The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-01
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Cheaham, who leading the division Of Hoods
N.Y. remembered u.s. spoke encourang Of pluck grit
and good uc gave passports carry roug the Con-
lines These safely concealed and began long
journey Raleigh, n c., leaving Rockingham to left
We well entertained by the Taeel people along the route
and we felt fade pdaed Confederate
uniforms did in the Yankee garb obtained
weeks before The Confederate uniforms have before stated
obtained from wagoners exchange for the Federal
clothes wearing
After travelling for days Carolina stopped
one night at the citizen by the Of Howard
before retiring for the night heo' heard at the gate
The old gentleman, going OUT found mounted and
dressed Yankee uniform who desired accommodation for him
self and horse for the night Mr. Howard esitate awhile
in and asked about it. We told him by all to
let negro stay wished send messages Rocking
ham, whittier the negro said he making his The negro
had idea who in the house. else he would have ourneyed
further told cock and bull story about being of by
Yankees great fight that Fitzpatrick had that
day with Hampton saying THAT Fitzpatrick badly Worste and
that the windp Of the battle he e ner had caught
and making his his home beyond Rockingham As
enemy had nowhere that place. took for grant
ed he had away from his master.
He early morning. before had bakfacted He
had outfit in the way of uniform and overcoat and fine
looking old of horse which he sat mounted for his Journey
told until letters ready and in the
time breakfast Putting aecoutremen we went
h-as mpuden Misunderstanding seound as DON
ned Federal uniform him dsznount and relieved
him of his oveeoat whe Dixon exchanged his
large boots for pair that fit him like glove We then started
the road towards Rockingham aeceeratng his gait
by his head If he continued the that
gave him. that city refuge, fifty miles away hove in
sight,
had good horse saddle and brde oveeoat and
new boo ready for further adventure In riding the
horse the saddle and travelled thus for several
days incident except that the horse had dsagreeable hab
it of going lame at would dsmoun and
lead -: ..:&h-sa a4isz &! 4asn.<,
We came one day to Deep sluggish stream the being
black called, remember DroWng Creek Of the
tributaries of the Great Pee Dee The cavalry had torn the
bridge protect suppose picket post The long plank
on of The rock abutmens either bank
about three feet hh with wooden erosece the middle
There way the creek for miles either except
this BRIDGE We got planks side by side reaching from
bank the middle then from the middle to the other bank
making pretty fair foot bridge for about twonefve feet but
doubtful for the being only feet wide After long
struggle got the animal the butmen and then placing
blanket his head poted him by the bd while Dixon
seized his tail udder and in this steered the faithful
beast across the stream
We travelled days through immense pine Forests and
with great difficulty that could information about the
leading Raleigh We must have inclined too far to
right for III few days the track OF foragng
parties of the enemy hunting up horses and beef cattle
night sopped the house Of widow lady-a grass
widow heard aarward-w piazza above and belonW
ming around of the house. There crossing Of the
orougfas here leading north and south-the
ravengand the other running from west towards
~ coast in the northwestern angle Of the road,
a.d uSt heyr:d barn with twostory shed running
rnd l. upper story being filled with straw, and the lower
III old wagons, plows, On side stables The
ha;a faxed re same the dwelling running north
and sou-and was seventy eighty yards thus
c-,l;c: c1 TIT reader may fully understand the
ciCcats 7h.,A to-, place here
The ladr of the "a gay widow. Her
and two smaller children constituted the houshod The enemy
had taken of her horses the day BEFORE STILL she
GOOD oa She gave drink of good old an2jack