, 1864-08-17

The Arrival Of Colonel Capron In Ma
rlcxtu-Hf1s Miraculous fsscnpe-Ad-
dixfonnl PAft1cu3hfH Of the 0f8AB4
tfuus surprise.


MARIETTA Ga. August .. 1881.
Colonel cspron. With h1s son. you; aged FIT
erteen }ea1F and LieEteGant Colklle. ot the eth |
S,shsn, eag1h sa r. ton III:
with the details Of the surprise, the topography OF
the country through which he came and the nu.
e an2esra III ater he b.t
tie OF ll1lsboro he found his brigade TO be COM
posed Of equals and attachments Of the wh"le |
remained oreaniztd. &c vas aifo alarmed to
aiscoE sha. uot more than ou:-thisd were armed.
1iltin. left Afhens, be marched day and night,
elude the tnemy, who be knew WAS following him.
THE sCRFR1sE.
The night before the morning OF the attack, he
vse TO puks Al c1os. roads, that when be halted
there would be less danger Of an attack becan-c,
when hey oDd these, be supposed that tho enemy
humber Of coutrntancs had followed the brigade,
and heretofore at night had eteps anywhere within
The picket lines, b1t tEis morning Ut one o'clock,
on the lett Of the road. The rebels, instead
Ing along the main road, divetEcd before they
70 he ses a9d ~
groet first. E.ch one had TWO or more horses
fhey were bringing through 10 our hncs: The
futhins Into The csmp, ilightened By the aendish
,ela q the rebels, was the first evidence Of an at
tack. Here the scene OF CONSERVATION IL deferbed
sleeping men. the asmed fos mnrd srins the un'
armed, Eaptains uud Lieutcuauta waxing, and cry
lug out Tor their men to form IN line:
rns in the rear, and wing no one to raes+ sue
ceedtd IN rzllying about one hunureo men Co.
Cspron was On his horse, without eadale' S Seser5 J.
remain together and retire IN good ordet; brt The
oyefppwcI1ng number Of the enemy rusneu on
with al tho momentum OF 9n aFalahene. Aoons ~
fhfs time Col CaprQn found It tmpractlrno!e 10
ride without saddle and had just finished saddiing
wien q dozen rebels rushed past, knocking htm
under his horse and firing upon Elm Win sneif le
manned. mounted his horse and started for
he read, where about 1e0 men Wese ~ nae;
but before reaching them anothsr squad aasaso
aid Iendins the air with those yesIs whlch are ne
scribatlo op,y to those VINO haye heard them. The
coon 70 aanR sae IT, y, rs into
wbicl be Immediately plunged his horse and
rrsrhed ,he opposite side 10 safety. HEs eon fol.
lowed him, bur the coixaiy wefe afat1 y 10 5a"p
cis,zsn Who pTofefsea to BE- a loyal man. and he
| engaged hun to pilot him to Decatur. He rested
as is hopse Rhen ahe @onS ,GyAL Lp ma
1or him to get through on HORSEBACK: I9ls ptovea
:ruc but the loya! man was qn:te pleased to EnoW
that i was true. e went With mem 1ona adt h;
son, aud Lieut. Collins, who had JOINED them,
were asleep the very patriotic man, VINO Tas @ so
Wiling 70 serve his coan r. went none nd e, IT.
Lieutenant were now left alone H. the eNAmp'
Finding hina+elf without guide. ihc Colonel r.
eclSed TO more westward 10 the thatt9nooIa.e
River. This march through woods anu maIeasa''
VIE beatt-5lckenmr. The scoMen were even scout.
Ing the woods Tor Federal.. They we're scoatao
aud hunted down like beasts. Very often tue ttio
would fnd It convenient to conceal them IN
| til their matrohly sco1ts had passed The Only
| article of food tbey coutd ohttlu, WIS q few Der
! 5ies and sometimes a biscuit q friendly negro
| WOnlh give them. Finally they reached ford on
| tie Chnltahooehee. As the Colonel laT Concealed
! In the brush and under growth he saw parry O
about one hundred rebea, with fifty of our prison
ers: ard their conversation, and saw them Gro =
river and chain the canoe the ct her side aut
move on eortn. Juet as he vas about to emer1t
dun h.s ambush, = accond party came will
! more ;,riso,ers. A yio:eut thuadef-shuwe
cam. at this time, and prevented theIz rro.sing
! The Colonel now fully determined to take potses
son Of the boat and run the gauntlet By zedttr
| His eoo yae sick, the Lieu'euants feet ewDltl
and b1iettreu, and himEe}f exhausted with auIfet!
and fatigue, He hired negro 10 lin the HyeE
obtatn The canoe, aLd bring 1t to the opp 3s1t
! shore, Meantime, the sto1m WIS raging 'ur ou .S
i Samtp't eourAse ,ailed him, but the desperate po
.ll.on Of the party forced him to get up his spunk
They .tssted Tor tie bank: the darkness was n
C1ea; tlat they oil held cach olhers hand so AZ
to ect sef a.aied. Awning at the bAnk, 6amb
said, ''hsesa Cn1onc!, 1're can't ro IN dar In q!
| lgkteaef." b. trenib1ed IN every rerre, and
Wac more thap N hour befeer he conld regain eel
cou,s1s1d 0; Ilmsc.E 20 tAt the ColoRsl dAr= trus
him to Ne turb.d atrtsm.
B.aeknets plunged into dorkG&1f. end I'll ths
could tc teAlt was e2lashins sld pGila, Il