Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-07
Fro d the Mobile Reg,s,e


A lady of cur city has received brief letter fr
Capt. Ben. Lane Posey, written from Summervjlte
Morgan county, Alabama, the 10Th Of D ,cenl,a
the Gay when be crossed the Isnufsgee river She g.,
nlsbes 1t t. Us for publication erd Capt PCsy win
has himself arrived earlier thin ba expected prori.
full report Of his adventures ald escape ana Of
I the fight Of Cayton's brigade On Missionary Ride
This will be in Sunday mornings paper The extract
| furnished US is follows:
[ avail myself of the first occasion TO iuGoru, r
my dear friend OF my successful escape from my Yoo
kee captors. / was captured, as presume Won Ara
aware on the 25th OF November, on Missionary R,ir
have no time now, to give you an account Of IN,
sad, shameful and disastrous aflr blush 10 thin, ,l
it, and Of the stigma there placed upon AIahom,
troops and the Confederate army. XII of mJ conn
ny engaged, and the greater part OF my regiment were
there captured Fourteen officers, out OF scvau es,
present. were captured. could net ascertain Tic rn
Der of captured, the Yankees refused persistent
ly to let me the men, The pumbcr OF officers cen
tu7ed was ab.ut one hundred and fifty, oud Of sol.s
about three thousand
Our loss in killed and wounded was very s,irl.
Capt. Wright, of the Both, severely would d. tg
was doing well, aud Le1t Anderson was slightly W H.
ded. Capta. Hearin, Jackson and Wright ana L.,us
Anderson, Z. Holt, Of Mobile, Lrcaetr Girard OF Un.
biIe Young, Lee and Pegues, jordan and Joe Faut
were captuIed. None were hurt except Wright and
Anderson. Capt. Hazard, Of Mobile, WAS also cen.
! tured. His coat torn by bullet but be was ul
hurt. Lieut-Col. Inxcr, Of the 58th Alabama, HI ,r
Henigan, of the Both, Major Fergus OF ihe 42j and
.
regiments also captured, but l lnnot remember
many o. their patncs. Alabama troops made up Tie
la, ger part Of the captivCs, but there IN
all the States Major Wilson, Authenticated to
| General breckenridge, Lieut.. j. q. Brecknrid., hrs
son and Aid, Major Wnchls er, Gen. Bates, adataa,.
general, Major Webb, Of some general staff, l. q.
House, of Gen. Stewards staff are the staff tl cr3
j whose names remember. There was Col MaxwlH
aud Lieut.. Col Stockton Cf q Florida regiment Oh G
mCunted dragons Also the Major Of sans regiment
: There another Colonel, whose name | forget
Serg't-Major Larkins of the 28th, also captured
also remember Capis. Couch AID LGe OF some Ala,
bama regiment
! We were kept in Chattanooga from "Wednesday
II evening" November 25th Gntil Monday evening 10
venber 30th when we started 20 Nashville. Ne
in box cars with ak Yankee soldiers in each car
guard. On the night OF December II, when Hi.n-
Ia fourteen miles OF asGVlle, forced open Tue q
the ana jumped out, while the were Iu4D :.
A soldier named Evans, MY cook, Jumped after m,.--
We lad one hundred and forty niles to tray.i in
strange country full of Yankees aud traitors All ,s
knew no human being in 1t. At nigat though "
and fields 6riars and thorDs, ;old %, gaiI,d pag
by the stars OF heaven.
During the day. We bid in the mum aus or ear
forests and Travelled eli night On the third d, "
were parsued by Yankee picket who shot at US .,
times and caught tie soldier with ne For eleven rs
and nights utterly alone, hat kept on steadily
and patiently pursuing my solitary way, somciml5
the and sometimes by the beacon s.r A. length
these cbscured by clouds and WAS left Tor avs
rounded By company of Yankee cavalry WHO pas
in thirty yards OF me, but managed to eiuI1 them
Again, ran Almost into a camp OF three hundred Gtn.
kees-wa8 IN mile and halt Of them before l El,H
it.
} revealed my secret, On the fourth dey, to y la,
lady, who gave me citizens clothing, III p OF ic.als.
see and Alabama, and ample supply o. PROV ina5
Noble girl! Heaven bless her! har | ba'ig2, a. 7.
| my escape. 1t took fourteen DAYS 10 r,1,l
the Tennessee river, the boundary Between Yak ,uI
and Dixie" l vas not safe until had O. d {. .
Tennessee. Ia also to cross the Duck aud Elk RI
ers both troublesome streams. This morning, the G H
see. An old negro, "uncle Ned" put ne OYER ID O
"dugout." 4Oa can imagine the ecSatc thrill q d.
: lverance which lelt when my loot again pressed
anconquercd soil OF my native land. scIt 10 chou,
that pierced the heavens ard fervaltly auk,G A.
mighty God for his infinite mercy and protect n
through 30 many dangers. felt "almol pe.suad q.
! be Christian" l have had no rest and itcS auc,
for fourteen days my flesh is torn and bleeding b. hi
ars and hcrIs; exposure and hardship hive brought
threatened attack CT Pneumonia. | sadly need resi-
and nursing but my lDpatcnce to reach home will not
allow to take it, so soon as l can resi- and supply
, my lost clothing aid baggage, Will return to he army
Thank God | have std strong arm, willing ie..'
and untarnshed sword to wicd in ny couary ) so
, cred cause. Yours faithfully,
: BEN. LANE posEY.
= P. ST. send tais by courier to Bcaggs army, wi.
e promises TO mil it at Dalton. Il l. p.
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ExchI ggs PrIsou.rs-grgrots