Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-10-01

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Harrison, his Private Secretary;
Major Msur and Captain Moody, Lieu.
tenant Halfway. JEFF D. Howell, mid
shipman in the rebel navy. and twelve
private soldiers, Miss Maggie Howell.
sister OF Mrs. Davis, two waiting
maidstone white and one black
and several other servants.
We also captured FIVE wagons, three
ambulances. about fifteen horses, and
from twenty-five 70 thirty mules. The
train was mostly loaded with commits
sary stores and private baggage Of
of the party. Upon returning to
camp was accosted by Davis from
among the prisoners, who asked il /.
was the officer in command, and upon
my answering him that was, and ask
ing him whom | was to call him, he
replied that Knight call him what or
whoever | pleased. When l replied
to him that would call him Davis,
and after a moments's hesitation, he
said that was his usme. He suddenly
drew himself up in true royal dignity
and exclaimed: II suppose that you
consider it bravery to charge train
of defenseless women and children, but
it is theft, 1t is vandalism"
After allowing the prisoners time to
prepare breakfast | mounted them on
their own horses, taking one OF the
ambulsnces for my wounded and one
of the wagons for the dead, using the
other two ambulances for the convey
ance of the women and children, and
started on my return by the direct
route to Abbeville, where / arrived at
sunset the same day Here l halted
for the night and called in the rest Of
my regiment from its duty along the
river and resumed nv march toward
Macon at an earaly hour on the morn
ing of the 1lth, after having buried
our dead and performed the last SOL
emn rites Of the soldier over his fell
low comrades sending couriers in ad-
vance to announce the success of the
expedition. On the afternoon of the
llth, and when several miles below
Hawkinsville. we met the rest of our
brigade just coming out from Macon,
and received from them the first
knowledge Of the Presidents procla-
nation, accompanied by General Will
sons order offering reward for the
capture of Davis and party. Retain
ing my independent command. I con-
tinued my march to Macon, where |
arrived at three o'clock p. m. on the
18th instant, having marched over two
hundred miles inside of six days.
While yet on the march and nine miles
out of town, / received orders by
crurier to provide myself, with spec
ial detail Of three officers and twenty
men from my regiment and prepared to
depart at once for Washington as q
special escort for Davis and party, also
to take $50 men to act as train guard
as far as Atlanta.
left Macon by special train at sew
en- o'clock in the evening of the 18th,
under the direction of Major General
Wilson, having turned over all the
private soldiers captured with Davis
and party excepting two, receiving an
accession of Clement G. Clay and
wife. Arriving at Atlanta at day
light on the morning of the l4th
found a train and guard in readiness
to convey and escort the party to Au.
gusta, where we arrived at sunset Of
the same day, finding carriages and
every thing in readiness to convey us
to the steamer "Standish," lying four
miles below the city. We arrived on
board at eight o'clock, where
l received Alex. Fl. Stephens and
Majors General Wheeler and staff,
and Immediately sailed for Savanna,
where we arrived at one o'clock a. m
The steamer, "Emille' was order cd
alongside, and the prisoners and guar d
transferred on board, when she imme-
1iately steamed for Hilton Head
When opposite Port Jackson we met
steamer "Cait," with General Gilmore
on board, to whom reported, and
when he reached Savanna he tele-
graphed to Hilton Head for the
steamer "Clyde" to be got in readiness
at once to receive the prisoners and
convey them to Washington, where,
upon our arrival, we found every
thing In readiness, and the transfer
from the sEm,lle" to the Clyde
took place Immediately, and at three
o'clock Of the 18th we put to sea un-
der convoy Of the steam sloop-of war
.sTusorcara," and arrived off Fortress
Monroe at noon on the 10th inst. ]
Immediately proceeded on shore and
telegraphed my arrival to the Adju-
tant- General, and received orders in
reply to anchor out and await further
orders.
At midnight the same day | received
further orders from your Honor to the
same effect, saying that General Hal
leck would be there at noon of the 10th
to arrange for the final disposition Of
the prisoners. We remained on ship
board until the 22d, disposing mean
while Of all the prisoners except Davis,
Clay and families, in obedience to or