davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
OBITUARY.

Died. in this county, on the goth of April 1868,
Of inflammation of the brain, after an illness Of
three days, CAROLINE QUEENEB, daughter Of G.
W. and Rachel Queener, aged II years, months
and 9 days She protested religion at Cane
Creek Camp ground in September, 1862, At n
Camp meeting held by Rev. {. Long, and joined
the NJ. Il. Church, and lived christian life I'M
I'll her death. ! have often conversed with her
on the subject of religion. She always seemed to
dwell with delight on that subject. She loved to.
attend the house of worship, and talked much -oi
the Sunday school, which she expected to become
n member Of But, alas! she is gone, her seat is
vacant in the Church here below. But thank
God for the hope we have that she is this day at
rest, mingling her calm sweet voice with angels
around heavenly host ofhappy saints. o, what
a rich thought fond parents, to think Callc is
an angel. 1t is glorious thought indeed. Live
the christian life. Pray much. Be humble, and
you will meet Caie again, with many other
friends that have gone before. Brothers and
Sisters, take warning life is short.
I'll weep for thee, dear sister,
Since thou hast passed away,
For calm in death thou sleepest
Beneath the cold COgbill clay.
I'll often 60, dear sister,
To view thy lonely bod
III plant some sweet roses
To bloom over thy head.
ONE VINO LovED Her.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

mn "Within the past twelve months Nash
yillo has lost many valuable citizens, who have
sought peace and quioi further North. We are
sorry 10 state that tho exodus continues. The
heat Of the approaching summer, high prices OF
living, tho scarcity of supplies Of provisions, aud
the stagDadon Of trade, are things which few
s,r, ~. shilosophy to contemplate with compo-
snre"--Hoshrlie (ABoiifion) UdoN,
An exchange saysth the "czodus" Of your army
of negro -steaers will be worse than that whom
"our joe advances. The beat Of Southern
muskotry, tho higb.polish Of Enfield bayonOts,
the scarcity of logs to hide behind, the icrconcss
of Southern minnie balls are things which few
Yankee soldiers have the philosophy to cOntcm.
plato with compomre.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
To Enrolling officers.

Knoxville, April 25, 1868.
The enrolling officers Of Tennessee arc hereby
directed 10 proceed al once 20 enroll all Kuntuc
ky aud Missouri refugees between the ages Of / s
and 40 years, who may bo in their respective dis
tricts. transcripts Of such enrolment will be
forwarded to this Office. aud the persous ,.s,.,,,.
selves notified to report here in person without
delay.
All persons Of tho classes above designated
who report before enrolment will be received as
volunteers,
ny oiuo' W 49, vol Z. .. BLAKE,
COmmandant Of Consorpts.
n. s. WEBB, Adjuiunt
Tennessee papor5 cepy QUO week aud fend bill
10 COL Blake
Me- lSt}-l'--Te.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
The $3.50"

The Mobile Tribune of Sunday says:
1t is stated by gentlemen direct from
jackson, who received news from New
Orleans just before the railroad train pit,
that the c. S. S Alabama, Capt, Semmes.
had captured the Aspinwall-New York
steamer Moses Taylor, with a treasury
freight of more than million Of dol
lars
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
OFFTcEOF DEpOsTTARY,

Knoxville. TEyN, March ~, 500.
am authorized by the Secretary Of the Treas
urv r, give bubble notice that all Treasury notes
not bearing interest, anj d3tod prior 70 December
/. Iss9. oro entitled 10 be- funded at this office IN
eight Der cent. coupon bonds, up to the 22d April
ensuing. Notes which bear date subsequent to
necenber 1. 1862 can be funded in bonds at tho
rate only Of seven por cont, or IN stock cosiih-
Gates bearing a like Interest Interest bearing
notes of 500 each will still bo exchanged for Tho
400 ESQ. and $500 issues ofthe iIoycT & Ludwig
plates.
3w- East Ter nosseo papers copy to April ~
aud send duplicate bills to this Office forpaynont
J. q. NJ. RAMSEY,
March 81. fs6s.757 Depository.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

