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Waynesborough (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
ho had broken open their trunks. Although our guards were very kind to us they did not take so kindly to Sherman's men. While in a ravine they halted us, and proposed to strip us. Frank and I protested. They said, These men have robbed our people and ought to be punished. We told them they would get enough when they arrived at the prison, and that it was too cheap business for gentlemen, as they had proved themselves to be. This aroused their pride, and they let the boys march on. At Waynesboro the citizens were determined to kill us. One old man struck a boy over the head with a hickory cane, breaking the cane in two. It looked as though we should have a hard time, but the guards stood by us, and declared they would shoot the next one who struck us. The women were worse than the men, and could hardly keep from scratching our eyes out. All were going to die in the last ditch, live in the mountains, walk to Europe, or do anything except live in the same country with Yankees. We
Augusta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
night. Bright and early the next morning we were turned out and were soon on our way back to Augusta. The old negro came to see us off; as his eyes fell on Frank and me a look of sadness came ove mad way through. She was about as angry with the guards as with us. We took cars here for Augusta; the Texans said Georgians were mighty mean people, and they reckoned we had better get to AuguAugusta before we had trouble. We arrived at Augusta late in the afternoon. The people expected us and were in line on each side of the street to welcome us. Old men called us Yankee-doodles; boys callAugusta late in the afternoon. The people expected us and were in line on each side of the street to welcome us. Old men called us Yankee-doodles; boys called us Blue bellies; the women yelled all sorts of vile words. We marched up the main street into an old stock yard; an officer, dressed in the uniform of a captain of our army, stood at the gate, anungry enough to eat a raw dog. Our train was one of those southern tri-weeklies which went from Augusta to Columbia one week and tried to get back the next, and stopped at every crossroad. At one pl
Rhode Island (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
were a roof to shelter him and his mush made thinner, called gruel. He only remained a week, as he chose to be with us. Christmas day came and we were anxious to celebrate in some way. I had held on to ten dollars that Packard gave me, as I feared we should require it for salt, but concluded to have a nice dinner, so I bought a squash and we feasted on boiled squash and salt. Soon after January 1 a chance was opened to get a little money. A man named Potter, claiming to belong to Rhode Island and to be a Union man, made arrangements with the rebel officers to let us have six for one in gold or two for one in greenbacks. At that time outside the walls gold was fifty for one confederate, and greenbacks, twenty-five. We gave this noble-hearted (?) man bills of exchange on friends at home, and were obliged to endorse them as follows: This money was loaned me while a prisoner of war, and I desire it paid. The arrangements were made through a rebel officer and done on the sly.
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
quarters, signed by Major Griswold, commanding prison. I will not give the name of the lieutenant, because I may do him injustice, but, while our committee could not obtain information enough to try him, all believed that he was the man, and we did not see him after we left Columbia. February 8 was a day of thanksgiving. News was received that General Winder was dead. He was commander of all the prisoners and largely responsible for our treatment. Before the war he was a citizen of Baltimore, and was selected for the position he held by Jeff. Davis because no suffering could touch his heart. The information was given us in this way. The prison was calm and still, when the voice of Lieut. David Garbett was heard: Hell has received reinforcements; Winder is dead. A cheer went up from every man in the prison. If the guards knew the cause of our joy they made no effort to stop it. February 13 a meeting was held to organize the National Legion. It was proposed to have it t
Europe (search for this): chapter 18
This aroused their pride, and they let the boys march on. At Waynesboro the citizens were determined to kill us. One old man struck a boy over the head with a hickory cane, breaking the cane in two. It looked as though we should have a hard time, but the guards stood by us, and declared they would shoot the next one who struck us. The women were worse than the men, and could hardly keep from scratching our eyes out. All were going to die in the last ditch, live in the mountains, walk to Europe, or do anything except live in the same country with Yankees. We were called every name that was bad. One woman said the Yankees were so mean that when they went through the town they stole a woman's false teeth. It was suggested that if she had kept her mouth shut they would not have known she had false teeth. The guards laughed, and the woman jumped up and down, mad way through. She was about as angry with the guards as with us. We took cars here for Augusta; the Texans said Georgi
