Identifier: famousadventures93cabl (find matches)
Title: Famous adventures and prison escapes of the civil war
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 Pittenger, William, 1840-1904 Richards, A. E. (Adolphus Edwards), 1844-1920 Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838-1916 Willcox, Orlando B Hines, Thomas Henry Moran, Frank E Shelton, W. H. (William Henry), 1840-1932? Wood, John Taylor
Subjects: Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916 Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875 Libby Prison Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862 Morgan's Ohio Raid, 1863
Publisher: New York : The Century Co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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hang youfor it. Up to this time I had taken the situationsmilingly and pleasantly, because I did not apprehendviolence; but the officer, livid with rage from disap-pointment, directed one of his men to take the halterfrom his horse and hang me to a designated limb ofa tree. The halter was adjusted around my neck,and thrown over the limb. Seeing that the officerwas desperately in earnest, I said, Major, before youperform this operation, allow me to make a sugges-tion, Be quick about it, then. Suppose thatwas General Morgan, as you insist, and I have ledyou astray, as you insist, would nt I, being a memberof his command, deserve to be hung if I had notdone what you charge me with I He dropped hishead for a moment, looked up with a more pleasantexpression, and said, Boys, he is right; let himalone.I was placed under guard of two soldiers and sent 178 ADVENTURES AND ESCAPES IN THE CIVIL WAE across the river to camp, while the officer in com-mand took his men over the mountain in search of
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General Morgan, who succeeded in making good hisescape. The next evening the major returned withhis command from his unsuccessful pursuit. He A ROMANCE OF MORGANS EOUGH-RIDEKS 179 questioned me closely, wanting to know my name,and if I was a private in the command, as I hadstated to him at the time of my capture. Remember-ing that in prison the underclothing of Captain Bullitthad been exchanged for mine, and that I then hadon his with his name in ink, I assumed the nameof Bullitt. On the evening of the second day in this camp themajor invited me to go with him and take supper atthe house of a Unionist half a mile away. We spentthe evening with the family until nine oclock, whenthe major suggested that we should go back to camp.On reaching the front gate, twenty steps from thefront veranda, he found that he had left his shawl inthe house, and returned to get it, requesting me toawait his return. A young lady of the family wasstanding in the door, and when he went in to get theshawl, sh

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