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Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, May, 1863. (search)
full of magnificent trees, principally beeches, and the scenery was by far the finest I had seen in America as yet. When I arrived, I found that General Hardee was in company with General Polk and Bishop Elliott of Georgia, and also with Mr. Vallandigham. The latter (called the Apostle of Liberty) is a good-looking man, apparently not much over forty, and had been turned out of the North three days before. Rosecrans had wished to hand him over to Bragg by flag of truce; but as the latter d officers and soldiers. He speaks English exactly like an English gentleman, and so, in fact, does General Polk, and all the wellbred Southerners, much more so than the ladies, whose American accent can always be detected. General Polk and Mr. Vallandigham returned to Shelbyville in an ambulance at 6.30 P. M. General Hardee's headquarters were on the estate of Mrs.--, a very hospitable lady. The two daughters of the General were staying with her, and also a Mrs.-- , who is a very pretty w
Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, June, 1863. (search)
wed me the letter sent by the Yankees a few days ago by flag of truce with Mr. Vallandigham. This letter was curiously worded, and ended, as far as I can remember, with this expression: Mr. Vallandigham is therefore handed over to the respectful attention of the Confederate authorities. General Martin told me that skirmishing anwouldn't trouble himself so far on my account. He showed me the house where Vallandigham had been dumped down between the outposts when they refused to receive him bg any number of ships for this purpose. Major Norris went to call upon Mr. Vallandigham, whom he had escorted to Wilmington as a sort of semi-prisoner some days ago. Mr. Vallandigham was in bed. He told Major Norris that he intended to run the blockade this evening for Bermuda, from whence he should find his way to the Cliftostruction of the old Union, under any circumstances, is utterly impossible. Vallandigham had replied, Well, all I can say is, I hope, and at all events I know, that