BY ITS OLD COMMANDER. Price, 75 cents. PRESS OF S. C. TOOF & CO. MEMPHIS. 1897. MOST AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED TO THE NOBLE MOTHERS AND WIVES OF THE TRUE AND HEROIC MEN WHO FOR FOUR YEARS FOLLOWED THE CONFEDERATE FLAG, AND WHO WERE WILLING TO LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE OF THAT CAUSE THEY BELIEVED RIGHT AND JUST. A. J. VAUGHAN....

MY OLD COMRADES : In writing out this record I have gone back to the morning time of my own life, and lived once more in that other day that not only tried, but proved men's souls. Insignificant as my work may appear as a literary production, it carries with it the most sacred memories of the past. In writing, I have lived over again the days when the boom of cannon, the rattle of musketry and the old rebel yell were familiar sounds to our ears. If a shade of mournfulness hovers over the failure

This was one of the regiments that made Cheatham's Division, and Smith's-Vaughan's and Gordon's Brigades so famous in the Army of Tennessee. It was organized and mustered into service on the third day of June, 1861, in answer to a call of Governor Isham G. Harris for seventy-five thousand volunteers. At that time it was the seventh infantry regiment organized in West Tennessee and the thirteenth in the State. It was made up of the "flower of the South" young men, most of whom were fresh from the

Capt. Jno. V. Wright. Elected Colonel at organization of the regiment; fought in the battle of Belmont; elected to the Confederate Congress, and resigned; Washington, D. C. Capt. A. J. Vaughan. Elected Lieutenant-Colonel at organization of the regiment; elected Colonel on resignation of Col. Wright; re-elected Colonel at reorganization of the army at Corinth; promoted to Brigadier-General after the battle of Chickamauga; lost a leg at Vining station, below Marietta, Ga., on July 4, 1864; Memphis

Dr. J. A. Forbes. Regimental Surgeon at organization of the regiment; resigned; went to the Virginia army. Dr. Robt. W. Mitchell. Assistant Surgeon of Fifteenth Tennessee Regiment; appointed Surgeon C. S. A., October 1, 1861, and assigned to the Thirteenth Tennessee Regiment by seniority; Brigade Surgeon and Division Surgeon of Clark's Division; Memphis, Tenn. B. F. Dickerson. Company I; elected Assistant Surgeon of Thirteenth Regiment; appointed Surgeon C. S. A. and assigned to Thirteenth Regim

J. T. Ferth (leader), Memphis, Tenn. T. E. Daily, Company H, wounded at the battle of Murfreesboro; Memphis, Tenn. W. P. Lipscomb, Company G, LaGrange, Tenn. W. F. Gowan, Company H, Bartlett, Tenn. J. G. Leach, Company G, Holly Springs, Miss. S. H. Lockhart, Company G, died since the war. W. M. Herndon, Company L, died since the war. R. P. White, Company G, Holly Springs, Miss. J. E. Yancey, Company G, died since the war. George Turner (drummer), One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Regiment, died since

Arnold, T. H. Elected Second Lieutenant at organization of company; elected Captain after battle of Belmont; wounded at Belmont; resigned and joined cavalry; Memphis, Tenn. Amis, S. S. Burton, Wm. C. Elected Captain at organization of company; resigned after the battle of Belmont; died during the war. Bell, W. A. Elected Third Lieutenant at Columbus, Ky.; resigned at the reorganization at Corinth; wounded at Shiloh; joined Twelfth Tennessee Cavalry; died since the war. Brown, J. Fisherville, Ten

Adams, G. H. Killed at Murfreesboro. Alexander, J. A. Died since the war. Alexander, W. J. Wounded at Shiloh and Murfreesboro; when the color bearer was killed at Shiloh, he snatched up the flag and carried it until wounded; postoffice, Hickory Withe, Tenn. Alexander, J. V. Wounded at Murfreesboro; postoffice, Oakland, Tenn. Anderson, J. W. Died in service. Askew, Benj. F. Wounded at Murfreesboro; postoffice, Hickory Withe, Tenn. Burnett, W. H. Corporal; killed at Belmont. Beal, T. S. Postoffice

Atkins, —. Allison, Jim. Lieutenant. Brooks, Henry. Lieutenant; killed at Missionary Ridge. Buster, John. Died since the war. Barsfield, J. W. Lebanon, Tenn. Bettis, Tillman. Killed at Chickamauga. Burton, Logan. Died in service, June 1, 1861. Brackett, L. J. Died in service, June, 1862. Carraway, Thomas. Lost an arm since the war; Memphis. Crewson, Gus. Wounded at Franklin; died from wound. Craig, Burt. Cash, P. Boggan. Killed at Murfreesboro; only 18 years old; he wounded a Federal officer at

Archibald, J. G. Died in service, June, 1861. Bell, Frank. Yorkville, Tenn. Biggs, Jeremiah, Yorkville, Tenn. Brewster, R. S. Elected Captain on death of Capt. J. A. Wilkins; appointed Captain of Companies A and D at reorganization, and was in command at close of the war; Louisville, Ky. Brewer, John A. Died in service in 1861. Brewer, N. B. Died in service. Busick, J. Morton. Kenton, Tenn. Brown, Wm. Died since the war. Burrus, John. Cunningham, J. W. Elected Lieutenant at organization of compa

