The National tribune., 1899-03-09
country. and took the document and

country. and / took the document and
| started.
At these Headquarters / met an old
scout and friend, named Mcintyre, who
went five or six miles with me-a man
from the escort accompanying us to take
back the horse rode. We parted, and
they returned TO the camp, while l di-
rected my steps through the woods toward
| KenanSville, and the reader may be sure
l had long, hard tramp. My orders were
to go to Faison's Depot, on the railroad
between Wilmington and GOldsbOro,
where Gen. Schoheld expected that Gen.
Sherman would be the next Sunday; and
it was a difficult job to get through, as the
rebels had the bridges and creek crossings
all IiCketed.
had sometimes TO go four or five mile S
cut of my way to get across streams. Al
one point, about 10 miles from FaisonS S, l
wanted something to eat, and went to a
| negro cabin some distance from the road
To get it, and while was there one OF our
| soldiers went down the road on about the
| fastest horse ever saw soldier rIde;
and hc WAS making il do its best, while
close behind him were about 70 JohnnieS
! in full pursuit. / soon saw, however, that
the Yankee was bound to be winner, loT
| his horse could Outrun everything the
| Johnnies had. IL was a pretty race as
long as could see il, and when the party
was cut OF sight L took to the woods.
uiu ttt AidNSl isii Nho
covered two horses tied to Ii tree, and at
once made a fair "Givid ide' with the owner
j took one and left him the other, OF
course, exercising my privilege OF first
choice.
AGAIN WITH SHERMAN.
At the first house passed borrowed
saddle, and afterward made good time,
going at a run till | overlook the General.
He had left the DEPOT, and was ALREADY
several miles away, and, judging from the
roar OF artillery, was up To his eyes In
fight. Following the direction OF the
hoa oaviest sound, | kept on, and found the
General, as | expected, trying To force the
Johnnies into a decent submission to the
laws OF the country. lie was on the
march with the Fifteenth Corps when
overlook him and delivered my dispatches.
AS the enemy did not stand long, our
army went into camp soon after my ar
rival, and | had the privilege OF nights
reSt-and let not the reader suppose that
needed rocking in order to sleep.
On the following morning the army was
on the march early, and in a little while
hegan fighting with the enemy's cavalry.
Was with the advance, and We had lively
time, in which / got several good shots;
but, of course, the rebels had to fly. We
kept on after the retreating foe all day,
skirmishing almost continually. Our
route lay in the direction of Smithfield,
and in the evening we came upon the
enemy in considerable force, and had
warm encounter, which resulted in the
capture from them of strong line OF
breastworks on Hannah's Creel-they be
ing carried by charge made by the 4bth
Ohio. The boys went in with spirit
which was irresistible, and the Johnnies
either fell lefore their unerring Spencer
rifies, or retreated in shameful disorder
amid the cheers OF cur gallant men.
The army Immediately went into camp
after this encounter, and began To
strengthen their position. Next morning
went out and skirmished little, but on
learning that a train was to start from
Kingston that day, ! returned to Head
quarters, and got permission from the
General to go home. AS had served
about seven months over my time, my
request was readily granted; and he fur
ther furnished me with an order to the
Adiutant General, at Washington, who
Immediately, through his assistant, Col.
Beck. gave me another order, directing me
TO go to Columbus for muster out; and my
connection with the service and my ad
ventures terminated on the 1st day OF
April, 1865.
(The end.1