The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-05-26
Prison Life in the south Capt. Alban'i
Narrative.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK. |

While we we're awaiting supper,
two cavalrymen rode up and demand
ed where we belonged. We told
them we belonged to the Thirty Sec
ond Georgia Infantry-that our fam
lilies had lived near Atlanta; that
when Sherman had issued Ills order
compelling all to "choose whom they
would serve,' that our fmilies had
chosen to clcave unto the South, and
that the last we had heard If them
they were on Big Bragstown Creek.
They demanded our papers. We told
them that we had the necessary pa
pers, but had left the knnpsnck con
tanning them at the house of Major
Carpenter, TO which we purposed re
turning as soon as we had found our
families, not wishing to he cncum
bered with the burthen. They told
us it was their duty TO arrest us, but
If they found, on reaching Mai. c.
that we had told the truth we woull
yet be sll right We acquiesced with
apparent cheerfulness, intending to
seize the first opportunity to escape.
They started, marching US one in
front Of each man. We had proceed
ed but short distance, when the
Sergeant suddenly called halt and
ordered the other guard TO search us
for papers. | had none, but they
found on Cooper his recruiting pa
pers for the Twelfth n. Y. Cavalry,
and also his Odd Fellows travelling
card. lie Immediately exclaimed
"You are L. S, officers. How came
you here p This spoiled all our
pretty story, and we partially atoned
for our past otfcnses by making a
clear confession. The search being
ended, We again resumed our journey
in the same order as before. The
young man who guarded me, appear.
ed hurt when he found who we were.
He said he wished he had STAYED at
home and then we would have been
on our way rejoicing he asked ne
il | was not very much fatigued /
answered in the affirmative. You
will not take vantage OF me if Let
you ride behind me?" continued he,
"No, certainly not" said |. Jump
on" said he, ''my mule can carry us
both" Cooper was taken ON behind
the Sergeant on the same conditions.
We gradually fell behind Ny
guard, whose name was r. Il. Her
bert, grew communicative. AS soon
as we were out Of hearing Of the other
gusrd-(Dick Hancock, by name -
he informed me that his brother had
been indicted and tried by the Con
tederate authorities for treason, but
had been acquitted and was now q
member of the North Carolina Legis
lsture. II, said he, ''am as good
Union man rs you, or anybody else
but am compelled TO make some
sort of a show or leave the country
l would let you go now if ! dared
but Capt Sandcrson is a seccsh, and
will hold me responsible for you I'M
I'll | deliver you to him. / will likely
he one Of the guards to take YOU to
Franklin, and if that should be the
case, watch your opportunity when
there il none but myself present, and
take to the woods. I will shoot after
you hut will not hurt YOU
We reached the residence Of Can
tain Sanderson about ten o'clock l..
NJ. The Captain, who had retired.
reluctantly crawled out of bed and
showed MS TO an ont building, where
We were kept under strict guard till
next morning.
Nov. lst-We were paroled for the
purpose OF washing our clothes. At
four o'clock we resumed our tourney
and reached the house or James Gar
iison by sunlown. On the way
thither we stopped at the house Of a
widow Thompson for her son who
wac to accompany MS as guard -
The old lady seemed very kind. She
set out basket Of pine apples for us.
and did everything in her power to
render us comfortable while we stay.
ed The son being ready. we were
about to start, when the old lady,
pointing 10 the new guard, said 70
me i'll low tone-"that is NV son:
he is not dangerous" immediately
understood that TO mean ''gct away if
~" N"h Nv WI nOL uUIJ you.
On reaching Mr.. Garrison's. the
old man demurred somewhat before
agreeing to keep us but when Lieut
Lestherwood, who was in charge of
us, adduced the argument that ..we
wonli stay anyhow" he seemed CON
Vinced that he was wrong, and usher
ed us into his cabin. The Lieutenant
although strongly imbued with sccesh
principles, treated us kindly. While
under his charge he procured three
meals per day for us, and good bed
to sleep in at night, for which he
paid with an order on the Confeder-
acy at the rate of one dollar per meal
Sometime during the night of the lst,
Capt. Tidwell, the commander of n
Company in Thomas Legion, and
young Herbert, who had left US at
Capt. Sanderson's, came in. On the
morning OF the 2nd we resumed our
journey. Our guard consisted of
Lieut. Leatherwood and Dick Han.
cock, (rebels, and r. T. Herbert and
L j. Thompson, (Union;) Capt. Tid.
well also went "along little ways,"
as he said, ',just for fun" After
travelling a. short distance be, (Tid
well, invited me to get on behind
him and ride ftar I had ,,o,,.,