The Republican journal., 1890-02-13

" dht tdln. " Tue west SlN lIt
| sun just sinking before, when again tha
| tongue Of flame leaped out. that roar succeeded
and the smoke again curled laziiy awa,. we
| looked to see where Jef. had been Shot to anl
saw that he had been driven headiir>t into th,
sun and his legs were kicking at alb NV lu raj,
| as he went out of sight in the sinking orh 0l
day. We awoke with bump cur bunk bad
| broken down
The next morning we fell manl dreW iajion-
| six days rations it was ~aid-plultv now a,
scarcity had been before. Smart remarked
BOYS the jams broke, the loys haer come
DOWN" We loaded hayer>acks, ate all we
could and slowed some away in our kaap,arh-
and at the bugle call fell in a.iin for tie nar,b.
Our escort was Peum>yivaiia battalion of the
= Regt. under command Of III Major. one
company formed the advance guard another
the rear guard. and one company on each ST }r
fianked the column of onvllr>rents. ~Vuligtl
by some recruits that had arrival and Nere
going to the front The unmmel numbered
about 800 and the regiment or battalion not 30
many. 1t CALLED The vet>. to p Kept luier
guard, surrounded by "A Gordon o5 arnei
men, and they could See no tNiLerrv lJf H.
The recruits might lie guarded a. c5o-.N ~
deemed best; but men who had won their
diploma Of honorable service Tor mcnth> aud
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a's' "o" -o'lS o'rn 10 q" 'heiF ''l'E a+"'' +
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hoar. +'s' "e 'e, oui "',n ''-"' 7'GP ana
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amp 7i0"''' 'i''''Ne''' III" access /" 'tef'
Po' iines tne houses ha' been "HrAtd ana
great shast'y chllhheE> >tood monumental "
tne nouse ANA nome. war had marked with
.',t''e ""''" ''' li'> >e't'oi'' n' i''' "I
- ''' y "'S lo"u' u az N'Il->'"i'' " il' '..f
PIX 'aSs I"l'o'> gone ana huh-r} AN" i''iN":r'
= nai' was maze unti the next m"iHa-- j.e
comlh'ssary drawn upon. ana ouf ~toHnch>
anu naNefSAfhs fepienl>hed' acre was some
Rru'hpihg among the officers Fl olf Slaughter
ol grup' pui lhere was no way ont 10 pass t'r'
proVehder' he next morning we were a-tln
III iihe ol ihareh toward G"ti>7'ro, Wu.'h We
reached lhe forenoon OF the thlrt day weary
ana 1ootSore' hungry, and with enp'> hHNcr-
SACKS MS was about The tWciiit W thlr-
teehlh OF April aHd spring was n orNHrd dr-
FeIopmeht. Grass trees, plants an4 herbs W,ir
rapidly growing. lhe All Wa~ MID an.i yulti-
portable
oh arrlNal at GoidNb"ro- ih" 2ualH "H~ ifh-
uFa"h aho mafehed away Wtho0I >u Wu u.s.
N'H 'hs g"ou pSe' aha W" were 'ril N iHe ~lfrrto
10 shlll lor ourselves. N"h" feUn '.'"a
'liehts near hS ahd >"on reported =" th' ut
olhers were mol Tar AWAY ahd th"~c hciaa-!i-
10 them bent IN that direction. We f"uiti cHr
regiment was far ooWn the Niimiu-ton Ell-
ROAD ana that Il Won"t require -0Nera daN I"
march 10 then' AMI that a m1rcA O.. -inJ'I
~quad % mon soldiers hnshi l1t "c Hn't"
Sale' especially unarmvd men. tl"m atln'l,
OF rebel scouts, gucrri H>. cavalry OF Gpr
iorees' 50 council Of war va "ct2mm4
upon
ABOUT dozen men We're gong ~ oar
brigade. Ihey We're formed into >q"ii Cpd
headed by sergeant Of the ll2tu y. We
proceeded 70 The Provost Na,..l,.t'.r.. 7 III,
lhS at convenient place tAs serge Hlt N"Ilt pa
anI rpnor+.J . .,,.d ,f ,,,, f.,. +i T.. Ill.
IAN right serocant one of ,.., .j.... ...u
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the clerk
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