The TUMBLE is Prices Tile Raleigh
Progress says that prices Of -four, cotton,
and other articles are tumbhng all along
the line Of the North Carolina Railroad.
Let them tumble! The time is coming
when it will be dangerous to hold -four
that has been ground long--it will be Ii.
able to sour. And on the lst of July
every holder will have to pay eight per
cent. upon ito, Guardian
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
Enrolling Officer Sd Civil District
April n. 1s63-3t-73O
state Of Tennessee. Cumberland county.
Nnrarn .Cnrnr. ArnIL eEssloN, ls63.


CouErY .Cornr, ArRIL SESSION, 1858.
John g. Bruyles, Hosea Broylcs, n G, BrooyloS,
Leroy Taylor aud n. y. Taylor, bic wife, Chas'
b. Eastlona aud Sarah T., bis vito,
W.
W, # stockdon and gmalue, his vile, IMAM
Rector and Mary A., his wife, Q. NJ. Hill and
Jane his wife. and the hsigr Of Ira d. Broyles,
deceased
tJsHGon Ia SeH Land and NeyroesJ
TT APPEARING TO THE COUNTY COUhf
/ of said county that the defendants W u.
stockdon aud Emaine, his wife, William Rector
and Mary A.. bis wife. aud Q. NJ llill aud Jane
bis wife. and the heirs Of Irs D. Broyles, dcceas
cd. aro non-fosidents Of No State Of Tennessee,
I, 4 therefore ordered by The Court that pubiien-
lion be made in the Athens Post Tor four success.
live wcels, requiring Fnid defendants to appear
n, the nest term If tho Court to be bcld 10 Gross
yillo. on ihe Grs Monday In May. 1868. or tho
sstpo will no set for hoarinR 90 porN NJ 10 tbom.
JOHN n. NAIL, CloyI,
Arri, . lGs;--.'--pr. fss ;s--7e1
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

GENERALS Confirmed The Confederate
Senate on Thursday confirmed as Gene
rails Samuel Cooper, Robert L. Lee Jo-
seph L. johnson aud G. +. Beaureur5,
as Maj Generals, Jural A. Early and
Isaac Trimble; as Brig Generals viii
liam Smith (ex.Govemorl and Prince
Camillus Polignac.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

~ A paragraph has been going the
rounds of an old lady who has a NOUS
tach on her lip. It is not uncommon for
young ladies in this vicinity to have NOUS
taches on their lips, but rare that they
grow there.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

Ba~ The Guccioli, Byron's old mis-
tress is writing the chi!d's life. She is
SIXTY years old, wears a Aaxen wig, fdise
teeth and rouge, and is a married woman,
and is vain enough to believe she is sill
handsome.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
Notice.

All absontees belongings 20 Co. D. 18th Battalion
Tennessee Cavalry, are hereby ordered To rvport
to the undersigned at SWeetwasf on Sunday,
the 18th day n April, 1888 aud also Lieut. Mont
gomery, Of Co. A, with the absentees belonging
to said Company on the day aud date above men.
toned. Ysu are ordered to be prompt liz your
attendance.
The Knoxville Daily Register and Cleveland
Banner will please copy three times and send
charges to the undersigned. ct Swoetwater.
d, l.. HASSLRR. Capt.
Commander eco. d, Battalion Team. Cav. r
April 4 Isg2-3t
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
COnnndrnmS.

Qgere'-What was Eve made for? An
a0cr--ADAMs Express Company.
Qper@-Why are LINCoL'sgreen backs
like the Jews? Ansper- Because they
come from ABRAHAM and have no re-
deemer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

nag The formation Of negro regiments
is progressing in Memphis. Two .-.-,.
ments aro orr. "''ing Tho prize, |,
Strength being derived from contraoanyls
who reach th,> city and pre- forced 20 en-
Ter Tho serrlnA
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
SHERIFF'S SALES.


