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+Project Gutenberg's Uncle Daniel's Story Of “Tom” Anderson, by John McElroy
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+Title: Uncle Daniel's Story Of “Tom” Anderson
+       And Twenty Great Battles
+
+Author: John McElroy
+
+Release Date: March 25, 2010 [EBook #31769]
+Last Updated: February 25, 2018
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY ***
+
+
+
+
+Produced by David Widger
+
+
+
+
+
+UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY
+
+OF “TOM” ANDERSON
+
+And
+
+Twenty Great Battles.
+
+By John McElroy
+
+
+1886.
+
+
+     “UNCLE DANIEL” IS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC. A TRUTHFUL
+     PICTURE, IN STORY, BASED UPON EVENTS OF THE LATE WAR. THIS
+     VOLUME IS DEDICATED TO THE UNION  SOLDIERS AND  THEIR
+     CHILDREN.
+
+     The Author
+
+New York, Jan. 1st, 1886.
+
+
+
+
+
+UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER I.
+
+     DARK DAYS OF 1861.--A FATHER WHO GAVE HIS CHILDREN TO THE
+     COUNTRY.--RALLYING TO THE FLAG.--RAISING VOLUNTEERS IN
+     SOUTHERN INDIANA.
+
+     “The more solitary, the more friendless, the more
+     unsustained I am, the  more I will respect and rely upon
+     myself.”--Charlotte Bronte
+
+
+ALLENTOWN is a beautiful little city of 10,000 inhabitants, situated on
+the Wabash River, in Vigo County, Ind., in the vicinity of which several
+railroads now center. It is noted for its elevated position, general
+healthfulness, and for its beautiful residences and cultivated society.
+Daniel Lyon located here in 1850. He was a man of marked ability
+and undoubted integrity; was six feet two inches in height, well
+proportioned, and of very commanding and martial appearance. In 1861,
+he was surrounded by a large family, seven grown sons--James, David,
+Jackson, Peter, Stephen, Henry and Harvey--all of whom were well
+educated, fond of field sports and inclined to a military life. The
+mother, “Aunt Sarah,” as she was commonly called by the neighbors, was
+a charming, motherly, Christian woman, whose heart and soul seemed to be
+wrapped up in the welfare of her family. She was of short, thick build,
+but rather handsome, with dark brown hair and large blue eyes, gentle
+and kind. Her politeness and generosity were proverbial. She thought
+each of her seven sons a model man; her loving remarks about them were
+noticeable by all.
+
+Daniel Lyon is at present 85 years old, and lives with one of his
+granddaughters--Jennie Lyon--now married to a man by the name of James
+Wilson, in Oakland, Ind., a small town conspicuous only for its rare
+educational facilities.
+
+[Illustration: Uncle Daniel telling his Story 017]
+
+
+On the evening of the 22d of February, 1884, a number of the neighbors,
+among whom was Col. Daniel Bush, a gallant and fearless officer of
+the Union side during the late war, and Dr. Adams, President of ------
+College, dropped in to see Uncle Daniel, as he is now familiarly called.
+During the evening, Col. Bush, turning to the old veteran, said:
+
+“'Uncle Daniel,' give us a story from some of your experiences during
+the war.”
+
+The old man arose from his easy-chair and stood erect, his hair, as
+white as snow, falling in profusion over his shoulders. His eyes, though
+dimmed by age, blazed forth in youthful brightness; his frame shook with
+excitement, his lips quivered, and tears rolled down the furrows of his
+sunken cheeks. All were silent. He waved his hand to the friends to be
+seated; then, drawing his big chair to the centre of the group, he sat
+down. After a few moments' pause he spoke, in a voice tremulous with
+emotion:
+
+“My experience was vast. I was through the whole of the war. I saw much.
+My story is a true one, but very sad. As you see, my home is a desolate
+waste. My family consists now of only two grand-children; wife and sons
+are all gone. I am all that is now left of my once happy family. My God!
+My God! Why should I have been required to bear this great burden? But
+pardon this weakness in an old man. I will now begin my story.
+
+“In the month of ------, 1861, my nephew, 'Tom' Anderson,--I called the
+boy Tom, as I learned to do so many years before, while visiting at his
+father's; he was the son of my eldest sister,--his wife, Mary, and their
+only child, a beautiful little girl of two years (called Mary, for her
+mother), were visiting at my house. Their home was in Jackson, Miss. One
+evening my good wife, Tom, his wife, my son Peter, and I were sitting on
+our front porch discussing the situation, when we heard a great noise a
+couple of blocks south of us. The young men stepped out to see what the
+trouble was and in a very short time they returned greatly excited. A
+company of men were marching down the street bearing the American flag,
+when a number of rebel sympathizers had assaulted them with stones,
+clubs, etc., and had taken their flag and torn it to shreds. It seemed
+that a Mr. 'Dan' Bowen, a prominent man in that part of the State, had
+been haranguing the people on the question of the war, and had denounced
+it as 'an infamous Abolition crusade,' and the President as a
+villainous tyrant,' and those who were standing by the Union as
+'Lincoln's hirelings, and dogs with collars around their necks.' This
+language stirred up the blood of the worst element of the people,
+who sympathised with secession, and had it not been for the timely
+interposition of many good and worthy citizens, blood would have been
+shed upon the streets.”
+
+Here Col. Bush asked:
+
+“What became of this man Bowen?”
+
+“I understand that he now occupies one of the highest positions the
+people of Indiana can give to one of her citizens. You see, my friends,
+that we American people are going so fast that we pass by everything and
+forget almost in a day the wrongs to our citizens and our country.”
+
+“But to return to what I was saying in connection with the young men.
+Tom Anderson was in a state of great excitement. He said he had almost
+been mobbed before leaving home for entertaining Union sentiments, and
+feared that he could not safely return with his family. My son Peter
+suggested that, perhaps, they (being young) owed a duty to their country
+and could not perform it in a more satisfactory manner than to enter the
+service and do battle for the old flag. To this suggestion no reply was
+made at the time. I said to them:
+
+“'This seems to me a very strange condition of things, to see a
+Government like this threatened in its permanency by the very people
+that have controlled and profited most by it.' Tom replied:
+
+“'Uncle, I have given a great deal of thought to this subject. You know
+I was born in Ohio. My father was an Episcopal minister, and settled in
+Mississippi while I was but a boy. My father and mother are both buried
+there, leaving me an only child. I grew up and there married my good
+wife, Mary Whitthorne. We have lived happily together. I have had a good
+practice at the law; have tried to reconcile myself to their theories of
+human rights and 'rope-of-sand' government, but cannot. They are very
+_different_ from our Northern people--have _different_ theories of
+government and morals, with _different_ habits of thought and action.
+The Pilgrim Fathers of the North who landed at Plymouth Rock were men of
+independence of thought; believed in Christianity, in education and
+universal liberty. They and their progeny have moved almost on a line
+due west, to the Pacific Ocean, infusing their energy, their ideas of
+government, of civil liberty, of an advanced Christian civilization,
+with a belief in man's equality before the law. These ideas and thoughts
+have become imbedded in the minds of the Northern people so firmly that
+they will fight to maintain them; will make them temporarily a success,
+and would make them permanent but for their habit of moving so rapidly
+in the direction of business and the accumulation of wealth, which
+prepares the mind to surrender everything to the accomplishment of this
+single object. The Southern inhabitants are almost entirely descended
+from impetuous, hot-blooded people. Their ancestors that landed at
+Jamestown, and later along the Southern Atlantic coast within our
+borders, were of an adventurous and warlike people. Their descendants
+have driven westward almost on a parallel line with the Northern people
+to the borders of Mexico, occasionally lapping over the Northern line.
+Their thoughts, ideas, manners and customs have been impressed upon the
+people wherever they have gone, by the pretense, always foremost and
+uppermost, as if a verity, that they were the most hospitable and
+chivalric of any people in America. Their civilization was different.
+Their arguments were enforced by the pistol and bowie-knife upon their
+equals, and slaves subjected to their will by the lash and
+bloodhound--the death of a man, white or black, being considered no more
+than merely a reduction of one in the enumeration of population. They
+have opposed common schools for fear the poorer classes of whites might
+have an opportunity of contesting at some time the honors of office,
+that being the great ambition of Southern society. They would not allow
+the slave to be educated for fear he might learn that he was a man,
+having rights above the brute with which he has always been held on a
+par. The aristocracy only were educated. And this was generally done in
+the North, where the facilities were good; and by sending them from home
+it kept down the envy and ambition of the poorer classes, where, if they
+could have seen the opportunity of acquiring knowledge it might have
+stimulated them to greater exertion for the purpose of storing their
+minds with something useful in extricating themselves from an obedience
+to the mere will of the dominating class. Those people, one and all, no
+matter how ignorant, are taught to consider themselves better than any
+other people save the English, whose sentiments they inculcate. They are
+not in sympathy with a purely Republican system of Government. They
+believe in a controlling class, and they propose to be that class. I
+have heard them utter these sentiments so often that I am sure that I am
+correct. They all trace their ancestry back to some nobleman in some
+mysterious way, and think their blood better than that which courses in
+the veins of any Northern man, and honestly believe that one of them in
+war will be the equal of five men of the North. They think because
+Northern men will not fight duels, they must necessarily be cowards. In
+the first contest my judgment is that they will be successful. They are
+trained with the rifle and shotgun; have taken more pains in military
+drill than the people of the North, and will be in condition for war
+earlier than the Union forces. They are also in better condition in the
+way of arms than the Government forces will be. The fact that they had
+control of the Government and have had all the best arms turned over to
+them by a traitorous Secretary of War, places them on a war footing at
+once, while the Government must rely upon purchasing arms from foreign
+countries, and possibly of a very inferior character. Until foundries
+and machinery for manufacturing arms can be constructed, the Government
+will be in poor condition to equip troops for good and effective
+service. This war now commenced will go on; the North will succeed;
+slavery will go down forever; the Union will be preserved, and for a
+time the Union sentiment will control the Government; but when reverses
+come in business matters to the North, the business men there, in order
+to get the trade of the South, under the delusion that they can gain
+pecuniarily by the change, will, through some 'siren song,' turn the
+Government over again to the same blustering and domineering people who
+have ever controlled it. This, uncle, is the fear that disturbs me most
+at present.'”
+
+“How prophetic,” spoke up Dr. Adams.
+
+“Yes, yes,” exclaimed all present.
+
+Col. Bush at this point arose and walked across the floor. All eyes
+were upon him. Great tears rolled down his bronzed cheeks. In suppressed
+tones he said:
+
+“For what cause did I lose my right arm?”
+
+He again sat down, and for the rest of the evening seemed to be in deep
+meditation.
+
+Uncle Daniel, resuming his story, said:
+
+“Just as Tom had finished what he was saying, I heard the garden gate
+open and shut, and David and Harvey appeared in the moonlight in front
+of the porch. These were my second and youngest sons. David lived some
+five miles from Allentown, on a farm, and Harvey had been staying at his
+house, helping do the farm work. They were both very much excited. Their
+mother, who had left. Mary Anderson in the parlor, came out to enjoy the
+fresh air with us, and observing the excited condition of her two sons,
+exclaimed:
+
+“'Why, my dear boys! what is the matter?'
+
+“David spoke to his mother, saying:
+
+“'Do not get excited or alarmed when I tell you that Harvey and I have
+made a solemn vow this evening that we will start to Washington city in
+the morning.'
+
+“'For what, my dear sons, are you going?' inquired the mother, much
+troubled.
+
+“'We are going to tender our services to the President in behalf of the
+Union. Harvey is going along with me, believing it his duty. As I was
+educated by the Government for the military service, I deem it my duty
+to it, when in danger from this infamous and unholy rebellion, to aid in
+putting it down.'
+
+“Their mother raised her hands and thanked God that she had not taught
+them lessons of patriotism in vain. She laid her head upon David's manly
+breast and wept, and then clasped Harvey in her arms and blessed him as
+her young and tender child, and asked God to preserve him and return him
+safely to her, as he was her cherished hope. Peter, who had been silent
+during the entire evening, except the bare suggestion to Tom to enter
+the service, now arose from where he was sitting, and extending his hand
+to David, said:
+
+“'My old boy, I am with you. I shall commence at once to raise a
+company.'
+
+“David turned to his mother and laughingly said:
+
+“'Mother, you seem to have taught us all the same lesson.'
+
+“His mother's eyes filled with tears as she turned away to seek Mary.
+She found her in the parlor teaching her sweet little daughter her
+prayers. My wife stood looking at the pretty picture of mother and child
+until little Mary Anderson finished, kissed her mamma, and ran off to
+bed; then entering the room she said:
+
+“'Mary, my child, I am too weak to speak. I have held up as long as I
+can stand it,' and then burst into tears. Mary sprang to her at once,
+clasping her in her arms.
+
+“'Dearest auntie, what is the matter? Are you ill?
+
+“'No! no! my child; I am full of fear and grief; I tremble. My sons are
+going to volunteer. I am grieved for fear they will never return. Oh!
+Mary! I had such a terrible dream about all the family last night. Oh!
+I cannot think of it; and yet I want them to go. God knows I love my
+country, and would give all--life and everything--to save it. No, I
+will not discourage them. I will tell you my dream when I have more
+strength.'
+
+“Just then my blessed old wife fainted. Mary screamed, and we all rushed
+into the parlor and found her lying on the floor with Mary bending over,
+trying to restore her. We were all startled, and quickly lifted her
+up, when she seemed to revive, and was able to sit in a chair. In a few
+moments she was better, and said:
+
+“'I am all right now; don't worry. I was so startled and overcome at the
+thought that so many of my dear children were going to leave me at once
+and on such a perilous enterprise.'
+
+“To this Peter answered:
+
+“'Mother, you ought not to grieve about me. Being an old bachelor, there
+will be but few to mourn if I should be killed.'
+
+“'Yes; but, my son, your mother loves you all the same.'
+
+“Just then a rap was heard at the window. It being open, a letter was
+thrown in upon the floor. I picked it up. It was addressed to 'Thos.
+Anderson.' I handed it to him. He opened it, and read it to himself, and
+instantly turned very pale and walked the floor. His wife took his arm
+and spoke most tenderly, asking what it was that troubled him.
+
+“'Mary, dear, I will read it,' he said, and unfolding the letter, he
+read aloud:
+
+     “'Jackson, Miss., June -- 1861.
+
+     “'Dear Tom--You have been denounced to-day in resolutions as
+     a traitor to the Southern cause, and your property
+     confiscated. Serves you right. I am off to-morrow morning
+     for the Confederate Army.
+     Good-by.
+     Love to sister.
+
+     “'Your enemy in war,
+
+     “'JOS. WHITTHORNE.
+
+“'Mary sank into a chair. For a moment all were silent. At last Tom
+exclaimed:
+
+“'What is there now left for me?”
+
+“His wife, with the stateliness of a queen, as she was, her black hair
+clustering about her temples and falling around her shoulders and neck,
+her bosom heaving, her eyes flashing fire, on her tip-toes arose to her
+utmost height. All gazed upon her with admiration, her husband looking
+at her with a wildness almost of frenzy. She clenched both hands and
+held them straight down by her side, and exclaimed in a tone that would
+have made a lion cower:
+
+“'Would that I were a man! I would not stop until the last traitor
+begged for quarter!'
+
+“Tom flew to her and embraced her, exclaiming:
+
+“'I was only waiting for that word.'
+
+“She murmured:
+
+“'My heavens, can it be that there are any of my blood traitors to this
+country?'
+
+“The household were by this time much affected. A long silence ensued,
+which was broken by David, saying:
+
+“'Father, Harvey and I having agreed to go to Washington to enter the
+army, I wish to make some arrangements for my family. You know I have
+plenty for Jennie and the babies, and I want to leave all in your hands
+to do with as if it were your own, so that the family will have such
+comforts as they desire.'
+
+“David's wife, Jennie, was a delightful little woman, with two beautiful
+children--Jennie, named for her mother, and Sarah, for my wife. I said
+to David that I would write to his brother James, who was a widower,
+having no children, to come and stay with Jennie. I at once wrote James,
+who was practicing medicine at Winchester, Va., that I feared it would
+be 'unhealthy' for him there, so to come to me at once. This being
+done and all necessary arrangements made, David and Harvey bade all an
+affectionate farewell and started for their farm, leaving their mother
+and Mary in tears. As their footsteps died away their mother went to the
+door, exclaiming, “'Oh, my children! will I ever see you again?' “That
+night we all joined in a general conversation on the subject of the war.
+It was arranged that Peter should start next morning for Indianapolis to
+see the Governor, and, if possible, obtain authority to raise a regiment
+under the call of the President. This having been decided upon we all
+retired, bidding each other good night. I presume there was little
+sleeping in our house that night save what little Mary did, the poor
+child being entirely unconscious of the excitement and distress in the
+family. The next morning Peter took the train for Indianapolis, Tom went
+down town to ascertain the latest news, and I took my horse and rode
+out to David's farm, leaving the two women in tears, and little Mary
+inquiring: “'What is the matter, mamma and aunty?' “I rode on in a deep
+study as to the outcome of all this trouble. I came to David's house,
+unconscious for a moment as to where I was, aroused, however, by hearing
+some one crying as if in despair. I looked around and saw it was Jennie.
+She stood on the door-step in great grief, the two children asking
+where their father had gone. “'Good morning, my daughter,' I said, and,
+dismounting, I took her in my arms, and laying her head on my shoulder
+she sobbed as if her heart would break.
+
+“'O! my dear husband, shall I ever see him again? O! my children, what
+shall I do?' was all she could say.
+
+“I broke down completely, this was too much; the cries of the little
+children for their papa and the tears of their mother were more than I
+could stand. He had never left them before to be gone any great length
+of time. I took Jennie and the children into the house. There was a
+loneliness and a sadness about the situation that was unendurable, and
+I at once ordered one of the farm hands to hitch the horses to the wagon
+and put the family and their little traps in and get ready to take them
+to my house, and turned David's house over to his head man, Joseph Dent
+(he being very trusty) to take charge of until David should return. With
+these arrangements I left with the family for Allentown. On our arrival
+the meeting of the three women would have melted the heart of a stone.
+I walked out to the barn and remained there for quite awhile, thinking
+matters over to myself. When I returned to the house all had become
+quiet and seemingly reconciled. For several days all was suspense;
+nothing had been heard from any of our boys; I tried to keep away from
+the house as much as possible to avoid answering questions asked by the
+women and the poor little children, which I knew no more about than they
+did. But while we were at breakfast on the morning of ------, Jennie
+was speaking of going out to her house that day to look after matters at
+home and see that all was going well. Just at this moment a boy entered
+with a letter, saying:
+
+“'Mr. Burton sent me with this, thinking there might be something that
+you would like to see.'
+
+“Mr. B. was the Postmaster, and very kind to us. He was a true Union
+man, but the opposition there was so strong that he was very quiet; he
+kept the American flag flying over his office, which was burned on that
+account a few nights later, as was supposed, by Southern sympathizing
+incendiaries. These were perilous times in Southern Indiana.”
+
+“Yes! Yes!” said Col. Bush. “We had a taste of it in Southern Ohio, where
+I then resided; I know all about it. The men who were for mobbing us
+at that time are now the most prominent 'reformers,' and seem to be the
+most influential persons.
+
+Uncle Daniel continued:
+
+“I opened the letter and read it aloud. It ran substantially as follows:
+
+     “'We arrived at Columbus, O., on the morning of ------, when
+     there was some delay. While walking about the depot I
+     chanced to meet your old friend the Governor. He was very
+     glad to see me, and said to me, “Lyon, you are the very man
+     I am looking for.” I asked, “Why, Governor? I am on my way
+     to Washington to tender my services to the President in
+     behalf of the Union.” The Governor answered, “You are
+     hunting service, I see. Well, sir, I have a splendid
+     regiment enlisted, but want to have a man of some experience
+     for their Colonel, and as you have been in the Regular Army
+     and maintained a good reputation, I will give you the
+     position if you will take it. I grasped him by the hand and
+     thanked him with all my heart. This was more than I could
+     have expected. So, you see, I start off well. We are now in
+     camp. I am duly installed as Colonel. Harvey has been
+     mustered in and I have him detailed at my headquarters. He
+     seems to take to soldiering very readily. I have written
+     Jennie all about matters. I hope she and my darling children
+     are well and as happy as can be under the circumstances.
+
+     “'Your affectionate son,
+
+     “'David Lyon.'
+
+“He did not know that I had them at my house, and all were assisting one
+another to keep up courage. This letter affected the whole family, and
+caused many tears to fall, in joy as well as grief; joy that he had
+succeeded so well at the beginning, and grief at his absence. That
+evening Jennie received her letter from the 'Colonel' as we now called
+him, all becoming very military in our language. Her letter was of the
+same import, but much of it devoted to family affairs. This made Jennie
+happy. We all retired and rested well that night, after pleasing the
+children by telling them about their father being a great soldier, and
+that they must be good children, and in that way cause their mother to
+write pleasant things about them to their good papa.”
+
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER II.
+
+     BATTLE OF THE “GAPS.”--YOUNG HARVEY LYON BRUTALLY MURDERED.--
+     UNCLE DANIEL'S RETURN.--RAISING  TROOPS IN SOUTHERN
+     INDIANA.
+
+     “When sorrows come they come not single spies, but in
+     battalion.” ---Shakespeare.
+
+“Three days later Peter returned from Indianapolis, with full authority
+for Tom Anderson to recruit a regiment for the Union service. This was
+very gratifying to him, and he said to his wife, 'Mary, my time will
+come.' She appeared happy over the news, but her quivering lip, as she
+responded, gave evidence of her fears that the trial to her was going
+to be severe. My good wife then called us into tea, and when we were all
+seated, Mary said to her:
+
+“'Aunt Sarah, you have not yet told us your dream. Don't you remember,
+you promised to tell it to me? Now let us hear it, please.”
+
+“'Yes, my child. It has troubled me very much; and yet I don't believe
+there is any cause for alarm at what one may dream.'
+
+“'Mother, let us hear it,' spoke up Peter; 'it might be something that
+I could interpret. You know I try to do this sometimes; but I am not as
+great a success as Daniel of old.'
+
+“'Well, my son, it was this: I thought your father and I were in the
+garden. He was pulling some weeds from the flower-bed, when he was
+painfully stung on both hands by some insect. Soon his fingers began
+dropping off--all five from his right hand and his thumb and little
+finger from his left.'
+
+“Tom laughingly said, 'Uncle, hold up your hands;' which I did, saying,
+'You see my fingers are not gone.' Whereupon they all laughed except
+Peter.
+
+“My wife said to him:
+
+“'My son, what is your interpretation of my dream! It troubles me.'
+
+“'Well, mother, I will not try it now. Let the war interpret it; it will
+do it correctly, doubtless. Let us talk about something else. You know
+dreams amount to nothing now-a-days.'
+
+“During all this time, Peter wore a serious countenance. We discussed
+the matter as to how Tom should go about raising his regiment. It was
+understood that he should start out at once, and that Peter should take
+the recruits, as fast as organized into companies, and place them in
+the camp of instruction at Indianapolis. The next morning Tom opened a
+recruiting office in Allentown, placed Peter temporarily in charge, and
+started through the country making speeches to the people (he was quite
+an orator), and soon succeeded in arousing patriotic sentiments in
+and about Allentown. After raising two companies, he extended his
+operations, going down on the O. & M. R. R. to Saco, a town then of
+about 1,000 inhabitants. While addressing the people, a mob gathered and
+were about to hang him. He stood them off until the Union people came to
+his rescue and saved his life.”
+
+“That is just as it was where I lived,” said Col. Bush. “I know of just
+such a case, where a mob tried the same thing; some of them, however,
+repented before they went to heaven, I hope.”
+
+Uncle Daniel continued:
+
+“He left the town, however, under a guard and returned home. Soon after
+this he made a second effort, by arming 20 resolute men of his recruits
+with Colt's revolvers, which he procured from the Governor of the State,
+and returned to Saco. He at once gave notice that he would speak the
+next day. When the time arrived, he told his men to take positions in
+the crowd, scattering as well as they could in his front. This done he
+commenced his speech. Soon mutterings of the crowd could be heard, and
+finally the storm came and they rushed towards the stand. He shouted
+at the top of his voice, “Hold!” at the same time drawing his revolver,
+declaring he would shoot the first man that advanced another step, and
+also raising his left hand above his head. This was a signal for his
+men to “fall in,” and they all rushed into line in his front with
+drawn weapons. The crowd instantly ran in all directions, much to the
+amusement and gratification of Tom.
+
+[Illustration: Tom and the Mob 030]
+
+“There were some loyal men in that community, and before leaving Saco,
+Tom had raised a full company. When the day came for them to leave,
+they marched with the flag presented to them by the ladies of the town
+proudly waving, and with drum and fife making all the noise possible.
+There was no more disturbance there, except in secret. The 'secesh'
+element murdered several soldiers afterwards, and continued secretly
+hostile to the success of our army. In a few days after this Tom had
+recruited another company. There seemed then to be an immediate demand
+for a regiment, with a brave and daring officer, at the Capital, for
+some reason not then made known. Tom was ordered to have his four
+companies mustered in, and, attached to six already in camp; he was
+commissioned Colonel, and the regiment was numbered the ---- Indiana
+Infantry Volunteers. Tom Anderson looked the soldier in every respect.
+He was five feet eleven, straight as an arrow, well-built, large, broad
+shoulders, black eyes and hair, and martial in his bearing.
+
+“He placed his family in my charge. The next day after Tom had left
+(Peter Lyon, my son, having gone before him with the recruits), my wife,
+Mary, Jennie, the three children and myself, were all on the porch, when
+a tall man, fully six feet, rather fine looking, made his appearance at
+the gate, and asked if that was where Daniel Lyon lived. As I answered
+in the affirmative, he opened the gate and walking in, saluted us all
+with:
+
+“'How do you do? Do you not recognize me? I am James Lyon.'
+
+“I sprang to him and grasped his hand, his mother threw her arms around
+his neck and wept for joy, the other women greeted him heartily, and the
+little children rushed to him. Although they had never seen him before,
+they knew he was some one they were glad to see, as their fathers and
+uncles, whom they knew, were gone from them. We all sat down and the
+Doctor, as I must call him (being a physician by profession), gave
+us some of his experiences of the last few weeks. When he received my
+letter and commenced getting ready to leave, the people of Winchester
+suspected him of preparing to go North to aid the Union, and so they
+threw his drugs into the street, destroyed his books, and made him leave
+town a beggar. He walked several miles, and finally found an old friend,
+who loaned him money enough to get to my place.”
+
+Mr. Reeves, who was of the party, said:
+
+“I have been through all that and more, too. I had to leave my wife and
+family, and was almost riddled with bullets besides; but it is all past
+now.”
+
+“I have been greatly interested, Uncle Daniel,” said Dr. Adams, “and am
+taking down all you say in shorthand, and intend to write it up.”
+
+“The next day,” continued Uncle Daniel, “the newspapers had telegrams
+stating that the troops at Columbus and other places had been ordered
+to the East for active operations. I said to Dr. James that he must
+stay with the family while I went to Washington, as I wanted to see the
+President on matters of importance. The truth was, I wanted to see David
+and Harvey, as well as the President. I started the next morning, after
+telling the women and children to be of good cheer.
+
+“When I reached Washington I found the army had moved to the front, and
+was daily expecting an engagement, but I could not understand where. I
+at once visited the President, to whom I was well known, and told him
+my desire, which was to see my sons. He promptly gave me a note to the
+Provost-Marshal, which procured me a pass through the lines. That night
+I was in the camp of my son David, who, you remember, was a Colonel.
+After our greeting we sat down by his camp chest, upon which was spread
+his supper of cold meat, hard crackers and coffee, the whole lighted by
+a single candle inserted in the shank of a bayonet which was stuck in
+the ground. While enjoying the luxury of a soldier's fare I told him all
+about the family, his own in particular. Harvey enjoyed the things said
+of him by the children which I repeated. The Colonel, however, seemed
+thoughtful, and did not incline to very much conversation. Looking up
+with a grave face he said to me:
+
+“'Father, to-morrow may determine the fate of the Republic. I am
+satisfied that a battle, and perhaps a terrible one, will be fought very
+near here.'”
+
+'I asked him about the armies, and he replied that we had a very
+large army, but poorly drilled and disciplined; that the enemy had the
+advantage in this respect. As to commanding officers, they were alike
+on both sides, with but little experience in handling large armies.
+He suggested that we retire to rest, so that we could be up early, but
+urged me to stay at the rear, and not go where I would be exposed.
+To this I assented. Soon we retired to our couches, which were on the
+ground, with but one blanket apiece and no tent over us. I did not sleep
+that night. My mind was wandering over the field in anticipation of what
+was to occur.
+
+Early next morning I heard the orders given to march in the direction of
+the gaps. Wagons were rolling along the road, whips were cracking, and
+teamsters in strong language directing their mules; artillery was
+noisy in its motion; the tramp of infantry was steady and continuous;
+cavalrymen were rushing to and fro. I started to the rear, as my son had
+directed, and ate my breakfast as I rode along. About 10 o'clock I heard
+musket shots, and soon after artillery; then the musketry increased. I
+listened for awhile. Troops were rushing past me to the front. As I was
+dressed in citizen's clothes, the boys would occasionally call out to
+me, 'Old chap, you had better get back;' but I could not. I was moved
+forward by some strong impulse, I knew not what, and finally found
+myself nearing the front with my horse on the run. Soon I could see the
+lines forming, and moving forward into the woods in the direction of the
+firing, I watched closely for my son's command, and kept near it, but
+out of sight of the Colonel, as I feared he would be thinking of my
+being in danger, and might neglect his duty. The battle was now fully
+opened--the artillery in batteries opening along the line, the infantry
+heavily engaged, the cavalry moving rapidly to our flanks. Steadily the
+line moved on, when volley after volley rolled from one end of the line
+to the other. Now our left was driven back, then the line adjusted and
+advanced again. The rebel left gave way; then the center. Our cavalry
+charged, and our artillery was advanced. A shout was heard all along the
+line, and steadily on our line moved. The rebels stubbornly resisted,
+but were gradually giving way. The commanding General rode along the
+line, encouraging all by saying:
+
+“'The victory is surely ours, Press forward steadily and firmly; keep
+your line closed up;' and to the officers, 'Keep your commands well in
+hand.'
+
+“He felt that he had won the day. For hours the battle went steadily on
+in this way. I rode up and down the line watching every movement. I took
+position finally where I could see the enemy. I never expected to see
+officers lead their men as the rebels did on that day. They would rally
+their shattered ranks and lead them back into the very jaws of death.
+Many fell from their horses, killed or wounded; the field was strewn
+with the dead and dying; horses were running in different directions
+riderless. I had never seen a battle, and this was so different from
+what I had supposed from reading, I took it for granted that, both sides
+being unacquainted with war, were doing many things not at all military.
+I learned more about it afterward, however. From an eminence, where I
+had posted myself, I could see a large column of fresh troops filing
+into the plain from the hills some miles away. They were moving rapidly
+and coming in the direction of the right flank of our army. I at once
+rode as fast as I could to the left, where my son was inline, and for
+the first time that day showed myself to him. He seemed somewhat excited
+when he saw me, and asked: 'In Heaven's name what are you doing here?'
+
+“I said: 'Never mind me, I am in no danger.'
+
+“I then told him what I had seen, and he at once sent an orderly, with
+a note to the General commanding. In a short time, however, we heard
+the assault made on our right. It was terrific. Our troops gave way and
+commenced falling back. The alarm seemed to go all along the line, and
+a general retreat began without orders. Soon the whole army was leaving
+the field, and without further resistance gave away the day. The rebel
+army was also exhausted, and seemed to halt, in either joy or amazement,
+at the action of our forces.
+
+“Just as our army retired I found a poor young officer wounded. I let
+him take my horse, thinking that I could walk as fast as the army could
+march. I came to the place formerly occupied by my son's regiment. There
+I found quite a number of wounded men, and my young son Harvey trying to
+help one of his comrades from the field.
+
+“Neither army was then in sight. I heard the sound of horses' hoofs;
+looked up, and saw a cavalry troop coming. I supposed it to be our own,
+and did not move. They dashed up where we were, and Col. Hunter, in
+command, drew his sabre and cut my dear boy down. I caught him as he
+fell, his head being cleft open. I burst out loudly in grief, and was
+seized as a prisoner. I presume my dress and gray hair saved my life.
+I was torn from my son and made to walk some three miles, to the
+headquarters of Gen. Jones, who heard my story about my adventure and
+my dead boy. He at once released me and sent an officer with me to that
+part of the field where my dead child lay.
+
+[Illustration: Death of Harvey Lyon 035]
+
+“I shall ever respect Gen. Jones. He is still living, and respected
+highly for his great soldierly qualities. I walked on the line of our
+retreat until I came up with a man driving an ambulance. I took him
+back with me and brought my son away from the field to the camp of his
+brother, whom I found in great distress about Harvey, but he was not
+aware of what had befallen him. I pointed to the ambulance, he looked
+and saw him lying there dead. He fell on my neck and accused himself for
+having brought the young boy away from home to encounter the perils of
+war. I was going to take his body back to his mother, but the Colonel
+said:
+
+“'No; bury him like a soldier on the battlefield.'
+
+“So I gave way, and we buried him that night in the best manner we
+could. He now lies in the cemetery at Arlington. My sorrow was great
+then, but I am past it all now, and can grieve no more.”
+
+Col Bush here interrupted, saying:
+
+“'Uncle Daniel, you made a narrow escape. My heavens! to think of a
+father carrying his young son dead from the battlefield, slain by an
+enemy in such a villainous and dastardly way.”
+
+“What a blow to a father,” said Dr. Adams. “Uncle Daniel, this Colonel
+was a demon to strike down a youth while assisting a wounded comrade. He
+deserved to be killed.”
+
+“Yes, it would seem so. I felt just as you do, and my son David uttered
+many imprecations against him. But, you see, we forgave all these men
+and acquited them of all their unholy deeds. Col. Hunter has become a
+very prominent man since the war, and now holds a high position in
+one of the Southern States. You know, in the South, the road to high
+position since the war has been through the rebel camps.”
+
+“Yes, yes! Uncle Daniel, that is true. Not so, however, with us in the
+North. The road to high position here is not through the Union camps,
+but through wealth and the influence of what is called elegant society,
+where no questions are asked as to how or where you got your money, so
+you have it.”
+
+“It does seem so, Doctor, now; but it was not so in our earlier days. I
+am sorry to confess that this change has taken place.
+
+“After going through the scenes of this battle, now called the battle of
+the 'Gaps,' and burying my son, I felt for the time as if I could have
+no heart in anything the only thought on my mind was how to break the
+sad news to his mother. The Colonel said he would keep the name from the
+list of the dead until I could return home to be with the mother, so as
+to console her in her grief. I bade my son, the Colonel, farewell. There
+he stood, quiet and erect, the great tears rolling down his cheeks.
+I commenced my sad journey alone. In going to Washington I overtook
+straggling detachments, teams without drivers, and found on the road
+general waste of army materials, and equipage of all kinds in large
+quantities. Arriving in Washington, everything was in great confusion.
+The old General then in command of all the forces was dignified and
+martial in his every look and movement, but evidently much excited.
+There was no danger, however, as both armies were willing to stand off
+without another trial of arms for the present. I saw the President and
+told him what I had witnessed, as well as my misfortune. I advised that
+no movement of our forces be again attempted without further drilling
+and better discipline, as I was sure good training would have prevented
+the disaster of that day. On my way home I was oppressed with grief,
+causing many inquiries of me as to my distress, which only made it
+necessary for me to repeat my sad story over and over again until I
+reached Allentown. My friends, there was the great test of my strength
+and manhood. How could I break this to my wife? They had all heard the
+news of the battle, and were in sorrow over our country's misfortune. On
+entering the gate all rushed out on the porch to welcome me back, eager
+for news; but my countenance told the sad story. The Doctor was the
+first to speak:
+
+“'We know about the battle, father,' said he; 'but your face tells me
+something has happened to the boys. What is it?'
+
+“Sarah and the women stood as pale as death, but could not speak. Then I
+broke down, but tried to be as calm as I could, and said:
+
+“'Our dear Harvey is killed.'
+
+“My wife fell upon my neck and sobbed and cried aloud in despair until
+I thought her heart would break. The children ran out to their mother,
+crying:
+
+“'Oh! mother, what is the matter? Is papa hurt? Is he shot?'
+
+“They screamed, and the scene was one that would have melted the
+strongest heart. James stood and gazed on the scene. When all 'became
+somewhat calm, my wife was tenderly placed in bed, and Jennie, after
+hearing that the Colonel was safe, staid with her. To the others I
+related my experience on the battlefield, and the death of Harvey,
+his burial, my capture and release, my arrival at and departure from
+Washington, and all up to the time I reached home. The saddest time I
+ever spent in my life was during the long, weary hours of that night;
+the attempt to reconcile my wife to our sad fate, the fears expressed
+by the wives of the Colonel and Tom, the questions of the children, and
+their grief and sobs for their Uncle Harvey--they all loved him dearly;
+he had petted them and played with them frequently, entertaining them in
+a way that children care so much for. Many days my wife was confined to
+her bed, the Doctor keeping close watch over her. Weeks of sadness and
+gloom in our household passed before we seemed to take the matter as a
+part of what many would have to experience in this dreadful and wicked
+attempt to destroy the peace and happiness of our people. In the
+meantime, Col. Tom Anderson (as he was now a Colonel), and my son Peter,
+who had been made a Captain in Col. Anderson's regiment, came home to
+see us, and tried to make it as pleasant for us as could be done under
+the circumstances. When Peter heard of Harvey's death, through Col.
+Anderson, he was very much affected and wept bitterly.
+
+“'That dream haunts me,' he said, 'by day and by night. I know my fate
+so well.'
+
+“This amazed the Colonel, and he asked Peter what he meant by this
+nonsense.
+
+“'I know,' said Peter, 'but--'
+
+“'But what?' asked the Colonel.
+
+“'Nothing,' replied Peter, and the conversation on that subject dropped
+for the time being.
+
+“The visit of Col. Tom and Capt. Peter, as we now out of courtesy called
+them, made the time pass much more pleasantly. Col. Tom and the Doctor,
+both being good conversationalists, kept the minds of the family as much
+away from the battle of the Gaps as possible. The Doctor having lived in
+Virginia and Col. Anderson in Mississippi, their conversation naturally
+turned on the condition of the South. The Doctor said 'there are in
+Virginia many Union men, but they were driven into secession by the
+aggressiveness and ferocity of those desiring a separation from the
+Government.
+
+“'Those people are opposed to a Republican form of Government, and if
+they succeed in gaining a separation and independence, sooner or later
+they will take on the form of the English Government. They now regard
+the English more favorably than they do the Northern people, and the
+most surprising thing to me is to see the sentiment in the North in
+favor of the success of this (the Southern) rebellion. True, it is
+confined to one political party, but that is a strong party in the North
+as well as the South.
+
+“'One of the dangers that will confront us is the tiring out of our
+Union people at some stage of the war, and following on that the success
+by the sympathizers with the rebellion in the elections North. If this
+can be brought about it will be done. This is part of the Southern
+programme, and they have their men selected in every Northern State.'”
+
+“'I have heard this discussed frequently, and their statements as to the
+assurances that they have from all over the North--in New York, Ohio,
+Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and so on. In Ohio, their chief adviser
+from the North, Mr. Valamburg, resides. Such men as “Dan” Bowen and
+Thos. A. Stridor, both very influential and prominent men, are regarded
+as ready to act in concert with them at any moment. Should that party
+succeed, with such men as I have mentioned as leaders, the independence
+of the Confederacy would at once be acknowledged, on the ground that we
+have failed to suppress the rebellion, and that a further continuance
+of the war would only prove an absolute failure; and I fear that our
+Northern peacemakers would then cry “peace! peace!” and acquiesce in
+this outrage upon our Republic and our Christian civilization,” 'Yes,'
+replied Col. Tom; 'but, Doctor--there is a feature preceding that which
+should be carefully considered. I fear, since I have heard what is
+going on here, that these Northern secessionists and sympathizers will
+organize in our rear and bring on war here at home. I was ordered to the
+Capital to watch this movement. They are organizing all around us. I was
+about to be mobbed near here for trying to raise troops for the Union
+army. Thos. A. Strider, of whom you spoke, is doing everything he can
+to discourage enlistments. He speaks of the Republican President as “a
+tyrant and this war as an unholy abolition war,” and people listen to
+him. He has been considered a kind of oracle in this State for many
+years, as you know.'
+
+“Just then Jennie returned from the post-office with two letters
+from Col. David--one to her and one to the Doctor. This concluded the
+conversation between Col. Tom and the Doctor. Jennie's letter gave her
+a more complete description of the battle of the Gaps than any he had
+heretofore sent. He spoke of my appearance on the ground and the
+tragic death of Harvey. The household assembled and listened with great
+attention, except my wife, who went weeping to her room, as she could
+not hear of her boy without breaking down, wondering why it was her
+fate to be so saddened thus early in the contest. The Doctor opened his
+letter and found that the Assistant Surgeon of Col. David's regiment had
+died from a wound received at the battle of the Gaps, and the Governor
+of Ohio had commissioned Dr. James Lyon Assistant Surgeon at the request
+of the Colonel. He was directed to report to his regiment at once. This
+was very gratifying to the Doctor, as he felt inclined to enter the
+service.
+
+When his mother heard this she again grew very melancholy, and seemed
+to think her whole family were, sooner or later, to enter the army
+and encounter the perils and vicissitudes of war. The next morning the
+Doctor bade us all good-by, and left for the army of the East. The visit
+of Col. Anderson and Pefer helped to distract our attention from the
+affliction which was upon us. Peter, however, was very quiet and seemed
+in a deep study most of the time. His mother finally asked him if he had
+thought of her dream, saying it troubled her at times. He smiled, and
+answered:
+
+“'Mother, I think this war will interpret it. You know there is
+nothing in dreams,' thus hoping to put her mind at rest by his seeming
+indifference; but he afterwards told Col. Anderson his interpretation.”
+
+Dr. Adams here asked Uncle Daniel if he knew Peter's interpretation.
+
+“Yes; it was certainly correct, and so it will appear to you as we
+proceed in this narrative, should you wish to hear me through.”
+
+“My dear sir, I have never been so interested in all my life, and
+hope you will continue until you tell us all. I am preserving every
+sentence.”
+
+“The day passed off quietly, and next morning Col. Anderson and Peter
+left for their command. Mary was brave; she gave encouragement to her
+husband and all others who left for the Union army. She was very loyal,
+and seemed to be full of a desire to see the Union forces succeed in
+every contest. In fact, the letter of her brother to her husband seemed
+to arouse her almost to desperation; she went about quietly, but
+showed determination in every movement. She taught her little daughter
+patriotism and devotion to the cause of our country, and religiously
+believed that her husband would yet make his mark as a gallant and brave
+man. She gave encouragement to my good wife Sarah, and to Jennie, Col.
+David's wife. She told me afterwards, out of the hearing of the others,
+that she hoped every man on the Union side would enter the army and help
+crush out secession forever.”
+
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER III.
+
+     BATTLE OF TWO RIVERS.--COL. TOM ANDERSON MEETS HIS BROTHER-
+     IN-LAW.--UNCLE DANIEL BECOMES AN ABOLITIONIST.--A WINTER
+     CAMPAIGN AGAINST A REBEL STRONGHOLD.
+
+     “Cease to consult; the time for action calls,
+     War, horrid war approaches.”--Homer
+
+For a season battles of minor importance were fought with varying
+success. In the meantime Col. Anderson had been ordered with his command
+to join the forces of Gen. Silent, at Two Rivers.
+
+Here there was quiet for a time.
+
+“At length, however, orders came for them to move to the front. For a
+day or so all was motion and bustle. Finally the army moved out, and
+after two days' hard marching our forces struck the enemy's skirmishers.
+Our lines moved forward and the battle opened. Col. Anderson addressed
+his men in a few eloquent words, urging them to stand, never acknowledge
+defeat or think of surrender. The firing increased and the engagement
+became general. Gen. Silent sat on his horse near by, his staff with
+him, watching the action. Col. Anderson was pressing the enemy in his
+front closely, and as they gave way he ordered a charge, which was
+magnificently executed.
+
+“As the enemy gave back, evidently becoming badly demoralized, he looked
+and beheld before him Jos. Whitthorne.
+
+“The recognition was mutual, and each seemed determined to outdo the
+other. Anderson made one charge after another, until the enemy in his
+front under command of his wife's brother retreated in great confusion.
+Col. Anderson, in his eagerness to capture Whitthorne, advanced too
+far to the front of the main line, and was in great danger of being
+surrounded. He perceived the situation in time, and at once changed
+front, at the same time ordering his men to fix bayonets. Drawing his
+sword and rising in his stirrups, he said:
+
+“'Now, my men, let us show them that a Northern man is equal to any
+other man.'
+
+“He then ordered them forward at a charge bayonets, riding in the centre
+of his regiment. Steadily on they went, his men falling at every step,
+but not a shot did they fire, though they were moving almost up to the
+enemy's lines. The rebel commander shouted to his men:
+
+“'What are these? Are they men or machines?'
+
+“The rebel line wavered a moment, and then gave way. At that instant a
+shot struck Col. Anderson's horse and killed it, but the Colonel never
+halted. He disengaged himself, and pushing forward on foot, regained his
+line, and left the enemy in utter rout and confusion. Whitthorne
+was not seen again that day by Anderson. The battle was still raging
+on all the other parts of the line. First one side gained an advantage,
+then the other, and so continued until night closed in on the
+combatants. A truce was agreed to, and hostilities ceased for the time
+being.
+
+“The Colonel worked most of the night, collecting his wounded and
+burying his dead. His loss was quite severe, in fact, the loss was very
+heavy throughout both armies. Late in the night, while searching between
+the lines for one of his officers, he met Whitthorne. They recognized
+each other. Col. Anderson said to him:
+
+“'Jo, I am glad to see you, but very sorry that we meet under such
+circumstances.'
+
+“Whitthorne answered:
+
+“'I cannot say that I am glad to see you, and had it not been for making
+my sister a widow, you would have been among the killed to-day.'
+
+“The Colonel turned and walked away without making any reply, but said
+to himself:
+
+“'Can that man be my wife's brother? I will not, however, condemn him;
+his blood is hot now; he may have a better heart than his speech would
+indicate.”
+
+“Thus meditating, he returned to his bivouac. In the morning the burying
+parties were all that was to be seen of the enemy. He had retreated
+during the night, and very glad were our forces, as the battle was
+well and hard fought on both sides. The forces were nearly equal as to
+numbers.
+
+“Col. Anderson did not see the General commanding for several days; when
+he did the latter said to him:
+
+“Colonel, you handle your men well; were you educated at a military
+school?'
+
+“The Colonel answered:
+
+“'No; I am a lawyer.'
+
+“General Silent remarked:
+
+“'I am very sorry for that,' and walked on.
+
+“Tom wrote his wife a full report of this battle. He called it the
+battle of Bell Mountain. It is, however, called Two Rivers. He said that
+Gen. Silent was a curious little man, rather careless in his dress;
+no military bearing whatever, quite unostentatious and as gentle as a
+woman; that he did not give any orders during the battle, but merely
+sat and looked on, the presumption being that while everything was going
+well it was well enough to let it alone. In his report he spoke highly
+of Col. Anderson as an officer and brave man.
+
+“This letter of the Colonel's filled his wife's heart with all the
+enthusiasm a woman could possess. She was proud of her husband. She
+read and re-read the letter to my wife and Jennie, and called her little
+daughter and told her about her father fighting so bravely. We were all
+delighted. He spoke so well of Peter also. Said 'he was as cool as an
+icebox during the whole engagement.' He never mentioned to his wife
+about meeting her brother Jo on the field until long afterwards.
+
+“The troops of this army were put in camp and shortly recruited to their
+maximum limit. Volunteering by this time was very active. No longer did
+our country have to wait to drum up recruits. The patriotic fires were
+lighted up and burning brightly: drums and the shrill notes of the fife
+were heard in almost every direction. Sympathizers with rebellion had
+hushed in silence for the present--but for the present only.”
+
+[Illustration: The Charge of Col. Anderson's Regiment 045]
+
+“Uncle Daniel,” said Major Isaac Clymer, who had been silent up to this
+time, “I was in that engagement, in command of a troop of cavalry, and
+saw Col. Anderson make his bayonet charge. He showed the most cool and
+daring courage that I have ever witnessed during the whole war, and I
+was through it all. Gen. Pokehorne was in command of the rebels, and
+showed himself frequently that day, urging his men forward. He was
+afterwards killed at Kensington Mountain, in Georgia. We got the
+information very soon after he fell, from our Signal Corps. They had
+learned to interpret the rebel signals, and read the news from their
+flags.”
+
+“Yes, I have heard it said by many that our Signal Corps could do that,
+and I suppose the same was true of the other side.”
+
+“O, yes,” said Col. Bush, “that was understood to be so, and towards the
+end of the war we had to frequently change our signal signs to prevent
+information being imparted in that way to our enemy.”
+
+“There was a Colonel,” said Major Clymer, “from Arkansas, in command
+of a rebel brigade, in that battle, who acted with great brutality. He
+found some of our Surgeons on the field dressing the wounds of soldiers
+and drove them away from their work and held them as prisoners while the
+battle lasted, at the same time saying, with an oath, that the lives of
+Abolitionists were not worth saving.”
+
+“Yes. The Colonel mentioned that in his letter and spoke of it when
+I saw him. He said it was only one of the acts of a man instinctively
+barbarous. His name was Gumber--Col. Gumber. He has been a prominent
+politician since the war, holding important positions. You know, these
+matters are like Rip Van Winkle's drinks--they don't count, especially
+against them.”
+
+“'But among Christian people they should,' said Dr. Adams.
+
+“'That is true, but it does not. There are two distinct civilizations in
+this country, and the sooner our people recognize this fact the sooner
+they will understand what is coming in the future. But, returning to my
+story, the winter was now coming on, and I had to make provision for the
+families that were in my charge, so I called the women together and had
+a council as to what we would do for the best; the first thing was to
+arrange about sending the little girls to school. After discussing it,
+we concluded to start them the next day to the common school. Our public
+schools were said to be very good. So the next morning my wife, Mary and
+Jennie all started with the children to school. They saw the teacher and
+talked with her, telling her that their fathers were in the army, and
+she entered them in school. They came and went, back and forth, and
+seemed greatly pleased during the first week, but on Wednesday of the
+second week, they came running home crying and all dirty, saying that
+some of the school children had pelted them with clods and pebbles,
+calling them Abolitionists. Little Jennie said to me:
+
+“'Grandpa, what is an Abolitionist?'
+
+“I replied: 'One who desires the colored people to be free, and not sold
+away to strangers like cattle.'
+
+“'Grandpa, do white people sell colored people like they sell cows?'
+
+“'Yes, my child.'
+
+“'Well, grandpa, is that right?'
+
+“'I think not, my child. Would it be right for me to sell you away from
+your mother and send you where you would never see her again?'
+
+“'Oh! no, grandpa; you would not be so wicked as that. I would cry
+myself to death; and mamma--what would she do without me, she loves me
+so?'
+
+“'Yes, said little Sarah, 'I love sister, too. I would cry, too, if you
+sent her away where I could not see her. Why, grandpa, people don't do
+that, do they? Your are only fooling sister.'
+
+“'No, no, child; in the South, where the war is, there are a great
+many colored people living. They are called slaves. They work for their
+masters and only get what they eat and wear, and their masters very
+often sell them and send the men away from their wives and children, and
+their babies away from their mothers and fathers.'
+
+“'Grandpa, do they ever sell white people?' asked Jennie.
+
+“'No, my child.'
+
+“'Well, why don't they sell white people, too?'
+
+“'Oh, my child, the law only allows colored people to be sold.'
+
+“'Well, grandpa, I don't think any good people ever sell the little
+children away from their mothers, any way.'
+
+“'No, my child, nor any grown people either.'
+
+“'Well, grandpa, you wouldn't sell anybody, would you?'
+
+“'No, my child, I would not.'
+
+“'Well, then, grandpa, you are an Abolitionist.'
+
+“'Yes, in that sense I am.'
+
+“'Well, grandpa, I am one, too, and I will just say so at school,
+and will tell the boys and girls who threw clods at us and called us
+Abolitionists that they sell people like cows, and that they are not
+good people.'
+
+[Illustration: Pupils attacking the little Abolitionist 048]
+
+“'Yes,' said little Mary Anderson, 'I know what colored people are.
+They've plenty of them down where we came from. They call them
+“niggers”. They are mighty good to me, grandpa, and my papa doesn't sell
+'em. He is a good man. He don't do bad like those rebels, does he, ma?'
+
+“'No, my child, your papa does not sell anybody. He is against it. He
+never owned anyone. He does not think it right to own people.'
+
+“'No; my papa don't, does he, ma? He is going to fight the people that
+sell other people, ain't he, ma?'
+
+“'Yes, my darling; but don't say any more. Let us go in and get our tea,
+and you will feel better.'
+
+“This interference of little Mary and her mother let me out of a scrape,
+for I say to you, friends, that I was getting into deep water and would
+have very soon lost my soundings if Jennie and little Sarah had kept
+after me much longer. You see, the truth is that I had never been an
+Abolitionist, but a Freesoil Democrat; but soon I became a full-fledged
+Abolitionist after our flag was fired upon by the Secessionists.
+
+“However, we all entered the house, and after tea, the children being
+put to bed, we held another council and decided that inasmuch as there
+was such great excitement in the country, and Allentown being such
+a hot-hole of rebel sympathizers, it was not safe even to allow our
+children to attend the schools. Jennie, however, being a good scholar
+and having prior to her marriage taught school, we unanimously elected
+her our family teacher, and setting apart a room, duly installed her on
+the next Monday morning over our Abolition school, as we found on the
+evening of our discussion with the children that they had converted the
+household by their innocent questions.
+
+“The next day I rode out to my son David's farm and saw Joseph Dent, the
+man whom I had left in charge. I inquired of him if everything was all
+right about the place, and he told me that he had moved his family into
+David's house, as he feared some damage might be done to it, having seen
+several persons prowling about at different times. He did not know who
+they were, but was sure they meant mischief, as they were very abusive
+of the Colonel, calling him a 'Lincoln dog,' after the manner of Dan
+Bowen in his speech.
+
+“Joseph said he was now prepared for them; that he had another man
+staying with him, and if I would go with him he would show me what
+they had done. I did as he asked me, he led the way into the house and
+upstairs, where he showed me a couple of holes cut through the wall
+in each room, just beneath the eaves, and standing in the corner was a
+regular arsenal of war materials. I said to him that he seemed to be in
+for war. The tears started in his eyes, and he said:
+
+“'Uncle Daniel, I am an old soldier; was in Capt. David's company
+when he was in the Regular Army. I came to him three years ago when my
+enlistment was out. I will defend everything on these premises with my
+life. I would be in the army now with the Colonel (I am used to calling
+him Captain) if he had not asked me to stay here and take care of his
+farm. These “secesh” will not get away with me and my partner very
+easily, and should you hear of this fort being stormed, you bring some
+men with you to pick up the legs and pieces of the fellows who shall
+undertake it. Do not be afraid; we will take care of all here.'
+
+“'Yes, Joseph, I see that. I will tell Jennie, and also write the
+Colonel how splendidly you are doing.'
