The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

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ing order. March 10, the lst u. y. @. II, A.,
over 900 strong filed out Of our old camp
nnd through Knoxville and on 10 Straw
berry Plains In pclting storm OF rain and
snow aud oh such mud Some of the boys
with No ~ or n brognn on their feet
would settle in the mud so deep MS 10 require
help 10 cxtricatc themselves. Hut several
days later, after marching aud wading
mountain streams OF ice cold watet from
ankle to waist deep. found four companies
oi us ~ camp two miles south Of TaylOrs-
vile, nt place think was called BIainc's
Crossroads.
We were under command OF Mai, Gray;
the colonel and the balance OF the regiment
were down on tho Watauga River, some ~
or 80 miles below. AZ we hnd no supply
train 10 reach us from the rear, aud only
very limited supply Of ratiOiis In our camp.
II was necessary TO pick up something
around the country from our friends. and as
the Johnnics had visited them so often and
made themselves so familiar, we thought
best to return the compliment and II was
on one OF these fornring expeditions that
Mcqueen was taken in
was notified one evening that my turn
bad come 10 30 out with n few teams aud
see what could bring IN and that tho
course we were 10 take was over tho noun
tain. distance OF about IL mites. to place
near Jefferson, ~ C., where We would find
couple Of rich plantations aud mill stored
with grain. salt; etc. | was also told than
strong guard would he furnished me aB tho
chance, were that we might have an inter
view with company Of rebs that made
shcir headquarters at this place.
Ny train consisted ~ army wngong-mulc
teams; for guard. 10 colored soldiers OF my
regiment and ~ of the illi Tenn. (whitej.
Aside from this guard there were four or
five mounted boys. who volunteered TO go
aloii~ ~ the fun OF the OCCASION Among
Tins number was mn Fast Tcnnesscan who
was well acquainted with the country aud
people. He rode by my side most OF tho
way over. and posted me as how I would
hnd The places We were TO visit ior our
supplies.
The farm TO the right wns owned by
rcb by the name OF Hamilton and a little
further on, and 10 the lei,, was the Worth
place, u noted rcb. where Mcqueen and
daughter had been stopping since our ad-
vent into ast Tennessee; also "A widow
lady by the name Of Wagoner whose home
was at Taylorsvile
found Mis-, Hamilton a very spiritcd
young lady, neatly dressed in u suit OF
home spun goods and apparently ready To
fight for Southern rights. l,ut IN her help.
less condition, being alone with her mother
and little brother, she felt that she WAS
greatly oycrpowged, and feared that they
were 10 bc robbed Of all that they 20 sessed
] assured her that no soldier should enter
the house, but that we should have to visit
nice large cOri.c crib Just back of the house
and this we did when our teams came up;
ana my Tennessee soldier found here
chance 10 swap his mule for n Good
horse.
This trade Miss Hamilton did not like.
but told her II was done as military
necessity. as mule ,edcd rest aud we had
10 have horses IN our business and III there
was any difference in the worth OF them to
present her bill 10 Uncle Sam along with
the corn bill and II they we're loyal people
thought the bill would be paid in due
time. inquired OF Miss Hamilton II there
were any rcbs in that vicinity ana was told
that company had Just left there as we
came up, ana were likely 10 return ut any
time. This proved 10 be true, for abou,
two hours later, as We had nearly finished
loauing up at the mill a company of about
~ rebs made an atiac upon the boys. but
were soon driven beck.
We started on our return trir. and when
about four miles had been made one of The
wagons near the front went down with a
broken wheel. which caused a DELAY Of some
time. And while here | looked back on the
road and saw this Tennessee soldier and an
other OF the mounted boys coming with two
old men, citizens marching in front OF fthem.
''i' 'h''' iiifli Nd1 Alt'yueen anu This
was the way that they were taken in: Tnev
had been hid near the road, and saw. a.
they supposed, the last of us pass when
about an hour later this Tennessee soldier
and his comrade. who were dressed a, near
like iebs as anything else, came riding along
Mcqueen thought them couple Of rebs
following us up. and he came out into Tho
road 10 tell them what he knew of US bn,
made fatal mistake, as the Tennessee bovs
knew him and told him and his obum to
march ia front Of them. as he was wanted
IN Tennessee. so we took them along with
us.
=, We did not reach camp until nearly noon
the next day. AMI when aoout a mile from
camp met Capt. Dan Ellis and his men, The
captain said that he heard that we had a
man by the name Of Mcqueen. and he
wanted him, as he had been looking for
him Tor scme time VI is and his men about
iaccd AMI rode into camp.
The prisoners were given a trial. and Nc.
queen was gwen To Ellis to take 70 the Pro
Vost Marshars Office ut Taylorsyille, But he
never got there. The old man was made 10
march in front and perhaps tried to escan.
as voiley OF shoots were heard i'm cann
and bout sunset Capt. Collins and mvsel;
roce TO the spot where the firing was hear nj
and there saw the dead form Of man
that IN life think would have resembIsd
sam McQueen.-D. W. SMEAD. in Nstion,i
Tribune.