Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-20
would run, until at length exhausted

would run, until at length exhausted
and unable to keep up his speed. the
foremost man stopped and found TO
| his Joy, instead of rebel with sabre,
q colnrade with canteen, while insy
were both far away from their captors.
| Mai. Ben. Cunningham was taken
along as prisoner, notwltnstanolng
his painful wound, and made his es-
/ cape,
[ There was man in Company " E''
named Samuel Henry, and to DIS
tinguIsh him from the many others of
the same name, he was called Devil
sam. Henry" Characteristitally, this
was a proper prefix. A man of re-
| markable shrswuness, having had tine
EDUCATIONAL oppOr. unlties in Ills youth,
bal having au ey 9 TO fun and froiic all
his life, the latter trait was more fully
developed than any other. There
was another in Company IF" nam ID
LawreL c5 FOrkner, the very opposite
of Henry in almost every par
ticuiar. lie was sober, quiet, stu
uiOus aud very pious. strangely
enough, these two sought each Other
anu associated together in order TO
make their escape. Having cross ed
the Ten IN. ssee river and haIIIng near
Tuscumbia, Alabama, they slipped The
guards and STAR ed out on the Southern
side of tas river for Decatur, a dis
tance If some sixty miles. One mora
ing at day break, while passing a large
pond of water, some reoei soldiers
came to the opposite side of the pond,
end seeing the ooys, called out John,
did you see our horses over there any,
WheIe?" Quick as thought, Henry
replied: Eyes, they are just across
there in the field" dlrecting MIN back
The way he aud Forknef had BEEN
coming The rebel started after his
horses, while our boss made rapid
strides to get away. On another Occa.
sion they were travelling just before
day, ured and hungry. they saw q
dim light from smouldeI1ug fire q
short distance from them at the side
of the road. Forkner proposed that
they go TO it; that il was negroes max
ing sorghum, aud they could get some
thing 10 eat and a little rest Henry
was OF different opinion hat it was
a picket post, aud That they were in
danger 10 go near il. They argued
TOR some time either wanting to yield.
AT length For2ner proposed going
near enough Lo see, to which Henry
replied that they would go together,
be IL what it mil ht. So they VEN
tured up, closer and closer, until
they were grufdy commanded
to halt, and INSTANTLY Two OF
three caps We're bursted aC them, for
tuuately, 10 gun firing. Then they
lad a-race, through u ii cid iuLO wOod-,
land and on untIi they were satisfied
the rebels had given up the chase.
H alung, weary, footsore aud breath
tess, FORK ner said, "Weil, SIM. we
nave great rersons to be tnaukTul to
our Great Protector for deiIvefanc9.
L. was very narrow escape, aud now
let US Z neeI and pray.n Henry replied,
s."Hne BIole teaches us 10 va ca as We'll
as pray, Low L propose Lo do the
watching while you do the praying.'z
In due time they arrived at Decatur
anu reported again for duty.
NOTE - Ia Rem niscences M.
xAvuI, The printers emitted the name
of Sergeant Z. L.. 1uornburgh, IF
Company ID" as one of the sialn at
sulphur TresLle He Was too brave not
to be- menIoLei. [ omitted the
woundiDg OF Serk can't ii. L. Tramel,
of Company 81" VINO was shot by a
mennIe ball, taking Effect between his
shoulder blades, passing up through
hIs necE, fractuFiDg his jaW, auu couL-E
ing out Ia The fiesny psrU of hIe CUE e q,
aud } OF he dad not go the hosp. tai, Oh
the contrary, coming INTO Camps, re-
pOIted b N elf Ior duty.
L have had hummer of inquiries as
to what became OF my brass barreled
pistol, Whlcn bure me through 30
many troubles aud dangers as &c dId
my grandfather beIUIe me. mt n Toned
Ia The beginning of these RemlnIscen
ces., The last came from a lady, and
presume | must answer.
GA the TN Uf August, 1852, at Cum
berland Gap, We Were attack ed by tic
rebels, VIM pushed their way near our
camps. We were armed Win musKets
having bay0Dets Oh them. L was
afraid the rebels would get my brass.
barreled pistol, SO nid 1t in u hollow
Tree until the fight would be over and
the rebels driven away, when L meant
t. go back ana get it. Instead of that
we dId OF whip the rebels away, but
they came near starving as by seige,
ana finally we had to leave, SO wsnL
OF some three hundred Mules in an
opposite direction from the pistol. L
have been wanting to go back ever
ii LICE and get 1t. anu mean TO go for it,
If any body will go with me, " hen the
W Gather is fair. II / can get il again
| shall feel comfortable when book
agents come around, while, perhaps,
they might more readily understand
" hat is meant when one says NO"