savannah and the cause for them, an indictment was returned against five of the big packing concerns and three'men. local managers of three of the packing houses, as individuals. Fortifications for Panama Canal. Washington, Special.?In a message accompanied by a detailed report from the war department, President Taft Saturday sent to contrress information retrardiiur the nec essitv for immediately beginning; the fortification of the Panama canal in order to have it completed by 1915. the date set for finishing the construction of the canal. The reports accompanying the message do not give the exact locations of the proposed fortifications, but it is expected that this can not be furnished until in- I formation has been obtained regarding ' Hh the "status and availability of cer- I tain parcels of land/' Government Pursues Gamblers. New York. Sp?ial.?Following the raiding Saturday of two alleged buck' ctshops. lo the accompaniment of arrests and the rutting of wires, a new turn lias been given to the government crusade by the statement of federal inspectors thai other arrets are to follow and that sev- ^Hj eral prominent brokers not yet nam- ^ ed are the real object of attack. 1 .