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The Daily Dispatch: October 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], Experience of a Confederate Chaplain at the North. (search)
Experience of a Confederate Chaplain at the North. Rev. J. M. Stakes, Chaplain of the 53d Georgia volunteers, publishes an interesting account of the Northern experience of some of the Confederate Chaplains and Surgeons left at Gettysburg. After their duties at that place were over, they were summoned before the Provost, and sent to the depot, where they expected to start for the South, but were surprised to find themselves put on a train bound for New York. The narrative says: The authorities at Gotham, when we arrived there, were like the boy who drew the elephant, and was delighted with his prize, but had no place to put it. So the Gothamite seemed to be much elated when we were ushered in the presence of the Provost Genera; but he soon told us that he knew not why we were sent there, or what disposition to make of us. He sent us to Gen. Canby, and he sent us to Gen. Dix, and we thought Dix would send us to Dixie; but he sent us to the Park Barracks, a place which, fo