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Hurlbut, Albert F., Arlington; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Arlington ; corporal; discharged February 21, 1866; present resi- dence, Paw Paw.
Hurlbut, Spencer N., Arlington; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Arlington; commissioned first lieutenant, Eleventh Cavalry; unassigned; discharged, special order war department, dated De- cember 1, 1863. Died in California.
Huston, William H. II., Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw; promoted to sergeant and sergeant major; second lieutenant, Company B, October 3, 1864; first lieutenant, Company B, December 7, 1864; captain same company, July 4, 1865; discharged February 12, 1866; present residence, San An- tonio, Texas.
Ives, Charles, Arlington ; enlisted August 17, 1863, at Lawrence,
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discharged October 5, 1865; present residence, Hesperia, Michi- gan.
Johnson, Freeman G., Bangor; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Jack- son ; discharged June 2, 1865; subsequently served in Company C, Seventeenth United States Infantry.
Kelly, Franklin N., Lawrence; enlisted August 17, 1863, at Lawrence; discharged June 9, 1865; died at Lawrence, April 21, 1897.
Kelly, Julius H., Lawrence, enlisted September 17, 1861, at Lawrence; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Lawrence, March 20, 1906.
Kinney, John R., Porter; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Por- ter; promoted to sergeant and quartermaster sergeant; dis- charged February 12, 1866.
Kidney, Marvin N., Porter; enlisted November 16, 1863, at Porter; discharged February 14, 1865; present residence, Keno- sha, Wisconsin.
King, Charles O., Arlington; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Arlington ; promoted to corporal, sergeant and regimental com- missary sergeant; second lieutenant, Company I, November 6, 1865; discharged February 12, 1866; dead.
Lamont, Hans, Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw, discharged for disability June 14, 1863; died at Paw Paw.
Lamphear, Dempster, Lawrence; enlisted February 17, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged June 19, 1865; present residence, Olivet.
Lamphear, Otis E., Lawrence; enlisted February 24, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged February 12, 1866; no further record.
Lamphear, Loren E., Lawrence; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Lawrence; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Lawrence, January 12, 1911.
Lamphear, Truman R., Lawrence; enlisted February 24, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged October 5, 1865; dead.
Lamphear, Truman, Lawrence; enlisted February 24, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged for disability November 19, 1865; died at Lawrence, October 21, 1904.
Lewis, William H., Arlington; enlisted August 17, 1863, at Lawrence; died at Corinth, Mississippi, October 31, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Corinth, grave No. 255.
Luce, Joseph W., Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged for disability November 7, 1862; present residence, Dwight, Kansas.
Lutz, Samuel, South Haven; enlisted September 17, 1861, at South Haven; discharged for disability October 22, 1865; dead.
Mallory, Lemuel C., Bangor; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Bangor; discharged February 12, 1866; no further record.
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Mahard, John, Lawton; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Law- ton; discharged August, 1862; subsequently served in Twenty- eighth Michigan Infantry from 1864 to 1866. Present residence Lawton.
Martin, Oscar D., Bangor; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Bangor; on duty with 9th Illinois Cavalry from January 31 to May 30, 1864; discharged October 24, 1864; present residence Lawrence.
Marshall, Jerome B., Lawrence; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Lawrence; discharged for disability July 20, 1862; died at Law- rence.
McDonald, John; Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw; corporal and sergeant; discharged February 12, 1866; dead.
McDonald, Ronald, South Haven; enlisted September 17, 1861, at South Haven; discharged February 12, 1866; died at San An- tonio, Texas, February 3, 1889; buried same place, National ceme- tery, grave No. 851.
McNeil, Minard, Lawton; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Law- ton ; discharged October 24, 1864; died at Lawton.
Miller, Henry H., Lawton; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Lawton; discharged to accept appointment second lieutenant, Company H, Fourth United States Heavy Artillery, colored, August 17, 1864: honorably discharged at Little Rock, Arkansas; present residence, Marshall, Michigan.
Mitchelson, Shortis, Paw Paw; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Antwerp, May 16, 1899.
Monroe, Ebenezer, Porter; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Por- ter: corporal ; on duty with Ninth Illinois Cavalry, from January 31 to May 30, 1864; discharged October 24, 1865; present resi- dence, Schoolcraft.
Moon, Eugene F., Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged for disability July 19, 1863; no further record.
Moses, Andrew F., Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw; died at Hamburg, Tennessee, May 27, 1862.
Moses, Judson J., Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged for disability November 8, 1862; died at Arlington, May 17, 1909.
Moon, William H., Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged for disability April 16, 1862; dead.