+
+“'Thanks,' said Joseph, giving me the regular soldier's salute. 'Is
+there anything wanted at your house, sir? Tell the Colonel's wife that
+I will bring down anything that she may be wanting at any time. I will
+certainly bring a load of wood in to-morrow.'
+
+“We were in the habit of getting many things from the farm--butter,
+eggs, chickens, potatoes, etc. All our wood came from there. Joseph was
+very useful in many ways. I returned home satisfied that all was going
+well at the farm.
+
+“The weather was now getting cold and disagreeable; too much so, it was
+thought, for any very serious army movements on our Western lines. The
+rebels had collected a very heavy force at Dolinsburg, situated on a
+high ridge, with hills sloping down to Combination River, one of the
+tributaries of the Ohio. Here they had built an immense fortress, with
+wings running out from either side for a great distance; on the outer
+walls were placed large guns, sweeping and commanding the river to the
+north. The rebels were well prepared with all kinds of war materials, as
+well as in the numbers of their effective force, to defend their works
+against great odds.
+
+“Gen. Silent, who, it seems, always did everything differently from what
+the enemy expected him to do, conceived the idea that he would try
+to dislodge them. When the enemy heard that he was preparing to move
+against them, they but laughed at such an attempt.
+
+“The General, however, made ready, gave his orders, and his army was
+soon in motion. The direction in which our army was to march was very
+soon known, as it was impossible to keep any of our movements a secret,
+on account of the great desire of newspapers to please everybody and
+keep every one posted on both sides, the rebels as well as friends;
+which prompted them to publish every movement made. This was called
+'enterprise,' and it has been considered patriotic devotion by many,
+especially the gold gamblers and money kings. This was not permitted
+by our enemies; the publication of any secret expedition or movement of
+their forces, by any one inside of their lines, would cost him his life;
+and so in any army save our Union army. Why was this? It does seem to
+me that this ought not to have been so. I have often thought of it, and
+concluded it must have been fear. 'The pen is mightier than the sword'
+has been truthfully said.
+
+“Our Congress was afraid of the press, and were not willing to make laws
+stringent enough for the army on this subject. The President was nervous
+in this respect, and commanding Generals were afraid of criticisms; so
+it was the only class that had the privilege of doing and saying what
+it wished to, and, my friends, that is one of our troubles even now. Our
+statesmen are afraid to speak out and give their opinions, without first
+looking around to see if any one has a pencil and notebook in his hand.
+This is getting to be almost unbearable, to find some person in nearly
+every small assemblage of people, on the street, in the hotel, in the
+store, even in your own private house, reporting what you have for
+dinner, what this one said about some other one, what this one did or
+said, or expects to do or say in the future. But I am wandering from my
+story.”
+
+“Well, Uncle Daniel, your discussions on all subjects are interesting,”
+ replied the Doctor.
+
+“I have been thinking of what you said about the press during the war,”
+ said Col. Bush; “and taking what you said upon the subject of our great
+ambition here in the North to get money, and let all else take care of
+itself, I can see that the same sordid spirit pervaded the press during
+our war; fortunes were made by many newspapers in that way; everybody
+bought papers then; we sold the news to our own people for money and
+furnished it to the rebels gratis. Get money, get money; that is our
+worst feature, and most dangerous one it is, for the country's welfare.”
+
+“I agree with you, Colonel,” spoke up Maj. Clymer, “but I would rather
+hear Uncle Daniel talk. On any other occasion I would be delighted to
+hear you.”
+
+“I beg pardon, Uncle Daniel,” replied the Colonel. “I will hereafter be
+a patient and delighted auditor.”
+
+“Well, when the army was under way there was great excitement and alarm
+throughout the North among the Union people. Our armies in the East had
+not been successful, and the sympathizers with the rebellion all over
+the country were again beginning to be rather saucy. They would
+enjoy getting together and reading of our defeats and discuss, to our
+disadvantage, the failures of our attempts to subdue the rebellion,
+and in this way made it very uncomfortable for any person who loved
+his country and desired its success. They would in every way try to
+discourage our people by saying 'this movement now commencing will
+only be a repetition of what we have already had so often lately in the
+East.'
+
+“But our army moved on, and during the march to the vicinity of
+Combination River they were met by the enemy frequently, who were
+trying to impede their march, and several severe skirmishes and
+minor engagements occurred. They were now within some twenty miles of
+Dolinsburg Fortress, when a sharp and very decisive engagement took
+place between one battalion of cavalry, two batteries of artillery, and
+three regiments of infantry on our side, where Col. Anderson was
+the ranking officer, and therefore in command, and five regiments of
+infantry, two batteries and one troop of cavalry on the side of the
+rebels. They were posted behind a small stream, known as Snake
+Creek, having steep banks. The action commenced, as usual, with the
+skirmishers. After reconnoitering the position well, the Colonel
+determined to send his cavalry and one regiment around some distance, so
+as to cross the stream and strike the enemy's left flank. He could
+not expect re-enforcements, if they might be needed, very soon, as he
+marched on the extreme southern road, so as to form the junction with
+the other troops on their extreme right, touching Combination River to
+the south of the enemy's works, so as to be the extreme right flank
+of our army. The enemy, finding his force was superior in numbers,
+attempted to cross the stream with his infantry. The two batteries were
+opened and poured shrapnel into the advancing column, dealing havoc and
+slaughter on all sides. They tried to keep their line, but they soon
+staggered, halted, and fell back. The Colonel then opened a destructive
+musketry fire all along the line. Just at this moment he heard the
+attack of his regiment of infantry and troop of cavalry on their flank.
+He quickly advanced across the stream, and the enemy was in utter rout.
+
+“He captured all his guns--six 12-pound Napoleons and four
+howitzers--and a large number of prisoners. He followed closely on the
+rear of the enemy, gathering in stragglers and squads of men until night
+closed in and compelled him to desist and go into camp. When safety
+from surprise was assured, he sent for one of the prisoners to get some
+information about the road and the fortifications, commands, etc. After
+ascertaining many things that he considered important, he found, upon
+further inquiry, that his enemy upon that afternoon was commanded by
+Col. Jos. Whitthorne, his wife's brother. He turned and said to Peter,
+who was standing near:
+
+“'This man seems to be my evil genius. I hope I will not meet him again.
+It seems hard that I am to continually meet my own kindred in combat.
+Is it possible that these people are willing to spill the blood of their
+own friends and kindred, merely because they have failed to retain power
+longer, and for that reason will destroy the Government?'
+
+“'Yes,” said Peter; 'they will never be content except when they can
+control other people as well as the Government. But see here, Colonel,
+do you see this?' showing him a great rent in the breast of his coat and
+vest; 'a pretty close call, wasn't it?'
+
+“'By George! it was that!'
+
+“'Well, never mind; but was not this about as nice a little fight as you
+would wish to have for an appetiser?'
+
+“'Yes, you are quite right; and that reminds me that I have not had a
+bite to eat since four o'clock this morning. By the way, have you any
+cold coffee in your canteen?'
+
+“'O, yes, I have learned to keep that on hand. Here, help yourself.'
+
+“The Colonel took a good drink, and turned to Peter and said:
+
+“'What is the matter with that coffee?
+
+“'Nothing; it is only laced a little.'
+
+“'Laced? What is that?'
+
+“'Why, I put a little brandy in it, that's all.'
+
+“'That's all, is it? Well! that is something I have learned. Let me
+taste it again.'
+
+“Which he did, as Peter afterwards said, until there was none left. I
+tell you these poor fellows were excusable for occasionally warming up
+after a hard march or a battle. I have learned to look very leniently on
+the shortcomings in that direction of the poor old unfortunate fellows
+who are going through this hard world without a penny, after having
+served their country faithfully. I see them nearly every day, forgotten,
+neglected, no home, no friends to care for them; and to see them when
+they pass by the American flag always salute it. I hope their fate will
+be a better one in the next world.
+
+“I well remember that during the war every one who cared for his country
+would say, 'God bless the Union soldier and his family.' We all prayed
+for them then; the good women in church, at home, in the hospital, at
+the side of the sick, wounded or dying soldier, prayed fervently for
+their safety here and hereafter. We loved him then, and say we do yet;
+but we find the same men who reviled him then, complaining about the
+pension list, and some saying: 'The Confederates fought for what they
+believed to be right. We are all American citizens. Why not put all
+on the same footing? Let us be brothers.' I tell you, my friends, the
+people of this country are hard to understand. I heard the President of
+the Southern Confederacy applauded this year. I was saddened by this,
+and was glad that my time here could not be regarded as of great
+duration. Can such things be? Am I dreaming? Where am I? Is it possible
+that I am in Indiana and not in South Carolina? Am I under the Union
+flag, and not the Confederate?”
+
+Uncle Daniel here bowed his head, and in a whisper to himself, said:
+
+“Is it so? Is it so?”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER IV.
+
+     BATTLE OF DOLINSBURG.--HEROIC CONDUCT OF COL. TOM ANDERSON
+     --REPORTED DEAD.--HIS WIFE REFUSES TO BELIEVE THE REPORT.
+
+     “There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
+     gesture, they looked as they had heard of a world ransomed,
+     or one destroyed, a notable passion of wonder appeared in
+     them; but the wisest beholder, that knew no more but seeing
+     could not say, if the importance were joy or sorrow; but in
+     the extremity of the one it must needs be.”--Shakespeare
+
+The next morning the march was resumed. At an early hour the whole army
+was in motion on different roads with the general understanding that the
+command would close in line around the west side of the fortress that
+afternoon. The weather being very disagreeable for marching, there was
+delay on the roads, but, finally, late in the evening the army commenced
+closing in and forming its line. The centre was commanded by General
+Smote; the left, resting north, on the river, commanded by General
+Waterberry, and the right, resting on an almost impassable slough,
+connecting with the river, commanded by General McGovern. In moving into
+position the place was found to be well protected by a heavy abatis and
+chevaux-de-frise, from point to point, above and below the fortress.
+This seemed impassable, and the enemy, seeing our army closing in around
+them, kept up a terrible fire on our advancing columns, causing us very
+severe loss in getting into position. It was at a late hour in the night
+(when our lines were only partially formed) that our army rested, as
+best as they could, in the snow and sleet; but not a murmur was
+heard. The next morning our lines were advanced to the front and the
+impediments removed as much as possible; though a severe and deadly
+fire was poured upon our men most of the day. Late in the afternoon an
+assault was ordered in the centre, and a bloody affair it was; again
+and again our brave fellows moved on the works, but were as often driven
+back with severe loss. About 'o'clock Gen. Silent came riding along
+with an orderly by his side, his staff having been sent in different
+directions with orders. He came up to where Col. Anderson was sitting
+on his horse, watching the engagement in the centre. Gen. Silent, after
+passing the compliments of the day, said to the Colonel:
+
+“'Your engagement at Snake Creek (that being the name of the creek where
+the Colonel met the enemy the day before) was a rather brilliant affair
+as I learn it.'
+
+“'Yes,' said the Colonel; 'it was my first attempt at commanding in a
+battle, but we had the best of it.'
+
+“'Yes,' said the General; 'and now I want to see if you can do as well
+here. I wish you to assault the enemy's works in this low ground on the
+right, in order to draw some of his forces away from the centre; our
+forces are having a hard time of it there.'
+
+“Col. Anderson gave the order at once to prepare for action--knapsacks
+and blankets were thrown off, and the assaulting column formed. The
+General rode away after saying:
+
+“'It is not imperative that you enter their works; but make the assault
+as effectual as you can without too great a sacrifice of men.'
+
+“The Colonel looked at the ground over which they must pass and viewed
+the works with his glass, but said not one word save to give the command
+'Forward!' On, on they went, and as they moved under a torrent of leaden
+hail, men fell dead and wounded at every step; but they went right up
+to the mouths of the cannon. There they stood and poured volley
+after volley into the enemy, until at last he began to give way, when
+re-enforcements came from the centre, as was desired. The Colonel's
+force could stand no longer. Sullenly they fell back to a strip of woods
+when night closed in, and the battle ceased for the day.
+
+“Our lines were much nearer the enemy than in the morning.
+
+“The centre held their ground at last, and all was still, Part of the
+night was employed in hunting the dead and wounded. Many were wounded
+and frozen to death, being left on the ground during the night. The
+suffering in front of Dolinsburg was something almost indescribable--it
+snowed, sleeted, hailed and froze during the whole of the night. The
+troops did not sleep, nor did they attempt it; they had to form into
+squads and walk around trees all night. No fires could be lighted--they
+were so close to the enemy's entrenchments. Just at daylight the sharp
+sound of their skirmishers was heard. They had concluded to move out on
+our right and attack us on our flank, and open the way for the escape
+of their army. On they came. Our line was soon formed and our musketry
+opened. During the night one of our batteries had been brought up and
+given position on a slight elevation to the right of Col. Anderson's
+centre. The enemy opened furiously on our line, and in a few minutes our
+battery was knocked to pieces and was charged by infantry. Here there
+was a bloody conflict; men fell by the score; the snow was reddened
+by the blood of both patriots and traitors. The smoke seemed to hover
+around the trees and underbrush, as if to conceal the contending forces
+from each other. The flame of musketry and the red glare of the cannons
+lighted up the scene with a lurid tint. Limbs fell from the trees,
+and the ground was mown as smoothly of weeds and underbrush as if by
+a scythe. Our right was under orders to hold their position at all
+hazards. The battle, dreadful and bloody, continued. By degrees the
+troops on the right of Col. Anderson gave way and abandoned the field.
+At noon but one regiment besides Col. Anderson's withstood the enemy on
+the right of our line. They were terribly cut up, and having no food,
+were nearly exhausted. Their ammunition was growing scarce, none having
+been brought up to this point for their supply. In this condition
+they stood like a wall, under the most galling fire of artillery and
+musketry, their comrades falling like grass before the sickle. At
+length the enemy's cavalry appeared in the rear; not in line, but as if
+observing the battle with a view of taking advantage at the proper time
+of any mishap that might occur in our lines. Col. Anderson seeing this,
+and feeling that his command was now in great peril, conceived the idea
+of a bayonet charge on the line to his front, and so ordered it.
+
+[Illustration: Col. Anderson Wounded 059]
+
+“His line moved forward, in a double-quick, and with a shout drove the
+enemy, who was stampeded by the impetuous assault. The Colonel, being
+on foot, led his men right up to the works, the enemy having been driven
+inside. As he leaped forward to them, with sword in hand, calling to
+his men, 'Come on, my boys,' he fell, as they then thought, mortally
+wounded. The enemy seeing this made a fresh assault, and drove our
+force back. Col. Anderson was left on the field supposed to be dead. The
+battle raged all along the line. Our right was driven and forced under
+the brow of a hill. While under this partial shelter a portion of the
+enemy made their escape through this unoccupied part of the field.
+At this time our left made a successful assault upon the works of the
+enemy, capturing their outer line and forcing them into their more
+contracted lines but more strongly fortified. The centre had made
+several ineffectual assaults and had lost in killed and wounded very
+heavily. Re-enforcements came to the right, and a renewal of the assault
+all along the line was ordered. To the work of blood and death the men
+again came forward with a heroic will, and for about an hour the battle
+was like the long roll on a thousand drums. The air was filled with
+shells; the heavens were lighted up as if meteors were flying in all
+directions; the rumbling of artillery was heard as batteries changed
+position, and the loud commands of excited officers. On and on moved
+the serried masses. As the lines opened by the dropping of the dead and
+wounded, 'close up, boys,' could be heard. It was now about dusk. One
+grand charge all along the line, one grand shout, 'up with the flag,
+boys!'--all was over, the fortress was ours, and the Stars and Stripes
+floated over Dolinsburg. That night, however, was a night of gloom and
+sorrow in our army. Gen. McGovern was killed in the last assault. Gen.
+Smote was badly wounded and died a few days later. Gen. Waterberry,
+a brave and gallant officer, fell a few weeks later at the battle of
+Pittskuk.”
+
+“I remember when Waterberry fell, poor fellow,” said Col. Bush.
+
+“Yes, many a poor fellow lost his life in those two battles. We captured
+a great number of prisoners. Gen. Bertram surrendered. Many of his
+leading officers were killed and wounded, and some made their escape
+through the opening in our line on the right, where Col. Anderson fell
+wounded.”
+
+Dr. Adams asked: “Uncle Daniel, did you ever hear of him? Was his body
+found?”
+
+“Yes, Doctor, and the story of that and his recovery is a very singular
+one. Peter searched diligently for him, but failed to find him; this
+distressed him so much that he decided to ask for a leave and return
+home, so as to stay a short time with the family and do what he could
+to help us bear the sorrow of the Colonel's supposed death. After our
+grief-stricken family could have the patience to listen to his recitals,
+he gave us the story just as I have told it. Mrs. Anderson, although
+stricken down with grief, insisted that her husband was not killed,
+or he would have been found among the slain; that a man of such marked
+features would have been noticed by some one who did the interring. The
+Captain insisted that there could be no doubt but that he was killed.
+Time passed on, but little Mary would continually ask, 'If her papa
+was dead?' 'Was he shot?' Who had killed him?' and a thousand other
+questions which constantly kept her mother thinking of the Colonel's
+fate, and soon she determined to go in search of him. Peter was leaving
+for his regiment, now under command of Colonel Rice. Col. Anderson
+having been reported as killed, Rice had been promoted Colonel, and
+the regiment had moved with the army in a southwesterly direction some
+considerable distance from Dolinsburg. Still there had been troops left
+there, so that it was perfectly safe to visit the battle-field, there
+being no rebel force in that part of the country at that time. I agreed
+to go with her, and made all the arrangements necessary for the family;
+the farm of Col. David having been looked after, and our family-school
+reorganized under Jennie, which had become demoralized by the news of
+Col. Anderson's death. In the meantime we had heard from Col. David and
+James, who were well, and also had letters from Stephen and Henry; both
+had joined the army: Stephen in an infantry regiment from Ohio, where he
+lived, and Henry in a cavalry regiment from Michigan, where he had been
+employed for a time in surveying for a company; so at this time I had
+one son left not yet in the army, he being my third son, Jackson, who
+was then engaged in railroading in Minnesota. We had not heard from him
+for some time, and his mother was sorely troubled, expecting soon to
+hear of the last of the Lyons being in the army. This, she thought, was
+a little more than ought to be required of any one family.”
+
+“So say I, Uncle Daniel,” spoke up several of the listeners.
+
+“True, true; but our country's demands should be satisfied by her
+citizens, no matter what they may be. Well, when all was arranged, Mary
+Anderson and I started. We went as far as we could by cars and boat, and
+then obtained horses and traveled on horseback to Dolinsburg. Coming to
+the pickets we were halted, and, on telling our errand and where we
+were from, we were taken to the headquarters of Col. Harden, who was in
+command of the post. We were well received and most hospitably treated
+by himself and officers. They all sympathized with Mrs. Anderson; knew
+of the Colonel's gallant conduct in battle, but all thought there was
+no use of a search for him; that he was certainly killed in charging
+the works near the fort. They showed us where he made the assault. After
+resting for the night we started on our search, Capt. Day accompanying
+us as guide and protector. We first went to the place where the Colonel
+fell, but there was nothing but long trenches, where the dead had been
+buried. We passed over the battle-field, which was mowed down smoothly
+by bullets. Limbs of trees had fallen in confusion, furrows were plowed
+in the ground by shell, horses' skeletons, broken muskets, pieces of
+wagons, parts of caissons, spokes, ammunition boxes, pieces of blankets,
+coats, pantaloons, parts of tents--everything in pieces, the evidences
+of a great contest were marked at every step. Late in the afternoon,
+worn out with walking and the excitement, we returned, very much
+disheartened. We dined on soldier's fare, which seemed to us delicious.
+After discussing the battle and the probabilities of the result of the
+war until a late hour, we retired to the camp cots for a night's rest.
+Next morning we got ready for a start. Mary Anderson inquired of Col.
+Harden which way the rebels who got through our lines had retreated.
+He answered her that they retreated on a road along the river up stream
+some twenty-five miles, and then crossed on a boat that had come down
+the river on its way to Dolinsburg, which was stopped by the retreating
+rebels. Mary said:
+
+“'Uncle Daniel, I am going to that place if I can be allowed to do so.'
+
+“I replied: 'This would be a very tiresome and fruitless trip, my child;
+but if you will be any better satisfied by doing so, I will make it with
+you.'
+
+“Col. Harden said he would send a small escort for protection, though
+there was no danger of any force of the enemy, but there probably would
+be some wicked people there who might do us some harm. He had our horses
+brought out, and sent Capt. Day and ten mounted men with us. The road
+was somewhat rough, but very passable for saddle-horses. When we had
+gone about ten miles we met a colored boy, some fourteen years old, who
+said he was going to Dolinsburg. Mrs. Anderson rode on with Capt. Day.
+The escort was in front of them. I asked the boy why he was going to
+Dolinsburg. He said he lived about ten miles further up the river, and
+that an old colored woman, called 'Aunt Martha,' had sent him down to
+see if any soldiers were at Dolinsburg; and if so, to tell them that
+there was a Union officer at her house, sick.
+
+“'Do you know his name?' I asked.
+
+“'No, sir; but Aunt Martha calls him Massa Tom.'
+
+“I trembled all over. My blood was hot and cold by turns.
+
+“'When and how did he come there?” asked.
+
+“He said that the rebels had left him. My brain was now dizzy, and I
+told him to turn back and take me to the place. We rode past the rest
+of the company while they were resting for a short time. I told them I
+would ride on to the place where the river was crossed, and wait there
+for them. Mary was hearing all she could from Capt. Day about the
+battle, and so she raised no objections. I inquired of the boy as to
+the appearance of the sick officer. He described him as very pale, black
+hair, eyes and beard. I could understand his being pale, and felt sure
+it was Col. Anderson. I asked the boy if he ever spoke to him. He said
+he had not, but Aunt Martha talked to him about his wife and little girl
+and Uncle Daniel. I now was positive it was Tom. I reeled in my saddle
+and nearly fell from my horse. What should I do? I could not tell Mary,
+for if it proved not to be him she would not be able to bear it. So I
+rode on. After a long time we came to the house. It was some hundred
+paces from the road, a square log cabin or hut, occupied by an old
+colored woman ['Aunt Martha ') and her husband['Ham'), both over sixty
+years, I should judge.
+
+[Illustration: Uncle Daniel meets Aunt Martha 064]
+
+“The old aunty was in the yard, a smooth, hard, flat piece of ground,
+fenced off by a low fence, about four rails high, which a man could
+easily step over. I saluted her with:
+
+“'How do you do, aunty, do you live here?'
+
+“'Yes, sa, I lives heah--me and Ham, my ole man. What is you, massa? Is
+you Union or is you “Sesh?”'
+
+“'Oh! I am a Union man,' I replied.
+
+“'Den I is glad to see you. I'll jes' call Ham. He runned away when he
+seed you. He's feared; yes, he's dat. He isn't gwine wid de “Sesh” any
+mo'.'
+
+“'Well, aunty, have you a Union officer in your cabin, sick?'
+
+“'Well, now, massa, I'se jes' got to know who you is afore I 'fess on
+dat case.'
+
+“'Well, aunty, I am Daniel Lyon, sometimes called “Uncle Daniel.”'
+
+“'Afore God, is dat you, Massa Lyon? Jes' get off yo' hoss an' wait rite
+heah; I be back in a bit.'
+
+“She hobbled in, evidently to speak to the Colonel. I waited quietly
+until she returned. Just then the others came in sight, and I sent the
+boy to halt them. Aunty came out so excited that she could hardly speak.
+
+“'Sho' as you is born'd, dat Massa Tom knows you; but, sah, he's
+powerful weak, an' you must exclose who yo' is to him in a most
+delicacious manner, or you'll incite him. He's 'fraid, sah, dat you is a
+exposter.'
+
+“'O, no, aunty, I am his uncle and benefactor.'
+
+“'Yo'is what?'
+
+“'His uncle,'
+
+“'No, but de oder t'ing what you is?'
+
+“'His benefactor.'
+
+“'Glory to God! Is you? May de Laud shine his light in dis pore house,
+an' brush away de fears ob dis misfortunate famly.'
+
+“Then she called Ham.
+
+“'Oh, yo' Ham, come heah.'
+
+“I entered the cabin and beheld Col. Anderson, as pale as death, lying
+on a poor, broken-down bed. I knelt by his side upon the floor and wept
+aloud. The Colonel could only whisper. Extending his hand, while the
+great tears were rolling down his face, he asked:
+
+“'Is my wife with you? How is my child?'
+
+“He was greatly excited and very weak. I arose from his bedside and
+told him who were coming, and begged him to be calm. Aunty brought some
+cloths and laid on his breast, saying to him:
+
+“'Now, Massa Tom, you mus' be still. Don' be like I tole you. You
+mussent get 'cited now--nuffln of the kine. Jes' see de folks like yo'
+allers done. Dey's come a mighty long ways to fine yo'. Wish dey stay
+away 'til I cure yo'; but spose it's all rite. De good Laud he done
+knowed de bes'. Maybe de “Sesh” come take him some day afore long, so de
+Laud he knows what he wants. Bress de good Laud.'
+
+“'I went out to meet the others. Mary at once asked me what the matter
+was. I spoke as gently as I could, and said:
+
+“'Mary, Tom is still alive.'
+
+“She instantly leaped from her horse and made for the cabin, and in an
+instant was at the bedside of her husband, covering his face with kisses
+and tears. Tom was too weak to more than whisper 'my dear wife,' and
+weep in silence. Old Ham had come in, and stood in one corner of the
+room looking on the scene with his hands locked together over his head.
+He was heard to say over and over in a low tone: “'De Lord bress dese
+chilien.' “Aunt Martha took hold of Mary, saying: “'Deah Misses, yo'
+jes' stop dat cryin'. You ought to be 'joiced dat Massa Tom be libbin.
+You ought ter seed him when de “Sesh” fotched him heah. I tell you dat
+was de time what fotched me down, I done got rite on my old knees an'
+axed de good Laud to spar dis good Massa Tom. I knowed him the berry
+minute I laid my eyes on him. Many's de time I make his bed and cook his
+dinnah. I tell you all about dat. Why, dem “Sesh,” when dey fetch Massa
+Tom heah in de old wagon, dey des frowed him out like he been a hog, and
+tole Ham an' me dat we mus' dig a hole and put him in; dat we be killed
+if we don't. I done went and looked at him, an' tole Ham dat he wasn't
+dead; dat he was wa'm an' bredin. So Ham an' me jes' carried him into
+dis house, an' got blankets and kivers, and wash him wid wa'm water, and
+took keer on him; setted up all de time, one or bofe on us, and kep' him
+good an' wa'm, an yo' see he's done gittin' well. De good Laud heah our
+prayers, an' he whisper to pore ole Marfa dat he gwine to fetch him out
+for some good he gwine to do for us pore people. Bress de Laud; he is
+good to us. I tell yo', de man what said to dig a hole fo' him is a
+bad man; his name is Whitthorne. I 'member de name kase I knowed de
+Whitthornes in Jackson, Miss., when I libbed there. Yes, dat so.'
+
+“At this Mary broke down again. She felt sure that this was some of her
+people. Aunty continued:
+
+“'Ole Massa Gawge (George), that we b'longed to, move upheah six year
+ago, on dis place, from Jackson. He libbed up dar on the hill in dat
+white house dat yo' see up dar, dat am locked up an' no one is in it.
+Dey got lot ob t'ings in dar. When de Union whip de Sesh at Dolins-burg,
+and de Sesh come dis way, gwine home or some-whar, den Massa Gawge an'
+all de famly dey go, too, an' take all de niggers 'cepin' me an' Ham.
+Dey say we's too ole, an' dey done lef us to take keer ob de place; dey
+leabe de smoke-house so we kin git in an' git sumpin to eat. Well, dey
+is plenty in dar, an' we lib all right, and, bress de Laud, dat save
+Massa Tom's life. De good Laud fix it dat way, sho' as yo' born. He take
+tkeer ob de good folks.'
+
+“Old Ham, who had been silent, broke out:
+
+“'Yes, dat's so, massa, dat's so. De Laud do do dis. He done told me up
+at de smoke-house to take all dat we wanted, an' dat when Massa Tom done
+get well, dat we mus go wid him 'way from heah an' lib with Massa Tom;
+dat de Sesh kill us when dey find out we done cure him up. Yes, sah, de
+Laud say dat to me, sho.'
+
+“I said to him: 'Ham, are you sure the Lord said that; did you not dream
+it, or was it not Aunt Martha that said it?'
+
+“'No, massa, no; de Laud told me, sho! I know 'twas he. De words come
+right down frough de smokehouse when I was gittin' meal to make de gruel
+for Massa Tom. O, no, massa; Martha was down heah. I told Martha when I
+come back.'
+
+“'Well, Ham, what did Martha say?'
+
+“'She say dat we must 'bey de Lord; dat he was mo' our massa den Massa
+George; don't we b'longs to de Laud mo' dan to Massa George. Den I say
+dat's well, Martha; you know, and if you b'lieve in dat we go. An' we is
+gwine wid Massa, sho.'
+
+“'If you should go, Ham, they would accuse us of stealing you, and have
+us arrested for it.'
+
+“'Well, I doesn't know 'bout dat. I knows we can steal our ownself away,
+an' go to de place whar Massa Tom lib; I knows dat. We's gwine; dat's
+done fix; we's gwine.'
+
+“The Colonel had been listening, and smiled to find that these two good
+old people loved him so, and he nodded his head to Ham, which caused him
+to laugh immoderately.
+
+“'It's done fix,' said Ham, and he left the cabin.
+
+“I said: 'Aunty, have you any children?'
+
+“'Laud bless yo' good soul, we has six chilien some whar; don't know
+whar. Massa George he sole our chilien 'way from us soon as dey was six
+year old. I never see any ob dem since den; neber heard anything 'bout
+dem. He sole 'em 'way down on de Gulf some whar; neber would tell us.
+Dey done forgot us, or whar we lib, long go; dey so young when dey taken
+'way, O, dey do dat way, so de ole folks not fine 'em. I tell you, Massa
+Lyon, 'tis purty hard on ole folks, to lose de chilien dat way. If
+dey die an' de Laud take dem 'way, dat's all rite; de Laud know he own
+business; but when dey sole 'way, dat hard. You see, dese people dey got
+chilien, but dey tink we no keer for our'n. Dat is whar dey don't know.
+We does keer jes as much as de white folks, but we can't help ourself,
+dats all. I tell you dat's bad. O, I cry myself nearly to deff 'bout my
+chilien; but all do no good; dey done gone; I neber see dem any mo'. If
+I was to, dey would not know me, an' me not know dem; so no good now to
+cry any mo'; dey be all dead, maybe--hope dey am--den dey work for de
+Laud and Master all de time, and not be worked all de time fo' de people
+for nuffin' an' doin' no good. Yes, I hope dey is all done dead. Wish I
+knowed dey was, den I'd be feelin' good. You see, me an' Ham talked dis
+all ober. We neber see our chilien no mo' no matter whar we is; so we am
+gwine where we will be counted wid de people an' not wid de cattle. Yes,
+sah; dat's what we's got in our heads; dar's no use tryin' to put it
+out; it in dar, an' dar it stay. We's gwine, sho'.'
+
+“'Well, well, aunty, all right; I will see that you go. I will take the
+consequences. I will not see as good an old couple as you are held like
+cattle if I can help it.'
+
+“The old woman shouted 'glory,' and hobbled out of the cabin, I presume,
+to tell Ham what I had said.
+
+“By this time the Colonel had recovered somewhat from his excitement,
+and quietly and in a low voice told us how he came to be there. He said
+that when he was wounded on the works of Dolinsburg and left for dead,
+that some one came along and stanched the flow of blood by binding some
+cloth around the wound saturated with something--his wound was through
+the right breast, touching slightly the right lung--that in the
+afternoon, when a portion of the rebel army passed over the ground that
+he occupied, Col. Whitthorne, his wife's brother, discovered him and had
+him placed in one of his ambulances, bringing him away; had no knowledge
+as to what his intention was--whether to take him to some place of
+safety--some hospital, or let him die and bury him where his remains
+could afterwards be found by his family; that up to within a few days
+he had no idea where he was; that these old colored people had kept his
+whereabouts a profound secret, except among a few of their race
+whom they could trust; that when he found a force was stationed at
+Dolinsburg, he got them to send there and give the information, so that
+he might make some arrangement about getting away, for fear of recapture
+by the enemy, and they had sent the boy that we met. He was anxious
+to get away, and thought that he could bear being moved in some easy
+conveyance to Dolinsburg in two or three days' travel. We consulted
+together, and Capt. Day sent a messenger back with a letter to Col.
+Harden, asking him to send an ambulance and a surgeon the next day,
+we remaining with the Colonel until their coming. There was plenty of
+fodder at the plantation barns, and the men took care of the horses.
+Aunty prepared a sufficient quantity of wholesome food for ourselves. We
+passed the night without much sleep, the Captain and I using our chairs
+for beds, as there was not sufficient accommodation for us all; Mrs.
+Anderson slept on the bed by her husband, and the men found comfortable
+quarters in the stables. We enjoyed ourselves, however, hearing Aunt
+Martha and Ham tell us how they had taken care of the Colonel; how
+they had bathed and dressed his wound once each day with warm water and
+poultices of white-oak ooze and slippery-elm bark; how they stopped
+the bleeding with soot from the wooden chimney; how they dosed him
+occasionally, when his wound seemed painful, with good whiskey that Ham
+got up at the house on the hill (he had managed to force an entrance
+somehow); and how every day they asked the Lord to heal his wound and
+make him well, so he would take them away from their long suffering and
+unhappy life. The story of the old woman was most interesting as well as
+very amusing. The next morning we had bread, coffee and chicken, which
+was relished by all, I assure you. The Colonel was fed on gruel and a
+piece of chicken. Aunty, who had him entirely under her control, would
+not allow him to eat anything else. After breakfast was over I asked
+Aunty how she came to know Col. Anderson, and she in her way told me the
+story of her having been hired out once by her master to Col. Anderson's
+family before the Colonel was married, and she said:
+
+“'Laud bressyou, chile, I know Massa Tom soon I put my eyes onto him.
+Yes, sah. I neber let on, doe. He didn't know nuffin when they frowed
+him out heah like a pig. No, sah. He was mos' dead, sho'. Dat's one time
+he mos' done gone to glory, sho'. But he all right now; he come out. An'
+when he do, oh, great Laud, don't I jes' want him to go for dem “Sesh.”
+ Yes, I tell you, I do. Dar is no mistake on dat pint.'
+
+“The day passed. The Colonel improved and conversed considerably with
+his wife. We left them together all we could to enjoy their reunion.
+He was very desirous of getting away and having the assistance of a
+surgeon, who, however, could do no more for him than was being done.
+In the afternoon late, however, there came an ambulance and the Post
+Surgeon. This seemed to give new life and spirit to all. The Surgeon
+entered the cabin, and, after pleasantly conversing about the Colonel
+with us, proceeded to make an examination of his wound. Aunty was
+determined to be present. She raised the Colonel up, and showed the
+Surgeon where the wound was, its condition, etc. He said it was healing
+rapidly, and would be well soon, but that he would be some considerable
+time gaining sufficient strength to do any service. He said that aunty
+ought to have a diploma; that she had treated him as skillfully as
+anyone could have done, and much better than some might have done, Aunty
+at once replied:
+
+“'I tell you where you gib de “'plomas.” You jes' gib dem to de Laud. He
+is de one what do dis work. I tell you, He keep Massa Tom for some good.
+I don't know what, but he is got some good work afore he, sho' I tells
+you, de Laud never show dis pore old nigger what to do, des like she
+be a doctor, less He wanted Massa Tom to do something. He know what He
+wants. He know all t'ings, de Bible say so, an' dats the book you can't
+'spute.'
+
+“We all agreed with aunty, and she was happy. The next morning the
+ambulance was arranged in the best possible manner and the Colonel
+tenderly carried out and laid in, his wife and Aunt Martha having a
+place arranged so they could stay in the ambulance with him. We all
+started, old Ham tying their belongings up in a couple of blankets and
+lashing them on a horse loaned him by one of the escort. We were
+two days in making Bolinsburg, but did it without any very great
+inconvenience or suffering to the Colonel. When we arrived Col. Harden
+welcomed us most heartily, and made all necessary arrangements for the
+comfort of Col. Anderson, as well as the rest of us. I noticed that Col.
+Harden said nothing about the two colored people, and did not seem to
+notice them, so I called his attention to them. He looked at me rather
+quizzically and remarked:
+
+“'Why, I did not observe any colored people. You did not bring any
+through the lines, did you?'
+
+“I took the hint, and said:
+
+“'O, Colonel, what did I say? I was a little absent-minded being up with
+Col. Anderson; and loss of sleep has bothered me.”
+
+“So, you see, I got out of the scrape. Orders then existed against
+bringing colored people through the ines, as I learned afterwards.
+He (Col. Harden) always said that he was color-blind, and could not
+distinguish between the color of people. I remained several days, and
+Col. Anderson continued to improve. I, however, felt that I ought to
+go home and look after the family. So old Ham and I got ready, and bade
+good-by to all, after returning thanks for the kindness shown us. We
+took the two horses that Mary and I rode to Dolinsburg and made our way
+through in several days to Allentown. I preferred to go all the way on
+horseback, to save, perhaps, some trouble about Ham. He claimed to be
+freeborn and from Ohio, where I formerly lived. This went as sound, and
+no trouble ensued. Ham lived at our house and did chores for us and made
+himself generally useful. I related the whole story to the family and
+made all happy, especially little Mary Col. Anderson's child, who had
+the impression fixed on her mind that her papa had been killed, like her
+Uncle Harvey. We received letters from David and James, in the Eastern
+army; also, from Stephen, who had marched with the regiment to which
+he belonged to the Army of the Center, then in the western part of
+Kentucky, and on the way to Pittskill Landing, where the Union forces
+were now concentrating. Henry wrote that his regiment of cavalry had
+been ordered to the East to report to Gen. Kilpatterson. Having heard
+from all our family, except Jackson, we were again happy. We all longed
+for the day to come when Col. Anderson and his wife would return home,
+and were anxious also to see the good old colored woman who had been a
+mother to him during his illness. The children especially asked me every
+day about Aunt Martha; how she looked? if she was as black as Uncle Ham?
+and why Mr. George sold her children? and in any other questions that
+could not well be answered.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel, I knew Col. Harden, of whom you spoke,” said Maj. Clymer.
+“He was a good soldier, went all through the war, and died in 1868. He
+was rather an old man for the service, and was never well after the war
+closed.”
+
+“Yes; I heard of his death; I kept track of him up to that time; he was
+a good man.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel,” said Dr. Adams, “the implicit faith of those two old
+colored people was an example that might well be followed by the masters
+now.”
+
+“Yes; the colored people are the most faithful on the face of the earth,
+and deserve better treatment than they are getting in the South.”
+
+“Why is it that they are deprived of their political rights in the
+Southern States?”
+
+“My dear sir, that is easily answered. As I have heretofore repeated in
+the discussion of other points, the controlling element in the South is
+now, as it ever has been, an aristocracy of and for power. They do not
+intend that in any way or by any means, lawful or otherwise, the control
+of their States shall pass out of their hands; by this means they will
+control the General Government. It would be the same were these colored
+people white; if they were poor and not of the ruling class, they would
+be deprived of their rights in the same way. They believe that they
+were born to control, and control they will, unless we shall find men
+hereafter in charge of this Government with nerve enough to see that the
+rights of the people are protected and enforced.”
+
+“Yes,” said Col. Bush, “another war will come some day, and it will
+commence at the ballot-box. People will suffer just so long and no
+longer. The idea that I gave my right arm away for a Government that
+allows its citizens to be bulldozed and murdered merely for desiring
+to participate in the affairs of the Republic. No, sir! I fight no more
+until I know what I am fighting for and also that we will sustain the
+principles for which we contended.”
+
+“This is a curious people. They are nearly ready for any kind of
+government to-day, when only a few years ago they expended billions of
+money and rivers of human blood for liberty, and now care nothing for
+it. They made the gift of franchise to millions at a great sacrifice,
+and now quietly smile at its surrender. O, yes; but how can you expect
+anything else. Are we not apologizing every day for what we did? Do we
+not avoid speaking of the war in the North? Are not some of our great
+leaders to-day men who aided and sympathized with treason, while we
+teach kindness to our erring brethren and forgive all? Do we not find
+our flag despised nearly everywhere in the South? Do they not march
+under their State flags instead of the Stars and Stripes? Are not all
+their monuments to rebel leaders and Generals? Are not their school
+books full of Secession sentiments? Do they not teach the children that
+we conquered them with hired Hessians? While this is so in the South,
+and any allusion to the war in the North is regarded as stirring up bad
+blood, is it not submissive, cowardly and unworthy of any brave people,
+and will it not result finally in their dominating over us? These are
+the reflections that annoy me in my old and lonely days.”
+
+Here he stopped, was silent for a moment, then said in a low tone:
+
+“Why should I have lived to tremble now for the future of my country.”
+
+The tears stood like crystals in his eyes, and he ceased to speak for
+the present.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER V.
+
+     ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE--TWO DAYS OF AWFUL FIGHTING AT
+     PITTSKILL LANDING--HARD-WON VICTORY-UNCLE DANIEL'S SONS BEAR
+     THEMSELVES GALLANTLY.
+
+     “But whether on the scaffold high, Or in the battle's van,
+     The fittest place where man can die Is where he dies for man.”
+      --Barry.
+
+“During the suspense great preparations were being made for the various
+campaigns by the several ar-armies of the Union, which caused much
+excitement throughout the country. The many prisoners captured at the
+fall of Dolinsburg had been sent to different camps in the North. The
+secession sympathizers were vieing with each other as to who should
+visit them the oftenest and show them the greatest consideration. The
+whisperings of releasing them and organizing for 'a fire in the rear,'
+as the saying went, were loud and plentiful I traveled to Indianapolis
+and Chicago to see if I could learn anything of a definite character on
+these points, and at both places heard mutterings and threats that were
+calculated to produce alarm and also to make any loyal man feel
+like beginning a war at home. Everything that was being done by the
+authorities was denounced as arbitrary and despotic--their acts as
+unconstitutional. In fact, no satisfactory act had been performed by
+the Administration that was calculated to assist in putting down the
+rebellion (according to their way of thinking). When I returned home I
+found a letter from Peter, who had been promoted to a Majority in his
+regiment. The Lieutenant-Colonel (Rice), as I before stated, had been
+made Colonel, Major Pierce Lieutenant-Colonel, and Capt. Lyon (Peter)
+Major. They had not as yet learned of the discovery of Col. Anderson.
+I wrote to Peter, giving him in full the details in reference to the
+Colonel, but told him not to reveal the facts to a soul until it should
+be reported officially. In his letter, however, he informed me of the
+massing of the rebel troops at Corin Junction, and the like process
+going on at the High Banks, on the Little Combination River, now called
+Pittskill Landing, and that he looked for hot work as soon as the Army
+of the Center, under Buda, could make a junction with Gen. Silent. When
+I read Peter's letter all the family were anxious about his fate, should
+there be another battle fought. Old Ham was present and seemed to be
+much interested in what I was saying. He had been entertaining the three
+children with his simple stories about the 'Sesh,' as he and Aunt Martha
+called the rebels. He spoke up, saying:
+
+“'Massa Daniel, I tells you da's no danger, sah. I had a dream 'bout
+dat. Massa Peter am all right, sah; I tells you he is. I neber dreams
+'bout anything but what comes out good.'
+
+“My wife asked Ham if he could interpret dreams. 'No, missis; I not know
+'bout dreams 'cept my own. I knows dat Massa Peter all right.'
+
+“There was no way getting the cunning old darkey to tell his dream. My
+wife said to him:
+
+“'I am troubled about a dream that I had at the commencement of the war.
+It distresses me still.'
+
+“She then related her dream, and he broke out into a laugh, saying:
+
+“'Yes, but you see, massa got all he hands, all he fingers; dey all
+dar--none done gone. Dat dream all good, kase, you see, he fingers all
+right. O, dat's nuffin. De bug he be Sesh; skare you, dat's all; bite de
+chilien little spec, dat's all.'
+
+“We all laughed at the curious speech of old Ham, and yet he sat down
+and commenced counting his fingers, and said: “'How many chilien yo'
+got, misses?'
+
+“'Seven.'
+
+“'Ham became silent, and nothing more could be got from him on the
+subject of the dream. He never spoke of the matter again to any of us,
+except to Peter. I found after all was over that he and Peter had the
+same interpretation--strange, yet so true.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel, what was the interpretation, may I inquire the second
+time?” said Dr. Adams.
+
+“It was very strange; but the interpretation is disclosed by the
+casualties of war, and as we proceed you will recognize it. But to my
+story: The rebel and Union forces were now confronting each other, and
+each was constantly on the lookout for the movements of the other. About
+midway between the camps of the two armies they were almost constantly
+having skirmishes, sometimes with cavalry, and sometimes with infantry.
+The successes were about equal. Peter related the story of an old
+colored man, I presume something after the style of old Ham, meeting him
+while he was making a reconnaissance with his regiment. The old darkey
+was tall and very black, and was walking in great haste when Peter
+called to him:
+
+“'Uncle, where are you going?'
+
+“'Ise gwine to de ribber, sah. Ise ti'd ob de wa', Ise been cookin',
+sah, for de 'Sesh.' He say he gwine to whip dem Yankees on de
+ribber,--dat dey am gwine to come right on and drive dem in de ribber
+and drown dem like cats; dat's what he say, sho'. I heah him wid dese
+old ears, I did.'
+
+“'When did he say he was coming?'
+
+“'Well, massa, he say he comin' right off, sah; he say he kill 'em an'
+drown 'em all afore de res' ob de Yankees come for help dem; dat's what
+he say.'
+
+“'Who was it said this?'
+
+“'Why, sah, it wah de big Gen'l--de one what boss all de res'; he name
+wah Massa Sydenton Jackson. He say he kill all ob you stone dead--he not
+leab one ob em.'
+
+“'If he is going to kill all of us, you don't want to go to our camp and
+get killed, do you?'
+
+“'No, sah; I doesn't spec' to git killed; I 'bout 'cluded dat I wait
+till de shootin' git goin' pretty libely, den I jes' skip de ribber and
+neber stop 'til I be done gone whar dey done got no wa'.'
+
+“'How many soldiers have they in Gen. Jackson's army?'
+
+“'Well, I dunno, but I 'spec' dar am somewhar near a million ob dem,
+sah. Dey's got de woods full ob hoss sogers, an' all de fiel's full ob
+'em what walks. Den dey got big guns wid hosses. Oh, Laudy, massa, I
+dunno, but dey's heaps ob dem.'
+
+“'What were they doing when you came away?”
+
+“'Dey was campin' 'bout ten miles, I 'spose. I walk mighty fas', and I
+is monstrous tired. When dey start dis mornin' I get outside and go in
+de woods and keep whar I see dem all de way. When dey stop I keep on.
+Dey be here in de mornin', sho'. I knows dey will, massa.'
+
+“This being about all Peter could ascertain, he thought perhaps it would
+be as safe back towards the main army, so he returned, bringing old
+'Dick' with him, that being his name. When Peter reported with Dick at
+headquarters the General cross-questioned the old man in a manner that
+would have done credit to a prosecuting attorney, and said to Peter:
+
+“'Major, I guess the enemy intend to try our strength very soon.'
+
+“He then said to Dick:
+
+“'You can go around behind my quarters. You will find some colored
+people there, with whom you will remain until after we have this fight.
+You can then go where you please.'
+
+“'Bress de Laud, Massa Genl, you gwine to make me stay heah and get
+shotted?”
+
+“'Well, I don't know whether you will get shot or not but you will stay
+as I direct.'
+
+“'Afore God, Massa Gen'l, you see dese heah 'backer sticks, (meaning his
+legs), 'dey go, dey go if dey shoot; I can't hole 'em. I tried dem one
+time, an' I tell you dey won't stay. You can't hole 'em, no, sah; dey
+git ebery time--when you 'spec dem be stayin' dey's gwine.'
+
+“The General laughed at his peculiar expressions and sent him away. The
+position of the Union forces was an exceedingly good one for defensive
+operations. The country all around was covered with heavy timber and
+very thick underbrush, save a small opening or field on the right center
+and to the rear of our right flank. The ground was very uneven, full
+of streams, gulches, hills and hollows. The line of the Union troops
+stretched from Hawk Run to Bull Gulch and Buck Lick Junction, the right
+resting on Hawk Run and the left at or near the Junction, the center in
+heavy timber quite a distance farther south than either flank. The right
+of the line was commanded by Gen. Sherwood, the left by Gen. Prince; two
+divisions were in reserve, commanded by Gen. Waterberry. The Army of
+the Center, under Gen. Buda, was within communicating distance, but
+advancing very slowly, causing some fear that they would not get to
+the field prior to the attack being made by the enemy, who was in great
+force ready to be hurled against our comparatively small army at any
+moment.
+
+“The suspense must have been terrible for the time, but at last it was
+over, for on the morning of the third day after Dick made his revelation
+about the enemy's movements, our forces having become a little careless
+on their front, the enemy were upon them without much warning. Just as
+Gen. Sherwood was about to take his breakfast skirmishing commenced
+not more than a mile from his camp, and nearer and nearer it seemed to
+approach our lines. The 'long roll' was sounded and 'to arms' was the
+cry all along the lines. The roads passing through the camp were leading
+in almost every direction, affording the enemy ample opportunity for
+unfolding their line all along our front by a very rapid movement, of
+which they took advantage, and in rapid succession threw their divisions
+in line of battle and moved with quick motion to the assault which was
+made simultaneously along our front. From Peter's description it must
+have come like a thunderbolt. They struck Sherwood's command on the
+center and right flank and drove him from his first position back on
+the reserves and a part of his command entirely from the field. So
+thoroughly were they demoralized that they could not find time to return
+to their places during that day. Sherwood tried to rally them, but
+could not; so he joined his remnant to the first command he found, and
+continued resistance to the impetuous assaults of the Confederates.
+
+“The battle was now raging all along the line; our troops were in good
+condition, and the ones that had won the victory at Dolinsburg were in
+no wise discouraged. They came into action like veterans and stood the
+first shock of the battle without the least movement to the rear or
+panic. Our lines were again adjusted on the right, and one continuous
+rattle of musketry from one end of the line to the other could be
+heard. There was no chance for the operating of cavalry on either side.
+Artillery was run up to the front by both armies. How the different arms
+rattled and thundered. Batteries to the front, right and left rolled
+amid confusion and death. Closer still the armies came until their eyes
+were seen and aim taken as if in target practice. To the rear and front,
+as the armies gained or lost a little of their ground, lay the dead
+and the wounded. The shrieks and groans of the wounded and dying were
+unheeded; the crushing of bones might also be heard as the artillery
+rushed from one part of the lines to another. In this way the contest
+continued for the greater part of the forenoon. At last our center was
+penetrated and our right was forced back again with the center for the
+distance of perhaps a half mile. Our left, having a better position,
+under Gen. Prince, held their ground, and, turning their fire partially
+on the advancing column that was forcing our right, checked them
+somewhat in their rapid advance. At this critical moment our reserves
+came up in good style and entered the conflict. The enemy were now
+steadily driven back to their original position.
+
+“Over the field the Union and rebel soldiers lay side by side, dead and
+wounded alike. They were seen helping one another, their anger and fury
+soon subsiding when they found themselves helpless by the side of
+each other, and, perhaps, often asking 'Why are we thus butchering one
+another?'
+
+“This bloody battle raged with a deadly fury unparalleled on the
+continent up to that time. Louder and louder roared the artillery and
+more steadily and sharply rattled the musketry. The smoke was rising in
+great clouds from the field of carnage. Gen. Silent was very impatient
+on account of the non-arrival of Gen. Buda, as well as Gen. Wilkins,
+whose division was some six miles away to the rear, and was expected to
+come rapidly forward and strike west of Hawk Run, on the left flank of
+the enemy; but no Buda and no Wilkins came. The battle was then raging
+with great slaughter on both sides. The entire Union force was now
+engaged, and the rebel commander was bringing his reserves forward and
+re-enforcing his lines. He could be seen re-organizing his forces and
+putting his reserves in line. Gen. Jackson and his staff were seen
+riding along giving directions. He had on his staff one Gen. Harrington,
+who seemed to be very active in moving about. Soon another assault was
+made on our lines. The fresh troops seemed to inspire them with new
+zeal, and on they came, steadily and firmly, with a constant and heavy
+fire pouring into our lines. The assault was resisted for some time. It
+seems that during this assault, their Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Sydenton
+Jackson, was shot through the breast, falling from his horse dead. At
+the fall of Jackson, Gen. Harrington seemed to become crazed and rushed
+madly on, directing that every Yankee be killed. 'Bayonet them!' 'Kill
+them like cats!' 'Let none escape,' he cried. So on they came like a
+line of mad animals, sending forth such unearthly yells as to induce the
+belief that all the fiends of the infernal regions had been turned loose
+at once and led on by old Beelzebub himself. On, on they came. Our line
+reeled and staggered under the assault. A fresh column came up under
+Gen. Bolenbroke, and advanced rapidly against our right flank, and bore
+down so heavily that our line on the right and centre again gave way. In
+falling back, Gen. Waterberry, a gallant officer who had brought up our
+reserves on our first repulse, was killed while trying to rally his men.
+
+“His death seemed to create a panic, and Gen. Sherwood was unable to
+hold the men to their line. He would form and reform them, leading them
+himself; but when he would look for the command he was trying to bring
+to the front, he would find them going to the rear, making very good
+time.
+
+“Peter's command was in this part of the line. He could hear this man
+Harrington, as the rebels came rushing on, crying out: 'No quarter!'
+'Kill every Yankee!' 'Let none escape!' 'Rid the country of the last
+one!' 'Take no prisoners!' The panic continued on our right, and at
+least one-half of this part of Sherwood's command broke, and was utterly
+disorganized, hiding behind trees, in hollows and ravines, to cover
+themselves from the enemy. In great numbers they sought roads leading
+to the rear, and followed them without knowing to what point they might
+lead. In this demoralized condition of one portion of our army, despair
+seemed to set in. Gen. Silent sat on his horse looking sadly at this
+condition of things. He spoke not a word. Riding up to Sherwood, who was
+greatly excited, he said:
+
+“'General, can you not send word to Prince to fall back slowly? I see
+the enemy will soon be on his flank.'
+
+“As the General rode away he said: 'I cannot understand the delay of
+Buda and Wilkins.'
+
+“He sent orderlies immediately to hurry them up, giving imperative
+orders to them 'to move to the field of battle as rapidly as possible.'
+In the meantime Gen. Hudson had gone to the support of Prince; our
+forces on the right having steadily fallen back. It was too late,
+however, to save him. The enemy had surrounded him before Hudson could
+form on his right, and he was compelled to surrender with a portion of
+his command, the rest having fallen back and thereby saved themselves.
+Hudson joined on the remainder of Prince's command and made resistance
+to the further advance of the enemy. Our line, being again intact, fell
+back behind a ravine that crossed the battlefield from northwest to
+southeast--from Moccasin Run to the river. The enemy by this time were
+in possession of the camps of the Union forces, and partially giving
+themselves up to plunder, the battle gradually slackened until darkness
+closed in on the contending armies The enemy occupied our camps during
+the night, intending the next morning to capture what was left of our
+army. During the first part of the night they kept up a fearful noise,
+evincing their joy over what they thought a great victory. Gen. Silent,
+however, was engaged in arranging his forces for an attack at daylight,
+being satisfied that he could surprise the enemy and defeat him, as he
+would not expect our forces to fight, and, therefore, take the noise of
+preparation for a retreat. The column under Gen. Wilkins came up early
+that night and was posted on the right of our army, with its right on
+Hawks Run.
