The National tribune., 1901-07-25
FIGHTING THEM OVER.
What the Veterans Have TO- Say
About Their Campaigns.
GUERRILLA CHASING.
Operations of the 101st Ohio Around Hunts
vile, Ala

we would remain some time. all went
to work with i will to construct com
| Portable quarters. \ nearby hillside sup
piled fiat stone for a chimney and fire.
| place, and boards were carried two and
half miles. About the fourth day my
mess had what we thought to be the best
"shebang" in the regiment. Our Chin
ney did persist in drawing the wrong
way for time, but a headess and bot
tomless barrel remedied that defect
About the time that camp life began to
grow monotonous an incident occurred
which gave variety.
On the morning of Jan. IL Lieut.. E. J.
Squire, Co. ID, was placed in charge of
small fOraging party for the purpose
of securing feed for the headquarters an
imals. One six-mule army wagon was
secured, with Jacob Adams, Co. G; Jacob
Rohrer, Co. II; Theodore Rebadue, Co.
i; James Sparks, Co. ii, and Adam Dill
ling, Co. X, as tcamsters and guarde.
Reaching CannamOre Cove, in the hills,
about eight miles from camp, the Lieu
tenant had the wagon loaded, gave the
usual voucher, and started back. While
passing through Il wooded section of the
road about 80 men surrounded and cap
tured the entire party. As many of the
enemy were clad in Federal blue, the
Lieutenant had supposed them to be our
own men, and learned his mistake only
when too late. -Four other men, two of
the Goth Ohio and two of the 12Jth Ohio,
who were out on their own account, were
captured soon after, and all were
marched a few miles southwark and en-
camped for the night to await the arrival
of another party of guerrillas, when the
prisoners were to be robbed and executed.
Great was our surprise and indigna-
ton when, soon after dark, Jake Adams,
hatless and with clothing torn, came into
camp with information of the capture, he
having slipped into the brush and es-
capped. Col. Mcdonald instantly set about
TO rescue the prisoners, and in an incred
IDLY short space of time our regiment was
on the march. Arriving at the planta
ton house near the cove, the command
was halted, while the Colonel called up
the proprietor The men did not remain
in the road, however, but quietly passed
around the house and about the quar-
ters" in search of something to eat. We
were not in the habit of eating at mid
night, but who ever heard of a Fourth
Corps man who was not hungry, day or
night? In this instance the meat-house
was soon located and unlocked with a
rail. 1t may be needless to say that when
the march was resumed the gun of nearly
every man was adorned with ham or
side Of bacon, which glistened in the
moonlight. Passing the defile where lay
the irons and ashes of our wagon, we
went into bivouac about o'clock a. m,
all unconscious of the fact that our com
Tades were but two miles away.
Early on the morning of the 18th Lieut.. |
Squire and his men were being placed in
line for execution, when excited citizens |
reported our coming, fearing for their |
homes and families if the prisoners were |
murdered. The little company was hur-
ried along toward the south. At dark, |
while passing through a piece of woods, |
Comrade Sparks, who was mounted be- |
hind goth Ohio man, managed to slide |
off and escape. This nearly cost the 90th |
man his life. He, however, paid no at
tention to their threats, but kept up a
howl about the fellow having stolen some
thing from him. Sparks reached camp
at Huntsville few days later. On the
fourth night Theodore Rebadue, with
Crittenden and Wallace, made break for
Crittenden were hung. After this they
were closely watched, and escape was i'm
possible. They finally reached Gadsden,
where they were turned over to Home
Guards, and In due time reached Blue
Mountain, whence they were taken by
.aI to prison At Selma.
With our regiment was a squad of cav
airy, which was too weak to be of much
service, as they dared not push ahead in
iependently. For guide the Colonel had
/ citizen named Harris, who had been
'un out of that section early in the war
IN account of his loyalty to the Union
Ills house was found occupied by the
amily of guerrilla, and he said Burn
t." which we did. The next two days
we're spent in destroying the hiding places
# desperate gang who had preyed upon
solated bands of Union men since the
Union troops first occupied Huntsville, in
most cases shooting their. victims. On
he morning of the 18th Col. Mcdonald
ormed a skirmish line and surrounded
he spot where our boys had been held
Turing the night Had this been done
Turing the night success would have been
urs, but the owner Of the plantation,
whose name was Hornbuckle, had an
ounced our coming, being one Of the ex-
lted .l citizens I ms before mentioned. We cap
ured only the deserted camp. Thorough
y enraged, the Colonel marched to the
iouse, called the old fellow out, and Or
cred complete destruction of the place.
dornbuckle expected to be hung. In !
act, the Colonel ordered that he be hung
the first tree, and Serg't Hernden Sc
ured clothesline for the purpose. The !
ouoc was DuIHIHB, poultry was Uylnr all |
bout, with bluecoats in their wake; men !
we're taking turn about filling canteens
rom barrel of sorghum in the yard;
Co. A man walked up and peeped into
n ash hopper made from hollow tree, {
'h"n hen flew out with a great sqawk !
lg, whereupon young woman standing Z
ear, with arms akimbo, said with loud {
iugh, See that dern fool lookin' In :,
settin' hens nest fer aigs." l
After having been confined in several !
rlsons our menNwere sent to Camp Pa
ole, near Vicksburg, where on April %,
hey were placed on the Inflated steamer g
ultana and started North. The boat was 5
reaty overloaded, there being about y
300 on board. AT night it was almost !
impossible to move about the decks, on L
ccount of the many sleepers. Memphis Q
'as reached on April 26, 1865, and wood '
nd water were taken on, after which i
ne steamer resumed the journey. About
~ at night the explosion occurred by |
Inch the lives OF nearly 1,500 men who S
ad gone to sleep with visions of the q
ONE and loved ones they expected soon [
, meet, went out. The disaster has been
bly, described in The National Tribune, y
nd this article will be confined to the o
ersonal experience OF Lieut.. Squire. 1t Il
the opinion of some of the survivors o
nat the wood taken on at Memphis con p
ihed torpedo placed by some rebel as c
ASSN, ana the fact that when our Lieu c
ahant was awakened by the explosion II
le alr was hlled with steam and ashes j
'ould confirm that belief.
Lieut.. Squire secured Il chair, discard u
M but his underclothing, and as soon r