The National tribune., 1899-04-27

Twas questioned as to what had seer
while coming through the country, ant
also as to what | was doing outside tht
| lines. l found, to my surprise, one OF the
members of the staff was a graduate O
| the University of Vermont, and was wei
acquainted with my native town. l feli
quite relief when the General said
! Orderly, tell the guard to take good care
of him until morni ng."
At that time | was thought to be spy.
l slept with my newly made acquaint'
ances that night. The following morning
made the acquaintance of a 18th Mass.
soldier, who is now living at Brockton
Mass.-Horace Baker-who was also a
prisoner. He took very kindly 10 nle, as he
said he had a boy about my age home.
regarded him more like father. He and
both were taken before the Provost
Marshal that morning and examined. In
possession Of us both were some fac
simile Confederate money, and because
or our having this we were made to think
We were TO be hung. II was told to us
that general order had been issued to
that effect by the rebel Gen. Lee.
This of course scared US, and no doubt
was the cause OF our loss Of appetite.
Perhaps it was well it was so, for there
was scarcity of food just then.
OFF FOE LIBBY.
The next morning, in company with
quite squad of soldiers who had been
picked up as prisoners, We started for
GoTdonsville, some few miles in our rear.
On the way we met Lees army pushing
for the front. A more motley looking
crowd | never saw-some with hats, some
with caps, some with coats, some with
none Through the holes in some of the
hats protruded mass OF unkempt hair,
making them look more like thatched
roofs than human heads; more like sta
ton house tramps than soldiers. All,
however, had guns, rifles or shotguns.
II was raining very hard and was quite
muddy, and, taking it all together, it was
not pleasant journey. My friend, the
Orderly Sergeant, who was in command OF
the cscorting cavalry, seeing me trudging
along, and seeing it was hard for me to
keep up, said:
Come here, you little Yank. Jump up
behind here" / did so, and rode with him
me he had captured the horse we rode up
in Pennsylvania. At Gordonsville we
stayed over night. Next day we started
by cars for Richmond, where we arrived
in the afternoon about o'clock. The
streets were crowded with people. AS we
passed down through them we were
greeted with innumerable questions, the
general character OF which may be in
ferred from the following:
"flow are you, Blue Bellies"
"Why didn't yo'uns bring along your
guns"
SAY, Yank, come outen that hat. You
needn't say you amt in there; | see your
legs"
"Oh, look at dat little Yank."
"Whah is yo'uns from, anyhow"
After passing a long way through the
streets we were brought to a halt in front
Of a large three story building. On one
corner was sign that read, Libby & Son.
On entering was taken into the Office OF
the commaudant, Maj. Thos. Z. Turner,
who was Il fine looking young man, and
proved himself a gentleman. He asked
me if | had anything of value with me.
/ stepped into his Office; he closed the
door, and as | had $3.50 IN greenbacks,
told him how had made it selling papers
and should have sent il TO my mother in
Vermont had it not been for the fact of
the express Office being closed when in
Washington, and it was my intention to
send il when arriving at Army Head
quarters. He patted me on the shoulder
and said:
"Aiy boy, when you go out of here come
TO me and get this package" lie took
my passes, pinned them around the
money, handing me back the Confederate