BOONE, IOWA. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1912 Chapter III From Cumberland Gap we went to the railroad above Knoxville and took the cars to Tullahoma and went into camp where we stayed for some time. I was then within 14 miles of home and I visited home quite often. Our adjutant liked a drink of applejack quite well and as there was a still near my home I would get a pass frequently. I suppose our Colonel did not know…
BOONE, IOWA. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1912 Chapter II We remained in camp for a few days and then marched in a northerly direction, passing through the country where several companies of our regiment were raised and we could see women and children on the roads to greet their loved ones as we marched along. We arrived at Gainsboro, on the Cumberland river and stopped for a rest. A lot of us went down to the river to go in…
A NEWSPAPER WITHOUT A MUZZLE BOONE, IOWA. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1912 The Old Confederate’s Story Three Years, Seven Months and Twenty-seven Days in the C.S.A. in the War Between the States. How a Boy Of Seventeen Went to War, What He Saw and Some of His Experiences. Written Espress- ly for The Independent by R. C. CARDEN, Manchester, Tenn. BOONE, IOWA. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1912 In 1861, when the war clouds obscured the sky I was a boy…