Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 10, Number 3, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 July 1879 — Page 2

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[THE MAIL

A. PAPER FOR THE PEOPHE.

JFEKftK HAOTE,

JULY

19, 1879

TWO EDITIONS

Of tfils Paper are published. The FlltSf EDITION, on Friday Evening, ha a large circulation in the surrounding towns, where it Is sold by newsboys and utfeata. The SECOND EDITION, on Saturday Even* lag, g^s into the hands of nearly every rend I ng person lu the city, and the farmers «f this Immediate vicinity. Every Week's issue is, in lac

TWO NEWSPAPERS.

In which all Advertisement# appear for TdJS PRICE OF ONE ISSUE.

Recollections of Late War.

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[Continued /rem first Page.] THE ESCAPE. I was sitting on uiy horse within ten &afeet of Uen. Stoneman when he disI mounted and surrendered to Gen. Iver•ou, who immediately demanded of

Stouem&n the names of the regiments under his command, and the probable Tiumoer of men in each. After the 6th Ind. Cavalry had been called, I turned my horse and started for my company, determined to escape if possible. I met Lieut. Col. Matson, and told biin what I desired to do, and at this moment others time up who endorsed tbe movement, and in less than twenty minutes ail who were present of tbe 6tb Ind., 8tb Michigan, I4th Ills., and 30th Tennessee, were formed in line in a deep ravine. Orders were given to see that every gun was loaded, and a fresh cap pasou, after which we moved up the will in full view of tbe rebels. Field glasses were brought to bear upon us in S& the front And rear, yet no commands w^re given or attempt made to ohcok our advance to tbe leK of the road. We $ succeeded in reaching the timber, and pushed ahead night and day, without halting or interruption, until we reached

Wavnesvllle, where we met a small foroH, but a short skirmish with them sufficed, and they disappeared. Here oiireq'iad joined Ool. Capron's brigade, and in tbe meantime Col. Adams and those who went out Utidcr him had come up, but they passed on to the left of the main road, while Col. Capron withdrew and took the Lawrenceville road, and continued his march until 11 o'clock at night, when be came to a halt near a tanyard, or what is called -Jug Tavern, aud gave orders for the men to unsaddle aud lay down and sleep until 2 o'clock*, m.

THE 8URPRISE.

I wish it distinctly understood tbat we bad not slept one hour for the past seven days and nights, nor bad we halt1 for a moment to rest either man or Jt -ast, and but littld to eat was procured during that time. A guard had to be kapt on each side of the column night an.i day, to keep tbe sleeping horses aud men from wandering into the woods, Noiw thitanding this precaution, toany go: out unobserved by the guards, ana were lett bebiod to make tbeir escape the bsst way they could. In truth our condition was a fair illustration of tbe •blind leading the blind.

About \M o'clock in the morning, Wheeler's forces, Gen. Breckinridge commanding, dashed in upon us while we were sound asleep. The rear guard was composed of two companies, all of whom were sleeping, aad were captured •without the firing of a gun. On entering the main camp. a promiscuous fire wa*»op«ned upou the helpless soldier as be lay dreaming not of danger, and many were thus murdered who had not time to awake beiore receiving the fatal ahot. Many jumped up and endeavored 11 e«cape before they were fairly awake. It was an awful scene—men, horses and mules running in every direction, the clash of arms, mingled with the shouts of the rooels and the groans of the wounded, rendered the scene hideous in tbe extreme. A majority of our routed command rushed on, pell-mell, to the Ooonee river, aud the bridge being old, gave way when literally crowded with men and horses, precipitating the mass Into the water, which was nearly tvren ty feet below. This was an exciting *eno, and strange to say, but few men Wjre drowned.

Samuel Scott, orderly sergeant of Co. was shot through the breast and inattntly killed in tbe first attack tbe rebelo made upon the camp.

I must leave to soma one else all other fa its pertaining to our command that tr inspired after pissing the river, as I kn nothing about them, and will now oonftoe myself to my own capture, trials and troubles,

MY CAPTURE.

