Nevada County picayune., 1886-01-21

Brown and 1 got caught inside the federal lines at Cold Harbsr, and Sheridan's wagon train WAS be- tween us and liberty. We had Ou yankee coats. and we rode up along the wagon train for some time trying to head it. and escape, Bat we couldn't do it. Finally Col. Brown rode up to . driver and ordered him to turn to one side and let us pass.
 By whose authorityf asked the driver.
 By my own, replied Brown, au. 
 Who are you! asked tho driver.
 Colonel Coleman, answered Brown, who had found out the name of the colonel who was in command of the train,
 The driver then began to ques. ton Colonel Brown pretty closely and was about to catch up with us, Colonel Brown drew his revolver and sent 8 ball crashing through his brain. We turned our horses and dashed down the line of wag- ons at full speed, and we ran right into a company of federal cavalry who wsro protecting the train. A shower of bullets whistled about us. We wheeled to the right, jumped a stone wall, and just as my horse cleared tho wall, a bullet struck him behind the ear, and down we came. Browns horse was shot from under him about twenty steps ahead, and we were both captured. As 1 scrambled out from under my horse 1 threw my gun to ono side in the grass Three weeks after that 1 went back and got it. We were in , tight place. Having on yankee coats we would certainly be shot fol spies. Night came on and we were guarded by four sentinels who paced back and forward in [ square several yards in extent. It was very dark. During the second watch, l whispered to Blown that I was going to leave. He asked me how it could be done. l told him I'd rather risk four bullets in the dark than twenty in daylight at Fort Delaware. He said he woul follow me. We then began crawling like snakes. out of the square. Four times . sentinel passed right by us. We kept glid' ing along until we were entirely out. We straightened up when sbout fifty yards from the sentinels and struck out for the mountains, We came near psrishing for want of food, before we could get back to the confederate lines.
 I was within ten steps of Gener. al Doles when he was killed. A federal sharpshooter had been picking off our men all day, and l had been for hours trying to locate him but had failed to do 80. l was in advance of our line hundred yards and was concealed behind q rock. Several times he had shot at me' About fourteen hundred wards in front of us was a strip of woods. l knew the sharpshooteI was in them somewhere, but the tree tops prevented my seeing the smoke of his gun. He had not shot at me in two hours but cODin' ed his fire to the line in my rear General Doles advanced to where I was and asked me If couldn't si' lence that fellow, as he was doing terrible execution iii his lines. told him l had been trying to do ii all day, but had failed He asked me to do my best. He then step ped in front of me, and faced the woods, exposing his entire person, I told him he had better look out, as that fellow had shaved me very close several times, and 1t was dangerous to expose himself l had scarcely spoken the words when ball struck him in the right side, passing through his body, and coming out under his left arm. General Doles turned half around and fell forward. face downward, and never spoke-being killed in' carried him off the field, and was detailed to carry his re- mains home. General Doles was q fine officer.
 I was shot through the body
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