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His own words, published in 1912 in "Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray, 1861-1865", compiled by Miss Mamie Yeary. E. R. BOAZ, Lindale, Tex. Was born May 22, 1838, near Talladega, Ala. and enlisted in the Confederate Army March 27, 1862, Talladega, as private in Company A, Thirtieth Alabama Regiment. Was in Gen. Barton's Brigade, then Gen. Tracy's, who was killed near Port Gibson, then Gen. Pettus, Brig. Gen. Stevenson's Division, Army of Tennessee. My first Captain was W .C. Patterson and first Colonel was Shelly. 1 received a flesh wound in the calf of the leg at Baker's Creek, Miss., where our colors were shot down five times. One bearer was killed and the others were wounded. My first general engagement was at Port Gibson May 1, 1863. and then at Baker's Creek, May 16, 1863. Was in the siege of Vicksburg forty-eight days. Ate mule beef and pea bread, myself and two others ate a mule's head without bread. I got hungry enough to eat green persimmons. When I was mustered into the service at Talladega, Ala., we were sent to Knoxville and from there to Cumberland Gap and went into Kentucky with Gen. Bragg. Was near Perryville, but was not in the light. Came to Rutledge, where I was taken sick and sent to Morristown, where I staid a short time and finally turned up at Murfreesboro, and thence to Vicksburg. Was in the skirmishes on Chickasaw Bayou. We left Vicksburg in April and went to Port Gibson, where we had a hard battle and fell back to Baker's Creek, where on the 16th of May we fought another battle and fell back to Vicksburg. On May 22 the Federals took one of our forts. Gen. Pettus' brigade and a Texas legion were ordered to retake it, which we did. but lost many men. My Captain and First Lieutenant and three others of my company were killed in a very few minutes. We were under fire forty- eight days and nights. Surrendered July 4, 1863, and on July 12 we were paroled and sent home. In a few days we went into parole camp at Demopolis. (It is supposed were exchanged). From there we were ordered to Chickamauga, and then to Lookout Mountain. Was at the battle of Missionary Ridge, or battle "above the clouds." We then went to Dalton. Ga., and went into winter quarters. About the first of March we had a battle at Rocky Faced Ridge. Was at Allatoona, Kennesaw, New Hope, Resaca and on to Atlanta. Was in the charges at Jonesboro, Ga. Then went to Dalton, then to Florence, Ala., crossed the Tennessee River, went to Columbia and charged the enemy, drove them back and followed them to Franklin, but did not get there until after night, had orders to renew the charge next morning at daylight, but the enemy commenced to fall back. As soon as the firing ceased I went over the battlefield. This was the worst slaughter I ever saw. Gen. Cleburne and his horse were killed near the breastworks. We followed the Federals to Nashville and had two days', fighting. Many men were barefooted. I saw many men take green beef hides and cut out moccasins and sew them on their feet with strings of the same kind. When we crossed the Tennessee River there were two gunboats shelling our pontoon bridge. We went from there to Columbus, Miss., and from there to North and South Carolina. We surrendered at Greensboro, S. C, and were paroled on the 26th day of April, 1865. When I arrived at home I found my wife and two babies and two sisters-in-law almost destitute. I came to Texas Nov. 26, 1866, was on the road fifty-six days and settled near where the town of Bullard now stands. Yeary, Mamie, ed. Reminiscences of the boys in gray, 1861-1865. Dallas, Texas: Smith & Lamar Publishing House, Wilkinson Printing Co., 1912. pp. 63-64. https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesofbv1year/
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