Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-03-06
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Personal Experiences i'm EImc0Ind0m.

In the early history The present revolution before
ny martyrs had sealed with their lives the testimony Of their
love of the Gear fathelland the Sunny South -oumr
had fallen Bethel had been fought and and
few skirnisLes Virginia all hal known
Of when the writer left for brief soourn the do
mnions OF Gid Unc:e Sam, what left of them The
Old gentleman used to bear pretty fair character, and
seemed to be respectable person. but of late years he fell
into bad company, and quenty became towards part
Of his family very harsh and unjust so much
that lie drove half them away and then actually
undertook to whip them home again. The old man had be-
come very rich vain and Obstinate and when the bows would
not come back but wished part with the old gentleman
peaceahy, lie became frantic with rage and he
would shut Ie1 up on lcr plantations and sarve them
into respect and obedience; ard just sealing up
tier harbols md boCkadng their coast, left attend
TO some business in TIE far North The old man had b. full
mnaton o. the ferCest proclamctoIs and deuupciat
Of the d1est penalties inerdc,ed all intercourse between
The two separated branches Of his family, but being but
acquaintance and OF kin them the Of elder
branch then III amy with sam and ali his family, til uaht
ourself at liberty 60 this business. Ia former
such journey mere tfife compared to
then 1T was scne 600 miles: now it was three times
Tia Gfalce the being tn ough North Carolina South
Carolina Georgia and Tennessee Nashville passing
the cities OF Augusta Atlanta and Chattanooga, &c the
trip very dagfeeable the weather hot dusty
pIiety not 20 mention comfort were almost cur0sj
w being about the eny civilian in he company. The voun
teeTs were ul OF confidence and brisDg with hate
- au al "eI0 aL@N'ooS " 20 Ill anu WIN.
The excitement intense ughout the journey
aid rs we passed along it continuous ovation
euch enc elug and such waving OF Observation-Disclosures
sho" erS OF bouquets and sue flashing Of bright eyes, OF
ders the greater number nOvceS in the cruel
game OF war gong to tLcr pur3 co maiden fields some
we've even thus on returning from Va. invaded, others
were convey lug 10 1TendS ana weeping
atlyes tie remains OF dead comrades. The State Of
ga seemed alive with soldiers and Atlanta
olmed OF company of ladies drilling with the rife
TO pro- ect their homes while the the ''tented
ied." We met old Of 90 years an Albanian,
returning on turough from the Potomac, who
the war; a. be had three all in the same Regiment
he had fought thTO the Mexican and knew about
the GTedSerS AT Chattanooga depo the corcCuse of
ders was immense, much beyond the of rausporta
tOn-hee the terrible u uave Louisiana, brouZad
and hadyarned to the teeth and going the his
own cost-theTe company Of mississippi Raemen with
their death deairg t0otplckSaud there company Of
M0Dntaneer lennessea around with the long deadly
rhe-the groups they occupied, some coOkiig z,
others sleeping Others pref airing a start were Vel
pcturesquea brave and yet sad sight-bfave
many OF the Hover Of the South rushing at
country's casad to reflect now many woui ill soldier 3
grave and leave he loved housewives, MOTHER
sisters and OVersamentLg their BUDS Of promise thus
cary hIighted. We men look thegory of soder's
which glory cannet fiji Many OF the troops, especially
those of Alabama and Mississippi, ianastcaly
gotten u particularly the way Of the extensive and
many hued H~velccks man While going through
Georgia fortune to become acquainted with
eral refugee Mary LADDERS tally we remember with
pleasure; both route for New Orleans to join tn
T. 5. steansh hcRae, had been an IT, s. Muddy and
then unifom, the other had b. an en- sineer
Wi, ans Cigar" propeller. d.