Hide Article Text (OCR)
times. I know aiso J. W. Carr, j D. C. Love and J. D. Love and ' they are as splendid and I patriotic citizens as any state or county i-ver had. I know also Mr. VVr. W. Scales, of Stark | ville, tiie successful businessI man, the quiet, conservative citizeu, who during (he war ill us trated the highest principles of the courage of the Confederate soldier. He was wounded twice,.once at Sharpsburg and again atII Jettysburg in the terrible charge ' of his brigade aud division ouCemetery Ridge on the third | day 's battle; aud was captured ; when the regiment was captured at Hatche’s Run a few days be fore Gen. Lee surrendered f-.t I Appomattox. The following in eideut in his career should be a proud heritage in the Scales family of Mississippi. Just before his regiment took part iuthe great charge of Pickett’s and Heath's division at Gettys-j burg against Cemetery Ridge, Sargeaut Thos. Carr detailed Uim( W. W. Scales) to go with the canteens of the company af ter water; Scales believing that he could not get back iu time for the charge called for volunteers to go to take his place on the de tail to go with the canteens for the water; two men volunteered to go, C. S. Cooper aud W. C. Broad foot and they did not return in time for the charge-Scales was wounded in thecharge and disabled for sixty days, but at the end of that time returned to his company and in
Newspaper Details
The Columbus Weekly Dispatch
Columbus, Mississippi, US
Thu, Aug 24, 1905
Page 6
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 19 May 2022
Other Publications Near Columbus, Mississippi
The Columbus Commercial
The Columbus Weekly Dispatch
Columbus Whig
Columbus Index
Columbus Democrat