L. H. Packard (search for this): chapter 18
it, for the thing she sold me for a pie was a worse imitation of that article than the match paper was of Confederate money. At another place I bought a two-quart pail two-thirds full of ham fat, paying for it with one of the five dollar bills Packard gave us. We spent the entire day on the road, arriving at Columbia at seven o'clock in the evening, and were put in jail. We were not confined in a cell, but in a small room with a fireplace; we found a fire burning on the health, and went t being in the hospital were a roof to shelter him and his mush made thinner, called gruel. He only remained a week, as he chose to be with us. Christmas day came and we were anxious to celebrate in some way. I had held on to ten dollars that Packard gave me, as I feared we should require it for salt, but concluded to have a nice dinner, so I bought a squash and we feasted on boiled squash and salt. Soon after January 1 a chance was opened to get a little money. A man named Potter, claim
Hume (search for this): chapter 18
the crowd gathered, expecting to see fresh fish, but instead saw four ragged, dirty, old tramps. We were received with a grand hurrah, and they gathered around to hear our story. We had been out just four weeks, and had travelled more than three hundred miles. While we were much disappointed we were not discouraged. Our trip had done us good; we had gained in flesh, had thrown off the stagnation of prison life and were ready to try again. We found many changes inside. Major Dunn and Captain Hume had received special exchange; others had escaped, and the squads were broken. We were assigned to squad fifteen, composed of men who had escaped, and we were a fine collection of innocents. Before we escaped from Camp Sorghum an order had been issued by the rebel commander that if any more escaped they would put us in a pen, and the removal to Asylum Prison was the result. There were about two acres enclosed. On three sides were brick walks; on the fourth a high board fence which
Griswold (search for this): chapter 18
ent we had been betrayed, and suspicion fell on a lieutenant who was quite intimate with the rebel officers. A committee was appointed to investigate. Before night a notice was posted on the bulletin board that General Winder has ordered that unless tunnelling is stopped all buildings, tents, lumber and shelter of any kind will be removed from the yard, and that he will use force for force if any attempt is made to punish prisoners who report tunnelling to these headquarters, signed by Major Griswold, commanding prison. I will not give the name of the lieutenant, because I may do him injustice, but, while our committee could not obtain information enough to try him, all believed that he was the man, and we did not see him after we left Columbia. February 8 was a day of thanksgiving. News was received that General Winder was dead. He was commander of all the prisoners and largely responsible for our treatment. Before the war he was a citizen of Baltimore, and was selected for
Sherman (search for this): chapter 18
e you in charge. The rest of the company came up while we were talking. They had thirty-six prisoners, captured from Sherman's army. These were known as Sherman's bummers. My experience with the Army of the Potomac had been such that I looked Sherman's bummers. My experience with the Army of the Potomac had been such that I looked with little favor on the bummers. Had they been with their comrades they would not have been captured, but they were, like a large part of that army, scattered over the country, not foraging for the army but for themselves, and the loyal negro was tenant commanding the guard went to the house and demanded supper for seventy men. The old man said he had nothing, that Sherman's army had stripped him of all he had. Never mind the story, said the guard, bring out the grub. After declaring over afor the Yanks who had broken open their trunks. Although our guards were very kind to us they did not take so kindly to Sherman's men. While in a ravine they halted us, and proposed to strip us. Frank and I protested. They said, These men have rob
Moore (search for this): chapter 18
d we would have a right hard time with this fellow. The imp of darkness who commanded the place was a Tennesseean, named Moore. He was surrounded by a gang of cut-throats, mostly deserters from our army, who, having jumped all the bounties possibl was very imperfect and of no real value; but in it I had noted the places where we had stopped while out, and I felt if Moore got it the negroes who had assisted us would suffer, so I gave it to him. Soon after Moore came in. He swore at us colMoore came in. He swore at us collectively, by detachments and individually. Looking at me he said, I swear you look like the breaking up of a hard winter. He drew us into line and the picking began. Frank had a corps badge that he had made while at Charleston; it was cut out ofthe pen they were nearly naked. The pen was very filthy; the mules had recently vacated, and it had not been cleaned. Moore said, Make yourselves as miserable as possible, and I hope to God not one of you will be alive in the morning. Gangs of
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