+
+“Gen. Buda also arrived during the night and was given position on the
+left, his left resting on the river. The center, held by Sherwood, was
+re-enforced by Hudson and that portion of Prince's command not captured.
+The artillery was put in battery in the center and on the right center,
+and orders given for the men to replenish their boxes with ammunition,
+to sleep on their arms, and at 4 o'clock in the morning to make a
+simultaneous attack all along the line with infantry and artillery,
+moving the artillery rapidly to the front. This being understood, all
+were quiet. The enemy were so confident of having our army at their
+mercy that they lighted fires and made night hideous with their howls.
+During the night the leaves and grass were set on fire by some unknown
+means and burned over the battlefield, causing great consternation, as
+many of the wounded were yet lying where they fell. Their shrieks and
+appeals for help would have made the tears come to the eyes of the
+most heartless. An allwise Providence, however, heard their prayers and
+appeals for help, and the windows of heaven were thrown open and the
+flood poured forth and subdued the flames, saving many a poor fellow
+from dreadful torture and death. The storm continued nearly all night
+swelling the little streams that ran through the battlefield, causing
+the roads to become almost impassable. The stragglers were collected and
+returned to their commands.
+
+“At 4 o'clock the crack of musketry was heard, and soon after the
+artillery from our lines opened and we were upon the rebels. They were
+taken by surprise and thrown into confusion. The hurrying of officers
+from one part of the field to another was distinctly heard by our men
+and greatly encouraged our forces. On they moved, driving the enemy
+pell-mell from our former camp. It was impossible, under our galling
+fire, for the enemy to form in any compact line. They fell back as our
+troops advanced. We struck them in front, on the flank, and, as they
+sometimes turned in their retreat, in the rear. The slaughter for a
+time was terrible and sickening. They were at last driven into the woods
+where they had formed the day before. Here a lull came in the contest,
+and they took advantage of it to form their line again, believing that
+our advantage could only be temporary, having no knowledge of the number
+of our re-enforcements. When they were in a condition to do so they
+advanced and took the aggressive. On they came. Our line stood as
+immovable as a rock, received the shock of their first assault, and
+then poured the missiles of death into their ranks as if they were being
+rained down from the heavens. For a time the lines both advanced slowly
+and dealt death into each other. The commands from each army could be
+distinctly heard by the other. Harrington on the rebel side was heard to
+say:
+
+“'Charge the Lincoln hell-hounds! Give the cowardly dogs the bayonet!'
+
+“This gave our troops that heard it a contempt for the man, and a
+determination to receive the charge in a soldierly manner. They stood
+silent until the enemy was within close musket range, and at the
+order--the batteries having come up--everything opened and poured volley
+after volley into the advancing columns, which swayed and halted;
+no power could press them forward. Our forces seeing this, advanced
+steadily, firing as they moved. At last the rebel line gave way and fled
+to the woods on their left, taking shelter among the trees. The ground
+between the lines was now literally covered with the killed and wounded.
+On our extreme left the battle was still raging, and seemed to be going
+to our rear. Gen. Silent rode away to this part of the field. Finding
+that our forces had fallen back nearly to the junction of Bull Gulch and
+Buck Lick Run, he ordered Hudson to move rapidly and strike the enemy in
+flank where the line had been broken by the falling back of their left
+and center. This order was executed with much alacrity and was a great
+success. Hudson struck the detached portion of the enemy's army in
+flank and rear, and doubled them up (over the very ground from which
+our forces had fallen back the day before), capturing many prisoners
+and several pieces of artillery. Here he met a young officer whom he had
+noticed moving rapidly to the front and assaulting the enemy with his
+command at any and every point where he could hit him.
+
+“Hudson rode up to him and inquired his name.
+
+“'My name, sir, is Stephen Lyon. I belong to an Ohio regiment. I joined
+the Army of the Center only a short time since, and this is my first
+battle. I have lost many men; my Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel were
+both killed, and I am the Major and now in command of the regiment.'
+
+“This was my fifth son in line of birth, and sixth in the service. I am
+digressing, however. Their conversation was here cut short, as Gen. Buda
+had ordered an advance along his line, which was the left wing of the
+army. The advance was duly made. The rebels, however, in the meantime
+had been re-enforced on this part of their line. The contest, therefore,
+became a very stubborn one on both sides. The advance of Buda was soon
+checked, and the fighting became desperate. Both armies to our right
+seemed to have partially ceased their advance, seemingly to understand
+how the event was being decided on this part of the line. The enemy
+was driven slowly to the rear for some distance. A halt then came and a
+rally on the part of the rebels. They organized into column of regiments
+and made a desperate attempt to break the center of our left. Buda
+massed his artillery against them, keeping it well supported, and mowed
+them down with shell and canister until they lay in piles on the ground.
+They advanced to the assault three times with a heroism and desperation
+seldom witnessed in any ancient or modern battle, but each time back
+were their shattered columns sent in utter confusion. Thus the battle
+continued until late in the afternoon, when both parties reorganized for
+a last and desperate struggle. The lines of the enemy showed all along
+the skirts of timber, leaving the open space to our right and center,
+and extending to Buck Lick Run. Both seemed eager to make the attack,
+but our forces were first in motion, and with a quick-step movement they
+advanced against the enemy. The firing opened all along the line. First
+one and then the other line staggered and swayed to and fro. The forces
+on both sides seemed determined to win or die on their ground. At last
+Wilkins crossed Hawks Run and struck the enemy in his flank, causing
+consternation to seize him, and he gradually gave way, his left flank
+doubling back on the main line nearer the center. At this moment Gen.
+Silent ordered an advance with infantry and artillery simultaneously.
+This was executed in good order, the firing again became general. The
+roar of artillery now was almost deafening. The yell of the enemy was
+heard in every direction as though assaulting, but they could no longer
+stand against our determined forces. Steadily on the advance continued;
+the enemy stood, delivering his fire with deadly results, until our
+army approached to the point where one or the other must give way.
+The rebels, seeing that our force was coming with a steady step and
+determination unmoved by their fire, broke in different parts of their
+line, and finally the moment arrived when they could no longer stand our
+deadly aim, and their whole line gave way. They retreated through the
+woods and on different roads in great disorder; our forces followed up
+their lines of retreat and kept a constant fire upon them until night
+intervened, which protected them from any further disaster. This closed
+one of the bloody battles of the war. That night our army again slept
+upon their arms. Some supplies were brought to them during the night,
+which stayed their hunger. The next morning the enemy was nowhere to
+be seen or heard; he had made his retreat in the night, leaving many
+wagons, ambulances and guns. The roads being made almost impassable by
+the rain of the night before, their dead and wounded were left in our
+hands, save those whom they had removed to the rear the night of
+the first day's contest, when they held the ground. The battlefield
+presented a ghastly and sickening sight,--the dead, the dying, the
+wounded; the hospital in the rear, near the river; the parties burying
+the dead, finding Union men and rebels piled up in heaps together;
+the long trenches being prepared; the soldiers being wrapped in their
+blankets and buried without any knowledge of who they were, or to what
+command they belonged; the words of the dying to be taken back to their
+friends; the messages to fond wives and blessed children; the moans and
+shrieks of the wounded as they were carried on stretchers from where
+they had lain and suffered, some of them, for two days and nights.
+
+“These things, when first recited to me by my son Peter, filled me with
+deep sorrow and pain. O, my friends, the suffering of our poor men for
+their country was great-it was heartrending to hear of it. When the
+sick, wounded and dead had been cared for, of course the army could not
+move again very soon,--it must have rest and reorganization. So the
+camp for the present was established a little in advance of the
+battle-ground. Many were furloughed for a short time and returned home.
+My son Peter came home on a leave, having been wounded late in the
+evening of the second day. His wound being in his foot, he was unfitted
+for duty for some time. His Lieutenant-Colonel having been killed that
+day, he was promoted to the vacancy.
+
+“While Peter was kept in the house (where he was confined by his wound),
+he constantly entertained us by his recitals of all of these incidents
+and movements that I have given to you in my poor way. It is a matter of
+great interest to me to follow the history of men on both sides, and see
+what their good or bad fortune may have been since. Now, on our side
+in this great battle, Gen. Waterberry, one of our leading generals, was
+killed on the first day. Gen. Hudson went through the war creditably and
+died away from home in some of the South American states. Gen. Buda soon
+left the army under a cloud, and I do not know what became of him. I
+think, however, that he is dead. Wilkins went through the war with some
+credit to himself, but was killed in Mexico afterwards in some of their
+periodical revolutions.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel, do you know the history of the rebel generals since the
+war, who commanded in this battle of which you have been speaking?”
+ asked Dr. Adams.
+
+“Oh, yes! You know Sydenton Jackson was killed on the first day.
+Bolenbroke was in the rebel army up to its surrender, but died soon
+after from dissipation, as I have been informed.”
+
+“I am curious to know what became of Dick, the darky,” he said.
+
+Uncle Daniel smiled and said: “Dick, poor fellow, has not been seen
+since his 'backer sticks' ran off with him, just as he said they would.”
+
+“What became of Harrington, who wanted every d---- Yankee killed like
+cats--bayoneted--without any quarter being shown, etc.?”
+
+“He went to Mexico after the war closed; could not live under 'Yankee'
+rule. He there tried to assist in establishing an empire. Was regarded
+by some of the Imperialists as suited to become a Duke. When the Empire
+fell, and no further hope of a dukedom arose before his flattered
+vanity, he came back, and is now one of the leading governmental
+reformers and placed in official position by his party (how strange to
+say 'reformers'. They were once known by a different name). But things
+are changing with the seasons now.
+
+“You see, this great battle of Pittskill Landing, following so soon
+after the battle of Dolinsburg, had marked influence on the country. The
+people began to see that the question of courage did not depend so much
+upon where a man was born as it did on the amount of it he had when
+he was born, and the principle for which he was contending, as well as
+drill and discipline in his duty. The people in the North were beginning
+to learn that every hill in the South was not mined and ready to be
+exploded, blowing up everything that approached. After becoming cool
+they would ask themselves as to where the powder could have been
+procured, etc.”
+
+“Yes,” said Dr. Adams, “I remember well when it was reported, and
+believed by many, that all the hills in Virginia, near Washington, were
+mined, and that masked batteries were behind every bush.”
+
+“Yes, I know many would speak of those things to prove that the
+rebellion could not be conquered, or any headway made against it.
+Just as though a masked battery was any more dangerous than a battery
+uncovered; and without reflecting as to the quantity of guns that would
+have been required, and the number of men supporting the batteries
+at every place where they were by the vivid imagination of many whose
+stories were invented for the purpose of frightening the ignorant.”
+
+“The truth is that it was and is to me one of the great wonders how we
+ever succeeded in putting down the rebellion, with nearly the entire
+South in arms, while there were but few that were not in arms who did
+not sympathize fully with those who were; and in the North a strong
+political party, as an organization, prayed and worked for the success
+of secession and rebellion. The only ones of the party who did not
+sympathize with the rebellion were a few old men who knew the benefits
+of a government, those who entered the Union army, those who had friends
+in the service, and those who were taught to revere the Union in early
+youth. The remainder of that party who desired our success were but
+few and far between. They are now the ones, however, who saved the
+Government, preserved the Constitution, the flag, and our honor, and are
+going to reform all abuses and make everybody prosperous and happy.
+The Colonel here, who lost an arm for his country, is laid aside as
+'worthless crockery'; and as for myself, who gave seven sons to the
+service of my country, I am of no use whatever. Of course, I am very
+old, but I supposed that it would be considered an honor to me to
+have made so great a sacrifice. So I went out to one of the Reformers'
+meetings last Fall, and instead of being invited on the stand and
+referred to as an old man who had given up his whole family for his
+country's cause, I was permitted to sit on the ground and hear an old
+Secessionist and rebel sympathizer extolled to the skies, with great
+applause following, and one of our best and most gallant soldiers
+ridiculed and abused as if he had been a pirate during the war. So it is
+and so it goes. I am poor. So are all who spent their time in aiding
+our country. The mistake we made was not to have staid at home and made
+fortunes, and let these men, who “feathered their nests” during the war,
+have gone and served in the army and showed their love of country.
+We would now have been the patriots and the ones to be intrusted with
+public affairs.
+
+“But why should I care? I think I should not. But it is impossible for
+me to lay aside my feelings on the subject of my country's welfare. I
+will go down to my grave with the feeling that those who so loved their
+country that they risked their lives for it are the safer ones to trust
+with its control. I cannot see how those who did not wish the success of
+our country and those who exerted every nerve to destroy it can be the
+best persons in whose hands to place our vast interests.
+
+“I may be wrong about this, however, and, therefore, will return to my
+story, believing that the Lord doeth all things well.
+
+“Peter and our family at home were sitting in the parlor. Jennie was
+wrapping Peter's foot in cloths and bandages, when the conversation
+turned on Col. David and Col. Anderson. Jennie had a letter from David
+but a day or so before, which gave us the news of the good health of
+himself and James, the doctor. It also informed her that Henry had been
+assigned to duty in the same command with himself, which made it very
+pleasant for them. My wife, Aunt Sarah, had received a letter from Mary
+Anderson a day or so before which brought the gratifying intelligence
+that the Colonel was improving rapidly and would be able soon to return
+to Allentown and once more enjoy for a time the quiet of our home. He
+was informed that he must not return to take the field again for some
+months. While I was at home, trying to arrange the difficulty about
+the colonelcy of his regiment, inasmuch as his discovery and return to
+Dolinsburg had not been officially announced, I wrote to the President
+the situation, telling him the whole story and calling his attention to
+the reports of the battles in which the Colonel had participated,
+and asking that he give him recognition by promotion to a
+Brigadier-Generalship. With this request the President had kindly
+complied, and I had his commission in my possession, which fact I kept a
+profound secret. Just then Peter said to me:
+
+“'What can be done to arrange matters in Col. Tom's regiment? There
+is Col. Rice, who, when Tom takes command or when the facts are
+ascertained, will be reduced in his command as Lieutenant-Colonel, and I
+will go back as Major. This I do not care for, but Col. Rice is a proud
+man, and will dislike this, I fear.
+
+“'Then he will show himself an unworthy officer. He should be glad that
+his Colonel is alive and yield up the command gracefully.'
+
+“'There is no other way for him to do,' said Peter; 'that is true.'
+
+“Old Ham was sitting off to one side with little Mary Anderson on his
+lap. The child had been listening to what was said about her father. She
+spoke to Uncle Ham, as she, with the rest of the family, had learned to
+call him, and asked:
+
+“'When is papa coming home? Is he well? Is mamma well? How will they get
+home?' and many other questions.
+
+“Ham said, 'I doesn't know. Hopes he git heah all right.'
+
+“The old fellow seemed rather serious, and finally he asked Aunt Sarah
+'If dat letta diin't say nuffln 'bout my ole woman Marfa.'
+
+“'Oh, yes,' said my wife. 'Uncle Ham, you must pardon me; I was so
+engaged talking to Peter and Uncle Daniel about our sons that I really
+neglected to tell you. I will get the letter and read you what Mary says
+about your wife.'
+
+“She took the letter from her pocket and read to Uncle Ham that Martha
+was well and so kind to Col. Tom, calling him her boy and saying 'the
+good Laud' had saved him for some good purpose, and sent her love to her
+'dear ole Ham.'
+
+“Ham broke into a laugh and said: 'Datfs it; dat's good. I knowed she
+say jes' like dat. I tell you, Aunt Marfa, she be all right. She know
+something I tell you she do.'
+
+“He then entered into a disquisition on Aunt Martha to little Mary,
+until she seemed to feel as much interested in Aunt Martha as did Uncle
+Ham.
+
+“While we were enjoying the rest of the evening in conversation we heard
+a noise coming from the children's bedroom. Jennie at once left us and
+proceeded to the room and found little Sarah Lyon--David's youngest
+child, then four years old--very sick with a violent attack of croup. We
+at once sent for a physician. He came, examined her and pronounced
+her very ill. He very soon gave her relief, that proved to be only
+temporary. We watched her during the night. In the morning she had a
+violent fever, and seemed to be very flighty. Everything was done for
+the blessed child, but all in vain. That afternoon she passed away. This
+was another stroke to our whole family. Jennie, her mother, was nearly
+frantic. This was the first misfortune of any sort that had happened
+in David's family. We were all cast down in grief, as we loved little
+Sarah. She had been named for my wife, who had made the child a special
+pet. Little Mary and Jennie were almost heartbroken by her death.
+They cried continually, and could not be pacified for several days.
+I telegraphed her father, but it seems my dispatch, for some unknown
+reason, was not delivered for three days. When it was he was almost
+crazed by the unwelcome news. It was too late, however, for him to come
+home. This seemed to sadden him. He was never himself any more during
+his life. Little Sarah lies in the cemetery at Allentown.”
+
+Here the old man broke down and wept bitterly for a time. When he
+recovered he said:
+
+“My friends, it seems to me strange that I should weep now. My sorrows
+are passed. I am only waiting here below for the reward that true
+devotion must bring in the other world. There is no recompense for it
+here. At least, I have only found that which comes from the affections
+of a loving family. Oh! why should my family all-all have been taken
+from me as they were? Who has had such a hard fate as mine? Yes! yes!
+when I come to reflect, many have. Yes! when all are gone--one or
+many--that is all; we can lose no more. My country, O! my country, it
+was for thee they died.”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VI.
+
+     “K. G. C.”--ORGANIZATION OF THE ENEMIES OF THE UNION IN THE
+     NORTH--PLOTTING EVERYWHERE--OBJECTS OF THE TRAITOROUS
+     LEAGUE.
+
+     “The bay trees in our country are all withered,
+     And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven--
+     The pale faced moon looks bloody on the earth,
+     And lean-looked prophets whisper fearful change,
+     Rich men look sad, and ruffians dance and leap.”
+      --Shakespeare.
+
+“The loss of little Sarah had spread such a gloom over our household
+that I felt a desire to be out at David's farm, away from the house, as
+much as possible. Peter also seemed much depressed and showed a great
+desire to return to his regiment. On one occasion, when Ham and I
+returned in the evening, the conversation drifted in the direction of
+the absent ones in the army, and to Harvey, who fell at the battle of
+the Gaps. My wife at once alluded to her dream, which seemed to be
+preying upon her mind almost constantly. Peter was silent, but I noticed
+that he dropped a tear. After a moment he said:
+
+“'Mother, you should not be constantly thinking of your strange dream.
+You will become morbid on the subject, unless you drive it from your
+mind. There is nothing in it that worrying will or can change. There can
+be nothing sure in dreams, and if there is, you can only discover it in
+the future. The war will reveal it all to you should there be anything
+in it.”
+
+“Ham must speak; it was thought by him to be his time.
+
+“'Yes, missus, de wah 'splain it all. Massa Peter and me talk 'bout dat.
+No danger come out of dreams, you know.'
+
+“'Why, Ham,' said Aunt Sarah, 'I thought you dreamed about Peter, and
+said he was all right. You assured us of it; and you said that you
+always knew by your dreams when matters were all right.'
+
+“'Yeas, yeas, missus; but, you see, I be fool on dat. You see, Massa
+Peter come back wid a so' foot, shot up putty bad. I got fool on dat
+dream. You see, Marfa allers tells me 'bout de dreams. So you see, I
+jes' thought I could tell, too. I miss it. Yeas, I miss him dat time.
+Marfa, she know, she do. She tell you all 'bout dem when she comed.'
+
+“Then he laughed a regular darky laugh, as I found he was sure to do, if
+he concluded he had drawn you off on a 'false scent,' or heard anything
+that pleased him.
+
+“Aunt Sarah was relieved. The fact that Ham admitted that he was
+humbugged by his own dream seemed to quiet her nerves; so she did not
+allude to her dream again for a great while. But I could see plainly
+that Peter was very much depressed whenever allusion was made to it. O,
+it was prophetic, 'twas a revelation of dire calamities to follow, one
+after another.
+
+“I could see it all when time unfolded the mystery, as it did, in
+regular order. It was a warning so strangely imparted. But why, why this
+warning, and why the calamities? That is the question which has been
+demanding an answer so long; and yet no answer comes that seems to
+satisfy my mind. Well, well, let that pass for the present.
+
+“The next morning I sent Ham to the farm on horseback to bring some
+vegetables. Early in the forenoon we heard a noise as if the running
+of a horse down the street, and looking out saw Ham coming under heavy
+pressure, with sails spread. I ran out on the porch, and Ham pulled in
+opposite the little yard gate. I called to him, and asked what was the
+trouble. The old darky was so scared that he stammered and made motions,
+but I could get nothing of an intelligent character from him. I made him
+dismount, tie up his horse, and come in. By this time the family were
+all out inquiring into the trouble. Ham sat down on the edge of the
+porch near the entrance and fanned himself with his hat. Great drops
+of perspiration were rolling down his face. He seemed to be in much
+distress. Finally Jennie said to him:
+
+“'Ham, where is the lettuce, the asparagus, and the butter we sent you
+after?'
+
+“Ham, finding by this time that he was not dead, essayed to speak. He
+raised himself to his full height.
+
+“'W'y! W'y! Yeas! Yeas! De--de--de--dey done gone!'
+
+“'Gone where?' asked Jennie.
+
+“'Dey done gone on de road, missus. I jes' tell you-uns dey's Sesh in
+heah. 'Spec dey got dem, dey eat dem for dey dinner. Dey got dem, sho.'
+
+“'Well, what about the “Sesh,” as you call them?
+
+“'O, I tole you all 'bout dem. 'Pore de Laud, I mus' rest fust. I is
+powerful tired, missis--I is.'
+
+“'Well, Ham, put up your horse and get over your fright, and then
+perhaps you can explain more satisfactorily what has happened to you.'
+
+“'Yeas, missus, I 'spect dat am de bes' way.'
+
+“So, when Ham had cooled off, we had him give us his experience. He
+said:
+
+“'Well, Massa Daniel, I jes' go to de farm and dar seed Massa Joseph
+Dent. He fix up de littis, de 'sparagrass, and de eggs; and when dey all
+fix up I get ready to come home. He says, “Ham, you see dem fellows down
+de road dar?” I looked and seed 'em, and say “Yes, sah.” Den he say,
+“Dey bad man's dey is; kase dey's done bin heah all de mornin' lookin'
+round like dey wants sumfin, and I watch 'em close; if dey boddersme
+dey ketch it, sho;” dat's what he say! I done told Massa Dent dat I not
+feared. But dat was a story, kase me was some skea'd. I gits on de hoss
+and corned right on jes' like I wa'n't skea'd at all. I rides slow doe,
+kase as how I wa'n't sho' 'bout dem mans. So I gits 'bout half way down
+the road home, and dem mans--dar war free of dem; dar war free, sho',
+dey jes' steps right in de road afore me and de hoss. I say “Good
+mornin,” and takes off my hat like a gemman. Dey say “Whar you goin',
+nigga?” Den I know'd who dey is. When dey say “nigga,” dat's nuff
+for dis child. I know'd dey be “Sesh.” Dat's what “Sesh” all call
+us--“niggas.” I tells you, den I's ska'd. One ob dem say, “What you got
+dar, nigga?” I say “wegetables for de house.” Ben dey say “Who house?'
+I told dem Massa Daniel. Den dey say, “Dat ole Lyon? Dat ole Ablishner?
+Dat ole scoun'el what want to whip de Souf? To free de niggas 'mongst
+us?” I say, “Don' know 'bout dat. Massa Lyon not say nuffin to me 'bout
+dat.” Den dey sajr, “Whar you come from, anyhow?” I tole 'em I comed
+from up in de State whar Massa Daniel comed from. Den dey swar dat I a
+liar; dat dey know'd Massa Daniel; dat he fetched no niggas hyar from
+'Hio. Den when dey say “'Hio,” golly, I be glad; kase I could't smell
+out de name afore; forgot him clar, sho'. Den I say I comed from 'Hio
+awhile ago, an' stay wid you, kase I know'd you back dar in 'Hio. Den
+dey ax me w'at town I comed from. Den dey get me. I skea'd den. One of
+dem say, “O, he a d----d fool; he not know nuffin.” I say, “Yes, sah,
+sho'; dat's fac. I doesn't know nuffin'bout dem matters what you say.”
+ Den dey laff. Yes, sah, dey laff. I start on. Den dey say, “Nigga, stop
+dat hoss.” De hoss stop. Yes, sah, den I be orful skea'd. O, dey was de
+mos' wostest lookin' disciplinous “Sesh” you eber did see wid yo' eyes.
+Dey had ole brown jeans coat an' britches. Dey look like de “Sesh” what
+I seed when dey lef Col. Tom at my cabin.'
+
+“'Well, said Peter, 'they were escaped prisoners, I have no doubt, from
+some place, and are hunting their way South.'
+
+“'Yes, sah,' said Ham; 'dat's it; dey 'scape and is gwine back to de
+reb's army, sho': dat's who dey is. I know'd dey was “Sesh.”'
+
+“'Well, go on, Ham; tell us the rest,' said Aunt Sarah. I was so much
+amused at Ham's story that I kept rather quiet.
+
+“'Well,' said Ham, 'den dey took de hoss by de bridle and made me git
+off. I s'posed dey was gwine to take de hoss, but dey looked de hoss
+ober, and say he no good, and gib de hoss back. I got on and dey all
+pull out pistols and tell me to “git;” dat's wa't dey say, and sho' you
+bo'n, I git--an' de lettice go one way, de 'sparagrass go anoder way,
+and eggs go de Lord knows whar--to smash, I reckon. Dey all gone, sho,'
+an' I's hyar. Dey shoot when I go. I 'spect I be kill; but I'm hyar,
+sho'; dis is ole Ham; he 'scape.'
+
+[Illustration: Ham Encounters the Rebels 097]
+
+“We all laughed--in fact, could not help it. I told Ham that I would
+go out with him the next day and we would see about this matter. Ham
+withdrew, scratching his head and looking very serious.
+
+“The next day I had the horses hitched to the wagon, and Peter feeling
+that he had so far recovered that he could stand the ride, we went
+out together. When we came to the place where Ham had met his three
+suspicious looking friends we examined the spot, found Ham's lettuce,
+etc., scattered somewhat over the ground, but could not see much
+evidence of anything else.
+
+“Ham said but little. Finally, I asked him which direction his friends
+had gone from here. He at once pointed the way, saying, 'Doesn't you see
+de track? Dar he go, Turn 'roun' and go back de same way he come.'
+
+“We could see some indications that Ham's story might be true, but not
+enough to be very satisfactory. However, we went along. When we arrived
+at the farm and found Joseph Dent we had Ham relate his experience.
+Joseph Dent said to come in the house. When we had all been seated,
+Joseph said:
+
+“'Well, I have no doubt as to the truth of what Ham says. The same three
+men (at least, I suppose them to be, from the description), came here
+last night and forced me to let them stay in the house. I was not very
+fearful of their doing me any harm, as I was watchful. My partner and
+myself could have handled them if they had made any demonstration. We
+gave them their suppers and a mug of ale and got them going, and
+found that they were escaped rebels, who had been in prison camp
+at Indianapolis. They told us that there was a plot to let all the
+prisoners loose and to raise an army out of their friends North to
+commence war here, and in that way to have the rebellion succeed.'
+
+“Peter inquired how they came to tell so much about their plans.
+
+“Joseph answered that he and his partner pretended to them that they
+were in full sympathy with the rebellion, and were staying here only to
+have the influence of Col. David to keep them out of the Union army, and
+that if compelled at any time to join either army they would join the
+rebels.
+
+“'Where have they gone?' inquired Peter.
+
+“'They have gone into the country some twenty miles, to Collins Grove.
+There is to be a political meeting there to-morrow, and they expect, as
+they told us, that Thomas A. Strider, of Indianapolis, and Dan Bowen,
+also of Indiana, were to be there, and through one of them they thought
+they could obtain aid; that while in prison they had been initiated
+into a society called the “Knights of the Golden Circle,” which was
+a secession organization, intended as an auxiliary force to the
+rebel army; that Dan Bowen was one of their main men, and so called
+“Agitator”; that Thomas A. Strider was Chief Counselor to the
+organization in Indiana; was to be in Washington most of the time to
+“watch things” and to defend them at all times when any of their order
+should be arrested or in any danger.'
+
+“Peter and I went out to the barn and talked the matter over, and
+thought that in such a case as this we would be justified in resorting
+to any means or strategy to discover this secret organization and
+ascertain the designs of its members. We concluded to get Joseph Dent,
+who was an old soldier, and very bright, with an excellent memory, to
+join it and find out all that he could about the organization. Agreeing
+to this, Peter hobbled back on his crutches. He being a soldier made the
+proposition to Dent, which he readily acceded to, saying:
+
+“'I had thought of that myself, but feared that you might take me to be
+too intimate with these people. I call them Secessionists and rebels. I
+think, that if you agree, I will go down to this meeting to-morrow, and
+when I come back will come to Allentown, as they might keep a watch on
+me here.'
+
+“With this understanding we returned, instructing Joseph Dent to stay as
+long as might become necessary, in order to learn all that he could as
+to the design of these people. After getting our supplies in the wagon
+we returned home. On arriving we found all feeling very joyful over the
+fact that Col. Anderson would be home in the course of a week. He had
+so written to me. Aunt Sarah had opened and read the letter. Little
+Mary was so delighted that she ran out and tried to tell us all that her
+father had written. She would talk and stammer and draw a long breath,
+and then commence again, and repeat until I had to tell her to rest
+and begin slowly. When we got in we heard all. The two children were
+delighted at the prospect of seeing Aunt Martha almost as much as seeing
+the Colonel and his brave wife. Peter and I had to keep quiet about our
+program with Joseph Dent, and therefore discussed other matters. During
+the evening Peter concluded that he would not attempt returning to his
+regiment until Col. Tom should arrive, so that he could arrange about
+the command and take some word back to Col. Rice. (I said not one word
+about Tom's commission as Brigadier, but continued the suggestion that
+Col. Rice could not think of doing otherwise than turning over the
+command to Col. Anderson.) Just then the post-boy came again with a
+letter. I opened it and found it to be from my son Jackson, at St. Paul,
+Minn., (where he resided and was engaged in railroad building,) stating
+that he considered it his duty to enter the service of his country.
+Being young and healthy, he said, no patriot in this crisis, blessed
+with good health, could afford to remain out of the army; that the day
+would come when the question would be asked of all such persons, 'Why
+did you not go to the war and fight for your country?' Poor boy, if he
+were living now he would ask himself the queston: 'Why did I go; for
+what did I peril my life?' Yes! yes!
+
+“Well, I kept this from my wife, Aunt Sarah, for the time. She was so
+worried about our family that I thought best to wait for a day or so,
+inasmuch as she did not see me get the letter. A couple of days passed
+and Joseph Dent came to our house. After seeing and speaking to Jennie
+about the farm and her interest generally, and telling Aunt Sarah about
+Ham's scare and joking him somewhat, he spoke to Peter and myself, and
+said that he wanted to see us alone.
+
+“We all went out to the barn, and there he told us all that he had heard
+and seen--that he had gone to Collins' Grove; that there was a large
+political meeting there; that Dan Bowen spoke in the most excited manner
+of the wrongs and outrages, as he termed them, of the vile abolition
+adminstration; that the Union soldiers were mere hirelings; that he
+hoped none of his party would join the Abolition army to assist in
+robbing and murdering our brethren down South. (Dent had noted these
+sayings in his memorandum; he was a man of fair education and a close
+observer.) Bowen was vociferously applauded during his remarks. Thos. A.
+Strider spoke also; but he was not so vehement and abusive as Bowen, but
+was equally strong against the war for the Union. Strider spoke of it
+as an unholy war on our part, and all the acts of Congress and the
+President being 'unauthorized and unconstitutional,' and that the
+war would be a failure and ought to be; that he would not see money
+appropriated, if in his power to prevent, to carry it on; that if the
+Government undertook to draft his friends in Indiana as soldiers,
+he would defend any of them (free of charge) that resisted such an
+unconstitutional proceeding. He continued in this vein for an hour.
+These utterances were loudly applauded by the majority of the audience.
+But, continuing, he stated that on that day he came across the three
+escaped prisoners heretofore mentioned, and staid with them during the
+speeches and agreed to all that was said, so as to satisfy them of his
+strict adherence to their principles.
+
+“They said to him that if he would remain that night they would initiate
+him into their mysterious organization. He acceded to their proposition
+without hesitation, and remained--not leaving them for an instant. In
+the evening, shortly after dark, they were all conducted to a large
+empty barn near by, and on entering it Dent found Thos. A. Strider
+presiding, and Bowen lecturing on the designs and purposes of the
+Knights of the Golden Circle.
+
+“After he had explained the objects of the organization, an obligation
+was administered to all who had not before been admitted and obligated.
+Dent, being one who had not before joined, with others took the
+obligation, and was then instructed in the signs, grips and passwords.
+He said that he played it pretty well, so that he was thoroughly
+instructed, and kept repeating them to himself, so that he might not
+forget any part. The obligation pledged them to use all possible means
+in their power to aid the rebels to gain their independence; to aid and
+assist prisoners to escape; to vote for no one for office who was not
+opposed to the further prosecution of the war, to encourage desertions
+from the Union army; to protect the rebels in all things necessary to
+carry out their designs, even to the burning and destroying of towns and
+cities, if necessary, in order to produce the desired result. They were
+also directed to give information at all times of any knowledge they
+might have of the movements of our armies, and of the coming of soldiers
+to their homes; to use their influence to prevent their return to the
+army. They were not even to disclose the murder of any returned soldier
+or Union man, if done by any one belonging to this organization. They
+were told in the instructions that men were sent into our prisons to
+obligate and instruct all prisoners, so that they could make themselves
+known in traveling, should they escape; also, that the organization
+extended into Canada, as well as every State in the North; that men
+in our army belonged to it, who would retreat in battle, or surrender
+whenever they could do so; they could always make themselves known to
+the rebel commanders; that the members were in every way possible
+to foment jealousies and ill-feeling between the Eastern and Western
+troops, and especially between the commanding Generals of the two
+sections; they were to encourage the Western volunteers not to allow
+themselves to be commanded by Eastern officers, and especially were
+they to tickle the fancy and pride of the Eastern officers and men, by
+encouraging them not to allow themselves to be subjected to the control
+of the uneducated men of the West--in short, every kind and character
+of argument was to be resorted to. In the event of failure, any other
+means, no matter what, was to be employed to cause failure on our part
+and success on theirs.
+
+[Illustration: Knights of the Golden Circle meeting in a barn 103]
+
+“Peter wrote down every word told us by Dent, being very careful about
+the signs and passwords. This being done, we cautioned-Dent to be
+extremely careful in his conversations with others, and never to speak
+of this organization to any one, for fear that he might get into trouble
+or suffer in some way from its members. Dent bade us good day and
+left for home. We returned to the house and there read over Peter's
+memorandum carefully, and studied the signs and passwords so as to fully
+comprehend them. This, to us, was a serious question. Peter felt as
+though there was much in this to cause our country great trouble in
+addition to what was already upon us. I said to Peter that I would at
+once write to the President and send him all the statements as they were
+made to us by Dent, as well as suggest to him the necessity of having
+this conspiracy (as it was nothing less) ferreted out at once, which I
+did that day, and also suggested the arrest and trial of all that could
+be found who were engaged in getting up these organizations. I soon
+received a letter, not from the President, but from another, which
+satisfied me that my letter had been received by the one for whom it was
+intended.
+
+“Very soon the whisperings and newspaper gossip showed plainly that
+there were jealousies in the Army of the East as well as in the Army
+of the Center. Officers were complaining of each other, and some were
+charging ill-treatment on the part of the Administration, showing
+clearly that there were influences silently at work. About this time I
+received a note from Washington requesting me to come to that city. I
+prepared for the trip. Bidding good-by to our family, and requesting
+Peter not to leave until I should return, I was off, no one but Peter
+and my wife holding the secret of my leaving home at this time. When I
+arrived at Washington I proceeded to the Executive Mansion, sent in my
+name, and was at once admitted. The President met me most cordially, and
+asked me to be seated. He wrote a note and sent it out by a messenger,
+then turned to me and entered into conversation about the health of our
+people, the crops of the country, and the sentiments I found generally
+held among the people of the West in reference to the war. I said to him
+that among the Union people there was but one sentiment, and that was
+that the last man and last dollar must be exhausted, if necessary, to
+put down the rebellion. He grasped me by the hand warmly and said:
+
+“'Lyon, my good friend, I am exceedingly glad to know that. I have been
+hearing curious stories about your part of Indiana. The Governor of your
+State seems to fear trouble from some cause.'
+
+“'My dear Mr. President,' I said, 'do not misunderstand me. I do not
+mean to say our people are united; it is only the Union people I had
+reference to. There is a strong party in the State who are utterly
+opposed to the prosecution of the war, and they are led on by very
+strong and influential men.'
+
+“'Yes,' said the President, 'this man Strider is at the head of that
+party. He is a smooth-talking fellow--rather an “Oily Gammon,” very
+shrewd, and hard to catch at any open or overt act. He has a way
+of setting others on and keeping out himself. At least, I should so
+conclude from what I have seen and know of him.'
+
+“'Yes, Mr. President, you have estimated the man correctly,' was my
+reply.
+
+“'Just at this point in the conversation, the Secretary of War came in.
+The President was going to introduce me.
+
+“'No introduction is necessary, Mr. President,' said the Secretary;
+'this is one of my old neighbors and friends.'
+
+“'Our meeting was full of warmth and friendly greetings, having been
+friends for many years in Ohio prior to my leaving the State. We were
+all seated, and after some general conversation between the Secretary
+and myself, the President remarked that he had sent for me, and on my
+presenting myself he had sent for the Secretary of War for the purpose
+of having a full conference in reference to the situation in the rear of
+the army out West, and that from my letter to him he did not know of any
+one who could give him that information better than myself.
+
+“'By the way,' said he, 'what about your nephew, Anderson? He must be
+a glorious fellow and a good soldier. Of course, you have received the
+commission that the Secretary and I sent you for him?'
+
+“'Yes I thanks to you, Mr. President. He is improving very fast. His
+wound will soon be well, and he will then be ready for the field again.'
+
+“'Tell him,' said the President, 'that I will watch his career with
+great interest. Coming from where he does, he must have good metal in
+him to face his friends and relatives in taking the stand he has.'
+
+“'Yes, sir,' said I; 'he is a true man, and his wife, though a Southern
+woman, is one of the noblest of her sex, and as true a patriot as ever
+lived.'
+
+“'Your family are nearly all soldiers, I believe, Mr. Lyon,' said the
+Secretary.
+
+“'Yes, Mr. Secretary; I had seven sons--five are in the army, one was
+killed at the battle of the Gaps, and the seventh is on his way from St.
+Paul to join it. God knows I have some interest in our success, and I
+will go myself at any time should it be necessary.'
+
+“'The President here interrupted:
+
+“'No, Mr. Lyon, you must not. You have done enough. If this Government
+cannot be saved without the eighth one of your family putting his
+life in peril at your age, it cannot be saved. We will accept no more
+recruits from the Lyon family.'
+
+“'The President then asked me to give to the Secretary and himself the
+situation in the West as nearly as I could, and especially in Indiana.
+
+“I proceeded to state the situation--the bitterness of the opposition to
+the Administration, as well as to the war, then being manifested by
+the anti-war party, or, in other words, by the Democratic party as an
+organization; the organized lodges of the Golden Circle, their objects
+and designs, the influence they were to bring to bear, how they were
+to operate and in what directions, the jealousies they were to engender
+between the officers of the East and the West; the fact that they were
+to release prisoners and to destroy towns and cities in the North,
+should it become necessary.
+
+“The President and Secretary both listened with grave attention, and
+seemed to fully comprehend the situation.
+
+“The President finally said:
+
+“'Mr. Secretary, this is a very serious matter, and is becoming more so
+every day.'
+
+“'Yes,' replied the Secretary; 'you know, Mr. President, that we have
+talked this over heretofore, but this revelation seems startling. I can
+begin to see where the influence partly comes from which gives us so
+much trouble with some of the officers of the Eastern army. At first I
+was induced to believe that they were jealous of each other, but I am
+beginning to think it comes from political influences in opposition
+to the Administration, having a desire to change the policy of the
+Government in reference to the war. Several of the senior officers in
+different commands act as though they thought more of promotion and
+being assigned to large commands than the success of our cause. They
+will not serve under any but their own selection of commanders--at
+least, make opposition to doing so. There seems to be a little coterie
+who think no one is suitable to command except themselves. They have not
+been very successful so far, and act as though they were determined
+that no one else should be. We have relieved their chief and brought a
+new man to the field, and I do believe that some of these men will
+not give him a cordial support. We must wait, quietly, however, for
+developments. One thing is strange to me, and that is that I find these
+complaining gentlemen all have been and now are in sympathy with the
+party which is found in a great degree opposing the war. I do not mean
+by this to impeach their patriotism, but to suggest that the influences
+which operate upon them and flatter their vanity by suggestions of
+presidency, cabinets, head of the army, future power, greatness,
+etc., are not coming from the people or party in full accord with the
+Administration and in favor of such a prosecution of the war as will
+insure ultimate success.'
+
+“'Well,' said the President, 'we are in their power at the present, and
+their demands upon the Administration are of a character to induce the
+belief that they are preparing the road to an ultimate recognition of
+the so-called Confederacy; but, gentlemen, they will not succeed.' (This
+he said with much warmth.) 'I will not let them succeed. The Lord, in
+his own good time, will raise up and develop some man of great genius as
+a commander, and I am now patiently waiting for that time. I cannot put
+these men aside now. The country would sympathize with them and feel
+that I do not know as much about war as they do; but they will tell the
+tale on themselves very soon, and then we will be completely justified
+in getting rid of them. This war must go on for some time yet if the
+Union is to be restored, and I have faith that it will be; but I am just
+now bothered more about the condition in the rear than in the front;
+that will come out all right in time. But if these Golden Circle
+organizations spread, as they seem to be doing, in the West, where a
+great portion of our troops must come from, and the people should once
+get the idea fixed in their minds that the war must be a failure, and a
+fire in the rear is started of great proportions, then what? Then will
+come the serious question. And should the people pronounce at the next
+election against a further prosecution of the war, there will be a
+secret understanding with those who come into power that the so-called
+Confederacy is to be recognized, and that will be the end.'
+
+“'But, Mr. President, do you look for such a result?' I asked.
+
+“'No, sir,' responded the President; 'I was only putting the worst side
+of the case--just as I would look at the worst side of a client's case
+in court. The people of this country love this republic too well to see
+it go down marred and destroyed merely for the purpose of upholding the
+crime and infamy of slavery. No, gentlemen, this Union will be restored.
+All the rebels of the South, and all the sympathizers and Golden Circles
+of the North cannot destroy it so long as there is one patriot left
+qualified to lead an army. They will have to burn every city and
+assassinate every leading man who is able to be a leader before our flag
+will go down in gloom and disgrace. This they may try. God only knows
+what desperate men will do to uphold an unholy cause.'”
+
+“How prophetic this thought was,” said Dr. Adams.
+
+“Yes, it was really so. The very things mentioned were attempted, and
+an organization completed for the purpose. They accomplished a part
+of their hellish design, but they did not succeed to the extent
+contemplated.
+
+“But to return to the conversation with the President and Secretary:
+
+“The President then asked me if I would, in my own way, further ferret
+out what was being done by this organization in the West and post him by
+reports in writing as often as I could conveniently do so.
+
+“I responded that I could not go into the lodges myself, but I would, in
+every way that I could consistently, through others, obtain information
+and send him.
+
+“'This,' he said, 'was all that he could ask me to do, situated as I
+was.'
+
+“This being all that was desired, the Secretary of War made out a pass
+authorizing me to enter any and all of our lines or camps of prisoners,
+to visit any and all hospitals--in fact, to go to and pass through all
+places under military control in the United States. With this pass in my
+pocket I bade good-by to the President and Secretary and left for home.
+
+“When I returned I found that Col. Tom Anderson, his wife, and old
+Aunt Martha had arrived. The family had a joyful meeting and had become
+settled down. All were glad to see me. Col. Tom, his wife, and Aunt
+Martha had many pleasant things to relate--how Tom recovered so rapidly;
+how kind Col. Harden had been; what a good man Surg. Long was; how a
+band of rebels came down the river to old George's farm, where Tom
+had been so long; how they were surprised and captured by one of Col.
+Harden's reconnoitering parties, and that they said they were sent to
+take Mr. George's property away and to bring with them old Ham and Aunt
+Martha.
+
+“Old Ham, being present, broke out in one of his characteristic laughs.
+
+“'Ah! He-ogh. Fo' de good Laud, dat's de time dey miss der cotch. Dis
+darky was done gone when dey comed. I know'd dey'd be dar sometime for
+dis cat, and Marfa, too. I tells you, dey want her, dey do. She know how
+to cook and do things, she do. Be a cole day when dey gits dis cat agin,
+sho's you born'd.'
+
+“Aunt Martha came in and said to Ham:
+
+“'What you doin' heah, Ham?'
+
+“'I's sympensizen wid dem “Sesh” what comed down to ole Massa George's
+place back yonder for to fotch me and you back to de Missip. De cat done
+gone. He-ah! he-ah!'
+
+“'Yes; but you ole fool, dey'd got you if it had not bin for me. I beg
+you afore you goes to go wid Massa Daniel, you knows I did.'
+
+“'Yes, Marfa, dat's so. I tole dem all de time dat you knows de bes'.
+Don't I, Massa Daniel?'
+
+“'Oh, yes, Ham,' I said. 'You always speak well of Martha, and what she
+knows.'
+
+“'Deed I do, Marfa; dat's so; I does, all de time.'
+
+“'Dat's all right den, Ham. I forgib you all what you do, so you jes'
+git out in de kitchen; dar's whar you blong. Dese folks spile you ef dey
+don't mind deyselves.
+
+“The family, or a considerable portion of them, again being together, we
+naturally drifted in our conversation as to the war, it being uppermost
+in everybody's mind at that time; so I found an opportunity to tell Col.
+Anderson and Peter all about my trip, what had occurred, and what I had
+promised to do. Peter said that I would have to be very cautious, and
+that the first thing was to understand whether or not the Postmaster
+here could be trusted. Should he allow it to be known that I was
+frequently communicating with the President, the enemies at Allentown
+would manage in some way to discover my communications, and thereby my
+life would be in danger.
+
+“I knew the Postmaster, however, and that he could be trusted; so that
+part of the matter was settled.
+
+“Colonel Anderson suggested that there should be no haste in settling
+the arrangements; that it was of such importance that a little
+reflection would do no harm; so we laid the matter over for the
+present.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel,” said Col. Bush, “we who were in the army felt the
+influence of the Knights of the Golden Circle. There was one time during
+the war when we would have hundreds of desertions in a night; nor could
+we stop it for a considerable length of time. We finally discovered
+that the people opposed to the war were engaged in every possible way
+in influencing the relatives of the soldiers. They would sometimes get
+their wives to write about their sufferings, sickness in their families,
+and in every way that it could be done they were rendered dissatisfied.”
+
+“Yes,” said Maj. Clymer, “that is true in every respect. Part of my
+command deserted, and I have found since the war that they were induced
+to do so by these very influences.”
+
+“The situation at that time was very critical,” said Dr. Adams. “I
+remember well when mobs were organized and when soldiers were shot down
+on the road in this vicinity while returning to their commands after
+being home on a leave of absence.
+
+“O, yes, those were perilous times for all who were in favor of their
+country's success. Returning, however, to family matters:
+
+“On the morning of the next day, after Peter, Col. Anderson and myself
+had talked over the matter of my Washington trip, and sat down to
+breakfast, Col. Anderson found a paper under his plate. All eyes were
+upon him, and he turned his upon the paper. He read it, and looked at
+me as though he understood it all, yet it was evidently a very happy
+surprise; he said not one word, but handed it to his wife, supposing
+that the rest knew of it. She jumped up from the table and threw her
+arms around my neck and wept for joy. This procedure seemed to puzzle
+the rest of the family, as they were totally ignorant of the contents of
+the paper.
+
+“'Mother,' exclaimed Peter, 'what is all this?'
+
+“Col. Anderson said: 'Aunt, do you not know what it is?'
+
+“'No, indeed,' she replied.
+
+“I then revealed the secret of my keeping the fact quiet about Tom
+having been commissioned as a Brigadier-General
+
+“Peter at once said: 'Well, that settles the question in our regiment;
+and I am truly glad, for two reasons: first, that Col. Anderson has been
+promoted, and, second, that it leaves our regiment intact.'
+
+“All congratulated the Colonel and were happy over it. Old Aunt Martha
+who was waiting on the table that morning shouted out 'Glory! Dat's jes'
+what I sed; dat de good Laud was gwine to keep Massa Tom for some big
+thing, so he do good. I know'd it.'
+
+“We all felt that it was due him and all were glad. Upon looking up I
+discerned tears in Jennie's eyes, I knew in a moment her thoughts, but
+said not a word. Her darling child, Sarah, had died, and of course
+she was sensitive and easily touched. After breakfast I took the first
+opportunity to say to her: 'My dear child, don't feel badly; your
+husband's promotion will come very soon.'
+
+“This seemed to cheer her up, and all went on well and pleasantly. No
+one seemed to understand Jennie's tears but myself, and I was very
+quiet on the subject. Sure enough, the very next day she got a letter
+from David, telling her that he had been promoted and assigned to the
+command of a brigade. This made us all doubly happy, and caused us to
+forget our grief for a time. The two children did not quite understand
+all this. But Aunt Martha, to whom the children had become quite
+devoted, was in her very peculiar way explaining it all to the children,
+and yet she knew but little more about it than they did, and between her
+explanations and their understanding of it, made it very amusing indeed.
+
+“Two days afterwards Peter left for his command, which was still
+encamped on the battle-field of Pittskill Landing. He felt as though he
+could do camp duty if no more. He wore the same sad countenance that had
+become fastened upon him since he had been pondering over his mother's
+dream.
+
+“Col. Anderson was still very weak, but was nervous about the future
+and extremely anxious to recover sufficiently to take the field. His
+bloodless face and trembling motion showed that he couldn't perform
+field duty for some time to come. He made a request, however, for
+the detail of Capt. Day, of Col. Harden's regiment, as one of his
+aides-de-camp. The order for the detail, in accordance with his wishes,
+he soon received, but delayed sending it forward, leaving Capt. Day with
+Col. Harden until such time as he should be able to be assigned to duty.
+In talking over with Gen. Anderson the situation and the mission I had
+to perform, we concluded, inasmuch as he was only slightly known through
+the West, that he could travel through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois on a
+prospecting tour and be less liable to suspicion than myself, known as I
+was in many parts of the country, and that the journey was just what he
+needed to give him strength.
+
+“Preparatory to his undertaking the expedition we thought proper to
+visit Joseph Dent on the farm, and have the General more fully posted
+in the mysteries of the Golden Circle. We at once repaired to the farm.
+While there Dent instructed him thoroughly, he having it at his
+tongue's end, as he had been meeting with the Circle frequently in
+the neighborhood, under the advice of Peter and myself. Gen. Anderson
+carefully wrote down everything in his pocket memorandum book, and after
+frequently going over the signs, manipulations, passwords, etc., with
+Dent, we left for home. All the preliminaries were then arranged,
+so that the General was to start as soon as he considered himself
+sufficiently strong to undergo the fatigues of the journey.
+
+“Late in the evening the form of a tall, well-proportioned man appeared
+at the door and rapped. I said 'Come.' He entered, saying, 'Father, how
+are you?' I saw it was my son Jackson, from St. Paul, Minn. After hearty
+greetings, I introduced him to Gen. Anderson and wife. Aunt Sarah
+soon entered the room, and the meeting between mother and son was most
+touching. In the conversation that ensued Jackson soon disclosed the
+fact that he was on his way to join the army somewhere, not entirely
+defined in his own mind; but came by to pay a visit to us first.
+
+“Gen. Anderson seemed at once to take a fancy to Jack son, and proposed
+that he make application for a Captaincy in the Regular Army and be
+assigned to him as one of his staff officers. This was readily acceded
+to by my son. The papers were made out, and Jackson started for
+Washington the next morning to make the request of the President, the
+understanding being that he was to return to my house and await
+the future movements of Gen. Anderson. His mother, hearing of this
+arrangement, was better satisfied with it than she would have been if
+he had started out in some regiment; but she wept bitter tears at the
+thought of all her sons endangering their lives.
+
+“She said to me:
+
+“'Daniel, if our whole family, or a greater part of them should be lost,
+who will remember it to our honor, and where will sympathy for us come
+from? You know the youth who fired the Ephesian Dome is remembered,
+while the builder is forgotten.'
+
+“These words of my good wife are constantly ringing in my ears. How
+true! how true!”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VII.
+
+     TRAITOR KNIGHTS--ORGANIZATION OF REBEL SYMPATHIZERS IN
+     INDIANA AND ILLINOIS--SIGNS AND SECRETS--GEN. ANDERSON'S
+     TOUR OF INVESTIGATION --THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
+
+     “O, Conspiracy, shame'st
+     Thou to show thy dangerous brow by night,
+     When folks are most free?  O then, by day,
+     Where will thou find a cavern dark enough
+     To mask thy monstrous visage?
+     Seek none, conspiracy.”
+      --Shakespeare
+
+“Several days elapsed before Gen. Anderson felt that he could undertake
+the journey contemplated. Finally he concluded that he would make the
+effort. He thought it best for him to pass into Illinois first, as he
+would not be known in that State. After arranging his matters and
+leaving word for Jackson to remain at my house, (on his return from
+Washington, should he succeed in obtaining the desired appointment,)
+until he returned from his tour of investigation, he started.
+
+“The first stopping place of the General was at Colestown, in Charles
+County. There he remained several days, and found the most bitter
+feeling existing between the political parties. He passed very easily
+among the anti-war people for a Southerner and rebel. He made the
+acquaintance of one Maj. Cornell, who was home on leave of absence. The
+General, finding him a very intelligent and apparently an honorable,
+high-minded gentleman, explained to him that he was not a rebel, but on
+a mission for the Government. This made him all right with the loyal
+element, that could be privately communicated with and trusted.
+
+“He had noticed a gentleman, rather fine-looking, with the movements and
+general appearance of a Southerner. He managed to get a good look in his
+face, and recognized him as Mr. Jas. Walters, of Arkansas. He spoke to
+him. The recognition was mutual; the General invited him to his room,
+and there the knowledge of the Golden Circle was at once manifested.
+Neither disclosed at first anything about himself, but finally the
+General told Walters that he was up here North for his health, and
+to spy out the situation and report the same. They soon became very
+confidential, and Walters unbosomed himself to the General. He told him
+that he was traveling under the guise of a real-estate agent, selecting
+land for some large and wealthy firm, but in reality he was organizing
+the Knights of the Golden Circle; that he had organized, some ten miles
+southeast of the town, a lodge of sixty members. He gave all the names.
+In Colestown he had another lodge, seventy strong, with Col. O. B.
+Dickens as Chief of the Order for that Congressional district.
+
+“During that evening he showed the General his lists and gave him the
+names of men to go to in Vernon County, Jeffersonville, Fayetteville,
+Franklin, Perryville, Fultonville and many other places in the state.