DY VIRTUE OF THREE ORDERS or
I'D sale issued from the Circuit Court Clerks
office Of Polk county, Tennessee, will, Oh Mon
-,lSy, thv- s-oi ) cS0. \ ,'lier ~ i-se5e
sale, at the COdri-hOus door IN Benton, for cash
in hand, all tie right, title, interest ard claim
which Absacm Sulser bas in and to the following
described LAND, to wit;-Sixtysix acres; more
or less, being the South east fractional quarter
Of section twenty. seven, fractional township two,
South, range five, East Of the basis line, in the
Ocoee District, situate in the 9TH Civil District,
Polk county, Tennessee Levied on as the prop
erty of said Sulscr, to satisfy three Judgments
and costs which J. d. Carruth recovered before
Samuel Louderman, Esq. Prs fec 81.
A LSO, at the same time and place, all the
~ right, title, interest and claim which Walter
Carruth, has in and to forty acres Of LAND,
being the South cast corner Of the Northeast
quarter Of section four, township three range
five, East of the basis line, 0coee District Polk
county, Tennessee Levied on as the property of
Walter Carruth, to satisfy three orders of sale,
two in favor of Bones Broun, and one in favor
of Force Conley Co., against J. d. Carruth,
and Walter Carruth stayor Prs fee SO.
A LSO, at the same time and place, all the
n right, title, interest and claim which John
A. Bill has in and to thirty acres of LAND, the
Northeast corner Of the Northeast quarter Of
section thirty two, fractional township three,
range FIVE East Of the basis line, 0coce District.
Polk county, Tennessee. Levied on as the prop
crty Of John "A. Bill, to satisfy judgment and
costs In favor Of Bones q BroEn, against Bill,
Nowbuuy & Co., and Jno. A. Bill, stayor
Pre- fac SO.
A LSO, at the same time and place q the
N right, title. interest and claim which Elijah
Lea, has in and to seventy-fve acres of LAND,
being part Of the Northeast and a part Of the
Southeast quarter Of section twenty two, frac-
tioual township two, North, ran re FIVE, East Of
the basis line, 0coec District Polk county, Ten
nessee. Levied on as the property of said Lea,
to satisfy judgment and cost which James q.
Stuart recovered against him before William Nor
pan, ESQ. Prs foo 49,
W. P. COOPER, Sheriff.
Mn 1oR9-9l-IGO
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
Athens District-..Third Rounds
saltnefer Men.

Any one wishing TO take d contract FOR mauu-
featuring Nitre from the dirt under old house ,t,t
Ia caves. can get contract and certificates 81
exemption will be furnished For further ihfor
nation apply to this Office, at W r. Gnlhb'a
Athens. Z. W. WOODALIi. Asst sup't
Nitrs N. b. 9Th Distrits.
ApriI o. Is63-ff -ef = -5I
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
OFFICE OF CuHUg OF C0AscEIPIs, I
ErUsvftfr Tenn Hfr-rh n 1874

OFFICE OF CoHUg on glAsCRIPIS,
Knoxville Tenn, Aavh m, ls6S.
HltinE hoz in.srl,l tia. .hsrs are IN Eat,
iennosseea rumbeT 81 uiltCFs uuier the ord0Ts
Of t-ueral Pillow, or Oareial EIgg. 10 procure
r,cruiis-iti. is O. notify such OF GERS that they
vii. be- held responsible Z a auy indifference wi.h
tie uprlaiiol uf she c0nscIipt law, and surolhng
44,,rs arr Objected 10 report 10 Tao any iuteFfcT-
euoe on iho PARA "a such otieea. asa they will
allow no persons enrolled as eouscfipts 10 be
transferred 20 any others than such oiicers a.
may have written orders froin me.
r. d. BLAKE, 1t. Col. c. s. A.,
Commandant Of C0nsoripts.
March 20, ls6S-5t-7a6
@r- Tennessee papers copy eve times aud
send bills 10 me.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

mr. Ono Of tho Nashville editors says he saw
fow days ago, the balance sheet ofa transaction
in cotton, covering four hundred and two bales.
Tho not profits amounted 10 more than forty
thousand dollars!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
lC0EE ACADEMY.

