The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-02

leck's "Corinthian'' tactics, we were eight
days going % miles. There was no move
from POcataligO until Jan. %.
Jan. 29-Marched at 1 p. M. going
north. There are indications that Sherman
intends making an extensive campaign i'll
the original rebel State. We have l.
days rations of bareback, and salt meat
| for one day. We are expected to lay
hawk" sheep, goats, hogs and poultry.
! These luXulies, however, are scarce.
Jan. 30-MOved at 8 a. m. Camped at
| 10 a. m. on q large plantation.
Jan. 31-Still on the old plantation.
Feb. Marched at Z a. In. Camped at
6 p. M, near another big plantation.
! took n squad of men and went some miles
| from camp on a fOraging expedition. Go
| ing up to Il mansion on fine plantation,
/ asked the lady who appeared to sell me
| something for hungry men and horses 10
eat.
NO, sir; we have nothing for you"
| j took an old negro man aside and told
him that Sherman's bummers would be
there within few hours, and that i;
would be impossible to conceal anything
from them. From the appearance of the
place | was satisfied the people were not
starving. | bribed the old darby with
some Confederate currency. and he direct
| ed me 10 Il locality in the woods some 800
yards from the mansion. There, after
some difficulty, we found pit ingeniOusiy
concealed. In it were stored corn, bacon
mOlasses and miscellaneous other things
| While the men were removing the corn
and provisions / saw two women running
| toward us. One of them went to 81 big
log, dropped upon her knees, and thought
she was going TO pray. Instead she
| scraped away some leaves, dug a little
with her fair hands and then lifted out q
sealed earthen jar. With the jar in hci
arms she ran to the house. The Other
woman came to me and demanded /:
voucher for what we had taken from tho
pit. ! asked the old negro what the jan
contained. and he said:
We'll, Marsa, if 20 keeps it ter yerself
1 tells yo'."
''Ali right, Sambo," said /.
''Well, den, sab. dem wimmins had three
gold watches an ten thousan' dollars il
dat ole jar"
Feb. Marched at 8 a. m. Camped
at Z p. m, near bridges on the Sake
hatchie River. the Confederates occupying
Il strong position on the opposite side ant
| covering the crossing with artillery.
Feb. BY shrewd manuvering w,
crossed the very peculiar river making {;
flank movement and the rebels dsap
| pearcd.
awaiting the crossing of the main arm.
and trains.
Feb. Still in camp.
Feb. G-ln motion ut 9 n. m. Campet
at . p. IN. a short distance south Of til,
Augusta & Charleston Railroad.
Feb. Moved at a. III. Campct
at 8 p. m, near Midway.
Feb. showed at a. m. down the rail
road toward Branchville Detroyed thu
road and returned to Midway at p. m.
Feb. a-AIOved at 10 n. m. Fought tn,
enemy about an hour, and they then re
treated across the EdistO River
Feb. 10-Encamped at last night.
bivouac. Forage plentiful.
Feb. 11-Marched at Z a. m. Campet
ut p. m. on the North Edisto River, op
pOsite Orangeburg.
river and marching into Orangeburg. thu
rebels having evacuated the town. Wen
into camp at p. IN.
Feb. 13-Marcled at Z Il. m. DESTROYED
G. & G. X. Il. and cammped at $50 p. IN
If the "Copperheads'' would come dow
here and follow Sherman's bummers the,
would learn that we are having "a hare
road to travel" fguratively speaking.
Feb. 14-Nlarched at 8 n. IN Campet
at 3 p. m. While out with foraginl
party and approaching the buildings on :
rich plantation, canebrake intervening
we were fired upon from the buildings. w,
returned the fire. but when we emerged
from the canebrake we discovered that ou
assailants wore the blue, foraging part,
from the Fifteenth Corps. One of then
was slightly wounded. An old negr,
hauled our forage to camp in an OK cart
and thereby hangs tale.
/ A FIGHT WITH BEES.
Among other things we Captured, :
bee hive-full of honey and bees. To keeI
the singing insects on the inside W,
in Ion bot "
travelling corduroy road, one of Sher
mans own make, and by the time W,
} sighted the camp the jolting of the car
! had disarranged the blanket, and the bees
very mad, swarmed out and began bust
ness Immediately, making one of tn,
hottest" fights l ever saw. Preliminaril,
they attacked the "nigger" and the cattle
and then went for everybody in sight
Away went the cattle and cart, FOLLOWED
by the niger" who valorously tough
the pursuing bees with his hat and shout