+
+“Chicago being the main headquarters, he directed him (if he should go
+there) to Morrison Buckner, John Walls, N. Judy Cornington, C. H. Eagle,
+and many other prominent men who belonged to the organization and were
+in direct communication with Windsor, Canada, where a portion of the
+main directors and managers were stationed, and from whence they were
+sending out organizers for the West. Walters told him that Indianapolis,
+Ind., was one of the 'Head Centers,' and that Dodgers, Bowlens,
+Millington, Dorsing and Byron were the Chiefs, with several so-called
+Agitators, and that Mr. Strider was Supreme Counsel; that the
+organization was spreading rapidly; that in Ohio, at Dayburg, was the
+Head Center; that along the great river there were very many lodges and
+quite a number of members, but that it had not been so long at work in
+Ohio as in Illinois and Indiana. Also, that the Supreme Commander lived
+in Dayburg, O.; his name was given as Valamburg; that in Kentucky and
+Missouri nearly all the people were joining the order and sending men
+as fast as they could to the rebel army, and at the proper time,
+when things were ripe for the people to rise, one of the most popular
+officers in the rebel army, who lived in Missouri, would be sent there
+with enough troops to protect himself until the Knights could join him.
+
+“He went on to say that Col. Burnett, of St. Louis, was Supreme
+Commander for Missouri, and Marmalade was Chief Agitator; John Morganson
+was Supreme Commander in Kentucky; that he was gathering men from there
+all the time; that he was not only Supreme Commander of Kentucky, but
+appointed to make excursions and raids into Ohio and Indiana, whenever
+the organization should be considered strong enough to protect him.
+This, he said, was considered one of the measures to be resorted to in
+order to frighten the property-holders of the North, and thereby drive
+them into a peace-policy; that if the North could be once thoroughly
+alarmed about the safety of their property, the anti-war party would
+then carry an election, and that would secure the recognition of the
+Southern Confederacy; that a perfect understanding of this kind existed
+with the leaders of the Confederacy and the leaders of the anti-war
+party North. He told the General that this organization was first
+started in New York city by a man by the name of McMasterson and some
+gentlemen from Richmond, who had passed through the lines and gone there
+for this purpose; that there were at that time 100,000 Knights in the
+State of New York; 80,000 in Ohio; 75,000 in Indiana, and 50,000 in
+Illinois.
+
+“He said it was thought that it would require about one year yet to get
+the organization perfected and in good working order; that they had to
+work very cautiously, and would have considerable trouble getting the
+right kind of arms into their hands. There was no trouble, he said, in
+having them all armed with pistols; 'for,' said Walters, 'these Yankees
+are so fond of money that you can buy arms anywhere, if on hand. You can
+get them made at some of the private arsenals, if you could assure them
+against discovery. The intention, however, is to get all things ready by
+the time of the next Presidential election, and if we do not whip them
+before that time we will resort to such methods as will insure the
+election of one of our friends, or one who believes that we can never be
+subjugated.'
+
+[Illustration: Drinking to the success of Treason 118]
+
+“The General responded to what he had said, and remarked that it
+did seem that if those plans could be carried out that success must
+certainly follow.
+
+“'Yes,' said Walters; 'we must not and cannot fail. I tell you,
+when these money-loving Yanks see their towns and cities threatened,
+prisoners turned loose, maddened by confinement, and commence applying
+the torch, you will hear peace! peace! for God's sake, give us peace!
+This will be the cry, sir! Mind what I say!'
+
+“Col. Walters by this time had disclosed the fact that he was a colonel
+in the rebel army; he had pulled at his flask frequently, and was
+growing quite eloquent. Gen. Anderson could not drink, and his looks
+gave him a good excuse for not doing so. Finally Walters said:
+
+“'Anderson, how did you get here, anyhow? The last time I saw you was at
+Vicksburg, four years ago, attending court.'
+
+“'Well,' said the General, 'I might have asked you the same question.'
+
+“'Now, don't play Yankee on me in answering my question by asking me
+another.'
+
+“'Well, said the General, 'I was in Kentucky, and when I crossed the
+river no one asked me any questions. I looked so ill and emaciated that
+they thought I told them the truth when I said I wanted a change of
+climate--and then, I am also playing the Union role, you know.'
+
+“'Is it not very curious,' said Walters; 'I have traveled all over this
+country, and no one has asked me a question as to where I came from or
+what I am doing. In our country we would both have been in prison or
+hung before this as spies. Don't you think so?'
+
+“'We would have been in great danger,' said the General
+
+“'Danger! Thunder!' said Walters; 'we would have pulled hemp before
+this.'
+
+“It was then getting quite late, and the General began to excuse himself
+on account of his health, and they finally spoke of meeting again
+sometime, and bade each other good night. The General retired after
+arranging to leave on the train in the morning for Chicago. Leaving
+Coles-town at an early hour, he arrived in Chicago that evening and
+put up at the Richmond House. In the course of the next day, by proper
+management, he got acquainted with Walls, Morrison Buckner and Mr.
+Eagle. This hotel seemed to be the common meeting-place for this class
+of men. The subject of the war was discussed very freely by all of
+them. They seemed to be very much exasperated about the course of the
+Administration, denouncing its acts as revolutionary, arbitrary and
+unconstitutional. Eagle seemed to be rather a good-natured fellow--dealt
+measurably in jokes, as I took it. He said that he did not owe
+allegiance to any country, as he understood it; that his father was
+French, his mother was German, and he was born on English waters under
+the Italian flag; and that he should claim protection from all until his
+nativity could be settled.
+
+“The General said he rather took a liking to him. He finally explained
+to the General, however, that he was from the South, but left there
+because his health was not good enough to go into the Confederate
+army, and he knew if he staid he would have been compelled to do so. In
+Chicago there was no danger of having to go into either army; that a
+man could stay and help the rebels more than if he we were South, and if
+they wanted him in the army he could hire some fool to go and get shot
+in his place for a hundred dollars. He said that there was another
+advantage--that the people went so fast that they forgot which side you
+were on in a month, and that you did not have to live there always to
+become a citizen. You could go to Congress after you had been there a
+week, if you only knew how to handle the 'boys.'
+
+“'The General said that he was really amused at the fellow, but very
+soon the Grand Head Center of the State came in and he was introduced to
+Mr. N. Judy Cornington.
+
+“'The General gave him the sign, which was at once recognized, and the
+wink went round that the General was a brother. They conversed freely
+about the condition of the country; the ultimate result of the war;
+what must be done to bring about peace; how the Administration must be
+changed and peaceful commercial relations established with the South,
+and the Southern Confederacy recognized. To all this the General
+responded:
+
+“'Yes; but suppose these things that you mention do not bring about the
+result. What then?'
+
+“'What then?' you ask, 'We will then resort to any and every means, no
+matter what, for success. We are now in the same condition as the rebels
+South. Should they fail we will have to go South, or forever be under
+the ban of treason. You do not suppose that these people who support the
+Union will ever trust any of us or any of our party again, should our
+friends South fail, do you?'
+
+“'Well, what of it?' asked Mr. Buckner. 'I do not now, nor do I expect
+hereafter to ask these people for anything. I am actuated by principle
+purely, without reference to the future. Let the future take care of
+itself.'
+
+“'Yes, that is well enough, Mr. Buckner,' said Corning-ton, 'as a
+sentiment just now; but some day we will feel differently, and our
+people, who are now taking desperate chances, will want to have
+something to say. You do not suppose that all these brave men who are
+now in the rebel army, and their friends North, are going to allow these
+Abolitionists to run this Government, even if we should not succeed.'
+
+“'Do you think that these people North will care (after this thing is
+over) anything about who shall be in power,' said Mr. Eagle. 'I tell
+you, Mr. Cornington, that they will soon forget all about it. You show
+them where the least taxes are and the most money to be made, and they
+will throw patriotism to the dogs. Why, if the rebellion fails, I expect
+to see Jeff. Davis' Cabinet, or part of them, running this Government,
+with him behind them directing things. Yes, sir; no matter what occurs,
+we only have to let these people go on making money, and we will look
+after the politics. They will not take time to do it.'
+
+“'Why, gentlemen, I expect to run the politics of this State yet. I
+intend to make money now, and when the thing blows over I will then have
+leisure. I do not care for the amount of money these Northern men want.
+When we Southern men get enough to have a small income to live on, we
+turn our attention to politics; and there is no trouble to run things if
+you only attend to it. These rich fellows think all you have to do is to
+have plenty of money, and if you want anything done in politics, buy
+it. There is where they make their great mistake. You must work the
+boys--give them a show along with you. The people all have their
+ambitions--some great, some not so great, but all want a show. There are
+some men here in this city who think they can buy the whole State. But
+they are mistaken; when they try it they will discover their error. They
+will find the fellows that play politics play the game well,' and so
+rattled on this man Eagle. The General said that when he got started he
+was like a wound-up clock--you either had to let it run down or smash
+it.
+
+“'Well,' said Cornington, 'Eagle, you seem to take rather a rosy view of
+things. I do not look at matters quite in the same light that you do. I
+want to see success assured; then matters may assume the shape you say.
+But I fear if we fail the result will be otherwise.'
+
+“Said Eagle: 'I tell you, sir, that no matter what happens, the brains
+and courage and aggressiveness of the Southern people will control this
+country, Union or no Union, and you will see it yet, if we live. But
+that belief must not prevent us from doing our duty manfully. We must
+hang together and terrify the Northern people.'
+
+“'Yes,' said Cornington, 'as was said by one of our fathers in the
+Revolution, “we must hang together, or we will hang separately.”' This
+caused Eagle to laugh.
+
+“'Oh I' said he, 'those old fellows were frightened into success, and
+you must know that to alarm the North about their money and property
+being in danger is the only road to success. You can't scare them about
+their lives. Our people are mistaken on that point. They care much less
+for their lives than for their “oil.”'
+
+“The General, after getting all the information he could as to
+the extent of the organization, their designs and intended future
+operations, which corresponded with what he had learned from Walters,
+promised to see them again, and left that night for Dayburg, Ohio.
+On arriving there he tried every way to obtain an interview with the
+Supreme Commander of the Golden Circle of the United States, but
+in vain. His attempts were all thwarted in one way or another.
+The Commander (Valamburg) must have had some fears in reference to
+strangers.
+
+“For three days the General tried to get a chance to see him, but
+could not. He met, however, three men,--Pat Burke, Tim Collins and John
+Stetson,--with whom he formed a slight acquaintance, and, on giving them
+the signs and passwords of the Circle, was taken into their confidence.
+They took him riding into the country and showed him several large barns
+where they were in the habit of holding their meetings, and gave
+him full information as to their prospects in reference to future
+operations. The three men were Agitators or, in other words, Organizers.
+
+“John Stetson had been in Dayburg about three months; was a Colonel
+in the rebel army; had been a prisoner at Camp Chase, but in some
+mysterious way was permitted to escape by putting on different clothes
+from his own, which in some manner were smuggled in to him. He had
+shaven off his whiskers and made a close crop of his hair, and was so
+changed in his appearance that no one would have suspected that he was
+the same man. He was known in prison, and so entered on the records,
+as Col. Jacob Reed, 13th Ky. (Confederate) infantry. This man Stetson,
+alias 'Reed,' was very communicative; told the General that if they did
+not succeed in working up sufficient feeling in the Northern States to
+change the course of the Administration that they would have to
+resort to other and more severe methods--such as raiding in the North,
+destroying property, burning cities, etc.; that the Confederacy must
+be successful; that they were now in for it, and there must be no
+faltering; that there must be no sickly sentiment about the means to
+be adopted hereafter; that fire and flood and desolation were perfectly
+legitimate if necessity should ever demand the use of different means
+from the present. He said that they could raid from Kentucky and
+Missouri; that New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago had been
+agreed upon as the cities for destruction, if the time should ever
+come for such action; that their friends in those cities could make
+themselves whole from the wreck--at least, all that they particularly
+cared for; so far as the property-holders who pretended to be their
+friends were concerned, they did not care for them,--that they would not
+help them any, and only wanted to fill their pockets out of the general
+misfortunes of the Southern people.
+
+“After the General had traveled around considerably with these men as
+their friend and guest, he wished them success and health, bade them
+a hearty good-bye, and left for Indianapolis to see the Governor, not
+wishing to try experiments there, where he had been in camp so long.
+When he arrived and had time to visit the Executive, he found
+him greatly perplexed at what he had ascertained about the secret
+treasonable organization in the State of Indiana. He asked the General
+a great many questions about his recovery, his promotion, etc., and
+finally said:
+
+“'I want you to help keep up the reputation of our State in the army.'
+
+“Gen. Anderson replied:
+
+“'I hope, Governor, you will never have any cause for complaint in that
+direction.'
+
+“'No,' said the Governor; 'I hope I shall not! But,' said he, 'it begins
+to look as though we might have trouble at home. These Golden Circles
+are bound to give us trouble, and I fear very soon,'
+
+“'Yes,' said the General, 'they are getting pretty numerous, and very
+bold and exasperating at the same time. How many do you suppose there
+are in this State, Governor?
+
+“'I suppose there must be twenty or thirty thousand-enough for a pretty
+good army. If they had any bold man to lead them, they could release our
+prisoners here and destroy our city.'
+
+“Seeing that the Governor exhibited some alarm, the General was afraid
+to tell him then how many there actually were in the State. But very
+soon his Adjutant-General came in, and in conversation raised the
+figures to some forty or fifty thousand. The Governor looked surprised,
+and the General thought that he might then disclose the facts as
+to numbers, and told the Governor that he had found out means of
+ascertaining, and that their claim for Indiana was 75,000. This seemed
+to startle him. He at once asked his Adjutant-General how many regiments
+there were now in camp near the city, and was informed that there were
+four, with a great many recruits in the camp of instruction. He made
+many inquiries of the General as to how he obtained his information.
+Gen. Anderson told him that he had obtained it in various ways; that
+some of his friends had joined the organization and, not believing in
+it, had posted him, under the seal of confidence.
+
+“'Do you believe them?' inquired the Governor.
+
+“'I most certainly do,' responded the General.
+
+“The General then gave him the names of Strider, Bowen, Bowlens,
+Millington, Dorsing and Byron as the leaders--Organizers, Agitators,
+Commanders, etc.--for the State of Indiana. The Governor was surprised
+at hearing some of the names, and said he had no doubt of Strider being
+at the bottom of it, but that he would not be caught; that when the
+trying time should come, if ever, he would turn up as counsel, and
+in that way would get out of it, and thereby seal the mouths of the
+criminals.
+
+“He advised the Governor to keep a watch on some of these men, and he
+would soon discover them; that they had not been long enough at this
+thing to understand the necessary precaution. None had yet been caught
+and punished, and they were not looking to the serious consequences to
+themselves should they be exposed.
+
+“He also asked the Governor to apprise the President of the United
+States of the condition of these matters in the State, but at the same
+time not to mention his name as the source of information. He bade
+the Governor good-by and left for Camp Chase, Ohio, having, while in
+Indianapolis, determined to return to Ohio and investigate the prisoners
+at Camp Chase. When he arrived there, having no authority, he could not
+converse with the prisoners alone; but, becoming acquainted with the
+Colonel commanding the Camp, and explaining in confidence who he was
+and his mission, he was allowed free access to the camp and to the
+prisoners. He soon picked out a young man from Virginia--his appearance
+would indicate his age to be about eighteen years. He told the General
+that he lived in the extreme south-western part of what is now old
+Virginia. His name was Ridenbergen. He said to the General that he had
+no cause to fight against the United States, but that he was in now and
+proposed to fight it out. The General having played the Southern dodge
+and sympathy with the rebellion in such a way as to satisfy him, and
+also having given the sign of the Circle, which this young Virginian
+seemed to well understand, there was no longer any necessity for
+withholding anything in reference to their condition, expectations of
+succor, release, etc. He told the General that John Stetson, alias Col.
+Jacob Reed, of Dayburg, had been there frequently; that only a few of
+them recognized him; of course no one 'peached,' as they knew he was
+working for their benefit.
+
+“He said our commander of the prison was not very observing; that quite
+a number had escaped, and nothing was known or said about it; that
+others answered for them, reported them sick, or gave some other excuse
+which was always taken; that Stetson had brought in the rituals of
+the Golden Circle, and that all of them who were intelligent enough to
+understand it, were posted, and that some of the guards belonged and
+were constantly making the signs to the Confederate officers inside.
+He had no doubt that sooner or later they would be released. He had the
+same idea about how they would ultimately succeed. This idea pervaded
+the minds of all with whom he had spoken on the subject. Many leading
+men in Ohio were in accord with all that they contemplated with
+reference to their release and the future success of the Confederacy.
+
+“He also said that the party in Ohio who were in sympathy with the
+rebellion were quite outspoken, and were under the lead of a very able
+and bold man. The General inquired of whom he had reference, and he said
+Valamburg, of Dayburg.
+
+“'Yes,' the General responded, 'I have heard of him frequently; but is
+he a military man?'
+
+“'No,' replied Ridenbergen; 'but we have them in the State in many
+places, from the Confederate army, just waiting the sound of the
+bugle. But the fears I have are as to the time. It takes so long to get
+everything ready--our people have to move so cautiously.'
+
+“'Have you heard that we are organizing for raids from Canada at some
+future time?'
+
+“'Oh, yes; that is understood. Many of our best and brightest men are
+over there, at different points, preparing for it; but that is to be
+done only when we must strike in Northern cities for the purpose of
+terrifying the Northern property-holders; we must strike then where the
+greatest amount of wealth is concentrated.'
+
+“The General then said to him:
+
+“'Mr. Ridenbergen, you are a young man. I hope to hear good things of
+you in the future,' and bade him good-bye.
+
+“The General arrived at Allentown the next day. After the family
+greetings, kisses from his wife and little daughter, and a 'How ar' you,
+Marsa Tom?' from Ham and a 'Bress de good Laud, heah you is agin!' from
+Aunt Martha were over, the General related his trip to me in minute
+detail, and told me that matters were much worse than he had any
+suspicion of prior to his investigations. In speaking of those he had
+seen, and his many talks with members of the Knights of the Golden
+Circle, his utter contempt for them, and especially for many leading
+men who claimed to be loyal to the Union, but did not like the
+unconstitutional manner of prosecuting the war, he remarked:
+
+“'There was but one of all of them that I have seen for whom I have any
+sympathy or respect, and he is the young Virginian, Mr. Ridenbergen.
+I rather liked the frankness of this young man. I am satisfied that
+at heart he is not a rebel, but is young, and, after engaging in the
+rebellion, will go as far as any one to make it a successful cause.'
+
+“Just then Jackson came from the train and entered the house.
+
+“'My! how well you are looking, Gen. Anderson, compared with your
+appearance when I left. You must have been to some water-cure or have
+used some kind of elixir of life,' was his first greeting.
+
+“'No, sir,' replied the General; 'I have been marching, and it has
+brought me out wonderfully.'
+
+“'Yes, it has. Well, Jennie, I saw David, Dr. James and Henry. They are
+all well and “spilin'” for a fight. David thinks that his brigade can
+thrash the whole rebel army.'
+
+“Little Jennie rushed to her Uncle Jackson, saying:
+
+“'Did you see my good papa?'
+
+“'Yes, dear, I saw him, and he sent you a thousand kisses and asked all
+about you.'
+
+“Turning away, he said, 'Poor David, his heart is broken over the loss
+of his little Sarah.'
+
+“Gen. Anderson said, 'Sit down, and tell us all about your visit. Were
+you successful?'
+
+“'Oh, yes; I am a full-fledged Captain in the 18th U. S. Inf.,
+and assigned, by order of the Secretary of War, as Aide-de-camp to
+Brig.-Gen. Thomas Anderson, the hero.'
+
+“'Stop, stop,' said the General; 'you must not commence that too soon.
+The taffy part must be left off if you are to be on my staff.'
+
+“'My dear,' said his wife, 'he can say that about you to me; for it's
+the truth. Capt. Jackson, I will not get mad at you for speaking in a
+complimentary manner about my husband.'
+
+“'Hereafter I will repeat all the good things which I may have to say
+about him to you; but you will tell him, and then he will get mad at
+me.'
+
+“'No, he will not be mad; don't you know what peculiar animals men are?'
+
+“'Well, yes; they are rather peculiar,' said Jackson. 'They like
+compliments when not deserving; but when deserving they then dislike
+them. Is that not about the way with most men? I notice women are
+somewhat differently constituted? Are they not?'
+
+“'Yes, indeed; they always like compliments. Do they not, my dear?'
+addressing her husband.
+
+“'I have usually found it so,' replied the General. His wife ran into
+the house, and laughingly said:
+
+“'Well, I guess Tom has been trying his compliments on some one else.
+Has he not, aunty?' addressing Aunt Martha.
+
+“'God lub you' sole, chile, dese men, you can't tell nuffin 'bout dem,
+sho'; but Massa Tom be all rite, I 'spect; I knows him; no fear 'bout
+him; de good Laud spar' him for good work, sho'.'
+
+“I asked the General to write out a full statement of all he had
+reported to me. He did so that night, and the following day I mailed it
+to the President with a private note accompanying.
+
+“During the day Jackson entertained us with his visit to Washington, to
+the army, and the pleasant time he passed in camp with his brothers. He
+said that there was something wrong in that army; that the machinery did
+not seem to work very smoothly, but that never having been a soldier,
+perhaps he could not form a correct opinion. The sequel told the tale,
+however.”
+
+“Well, Uncle Daniel, this Golden Circle discovery was most
+extraordinary,” said Dr. Adams.
+
+“Yes. It grew into greater proportions later on, however.”
+
+“I feel an interest in knowing what became of that young Virginian whom
+Gen. Anderson met at Camp Chase; his name I forget, but have it written
+down.”
+
+“Yes; you mean Mr. Ridenbergen?”
+
+“Yes.”
+
+“I have learned that he went through the war on the rebel side unharmed,
+after the war married in Pennsylvania, and is now one of the most
+prominent men in Virginia. He espoused the advanced policy of the men
+who saved the Union, and is now one of the leading opponents of the
+unreconstructed in that State.”
+
+Uncle Daniel becoming very weak and exhausted, by an agreement with us,
+the continuance of his story was postponed until another time.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VIII.
+
+     BATTLE OF PAGELAND--A VICTORY TURNED INTO A DEFEAT BY
+     TREACHERY--DEATH OF GEN. LYON--ON THE TRAIL OF THE KNIGHTS
+     OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
+
+     “Sorrow breaks seasons, and reposing hours,
+     Makes the night morning, and the noontide night.”
+      --Shakespeare
+
+“During the two weeks intervening, Dr. Adams was engaged in carefully
+writing from his very full shorthand notes the relation of facts as
+given by Uncle Daniel. At the appointed time all were again present,
+eager for a continuance of this interesting and remarkable history of
+events only a short time past, and yet almost forgotten. When all were
+seated Uncle Daniel began:
+
+“The time between the sending of my report to the President of
+Gen. Anderson's trip and his answer, with further instructions, was
+considerable. Finally, I received a letter from the Secretary of War,
+who seemed very much gratified about the information that had been
+gathered, as also at the manner in which it had been obtained. He
+requested that I send or go myself to Canada and ascertain such further
+facts as I could in reference to the conspiracy and the movements of
+the conspirators. Gen. Anderson, my son Jackson, and myself held a
+consultation as to my going. They thought the undertaking too hazardous
+for me to attempt, and finally Jackson proposed that he would go
+himself, saying that it would be at least two months before Gen.
+Anderson could again take the field for active operations; in the
+meantime he (Jackson) could be profitably employed in this business for
+the Government. This was agreed upon as the better course to pursue.
+Jackson was at once given all the secrets of the Circle as far as
+the General knew them. He studied the passwords, signs, and their
+instructions until the General pronounced him sufficiently well informed
+for a first class conspirator. And as soon as he could get himself in
+readiness he started for Montreal, C. E., by way of New York. During
+all this time the Circle had been busily at work, and the excitement was
+increasing all over the country.
+
+“The alarm for fear of the enemy in our rear was producing such a
+condition of things as to endanger the safety of the people every
+where in the West, and at this time much encouragement was given to
+our enemies at home by the many failures of our armies in the East. The
+army, as before stated, had been put under a new commander, Gen. Pike,
+and the displeasure created among the ranking officers was easily to
+be seen by their language and manner towards him. This feeling was
+constantly fed by disparaging articles in the opposition press. The
+enemy in arms could easily see that this was a golden opportunity, and
+they availed themselves of it. They commenced a movement which indicated
+an advance against our forces. Gen. Wall, of the rebel army, had by
+rapid marches put himself between Gen. Pike and his base. This forced
+a movement on the part of our troops to the rear, and necessitated an
+immediate attack upon Gen. Wall in order to drive him back from the
+threatening position he occupied. The troops were moved rapidly back
+in the direction of Cow Creek, where it was intended by Gen. Pike to
+assault him.
+
+“The army was at last all collected in easy supporting distance, and
+Pike moved out with Gen. Horn's corps and assaulted Gen. Dawn's division
+of Wall's army. The contest was a spirited one, and lasted until well
+in the night. Dawn finally retreated. During the night all arrangements
+were made for an advance. The next morning the General-in-chief of the
+rebel armies was moving by forced marches in order to join Wall prior
+to any serious engagement, and Pike was determined to attack Wall before
+the main army of the enemy could arrive; but, to his utter astonishment,
+his forces under Farlin, ordered to join him from the base of supplies,
+were not in motion as yet, as he ascertained; and so with Fitzgibbon,
+who had been repeatedly urged to come with all dispatch. This left Pike
+in such a condition that he must delay his attack, which delay might
+bring great disaster to his army. Pike sent his staff officers to notify
+those Generals of his desires and intentions, which was done; but all
+manner of excuses were given for the delay. Finally, the next day, when
+part of his forces had arrived, Fitzgibbon coming up leisurely with his
+corps of magnificent soldiers, he was forced to commence the battle in
+the absence of Farlin and his corps. He moved out, putting his cavalry
+on the right flank, near Siddon Springs, threatening the left of Wall's
+army, who were formed in line of battle at or near a small town called
+Pageland. Rackett holding Pike's right, Shunk in the center, and
+Brig-Gen. David Lyon on the left of Shunk, his left resting on the edge
+of a grove of thick timber. The extreme left of the command was held by
+Gen. Fitzgibbon's corps. It was understood that Fitzgibbon would attack
+the enemy during the engagement on his right flank, and in that way
+measurably destroy him. The troops being thus disposed they were
+ordered to advance. The battle soon commenced by slight cavalry
+skirmishing on our right. Our cavalry having met the cavalry of the
+enemy, he, discovering our movements and positions, moved out to
+meet us. The firing and cracking of carbines increased, until finally
+musketry was distinguishable on the line fronting our cavalry. They soon
+asked for support, which was sent, and the enemy driven back. At this
+time skirmishing opened in several places on our infantry line, and
+continued until our whole line was formed and advanced. The enemy having
+advantage in position, did not advance to meet our forces, but held
+themselves in readiness to receive any attack that our troops should
+make upon them, Wall intending to save his men as much as possible, and
+to hold out until the main rebel army should arrive. Finally an assault
+was ordered all along the Une, and Wall was driven back to a deep
+depression in the ground, behind which, on the rising slope beyond, he
+reformed his line. Our forces pressed forward and assailed his left with
+great energy. Wall gradually gave way and was being easily driven back,
+when all at once a dash was made from the position to which they had
+been forced. This onslaught was so vigorous and irresistible that our
+forces had to give way and fall back to the main line. Gen. Rackett,
+seeing this dash of the enemy, at once said:
+
+“'These are fresh troops. They are re-enforcing from some other part of
+the line.'
+
+“This being communicated to the commanding General, he said they must
+have weakened the center. In order to test this he ordered an assault to
+be made at once upon their center. In this opinion he was correct. The
+assault upon the enemy's center dislodged him and drove him in much
+confusion back to another position. Our left then moved forward
+rapidly with the same result, and the battle was going well and very
+satisfactorily. Our right being then re-enforced, the enemy was driven
+from his line at every point. Gen. Pike believing that he had the enemy
+in a position where he could easily beat him, if his other forces would
+come up promptly, sent to the rear to find Farlin, but he could not be
+found. He said to one of his staff officers:
+
+“'Does not this look as if I was betrayed?'
+
+“The staff officer, now dead, replied:
+
+“'General, this is what I have feared for some time. The movements of
+the enemy look as though they were only fighting for time. You see
+how easily they are forced back--in numbers engaged more than equal to
+ours.'
+
+“'What of Fitzgibbon on the left? I have not heard a gun in that
+direction.'
+
+“'Nor will you,' replied the officer.
+
+“'But he has orders to attack at once. He must attack very soon, I am
+sure. How can he see and hear a battle like this without engaging?'
+
+“The officer made no reply. The General thought he would ascertain, and
+ordered his staff officer to proceed to the line of Gen. Lyon, and ask
+him to feel out from his left for Fitzgibbon, and to open communication
+with him. This order being executed, Gen. Lyon reported that he could
+not find any force to his left, but at the same time reported that there
+was much noise and dust in his front on the main road, and he feared
+re-enforcements for the enemy.
+
+“Just then Gen. Mcintosh reported with his command, which had been
+marching from Fitzgibbon's rear for some time in order to reach the
+battlefield. As soon as he had reported Gen. Pike directed that, as soon
+as his command could rest, so as to be in condition to move forward,
+he desired him to move up in support of Gen. Lyon; as he feared
+re-enforcements were moving to his (Lyon's) front.
+
+“Just about this, time Fitzgibbon had discovered much dust rising in the
+direction of the south. He called the attention of some of his officers
+to it, and proposed a retreat. But his command did not think a retreat
+without losing a man or testing the enemy would look quite soldierly,
+and the retreat was abandoned for the present; but in a few moments an
+immense flock of wild pigeons (having been by some means disturbed,)
+came down like a great cloud, and the roaring sound they produced in
+their flight so startled Gen. Fitzgibbon that he thought a large corps
+of cavalry were charging upon him. Thereupon he immediately ordered his
+men under cover and to prepare for retiring, at the same time announcing
+that our forces were evidently beaten. Gen. Mcintosh moved forward and
+at once engaged the enemy, and the battle became general.
+
+“The enemy, then evidently being re-enforced, made several desperate but
+unsuccessful assaults upon our center; but soon fresh troops were thrown
+in its support, and our lost ground regained. Our right at this time
+pressed forward, and at once were hotly engaged. Our artillery now
+opened from the different positions occupied by our batteries. The
+enemy's batteries promptly replied. Our cav airy were ordered to try and
+penetrate to the rear of the enemy. Here was a contest between cavalry.
+Carbines cracked and rattled almost like the heavy musketry of infantry.
+Many a horse was seen going at full speed over the field riderless. Many
+a cavalryman fell. At last a charge with sabers drawn was ordered. The
+sight, as described to me, was one of grandeur to behold. On to the
+charge they went, each saber flashing in the sunlight. Crash went saber
+against saber. Sparks flew as if from heated steel. 'Forward?' was heard
+on both sides. Flashes of sparks and ringing sounds from the steel as
+saber came against saber. Arms were gashed, hands and faces were cut,
+heads were cleft, and sabers pierced the bodies of the troopers on
+either side.
+
+[Illustration: Henry Lyon is Captured 135]
+
+“Back went the rebel cavalry and on against them our men were thrown,
+until infantry came to the enemy's support, accompanied by a battery
+of artillery. A deadly fire from both was poured into the ranks of
+our horsemen. Our lines staggered, then recovered again, but could not
+withstand both the infantry and artillery. They were compelled to fall
+back. Many were unhorsed and quite a number captured. Among them was my
+son Henry, of the Michigan Cavalry. His horse was killed, and his own
+back injured in the fall, so that he could not make good his escape.
+(He was sent to the rear. I heard nothing from him for months--only
+knew that he was taken prisoner.) But the command again rallied and held
+their line on the flank of our infantry. The artillery on the left of
+our line were having a regular duel with several batteries of the enemy.
+Our center was being sorely pressed again. Column after column assaulted
+and checked our advance. Gen. Pike was very anxious about his support,
+and repeatedly sent to find Farlin, but the same report was made each
+time, 'Not in sight; cannot be found.' At last a report came that Farlin
+was some twenty miles away, and moving very leisurely.
+
+“'My God!' exclaimed Gen. Pike, 'my army is sacrificed. These men will
+not support me. The battle is to be lost, and perhaps all depends upon
+the issue here to-day. To win this battle makes our success sure; to
+lose it may be the loss of all.'
+
+“He called an officer and said, 'Take this written order to Fitzgibbon.
+He must attack at once.'
+
+“Fitzgibbon was found beneath the shade of a broad oak. He had not fired
+a gun; his men were panting for a chance to enter the contest. As the
+officer passed along they cried out, 'Why not put us into the fight?'
+How is the battle going?' 'Are we driving them?' 'The rebs are being
+re-enforced; we can see troops coming down by Pageland.' (The town was
+in full view from where they were impatiently waiting for the command
+'Forward!')
+
+“Gen. Fitzgibbon paid no attention to the order, except to say, 'Pike
+doesn't know what he is doing.'
+
+“The officer said, on returning, Fitzgibbon's men were lying by their
+arms, (which were stacked,) and could be put into use instantly.
+The General could not believe that the attack would not be made by
+Fitzgibbon. The battle now was at white heat--infantry, artillery and
+cavalry were all engaged. The lines swayed, sometimes the rebels were
+gaining slight advantage, and then the forces on our side. Gen. David
+Lyon's command was now all engaged.
+
+“He drove the enemy through the woods where his left first rested. He was
+handling his troops well. The commanding General came along where he was
+engaged and complimented him very highly for the manner in which he was
+succeeding on his part of the line. He then asked David (Gen. Lyon)
+if he could hear any firing on his left. Gen. Lyon answered him in the
+negative.
+
+“'Is it possible? Are you not mistaken? It seems to me that I can hear
+it.9
+
+“'No, Gen. Pike,' said Gen. Lyon; 'you imagine so; for I assure you I
+have watched and listened for some movement on my left. There has been
+none whatever.'
+
+“Gen. Shunk came up just at that moment and said:
+
+“'Gen. Pike, Gen. Rackett is killed.'
+
+“'Is that so? He was one of my most faithful Generals.'
+
+“He sent an officer back to see that the next officer in rank should
+take command at once.
+
+“Gen. Shunk said to Gen. Pike:
+
+“'I fear that re-enforcements for the enemy are coming up. I have just
+captured some prisoners, who say they have marched fifteen miles to-day,
+and were put into the battle as soon as they arrived. They also say that
+the commander of the rebel armies is not more than ten miles away with
+at least 20,000 men.'
+
+“'Yes, that may be so; but if Fitzgibbon will attack on the left, as I
+have ordered him positively to do, and Gen. Farlin comes up--who is not
+farther away than the rebel troops--we will be their equal in numbers.'
+
+“'Do you think Farlin is trying to get here, General?'
+
+“'Why, he knows we are engaged. He is an old soldier and ought to do his
+duty.'
+
+“'True enough; but if he did not know his duty, and was not an old
+soldier, he might come sooner than he will, knowing it. I do not like to
+say so, General, but I have my suspicions that Farlin and Fitzgibbon do
+not wish you to win this battle.'
+
+“The conversation was here broken off. The enemy having made a desperate
+assault on Shunk's command, he rode quickly away. By this time the
+battle was terrific, and the slaughter terrible on both sides. The field
+was beginning to look more like a slaughter-pen than anything else
+to which it could be compared. Men were being brought to the rear on
+stretchers, and also carried by their comrades without stretchers; in
+fact, you know it was a very common thing for several men to take hold
+of one to help him to the rear when sometimes the soldier had but a
+scratch..
+
+“Gen. Horn, who had been in reserve up to this time, came up with his
+command and supported Gen. Mcintosh, who was now hard pressed. When Gen.
+Horn entered the field he could be heard far away, having a stentorian
+voice. He advanced rapidly and drove the right of Wall back far from his
+main line; but here, in close supporting distance, lay Longpath, with
+his fresh troops. He waited until Horn's line was clear in advance of
+the main line, and at once set upon him with great ferocity, driving him
+back on Mcintosh, that portion of our line giving way for the moment.
+Gen. Lyon's command was then furiously attacked by fresh troops. They
+stood the shock, but had finally to give way. Pike witnessed this
+terrible fighting, and said again, 'Can it be possible that Farlin will
+not get here in time to save this battle?' He again rode up to Gen. Lyon
+and asked if he still heard nothing on his left. The General answered
+'No.' He then directed him to send a courier through and communicate
+with Fitzgibbon. By this time the heaviest fighting was on the right and
+center, the firing having slackened on the left. The courier was gone
+but a short time, when he returned and reported the enemy marching down
+a road to our left and forming at right angles with our line. This was
+easily understood, and as soon as possible our left was changed to face
+the troops so forming on and across our flank. New troops were thrown in
+at this point, to enable proper resistance to be made, their attack on
+our angle being made as a diversion.
+
+“This attack now having been repulsed, the enemy were driven back, and
+quite a number of prisoners captured; the soldiers became much elated
+and commenced cheering, which was taken up all along the line. On our
+left our officers took it that Farlin had arrived, or that Fitzgibbon
+had sent word that he was going to attack at once and relieve the
+situation, the position of the troops facing our left being such that he
+could attack them in the rear. But all were doomed to be disappointed.
+The rebels forming on our left were troops just arriving and under the
+immediate command of the General-in-chief of the rebel army. They were
+soon in position, and their skirmishers moving through the woods in the
+direction of our refused left. The situation was critical indeed. The
+commanding General ordered all the artillery that could be brought into
+battery to be placed in position on this flank. The line then held by
+Wall on his left could not be abandoned, nor could he draw from his
+center, as he was being pressed all along that part of the line. But on
+they came through the woods. None but infantry could get through without
+great delay. They opened fire. Our line gave way, and fell back to the
+support of the batteries. Finally the batteries all opened, and like
+the roar of mighty thunders was the noise. The earth shook as though an
+earthquake was disturbing it. Fire was vomited forth as though it were
+from the mouth of some burning volcano. Destruction and death were dealt
+out unsparingly to the enemy. They started to charge the batteries, and
+with that hideous yell that they seemed only to employ or understand,
+on they came. But finally, when they could stand against the torrent
+of shot and shell no longer, they broke to the rear in great confusion.
+
+“Gen. Pike saw the success, and exclaimed: 'If my other troops would
+only come up, or Gen. Fitzgibbon attack, the day would soon be ours.'
+
+“But he was doomed to further disappointment. They did not come up,
+neither did they attack. The rebel General soon took in the whole
+situation. He put his artillery in battery on a hill to the right of
+our refused line, so as to concentrate his fire on the flank of our
+batteries and force them to change position. This being done he
+opened some eighteen guns. This forced a change in the position of our
+batteries, and there and then commenced, one of the most destructive
+artillery duels that was ever witnessed. Battery horses were killed on
+both sides, gunners blown to pieces by shell, officers and men mangled,
+Gen. Mosely, on the rebel side, had his head shot off, and a Colonel and
+two Captains were blown to pieces on our side. While this duel was going
+on the rebel General was reforming his men for another infantry attack
+on our left. At this moment Gen. Pike said to Gen. Lyon:
+
+“'General, I hear guns over to our left.'
+
+“Gen. Lyon listened, and answered:
+
+“'Well, General, I believe you are correct. I think I heard a gun.'
+
+“Pike then believed that Fitzgibbon had made an attack, and would compel
+the enemy to withdraw their forces directly on our left. But he was
+mistaken. No attack was made except the one by the rebels. Very soon
+afterwards they had completed their line, and, knowing the value of a
+flank attack, again assaulted in the same manner as before. They came
+this time with more caution than before, but with a stronger force.
+They opened fire on both sides about the same time. The battle was now
+renewed all along the line--cavalry, infantry and artillery. The Unes
+wavered occasionally on both sides. The left of our line gave way at
+first, but rallied again. Gen. Lyon rode up and down his line, cheering
+his men. He led them again and again against the seeming adamantine wall
+of rebels, and finally forced them back slowly, holding all the ground
+gained. By this time our center was penetrated and broken. Our troops
+could not be rallied for some time. The rebels seeing our confusion took
+advantage of it, and with the intrepidity of so many demons made another
+attack on all parts of the line and forced our whole line some distance
+to the rear. It looked for an hour as though all was lost. At one time
+our lines seemed to be melting away and becoming disorganized. They were
+rallied again, however, and formed a new line about a mile in the rear
+of our first. Both armies were exhausted. Fresh troops then to our aid
+would have settled the fortunes of the day in our favor But they did
+not come. Gen. Pike thought that whoever made the first attack would
+be successful, and ordered our line forward. They moved cautiously, but
+steadily, attacking and driving the enemy back. He kept falling back
+until he occupied his first line and we ours. Our left, however, was
+soon struck by a division of fresh troops, and was driven back some
+distance through the woods with great loss. My dear son, Gen. Lyon,
+here, while rallying his men, was shot through the heart and instantly
+killed.”
+
+[Illustration: Death of General Lyon 142]
+
+“The old man wept bitterly, and many tears rolled down the cheeks of his
+listeners. When he could resume he said:
+
+“If Fitzgibbon had attacked as was expected, our flank could not have
+been turned, and the great slaughter that occurred on this part of the
+line would have been avoided. Night here closed the day's slaughter with
+our left completely turned and our troops demoralized. They passed the
+night on their arms. The next morning at daylight the attack was resumed
+by the rebels and our army was beaten. Gens. Stepleton and Kearnan fell
+on that day, with many other brave officers and men. No battle lost
+during the war fell with more crushing effect upon the loyal people than
+did the defeat of the Army of the East at the battle of Pageland. The
+battle was lost by the failure of Farlin and Fitzgibbon to support Gen.
+Pike. They did just what the President and Secretary of War feared they
+would do--that was, fail in supporting Pike, the new commander. Their
+idea was to dictate the commander or not fight. One would think that men
+who had fed upon the charity of the Government from youth to middle age
+would be inspired by a more lofty feeling and sentiment. But this is a
+mistake. You cannot infuse patriotism by drilling at a college or in
+the field. This comes from the nursery of the mother. Nor can you put
+brains, commonsense or courage where God has refused it. The question
+with these men was, 'Do you belong to a certain chosen few?' If so, that
+was put above every other consideration. A volunteer, no matter how
+much he might develop a genius for military affairs, could have no
+recognition at their hands.
+
+“The fact that Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte were great generals
+without military training except in the field proved nothing. If men
+like those who first commanded our army in the East, and who formed the
+coterie, had lived during the Revolutionary War, Washington and the
+best of his generals would not have been permitted to have commanded a
+brigade, if these men could have controlled as they did at the outbreak
+of the rebellion. The same feeling has grown among our people since
+the war, until the brains of a man cuts but little figure in matters
+connected with governmental affairs. He must belong to one of two
+classes: either a snob or one who has made a fortune. No matter whether
+he made it selling rotten blankets to the Government, worthless arms
+for the soldiers, bad meat, diseased horses, small mules, rotten and
+poorly-put-together harness, or procured his money in some other way--if
+he has it, the conclusion is at once that he is a great man and full of
+wisdom. These things are unfortunate in a government like ours. But
+this is the tendency, and has been for many years. Dash and swell is the
+motto now; it is growing more in that direction every day. But I have
+wandered away from my subject. The battlefield of Pageland and its
+surroundings was a sight to behold the day after our defeat. The private
+soldiers felt outraged and officers were discouraged, and many good
+people despaired of our final success. Even the President was more
+despondent than he had ever been, but still had faith in God and our
+cause. The losses on both sides were very great. The country all around
+was by both sides turned into a great hospital. The army was almost
+disorganized; it certainly was most thoroughly demoralized. Gen. Pike
+was relieved, and McGregor put in command again. Fitzgibbon was sent to
+the rear without a command. Farlin was everywhere by every friend of his
+country severely censured. Fitzgibbon was denounced as a traitor to his
+superior officer.
+
+“The mournful part to myself and family had only in part come upon us.
+Dr. James Lyon, having cut one of his hands in making an amputation,
+feared bad results from the wound; for that reason he procured a leave
+of absence, and accompanied the remains of his brother David home. I
+will not attempt to describe to you the depth of grief in our family,
+from the oldest to the youngest. It was greater than I now wish to
+recall, even though so many years have passed since that melancholy
+scene. Suffice it to say that Gen. David Lyon fills the grave of as
+gallant and noble a soldier as ever drew a sword. He rests beside his
+wife and little daughter Sarah in the cemetery at Allentown.”
+
+“The old man, overcome by this recital, could not speak for some time,
+but finally continued:
+
+“Gen. Anderson was very sad. Dr. James was very restless with his hand,
+which had commenced swelling and was becoming extremely painful. My
+wife Sarah and Jennie (David's widow) were stricken down with fever,
+requiring the constant attendance of Mary Anderson and Aunt Martha
+for many days before their recovery was assured. In the meantime Peter
+arrived, the wound in his foot having broken out again. When he came to
+his mother's bedside she said:
+
+“'O! Peter, my son, that horrible dream haunts me still.'
+
+“This dream from the first had a very depressing effect upon Peter,
+though he pretended to think nothing of it. We now commenced casting
+about to see if there was any way to have Henry exchanged. He being
+merely a private soldier, this was not so easy of accomplishment, as
+if he had been an officer. During the evening, while we were engaged in
+conversation in the parlor, Aunt Martha came in and said:
+
+“'Uncle Daniel, dar's a young lady on de porch who wants to see you very
+bad, she say, on mos' obticlar bizness.'
+
+“'Tell her to come in,' was my answer.
+
+“In a moment a very modest and rather pretty young lady walked in. She
+was evidently greatly embarrassed. I arose, and extending my hand asked
+her to be seated. She sat down for a moment, and then hesitatingly said:
+
+“'Your wife is unwell, I understand, Mr. Lyon?'
+
+“'Yes,' I replied; 'very unwell. She has had a great sorrow recently.'
+
+“'Yes, sir; so I understand. I very much desired to see her, but will
+not annoy her at this time. I had a matter about which I wished to speak
+with her. You know, women give their confidence to one another; but I
+hope you will allow me to give mine to you, as your wife is sick?'
+
+“'Yes, my good girl; you can say what you wish to me.'
+
+“'Well, Mr. Lyon'--she then hesitated.
+
+“'I encouraged her to proceed.
+
+“'Well, I am on my way South, and I wish your good offices in getting
+through the lines.'
+
+“'How can I assist you, my child?'
+
+“'I hear, sir, that you are a great friend of the President, and I
+thought perhaps you might intercede for me.'
+
+“'May I inquire for what purpose you wish to go South? Do your people
+live there?'
+
+“'No, sir; I live in Michigan. I was never farther South than this
+place, and this is my first visit here. My name is Seraine Whitcomb. I
+am going South to see what I can do to have a young man exchanged who is
+now a prisoner in the hands of the rebels.
+
+“'Is he your brother?' I inquired.
+
+“She blushed, and replied:
+
+“'No, sir, he is not a relative; but one in whom I am much interested.'
+
+“I saw through the whole matter at once, but did not press the young
+lady further. If I had only known whom she meant I would have embraced
+her as the greatest little heroine living. She said she only wished a
+letter from me to the President; that she would do the rest herself.
+This letter I gave her without further questions. She was so modest and
+yet so brave. She took the letter, bade me good-by, and left. As she
+went out she remarked:
+
+“'Do not be surprised if you should receive a letter from me at some
+future time.'
+
+“After she had gone Peter remarked that perhaps she was sent down South
+by the Golden Circle, and I might be bestowing favors on the wrong
+person. I said, 'True, but I will take my chances on that girl's being
+honest, and, not only honest, but a regular little heroine.'
+
+“Here the conversation on this subject came to an end, and we took up
+the condition of the army. Peter said the jealousies between officers in
+the Army of the East were strange; that there was nothing of this
+kind among the Western troops; that all seemed to have the same common
+purpose, and that was success; but, said he, it may be partly accounted
+for in this, that we are all alike unskilled in the arts of war, and do
+not know enough to get up these conspiracies and jealousies. We are all
+volunteers, save two or three, and all obey orders, and go into a battle
+to win, each one believing he is doing the best fighting. It seems
+that at the battle of Pageland the only object of some of the leading
+commanders was to find some way to lose the battle and at the same time
+save their own scalps.
+
+“Gen. Anderson said:
+
+“'Well, I do not know how I may succeed as a commander; but I will have
+the courage to relieve any man, and send him to the rear, of whom I
+may have the least suspicion, whether it be for cowardice, want of
+good intentions toward the Government, good faith toward his superior
+officer, or for any other cause that might give uneasiness about his
+properly performing his duty.'
+
+“'That would seem to me to be the proper course for any commander of
+forces,' I replied.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel,” said Dr. Adams, “I am curious to know what became of
+those two generals--Farlin and Fitzgibbon.”
+
+“Well, sir, the same power that is now rewarding those who struck us
+the heaviest blows, both North and South, is paying homage to these men.
+They are both held in high esteem by many people, and you would think
+they were the only loyal men that were near the battlefield on that
+day.”
+
+“Yes,” said Col. Bush; “to have lost an arm or leg on the Union side
+is like the brand of Cain nowadays; but to have been a rebel or to have
+belonged to the Golden Circle, or failed in some way by which the rebels
+profited or gained advantage, entitles one to a medal or some high
+position of honor and emolument.”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER IX.
+
+     BATTLE OF ANTLER'S RUN--SERAINE WHITCOMB LEAVES FOR THE
+     SOUTH--PLOTTING IN CANADA--DISCOVERY OF A CONSPIRACY AMONG
+     ARMY OFFICERS.
+
+     “Yesterday was heard,
+     The roar of war; and sad the sight of maid,
+     Of mother, widow, sister, daughter, wife,
+     Stooping and weeping over senseless, cold,
+     Defaced, and mangled lumps of breathless earth,
+     Which had been husbands, fathers, brothers, sons,
+     And lovers, when that morning's sun arose.
+     --Pollock.
+
+“Gen. Anderson, Peter and myself concluded that we would again visit the
+farm. There we found poor old Joseph Dent in utter despair on account of
+his 'poor Captain' (as he called David) having been killed. He talked
+of him in the most enthusiastic manner, and would then weep, saying 'the
+only friend I had is gone, and I will not be satisfied until I can get
+even with these rebels.'
+
+“Gen. Anderson said: 'Well, Joseph, what will you do?'
+
+“Joseph was silent; as an old soldier he knew how to keep his thoughts
+to himself.
+
+“'Will you go to the war?' continued the General.
+
+“'No, sir; I will stay here and take care of this farm for Mrs. Lyon
+and little Jennie. They shall not suffer while I am able to look after
+them.'
+
+“Old Ham thought he had a point, and said: 'Dat's good; dat's jes' what
+I 'tend to do when Massa Tom git killed. Jes'so.'
+
+“'Shut up, Ham. Your Massa Tom, as you call him, is not going to get
+killed. There have been enough of the Lyon family killed already,' said
+Peter.
+
+“'Dat's so, Massa Peter. I not got dat in my kalkerlate, you see; but
+I tell you I is monstrous feered 'bout dese matters; deys is heaps of
+people gittin' killed, and most of dem is good peoples, so dey is. Can't
+tell who nex', massa; can't tell, sah!'
+
+“'Well, Joseph, there will be no trouble about your staying. We want you
+here on the farm,' I said. 'We are all very much distressed, but, at the
+same time, we must look out for our country somewhat; and our family all
+being in the army, of course we must expect some misfortunes. Have you
+heard any more of the Golden Circle in this neighborhood?'
+
+“'Yes, Uncle Daniel; they are at work, and since the defeat of our
+forces at the battle of Pageland, they are outspoken about what they
+intend to do; not only in aid of the rebellion, but they threaten the
+Union people here at home--threaten to destroy their property, and make
+war in Indiana if it becomes necessary, just as you have heretofore
+understood. I am keeping close watch, and they will not be able to do
+any very great harm here without my knowing it.'
+
+“We cautioned Joseph, and told him to come in to our house frequently
+and let us know what was going on.
+
+“On returning home we found Aunt Sarah and Jennie much improved, but Dr.
+James was suffering very great pain. The swelling was extending up his
+arm from his hand. I said to him perhaps we had better have a physician.
+'You are suffering so much that I fear you are not in a condition
+to attend to your own case.' He consented, and one was called in. On
+examination he pronounced the trouble blood poisoning. James was greatly
+alarmed at this. The physician commenced at once with the most radical
+treatment. The next morning James seemed much easier, and looked as if
+he was coming out of it all right.
+
+“The next day, while we were sitting on the porch, the postman brought
+me a letter, written in a delicate female hand. I read it and then
+called Gen. Anderson and Peter to listen:
+
+
+     “Washington, D. C.
+
+     “My Dear Mr. Lyon, Allentown, Ind.:
+
+     “Thanks for your very great kindness. I have the President's
+     pass through onr lines; when you hear from me again, I will
+     let you know about your son Henry.
+
+     “Very respectfully,
+
+     “SERAINE WHITCOMB.”
+
+“'Well, well,' said Peter; 'that tells a tale. Now, father, I agree with
+you. She is a brave girl; there is not more than one in a thousand like
+her.'
+
+“'Yes; but what does she mean by saying I will hear from my son?'
+
+“'It will reveal itself,' said Peter. 'She is in love with Henry, and
+has gone to look after him.'
+
+“'Do you think so?' I inquired. 'Well, I do sincerely hope so.'
+
+“Just then we saw Jackson coming. He came in, and after salutations
+and greetings between us, he entered the house to see his mother,
+the Doctor, and Jennie. He was much broken down over the death of his
+brother. The news of the battle and the list of the dead in the papers
+having contained David's name, he hastened home. He had, however, been
+very successful in laying the foundation for probing many things which
+might be of vast importance in the future.
+
+“When he left home he first went to New York and had an interview with
+McMasters and B. Wudd, who were the leading spirits in New York, and one
+of them the principal man North in starting the organization. From these
+men he learned much about what was going on in Canada; the fact that
+there was no doubt that quite a number of Southern men were there with
+a large amount of money with which to carry out any scheme that might be
+agreed upon. These men in New York were in constant communication with
+those in Canada; also, with leading men in Richmond. He managed to
+obtain a letter of introduction from McMasters to the leading Knights
+of the Golden Circle in Canada; this letter introduced him as William
+Jackson, of Memphis, Tenn., and was directed to the Hon. Jacob
+Thomlinson. With this letter and the information he had now obtained,
+he made his way home, feeling that he could not undertake the further
+prosecution of his mission without returning and consoling his mother
+and the family as much as he possibly could in their distress. Knowing
+his mother's feeble condition he feared the consequences of the heavy
+affliction that had fallen upon her during the battle of Pageland--with
+one son a prisoner and another killed outright.
+
+“I wrote the President, and promised that later on I would have the
+Canada mystery solved. Our people were in desperate straits. Our
+army had been outnumbered and forced back to the position in front of
+Pageland; defeated there, and forced to shelter itself in the rear of
+Cow Creek. It was now broken and shattered, lying in defenses near the
+Capital, discouraged and worn down by fatigue, wounds and disease. The
+outlook was anything but bright. Commanders had been changed. Some of
+our best fighting generals had lost their lives at Pageland. The country
+had but little confidence in the staying or fighting qualities of the
+commander, Gen. McGregor, as he had made no success heretofore. The
+rebel commander, well understanding the situation, was moving rapidly
+up and along the south line of the Grand River, evidently intending an
+invasion of the loyal States by penetrating our lines and crossing at
+or near Brown's Ferry. Our lines were held at this point by Gen. Milo,
+having in his command 10,000 men, who were all surrendered at the demand
+of Gen. Wall without very much resistance. Wall had slipped through the
+mountains like a cat, and was upon Milo before he knew of his approach.
