Tom Tucker's rooster crows, and John Branch raises the tune, "Just Twenty Years Ago," and after we sing that out, he winds up with, "There Was an Ancient Individual Whose Cognomen Was Uncle Edward," and "The old woman who kept a peanut stand, And a big policeman stood by with a big stick in his hand," And Arthur Fulghum halloes out, "All right; go ahead! toot, toot, toot! puff, puff, puff! Tickets, gentlemen, tickets!" and the Maury Grays raise the yell, "All aboard for Culleoka," while Walker Coleman commences the song, "I'se gwine to jine the rebel band, fightin' for my home." Thus we go, marching back to Resacca.
BATTLE OF RESACCA Well, you want to hear about shooting and banging, now, gentle reader, don't you?
I am sorry I cannot interest you on this subject--see history.
The Yankees had got breeches hold on us.

They were ten miles in our rear; had cut off our possibility of a retreat.

The wire bridge was in their hands, and they were on the railroad in our rear; but we were moving, there was no mistake in that.

Our column was firm and strong.

There was no excitement, but we were moving along as if on review.