Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-08-12
Escape from the Rebels.

Vermont, who with others was taken pri
soner on the 23d of June last, escape,
from the rebels, who were taking hin
south to Macon, Georgia. on the first q
July, and reached Washington on tn,
20th, and got leave of absence twent,
days, and arrived home in Cambridge Oh
the 3lst. He gave us a call on Monday
while on his way to see his friends il
Morrisville.
The railroad south of Richmond beinl
destroyed by our forces, the prisoners tc
be sent to Georgia were taken a shor
distance west on the Lynchburgh road
and then marched across the country tC
reach the road running south-the Rich.
mond and Weldon road On this march
Capt. Stafford, with 1st Lieut.. E. f. Girls
wold, of Co. L, from ST. Johnsbury, and
I'd Lieut.. A. G. Fleury, Co. K, from Isle
LaMotte, managed to slip away from the
su"'u' "nlcu consisted o' tna' klhd oil
troops called reserves, made up Of old
men and boys. They had just crossed
Staunton River, one of the tributaries of
tue Noahohe' ana were resting Tor q
snort time Ihe guards as well as the
prisoners were very mnrb fstigued-tba
guards especially being in no condition
for very active operations. The Captain
took cup and pretended to 60 after wa
ter, but managed to step behind some
bushes wade the river and hide on the
opposite side
Being out Of immediate control OF their
captors. the next move to be considered
was how to reach friendly forces. and not
wishing to incur the risk of capture in
the direction Of Petersburgh, and ex-
pecting TO find Union troops in Lewis
burgh, in Western Virginia, they started
in that direction across the Allrgbany
Mountains. AT Milboro, among the
mountains, on the 10th, they were seen
ny some confederate soio'eTS acting as
provost 9u"ru' ana hfed upon They
u'ueu'a'e'y separated e"'o one TO take
'"'e 'o' N''l'e''' anu CAp'' 0auoru mas
''0' sec" "'s ,o"i Pa''on ''nce' L. leu-
20 "0"o .'' nc '7a','eU so' 'u'o our l''leS
,Ue u"y oe'o'0 n''nse"' Lieut. Vrls"oIa'
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u'' "0''u'u' 'S '"ey nau seen some o'
.ne su"'u VINO s"'u 'hsy lreI upon some
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'"'' ''''''' 'O''s'''e' ol piece OIL bread
'oou' '"o 'ncueS square oy iour IN length,
P'e'0 o' oacon aoou' as Dig as his TWO
i"seiS' anu d 'u''u O' pint OF oean
ouP-JuS' enough 10 keep soul and body
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Through the rebel country be passed ,
le did not see an able bodied man under ,
itty five years of age, nor boy over .
ixteen. He inquired where the men
we're, and was told they were in the army. :
Among the mountains be saw a great
many deserters. They skulk about and G
i've upon little corn meal which they {
manage to get from their families, which l.
sually live in the neighborhood, ard
cross some Union people, but they are Fl
bliged to keep still, though hoping the a
phpliIOn will he cnhdupd befora lCpo =,