, 1862-12-14
a &ULOGjKN I'm DIXIE.
KAteTe&afnK: Narrative Of Cktcaxp
Printer Captured nj shiloh.

stitHt Eualu hf cavalry 1uu A11ef march of
four. miles, biyouacked On road ,,e in tIse
edge Of T. recently p!uwtd corn-Eeld. Ii soou
commenced 10 rain 81 it never rains iu the
North The water came not In drops, bnt In
continuous streasns, which continued IT, porr
until day. Imagine how We passrti the night
II cannot tell yon. When the snozniny
came VIC we're ordered into line and were
soon ss:tin on our Journey. II sprlnk!.d all
day, with occasional heavy showers. Arriving
1t Cor!ntsl VIC rested 4 fev hours In the road,
and ut dusk were hurried dnwn toward the
ears. Al dark the rain again csnna pouring
down, and we, poor, hungry. tired ones were
kept standing in mud to cnr knres, md with
out sEeitsr-se' tlist when, 1t 2o'c1ock on
Tuesday morning. ihc officer Of the guard atl-
dressed us il, tho above elegant and e1proes-
I've words, forty-eight Of ue crowded Into the
car without nus1nur. Al fpnr O'clock that
atter1'eon We arrived at Memphis, where our
csgcs werc Immediately surrounded t,y large
md enthusiastic crowds Of ,nen, women and
children, all an1ious to get sight at
the anituIles." In courlc Of hours
We were unleadeh and taken to our
new cage, warehouse TN the lcyce. Be-
Ing Ilr1Etriy secured, two hard crackers
rad two ounces Of boiied salt beef wcru yiyen
to most Of tho ,nrn; it wis ) o'clock j. 1T. III
Wednesday morning befasc received mine,
md this Was 1hr first slnce Sunday morning,
VISITS TIE crrr.
a little good talking, mixed with tn, re-
gu;site amount of "clcek," secured 10 s,r-
geant II. Il. Esiu:, well known among th..
thstsso typos, and myself the privilege u u
walk aspund town IN coiupsuJ with cel.pta
Of German Home Gua.tis wEo carsirt, two l.,
Fr.1nont's celebrated @'ncesilc guns" for our
protection. Our first stopping plnce MAS the
:ti1<~i et're. where VIC found eight or ten
ceurs aud . sco:a or 70 tC "secesh"
Hays. All bands intensely hitler against ,l.t.
North, "tcersllf vii Oycr aud every ,na,t Of
them born uui>iua Of - Dixie" Dne uf them.
! foTset hia nan,v, l'rt sLaa never f,7sct ttlc
uAn! asked, DO yau find as much Union
tlat ! f!t iuiss sure t!nt such sentiment
cryNhe1e existed .'Ivu are mistaken.
:oid he, "thete Is nut to-lay U,4tou man il
Memphts-~not onc''
Gliueing 1T The guards, eaw evident .ie,,s
Of NERVOUSNESS and anger, ard thinking tt,,t
perhaps In the asat Of debate se had =aid TOO
much, and should have n diGicnltv with them.
1ay friend and made pscp=-stions to lr.5e.
ae's1cel. 1ta1 the DOOR closed behind US, when
<'nt CT the guards brought his niece down
with 4 f1uHln Oh the iron step. exclaitniny:
Dare i:h no unl.u sentiment here, eh
nh, TO! We ate MI ta1n'd .secesll,' fuu
co1eeE NIT snc, shows .on. We all lay down
ycs; We be glad to t:}''
We followed 1ae guard to the outskirts If
she town, and entered blacksmith shop,
where. working 81 The Ear1c, We recognized
COUPLE CT Chicago noys-they, TOO. belonged,
to the home guard. 4 sharp lookout VA.
kept ut the front sua lack door; presently
be coast "ss ANNOUNCED clear. aud then ron
stould have seen us making good t!,nc aver
back traces ard through alleys, until We
reacles1 the abiding place uf our :-uldc--tn,e:-
ln:; bnxo1n German gill placed Ghairs Tor us
10 be seated.
"Fnu," said the guard, ~ eoon 81
lie had recovered sufficient brcath to
peak f.au here l. couple Of tam'd Tan
W. you Show dem We is good 'secesh' .h.''
'!acsa q table in the ctntn, Of tho room aud
hen disappeared. Presently the kissing ii
he tea kettle il heard, and lii i few ,ntuI,ts
:otet. which cost Il = per pound. brcst} u,pae
lo'n IouT costing 1000 per barrel, and sau-
age Fun meat pr'portiouasely high. was
erseS eI1 ~! up to us: Our harer;"cks we're allet
itd then - Frau grunlbled because We would
lot aecert ~n:ore- They werc poor and sc
:ould not rob them While we yey. ,.,;f,,r
he Euattls amused themselves hY taking ,hf
Hail: spr1nl: out Of iaei. guy locks and burn
NJ then IN the stnye- As we shouk hands nj
,nr l1ifnu G6use door. they whisper s. We are
slf tam fecesh-'' VI: made Arrangement.
