The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-04
SOUTHERN GIRLS As HOSTAGES.
IiGy Pretty Confeder"tes Held as
prisoners for Thirty Days.

E'ilGy Pretty Commentaries tAtAh rs
Prisoners for Thirty Days.
Il ,eas mixed up in one little unrecord-
ell event OF the civil war; said Gen p,
"thai was interesting from its very un-
usuaiuess. and which as Llook back upon
IT, seems strangely picturesque. We were
attached 10 what saS known as the Ma
rfa. areaaes. a .Ittle feet of twelve Tin
clad" river steamboats, that piled up and
down tAe Mississippi after the surreudes
ot Vicksbarg. The teem dn-ciad,' by tbs
WAY. is somewhat misleading, as it is not
remotely connected with the white metal
b4t signifies rather boats heavily planked
Wth oak for the purpose of protecting
them somewhat from the ravages OF but-
lets
cone day our little battalion Of four
companies was ordered 10 steam down the
river. disembmk at Rodney. march GO
Fort GIBSON and there consult seaied Or
ders in regard 30 further proceedings. Inn
agiuf our surprise upon reading the IN
strucious 8o find that We We're expected
10 capture and carry back TO Eickspurs
as prisoners fifty Of the most aristoefatic
Confederate young women in the city.
However. we had served long enough 20
obey orders Without question, and pro-
xded with guides familiar with che town,
NJ, sol chant our bizarre and not TOO
We 9si, We 6,,s, es,abi,sbed head
quarters az the residence of prominent
Confederate judge Then different squads
were sent ont TO call al the homes OF the
,-oung women and escort them 10 the
place of rendezvous. The instructions were
- ~ ,pnst renort at headquarters
-, ~. hn,,rs on renart> of their fam
.I,. r'si5.r,e be,ne burned 40 the ground.
~. lrt,, fnf,rr,ation we could give them
,. 4-bora transaction was as much a
,,,-sterv 10 Ms as TO them was that they
-. ~ he ,alen 10 Vicksburg as prison.
- - nor but were on no account to suf-
fer any discomfort or indignity
.sOf course. there was great weeping,
waiting and gnashng of teeth from ten
- r,,ti,ars loving sisters and irate faith
,rs ana brotbers. Bur the incident had
- he accented as belonging to The for
t,oes of war and az the end of two hours
fort1-ntne of the fifty. attended by anX-
ious friends and relatives, were at the
yendezvous. Mercy was implored for the
one delinauent An additional hour was
,r,nted and at their own suggestion sew
81 ~ ~ yonng women were dispatched
o't,er home TO persuade her 20 follow their
a,,,,Ia IN gracefully submitting to the
1850 qyba resuIt was that before
~, bo,,r was mn the last fair prisoner
- IA az, annaarance though in a very
sIe,,+ roood
&C., tronhles however bv no means
- haro Indeed thew were hardly
-. ,..,l,,,,, rI,ba neyt question was how
a. t'.',e,,l1rt o,,r beautiful captlves TO
~ 49, - ,5istonoe If some twenty miles.
~ = A. NJ ,,rore in friehtful condi-
oNei 800 - sn,,aetation ~ war and
''0 - An tbo good horses
~, - mon we're off to the
100, hhe an - ~. la,.,ia,se ,bov had most
war, ' 'i o. 49,, 49, s,ate Of inocuous
uec"eulS M -, o1>,,ionsI1 nothing
aesuetuue' He, w. ~ f. qather
lof US 70 No. t..li'5, al,,-, (Id horses
tose'her an tiio -. -, az ,icinitv
ana dliapiualeu l-D,.r.s, ~, rttch 10
Which we solle"O" iL.''i'- nance - - ,.o,,o
gether VAIN Prov hai 'i.ss9 ~ t,,,,1ro,-ised
straps e'c. win - fbe
coaches Drawn W 'li'o -, - ora
process OF ioaulhs On oui w. - a. -
when they We're an s'oWeu d" "s - $50
motley looking process'oH' "a"
you. - .ba
Even the souhd OF Ii 80,
sight OF weeping eyes couiu no, JIM. -, Us
TO the humorous aspeSl Vi m ~
You must remember tlal W. W.,
pretty young ieHo"s III %. ne w w.