artillery. The winter following this was the hardest campaign they had during the war, foraging for Longstreet's army, and fighting Federal cavalry almost every day for fifty days, in snow from five to ten inches deep.

They then returned to Gen. Joe Johnston's army, enduring the hardships of the long and tedious retreat from Chattanooga to Atlanta. It was on this retreat that the youngest brother of our subject, Lieut.-Colonel Robert Ebenezer Hearne, was killed while commanding the skirmish-line in front of his regiment. aged twenty-five years. His brigade followed Sherman on his march to the sea, fighting his cavalry, to prevent pillage and depredations, living on sweet potatoes and pork for sixteen days, without bread. He was with the brigade and took part in the battle at Bentonville, North Carolina, between Johnston and Sherman, the last battle of the war. At the surrender of Johnston's army at Greensboro, N. Carolina, an order was sent to Gen. Wade Hampton (who then had command of all the cavalry) for his best brigade, and the honor fell on Gen. Dibrell's to take charge of Mr. Jefferson Davis and his cabinet and the Confederate treasury ; when they reached Washington, and found a heavy force of Federals in front, Mr. Davis told Gen. Dibrell to take the gold and silver from the wagons and divide it among his men: consequently the brigade was paroled with about $30,000 in gold and silver in their pockets. officers and men sharing alike, each receiving about $26.25; this took place at Washington, Georgia, May 10, 1865, and was the first time Mr. Hearne was a prisoner. He had a number of holes shot through his clothes, but was never wounded. Although the cause was lost, he started home, conscious of the fact that he had done his duty fighting for a cause he believed to be right.

He married Nov. 2, 1865, Elizabeth Thomas, who was born in Maury Co., Tenn. Apr. 16, 1832 ; she was a daughter of Jonas A. Thomas, of Mexican War fame. Of this union were born two daughters: Minnie and Missie, born July 2, 1869. Mr. Hearne moved to Franklin, Tenn., 1874, where he reared his two daughters and graduated them from the Tennessee Female College, an old institution located at that place. His daughter, Missie, and little granddaughter, Mary Gillespie, constitute the

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