+This was very strange though, and hard to understand, and only increased
+the fears and suspicions already existing that something was out of
+joint, so that the machinery was working badly in that army.
+
+“'The enemy now had no impediment in the way of a rapid movement except
+high waters, which seemed to interpose as the only power that could stop
+their advance into the interior of our country and to the rear of our
+capital, cutting off all communications to the North with the loyal
+States.
+
+“The administration was now in a position of great danger, in many
+respects, not before contemplated.
+
+“The rebel sympathizers and Golden Circles were loud in their
+denunciation of the war and the party sustaining it. Thos. A. Strider
+and Dan Bowen were traversing the state of Indiana, making inflammatory
+speeches, and all over the North the same policy was being pursued by
+the anti-war party. They alarmed the people by declaring that unless the
+war was stopped our homes North would be invaded; that our armies could
+not cope with the rebels. The only thing that seemed to put a check to
+their hopes, operations and denunciations was the fact that our armies
+in the West were having a continuation of victories.
+
+“This being the situation of the armies and the condition of the minds
+of the people, the loss of another great battle at this time would
+have greatly prolonged the war, if it would not have been fatal to the
+ultimate success of the Union cause. The authorities at Washington
+were doing everything in their power to allay the excitement among the
+people, and at the same time were trying to have the Army of the East
+put in motion so as to pass down to Pottstown and interpose in front
+of the enemy; he evidently intending to move by way of Brown's Ferry,
+throwing part of his force on the Brown's Ferry road and a portion over
+into the Sheepstown road, making a junction at or near Shapleyville.
+The Union forces were expected to move across by Fardenburg, down
+the sloping mountains of Cochineal and along and across Mad Valley to
+Pottstown, and take position behind Antler's Run. But it seemed to be
+almost impossible to get Gen. McGregor to put his army in motion. Many
+were the excuses made; want of this thing to-day, and something else
+to-morrow--shoes, clothing, blankets, and many other things--protracted
+the delay. Finally, the President and Secretary of War being out of
+patience with his hesitancy and excuses, the President directed the
+Secretary of War to order Gen. McGregor to move without further delay.
+This seemed to be understood by McGregor, and the next day everything
+about the camps was in a bustle, and the Army of the East was again in
+motion; but the movements were slow, and made in such a manner as not
+to inspire very great confidence in our immediate success. The men
+and subordinate officers seemed resolute and determined, but there was
+something surrounding all the movements that was mysterious.
+
+“The papers were full of all the movements, and were discussing the
+probabilities, etc. Seeing this Gen. Anderson was fired with a desire
+to at once return to the front. On account of his very weak and feeble
+condition we tried to detain him, but in vain.
+
+“He said: 'No, I am going to the front, and I wish to go to the East.
+Will you ask by telegraph for such an assignment for me?'
+
+“I answered that I would, and did so immediately.
+
+“The next day he received a telegram from the Secretary of War,
+directing him to report to Gen. McGregor for assignment to duty.
+
+“Gen. Anderson said to Capt. Jackson: 'Your invasion of Canada will be
+postponed until later. You will be ready to start in the morning with me
+to the Army of the East.'
+
+“He called old Ham, and repeated the order to him to be in readiness.
+
+“Ham said: 'Afore de Lord, Massa Tom, you isn't gwine to be fitin' agin,
+is you?'
+
+“'Yes! You get ready. Have your bedding and all your traps ready, if you
+think you can stand to be shot at by the rebels.'
+
+“'Shot at! Is you gwine to put me out to be snot at? Me done thought
+thar war 'nuff white folks to get shotten at, widout de poor darkies
+like me.'
+
+“'Yes; but you want to be free, do you not, Ham?'
+
+“'Yeas; Massa Tom, I wants dat--I wants it bad; but how is gwine to
+come?'
+
+“'Fight for it. You are no better than I am, are you? Had you not as
+well be shot as for me to be?'
+
+“'Yeas, sir; dat am so. 'Specks de darkies got to fight. I'll fight,
+Massa Tom, if you say so. Yes, I do. I stay wid you, I will sho'.'
+
+“Old Martha happened to hear this, and broke forth:
+
+“'Well, well, Massa Tom, I's sorry you is gwine to de wah agin. But it
+all right. I tells you dat de good Laud save you up for some good. I
+jes' know he do it all right. I take care of Missus Mary and de little
+gal; don't you hab no fears 'bout dem. But you isn't gwine to hab Ham
+go, is you? If you doz, dat ole fool he git kill. I 'spect he got no mo'
+sense dan jes' git rite in whar dey is fitin?'
+
+“'No, no, Marfa; you is wrong dar. I tell you dat you is. I stay by
+Massa Tom.'
+
+“Peter and Jackson laughed, and said to the General:
+
+“'Ham thinks you will be in a safe place during the fighting.'
+
+“'Yes, he seems to be of that impression. I think I may, perhaps,
+relieve his mind somewhat,' said the General, with a smile.
+
+“The General telegraphed Capt. Day at Dolensburg to report at once to
+him at Gen. McGregor's Headquarters, Army of the East. The preliminaries
+being arranged, all were to be ready early the next morning. The General
+and Capt. Jackson having arranged and got ready their proper uniforms,
+horses, mess-chest and everything that would be required in the field,
+they spent the evening quietly. The Doctor was very sleepless, and
+suffered more than usual, but was thought not to be in any immediate
+danger. My wife and Jennie were now also quite recovered.
+
+“The next morning, the General having procured a car for their horses,
+camp equipage, etc., they took leave of the family, who were in tears,
+the two little girls, Mary and Jennie, crying aloud. As the General,
+Capt. Jackson and Ham walked away, Aunt Martha called after Ham:
+
+“'Now, Ham, ef you eber spects to see me agin, don't you forgit your
+prares ob a night, and de good Laud will fotch you back ef you do dat;
+but He let you git kill like a cat when you done forget it. Do you mine
+me, Ham?'
+
+“Turning to me, she continued: 'I 'spect de rebs git dat darky,' then
+going to the kitchen she gave vent to her grief. The poor old woman felt
+as badly to part with her Ham as did Mary in parting from her General,
+but gave expression to it in her own simple way.
+
+[Illustration: General Anderson taking Command 154]
+
+“The General, Jackson and Ham arrived safely at the headquarters of Gen.
+McGregor, which were in the valley to the north and east of Cochineal
+Mountains. His commands of infantry and artillery were variously located
+on the mountains and in the valley, with his cavalry at Pottstown. It
+so happened that one of the division commanders had been taken seriously
+ill, and was sent to the rear. This gave an opportunity for Gen.
+Anderson to be placed in command of a good division at once. To
+Anderson's great delight Gen. McGregor ordered him to take command
+of this division. Having reported, he sent immediately for all the
+commanding officers of the division and made their acquaintance. He was
+greatly pleased with them and they with him. He learned all he could in
+so short a time about the troops, and at once took measures to put
+them in good condition. In a few days Capt. James Day reported, and
+the General's military family was organized, he having taken an
+Adjutant-General from the command.
+
+“The army was now being rapidly put in good shape; a complete
+re-organization was being effected, and all were feeling less
+discouraged. They seemed to well understand that there was to be a great
+battle fought, and the imperative necessity for a victory by our forces
+East at this particular time.
+
+“The enemy found means by which to pass the obstructions in his way,
+and moved through the country in different directions. Finding that the
+movements of our army were slow, he seemed to feel that there was no
+immediate danger of a serious engagement. But the surrender of our
+forces under Gen. Milo (who died immediately afterwards) so elated the
+rebel army that they were determined to attack our forces whenever and
+wherever opportunity offered. Both parties were, however, maneuvering
+for some advantage; the General of the rebel forces holding McGregor off
+until his force under Wall could come up from Brown's Ferry. The cavalry
+of both armies were now scouting continuously for many miles on the
+flanks of the armies. The pickets were out quite a distance in advance
+of the opposing forces. No conflict had yet occurred between any of
+the outposts. Finally the commander of the rebel forces selected his
+position and gave challenge to our forces, with his rear to the Grand
+River, covering two main roads leading to the rear, his front facing
+the winding course of Antler's Run, his right resting on a bridge at the
+main crossing, his center occupying a ridge commanding the open fields
+in his front, the right of his left and right center resting on the
+junction of the two main roads, his extreme left refused so as to form
+an angle at his left center, extending along and through a skirt of
+heavy woods; his reserves to the rear on the roads, so as to be thrown
+easily to the center or either flank in case of necessity; the country
+to his front, right and left being very uneven, full of gulches and
+ravines, difficult of passage, especially under fire. So posted he
+flaunted the rebel flag in the face of our army, although at this
+time his main support had not arrived from Brown's Ferry. But no doubt
+existed in his mind, I presume, as to their coming up in good time.
+McGregor did not then seem inclined to accept the challenge, His command
+was moving slowly. Farlin, still in command of a corps (for shame be it
+ever to our indulgent chiefs), was some distance away and did not arrive
+on that day. So the armies rested. In the meantime Gen. Anderson
+was eager for the fray. He visited Gen. McGregor's headquarters and
+indicated his desire to bring on the engagement, saying very soon the
+enemy would be so securely posted that it would be exceedingly difficult
+to dislodge him. To this McGregor replied that he could not risk a
+battle without Farlin's forces being up and in readiness to support our
+line.
+
+“During the night Farlin came up. A battle must then and there be
+fought. The whole country stood with bated breath awaiting the result,
+as all understood that the rebels must be driven back on what they
+claimed as their own ground, or our country was in imminent danger of
+becoming demoralized should they see the battlefields changed to the
+North.
+
+“When the morning came, the commands being in readiness, the movement of
+our forces commenced. It was soon discovered that the main crossing of
+Antler's Run was held by a strong force of the enemy, which compelled
+our troops to seek for some other and less dangerous passage. This was
+found to our right, facing the left of the enemy. His left being refused
+gave a safer passage over the stream. The plan of battle was to throw
+Gen. Horn's Corps at the upper crossing, assail the rebel left and, if
+successful, to cross the left of our forces, under Gen. Broomfield, by
+assaulting the enemy at the lower crossing, and if he could be driven
+from there, to cross and assault his right, his center being too
+strongly posted to risk an attack on it then. (Gen. Anderson had been
+assigned with his division to Gen. Horn's Corps.) The crossing over on
+our right was effected without much difficulty, and the enemy pressed
+back in the heavy woods. The enemy were evidently holding and waiting,
+as no general engagement ensued. Another corps crossed in the rear of
+Gen. Horn's and formed ready to assault. Our left had not as yet been
+able to cross in front of the enemy's right, and in this position we
+found ourselves,--part of our army on the one side and part on the other
+of Antler's Run, in front of the enemy; thus the two armies rested that
+night. Our intention being thus revealed to the enemy, he had only to
+wait the attack, which they must have concluded would be commenced at
+an early hour in the morning. The night was most beautiful; the vault of
+heaven being studded with stars, so that either army was in plain view
+of the other, at no very great distance separated. During the night
+another of our corps crossed the Run at the same crossing that Gen. Horn
+had passed over in the morning, and moved down to the left and in front
+of the rebel center. Occasionally the movement of this corps would be
+responded to with a few musket shots and a few shells from a battery
+posted on the ridge in the rebel center. At an early hour in the morning
+the Union forces took the initiative and hurled Horn's Corps against
+the rebels' extreme left. The struggle was a severe one--re-enforcements
+could not well be sent to the rebel left for fear of the movement being
+now made against their right. The battle on the left was at full height,
+and the lines swayed to and fro. Gen. Anderson made a movement around a
+skirt of woods near a chapel, and charged the enemy's lines, with sword
+drawn, leading his men in person. The assault was of such an impetuous
+character as to send dismay into the ranks of the enemy, and they gave
+way in confusion. Gen. Horn, however, advanced his left and center
+farther to the front than should have been done without other troops
+being in position to sustain the movement, and the rebel center, with
+their left reformed behind the woods, fell upon Horn's left and center
+with great energy and determination. The two columns now engaged with
+dauntless courage on both sides. The combatants, equal in mettle, faced
+each other in open field at very close range; each holding his ground
+until it appeared as though none would be left alive on either side.
+Neither line wavered, and it seemed as though the contest would only be
+determined by a complete demolition of the two forces. Gen. Horn fell,
+mortally wounded, and the command fell upon Gen. Simmons, who was killed
+soon after taking command. At this time the killed and wounded of the
+superior officers were such that it left Gen. Anderson the ranking
+General of the corps. He at once assumed command, and could everywhere
+be seen giving his orders and encouraging his men to stand. This they
+did until the slaughter on both sides became a shocking sight to behold.
+
+“Gen. Hughes and Gen. Baily had fallen on the rebel side. The batteries
+from our side were playing from a hill on the east side of Antler's Run,
+pouring a galling enfilading fire into the rebel Une. Thus these lines
+stood amid death and desolation in their ranks until the men themselves
+on both sides, in order to stop the cruel slaughter of comrades, with
+one accord ceased firing, and the officers sat on their horses looking
+at each other as their forces slowly retired each to his rear. At this
+time, if Gen. Far-lin had moved forward the day would have been won
+without further slaughter. Gen. Anderson repeatedly sent word to him
+that if he would attack the enemy he could be routed, as their left was
+almost destroyed; but he did not assault at the opportune moment.
+
+“It was then seen that nothing more than skirmishing had been going
+on between the forces on the Union left and the rebel right. Gen.
+Broomfield had not succeeded in crossing the run, and was held at bay by
+a small force, thus enabling the rebel commander, after discovering this
+hesitancy on our left, to concentrate on his left and center for the
+purpose of renewing the conflict. His re-enforcements had now arrived
+from Brown's Ferry, and he was eager to make an assault, being now
+satisfied that he should take the aggressive. Our batteries had crossed
+the run, and were supported on elevated ground by sufficient infantry,
+as we thought, for their safety. The rebel forces moved from their cover
+behind the woods, and were advancing to the crest of the ridge that ran
+across the open field from north to south, the best position to occupy
+for vantage ground. Gen. Anderson seeing this, determined to meet the
+attack and contest for this ground. Both forces were now in motion, each
+determined the other should not occupy this ridge. Orders were given to
+Gen. Broomfleld to cross the run at once and attack the enemy's right.
+Gen. Mausker was ordered to move on the left of Gen. Horn's Corps,
+now under Gen. Anderson, and attack at once; Farlin being in reserve,
+perhaps, because he could not be got anywhere else.
+
+“The artillery was all across the run and ready for action. The cavalry
+had crossed some miles above and to the north, and were ordered to
+charge the enemy in the flank as soon as the engagement should be
+renewed. So on came the troops of both armies, and when in close range,
+the firing commenced again on our right and the rebel left, it continued
+all down the line until all were engaged. The firing was terrible and
+most destructive. Our batteries opened, and on in full charge came our
+cavalry. The rebel infantry on the left prepared to receive the cavalry,
+kneeling on one knee with fixed bayonets. What a charge that was, and
+what a slaughter! On came the cavalry; on, on to the bayonet came horse
+and man. Clash against bayonet came saber. Many the horse and man went
+on and over the bayonet in that charge. Part of the cavalry halted and
+hesitated, some retiring to the rear. Many an infantryman that did the
+same. Infantry and cavalrymen were piled together in the long slumber of
+death. At last our cavalry had to retire. While this tragedy was being
+enacted, the infantry on the right, left and centre were also playing
+the role of death. Column after column were hurled against each other,
+only to be repulsed. Our two corps first drove the enemy back and
+occupied the ridge, and for awhile held this advantage, until the whole
+rebel army, save a skirmish-line, was withdrawn from the right and
+center, and concentrated on and against our right. It looked as though
+the contest was now to be continued only on this part of the line.
+Farlin was now in line on the left of Mausker. Many of the enemy's
+troops were thrown in at this point who, not having been engaged,
+were comparatively fresh. Their column was formed in two lines. On and
+against our lines in quick succession they were thrown. Another great
+slaughter then commenced and continued, line facing line in open field.
+Gaps were made by falling men. The command on both sides could be heard,
+'Close up!' Never did men stand more courageously amid slaughter and
+death. Gen. Anderson rode to the line and along its full length,
+sword in hand, with a large white plume in his hat, that his men might
+recognize him. Artillery roared and musketry rattled as if they were the
+hail and thunder from a hundred clouds. Groans and shrieks were heard.
+The ground was strewn with the dead and dying. As the lines finally gave
+way, the spot could be designated by rows of the dead. Our line was now
+distended and no reserves. The rebels were again re-enforced, Their dash
+and desperation broke our center, and Farlin fell back. Gen. Mausker now
+fell, shot through the head. His corps became demoralized and fell back
+in fragments. Gen. Anderson tried to rally the lines, but could not, and
+was compelled to fall back to the rear, where the artillery was posted.
+The situation at this time was most critical. The General in command was
+desperate. To lose this battle was his disgrace, having more troops than
+the enemy, as it would also probably in a measure seal the fate of his
+whole army. He at once gave Broomfield an imperative order to cross the
+run at the point of the bayonet, and to advance upon and assault the
+enemy's position, being his extreme right. This was done in good style,
+the enemy driven at the point of the bayonet from the crossing and from
+his position on his right. The contest was now changed from the enemy's
+left to his right. Troops were thrown in on his right quickly, and the
+battle became desperate on this end of the line.
+
+“Gen. Anderson, discovering this, without orders rallied his men and
+all others that he could, and made a furious attack again on the enemy's
+left, driving him from the open field into the woods. He then ordered
+the artillery to advance to the ridge occupied by our line, and
+from there poured shot and shell into their ranks. The enemy became
+demoralized and broke in many parts of his line, ours still advancing
+and Gen. Anderson moving his artillery to the front as he could get
+position for it. The enemy on their left commenced a retreat down the
+Sheepstown road in great disorder. The batteries poured their deadly
+missiles after them, doing great damage. Gen. Anderson pressed forward,
+believing that their army could now in a great measure be destroyed
+before they could get back to a strong defensive position for
+protection. Many prisoners were now being captured. Gen. Broomfleld was
+following upon the Brown's Ferry road, when darkness set in. An order
+was now received from Gen. McGregor to desist from any further pursuit
+for the present. Gen. Anderson put his troops in position for the
+night, and ordered up stores and supplies for their comfort and made all
+necessary arrangements for an early movement in pursuit of the enemy
+the next morning. After attending to these matters he left Capt. Jackson
+Lyon and Capt. Bay, both of whom had been by the side of the General
+during this terrible battle. The General with an Orderly retired to
+the headquarters of the commanding General, which he found in a small
+farmhouse some two miles to the east side of Antler's Run. When he
+arrived he was welcomed very heartily and highly complimented by Gen.
+McGregor.
+
+“The General said:
+
+“'Anderson, we will not attempt to follow these rebels. Our army is worn
+out and so terribly damaged and demoralized that it would not do to risk
+another assault, should the enemy make a stand, inasmuch as they would
+have an advantageous position, which they certainly will, as they can
+select where they will fight if we pursue.'
+
+“'Yes,' said Gen. Anderson; 'but, General, could we not press them
+so close and worry them so as to keep them on the run, and virtually
+destroy them before they can get back to their own ground? You know that
+while our army is terribly mangled, the enemy is certainly in no better
+condition.'
+
+“'That is true,' said Gen. McGregor; 'but I never have, nor will I ever
+fight my army when in bad condition. But we will not discuss the matter
+any further now. You will stay and get a bite to eat and take some rest,
+but before doing that take a glass of wine.'
+
+“'Thanks, General; I think I would enjoy a glass about this time.'
+
+“After taking a glass together they sat down and had quite a
+conversation on the events of the day. The house being very comfortably
+furnished with beds and cots, Gen. McGregor said to Gen. Anderson, 'Lie
+down and rest while the servants are preparing the supper.'
+
+“The General did so, and dropped off to sleep. Soon some general
+officers came in and were seated at a table, imbibing rather freely.
+The noise they were making aroused the General from his slumbers. He
+recognized Farlin; to the others he was afterwards introduced, being
+Gen. Bowlly Smite and Gen. William Cross. The General did not rise, nor
+did he, by any means, exhibit any knowledge of their presence.
+
+“In the conversation between these three Generals they were discussing
+the probable success of the war and the course of the Administration.
+
+“Farlin said: 'I am very decidedly of the opinion that this war will
+last for ten years, and finally the South will gain their independence.
+The North will tire out, and the property-holders will get tired of
+paying taxes. This war is very expensive, and the debt will eventually
+alarm the country, so that they will be ready to accede to anything.'
+
+[Illustration: Anderson overhears the Conspiracy 162]
+
+“Said Smite: 'Well; but what will become of everything? This Government
+is not strong enough to stand this strain. It has not power, except it
+be usurped, to prosecute the war against these Southern States. I do not
+believe in a Republic anyway. We ought to have a government of central
+force and power--a military government, or a monarchy, such as England.
+Suppose we had such a government as that. We would not be afflicted
+every now and then with new commanders that we who make soldiering our
+profession know nothing and care nothing about, and cannot allow to be
+placed over us when we can avoid it.'
+
+“'Well; but,' said Cross, 'what can we do? That is what we should think
+about. For instance, here, to-day, we have won a great battle. It is not
+likely that either of us will be put in command of anything higher than
+a corps. The command of the different armies will be given to some of
+those pets who want to free the niggers; and I was told the other day in
+Washington by Mr. Thos. A. Strider, who is one of the ablest men in
+this country, that this Abolition President was going to try to set the
+slaves free and thereby impoverish the South, so as to force them to lay
+down their arms. He said that if this was done he would not be surprised
+if Indiana would rise up in revolt.
+
+“'If that be true, I will leave the army myself, said Smite.'
+
+“'No, you are wrong,' said Cross. 'If this is the intention of the
+Administration, we ought to organize the army on a better basis than it
+now is, have McGregor relieve every one who is not his friend; and
+let us urge him to march upon the Capital and there we can install him
+Dictator, recognize the South's independence, with the understanding
+that they in turn will send their army to the front near to us, so as
+to sustain him. We could seize all armories, arsenals and war materials.
+The people would then be powerless. England would at once recognize the
+South, and if we can maintain ourselves six months, which we can easily
+do, the whole of Europe would recognize our government.'
+
+“'Just at this moment Gen. McGregor entered the room and said:
+
+“'Gentlemen, I hope you have been enjoying yourselves. I have been out
+to my Adjutant-General's office, dictating my orders for to-morrow. I
+hope you have helped yourselves to my sherry and champagne. I had quite
+a good lot of it brought on, not knowing how long this campaign might
+last.'
+
+“Farlin said: 'General, I would think that the campaign for the present
+is almost over; our troops are in no condition for further offensive
+operations.'
+
+“'Do you think so?' said Gen. McGregor.
+
+“'Yes; most assuredly.'
+
+“'Yes,' added Smite; 'we are in no hurry; this war cannot be rushed
+through; and if this Administration is going to do what I understand it
+is, there are some of us who will not submit.'
+
+“'What is that?' inquired McGregor.
+
+“'Free the negroes. We will not stand that. We want you to be up and
+dressed. We will put you in place of the Administration, and have the
+country governed properly, make peace with the South and stop the war.'
+
+“Gen. McGregor here put his finger to his lips, indicating silence
+on their part; and looking in the direction of the bed on which Gen.
+Anderson was resting, all became silent on this subject, and commenced
+speaking of the quality of the wine. Very soon supper was announced,
+and the messenger was told to call Gen. Anderson. The General, turning
+over and groaning as if awakening from a deep sleep, arose, and
+addressing Gen. McGregor, said:
+
+“'General, I would have slept till morning, without intermission, had I
+not been called.'
+
+“'He was then introduced to Generals Cross and Smite, and all repaired
+to their elegant meal, and there discussed the occurrences of the day,
+the merits of the several officers who had fallen, etc.
+
+“When supper was over, which continued quite late, Gen. Anderson
+repaired to his own headquarters, which had been moved up to and in a
+depression or cut near Antler's Run, on the east side. There he found
+his Adjutant-General, a few darkies, and old Ham.
+
+“'How are you, Ham?' inquired the General. 'Are you still alive? You did
+not stay very close to me, to-day, so that you “might be safer,” did you
+Ham?'
+
+“'No, Massa Tom. When you fust start out, I was gwine long wid you, but
+you lef me, and den you said nuffin 'bout me comin' wid you, and I spose
+you not kear 'bout habin me bodderin' you. Dat's all how it war, Massa
+Tom.'
+
+“'Yes, Ham, I see. Well, it is all right. You stay with the headquarters
+and take care of my traps, and I will not ask you to take command of my
+troops in time of battle.'
+
+“Ham laughed one of his peculiar guffaws.
+
+“'Yah! yah! Massa Tom. I speck dat is de bes' way. Doz you want sumfin
+to eat? Got plenty of chicken. Dey git skeered at de fitin', and jes'
+cum rite to de camp, sah. Yes, sah, dey am 'fraid of de Sesh, dey is;
+dey know der friends, dese chickens do.'
+
+“The General laughed, saying, 'Ham, are you quite sure they came into
+camp alone?'
+
+“'Well, sah, dey got in heah some way. I not fotched dem in. De fuss I
+seed dem, dey in de corner ob de tent all scrouched up, so I spose dey
+hidin' from de Sesh, and I jes' took 'em in to sabe dem. Yes, sah; dat's
+de way it war.'
+
+“Ham retired behind a tent, and laughed immoderately, saying 'I spect he
+not keer bery much; I feels my way pretty good, I does.'
+
+“The troops rested during the night, and next morning there were no
+rebels in sight, and they were ordered into camp, and no further pursuit
+of the enemy contemplated by the commanding General. They, however, were
+soon required in another direction, for the purpose of protecting the
+Capital of the Nation. Gen. Anderson's old wound re-opened, which caused
+him to turn over his splendid command. At the suggestion of his surgeon,
+he with his two Aides-de-camp and old Ham, returned to Allentown until
+such time as he could again recover sufficiently to perform his duty.
+The President hearing of his skill in maneuvering troops, and his
+gallant conduct on the battlefield, at once promoted him to be a
+Major-General.
+
+“Their return home, of course, made our family very happy again--only
+marred by the continued severe illness of Dr. James. He had lingered
+for months, sometimes improving, and then again suffering severely. He
+seemed to revive and gain strength on the return of his friends. Capt.
+Day took up his abode at Young's Hotel, and Capt. Jackson remained at
+home with us. Peter returned in a few days, his foot being in a very bad
+condition, he fearing that an amputation might become necessary without
+great care and immediate rest. Thus our family were once more partly
+together, and although some were suffering greatly, we enjoyed the
+recital of the battle of Antler's Run, by both Capt. Jackson and the
+General The story of his lying on the bed and hearing the suggestions of
+a conspiracy by the superior officers of the Army of the East, caused
+me serious reflection. The details of this conversation he gave me in
+confidence, having never revealed it even to his staff officers. I at
+once repaired to the Capital, and saw the President and Secretary of
+War, and stated to them the whole of the conversation and the proposed
+scheme. They were almost dumbfounded. The President thanked me saying:
+
+“'I have now declared the slaves free. We will see what we will see.'
+“He then remarked:
+
+“'I have my eye on the man the Lord I think is raising up in order to
+complete the work we have begun. These men must be held in our hands
+until the right time arrives;' which he thought would not be very long.
+
+“The Secretary of War was not so mild. Under a promise that I would still
+prosecute my inquiries further into Canada and elsewhere I left for
+home. On my arrival I found the Doctor much worse, and the family
+greatly distressed. He lingered but a few days and passed away. You
+can see our household was again in deep gloom. I will not speak of our
+grief. We were a sorely stricken family.”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER X.
+
+     BATTLE OF MURPHY'S HILL.-THE MOST SANGUINARY FIGHTING OF THE
+     WAR.---MURDER OF STEPHEN LYON.--UNCLE HAM GETS A STRONG
+     DISLIKE TO WAR.
+
+     Generals 'gainst Generals grapple gracious God,
+     How honors Heaven heroic hardihood!
+     Infuriate, indiscriminate in ill,
+     Kindred kill kinsmen, kinsmen kindred kill,
+     Labor laid levels, longest, loftiest lines;
+     Men march 'mid mounds, 'mid molts, 'mid murderous mines,
+     --FINLEY
+
+“After the lapse of considerable time Gen. Anderson whether or not he had
+recovered sufficiently to again take the field. His staff officers and
+his wife were protesting that his strength was not sufficient.
+
+“I said: 'Well, we will consider this matter at another time.'
+
+“Aunt Martha called us; we all walked in and sat down to tea, Capt. Day
+with us, having been with Gen. Anderson almost daily since his return.
+While at the table my wife spoke of the absence of Stephen and Peter,
+wishing them with us, and again alluded to her dream, saying that she
+had dreamed it all over again last night, and that she thought there
+must be some kind of a warning to her in it.
+
+“Just at this moment I discovered old Ham standing in the corner very
+much absorbed in counting his fingers. He seemed to be considerably
+bothered, however, in making up the proper count. Aunt Sarah discovered
+him, and said:
+
+“'Ham, what are you doing?
+
+“'Ham saw that his manner caused my wife (Aunt Sarah) to be disturbed,
+and the old fox (for he was very sly) said: “'es, missus, I's--I's jes'
+seein'w many is here, and how many dey is wid de oder boys what goed
+away, so dat I know how many you is when you'uns is all togedder. I tell
+you, dis am a big family--dat's all.'
+
+“Old Martha, who was attending the table, spoke to Ham in her usual way,
+saying:
+
+“Ham, you jes' git out, you ole fool; go to de kitchen, whar you
+belongs.'
+
+“When Ham left we finished our tea, but Aunt Sarah showed plainly that
+she was very much troubled. She soon retired for the night, and the rest
+of us conversed about the situation and Gen. Anderson's condition;
+he claiming that he was strong, the rest of us to the contrary. We
+concluded to settle it for the present by visiting the farm the next
+morning, which e did, taking Ham with us as driver of our wagon. When
+we arrived Joseph Dent invited us all into his house, and while making
+inquiries of him as to his health, the condition of his stock, etc., a
+man came to the gate and called for him. When he returned he said that
+this man was notifying him that he must come to a meeting that night of
+the Golden Circle; that the Circle had some very important business on
+hand. We encouraged him to go, and to report to us at Allentown the next
+morning. Bent consented, saying that the Circle had been exceedingly
+active; that an agent had been there from Canada and had required them
+to make a selection of agents of their Circle to be ready to do some
+particular work, which would be explained at the proper time. He also
+gave us the names of two men, one of whom resided in Allentown. This
+caused us to think seriously about the danger that we might be in, as
+men coming from Canada might discover us in some way and afterwards
+recognize any of us who should be in that country prying into their
+designs. We left for home, and on the way noticed that Ham was unusually
+quiet, but watchful. Finally, he concluded that it was his time to
+speak, and turn ing to Gen. Anderson, said:
+
+“'Mssa Gen'l, did you see dat man out at de barn, sir?'
+
+“'No,' said the General.
+
+“'Well, sah! dat was the wussest lookin' Sesh I eber did see. He war
+lyin' in de hay, and when he look at me I lef; yes, sah, I lef. Somefin
+wrong dar, sah. You better ax Massa Joseph, when he be down to de house,
+'bout dat.'
+
+“We satisfied Ham by agreeing to find out on the next day; so we came
+home, and were sitting on my portico talking about what was best to do,
+when the General received a dispatch from Washington, stating that
+Gen. Rosenfelt, commanding the Army of the Center, had asked for Gen.
+Anderson to be assigned to him, which would be done whenever he was well
+enough to take the field. The General was somewhat disappointed, as
+he wished to return to the Army of the East, for reasons that you can
+understand from what occurred in his hearing while at Gen. McGregor's
+headquarters. He was a true soldier, however, and said not a word, but
+promptly telegraphed, thanking them for the assignment, and saying he
+would report very soon. He felt that he would be able to attend to duty
+without very great danger to himself; so he directed Capt. Jackson, as
+we now called him, to get ready, also Capt. Day, who had come in a
+few moments after the receipt of the telegram. The young men seemed
+particularly well pleased. Capt. Jackson felt that he would be
+with Peter and Stephen. Stephen had been promoted and was now a
+Brigadier-General. So all seemed pleased, though I knew how Gen.
+Anderson felt.
+
+“The General sent a telegram to Gen. Rosenfelt, who was then encamped
+between Nashua and Stone Run, Tenn., informing him that he would start
+for his headquarters in about two days. He did not get away, however, as
+soon as he stated.
+
+“The next day Joseph Dent came, and was greatly delighted at something.
+So we gave him a seat and cleared the decks, as you must know that
+these secret matters about how information was obtained of which we were
+coming in possession, other than in the ordinary course of things, was
+not told to the whole household. Before proceeding, however, we asked
+him to tell us who was in the barn at the farm the day before, that had
+so alarmed Ham. He laughed and said it was his partner; so we dropped
+further inquiry, but did not tell Ham.
+
+“Joseph Dent said he attended the Circle the night before, as he had
+promised, and that they were in great trouble. They had been advised
+that the agents would not be needed for the present; that some scheme
+that was on foot had been postponed, and that a consultation was to be
+held in order to come to an understanding as to what course was to be
+pursued. He said a man who was a stranger to him stated that two of
+their principal men who were to carry out the scheme (whatever it might
+be) had been sent to Europe, and that this left them in a condition so
+that they could not proceed until they could work up their plan; that
+their plan or scheme was being matured by the men, who were to obtain
+their material in England; that it could not be done here without
+suspicion being aroused. This, he said, was all that was said or done.
+So you see, this meeting evidently had reference to some desperate
+undertaking, of which their leaders in Indiana seemed to be posted as
+to the fact that something was to be done, without knowing the details.
+This proved to us that they had communication one lodge with another
+all over the country, and also with the heads of the conspiracy,
+and therefore we would have to take every precaution in all of our
+movements; but as we acted only through persons that we could trust with
+our lives, we considered the matter comparatively safe, and were very
+sure that we would be able to post the President at all times as to what
+might be danger in the way of our success.
+
+“The next day, when the family were informed that the General, Capt.
+Jackson and Capt. Day must leave us, our house again became a scene of
+distress. My wife cried all day long. Mary Anderson was nearer breaking
+down than I had ever seen her since we heard that the General (then a
+Colonel) was killed at Dolensburg. Jennie also nearly gave way. The two
+children begged them most piteously not to go away to fight (as they
+termed it) any more.
+
+“Ham seemed rather serious, and did not relish the renewal of his
+acquaintance with the Sesh, The next morning, all matters being
+arranged, the General and his two aides, with old Ham, after taking
+leave of all the family, left. The scene that followed in my household I
+will not attempt to describe. Ham lingered a little behind, but finally
+he embraced Aunt Martha, and said:
+
+“'Good-by, Marfa; I guess I'se a gone darky dis time. I tell you I do
+not like de dream what I had.'
+
+“'Go long, you ole fool; dreams 'mount to nuffin. You eats too much
+cabbage las' night. Dats all what ails you. Dar's no danger you git
+kill. You jes' go long wid Massa Tom. Dat's what you do.' “'All right,
+Marfa, I do it. Good-by.'
+
+“They arrived at Gen. Rosenfelt's headquarters (which were with his
+army) and reported. Gen. Rosenfelt was very glad to see the General, and
+told him that he would assign him to the command of a first-class
+division under Gen. Papson, his army then being divided into three full
+corps, commanded respectively by Papson, Gen. Critsinger and Gen.
+McCabe. His army numbered, embracing all arms of the service, some
+56,000 effective men, and was well supplied with all necessary material
+for any kind of movement.
+
+“On the next morning Gen. Anderson was assigned to the command of such a
+division as mentioned. He was well pleased with his corps commander, who
+was a fine-looking man of middle age, very quiet and unostentatious. The
+whole army seemed to be in splendid condition for a campaign. On looking
+through his division that day he found Stephen Lyon in command of his
+Third brigade, and Peter in command of one of Stephen's regiments. This
+delighted the General, and he quickly said to Capt. Jackson:
+
+“'Gen. Rosenfelt and Gen. Papson both being old friends of Uncle Daniel,
+I suspect one of his letters might be found amongst the papers of both
+Rosenfelt and Papson.' “'Capt. Jackson laughed and said:
+
+“'Well, father has nothing else to do except to keep the President
+posted and look after his children, which he faithfully does.'
+
+“'Yes,' said Gen. Anderson; 'he does his duty in all respects.'
+
+“That afternoon Gen. Stephen Lyon and Col. Peter Lyon (being their
+respective rank at that time) visited Gen. Anderson's headquarters, and
+of course enjoyed themselves, each thanking the good fortune that had
+brought them together. They discussed the situation, and Stephen was
+decidedly of the opinion that unless we advanced at once and gave battle
+that the enemy would do so, and the position we occupied not being a
+favorable one for defense, he thought we could force a battle where our
+position would be better.
+
+“The enemy at this time were also in good condition, and were commanded
+by Gen. Biggs, with three full corps, commanded respectively by Gen.
+Polkhorn, Gen. Chatham and Gen. Harding. Biggs's command was disposed
+as follows: Polkhorn's corps and three brigades of Harding's were at
+Murphy's Hill; the remainder of Harding's corps to the southwest some
+twenty miles, forming the left flank; the remainder of Biggs's army
+lay some twenty miles to the south and east; on and in advance of his
+extreme left was one division on the Nashua and Franktown road. In this
+position lay the rebel army, in easy supporting distance to the center
+and main line, it having been selected by Biggs as a good position on
+which to make his stand against.our forces, his outposts being ordered
+to fall back should our forces advance. The position was a good one, as
+it forced our army to cross Stone Run in his front in any direction that
+our troops might approach him.
+
+“During the evening a lady came to our picket line and asked to be taken
+to Gen. Rosenfelt's headquarters. This was done. When she appeared, Gen.
+Rosenfelt recognized her as Mrs. Lotty Houghton, who had been employed,
+it seems, by Jardine, Marshall & Co., northern manufacturers of cotton
+goods, to purchase cotton and get it through our lines. They had a
+permit to do so from the Treasury Department of the United States, and
+it seems she was quite successful as one of the agents. The enemy were
+eager to sell their cotton and our people anxious to get it. She went
+to and fro with passes from both sides, neither believing she could
+give any information that would be of importance to either side.
+She, however, was an exceedingly bright woman, who noted in her mind
+everything she saw or heard. She was as true and as loyal to the Union
+as any commander we had. She asked the General for a private interview,
+and gave him the position of the enemy, as I have before stated. This
+was the only certain information he had up to this time as to their
+exact position. She also told him that the reason she came to him
+now was that all the enemy's main force of cavalry were gone. That of
+Morganson and Forester were far away on raids, and would not be able
+to return in time to aid in a battle, should Gen. Rosenfelt feel like
+assuming the offensive. She proposed to him that she would go to Nashua
+and from thence down the Franktown road, pass through the lines of
+the enemy, and come in their rear to Murphy's Hill, where she was well
+known; remain there quietly with a lady friend, and when she discovered
+anything that she considered absolutely important, she would get
+through the lines some way and come to him with the information. He was
+delighted at this proposition and said to her:
+
+“'You shall be well rewarded for this.'
+
+“She said, in reply:
+
+“'No, sir; you mistake me. I am no spy! I give this information
+because it comes to my knowledge without my seeking it, and not in any
+confidence. I do this for the good of my country, and not for reward.'
+
+“The General bowed and applauded her devotion to her government. She
+then bade him good-by and left for Nashua, refusing an escort.
+
+“Gen. Rosenfelt sent for his corps commanders that evening, and
+explained the situation as he understood it. After examining the map and
+showing his officers the manner he desired an assault to be made, should
+he determine to attack, all agreed that there was no cause for delay.
+
+“The troops were in fine condition and 'eager for the fray.' The General
+commanding told them to be ready to move at 'o'clock in the morning. He
+would send them written instructions in the meantime. So he prepared his
+orders and sent them out. First, his headquarters would be with those of
+Gen. Papson's corps; that the army would march by three different roads,
+leading from Nashua in a southerly direction. Gen. McCabe, with his
+command, would march on the Franktown road; Gen. Papson, with his
+command, being the center, on the Nolton and Shell-town Road; Critsinger
+on the Murphy's Hill road. McCabe was to assail Harding's forces on his
+road; but if Harding should fall back on the main rebel line, in that
+event McCabe and Papson were both to bear to the left, so as to present
+an unbroken front or line at or near Stone Run, opposite Murphy's Hill.
+The movement commenced the next morning, but not so early as directed.
+During the march McCabe ran against Harding's pickets, when a skirmish
+began. The rebel forces fell back on their main line. Gen. McCabe was
+delayed for some reason and did not reach Harding's main position that
+day, but on the next. And when he did arrive, Harding had left and was
+far away on his road to join Bigg's main force. The rain was now falling
+in torrents, and Papson and Critsinger were troubled to get their trains
+through the mud over very poor roads. When Gen. Rosenfelt's forces were
+finally concentrated he was compelled to rest one day, he thought, in
+order not to engage the enemy with his army in a tired and worn-out
+condition.
+
+“The enemy had to march about the same distance, however, in order to
+make their concentration of forces. The ground over which the battle
+must be fought lies between Stone Run and Overman's Creek; it is
+slightly rolling ground, with sticky, clayish soil, in which the roads
+are tortuous and easily worked up by teams so as to become almost
+impassable. There were clearings on this ground, but they alternated
+with a chaparral that was almost impenetrable. There are three roads
+through this valley, between the two streams, which converge on Murphy's
+Hill.
+
+“Rosenfelt, after resting, formed his line with McCabe on the right,
+Papson in the center, and Critsinger on the left, leaving Stone Run
+between the enemy and himself. One or the other must cross this stream
+sometime and somewhere during the engagement, in order to attack his
+opponent. There is much in the first assault if made with decision. In
+the evening, just before dark, one of McCabe's brigades struck one of
+Wittington's (rebel) brigades. The contest was a severe one, in which
+our forces were damaged very much. This ought to have proven that the
+enemy were intending to cross the run and strike our right flank. But it
+did not seem to disturb our commander in the least. That night Rosenfelt
+laid before his corps commanders his plan of attack, which was to throw
+his left across the run and attack and drive the rebel forces from
+Murphy's Hill, and get between the hill and the enemy, and use the high
+ground for artillery on the line and flank of the enemy; at the same
+time strike him in the center with Papson, leaving McCabe to merely hold
+his line to resist and not to attack.
+
+“This being understood, all were to be ready the next morning to carry
+out the plan of the battle laid down by the General commanding. During
+the day Mrs. Lotty Houghton heard directly from one of the rebel
+officers that they were to move that night all their available forces to
+our right and attack us on our flank in the morning. So she concluded to
+leave that day, in order to be out of the way of the battle, and started
+south. After traveling several miles outside of the enemy's lines,
+she cut across to the west and took the road leading from Nashua to
+Pulaston. Traveling on that for some distance she struck across to the
+road from Nashua to Murphy's Hill, following that until she came to our
+pickets, and there asked to be shown to Army headquarters. She got in
+very late, and the Sergeant made a mistake and took her to Gen. Papson.
+He did not know her and was rather suspicious. She told him of the
+movement of the enemy. He took her into his headquarters and sent out
+to find Gen. Rosenfelt. But he could not be found. He was out somewhere
+looking after his lines. This caused delay. He was not found until
+morning, and then not until after the movement had commenced on his
+left. Critsinger was crossing the run in front of Murphy's Hill. When
+Gen. Rosenfelt was informed that Mrs. Houghton was in our lines, and of
+her statement made about the enemy, he said:
+
+“'It cannot be so. Biggs cannot suspect our movement. But even so, I
+will crush his right, which he has left exposed, and carry out my plan
+before he can do anything.' Gen. Rosenfelt superintended the crossing
+of the run in person. He saw the moment approaching when he could throw
+himself with a vastly superior force upon the isolated division that
+Gen. Biggs had left at the hill--the rest of Biggs's command having
+crossed the run to his left. At this juncture skirmish firing was heard,
+and in a very short time sharp musketry burst forth on our extreme
+right.
+
+“At once Rosenfelt questioned in his mind, could Biggs have guessed the
+movement by which he was menaced? Was he endeavoring to forestall it, or
+was this one of those encounters between pickets? Or had Mrs. Houghton
+brought to him the correct information? He at once sent to have her
+brought to him. But she had left for Nashua on the turnpike road, so as
+to be out of the way, as well as out of danger. Very soon the facts were
+revealed to him, when too late, however, to retrace his steps. There
+was nothing left but to attack the isolated force at once, as McCabe
+had stated that he could hold his position against any force that might
+attack him. The battle had commenced on his right, and the rebels were
+pressing forward and gaining very great advantage. Our forces were taken
+completely by surprise on our right--the soldiers were in their tents,
+the officers scattered; the Chief of Artillery was at the headquarters
+of Gen. McCabe; the artillery horses had been taken to water, and in
+the great haste to get under arms each regiment formed in front of their
+tents. On came the rebel division, pouring a terrific fire into our
+ranks, advancing at every discharge, and loading as they came. Our
+artillery was mixed up and the portion of it that could be got into
+position was operated in vain. The two forces came together and fought
+hand to hand amid a musketry fire that struck friend and foe alike. Gen.
+John's brigade held their ground manfully, but could not long withstand
+the impetuosity of the attack and the superiority of numbers. Their line
+broke in several places, and the batteries, deprived of horses, fell
+into the hands of the enemy. Gen. Willis's brigade was totally routed
+and he made a prisoner. Kirkham's brigade was broken to pieces and
+routed. The first assault did not last long, but was extremely damaging
+to our forces. Thus attacked, our lines were falling back in the
+direction of Overman's Creek, when Lawting's rebel cavalry fell upon
+their flank, capturing many prisoners, guns, and much camp equipage.
+Polkhorn now assaulted Gen. Davies' division with two fresh divisions.
+Davies repulsed the first assault, but was struck in flank by Clayber,
+which forced him back. Potter's brigade was by Clayber entirely
+dispersed. By this time our right flank had been broken and driven back
+on Hospital Hill, and finally from there.
+
+“The rebel cavalry then came charging down, capturing many prisoners.
+Our wagon trains, ammunition and rations were only saved by the action
+of one regiment of our cavalry charging the rebel flank and forcing them
+back. News reached Rosenfelt that his right was completely routed. He at
+once countermanded his order to attack with his left, and moved to the
+right in order to save a great disaster and perhaps his army.
+
+“In the meantime Biggs was preparing to attack the center, and on came
+one of his divisions in double column and struck the troops of a general
+who was in waiting to receive them (Gen. Sherlin). The attack was quick
+and terrible, but they were rolled back, attacked in turn, and the rebel
+loss in one brigade was one-third of its force. Gen. Sull, one of our
+brave officers, here lost his life while leading a charge. Rosenfelt and
+Gen. Papson now commenced forming a new line, which had to be done under
+a heavy fire, as the battle had extended down to and on the center.
+Sherlin had fallen back to form on the new line. Rosen felt had become
+excited, and was riding over the field with his hat off, ordering
+everything he came to--batteries, regiments and companies. Papson, who
+was always cool and calm in battle as on dress parade, had his corps
+well in hand, and ordered Gen. Anderson, who was on his right and
+adjoining Sherlin, to receive the enemy and give him the bayonet. There
+had been a cessation of fighting for an hour, and the broken troops
+had commenced to re-organize and get into line. Biggs, seeing that
+postponement would not do, ordered up the division from Murphy's Hill,
+and again the battle commenced with renewed vigor. Sherlin was assailed
+first by Polkhorn. Gen. Anderson now seeing his chance, moved quickly to
+Sherlin's support, and with a dash struck one of Polkhorn's divisions
+in flank, and almost annihilated it. One of his brigades, Stephen Lyon
+commanding, was ordered to charge against another division. This was
+handsomely done, and the rebels fell back rapidly. At this time Biggs
+came into the fray, and led back his broken brigades in person, but they
+fared the same as before. In this assault Sherlin lost his other two
+brigade commanders, and had his troops somewhat demoralized for a time;
+but they soon recovered and the attacking commenced on our side. Our
+lines were moved forward and the battle was furious; first an advantage
+was gained on the one side and then on the other. At last our men became
+encouraged and were fighting with a firm conviction that we were gaining
+ground and driving the enemy back. During an hour of hard stand-up
+hand-to-hand fighting, officers and men fell like the leaves of Autumn
+after a bitter frost. Night then closed in, leaving the two armies
+facing each other.
+
+“A profound silence prevailed during the night, interrupted only by
+the groans and the shrieks of the wounded and dying, after a constant
+strife, which had lasted for ten hours. No more sanguinary struggle for
+the length of time was ever witnessed. During this day there was not a
+single regiment of our troops that had not been more or less engaged.
+The enemy's cavalry had crossed the run below our army and captured
+and destroyed a great quantity of our provisions, ammunition, etc. That
+night no rations were distributed. The poor boys gathered around the
+campfires and anxiously inquired about missing comrades, and what of the
+day to-morrow. Many of the soldiers thought our army surrounded. Three
+of our Generals had fallen during the day, and many thousand poor
+soldiers were killed, wounded and captured.
+
+“That night Gens. Anderson and Sherlin met for the first time, and in
+talking over the morrow both agreed that they would die on that ground
+or win the battle, and they infused this same determination into all
+they met.
+
+“Biggs thought that Rosenfelt would retreat during the night. He could
+not believe that he would undertake to maintain himself in the position
+in which he bad been forced. He thought that he had only to wait until
+morning to gather the fruits of a great victory. He was mistaken. The
+next morning he found the Union forces in a compact line skirting the
+timber, with hastily thrown-up earthworks. If Rosenfelt had made his
+movement, on the information given by Mrs. Houghton, earlier in the day,
+instead of the afternoon, he would, perhaps, have met with no disaster.
+But the next day, when he found that Biggs did not attack, he determined
+to do so. He made the same movement that he began the day before, and
+was driven back in his first attempt to take the hill. He then began a
+general assault, and retook all the positions lost the day before. The
+loss of the enemy was very heavy, and the victory of the second day
+was complete. Gen. Anderson moved out with his division by the side of
+Sherlin, and the two seemed to vie with each other as to which could
+face the greatest danger. The rebels lost two Generals, killed that day.
+In the two days' fighting the losses on both sides were most serious.
+In the evening, after the battle was concluded, as General Anderson was
+riding over the field near Hospital Hill, he discovered a rebel officer
+leaning against the root of a tree. There were two rebel soldiers with
+him. He was very pale, and not able to speak in louder tones than
+a whisper. The General dismounted, giving his reins to his orderly.
+Approaching the group, the two soldiers arose and said:
+
+“'General, we surrender.'
+
+“The General replied:
+
+“'That is not my purpose. I do not come to make prisoners, but to know
+if I can be of any service to this wounded officer.'
+
+“As the General spoke, the wounded officer said, in a whisper:
+
+“'Tom, is that you?”
+
+“'Yes,' said the General, reaching out his hand to Capt. Whitthorne, in
+whom he recognized his wife's cousin.
+
+“Capt. Whitthorne took his hand and said:
+
+“'I am dying. I want you to tell cousin Mary that I have never forgotten
+her; I love her, and wish I could see her now. We will not speak of our
+differences now; the approach of death softens our hearts. You are a
+brave man, Tom. I am proud of you, even as an enemy. When I die, as I
+will in a few minutes--I can only last a little while--will you bury me
+just where I fell? There is the spot,' looking over his left shoulder
+and asking one of the men to mark it.
+
+“This exertion caused the blood to flow profusely, as he had been shot
+through the lungs.
+
+“In a few minutes he breathed his last. Gen. Anderson had him properly
+interred at the place where he requested, and marked it with a headstone
+with his name upon it. He wrote to his wife the facts as I have given
+them to you. Gen. Anderson never alluded to him afterwards except in the
+most respectful terms. When Mary, the General's wife, received a letter
+giving an account of her cousin's death, she wept, but said nothing.
+
+“But to return to the results of the battle: Biggs retreated and left
+the field to Rosenfelt, who concluded to go into winter quarters
+instead of making pursuit. He said it was necessary that his army should
+recuperate. Wishing, however, to cover Nashua, he sent a command out
+to the west from Murphy's Hill, on the road to Frank-town. It fell upon
+Stephen Lyon's brigade to go. He was quite unwell, but would by this
+station have an independent command--his brigade and two regiments of
+cavalry and two batteries of artillery--consequently he was gratified
+by the order. In marching the command moved slowly, there not being an
+urgent necessity for their presence at Franktown. On the second day's
+march they halted and had a luncheon at a spring by the roadside.
+
+“Gen. Stephen Lyon was lying on a mattress in an ambulance. When
+the command had rested he sent them forward, remaining at the spring
+himself, saying to his officers that he would come on after resting, as
+he could soon overtake them. H e kept with him only one officer (Lieut.
+Curtis), two orderlies and the driver, not dreaming of an enemy being in
+that part of the country, as Biggs's army was many miles south of Stone
+Run, or rather to the southeast at Tullahoming.
+
+“Col. Joseph Whitthorne (then Brigadier-General), with a detachment
+of cavalry, came dashing up. He captured Lieut. Curtis and the two
+orderlies and driver, and then asked who the officer was that was
+lying in the ambulance. On being told that it was Gen. Stephen Lyon, he
+replied:
+
+“'I have sworn to kill him if I ever met him, for sending a spy into my
+camp.'
+
+“Stephen was unarmed, and protested that he knew nothing about the
+charges alleged against him. But it did no good. Whitthorne ordered
+his men to shoot him, and it was done and my poor boy was in this
+cold-blooded way murdered by this gang of bushwhackers. My other sons
+had his body taken back to Murphy's Hill and buried. I never knew who
+murdered him until the war was over.”
+
+[Illustration: The Murder of Steven Lyon 182]
+
+“The old man again broke down and for a time was unable to proceed, but
+at last said:
+
+“You can see how the fates were against my family. When the news
+was received at home my poor wife could not rally under these
+successive blows, and she lay sick for months. I thought she would soon
+follow the poor boys. When she did recover it was only partially. She
+was never well afterwards.
+
+“After the battle, Gen. Anderson thought he would look up his military
+family, as his headquarters had been sent to the rear during the
+conflict. Capt. Day and Capt. Jackson were near him all the time, and
+were no better posted than the General as to where the headquarters
+were. Finally they were found some three miles to the rear. The
+orderlies, driver, cook, etc., were found established at the
+headquarters; but old Ham, poor old man, was nowhere to be found. A
+general search was at once instituted, and finally he jumped up like
+a rabbit from some thick underbrush. When he came out he looked all
+around, and at last realizing who the parties were that had discovered
+him he threw up his hands and exclaimed:
+
+“'Bress the good Laud, and you'uns are not all killed. Afo' de Laud I
+never 'spected to see any you good people agin. And heah is Massa Gen'l
+Tom, and Massa Jackson and Massa Capt. Day. Well! well! if dis isn't a
+sprize to ole Ham.'
+
+“The General said:
+
+“'Ham, how did you get here? What made you run away? I thought you were
+going to stay with us.'
