The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-03

crate cavalry pushing forward, and they polled
fun at me. Don't be in hurry, old man."
Come back and take band with us" "What
fine cavalrymau he'd make" No. he's an
aTtileryman. Iimbering to the rear" Just be-
fore 20; halfway TO Stcvensburg met cavalry
forming line, and they told me that the lanks
were ia Steyensburg, and soon they commenced
Gghting on my left hand. about half or three
quarters of mile cast Of the road. had to
Slow mp aud remain in the rear Of the line Of
fighting, and could see the flashes aud smoke
OF the Federal battery at Stevensburg on Church
Hill, the point which Jefferson SAYS. in his
" Notes on Virginia. affords the finest view in
the country. This battery was doing consider
able damage on the Confederate right and lust
as got To Rixey's gate had shot tho leg off Gen.
NJ. &. Butler. of South Carolina aud the Sur
Eeons were attending him. had 10 wait until
the federals fell back before / could go home
aud did not join my family until after night
They told me that there had been skirmishing
AID fighting on our place and at Sievensburg,
hut our only loss in the great cavalry battle Of
" Fleetwood" as 10 is named, was an old drake
and whether he was killed in action or taken
prisoner / could not say
few days afterwards my son Iouis who
was IN Picketts provost guard. came home on
q flying visit. and told Us that Lees whole
army was near Culpeper Courthouse. lie said
that IN Bunside's attack on Fredericksburg
bis division was III the center aud did not
lose heavily. They were back Of and below
the town. with McI.aWs's Division on their left
and Ramsenr on their right, while Ander.
sons and Hoods Divisions were To the right
and left OF Ramsenr and McLaws respectively.
lie also said that his division was foraging
down 10 the BlackWatcr country
DURIso THE cHANcELLoRsvILLE cAupaIG.
aud that Lees whole army were now going on
a foraginR expedition into Pennsylvanin. "a
F.flguz IN "A
pounds OF meal aud onc-third Of pound of
bacon per day, though they got an occasional
TatIoIh0f rice or beans IN addition. We then
talked of the fearful waste mt Centeryille and
Manassas ~ the earlier part Of the war, aud
be said the Confederate soldiers would bc glad
10" TO nave The rstions they so wantonly de-
stroyed and wasted.
The day after Louis left ! was taken very
sick, and party Of Federal cavalry went on
past To Steycnsburg. where they picked up a
number Of teamsters Of Lees army, who were
having their horses shod at the blacksmith
shop. Some Of them came over past Coles
I'LL aud took hr. Biucher Hansbury aud Geo
hughes prisoners. They also picked up Bill
HaGsbury, who WAS home on "A fyiug visit from
Jackson Corfs, aud qaadrO0n man Of Hans
bury b called John Blake, whom they took to
be white man. IS they passed my house
some Of them stopped and said they wanted
to zee the man Of the house. Ny wife said
that was sick, al which some of them dis.
mounted aud came ia. / WAS sitting in nv
shirtsieeyes IN chair. aud they caught hold OF
the and said that / must 20 with them I oh.
jected, but they led me out, saying il was their
orders and that i would probably be let OF at
headquarters. thought headquarters might
not be far Oh. and j was going with them with.
ont hat or coat, but my daughter ran after me
with those articles aud 1 put them ON. aud
went with my neighbors The party who had
US seemed 70 be on their own account, as no OIL
Ger or DOn-c0mmissiOncd officer was in cbarge
and they appeared 10 be drunk. as all had
liquor and were drinking. As ! was weak
could not walk fast, and one sc0undrel struck
me several times ia the back with the butt of
his carbine, telling me TO keep up They took us
that night u their camp on Marsh Run. near
( Mount Holly Church, where an officer ex-
amined Us aud sent Bill HaHzbury off TO
another place, as he was q Confederate soldier
Aaj. Barker came to look at US. with others.
lie was SURPRISED 70 see mo, but told me he
could do nothing, as it was beyond his iuris-
dictIon, but that we would probably be released
at headquarters. The next day they took us
to the Old Grove Church. where We remained
all night, aud were next day taken 10
GEN. HooKEas HEADQUARTERS
at the White Oak Church. don't know what
charges the men who took us laid against us
| but Gen. Patrick, the Provost Marshal GENT
| for us and talked with each one treating ma
very kindly. lie asked what we were arrested
| for, and j told him that i was trying TO find
1 that out myself, and then detailed 10 him the
/ circumstances Of my arrest, not emitting to
/ cay that i believed the party who took me
were drunk, as canteen Of whisky was swung
i u every saddle. The old General smiled. and
said il was too bad, but he bad us taken 20
! Acquia Creek, where Gen. H0Oker's whole com
nIaBd had been and still were moving going
/ Oh 10 head Lee of by way Of Washington. At
Acquia Creek we were kept prisoners ON a
/ barge, with very meageT Fati0ns 1 met num-
| Der OF ether citizen prisoners aboard among
/ them Bob Wallace, DR. and Elias Hoe. and
! John Finney, from Spottsylyania County. In
| few days the Eederals destroyed great auan.
i tity of stores aud all went off 70 Washington
! except one regiment. After the army had left
the Colonel Of this regiment had all of us citi-
zen prisoners marched up the road some dis.
! tance toward Fredericksburg and then set US
! Tree, with an injunction To go home and behave
ourselves, and VIC would not he further molegt-
ed. j WAS prisoner just IL days, and have
not got pay for my ratons yet As our party
| from near here had 10 travel about Al miles.
/ we shook hands with the others and struck out
for Falmouth, passing through the deserted
| Union camp. We saw such a great quantity of
! abandoned stores aud provisions that il made
! as feel bad not 20 be able 10 take them along.
| ] took bag OF coffee on my shoulder, and Mr..
HansbuTy bag Of sugar on his, while we load
| ed up John Blake with meat and crackers.
| Coffee was worth SIS and sugar s. per pound
| IN Confederate money, and hard To get at that,
80 we determined 10 take come homo. We