The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-29
I'D, TENNESSEE WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER %, 1862.

was writing my parole out, talked with
General Jones so plainly that he begsn
to respect me, when the Adiutant handed
me my parole and bid me goodbye
Jones arose and extended his hand I
said, "No, sir" and bowed. / went UP
the Alabama river. No accommodations
for the officers, but we were told that we
were to be treated as gentlemen, We
knew enough not TO be disappointed.
We were sent 20 Talladega, in North
ern Alabama, which is n very healthy
and pleasant locality Voice, Not for
the Yankees, however" and there /
met Lieutenant Colonel burnley, a rene
gade lllinoisian, who said General, have
you any Chicago men in your crowd@'
'Hes, sir, we have; the officers Of one
regiment-the Fifty eighth Illinois, He
said: 81, too, once lived in Chicago; but
| was compelled TO leave there, because
was prosecuted for my sentiments.
could not 60 with the abolitonists, and
could not sustain your government be-
cause it was corrupt" ayes, sir" re-
sponded "you were no doubt compelled
to leave because you were guilty Of some
crime for which you feared an arrest.
Don't trouble me with your presence"
Laughter. | asked special favor of
that gentleman that he would not ap-
prpash us again and trouble us by his
presence.
LIFE AT SELMA.
We were soon sent to Selma, where
we were put in charge Of Colonel
Kent. If you ever see Kent, serve him
as he served us | cannot advocate
war Of determination, but record is
made. Ii this prosecutor of me and the
other officers falls into my hands, he
shall suffer as we suffered. He attempt
ed to torture me about my son, who, he
said, had been taken and hung as a spy,
if their papers could be believed. But
had a paper in my pocket to give him
the lie with, and this is how | got the
paper: A lady was passing in the street
beneath the window. She had passed
several times before, and had attracted
the attention of the officers confined;
some of them suggested that she was
Union lady. We tore one of the cur
tains that hung in the hotel where we
were imprisoned, and in large letters,
wrote on it with chalk, "God bless the
prisoners friend She nodded assent,
and bowed TO us when we showed t.
She went TO house some one hundred
land fifty yauis disiaa}, and / sent me-
gro boy who cooked in the kitchen. |
sent him (the.negro) to the house where
this lady went for a pitcher of milk.
When he reached there | observed her
take a newspaper out Of her pocket and
place il in the pitcher which she had
already filed with milk.
sUFFERINGs OF UNION MEN.
Before we left Montgomery for Atlanta.
| asked the privilege Of visiting our hos
pitfalls, where | found hundred gallant
| men who had fought with me at Shiloh,
without nurses, medicines, or clothing.
They cried as l entered, and cried with
them. found some good Union women,
from whom borrowed money for these
poor men. Arriving az Atlanta, we no
ticed procession coming up the street,
consisting of two or three wagons. We
could not make out what il meant. We
had heard Of their hanging and lynching
Union men, but we did not suspect that
this procession had anything to do with
a matter of this kind But we afterwards
learned the sad facts. Eight privates
of an Ohio regiment were hung at At
lanta. They had been sent by General
Mitchell to do a little work on the rail.
road and telegraph lines of Alabama
Coming back, they unfortunately forgot
to cut the telegraph lines, by the use o.
which force was ordered from Chatta.
nooga TO intercept them. The gallan
Ohioans were willing away their leisur,
hours in prison with game Of euchrC
when the guard led them out TO be hung
What do you think, Mr.. Rebel Sympa
thizer, of Southern chivalry now? a
voice, cd poor stuff" l think so,
ADoLITI0GIsTs.
We are not afraid of the cry Of abo
liGonists. T"Good." and cries Of ''No
not now" and applause. We are no
afraid Of any cry We will take by thu
hand each man as q brother who will
fight for and defend his government. w
despise altogether every man who refus
es aid and comfort TO his government il
this time Of our danger. The rebels ar,
determined. 1t is a perfect reign of ter
ror in the South, have found Uniol
men bearing arms against our govern
ment. Let me tell you who are afrait
Of the cry Of abolitionism. The whit
race in the South are to-day more in III
condition OF slaves than ever were th
/ blacks before this war commenced
White men, free, intelligent educated
| lnrn MT anu ahnl thnv will nnri wit