I was awakened by the firing of guns and yelling of rebels, and on looking around for my company, I discovered that they were all gone, tnany of them having tried to wake me before they left, but failed, as I was afterward told. I soon comprehended the situation, and was not long in putting the saddle upon uiy home. 1 sprang into the saddle and turnei my horee up tbe road, bat had not KOue Ur wb*ni 1 heard Msj- O. J. Smith trying to form a tine to tbe right of tbe nad. I stopped and endeavored to assist him. and wo had succeeded in getting 40 or 50 uien in line, whon we were discovered by tbe rebels, and they made a charge upon us with a superior force, breaking our tine and killing sever*!. A short time after this Msj. Smith wm wounded and captured. 1 started up tbe road as fast as my horee could run, and two rebels after me, firing their revolvers as tbey came, but fortunately I was not ready to come down. One of (hem gave up the chase, but tbe other one kept gaining upon me, and as he had ceased tiring I concluded that he was saving hie "last shot" for a closer range. He rev wan a diiema tbat I did not relish—I had two revolvers but they were empty, and there was no time to Ifljui. I looked back and la* my enemy not more than twenty feet behind. As quick as thought I threw my feet oat of stirrups, let go the bridle, and by this time tbe rebel was not more than tea feet from me, and as be raised bis tjvolwr to fir», I threw mycelf forward on the nsek of the horee and#lld off into the mad, my horse running: at full speed at the time. Tbe rebel fired as I fell, and passed on after my borse. I Jumped up and struck out for tall timber, and did not stop until I could not HearJhto firing of a gun. I eat down upon a fallen tree until daylight, and had I been on a ldg In mid ocean I oouid not have felt more gloomy than on this occasion. I knew not where I was—no friends, no money, nothing to eat,—and which way to go was a problem not readily or easily

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Ived. However I veritured to make a movement In an easterly direction, and noon came to a small brook where ljtook a teat on a atone, pultod off boot* lor the first time sinoe atart.i^ on the raid, and bathed my

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feet for nearly half an hour. This refreshing bath complete^ I paased on pretty briskly untjl Lawrenceville road. Ti ber of onr horses and a branch that tun acr tween two hills, and at temptation of the situation, I oonoluded it was better to have a horse or mule, and before venturing out of tbe timber I selected a sleek black mule, and lost no time in getting to him. I mounted and put spur to bim, but alas! it was no go the infernal mule had resolved upon an uncoudltloual surrender, and as I had no time to discuss the matter with blm, I dismounted and took a blaok borse and was soon on tbe lope up tbe bill there I took a survey of tbe front and rear, and not a friend or foe waa to be seen. I took a position in a tbioket near tbe road, and bad not been there long until Capt. James A. Strong, of the 8th Michigan oame along—I hailed bim

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time-eight of the 8th Michigan and five of the 6th Ind. Cavalry joined us. Wo paased on a mile or two and took to tbe woods, and came to a halt in a thick grove of pine. Heie we held a council of war and oonoluded to abandon our horses, as we could not get through the woods with them, and it was not wise to follow the road. We stripped our horses and turne'd them loose, and set out on the double quick. After we had traveled about ten miles we lay down to sweet sleep, not having had anything to eat for five davs only green apples and green corn. My sleep was sweet and uninterrupted—I dreamed of home, wife, children and friends, and awoke to find it but it dream, and myself still in an enemy's country, bunted like a wild beast. At daylight we started on, but wo knew not whither, and abont 8 o'clock stopped back of a farm and sent one man towards a bouse to see if he could get hold of a contraband who could get us something to eat. In a short time he returned with a colored man who had gone into tbe house and slipped two poues of corn bread and a shoulder of meat into a sack, which he brought out to us. This was more acceptable than gold, and after devouring the sweet morsel, the oolored man gave us instructions how to reach the Peach Tree road aud we harried on.

