Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-08-09
full uniform of Federal
'tlismount at tho gate Of
cesl The Yankees |

tlies In consterna ton.
bad promptly "covcrcd'
L. Pfficer with their revolvcr5,
and ling toward the house, one OF
thes fptain's uniform, said:
. fcar, la1ies; we will not
haF Then, turning TO Lieut..
Ho e speaker continued:
ifiehderi"
am unarmed."
rebelr
ssot called such our way, but If
N wits you, all right"
wear Lieutenant's stripes, l
b take EN- young down here. +"
too young to fight"
' ~ come on, wc will have to
axe h In charge" and the three lie #
pc J the cavalry men mounting
sa Eprisoner following on foot.
this way they left the old mansion,
uing southwark. Soon the Captain
bed to his prisoner with the remark:
ou will find 1t hard work to keep up
B u on foot; hadn you better get
behind joint motioning to his at
liant And get up behind John he
and in this way they rode for sew
m sQgrsf.
I'rqhe night Capt Louthan, for 1t
H@J. w. Louthan of the Seven
snth Indiana Cavalry, his attendant
d prisoner, reached his command.
out rs man who had been detailed as
butts after tho Columbus fight. In
the meantime the Captain had said to
bis prisoner that if he would promise
not to attempt to escape he would be
treated properly and protected in camp
from any trouble. The promise mtde,
the young lieutenant fclt easy. When
they joined the command of scouts the
soldiers around the camp fires eyed the
prisoner-the only one in camp--in-
qusitively, and burly Pennsy ylvanian
remarked, the Captain having turned
aside:
sWhat do you want with that little
rebel Wc'll just have to kill him to
get rid of himp
"Captain," said the prisoner next
they are talking about kill
ingIme; am to be protected"
WHO talked about it2' the officer
gvanian who had made the threat
tConfound you," said the officer,
''don't you know that this is my prison
or, and ! will shoot the man that touch
es him2'
To the prisoner he said: 81 have
your promise that you will not try to
escape. will take you at your word
We are going from here to Macon, and
may got into several skirmi he's on the
march. A horse provided for you, and
when we get to fighting you must keep
to the rear"
On the march to Macon the scouts
fell into several warm skirmishes, and
Capt. Louthan was always in the front.
"He was as bravo man as ever
saw" said Mr.. Howell in speaking Of
him yesterday. ''He was hard
fighter, and always kert in front Of
his men. Whenever we stopped on the
march at houses along tho road he was
as gentle and as kind to tho ladies as
any man could be. IIe would say to
them in assuring them that their fright
was unnecessary, Madam. these men
shall do nothing that your own soldiers
would not do. You will oblige us with
something to cat, and l trust you will
not consider it pl ndcr on our part. Il
is one of the exigencies of war. "
At this time the Fedefals held Macor
lit was the week that Lee surrendered
and thousand Confederate prisoners
were under guard in large cotton
'wsFehouse in that city. Cap. L1uthar
ined his command in Macon, and hi:
singc prisoner fell into the warehouse
with the other prisoners. A day and a
mt he stayed there, almost sudocated,
I&brly fed, and scarcely carel for at all
On the second day Capt. Louthan, a
Nicer OF the day, saw him through
] of the warehouse windows, neal
shich he was standing, and exclaimed
why, / forgot about you. Yo'
must get out of thatl'
rhe Captain elbowed his way through
the jam of prisoners, and, telling hin
to s'come along" led the prisoner ou
and carried him to his tent on the bank
Of the Ocmulgee.
"You will stay here" he said, ''ant
with the promise that you will remem
Ibcr that you are my prisoner, and tha
|gou will report here three times day,
| At meals, will relieve you of guard"
On the third day the Cap ain, remark
ing that 'the trouble was about over,
asked his prisoner if he would accept
parole. 81 can get it for you, and yol
can 90 home, and Heaven prosper you.
And thus it was that Lieut.. Howell
FINISHED his war experience and returned
to Atlanta.
And now for the after war part of thu
storyl
Naturally Mr.. Howell, no longei
Lleutsuans. 2as often woDdered whs
became of the brave Federal Captain, t.
whose kindness he was so much in