The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-09-24
CAPTURED AT GETTYSBURG,

sergeant Relds story as follows
CAPTURED AT GETTYSBURG,
of July 1862 the Eleventh Regiment Of Mississippi
Volunteers Hill Crops with the other Of Lees army
the memorable charge Gettysburg Company H. of the regiment
of which orderly into that charge with twenyx
officers and men We had fifteen of that number killed in the charge
The remainder with the exception of three wounded and captured
i was among the latter number Ny wound slight
That evening the charge we're captured and
able to march coaed (a0out 5OO the battlefield and
that night and the day marched Westminster Md where
train and run into Baltimore marched from the depot
Fort Mceny where Femanded all ngha night be for
gotten by those ragged hasarved Conledees aned all
night and stood haddled the open unable lie
down We put a6rd by way of
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal Fort Delaware
landed about the 9Th Of July.
Fort Delaware situated Island of ninety acres in
the upper end Of Delaware Bay Ne placed in barracks
northwest of the island plank wall around
We we're barely fad enough p KEEP Us alive.
On the outside of 53Jl fort officers houses hos
pa and other buildings Ho allowed 60
except and then small details load Ga SER
vice had been called upm do the way our bar
racks the wharf gate the wall wide
through which all commune atoms carried This gate stood open
during day. with guard and Of regard
ed death attempt without permission and guess
got that except to do JOB Of work wharf
course among many 500 20)l soldiers there were some
entirely satisfied with board ai oi l furnished and soon
they assured that there nope being exchanged began
plans of escape Among number your
and cousin member the same company Joseph Marabe Our
first by cantaen by getns apiece
cong them close Tnn3 them tosehet and placing them
der and thus making swim Of three four miles
thought We also intended pass by another But
had been attempting this and consequence this very
closely guardedin fact close the this point that
at that time utterly impossible make it.
GAME OF BLUFF.
So Bill Arp has did Considerable rumnating and finally
the 18th of August decided upoa Sonewas plan taking them
the rear To do this must the ald make from
the New Jersey side the island thus going directly from
So the morning the day mentioned walked up the gate
ing much TO look them They thus thrown ohei guard
thinking of would attempt such thing without author
y Once of the pen good many srOng around the is
land some OF them our own men "ho had taken the oath So we at
aced attention. while making survey the island We did
find boat leave that night hence selected ladder
antnG about twelve feet long officers barn. and making
such other necessary epassed the gate with
trouble bOed clothes rid of the lice for
knew we mad long end unless get rid of the
lice they would totally reached Journey
So after drying clothes passed gate time
time After getting hid in separate places till good dark
About o'clock agreement little building being put
for doctors office We then secured ladder and tied to our
shoes and piece plank be used paddle Then the
dangerous careful and particular work Passing the
dangerous but required bluff mpudence little
and were tOeb well supplied with the former But
pass good sentinel continually walking his post with his turning
points not than forty fifty yards laden with the old lad
der and approaching him at almost right angles bright sta
night perfectly open pace-nOt shrub bunch grass
hide us-Was the ceveTest work did
CAREFUL CREEPING
But shoud explained perhaps
eee thrown up around the island purpose keep
ing off dewate This five feet high and getting the dirt
make the evee about twelve feet wide and about three feet
deep was formed Thus had this canal to the guard
the levee.
Having arranged everything selected slip and
carefully getting his turning point the ends his beat proceeded
to slip him he went from angle Of about thirty degrees
Just before he made the point fiat the ground till he
made the round and back Proceeding this way about
hour and half made the distance Of abOuC $50 yards Wei
crossed the canal and quietly lying at the bottom Of the