Statistical roster of the Fifth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Part 5

Author: Ditto, George T; Hoffman, Michael. Story of prisoners' escape
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Sigourney, Iowa : Smith's Iowa Times Print
Number of Pages: 286


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19 [I]. Transf'rd Jan. 15, 04 22 III.


512 Kansas Ave., Topeka. Kansas


Columbus Junc., Iowa32N. Y.


125 N. Y. 28 Penn 25 N. Y. Detalled Jan. 1. 63


Dunham, Daniel B.


Dutt, Charles . Dumont, William S.


Emery. William Farrier, Thomas Gender, Jacob


Genther, John H. Howard. John S.


Boonville, Mo.


27 Can. Killed 19 Ind. 20.Mo.


Soldier. Iowa


22 Penn 41, Eng. 26 Tre. 1SGer.


Wounded May 22, 63


Chippewa Falls, Wis. 20,N. Y. Wounded Sept. 19. 62 Wounded May 22. 63


18 Ire. 22 Ger. Wounded May 16, 63


24.N. Y.


Thompsonville, Kan. 119.III. 32 Ire. Killed Sept. 19. 62 28 N. Y. Killed Sept. 19, 62


21 Ger. Phillipsburg, Kansas 25Ohio : 19 Iowa Wounded Sept. 19. 62 27 Bav. 22 Wis. Knoxville, Nebraska 35 Ohio 28Ger. Wounded Sept. 19, 62 (Transf'rd Mar. 15. 64


Sept. 19, 62


46 Cedar St ..


Ada, Minnesota


----


RESIDENCE.


Boyles. Robert S.


19 N. Y.


Bellevue, Iowa 22Germ


Coalfield. Iowa


**


139


ALTIES


DIED. DISCHARGE. REMARKS.


Where.


Captured.


Oct. 9, 63


At Barnsville. Miss.


To Invalid Corps. 'Pro. to sergeant-major. To 5th Towa Cavaliy. Aug. 26, 62 At St. Louis, Mo. Oct. 16. '62 At St. Louis, Mo. Nov. 5, 62


Mar. 29. '90 To Invalid C. In S. D. July 20, 82 At Clear Creek. Miss.


To 5th Iowa Cavalry. Dec. 3, 62 At Jeff son Bar'ks. Mo.


Report '78 Apr. 9, '97


To the Pioneer Corps. To the Marine Brigade. To 5th Iowa Cavalry. To Invalid Corps. Oct. 16. '62 At Jacinto. Miss. Oct. 21, '63 At Keokuk. Ia., winds.


Champion's Hill Vicksburg Mission Ridge


Nov. 25, 63'May 30, 64


Apr. 30, 62


In Andersonville. At Davenport, la.


Iusa


Reported "Dec. 31. 6]'At Syracuse, Mo.


Iuka


To 5th Iowa Cavalry.


Report 7-June 3. 62


Report '74 May 16. 62 May 28, '64 At St Louis, Mo.


Vicksburg


luka Vicksburg


Feb. 1. '62


At Syracuse, Mo.


Champion's Hill, Madison Station May 17. 64


Report 'STNov. 22. 02 At St. Louis. Mo. To 5th Iowa Cavalry.


Iuka Iuka


Iuka


Oct. 15, '62 At Jacinto. Miss. Aug. 9, '63 Jan. 25. '91| Nov. 30, 82 At Corinth. Miss .. wd's At Cedar Rapids. Ia. Aug. 26. '62 At. Davenport. Ia. Feb. 8,'97 At Festus, Mo. To Invalid Corps.


. Grave No. 12-4.


Iuka Iuka Champion's Hill!


140


NAMES.


RESIDENCE.


ENATY!


What. --- CASE-


When.


Smith. William H.


Andrew, Iowa


Stevens. William W.


Ridgeway, Missouri


Stevens. Jonas


Stone, Anson H.


Davenport, Iowa


Swartz, John


Sweezey. James


VanHorn. Ben F.


