The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-04-19
SOLDIERS AT HOME.
THEY TELL. SOME INTERESTING
ANECDOTES OF THE WAR.
How the Boys of Both Armies Whi1ed
Away Life in Camp-Fora2ing Ex-
perieuces. Tirceome Marches-Thril-
ling Scenes on the Battlefield.

periences, Tiresome Marches-Ihril-
ling Scenes on the Battlefield.
at was bilin' July weather. when
the days are the longest and the hot
test" said the eX-Confederate, as he
slipped his apple toddy.
Il was in the Twelfth Confederate
cavalry. and we had licked the Yankees
so bad in two or three engagements
chat Zen. Jeb Stuart took of IL his hat
to Us and said: Bully for the Twelfth
SO we begun tn think we was the fight
inest regiment in the army. Well. IL
was pitch dark and we was marching
along, just broiling over with pride and
valor. when there was a sound of pistol
shots in the rear
What's thatT cried Col. Jarvis in a
loud and excited tone.
Yankees charging the rear, was
the reply
Il really can't say what happened
then l only know that in less than
two seconds the whole command was
out of that pesky road. some on one
side and some ON t'other. How we got
out. on my side specially. is first
class mystery. For when we went to
come back / found we had got over Il
stone fence into field. When l held
up there was death-like stiffness all
around, and nothing could be heard ex-
cept the breathing and snOrting of the
horses.
Il didn't know but what we We're
surrounded by Yankees, and really
thought had gone fully mile. where
as, as matter of fact. l was only
about forty rods from the road. OF
course, didn't say anything TO nobody,
and for like reasons nobody said moth
ing to me. After what seemed to be 4
quarter of an hour, though 1t was
! really but minute. 1 heard men near
me whisperin'. Presently a man whis-
pered:
"'VOt regiment ish dot:
'The Dutch made my hair rise up!
felt I was in the midst of Yankee
Dutchmen. Before answering took
my pistol from its holder, and, cooking
it, held it toward the sound, for. as
told you, it was as dark as :, nIgger tar
| baby
".what did you say. my friend:'
| asked.
"'Vot regiment ish dot?
What do you belong tO!'
"'De Twelve said the voice.
".All right said /, putting up my
pistol. There was more whispering.
and one voice sounded like l knew it.
"Is that you, Smooth said.
"'Yes, Eb,' was the answer.
"'Where are the YankeesT l asked.
".Sh. shv was all the answer l got.
and my hair began to shoot up sky
ward again. In about half a minute
[ whispered:
".How far off are they!'
Ssh. shall around us
$50 then we were in the jaws Of the
lion or booked for Camp Chase. I imag-
| ined. After that l was still, moving
nothing but my right hand to pat my
horse ON the neck to keep him quiet.
But the voices around me grew louder.
and soon found out that the people
near me were Confederates. But we all
kept talking in whispers, for everybody
believed the Yankees were within
stones throw. Soon we. heard voices
On the other side.
"sHellO, over there said one of our
men. What command is that:'
".Who are yOu:' was shouted back.
and then there was an awful pause. At
last one of our crowd cried out:
I'VE asked We first Then we could
hear 'em laughin' like on t'Other side.
One of our men said:
THAT'S Col. Jarvis laughin'. sure
as n gum and sure as you're sitting
there it was the other half of our regi-
ment. We all began to laugh as we
went back to the road. especially when
we had trouble in getting over the
stone fence. We had hardly got on the
road before 1 heard a voice right be-
hind me shout:
Surrender, you fellowsr And then
at different points. front and rear,
voices shouting the same. They were
capturing Yankees all around me.
.Once l heard big fuss near. 1t
was two men quarreling about a pris
Oner's arms. each claiming that he had
captured him. / was. of course. upset
by all this a little and tried to make
a capture, but got such cussing for
friskiness that dried up and rode on
in darkness, wondering if the hull
darned thing wasn't dream, anyhow.
I never did know nOhow, where those
Yankees came from until about a
month afterward. when Col. FOrsythe
told me that, while our regiment was
out on the road. sixty Yankee soldiers
came along the road right between us.
and. going on, We're captured by his adj
vance guard They had fallen back.
YOU see. from the RappahannOck line
after dark, and. not knowing that there
were any of our men ahead of them,
had come on. and. Oyertaking us.
thought they We're among friends and
that's the way 1t all came Out."-New
York Sun.
"Whisper Goodnight, Love-"
The heart of many Il loyal wife and
mother has been touched by the strains
of that exquisite liNle song. whisper