The National tribune., 1903-07-09

cavalry, yelling and firing at US. Up to
this time we had fallen back at quick
walk, keeping our distance ahead of the
advancing infantry line, but the cavalry
demoralized us, and we started on the run
for fence across the field. | ran my best
and had reached the fence and had my
foot on a rail ready to climb over, when
a horses head and shoulders crowded me
up against the fence and voice cried Sur
render, Yank.' Looking up | saw cav
alryman in gray with revolver in hand
sullenly set my gun up against the fence
Other cavalry and the infantry skirmish-
ers of the enemy We're soon around us
with others of our company whom they
had pinched up in the race across the field
The man that captured me was a Captain
in the 4Sth Va. Cav. He asked me why
] did not halt when he commanded me to
do so. He said he had called on me to
halt, and emptied his revolver at me as
ran. l told him | was trying to get away
if possible. / have often wondered why
/ was not shot, and the Captain himself
seemed surprised that | was untouched
] spent seven months in a rebel prison at
Danville, Va. The Winter of 1SGi-'j was
q cold one. and We had no fires. | took
sick shortly after being confined. Who
can tell what it was to spend Il Winter in
a cheerless prison, without fire, lying on a
bare floor with little if anything to cover
Us and nothing but coarse corn bread to
eat and not enough of that. l was ex-
changed in February. 1865, a living
skeleton 1t took months to get me well
enough to go TO Camp Chase, o., to be
discharged. The results of my prison life
will follow me all my days. | moved from
West Virginia to Atlanta over % years
ago. | was Commander of o. NJ. Mitchell
Post here in the city in 1892. and was in
Washington that year at the National En-
campment. l am Quartermaster of the
Post this present year. ] am constant
reader of The National Tribune. and
find it profitable to use its advertising col
umns as we'll"
Comrade Geo. NJ Hood. winner. Cooley.
Okla, reports as follows: Born in New
York, 1S45. Have lived since in Ohio,
Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa and Kansas. and
am at present holding n claim in Wood
ward County, Okla. / am the youngest of
three brothers who served in the war for
the preservation of the Union. / was in
the S9th Ill. as a recruit until that regi-
ment was mustered out. then / was trans
ferred to Co. +. 59th ILL.,, as a recruit.
went right into business without any drill
ing. / did not put down the rebellion, but
] mixed mud enough with my big feet to
put good coat of mortar over the whole
Southern Confederacy. We were at Mis-
sionary Ridge; then went to Knoxville
We next went after Longstreet; chased
him up to cambridge, and in turn were
chased back. In the Spring Uncle Billy
Sherman thought he would take Atlanta
In out of the wet, and We went along
OF course we had some trouble on the
way, but got there just the same. Then
my namesake, Hood, wanted to visit Nash
vile, so we went back to receive him, and
gave him grand reception. Then our
corps went to Texas, and Lad a picnic on
fresh beef and venison. In December
1866, we were discharged. having served
two years and three months"
Comrade W. II. Bushnell, st. Peters.
Mont, reports as follows: Porn in
Orleans County, n. Y, 1S4O Moved Ia
Illinois in 1865. Enlisted September
1861, in Co. G, 9th ILL., Cav; mustered out
October 81, 1865. as First Sergeant. Was
slightly wounded by fragment of shell al
Guntown, Miss; narrowly escaped cap
ture few days after Christmas, 1863
Our brigade was camped at Colliersville
Tenn. Forrest had gone up in north Ten
nessee and the brigade was out looking
for him. He gave them the slip and came
down toward Colliersville. About 15(
men went out to meet him. We skir
mished with his advance all day. They
would flank us every time we formed line
and we would fall back and form another
line. About sundOwn We dismounted in
the road and field to the right in the edge
OF the timber, with an open field
In front Charles Mellin and l were on
the right of the line. Just as we had orders
to get back to our horses a man on q
white horse showed up in front We stop