Bellevue, lowa Agnew, Michigan


41 Penn 21'Ohio 35 Scot. 38.Eng.


White, James


Whitney, Edwin


Woods. Samuel G.


Andrew, Iowa


20 Penn 1SMo. 22 N. Y. Killed


Sept. 19. 62


Wright, Marion


Wright. Abel B.


24 N. Y. 19 Iowa Wounded Sept. 19. 62 19Ohio 18 Tena 22Ger.


141


ALTIES


DIED. DISCHARGE. REMARKS.


Where. Germantown Iuka


Captured. June 16, 62


June 27, '62 Report '81


Nov. 16, 62. At St Louis. Mo., w'ds * At Farmington, Miss To 5th Iowa Cavalry.


Feb. 28, '63 At St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 29, '62 At Davenport. Ia. July 20, '93 At Quincy, Ill. To 5th Iowa Cavalry. Jan. 31, '62 At Syracuse, Mo.


Iuka


* Grove No. 3923 in National Ceristery at Corinth. Miss.


4


1


E. B. BASCOM. . CAPTAIN Co. K.


1


.


S. A. COOPER. LIFETENANT Co. K.


C


1


K


From Allamakee County.


-


148-OK


NAMES.


CAPTAINS. George H. Stevens Elias B. Bascom Charles A. Comstock IST LIEUTENANTS. Daniel S. Malvin John W. Austin 2ND LIEUTENANTS. Stephen W. Smith Jerome Darling


Samuel A. Cooper SERGEANTS. Davis Googins Oliver H. Smith Hezekiah G. Doolittle


James S. Gardner Charles E. Walrath James W. Cowles Charles W. Chester CORPORALS. William F. Crozier W. W. Woodmansee


Carlos C. Morgan William Setchfield George W. Foote Joseph L. Carlin Charles Fosdick MUSICIANS. Asher D. Travis Cyrus Miner


PRIVATES. Barrett. Wm. Bortsche. Christian P Beeles. Chester G.


Botsford, George W.


Burrington. Chauncey Great Falls. Montana 23 III. Brewer, Lewis Carleton. Geo. E. Chapman, Win. H. Cherry, Charles M. Clarke. Charles V. Clarke. Nelson E. Conklin, Wm. E.


Davis. Samuel H. Dewey, David


RESIDENCE.


What.


-CASU- When.


29 Je. Resigned Dec. 2, 61


Lansing. Iowa


Waco, Texas


25 N. H. 44N. Y. Resigned Feb. 2, 62 22 Penn 21 Ohio Wounded May 10, 63


Carthage, Missouri


25 N. Y. Killed Sept. 19. 62 19Ohio Wounded Sept. 19. 62 Wounded May 16, 63 i 28 Penn 41 Mass 2: Iud.


Pasadena. California Sibley, lowa


25 N. Y. Wounded Sept. 19, 62


19 Can. Killed


May 22. 03


22 N. Y. 20 Wis. 33 N. Y.


27 N. Y. 35 Ohio


22\'t. 20 Eng. Wounded Sept. 19. 62 25 N. Y. Killed Sept. 19. 62


21 Ohio 19 Ohio


19Ohio 39Ohio Transf'rd Unknown


Sept. 19, 61


21 Eng. Suicide 20Ohio 34 Can. 24 Penn Wounded Sept. 19. 62 Transf'rd Sept. 1, 93


36 Prus


I&N. Y. Edgewood, Iowa 19Ohio Wessington S. S. D. 35N. J. 2 Mass


MeDonough. N. Y. 226 8th Ave .. Clinton. lowa


1-N. Y. 26 N. Y.


1 340bio 33N. Y.


Blythedale. Missouri


Thurman, Nebraska


. .


140


ALTIES


DIED.


DISCHARGE !!


REMARKS.


Where.


Captured.


