The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-30

As soon as the wall was sufficiently torn
down we got our horses over into the read
mounted and started for Bowling Green
which was close by. We captured conscI pt
officer with all his papers, who bitterly be-
moaned his fate, and wished he had moi
| stopped to secure them.
As soon as we got into the village we in
ouired for Grey Boulware's place. and / ad.
vised Dan Plew and Cole 10 louk Tor the barrel
of whisky of which we had heard from one OF
DR. Boulwares slaves. ] Immediately went to
the postoffice, which kept in store. No
one was in at the time. / made clean sweep
of all newspapers and letters but touched moth
ing else Just as | was ready to leave woman
came in from back room and said to me with
much establishment, which / could see was
genuine: Mister. what are you doing?"
Helping TO assert your mail" said.
" You viii assert yourself into Jail if you are
not careful" said she.
a reckon not At all events, I'll risk it,
She took me for one of the Con federates, could
plainly see.
When l returned to where the boys had
started their search for the barrel, they had
found it and had il behind barn belonging to
Grey Boulware which stood on the main street
OF the town. Two or three young negro men
were looking with a pleased expression.
When 1 asked them if they could get any
bottles, they wanted to know if they brought
me three bottles / would eli another for
them; TO which ] agreed. / rolled my three
bottles in blanket aud strapped them 10 my
saddle, intending to give them to the officers of
Clark's Battery ID, Isl n. J. Art, which did
the same day about noon in the lower end of
Woodford's Lane, at Milford Station. For
years afterward / used TO hear from Lieut..
Clark about that ''yillainous whisky" gave
them; and the worst of it Was, | could not deny
that it was riilainoGs.
We were in Bowling Green nearly 20 minutes
before any of our troops came in. The cavalry,
which was under command of Gen. TorberJ,
began passing through knew many of them,
both officers and men, SO / sat OF my horse at
the gate, and when any one came along that |
knew was ali right" he got an invitation to
90 behind the barn and get his canteen filed.
The barrel was more than three fourths gone
when young Lieutenant of the 9Th \. Y. Cav.
rode up 10 ME and said: THE General has
heard there is a barrel of whisky down this
way somewhere being dealt out to the men.
do you anything about it? He has sent me
with the Prevost-GHard to find and upset it,
Yes, Lieutenant, / know all about it. Our
boys have got ii in the yard behind this barn.
Go III and upset ii, bat fill your canteens first"
The boys told that not over three gills
were spilled, and the Lieutenant reported to
the General that he had found il and carried
cut his order, and everyone was happy.
We had a sharp little brush at Milford and
took some rile-pits manned with infantry
When Hancock arrived with his corps lie was
in Lees rear several miles, and there was some
lively work done by the Confederates during
the night to get themselves out Of the scrape
they might have been in had we known the
country as they did. This is given on the au-
thority of young De Jarnette. son of the
Daniel De Jarnette who was member of Con-
gruss before the De Jarnette was in the
rebel army at that time.-JUDsoN KNIGHT,
Washington, D. c.
To be coniiaHedl