Allen, Thos. B. Elected Lieutenant at organization of company; served 12 months; resigned; died since the war. Allen, G. W. McKenzie, Texas. Arnett, D. C. Killed at Shiloh; from Mississippi. Arnett, R. C. Canaan, Miss.; from Mississippi. Allen, Sam H. Wounded at Shiloh; Memphis, Tenn. Abernathy, W. A. When the war broke out he was at Charlotte Military Institute; joined the First North Carolina Regiment; fought the battle of Big Bethel; was complimented by his officers for gallantry; was transfe

Atkins, J. P. Wounded at Shiloh; Corinth, Miss. Burns, M. N. Killed at Murfreesboro. Barnett, H. H. Killed at Belmont. Bell, Robert N. Detailed to drive Gen. Cheatham's headquarters wagon. Cross, Richard. Captured at Belmont; died in service. Connors, John. Died in service. Cain, Dennis. Died since the war. Churchwell, George W. Elected Captain at reorganization at Corinth; killed at Murfreesboro. Clayton, Francis. Montezuma, Tenn. Denchy, M. Killed at Shiloh. English, W. E. Died in service, Aug

Adkins, —. Baugh, Wm. Died since the war. Baugh, Jno. Died since the war. Boyd, Wm. Died since the war. Burton, Cornelius. Bidwell, A. W. Brown, J. H. Killed at Shiloh. Brewster, H. J. Died since the war. Bennett, P. N. D. Killed at Belmont. Bryant, R. C. Died since the war. Burton, John W. Baugh, Link. Died since the war. Bickers, Wm. Died since the war. Branscomb, Geo. Discharged; died since the war. Cabler, Tom F. Died since the war. Carraway, E. W. Fayette county. Chapman, Walter C. Mississi

Allen, J. W. Wounded severely at Murfreesboro; Dexter, Tenn. Allen, Ed. Died since the war. Aiken, Sam Dudley. Wounded at Belmont; killed at Murfreesboro. Aiken, W. M. Captured at Peach Tree Creek and sent to Camp Chase. Anderson, J. W. Killed at Adairsville, Ga. Allen, Walter. Died since the war. Barnes, William. Discharged. Bond, W. A. Wounded at Atlanta. Berryhill, Frank. Died since the war. Bazimore, Thomas. Died in service. Brown, Wilber. Died in service. Bond, N. P. Died since the war. Bro

Autry, John. Died in service, October 15, 1861. Alsup, Wm. Died in service, October 10, 1861. Anderson, Andrew. Barham, R. J., Jr. Wounded at Atlanta; died since the war. Bray, B. M. Elected Second Lieutenant; wounded at Shiloh; Santiago, Cal. Bray, Randolph. Mortally wounded at Richmond, Ky., and died. Berger, G. W. Killed at Shiloh. Bell, John. Died in service, August 1, 1861. Beaver, W. H. Died in service, October 4, 1861. Brewer, Jno. Died in service, Oct. 7, 1861, at Columbus, Ky. Barham, J

Aden, G. W. Wounded at Belmont. Albritton, James H. Anderson, L. W. Baker, Henry W. Brown, A. D. Sergeant; elected Lieutenant at reorganization; killed at the battle of Franklin. Buchanan, Thomas C. First Sergeant; promoted to Lieutenant in 1861; wounded at Shiloh. Bryant, John M. Blankinship, C. Brent, W. H. Died in service, February, 1862. Burnham, Joshua. Clany, Edwin S. Chitwood, C. A. Killed at Shiloh. Chrisman, J. H. Died in service, May, 1862. Clany, Edwin S. Chitwood, C. A. Killed at Shi

Acord, —. Askew, John. Died since the war. Askew, N. B. Died in service, November 11, 1862. Anderson, M. L. Elected Lieutenant at Shelbyville, Tenn., in 1863; LaGrange, Tenn. Arnitt, Dick. Died since the war. Adkinson, Thomas. Killed at Atlanta. Blakeslee, C. T. Wounded severely at Murfreesboro, which disabled him for field service, and was detailed in the commissary department; Hickory Flat. Bass, R. J. Died during the war. Bailey, R. J. Killed at the battle of Murfreesboro. Booth, Joe. Living.

The survivors of the Thirteenth Regiment, like the writer, remember most gratefully the faithful body servants who followed us during the dark and bloody period. I have endeavored to collect the names of these colored men—slaves then, but freemen at the end—and add them here to this roster, believing as I do that their personal loyalty and faithful service entitle them to "honorable mention." In at least two instances proof was given by the slave of heroic devotion to his master. Lieutenant Thur

Some incidents and happenings took place during the war which, I think, would interest or amuse, and which do not strictly form a part of this brief compilation. I add some of them here in the hope that they may not be found dull reading to those who have followed thus far my little contribution. This incident occurred just as the Dixie Rifles were on the eve of leaving home to go into the army, and was swallowed up in the vortex of the terrible war we then thought was to be of such short durati

BY GENERAL GEO. W. GORDON. (By request.) That subdivision of the Confederate forces, known as the "Army of Tennessee," and then commanded by General Jos. E. Johnston, passed the memorable winter of 1863-4 in camp at Dalton, Ga. The winter was one of unprecedented severity—the thermometer registering in January, 1864, three degrees below zero. During the cold weather an unusual amount of snow fell for that latitude; and the chief occupations of the soldiers were getting wood, cooking, eating, and