+
+“'Yes, sah, I thought so, too; but, sah, de shell, de guns and de bums
+dey all come rite down over whar I was, and I not know how to fight. One
+ob de mans git me a gun and fix it up, and I git behind a tree and poke
+it out and pull de trigger, and bress de Laud it shoot de wrong way and
+I fine myself knocked ober away off from de tree. Den I said dis is no
+place for dis darkey, and I gits; dats what I does, and I corned along
+pretty fas' and I got wid de wagons, and pretty soon de hossmen ob de
+Sesh--I b'leves dey calls 'em cabalry--dey come on de run and burned up
+de wagons and slashed 'bout and cussed about de Yanks and swared about
+de niggers and skeered me out ob my breff. Den I gits in de woods and
+creeps under de brush and dar I stay, and sho' you born I thought ebery
+one was killed, I wouldn't never come out if you hadn't found me, sho'.
+I done thought I neber see Marfa no more. O, bress de Laud, I's hungry
+doe.'
+
+“'Well, come along, Ham; I guess I will have to send you home; you seem
+not to take to war.'
+
+“'Well, sah! Massa Gen'l, 'spect it be de bes'; for afore de Laud I
+feels curous when you is fitin'. Somehow I doesn't jes' feel rite all
+de time dey is shootin'. It seems dey would kill a darky jes'as quick as
+dey do a white man.'
+
+“'Yes,' said the General; 'why not?'
+
+“'Well, sah, I doesn't know why; it 'pears like dey wouldn't kill the
+darkies when we work for dem so long. But de Sesh dey is quar folks dey
+is; dey fight doe, don' dey, Massa Tom?'
+
+“'Yes; they fight like other people.'
+
+“By this time they were at headquarters, and Ham got hold of his
+namesake and devoured it as a wild beast would have done. Ham was very
+serious and finally said:
+
+“'Massa Tom, I guess dey not fight any mo' berry soon, does dey?'
+
+“The General replied that he did not know.
+
+“'Well,' said Ham, 'I guess I stay wid you a while longer. You won't
+write home 'bout me gittin' in de bush, will you'uns?'
+
+“'No; if you wish us not to do so.'
+
+“'O, for de Laud's sake! Marfa she d neber lib wid dis darky no mo' if
+she know what I do. You won't tell her, Massa Tom, will you?'
+
+“'No, Ham; I will keep it a secret from her.'
+
+“'Well, den, I will try him once mo'. I 'spects I stay here nex' time. I
+knows I do. O, I knows de nex' time, sho.'
+
+“All right, Ham; you get around now and get our things together, and
+look after my “traps.”'
+
+“'Yes, massa, yes.'
+
+“Ham's conduct and explanations afforded great amusement for the boys
+around headquarters for some time.
+
+“Capt. Zeke Inglesby said:
+
+“Uncle Daniel, I did not know before that Gen. Stephen Lyon, who was
+murdered at Bethesda Springs, was your son. I know all about his murder.
+I belonged to his brigade. That dastardly murder was considered by all
+soldiers as one of the most outrageous acts and cold-blooded murders
+ever known in civilized warfare.”
+
+“Oh, yes. I grieved over his death very greatly, he being the second
+one of our dear boys murdered outright--the fourth dead since the war
+began. It chilled the blood of our whole family. The strangest thing to
+me was how Gen. Anderson, Capt. Jackson and Col. Peter could restrain
+themselves so as not to mention the name of his murderer, in all their
+conversations about his death; but, as I said, I never knew who did it
+until after the war. I could easily understand the reason for their not
+telling the name. Mary Anderson, being his sister, was never told the
+facts; nor my wife nor any of us at the time, the boys fearing that
+it might cause an unpleasant feeling even to know the fact that a near
+relative of one of our family could be such a barbarian.
+
+“I was kept quite close at home for some months with our family, being
+their only protection within call. During this time no man ever suffered
+more in spirit. I can see it all before me now: my poor wife's agony,
+the sorrowing of David's widow, Mary Anderson's trouble, the two poor
+little children--their questions about their Uncle Stephen, who killed
+him, and why? These questions I could not answer.”
+
+At this point Dr. Adams inquired if Gen. Rosenfelt ever expressed
+any regret at not listening to the information imparted to him on the
+morning of the battle.
+
+“No, sir; I did not so understand.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel, did you know anything of Mrs. Houghton after this?”
+
+“Yes; she continued to do good service for our cause, as you will learn
+hereafter.”
+
+Uncle Daniel here called in Mrs. Wilson. She was a bright and beautiful
+woman. He took her in his arms and said to us:
+
+“This dear child and one boy, the son of another of my boys, are all of
+whom I can now boast.”
+
+His speech at this point was so pathetic and saddening, that the whole
+party were unconsciously moved to tears. His voice trembled, and he
+slowly walked out of the room, overwhelmed by the sad memories he had
+awakened.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XI.
+
+     THE COURT-MARTIAL.--AT MURPHY'S HILL.--THE TWO OPPOSING
+     ARMIES AND THEIR MOVEMENTS.--JAMES WHITCOMB'S TRIAL.--
+     SENTENCED TO DEATH AND PARDONED BY THE PRESIDENT.
+
+     “But mercy is above this sceptered sway,
+     It is enthroned in the heart of kings,
+     It is an attribute to God himself;
+     And earthly power doth then show likest God's,
+     When mercy seasons Justice.”
+      --Shakespeare.
+
+“Gen. Biggs having taken up his position in the angle of the headwaters
+of Goose River and Cane's Fork, near Tullahoming, in the midst of a rich
+valley, Rosenfelt at once commenced repairing the railroads and throwing
+up earthworks near Murphy's Hill, which almost encircled the entire
+place. There he remained during the winter and following spring. The two
+armies were principally engaged in watching each other, neither being
+willing to risk an advance against the other. For several months this
+situation continued. The only operations that marked this long period of
+inaction on the part of the two armies were a series of small exploits
+which were calculated to cause the two armies to degenerate into small
+bands, that could only be employed in harassing their enemies. The
+rebels got ready, however, and made the first attempt. Gen. Weller, with
+a brigade of cavalry, pushed his way up within a few miles of Nashua,
+burned a railroad bridge, then descended on the right bank of the
+Le-Harp River to the banks of Combination River, and there seized
+several of our transports, which were loaded with supplies. He burned
+these with all their cargoes. One of our gunboats reached the scene of
+action just in time to also become a prey to the flames.
+
+“This act on the part of the rebel cavalrymen in its audacity seems to
+have completely paralyzed our mounted troops, and Weller was permitted
+to return entirely unmolested. In a very short time, elated by his
+success, he concentrated a force of some 3,000 men under Gens. Forrester
+and Lawting, with two batteries, within twenty miles of Nashua. Gen.
+Rosenfelt, seeing that the rebels were riding all around and about him
+with impunity, sent Gen. Davies with one division of infantry, and two
+brigades of cavalry commanded by Gen. Minting, in order to hem Weller in
+and 'bag him' and take him into camp, as the soldiers would say. Davies
+marched from Murphy's Hill to Eagle Cove; Sleeman marched from Nashua
+with a division of infantry, upon Tyrone; Minting moved away to the
+south by way of Franktown, where the forces were all to close in like
+pulling the drawstring of a bag and closing it over your game. But when
+opened there was no Weller inside. The next heard of him he had pushed
+on far to the northwest, and while our forces were closing in at
+Franktown, Weller had again reached the borders of Combination River at
+Mariam's Crossing, and appeared before Dolinsburg on the next day. You
+remember the great battle fought at Dolinsburg, where Gen. Tom. Anderson
+was thought to have been killed, but was found by me in the darky's
+cabin?” They answered: “Yes; that could not be forgotten.” “Well,
+gentlemen, this place was still commanded by good old Col. Harden. He
+had but 700 men all told. The place was encircled by parapets commanding
+the ravines north and south. In the center the Colonel had constructed
+large earthworks, and mounted thereon one 32-pounder. He also had
+a section of field-guns. The rebels lost no time in making their
+dispositions, and were ready for the assault. Col. Harden hastily made
+preparations to receive the enemy. He placed his women and sick on a
+transport that lay at the wharf. That being done, the old Colonel said
+to his men: 'Boys, here I will die before I will lower that flag.' and
+his command all cheered him, and said 'we agree to that sentiment.'
+
+“Weller was now ready; he ordered Forrester and Law-ting to advance
+and attack. But before doing so he thought it would be the more correct
+warfare to summon the garrison to surrender. He did so by sending a flag
+of truce and demanding a surrender of the fort. Col. Harden inquired
+by what authority the surrender was demanded. The reply was that Gen.
+Weller demanded it 'in the name of Jefferson Davis, President of the
+Southern Confederacy.'
+
+“'Tell Gen. Weller that if Mr. Davis is here in person I will see him;
+but if Gen. Weller wants this fort he must take it at the point of the
+bayonet. Col. Harden never surrenders to the enemy.'
+
+“This was reported to Gen. Weller, and he remarked, 'We will see.'
+
+“Forrester deployed his command and moved forward up the hill, but as
+he galloped up under a heavy fire his loss was severe. The soldiers
+who were defending that part of the outer works retreated inside of the
+heavy fortifications. A murderous and destructive fire was now opened
+upon the enemy from all sides of the works.
+
+“Forrester fell back and formed a new line, and Weller put his whole
+force in action. Lawting joined Forrester on the right, and the assault
+was made.
+
+“Old Col. Harden said: 'Boys, here they come; let them charge close up
+before you fire. Fill that old 32-pounder with bullets on top of the
+shell;' and they did.
+
+“So Forrester charged with his men right up to the works. Col. Harden
+gave the command 'Fire!' and with one volley from muskets and the old
+32-pounder the cavalry retreated in every direction; many horses and men
+fell under this terrible fire. Our men leaped out of the works, and with
+bayonets fixed charged down against Forrester's men and captured many
+of them. Forrester's best Colonel was killed and his command routed and
+demoralized. Lawting had captured the Cemetery Ridge, where some of Col.
+Harden's men had made a stand, but finding they could not hold it,
+fell back into the fort. Darkness here closed in and the old flag still
+floated over Dolins-burg. During the night a gunboat came to the rescue.
+
+“The next morning there were no rebels in sight, save killed and
+wounded. Dolinsburg was never again assaulted by the enemy during the
+war. Col. Harden was a brave man, and dearly beloved by my whole family;
+not alone for his bravery, but for his kindness to Gen. Anderson during
+his stay at the Colonel's Headquarters.
+
+“Weller was being followed up by Davies, who had finally gotten on
+his track. But he took another tack; he moved a short distance, as if
+intending to meet Davies, and then suddenly wheeled to the right and
+reached Center-town by way of Pinche's Factory, along the line of Goose
+River. After fording the river he called a halt at Colesburg. His men
+were now worn out with fatigue, and his horses totally unfitted for
+further service until thoroughly recuperated. This ended Gen. Weller's
+exploits for a considerable length of time. Just then another raider
+appeared upon the scene--one Gen. Van Doring, in command of some 5,000
+fresh cavalry. This new force gave the enemy courage, and they at once
+renewed their former audacity. They were determined to wipe out if
+possible the terrible and painful result of their attack upon Col.
+Harden at Dolinsburg, and immediately advanced within a short distance
+of Rosenfelt's main encampment, drove in his outposts, and threatened
+his short Une of communication with Nashua. By this time large
+re-enforcements had arrived by way of transports up the Combination
+River to Nashua. Sleeman's division had moved forward to the main force
+at Murphy's Hill. The General felt that he must rid the country of these
+raiders, or his situation would become intolerable. His detachments,
+except in large bodies, could not venture out of camp without danger of
+being attacked by rebel cavalry. Later on, one day, a report came that
+our outposts were attacked and part of them captured within a few miles
+of his main army. Rosenfelt was greatly excited to think that with his
+force of cavalry--one brigade at Nashua, one at Franktown supported by
+a division of infantry at each place, and two brigades at his main
+position--the rebels were audacious enough to come in sight of his camp
+and menace him. Just at this moment Gen. Sherlin, a small man, but a
+great soldier, came into his headquarters and said:
+
+“'General, how would you like to have an infantry commander take one
+of your detachments of cavalry and try his hand on Van Doring, who, I
+understand, is running round your camp playing marbles on your boys'
+coat-tails?'
+
+“'Well, sir,' said Rosenfelt, 'I wish we had some one like old Col.
+Harden at Dolinsburg after this fellow Van Doring. Do you think you can
+run him back on his own ground?'
+
+“'I will try.'
+
+“'Well, sir, you may try your hand to-day.'
+
+“'All right,' said Sherlin; 'I am now ready, and I want only 1,000 men.'
+
+“The General ordered two regiments to report; they did so promptly, and
+were off. They started with Sherlin at their head, and were not long
+in reaching Brady's Wood, where the enemy was strongly posted. Without
+hesitating for one moment Sherlin attacked them and charged, saber in
+hand. The contest was of short duration. The rebels had not seen that
+kind of cavalry fighting before. They were soon routed and driven in
+great disorder back to and across Goose River. Sherlin returned the next
+day with 200 prisoners and a command of encouraged men. This aroused
+great jealousy with the cavalry officers, and made him the subject
+of many remarks. But he went quietly back to his command of infantry
+without any exultation or mention of his victory.
+
+“Gen. Sherlin and Gen. Anderson that evening were speaking of our
+cavalry, when Sherlin remarked that they only wanted some one to teach
+them how to fight.
+
+“'That is true,' said Gen. Anderson; 'we must obtain consent to go out
+and attack the enemy whenever and wherever we may find him. We now have
+re-enforcements, our army is fresh and well supplied in all respects.'
+
+“The General commanding finding this feeling existing, and seeing that
+his re-enforcements had all come forward and were in camp, amounting to
+some 14,000, while Biggs had only received the 5,000 cavalry under Van
+Doring, he felt that he could afford to make a forward movement and
+attack his antagonist wherever he might be found. So he commenced by
+directing that our forces were to make Goose River our line for the
+present, by first driving the enemy to the south side of the same, and
+if possible force him out of this part of the country.
+
+“Sherlin's division and two brigades of cavalry were to march to Eagle
+Cove and thence to Columbiana; Sleeman's division, with other troops,
+were to form the center; the left was to move on Shelltown;--the whole
+to concentrate on and along the north bank of Goose River. Gen. Corbin,
+being in advance on the road leading to Columbiana, met Van Doring at
+Spring Hill, and after five hours' hard fighting surrendered his whole
+command. When this news reached Rosenfelt, who was still at Murphy's
+Hill, it disturbed him much. The troops having now marched for a week
+over very bad roads through rain and mud, he directed them to return
+to their former positions, 'having accomplished all that the commanding
+General desired,' as he said.
+
+“Kentucky was at this time infested with raiders and guerrillas. Gen.
+Broomfield, who had about that time been sent to the West to command the
+Department of Kentucky, soon cleared that State of these pests.
+Their mode of warfare on either side was merely harassing without
+accomplishing any great results. Very soon Rosenfelt's troops were again
+within his old camp lines, and Forrester commenced annoying him in many
+ways. Gen. Papson being at Rosenfelt's Headquarters, in conversation
+remarked:
+
+“'If you will allow Gen. Anderson, of my corps, to take command of a
+division of your cavalry, and give him instructions that Forrester
+must be driven beyond Goose River and kept there, I will guarantee good
+results.'
+
+“Rosenfelt readily assented, and the arrangements were made and the
+order given. The command started, and by rapid marches came up to
+Forrester at a point near Auburnville, and drove him as far as Winter
+Hill, a point where the general headquarters of the rebel cavalry had
+been for some days. Gen. Anderson charged down upon them with his whole
+force in regular old English cavalry style, with drawn sabers. The rebel
+cavalry made stubborn resistance, but our force drove them from their
+position with much slaughter. They retreated in great confusion, and
+were closely pursued and sorely pressed until they were forced to cross
+Goose River at different points. The country was now cleared of them for
+the present. Gen. Anderson returned with 600 prisoners. This ended the
+raids, and our army was not subjected to these harassing exploits again
+while it remained at Murphy's Hill. During these many annoyances by the
+rebel cavalry our troops were sent after them so frequently and marched
+so rapidly, and at times such great distances, that they often became
+weary and footsore.
+
+“The day after Gen. Anderson returned from driving Forrester out of this
+portion of the country a division of infantry under Sleeman returned
+from a very long and circuitous march. On the detail for guard duty that
+night was a boy from one of the Michigan regiments, (the 1st Michigan
+I think,) who during the night was found asleep on his watch. He
+was arrested and taken to the guard-house. The young man was greatly
+troubled. He had been a good soldier; had never shirked any duty imposed
+upon him. The next day he was reported by Serg't Smith as being found
+asleep while on duty. This was a serious matter,--the penalty being
+death if found guilty. The report was taken to Gen. Sleeman, and by
+him transmitted to Gen. Rosenfelt with a request that he order the
+Court-Martial, if one should be decided upon. The General at once
+ordered the Court. I never have believed that severe punishments in
+the army were productive of good discipline. The best soldiers are the
+kindest men, and the most successful are those who inflict the fewest
+severe punishments upon their men. The detail for the Court was made and
+the charges filed.
+
+“The Court held its sessions at Gen. Rosenfelt's Headquarters. The poor
+boy was brought out of the guardhouse in the presence of the Court.
+He was 20 years old, very slight, light complexion, light auburn hair,
+large blue eyes, delicate frame, and, in fact, looked almost as much
+like a girl as a boy. His appearance made a deep impression upon
+the members of the Court; great sympathy was felt for him. The
+Judge-Advocate asked him if he had any objections to the Court, which
+was composed of officers from Gen. Sleeman's Division, with Gen. Sleeman
+as President of the Court. The boy answered that he had no objections;
+'for,' said he, 'I do not know any of the officers. I know but few
+persons in the army. I know only my messmates. I am not acquainted with
+any of the officers of my own company. I know their names, but have no
+personal acquaintance with either of them.'
+
+“'Do you never talk with any of your company officers?' inquired the
+Judge-Advocate.
+
+“'No, sir,' replied the youth; 'I have never asked a favor since I have
+been in the army. I have obeyed orders, and strictly performed my duty
+and asked no questions.'
+
+“'Have you any relatives?'
+
+“'Yes, sir; I have an aged father and mother, and one sister.'
+
+“'What was your business before entering the service?'
+
+“'I was a sales-boy in the wholesale dry-goods store of Baldwin &
+Chandler, in Detroit, Mich., where my parents live.'
+
+“'Have you written to your parents or sister since your arrest?'
+
+“'No, sir; I asked permission to do so, but it was refused me.'
+
+“Gen. Sleeman, an old man, full of sympathy and kind feelings, on the
+impulse of the moment said, 'That was an outrage.'
+
+“The Judge-Advocate reminded the General that such remarks were not
+proper in the presence of the Court.
+
+“'Yes,' said the General, 'I spoke before I thought; but the impropriety
+of the remark does not change my opinion.'
+
+“The charges were read to the boy, charging him that in this, 'he, James
+Whitcomb, a private soldier, was regularly detailed and placed on guard
+duty, and that he slept while on post in the face of the enemy, thereby
+endangering the Army of the United States.'
+
+“The Judge-Advocate advised the boy to plead 'not guilty,' which he did.
+
+“Just at this moment Capt. Jackson Lyon came along where the Court was
+in session, and for the first time heard of this trial. He listened for
+a moment and heard the name of the boy mentioned, and it struck him
+at once that it might be Seraine's brother. He waited until the Court
+adjourned and asked permission to speak to the boy. It being granted, he
+ascertained that James Whitcomb was the brother of Seraine, who had gone
+South in search of Henry. He told the boy to be of good cheer--to admit
+nothing; that when they proved the charge, as perhaps they would, to ask
+permission to make a statement, and then to tell all about his march;
+the reason for his inability to keep awake, and all about his condition
+on that night, and that he, Capt. Jackson Lyon, would look after him;
+but not to mention him as his friend, but as one only feeling a sympathy
+for him.
+
+“Jackson wrote to me that day all about the case, and thought it was
+best that his father and mother should not be made aware of his arrest
+and trial, but that I should write to the President all about the case,
+and do no more until he (Jackson) should arrive. My son Jackson was a
+very cool-headed man, and always did everything in the manner that would
+create the least excitement or suspicion. You see, he had a plan in a
+moment for the safety of this poor boy.
+
+“Well, to get back. The next day the Court reassembled at 12 o'clock
+and proceeded with the trial. The witnesses were sworn. Serg't Smith
+exhibited the detail for the guard, as well as the detail from the boy's
+company, and the report of the detail to him with James Whitcomb's
+name on the same. He then showed the time for the boy's guard-duty to
+commence on that relief, and finally, by the Officer of the Guard who
+went around with the relief guard, that the boy was found asleep and
+did not arouse from his slumber when he was challenged, but that the
+Sergeant of the Guard had to shake him quite hard to arouse him. This,
+you can see, was very strong and hard to get over.”
+
+“Yes,” said Col. Bush, “that was a strong case. I was hoping to hear
+that there was a mistake about it.”
+
+Maj. Clymer said: “Well, I hope he was acquitted. I have slept many
+a time on my horse during a hard march, when if I had been placed on
+guard-duty I would have gone to sleep in five minutes.”
+
+“So have I,” said Capt. Zeke Inglesby.
+
+“Yes, yes. I have no doubt of that; but it is not the men who commit
+acts against law that are always punished, but those who are caught.
+These men seemed to think this a terrible crime in this boy, and yet,
+perhaps, there was not one of them who could have done differently under
+the same circumstances.
+
+“After the witnesses had been heard against the poor boy, he showed
+great mental suffering and agony; the disgrace to his parents and sister
+was what troubled him so much. His company officers were sworn, and
+stated that prior to this no complaint had ever been made against the
+boy. That although they only knew him as a soldier, they had always
+observed his neatness and soldierly appearance and bearing; they all
+thought that the march the two days before and until 9 o'clock the night
+on which he was found asleep on post, was calculated to tire out a boy
+of his frail organization.
+
+“The Chief Surgeon stated that a boy of his constitution would be very
+likely to drop to sleep anywhere after such a strain upon his physical
+strength.
+
+“This closed the evidence with the exception of one witness. The boy
+asked if he could make a statement to the Court. Some discussion
+arose on this point. The Court was cleared, and Jackson said that he
+afterwards learned that old Gen. Sleeman grew very angry at the idea
+of refusing an innocent boy a chance to say a word in his own defense.
+Finally, it was agreed that the boy might make his statement. He arose,
+and, with a tremulous voice and much agitation, said:
+
+“'Gentlemen of the Court: I am a poor boy. My life is of no value to
+me, and but little to my country. I have risked it several times without
+fear or nervousness. For my parents' sake I would like to go through
+this war with an honorable record. To take my life would do me but
+little harm. I can meet death as a true soldier. But what can this great
+Government gain by taking my life? You can inflict ruin, distress and
+misery upon an old man and woman, and upon my queenly sister, who is now
+going through more perils, if I am correctly informed, than any of us.
+I came to the army not for gain. I was getting much more pay without
+risking my life, but I felt it my duty to aid in sustaining our
+Government. I did not dream, however, that in the event that I should
+escape death from the hands of the enemies of our country that, for an
+unhappy result entirely unavoidable, my comrades-in-arms would hasten
+to make a sacrifice of me. Were I guilty of anything that I could have
+avoided, then I would not ask for leniency; but this I could not avoid.
+That I slept on my post I will not deny; but I pray you hear my excuse.
+It is this: Two days before this offense was committed, we had marched
+through rain and mud some twenty miles in pursuit (as it was said)
+of Forrester's cavalry. I did not see many horse tracks in the road,
+however, and took it that our forces had captured all their horses, and
+that the rebels were taking it on foot, as we were.'
+
+“Here Gen. Sleeman laughed, and said _sotto voce_: 'That boy ought to
+be put in command of our cavalry, instead of being shot.'
+
+“'The night of this march my messmate, John Martin, a boy of my own age
+and my neighbor before coming to the army, was taken quite ill. It
+was his turn to be on guard. I took his guard duty that night, and was
+entirely without sleep. When not on post I was attending to him, as
+he would have done for me. The next day John was not able to carry
+his knapsack and gun on the march, and as we had no transportation, I
+carried his as well as my own. The burden was very great for me, and
+when we arrived in camp I was completely exhausted. John was not able to
+stand my guard, and when I told the Sergeant my condition, he would not
+excuse me, and gave as a reason that I had no business to carry John's
+gun and knapsack, inasmuch as I had no orders from him to do so. I think
+the Sergeant would do much better as a General than as a Sergeant. I
+may do him injustice, and I would not do that for the world, but I do
+believe that he entertains the same high opinion of himself that I do of
+him.'
+
+“At which remark old Gen. Sleeman laughed again, and said, so as to be
+heard, 'That boy will be a man some day, and, by the eternal, it would
+be a crime--yes, a murder--to shoot him.'
+
+“Continuing, James Whitcomb said: 'This, gentlemen of the Court, is
+my excuse, no more, no less. I hope that John Martin may be called to
+verify my statement.'
+
+“When the boy sat down the whole Court were in tears.
+
+“John Martin was called, and he did verify everything that had been
+stated by James Whitcomb. This closed the evidence in the case. The
+Court adjourned until the next day at 12 o'clock. When they met they
+began the consideration of the verdict. The Judge-Advocate charged the
+Court that the evidence was clear and conclusive; that the law fixed the
+penalty; that there was no way out of it; they must find the fact that
+he did sleep on his post, and that fact being found, the verdict must be
+death.
+
+“The Court was two days coming to a conclusion. When they did, my God,
+it was enough to make a man's blood run cold in his veins. They found
+him guilty on all the charges and specifications, and sentenced him
+to be shot to death, with only ten days' respite. The sentence was
+approved, and orders given to manacle the boy and double his guard. Gen.
+Sleeman raved like a madman, and came near resigning; said if the boy
+was shot he would at once resign. As soon as the judgment of the Court
+was known, Jackson took a leave of absence for ten days and left on the
+train that evening for home. He came, and on his arrival was looking
+like a ghost. All ran to him to welcome him.
+
+“He soon assumed his wonted calmness, and talked with his mother, Mary
+Anderson and Jennie, as well as the little girls, telling them all about
+the army. His mother was still sick in bed over the murder of our son
+Stephen; but we all enjoyed seeing Jackson, and were glad to know that
+Peter and Gen. Anderson were well. Our family, you will observe, was not
+very large at this time. Jackson made Aunt Martha happy by telling her
+that Ham was well, and was behaving splendidly.
+
+“'Thank de good Laud for dat. I always 'spects to hear he killed. But
+I knows Ham; he am awful coward. He allers runs off when dere is any
+danger. I have to look out for dat.'
+
+“Jackson had a full report of the proceedings of the Court-Martial so
+far as the testimony and the boy's statement was concerned. He read
+the whole statement over to Jennie (David's widow), Mary Anderson and
+myself. As he read the boy's statement the two ladies burst into tears.
+Mary Anderson arose and walked the floor, looking like a Queen, and
+seemingly much excited. Finally she said--I shall ever remember her
+words:
+
+“'My God, what does all this mean? Has the great Father forsaken this
+family? Four have already lost their lives, and one now suffering in
+some loathsome prison if alive; my husband and Peter nearly at death's
+door on more than one occasion; Seraine Whitcomb, a lovely girl, with
+her only brother in the army (he a mere boy), she leaves her old father
+and mother to take the chances of her life through the lines searching
+for one of our family, and now her only brother under sentence of death
+for what he could not help doing. Capt. Jackson, what do you propose?'
+
+“Jackson replied that some one must proceed to Washington at once, and
+that he thought it was not best to let the boy's parents in Detroit know
+the facts, they being old people and alone (according to the statement
+of the boy), and as the young lady is doubtless searching for Henry, as
+we all surmise from her letter to our father, it is certainly our duty
+to look after this boy's case ourselves. I have only ten days' leave
+from my duty, and therefore brought these papers, thinking that father
+might perhaps go to see the President.
+
+“Mary Anderson spoke up at once and said:
+
+“'No, sir; no, sir. Your father will not go. He must not leave Aunt
+Sarah in her present condition. I will go; yes, I will go at once. Get
+me a ticket, I want no trunk; my satchel will do. I will be off on the
+first train.'
+
+“Jennie said, 'Why, Mary, you will not go, will you?'
+
+“'Yes, I am going. I am determined to do so. It is settled; so do not
+attempt to stop me.'
+
+“'Well,' said Jennie, 'Uncle Daniel, what shall we do?'
+
+“I replied, 'She is determined on it, and we will just help her to get
+off at once.'
+
+“So the ticket was procured and Mary was off with a good-bye, taking
+with her a full statement of the case made out by Jackson, also his
+letter, and a letter from me to the President. Under the circumstances
+this was a painful trip to her--the anxiety as to her success; the fact
+that she knew nothing about the family in whose behalf she was enlisted.
+She a stranger to the President, how should she approach him? What could
+she say to him? Suppose he would refuse to interpose in behalf of the
+boy? And a thousand inquiries would come to her mind to annoy her. She
+slept none on her way, but finally arrived safely in Washington, and
+went directly to the Executive Mansion without stopping to take a
+mouthful of food or a moment's repose.
+
+“When she reached the threshold of the mansion she came near fainting;
+her courage and strength both seemed to leave her all at once. Presently
+her strength returned, and she asked to be admitted. The usher said,
+'I will see,' and took her name to the President; also my letter. The
+President was alone. She could not speak. The President came forward and
+took her by the hand and greeted her most kindly, saying that he almost
+knew her; that he knew much of her through me, as I had spoken of her in
+connection with her husband. The President said:
+
+“'Your brave husband is so well known to me through my friend Mr. Lyon,
+and through his daring on the field, that you would need no introduction
+more than that I should know who you are; and I take it that you are on
+an errand of mercy, as I am sure you could not be here to ask anything
+for your husband, as I would do anything for him, as he knows, merely
+for the asking by himself or my friend Lyon.'
+
+“'No, Mr. President; you will never be troubled by me in that way. I am
+truly on an errand of mercy and justice'; and here she broke down and
+wept.
+
+“When she recovered she said:
+
+“'Mr. President, my errand is to save the destruction of a good family.'
+
+“She then recited the facts as to the two old people, and that Seraine,
+the only daughter, was now on an errand of mercy South somewhere.
+
+“The President replied that he remembered giving her a letter at the
+request of his friend Daniel Lyon, and said:
+
+“'My dear Mrs. Anderson, there is hardly anything that I would not do
+for any of Mr. Lyon's family, as well as Gen. Anderson and yourself;
+and, certainly, if to prevent a calamity to such a family as you
+describe Mr. Whitcomb's to be, I would do anything that would be proper
+and reasonable for me to do.'
+
+“She was very much encouraged by these remarks, and began to feel more
+at ease.
+
+“The President, seeing this, asked her many questions about her
+husband's health, and also about my family. When she spoke of Stephen's
+foul murder, the President walked the floor and remarked:
+
+“'Most diabolical--fiendish.'”
+
+(“Little did he or she then suppose that it was her own brother that had
+committed this wicked and cruel murder.”)
+
+“By this time she was so much encouraged that she handed him the letter
+and statement of Jackson.
+
+“The President read the letter, and then read and reread Jackson's
+statement. Great tears rolled down his bronzed cheeks as he read the
+statement. He tapped a bell, and sent for the Secretary of War. The
+Secretary soon came, and greeted Mrs. Anderson very cordially on being
+introduced. The President asked him to take a seat, and handed him the
+statement. He read it, and said:
+
+“'I will at once see if any papers in this case have been forwarded.'
+
+“During all this time imagine the suspense and fears of Mary Anderson.
+
+“The Secretary sent to the Judge-Advocate-General, and found that the
+papers had just arrived.
+
+“The President said:
+
+“'Let them be brought to me immediately.'
+
+“When they were placed before him he read them over carefully,
+remarking, when he had finished, that they were exactly as stated by
+Capt. Lyon. He handed them to the Secretary and asked him to read them,
+which he did, and laid them down without a word of comment.
+
+“After some conversation between the two men, the President turned to
+her and said:
+
+“'Mrs. Anderson, cheer up, weep no more; your friend shall not be hurt!
+Instead of showing himself unworthy of clemency he has proven himself a
+noble boy. The kindness which he showed to his messmate and neighbor
+boy was enough to have commended him to mercy. He should have been
+complimented for his kindness and excused from duty, instead of having
+it imposed upon him. You can go home and bear the glad tidings to his
+father and mother that their boy shall be saved for a better fate.'
+
+“Mary Anderson, trembling with emotion, said:
+
+“'Mr. President, you are so very kind, sir. But, if you will pardon me,
+his father and mother know nothing of their boy's trouble. We kept it
+from them, believing it would have caused them great distress. We desire
+to keep it from them.'
+
+“'Do you say that his father and mother do not know of this, nor that
+you are here?'
+
+“'Mr. President, they are not aware of the case.'
+
+“'Mrs. Anderson, that was very considerate in your friends and yourself,
+to keep this from them for the present at least.'
+
+“The President then wrote, with his own hand, a telegram, ordering the
+suspension of sentence against James Whitcomb--that he had been fully
+pardoned--signed it and sent it to the office with directions that
+the dispatch be sent at once. Mary Anderson on her knees thanked the
+President from the fullness of her heart. He bade her rise; said he had
+done nothing that she should thank him for; that if he had permitted
+such a sentence to be carried out he never could have forgiven himself.
+He bade her go home and carry the good tidings to her friends. He told
+her to give me and my family his kindest regards. She then left with a
+light heart.
+
+“She went directly to the train, forgetting that she had eaten nothing
+during the day. She returned to us one of the happiest persons that ever
+lived, and you may depend upon it that we all shared in her joy. Capt.
+Jackson had returned to his command prior to Mary's return from Wash
+ington. When we all got through with the family talk and Mary had eaten
+her dinner, she gave us a full account of her trip, her agonies and
+sensations on meeting the President. She was exceedingly happy in her
+details about her trip and her success; but, strange to say, she never
+alluded to it again voluntarily, and would, as much as possible, avoid
+conversation on the subject when spoken to in reference to it.
+
+“Gen. Anderson had asked that James Whitcomb be detailed from his
+regiment and assigned to him as an Orderly at his Headquarters, which
+was done. And again all was moving on quietly in the field.”
+
+“Yes,” said Capt. Inglesby, “as I before stated, there would have been
+warm times in that camp had they shot that boy. The whole camp had heard
+the facts about his helping his comrade, and the soldiers with one voice
+said he should not be executed. His pardon was a Godsend to the officers
+who were intending to carry out the sentence. During all my experience
+(and I was through the whole war) I never knew such a mutinous feeling
+in the army as that sentence created.”
+
+Dr. Adams remarked that in all his reading and experience in life there
+had not been a female character brought to his notice who had shown the
+will, determination and good judgment that Mrs. Anderson had from the
+beginning of the war; her fixed Union principles; her determination
+to make any and all sacrifices for the cause of her country; her
+persistence in hunting for her husband when all others were sure of his
+death at Dolinsburg--few women like her have lived in our time. “God
+bless her, whether she is living or dead!”
+
+The tears rolled down the old man's cheeks, but he uttered not one word
+in response.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XII.
+
+     MORGANSON'S RAID AND BATTLE OF CHEROKEE RUN.--THE REBEL
+     CAVALRYMEN WHIRL THROUGH INDIANA AND OHIO.--BEATEN AND
+     CAPTURED.--KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE CONTINUE THEIR
+     MACHINATIONS.
+
+     “If that rebellion
+     Came like itself, in base and abject routs,
+     Led on by bloody youth, guarded with rage,
+     You revered father, and these noble lords
+     Had not been here to dress the ugly form
+     Of base and bloody insurrection.”
+      --Shakespeare.
+
+
+“After the long-continued idleness of the Army of the Center around
+Murphy's Hill, the people began to clamor for a movement of some
+decisive character.
+
+“During Gen. Rosenfelt's inactivity, Gen. Silent had moved with the
+Army of the West against Gen. Pendleton, who had continued to obstruct
+Conception River by holding Victor's Hill, as well as the grand bluffs
+below. Gen. Silent had made some of the most wonderful marches and
+successes ever known. He had opened ways for the water to flow from the
+river into the lands; had cut canals through at different points; had
+run the batteries of an hundred guns with his transports laden with
+supplies for his army; marched on the opposite side of the river below
+Pendleton, crossing his army below the Grand Bluffs in one day and
+night; moved out against the enemy, who was in superior force,
+cutting loose from his own base of supplies, and fought him in six
+hardly-contested battles with victorious results each time, and he
+finally succeeded in hemming Pendleton inside his fortifications at
+Victor's Hill and forcing him, with his entire army, to surrender
+unconditionally.
+
+“The President had also in the meantime placed Gen. Meader in command
+of the Army of the East on account of the constant failure of other
+commanders during the Spring campaigns. Soon after assuming command
+Meador had gained a great victory over the enemy at Gotlenburg, and had
+driven him back across Grand River to his own ground. The enemy had
+become so encouraged by his victories over our armies heretofore, that
+he concluded to try a second invasion of the loyal States.
+
+“The people who desired the success of the Union forces were greatly
+rejoiced over the victory at Gotlenburg and in the West by Gen. Silent,
+and by them Rosenfelt was constantly urged to do something by way of
+giving some activity to his army. But he hesitated and thought the heat
+of Summer was too great in that climate for his men to march and endure
+the fatigues of a campaign. This was so discouraging to his troops that
+many of them sought relief by obtaining a leave of absence and returning
+home for a few days. Among those who returned were Gen. Anderson and my
+son Peter. When they arrived at home all greeted them with many hearty
+welcomes. My wife by this time had so far recovered as to be up a
+portion of the day, and the return of the General and Peter seemed to
+revive her drooping spirits. The children were overjoyed and Aunt Martha
+was as much delighted as any of the family, and repeated her confidence
+in the “good Laud's” having saved the General for some good purpose.
+Finally she could not restrain herself any longer, and said:
+
+“'Massa Gen'l, what you do wid Ham? Whar is he? I 'spect he be kill and
+you done 'eluded you not tell ole Marfa'.
+
+“'No, Martha,' said the General; 'Ham is well. I left him with Capt.
+Jackson and Capt. Day to take care of our traps.'
+
+“'Well, dat's all right. I feered he kill.'
+
+“'No, Aunty; he is all right.'
+
+“The next day Joseph Dent came in from the farm and told us he had
+learned the night before that a meeting of a few of the leading men
+had been held at Windsor, Canada, and that meetings were to be held
+at different places in the Northern States by prominent Knights of
+the Circle to consider what was best to be done, and also to appoint
+delegates to meet somewhere in Canada at a time and place to be
+hereafter designated, and that several propositions were being
+considered about work which would be undertaken very soon; such as
+destroying property, raiding in the North, releasing prisoners, etc.
+
+“This information was of such a character that we deemed it important to
+have a full report of what was at the time being done in Canada, as
+that seemed to be the base of the enemy's operations for our part of the
+country, and inasmuch as Peter had promised James Whitcomb, now Orderly
+to Gen. Anderson, that he would go to Detroit and visit his aged parents
+and satisfy them of his innocence should they have learned of his
+misfortune in having been court-martialed and condemned, we concluded
+that this would be an excellent opportunity for him to pass over to
+Windsor or elsewhere in Canada and gather what information he could.
+This being understood, he left at once, desirous that no time should be
+lost during his leave of absence.
+
+“The family being gathered in the parlor that evening, Gen. Anderson
+said:
+
+“'Mary, now give us your experience as a visitor at the White House; how
+the President appeared to you, etc.?'
+
+“Mary related what had transpired in a modest way, saying in conclusion
+that nothing but the feeling aroused in her breast by the outrage that
+was about to be perpetrated upon that poor, innocent boy could have
+induced her to have undertaken such an expedition. She said she could do
+anything except to ask favors. Said she:
+
+“'Tom, my dear, you need have no fears about my ever becoming a lobbyist
+in Washington, or a courtier at the White House. I have tried appealing
+to the President once, and although successful that time, and treated
+courteously and kindly by that big-hearted and noble old patriot, yet I
+have hardly recovered from my scare up to this time; and now I do hope
+that you will never mention this again, for it does really give me a
+palpitation of the heart whenever the subject is alluded to. I am a
+coward, I know I am, and am frightened still.'
+
+“'Well, Mary, you did a noble act, and I am the prouder of you for it.'
+He kissed her and she sank down in her chair overcome with emotion. We
+then changed the subject, and the General entertained us by recitals of
+the trials and vicissitudes of the army. We were all enjoying the visit
+of the General very much and hoped to have a pleasant time, but a
+few days after his arrival the country about Allentown became greatly
+alarmed and excited.
+
+“Gen. Morganson, of whom I have heretofore spoken, had crossed from
+Kentucky at or near Louis City into Indiana, and was raiding the
+country, taking horses, wagons, and all kinds of property that could
+serve any purpose whatever in aiding the rebellion or in facilitating
+its movements. Stores were pillaged, houses plundered, banks robbed, and
+farms laid waste. The people were taken entirely by surprise, and the
+only thing that could be resorted to to meet the emergency that was
+upon them, was for the loyal citizens along the raider's path before
+and behind to assemble and make resistance and obstruction to his march.
+Gen. Anderson, comprehending the situation, at once gathered together
+a few men and started in pursuit of Morganson. He collected men and
+material as he went. He also aroused the people to action everywhere.
+Morganson's force was being recruited from the Golden Circle as he
+passed through the country.
+
+[Illustration: Morganson's Raid 206]
+
+“That community was never so thoroughly excited before. Many murders
+were committed on his line of march, and this one had lost his horses,
+that one had his house plundered; this town had been sacked, and in some
+instances burned, and so on.
+
+“Gen. Anderson made his march as rapidly as he could with raw men and
+horses. He finally struck Morganson's rear and forced him to make a
+stand. Gen. Anderson dismounted his men and told every man to cover
+himself behind a tree where it could be done. The contest lasted for
+about an hour, when a small body of men who had been gathered together
+in advance of the raiders, struck him in the rear, as he was then
+facing, and caused a great stampede, and his force broke in various
+directions through the woods. Morganson turned upon this small force and
+drove it back, making his escape. Gen. Anderson followed him up closely,
+however, forcing him to change his course in the direction of the river.
+Gen. Broomfield had withdrawn a small force from Kentucky, which finally
+joined Gen. Anderson. Morganson was preparing to cross the river at a
+point near an island, the water being shallow there. Gen. Anderson with
+his raw recruits and about 100 of Broom-field's men at once assaulted
+him, broke his line, and killed and wounded many of his men as they were
+attempting to cross the river. After hard fighting for a few moments
+Morganson and those of his command that were still with him surrendered.
+
+“This ended the raiders and their foolish exploits. The men who had
+volunteered to follow Gen. Anderson were of all ages and sizes--from the
+schoolboy to the grandfather. None of them had been in the army or at
+any time seen service, so that they were without any sort of discipline,
+with the exception of a few who were at home on furlough from their
+regiments, and some of Gen. Broomfield's command. But Gen. Anderson said
+that they fought like veterans, each one in his own way. Morganson and
+his command were taken to Camp Chase for safe keeping, and Gen. Anderson
+returned to Allentown to enjoy the leave of absence interrupted by the
+raiders.
+
+“Joseph Dent came in the next morning after Gen. Anderson's return,
+and told us that when Morganson entered Indiana on his raid the Golden
+Circles were notified, and were getting ready to join him and make war
+all over the State, but that he appeared too soon for them; that on
+account of his (Dent's) illness he had not been able to advise us
+earlier.”
+
+Dr. Adams inquired who this Gen. Morganson was.
+
+Uncle Daniel said: “He was part of Forrester's command, that had raided
+around Rosenfelt so much during the previous Winter and Spring. He had
+crossed the Combination River to the east of Rosenfelt at Carthage,
+moving nearly due south by way of Greenberry, avoiding all points at
+which there were Union troops. He doubtless believed either that the
+members of the Golden Circle were ready to join him, armed and equipped,
+or that his raid would strike consternation into the hearts of the
+people, inasmuch as our armies were all far away from where he proposed
+to lay the scene of his audacious exploits. But he made a mistake when
+he began to take horses and other property from all alike, whether Union
+men or rebel sympathizers. This changed the sentiments of many people
+very rapidly.”
+
+Said Maj. Clymer: “What has become of Gen. Morgan-son? I have not heard
+of him since the war.”
+
+“He was killed somewhere in Tennessee soon after his escape from Camp
+Chase, so I have been informed.
+
+“During Gen. Anderson's absence in pursuit of Morgan-son, Peter was
+traveling rapidly through Canada. He returned the day following Gen.
+Anderson's from his capture of the raiders.
+
+“The people everywhere seemed to be greatly rejoiced at the General's
+success. He received a great ovation from the citizens of Allentown, and
+they cheered whenever he made his appearance. This caused him to keep
+very close to the house, as he was not fond of demonstration. The
+people, however, flocked to see him, and many of them could see great
+virtues in our family who, prior to that time, did not know us because
+we were not good enough for their society. So you see their own safety
+was the patriotic spark that burned brightly in their bosoms. But
+this is human nature. Selfishness seems to pervade nearly all, as is
+evidenced every day. Many of those who wanted the rebellion to succeed
+did so not because they were really rebels, but because they had said
+that we could not conquer them, and were willing to see our Government
+destroyed, merely to get a chance in the future to say to every one, 'I
+told you so.' These people now want the Government placed in the hands
+of its enemies for the same reason, so as to say, 'You cannot keep the
+control out of the hands of such able and brave men as these.' Thus,
+you see, it is in many merely a selfish pride of former expressed
+opinions.”
+
+“That is a new idea, Uncle Daniel,” said Dr. Adams; “but I am not sure
+but there is much in what you say.”
+
+“Yes, Doctor; experience and close observation have taught me many
+things that I would have been slow to believe years ago. I am wandering,
+however, from what I was stating.
+
+“The next evening after Peter's return we were all at tea and while at
+the table Aunt Sarah, my good wife, asked Peter the condition of his
+foot. Peter replied that it was nearly well; he did not suffer from it
+except occasionally when he caught cold in it.
+
+“'You must be very careful, Peter,' said she; 'I am fearful about it.
+You know how your brother James lingered and finally died with a mere
+cut on his hand. I was disturbed about your wound last night in my
+sleep. I was dreaming about it.'
+
+“'Well, mother,' said Peter, 'you seem to be dreaming something
+constantly, and will continue to do so, so long as you allow yourself to
+be worried.'
+
+“But Peter ceased speaking on the subject, and his face took the sad
+expression that seemed to have fixed itself upon him. I then spoke up to
+relieve the matter and said, 'Wife, you must not worry so much. You are
+just able to be out, and I fear you will make yourself sick again. Peter
+will take care of himself--at least I hope so.7
+
+“Aunt Martha seemed to be listening to our conversation, and (having
+been greatly indulged by all our family on account of marked kindness to
+Gen. Anderson as well as to all the rest of the family) here chimed in
+and said:
+
+“'Marsa Lyon, I tells you dat you is wrong on dat pint. De mans don't
+know how to take kear of demsefs. Now, dars Ham. He's like to get kill
+any day, he am. He don't know nuffin, he don't.'
+
+“Gen. Anderson and Peter laughed when she spoke of Ham getting killed.
+Peter seemed to lose for the time-being his sad countenance, when he
+remembered about Ham getting under the brush at Stone Run.
+
+“Aunt Martha knew nothing about Ham's precipitate retreat during the
+last battle, so she continued by saying:
+
+“'Jes' see, Massa Tom, de Gen'l dar. Whar he bin if he lef wid de mans
+when he got shotted at dat fight at Dolins-burg? He done bin dead sho.
+Dars whar he bin. I tell you de good Laud know who he trus' him wid; yes
+sah, he do. So he put him wid me and den he make my ole head cifer out
+de cures what fotched him out. Jes' kase he want Marsa for good work,
+dat's why. What would Ham do curin' him up? No, sah, he not know how,
+and de Laud no trus' him.'
+
+“Peter said: 'Aunt Martha, you rather like the Lord, I take it.'
+
+“'Yes, sah, I do. He be good. He fotched de poor darkies out ob workin'
+all de time for nuffin for dem Sesh, and he know what he doin'. He goin'
+to let dem Sesh 'spect dat dey whip dem Yanks affer while, but he not
+let dem do it. He jes' coaxin' dem on till he git good men hold of de
+army, den dey all git smash up. Jes' like Genl Tom, de Laud save him for
+dat. Don't you see dat? My! when Marsa Tom git after dem Sesh, dey done
+gits ebry time, dey do; don't dey, Marsa Lyon.'
+
+“I agreed with her and the rest laughed. She finally cut her speech
+short and retired to the kitchen.
+
+“After tea Gen. Anderson gave us quite an amusing account of his little
+improvised army that followed Morgan-son. He said no braver set of men
+ever marched, but that it was very hard to tell his men from the raiders
+when they got together; that some were riding in saddles and some
+without, substituting a doubled up blanket or quilt; some were on old
+and some were on young horses; some were on ponies and some on mules,
+some wore 'stove-pipe' hats, some caps, some straw hats, and some were
+without either. Some had on frock, some dress, and some round-coats,
+and many entirely without coats of any kind; some with boots, some with
+shoes, and some entirely barefoot. Take them all in all, they were in
+dress _à la_ Falstaff's troop, but they were a success, and did what the
+Army of the Center, under Rosenfelt, had failed to do, and that was
+to capture the rebel cavalry. This raid of Morganson was an audacious
+adventure, doubtless encouraged by the Knights of the Golden Circle,
+and had he waited long enough I have no doubt that we would have had an
+uprising in Indiana that would have been very troublesome to put down.
+It was quite fortunate that it occurred when it did.”
+
+“Yes,” said Dr. Adams; “I have no doubt that plans were being perfected
+about that time and later on for a general raiding and plunder of many
+cities, as well as portions of the North outside of cities, where we
+could be seriously damaged.”
+
+Uncle Daniel resumed, saying: “During that evening we discussed matters
+generally, but Peter felt very much disappointed at his being absent in
+Canada while Gen. Anderson was bagging Morganson. He said that it was
+just his luck to miss everything of this kind, but that he always had
+the luck to get into some hard place in front of the enemy, and usually
+get hurt in some way or other, but that when it came to getting rebels
+into a place where they could be easily whipped or captured or chased
+out of the country, the luck seemed always to fall to Gen. Anderson. He
+turned to the General, and with a twinkle of the eye asked him if he
+had Ham with him to assist in hiving these Sesh. The General laughed and
+said no; that Ham was back watching out for the Army of the Center and
+keeping Gen. Forrester from coming in some morning and taking away our
+trunks and camp equipage. At this they both laughed.
+
+“Peter said: 'Ham will not have quite the trouble that we have all had
+heretofore since Forrester's command has been depleted by Morganson's
+capture.'
+
+“'No,' replied the General; 'he will only need to watch one of them
+now.' The conversation then turned on Peter's trip into Canada.
+
+“I inquired if he saw Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb. He said that he spent one
+night at their house; said they were nice old people, very religious,
+and lovely in every respect; that they were very proud of their children
+and spoke of James as a brave and good boy. They knew nothing whatever
+about his having been in trouble. When he told them that he knew him and
+that he was on duty with Gen. Anderson, they were delighted, and asked
+many questions about the army, our prospects, etc. They spoke of Seraine
+as their lovely daughter; knew about her mission, her fondness for
+Henry, and, in fact, gave him much information about Henry prior to
+the war that we did not know. Altogether his stay with them was very
+pleasant. After hearing about these good people, in whom we all felt an
+interest, I insisted on his now giving us a full report of what he had
+found out about the situation in Canada in reference to the conspiracy
+and conspirators.
+
+“He stated that on leaving Detroit, Mich., he went directly to Windsor,
+and while there became acquainted with several gentlemen, one from
+Chicago in particular by the name of John Wall. Peter, having learned
+all about the Golden Circle, their signs, passwords, etc., had no
+trouble in making himself known, and, as he represented that he was from
+Nashville, Tenn., he got along without being suspected by any one. Wall
+and he became friends at once, and as they had rooms adjacent at the
+hotel they were together the first night in Peter's room until very
+late. Wall knew all about Morganson's raid, but not about his failure
+and capture. Peter learned that on his way home from the Detroit papers.
+Wall told Peter that he feared Morganson would not succeed in obtaining
+many recruits, as the authorities in Canada at the head of the
+organization had not furnished the arms that were promised to their
+friends in Indiana and Ohio; that he was at that time there for the
+purpose of procuring arms for Illinois, and that he had been sent there
+to see Mr. Jacob Thomlinson and a Mr. C. C. Carey on that business. He
+said he was to have the arms smuggled through to Chicago, where they
+would be subject to the orders of one Mr. N. Judy Cornington, and that
+the intention was to release the prisoners at Chicago and Bock Island at
+a time to be agreed upon for Camp Chase, Chicago, and other places.
+At this point Gen. Anderson inquired if Wall was a man about five feet
+eight inches in height, heavy build, gray eyes and light hair mixed with
+gray, about half and half. Peter replied in the affirmative. The General
+said:
+
+“'He is the same man Wall that I met in company with Cornington, Buckner
+and Eagle when I was in Chicago on my voyage of discovery.'
+
+“'No doubt of it,' said Peter. Peter continued by saying that Wall gave
+him full particulars as to what was intended. He said that so soon as
+arms could be procured and the prisoners released it would be made so
+hot for the Abolitionists, as he called the Union men, that they would
+be glad to call their army back from the South in order to protect
+themselves against fire and plunder in the North; that men were now
+organizing to burn many of the cities North, and if that did not bring
+the Abolitionists to terms other methods would be resorted to, but that
+the destruction of property would be effective, as the North cared more
+for their property than they did for the Government. The next day they
+met a man by the name of Tucker, who was on his way to Montreal, where
+he was to meet Jacob Thomlinson and Mr. Carey, in order to consult with
+them about what was to be done in the direction mentioned by Wall.
+
+“He said that arms must be procured at once; that the friends North were
+ready but that no means had yet been provided so that they could act.
+He thought that if Jacob Thomlinson did not have the arms in Canada he
+should at once proceed or send to England for them; that he was ready
+himself to perform the journey. To this Wall replied 'That is all that
+is wanted in Illinois.' Tucker said that already men were in England
+procuring and preparing material only recently discovered that would
+burn up all the cities of the North without endangering the parties
+applying it, and should this fail something else must be resorted to;
+that the Confederacy could not and must not fail. He was in favor of
+assassinating every leading man North if absolutely necessary to procure
+their independence.
+
+“Peter met several other Southern men while in Canada, as well as quite
+a number of Northern men, who were in the conspiracy, and said that
+they all seemed to be imbued with the same feeling and spirit--a
+determination to have the rebellion succeed at no matter what cost. In
+their desperation he thought they would resort to any means, no matter
+how destructive, barbarous, or murderous. He left Wall and Tucker, and
+visited one or two other places, and then returned, as he thought he was
+meeting too many Southern men who might afterwards recognize him. His
+statement only strengthened what we already had reason to believe.
+Peter also said that this man Tucker and Wall placed great reliance in
+Valamburg, of Ohio, and Thomas A. Strider and Bowen, of Indiana, and
+felt sure that they would arouse the people of the North against the
+Administration to such an extent that the war men would be put out by
+the people, and anti-war men put in their places, so that a recognition
+of the Southern Confederacy would be assured. The only thing that seemed
+to alarm them was the success of Silent at Victor's Hill and Meador
+at Gotlenburg. They said they had fears that these two men were their
+greatest enemies, and would relieve from the Union army all the officers
+who were not Abolitionists. They seemed to mean all who were opposed to
+the Administration. They appeared to understand but two classes of men
+in the North--their sympathizing friends, and Abolitionists.
