Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-04-15


sum in Confederate scrip. allude
to this simple incident to show to
what desperate straits the South was,
even at that time, reduced. This man
was willing to give 50 and two din
ners for a pencil not really worth ten
cents.
After getting our rations we were
ordered aboard the cars and taken to
Raleigh, n. c., where we arrived late
at night, were unloaded, marched to
a grass plot near church and put
under the guard of a Capt. Noble and
his men. He was a jolly, kind-hearted
fellow. He asked if there were any
officers among the crowd, and three
of US stepped to the front. He Or
dered us out by ourselves and said,
81 have been a prisoner myself and
know what it is to be used we'll; if
you will give us your word of honor
that you will not try to escape, will
| let YOU see the sights of Raleigh. and
give you better sleeping places than
the ground" We informed him that
we could not make any pledges for
we were looking for an escape, if op-
portunity offered, but did not see how
it could be done at that time, under
his vigilance and strong guards. He
saw the point we made, and consid-
cred our stand an honorable one. He
gave us, however, kind treatment, ,and
we have reason to respect his memo
rv. Our stop at this pleasant south
; ern town was brief. The next day
| we were put into close cattle cars,the
thermometer up to 40 degrees, and
: started toward Georgia. Capt. No
BILE was in charge of the train guard,
f and kindly gave us officers little
better chance for ourselves. The
S provost marshal happened to notice
! the favor shown and said, ''They are
i, nothing but id Yankee mudsills."
n We told the kind captain that we
+ would take our places with the men ;
n we did not require any better treat
B, ment than they. He did not think
P so. At the first stopping place the
q Capt. came and asked us to come
b into his car where we had more COM
: Portable quarters. He did not be-
n lieve we would betray him and at
h tempt an escape. We would not
q have done it, though we soon had
II opportunity, as himself and the
: guards at the doors were soon asleep.
n The railroads were in deplorable
l. condition, and we could have almost
1t kent up with the train if we had
y been on foot. On July 4, at dark
Is we reached Columbia, ). C., anC
,e spent the night in a Jail. Here W
he met with some other cavalry prison
p ers we had previously known. W.
IN remained here few days, and were
n compelled to bid Capt. Noble good
rs bve. as he returned home. We wer
as taken thence to Salisbury, remained
ty few days and went to Charlotte,an(
an finally reached the prison pen at An
n, dersonville, Ga. We three officer
m had kept together, and they did no
i" put us in the stockade, but posted
IS, off to Macon. We had what seeme
Y an opportunity to escape while a
hit Andersonville, but thought it bes
ne not to attempt escape at that time.
all We found at Macon. where ther
in were some 1900 federal officers, som
L men from our old regiment. The
'h- were very glad to see us-on I'll
ere principle, perhaps, that "misery love
I'VE company" AS if we had not bee
ne. searched sufficiently, we were 'gor
j., through" again at this place. tol
5he the searching parties that they couI
all get nothing more of me unless it we
lad nv hide. They considerably replied
L s.That will be done hereafter" L ha
lad fully made up my mind that l shou
18th not surrender my "pelt" until it b
18th came absolutely necessary. L thoug
IN of my family at home, and resolv'
vo- that courage, fortitude and the be
yer care I could take of myself should
Who exerted to save me from burr
in in the trenches of the South.
ing At Macon / messed in with sol
IFS of the 18th VT. officers Lieut.. Si
to gent of Newport, Mathews of Bart
ION Landing, Smith Of and othel
Ter / remained there several weeks, a
OF suffered in common with the rest a
eat certainly that prisoner of war cou
OF we'll suffer. Our numbers were
1T creased by recruits sent down fr'
'rds the North, and there were not
, us who were put under the ground wh
IN / was there. While there, an ofil'
The who had just came in, not know
e OF the rules, stepped outside the "de
1der line,'' and paid the penalty with
per- life. We were guarded by Geor
see conscripts, and / know it to be a f
rade that every fellow of them who cau'
?, In an officer outside the dead line
liver shot him down. was granted a thl