, 1862-05-13

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and Improved the first opportunity AtterWa1ds
of deserving and seeking his former residence,
The &C. of b,a eacane IRs Of exciting inter-
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e6t- After the Hight and pan1c OF tne feoels
on the Monday Of the battle Of P1ttsburg, 81
tboup31 desfrfne ta escape. he did his duty ss q
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eololef, 1o1 "eats aaso "o0 15 "n-0 ~
comrades we're leaving n g1e4t nu1ape1s' IL
this manner be allayed suspicion and Was not
kent under survr1tlance like the rest. Three
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picket duty, aud when removed DISTANCE
from the camp they threw their arms into q
c,nmn of bnshes and started towards the
No-tb senas es.,~ na- .ver> ae,,t =, ,nr.n;t
Nosln. q squaa OF sS Ren "e.e ECU IL pursuit.
and Of the, SIX four deserted and came with
them. For safety they avoided the highways
a,d rent +ha foraat. s,d azvanna nrf;, thov
e4 A~pD VIC .oieo'9 Al0 a..-,,,- . ~
reached dresden. here "as oaetataon q
escaned: md fnal7v reached the obIon
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oostons" fFoh nere neaAns "e1e AeAen
to send them to Hickman, where they took
the oath. and were dismissed. some Roiug
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Our guide Was among the latter ae was
well clothed and fine looking young man, and
nossessed an honest conntenance- H,s story
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& Was sHpue1. nn ana s,orxa CIV e"ts % ana a WIS D.
sition at the head Il the column, aud did Us
5eeman service II. guiaing onf forces 70 the
ooaon. anotnef gu'oe IVES mefneef Oh ths
State Militia, and attended all musters until
he fnnnd the rehe1a meant husiness. when he
4ea t W.. nataa" ,as ( t aars ~ ha uva ana;nt,r ~
too' Iel. ee."u :. &c u.A wv a15e' @ 10 4aa.n1s
expressed II, II allowed La 60 Will them un-
til found they were In earnest, and then al
1oved T.i take tn the hns1,ea ~
80 -, -s. ~ wv ~ ' aSs -. n,,o.out
ed, the artillery in the rear, and after march
of two hours throupf a country resembling.
:. .,,;+s asaan+;o1 sastnras No. Ena7,na 7v;t5'
Ii anl1e essehlal ieatale7. We" 11ns'4na' "1tla-
out its rocks and ruggedness, We reached the
residence of Rev. Mr.. Cowgirl, clergyman
7z1, bas do,ao,a .+,fta,ad ,,,.,cb for +ha fIn;or
WV 0ao oone 'no 7aoeaeo AAa.A ~. tao o,44ou,
ano whose "asted SUBSTANCE ana burned ano
b1ackened buildings, standing by the highway,
furnish ineontestib1c evidence of the stcadfast.
"~N~-O-A A~~~A*F@-~*e@N %fA---~-
ness Oh n1s principles. Hefe 1ne co1utnn l.IAtea'
| and drawing up In line IN front OF the house,
broke ranks and drank from the umosev
b,o1.a+ ), vh;nb denan,;,o- fron tba end IF a
oneA7'' "mea' aePn Ao1a 'Ae 80. ouu " .
long old fashioned sweep, rose dellcious1y
! a short halt we again started When within q
| short distance Of Jacksonville, small town
| fifteen miles below Hickman, We met Union
| citizen, who brought the news that the enemy
were in great force at the ford of the Obion.
and that # he knew Of our numbers, be would
| Immediately sent to Hickman, with orders for
the remaining troops stationed there-the 22d
Missouri, Col. Foster, and the balance Of
sparrestrom's Artillery-to march to our re-
vile, where we arrived just at sundown. We
built our camp fires, md after stationing our
cannon in q position to command the ap-
| proaches from either direction, and doing q
little forage 'sjerking' from the secession ele-
ment adjoining the town, ne sought com,
Portable cover by the roadside, and wrapping
a blanket closely around us, were soon, WITH
the entire caInp. except the pickets, wrapped
In slumber and reyeling in dreams Of the loved
| oneg far away. These visions Of the pigh,
were rudely Interrupted about da7break b1
the arrival of the expected reinforcements
| With muttered Impressions we awoke, but
the fatigues Of the preceding day were exert
inc thcir inflnence, and turned Hearil7 oyel
ana dropped asleep again. When awoke
two hours afterwards the sun was shining
| pending the nreparation of our camp break
fast, sauntefed out to look at Jacksonville
There waa not a house In the yillage Of an,
| architectural pretensions whateyer-one O
two small cottages, the balance i'll constructa,
| log teuenents, once chinked with clay, bu
now opeu to the eyes Of every passer-by, re
: vealinr the secrets of the domestic econ
omy Of the inmates, The village boast
! | eto1e> and when in the Unite
States & Post Office. Upon the she1ye
J. were few pieces Of out-of-style. prints It
: tailing at fifty cents yard; coffee vas Bellin
at: q dollar nound potatoes for four dollar
q bushel, and bacon for fifty cents a pound
6 At efpht O'Clock the cavalry we're ordere
f 10 mouRt for q Reconnaissance to the Ohio
d ! Ford. This is.about eight miles from jackson
= vile. We we're soon IN the saddle and gail
b eallonine for an hour through the deasel
: Wooded bottoms, arrived at Davis Mills. a
b along the route, which for q considerable di
d tance passed through the best tobacco distri
0 nf Tennessee. we We're met bY hosts of Un;e
8 people. who. with their families, came to Il
Il IoadsIde and bid Us God speed.
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