Identifier: observations00ebyh (find matches)
Title: Observations of an Illinois boy in battle, camp and prisons-1861 to 1865
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Eby, Henry Harrison, 1841-
Subjects: Illinois Cavalry. 7th Regt United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prison life
Publisher: Mendota, Ill., The author
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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where we lost sight of them. Twoother comrades and myself were yet at the fence, try-ing to cross and follow the rest of the group, whichwas our duty to do. We finally succeeded, and alsorode into the woods in search of the General but hehad gained some distance on us and we failed to findhim. We continued the search until, becoming some-what discouraged and night closing in upon us, westopped and held a council of war as it was called,trying to determine in which direction to go in orderto find the General or his division, but we failed toagree. My proposition was to go in the directionwhere our division (Palmers) was located during theday, thinking that we would find it and by this meansalso find the whereabouts of the General, I being un-aware that the troops had been withdrawn from theirposition. My two comrades started off in a difi^erentdirection from the one taken by myself, and reachedthe Union lines in safety. I went in the direction in IN BATTLE, CAMP AND PRISONS, 6l-65 121
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122 IN BATTLE, CAMP AND PRISONS, 6l-65 which I expected to find Palmers division, thinkingthat I would be all right. After riding through thewoods a short distance I came to a deep ravine, andafter passing down into it I found many woundedsoldiers, who called to me asking for water, whichI was unable to give them, as my canteen was empty,I having been without water nearly all day myself,and did not know where to find any. This was a try-ing time for me, as I heard these poor wounded com-rades groaning and calling to me for help, which Iwas unable to give. I rode up the opposite bank ofthe ravine and some distance beyond. It had nowbecome quite dark, and I soon arrived at the placewhere I expected to find Palmers troops, and sud-denly came to a long line of stacked guns, whichcould be seen by the aid of some small camp-fires be-yond, and on approaching them saw some men be-tween myself and the fire, near the guns. Some werestanding, some sitting and others lying on the ground.These I t

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