Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-07-05

the war. the opposing officers and men
were nearly NJ well acquaintod-they
certainly respected each other as much
-as u they fought under the same ban.
ner.
Ignoring the sword the young Union
officer unbuckled aud tossed spi,efully
io the ground. Major Harris saluici and
said. with undisguiscd admirationi
We've been following You, Forbes.
since you left Powell's Valley. and. 10y
the .,crnal. ye thought we had your
men corncrcdl II was doyilish des-
Ieraie thing 10 try that river; but II
won"
III you'd had little patience was
the captains RESPONSE. ''you might have
20, every man of Us. for we were about
20 return 90 the Gap II my boys get
away-and I reckon they can make II,
Tor they know the country pretty we'll
they'll have to thank God and the iIcl.
s,on And now. what are you going 10
do with the. majOrr
"Ill have to send you over 10 Bristol
Yesterday We pics~l mp some of the
Eleventh Kentucky; they gave us id
hard light too, Youll find a lot of your
pcoplc a, Bristol, and when Longstrcet
bags Burnsidc-as he'll h. SURE 20 10 In
few days. for l.e's got him Iennod in
you'll have lots Of gooi company In
Libby fvr the winter"
ON neither side. - long as men were
no, absolutely vulgar or insulting. and
not even then u their captors set the en-.
ample. were men delarr,d from speak.
ing their minds lccausc they were pris.
oners. inde>l. II was considered their
privilege % defend themselves and their
cause with the only weapon left them
Although not man % words. Captain
fOrlcs r-tortcd that when Burnside's
men were fOrc~l % surrender. Long.
sirst would not have enough men left
To guard them
Unnecessary here 10 tell what FOL.
lowed with Harris In charge - n ser.
geant and n mounted detail. Captain
Forlc, and his six men were at once
marched 10 Bristol on foot. which point
they reached at midnight. but IL was
only 10 dnd that the Union prisoners
who hal bccn assembled there tho day
bofore wer. ssnt on to Richmond.
While with the Troopers of the Fourth
Tenncss.c. Confederate. the captain and
his men far,d very well. but A. soon as
they were turnei over 10 the proves,
marshal at Bristol they became the prey
~ the hated home guards, and were
robl-l ~ their oy.rcoats. boots aud hats
and forcc,l 10 wear the rags % their de
spJilcr. or 80 without sufficient clothing
The next morning a number ~ men
captured az Campbcll's Station arrived,
and with these the captain and his party
were scni on % Richmond. as all sup
pIscl. but that afternoon they worc
taken from the cars at Danville and the
enlisted men marched 10 Que tobacco
warehouse aud the officers 10 another.
After answering the stcrcotypei qucs-
,ions a, a. hi. name. age. rank, rcgi.
mcnt AMI place - capture. Captain
foibcs was assn 10 tho upper rpor Of
the bleak. haruliko Warehouse, And here
he found thirteen officer, all - them
recently captured. bat looking hungry
AMI cold. for every man of them had
bocn forced 10 swap his warm blue over.
coat for n raggcd gray one
Captain fUrlcs had hardly sct fooi on
the heal Il the heavy steIs that led to
the hoor on which the officers were i'm.
prisOncl. when be found himself face 10
face with q r;g~i, pie young man who
caught him I'm his arms aEd called out.
MY DOL. CuLhn Howard. I'm sorry
they've got yOa. nr tIis placo 10 wOFse
than h-l!
Tho man wl,o greeted FORBES with this
saluiailon Wa, Harry Bowen. his cou.
sin. AMI a tirsi lieutenant IN the Second
Mounted Rife. tho man whom the con.
dcinnci prisoner up at Camp Dick Rob
ins0n declared could vouch Tor the fact
tia, be. Edward Campbell. was down
on the Ilolston In east Tennessee on the
day when Samuel Rogers was killed a,
B,rlstowu. Kentucky, one hundred and
eighty miles away
Ever since parting with Jennie Camp
hell the fate II her brother on her ac-
count - h,I troubled the cap;r' -
thoughts and dreams Here was the
man who could free the condemned
from the charge Of murder. the charge
that lei ,o his conyictiOn-that h, II her
story were true-bui Tor the pr,sen,
Forbes suppressed his intense curiosity
No man who has not bc,n prisoner
Of war. shut cut from all communica'
ton with his friends and the world tot
weeks, aud u may bo for long. heart
hungry months, can imagine the awful
anxiety with which the older prisoner
grcots the last conner, particularly N he
10 one who can tell him something Of
his family. In addition 10 reporting the
condition u his regiment and the pros
poets % his cause.
After feeding his cousin on some Of the
corn bread ani bacon he had left. for the
raiiOns at Danyillo were always better
and fuller than at Libby. Harry Bowen
drew him over 10 the corner where he
slept, with some corn shucks for u bed
and q single blanket for a cover. and
there they sat down while the captain
made a report. In which he took care 10
keep back anything that might add 10
the misery Of his young kinsman. Then
he told the story of his own capture. and
In exchange asked for Ilarry's, hoping
In this way % get, without any suggc--
ton. q confirmation VI Edward Camp
bells statement
"IiOwar,i, know how you felt toward
nj least one OF our neighbors before the
trouble began. and I'll confess there are
no girls the womanly superiOrs Of Jen
ME Campbell in Madison. although she's
~ hateful and bitter as she Is pretty
but, by all the gods Of Greece. her broth.
er l. the d-dest scoundrel that ever dis
graccd the name of soldier. aud II he
AMI don't meet again In this war. and
we both survive u, this broad earth will
be all too small to hold him and mer'
The young mans voice trembled with
hot indignation US he said this, and 10
ease the feelings stirred up by the men.
ton Of Edward Campbell's name he
sprang 10 his feet, walked across the
room, then strcle back and threw him
self ON the blanket beside his cousin.
Suppressing all signs of the pang that
came TO his heart on hearing this. the
captain asked;
"what has FL Campbell done lately
TO increase your dislikey
"Done, Why. curse him for a lying.
treacherous dog. my being here a pris-
oner. with thirty Of my boys starving to