. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . ke his bridle reins in his mouth and use his pis-tols in both hands, to perfection. They claim for him such coolnessunder fire that he could strike any button on a mans coat that hewanted to. At Adairsville, two Yankees behind a tree got one ofour skirmishers in a similar position. When his body by his move-ments would appear out from the center, they would fire and shoothis coat sides, until the garment was in shreds. Notwithstandingthis, that old soldier watched his chance, and finally, in an unguardedmoment, killed both and coolly said: Now
. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . ke his bridle reins in his mouth and use his pis-tols in both hands, to perfection. They claim for him such coolnessunder fire that he could strike any button on a mans coat that hewanted to. At Adairsville, two Yankees behind a tree got one ofour skirmishers in a similar position. When his body by his move-ments would appear out from the center, they would fire and shoothis coat sides, until the garment was in shreds. Notwithstandingthis, that old soldier watched his chance, and finally, in an unguardedmoment, killed both and coolly said: Now I reckon youll quit your MARKSM UNSHIP IN THE ARMY. 1-7 foolishness. At Resaca, Browns brigade displayed fine marksman-ship over .-i disputed battery thai both sides were trying to hold, butneither could get away. The Federals would raise a from be-hind their Invast works on a stick, and the brigade would shoot itinto atoms. On the march to Tennessee, a herd of frightened deerrushed through Frenchs division; several were killed while on the. AEBE IIII.!.. SHARP SHOOTER, 20TH TENNESSEE. jump and run, although the division was in panic with Buck of John Morgans boys could get a bird on the wing with pis-tols, and this was not uncommon with the Arkansas, Missouri andTexas soldiers. In the First Tennessee regiment at Shelbyville in 1864, a targetin the shape of a man was put up at 800 yards, and a medal was of-fered for the best five shots; Win. Beasley, of Ledbetters company,put three shots out of the five in the target, any one of which wouldhave proved fatal. He not only got the medal, but was detailed asone of the five in his division to sharpshoot with a Whitworth. Oneof Wards pickets, in John Morgans cavalry near Monticello, Ken-tucky, one dark drizzly night heard an awful rustling in the leavesnear him : he was in Tinker Dave Beattys beat, and this sound raisedthe hair on his head. He hallooed out, Who comes there? Therebeing no answer, he fired and fled. The
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