Nth these ineu for \ t.;sguise 10 escape, h.,
'rioTe they wcEc acuia On duty Tie .ssLug''
zee started 4oF a new pl,ce
AS ExrEE=s!os OF sAsT1nEST..
AS Jackson, Miss. We were exhibited for
esefA hours TO large and fashionable at,.
ueEees, ~hu for the uaa-t ,.a-t We.c not yerF
sell pleased with unr s!Sie, for the bc:=s we,,.
'ccoMiEg reckless, and when asked -. Look
there what II you.uns al come down .E-six to
hundred dullaes bo,,n,r, 3O acres Of sas,tJ
:oil ant, a'gl5ers cnouEh to stock the Place"
sas as frequently thc ans swer IS ANYTHING els,.
hen for slie ftbtling@ Of al aurEy .pri1 of
'EisnlFE, about the last 1nn,l tciMg killed b.-
f,re sufjugati'n and r1edgius the ro!ne: aud
.illi.sfen !" light At the cannn.ls mouth before
a,'eee rule a few days will tell t- al about
I / EoEe.
Among the eruwd were il couple If younc
adies CT about eighteen, vino strc seemingly
oGHtl1E for strae one they kacw. I was sit.
ing In the door, aud at lvngth one Of them
!"ni New York III the cur. answered tt,.t
New ] ork waa lay hunt- Thea cAue inuai-
-:ts about friends Il; home, for the roune
adles we're Srs forkcrs. and had not hs.srd
rom IN: Old homo Ii nearly y year. I could
;a'e them no information. but Fson sucreeded
y, Possible, ladies'" asked, 3,hat you,
ooTn s.sld rtafed in sEc North, can now side
with thu South:''
There are differences Of opinion here. .=
n the Nofth," responded cnt Of them, ll,,r
merit black .ys twlnkltng The white, 'sb:,t
a%5Fh all }r,r-, AZ
very like winking.
F1Esriux the conversation, I learned tint
here were several Families In jackson who
aopEh! US did these tadica. When the cars
'taI;td they followed until we rot uu. of tie
Iickcst Of the crowd, when, vstchiut. tn
small parcel wa!ch one Of
hem carried Tas thrown in the car duor.
Upon Opening 1t VIC found splendid ,,ua-
luct, the nowezs SO selected aud arranged ~
g 1uakE cur htaTts ftel vial-rcd, while aid
blue. Thesv i Union sentiment c7eryHhere
IN The South.
1t least half the n!tn sere forced to lie III
The ground without ehcltcr or hlankcis. Our
sick were crowded in an old cotton fouss.
~asere uEry lay on the h.rc auas Si:Lou. mat.
llSsfts, Hf even straw, OF covering Of A1T
END. Our prison vsas nearly surrounded oy
. - amp hundreds Of acres in t..ten:, fr:tn
Which = most husrible stencil ar.sc. especially
With ttEcts and malignant dia7ileas aud lvs-
cn;e1ys, which wcfr almost rlways fatal,
shauEh thu patient suffered for weeks and
NhIfis before death relieved him. We had
slD competent lHetital attendance III auy fiute,
lid sometimes for Il whett Heek would re-
ctirc no visit from the apologies for surgeons
who were detailed te attend us; and during
no single month while We were prisoners .tjl
our supply Vi 1neGcinc last nhorr tha.i tnef.s7
dnJs-ti Fne ctten exhausted uu the t~c;:th
Or fourteenth dAz, We scrc without a 1,aii
!n which to carry K'ateTr or even bfoori 10
ss~s.sp The Hoor- ;Ver1nla actually rraw1cd
"1,a-44:srd to patlrnt, aud III all this .th
w "As-'" 1Een died. :;",z:.
sol.e~ oAE,1xx4s,
,,ctm Vnr esanesn1 '3nas a' Ryiandcr had
,nseoa 'tj or leljron! !saJ. n'.ht aepfng IL. Il.
with kuccces, DR.. Duke, rnlitsraaps 20
FROM Eastern Tennessee, and nysc.i, E:.4ss,
upon him III behalf Of !he hoap!:al Asda da*tSa 81
suffering inmates. We statrd It's condition.
Anti asked surgical sid asd medicines. H3tI
we're refused; our every petition WIS dcnied{. i
~ last VIC confined cur srttuent to 7 Broom. !
and APPEALED in l'ehalf Of Suffering humanity.
noi 10 the military ii:ylander. bnt The Chris
tian minister. 4iIc Major Strengthened! him
es}f up, aud answered, "t;cntt:;ucn, t,nr.
thrown of tic curb of righteousness, AM!
hare assumed The mantle Of bIct.d,''-witl 4
Tase of the hand, and we Ncre dismissed.
THE MANTLE Is nrK1,.
Among the psisoucrs WIS al old FrcncL,na,t
~ tho nasnc Of Haillartt. !: crrzy tl!an. biz
llu,ct *7a inotitnei4c. Orders wcsc given tv
the guard to theat ali 81 Ynaks' who at,-
preached TO within forty raccs If their beats.
nc5InS the evening" of the day on wl,ic.. the
lard, as was his c.:s.o1r, Was slowly wu!Eiurr
leck and forth along L rath Fu.,n3no f-.t,, t1tIs