+
+“I made Peter write out his statement and leave it with me. I sent it to
+the President, and soon received his thanks through his Secretary.
+
+“Two days later Gen. Anderson and Peter left for their commands, and on
+their arrival at the Army of the Center they were most enthusiastically
+received by officers and men. An officer said:
+
+“'General, you had to go home to get a chance at the rebs.'
+
+“'Yes,' the General replied, 'Morganson and his men were merely visiting
+up North during the vacation.'
+
+“The General found his staff officers, orderlies, and old Ham at
+his Headquarters. When he had seen them all and inquired as to their
+welfare, he told James Whitcomb about Peter having seen his parents.
+This delighted the boy very much to think that any of us should care
+enough about him to seek out his father and mother. Ham, being present,
+concluded that it was about his time to say a word, so he inquired of
+the General about Martha. The General told him that she was well, and
+sent love to him, and said she prayed for his safety.
+
+“Ham laughed and said: 'I's not killed yet, but I 'spec' I will be some
+day; for de nex' time I's gwine right into de fight, so I is. I jes'
+tell you, Marsa Gen'l, I done sleep on dis, and jes' make up my mind dat
+I fight dem Sesh de berry nex' time we git at em.'
+
+“'Well, Ham,' said the General, 'I am not sure that we will need you to
+do any fighting; but we would like it if you would stay around where
+we could find you, the next battle in which we are engaged. Will you do
+that?'
+
+“'Yes, sah! I will, no mistake, dis time.' He got up pretty close to the
+General, and said, 'Marsa Gen'l, you didn't tole Marfa 'bout I hidin' in
+de bush, did you?'
+
+“'No, Ham; we said nothing about it to any one.'
+
+“'Thank you, Marsa Gen'l; thank you, sah. I go now an' look after de
+hoses; I guess dey hungry.'
+
+“'All right, Ham,' said the General; 'go on.'
+
+“Gen. Rosenfelt at this time was reorganizing and putting his army in
+shape for a forward movement.
+
+“Gen. Papson had been home, and had just returned and was changing
+some of his divisions. In this change he had assigned some three more
+regiments to Gen. Anderson, thereby making his division very strong.
+After the reorganization had been completed, Rosenfelt called several
+of his Generals together at his Headquarters and talked over the
+proposition to advance upon the enemy, and found perfect unanimity among
+them in favor of an early advance. He then said to them that he should
+move within ten days. His Quartermasters and Commissaries were put
+to work and were busily engaged in procuring supplies and having them
+loaded into the several corps and division train-wagons. Everything was
+active in camp. The horses and mules were being re-shod, and the sound
+of many anvils could be heard both by day and by night. Officers were
+supplying their mess-chests and obtaining extra supplies, as they
+supposed there would not be another opportunity very soon. At this time
+the Army of the Center numbered some 60,000 effective men, and was in
+splendid condition as to health, but had grown somewhat lazy after
+so long a rest in camp with nothing to do. Gen. Biggs, who was in
+his front, had scattered his forces very much, and while he had fewer
+infantry than Rosenfelt, he had more cavalry. His cavalry, however, had
+been diminished by the silly exploit of Morganson, who, as we know, had
+been captured with many of his men, and those who were not captured had
+concluded that raiding was unprofitable and did not return to Bigg's
+army again. His force was divided about as follows: Polkhorn was at
+Shell-town with about 20,000 men; Harding was at Waterhouse, to the
+right some distance, with some 10,000 men; and at Tullahoming, with
+about 15,000 men, lay Chatham in a well-intrenched position, his cavalry
+to the front and left of his army about 8,000 strong. Gen. Bertram,
+who surrendered Dolinsburg to Gen. Silent, was now holding Knoxburg and
+Chatteraugus with some 18,000 men, about equally divided between the two
+places.
+
+“Rosenfelt was now compelled to attack his intrenched position or move
+to the left, thereby endangering his communication to the rear. This was
+somewhat perplexing to him. In marching forward he would be obliged to
+leave forces behind him to guard his communications, thereby constantly
+diminishing his strength, while the enemy in falling back would lose
+none of his strength. Looking at the situation after he was ready, he
+again concluded not to move. This caused a terrible clamor both in and
+out of the army. Finally he was ordered peremptorily to move forward
+against the enemy. He obeyed the order, the army was put in motion, and
+a forward movement began. The question was how to out maneuver Biggs. A
+feint was made on Shelltown, which lay in the direct route of his march.
+This caused Biggs to concentrate his forces at this point. While this
+movement was being made our main forces were moved by rapid marches to
+Munster on the enemy's right, which jeopardized his communications with
+Chatteraugus and the valley south.
+
+“Biggs now finding his forces flanked, and seeing the danger of being
+cut off from a junction with Bertram, fled precipitately over the
+mountains to Fayette. Rosenfelt finding that Biggs had retreated in such
+hot haste, was deceived into the belief that Biggs had gone into Georgia
+at or near Romulus, and on finding that Bertram had left Chatteraugus
+with his command, concluded that the enemy were re-enforcing the rebel
+army in the East, and therefore thought to push on with force enough to
+attack and defeat him, at the same time holding the strong points in
+the rear. So he sent Gen. Critsinger with his corps to Chatteraugus, and
+with the rest of his force marched over the mountain into the valley,
+intending to have the larger portion of Critsinger's Corps join him
+in the valley, and then to move south. Instead, however, of Gen. Biggs
+having sent any portion of his army to re-enforce the rebel army in
+the East, he was concentrating all his forces at Fayette and quietly
+awaiting re-enforcements from the East. Gen. Longpath, with a corps of
+20,000 men, was moving on railroad cars as rapidly as possible to the
+support of Biggs. Gen. Rosenfelt was now on the road between Bridgeton
+and Fayette without any knowledge as to the whereabouts of Biggs, and
+yet he was now within fifteen miles of him, and Biggs with somewhere
+about 80,000 men was lying in wait for Rosenfelt's advance. During
+this afternoon a lady came into camp and asked to be shown to Gen.
+Rosenfelt's Headquarters. When she appeared to the General he at once
+recognized Mrs. Houghton, who had made such a trip just before the
+battle of Murphy's Hill, in order to give the General the movements of
+the enemy on his right the night before the assault. The General was
+exceedingly glad to see her. She was invited to partake of soldiers'
+fare, and was very pleasantly entertained. As soon as she could get an
+opportunity she said to the General:
+
+“'Are yot going to meet Gen. Biggs with your army?'
+
+“The General responded: 'Yes, if I can ever find him.'
+
+“'Well, General, if you continue marching in the direction that you are
+now going, you will find him to-morrow.'
+
+“The General laughed and said, 'I hope so; but, my dear lady, he is near
+Romulus.'
+
+“'No, General, he is not; he is at Fayette.'
+
+“'At Fayette?' said the General with astonishment. 'You say he is at
+Fayette?'
+
+“'Yes, sir, I do; I saw his camp this day; I was not in the camp, but
+in sight of it. I have been at Smallwood, some fifteen miles south of
+Fayette, and know that Gen. Long-path, with his corps from Gen. Law's
+command in Virginia has joined Biggs. The last of these troops passed on
+yesterday for Fayette, and I was told by a well-informed person that the
+corps would increase Bigg's army to between eighty and ninety thousand
+men.'
+
+“'Impossible!' said Rosenfelt; 'he would not have more than sixty
+thousand with these.'
+
+“'Yes; but, General, you must know that 20,000 of the Victor's Hill
+paroled prisoners captured by Gen. Silent have been collected together
+and organized into a corps under Gen. Stephenson, and are now in camp
+with Biggs.'
+
+“'Is that so?' inquired Rosenfelt.
+
+“'Yes, General; what I have stated is true, and I hope you will believe
+me this time. I once before took the chances of my life to give you
+correct information, and had you believed my statement as then made
+to Gen. Papson many a poor soldier might be living to-day who sleeps
+beneath the sod. I come now as I did then, merely because I love my
+country, and for no other reason. These rebels treat me kindly and never
+ask me a question which would indicate their suspicion of me. I do not
+dislike them personally, but I am an inborn Union woman, would make any
+sacrifice for the preservation of our Government. General, you are in
+the greatest danger of having your army destroyed. If I were a man and
+a General in command of this army I would fall back at once to
+Chatteraugus and make resistance, as they are sure to attack you in a
+very short time. The understanding with them is that they must crush
+your army before re-enforcements arrive to your support from the Army
+of the West, that army having cleared that portion of the country of the
+enemy.'
+
+“Rosenfelt said: 'If you had seen the army and made an estimate of its
+strength, I would then have no doubt, but I am persuaded that you are
+mistaken as to the whole rebel army being at Fayette. They say so to
+you, but there is merely a force there to impede my march. It is a mere
+outpost. Their main army is at Romulus, Ga.'
+
+“'Well, General, I should not like very much to see you move on this
+outpost at Fayette, and I beseech you to send your scouts and find out
+the exact situation before you make any further movement, as I assure
+you that you will not proceed very far on this road without a great
+battle, and one that you will have cause to remember the rest of your
+life.'
+
+“And so he has.”
+
+“The General said: 'Well, it is best to proceed with great caution at
+all times, and inasmuch as I know you feel sure of what you say, and
+having given very correct information heretofore, I will halt for the
+day and send my cavalry to Fayette and let them clear the town of the
+rebels.'
+
+“'Mrs. Houghton laughed and said: 'General, you had better give orders
+to have what will be left of them (if you should send them there with
+such orders) return and let you know which road will be left to you to
+march on, which ever direction you may wish to go.'
+
+“'Yes,' said the General, 'you seem to think we will not be strong
+enough for the enemy.'
+
+“'General, he has a great army.'
+
+“Gen. Rosenfelt concluded that perhaps he had better be prepared, so he
+placed Gen. McCabe's Corps on the right, Gen. Critsinger in the center;
+Gen. Papson being some ten miles to his left near Cherokee Run, was
+allowed to remain. His cavalry, under Gen. Straiter, was ordered to take
+the main road to Fayette, and to enter the town if possible; but at
+all events to feel the enemy and ascertain his position and force. The
+cavalry were late in getting in motion, and when they had gone some ten
+miles the darkness of the night impeded any rapid movement. But their
+orders were such that they must move on. Soon they struck the rebel
+pickets, who retired before them. Finally they approached the rebel camp
+which was lighted and stretching out for miles to the east and south.
+The rebels had discovered the approach of the cavalry and sent two
+regiments of infantry on a side road to their rear, who opened on them
+from an unsuspected quarter. This forced Gen. Straiter to strike off
+to his left, following a road leading from Fayette to the old Mission
+House. By doing this he made his escape with small loss, but was
+completely cut off from his retreat back to Rosenfelt's Headquarters.
+He traveled all night and struck the left of Gen. Papson's Corps at
+daylight, giving this information to Papson, which was at once sent to
+Rosenfelt. Messengers were sent with all dispatch to inform him of the
+situation, and not only so, but to say that it looked as though the
+enemy were about moving, and Gen. Papson thought they would be most
+likely to strike our left. This Rosenfelt did not credit, as he could
+not see, if they intended an attack, why they would not attack our
+right. In this he was mistaken. The enemy were intending to turn our
+left, take possession of the Mission House road, and interpose between
+Chatter-augus and our army, secure Chatteraugus and Bridgeton, thereby
+taking possession of the lines of railroad between there and Nashua,
+forcing Rosen felt away from his base of supplies, and, eventually, to
+destroy and capture his army.
+
+“Gen. Papson, taking in the situation, ordered one of his divisions,
+with Straiter's tired cavalry, at once on and across the road in rear
+of Cherokee Run, holding two of the main crossings, at the same time
+notifying Rosenfelt of his position and the reasons for it. In the
+meantime Rosenfelt had concluded that the information given him by Mrs.
+Houghton was in part correct. Having said this much to her, she asked
+to be permitted to go into Chatteraugus, which she could do by crossing
+over in the rear of the army to the Mission House road. Her request was
+granted, and she started on her way. She had not traveled far before
+she heard cannonading. She was then sure that the battle had begun.
+Rosenfelt was greatly perplexed. Finally he agreed to Papson's
+suggestions, and ordered Crit-singer's Corps to the left, and to join on
+to Papson's right. By this time he could hear the sound of artillery
+in the distance, but held McCabe, believing that the attack would most
+likely be made on that road and on his right. Gen. Papson, seeing that
+one brigade of the enemy had advanced to the crossing on Cherokee Run,
+did not hesitate, but ordered Gen. Anderson to attack it, which he did
+at once. The contest was a sharp one, but the enemy were driven back
+very much broken up, with heavy loss in killed and wounded. Papson then
+threw Palmerston's division in on the extreme left, on high ground,
+covering the road and crossing well with artillery. In the afternoon
+a strong force under Polkhorn advanced, and furiously attacked the two
+divisions under Anderson and Palmerston. The contest raged for over an
+hour.
+
+“Palmerston was driven from his position, and our cavalry, which had been
+posted on his left, was broken into fragments. Gen. Anderson changed
+front with his left brigade and struck Polkhorn in flank and forced
+him back on his main line. Palmerston was now supported by Sherlin's
+division and his former position retaken. By this time Longpath had come
+up on Polkhorn's left and had assailed violently Critsinger's left, and
+after a severe struggle, in which the loss was great on both sides, our
+lines gave way and the rebels came through and down the slope of the
+hill in perfect swarms. Papson, quietly and coolly, as if in church,
+threw a portion of his corps into the breach and checked the advance.
+He then adjusted Critsinger's line and moved at once against Longpath's
+right and broke it, driving it back in great confusion. He then advanced
+his whole line and drove the enemy back for some distance through the
+woods on to his reserves, and in this position night closed in on the
+two armies. During the night Rosen-felt came up with McCabe's Corps,
+which was now posted on a ridge to the right of Critsinger. This being
+done, he had his corps commanders assemble at his Headquarters, now near
+Papson. When all were together the manner of the enemy's assault was
+stated and various views given as to his number. Some contended that his
+whole army was engaged; some, his right wing only.
+
+“General Papson was of a different opinion. He thought that the day's
+battle had been fought on the part of the enemy by his advance merely;
+that he was marching rapidly, believing that he could pass around
+our left flank on the Mission House Road, by way of Roseville, into
+Chatteraugus without much of a struggle, thinking our army all to be
+on the Bridgeton and Fayette road; that in the morning they would attack
+with their whole force; and for that we should prepare during the night.
+Rosenfelt agreed that all arrangements for a great battle must be made
+during the night. He directed that the lines be adjusted and made
+as compact as possible, and all be ready to receive their assault by
+daylight in the morning. He then sent out to find his cavalry commander,
+Straiter. When found it was ascertained that part of his command had
+retreated to Roseville.
+
+“The General ordered him to get his command together that night and
+move by daylight in the morning around our left, and on the right of the
+enemy, and attack his right flank; to dismount his men and fight them as
+he would infantry, and to fall back on Palmerston's left and there take
+his position, and to maintain it if possible. He directed McCabe
+to refuse the right of his line and to close up on the left with
+Critsinger. Papson he directed to take command of the left and center
+and to advance, if he should drive the enemy in the direction of the
+Mission House road, so as to get the enemy across it if possible. The
+two armies could be heard during the entire night moving into different
+positions. The movements of the artillery sounded at times as if it was
+coming into the other's line. Hospital parties could be heard on both
+sides in search of the wounded. The light of the fires could be seen for
+miles on either side, where the men were getting their scanty meals
+and perhaps their last one. Rosenfelt was busy all night in giving
+directions for the morrow. He rode all along his lines during the night.
+
+“Biggs intended to make the assault at the opening of day the next
+morning. Polkhorn was to move around and make an assault on our left
+and center with one wing of the rebel army, composed of two corps. This
+attack was delayed, however, by a heavy fog that hung over the field,
+lasting for some two or three hours, giving Gen. Papson time to
+strengthen his lines. At length the breathless suspense came to an end.
+Bolenbroke with a full division had moved around on Papson's left flank
+(our cavalry failing to get round as ordered) and made a most desperate
+assault. This was taken up by successive Confederate divisions
+toward the center with a view of getting possession of the road to
+Chatteraugus. Gen. Papson was equal to the occasion, and Bolenbroke was
+soon hurled back in utter rout, two of his Generals killed--Helmer and
+Deshling--and many of their men and officers killed, wounded and taken
+prisoners.
+
+“In the same manner were all attempts to break Papson's line abortive.
+While these things were going well and Pap-son's command proving itself
+the superior of the enemy, rolling him back in dismay, a terrible
+disaster befell us on the right, which endangered the safety of our
+whole army.
+
+“In the morning, very early, Rosenfelt, in passing along the lines of his
+army, discovered that McCabe was stretched out like a string, with
+no solidity whatever in his line; that Davies with his division was
+entirely detached from the main line and isolated; and Critsinger was
+also stretched over entirely too much ground. He at once ordered the
+proper dispositions to be made, which was not attended to until late,
+and in changing these divisions the movement was attended with the most
+fearful results to our troops, a gap being opened in our front by the
+withdrawal of one of our divisions to the rear, the place not being
+closed up, as it should have been. On its discovery by the enemy,
+Longpath threw Hoadley's division in at this point, at the same time
+assaulting our right flank with Bertram's force. By this movement and
+assault on our flank our whole right wing was utterly disorganized and
+demoralized. They rushed in every direction. The commanders seemed to be
+stampeded and worse demoralized (if such a thing could be) than even the
+men. The woods swarmed with disorganized bands of men without officers.
+The whole right became a confused mass, mingling together without any
+reference to organization. In this mixed and confused condition they
+came like a rushing torrent through the woods in all directions; but
+finally, getting the direction to the northward, they bore everything
+along in the same direction. Rosen-felt, by some means, was carried
+along by this moving mass in the direction of Roseville, and, being
+now separated from the rest of the army, he continued his way
+to Chatter-augus, the presumption at least being that he went to
+Chatteraugus in order to collect together and reform his shattered
+divisions, that Papson might be properly protected in his looked-for
+retreat with the remainder of the army.
+
+“When Papson was looked for he was not to be seen coming on the road. He
+had met the shock which came upon him after the General commanding
+and the whole right wing had abandoned the field, leaving him and his
+command to take care of themselves. Papson stood like the pillars of
+Hercules, and met every assault of the combined army of Biggs with his
+single corps. Gen. Gregor came back from the retreating column with his
+command, as also did several other brigades. They were reconstructed
+hurriedly and formed in line in support of Papson. He soon distributed
+these troops and strengthened his flank. He fell back to a ridge across
+the road over which the enemy were moving, and here reformed his lines
+and encouraged his men. Gens. Anderson and Sherlin were gathering and
+putting in line anywhere that they could do so the men who had been
+lost from their commands on the right. The rebels were now advancing
+on Papson with the assurance of an easy and triumphant march upon
+Chatteraugus, where they expected to make prisoners of Rosenfelt and
+his entire army. Papson was still receiving companies and regiments
+returning to the field after finding that a portion of our army stood
+its ground. Batteries that had been abandoned on the field by McCabe
+and Crit-singer in their stampede were gathered and put in position with
+other artillerymen to work them. Gen. Gregor was moved to the right with
+his returned forces (who redeemed themselves at once), he hurled one of
+Longpath's divisions from a hill on Papson's right, where a flank attack
+was intended by the enemy. By this success we gained the position that
+entirely protected our right. Papson now with his small force was in a
+strong position. The fighting continued on different parts of our line.
+Palmerston had been again driven from the left and Gen. Anderson again
+sent to his support. He fell upon the enemy with his command and drove
+him back with great slaughter. Palmerston was again re-established, and,
+with his position strengthened, could now hold it. The battle raged with
+great fury the full length of the line, and never did a Spartan band
+stand more firmly than did our gallant men. At four o'clock like a
+mighty tempest in all its most terrible fury did the musketry and
+artillery of the enemy burst forth upon Papson's devoted columns, the
+entire rebel forces moving down upon him in solid phalanx. Our forces
+replied with all their artillery. The roar of the artillery, with its
+blazing fire, the rattle of the musketry on both sides, equaled any ever
+heard or witnessed. Solid masses boldly marched up in front of Papson's
+lines, where they were literally mowed down by our musketry and
+discharges of shrapnel and canister from our batteries. They would
+recoil and then move forward again into the very jaws of death. You
+could see them fall almost in heaps, as it were.
+
+“This character of contest continued until darkness set in, our columns
+not moving or swerving in the least. At dark the enemy retreated. The
+victory of Gen. Papson was complete. Had the whole army remained and
+supported Papson during the day a great battle would have been won by
+our army, and Biggs driven out of the country, although his army was
+so greatly in excess of Rosen-felt's in numbers. As the battle closed
+Papson received orders from Rosenfelt at Chatteraugus to fall back to
+Rose-ville, which was done. They encamped there for the night.
+Gen. Anderson and staff were worn out and hungry. They hunted their
+Headquarters, but Headquarters were not there. Old Ham was nowhere to be
+found, and no provision had been made for anything to eat. Gen. Anderson
+was greatly annoyed, but thought perhaps there was some excuse for it,
+as most of the men seemed to get lost during the day.
+
+“Capt. Day and my son Jackson said to the General: 'Perhaps he is with
+Rosenfelt, assisting him in reorganizing the army in Chatteraugus.'
+Matters were really too serious for jokes to be very amusing or
+interesting at that time, so the conversations on the subject of Ham
+and his whereabouts ceased. The next day they marched to Chatteraugus
+without disturbance from the enemy. Many of our men remained on the
+battlefield that night (compelled to do so from exhaustion) and came on
+to camp next morning without the enemy coming in sight. Gen. Rosenfelt
+stated his loss at 16,000, and Biggs admitted his to be 18,000. The army
+of Rosenfelt was all collected and concentrated at Chatteraugus.
+
+“When Gen. Anderson came into camp he had a search made for Headquarters
+wagons and tents, as well as for Ham. Finally one of the orderlies found
+Ham down under the bank near the river and brought him to Gen. Anderson.
+When Ham saw the General he was delighted and called out: “'My Laud,
+Marsa Gen'l, I 'spected you done dead!' “'Yes,' said the General; 'but
+it seems you did not wait to see.'
+
+“'No, sir; dat am so. I staid doe, Marsa Gen'l, jes' as long as anybody
+else do whar I been. I tell you, our mans all git, dey do; and when I
+seed dat big Gen'l what's ober all ob you'uns (what am his name)--when
+I seed him a gittin' from dar, I 'eluded it war about time for dis ole
+nigga to march on dis way, too. Dat Gen'l, he not ride slow, I tell
+you; he go fas'. And, afore de Laud, I 'spected you ebery one killed
+or cotched by dem Sesh; den whar's de use ob me stayin' any mo' at dat
+place, Marsa Gen'l?' “'Well, Ham, did you ever study law?' “'No, sir;
+I 'spect not; I dunno what it am.' “'I think you would have made a
+good lawyer, Ham.' “'Well, Marsa Gen'l, de truf is, ole Ham no good for
+nuffin'. I cannot stand dis fitin'; dat am de truf, Marsa Gen'l. So, you
+see, I is no good. I stay all right jes' as long as it am all quiet; but
+whar am de use ob me stayin' by myself?'
+
+“The General laughed and said that was too good to keep. He let Ham off,
+sending him out with Capt. Day and Jackson to get some tents and camp
+equipage from the A. Q. M. The next day he amused himself telling Papson
+and Sherlin what Ham said about 'no use for him to stay by hisself when
+de big Gen'l gone.' They all enjoyed the joke except those that came
+in early. Ham came back after a while to the General and begged him to
+promise not to tell 'Marfa,' and then went off satisfied.
+
+“Biggs soon followed up and took possession of the ridge to the east
+running from the old Mission House to the Little Combination River,
+called Middleton's Ridge, and also a spur branching off from the regular
+chain of mountains down to the river west of Chatteraugus, known as
+Looking-Glass Mountain. The line thus formed was in the shape of a
+horseshoe, and, with the river washing the north side of the town,
+Rosenfelt was completely encircled; the object of Biggs being to force
+a surrender by starving him out, Biggs now fully commanding all
+Rosenfelt's communications both by rail and river. This was the position
+of the two armies at this time.
+
+“Gen. Silent was ordered to leave Victor's Hill and proceed to
+Chatteraugus, sending as many troops as could be spared from the Army of
+the West. Gen. Meador was directed to send 20,000 men from the Army
+of the East, in order to protect the communications of the Army of the
+Center. In the meantime Broomfield had been ordered to move with his
+force, then in Kentucky, on Knoxburg. Gen. Hord had come on transports
+up the Combination River to Nashua with his corps from the Army of
+the East, and had sent them in advance to protect the railroad between
+Nashua and Bridgeton.
+
+“Gen. Silent learning the situation, sent the troops forward from
+Victor's Hill and hastened to the scene himself. The first order he
+issued in connection with the Army of the Center was that of relieving
+Rosenfelt of his command and placing Gen. Papson in his place. The
+condition of the Army of the Center by this time was really frightful
+and perilous, and to relieve this situation was the thing to be done,
+if possible. To this end all the energy of the Chief was directed. To
+do this before an unprovisioned army would be forced by starvation to
+surrender was the problem. Gen. Silent telegraphed to Papson to hold
+out, and the answer came, 'We will hold out until we starve.'”
+
+“What a noble old Roman,” said Dr. Adams.
+
+“Yes,” said Col. Bush; “the old man had no superior in the army, either
+as a patriot or fighter; he was like a rock when he once took his
+position and got his lines formed.”
+
+“I knew him well,” said Inglesby; “he was a noble man. He would have
+starved to death in Chatteraugus before he would have surrendered.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel, what has become of Gen. Rosenfelt?” inquired Maj.
+Clymer. “He was a kind man, and I liked him very much, barring some
+faults.”
+
+“Yes. Well, he became soreheaded and got mad at the Administration, and
+was exceedingly bitter on Gen. Silent for relieving him, and soon took
+shelter under the wing of the anti-war party; but I have not heard of
+him for many years. I think he went to some foreign country, then came
+back and went to mining. I have no knowledge of his whereabouts now,
+however.”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XIII.
+
+     GEN. SILENT GUIDED BY A SPECTER.--ARMY OF THE CENTER.--
+     BELEAGUERED AND HALF STARVED IN CHATTERAUGUS.--MIDDLETON'S
+     RIDGE.--GEN. SILENT'S FORCES SWEEP THE REBELS FROM THE
+     CREST.
+
+     “O thou whose captain I account myself,
+     Look on my forces with a gracious eye.
+     Put in their hands thy bruising irons of wrath
+     That they may crush down with a heavy fall,
+     The usurping helmets of our adversaries.
+     Make us thy ministers of chastisement,
+     That we may praise thee in thy victory.
+     To thee I do commend my watchful soul.
+     Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes,
+     Sleeping and waking, O, defend me...”
+      --Shakespeare
+
+“The Army of the Center was now in a most deplorable condition. Gen.
+Biggs's lines extended to the river above and below, so that the Union
+army inside of Chatteraugus was practically invested, the rebel army
+being so situated that every movement of our troops could be watched as
+carefully as if they were all of the same army. The enemy persistently
+threw shells into our camp and made it very uncomfortable both by day
+and night. The rains had so swollen the river and damaged the roads that
+there was no direction from which supplies could be drawn in wagons of
+sufficient quantity to be of any very great assistance, had the rebels
+only held the Une of communication by rail. Our whole command had to be
+placed at once on half rations. Over 3,000 wounded soldiers were in
+camp and hospital, suffering and dying for want of proper food and
+nourishment. Forage for the animals could not be procured, and more than
+10,000 died in and about Chatteraugus. One-third of the artillery horses
+died, and the remainder were unfitted for service.
+
+“Biggs had cut off a train of supplies of medical stores for the
+wounded, and the ammunition of our army was reduced to the minimum.
+In the battle of Cherokee Run the men had thrown away and lost their
+blankets, so they were exposed to the hot sun and the chilly nights,
+without blankets, tents, food, or any of the comforts that even soldiers
+usually enjoy in the field. When Rosenfelt started on the campaign his
+order was to take but one blanket to each man, and no overcoats. In this
+condition they could not retreat. They seemed doomed to surrender at no
+distant day.
+
+“The enemy well knew the condition of our troops, being in possession of
+the route to our depot of supplies, and the one by which re-enforcements
+would reach our army. They apparently held our forces at their mercy.
+For these reasons the enemy deemed it unnecessary to assault and lose
+lives in an attempt to take what seemed secure. All that Biggs had to
+do, as he thought, was to wait, and Chatteraugus would fall into his
+hands without a struggle. Starvation would soon force terms, as retreat
+or re-enforcements were considered alike impossible. No other portion of
+our armies was reduced to such a terrible extremity during the war.
+
+“This was the situation of the Army of the Center when Gen. Silent took
+command of it. Biggs had sent his cavalry to the interior to watch all
+movements on our part, and especially to prevent supplies from being
+brought to or concentrated anywhere for our almost famished soldiers.
+Weller and Lawting, in command of the rebel cavalry, captured and
+destroyed in the Sewatch Valley 1,000 wagons loaded with supplies. They
+also captured 700 wagons at Macklinville, with about 1,000 prisoners,
+and at the same time destroyed millions of dollars of other property.
+
+“Gen. Silent had just arrived at Nashua, and, finding that the raiders
+were burning wagon trains and railroad trains loaded with supplies,
+collected all the cavalry he could, obtained horses and mounted two
+regiments of infantry. Under a skillful officer he started them in
+pursuit of Weller and Lawting, chasing them into Northern Alabama and
+capturing near one-half of their commands. Gen. Silent had no means of
+getting into Chatteraugus until Biggs's force at Bridgeton and on the
+river between there and Chatteraugus could be dislodged and driven out
+of Looking-Glass Valley, which ran down along the mountain side to the
+river. He had difficulty in getting all the positions correctly.
+
+“Finally he met Mrs. Houghton, who had come out from Chatteraugus prior
+to its investment. She gave him the most satisfactory detailed statement
+that he had received from any one as yet. In the interview she told him
+what she was doing in that country and where she had been; what she had
+said to General Rosenfelt the night before the battle of Murphy's Hill,
+and what she told him the day before the battle at Cherokee Run. The
+General questioned her as to the number of the enemy, the names of the
+commanders, etc. When she gave the names of Longpath and Stephenson, the
+General said:
+
+“'They are sending troops here from the rebel army East?'
+
+“'Yes, General,' she replied; '20,000, I am sure, and I so told Gen.
+Rosenfelt.'
+
+“The General said: 'They are using the Victor's Hill prisoners?'
+
+“'Yes,' said she; 'Gen. Stephenson is said to be in command of 20,000 of
+them.'
+
+“'But they have not been exchanged as yet?'
+
+“As to that she did not know, but they were now in Gen. Bigg's army.
+Gen. Silent thanked her and invited her to come to Chatteraugus when he
+should take it; 'which,' he said, 'I mean to do in ten days from the day
+I open the lines of communication, so as to get food to those starving
+soldiers.' He then left her with many thanks for the information.
+
+“The next day Mrs. Houghton sought Gen. Silent again and said to him:
+
+“'General, there is one matter, which may be important, I did not think
+to mention yesterday in our conversation.'
+
+“'Pray, what is that?' said he.
+
+“'Gen. Longpath is to start in a day or so to Knoxburg with his command,
+in order to drive Broomfield from there, who they understand is now in
+possession of that place.'
+
+“'Well,' said the General, 'that is of more importance to know than
+anything you have told me.'
+
+“'I am exceedingly glad then, General, that I thought of it.'
+
+“The General then said to her: 'I am extremely curious to know how you
+learned this.'
+
+“'Well, sir, I visit hospitals on both sides, and many things are there
+said that would not be told to anyone in camp. I had seen a sick rebel
+who had just come into the city in citizen's clothes to be taken care of
+by his friends, and you must not ask me who or where he is.'
+
+“'No,' said the General, 'I will not. Good-by!'
+
+“Gen. Silent at once ordered Gen. Hord to concentrate his whole force at
+Bridgeton as quickly as possible, and in three days the 20,000 men
+from the Army of the East had secured Bridgeton and crossed over Little
+Combination River on the road to Looking-Glass Valley. They moved
+forward, driving Biggs before them, until they reached the western base
+of Coon's Mountain, in order to pass into Looking-Glass Valley. At the
+point where he was to enter the Valley the rebels made an assault upon
+his head of column. Hord deployed his troops, advanced to the attack,
+and very soon routed the enemy. The enemy now could very plainly detect
+and understand the movement. Our troops went into camp at about six
+o'clock.
+
+“The rebels could see that if this movement was successful
+re-enforcements as well as supplies to the Union army would immediately
+be the result, and they were bewildered and chagrined. At about one
+o'clock the same night, Hord was attacked in force by the enemy. Gear's
+command first received the assault. Hord at once moved to the support
+of Gear, but before reaching him found a large rebel force posted on a
+range of hills which completely commanded his line of march. These hills
+were steep and rugged. There was, however, but one course left, and that
+was to assault. This was done in a most gallant style. The hills were
+scaled and the enemy driven from them with a loss of many prisoners,
+as well as killed and wounded. Gen. Gear meanwhile had been contending
+against a superior force for two hours, and though almost enveloped at
+one time by the enemy, he finally succeeded in repelling the assault.
+The moonlight was so bright that the firing seemed to light up the whole
+heavens, as if meteors were in every possible space. The yells of the
+rebels, the running away of teams, the heavy sound of artillery, were
+enough to 'frighten the souls of fearful adversaries.' Mules broke away
+from their wagons and hitching places, some with halters, some with
+harness and singletrees dangling at their heels. Horses neighing and
+mules braying, all dashed in the direction of the enemy, who mistook
+the fleeing animals for a cavalry charge, and fled in disorder and
+confusion. At daylight the enemy had been repulsed at every point and
+our route to Chatteraugus secured.
+
+“Gen. Silent had managed to communicate with Gen. Papson, and directed
+that one of his divisions should cross over the river in front of his
+camp in plain view of the enemy, and while the enemy were watching
+these movements pontoon bridges were being laid across the river by the
+Engineer Corps, they passing down the river beyond the left flank of the
+enemy in the night time. Over this bridge crossed Palmerston's Division
+and joined Hord, and by the next morning all the heights commanding the
+bridge and Looking-Glass Valley were secured--communication opened
+by way of the north side of the river by crossing the pontoon bridge,
+and on that very day rations for the men were taken into Chatteraugus.
+Such a shout as went up from the throats of nearly 50,000 men was
+perhaps never heard before nor since. Gen. Silent entered Chatteraugus
+with the supplies for the hungry, and was most gratefully received
+by officers and men. When this line was opened the boys christened it
+'Silent's cracker line.'
+
+“The scene that followed the opening of this line of communication is
+not to be described by any one. Poor fellows, they had suffered long and
+much. They were patriots; but how many people remember it now?”
+
+At this point the old man grew eloquent, and finally bowed his head for
+a moment. Resuming, he said:
+
+“In a very short time every one had gained confidence and courage, and
+was again not only ready but eager for the fray. Biggs at once saw his
+peril. Longpath was at Knoxburg trying to dislodge Broomfield, while
+Gen. Papson was being rapidly re-enforced. And now the tables were
+turned. The rebels no longer jeered at and tantalized our boys with
+inquiries as to when they proposed to start for 'Pine Forest Prison.'
+Jeff Davis, the Confederate President, had only a few days before
+visited Biggs's army and looked down upon our starving soldiers. Our
+boys knew this, and would ask if Jeff Devis would like to dine with Gen.
+Silent on hard-tack?
+
+“Just at this time our forces were anxiously looking for the arrival of
+the troops from the Army of the West, which they knew were marching
+with all the energy they could to the aid of their comrades. So the next
+morning the rebels were saluted with a shout that rang from the valley
+up to the top of Looking-Glass Mountain and along Middle-ton's Ridge. It
+was the arrival of Sherwood from Victor's Hill with two full corps of as
+good soldiers as ever marched under the American flag. Cheer upon cheer
+from both our armies rang out and gladdened the hearts of all.
+
+“The next day Gen. Silent was handed a note by a cavalryman. He examined
+it, and found that it bore information to the effect that Longpath had
+failed to capture Knoxburg, but had been repulsed by Broomfield and was
+then marching rapidly to re-enforce Biggs. On inquiry the General found
+that the note was written by a lady, who was then some ten miles away at
+a farmhouse. The cavalryman stated that she was very anxious that Gen.
+Silent should get the note that day, and that she had also told him to
+say to the General that she was the same lady who had given him certain
+information at Nashua some days before, and that she informed the bearer
+of the contents of the note and requested him to destroy it if in danger
+of being captured. Gen. Silent consulted Gen. Papson and found that he
+had implicit faith in her statements, as he said she had given Rosenfelt
+truthful and important information twice as to the numbers and movements
+of the enemy. Gen. Silent said:
+
+“'This being so, we must drive Biggs from his position before Longpath
+can join him.'
+
+“It was then raining and blowing a perfect gale, and Gen. Papson said
+that it might be well to delay until the storm was over. This Gen.
+Silent assented to, but directed that all preparations be made for the
+attack, so as to be in perfect readiness at a moment's notice.
+
+“Sherwood, however, had not yet succeeded in getting to the position
+assigned him. He was struggling against rain, wind, and high water. In
+crossing Little Combination River to the north side the pontoon bridge
+gave way, and Gen. Osterman and his division of Sherwood's command were
+completely cut off and left on the south side of the stream. Silent
+ordered him to proceed up the river to a point opposite Middleton's
+Ridge with the remainder of his command. By this time the freshet was
+so great that it was impossible to repair the bridge. So Osterman was
+ordered, if he could not get across by eight o'clock the next morning,
+to report to Gen. Hord. Sherwood finally succeeded in moving the rest
+of his command to the point indicated. Pontoons were now necessary for
+bridging the river at this point in order to cross the troops again over
+to the south side to assault Middleton's Ridge, the point of it sloping
+down near to the river, on which rested the rebel right flank. There
+were but few pontoons to be obtained, and here the genius of man came
+well into play. Rafts and boats of a rough character were at once
+improvised, and by the morning of the 24th of November Sherwood's
+command was once more on the south side of the river, with men, horses
+and artillery, ready for the assault. He was moving in a drizzling rain,
+and as the clouds hung low his movement was pretty well covered. He
+pushed forward with great rapidity and seized the smaller hills near the
+river, driving the enemy therefrom, and at once fortified them securely.
+
+“The rebels now seeing this advantage made an ineffectual assault to
+dislodge him. He had possession of two hills, with a depression in his
+front between him and the main ridge, it being his objective point.
+The mist and heaviness of the day prevented the enemy on Looking-Glass
+Mountain from seeing or understanding the movement of Sherwood on the
+right. Night closed in, and as the clouds cleared away, the light of the
+camp fires revealed the position of both armies. Indeed, the night was
+beautiful. The lights on the north side were made by those guarding the
+camp of Sherwood, left in his movement, across the river. These lights
+of the camp fires of both armies now formed a complete circuit, making
+a grand picture. The stillness of the night was a warning to all that in
+the morning work was to be done.
+
+“About the hour of ten Gen. Silent was out looking at the lights, and in
+order to form some opinion of the condition of the weather during the
+next day, he strolled along the river bank alone. Stopping at no great
+distance from one of the sentinels, he sat down upon a stone under a
+large tree, the shadows of which obscured him from view.
+
+[Illustration: A Spector appears to the General 238]
+
+“While sitting absorbed in thought as to what the future would be to the
+army then preparing for a desperate battle, a strange form seemed to
+appear before him. He was at first startled, and then felt as though
+he had dreamed, and was thereby deceiving himself. The object was
+apparently a woman dressed in a long flowing robe of pure white. The
+features were regularly formed; she had large blue eyes, long, auburn
+hair, and a light shone about her which made every feature plain and
+visible to him. This strange apparition did not speak, but pointed to
+Looking-Glass Mountain, and passed her hand, extending her forefinger,
+as though tracing the mountain along to where it dips down to the
+Roseville road. At this point she held her finger pointing for some
+seconds. She then turned and pointed to the end of Middleton's Ridge,
+near the river, and there hesitated; then turned and pointed to
+the center of the ridge, near where Gen. Biggs's Headquarters were
+afterwards located. Here she seemed to trace two lines on the side of
+the ridge by passing her finger twice back and forth. She hesitated
+at this point for some moments, finally pointing to the sky as though
+calling attention to the stars. At this moment Gen. Silent arose quite
+excited, and the strange specter vanished. He stood for some moments
+motionless. He could not move, and was trembling with nervousness.
+Finally he aroused himself and stepped to the spot where the strange
+figure had appeared. There was nothing that could have been by dreamy
+imagination distorted into such a form. He said to himself, 'I dreamed;
+I must have dreamed; how could this be otherwise?' Just at this moment
+he saw a sentinel walking his beat some paces away and approached him
+cautiously. The sentinel challenged, and Silent went forward and gave
+the countersign. He then told the sentinel who he was, and inquired if
+anything unusual was going on. The sentinel replied in the negative.
+Silent then inquired if he had seen nothing unusual.
+
+“'No,' replied the sentinel, 'except that you have been sitting on the
+stone under this tree for some time. I have been watching you, as I was
+not aware of your business.'
+
+“'You saw nothing else?' said the general
+
+“'No, sir,' was the reply.
+
+“The General then bade him good night and returned to his headquarters,
+feeling pretty sure that he had fallen asleep and dreamed while sitting
+under the tree. Yet he had a half lingering superstition on the subject,
+and it annoyed him very much. He could not divine the meaning of it;
+whether a dream or not he could not decide. He walked back and forth in
+a very unusual manner. One of his staff inquired if anything had gone
+wrong in the movements of the army. He said not, but inquired if all the
+Orderlies were at their posts, saying:
+
+“'I will want them very soon to take orders to the field. They must be
+cautioned, also, as they will be in some danger in passing to where they
+must go.'
+
+“He then sat down and commenced dictating his orders.
+
+“At midnight they were sent out to the different commanders. Hord was
+to attack with all his force, assisted by Osterman's division, in
+the morning at the earliest moment possible, and scale Looking-Glass
+Mountain. Gen. Papson was to make a demonstration against the rebel
+center.
+
+“The mountain is very steep and covered with trees and underbrush. Crags
+jut out at every turn all over its sides, and at the summit a high
+crest rises almost perpendicular 50 or 60 feet. Around the point of the
+mountain nearest the river the enemy had heavy earthworks, held by one
+brigade. The ridge or crest of the mountain was held by some 7,000 men,
+with many pieces of artillery. Hord's command was all on the west side
+of the mountain, entirely obscured from the sight of any of our troops
+who were in the town of Chatteraugus, so that nothing could be seen
+except the rebels who occupied the crest of the mountain. The movements
+of the enemy proved clearly that some advance was being made.
+
+“Gens. Silent and Papson stood on an earthwork on the north side of the
+town near the river, where they could plainly see all the rebel lines.
+Very soon the smoke and sounds of battle were seen and heard. Osterman
+had attacked the rebels in their works at the foot of the mountain
+nearest the river and driven them pell-mell out of their intrenchments,
+killing, wounding and capturing a great number. At the same time Gen.
+Gear was pushing up the mountain, his right passing directly under the
+muzzles of the enemy's guns which were on the summit, climbing over
+logs, boulders and crags, up hill and down, dislodging and driving the
+enemy wherever he opposed. Up and on went our brave boys to the mouths
+of cannon and into the very jaws of death. Gen. Silent, addressing
+Papson, said:
+
+“'General, our men must be climbing up the mountain's side. The enemy
+would not fire so rapidly nor such volleys unless our men were near
+them.'
+
+“'No, I should think they would not,' said Papson.
+
+“The fire flashed from their guns and muskets in the sunlight as though
+the heavens were in a blaze. Soon batteries could be seen pulling out
+and moving on the table of the mountain in the direction of the south.
+
+“'Do you see that, Papson?' said Silent. 'They are getting ready to
+retreat. See, they are sending their batteries out of danger!'
+
+“Papson looked, but said not a word. Soon a portion of their infantry
+moved in the same direction. The noise of artillery firing could be
+heard no longer, but the rattle of musketry was becoming more distinct.
+The men and officers who were not in the demonstration against
+Middleton's Ridge, which was not a very heavy one, were standing and
+looking in breathless silence at the upper table-land of Looking-Glass
+mountain. Finally our line was seen moving up the crest, the men firing
+as they came, and such a yell as arose from our men in the town of
+Chatteraugus was of the kind to bring joy to a patriot's soul. On they
+went, the fire flashing from the muzzles of their muskets. The rebels
+began to retreat, our men pressing them until they were driven entirely
+from the mountain and across the valley near the old Mission House, and
+nearly to the foot of Middleton's Ridge. Papson's movement against the
+ridge, which was the enemy's right, ceased, and Looking-Glass Mountain
+was ours. Joy was unconfined among our troops.
+
+“The poor fellows, who were nearly starved, acted as though they were
+perfectly well and hearty, although they had had but little to eat for
+weeks.
+
+“This was only the beginning of the end at Chatteraugus.
+
+“Gen. Silent thought the rebels would now retreat into Georgia; but in
+this he was mistaken. They strengthened their line on Middleton's Ridge
+and extended it across the valley to where Looking-Glass Mountain slopes
+down to the road from Roseville to Chatteraugus, and there they seemed
+bent on staying. Two days later, finding the enemy again preparing for
+battle, Gen. Silent issued his orders for a general assault. Sherwood
+at early dawn was to attack the enemy on his right and drive him back if
+possible on the southern portion of the ridge; Papson was to be ready to
+assault in front at the moment when the commanding General should think
+the proper time had arrived; Gen. Hord was to cross from Looking-Glass
+Mountain over to the Roseville road and attack his left flank.
+
+“The morning was clear and cold. Biggs's Headquarters could be seen on
+the crest of Middleton's Ridge, near the center of his line. Gen. Silent
+occupied a knob or high point near our lines that had been wrested from
+the enemy in a skirmish the day before. All were anxiously waiting the
+assault and final result. Now and again a shot would be heard, and then
+a volley. There were skirmishings occasionally in different directions.
+On Hord's line, as he advanced, slight skirmishing was kept up, and at
+the base of the ridge a shot would be fired in the direction of where
+Papson was forming his line. Finally shots were heard on our extreme
+left, then more, then a piece of artillery, then a volley, then a
+battery opened, then commands were heard and the battle began. Sherwood
+was moving against the enemy's right flank.
+
+“He attacked as ordered, but found the enemy in strong force and very
+stubborn. The battle continued on this part of the line without any very
+material advantage to either side. At about three o'clock Gen. Papson
+was ordered not to delay his attack any longer, so at this time the
+movement of the whole army against the enemy commenced. Papson attacked
+in double column, Gens. Anderson and Sherlin leading the assault
+with their divisions. In the center, at the first assault made on the
+rifle-pits at the base of the ridge, our forces were not successful, and
+falling back for a short distance they readjusted their lines, changed
+some of the regiments, and moved forward again to the attack. This time
+the movement was as if it were machinery in motion.
+
+“When close to the enemy a bayonet charge was ordered, and against the
+foe they drove the instruments of death. The men who were in this
+deadly charge will never forget it. As they came with bayonets fixed and
+directed, the enemy, seeing their determination, poured a deadly fire
+into their ranks. Many a brave man fell, but on the lines swept over the
+trenches. Here the rebels were killed and wounded in such numbers that
+they lay one across another in great numbers. The enemy fell back,
+giving up the trenches to our victorious troops, and retreated to their
+main works on the top of the ridge.
+
+“Our troops moved right on up the slope of the ridge, facing a shower
+of shot and shell and musketry most destructive and deadly. Anderson and
+Sherlin led the way. Commanders of corps, divisions and brigades vied
+with one another as to who should reach the crest first. For a time it
+seemed doubtful if any of them would succeed in accomplishing it. Our
+artillery was in battery playing on the enemy from an eminence on the
+plateau east of the town and between the two lines. Finally the guns of
+the enemy were disabled, some dismounted, and others driven from their
+position. Our whole line then made one desperate effort to scale the
+ridge and charge the rebel works. With a mighty shout and 'Come on
+boys!' from Sherlin and Anderson, the heights were scaled, and amid
+sickening scenes of blood and death our brave boys stormed and captured
+their breast-works. Their center was pierced and broken. They wavered
+and finally retreated down the opposite slope of the ridge. Gen.
+Anderson seized one of our flags, mounted the rebel works, and held it
+up so that our whole army might see it, and they did. The sight of the
+old flag on the rebel works on Middleton's Ridge, filled our men with
+joy and enthusiasm. They rushed forward, shouting as they went. The men
+who had been shut up and nearly starved, wept with joy unspeakable.
+
+“Sherwood now doubled the enemy's flank back until they were retreating
+and falling back on the two divisions of Anderson and Sherlin, who
+turned and poured volleys into their rear. The retreat of Biggs's army
+now became general We captured many prisoners. Just at this moment a
+rebel cavalry officer on a white horse was seen dashing down the ridge
+from the direction of the rebel left. He came within a short distance
+of our line and took off his hat to our troops, as if he intended to
+surrender. Turning on his horse he drew a revolver and flred. The ball
+struck Gen. Anderson in the right shoulder, inflicting a severe and
+painful wound. Gen. Anderson turned and saw him as he escaped down the
+side of the ridge. Anderson recognized him, but did not say a word. Many
+shots were flred at him by the soldiers, but he made good his escape.
+(It was Gen. Joseph Whitthorne, the fiend.) Gen. Anderson was taken by
+Jackson and James Whitcomb (who had been by his side during the whole
+of the engagement) back to the town to be cared for by the Surgeon. Gen.
+Anderson inquired after Capt. Day, and upon inquiry it was found that he
+had been severely wounded during the last charge up the ridge, and had
+been carried in an ambulance to the hospital.
+
+“The battle was won. No rebel flag was insight, and the Stars and
+Stripes w ed over Looking-Glass Mountain and Middleton's Ridge once
+more. Longpath just reached Ringgold's Gap in time to meet his flying
+friends, who were in a great state of demoralization. They had been
+utterly routed and broken to pieces. Our army was in great glee and full
+of joy that night and for many days thereafter. The Army of the Center
+had been in such bad condition for so long a time--being hemmed in and
+starved--that it became necessary to go into quarters for recuperation,
+and also to refit and refurnish it with horses, mules, harness, etc. The
+troops were, therefore, distributed at the most convenient points on the
+lines of our communications.
+
+“Gen. Silent, now having put Gen. Biggs and his army in a condition of
+harmlessness for the season, took up his headquarters at Nashua.
+
+“The next morning after the battle, my son Jackson left Gen. Anderson
+(who was comparatively easy, for his wound, though painful, was not
+considered dangerous,) to search for Capt. Day. He found him in the
+officers' hospital, wounded severely, shot through the bowels. He died
+that night. This was sad news to the General, for he loved him as if
+he had been a brother. He was buried at Chatter-augus. His friends were
+notified, and removed his remains to the cemetery near Bloomington, Ill.
+He was a gallant soldier, and had been so kind to Gen. Anderson that we
+all loved him. His death caused nearly as much sadness in my family as
+the loss of one of our own sons.
+
+“My son Jackson, James Whitcomb and old Ham staid close by Gen.
+Anderson, doing all they could to alleviate his sufferings. There was
+no suspicion as to who had shot him. One day, however, he was suffering
+with a severe fever, and in a delirium remarked:
+
+“'Jo Whitthorne is my evil genius. He intends to murder me.'
+
+“This he repeated so often that when he was sufficiently recovered
+Jackson asked him if he remembered saying this? He replied that he did
+not. Jackson told him that it had aroused his suspicions on the subject.
+He then revealed the secret to Jackson under the seal of confidence,
+as he said it would kill his wife if she knew it. Jackson afterwards
+revealed the same to me, but no mention was ever made of it by either of
+us.
+
+“Old Ham was so attentive and kind that no one asked him as to his
+whereabouts during the battle. Jackson, however, found him under the bed
+when they brought the General back from the field. The old man said that
+he had been sick all day, and got under the bed to be out of the way.
+When they came back he said to the General; 'I know you be kill' dat
+day or hurted bery bad, kase I dream it. De good Laud tole me so when
+I sleep. No 'sputin' it, sho, for de Laud allers tells me 'bout dese
+matters; and you can ax Marfa if it is not so when you go home.'
+
+“When the General recovered so as to think of these matters he dictated
+his report to Jackson, who wrote it for him, in which he recommended
+Peter for promotion, among many others, for gallant conduct, and also
+recommended Orderly James Whitcomb for a Lieutenancy in the Regular
+Army. These recommendations were complied with at once, and Peter was
+assigned to the command of a brigade. James Whitcomb was assigned to
+the 13th U. S. Inf., and detailed at Gen. Anderson's request as
+an Aide-de-Camp in place of Capt. Day. The President sent Peter's
+commission to me and I took it to him at Chatteraugus, in accordance
+with the wish of Gen. Anderson, who desired to see me, and at the same
+time to keep from his wife and our family the fact of his being wounded
+until he should be able to come home. I found my sons both well and Gen.
+Anderson improving when I arrived. I remained several days. I met Gen.
+Silent and had several conversations with him. I found him well posted
+as to all matters North as well as South. He said there was no danger
+of Biggs during that Winter. He could not more than recuperate his army,
+and in the Spring, in all probability, the rebel army in the center
+would have a new commander, as Biggs was a great failure; that if he
+had moved against our forces when he had them caged up before
+re-enforcements came, our army would have been compelled to surrender.
+He also spoke of our danger in the North from the anti-war party. He
+regarded it more dangerous than the rebel army. If they could succeed
+in carrying the election the Confederacy would by them be recognized and
+the Union dissolved.
+
+“In a few days Gen. Anderson was adjudged by the Surgeon to be strong
+enough to travel. He was granted an indefinite leave of absence by Gen.
+Silent, who regarded him very highly as an able officer. Gen. Anderson,
+myself, Jackson, James Whitcomb (now lieutenant), and Ham started for
+Allentown. On arriving at home the family were overjoyed, surprised, and
+grieved all at the same time--overjoyed at our return, surprised that
+they had not heard of the General being wounded, and grieved at his
+suffering.
+
+“Lieut. James Whitcomb was introduced to the family, who were delighted
+to see him. He left the same evening for his home in Detroit, and we
+were together once more, save two sons, Peter and Henry. The meeting
+between Ham and Aunt Martha was very affecting. Their manner and queer
+remarks were laughable. Soon Aunt Martha came in to see her Marsa Gen'l
+Tom. She hugged him and got down on her knees and prayed for him, and
+then said to me:
+
+“'Uncle Daniel, I bress de good Laud, for you bring Marsa Tom back. I
+cure him, sho. I knows what to do; de Laud tell me, he do. He not goin'
+to let Marsa Genl Tom die; no he not! He want him to whip de Sesh, he
+do. I knows; de Laud tell me bout dat in de dream. He not fool dis old
+'oinan; he neber do. Ham, he dream 'bout dat when he down to de fight.
+He say he sick when dey fight. How is dat, Uncle Daniel? Did Marsa Tom
+tell you? Was he sick? He awful coward, Ham is, but if he sick, den all
+right; but when he not been sick he must stay wid Marsa Gen'l to keep he
+things all right. Ham say he do dat. I 'spect he do; he say so.'
+
+“We told Aunt Martha that Ham was all right, and that pleased her, poor
+old woman. She was pure gold; God never made a better heart under any
+white skin than she had under her black one.
