Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-17

Most Of the forenoon was thus spent, wher
hunger forced us to make up to an old man
to inquire about q crossing on the creek
Fortunately he was a Union man be bad
been there but a short time, and came from
Knox county, driven out by Secesh. Said
he, " Go through this field, you win ind
two women washing on the bank Of the
creek there is canoe in which you can
cross 1 approached the women alone
Good morning, madam can cross here
90 Yes, cir, there's the canoe bat amt you
a Federal, sire Yes. Well, / thought
you was by your clothes My boy went
down TO Bridgeport when Gen. Mitchell was
there, and he told me The kind Of dress they
wore. But IL you cross you had better take
up the creek, for ! saw two Of Pete Larkin's
scouts ride down just now they are gone
down to --, to take him, aud 49,, they
say, they are bound to have them to day. "
/ called up nay guide. Said |, what do you
propose to do ? "Well, - said he, at looks
squally, but don't be in hurry they can
not End us. can hide from them" "Don't
ye trust yourselves too far" said the wo.
man, 'ior Gods sake be caretul.n asked
her II she could procure me an old hat,
pants aud vest, to disguise myself and,
madam, can you get us anything to eat, we
have had nothing since yesterday morning
"Lord, love your souls, haven't ye Go up
the mountain and hide I'll 60 to the house
and get all you want" In half an hour all
our necessities were bountilully supplied,
and we were in the hands of friends, with
repeated assurances Of solicitute for our
safety. We rested all day, slept soundly
for several hours, and at evening the wo
men returned to our hiding place with a
fresh supply of food, "You must 90 away
from here now, said they, "you have been
here long enough to be seen, and II you re-
main until morning, you will be taken. A
man, believe passed by you to-day, and
il be saw you they'll hunt you down"
After blessing US, and wishing us In a place
oil safety, these good creatures left us, and
W. WIN w Jul AAAlAu " Aut MUSE OF q
Union man over the bill. / now began SCI
riously to consider that to cross the creek
would be attended with too much danger,
and with too little result, and said to my
guide that l thought we had better return
to Nashville. Our papers we could leave
in the hands Of some trustwRthy man for
distribution, and .hat those who could es-
cape had better make their way to Nash.
vile as they best could, it being out Of the
question for us TO try to 90 back in compa
mics of more than two or three. AT nine
O'Clock, a company of five of us got togeth.
er, perched on a high rock, carrying on
conversation in a whisper, listening and
attentively in every direction for
intTuders. 1t was decided that my plan was
the best, and that all who would 20 to
Nashville ehould strike his own course, and
get there as be best could
at twelve o'clock Friday night left my guide
10 return on my solitary march TO Nashville.
at the foot Of one Of the noun
tain. struck on o due west course up, up,
up the mountain, a steep PERCEPTIONS route or
over two miles, 10 the top; thence, without
or seeing human being for
twenty miles, when / struck De Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad Proceeding up
this road, carefully avoiding observation.
All went on we'll until got to Dechard,
mall village which / got into before / |
thought. Here, at Stevenson, saw groups
If men sitting about the doorwsys, and be
ore l had time to consider was hailed. |
Come here" Hold on" A crowd Of men |
got around me, and The usual questions:
Where do you come from? Where sre you
goiog!" ETC., etc eaw at once my folly Of
getting into their power second tune, but
lad no chance left to get off, he'd proour-
ID change Of dress on tho mountains, and |
lad my uniform tied up IN a bundle now /
assumed another charscier-that Of IoQr- /
leyman harness maker. They formed them.
.elves into jaTy, aud each one was required /
% question me. "Where do you como FRONT"
Nashville, Hem, Nashville. "Where are you 1
going to" To Nashville. What do you .
10 here" am 10 search Of work. Whilst
he Confederates were at Nashville had |
plenty of work and supported my family, |
iince the Federals had got there all work had |
leased and my family were 10 want, dare
rot walt to see them siarve, 90 put out into |
he country to look for some, Hem. "Where
have you beenf first went to Shelbyvllle,
thence to Fayetteville, thence to Stevenson
got nothing TO do, and am about to return |
10 my family in Nashville. am tired, and /
ready to starve. What would You do, Az |
his time had my bundle Of uniform sitting |
On il not te attract too much attention to IL. |
At this time two scouts rode into the place. /
The citizens called them over 10 question me. |
One Of them was drunk; be looked at me
Who are yougv A man