Mission Ridge


Nov. 7. 64|Escaped Oct. 1. 1964


Champion's Hill


Reported


Mar, 12. 65


Tuků Iuka Champion's Hill


May 17, 63


Of wounds. App'd capt. 12 La. C. T


Mission Ridge Iuka


Nov. 25. 63


Mission Ridge Vicksburg


Nov. 25. 63


Mission Ridge Mission Ridge


Nov. 25. 03Sept. 7. 64 Nov. 25. 63 Sept. 26. 04 Oct. 30, 65


In Andersonville. t In Andersonville. At Jefferson Bar'ks. +


Reported May 29, 90 July.


To 5th Iowa Cavalry. ¿ At Burnsville. Ala. At Huntsville. Ala.


Iuka Iuka


Aug. 10, 63


At Vicksburg. Miss.


Mission Ridge


Nov. 25. 63


1871


To Invalid Corps. At Woodriver, Neb.


Mission Ridge


Nov 25. 13 May 23. 61


On st'mer "War Eagle" In Andersonville. Oct. 24. 62 At Keokuk. Iowa.


To Invalid Corps.


Reported Dec. 16. 62On The Yacons. Miss.


Dec. 29, 63


At Waukon. lowa


02


Oct. 19. 62,At Keokuk. lowa. S. Dakota


National Cemetery Chave No. 490.


Iuka


Nov. 25. 65 Reported


150


NAMES.


RESIDENCE


Dolan. Charles Doolittle, Win. A.


Doolittle. Addison K.


Ellis. Horner Field. Solomon W. F.


Field, Job M.


Tlege. Henry


Eitzen. Minnesota


Ableman. Wisconsin


Eugene City. Oregon


Contralie. Wisconsin 30 N. Y.


Dundee, Kansas


1735 Brooklyn Ave .. Kansas City. Mo. Milford. Kansas


Griffin. Asel Hallenbeck. Jerome D Mayview, Kansas fall. Joel C. Haskins. John I .. Healey. John


Rolley. John W. Hudson. Josiah W. Ibaugh. John


Ta Puonte. California Pipestone, Minnesota


King. John.A.


Kices. Nicholas


Krohm, Paul 21.


Luckinbill. Ezra


Ashton. Jowa Chamberlain. S. D. 1427 Tyler Ave .. Sioux City, Ia.


Lytle. Walter E. Mosier. Tanis Manson. James W.


Noble. Alexander F. Porle. Alexander J.


Dellamy. Mo.


Papka. Henry Philbrick, Nathaniel


Pope. Henry Powell. William T.


Anoin. Minhossta Manchester. Iowa


-


Pratt. Lewis A. Presho. William


Rinehart. John L. Binchart. James I. Rublee. Marras D. Sheiderker. John Severance. Chas. H. Shendler. Michael Sherock. Soquete Smith. John W. Soll. Andrew


Spaulding. Henry D.


NAT'Y!


9 :


What. -- CASE- When.


19 N. Y. IS IN.


20 Mess Killed Sad. 19. 62 Killed Sept. 10 32 1- Ind. 191nd. 19Ger. Wounded May 18. 68 21 @hio Wounded My IS. 63 Wounded Sert. 10. 62


22 N. Y. IN Y. Wounded Nov. 25. 88


22 Ohio 19N. Y. 19 111. 27 N. Y.


Il: Coun : Wounded Sept. 19. 02 22 Penn 18 N. Y. Transt'rd Feb. 15. 1 22Ger. 3. N. Y. Wounded 04. 0. 12 2Gos. Wounded Mot In. 1-Ohio


22 Pean


15 M. V. Wounded Sept. 1. 30 27 N. Y. 24Ver. ;


100ho B1.V. A. 24Ger. 12 N. Y. 2- Irild 21 N. Y.


Wounded Sept. 10. 62


1- Pour Wounded det. B. 62 I. P. A.t. Wounded Sept. 10. 02 1! Ver. 2 Ohio Killed Sept. 19.02 i-Ger.


-


2. 19. 12 Transfiro Jan. 20. 63 Wounded Sept. 19.00


-


-


1


-


يصفى


-


Fosdick. John A.


Frv. Henry


Gardner. Win. E.


Gilbert. Nelson front. Albert IL.


