The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-10-27


attempts to go up the river and come
in south of Lexington by citizens of
our town, some Of them successful,
/ and we learned from them that for
want of ammunition, which had not
come up, he could not attack. The
! morning Of the goth the fight was on
| again and what occurred is history.
I cannot tell just what day we saw
for the first time the enemy, the SOL
diers of the Northern army. 1t was
| while Price was still at Lexington be-
! fore the fort surrendered General
| Sturgis, with his command had been
sent to reinforce General Mulligan,
! and finding he could not cross the riv-
er came through Richmond going in
the opposite direction. We had some
very exaggerated ideas about the man
ner in which they would act, and the
older members Of the household went
to their rooms and remained. 1t had
climbed to the top of a gate post and
saw the CLEAN of the first bayonet as
they came over the hill in steady line,
flags flying. They were very much
worn and when fairly in the town.
came to halt, rested, and dined from
their haversacks. They could easily
tell they were in hostile country, as
, doors were closed, blinds down and no
one to be seen except children and
servants
I had some family spoons tied in my
underskirt and was cautioned by my
mother. from within, not to- rush so
fast from one good point of view to
another for fear the spoons would
jingle and give away the hiding place.
Photographing a eDad Guerrilla.
Soon after this our village became a
Federal post and we grew accustomed
TO the soldiers and ceased to regard
them with so much interest. When
we learned we were not to be molested
the school girls grew saucy and wore
! small Confederate flags pinned o.
tne1r sunbonnets to and from school,,
/ teachers not to do so. We always
lowered the flags when at home or
school, but when on the streets flags
waved defiance. Very soon after this
came order No. II and the exodus
! from jackson, Johnson and Cass coun-
| Ties and for weeks our town WAS
/ filled with homeless families seeking
houses to rent.
There was no monotonv those dave
as rumors of Lane and Ouantre,1 cor,.
ing, meeting and fighting in the town
were frequent-the soldiers would
take possession of all the larger build
lngs and remain for hours with their
guns at the windows looking for the
enemy, but alas for the hopes of the
young the enemy never came-we were
willing to risk everything Just to SEQ q
BATTLE Not so the elders. Thew were
leenng the iron hand of war in truth
ana skies were very dark for the fam
lies whose men folk were in the South
with the army. My father had not
ueel nome Tor three years and under
'ile connscatlon act our household
goods and stock had been sold. NV
piano and few more ARTICLES had
oeen bought by the young men or
Richmond and given back to ma and
IN accordance with a deed given mo
the piano could not be taken from mo
again. '0
IN the autumn Of "a occurred tho
sklrmlsh between Major Cox's co,o-
mand and Bill Anderson's mon .ho,,+
fourteen miles from US. Anderson
was Killed and his body brought into
Richmond to be Photographic and tho
public were allowed to go there tn 600
1t. remember his uniform was hand.
some, his gray flannel shirt was heau.
tifully embroidered, but the form ST.
ting bolt upright in a chair, to which
1t was tied, in front of the caroro
caused me to regret I had gone tn coo
him, 1t was so CHASTITY and friehtfu1
Brought Mule From Vicksburo.
In this autumn General Price mado
his last march into Missouri. Ono
company came into Richmond for .
few hours only. It was very difficult
to recognize Confederate coldiers then
as when their uniforms were worn too
thin they were compelled to replace
them with whatever was at hand.
sometimes 1t would be Federal blue IN
part. When this company of Confed-
crate cavalry came filing in we were
uncertain to which army they be-
longed. 1 was occupying the the broad
top OF the old gatepost again and feel-
Ing pretty sure they were rebels
started to f1utter my handkerchief