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the valuable capture. They had arrived by the Sudley Ford road, having pursued the enemy from the battle-field, and came up to the bridge, when Captain Kemper ceased firing. Here I remained until 10 o'clock at night, aiding Colonel Munford, when I returned to camp."

I have ever deemed it an unseemly spectacle for the Southern sur- vivors of the Confederate war to indulge in crimination and recrim- ination of one another, and shall content myself with the above response to the criticism of " Free Lance." Respectfully,

THOMAS T. MUNFORD.

[From the Daily Charlotte Observer, Nov 17, 1895.]

FORT HAMBY ON THE YADKIN.

A Bit of Half-forgotten History.

The Story of a House which Deserters from Stoneman's Army Occupied

and Fortified, and from which They Sallied forth and Ravaged

the Surrounding Country Four Lives Lost in the Effort

to Dislodge Them The House Finally Fired and

Four of the Desperadoes Caught and Shot

The Leader, However, Unfortunately

Escapes A Thrilling Recital.

Professor R. L. Flowers, of Trinity College, read before the last meeting of the Historical Society of that Institution a paper on Fort Hamby a piece of North Carolina post war history. A native of one of the counties scourged by the miscreants who made the name of Fort Hamby a terror in all the surrounding country, Professor Flowers is well qualified to write its history, and the Observer thanks him for his cheerful compliance with its request to furnish it for pub- lication a copy of his paper. The story it tells so well is one of thrilling interest, and once begun, will be eagerly followed to the end.

FORT HAMBY.

In March, 1865, General Stoneman left East Tennessee, moving by the turnpike leading from Taylorsville, Tenn., through Watauga