The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-12-17
and then Immediately sprang up,
wsved his hat and shouted:

and then Immediately sprang up,
wsved his hat and shouted:
nHnrrah! for the United States!"
Telling me to follow HIM, he STEP
ped boldly into the road to find a line
OF Union cavalry stretching as far
back as we could see. Thank God,
soldiers, friends, comrades What
emotions Of Joy surged through our
hearts. 1t was a detachment of Gen.
eral Wilson'S army making the last
raid OF the war.
! Tney came around US, surprised at
our appearance, and hardly knowing
whether to take us for friends or foes.
General Long, commanding an Ohio
cavalry brigade, came riding up,
stopped, questioned us sharply and
| ordered us to be held under surveil.
lance until the arrival OF the First
Alabama Cavalry, which wa;s further
back in the column, and the mean.
time to treat us we'll and supply our
pressing wants.
In an hour Mabry's old regiment
appeared, and he was Joyfully 1ecog-
nized. Both OF us were soon clad as
the rest, mounted on spare horses
and riding in the ranks, rejoicing in the
| swift and fortunate change that had
come upon US, and telling the story OF
| our prison experience and escape to
eager listeners. We also had ques-
tions to ask, as to how the war was
| progressing and what was the purporU
of the present raid. Thoy told us they
had been riding through from North
| ern Alabama to Selma, had captured
that city after sharp fight, had
turned east to Montgomery, which
had yielded, and the course was now
toward Columbus, Georgia, and where
else was not known.
In less than two days we reached
the Chattahoochic River, opposite the
city of Columbus. Here were signs OF
opposition. A strong line ofintrench-
ments seemed fill OF men, prepared to
resist US, while the long bridge over
the river at Columbus, well guarded,
was all OF cotton and inf1ammable ma
terials, ready to be fred as soon as
the occasion required. General Long
sent a regiment, dismounted, to slip
cautiously down q ravine which led
to the bridge, and as soon as they
were in view of the enemy to charge
on the bridge furiously. This was
done, and it was taken in spite of op-
position. The charge was continued
across the bridge until the whole of
it was gained by the Ma
tional forces, and Columbus was vir-
tually in our hands. In the meantime
a brigade had been formed IN line to
assault the intrenchments. The First
Alabama taking part in this, Mabry
and l participated. A few irregular
volleys had no effect upon our ad-
vance, and we soon, with loud cheers,
gained the breastworks and found the
| rebels in full retreat. They were fol-
lowed and nearly all captured, PROV
ing to be regiment of Georgia militia,
lately from Andersonville.
Recognizing one OF them as lately =
gate sergeant at Andersonville, a fat
and rather good humored man, whom
we in the prison had nicknamed
"Chuffy," l spoke to him, and, after
reminding him who l was and how l
knew him,I asked him what he thought
OF the Yankees now.
When we We're guarding you 'uns
in Andersonville, you were tame
Yanks, and not much trouble to boss
you around. But these wild Yanks,
with guns in their hands. don't stop
TO- nobody. We shot owah guns eff
at EN-, but they nevah stopped com
in, SO we thought we'd bettah run.
don't take no stock in wild Yanks,
and wish this wah was done stop
ped"
care not you the man who said to
US prisoners often at Andersonyille,
Wen fight you as long as we see you,
and then lick the ground where we
last seed your"
"Wall, if it was me, I'm gwine to
take it back. There is one tune sung
befoah tightin', and another one sung
aftah bein' whipped. Pm in TO peace,
now, and if get through with this,
I'll promise nevah to try to break up
any mo- gov'ments."
| had lost sight of Mabry in the ex-
citement Of the assault and pursuit,
and after some search found him in
charge OF a squad OF newly captured
rebels. He called my attention to
lank, cadaverous looking Confederate,
exclaiming:
Sergeant, see this prisoner, this is
my double. He's the very identical
Johnny, who has my name, and stood
guard over me at Andersonville on
the old stockadel But" he added
with pardonable exultation, "things
have changed; the bottom rail is on
top. Pm on guard now, and he's my
prisoner. But I'm going to treat him
better than he and his folks did me-"
Thus the two James Patrick Nab
rvs had met again. The guard had
become prisoner and the prisoner
had become guard. The fratricidal
nature Of the war had again been ex-
emplifed.
Columbus was ours. We moved on
Macon, Georgia, sending detachment
to Anderscnville which captured the
notorious Captain Wirz, keeper OF
the prison, and some of his subordi-
mates. At Macon, the news met us of
accusation ofhostilities, as Johnston's
and Lees armies had surrendered,
and the war was virtually over. Only
one more exploit was allowed us, that
was the capture OF the Ex- President
of the Southern Confederacy by apor-
tion of our force. Then we separated,
going to Ohio to be mustered out,
the Mabrys each different way as
ordered. Though have never met
them since, they have doubtless met
each other in peaceful homes, and re-
counted to their children the incidents
! have here related OF how Mabry met
Mabry. May the name OF James Pat
rick still continue among their fam,
lies to future generations.
Better Stay at Home.
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