Musson, Thomas G., Lawrence; enlisted August 14, 1863, at Law- rence; died at Corinth, Mississippi, October 16, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Corinth; number grave unknown.
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Murch, Ford, Paw Paw; enlisted February 16, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged February 12, 1866; present residence, Mattawan.
Nyman, R. C., Bangor; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Bangor ; prisoner of war from May to October, 1863; discharged February 12, 1866; present residence, Bangor.
Ormsby, Edwin B., Porter; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Porter; corporal; discharged February 7, 1865; present residence, Greenville.
Osborn, Ozias, Lawrence; enlisted December 28, 1863, at Kala- mazoo; discharged February 12, 1866; dead.
Parrish, James, Porter; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Por- ter; discharged for disability, December 16, 1863; dead.
Parker, James; enlisted December 23, 1863, at Kalamazoo; died May 30, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Memphis, Tennes- see, grave No. 4130.
Patterson, William; enlisted February 16, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged February 12, 1866; no further record.
Peabody, George W., Arlington; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Arlington; saddler; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Hartford, July 7, 1909; buried at Lawrence.
Pease, Enoch M., Geneva; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Geneva; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Grand View, South Dakota.
Pierce, Franklin M., Lawrence; enlisted September 10, 1862, at Lawrence; discharged for disability January 10, 1863; dead.
Randall, Hiram A., South Haven; enlisted September 17, 1861, at South Haven; discharged for disability June 17, 1864; dead.
Rhodes Fernando C .; Arlington; enlisted August 17, 1863, at Lawrence; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Lawrence, De- cember 29, 1908.
Richardson, Milan U., Arlington; enlisted at Lawrence, August 1, 1863; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Paw Paw, December 26,1896.
Richardson, Noble D., Arlington; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Arlington; discharged for disability, April 6, 1862; died Janu- ary 8, 1895; buried at Paw Paw.
Richmond, Andrew J., enlisted February 22, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged February 12, 1866; dead.
Rogers, Henry A., Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw; promoted to quartermaster sergeant and first sergeant, second lieutenant Company H, December 11, 1862; resigned and honorably discharged August 13, 1863; died at Paw Paw.
Royal, Hiram L., enlisted September 17, 1861, at Antwerp; dis- charged February 1, 1866; dead.
Russell, Clark G., Bangor; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Ban-
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gor; discharged to accept promotion in United States Colored Troops, September 16, 1864; assisted in the organization of a regi- ment of Kentucky State militia; seriously wounded April, 1865; present residence, Lansing, Michigan.
Russell, Lyman S., Bangor; enlisted September 17, 1861; dis- charged to accept promotion in regiment of colored troops; as- sisted in organizing first colored soldiers; first sergeant Company A, Sixty-first United States Colored Troops; sergeant major one year, second lieutenant and acting adjutant, October 30, 1864; discharged May 23, 1865; died at Lansing, Michigan.
Shaver, Talcott A, Lawrence; enlisted August 14, 1863, at Law- rence; discharged February 12, 1866; present residence, Benton Harbor.
Showers, John, Lawton; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Law- ton; discharged for disability September 8, 1862; dead.
Sinclair, Otis, Covert; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Covert; died at St. Louis, Missouri, August 19, 1862, of small pox; buried at St. Louis.
Smith, Hudson D., Bangor; enlisted December 30, 1863, at Bangor; discharged February 12, 1866; removed to Missouri; no further record.
Smith, John B., South Haven; enlisted August 15, 1863, at South Haven; discharged February, 1866. No further record.
Smith, William J., enlisted December 19, 1863, at Kalamazoo; discharged for disability October 1, 1864; dead.
Southwell, Silas J., Lawrence; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Lawrence; died at St. Louis, Missouri, January 12, 1862.
Stearns, Stacy N., Lawrence; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Lawrence; discharged for disability October 30, 1862; died at Lawrence, March 21, 1879.
Stickney, Daniel M., Paw Paw; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged February 12, 1866; dead.
Swan, John, Arlington; enlisted August 15, 1862, at Paw Paw; discharged for disability, January 11, 1863; dead.
Travis, James B .; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Bangor; died at New Madrid, Missouri, April 6, 1862; buried in National ceme- tery at Memphis, Tennessee.
Tucker, George M. D., Arlington; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Arlington ; bugler; discharged February 12, 1866; dead.
Utley, Urijah, Lawrence; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Law- rence; discharged for disability July 1, 1862; dead.
Van Draiss, Frederick, Lawrence; enlisted September 17, at Lawrence; transferred to Ninth Illinois Cavalry, January 31, 1864; no further record.
