Letters From Veterans

Confederate Veteran
Volume 2, Page 227
August 1894

J. A. Holman. Comanche, Tex., recalls Nashville ladies:
"On the 31st day of December, 1863, my regiment (Terry Rangers) was on the extreme left of Bragg's army at the battle of Murfreesboro, and in the flank movement was thrown on the pike in the rear of Rosecrans's army, where we captured a battery of six guns. I was given a detail of twelve men and ordered to take the battery out to our lines. In the attempt we were all captured, I think by the Third Kentucky Cavalry. They got two six shooters, a good horse, and a fine fiftydollar Spanish blanket from me. We were marched on foot next day to Nashville and confined for nine days in the second story of an old house at the foot of the suspension bridge, and certainly would have starved had. it not been for contributions of boxes and baskets of provisions sent in by the good ladies. In one consignment was a book (have forgotten the title) on the fly leaf of which was written in a neat feminine hand in pencil: ' To J. A. Holman, from Miss Elizabeth Holman, Edgefield.' I would like to communicate with her if yet alive. Our old regiment was the recipient of many favors from the good ladies of Nashville and Gallatin, and we hold them in grateful remembrance."