After traveling about ten miles, we oame to the long sought for road where it crossed the Lawreuoeville road. We bad been traveling a by-path for several miles before reaching the main road, and were invariably told that there was no danger of being interrupted, as no armed rebels had been seen in tbat section for many days past, consequently we kept the road about five mjlea farther on, and between 4 and 5 o'clock p. m. stopped at a house to get a bite to eat. After the lady had placed a pitcher of buttermilk and some corn bread upon a table, she continued walking from one door to another, looking out and kept constantly wringing her bands. This attracted my attention, as she seemed frightened and as pale as si corpse. I said to the boys, "Let us get out of here as soon as possible, for there is trouble olose by." The sun was getting low and I desired the party to go back about a quarter of a mile where we had passed a thick grove of cedar, and remain in that until morning but we had appointed a guide and agreed to follow him, right or wrong, and he was determined to go on until sun-down, and we started, but bad not gone more than three hundred yards from the house when a squad of rebels jumped from a thicket, tired upon us, and demanded a surrender. There was a deep ravine to our right, around which all had to run before they could get into the thicket beyond. Capt. Strong and I wero in the rear, yet he made bis escape, and I, being too sick and weak to run, started down tbe steep embankment of this ravine, holding on to the brush and briars the best I could to keep from falling, and before reaohiug tbe bottom two shots bad been fired at me, and tbe inside of my hands were bleeding freely, the flesh being badly torn by the brush and briars I held to while making tbe descent. I hurried on, and succeeded in crossing a little branch at the bottom of tbe ravine, and commenced climbing the opposite bank. Under the excitement there was no time to examine routes, and before I was aware of further trouble, I found myself standing in front of a ledge of rook nearly twenty feet high, and there was no visible foothold to aid me in passing around it on either side, and an attempt to crawl up the walls of a three story building would have been as sensible. I gave up in despair, and on looking back I discovered a rebel at the foot of tbe hill with his gun raised, taking aim at me, and I qui»kly took off my hat an*, waved it as a signal of surreuder, as all my prayers and desires for liberty could not take me over the obstruction I had here encountered. The Johnny lowered his gun and told me to comedown, and you bet I went. When I reached my captor he said, "That was the best thing you ever done." "Why »o," said I, to which he replied, "I would have killed you bad I shot, and I did not want to do it— you shall be treated right."

I was taken back in the woods on tbe other side of tbe road and put undtr guard. Here I found but three of our squad that bad been captured, all the outers escaped into the woods. Shortly after my capture another squad oame along and every man was taken, then we were put upon a march to Russelville, which plaoe we reached about 8 o'clock at night, and took quarters in the court house. Quite a number of ladies visited us and gave us all could eat of cold meats, bread, butter and hot coffoe, for which they received our hearty thanks. I was tbe only officer with the thirty prisoners there, and I felt as though I was a complete menagerie within myself, as all eyes and principal conversation were directed to me. About 12 o'ciook our visitors left and we had permission to lie down and sleep. I took a table for my bed, pulled off my boots and put tbem under my bead, but when I awoke in the morning tbey were absent without leave, and au old pair of shoes sit under the table ready to report for duty in plaee of the boots. The evening before my captors robbed me of my hat. pen knife, one dollar and a balf in silver and a comb. My coat, pants, vest and shirt were tbe only garments left, and with an old straw bat, balf the rim torn off, and an old pair of shoes not worthy of room in a wood abed, I waa ready to have my picture taken, bad an opportunity offered.

After partaking of a good breakfast In tbe morning, furnished by ihe ladies, we were ordered to Athena, which place we reached in tbe afternoon of tbe second day. Daring oar march I became convinced that tbe seargeant who had charge of us was opposed to secession, and in a conversation with blm be said be bad kept ont of tbe confederate service until a few weeks previous when be was compelled to join the state militia. He gave ue paper to write a letter back borne, which I wrote in a hay mow while waiting tor breakfast he took the letter and sent it safely through tbe rebel lines and it was promptly for-

TERRU HAUTE SATURDAY EYFLNISRa MAIL.

tbe rebels would not likely find tbat, aud I would n«ed tt before I waa exchanged. I took hn name and P. O. address and promised to write him, but did not for fear of getting bim into trouble. |8F AtMO&T

While our squad was standing at a

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near tbe court house in Athens, unareds of men, women and children gathered around with as much eagerness to see us as tbey would a herd of wild beasts, and mauy for tbe first time beheld a yankee. While tbus on exhi~ bitlon a pussy old nabob, with a heavy gold chain swinging to his vest, and thumbs under bis suspenders, accosted me tbus: "Mistah, you aw anofflcaw, aw you not?" "Yes, sir," I replied. "Wnatstata aw you from?" "Indiana, sir." "Who a you going to vote fa, fa the next President?" "Tbat is ratber a singular question to ask, as I am a prisoner and do not know that I will ever have that privilege again," said I. "Who-aw would you vote fa, bad you the privilege?" "Old Abe Lincoln," I replied. Huddreds of the excited mob shouted "shoot bim"—Hhang him"— "kill him," and a general rush was made for me which the guard was unable to keep back, until a rebel colonel in command of tbe state militia, who was sit-' ting on his borse just across tbe street, rode into the crowd with drawn saber and kept the mob baok, and ordered tbe guard to hurry us to tbe Mayor'* utBue, where we were looked up until tbe train was ready to move out tor Macon the next morninir, and thus a tragedy was nipped In the bud.

