Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-03


EsoAFnB rgom BoUTHsRE PEIsoE 49,
We find the following in the Chattanooga =
Gazette: On the FIRST Of the present
month 1t McDoRald, Of the East Ten
nessee infantry, and Lieut. James c.
Shaw, of the 7th Ohio, managed to make
their escape from the rebel prison at Co
iumbia, South Carolina. After travel
ing four nights they came up with three
other officers, one Of whom belonged TO
the LIST Maine infantry. They passed
these three, Who, being tired, had stop
ped TO rest. On the night Of the 9th they
overlook two others-Capt Adams, Of the /
s5th New York infantry, and Lieut.. Mil |
Ter, of the l4th Illinois infsntry-who /
| had escaped two nights before they had.
/ A Lieut.. Pearson, Of the S5th New York
infantry, had started with this last party,
but, being sick, be could not continue his
4 Journey, and Il Ia not known what has
become Of him These four officers tray-
eled together, and on the night ofthe 18th
they met two officers belonging either TO
the 18th or 18th Wisconsin, who were
CT Jtured at ALTOONA ct the time the reo-
81 General Hood made bis last attempt
on il last October AS these officers
we're going in q different direction from
that ia which Lieut.. Mcdonald and his
party were travelling, they separated.
After encouDteriDg numerous obstacles,
making several narrow escapes and be-
ing compelled to make some wide detours
in order to enable them TO croos the riv-
ers which lay in their path, Lieutenant
Mcdonald, With his fellow-travelers, ar
rived at Marietta, at which place they
rad expected TO meet our forces. Being
disappointed in this they struck of into
the woods again to try 10 reach Dalton.
On nearing that place, on Friday night,
they procured the services Of citizen TO
show them where the picket was station
J ed. On coming within bail Of him they lit
torch and wavedit Becoming alarmed
the sentinel attempted to fire at them,
but Providentially the cap snapped, thus
perhaps preventing the death Of one OF
their number, Just as be was entering
The portals OF liberty and freedom. Be
for lie could FIRE again they succeeded
J N satisfyiug him as to who th ey were.
The Lieuiepant states that in the vicinity
{ Of Marietta and Dalton. and the region
= Of country east Of those places is swarm
ing With guerrilla bands, who are burn
!, ing the houses OF the Unionisis who de-
: clared their principles when our army wss
here, and hanging end conscripting all
the men. The travellers experienced
3 considerable difficulty in making their
way through that section of country tc
save themselves from being captured
~ A decided Union sentiment preVsilS
} throagh those parts of Georgia and South
!, CaroIina strayeied over By this party
but the presenee ef-:he rebel cavalry
u which Ia ANAL squads patrol the country
= in every direction, prevents mucE
: open manifestation i Of it. Nom
= OF the citIzsns would dare accompany
= the escaped prisoners On their way, bu
= would always show themAthe road ant
= give the directions how 10 reach the mex
= Union man on their ronte.
= Captain Harry MeQsida, who former
y " befohgedfto the lst Middle Tennssse
= cavalry aud was eaptured st the time Q
- the Straight raid IN the spring Of 1867
= :. has distinguished himself Oh several oC
= = casions ia aiding some OF the prisoner
"a TO escape, but ia unable to ei
pS cape himself The Lieufenant state
- that there il great deal Of Union ser
= timent through South Carolina and Geo
ss ga and he repeats the oft-told tale (
=, The fidelity of thu negroes Ia every il
1a stance wseFe hfs party applied to Their
81 FOR succof, They we're fed, warmed, an
- showed the road, and told the names o
: Union men to whom they could apply "a
information. -
= OUT offorty.Gve mem n Iisnt. McDor
= aid com ahy, captured when he was, ar
- only ten left. Company b, of the sam
- regiment, has only twelve left out Of sill
q ~ Captain Millmoud when che officer
y left there, and Llenteuant DueAn, Of tn
same company, died at Macon durin
July.
Q, Captain Reynolds, sth West Tenner
VI see infantry, died. At ColnmbiA on the 49,
70 Of October, Of yellow fever.
pc Captain HAYES, Moored, and Rober
o' son sand lieutenant Robertson, of ii
7lh West Tennessee cavalry, capture
- at tie Fort Pillow massacre, are we'll,
10 The escaped officers were twenty-si
hg days on The road, and When they arrive
ns at Chattanooga. they were In sorr
40 plight Their clothes were in latter
or aud they we're nearly barefoot III
Ut Lieutenant had pair of slippers on b
10 feet that had been issued 10 the prison
=, era at folumbia, from soma supplies n
40 ceived from the North. Aa h"''t
- n.y. Mra Ioshna II C;ddin0a Id;ad .