Wesley, Iowa


Hurtles. Nebraska Huntley. Nebraska Lake Park, lowa


151


DIED. DISCHARGE. REMARKS.


ALTIRS- - Where. Captured.


Nov. 6. 93


To 5th Iowa Cavalry. At Atoka, Ind. Ter.


luka Juha Mission Ridge Champion's Hill Champion's Hill luka


Nov. 25. 03 July 21, 64


In Andersonville.


Feb. 23, 02 At Syracuse, Mo.


Mission Ridge


Mission Ridge 'Nov. 25, 03


Aug. 17, 63 Nov. 13, 61 Out. 7, '62


To 5th Iowa Cavalry. + At St. Louis, Mo. At Warsaw. Mo. 3 Of wounds at Corinth.


Iuka


To Invalid Corps. To 5th Iowa Cavalry.


Corinth Champion's Hill


Iuka


Oct. 15, 62 Reportod


To 5th Iowa Cavalry. At Corinth. Miss. To 5th Iowa Cavalry. TOc. 28. '63 Pro. to hospital stew- ard in U. S. Army.


Oct. 8, '61


At Jefferson City, No. Feb. 5. '62 At Jefferson City. No. Feb. 13. 02 At Syracuse Mio.


To 5th Iowa Cavalry


Tuka Mission Ridge Corinth luka Jona


Nov. 25. 63.


Mar. 31. 82At Keokuk. Ia. wounds Dec. 22. 62 At Germantown. Tenn.


inka


Reported


Place unknown. Jan. 6, '63; At Germantown, Tenn. Mar. 25. 03'At Hawkins L'ng. La. To Marine Brigade


Juka 1


Crave No. 3705. + At Jefferson Barracks, Grave No. 55. . ; A: Je Merson Barracks, Grave No. 04. $ In National Cem y at Corinth, Grave No. 2012. I. Natwar Cemetery at Corinth, Grave No. Laknow.


1


151


ALTIRS


DIEED.


DISCHARGE;


REMARKS.


Where.


Captured.


Nov. 6. 93


To 5th Iowa Cavalry. At Atoka, Ind. Ter.


luka


Mission Ridge Champion's Hill Champion's Hill luka


Nov. 25, 03 July 21, 64


In Andersonville.


Mission Ridge


Mission Ridge Nov. 25, 02


Aug. 17, 63 Nov. 13, 61 Oct. 7. 62


To 5th Iowa Cavalry. + At St. Louis, Mo. # At Warsaw. Mo. 3 Of wounds at Corinth.


Corinth Champion's Hill


Iuka


Oct. 15, 62 Reported


To 5th Iowa Cavalry. ! At Corinth. Miss. To 5th Iowa Cavalry. Oct. 23. '63 Pro. to hospital stew- ard in U. S. Army.


Oct. 8, '61 At Jefferson City, No Feb. 5. '62 At Jefferson City. No. Feb. 13. 02 At Syracuse Mo.


To 5th Iowa Cavalry


luka Mission Ridge Corinth luka


Nov. 25. 63.


Mar. 31. 62At Keokuk. Ia. wounds Dec. 22, 62'At Germantown. Tenn.


Inka laka


Reported


Place unknown. Jan. 6, '63 At Germantown, Tenn. Mar. 25. 03 At Hawkins Tiny. L. To Marino Briga le


Juka


r Grave No. 3205. + At Jeferson Barracks, Grave No. 55 ..


: At I Herson Barracks, Grave No. 2 .. $ In National Cem y at Corinth, Grave No. 2018. 1 .. N.load Cemetery at Corinth. Grave No. Caknowto.


Feb. 23, 02 At Syracuse, Mo.


Juba


To Invalid Corps. To 5th Iowa Cavalry.


152


NAMES.


Sparks. Mathew T.


Square, William R. Stints. William F. Stitsman, Rinehart


Taylor. Edwin Terrill. David. D. Terrill, Newton E. Tippery. William Thomas. Samuel C.


Truby, Richard B. Voleus. Charles P. Wampler. Jacob Watson. George F. Webb. James M. Welliner, Albert T. Wing. Win. L. G.


