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John G. B. Adams, Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment, Chapter 15: the escape. (search)
n and sent the children away, because, said he, children got heap of mouths, and would tell that you were here. We entered the house, and retired with our clothes on, in the bed just vacated by the man and wife. The plantation was owned by A. R. Taylor, and our good friend was the driver. He was very intelligent, having travelled all over the country with his master.. He fully understood the danger he was in, and that if we were found in his house he would hang to the nearest tree, but he lm off the scent, then came out and lay in the woods until night. When it came time to resume our journey we could not move, as we were exhausted with our long tramp of the night before. We had eaten nothing since we left our colored friend at Taylor's plantation. We crawled out of the woods, and seeing a house, dragged ourselves to it. After waiting a while a negro came out, and we attracted his attention. He saw our helpless condition, and taking us to an old shed, made a bed on some husk