The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-09

and atc-ycs, l just ate. Iwould
have sinncd against my country and
its fair women if ] had refused OF
showed a lack of "interest" in the
food, and | did not propose to sin il
could help it.
Not far from this town l bought
from farm house four dozen hard
boiled cggs, several ioaves OF bread
and side Of bacon. These things
divided with my comrades. ate din
ncr at a farm house, and the gentle
man told me that lie had two sons in
Virginia regiment, and as he could
not feed them, he would take myself
and my friend, George McKensic, in
their places. And the ladies of the
household undoubtedly prepared a
feast as bountcous and as varied for US
as if we had been real sons and broth
crs. They had boiled ham on the
table, which looked large enough for a
whole company for one meal. These
ladies filled our haversacks. with food
and our canteens with honey. We
entertained the gentleman head OF the
family and he entertained ns while VIC
we're at this house.
Finally we moved away from Lees
burg aud quenched our thirst in the
big spring. We waded the Poto-
mac River, and on reaching the north
ern bank ran smack up against the
Baltimore and Ohio canal, in which
was canal boat turned bottom up,
and 1 saw negro mar walking in the
tow path. Strange, but this negro
was the first person / saw when get
ting out Of Dixie for the first time.
Along the road to Frederick were
numbers Of people on foot, on horse
back and in vehicles. They had come
to view the motley crew Of Johnniea
passing through. The people we're
white and colored Of both sexes. In
some instances while men mounted on
horses pulled off their shoes and gave
ttsm to our barefooted boys. These
people made no demonstrations of any
kind, but somehow liked the idea of
our being of enough Importance to
draw them out. To be a drawing card
is paying Investment. Wo were not
invited in to dine nor presented with
any Confederate flags or other tokens
of love. The crowd that loved us, if
there were any, were "way up in G."
and only our general officers and lady
bugs sang in that key: so I never saw
them. A friend of mine who was
somewhat Of critic in matters femi-
nino, described the beauty Of the wo-
men north of US and in this region as
being perdenshle intrusion on "sun-
nier" smiles.
When went into Maryland did
not expect to find anybody but Yanks
or thoir sympathizers. I went to
fight Yankees, that was all went for
or expected. There was nothing there
that loved or expected to fall in love
with. write of my feelings and sem
timents at that time.
All Of the ladies ever came in con-
tact with we're those where went in
search Of food.
We got as rations one and one
quarter pounds Of -four or pint Of
unbolted meal; Q pound Of beef OF
one-third Of pound Of bacon per day.
NOW take one mound of beef and the
-four and you have breed problem 70
solve. I do not grumble at tho ration,
but [ tried tobetter it when I could.
I don't know what other troops got, I
only know what ours got. Yes, and
the ladies always bettered it for me.
What I got I always divided with the
boy6..
IF it had not been for the help we
got from the people in this way the
army would have become go badly de-
pleted that the war could not have
lasted as long as it did.
At Sharpsburg tho army was short
thousands Of men, who were broken
down from want of food and from sore
feet. On the march and in camps the
women all over Virginia helped to
clothe and feed tho men. This was
the only cheer in cheerless prospect.
Added to the tons and tons Of sup
plies sent by the parents and friends
cs .he soldiers, .h:s held &pp ..AAo ..AAo ooaaassse.
Lovo at hore followed the hungry,
ragged Confederate soldier and did
what his government was enable to do.
This soes to show that our women
were better prepared to carry on tho
war than the men were.
The only thing Of a public nature
which saw done by woman on the
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