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GEN HIRAM BRINSON GRANBERRYAfter the disastrous battle of Nashville. In December. 1864. 1 was tolling along behind the main Confederate. army, but ahead of the rear guard. | when I came upon two or three men at a little fire cooking something—not much, however. I was tired, sick, weak and cold. So I stopped a few minutes and we had some conversation. I did not then, nor do I now, know whether they had any names or not; I presume they did. In those days It was the man that counted whether he had a name or not. The name was his. but the man belonged to the country.1 soon learned that they belonged to Gran berry's old regiment, and i became interested at once. For Gran-bury's father and my mother were brother and sister. During the conversation they related the following incident concerning General Granbury:Sometime during the great campaign of maneuvers and fighting between Gens. Johnston and Sherman (perhaps the ablest Federal commander), the Confc-derates abandoned a certain high precipitous hill, as of no importance, which was promptly occupied by the enemy. Subsequent maneuvers rendered It expedient, if not Imperative, that the Confederates possess It again. So an order was Issued to retake it. and sent down through the proper channel, until Dually the task was assigned to Gen. Granbury and his Texans. He was allowed to use his own discretion as to time and method of attack, so It was taken.
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Hattiesburg News
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, US
Tue, Sep 01, 1908
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