The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-11-30
lay dead, and dying around us.

The rebel commissary came in the
evening to the work house yarl,' I
inquired OF him when we should be
sent to our transports. His answer
was encouraging aud in course OF
conversation ho asked me when l
belonged TO Peuusylvsuia."
! inquired what part, Allegheny
county was the reply, I was ac.
qua'nted there, and soon I, und |
knew several Of his friends aud ro,
lations.
lie took me and sovoral friends
out with him, aud gave rs quarters
in Roper Hospital, which were good,
and we enjoyed very much. While
ot this hospital I came upep some
letters.
One Of them was addressed TO the
board Of Physicians in charge, ask
ing what disposal was to bo made
Of the hospital II the City fall into
Federal hands.
This letter was dated Just at tho
time Of our first attack on Charles. 4.
ton, and shows that the rebels werc
not 50 confident at that time Of
witbstanding the assault as they af-
terwards were.
We had been 10 Charleston three
days, anxiously waiting, when the
fog, which had been very dense,
cleared away, and orders for our 70,
moval, together with ambulances,
came to the hospital to move the
sick to the das-of-truce boat.
Those not able to walk we're
brought out aud laid on tho side
walks where some of the poor fell
lows died. Hoff, one Of my cJm-
pany, died thus.
1T is hard,' said he sorrowfully.
They were tho last words he uttered.
Poor fellow had q family at home,
and was almost ready to go and see
them could not bare up any longer
uuder the cruel treatment he receiv-
cd from southern chivalry. Shame
Shame
While these mon lay gasping on
the sidewalk, u woman came to the
red-beaded Surgeon, who superiu-
tended their removal. and asked per-
mission to give the poor sick fellows
some soup she had for them.
He rebuked her severely, saying,
IF yon have any such thing to give
away, give it to our boys. down on
the Island. You SHOW" said he.
"What side you are on Her reply
was, Anything for humanitys sake,
doctor let me give these poor
starving fellows something to eat"
While she was thus occupying tho
attention of this Confederate fool
and tyrant. she had sent some chill
dren around on tho flank, who pro-
v.ded the sick with soup and Cruel.
The Surgeon raved when ho found
out, that he was entirely out-hanked
and out-witted by q woman, who
had more humane feeling, than a
whole regiment Of such fellows like
the nabob Of a doctor.
About three o'clock that afternoon
we were again on the wharf, near tho
hag-of-truce beat. What o joyful
moment yet it seemed too good to
be true, we could not realize tho fact.
We, who had been so used to being
deceived, were incredulous to the
last moment. Very, very often, we
heard news, that now We were TO be
exchanged, but sad news in a few
days later knocked the bottom out
of all the good news we heard few
days sooner.
As we stood on the wharf. the
commissary whom l have mentioned
came up to me, and shaking hands,
said in tremulous uudertono, "I'd
give anything to be in your place,
going to Western Pennsylvania.
Dear, proud old Pennsylvania! thy
children can never, wherever their
footsteps wonder, forget thee !
At last we sailed down the harbor
were in sight OF our dear old flag
at last were lashed to our receiving
ship, were on board. and thank God
for his mercy, were again under the
folds Of the old flag.
How our teardinmed eyes gazed
at its folds, aud we, with solemn,
sobbing voices, said, "Thank God {!
Thank God for our miraculous de-
liverauce. The link that bouud us
to the terrible past was broken the
gaunt forms, the famine-stricken