On our way to Macon we crossed tbe Oconee river, where we had burned a bridge, aud a force was there putting up another. We were detained a snort time, during which a rebel offloer passed along the train, yeLlng out, "Did anv of youens help burn this bridge?* If I thought you did I would hang you right here." We crossed the river on a flat boat, took another train on the other side and arrived in Macon that evening, and was conducted to the Provost Marshal's office where we were stripped and thoroughly soarcbed, and every letter and note book examined. The gold, silver and greenbacks found upon any one were taken aud four dollars in confederate scrip given for one in greenbacks and twenty for one in gold or silver, or, ratber a due-bill was given, which if paid at all, was promised in small sums at intervals during the time tbe parties remained in prison. 'An officer of an Ohio regiment examined at the same time I was, had 9125-00 in gold taken from bim, aud be never got one cent rack. From tbe rates of exchange alluded to above it will be seen that the rebel authorities rated our money much higher than their own, showing tbat they had no confidence in the Government they were trying to build up. After passing tbe inspection of the Provost Marshal we were given quarters at camp Oglethorpe, THE FOURTEEN Htf^DRlio tJNION OFFI

CERS UNDER FIRE OP OUR OWN GUNS AT CHARLESTON, S. O.

I remained in camp Oglethorpe until Saturday, August 13tb, wben about 300 officers were selected from this camp' and put aboard of a train tor Charleston, S. C., whiob point we reached on the next Sunday afternoon and were confined in the work house, or more properly tbe old penitentiary, located near the Roper Hospital. Here we learned, for toe first time, that our squad was a part of the 1,400 officers placed there to keep our men from shelling tbe city from Morris, Edisto aud Wagoner Islands. Here I fonnd Gen. Stoneman, Col. Biddle, and Gen Butler, and many others with whom I was acquainted. Dr. Todd, (Mrs. Lincoln's brother) was our physician, and the first time I called upon him for a prescription be gave me a few do9es of quinine remarking at the same time. "There, sir, I'm giving you what has cost the southern confederacy over ?60."

I must here tell a good joke on Dr. Todd. One morning be came into the office of the prison, very much excited, and could hardly speak. Finally he said, "Don't you think I oame near being killed a few moments ago, by an infernal Yaukee shell?" "How, doctor, tell us?" said a rebel officer. "Why, I was

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stuck a five dollar greenback

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in my office writing, and on

a porch right opposite the office, Lucy, my old negro woman, was churning, and one oi those big shells came along through my office within two feet of me, tearing a hole big enough for a man to crawl through. Yes, it did, and don't you think it carried away Luoy's churp and she stood tbere hallowing at me, doctor, wba dat churn done gone to? Bress de Lode I neber seed nobody take it off." I stood ut an open rvindow in tbe office and heard the dootor tell this story, and he was wonderfully excited at tbe time, and his jestures during the reoital of tbe affair, would have made a country professor of elocution blush. Dr. Todd was a singular genius, full or gab, and was eternally talking when be had any one to listen to him. One day while conversing with bim, I ventured the remark, "Dr, you are a brother-in-law of our President, are you not?" "Yes," said he, "and Lincoln is a very

gentleman, but I would not like to meet him in a contest these days." "Whv?" said I, "you would not hurt him,"would you?" "Yes, I would kill bim if I oould—it would be my*duty to do so." This set me against tbe doctor, and I never talked with him afterwards.

One night Col. Biddlo desired to take a bath and requested me to assist him. We went to tbe pump, as there was no cistern water to be bad. I toiped his back all over and with a cup in one hand I poured on water and commenced rubbing with the other, but bad not made many strokes up and down before he yelled out "dou't rub so hard." "The darned soap sticks so tight that I have to rub bard to get it off," said I. By this time the soap was worse than a glue plaster, and I gave up the job, and on taking my band from tbe Colonel's back the hair came with it, and witb much emphasis be screamed out: "What tbe bell are you doing?" you have pulled the bide ofll" Tbla attracted tbe attention of some one standing by who came up to us and after understanding tbe^ituation said: "You have not.got tbe right kind of scap to use in tbat water, tbe more you poor on tbe tighter it will stick." To which Col. Biddle responded in a vociferous tone "Hell fire! How can I get it off?" "Lat it wear off is the only way," replied the gentleman. I assisted tbe Colonel in patting on bis shirt and drawers, be cursing all the while, and be actually had to abandon his contemplated bath and wear off the soap I had unspairingly put on. After this when we wanted to ruffle tbe Colonel's feathers, it waa only necessary to ask blm if he wanted to take a bath.

