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Tub: Formst BAfTKRr.—The (Wthertl press foentiatls the capture of the Forrest battery, the inventiou of Chpt' Jolrn Travis, as having occurred when this city tell into the possession of the Union forces. This report is true. The battery was nearly fiuish-erl, but on the approach of the Union forces upon Coluuibus, the inventor brought off the guns on one of the last trains, leaving the carriages behind, which were destroyed! A few days afterward Macon was threatened, when Capt.Travis being tired of running, look steps to conceal his pets. A detail from one of the hospitals was given him, and with this aid he privately eutombed the playthings in Roschill Cemetery But, alas for his hopes, shortly after the city fell, one of the details betrayed the hiding place, aud the guus were quickly unearthed. Of their merit us a weapon of war several officers have expressed the highest opiniou, and we learn the captors are determined to take the prizes home as trophies, notwithstanding they are in an unfinished condition, atul probably will ever be useless as weapons until the designs of the originator are pet footed. Arrangements were at one time made to finish the work, but for some cause the purpose was dropped. Perhaps the records of the Patent Office at Washington may yet contaiu Capt. T.'s plans and specifications.—Macon Telegraph.
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Savannah Daily Herald
Savannah, Georgia, US
Sat, Jun 10, 1865
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