Here's Yer Mule!

[Barrycdog]

Wytheville dispatch, Volume 3, Number 20, 1 April 1864

 

[matthew mckeon]

Where was the Wytheville dispatch published? Good post, this and the one before.

 

[Brendan]

I hope he gave that man a field promotion.

 

[Allie]

My avatar is from the sheet music of "Hey mister, here's your mule!"

 

[James N.]

 

[rhettbutler1865]

My avatar is from the sheet music of "Hey mister, here's your mule!"

I always wondered about your avatar, Allie! Very unique...

 

[Barrycdog]

Where was the Wytheville dispatch published? Good post, this and the one before.

Wytheville Virginia

http://virginiachronicle.com/

 

[rhettbutler1865]

Barry, where do you find these? They're always interesting, and many times humorous! Like I've said before--keep 'em coming!

 

[AUG]

The 54th Virginia and 63rd Virginia Infantry were the only two Virginia regiments in the AoT at the time. They were in Alexander W. Reynold's Brigade. It appears as one company of the 63rd, Company H, was from Wythe County; so perhaps a soldier or correspondent from that company wrote home of that particular incident. Its possible, being that a large portion of Alexander Reynold's Brigade was routed during the attack on Missionary Ridge.

A good link on the 63rd Virginia
http://barrsbattery.tripod.com/id4.html

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

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Wytheville dispatch, Volume 3, Number 20, 1 April 1864

Sam Watkins tells of this incident, he says the soldier just kept running. I believe this is also where Bragg asks a soldier why he's running. His answer, "Cause I Can't Fly ! "