RESIDENCE : NAT'Y .--- CASE- When.


What.


SIIl.


Montgomery. Minu. 20 Penn 21 Ger. 24 Ind. WoundGl Sept. 12. 12 Wounded May 18. 03


Killed May 10. 03


Village Creek. Iowa 36 Eng. BIN. Y. Gove City. Kansas 21 N. Y. Wounded Sept. 19. 62 19 Penn 42 Penn 22 Penn : 1SCan. 21 Can. El Reno. Oklahoma 13 Mich. 19 Mich. 23:Pen :


1


1


--


153


ALTIES DIED. DISCHARGE. REMARKS.


Where. Mission Ridge


Captured. Nov. 25. 03July 9, 04


* In Andersonville. Nov. 27. 62, At Yacona, Miss.


Champion's Hill Lika Champion's Hill


Mar. 16. 95


Oct. 8. 61 At La Grange. Mio. + In Andersonville. # At St. Louis, Mo. At Otterville. No. At Mt. Vernon. lowa. ¿ In Andersonville To 5th Iowa Cavalry.


luka Mission Ridge Nov. 25. 03June 15. 64 Feb. 27. 63 Dec. 2. 61 Mission Ridge Nission Ridge Nov. 25. 63 July 3. 91 Nov. 25. 63.Unknown Reported 1 * Grave No. 300. + Grave No. 1981. + Grave No. 5053 in National Cem. at Jefu F. $ Grave No. , Unknown.


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154


Recapitulation Table, showing Casualties in Fifth Exact Manner in which it left the service, the Living. Also Number


LETTER OF COMPANY


NUMBER OF MEN


NUMBER KILLED


DIRD OF WOUNDS


DIRD OF DISEASE


DIED IN PRISON


TOTAL DEATHS


IN SERVICE


RESIGNED


TRANSFERRED TO


INVALID CORPS AND


MARINE BRIGADE


DR. ENLISTED


DISCHARGED FOR


DISCHARGED ON


EXPIRATION OF


TERM OF SERVICE


MIELD AND STAFF


10


1


12


4


5


A


96


7


3


0


2


21


5


13


25


B


110


11


i


13


33


2


LO


15


12


=


2


101


1


8


11


1


21


4


1


30


23


18


18


F


113


4


10


-1


25


1


1


36


19


31


F


101


9


9


8


26


3


3


16


30


23


C


113


5


1


11


8


28


3


3


30


23


26


H


132


9


1


10


10


30


3


9


37


30


I


89


C


00


18


-1


10


30


25


K


93


-I


2


16


TOTALS


1056


65


39


96


16


246


32 :


32


189


237 :318


TABLE OF AVERAGE AGE


DESIGNATION


STAFF


A


B


C


F


AVERAGE AGE


36.25


24 11


23.15


24.01


23 37


24.81


D


89


10


4


10


1


20


Co


3


23


1


23


1


10


1


.


DISABILITY


155


Iowa Infantry Regiment while in service, and the Number of Deaths since, and the Number still Taken Prisoner.


INUMBER WOUNDED


ISOT ACCOUNTED AS


DIED OP . WOUNDS"


NEMBER TAKEN


PRISONER


WIRD SINCE


MOSTERED OUT


NUMBER WHOSE


P. O. ADDRESS IS


NUMBER WHOSE


ADDRESS ES


HERR GIVEN


TOTAL NUMBER


LIVING OR WHOSE


DEATH IS NOT


TOTAL NUMBER OF


COLUMN FOR REMARKS


,


1


?


3


10


5


11


19


45


6-4


96


32


1


11


13


12


17


59


110


30


18


15


50


65


101


20


.13


15


18


36


5-4


89


23


10. 17


23


48


71


113


2-


5 :21


0


$45


5-1


101


16


19


16


51


113


27


14


25


15


62


132


8


21


15


35


50


$9


: 13 . 15


23


37


60


99


230


102 155


165


150


624


1056


1


AT ENLISTMENT.


