The National tribune., 1886-02-25

"we're from Atlanta an goin' hum on fur
Tough"
What regiment do yous blong tor"
Sixth Mississippi"
who is yer Kernel what company ye b'long
TO, and who is yer Capten?"
Kernel Jones; Co B: Capt'n Gault."
So the id Yarks cleaned Hood out, did
they?"
"Yaas.n
"We!l, good day; wish the doggoned war was
over"
The boys shook hands with enc another when
well out of sight of the patrol. After days of
travel, sleeping in cotton-gins, but most OF the
time in the woods aud at such times suffering
jndescrbable agouies, caused by the cold; NV
ing persimmonS occasionally catching an
opesSum ana trading for corn pones with the
negroes they came TO a plantation few miles
in the rear of la2Oo City. They found, after
close inspection. the only persons in charge
were negro man aud child. With this friendly
negro the boys tarried three days. The child,
bright little fellow about seven years of age
was always on picket during the day time
Here they slept in the owners bed, lwhat would
MaSsa Donaldson say if he were to read thls?)
ate Of his pork and potatoes, and when ready to
depart, having had a good rest and gained much
IN strength. their benefactor supplied them with
TatiOus the like of which they had not seen
since their unwilling departure from Gods
land
1t was hut few DAYS after this, and on the
evening OF the 9Th of December-a bitter cold
night, the ground frozen hard,-they came TO
large, white frame house, in the rear Of which
was a negro cabin. 1t was suggested that
Green enter the cabin and ask if that road led
TO Eicksburg. Green went in, while the rest of
the party stood outside shivering in the cold.
After what seemed ages TO them, Jett said,
ANDY, Tor Gods sake, let's go in aud get
Green. lie Is warming himself while we are
freezing"
They went in and there was Green standing
compacenlly with his back 10 the fire. They
could have killed him. With him was n saucy
old wench and well-dresSed octoroon. They
would give the boys no Information and were
10th TO give them anything TO eat. In the
meantime the octoroOn had Slipped out unHo-
ticed, and upon her absence being discovered
Conn grew suspicious and urged an immediate
departure but,iett begged to be allowed to warm
himself few minutes longer.
As they were about to depart the wide cabin
door was suddenly thrown open and
SIX OR EIGHT SHINING GUN BARRELS
appeared pointing toward them. Immediately
voice cried out, Surrender, men; you are
our prisoners"
Conn replying, "We surrender"
Serg't Campbell, who had charge Of the rebel
squad, said: q" Who are you, and what are you
doing here?"
Conn answered, "We are Yankee prisoners.
and, having made our escape, are trying to
reach our lines"
"That's all right; fall in," was the command.
and with rebel on each side of Yank they
were marched TO the scoHts' headquarters, about
half mile back in the timber. They proved
TO be detachment of Capt JGEes's scouts, or
so-caled guerrllas. The oeturooa had informed
her master, DR.. Watts and he in turn in
formed the scouts Of the presence of the Yam
kee prisoners. At the time of their recapture
they were within 30 miles of YicSSburg, the
guiding star of their hopes.
Next morning under a strong guard, they
set out for Jackson, Miss, by way of Canton.
Reaching Canton on the second night they were
lodged in the Canton jail, and hero were Joined
by Burlington, who was recaessred that day.
Again they were all tegesher. -Four weeks had
elapsed since their escape AfsIAaton Jail was
incarcerated a man named Meredith, who had
been purchasing assas for tbs Goa federate
Government and who. it was reported, had
placed 300 head Of hogs belss gi8g TO the Con-
federate Government on his own pLantatio1
and reported them captures by the Federafs
They discovered the fraud, and he, learning Of
it, made good his escape to the Federal lines
from which time he made Cincinnati his tenn
porary home, occasionally going TO Vicksburg,
then ascending the Yazoe River IN dugoat
to Yazoo City, and thence overland to his
family, who resided on his plantation in the
rear OF the city. The scouts learned of these
occasional tripsand at last captured him, bring
ing him TO Canton, at which place he made one
of our number.
On the fourth day they reached Jackson,
where they found the inhabitants aeoing from
the town, fearing a raid by Col. 0sburn. The
last train having left for Meridian before their
arrival they were placed in q box-car with
lot OF negroes and carried TO Granada, Miss.
where were a number of Wisconsin three
months men. captured by Forrest in his raid
into Memphis. Many of them had their legs
badly lacerated by dogs in their futile efforts
TO escape. At the station south of Granada
Burlington, Conn and Meredith made
DESPERATE JUMP FOE LIBERTY
from the car door. The guards fired at them,
but they made good their escape unharmed TO
oar lines.
At Granada Tubbs, Green and Jett were
placed in a tobacco warehouse No fires were
allowed them, and their food consisted only of
corn in the ear In a few days they were re-
moved to Meridian to their old quarters. Here
Capt. Fitzpatrick, commandant of the prison,
welcomed them and informed Jett that he was
fully aware OF the attempted escape by saving
through the stOekade and that he was waiting
on the outside that night prepared to shoot
them as they appeared at the opening. Here
they learned that the survivors of the $50 had
been transferred to Cahaba, where they soon
found Themselves. Here they remained, suf-
fering freHI hunger exposure and disease, until
Gen. Wilson's raid in March, 1865, TO Selma,
Ala. compelled their final liberation on parole.
When transferred at Big Black River they
were placed on fat cars, and here an inefface-
able incident occurred. A comrade clambered
upOn the tender of the engine as they started
and waved a small Union flag he had in some
manner obtained. The sight of it was inspir-
ing, and the paroled prisoners on the long line
of fiat cars in the rear responded to the sight
of the Stars and Stripes in resounding cheers,
while Others wept. At Viclzsburg they We're
divided, l.G00 being placed Oh the Henry Ames
and 1000 on the Sultana. Many of the latter
met watery death in the disaster which befclI
the latter boat on her way up dc Dissip"
In the Interest Of Suffering Humanity.
We call attention TO the Compound Oxygen