Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-15
TIE BATTLE FIELDS.
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY EXPERIENCES.
The Blue aud the Gray Review Incl
dents of the Late War, and in a
Graphic and Interesting Manner
Tell of Camp, March and Battle.

Graphic and Interesting Manner
Tell of Camp, March and Battle.
We nil had been telling stories,
said the Major. except Tuley McKjn-
ney Of the Ninety fourth Ohio There
We're gathered about the breakfast tat
bic half dozen men from the old home
neighborhood who had served IN rs
many different regiments. The ladies
of The party had called out from each
stories Of army experience. all of which
were interesting and many very exejt
Ing, but through All Of the talk Tulley
had said nothing, until one OF The la
dies asked him if he had come through
the war unscathed Yes he said. ana
then added in u hesitatjug way. I had
my feet frozen, you know You dja%
put IN a young girl why. how did
that happen, Mr., Mckinney Well he
said, after my escape from prison
was in the mountains about forty days.
and-Well the long aud short Of IL is.
came out of the >rrapc with my feet
frozen
"IIoving said this much. Tulley was
silent again until one Of the young la
dies exclaimed, Mercy, Mr.. Mckinney.
why don't You tell the story: And art
ter he had been badgerrd and qucs-
toned the story came out. 4 was cap
tured at thickamauga Sept 80, lSti3
he said. We We're taken first to the
Pembcrton prison. near Libby. u Rich
mond, VA. ON the 18th OF November Il
| tralnload OF prisoners say about 700- -
| We're transferred to panyillc and quar-
| tered for the night in a tobacco ware
| house near the river
We had not been we'll fei while in
| Richmond, Little food was given H.
| the morning OF the Eth. and none nj all
| on the night OF line 18th and none at
nil on the lIth We were two days
! without food and nearly starved ON
saturday, the 18TH. a young man Of
| Company &, Thiuirth indiana. offered
to lead the prisoners IN breaking
through the gate The men were dies.
perate enough for anything but / went
70 The man Of the Thirtcth. Who was
not more thau % years old and urged
him not 10 bc rash, as there Nas a bet
ter way.
~ took Him into a >tochaded or high
fenced inclosnrc leading down toward
the river and showed him where II was
possible to tear away some heavy
boards ana escape THAT way. That night
there was 4 heavy rain aaG 1t was very
dark. The guards were only a few feet
from us as We Went into the inclo>ure,
but they had turned their yapc~ Mp over
their heads to protect them from the
cold rain ana were not very alert My
friend of the Thirtieth had a razor.
blade knife, and. crouchug III the dark
near the fence, he cut and cut until a
part Of one of the heavy boards could
be- pushed outward
After the board WAS ready 10 II,
broken of We both went back 10 the
main floor of the prison. hoping thai
rations would be issued before taps.
told two or three of my friends ahou
the scheme, and The Thirtieth indiana
man told several of his friends. Their,
was to be no signal. no general move
ment but the men were to Slip out one
by one. quietly. aud each was to act
on his own responsibility. In five min
utes ! missed my friend aud went hur
riedly to the Enclosure. / saw his coat
tail disappearing through the fence
Watching the guard until he turned his