The National tribune., 1902-04-17
her note, and the Johnnies cheered, and
the threatened war was averted.
THRoUeH BALTIMoRE UYpER GUARp.

THROUGH BALTIMORE UNDER GUARD.
We remained at the Relay House until
night, when we went into Baltimore and
got out of the cars. We marched through
the city, with heavy line of guards all
around us. The streets were lighted and
were crowded with people. United States
flags were suspended across the streets in
many places, and lots of the people were
overjoyed because we had to pass under
these flags. Many of the streets were
closed by barriers made OF hogsheads,
barrels, etc. We learned that these were
erected as q means of defense in case Lee
should be victorious and might attack
Baltimore. The press of the people was
so great in some parts of the city, that
the Confederate soldiers, guards and citi-
zens were badly mixed up. There was a
great demand for Confederate buttons,
and we took advantage of these mix-ups
to cut the buttons off our jackets and hand
them 10 the people, some Of US getting
greenbacks in return.
While there were evidently many friends
in the city, the great majority seemed to
be for the Union. This class jeered us.
As we passed q corner I noticed a crowd
Of young men on the sidewalk, and some
Of them made the observation that they
could lick a thousand ragged, dirty rebels
like US. At this remark l wondered why
their country needed them. / had never
been in a large city before, and Baltimore
was wonder to me.
We were carried over to Fort McHenry,
where we spent the remainder Of the night
on the sand bed outside of the fort. 1t
rained very hard. We had no tents or
other covering; nearly all of us had moth
ing but the clothes on our backs. l had
given my blanket and oilcloth in roll
to the wounded Federal soldier on the
field of Gettysburg, so got soaking wet
The wetting did me good, however, as
was somewhat feyerish from my head
/ When morning came we were put on board
boat 10 90 through the Delaware Cana
1 to Fort Delaware.
! On this boat list Of our names was
made out, and each of us was required tC
/ sign an agreement not to try to escape, as
the guards had been taken away.
! During the battle OF July 3, durint
| Pickett's charge, and while we were in th'
| Did field, Federal officers went the round!
Of our men, and asked each one TO give
the regiment TO which he belonged. W.
thought that it was simply ruse to SCI
now many regiments in Lees army W.
represented, so that they could make al
estimate of Lees strength. We then gay'
the numbers of regiments which did no
exist, SO as to make II appear that Lee
had very large army. This was not al
together what one would consider one o
, the proprieties, but, as in love, so In war
anything is fair.
J.. While on the boat and the names o
the men were being taken down, ! wa
. astonished at the number who could no
sign their names TO the promises TO not tr
TO escape. believe that was the first on
, TO write my name for the officer, who wOr
glasses, took them off, and laid them down
and looked hard at me while | signed tn
. paper. At that time l had not mixed wit
: the world much, and thought that every
body could read and write, as a matter 0
course; but here / awoke TO the fact tha
r but few out Of the three or four hundre
on the boat could do so.
= / am not relating this to cast reflection.
e but In writing this narrative / intend [
tell things just as they were. The Nortf
!, ern people say they want the truth, an
so do the Southern people; and ! do, G
l do not want anything.
FORT DELAWARE.
; was wet when | got on the boat br
+ the fremen allowed me TO stand aroun
: the boilers, and when we reached Del;
, ware City, at the end of the canal an
n opposite Fort Delaware, my clothing wa
9 about dry. We We're carried over TO th
!, fort without delay, and We're put in SON
t wooden buildings, which had three tiel
: If hunks on either side. The barrack
d were of Northern pine, and the plank
Y were nailed on up and down. The root
Y were covered with tarred paper. Thel
s were some window openings.
!, These We're long buildings about 20 fe,
d wide, and were built so as TO inclose
e square. On the inside Of this square wG
G the yard. All of the openings in the bull,
It ings were on the inside. The opening