Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-06
SOLDIERS DEPARTMENT.
NE WON A BRIDE.
A Hoosier Comrade Tells of His Court
ship in Dixie's Land.

corps was ordered to make a movement
against Dalton. Ca. thirty miles away.
The wagons belonging to our brigade
were ordered back to Cleveland. We
went back there during the night of
Wednesday, February "A. On Satur-
day, the 9th. two boys Of Co k-Pete
STAFF and John Souders who were dis
posed to hunt up the pretty girls, had
been out few days before, and had
found Mr.. John c. PoindeXter, where
there were three nice. black-eyed girls
Nancy Cornelia, Sarah Ann and Mar
tina Jane.
About twelve clock on the day men,
toned Staff and souders came TO me
and told me of their discovery, and
wanted me to go with them out to Mr..
/ Poindexter's, as there was TO be party
there, and they had told Nancy, the
oldest one Of the three girls, that they
would bring her sutton, or beau. |
did not want TO go and began TO make
excuses. / was messing with a man by
the name Of Ford, and il was my day
to cook, and ! had ON pot Of beans
and could not 90. They went 10 Ford
and asked him il be would not cook the
beans, and he said he would / then
told the boys that my hat was old and
greasy and that my blouse was worn at
the elbows, and | would not be present
able. My messmates hat and blouse
were very good, and they borrowed
them for me. and / was left without ex-
cuse and had 30 go. The people who
lived in the wake OF our army. ms every
one must know who gave 10 any atten-
ton, were very scarce of provisions
particularly coffee Soabout two o'clock
with a lot Of sugar and coffee we start I
Cd for the house. As we did not take /.
the trouble TO get passes, we had to go +
across farms i'm oraer 10 avoid the pick {
cts. Mr.. Poindexter lived three miles +
west of Cleveland, on the road leading .
from Cleveland TO Harrison. We struck /
the road about a mile west OF Cleve- I
land. and about four o'clock We got 10 [
our destination. Mr. Poindcxter was a
weil-to-do farmer, and an uncompro-
missing Union man. He had one son in
the Fifth Tennessee, and "a son-in-law in
the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry.
When we got there We found Nancy,
pleasing brunette, with black eyes,
auburn hair, twenty years old, and
about five feet high, in the kitchen
baking pies As we were all country
folks we did not give much attention TO
the woman who in a few months be-
came my wife. That night few Of the
boys and girls OF the neighborhood
came in, and we had a regular old
fashioned country play We played
until we were all tired. The next dav
being Sunday the three of us went with
the girls to church. the first time we
had been TO a citizens meeting in many
months. About three o'clock | gave
the old gentleman two dollars, and we
started back to camp. When we GOT
back to where We left the wagon-train
we found that il had left and gone back
TO the old camp at Blue Springs.
By the time we reached the place
where we had left The wagons it was 8
sundown. We thought we would 90 ON
to Blue Springs that night, and went to s
the pcket-post on the road leading that J.
way and told the Lieutenant Of the post /
that we belonged TO the wagon-train.
which he said had just passed, and that 1
we wanted TO go on to camp that night [
He told us that we must get passes I
We turned back as though intending to Z
'eturn for the passes As soon as we u
we're out Of sight. knowing We could e
lot get the passes. we concluded we
would run the pickets and go on 10
amp. We struck across between the
POSTS, and got ont of the line on the ~
abroad. The other two boys were
head, and in getting down the en- :
'ankment / slipped and fell within
fifty yards of the outpost picket, who .
ocked his gun and ordered us to halt. :
was about thirty yards behind. and !"
bought il best to halt The other two
'oys could have gotten away, bat did u
lot want TO leave me, and 80 We We're u
il taken back to the Lieutenant. who
mt us in the guard-house until the next II
ay, when we We're turned out and Il
tent on to camp, where we had to chop N
-ood for seven days for our fun. Oh
1t was seven miles from our camp to re
here Mr.. PoindeNter lived. but ] con- III
nued to 90 to see my girl two and
lree times a week until the Sd of May. w
hen the army started on the Georgia We
ampaign. Sometimes the officers would p,
e me up or make me stand extra duty Ri
hen found absent. CT
On the 2Sth of April, 1864. we had TX
ranged to be married Every thing We
as ready and the guests invited. About to
le time and those had invited to &C Tc
18th me were ready to start General
rose had me arrested Soldiers were or
the habit of marrying and STAYING Al
18th the women until the army moved. Nj
hen they would hear no more OF. the lie
nprincipled wretches. He had been Pa
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