TVHE TRUSTEES OF THIS INSTITUTION
have secured the services Of j i, MiLBuRH,
A. b., for the Session commencing April 18TH,
1863. We have tried the said Milburn for about
eight years, and can say TO the public that he Is
a competent and able instructor, and reeds no
putting from u.s. There are hundreds Of Young
men.who can and do testify Of his ability. owing
to the state Of affairs. we have employed him to
take charge of Tho Fcmalc school, but will take
in boys.
Tuition, per month lsi C,'- 00
4" 70 tlhss,,....,,..,...''.''''' E,Vu
Advanced Class,."".,... $40
By order Of the Board,
W. r WHITEHEAD, Sec'y.
Benton April II, l8b3-St-760
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

say The New York World says, ut is
uui.S . va. '''"' - peop~ o. the North
understood that The news which comes
TO US from Confederate sourcrs Is the on.
" ne#s tlat 'hev can 10 sue is true"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
Anvil "a, Is6S-4t-prs fec Sj-70l
FOIIR NEGROES FOR SALE.

A FAMILY OF FOUR NEGROES, CON
n sistipg of a Man, Woman, aud two Boy
Children, four and six years old, can be bought
low, if application be made soon. The man is 80
years old and is an excellent cook and house ser
yant--would suit hotel or market garden. The
woman. n good cook, washer and ironer, By years
old The Boys, likely and healthy. Enquire OF
S. p. IvINs.
April II, lSR3-2t-760
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
Chancery Court at Madisonville, Tenn.
George W. Alexander,

Mar, p. Temple aud others, heirs of George Al
exander, decd.
IT APPEARING FROM C0MPLAlNANTS
L Llll.ai defendant Mary y. Temple resdos in
lie state Of Illinois, publication is ordered tdNbe
made for four successive weeks in the Athens
Post. requiring said non resident defendant, Mary
L. Temple, to appear at the next term Of said
Court, to be held at the Court house in Madison
vile, Tenn, on the first Monday Of jane, 1868,
and answer the bill filed against her and OTHERS
in said Court, the same will, as 10 her, be taken
as confessed and heard er parte
j. A. COFFIN, @. O. ".
Iii d 1872 Aims fnn Sh-1Rl
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
ATTENTTON. COMPANY B.

A IL ABSENTEES FROM COMPANY D,
IA 18th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry. are or
dered to report at Kingston ny MONDAY, the 2Tth,
or they will be regariei and treated as deseriers
WIN. n. KING, LIST Lieut. Co. b.
,r;' % TcaV IL
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
S3l REMARll

LLPERsONs ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
N not to trade with my wife, Parthenia Pear
son, on my account as she has left my house on
her own accord and without rrwer, and taken up
board elsewhere, for will not be accountable for
any debt she may make.
Anril "a. is65.--it p PEAksON.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
RAGS! RAGSl RAGSl

We E.ii gay cisn ilr sli the clean Cotton and
Linen Rags ilAt may be oIoisi Without Rs-.
1t viii be impossible hereafter 10 obtain az ampls
supply OF pHatins Paper. 81 We are adyuedb,
che Pane. "a. l.,--
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

A WoNAv's SrIrE-The London Lancet
tells story Of a woman who had one of
her beautiful legs amputated just to spite
her husband The leg was perfectly
sound, aad had hsaahis epeeial=adRira.
ton
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
IAN BARK.