Van Dusen, Henry, Paw Paw; enlisted August 18, 1862, at
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Paw Paw; discharged for disability, April 21, 1863; no further record.
Van Dyke, Joseph G., South Haven; enlisted September 17, 1861, at South Haven; discharged March 28, 1864; died at South Haven, March 11, 1890.
Voorhees, Augustus, South Haven; enlisted September 17, 1861, at South Haven; on duty with Ninth Illinois Cavalry from Janu- ary 31, to May 30, 1864; discharged October 20, 1864; died at South Haven, October 20, 1901.
Ward, David M., Porter; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Por- ter; discharged February 12, 1866; present residence Lawton.
Ward, John C., Porter; enlisted August 5, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged February 12, 1866; present residence Paw Paw.
Ward, William H. H., Porter; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Porter; killed in action near Corinth, Mississippi, November 15, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Corinth, grave No. 2555.
Wells, Henry A., Lawrence; enlisted August 12, 1863, at Law- rence; promoted to regimental quartermaster sergeant, com- missioned second lieutenant Company D, October 17, 1865; dis- charged February 12, 1866; present residence Soldiers' Home; Grand Rapids.
Wells, Hiram K., Lawrence; enlisted August 12, 1863, at Law- rence ; discharged February 12, 1866; died July 20, 1893; buried at Lawrence.
Widner, James, Lawrence; enlisted February 22, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Lawrence, March 9, 1908.
Wood, Daniel, Bangor; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Bangor ; died at Bangor, April 24, 1862; buried with military honors.
Worallo, William H .; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Bangor ; discharged for disability, July 23, 1862; died at Bangor in 1866.
Wright, Claudius D., Porter; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Porter; died at Rienzi, Mississippi, July 27, 1862; buried in Na- tional cemetery at Corinth, Mississippi, grave No. 2564.
Company M: Brott, Charles, Geneva; enlisted February 13, 1864, at South Haven; discharged February 12, 1866; died Janu- ary 26, 1905, at Geneva.
Burnham, Gifford, Covert; enlisted December 16, 1863, at Kala- mazoo; died at De Vall's Bluff, Arkansas, July 4, 1864, buried in National cemetery at Little Rock, Arkansas, grave No. 143.
Buys, Redford, South Haven; enlisted February 22, 1864, at South Haven; died at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 30, 1864.
Camp, Edgar N., Lawrence; enlisted February 23, 1864, at Kalamazoo; died April 3, 1864, in Michigan.
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Crakes, William, Geneva; enlisted February 15, 1864, at Ge- neva; discharged February 12, 1866.
Hoag, Orrin S., Geneva; enlisted February 15, 1864, at Geneva ; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Lacota, Michigan, Janu- ary 5, 1904.
Hess, James S., South Haven; enlisted February 27, 1864, at South Haven; died at St. Louis, Missouri, March 28, 1864.
Ingram, Alfred T., Paw Paw; enlisted February 22, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged January 21, 1866; dead.
Jones, James; South Haven; enlisted February 11, 1864; cor- poral; died at Brownsville, Arkansas, August 29, 1864.
Long, Achilles, South Haven; enlisted February 11, 1864, at South Haven; died at De Vall's Bluff, Arkansas, July 12, 1864; buried in National cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas; grave No. 211.
McDonough, John, Geneva; enlisted February 15, 1864; dis- charged February 12, 1866.
McPherson, Hugh, Paw Paw; enlisted March 2, 1864, at Kala- mazoo, discharged October 5, 1865; died at Paw Paw, September 20, 1906.
Matthews, Billings W., South Haven; enlisted February 16, 1864; discharged February 12, 1866.
Newman, Nicholas, South Haven; enlisted at Geneva, February 18, 1864; died at De Vall's Bluff, July 20, 1864.
Orr, Robert, Paw Paw; enlisted February 16, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged February 12, 1866.
Parker, William S., South Haven; enlisted at South Haven, February 15, 1864; discharged February 12, 1866.
Paul, Jay, Lawrence; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Lawrence ; died at De Vall's Bluff, Arkansas, August 8, 1864; buried at same place.
Pease, Henry, South Haven; enlisted February 15, 1864, at South Haven; discharged February 12, 1866.
Pike, Silas B., South Haven; enlisted February 11, 1864, at South Haven; wounded in action May 15, 1865; discharged Febru- ary 12, 1866.
Rathburn, Adrian, Lawrence; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Lawrence; discharged February 12, 1866.
Seeger, Lorenzo, Columbia, enlisted February 23, 1864, at Co- lumbia; died in Michigan, May 25, 1864.
Shepard, William M., Paw Paw; enlisted February 25, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Paw Paw.
