Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-10-12

the LIlAftahoocilee river, ami knew
III the country around kenesaw /
monnfain 80 welI that he eonld 50 % !
any place for miles alone IN the dark
esE night. General Hood was greatly
Ierplexed after bis defeat Ia the fret /
IaEfse ii IIene&aw munntain, and h. /
lieyina that General Sherman would |
make ! move down BE railroad or
around Lost mountain. i was of tue
greatest Importance to know which.
s. ae sent Tor WiIlian and asked him
abont tie c0nnliy around aud lie o.
fefed him $500 III gald 10 visit the
eua.f Il The EesinEssls AID report What
Was going on.
WiIliaIn well knew that Il was GER
tain death to be discovered. and after
reluctantly accepting the offer. iie
made deposition Of his property By
will, half expecting never 20 come
back. Claiming to be . refugee, and
one Of the original Union men Of
Georgia. he got through the lines
without difficulty. and was sent BY
the United States quartermaster TO
Chattanooga. There he changed his
dress, shaved of his whiskers aud cut
his hair short, aud applied to the
sanitary commission Tor employment.
lie claimed to come from the country,
and telling cheap tale. hc was hired.
Az his own request he was sent 70 the
| front to aid in the distribution Of SUPP
plies. Thus situated he could do any
| Thing he wished, and he at once set A.
bout getting information. He visited
/ General Mcpherson headquarters, at
| the right Of the Marietta ros.d.
Afser learning from Mcpherson
that no more supplies had better be
accumulated at Big Shanty, as the
armies were soon to move, he started
for Shernan's headquarters HIS
credentials as an agent Of the sani-
tary commission were sufficient
passport anywhere. aud although one
or two regarded him with suspicion,
| vet none stopped him. While he was
| in Hooker's tent inquiring about the
supplies Of the division. an order
came from Sherman to prepare two
davs' rations and move where, no one
knew. But Hooker remarked that a
the Third brigade was to move first il
must beto the southwest. This was all
William could expect to gain, and SC
writing letter to the agent Of the
sanitary commission, telling him that
the sanitary commission was of nc
further use to him. ~ they might like
. loyal man better. he respectfully
resigned. The state of his health de.
manded that he should 90 South, and
thinking that if he stayed with the
Federal army be would never get any
further South, he had concluded tc
, leave them behind. This letter wa
written in General Thomas tent. and
sent on BY special messenger detail
! ell by the general himself.
That night, after securing pass Il
take supplies to General Blair's divis
ion Of the Army Of the Tennessee. hs
secured mule and box Of medicine
and started for Marietta. He sue
, ceeded, after a great deal Of difficulty
, in getting permission to cross th'
main line, but with the slSirmish lin
picKets and videttes he had more diff
Guilty They first positively refuses
him permission to pass. and he rod
for mile. trying one after anothe
] along the line before he found q wa,
: through. and succeeded only becaus
!. he found an idiotic fellow who dis
9 not know his duty. Then came tn
Z skirmish line. Leaving his mule an
! walking deliberately mp to a picke
: he inquired where the man was wh
J was hurt, as he came TO take care I
= him. The picket said he had nc
Q heard Of anybody who had been ir
! inred, and asked William if he ha
: any whisky. Telling him he ha'
" William sat down on the box and pr
Q ceeded to divide it. Acting at 4
le vorable moment. William caught no
= of the soldiers gun as it rested on Il
y ground and wrenched it from the a
tonished soldiers grasp.
: Then threatening 10 shoot him
:. he made any noise 50 that the pick
! short distance away could hea
4 William babe him be seated and star
ed up for the mountain. "A mig
- be expected the disarmsd picket |
=. up howl as soon as William was Q
Of sight. The other sentinels beg
n. TO ere after him. and one Minnie b
passed through his arm near the
.n bow. and another clipped his Q
The Confederate pickets. hearing
=, discharge, thought il must be an |
- vance, and began firing from th
q. ! side. This was an unfortunate I
cumstanee for William, for when
=. shouted TO his own lines they took
direction from which the voice ca
and sent the bullets the faster.
nally, bearing the Union pickets NJ
ing. he saw his only chance was
make a dash for il. And shout
s.I'm a deserter, I surrender, he
- towsrd the Confederate line. Vol
after volley rang in his ears. the sn
war suiEocating him. but he rushed
after the FIRST discharge unharu
until, a. be was passing the sec
.na picket, about dozen soldiers Of
-esi ..'i relief drew up in froat Of him.
As il was not 80 dark but that
fora could be plaialy seen. the
moral exclaimed: "Readyl We
no urisoners tonight Firef ID
u, ~nnt William n az instant with
80 80 s. balls in his right leg and
- Aieaost beside himself with rags