After remaining in this filthy enclosure for fifteen days I waa transferred to the jail yard, where were confined criminals of every hoe and color—even deserters from the Union army were here, whiob waa tbe beat feature I saw in the Southern Confederacy. Col. Mateon and Maj. O. J. Smith, of the 6th Ind. oav., were ushered into these quarters through a large gate one morning amid shouts of "fresh fish" by the prisoners. This completed tbe list of officers of the 6th lad. car,, confined in Charleston

work#oiw.lt were,

and ftiade brei with aviow to prefeht tbff Unlpn forces from •helling the city, VMK Opl. James Biddle. Lfc. CoUC. 0, Matson, Msj. O. J. Smith, Cap. A. W. WeirfsurgtHn, Lt. H. H. James. Lt. C. N. Rugg, U. J. T. Lloyd and Lt. Isaac M. Brown.

I remained in tbe jail yard for near ten days without shelter from 4be seorohing rays of tbe sun, through tue day or the chilling sea breeze at nigbtk, sleeping on tbe bare sand, and tbe guards actually refused to give me a brick to put nnder my beaa wben laid down to aleep. Finally I waa paroled into tbe .Roper Hospital, as I was on tbe sick list. This was a para dice in comparison to tbe other two de partments I bad tried. Here we had a nice yard full of shrubbery and pleasant walks, besides a pretty good market was daily kept up in front of the Hos-

KitalConfederatewomen,couldthose

by colored and wbo ad money buy anything desirable at prioee similar to the following: Sweet potatoes $60 per bushel, molasses- f40 per gallon, apples |4 per dosen, tomatoes $2 per plate, apple dumplings 9k each, eggs 95 per dozen, Ao

OUR RATIONS.

The rations furnished by tbe rebels were rice, gritz, meal, flour, bacon and beef, but tbe quantity of these articles was so small tbat they barely sustained life. In issuing rations for ten days, rioe and gritz were the only articles that held out. A five days' ratkm of bacon was not sufficient to grease tbe pieces of tiu and stove pipe upon wbleb we baked our corn cakes—not a bite could be spared for any other purpose Tbe beef was not fit to eat, as it was so destitute of fat that when it was laid upon a board lt was difficult to pull it off without taking part of the board witb it, consequently meat may be considered minus in our bill of fare of delicacies. Under this kind of treatment men became as ravenous as wolves, and would sell anything tbey had for something to- eat.,„„.

OUR COOKING' VTJBNSIIAt

Many amusing and ludksroua scenes transpired in tbe course of a day, worthy of tbe attention of an artist. Every conceivable .contrivance for cooking were resorted} to, each man being bis own mechanic and cook or helping bis mess. Tbe rebels did not furnish anything to cook in but one two gallon tin pan lor every four men. Thus you see there was no ,provision for baking bread, and men even took from the old jail cella cast iron spittoons that had stood for years full of tne filth tbey usunlly contain, cleaned .them and baked their bread in them, others took piecds of rusty stove pipe out of tbe filth piled up in corners of the yard and made pan» iu which they fried meat and baked tbeir corn cake. With these cooking utensils men went to work, some patiently others oursing tbe rebels all the while— some washing their clothes,.others picking off gray backs, while forty or fifty eould be seenv two or three* times a day,, following the ax around, to get it to split his stick of wood. Thus- {natterswent eaoh day without any perceptible change in the programme, and tbere was ho remedy—the outside world waeshut out from, us, and we became sick andj weary,, thinking of home and friends who enjoyed the blessings of freedom* while Hope was the only faithful sentinel that successfully guarded tbe despondent prisoner and kept himfrom welcoming death in preference to the life he was there forced to lead, to *'i SHBL.LIMG CHARLESTON, 'Ml

