Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-06-21
THE FIELD. THE DUNGEON AND THE
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sheets OF work OF this title, by ALBERT
u, RICHARDSON, a correspondent of thu
Tribune who was captured in an attemp,
to run past the batteries at Eicksburg
when GEN. GRANT was beseiging that
stronghold. We give below few char.
acteristic extracts, which may assist oui
readers to form some conception Of the
interesting character of the work.
"On that Sunday evening, half an hour
before dark (thc latest moment at which
the guards could be passed, even by au-
thorized person without the countersign) J,
my friends, Messrs Brown and Davis,
went out to the rebel hospital, beyond
the inner line Of sentinels, as if to order
their usual medical supplies for the sick
prisoners. As they passed in and out a
dozen times day, aud their faces were
quite familiar to the sentinels, they were
not compelled to chow their passes, and
Mr.. Browne left his behind with me-"
\ few minutes later, taking with me a
long box filled with bottles in which med
ical supplies were usually brought, and
giving it to little lad who assisted me in
my hospitol duties, started to follow
them
AZ if in great haste. we walked rapid :
ly toward the cato, while, leaning against
trees or standing in the hospital doors,
half dozen OF our friends locked on to
see how the plan worked. When we
reached the gate, | took the box from the
boy, and said to him, of course for the
benefit Of the sentinel:
Il am going outside to get these bot
ties filled. / shall be back in about ff-
teen minutes, and want you to remain
right here, to take them and distribute
them among the hospitals. 10 not 90
away now"
The lad understanding the matter per-
fectly replied: ''Yes, sir and l at
tempted to pass the sentinel by mere as
surance.
/ had learned long before how far a
man may 60 even in captivity, by sheer
native impudence-by moving right
along, without hesitation, With a confident
look, just as if he had Alright to &c and
no one had any right to question him
Ono several occasions, l absolutely
saw prisoners, who had procured citi-
zcus' clothes thus walk past the
guards in broad daylight, out Of Rebel
prisons.
| think | could have done it on this
occasion, but for the fact that i; lad been
tried successfully two Or three times, and
the guards severely punished The SEN
tinel stopped me with his musket; de-
manding:
Have you pass, Sir .!
"Certainly, l have pass, replied,
with all the Indignation l could assume.
Have you not seen it often enough to
know by this time ?"
Apparently little confounded, he re-
piled modestly:
probably l have, but they are very
strict with us, ard l was not quite
sure" |
l gave to him this genuine pass belong |
ing to my associate
Headquarters C. S. Military Prison ! |
Salisbury, N. c., Dec. 5, 1864.
Juuius Ii. Browne, Citizen, has per-
mission to pass the inner gate of the
Prison, to assist IN carrying medicines
% The Military Prison Hospitals, urtil
further orders.
J. F. FAQUA,
CAPT. ard Asst Conmandant of Post. 4
We had specplated for q lcrg time
about my using spurious pass, and two
prepared several, with skill
md exactness which demonstrated that,
f their talents had been turned in that
iir ection, they might have made first
lass forgers. But We finally concluded
hat the veritable pass was better, because,
f tie guard had any doubt about it ]
;ould tell him to send it to headquarters
or examination. The answer Of course
4ould be that it was genuine.
But it was not submitted to any such {
The guard spelled it out
lowly, then folded and returned it to ne,
aging @
THAT pass is alright. l know Cap
tain Faqua's handwriting. Go on, sir;
'zcuse me, sir, tor OBTAINING you"
thought him very cxcusablc under
he circumstances, and walked out. My
reat fnar xpoe tbot J,r;,. Al. i.1f %,