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

tits store had n regular feast off Suffers goods
which Hewitt had secured, not emitting
CHOICE WINES AND LIQUORS
Then we started and went to Wilson's old
tavern, where remained all night. In the
morning we got man named Embree to take
us in his wagon to Kelley's Ford, 16 miles, for
$40 Confederate money each. From there we
soon trudged home, stopping at Jack Stones
Mill on the way, where Finks set Us out good
repast, which helped us along very much. We
divided up the sugar and coffee, and had to
console ourselves with those articles after our
imprisonment.
While the Confederate army was in Penn
sylvania / went to Richmond by train from
Niitchel's Station, on the Orange & Alexandria
Railroad. / purchased provisions and supplies,
and disposed of some of the Confederate money
that had got from Quartermasters and others.
l paid $3.50 for barrel of -four and So per
pound for bacon; bought pair of boots for
5000 and rough pair of woman's shoes for $50,
and spent 5000 in coffee and sugar. which j had
great trouble to find. But the last investment
did me no good. for while the -four and foot.
gear reached Mtchel's Station no coffee
sugar was heard of and probably some Confed
crate soldiers rcgaled themselves on them in
the place of their rye and sorghum.
After my return home we received news Of
Lees defeat at Gettysburg and the slaughter
of Picketts Division, and intense excitement
prevailed in this section in the anxiety to know
who was killed or wounded. as so many of our
Culpeper soldiers were with Pickett in the
9TH, 18th, and other Virginia regiments. Yet
you had 10 be careful in speaking of tho Gettys-
burg defeat for Confederate officer threat
ened TO arrest mo in Culpepcr Courthouse for
telling friend that Lees army was defeated
and retreating. But about July 2i Lees army
reached Culpeper, and remained around here
for nearly week, and tho people flocked in
from all parts to sec their surviving friends.
Tho Stevensburg company. that two years be-
fore went out with 102 officers and men, had
ONE OFFICER AND SIX MEN LEFT,
Notwithstanding they had had many conscripts
assigned to them. Everyone, nearly in this Sec
tion mourned the loss of relative or friend
Ofsoven brothers named Brown in the Stevens
barg company five were killed, and all Of them
lett families. 1t was a terrible blow. But the
Federals were still pushing on, and although ii
was said that Lee intended to make this see
tion his camping ground. he moved OFF in Au-
gust and established himself on the south side
OF the Rapidan,
The Confederate cavalry now occupied this
section, and safeguard was placed over my
house, moro TO have tho soldier fed. ! expect
than to protect me- MS IL turned out that he was
q hrst-class rascal. He found out where my
chickens roasted aud where the hogs were
kept. and he posted his friends, so that they
could come and steal them. / went down to
was my surprise to find my safeguard and n
companion skinning one of my calves that
they had just killed. ] took IL from them and
told the safeguard that did not want him any
moro at my house. as ] felt safer without his
presence. lie said all right and went off, but
determined to have revenge on me- Now,
when the Federal troops were here tho previ-
Gus Summer, traded my spring wagon for an
ambulance, which was broken down. with n
Surgeon named Carpenter. | had to trade. as
my wagon would havo been taken anyway TO
transport the sick. ] had the ambula re-
paired, under the impression that the trade
was legal, as ! had a written statement from
the Surgeon Of the facts that it was necessary
for him to trade in order TO get his sick aud
wounded along with the command But took
the precauti0n to take the ambulance apart
after got it homo from the shop, aud ] secret
cd the parts in different places. Now, this Tas.
caliy safeguard. who was regular "plrooter,"
had nosed around and discovered the hiding
place Of parts Of the Ambulance; so he went 70
the Confederate Gen. Wick ham and told him
that had Yankee ambulance hid away. He
sent for nae and lectured me about hiding Gov
ernment property, as MI Federal properly left
belonged 10 the Confedefncy aud not to indi-
vidualz- i told him the circumstances under
which i had obtained 1t and the expense had
been TO 10 get is repaired bat be sent down
aud had it taken from me. aud said that ho
would take me- too. If / sad much. / told
him that ! would have pay for 1t II had 20
see Gen. Lee 20 get IL, and ! followed his
brigade 20 Culpeper Courthouse aud got the
Provost Marshal TO seize the ambulance IL
went through town, Oh the ground that 1t WAS.
auauihorizedly taken and belonged to Gen.
Stuart. This brought Mckhain 10 time aud
he ordered his Qnartermaster TO pay mo $500
In Confederate money for It. which / took as
considerably better than nothing.
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