Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-09-17

put it, we marched so darned fast we
had little time TO enjoy our misery.
And we didn't feel any better when we
learned. only ten miles from Knoxville,
that Burnside had licked Longstreet,
and that we were to return at once to
Chattanooga
We We're shorter than ever Oh ra.
lions. aud weighted down with am
munition, and going back was worse
than going forward, with the prospect
of fight in front But, much 10 our
relief, we turned, after we had re-
crossed the Clineh river into the Con
nesauga valley, our brigade taking
possession of large grlst mill. Vol
unteer millers We're called for. and
dozen responded. Heavy detachments
Went into the farming districts near.
and gathered all the wheat and corn
available. This was ground into flour
and meal, and bread and corn PONIES
and slnkers were baked to take us
back to Chattanooga We remained
at the mill about a week eating up
nearly everything that was get-atable,
hut resumed the march with full stom-
achs, at least.
Before we were out two DAVIS on
the return trip we were again short
ON fations and were compelled 10 re-
sort to parched corn. We were short
er than ever on clothes, and as this
was in December. and the weather was
cold, there was much suffering Many
of the boys had no shoes. and the line
of march of our brigade could be-
traced by the blood on the frozen
ground from sockless and almost
shoeless feet TO save our feet we
made rough moccasinS OF blankets and
pieces of clothing, or made SoleS of
two or three thicknesscS of cloth. and
tied them on with strings. Some of
the boys, however. were barefoot. and
swore that their feet got SO tough and
hard they could strike fire out of the
Ttinty rocks along the road
But, hard or not, the feet bed. and
as we could not fall ont we let them
bleed. and plodded on. There was in
clination. however, to find the softest
spots ON the road or IN the fields near
thy road, and this brings me TO my
messmate, Haynes. One day. as we
Were passing through a piece of tim
Der land. Haynes and others went
about 200 yards 10 orr right into nm
open field that tianked the timber.
A company of cavalry in blue uni
forms rode in among the stragglers
without exciting much attention until
II was discovered the cavahymcn were
rebs in Yankee dress Many of the
stragglers made rush back to our
line OF march, but Haynes ana "A score
OF others were carried off us prison
ers
The rebs hurried their prisoners off
as quietly as possible three or four
miles TO All old log house in sheep
hollow or gorge Late in the evening
they took all the prisoners away cx-
cept Haynes and Tnionist civilian.
who had been marching back with our
army. They bound the hands of these
two and left them in charge of one
guard. During the night they were
STOPPING down. worked his hands loose.
caught up club. and. sprnging sud
denly on the guard. knocked him down.
The refugee finished the business. and
he and Haynes made II bee-line for the
Tennessee river. aiming To strike it
just above Cleveland.
The refugee knew the country well
and where 10 find Union people. The
first night they were hidden i'm house
which was searched early the next
morning from top 10 bottom by rebel
cavalry but the East Tenuesseeans of
those days knew how to hide a fellow.
and Haynes and his friend were not
found. The next night they were
lucky enough to get across the river
and worked their way cautiously to
ward Chattanooga. In the meantime
our brigade had marched back to the
camp on the Gprth Chickamauga,
which we had occupied before the bat
tie Of Missionary Ridge. The day after
our arrival Bob. Lou and Dave made
scout up the creek about eight miles
and located calf. which they intend.
ed to return for that night, cut his
throat, and carry the carcass quietly
into camp.
This was the plan. but It didn't
work. The boys came to camp, went
back at night. and found the calf In
a pen. But when one Of them jumped
in to cut the calls throat without
making any noise. the little beast set
up such a bleating that the farmer
came out and ordered the boys off.
They told him to 20 to blazes. when
lie declared that he had guard and
would send him out. Dave thought
this was bluff. and had just killed
the calf when the guard came out. and
ordered that nothing on the place be
touched.
No sooner had the guard spoken
than the boys recognized the voice as
that Of Haynes. who had been taken
in and cared for that night by the truc
blue Enionist The boys were 50 over
joyed TO find Haynes alive that they