The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-07

away and all the tents struck an6
the troops marching out / must hal
been south and east of Corinth, for all
the troops dere vas left In the place
marched not far away from the tree
we're / vas. .Pefore it vas light dey
vas all gone:
'Then l got down from the tree
and, forgetting all about my court
martial and that vas deserter, vent
to the Notifications and vas standing
on the parapet, With my hants In my
booklets, ven / heard peoples coming
and, looking that way, saw our pick.
ct line coming slow. With muskets
cooked. They saw me standing on the
sparapets, and one of 'em called out
Surrender or l shootp / threw uI
my hands, and the same man cried:
"'Who are you up dere in bluef
"And ! said. Pm Carl Freiberg.'
"Den anudder man who knew me
said: Hello, CARL How you vasT
"And says, I'm all right
"'Vere are the Confederatesr asked
an officer.
"'Dey vent away before daylight this
morning.
"'How you know thatr
II didn't haf time to answer this,
because the colonel, pefore whom l
vas taken the night before. rode up,
and ven he saw me he said:
".Py thunder. dere Is that deserterl'
Id. =
here are the Quaker guns / tolt you
about.
He was ferry mad. Arrest that
man. ne said.
30 dere ] vas, arrested again"
'But they didn't shoot you this
time neither" Halliday interrupted.
-How did you get on? If man who
deserted once deserves to be shot one
who deserts twice should be drawn
and CHARTERED"
FFeiberg was too matter Of fact to
understand the sergeant's banter. He
looked at Halliday reproachfully and
sadly
II told you" he said. that desertion
story hang on to me so long as lif.
WASN'T the first time deserter. The
secont time didn't mean to go south.
I meant to go north"
Freiberg paused, took out big ban
danna handkerchief and blew a melan-
eholy blast.
'Tattoor' remarked one OF the vets
400 on, Freiberg," cried another
"Tell us the rest of the story. Were
you really shot for desertion. and is
this your. ghost we see come back 10
tell Us how the war should have been
fought?"
Freiberg blew another blast with his
nose
.Forwardw said Halliday. and the
narrator continued.
"All day our fellows were moving
into Corinth. vas kept unter strong
guard / vas tired Of army life anS
wanted to go home l didn't know
noting about vat vas going on. bu
there was lot going on. Won day the
provost marshal come to me and said
Come With me-
"Sheneral Grant had come to the
command of the army, and the provost
marshal took me to his tent.
Are you the man who first saw the
Quaker guns In Corinth? 2 he asked.
"'Yes, sheneral. l answered. I
wasn't deserving neiderr
"'Oniy doing little private scouting
On vrasys oxuu h00kV
yes, sheneral.'
"syeli. since you're so good at climb
ing trees and have such good eyesight
/ wants you to climb some trees fol
me-
II never heart anything more of my
court martial. l went with Sheneral
Grant to the Mississippi river and vos
With him ven he besieged and took
Vicksburg. and when. after the disas-
ter to our army at Shickamauga, be
vas put in command Of the army at
Chattanooga l vas still With him.
whats that story" asked a vet.
"about your bringing Grant the news
that Petersburg was being abandoned
by the Confederates?"
~That's anodder von."
Another deseFtion?"
Freiberg looked at the speaker re
pr0achfully took out his bandanna and
blew another blast.
'Taps" said Halliday TITS time we
old buffers were in bed. Let's 60
home"