Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-23

guard No answer being given, the boat was
fred into, and Sergeant McOauley's comrade
wounded, and Aftefward taken prisoner. He,
however, succeeded in escaping by swimming
to the Alabama side Of the river. On gaining
the other side OF the river he was however
captured BY guard on the lookout and taken
to Fort Gaines, from whence he was sent TO
Georgetown, and from there to Andersonville,
and again committed to his prison, where he
was received with the following remark from
Capt. War; In charge Of the prison, g You
did Yankee son Of b-h, you try to escape,
did you2 Well fx you 20 you can't escape"
This remark was followed by an order TO place
one of the balls being &-pounder, the other q
So FOUNDER, and also to place over him strong
guard-all Of which was complied with. He
was also notified that this would be his con.
dition until paroled OF exchanged.
and procuring file from source not prudent
to give here, he loosed his bonds and again
succeeded in escaping THIS time he made for
again captured while zsaddling a horse. On
being taken back he was chained, with six
others-one of them lieutenant OF a Tennessee
regiment-but the file came in play again, and
his chains being loosed he determined to make
another attempt to escape when night set in.
He kept his position, however, and during the
afternoon was visited by the proper officer,
who proposed to release him on parole If he
would promise not to make any further at.
tempts at escape He accepted the parole, and
remained at the prison until O'Clock on the
god of July last, when he succeeded in getting
rebel uniform and haversack. Gen. Winder
having given orders for all of the conscripts to
report at Atlanta, and he, for the time being,
being some Of 'em," jumped on car passing
through that afternoon, and which was set
apart for their accommodation, and reached
Macon that night. When arrived there he
represented himself as belonging to q company
from Thomas county, and succeeded in escap-
ing detection. To his horror he learned that
the companies were to be formed into brigades
before leaving for Atlanta. Buthe succeeded,
by posting himself up, In giving satisfactory
O'Clock the next morning, entered the cars,
with the rest Of the "rebs," bound for At.
lanta.
The cars reached that point about6 O'Clock on
the afternoon OF the oath, and McCauley went
with the rest Of the conscripts to report him
self to Col. McComb, the officer delegated tor
that purpose. To his disagreeable surprise he
found here two men who had aided in his ar
rest on his first attempt to escape, and vet an.
other who had been one of his guard at Fort
Anderson: They however did not chance to
recognize him. -s.
He slept that night in the second line Of breast.
works around Atlanta, and awakng about
O'Clock, beat hasty retreat back into the CITY,
from whence he went to East Point, some nine
miles distant, on the Georgia and Macon Rail-
road He was then picked up by the Provost
Guard and taken before the Provost Marshal,
where he again succeeded in giving such salts.
factory answers to the questions propounded
him, as to result In his release. Watching an
opportunity he made his way On the 9th of
July, about midnight, to Eastville, the right Of
the rebel lines and finally to Rossville. Ill,
where the d5th Illinois regiment is stationed.
the commanding officer of the post and was
forwarded to Col Ross, at Marietta, and from
theme to other points until he finally reached
this city and reported himself as above stated.