Bill Cribbs
Daniel Edward Cribbs, Tuscaloosa, AL
Wed Sep 20 00:12:05 2000


CRIBBS TELLS OF SEVERAL BATTLES FOUGHT IN DIXIE
(From a Tuscaloosa, AL newspaper, 1926)

[descendants of the Michael Krebs tree]

Now past his ninetieth birthday,
P. A. Cribbs, of Matador, Texas, has recently
written a tribute to his brother, Daniel Edward
Cribbs, who was born and reared in this county.
Since the memorial takes up the part the former
Tuscaloosan took in the Civil War, it is
especially interesting.

Daniel Edward Cribbs was born near
Tuscaloosa, Ala., on February 16, 1845, his
brother says. On October 13, 1861, he enlisted
and was mustered into the service of the
Confederate States army at Opelika, Ala., a
private in Co. K, 20th Alabama Volunteers
Infantry regiment. In about February of 1862 he
went into active service in east Tennessee,
patrolling Powel's valley between Knoxville and
Chattanooga.

About the first of October he was brigaded
with the General Severson brigade, Major-General
E. Kirby Smith's division, east wing of Major-
General Bragg's army including east Kentucky,
General Bragg on our left, attacked the union
army at the battle of Perryville, while General
Stephen D. Lee engaged General Siegel's German
army at Lundon and Barber's Town, capturing and
killing a great part of that army and taking all
of their stores of arms, ammunition, clothing,
and general supplies. In fact, he devastated
Siegel's German army.

We proceeded north, on to Frankfort, and
there inaugurated "Hawn as Confederate governor
of Kentucky." Our children are taught that
Kentucky never had a Confederate governor.
Thence we made a forced march to re-enforce
General Bragg at Perryville. At Harrisburg, we
were halted and ordered to prepare for a retreat
to Tennessee. There we spent the winter and when
the spring campaign opened up we proceeded to
Lookout mountain and there fought the "Battle
Above the Clouds," and the next day the battle of
Missionary Ridge.

The next campaign was service in front of
Sherman's march through Georgia to the sea. At
the battle of Peach Tree Gap, near Stony-face,
Kenneysaw mountain, David (Daniel) Cribbs
received a severe and painful wound in his left
knee-joint, and this was his last battle.

He was a good, true Christian friend and
neighbor, as well as a true soldier; and was
loved, respected, and honored by all who knew
him. He has gone to his Heavenly Host to rest
with loved-ones gone before him. Peace, joy, and
rest for ever and ever.

(Daniel died in 1926, Philander, 1927.)

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