. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . Dalton, upon which occasion service was read by Dr. Quin-tard. and baptism administered to General Strahl. o|f presented by Dr. Quintard. among whomnerals of the Army of the Confederate States Hardee, Brigadier-Generals Strahl,Shoup and k>van. Tllr Bishop adds: The day of Strahls death was to me a mostpathetic one. He evidently felt that the approaching battle was to be hia laal with many tender words lie hade me farewell I keptave me through the war. Afterwards I sold her and uh tl,c ; I erected a memorial
. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . Dalton, upon which occasion service was read by Dr. Quin-tard. and baptism administered to General Strahl. o|f presented by Dr. Quintard. among whomnerals of the Army of the Confederate States Hardee, Brigadier-Generals Strahl,Shoup and k>van. Tllr Bishop adds: The day of Strahls death was to me a mostpathetic one. He evidently felt that the approaching battle was to be hia laal with many tender words lie hade me farewell I keptave me through the war. Afterwards I sold her and uh tl,c ; I erected a memorial window in St. OEM I: \l -li; Mil. COMM \M»l D OENERAL 8T1 W kRT*8 BRIGADE. 429 James Church, Bolivar, to his dear memor) and that of his inspec-tor, John Marsh. I need not say h< v. these memories editor of the Veteran read thi stened iIt i- a coincidence like special providen <■ thai th< se tv. Strahland Mush, were indelibly impi pon him in that awful chargeat Franklin- his position being righl guide to the brigade, he was. GE» OTilo F. STRAHL. near Strahl in the fatal advance; and was pained at the extremesadness in Strahls face. lie was surprised, too, that his Generalwent in the battle on foot. Lieutenant Marsh, who formerly be-ged to the artillery, and with a stiff arm from the battle ofChickamanga—he always wore an artillery jacket—was on his whitehorse in advance of the line of battle up to within about three hundredyards of the breast-works. There was in his face an indescribableexpression—while animated and rather playful, there was mingled inits heroic action evrdtence that he felt he was on the brink of he wavered not and rode on and on until rider and horse laydead before us, terribly mangled with bullets. How strange thatthese reminiscences come to the writer to be recorded for the entireSouthland so many years after the event! An acount of personal experience in. the battle of Franklin !•_{ BATTLES AMI SKETCHES ARMY
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