The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-01-15

punished. They were taken out about
three quarters of an hour after receiving
a knowledge oftheir doom,
We were .oll by some rebel soldiers
who saw them executed, that two Of
! thOm broke The rope and fell to the
ground; recovering they asked for water
which was given them. Thcy begged
for their lives, which Of course was not
Granted; they then asked for two hours
20 spend in prayer, which was also dc.
MED them, They then walked upon tho
scaGold firmly,
ThCy kept tho remaining u Of our
party, and Capt David A. Fry. of East
Tennessee, confined in the same room,
until October, when we learned that
the Secretary Of War Of the c. $. A.
had ordered uO to be executed. 0a the
reception Of this unwelcome news, We
mutually resolved to go out of thN, jail
or die in the attempt. Accordingly wo
most solemnly appointed the 18th Of 0c'
tober, as the time for our exodus. The
DAY arrived, i, being rainy we deferred
it one day, On the eve Of the 10Th. Of
ter supper, while the door was open and
the negroes were getting our supper
pans and giving us water for tho night,
we took possession Of the jailor, took the
keys from him, unlocked another room,
le, out six prisoners, these rushing on
the guard, I in number, took of their
guns, two Of which were loaded, four of
the guards whose guns were not loaded,
rushed to the gate oftho board fence en-
closing the jail charging bayoncts.-
Wc quickly climbed over sail fence,
nine feet high, anil made our escape to
the woods, NJ, G, Hawkins and myself
associated and made good our escape, -
We think all of our party escaped to the
woods. Whether any were Afterwards
caught by therCbcls we know not.
We travelled by star light for nearly
three weeks; not trusting for some time
to travel in day tine. After 81 days Of
fatigue and hunger-lving most Of the
time on corn and persimmons--occasion
ally few raw sweet potatoes or head
of cObbagc-dodgiog tho rebel picke's
and cavalry, climbing notwithstanding
ging through brush ard wadidg streams,
We finally were SO fortunate as to get to
some Union men in tho Cumberland
mountains, One days travel on this
side Of the Sequachoe Valley, having got.
ten where we thought il safe 10 travel iu
day time by taking The woods. having
travelled nearly all day, We came to three
men in the woods, and being neary
Y iataryed, We vera nrohehlvlesr'rng
We asked them 4 thoy could gise NJ.
supper stating we had no money and
belonged to the rebel army, having been
sick were left bchird, and were on our
way to join our Regiment. They rather
refused to supply our wants. Convers'
ing with these some time and quizzing
them pretty closely, on old gentleman.
being rather a decided man, came out
and plainly declared himself Union
man. and his son proved to be the same.
Being satisfied they were all right, We
made known our true sentiments, and
warmer friends we're never met. They
took US 10 their house, gave us supper.
lodging and breakfast, then piIoiing us
to another Union man, and so on, were
directed from one 10 another until we
arrived al Somerset, Ky., from thence
we 60 transportation to Lebanon, Ky,
from there TO our respective homes.
will now give you faint idea Of our
fare in rebcldom. While at Chattonoo-
ga We got two meals day, consisting Of
small pan Of heavy wheat bread and
proportionatO piece of old corned beef,
at leost fec years old--and occasionally
few beans or lilllo rico. While at
Atlanta Ca, wc got three meals a day,
part Of which was old bacon, animated
with magsots. Towards the last OF our
sojourn;ng there, we got fresh beef
without salt, wheat bread made of -four
and water, not half bakcd-had corn
bread mostly OfLhc same quality. some.
times got few beans cooked with old
bacon-maggotS appeared to outnumber
the beans. These ara stubborn facts.
When first captured We were abused
and cursed by the rebels. they asking US
what We were fighting for; the next,
why we dill not let them alone. They
said all they wanted was Tor Us TO let
them alone. These declarations wero
mado upon all occasions. officers and
privates alike, were anxious to DO let
alone. II oil goes right We will let
ihom alone against spring. II the hypo.
critical, conservative, compromising
towards, will leave us unuamalyd awhile
We will give the rebels their rights pret.
! tyboon, particularly the leaders OF this
rebellion, In tho language Of the 10.
domitsble Paron Brownlow, "they
have but tCo rights, one to be hanged
I a a