From: Texas Boys in Gray by E. Boswell
A sergeant in Terry's Texas Rangers, tells of a close call. I was under Gen. Forrest in this battle in east Tennessee near Morris Station. We were ordered to dismount and cross the railroad near a stockade, where 100 Yankees were hiding. We went on and crossed a fence into a field, came to a ravine when a call came for 4 or 5 to step out as skirmishers. I, with 4 others, advance and went on in front of the stockade. About this time the command was ordered to fall back, Sam K. Tutwiler was shot through the left side, through the belt, but it proved not to be serious. Then William Thornton was shot through the left thigh, missing the bone. W.E. Drisdale was shot through the right thigh, missing the bone. I turned to the right to see Drisdale and found that he was the only one with me. I then went back to the command. But how the bullets cut the weeds and grass around and between my feet! Running on the grass like scared mice, I came out unhurt.
A sergeant in Terry's Texas Rangers, tells of a close call. I was under Gen. Forrest in this battle in east Tennessee near Morris Station. We were ordered to dismount and cross the railroad near a stockade, where 100 Yankees were hiding. We went on and crossed a fence into a field, came to a ravine when a call came for 4 or 5 to step out as skirmishers. I, with 4 others, advance and went on in front of the stockade. About this time the command was ordered to fall back, Sam K. Tutwiler was shot through the left side, through the belt, but it proved not to be serious. Then William Thornton was shot through the left thigh, missing the bone. W.E. Drisdale was shot through the right thigh, missing the bone. I turned to the right to see Drisdale and found that he was the only one with me. I then went back to the command. But how the bullets cut the weeds and grass around and between my feet! Running on the grass like scared mice, I came out unhurt.
From: Texas Boys in Gray by E. Boswell
A sergeant in Terry's Texas Rangers, tells of a close call. I was under Gen. Forrest in this battle in east Tennessee near Morris Station. We were ordered to dismount and cross the railroad near a stockade, where 100 Yankees were hiding. We went on and crossed a fence into a field, came to a ravine when a call came for 4 or 5 to step out as skirmishers. I, with 4 others, advance and went on in front of the stockade. About this time the command was ordered to fall back, Sam K. Tutwiler was shot through the left side, through the belt, but it proved not to be serious. Then William Thornton was shot through the left thigh, missing the bone. W.E. Drisdale was shot through the right thigh, missing the bone. I turned to the right to see Drisdale and found that he was the only one with me. I then went back to the command. But how the bullets cut the weeds and grass around and between my feet! Running on the grass like scared mice, I came out unhurt.
A sergeant in Terry's Texas Rangers, tells of a close call. I was under Gen. Forrest in this battle in east Tennessee near Morris Station. We were ordered to dismount and cross the railroad near a stockade, where 100 Yankees were hiding. We went on and crossed a fence into a field, came to a ravine when a call came for 4 or 5 to step out as skirmishers. I, with 4 others, advance and went on in front of the stockade. About this time the command was ordered to fall back, Sam K. Tutwiler was shot through the left side, through the belt, but it proved not to be serious. Then William Thornton was shot through the left thigh, missing the bone. W.E. Drisdale was shot through the right thigh, missing the bone. I turned to the right to see Drisdale and found that he was the only one with me. I then went back to the command. But how the bullets cut the weeds and grass around and between my feet! Running on the grass like scared mice, I came out unhurt.
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