The Press., 1896-05-14
(Conttnued from last weekly


 April 24.-It was pleasant until in the afternoon when it began to rain, and was showery the rest of the day and evening. We marched on at ten o'clock. with the Halcom South Carolina Legion as our guard After going on about two miles we were halted, and some of the 17th N. C. boys went through our ranks to find the N. c. boys who had deserted from their army, and were supposed to be with us. Six or seven were found. About twelve o'clock we started on again, and after going about eleven miles we halted at six o'clock for the night. We got out of rations and had no supper,
 April 25.-A pleasant day. We began our march about six o'clock, for Tarbor- ough, distance about twelve miles, We got there about noon, and encamped on the bank of Tar River all the rest of the day. We have been used well thus far, The weather is very warm.
 April 26.-The day has been fine. We are still at Marlborough. Some of the N. Y., Penn. and Mass. boys left for Ander- sonville, Ga., to-day. We drew rations to-day of meal, peas, bacon and salt. A great deal of trading is going on between our boys and the Rebs. Their greatest want is knives, wallets, &c | should think the Rebs had very few knives, wal lets, gold and steel pens, and the like. 7 April 27.-We are still at Tarborough. @'ss'Fote home ~to-dssy: rading is still go. ing on. Warm and pleasant. A prison. CTS life is 8 weary one. I have talked 8 great deal to-day with the Rebel officers on politics and. the war. They cannot hold much of an argument with our Van. kee boys"
 April 28.-We have had cloudy and wet day. No moving on to-day. There are many fumors in circulation as usual It is reported that some of the boys have escaped.
 April 29.-The 18th Conn.,, 1O3d Penn. and the remainder of the 1O1st Penn left about nine o'clock on the cars for Ander- sOnville, Ga. We came to Goldsborough in the afternoon, and found it to be a town of some size and a pretty place l am not feeling we'll have headache and am about sick. The cars ran slowly, and the road is quite worn out, just like all o1 the so-called 'confederacy." It has beer a fine day.
 April 30.-We have had warm day We came into Wilmington in the night We were transferred to boat at day break, and crossed the Cape Fear river and landed. Drew rations of soft breaC and st5mkt11g meat My company and com pany D were cheated out of their bread by the other troops. We departed from Wilmington on the cars about ten o'clock The train is very slow. We met Soutt Carolina brigade going, they said, to New Berne, N. c. There was a great fire ir Wilmington last night and this morning The loss was said to be five or ten mil lion dollars.
 May IA warm day. Rain at night We reached Charleston at 11.3O o'clock and rode through Spring street and the western part of the city. We stopped only for about one hour. We saw For Sumpter. Charleston is quite pretty city. We came within two miles of Sav annah about eight o'clock, and changed for Macon. The road from Charleston to Savannah is very bad. The trai1 moved at good speed, but the road k built partly on spiles.
 May 2.-Again we are favored with { pleasant day. It was little past three o'clock when we got into Macon. The city is located on hills, and is very fine There are some splendid buildings in thi city, and many railroads run into it. w, left Macon about four o'clock for Ander sonville, and got in there about eigh o'clock. We left the cars and encampeC all night on the ground. We were tolt that Gen. Banks and all his army wer taken by the Rebs. Don't believe it. May 3.-The weather is fine We war