" JOHN D SHIPP,Farmersville,Texas---Born near Monroe,Ga. Enlisted in the Confederate Army in October,1861,as a private in Company H,Sixth Alabama Battalion,Scott'Brigade. First Captain was Henry.
" Was taken prisoner three times--once at Ft Donelson,and sent to Camp Douglas,Ill. I was one of Hill's scouts in Northern Alabama,and was captured by what were known as Tories under Flowers(they did not belong to the regular army). I supposed they would kill me,but they had a negro cook with them,and they thought he was a great shot,and they said I might shoot it out with him. I told them they if they would give me my pistol and let me load it I would try him a crack. They agreed to this and stepped off the ground,and we turned our backs together and at the command we wheeled and fired. I felt his bullet close to my head. He was hit between the nose and mouth. They gave me my pistols and let me go to my company."
Mike