7 WISH TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS
L with responsible parties for furnishing 900
cords Tan Bark--to be delivered at Athens, or on
the line Of the East Tennessee &.GeQrgia Rail
Road j. II. HALE.
Athens. April q. lS63--tf-76l
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

Iron,
Tusr RECEIVES AND FOR SALE, A
oil good lot NJ Iron. by o. K. REEDEh.
Ysr e. 1898
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
SAIL SAIL

Y WILL EXCHANGE SALT FOR BACON
L Flour, Butter, Eggs, Chickens or Corn.
May |, 1868 S. X. REEDER.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01

Dear Sir: received your shipment Of
$50 bales of cotton. Come home, Massa-
chnsetts soil is not suited to the cultiya
Sion of cotton, and even if it weres cotton
seed at IS cents per pound is tooahign.
II Truly j --.
Now we are perfectly convinced that
ecalI that gltters is not gold" and further,
that eyerythingin bales is not Cotton
sJacksoa Appeal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
SPUN COTTON.

I HAVE ON HAND A LOT OF COTTON
L Yarn which l will exchange for Cattle.
JOHN BENTON.
MeMinn CO.. April q. 1S6R--2ts
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
MORE NEGROES FOR SALE.

LN0R SALE TWELVE LIKELY NEGROES.
II They can be seen at the subscribers test
dence, Mouse Creek Valley, 2! miles North Of
Athens. j. Il. GILLESPIE.
April24. IsG3.f-76l
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-02
TENNEssEE BRANCH
~ nv
NATIONAL GLAIh AGEHCI
CONDUCTED NJ
HARVEY, COLLINS & BRACE,
wAsHTsToN, D. G.
CHARLES q. GREEN, Agent
No. sc, Cherry Street, Nashville, Tenn.


. 4 ais AGENCY Possesses peculiar hoHltlss for n.
{ successful prosecution and settlemsI OF De
sands against the General Government Of EVERY
DESCRIPTION, Its conductors having had sever,
years ozpcrouos Sn the management Of claims M
fore Congress, the Court " Claims, and the Exeen
tive Departments ~ wsshiggton, and beins thor
oughly acguuinted and niiiar with the laws sue
regulations governing their adjustment
Particular attoauor will be given to cases arsps
ont Of the present war, including the accounts q
States, Contractors, and Dlshurslug Oloers Of tbs
War and NSvy Depertmorts, and for - COIIect.
ing, Drilling, sud organizing VoI.
unteer-," the reimbursement Of which s uthoF
lied by act AZ Congress; CLAIMS FOR tNDRM
NIFTY FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY TAKEN FOB
PUBLIC UsEs, on FOR DAMAGES TO sUOH
PROPERTY, Tor Ucrses lost in the servioo, aud 70,
UtntaFy Pay, PensiOnss and Bounty
Land. .... . H I
We give special attention to procuring Pea.
sinnss BOuDtIcs, etc., acorpiug TO SOLDIER
who bAve been wounded, contractor al ease, or th,
tsmie, Of such AZ have died, been killed while IN
the discharge Of their line gi dpu as such daring th
present war
special care viii also be given to claims which
have been heretofore agojeCtod or Suspended
BY the departments or ue ficioRtiy HiRnaaeO
Prompt attention also gwen 20 the collection .
Quartormasters Receipts given Tor Property taher
tor the use Of the Army, Arranging Accounts witt
andcoectiug Claims against the Quartsrna lie,
partment
All claims placed in our hands receive our Prompa
Personal Attention, thereby securing mao,
which, in the hands Of au Attorney at any distan,
point, frequently prove unsuccessful.
Aside from this decided advantage, our daily lbtsl
course with all the departments enables ne In NE,
cases to obtain decisions much more speedily thai
where al communication and ether necessary detail
must be conducted through the mails
To this end we solicit you to forward to us any 81
sill cases ofsuch character you may from time to tirns
have presented, and rs is our custom, We will fur.
nish you with all the noceE1ary blanks, and, who,
required, instructions. .
No charge made Ia any case unless successful
Address CHARLES II. GREEN,
No. IS Cherry Street
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.
HxADotAkrEn, USrrfb srArr1 FoRc~,
NAsuvItfr. TryNs. Nrrch sOth IA

