The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-06-07

mousse, Wnefe got some supper ahu
provisions to put in my haversack, as
told them would not draw any till ]
got to Americas; where they were tn
king us. The train passed at 81 in the
morning. We were two miles from
the depot, and they were to take mt
there in time for the train, and take me
back to Augusta. 40 inst as the clock
struck l2, midnight, made an excuse
to 90 out; one Of them, taking only o
cane, went with me. When we got
about three rods from the house, i be-
ing about 10 feet in advance, turned
towards him, bade him, q good night
and started oh my way, travelling 10
miles and concealing myself in the
woods the following day.
At dark again resumed my journey,
and travelled a miles TO Thompson sta
ton, 81 miles from Augusta. Here
took the cars, buying ticket to Attain
ia. This car was crowded with Off
GERS and soldiers, with whom con-
versed most of the way. AT sunrise
tee inspector came around to examine
passports. Here j found myself in
close quaaters. The Inspector asked
me if had Il passport. j told him no.
Have Hou fiirlough?
Not with me, / said.
He asked, "Where have you been?''
] told him to Andersonville, l6 miles
from Anericus, Ga, home ON fiTlough,
and that / had my papers in my pock-
et-book, which also contained over $50
and that some one had wanted it worse
than I.did, and hsd stolen it while at
Augusta. ra.lf
lie then asked to what regiment /
belonged. ] told him the 22d Georgia,
stationed at Dalton. aae
"Where were you furloughed from?'
From Atlanta" .a ..ag .,4...''
ave have no troops at Atlanta, and
your regiment at Dalton?" -aa'iEr
my Captain was there on detached
seevice, and / was with him and was
takeu sick, and he furloughed me
home" ftIf JEt III GTf a
He then said, "You were fiirloughed
by your Captain, were you?" / told
him yes, and he then left me.
Station, 16 miles from Atlanta, i left
the cram, stopdee at noon at q large
plantation and got my dinner, repre-
senting myself as belonging to the saith
Virginia the resr of the journey a'
When / left the cars / took a north
erly direction, crossed the Chottohoe-
che River at the ferry between Atlanta
and Cumming, Is miles from the for
mer, and then l came up to the old
Georgia State Road, ,whichroad l took
At about o'clock that night it com
menced to rain, and / stopped at the
first house came to for the night
This went sn well that i stopped the
three following nights and stayed all
night, and travo olsd eniy h:, las,- Two
of those nights | stayed with soldiers
home on furlough. One was to return
next morning to his, command. He
said he had eaten more since he had
been at home, in one day, than he got
in four while in the army. sn
The fourth night that stopped / es-
capped by ferry, across the river of
which / have forgotten the name, and
as it was after dark, Istopped with the
ferryman. | went short distance in
the morning and stopped at what
proved to be the Carter tavern for
some breakfast. j went in and found
two cayalrymen belonging to what is
called captain company, whose duty
it is to pick up all persons travelling
without passes, and deserters. INnew
them by their dress the moment set
eyes upon them, but it was no time to
back out now. had just commenced
to eat when we were joined by rebel
Colonel, a Major, a conscripting officer
and three other officers. Here lost
in measure my appetite, and did not
eat within two or three biscuits as
many as should had they not been
there. The cavalrymen questioned me
closely, asking me where had been
and how far came on the cars, and
why did not keep the cars to Dalton?
/ told them that had friends OH the
road that wished to see, and that |
had started in time to make them n
visit. They asked me the length of
my furlough. told them 40 days.
They said / was fortunate, and wished
to know how ] came to be so fortunate.
/ had learned that if soldier gets a
recruit he was entitled 10 4oiays, so
Z told him that ] had got a. recrvit. Af-
ter that they did not ask me for my pa
pers, and one of them said that he was
going to Dalton and had a spare horse,
and would soon overtake me and give
me ride to town. i thanked him
very kindly, telling him that i should
most assuredly accept his offer.
breathcd easier when out of their sight,
and concealed myself in the nearest
woods till my friend had passed. ]
could not travel far that day, as Idared
not travel after had passed the juno.
ton by daylight, so went near the
junction and concealed myself till dark.
I had stopped, up, to this time, and
got my three meals day, but l had
not found provisions enough in the
country to do it. ''+es fr2gs m
AT dark ] started, intending to reach
our lines before morning, as / had
heard that they mere only 25 miles dis.
tant; but / was doomed to meet with q
sad disappointment, had travelled
only three miles when met a con
scripting officer on horseback, armed
with gun and two navies, He asked
me whete / was going. ] told him a
bout six miles, to see a friend, giving
him q name that I forgot myself in less
than five minutes. He said that hs
knew every man in the county, and
that there was uot man by that name
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