The soldiers stopped it before it rolled into the station, burst open every car, and carried off all the bacon, meal and flour that was on board.

Wild riot was the order of the day; everything was confusion, worse confounded.

When the news came, like pouring oil upon the troubled waters, that General Joe E.Johnston, of Virginia, had taken command of the Army of Tennessee, men returned to their companies, order was restored, and "Richard was himself again." General Johnston issued a universal amnesty to all soldiers absent without leave.

Instead of a scrimp pattern of one day's rations, he ordered two days' rations to be issued, being extra for one day.

He ordered tobacco and whisky to be issued twice a week.