The islands upon which otuTguns were plaoed were six miles from tbe Charleston beach or shore, yet two-hun-dred pound-shells were thrown into the center of Charleston, and one night I traced by the burning fuse and whistling sound a. two hundred pound shell shot from one of our largest guus, called the Swamp Angel, stationed on. Wagoner Island', andi the shell passed over the city and exploded just before it struck the waters of tbe North. Edisto river, a distance of near seven, miles and a balf from- where it was tbrown. I used to sit in the third story porch of the Roper Hospital at nights,, lor hours,, watching the shells as they oame with their demoniac whistle over our heads or went crashing through a building. The burning fuse of a shell when about two or three miles off shinea as bright as tbe star Venu» on a clear night, and has tbe appearance of being stationary and without any motion until the shell reaches a point nearer you. when it seems to rise higher, and this delusion continues until tbe shell passes. One Sunday morning while seated in the porch alluded to above a shell went crashing through the roof of a three story block of buildings situated near the U. S. Hotel, in which the memorable Democratic convention of I860 was held. In a few minutes I discovered smoke issuing from the bole in tbe roof made by tbe shell, and before the rebels discovered the fire the block was beyond redemption. Tbe fire department was called out, tbe work being done by slaves under the direction of a few whites. Our men on Wagoner Island evidently discovered that afire had been started, and tbe shelling was increased from* the Swamp Angel, and five more shells were thrown into that block of buildings before it burned down. When it is considered tbat these two hundred pound shells were tbrown a distanfce of six miles and a quarter, and tbat six of tbem struck within a space of two hundred feet square, inside of an boor, it is doubted whether such gunnery has ever been excelled by any nation on earth. Thirty-seven buildings were consumed by this fire before it was checked. One shell exploded in the street near the fire and killed four or five persons, and I saw- them carried away.

One morning while lying sound asleep in tbe old jail yard, a shell strucK the brick wall around tbe yard, and tore about sixty feet of it down within two feet of tbe ground, turning the brick inside upon those sleeping near the wall. I was covered with brick and mortar, and when fully awake felt donbtful^as to my oondition. 1 was bleeding from wounds on tbe bead, face and hands, but on finding tbat no bones were broken I crawled out and waa thankful tbat I escaped so well. Tbese narrow escapee wero of almost daily occurrence pieces of shells Calling here and there in our midst, and sometimes crashing through tbe roof of ay curses went up alnst the rebels for

our quarters, aud many curses went up from tbe prisoners agaii placing us tbere. The act should be denounced for all time to come as a burning reproach to Its authors and endorsers who claim a mite of civilization.

One afternoon all the surgeons and chaplains held as prisoners with us were ordered to be prepared to leave on the Flag of Truce boat tbe next morning to be transferred to tbe Union forces on the island, aa they eould not be held as prisoners of war aooording to the cartrelL This gsve rise to a desire to inform Gen. Foster of onr exact location, and a New York marine captain went to work and made a draft of onr tion, taking the steeple of the Fust resbyteriftn church ss his starting point, as it seemed to be the tallest In the city. A oomplAe map was made, and 1 went with bim to get one of tbe parties going ont to lake it to Gen.

Foster. Several actually refused, as it would have been death to the man if detected. Finally a ebaplain of an Illinois regiment mid he would take it, let tbe consequences be as tbey may. He took off a boot and put the map under bis foot Inside bis soek, and succeeded in carrying lt out. Two days after this an order from Gen. Foster was published in the Charleston Mercury, stating tbat tbe firing upon the olty would cease for a given time, la

order to give time to rearrange his guns and double tbe nnmber, when an incroatfed fire would be opened upon the city. All non-combatants were ordered ito be moved out of tbe city before tbe expiration of tbe time designated. Tbis was considered by us as an indication that the draft of our position had been received, and all felt jubilant over tbis little victory. Two or three days after this order was given, a fight between the-Union and rebel gunboats that were constantly on picket duty between tbe island* and tbe city, took place. The fight commenced abont tbree o'clock one osMraltg, and! a more infernal roaring of cannon and whistling of shell waa seldom if ever heatd upon earth. Tbe concussion produced by each volley (and tbere seemed to be hundred cannon fired at tbe same time) was plainly felt Inside' our priso* walls. Tbe buildings tremMed and tbe- windows rattled as though a hurricane was sweeping

to THE BXCEMNOE.

