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The Daily Dispatch: October 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 7 (search)
st a shadow of gloom over his company, who were ardently attached to him. An interesting incident in our army of the Northwest. One of our exchanges says: There is connected with Col. Savage's Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, Gen. Donelson's Brigade, a little negro about twelve years old, belonging to one of the "boys," who deserves, perhaps more than a passing notice. Fat, sancy, small for his age, with large eyes, and as "black as black can be," he is known as "Dave." During a late skirmish between the rear guard of Gen. Donelson's brigade, and about four hundred of the enemy, back of the fortifications at "Conch's," on the morning of the 12th September last, (in which twenty-five of the enemy were killed, Donelson loosing but one man,) Dave was one of the first to run down the hill to see the fight, but was immediately ordered back by one of the officers. This he did not like, but, in "obedience to orders," back he went, and, after climbing up the hill, took