The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-07-24
ESCAPE OF MISSOURI AND IOWA
PRISONERS.
IT TATEMEST OF LIEUT.. NJ J. CAMP, TWENTT-TlilRD
MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS.

MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS.
Fortress Monroe Philadelphia Inquirer, July 5.
On Sunday, April 9th, Gen. Prentiss's $
brigade was attacked about & o clock in
the afternoon by the rebels, under Gen
Albert Sidney Johnston.
After their capt,.ro our men were
marched Off towards Corinth about six
miles, aud Were compelled to stand up all
night, without anything to eat, the mud
being six inches deep, and the rain pour
ing down in torrents. On the following
morning, they were allowed one cracker
TO the n:an. At Gp m, they reached
Corinth worn out and tanishcd, but still
borne up in spirit by their patriotic love
for the Union. Tuesday morning, the
Sth of April, got aboard the cars and ar
rived at Memphis that evening. Left
for Montgomery, Alabama and reached
there Wednesday, April 18th, VIA Grcn-
! cda, jackson and Mobile, and in a starry
house for the III yht, but not heart fall
tered or became the less loyal
Here day after day they were obligcl
to submit to the insults and curses Of
those who had been too cowardly to en-
list in the rebel ranks. On Monday, the
9TH day of May, news was circulated that
Gen. Prcntiss had effected an exchange
This causel the widest excess Of Joy ;
the boys threw their hats into the air.
shouted themselves hoarse, aud embraced
one another with rapturous joy. The
report proving untrue, they settled down
again in gloom and silence.
Saturday, 9Th of May, the rebels took
a cScriptivc list Of privates to be parol-
ed, aud Oh Saturday evening the train
departed with those who were SO FORUM
ate rs to be selected for return to a land
Of liberty.
On Sunday they took a descriptive list
Of the officers, but contrary to their ca
Pcrtat;"nS they were not palolci
Nay :;l-t they were marched Oh the
cars :Or Macon. arrived at Co!umbus, Ca,
where onc Of the young Spriys Of chivai-
ry, with a sabre on his shoulder, walked
alon- the cars bawlin- out, '"Got any of
them fancy dry goods clerks from New
York city?' No. we have not; but
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mcn Of Southern luiglthood found it
best to c'osc his mouth and vamosc.
Ecaching Macon on the 1t they were
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Dnj U;.r>,r; ,nlI;"", M.ro
to nt,.n,, ~ c"n,," c. i;1"i n ,1v,.y W.. w
taken rri i<onrr bv the guorrilla Ninryan,
in GalIatin, Tcnnr>src, en- the 17th Of
March, while returning to his regiment
at Nashville from 'aup TrouSdalc lie Is
a no'le specimen Of the Ken.uckian,
and bears oS loyal a heart in his bosom
as beats throughout the broad Union.
Monday ni-nt came dark and rainy,
and at 9 o clock Lieut.. Mayes took the
lead, passing over the line while the
guard was walking his beat, with his
back to them. Lieut. Brown followed,
but as he was just across the beat the
brcakin: ot twig arrested his attention
and he fell upon his face, remaining quiet
till the guard passed Lieut.. Camp then
assaycd to follow, and had very narrow
escape from rccapturc, the sentinel pass.
ing within four feet of him as he slippcd
around the tree which hid him from
view.
Proceeding through the timber they
aimed to reach the river below the artii-
lery camp. tut the yclping of blood
hounds ia front made them turn back.
When they entered Macon they put on a
boll front. and ran the gauntlet singing
..Dixie' and whi,tIino anythinr but
..Yaukcc Doodle" As they nas,ed the
cate at the Fair oround thew met Major
R,,andcr, Of the 10Th Georgia battalion.
with lantern in his hand Nothing
was said by either party, and they walk
ed on toward the river. With great diff
iiculty they worked their way through a
swamp. arriving at the river about 10
clock D. m. After walking around in
the mud for an hour they found boat
locked to large tree. The chain was
Gled in two, and by - clock, midniyht
with low murmur of JOY, they !eaped
into the boat, and with nothing but a
cantecn aud tin plate for padding, set
out on their fugitive voyage down the
Ockmulgee.
Tuesday morning dawned upon them
% miles below Macon. Their boat was
hid in the willows and they seated them,
selves in the cane,brake to share their
scanty crust of bread, having but six
pounds all told. They passcd the day in