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The Daily Dispatch: October 29, 1861., [Electronic resource] 6 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature 2 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: June 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], Milrey's reign in Winchester. (search)
guarding him was the same who had searched our house and arrested brother. He was cursing the poor old negro dreadfully; said he ought to have a ball on his neck and one on both arms. The old fellow went on splitting, saying all the time, "Bless de Lord, Massa, any where you can put it. You can kill de body, but you can't kill de soul, and when dat gets to heaven it will be secesh yet." Brother called to the officer and said, "Halloa, Grant, is that what you call free dom? " Mother and John Godfrey M. were standing on the steps laughing and talking. --Just at the moment some little children were laughing and making fun of the Yankees, Gen. Clusara passed by and thought mother and John were laughing at him with the children, and took them both up to headquarters, where they were kept for several hours. So you see we were not allowed even to laugh. A lady went to Gen. Milroy and asked for a pass to go over the lines. He said, "I will give you a pass to hell." She told him she d