The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-04


and marching at the head Of n victorious
column OF his country's defenders, s he
would be proud to welcome him. After
his departure, her treatment by his rela
tives and neighbors became almost into!-
erable, because Of her hatred Of secession
After two years Of service in the Con.
fsssrats Amy he was captured prisoner
by the victorious Sherman, in his march
J to Atlanta, and sent TO Camp Douglas.
I This was good news to his wife, who
could no longer endure the persecution
she received at the South. and she resolv.
ed to make her way North and rejoin him
and if she could not secure his pardon to
at least stay near him. Her Confederate
bonds were worthless, ard she was pen
niless. She made her way 10 tie Nissis
sippi River, and took passage on the i'll,
fated steamer 'Sutana" for the North
Size sold some jewelry Tor money sutlicien,
to carry her to Chicago. Arriving at
Memphis, her child vas taken very i'll,
and by the advice Of the Captain Of the
"Sultana," she rem aimed there to secure
medical aid for the child. Within TWEEN.
ty four hours thereafter the boiler of the
"SuItana" exploded bv a torpedo conceal.
ed in the hold by the rebels and 200 lives
| were lost.
Geroux Jared i'll at ease at Camp Doug
las, and made many strategems to esca pc.
lie finally succeeded IN bringing a raw
sentinel 20 let him pass, and to avoid
pursuit a resort to deception became nee
essary. A comrade OF bis was on tie
point OF death. His mess dressed the
dead soldier in the Majors uniform, and
conveyed him to the dead house. and
gave his name as "Major Cnas Gernux,
Third Louisiana Regiment. c. 5. A.
The Rest morning the body was ,aken
away and buried. and the rank, name.
regiment, and place OF bu,ial were dolly
recorded in the register OF Camp Doug,
as dead. by c. II. Jordan, the und-r,a.
ker for the government at Chicago. Tha,
night Geroux escaped. His absence ere
s,ed no inquiry, as he was reported dead.
For the purpose Of avoiding public
roads and convsys an css he took horse
from pasture near Camp Douglas be
'"nglng to John l.. Hancock, formerly
President Of the Board Of Trade, and ~
avoiding the public roads as much rs DO.
s'bIe, reached Momencs the mex, day
His actions excited suspicion, and he was
arrested on suspicion of stealing the horse,
and was lodged in the Kankakes jail
lie was taken out on habeas corpus, and
no proof being found TO hold him he
was discharged. His attorney, however,
held the horse and returned il to the
owner. Gsrpux found difficulty in get
ting through the Gpss. and was almos.
out Of funds, and partly for the purpoes
OF visiting rhs scenes Of his college days.
and partly to wait until something should
turn up" whereby he could get South. hs
wen, from herst to Ohio. Here be spent
The last os his money.
lie was not easily TO be discouraged
Through the assistance Of a professor in
the College, TO whom he tod part OF
his history, he obtained a situation in a
wholesale house in Cincinnati. From
there he communicated with his friend,
in tne South. After the usual DELAYS Of
passing letters through the lines, lie lesrn
si that his two brothers were killed in
the battle Of the Wilderness, and his IA
TIERS estate had been confiscatsd Ia the
United States Government, and hi. father
had voluntarily exiled himself to Mexico.
OF his wife and child, the only ;nforms.
ton was, they bad sough: to gs, North
and took passage on the "Sultan a." since
which Tins she b ad not been heard Of.
and no doubt remained that she had per.
ished. His true position had been s,udi
ous'y concealed, and he avoided bis for.
mer acquaintsuces.
Shortly after he received this intelli-
gence from the South. Sherman started
on bis grand march from Atlanta, and
Grant marshalIed his grand army before
Petersburg, and the 9. 8. A. vanished
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