The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-31
Another Chapter of Rcuriuisrci,cc

Our TIMES readers haven't for&J;.e
my promise to give them AZ accuun;t
Mr.. Il. }. Hughes tip home after u.
surrender 1T Apnumalt0X. Va, Ap:ii"
lS6J For the better entertainment Of
the readers | will let NJ. Hughes tel! !,
In his own way as | can. He says:
That morning the firing ceased all {:
sudden except AN occasional pop. pop,
pop, that could b. hear! away t. oar
lett on The picket line. Our lire Of bat
Tie was quiet, no orders We're being givci
and In TACT no one seemed 10 Gaze. rh..
jtlll WaS suspense SO far rs we were con
cerned. We COUNT tell whether We
we're whipped ourselves or had WhipncG
the enemy. Here, there and vu.iG.
could be seen flags Cf Gilrn.en. higC,
dashing from one place l., aaptarr.
Everything was at a StaLd5 J.. s. f.,r =,
active iightiDg was coucerr- Il We Ia,
down or sat UP just as We pleased LU, &c
Que had anything to say. After While
| SAW old General Anderson come riuiuc
along al a slow walk, and ! su'h. ~, V
I'm going to find cut, # possible. VIA,
all this MEANS aid suiiing tile .clilH T.
the words stepped to tn" size Of The !rtG
and salu'ed the general as b.st Knew
how ard said TO him: ".tu,Ial. will
you be so kind as 10 lei! lis what al, tins
means. We don't know whal IS up aaa
would like to have some ufomnatin:i il
you can or Will give IL" The Gr.rra.
very politely said: Wei, if. il mean,
that General Lee has sugr2adeud l..-
army and am now going into Tic paisp..
pen myself" and lie rode On. Mr
Hughes turned TO his friends who b,
this time were joined by members {.
other commands from other States whJ
were about as far at sea rs they we're in
so FAR as knowing anything was coucsln-
ed. General Andeis0n's statement cor
hrm The solution ard they were Iicn
thrown on their own resources a..L
tactics. 1t will be well for us us To- ,av
right here that during the Cessation o.
hostllities the troops all got mixed up ana
were in this condition when it wa Ge
cided to "bOlt the bail pin, " and try e.
escape prison life
Mr. Hughes with a man from Yc!l
county 10y the name If McAf,c or NJ e..
Elwee he doesn't remember Which II
was, (Ripht here the wli,ir legs To say
1t matters no., hc is aCpEi.nir;! VIII.
people OF both names in IOIk cur!.N
who VIII do to depend upon in a.! cia.r-
gency OF this OF any oticr kind where j.
lakes gnu and three others ne diIn'p
know. But the live left at The sam"
time and headed homewald. They hYG
Their guns, ammunition and other alml
equipments which they expected to us.
If 1T became necessary.
When they finally got 10 thcmsr,ye,
they had council OF war and mai.peL
out program. IL was to beaY as far =,
the right as necessary in order 10 ic
within reach of the Blue Ridge MOu.-
tains in case they wished TO conceal thei.
movements or elude capture from the
scouting parties of Federal cavalry scat
tered all over Virginia by this time, and
especially that portion lying between
AppoInattCx and the sunny South. Ir
lhls council they chose Mchfce aS fl+u.
leader. lie was II man Uf robust pny.;-
que and enough Scotch IIish blood In Iii.
Veins to make his personality tie mcge
commanding. The quntcJ,c were aM
strangers 10 each other. f. was IL,i,.
first meeting but they Lad pl.d!.d dion,
selves to suck trg, ,lhcr Through ta.r.
and thin, and fpr a cUnfeG,.lai sui!.c,
that meant to p!cdga his lifc'S b!J,d.
BY The time iEcy lad Travelled lLl,eI
miles they came to IA bIIdge across lure
creek or small river. Here.they found Il
Federal picket with two men OF . IS
guarding the Erid ge. Tie maityy wa,
hastily cOnsijerei aud rs the Coai2Ger
ates had five aggiHsC two il would bn a:
easy matter 10 run them off and pass
over The bridge They fixed their bay
onets Che ibfdhtrymen dij) and Nj
Hughes had his cavalry sabre (which h
drew. The order was charge them