I


OF THE IGNE


24.01


:


22.11


24.244


22.61


i


REPORTED


MEN


UNKNOWN


105


NATIVITY OF MEMBERS.


FIELD AND STAFF


COMPANY B


COMPANY C


COMPANY D


A JAVOROD


STYLOL


CONNECTICUT


2


2


1


1


i


DELAWARE


1


1


DIST. OF COLUMBIA


1


1 S


6


3


1 53


ILLINOIS


1


11


1


8


5


1


33


19


15 18


3 6


5 140


IOWA


3


1


17


1


5


3


1


1


1


3


1


2


MASSACHUSETTS


10 10 mm


1


1


MAINE


3


1


1


1


1


New HAMPSHIRE


NORTH CAROLINA


1


NEW JERSEY


1


1


1


5


NEW YORK


13


10


32


18


31


23


39


8


16


26-


PENNSYLVANIA


- -


C.


10


16


3


18


19 14 ¡


12


128


RHODE ISLAND


1


.


J


-1


5


1


1


3


1


1


CANADA


·2


1


1


1


1


7


1


1


4


1


1


1


1


1


1


C


1


1


1


3


1 1


1


SWITZERLAND


1


-


WALES


.


TOTALS


10 96 110 101 59 113 101 113 1


99 1:59


1


-


18


13


16 :


10


1


1


3 3


14 1 0


MISSOURI


5


1


1


1 1


1


1 23


1 2


1


21


-


1


1


1


BAVARIA


1


15


ENGLAND


.)


. > >


1


1


1


1


1


1


6


E



21


121


30


10


14


1


ti


VIRGINIA


1


:) ANYARCO;)


INDIANA


56


KENTUCKY


MARYLAND


15


:


W. S. PECK. LIEUTENANT Co. E. (A VETERAN OF TWO WARS. )


1


2


.......... ..


........


ST.


JUNIUS CALHOUN. COLOR-SERGEANT.


2


MAJOR WM. S. MARSHALL. (FROM PRISONERS' GROUP.)


1


CAPTAIN J. E. PAGE. (FROM PRISONERS' GROUP.)


STORY OF PRISONERS' ESCAPE.


BY MICHAEL HOFFMAN.


[TAKEN FROM THIS HOME PAPER. ]


CHAPTER I.


SOME thirteen years ago, through the Courier columns. we gave Ba cecount of our wre mootlinkexperience in Libby prison, at which time we stated that at some future day we would write with regard to other prisons, including our escape. In doing this, we think best to go back to where we were first taken prisoner, in order to make our story plain. We shall only refer to Libby and the other prisons, and write the most agrat our escape. If the story is not interesting. the reader may rest scared that it will be correct. For we copy largely from a diary that we carried all through the prison -- and the war. in fact.


We. with about three loindred other Union soldiers, were taken pris- phers at battle of Mission Ridge, near Chattanooga. Tenn .. on Nov. 25th. 1-03. and after riding through Rebeldom in box and cattle cars for thir- Ten days we landed at Richmond. Va. Here we were divided. the men pat on Belle Island, and the officers, thirteen in number, were put into Libby prison. There were already in the prison nearly one thousand offers from all parts of the Union array, who had been captured daring the summer. the most of them at the battles of Gettysburg and Chicka- inauga.


In the spring of 1994. General Giraud was mening on Richmond pretty strong. and for safer keeping they sent the men from Belle Island to Andersonville, Ca .. while the Libbyites were hauled to Macon. Ga. Here we were kent for two and one hode months, alien General Grant Charleston. S. C .. where we were kept for two and one-half maths, and then taken to Columbia, S. C. Of this prison we give a brief descrip- tion, because from here we made our exit for escape. The prison was


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LANN


160-C/C


located two miles up the river, northwest of the city. It was a prison without previous preparation of any kind-only a patch of ground of about three acres, covered with small pine trees. Between this and the river the pine timber was quite thick. No shelter of any kind. The groun ! for a floor. The sky for a roof. The prison patch was guarded bya line of rebel soldiers at a distance of twenty-five feet apart, or say seventy- five guards in the entire cirele. This constituted the prison in which they put about one thousand of us on Out. 6th, 1834. The only shelter we had was of our own making. Some had excavations in the ground. over which they had built a covering of brush and dirt. Others hall blanket., and canvas stretched over a fly-pole. These were promiseupasly located all over the camp without any system whatever.