Shoemaker, William W., South Haven; enlisted February 15, 1864, at South Haven; discharged February 12, 1866.
Swick, William R., Paw Paw; enlisted February 24, 1864, at
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Paw Paw; died at New Orleans, April 19, 1865; buried in New Orleans National cemetery.
Van Tassell, Jason D., South Haven; enlisted February 26, 1864, at South Haven; discharged February 12, 1866; died No- vember 19, 1896.
Walker, Absalom, Bloomingdale; enlisted August 20, 1861, at Bloomingdale; discharged February 12, 1866.
Other Companies: Hamilton, Julius, South Haven; Company F; enlisted December 12, 1863, at South Haven; discharged Febru- ary 12, 1866.
Koons, John, Lawton, Company F; enlisted February 23, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged May 5, 1865.
Mills, Lyman, Paw Paw, Company F; enlisted September 30, 1861, at Kalamazoo; discharged for disability August 24, 1862.
Glidden, Harrison W., Paw Paw, Company H; enlisted Febru- ary 9, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged February 12, 1866; died at Antwerp, November 20, 1907.
Stanton, Lyman, Lawrence; Company I; enlisted August 27, 1863, at Lawrence; died of wounds received in action, at Mem- phis, Tennessee, February 12, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Memphis, grave No. 4163.
Carpenter, William, South Haven, Company K; died in Michi- gan, September 14, 1864.
Sisson, Benjamin A., Decatur, Company E; enlisted at Decatur, February 20, 1864; discharged February 12, 1866.
Harmon, Asa, Paw Paw; enlisted September 15, 1861, at Paw Paw, in Company I, Second Michigan Cavalry; transferred to Third Cavalry, hospital steward; discharged for disability May 30, 1862; reentered service December, 1862, as chaplain; discharged February 12, 1866.
FOURTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
Let the flag of our country be flung to the sky ; Our arm shall be bared for the glorious fight, As freemen we'll live, or like freemen we'll die! Our Union and Liberty, and God save the right.
The Fourth Michigan Cavalry was authorized about July 1, 1862, and rendezvoused at Detroit on July 29th. It was mus- tered into the service of the United States just a month afterward under command of Colonel Robert H. G. Minty. It left the state for Louisville, Kentucky, September 26th, fully armed and equip- ped, with 1,233 officers and enlisted men on its rolls. Colonel Minty, its commanding officer, had been a major in the Second Cavalry and lieutenant colonel of the Third Cavalry. He com- manded the brigade, of which the Fourth formed a part, for
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the greater part of the time it was in service, the command being known as "Minty's Brigade," which became as famous in the west as was the Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the east.
The first real engagement in which the regiment participated was with the Confederate General Morgan, at Stanford, Ken- tucky, which resulted in a Union victory. From that time to the end of the year the Fourth was constantly on duty, taking the advance of the Union forces from Nashville, and making recon- naissances and scouts in every direction, meeting the enemy al- most daily, and invariably was victor when not overwhelmed by superior numbers.
During these months of active service the regiment as a whole, or by detachments, made a number of saber charges with bril- liant success, or fought on foot with the facility of veteran infan- try when occasion required. It routed the enemy on many a field and captured prisoners and destroyed vast amounts of public prop- erty which the south could ill afford to lose.
In January, 1863, though the weather was severe and the roads almost impassable and rations scarce, the regiment started from Murfreesboro, met Forrest's and Wheeler's Cavalry and drove them back with considerable loss of killed, wounded and prisoners.
The following month the regiment was in pursuit of Wheeler and Forrest near Fort Donelson. During this march of two hun- dred and eighty miles in snow, sleet and rain the regiment cap- tured 145 prisoners and 14 commissioned officers.
On the 22d day of May, 1863, the regiment, with its brigade, marched to Middleton, and the Fourth charged through the town and a mile beyond, where it met the First Alabama. Quickly dis- mounting and advancing on the camp with their repeating rifles, the Confederates fled and the Fourth took possession, capturing the flag of the First Alabama and destroying a large amount of small arms, ammunition, saddles and clothing. The flag, by reso- lution of the regiment, was presented to the governor of Michi- gan and is now deposited in the Military Museum at the capitol.
In April, 1864, the Fourth marched across the Cumberland moun- tains to the vicinity of Chattanooga and then crossing Lookout mountain and Taylor's ridge attacked the enemy at Rome, Georgia, on the 15th, where it routed a Confederate brigade. Joining in the Atlanta campaign with the army under General Sherman, the Fourth led the advance of the infantry and took part in all the en- gagements of the campaign in and around Atlanta.
