taunts and jeers. The blood of the Confederates rushed to their faces. Spontaneously, they rose erect in their saddles, and instinctively their hands sought the places where their weapons used to be. was no need. But there The Federal soldiers, with one impulse, rose against the miscreants who had offered the insults, and silenced them in shame. They crowded around the Confederate column with outstretched hands and expressions of warmth and praise. All discipline was laid aside. The late foemen mingled as brothers, and parted with sentiments which only the brave can feel. This incident had a great effect upon the Confederate soldiers, and they continued the journey with revived spirits and brighter anticipations for the future. CHAPTER XXXIX. TENNESSEANS IN OTHER STATES. 424. In Mississippi.-When it became necessary to defend the Mississippi River, some of the best Tennessee troops were assigned to that duty, although their services were badly needed at home. The brigade of Gen. John C. Vaughn did valiant service at Chickasaw Bayou. In the repulse of Sherman at that point, December 29, 1862, the able and distinguished commander of the Confederate forces, Gen. Stephen D. Lee, warmly testified that this brigade had contributed largely to his victory. Another brigade, under General Gregg, gained great distinction at Raymond, May 12, 1863. The brigades of Gen. A. W. Reynolds, and of Gen. John C. Vaughn, rendered eminent service in the Vicksburg campaign. The First Tennessee Heavy Artillery, under Col. Andrew Jackson, Jr., sustained the brunt of the fight in the siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana. 425. Tennessee Troops in Virginia.- In July, 1861, the brigade of Gen. Daniel S. Donelson, and the brigade of Gen. Samuel R. Anderson, marched into Virginia, and served in the Cheat Mountain campaign under Gen. Robert E. Lee. Subsequently, Donelson's Brigade was sent into South Carolina, and Anderson's brigade, January 1, 1862, became a part of the command of Stonewall Jackson, and served under him with distinction. February 13th, the First Tennessee regiment, under Col. George Maney, was ordered to Tennessee. This regiment became famous in the western army. After the promotion of Colonel Maney to Brigadier General, it was commanded by Col. Hume R. Feild, who won the title of "the bravest of the brave." The remainder of the brigade, serving, successively, under General Anderson, Gen. Robert Hatton, Gen. J. J. Archer, Gen. H. H. Walker, and Gen. William McComb, participated in all the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia, and maintained a reputation second to that of no brigade which followed the great commander, Robert E. Lee. This brigade gained especial distinction in Pickett's famous charge at Gettysburg, and in the defense of "the angle,” near Spottsylvania Court House. In this battle, Lieut. F. S. Harris, commanding the sharpshooters, was commended for gallantry. The brigade, commanded by Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson, served with distinction in the Southwest, and was engaged in the battle of Chickamauga, and in the siege of Knoxville. Retiring with Longstreet into Virginia, this brigade subsequently participated in the battle of Drewry's Bluff, May 16, 1864. In this battle, the brigade won for itself high reputation, and for its commander, promotion to the rank of Major General. The command devolved on Col. John S. Fulton. During the operations around Petersburg, a Tennessean, Lieut. F. M. Kelso, accomplished one of the most remarkable feats of the war. With seventeen men, he made a bold movement, and captured a Federal force of over four hundred men, with the flags of three regiments. June 30th, Col. Fulton was killed, and the command devolved on Col. John M. Hughes. The brigade took conspicuous part in the famous battle of "the crater," July 30th. Early in 1865, all the Tennessee troops remaining with General Lee's army were united in one brigade under the command of Brigadier General William McComb. The consolidated Tennessee brigade was actively engaged in battle nearly every day, and bore an honorable part in the last battle of the Army of Northern Virginia. It was included in the troops surrendered by General Lee, at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865, having attained undying fame. In Dibrell's brigade, formerly a part of "Forrest's Cavalry," serving with Wheeler after the Battle of Chickamauga, accompanied Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in the despairing campaign against Sherman. this campaign, General Dibrell and Colonel Baxter Smith gained great reputation. CHAPTER XL. TENNESSEE'S RECORD IN THE WAR. 426. The Volunteer State. In the Confederate War, Tennessee fully maintained her title as the "Volunteer State." It was demonstrated that, though her people might be divided in sentiment, they were ready, on their respective sides, to fight for their principles through victory and defeat, in prosperity and in adversity. To the Confederate side, Tennessee furnished more than 115,000 volunteers. On the Federal side, more than 31,000 volunteers were enlisted in Tennessee organizations, and more than 7,000 were enlisted in Kentucky organizations, making a total of 153,000 troops in the two armies, furnished by Tennessee. It is impossible to determine with any accuracy the number of colored troops enlisted from Tennessee, for the reason that they were not formed into State organizations, but enlisted in the service of the United States direct, and no record was kept of their State residence. It is estimated that the enlistment of colored troops from Tennessee amounted to about 17,770.1 number at 296. The list given 427. Battles in the State.-According to some authorities, 408 battles were fought in the State. Others place the Phisterer's Statistical Record enumerates 298 battles. in Volume XII of the Confederate Military History, pp. 453 to 468, is compiled from official sources, and names each battle and skirmish, with location and date. This list enumerates 774 battles and skirmishes. The difference between the authorities arises from the different methods of counting. Some include small skirmishes which are not counted by others. All agree that the battles of Tennessee are next in number to the battles of Virginia. But the battles fought in their own State were not all in which Tennessee troops were engaged. 428. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, the illustrious hero of the Federal navy, was born in Knox County, Tennessee, July 5, 1801. His father, George Farragut, was a Spaniard of unmixed blood, whose 1 Confederate Military History, Vol. VIII Tennessee by James D. Porter, p. 254; Report of James P. Brownlow, Adjutant General, 1866, p. 9. |