The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-30

mile or two on the morning Of the last
day, ] repeated my request (Which. I
had made many times for :, horse
Cpon heinz refused. told the pro
vost guard that l could not walk any
farther ana II they wanted ne 20 go
on. they would have To provide inc with
Il horse. The guard told mo he had
no horse for me. and that | must walk
on with the other prisoners With
that sat on 4 stone and told him II
was not perversity on my Part but
would not IT, 10 walk any farther
Iic replied that it was his duty to shoot
me, and he would do IT il didn't
march on and keep up with them.
then said very enphatically shoot
mo If II he your duty. but ! shall not
make another effort To walk" fIe then
changed his tone and said he dl1 pot
want TO shoot me or any other prisoner
as II looked too much like murder. and
he also disliked to report that lac
could not manage one prisoner. but
finally ne went for \ specific order to
deal with me, and he never returned.
While l was sitting thcro very near
- the whole brigade passed me, ana.
naturally, 1 was the target for a rum
ming III" ~ ieers, questions and com
mcnt What are YOU doing there,
icb?" was the most frequent Inferno
eatory missile. had decided TO try TO
escape after tho last OF the regiment
passed. could have stepped over q
hin near the road and been free when.
unfortunately. Colonel -, an old
acquaintance ard q friend before tho
war, came along. addressed me very
cordially. and asked mo what the
trouble was He said Captain / Will
sec II can get Il horse Come with
me His regiment had been halted
Ny hope Of escape then vanished lie
went. 20 his color bearer and ordered
him 10 dismount anil turn his horse
over to me The young fellow in obey-
Ing gave a look of disgust The col
onol then gave tic command. For
ward"
W. had not marched farther than "A
hundred PAGES when the colonel said:
'ilcro. captajn.' YOU viii have TO bear
our colors, as YOU are holding tho
hearers position took tho nar
from his hand. rolled II up like an un-
brclia, and Laid IT crossways ia front
.: NJ this the colonel insisted
that ! must snow the colors but
told him could not.do that He then
made other arrangements. ana mounted
his color bearer on another horse
BY this time Stoncman had quite I.
number OF prisoners We were placed
~ jail among the toughest lot OF men
II has ever been my disagreeabl.
chance Ia meet They were cursimu..
singing the most ilbidinous .oucs %
casionaliy nghiing and wallowiur IL
nlrt amidst multiplied thousands OF
body "crecpers' All save a few CON
icderaie soldiers wore the United STATES
UNIFORM, ana one OF the officers told
me- they were mainly bounty julnD-
ers They were packed in the room, Ike
hoRS III a pen Aftcr TWO days We
were sent 70 Chattanooga, and soon
4 Tea 81.
The officers from the pr,vates. ana .ent
by train TO Nashville There wcr.
ahpu, 500 privatcs and TWENTY-FIVE or
thirty officers.
We had not gone far when detect
"a man in our box car cyeiue. mo
very closely Hc evidently dcsircl ia
SPEAK with me. his couutenance was
familiar, but could not locate him.
~ inst, when the guards ewes were
turned we got together. Ifc knew mo
pun could not ut first recall his name:
nut Whon ne spoke OF Lcavcnworth.
hans" / exclaimed: "Oh Keam wnat
In the world arc you doing on this sido
OF me MisSissippt"" He replied in n
Whisper: For Gods sake don't cali
my name There is bis, reward for
me, and II | were known. wn,,I1 hn
nanEcd.' lie told mo the reason hc
.tn peei outiawed, but think il bet
ny l" uNulse II. He is n brother
Oh NInna ieam, the sculptrcss
About three months ago" said no
was captured under am assumed
name ana while en- route bv ,rain ~
PRISON took chances and escaped.
snail escape again before get into
PRISON or be shot in the atteiunt. for
l would rather lie shot than hanged.
nave worked my way into this car -,
o."cers TO tel them that the men on
me tram are ready TO ovcrpowcr the
Euards ana escape. Colonel Morgan
:" orother OF General John H. Nor
gam, the highest i'm rank. ought 70
take command and act when the signal
from the rear car is given"
me signal was TO 10 one loud ,orc
yen when tho privatcs in the rom
cars were to seize the Federal o,uardS
ms was easy OF accomplishment. rs
the cohiederates outnumbered the FED
c'"is 'hree TO one. The plan was that
Mhc" tne fedcrals were overpowercd
800 ot FOUR would compel the engi-
heef 10 surrender and stop The train
But Colonel Morgan would MOI
Hoh II, and Ream was greatly dison
pointed ''9"p
we were unloadcd at Nashvill, like
car OF cattle ana marched into ihe
penitentiary. 1t was very cold n,G r.
sun mad only the clothes wore y,bo,,
N'p'u urea not even Il change of updor
wear. had not cent of money I'M,
! met colonel j. T. Icislcll. ono Of
inc nobicst and best men | ever kuc,r
y member OF the Confederate States 80
america Congress from TENNESSEE 1vbo
gave me 10 cents. There was hurnor
IN TINS transaction. He REQUIRED n,n
10 give him my note bearing intcrcs,
AZ per cent. held out for nor
cent, ana he finally yielded. He held
Tue note until his death. though mo
dunncd me for 1t every time we moi
after tho war.
Tho weather was so cold that had
10 borrow blanket and wrap in n
whiio the fellow was earning my 10
cents by washing my clothes.
we were sent from Nashville To thc
barracks in Louisville. where we were
Kept 1--WE or six days. Thon the Of
hcers and privatos were separated.
tho former, numbcrona 125. bein;;
placed under the command OF n Cap
tain Frank, with about sixty enlisted
men. Ia bo taken TO Fort Delaware.
While at Nashville lool<cd over tho