Samuel L. Freeman, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's first artillery captain. The battery was captured on the Lewisburg Pike near Franklin, TN, April 10, 1863 was killed in cold blood. This is a very infamous case. Captain Samuel " Sam" L. Freeman was a much beloved and heavyset Christian officer. At the First Battle of Franklin on April 10th, 1863, Freeman was captured. As he was being marched off to prison-prodded along the way and beaten from all sides by his pitiless Union captures, the weary Rebel leader began to lag behind, stumbling along the path. He was then ordered to run, an impossible task, as he once again had fallen to the ground. Instead of helping him to his feet and assisting him along, as required by both moral ethics and international military law ( not to mention that if the Union and Captain Freeman's positions were reversed, Captain Freeman would by all means have helped them), a member of the hated Fourth U.S Cavalry ( the same group that killed Jeffrey Forrest at Okolona), rode up to Captain Freeman and shot him in the head at point blank, killing the Captain instantly. His body was left unceremoniously on the dusty road where he had fell. Prior to the shooting, Freeman told the Yank that was about to murder him that he could go no faster, and never once did he resist or try to flee. When Forrest arrived on the scene, his eyes were already filled with tears. He took Freeman's cold Hans and said " Brave Man; none braver!" Forrest and his men were " stricken with grief and filled with vengeance. Forrest and his men retained the memory of this horrific event for the remainder of the War.
Captain Freeman? Rest easy. Fly high. You are safe now. Ok? No one will ever hurt you again. You fly with the angels. Ok? You are free. You will never be abused or tortured ever again. Rest easy Captain Freeman. You are truly a brave man. Fly high. And Don't look back. For you were too good to live.
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THE CIVIL WAR: THE TRUE STORY BOOK 1
Non-FictionThe true story of the " civil war" and how it should be called Lincoln's War, War of Southern Independence, and War of Northern Aggression This book is loving memory President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet This is also in honor of each Confederate...
