The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-03-13

Charles Fouchc and hai been cap
turcd, j. Ii. DcJournette stating that
the Yankees were in thirty feet of me
when my horse fell, but ! think this
was rather nearer than they were,
they being about thirty yards from
he. After they had passed did not
think it quite safe to leave my fence
corner, and lay perfectly still, and
directly fell asleep. learned after
the war from Charles Fouche that
they returned by the same route, and
through the same field with the pris-
oncrs. Fouchc thought of proposing
to them to make search for me, fear
ing that was killed or wounded.
am glad he did not. After sleeping
about an hour, I was avail cned by
hearing some one talking, and discov-
cred a woman on one side Of the fence.
She was talking to negro who was in
the field following the tracks Of the
horses looking for me, as the Yankees
had reported that there was a rebel
killed in the field. l did not feel just
then like introducing myself to the
lady, as 1 did not know whether
would fall into the hands of friends or
enemies. This section was inside the
Yankee lines, Cold Water river being
the dividing line.
After waiting few minutes longer
l heard some horses approaching, and
the rattle of sabres, and soon SOW two
Yankees returning over the same path
that the others had taken. l turned
my head 80 could see them without
exposing my body any more than pos
sible, and saw that they we're not
much older than c.sself. AZ they
approached I heard them talking
plainly When they had passed me
for some ten or twelve feet the young
er one of the two proposed stopping
aud looking for me, stating that he had
seen me fall and supposed l was dead.
The older one seemed to be very con-
servative, and was inclined to argue
the question with him, saying, eve
had better catch up with the balance
of the force, as there might be more
Rebels in the woods nearby" They
soon passed out Of sight. After they
left | concluded l would leave also,
and make my way TO the farm of my
friend Burrows Cor Burghes), which
was several miles distant. I crawled
on my hands and knees quite a dis
tance, for fear of being discovered by
the Yankee scouting parties. In
crossing the railroad not moro than
quarter Of mile from where l had
been, | saw too Yankees, but they did
not see me. After dark / walked to
the house Of my friend, timidly knock
ed at his front door, and was let in,
and stayed all night, where I was we'll
treated. He told me it was common
occurrence for the Yankees to como
after night, and if any one came that
night he would make as much noise rs
possible, so as to wake me before ad-
mitting them, and allow me to escape
by tho back window. Happily for me
none came. The next day Twas take n
across the river by one of his trusted
men, aud reported to Colonel Forrest
without horoo hr;dlo m eoddlo =,
fact anything except my pistols, sabre,
carbine, and the clothes 1 had on.
Colonel Forrest very kindly gave me a
good horse and equipment, and some
friends and relatives I had mot in
Senatobia fitted me out with the ne
cessary clothing.
We did not have much fighting on
this trip, but some very ''close calls"
Our loss was two captured, while the
enemy was one killed at the river.