The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-02-09


too much like going overheard at sea while we
were Delayed by a calm.
a was Just going TO wait until the Yankees
came np TO fight US and then ! was going right
out to join them, in spite of -; but wanted
to see them first. Well, while we were in the
quarahouse that night aud our Lieutenant was
faIkiug with the other officer about getting US
on I heard them say something about you
sbe.nc ia the Yankee camp before we started
after You.' This set me thinking about your
beiue there, and my being left in the rebel
guauiaause.
C3r The way back to our shauty, asked our
- the Colonel If he thought you were
red By the Yaaks, and he said:
lh. no; he's got lost and will turn up all
Tichi when il gets daylight But the Lieuten-
ant was In q bad humOr about your going on,
and sept talking to the Sergeant about it being
queer that you should come up from Knox
vile and 90 straight out into that country
alone The Colonel was satisfied that you
were lost but Elkton said. ali the officers up at
the guardhouse were sure you had gone straight
TO the Yankee camp, and as they were out on
the raad only mile, you must have been
among them before night
The Lieutenant talked to them as II IL
might be So because you had been having
row with the Captain again, and 1t was hard 10
feil what you had been doing last and would do
next That is about the way they kept talking
aboa; YOU all night
s. began to think If the Yankees were only
mile OF that ! would like TO 20 and see them,
and not wait for them 10 come up and see US
So tbzt night after we got back TO our quar-
fers I told Lieut.. El6ton / would start out at
day5reak and hunt you up; my notion being
that sou lad left for good and / wanted to join
Won. The fellow that was with me swore he
would not 90 along with me down the bill, II
sl,f lx- 10 off
Dutchy Wskened up from his sleep and bravely
volunteered to 60 along with me. Then Ian
yard, with a cunning look, turned To Baker
saying:
say, Dutchy, you rascal, you played me for
q Marine, didn't you?'" bnt getting only an
other broad smile from the baker for reply,
he continued talking, much to the amusement
OF our guard of cavalrymen, his tongue and
Jaw keeping pace with our quick steps,
We'll, to make long story short, ] laid
awake all the balance Of the night in thinking
Il over. 1 got our old chum to fix up a plan
with The officers to allow me to go out to hunt
yOu up; and just as soon as could bundle up
3 little we made the break and came straight
down the road TO that house. They told us
you had not been there that night. After tax
ing MY bearings we grabbed the anchor, set
fn sail and ran out the road until these chaps
hailed Us back at the house there.
Dutchy kept right alongside Of me; ne
wanted TO 60 ahead" Then with look of as
sumsd disgust at the baker for having so
shreUdly deceived him by pretending bravery
81 meeting Yankees, while isintentiOn ali the
time was simply to conceal his real motive,
Nbica had been 10 escape, his tongue ran on
with an amusing soliloquy, and partly address
ing himself to the caTalrymen about the de-
ceitfHl. lying treacherous Marines he, the
guileless, innocent sailor boy, had been COM
PEELED to associate with for SO long time
against his own inclination.
1nis cavalry was part Of an outpost who
weTe stationed at this point on the road near
est tlc rebels, as is the usual custom; they
the headquarters camp.
We learned from our guard that their prin-
cipal duty consisted in receiving and escorting
10 headquarters the
SCORES OF USIoSIsr REFUGEES
who were constantly coming into their line.
day and night ia an exhausted condition
Through the passes Of these mountains. Mos
of these Unionists were promptly enlisted int
the Tennessee regiments then IN camp witt
the Union army. By this means was solved
difficult problem for the officers as 10 theil
maintenance when driven away from then
homes. The Government was supposed II
guar ntee protection 10 them IN their homes
Under this head OF in this classification, VIZ
were placed by the Z UniOn officer with whom Wi
FRS came in contact
Some time ago, in looking overs volume of tn
pub .led War Records, by mere acciden
ltBrued 10 a page referring TO some operation
about cumberland Gap aud because Of its famil
iarityI me ! took The time to hunt up, as near
ly as / could, some Of the Official records bearinl
oRt4c time Of my escape. On a certain page
81 0tllcIal report Of the General officer IN com
maud 0f the Union forces, announcing the ar
Tival gi three men who had escaped from tn
rel WI "a had crTFF
valuable information Of the plans and the force
OF Tie rebels in his front.
il Vas late IN the afternoon when we at las
rcacl. the camp Of the Union forces. / va
tiree ard awful hungry, too, when we got j
EigLi b. real camp of soldiers, which was i
tbos' days, laid out regularly, according TO tb
b0oE- n rows upon rows OF tents, in the woods
heat clean parade ground, from the center
Wlic4 rose tai Etah. on the very pinnacle
Whic4 was flying old glory
THE STARS AND STRIPES
There are moments il every soldiers Iif
tiIne hat VIII never be eifaced from the men
Or, aad this was one that in my heart to-da
Is a. srIght and happy as il was = years az
] caHnot describe KY feelings. ] viii not a
ten.Fl it. Those who have tried 20 read n
expcE5encies for the months preceding VIII o.
der sd. but only feebly, how heartfelt ".
n gratitude in that supreme moment of n
Lle Is vas, personally, as If i had escaped q
ignCtle death Dat. generally, my heart 81.
file rish uBssiGsh pride and pleasure At se
In liug Up there, above the army the fs
thai months upon months / had heard O
crisd. u-tl sometimes ] Begun 70 think the
wa 80 nua t. cesend j. bus ne. and was aioI
Eg-0ng enemies au3 must grin ard bear q
dai.s aause ia silence. I dou't believe 1 spoil
ave. - anybody .or an hour.
Aeaf lae nag were few large tents Etaudii
b. llVes, gAiea were pointed ont 10 US
tie quarters, where We were 70 be co
due ls soon AZ We had washed of some
the ~ aud dust IN 'front.' Of these headqua
ser were seated three officers, comfort
b.y k-ug pipes and chatting together plea
alt
Ne were Transferred TO an infantry guar
boo stil held rs prisoners. After girii
u uty Of zine 20 put ourselves In as go
Ehate NE could. and being kindly tender
al tae aid they cou.d give US. we were pat 3
tHeeH lles OF neatly uniformed soldiers Wb
j ma some remark 70 one Of them about !
lnE to unnecessary trouble about u.s. rs We we
Oily lau glad 70 get there, and weren't going
leave tiem, he explained, with q laugh as
3zcd sls bayonet 10 The gun:
That's ali right We know that; but {
sod aan would kiIl US If we should mar
you follows up there in anything but the rel
lar military style
s. siser putting rs il about the shape Il