Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-09


tess tsss,t.v $50. s.mys ~ v .cL.ss 8 |
Ls.sss tss~ . Del, ss.st The Christion Conm.s-
aon.
NJ. ~. Y, k,lis,,. .. y -Ds.s sn:
." the event Z Of tie memorable
Fourth Of Jal,, To along the L~vee
ot Vmksbufg. ob-erv ny the bungr,
mn u ades pacing W AID down and beg
cling cad or no.t from the f tv or
a.. ~ vss.els !, ting in fro,t of the oiv.
The prisoners GER gen-r lily sad AID
~esk r,sn misf uDe AID long fasting
bur ,hy nsgS"es gathered INTO compAn'+s
III Il r." or mor-, were laughing win
nrpr-ss'bl. del GIT. Al d.'k al incl
'ig.nt lookins n.g'o came to me, an
sx.i, 'Ma..s l am almost starved lave
had noth'ng to "a tince yese'day.
gave him come meat, csacke, sud pick
,es. Ae then sked me t. tx use hln
tall he could sh sre his TODD with hl-
~.se. ~h, ga at q house near BY. At
ter a tri fat-euce h. reiu nod, and old
ne h I be aud bis Wi e belonged 10 Dr.
Is 10Th, wife lived some eIght miles IL
tie rear OF V,ck "ug, aud TAD bralg's
tn IN TO tue CIT, TOR, Tor s.f.ty. belDi-
| is SURRENDER. lie III led Ipnpl cay
u me ~ eooon ~ he e.ln.d IA. | WAS
fr u, the n r'l. VIII e .lept OF All el-
.teh y + rD, il { 0 t Ut All old Jaw
NIL. this negro faithfully guarded me
! ID nv horse through the darkness OF
tue .i4ht trusted hun, and found
nm faithful, ~ n.heve negroes ge"er-
lily a,e 10 their del vc'er-, AID a. snch
they regard 81 U"lon soldiers aud Nor.
ten men until C.ceiAed. " hlle he
va,r, by i-ir pr, lp,s, and liberal Oft IS
| 'op ,suade hun t. turn my horse loose,
aud @ on unr OF tie vessels OF The ina
in. ii ct. He co"fiient,al y told me
that be bad ben saw g mo'ey for a
long time AID ia It he then tad $500 IN
g..Id and live. lie wanted me to get
pc, IN s. % for him aud lis wife to keep
beading hon e. | made some i, qui
lies tnt ia, ter- were then 10 80 mu h
contu.i o, tia | could give b m o Sat-
i>fact,oo oth.r tsan 10 act as a tree man
lie " 8 50 n alter emil yeI by Tue Gov
e n,,,ent md ! s,w hun 10 more. luz
media,-l, ste' our troops took p,sse>--
sion Ut Y ck>bn Z, the negr. es who ~ei e
taking care Of th,lr mat RS 10 the eau y
.ni no. plta 1T once t"rspuk ID IN tor
their dei.er,rs. On July Is b | VISIT
d several If the Ierel hospitals aud
90 >alcscent camps, a., d found them il,
u very dl.t,e>s. q condiiOn, ON NJ ~ a
+. great m a. ure t, the >ertion OF the
neg ors, wn, had b en- cook, curse and
attendants. These slaves SO cd no
g,e-l affection for III, il masters when
| freed IN WAS b ought mar.
AT c, Pembrrlon inarche ont vi b
his Amy, V.k>turg WAS locke uion
ny 'bc neg, oe- rs tue very gate IT ,eav
| N, a tiey ame TO ping % IT as p'g-
| .-",I- t hear soust 1T tight. Vi hen
Ga,- al sherman returned from the
pursuu OF hns on, cru~ds o. then To-
"M"'i his a'ny ~cr 50 the Big Bla, K
ne'w.en y ant u Mss s. ppl At Wick :
,u'g, " he. v>It,ns h, Missouri
troops N Genera, Sue mas co,Is, [
saw large unbers Of these nesr. e.,
grouped IN CAMPS and convanies III II
most ~iecbe'l All pitlailc CO, d,iun.-
T"e,r o"ly shclt-r was brush, pieces -
nd tents, quit AMI whatever es
W u'd sfford t'e'n any p'ote.ton.-
by lived ~" such hood As they could
o't." hy working Tor the sol1ie or Il,
her wa, 5 gratifying them. After The
drp.r,u of Perberton's armv, thun
lands Of these mis-. rabr creatures ii I'D
the vacant houses 8, stable, SIZED, a, d
cav s. Here they cr'wd.d together,
:, mctimes twenty or more IN single.
" az, weak and sick tr.m theii lou.
nartch and abs i"encr, pi'ul-ss and
50, and man, 1t them lngng 10 b.
,n-e more o" old MaS-a's p!.ntaii
-" the morn,go Jul, 80 h, nayi, g
slept tt e night PRIV l,us II he l're-by,-
ian church, wen, ont riy t. exau-
net premi-e The first object that
,tt'ac,ed INV atlen 10, ~ the rea, OF the
CT urcn, wa. the tal' ekc.t II Of a n-g.u
N I'll NJ on the g,ound, with h,s
"a K to post, III, lie ID hanging dow.
npo his brea>' and III, arms resting ais
most ,ifel.ss q, bis side. ii, ev.Le. tly
vas very sn k. raised his head i :
tie aud askea VIII II alleh h,m. "Ob sir"
he teebi, ,xclArne', Il have the dire Il
nd the tev",' I'll we YOU no fir end. ;
| ask d. "Y,s, my m"thr and s-tc,
i've IN tina, hone Owe th.rr,' pointing
It \ hlt.e trome hCa.e c. n ain'ng a
en- r uore inma'es, and have co,n-
out her 10 cool. passed 10 The II, n
AID on the stone o. sill found auoth
er l.'rg with alou,d Of wafer ty b..
>lie. a. looked u, his DIR AID vast
ii +, IN, | thought hi s. # rings ". ulu
ne bul sir TT. lie had tn, n'ny fever,
"a S me k,ud .ey.o had brought him
he " ter. reused hi'" up \ ll,,le, and
ne told me he ha NJ med ci"c,uo bread
AID nothing to "a. A soldier harp-,.
i o pass just the" wnh some Liscuit
md i III, am .skei urn tor OF. to
he negro. ~h,ch b.. readily gave. |
ha 10 III dic,ne. turned to enter The
".sr,nc. he" l WAS met ty a third
ekro, with swUl Ell te. Z, tte.nb Ing from
We ,kne,s aud ~sn', a king Ter a It'll.
.ater. A tou'th reg ~~s pa .inv
vi b bucket Of wa'et AID he SICK m ::
80 s',v.d and his iev.red ms wer
"l ID.
Sa ~a- my morning viste brf.rr
* o'clock. All these men told me tLa,