EAsHvIur, TFSS5 Mureh Soih, lSe3. J .
[orderSl IA t
I. No permits will be issued to citi-
gems, male or female, to pass the Federal
lines about this city, uRless the parties
applying first take either the oath Of al
legiance or the non combatant's parole,
and Die proper and sufficient bond with
Col. JoHs A. MARTIN, Provost Marshal.
II. All persons violating oaths or pa
roles thus given, will not only forfeit the
amount Of their respective bonds, but
will be arrested and tried for such viola
ton by Military Commission.
Ill No application for passes will be
considered, ill certificates Of the filing
OF the required oaths or paroles and
bonds are presented. by order Of
Brig. Gen. RoBT D. MITCHELL,
Commanding.
JoHN PRATT, A. A. General ap1-lW
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-02
Hs,peu.Rr,ns rrp,1 oyrnE ccnnsar.vO

hUkf fshoho, ltNN1 warren 10, 1903. J
Special Field Orders, No II.
VII. A Board rs hereby ordered 10 in
yesiigate the various claims arising from
The use of cotton bales belonging to phi
vste parties, for Qualifications at Nash
vile. The Board vii meet at Nashville,
Tenn, on the l7Ih inst, or az soon here.
after as possible, aud will hold its ses.
siOns from time to time as the business
for which it is appointed may require.
The object Of the 9pard will be to thor.
oughly investigate the various claims,
both for loss and damage, and to develop
all facts bearing upon them. Reports
will be made upon each case, separately,
as soon as the investigation of IL is con-
clnded
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-02
FOR SALE

A NEW BpICK HOUSE FIR SALE ON SOUTH
"A union strU0t, "a house from High ave ro0ms
uat a takorb On liberal 81 ms Tor cash fur par
nshaa-ivs JoHy c. DOYLE
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-02
2 IURsDAY MORNING, APRIL 2. 1858.
from TIE nusuau, Tlme.A

ffrom TIE Dubuqus Tme'J 100 .L.
HoroisTfl OF II 40 UniOn women in
Tennss.eo -Thsy Save tho 97th
iowa.
In travelling on the cars from Bethel 10
I. JaOkson, Tednessee, the Twenty seventh
Iowa Regiment was saved from a ieattul
loss by the Aeruism of a couple of Uniun
womrn.. The ,trainwas running la the
niult time at a high rate Of speed, and
lust bef,re reaching o railroad bridge,
the Engineer saw a couple of lanterns be-
Ing waved ia The distance, directly on the
tack. lie stopped the locomotive, and
men were sent ahead 10 ascertain The
cause. Of the alarm. They found that
the lanterns were held by two women,
who explained 10 them that parry Uf
guernllas in that vicinity had been in
forlntdyy f the comurg Of the regiment
and at about eight O'clock that evening
tie villains had set the bridge on d e,
aud allU we'd tue maiutimbers 10 burn 50
much that they could not bear the weight
of the train, aud then put out the flames
@and went away, hoping OF course, that
al the cars would run on he bridge that
~ w6n break down with the weight,
and thus kill and-injure many of the
soldiers, and prevent tue regiment from
going through The noble women had
learned OF these intentions, aud had
walked ten miles through the dark aud
mad, 10 save the Onion soldiers
or course the officers Of the 9th i'm
media'ely m Ide arrangements to present
their ihA 6lis in a more tangibl form than
words bot the ladies refused all pres
ents. They said that The saii'factiou OF
knowing that they had aided the cause
of rhGM couptry, was sufficient for them
-.they only asked for an escort to their
homes, which was gladly furnished them,