Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-07-20
WILSON'S CONTINUED.


and captured some prisoners, passed
through Burnsville and Plautersville,
both small towns, and through Summer
field, quite nice little town with Fe-
male Ceminary, said to be quite an in
stitu,ion; there were plenty of young la
dies there. We (the band rather) gave
them "Hail Columbia" which did not
seem TO suit the most of them, but saw
one or two keeping time to the music
with their hands.
The evening Of the 9TH of April, we
commenced crossing the Alabama River,
but the bridge drawing somo of its an
chors, we did not all get across till late
on the 9th. On the 10th we got unde
way for Montgomery and made obout 10
miles.
April 11th, we had big job getting
across a regular Alabama Swamp we
built Corduroy about half of the day and
then had to wade the greater part of the
way. We travelled late to make up for
delays, passing through Benton and
LOundesboro.
There was cotton factory at the lat
ter place, which was burned with consid-
cradle cotton made 20 miles to-day and
heard of the capture of Richmond this
evening. The 18th had a couple of
swamps to cross, little better than the
other but bad enough. At 2 P. M.
heard that McCool, was in Montgomery
with his I'd brigade. Croxton's brigade
not having come up yet; we heard also
that Mobile was taken,
Just at dusk we came into MOntgom.
cry, gave them tune or two, then took
trot two or three miles and went into
camp. The city surrendered without
any fighting so we did not use them as
roughly as we did at Selma marched
"a miles this day. The next we lay in
camp while The command all come up.
The l4;h we took an early start and
marched about 80 miles, had a little
skirmish at Cross-Keys; a few men
hurt on both sides. The next day we
passed through the City of Tuskeegee,
one Of the prettiest places l ever saw
We had another little brush with the
rebels this evening, 8 of them killed and
Is taken. The 10Th we passed through
Society Hill and Crawford. At the lat
ter place we released political priso-
ner, good looking and accomplished
lady. She is,by far the strangest Union
lady haze seen in the South, and some-
thing of an AbolitiOnlst, She seemed
quite glad 10 see US, as well she might
after.2 years of captivity. Her home is
in Richmond. Gen, Uxton procured hel
a carriage, and she went along with us
to Macon and then went North. BY
evening we were in position before
! Girard and Columbus, waiting for the
first brigade to come up. The rebel;
seemed quite uneasy all the afternoon
throwing she'll at Us every few minutes
which mostly went oyer doing but little
damage. The rebels had 3 brigade:
across the Chalahoochee. The 7,h Ohio
came near riding right across the lower
one and scared the rebels 50 that they
set it on fire, Their works. which were
mostly on the Alabama, were quite for
midable and would have been Difficult
to take-had they been defended by thf
right kind of men.
General Upton said he would take
that place before he selpt, or leave tha
, part of the country as far as possible be-
fore morning, and l confess / though
the chance of leaving was tollerablI
fair, as l could see their lines all along
our front with good breast-works, plent!
of artillery and a good deal heavier guns
than we had. Il took ill after dark fJ
the first brigade to get into position, ant
then they charged on foot. they 90 th'
left apd we OIL the right. Our brigad'
: did not charge till after the first and be
ing on very high ground, could see tb
sheet Of fame, bursting from our Spen
GERS, oppased by the muskets and artil
lery of the evening. II was splendi'
siget, though the thoughts eonnecte
> with it were of very different charac
ter. The she'll with its blessing fuze
! showerng It's track from the mouth G
4 the gun to the place where it exploded
making a great sheet of fame was th
most interesting to me of any thing c
f the kind had ever seem bnt that wa
Y soon over ond aur turns had come. Fo
g fear of a repulse, part of our regimen
= and the first Ohio were held in reserve
n so, although was under fire most {
the time | was not in the charge. Ou
IS boys went IN with a will and they di
: not have time to send many of the
shells at US till they were driven fro