On Saturday, Sept. 24thy it waa announced that four Colonels, eight Majors, thirty-two Captains, and eigbiyeignt Lieutenants, belonging to Gen. Sherman's army, selected1 feom the latest captured, (this let me in) were to be exobanged, and: would' leave Charleston on Sunday morning for Rongh and Ready, the place of exchange. Tbis created quiM an excitement, but wben tbe rolt was-c&lled announcing the lucky ones* there were bright faces andi sad faces, light heart* ana heavy hearts. Some- of Gen. Straight's officers who were* berer had been in different prisons for seventeen months and Mttlroy's neap fourteen months, and it looked hard' to leave them behind, but such wae- tbeir fete. After the roll of those who were to be exchanged had been made out I received word from the Provost Marshal that there were two boxes in his officefor me. One was seat from Torre Haute by my wife and ehildren, containing clothing and many other articles. The other was sent irom Hilton Head| by my brotber-ln-law, Seargeant Wilson Eddy, of tbe Signal Corpse. This box contained a 920 greenback, tobacco soap, towels, fcc. I had no time to receive tbe boxes and dispose of their contents, so I gave Maj. J. Smith an- order tor them and they were obtained and their contents distributed among those of tbe 6th Indi Cavalry who- remained behind at the time as foliows^ Col. Matson, one pair pants, $8.00* greenback. 920, hair brush, $1*50, pipe 50-cents, five papers fine cut and

Sunday morning came and we were formed into line and started for tbe promised land via Savannah, thentte to Macon. "Here in the army pent,

Absent from iriends 1 roam, Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home!" We reached Rough and Ready on the 28tb, and in the afternoon' weie formed into line near where two large white flags were fastened together, forming an aroh, near ten leet wide, across the road. The roll was called, and each man ordered to step tbree paces to tbe front as his name was called. On the opposite side the same order was observed with the rebel prisonous. After roll call tbe commissioners of the exchange stepped up to tbis white arch and exchanged copies of tbe lists of the prisoners thus exchanged, and stood thereuntil all had marched through under tbis white arch—both lLnes passing through at tbe same time. As soon as this ceremony was completed a shout went up for tbe old flag, while the rebels cheered for tbe stars and bars. After we were safely aboard tbe train

by Gen. Sherman from Atlanta, three bearty cheers were given tor the stars and stripos and three for Gou. Sherw&u, and tbe train started for Atlanta. Five hundred rebel prisoners were transfered at this exchange, the number of union prisoners being much smaller, as all were offloers, and tbe number of rebel privates given for each officer ranged from five to ten, according to rank.^

GOING INTO ATLANTA.

When tbe train reaehed tbe fortifications around the city it was stopped, and tbe splendid band of the IStb U. S. Regulars got aboard and played tbe "Star Spangled Banner," which thrilled every heart of tbe exchanged prisoners with a seusalion of pleasure never beiore exerienced. As we neared tbe city "Hall Jolumbla," was played, and wben tbe train stopped near tbe Soldier's Home, "Home, Sweet Home," was rendered in tbe best of style. TblS pierced every heart, and though hundreds may have been present wbo bad not felt a warm tear trickle down tbeir cheeks for years past, yet tbere was not one man to be seen in tbe thousands wbo were crowded around the trains tbat withheld bis tears on tbat occasion.

After getting ofi tbe train we were marched in front of Gen. Sherman's headquarters tbe General came out and welcomed us back in tbe most touching and beautirul language he could command, concluding by granting a thirty day furlough to all who desired one, and tendered us tbe hospitality of tbe Soldiers' Home, where plenty^to eat awaited our arrival. This scene beggars' description, end I can only say that I never before knew bow to appreciate unrestrained freedom. It seemed to me tbat we bad been resurrected from the grave and thus presented to our friends. In truth it was tbe most happy moment of my life

GEN. SHERMAN'S ACCOUNT OF THE RAID AS GIVEN IN HIS "MEMOIRS."

In looking over Gen. W. T. Sherman's •*Memolrs" of the Southern rebellion, I was literally astonished to find the following mere mention of the Stoneman raid to Macon, Georgia, which was evidently written in tbe absence of an official report as the army regulations and custom required of Gen. Stoneman:

Gen. Sherman says—"Stoneman bad not obeyed his orders to attack the railroad fi.rst before going to Maoon and Andersonville, but had crossed tbe Ocmulgee river high up near Covington, and had gone down that river on the east bank. He itacbed Clinton and sent ont detachments which struck tbe railroadleading from Maoon to Savannah at Griswold station, where they found [Cbndudcd on Third Page.]

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