The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06

ut alternate meals or on alternate days
/ must not forget one incident of our
passage through Marietta. On the porch
OF a fine looking old house. setting far
back from the read In grove of stately
oaks sat an Old lady and gentleman At
the gate n group Of children stood with a
number OF negro servants Tied to the
gate post was a short pole from which
Heated a home made "Old Glory" This
was the first flag we had seen, either in
Atlanta or along the road since leaving
Mcpherson. The band was stopped They
had been playing Dixie" but the music
WIS changed to Hail Columbia" We
gave a marching salute" to the flag and
To It's owners as we passed by This inci-
dent left memories very different from
those OF an occurrence al Cassvile where
a Confederate flag was Haunted in our
faces
All day long and until late In the even
ing visitors nocked 10 our camp from
town, Real soldiers were novelty.
Many Of Our visitors had never seen one.
and others. among the older ones. not
siuce the war One OF the remarks heard
every day from the oid-tlme country neo-
Pile was "You-uns looks just as natural
as you dill IN wah-imes" Another was.
See the Yankee soldiers nan who
wears Uncle Sans uniform becomes A
Yankee Ia the Southcrncrs. In uoipt
were southern boys. horn aud bred in
Georgia. Alabama the Caroiinas ana Ten
ncsSec We were al Yankees" 10 orr
country friends, however. and how tho
price OF eggs, butter and mi.k did 20 up
when the Yankees" made ann.
The next day ~ $50 a. m ygo we're on
the march again. ard soon Ire shadow Of
kennesaw was lrft far behind Sig sham
~ the scene ~ thc daring Andrews raid
when a locomojive-the Ger ral''-wss
Stolen. was tho arst point OF interest
reached
oar camp az night Was on Allatoona
Pass and mountain. IN this camp we had
quite "a scare. The ground WIS covered
with much uuderhrush and saH grass and
wootis which were as dry as finder
careless cooks Tag enc - the camn fires
Sos fire "a Tee cra-s aad aH hands turned
out tc "eht the flames that hlazed up
We beat them out- after IS fierce tUsSle.
with feet aua hands. ol3 sscks anH green
branches ~ rhc fin, hasa once gotten be-
Hond contrul 81 wout'3 hAve gone hard alth
us
uur marga brought as 70 tire world re-
uo@acd Allatoona. Walch Sherman had
wen early ~ june. "a. II was a place OF
such Importance Hs q base Il supplies
thaG Sherman after So capture !u 1ure.
fortified * strongly and Left a small gar
T}~o0 O. defend Is. After the fail af A.
lSufa. when Hoasi Ms making h;s famous
movement toward Shermsn'S rear aad into
IegnesTee. Be- sgnf General French Win
his dtv}sioa. AEala~r rs. ga orslsr 20 secure
S.fstss4 fafiens. which wee stored There
ieTetbrr wttn other supplies
learning 80 lfao-I's movement. she~-
w4u waa wa- sr NfoHiues S,stson as tne
We~tera q Atlsut.- Ga5.road. s-ns q g.ss-
~Ee frn fhr nfar-hy SIGNAL ss4t80u an
Asr& $3.50. te gee o.~ aa tAss ersSt ~
ht}tN fh."#e avtr Iha Heaue af thf
ousFrsitrtG- sru2y i1 sherman rra~.
"t.~14Eh the say ta ths sigfsl station an
= faooa Hticffs. .ge.aE that General
Jafe NJ Ccrse az Roene tsa hasten -
AIS .oua Wifh h.S command Or reinforce
tae N4rFs-en. tarse received fhr Frg- ssage
started at rrro wtn his small command.
aa3 a..tr IS march ~ aacat thirty sfl.eS.
aTrtet 1ost sitter ;ae Hsht nsa aegan
l-g-as tne esrty gerf ~ Eae aeat ten
se,l -s-rnan. 800 hy tr.s tgs,a vas on
fa. 81" he1Hssse. oe3sssA asner vefa-
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