The camp was known as Camp Sorghum from the liberal supply of sorghum inclasses furnished us by the rebels. Sorghum with the exact- ground corn meal, was the only food furnished us. except once in a while a little rice and salt -- about twice a week.


In the prison at Charleston we had about forty big sheet-iros camp kettles. When we left there we supposed the rebels would send them along. But this they neglected to do, and if some of our boys had not been thoughtful and taken about a dozen with them we would have had a .sorry time, with our meals. If ever a set of cooking utensils fally did auty it was these twelve kettles. They were busy from early mor until night. For convenience the camp was divided off into messis. Our mess would get a turn at the camp kettle about & o'clock in the after- noon, when we would have hot much and sorghum for super. gold mark and sorghum for breakfast and dinner. We are lots of it and did per kick much either. The only trouble with it was that sheghum had too much of the laxative qualities, which. when mixed with the much, male pretty lively food. This was, by all odds, the worst of any of the prisons we were in. as far as the rebels were concerned. although this condition of things was relieved a little by those of us who were forumet. en right have a little rebel money. The role outside fared much better. could bay of them, and very often did. A sap bare that have costs us from 15e to 20c, would cost us &B; a head of cabbage $1. 32. and 3: a large sweet potato, 25e; peanuts, Ste per cap. These prices, of course. were in Confederate money. This money the pris mats would ger in various ways-new prisoners would bring some int a pair of officers' boots with red tops could readily be trade for a pair of home-tanned red rebelshoes which would probably wear just as long, and get in addition Sh to Shi. the buttons of an till ers' Yankee nylons d'alain the


The boys were always studying up share magh Phil The trouble was that when anyone got outside the prison, Workmans would soon be on his track and he would be brageht book in a few has.


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However, if one got out without the rebels knowing it. or without any disturbance, the chances were one to two on getting into the Union lines. Captain Dirks. the oldlest prisoner in camp, tried one dark night to crawl out. but the guard saw him and shot him in the leg. The captain was taken outside to a hospital, and we have never since heard of him.


On a number of occasions. along about midnight, some fellows made runs right through the line expecting that before the guard could recover his gun and shoot with any certainty. he would be too far away to hit. They generally succeeded. but the next day blood-hounds would be on their track, and they would be brought back the worse for wear. It was necessary for us to have wood to cook our mush.


The rebels would not bring us any bat they woald parole from twenty to thirty of the prisoners every day to go into the timber close by, cat the wood. carry it in, and lay it right over and inside the dead line. The prisonors inside woald take it from there. This parole allowel us to go within described limits. Beyond this. as the parole read, "was the liability of being shot."


There were all manners and means of escape devised, so on the after- noon of Nov. 24th, 1864. Maj. W. S. Marshall. Capt. John E. Page, and myself. thought we would try oar plan. In our shirt sleeves, with an ax and maul. and a couple of wooden wedges, we walked up to guard No. 1. where all the passing oft and in was done. he being a new guard just placed there a few minutes before. and aske I permission to pass out again. We told him we had a right to go out: that we This he refused to give.


belonged to the paroled party The guard could not see it that way. so we asked him if he would not call the officer of the day. whose tent was som few words away. This he did. The old rebel with butternut suit and bread-rimmed hat cam > up and demanded to know the trouble. We told him about the same story we told the guard, "that we were on parole that day to eat world that we had got banger and came in to get some. thing to eat. " As we expected. he asked us our names. We bad the name business all fixed in advance. Marshall gave his name as Major Briggs. 10th Illinois Cavalry; Page's assumed name we have forgotten: while I give my name as Ient. Applebee. These mon, whose names we assumed. were close messaaates of ours, and we knew them well. They were the legally purde. and at this time were out catting word. We put on sam a ball front altal ser an apparently straight stone that the old "secash" actually believed it. We thought we could work the oll fellow, for he did not look as though he knew it all. He pallet his parole but one of his pocket, which "oftained the names of the par ded for the day. and sure enough low. This to his mind. eafruit of Sex >> he said: "Gaard let 'em out." We felt very nervous as we walked out. We knew the officer was Hed up all right bot the gaard who seemed to be the sharpest