The regiment formed a part of General Kilpatrick's force of 2,500 men in a raid south of Atlanta, and when the Union troops reached Flint river they found the enemy behind formidable en-
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trenchments, but dismounted and, fighting on foot, charged him into Jonesboro.
Kilpatrick then marched for Lovejoy's Station to destroy the Ma- con railroad. Here the Union forces were surrounded and, being outnumbered five to one, were in a critical situation.
Minty's Brigade was then massed by regiments and with drawn saber cut its way through the enemy's line, thereby securing the safety of the balance of the command.
After the fall of Atlanta, the Fourth was engaged in scouting, and detachments of the regiment had several severe encounters with the enemy. In October, when General Hood commenced his march north with the intention of taking Nashville, Tennessee, the Fourth, with its brigade, followed in pursuit, and marching through Rome, Kingston and Resaca, Georgia, met Wheeler's cavalry at Little River, Alabama, on the 20th and drove the Confederates five miles, killing and capturing a large number.
Early in March, 1865, the regiment started on a long raid through Alabama, meeting the enemy at numerous places, captur- ing guns and supplies, and arrived before Selma, April 2d, which was strongly fortified and defended by Forrest's men, estimated at 9,000.
The Fourth, with its brigade, was dismounted and assaulted the works, losing heavily in the advance, but, undaunted by the ter- rific fire, scaled the breastworks and with the balance of the com- mand captured the city and 25 pieces of artillery, a large amount of ammunition and stores, besides 2,800 prisoners.
The Fourth then marched through Montgomery to Macon, Geor- gia, and the Union trops here received the surrender of Major Gen- eral Howell Cobb, with his entire Confederate force of 380 of- ficers, 2,000 men and 62 pieces of artillery, with all the arsenals, foundries and machine shops in the city.
It was here that the commanding general of the Union forces received the news of the surrender of Generals Lee and Johnston, which terminated hostilities east of the Mississippi.
It was soon learned that Jefferson Davis, president of the so- called southern Conferedacy, was trying to make his escape to the Atlantic coast.
Lieutenant Colonel Pritchard was directed by Colonel Minty to proceed with the Fourth to the Ockmulgee river and try to learn the whereabouts of Davis. Colonel Pritchard learned that Davis was moving towards Irwinsville, Georgia, and, selecting 150 of his best mounted troopers, started in rapid pursuit. He found Mr. Davis encamped in the woods with members of his family and friends, and all were soon made prisoners.
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CAPTURE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
The story of the capture of the Confederate chieftain is an in- teresting one. We give it substantially as related by the chief par- ticipants.
At Irwinsville, Georgia, Colonel Pritchard learned that a train which probably belonged to the fleeing president of the fallen Con- federacy was encamped but a short distance away. Moving out into the vicinity of the camp, he sent Lieutenant Purinton with a small detail of men to wait on the other side of it. At the break of day Pritchard advanced and arrived within a few rods of the camp without being discovered, and then dashed forward and placed a chain of guards around it before the astonished inmates fairly realized the situation.
While this was being done, Corporal George Munger of Com- pany C, Fourth Cavalry, a resident of Schoolcraft, Michigan, and Corporal James F. Bullard of the same company, then of Paw Paw, Michigan (now a resident of St. Cloud, Fla.), observed two persons, each dressed in feminine garb, moving rapidly away from one of the tents.
"That ought to be attended to," said one of them.
"Yes," replied the other, and Munger, closely followed by Bul- lard, rode in front of them and commanded them to halt.
"This is my mother-in-law," said one of them. "Can't you let her pass? She is going to the spring for some water." Her com- panion, a tall, stooping person, wrapped in a woman's waterproof. with a shawl over the head and a pail in one hand, said nothing.
"No, you can't pass," was the reply.
Seeing that further concealment would avail nothing. the pseudo mother-in-law straightened up, dropped the waterproof and shawl revealing a tall man, with gray hair and whiskers and with but one eye. At first, no one recognized the fugitive as the presi- dent of the played-out Confederacy. Mrs. Davis (for the other party was the wife of the fleeing president), threw her arms around her husband's neck exclaiming "Don't shoot him! Don't shoot him !"
"Let them shoot," said Davis. "Let them shoot, if they choose. I may as well die here as anywhere."
But it was not customary for Union soldiers to shoot prisoners of war, and there was no one who had the slightest inclination to slay the ex-Confederate president.
Upon being questioned, Mrs. Davis admitted the identity of her companion, saying to Bullard : "Mr. Davis is a very reverend man. I hope he will not be insulted."
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"I shall not insult him, if he behaves himself," was the curt reply.
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