The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-07-03
WAR STORIES.
The Confederate Soldier as a Curiosity.
atlanta J0nrnai.

crick City. We were camped in the
woods on the east side of the road and
on the opposite side of the road was
an apple orchard, which extended
nearly to the city. Near the side of
the orchard nearest Frederick City
was residence, occupied by n woman,
the owner, and a widow. In this
house Gen. d. II. Hill had his head
quarters.
Myself and comradc go. q pass one
day to visit the city. We found the
streets deserted by all except the Con-
fcdcratc soldier guards. On the stores
there were placards reading thus:
"Sold out. This was the case all
over the place. We went to hunt for
some grub but got none.
Returning to camp we concluded to
take a short cut to camp by going
through the apple orchard, and in
doing so passed quite near the house.
We found that some of tie trees had
apples on them, and being true be-
licvers in the adage, Necessity is
the mother Of Digestion" we com
menoed to thrash the apples of the
trees. About the time we were fully
under headway we were interrupted
by the command, "Halt, there!"
Looking behind us we saw three Con-
federate soldiers advancing, and arm
ed. When they reached us the
'boss," corporal, notified us that we
were under arrest; that General Hills
orders were to arrest any one molest-
ing the apples. We were conducted
into the baok yard of the premises
where we found quite a number Of VIC
Tins to the necessity Of digestion"
In few minutes we'll dressed angu-
lar and rather shrivelled up kind of
woman came to the rear door Of the
house; eyed US few moments and
then firted into the house circulating,
"The nasty, dirty rebels, I am going
to make General Hill put them in the
COW lott"
''The cow lott" 1 said to myself. I
looked toward the outhouscs and
there, sure enough was the cow lot
and the filth in it about half knee
deep. Noon time and the hot Sep
tember sun just frying it. then
determined that, 1 for one, would not
60 in there. The party who would
undertake to put me in the cow lot
was just about as great an enemy as q
Yank. I 80 expressed myself to the
crowd. OF course the guards felt
about as we did about it, and only
wanted good excuse to prevent the
execution Of the woman's threat.
Directly an officer in Confederate uni
form appeared and stated the woman
complained Of our presence in the
yard and wanted us put in the COW lot.
/ told him, as spokesman for tho
crowd, that We had decided not to go
there. He said he did not blame us
and as she was 80 unreasonable we
had better 60 to our commands. We
made break for the gaze and did not
forget the apples when we got out.
"Put us in the cow lot! Not much!
She was wiser by several degrees
when we got through with the apples
on the trees.
Apples and green corn was our fav-
orite diet those days.
Bread and meat were delicacies we
could not afford for an everyday diet.
These were side dishes which we re.
served for special occasions, that is
srom the Second Manassas till afte,
Antietam.
The next day after the apple cpl
sodc, myself and Aminet Pinson, oi
my company. got passes to visit the
town. We walked about the strcetl
the whole day until late in the after
noon When we were invited into
house, and the inmates seemed to b.
anxious for little closer inspection
Of a rebel than seeing us walk tn
SCreeCS.
We got along harmoniously and the
filled our haversacks with pears.
We asked for grub, but were polite
ly Informed that grub was contraband
With profuse thanks for this informa
tion we left the house. It was jus
sunset, and hungry and tired we start
ed for camp.
Reaching the corner of the block VI
met little boy about years of age
and we stopped him and inquired Q
him if he knew place where "
could get something to eat. Fl
pointed to brick houae about on
and half blocks away and stated ths
the gentleman who lived there ewne