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of the two. looked suspicious and seemed to doubt our story. We cast occasional glances back yard to see if anybody was after us, thinking the guard might tell of his suspicions. It was understood with our mess- mates inside who were all the time watching as, that if our plan succeeded we would cach bring in an ariful of wood and lay it inside the line and have some excuse to call for our blankets, which we prepared for the co- casion. We had our coats and pieces of hard-cooked mush enclosed in- side our blankets. Page brought in his anaful of wood, and called to his mate to bring him his blanket. as he wanted it to fill full of nice big chips. Marshall and myself wanted ours to bring some dry leaves to sleep on. These subterfuges also worked well. Now everything was ready for a long tramp. We then went out about a mile, throw up a big brush pile, crawled into this, and lay there until quite dark. While lying here, a rebel with a dog and gun passed close by. What the result would have been bad that doy given one little saff oy back. is hard to tell. Page said that was a Union dog. Major Briggs. Applebee and the other fellow went in and iftod their paroles, and the rebel never knew the difference. After it was good and duck we came out of the brush pile and made our first step for a 350 miles journey for liberty.


CHAPTER IL.


Orn intention was to avoid all roads and highways, so we followed the bottom land up the Studa river-a route with worse condition- for our business would have been hard to find. We soon found it he- essang to march stage fin, one after the other. The night being way- ally dark, we could not see anything. While trapping alog in this way the major, being in the bad. " It into the of those big qua desta ditadas. six or seven feet drop. We heard him fall, bat it was soa few minutes. before we could understand what was up. The por fellow !- i knocked the wind out of him. After he was able to straighten up. we pullel Win but but it wassan fin sen me autos bedre he wasable tom echagain. -


baked for a while. though, as if two of us would have to ggit alone. did not take his long. however, to get tired of this kind of michigan what to welook we selected a hiding place for the world and when will


After waking up in the morning we could hear the b Hering in th. city of Columbia and discovered that we were only five miles from Camp Sorghum. We had tramped over twelve miles that night, but were in the


-- tto We skirmished around for a chile, and in coming to the the woods saw a house on the other side of an open fold and smoke con- 1


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ing out of the chimney. We watched it awhile, thinking we might see some darky. If so, we intended to beckon or call him to us. but no darky came in sight. About then we discovered a persimmon tree in the field between us and the house. We crawled out to this tree on all fours, and found it fall of nice ripe fruit. We lay on our backs, for ifwe had stood up we might have been seen fron the house, and kuocked the persimmons down with stones. Better and nicer ones a person could not wish for. We ate all we wanted, and took some back to cat through the day. We wanted to find a boat in which to cross the river, so we started on our tramp before dark. We soon found one close by. which probably belonged no the people in the house. It was chained and locked to the root of a tree, but we jerked it until the chain was broken, and in a little while we were on the other side of the river. . Let- Ung the boat adrift, we struck out in search of a road, our experience of the night before having satisfied us.


After tramping through a willow thicket for a miile or so, we came to a road. This seemed to run crosswise to the direction we wished to go. but we followed it for a couple of miles. Finding, however, that we were going in the wrong direction, we retraced our steps. The road ly- ing through a thick wood, and the night being very dark, it was imposs- ible to see anything. All of a sudden we ran onto a darky-of he ran ondo us -- which party being scared the most it was hard to tell. He had been out to a party and was returning home. saying that he lived with his aunt. After he had told his story. we told him ours: that we had made our escape from prisa. and were trying to get home, which he be-




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