Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-12

NTH Carolina inc ON thr csihtt nuu
"a Knoxville 10 tho Kentucky line
q tie north. very thoroughly. |
i a gone over almost every mile Of
mry bighuny. and knew many Of
j n FOUNTAIN trails aud short cuts.
j lad bsra surveying and mapping
1 Esle and private lands, and this
MA work calculated to familiariEe
- viih the country. ] was in
lggrsville only thrco months before
h opening gun. and ] knew that a
ausg Union sentiment prevailed
inaag the monntaineers.
ahils the people OF Other sections
Il tie south wern enthusiasts for
~ the muantaincers 81 East Ten.
r'ss anl western North Carolina.
rhvsFy Zee exceptions. wrrp against
4 Thry nrgurl 40 well and 80
4 ~s5s.ently as To call forth the
a;g rnmily OF tho Confederate
3 SgWumrut. and such ~ them as
! cigyi thu Confederate rnnks were
srd 10 Join under penalty ofhoiDg
Sci donn In their tracks. When
B NJ ralirrd that war waa inevitable.
rtihAt they must take sides. there
81 as grnrrnl mo cement to escape
3 eiAsnorth md iotn the Union forces.
H y harlships. prrila and tribu.
II fcas Of these refugees have only
81 sE iainuy outlined. Where one
., through the lines I've were killed
Il slstso soldiers on watch tn intercept
sa, Whore one family reached the
pea lines entire n dnfsn werc
rssa and scattered, never TO b. 70.
u,sd
s,he summer Of 1862. acting nm.
snllilsry ORDERS. | made my way
rr Richmond. Nv. into the Blue
&a mountains 10 gather and bring
a. large n baud aa possible.
nv mow or less personal peril,
asiiy from Enrrrillaa and bush.
nlksrs, IrCachcd theIocnlity had
nhS, which was n neighborhood
htOTs on one OF tho branches oi
Tennessee river. A few young men
aaeesn rcrnitcd for the Confederate
Tar. but Ms yet no force had been
= 70 secure recruits. Several men
pal renown were beating up the
sHsts iorrccruits orguerrilla cav.
'yeompunies, and every avenue OF
vac 10 the north was closed and
saally guarded. | went into the
sasains IN tho guisr OF % purchas.
agent for the Confederate govern.
" md, nsl had been literally
N aiedwith both Confederate money
81 gold, i was In n position TO carry
4my role. Those who knew me
s'nally did not know what my
Maehts were until secretly In.
NED and, rs appeared TO be busy
Ahs after horses Hnd mules, the
'saerates seemed to have no sus.
-shlh week niter my arrival |
~ mat twenty.one men were de-
'Tol making nm attempt to reach
Union lines in Kentucky. The
'ernad been talked oyerprevious
" arrival, but no decided steps
w The leader In the movement
saiman Of about 30, named Joe
a' lie had been married only
\. lonr months before my appear
at TIE cove. While uneducuted,
s intelligent far beyond his
llsue realized that the atrugglo
G y herCe and bloody and one
1aslor years. lie felt that every
capable Of bearing arms must
aues, and ms his love for the I'm
Ss strong he was impatient to
,say One Hf the grentest diff
encountered at the outset was
h,,a wv that at least half the men
NV 70 take their families along.
~ Journey OF over 100 miles
keIS alr line before US. As we
~. nv oe obliged TO travel the dis
IL os souId DO fifty more, and every
NJ !, y IN peril of our lives.
n. way would bo over noun.
aO,. through forests and thickets,
ansrecks and rivers, and exposed
M i,olS otwenther and hurd-ships,
WApOBed the drnu on our move