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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) | 11 | 1 | Browse | Search |
John James Geer, Beyond the lines: A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie | 7 | 3 | Browse | Search |
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. | 6 | 2 | Browse | Search |
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John James Geer, Beyond the lines: A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie, Introduction. (search)
Chapter 18:
The slave's Ruse
the Richmond Enquirer
President's Proclamation
a negro prayer
a Big Bug
a Casibianca
death of Mr. Eckles
thoughts and plans of escape
Lieutenant Pittenger.
The next day after this occurrence, as I was walking in the yard, a negro, who worked in the prison, slyly pulled me as I was passing him, and exclaimed in an under-tone:
All us darkies gwine to be free, yah!
yah!
What?
asked I, taking care to avoid being seen by the guards. ympathize with traitors, and equivocate, if you can, or dare, upon such acts as these!
You may say you do not believe such things were done.
Let me then refer you to a case, sworn to by one of the sufferers, upon his return home, now Lieutenant William Pittenger, as noble a young man as ever breathed, and formerly associate of Rev. Alexander Clark, in the publication of Clark's School Visitor.
It is from an official report, given before Judge Holt, by order of the Secretary of War:
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