+
+“Gen. Anderson had the best of attention, and improved daily until
+he could walk about without pain, but he was not fit for duty for a
+considerable time. The two children were delighted, and were full of
+questions of all kinds. One day when they were trying to entertain the
+General, his little daughter asked him who shot him. I saw the tears
+come into his eyes, and he arose and walked out on the porch without
+making any answer.”
+
+Just at this moment Mrs. Wilson came into the room, and Uncle Daniel
+took her on his knee and kissed her, saying:
+
+“Jennie, you are my all and only hope, save my poor grandson, that I now
+have left. My time will soon come, however, when I can quietly quit
+this world of trouble and care and find a home where works will have
+due consideration; where those who serve in the army of the Lord will
+at least be considered the equal of those who have been in rebellion
+against him.
+
+“My good friends,” said Uncle Daniel, “you may think strange of my
+melancholy mood; but why should I desire to live longer and see what I
+do and feel as I do constantly on account of the manner in which things
+are now being conducted.”
+
+“I am not in any way surprised at your feeling as you do. I have felt
+and do feel the same, though my misfortunes and troubles have not been
+severe in comparison with yours,” said Col. Bush. “But, Uncle Daniel,
+to call your attention away from your sorrows for a moment, I am very
+desirous of knowing what became of Mrs. Houghton.”
+
+“She remained in that part of the country during that Winter and
+until our combined Armies of the Center and West commenced their next
+campaign, during all of which time she kept our commanding Generals
+posted as to the movements of the enemy, his strength, when troops were
+sent east or west, where and how many; and when the troops were moved
+south in the Spring she returned to New York, and, I have been
+informed, married again. I hope she may be yet living and enjoying great
+happiness. She was a true woman. I have not heard of her for many years,
+however.”
+
+“She was a heroine sure,” said Col. Bush; “her movements were of a most
+important character, Uncle Daniel.”
+
+“Yes, Colonel, she was a true patriot, and loved her country for her
+country's sake, and I hope the Lord has thrown fortune and pleasure in
+her pathway. There were a great many patriotic and daring acts performed
+by women during our war. God bless the good women. To our poor sick and
+wounded soldiers they were like ministering angels, both in the camp and
+hospitals.”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XIV.
+
+     SERAINE WHITCOMB'S EXAMINATION OF THE REBEL PRISONS AND
+     HENRY LYON'S RELEASE.--MAN'S INHUMANITY.--SERAINE WHITCOMB
+     VISITS THE SOUTHERN PRISON PENS.--A SAD TALE OF WOE.--
+     GRAPHIC PICTURE OF SUFFERING, WRETCHEDNESS AND DEATH.
+
+     “Oh war, thou son of hell,
+     Whom angry heavens do make their ministers,
+     Throw in the frozen bosoms of our past,
+     Hot coals of vengeance.”
+      --Shakespeare.
+
+Uncle Daniel Lyon resumed his story by giving us a history of the
+adventures of Miss Seraine Whitcomb, who, as had been discovered, was
+the sister of James Whitcomb, now Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Anderson. He
+continued by saying:
+
+“Miss Seraine's journey to Richmond was accomplished by overcoming the
+greatest of difficulties. The President's authority was good at every
+point in and through the Union lines. But when she reached the rebel
+pickets at or near the Rapidan she was placed under arrest as a spy, and
+taken to the headquarters of the commander of the rebel army. She then
+stated her case in a modest way, presenting the note given to her by our
+President. Her story was so simple and reasonable that she was permitted
+to enter Richmond in order to lay her case before President Davis.
+At the same time the authorities at the rebel army headquarters had a
+lurking suspicion of her on account of (as they thought) her pretended
+perilous undertaking. Yet she was conducted to Richmond, and there took
+lodgings at the Virginia Hotel, where she was subjected to a constant
+watch over her every movement. She was in much doubt for several days
+what course to pursue. There was great activity going on in making
+preparations for some movement of the rebel army. She was not permitted
+to leave her hotel.
+
+“She finally wrote a note to President Davis, stating that she wished to
+be permitted to have an interview with him on a matter of grave import
+to her; that she was alone and under a vigilant watch; that she thought
+she could satisfy him of her harmless intentions.
+
+“To this she received a very polite answer permitting her to see him at
+11 o'clock the following day, and informing her that he would send an
+escort.
+
+“The next day, promptly at the time, an officer appeared and inquired if
+Miss Seraine Whitcomb was in. She readily responded, and directed
+that he be admitted. Presenting himself, he said he was Capt. T. P.
+Redingson. The arrangements were soon agreed upon, and the two started
+for the Executive office. The detention in the ante-room was-but slight,
+before they were ushered into the presence of Mr. Davis. Seraine said he
+was seated in an arm-chair, rather oldish and common. Mr. Davis rose
+and greeted her pleasantly. He looked care-worn and haggard, and seemed
+thoughtful; but at no time during the interview did he forget his
+genial, polite manner toward her. She hardly knew what to say. After a
+short time he broke the ice by asking her if he could serve her in any
+way. She gained courage enough to tell him her whole story. She told him
+she would not give information of any kind to any one in reference to
+what she might see or hear while under his protection; that she wished
+to examine the prison records for the name of her friend, Henry Lyon,
+who she hoped, through his kindness, to find, and have exchanged.
+
+“She seemed to touch a tender spot in his nature. He gave her a letter of
+safe conduct through all the rebel lines, and authority to examine the
+prisons and hospitals, exacting at the same time a pledge from her that
+she would, when satisfied, return by way of Richmond and make a report
+to him of all she should see and hear that was of interest in connection
+with the prisons, the army, or other kindred subjects. With this
+understanding and pledge on her part she gave him her thanks, with many
+good wishes for his health. She then bade him good, good-by and returned
+to her hotel.
+
+“Capt. Redingson, her escort, was very polite to her, and promised that
+he would call the next day and make arrangements for her to visit the
+prisons and examine the records or rolls of prisoners in Richmond. The
+next day at ten o'clock the Captain called and escorted her to Libby.
+There she saw such suffering as made her almost frantic, but she
+indulged in no remarks. As she passed along the pallets of rotten straw,
+the tears would roll down the sunken cheeks of their occupants as she
+uttered some kind word to them. The rolls did not disclose the name of
+the one for whom she was in search, and she returned with the Captain
+to her hotel. That night she could not sleep. She had seen that day such
+sights as she had never expected to witness, and could not have believed
+had she not looked upon them with her own eyes. Men eating rotten food;
+many, very many, sick, sore and distressed; quite a number without
+sufficient clothes to cover their persons; no blankets; no way to
+send word to friends; no privileges granted, their treatment harsh and
+brutal. For the least delinquency inhuman punishment was inflicted. No
+prospect of help or relief of any kind. All kinds of stories were
+told them of disasters to the 'Yanks,' as the rebels called the Union
+soldiers. It was really a sickening sight to behold.
+
+“The next day they visited Belle Isle, and there found the same
+condition of things. After an examination of records they returned to
+the Virginia Hotel. Miss Seraine then concluded to leave for Salisbury.
+She asked the Captain if he would be kind enough to see to getting her
+tickets and placing her properly in charge of the conductor, with such
+instructions as might enable her to avoid annoyance on her route. The
+next morning she was feeling dull and heavy on account of having passed
+a restless night. The shadows of that which she had seen during the day
+were continually before her eyes. She got ready, however, and was
+soon put on the train by Capt. Redingson, who knew the conductor and
+explained to him her situation and desire to avoid annoyances. Then
+bidding the Captain good-by, with many thanks for his kindness, she sat
+down in the car to pursue her weary journey, with many ill forebodings.
+She looked out of the window over valley, hill and stream, and as she
+passed on through that picturesque country her eyes fairly feasted on
+the majestic scenery beautified by the pines that tower heavenward along
+the line of the railroad.
+
+“In her loneliness she could not resist the floodtide of hopes and fears
+that swept through her mind--now hoping and then fearing that she would
+not find Henry. If she should, would he be in the condition of the poor,
+starved skeletons she had seen at Libby and Belle Isle? Could it be
+possible that her lovable and gentle Henry could be so starved and
+harshly treated by these people, who had been so polite and kind to her?
+'No! no!' she thought to herself; 'it cannot be.' The train sped along,
+and at night she was in Salisbury. There she was taken to a hotel of
+limited accommodations and worse attendance, as it was of the character
+so common to that country in the days of slavery. Quite a number of
+sick rebel officers, who had been sent there to recuperate, were in the
+hotel.
+
+“The next morning it was discovered that a female 'Yank' was in
+the house, and, the gossips whispered 'a spy!' Miss Seraine was
+unsuspecting, and acted as if she had been a mere traveler in her own
+State. But very soon an officer came and sat down by her and began a
+series of questions, all of which she answered frankly. She told him her
+mission, and made inquiry about the prisoners there, wishing to look
+for her friend, Henry Lyon. This officer left her and went to the
+authorities and had her put under arrest. At this she was frightened
+almost out of her wits. She wept and begged, but nothing would do but
+she must have her baggage (merely a satchel) examined. This done, they
+sent a lady with her to her room and searched her person. Being so much
+alarmed, she did not think of her letter from Mr. Davis. This was found
+in her pocket and declared a forgery, as they thought if genuine she
+would have produced it sooner. Finally the conductor who had brought
+the train through from Richmond returned, and finding how matters were,
+relieved her situation by-explaining it to the authorities. The
+officers and Mayor then hastened to make apologies for their action and
+afterwards treated her very kindly, and offered her every facility for
+the examination desired. Her search at the place was as fruitless as
+heretofore. She found the condition of things here as elsewhere with our
+poor prisoners--nothing but extreme suffering and ill treatment. It was
+hard for her to understand how any civilized people could find it in
+their hearts to treat human beings so barbarously.
+
+“She left Salisbury the first moment it was-possible for her to do so,
+and made her way in great sadness to Pine Forest Prison, meeting with
+many perplexing things on the way. As she neared Pine Forest she became
+nervous and almost sick with fear that her mission would be a failure.
+Her strength and resolution all at once seemed to fail her. But on she
+went, between hope and despair. En route to this horrible place, all
+kinds of phantoms rose before her mind. She would first see a starved
+human being, and then a wild beast pursuing him; then the butchery and
+murder of the victim; so that when she arrived at the village she was
+almost frantic and nearly insane. A gentleman, seeing her lonely
+and peculiar situation, assisted her to a house, where she procured
+quarters.
+
+“It was not until the next morning that she made known her desire to
+visit the prison. The lady of the house seemed to take in the situation,
+and, instead of regarding her as a spy, felt a sympathy for her and
+willingly rendered her all the assistance she could. Miss Seraine
+told her whole story to her, and sought her aid in making the proper
+investigation. This lady, Mrs. Lawton, made all necessary arrangements
+for the two to visit the Superintendent at three o'clock that
+afternoon. Promptly at that hour they started, and when they entered the
+Superintendent's office outside the prison-pen they were received most
+courteously by Mr. Hibbard. At the same time his face wore an expression
+that made Miss Seraine shudder. His movements were sluggish, his manner
+uneasy. She hastened to make known to him the cause of her visit, and
+at the same time presented Mr. Davis's letter. He scanned the paper very
+closely without making any remark. The arrangement being made to come at
+twelve o'clock the next day, they returned to Mrs. Lawton's house.
+
+“Mrs. Lawton was kind, and readily engaged in conversation, giving the
+most horrible description and picture of the prison and the inhuman
+treatment the prisoners were receiving. Seraine was silent, and
+refrained from expressing opinions or making any remarks save to say
+that she had been treated with great kindness and consideration by the
+officers she had met. Mrs. Lawton gave her to understand that she had
+great sympathy for the prisoners, and that she was not entirely in
+harmony with the rebellion, although she had been a sufferer by the war,
+having lost her husband in the Confederate service. She said she was
+living there merely to make what she could by selling things to the
+soldiers when she was permitted to do so. She had a great contempt for
+Mr. Hibbard, then keeper of the prison. It seems Hibbard was only there
+temporarily.
+
+“Miss Seraine slept but little that night,--she was so eager to
+ascertain if Henry was, or if he had been, there. Next morning she arose
+early and was ready for breakfast, though she ate but little. When
+the hour of twelve o'clock arrived she and Mrs. Lawton repaired to the
+office of Mr. Hibbard as per appointment. They were received in a very
+polite manner, and informed that a guard would be sent through the
+grounds with them. They asked if he could not accompany them, as they
+were very timid about passing through without his presence. He finally
+consented to attend them as guide and protector.
+
+“'On first entering at the south gate they met a stench that almost
+stifled them. As they passed along they saw the prisoners in groups,
+standing and gazing at them with a stare like that of maniacs. Some were
+moderately well clad, others almost in a state of nudity. The pen, for
+that was what it really was, was in the most filthy condition that human
+mind could imagine. As they passed along they could see the blush of
+shame mantle the cheek of their escort. They walked through the
+center of the grounds, being the dryest and most cleanly. To describe
+accurately the suffering of the men, the filthy condition of this pen,
+and the ghastly looks of those poor creatures, was more than any tongue
+or pen could do. They came to where a portion of the sick were lying
+under a very poor shelter, and there saw sick men with but little
+clothing and in all the conditions of human suffering possible. Many
+were covered with ulcers from scurvy, some were sick with fever, some
+with their teeth dropping out, some dying with dysentery, some with old
+wounds not healed, some with fresh ones made by their brutal keepers,
+and nearly all were literally swarming with vermin.
+
+“Miss Seraine became so sick at these sights that she was almost
+fainting, and asked to return to the house and be permitted to come
+earlier the next day, so as not to be in the pen during the midday
+heat. Her request was granted, and they left the prison. She was greatly
+alarmed for fear she would find Henry among this suffering class of sick
+men. The next day they entered the prison at nine o'clock, and passing
+around on the north side of the grounds found many cooking and eating
+their meals. There were no satisfactory conveniences for cooking. A
+little fire and a few pans and cups were all. The meat, what little they
+had, was broiled on coals. Many took their meal and stirred it in a cup
+with the most disagreeable water ever used, and drank it down
+without cooking. Hundreds had died within a few days--some from sheer
+starvation, as they could no longer take the food into their stomachs;
+some from scurvy, some from fever, and some were murdered by the
+guards for passing beyond where ordered. How any one could live in that
+polluted and poisonous atmosphere was the wonder. In the inclosure there
+was a dirty, swampy piece of ground, with water stinking with filth of a
+character sickening to behold. When the rain fell all were subjected to
+the drenching cold bath. On the ground and in the mud and the damp they
+lay. Many were there who during the prior Winter had been so exposed
+as to have their feet frozen, until in many instances they were rotting
+off.
+
+“These sights were so shocking in all respects that Miss Seraine was
+afraid to speak, (except to say a kind word, when permitted to do so,)
+to any of the unfortunate men. It seemed to her that Hibbard knew where
+Henry was, but was avoiding bringing her into his presence. So she said
+not a word, but looked well at all in view as she passed along.
+
+“The punishments for any and every little breach of discipline were of
+the most outrageous character. She saw many persons with their hands
+tied behind them, and others standing, with their thumbs run through
+loops of cords tied up to posts. The guards were insolent and were
+constantly damning the prisoners. Take it altogether--their dirty,
+filthy food, their mode of cooking, their scanty rations, their clothes,
+the stinking water they were forced to use, the treatment of the sick,
+the punishments they were compelled to bear, the dirty, vile pen they
+were in, and the poisonous atmosphere they were forced to breathe, there
+is no account anywhere in the barbarous ages that ever did or could
+equal Pine Forest Prison.
+
+“Miss Seraine became sick and tired of the horrible sights, and at last
+said to Mr. Hibbard that she did not wish to go around any more to look
+upon the suffering prisoners, but desired to be taken where Mr. Lyon
+was, if in the prison. He replied that he thought he was in the main
+hospital. They directed their steps thither. On entering it she beheld
+so many ghastly men at one view that she recoiled, and for a moment
+hesitated. Recovering herself she proceeded. While passing along she
+beheld a young man with sunken eyes, pale and ashy cheeks, lying on a
+board cot, so emaciated that she had no thought of who it could be.
+But in a moment she heard her name whispered, and saw a lean, bony hand
+reaching out towards her. She looked at him, took his cold, withered
+hand, and spoke to him, asking if she could do anything for him. He
+said:
+
+“'I am Henry Lyon, Seraine. Do you not recognize me?'
+
+“She fell into Mrs. Lawton's arms, exclaiming: 'My God!' When she
+revived she fell upon Henry's neck and wept bitterly, exclaiming:
+
+“'My Henry! my Henry! Can it be possible, can it be possible?'
+
+“After some little conversation between them, she telling him that all
+were well at home, etc., Hibbard informed her that the rules of the
+prison would not allow any further interview at present.”
+
+“What a brute,” interrupted Dr. Adams.
+
+“Miss Seraine asked to see Surgeon Jones. She ascertained that Henry was
+just recovering from an attack of typhoid fever and was now out of
+danger. She obtained permission from the Surgeon to visit him daily
+while she remained, and to bring him certain delicacies to eat. She then
+returned to Henry and bade him an affectionate good-by, with a promise
+to see him again. With a sad heart she retraced her steps to Mrs.
+Lawton's. Retiring to her room she gave way to her grief and spent the
+remainder of the day in tears.
+
+[Illustration: Seraine with Henry at Pine Forest Prison 258]
+
+“The following day Mrs. Lawton again accompanied Seraine to the
+prison-pen. They took some wine and cake to Henry. After being refreshed
+he and Seraine had a long and pleasant interview, in which Seraine told
+Henry all about her trip, etc. She told him she had decided to leave
+soon for Richmond, and thence for home, but would try and arrange with
+the Surgeon, (who seemed to have some humanity left,) for Mrs. Lawton to
+visit and bring him some nourishment. The prison and the sights beheld
+by her had quite affected her nerves. On returning to Mrs. Lawton's
+she was suffering with a violent headache, and, going to her room, she
+remained in bed for three days.
+
+“Mrs. Lawton was very kind. She sat by her bedside and gave her a
+detailed account of her own trials. She was a daughter of a Union man,
+and had never lost her veneration for her country and the old flag.
+Although her husband had lost his life in the Confederate army, she had
+not changed her smothered feelings for the Union. She related to Seraine
+the many villainous outrages perpetrated upon the Union prisoners by
+the inhuman keepers and guards of this vile den. She told graphically
+of seven fine-looking young men who were brought out of the prison for
+attempting to escape, and shot in the presence of a crowd of jeering
+devils. Said she:
+
+“'If a man wishes to learn of “man's inhumanity to man,” this is the
+place.'
+
+“She expressed her great desire to leave the place, as it was like
+dwelling on the verge of the prison for the souls of the damned. Seraine
+talked to her of her mission and what she desired to accomplish; also
+asked her to keep a watchful eye on Henry, and when the time should come
+for an exchange of prisoners to remind Hibbard of Henry as one to be
+sent away, provided she could arrange the matter. Henry had been a
+prisoner now for more than a year, and was naturally near the time for
+his exchange if any one would look after the matter. After quite a delay
+on account of her being taken sick again, the time came for her to leave
+for Richmond, and after thanking Hibbard for his courtesy, and tendering
+manifold thanks to Mrs. Lawton for her kindness and great care of her,
+as well as leaving some money with Mrs. Lawton for Henry's benefit, and
+promising to write from Richmond if permitted to do so, she embraced
+Mrs. Lawton as if she were her mother, and with tearful eyes they
+separated.
+
+“Soon Seraine was on her way to report to Mr. Davis, President of the C.
+S. A., as she had promised to do, and also to effect an early exchange
+of prisoners if possible. Her trip was a dreary one. She remained as
+quiet as possible, having no one to cheer her on her way. On arriving
+at Richmond she again stopped at the Virginia Hotel, and there again met
+Capt. Redingson. He expressed pleasure at seeing her, and tendered his
+services as escort and protector while in the city. After detailing
+some of her experiences on her journey, and thanking him for his former
+politeness, and also for his present proffered services, she requested
+him to bear her compliments to President Davis and ask for an early
+interview, as she had promised to return and report to him. The Captain
+readily assented, and on returning that evening informed her that he
+would be pleased to accompany her to the Executive Office the next day
+at eleven a.m., at which hour President Davis would see her. She was
+very anxious and quite nervous until the time arrived. Exactly at eleven
+o'clock the next day the Captain came for her with a carriage, and very
+kindly attended her to the presence of the President.
+
+“Mr. Davis met her with cordiality. He spoke to her about her perilous
+undertaking, and hoped she had been treated kindly by his people. He
+also inquired as to her success in finding her friend, to all of which
+she responded that her treatment was kind, and her efforts were so far
+crowned with success. She gave him an account of her journey and visits
+to the prisons; her examination of them, and finally her success in
+finding Henry at Pine Forest. She told him the truth about the prisons,
+the food, raiment, and treatment of the prisoners. He answered in a
+manner rather tender, and feelingly expressed his desire to have matters
+in this direction improved, but regretted the impossibility of doing all
+things as we might desire to have them done. He spoke of the barbarism
+of war and its attendant cruelties. But he soon changed the subject,
+after thanking her for her honesty and for having the nerve to tell him
+the truth.
+
+“He then inquired what she desired in reference to her friend. She asked
+for his release as the only means of saving his life. He responded that
+he would order his exchange at once, and promised her that he should be
+on the first boat or train sent North with prisoners. He also gave her
+permission to write to Mrs. Lawton on this subject, provided she did not
+use his name in connection with this promise. He then gave her a letter
+of safe conduct through his lines and detailed Capt. Redingson to go
+with her to our lines. Having accomplished the object for which she had
+gone South, and reported fully and truthfully to Mr. Davis as she had
+promised to do, she took leave of him with her best wishes for his
+personal welfare. He bade her farewell and God-speed in a very kind and
+tender manner, so much so that Seraine has ever spoken kindly of him as
+a man.
+
+“She repaired to the hotel and told Capt. Redingson that she desired to
+leave early the next morning for the Headquarters of the Union army. He
+said he would call for her as requested, and they separated. Seraine,
+after going to her room, wrote to Mrs. Lawton and inclosed a note
+to Henry, merely telling him that she was well and on her way home,
+encouraging him to bear up under his sufferings, etc.
+
+“The next morning Capt. Redingson called according to his promise, and
+they were off at once for the lines of the armies. On arriving at the
+Headquarters of the Confederate army, they were nicely entertained by
+the commanding General. They partook of a good meal and then rested for
+the night, Seraine being cared for at a farm house near by. The next
+morning, on being provided with a pass through the lines, they were
+conducted under a flag of truce to the Headquarters of the Union army,
+some twenty miles away.
+
+“Seraine was received by the commanding General and taken care of. Capt.
+Redingson, after having delivered his charge, returned with Seraine's
+blessing for his kindness to her. After she had taken a rest she
+conversed with Gen. Meador, who was then in command, and related to
+him her experiences, at the same time keeping her promise to speak of
+nothing pertaining to the Confederate army or any movements of the
+same. After a night's rest she was sent under charge of an escort to
+Washington city, where she stopped for several days, until she could
+see the President and Secretary of War. She finally managed to have an
+interview with the Secretary, and, after explaining who she was and her
+mission South, he replied with some nervousness:
+
+“'Henry Lyon' Is he a son of Daniel Lyon, of Allentown, Ind.?'
+
+“On being answered in the affirmative, he exclaimed:
+
+“'My God? what affliction that family has had! His oldest son died
+recently, being the third son he has lost since this war began.'
+
+“This was the first knowledge that Seraine had of the sad distress
+in the family. She sighed and dropped a tear. The Secretary at once
+understood the situation, and told her Henry Lyon should be looked after
+and properly cared for. She asked if, when he was exchanged, he could
+not be discharged from the service. She said that Mr. Lyon's seven sons
+were all in the army, and three having lost their lives, she thought
+one ought to remain at home to comfort the parents during their terrible
+trials. She struck a tender chord in the Secretary's heart, and he
+replied: 'Yes; when he returns, you write me and it shall be done, if he
+consents.'
+
+“This brought joy to her very soul. She bade the Secretary good-by,
+saying as she left that he would hear from her in due time.
+
+“She then called at the President's and sent in his own letter which he
+had given her when she started South, that she might thereby be recalled
+to his memory. He sent for her at once. As she entered his office he
+arose and greeted her most affectionately, calling her 'my child,' and
+bidding her be seated. He commenced plying her with questions, and she
+told him the whole story. When she related what she had seen in the
+rebel prisons, his countenance saddened and tears fell from his eyes. He
+said:
+
+“'This must be remedied somehow. Humanity revolts at retaliation in
+kind, but in an instance like this it might be justified.'
+
+“She told him what she desired, and what the Secretary had promised. He
+replied:
+
+“'My dear child, it shall be done. My old friend Lyon is making more
+sacrifices than should be demanded of any one. I hope you will see
+him soon, and when you do, tell him that I often think of him and his
+family, as well as what they are doing for their country.'
+
+“The President was a man of generous impulses. He had a very kind heart,
+full of sympathy for humanity.
+
+“She left the President with feelings of the deepest affection and
+gratitude, having every assurance that her wishes would be complied
+with. As she left, he bade her good-by, calling her his 'little
+heroine.' From Washington she went to Baltimore, learning that some
+prisoners who had been exchanged were to be landed there. She remained
+at the Burnett House, most of the time in her room, not wishing to make
+any acquaintances, but watching the papers closely to ascertain the time
+for the arrival of the prisoners. One evening she learned that a
+vessel had come into port with 200 prisoners. She hastened to the dock;
+arriving all out of breath, and seeing the large crowd that was waiting
+she became very much excited, and observing an officer in uniform she
+ventured to speak to him. It was Gen. Shunk, of Ohio. She told him
+who she was, and also for whom she was looking. He answered her very
+cordially, and said he knew Mr. Daniel Lyon, formerly of Ohio, and
+inquired if the person in question was one of his sons. She said he was,
+and he told her to wait and he would see, as he was then in command
+at Baltimore. In a few moments he came back with the glad tidings that
+Henry Lyon was among the prisoners. She was going to rush on board the
+vessel, but the General detained her, informing her that it was not
+allowable under the orders, but he would bring Henry to her as soon as
+possible. Soon she saw Henry coming from the vessel, leaning upon the
+arm of a comrade. He seemed to be very weak, and still looked like
+a mere shadow. He was brought where she stood, trembling and almost
+fearing to meet him lest his mind might have given way somewhat under
+the trying ordeal through which he had just passed. She threw her
+arms around his neck and wept aloud. A carriage was procured, and she
+accompanied him, by permission, to the hospital where he was ordered
+to go. Reaching there, he was placed in a nice clean ward. There they
+talked matters over, and Henry agreed to the discharge from the service.
+Seraine left him with the nurses, saying that she would return as soon
+as possible; at the same time he was not to let his people know anything
+of his whereabouts. She left that night for Washington.
+
+“The next morning at the earliest hour that she could see the Secretary
+of War, she made her appearance. On meeting the Secretary he recognized
+her, and asked if she was after the discharge about which she agreed to
+write to him. She replied that Henry was now at Baltimore, having been
+exchanged. Then she told him of his condition. The Secretary at once
+ordered the discharge made out, and as soon as it had passed through
+the proper officers' hands and was returned to him he handed it to her,
+saying:
+
+“'You deserve this yourself, without any other consideration.'
+
+“She again thanked the Secretary, and at once repaired to the
+President's Mansion. When she was admitted, on seeing her the President
+guessed from her bright countenance the whole story, and congratulated
+her most heartily. She told him all, and showed him Henry's discharge
+and thanked him for his kindness. He said:
+
+“'May God bless you, my child, and give you both a safe journey home!'
+
+“Returning to Baltimore, she made arrangements to have Henry placed in a
+clean car and taken to Allentown. After they were under way she told him
+about the discharge, and he was delighted. She telegraphed me to mee her
+at the depot, but did not say one word about Henry. I read the dispatch
+to the family, and many were the conjectures. Peter said she had not
+found Henry, and a great variety of opinions were expressed. My wife
+burst into tears, fell down on the sofa, and cried, saying she felt that
+Henry was dead. Ham, hearing what was being said, concluded it was his
+turn to guess; so he began:
+
+“'You's all off de track. Ham sees it all frough de glass in he head, he
+do.'
+
+“'Go 'long wid you, you ole fool: since you's free you 'spec' you is big
+and knows a heap. You doesn't know nuffin, you don't,' said Aunt Martha.
+
+“'Well, alright, Marfa; 'spec' me not know bery much; but, sho's you is
+born, dat boy all right; you see, you jes' wait. I say no mo', but I see
+what is de matter. You jes' wait, dat's all you got to do.'
+
+“The next morning I went down to the depot with a carriage, and there
+found Seraine and Henry waiting for me. I embraced my poor boy, overcome
+with grateful emotion. My joy was complete in finding him alive. He was
+a living skeleton. We were not long in driving to the house. All were
+out on the portico to see Seraine, no one but Ham expecting Henry with
+her. As they all saw Henry the family leaped with joy, and rushing out
+to meet us, but seeing Henry's ghastly appearance a sudden sadness came
+over all. We helped him out of the carriage. He was completely overcome
+when he saw his mother. She clasped him in her arms and cried piteously.
+He was assisted into the house and laid upon the sofa. All seemed
+to have overlooked Seraine in their great joy over Henry's return. I
+introduced her to each one of the family including old Ham and Aunt
+Martha.
+
+“'Didn't I see dem in my glass, Marfa; didn't I? What you got to say
+now?'
+
+“'I 'spects you did, Ham; dey is heah, sho.' Bress de Laud; he bring dis
+boy home. I not see him afore dem pizen Sesh fix him dat way! Dey starve
+him. What did dey do to him to make him look like dat?'
+
+“Soon we all got settled, and after breakfast we heard Seraine's story.
+She was our heroine, and no mistake. No one of us could do too much for
+her. My good wife wanted to have her for a daughter at once. She could
+not let her go out of her sight for a moment. She hugged her, kissed
+her, seemed almost to want to take her in her lap as a child; in fact,
+we all loved her. She had gone through great perils to save our dear
+boy, and why not love her I For some days we did nothing but talk over
+her journey-ings and what she saw and did. She was the idol of our
+household. When Henry had gained strength enough to bear up under the
+double shock, we told him of the death of David and James, which painful
+news he had not heard before. It took him many days to rally after this
+melancholy intelligence of the fate of his dear brothers. After Henry
+was strong enough to walk about without help Seraine thought she must
+leave us for a time and return home. This saddened our hearts, as we had
+grown much attached to her. But she and Henry talked the matter over,
+making their own arrangements, and the next day Jackson escorted her to
+her home in Michigan. When she left, no family ever wept more in sorrow
+at the departure of any one than did ours.
+
+“There was a mystery connected with her periling her life in the way she
+did that I could not then solve, but I made no inquiry into her secret.
+
+“Of the few left to us they were now once more nearly all together, and
+further plans were in order.”
+
+At this point Dr. Adams said, “The horrors of those rebel prisons have
+ever been like a specter before me whenever I hear them mentioned.”
+
+Judge Reed here interrupted, saying: “I indorse every word of Miss
+Whitcomb's description of these prisons. I endured their horrors and
+inhumanity for nine months, and she does not tell the half that might be
+told. To show that Seraine's statement is not in the least exaggerated,
+I have saved an article from the Sumter (S. C.) _Watchman_, published
+in reference to the Florence Prison at that time, which seems to have
+equaled the Pine Forest.”.
+
+Being asked to do so, Dr. Adams read as follows:
+
+“The Camp we found full of what were once human beings, but who would
+scarcely now be recognized as such. In an old field, with no inclosures
+but the living wall of sentinels who guard them night and day, are
+several thousand filthy, diseased, famished men, with no hope of relief,
+except by death. A few dirty rags stretched on poles give some of them
+a poor protection from the hot sun and heavy dews. All were in rags
+and barefoot, and crawling with vermin. As we passed around the line of
+guards I saw one of them brought out of his miserable booth by two of
+his companions and laid upon the ground to die. He was nearly naked. His
+companions pulled his cap over his face and straightened out his limbs.
+Before they turned to leave him he was dead. A slight movement of the
+limbs and all was over--the captive was free! The Commissary's tent
+was close by one side of the square, and near it the beef was laid upon
+boards preparatory to its distribution. This sight seemed to excite the
+prisoners as the smell of blood does the beasts of the menagerie. They
+surged up as near the lines as they were allowed, and seemed, in their
+eagerness, about to break over. While we were on the ground a heavy
+rain came up, and they seemed to greatly enjoy it, coming out _a paris
+naturalibus_, opening their mouths to catch the drops, while one would
+wash off another with his hands, and then receive from him the like kind
+of office. Numbers get out at night and wander to the neighboring houses
+in quest of food.
+
+“From the camp of the living we passed to the camp of the dead--the
+hospital--a transition which reminded me of Satan's soliloquy--
+
+“Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell, And in the lowest deeps, a
+lower deep, Still threatening to devour me, opens wide.”
+
+“A few tents, covered with pine-tops, were crowded with the dying
+and the dead in every stage of corruption. Some lay in prostrate
+helplessness; some had crowded under the shelter of the bushes; some
+were rubbing their skeleton limbs. Twenty or thirty of them die daily;
+most of these, as I was informed, of the scurvy. The corpses laid by the
+roadside waiting for the dead-cart, their glaring eyes turned to heaven,
+the flies swarming in their mouths, their big-toes tied together with
+a cotton string, and their skeleton arms folded on their breasts. You
+would hardly know them to be men, so sadly do hunger, disease, and
+wretchedness change 'the human face divine.' Presently came the carts;
+they were carried a little distance to trenches dug for the purpose
+and tumbled in like so many dogs. A few pine-tops were thrown upon the
+bodies, a few shovelfuls of dirt, and then haste was made to open a new
+ditch for other victims. The burying party were Yankees detailed for
+the work, an appointment which, as the Sergeant told me, they consider a
+favor, for they get a little more to eat and enjoy fresh air.
+
+“Thus we see at one glance the three great scourges of mankind--war,
+famine, and pestilence, and we turn from the spectacle sick at heart,
+as we remember that some of our loved ones may be undergoing a similar
+misery.”
+
+“This publication,” said Col. Bush, “made in one of their own papers at
+the time, proves that all that has ever been said of their treatment of
+our prisoners is true.”
+
+“Yes,” said Uncle Daniel, “and much more.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel,” said Dr. Adams, “this Miss Seraine Whitcomb was, indeed,
+a true woman, and, as the President well said, a 'little heroine.' I
+take it she was rather small, from this expression of his.”
+
+“Yes, she was rather small, but a pure jewel.”
+
+“She was a woman of great determination, and loved purely and strongly.
+There are but few instances of such pure devotion and rare patriotism to
+be found in the annals of history. What feelings she must have had while
+traveling through the Confederacy in such anguish and suspense. She was
+a jewel, sure enough.”
+
+Col. Bush here interrupted, saying: “The condition of our poor soldiers
+in the prisons she visited must have driven her almost insane. It
+certainly drove many of the poor sufferers into a state or condition of
+insanity, in which numbers died in their ravings and delirium.”
+
+“Is it not wonderful,” said Dr. Adams, “how soon these barbarities and
+inhumanities are forgotten by our people?”
+
+“Yes,” said Col. Bush; “but you must remember that our people are moving
+too rapidly to look back upon scenes of distress. Money and power are
+now the watchwords--throw patriotism to the dogs. It is not needed now
+to save their property and their rights. You must remember that a man
+like Hibbard, the deputy at Pine Forest Prison, who allowed men to be
+shot down like dogs and starved like wild beasts, is now looked upon
+with more consideration and favor than Uncle Daniel, who gave his whole
+family as a sacrifice for his country. Did not this same Hibbard travel
+all through our country last Fall making speeches? Was he not received
+with shouts by our very neighbors, within a stone's throw of this dear
+old man, whose son was starved near unto death in Pine Forest Prison by
+this man? Has he not held high positions in his State since? And I would
+not be surprised to hear that he had been appointed to some Foreign
+Mission, in order that he may represent our country abroad in the true
+Christian spirit of our advanced civilization!”
+
+“Yes,” said Uncle Daniel; “when he was North on his stumping tour I
+mentioned the fact of his inhumanity, and only received jeers from those
+who heard me--some young students who were not old enough to be in the
+war, and now feel that it must never be mentioned except in a whisper.
+It seems that all the treason, infamy, and the barbarities and cruelties
+practiced during that bloody period are now condoned, and the persons
+who practiced the greater wrongs are made thereby the more respectable.
+Oh, that I had not lived to see these things! It makes me almost doubt
+my own existence. Sometimes I feel that it is all a dream.”
+
+Maj. Clymer, in order to draw the aged man's mind away from this
+unpleasant theme, inquired if he knew what became of Mrs. Lawton.
+
+“I cannot tell,” said Uncle Daniel; “she and Seraine corresponded for a
+number of years after the termination of the war. The last we ever heard
+of her she had married with an Englishman and located in Canada. God
+knows, I hope she may yet be living and happy. She was a noble woman. I
+fear, however, that she, too, has passed away, as we have had no tidings
+of her for many years.”
+
+Uncle Daniel at this time becoming weary and very melancholy, we excused
+him for the present, and asked permission to return again, when
+he promised that he would continue his narrative, and, bidding him
+good-night, we left, with an increased desire to hear more from his
+honest and truthful lips.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XV.
+
+     PLOTS TO POISON AND BURN.--FIRE AND POISON.--THE PLOT TO
+     BURN NORTHERN CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.--THE SCHEME
+     AVENGED.--PART OF THE CHIEF PLOTTERS BURNED BY THEIR OWN
+     COMBUSTIBLES.
+
+     “The earth had not
+     A hole to hide this deed.”
+      --Shakespeare
+
+Some weeks having elapsed since Uncle Daniel was excused, we were
+anxious to hear him further, and assembled again at Mr. Wilson's house.
+Uncle Daniel was feeling quite well, greeted us pleasantly, and asked
+that we be seated. After the compliments of the season, we inquired if
+he was ready to continue his story. He replied that he was, and began by
+saying:
+
+“After Jackson had returned from escorting Seraine to her home in
+Detroit, we discussed the question as to what steps should now be taken.
+Gen. Anderson was still quite feeble, his wound being very painful. It
+was thought that it would require considerable time for him to recover
+sufficiently to again be able to take the field. He thought it would,
+perhaps, be several months. Jackson, after reflection, thought he would
+continue his investigation of the Golden Circle conspiracy, and to do
+so satisfactorily deemed it best for him to go to England and get on the
+track of their allies in that country, and see what preparations were
+being made abroad in connection with the leaders in this country. Gen.
+Anderson thought this a good plan. Henry, who had been growing stronger,
+said to Jackson, that while he (Jackson) was making his voyage of
+discovery through parts of Europe, he would go to Canada as soon as he
+was able to do so, and carry out the plans left unexecuted by Jackson at
+the time he returned from New York. This arrangement being understood by
+all, we sent Ham out to the farm, in order that Dent might be summoned
+to Allentown to give us what information he had gathered, if any, during
+our afflictions and consequent suspension of our operations in that
+direction.
+
+“We directed Ham to bring Mr. Dent back with him the next morning. At
+ten o'clock Joseph Dent and Ham arrived from the farm. As soon as we
+could conveniently do so, we had an interview with Dent as to what was
+transpiring in his immediate neighborhood among his friends, the Knights
+of the Golden Circle. He related to us the facts in reference to a
+meeting held two nights before, about which he had intended to come in
+that day and tell us, if Ham had not come after him. The facts, as he
+stated them to us, were these:
+
+“A person by the name of Harris stated to his confederates that he was
+just from Richmond, Va., at the same time claiming to be a member of the
+Confederate Congress from Missouri. (A part of Missouri believed that
+it had seceded, as you may remember, just as a few Counties in Kentucky
+thought they had.) Harris had passed through the lines, coming through
+West Virginia and Kentucky, as any one could have done at any time, and
+as many doubtlesss did. His statement, as Dent told it to us, was this:
+That he was sent by the President of the Confederate States (so-called),
+and was on his way to Indianapolis to lay a plan before the leaders in
+this and other States; thence he was to pass into Canada and meet the
+leaders there, and in that way have prompt action and co-operation
+assured. His greatest desire seemed to be to meet Mr. Thos. A. Strider,
+who, he said, was one of their best and shrewdest advisers. His
+headquarters were to be at Windsor, Canada. He directed the Lodge to
+which Dent belonged to be ready at a moment's notice to do whatever
+might be directed from the Supreme Council. He told his hearers to
+spread the alarm wherever they could without being suspected, that there
+was to be a great destruction of property in the North; that, he said,
+would terrify leading men and property holders; and, in order to satisfy
+his confederates that there was a basis for this statement, he disclosed
+a part of a plot that had been proposed to Jefferson Davis and was soon
+to be carried out. It was that a discovery had been recently made by a
+professor of chemistry, one McCullough, by which towns and cities, and
+vessels coming in and going out of our ports, could be easily burned
+without danger of discovery. With this newly-discovered combustible
+material a general and wholesale destruction of all kinds of
+destructible property was to be inaugurated. Harris said that agents
+were to be employed all over the country, who were to be selected from
+the members of the Knights and to be made up of the most reliable and
+tried men; that this matter had been duly considered and determined upon
+by the authorities at Richmond; that Jacob Thomlinson, C. C. Carey and
+others were now on their way to England to meet Mr. McCullough, who was
+already there, and where the destructive material was to be manufactured
+and brought in an English vessel to Canada, as there was noway of
+getting from the Confederate States to the place from which they wished
+to operate without running the gauntlet, and perhaps meeting with
+dangers not desirable to be encountered. This man Harris also instructed
+all who heard him that the penalty now fixed by the authorities in the
+Councils of the Knights for disclosing any of their secrets was death,
+which might be inflicted by any of the Order ascertaining the fact so
+that no doubt could exist as to the guilt of the person who had played
+traitor to them.
+
+“This, I could see, alarmed Dent and made him cautious and hesitating at
+times when we would give expression to our utter abhorrence of the
+use of such villainous means as seemed to be in contemplation by our
+enemies. We constantly assured the old man, however, that he need have
+no fears of any of us, which, of course, he had not; yet he was somewhat
+timid. He could not tell which way Harris started from their meeting,
+nor how he was traveling. This ended his recollection of Harris's
+statement. We then got Dent again to repeat the signs, grips, passwords
+and instructions to Gen. Anderson and Capt. Jackson, as well as to
+Henry, and so they found themselves well posted. Then, thanking Dent and
+encouraging him to persevere in his discoveries, we allowed him to go
+and make his arrangements with David's widow about matters at the farm
+and then return home.
+
+“The next day I wrote to the President, giving him the history of
+matters as detailed to us by Joseph Dent; also, the plan we had laid
+out for the future. In a few days I received a note from Washington,
+unsigned, merely saying, 'the plan is approved.' I knew from whom the
+note came, and was well satisfied to have the plans carried out.
+
+“The next day we received a letter from Peter, informing us that he was
+well, and that the Army of the Center was in camp and were expecting a
+long rest after the two great battles. This delighted my wife, as she
+felt that while they were not moving, her boys were safe. By this time
+all necessary arrangements had been made for Jackson's departure, and
+after bidding his mother and the rest of us good-by he left for New
+York; from there he expected to sail for Europe. On arriving at New
+York he called upon Mc-Masterson and B. Wudd, and made satisfactory
+statements to them as to the reasons for not going to Canada. After
+obtaining letters of introduction to Jacob Thomlinson they proceeded to
+discuss the situation, and from them he learned that preparations, such
+as had been detailed to us by Dent, were evidently being made for
+great damage to towns, cities, and property generally. He also obtained
+letters from McMasterson to some important persons in London, where he
+professed to be going on some mission for the rebels. The letters, as
+before, introduced Mr. Jackson, of Memphis, Tenn.
+
+[Illustration: Jackson starts for Europe 275]
+
+“He sailed the following day and had a pleasant voyage. While on board
+the vessel crossing the Atlantic he made the acquaintance of one Capt.
+Redingson, a jolly, gentlemanly companion. They were very suspicious of
+each other for some time, but finally Capt. Redingson gave him the sign
+of the Golden Circle, to which Jackson responded. The friendship was
+then at once established. Jackson carefully felt his way,--as you
+have seen, he was a cautious man,--and finally discovered that Capt.
+Redingson was well acquainted in Memphis. This rather placed Jackson in
+a dilemma, as his letters located him at Memphis. Finally he turned the
+conversation in the direction of building railroads, and finding that
+Capt. Redingson knew nothing about railroads, he mentioned that he had
+been employed in engineering work on the Memphis & Chattanooga Railroad.
+He said he lived in Ohio, but claimed Memphis, Tenn., as his residence,
+inasmuch as he was a rebel and would have nothing whatever to do with
+the North while they were making war against his friends, as his people
+were all natives of Virginia, he himself having been born there. This
+statement made all things right, and the two had a jolly good time
+together the remainder of the voyage.
+
+“During one of their conversations Capt. Redingson, in relating some of
+his war experiences, made mention of the fact that at one time, not long
+past, he had met a young lady from Michigan in search of her sweetheart,
+and that he had been her escort while she was at Richmond, and through
+their lines to ours. At this moment Jackson told me that he came very
+near spoiling everything by his agitation, but by rising and taking a
+glass of water had time to recover, and then listened to the story with
+great interest, asking a question occasionally. Capt. Redingson
+finally took a small book from his pocket and read her name, 'Se-raine
+Whitcomb,' and that of her lover, 'Henry Lyon,' and remarked, that he
+intended, if ever he should have an opportunity, to find out the history
+of the two, as she had impressed him very favorably, and, in fact, had
+excited his admiration,--she was so gentle and frank, and withal so
+brave. Jackson said at this point he again became very thirsty.
+
+“Very soon the conversation took a turn in another direction, and
+Jackson inquired if the Captain thought there were any persons in London
+looking after the interests of the Confederacy, to which the Captain
+replied that Jacob Thomlinson, C. C. Carey, and one or two others that
+he did not know, were there on a secret mission, the nature of which was
+not fully known to him, as he had only returned to Richmond from Mexico
+on one day and left under orders the next, and had to run the blockade
+in order to get away. His description of the passing of our vessels
+in the night out from Wilmington in a vessel laden with cotton; the
+darkness, the stillness of the night, the lights on our vessels, the
+fear of being discovered and overtaken, the joy he experienced when
+they had passed our line and were covered by one of their fast-running
+cruisers (the Susquehanna) was indeed quite graphic. Jackson said that
+although the Captain was a rebel, and perhaps engaged in running the
+blockade frequently, yet he was cheerful, and took everything that
+seemed to be working against their success so philosophically that
+he enjoyed his company, and rather liked him. During the trip Capt.
+Redingson learned to like Jackson also, and made him a confidant,
+promising to introduce him to many friends after they should arrive,
+among whom he included Jacob Thomlinson, Carey, and many others.
+He finally disclosed to Jackson the fact that he was sent by the
+authorities at Richmond to London and Paris with a large amount of
+Confederate bonds for sale, and that he would take Jackson with him
+to visit the bankers, and also get him introduced, so that he might
+be admitted to some of the Gentlemen's clubs, where he could hear much
+discussion pro and con about the war. It seemed that Capt. Redingson had
+been across several times on business for the Confederacy.
+
+“When the vessel reached port, and all was ready, the two went out
+together, and from Liverpool to London were engaged in conversation as
+to how they could best manage to enjoy themselves while in London, and
+at the same time attend to the business for which they were abroad.
+Jackson had satisfied the Captain that he was going more to find out how
+the people there felt, and the probabilities of the English Government
+rendering aid to the Southern Confederacy, for the purpose of his
+speculating in bonds and stocks, than for anything else, and at the same
+time to aid if he could the friends of the Confederacy everywhere;
+and to use all means, no matter what, for their success. They had not
+noticed any of the important points until they came within some ten or
+twelve miles of London, when their attention was attracted by the church
+and school buildings of Harrow, beautifully situated on a hill rising
+from a plain. This celebrated institution is one of the first in
+the Kingdom. It was founded in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Many
+distinguished men have been educated there, among whom were Lord Byron,
+Sir Robert Peel, and Lord Palmerston. After this the Captain and Jackson
+took much interest in the historic objects presenting themselves till
+they reached London.
+
+“On arriving they engaged rooms at the Charing Cross Hotel. During the
+next day Capt. Redingson found his friend Jacob Thomlinson and brought
+him to his room. Very soon after this he invited Jackson in and
+introduced him as Mr. Win. Jackson, of Memphis, Tenn., a good and true
+friend of the Confederacy, who was willing to do anything to aid in
+making the rebellion a success. Mr. Thomlinson received him with much
+cordiality, and conversed very freely, but cautiously. He was not quite
+as free and easy as Capt. Redingson. Finally Mr. Thomlinson invited them
+to visit him at his hotel, 'The Palace,' near Buckingham Palace, on
+the following evening, stating he would have some friends who would
+be pleased to meet them. Jackson was very desirous to accept this
+invitation, as perhaps the opportunity would be afforded to get
+some information of value, and was consequently delighted that Capt.
+Redingson promptly indicated their acceptance.
+
+“In good season they made their toilets as if they were to meet the
+Queen of England or the Prince of Wales, and set out for the Palace
+Hotel. On arriving at the hotel and notifying Mr. Thomlinson of their
+presence, they were ushered into his apartments, which they found were
+most elaborate and elegant.
+
+“On entering they were presented to Mr. C. C. Carey, Prof. McCullough,
+and Dr. Blackman, of Kentucky. These men had the appearance of the
+Southern aristocrats, except Prof. McCullough, whose manner and speech
+denoted Northern antecedents. Jackson noted this particularly, and
+in the subsequent conversation he learned that the Professor was of
+Northern birth and education, having been, prior to 1860, professor of
+chemistry at Princeton College, N. J. For a time the conversation ran on
+the voyage and the many interesting places that should be visited by all
+travelers. Before the evening was over, however, the topic was changed,
+and the success of the Confederacy (as they were pleased to call it)
+became the engrossing subject of discussion.
+
+“Jackson was here tested and found not only sound in this, the most
+interesting of all questions to them, but it was thought he might be
+made very useful in assisting them in perfecting and executing their
+plans.
+
+“Mr. Thomlinson and Captain Redingson discussed the selling of bonds,
+etc.; Thomlinson stating that the intention of the authorities at
+Richmond was to have given him the bonds, but that they were not
+prepared in time, as he had to leave at a certain date to escape the
+blockade, on account of his previous relations with the United States
+Government. Captain Redingson replied that he knew nothing about the
+business except from his instructions, and he could not do otherwise
+than to obey them.
+
+“After many suggestions it was finally understood that a meeting of the
+gentlemen then present should be held every evening at the same rooms,
+except when engagements otherwise should interfere. Capt. Redingson
+and Jackson then took leave of the other parties and returned to their
+hotel.
+
+“After going to their rooms Captain Redingson remarked that he wished
+Jackson to stay with him and be his guest, as he feared he might need
+a friend in future in reference to his business; that he desired him to
+witness his transactions in reference to the sale of the bonds in
+his custody. At the same time he asked Jackson if he had heard what
+Thomlinson stated in reference to his (Thomlinson) being the one who was
+to have placed the bonds. Jackson responded that he had. Redingson said:
+
+“'Mr. Jackson, I intend to deal honestly with my Government (meaning the
+Confederacy) in this whole matter, and I do not intend that these bonds
+in my possession shall be a missing 'Indian Trust Fund?'
+
+“Jackson remarked, 'Why, Captain, what do you mean by Indian Trust
+Fund?'
+
+“'Oh! nothing,' said the Captain; 'it was a mere idle remark.'
+
+“This, however, opened a flood of light in upon Jackson's mind in
+reference to matters of the past, in connection with certain frauds
+upon the United States Government. He pretended not to understand the
+Captain, however, and there the conversation on this subject dropped.
+Jackson thanked the Captain for his generosity, but declined to accept
+his offer,--that of being his guest while in London,--but said he would
+remain with him as long as he could do so. They agreed that the next day
+they would visit some few points of interest while resting and before
+starting into business matters, and separated for the night. After
+Jackson had retired to his room he jotted down what he had seen and
+heard, the names of those whom he had met, etc., and at the same time
+he concluded there was a chance for a fair-sized row between Jacob
+Thomlinson and Capt. Redingson.
+
+“Evidently, the latter had but little confidence in the former, and was
+determined to look well to his own matters of business.
+
+“The next morning, after they had breakfasted, a programme was arranged
+and they started out in a cab sightseeing. The first place of interest
+visited was the monument at Fish-street Hill, near London Bridge, which
+stands as the enduring monument to London's great fire in 1666. The
+next place, which is usually the first one visited by travelers,
+was Westminster Abbey--the shrine of the ashes of some of the most
+illustrious and greatest of England's dead. They then visited the
+Temple, being next in antiquarian interest; then St. Paul's Church, the
+Middle and Inner Temple Hall, Middle Temple Library, Temple Gardens, and
+one or two of the principal parks. By this time they had whiled away the
+most of the day, and therefore returned to Charing Cross Hotel.
+
+“After dinner that evening they again visited the rooms of Jacob
+Thomlinson and found the same friends of the evening before. After
+salutations, and the ordinary chat about London and the points visited
+by each, the conversation again turned on the war at home. On this
+occasion ways and means were discussed very freely. The Professor
+and Dr. Blackman seemed to be really fiendish in their feelings and
+suggestions. The Professor was very anxious that money should be
+obtained at once, in order that the plan agreed to at Richmond should
+be entered upon without delay, which was, as heretofore stated, that the
+material was to be made in large quantities wherewith towns, cities
+and other property could be easily burned without detection. Jackson
+inquired of the Professor what his combustible was, to which he replied:
+
+“'There are but two men who have the secret; it cannot be given without
+the consent of both and in the presence of both. I can,' he continued,
+'burn the city of New York in one day or night by throwing this
+preparation in eight or ten places at the same point of time, and no
+power can prevent its success in making destruction certain. The person
+throwing it can, by a certain gauge, give himself plenty of time to be
+entirely out of the sight of any one who might chance to be near. In
+that way he would not even be suspected. When the explosion takes place
+the flames will instantly cover an entire block of buildings. It has
+been so thoroughly tested that there is now no longer any doubt of the
+destructive power of the material.'
+
+“Capt. Redingson here interposed a question, desiring to know if this
+would come within the range of civilized warfare?
+
+“'Civilized warfare!' said Dr. Blackman; 'what do I care for the rules
+of civilized warfare? Have not these Yankees destroyed our property?
+Are they not setting our slaves free? Is not that destruction of our
+property rights?'
+
+“'Yes,' said Capt. Redingson; 'but this is retaliation on property and
+persons that are not doing any injury. You must remember that we
+have many good friends North, and this mode of warfare would be the
+destruction of women and children.'
+
+“'Very well,' said Dr. Blackman; 'let that be so. If those people are,
+as you say, our friends, let them join in and help us. They can stop
+this war if they want to do so. No, sir! they are only pretended
+friends. They are after the dollar, and play between the lines!'
+
+“Jacob Thomlinson here spoke up, saying: 'You are quite right, Doctor;
+we cannot look for help from any of those people, and the sooner we
+light up their cities with a grand and bright light the better!'
+
+“'Very well, gentlemen; I was merely wishing to understand the matter,'
+said Capt. Redingson.
+
+“Dr. Blackman by this time was walking to and fro across the room
+somewhat excitedly. Halting in front of Capt. Redingson, he said: 'I
+presume that your Christian sentiments would revolt at my proposition,
+and to which the authorities have already assented.'
+
+“'What is that?' quickly inquired Capt. Redingson.
+
+“'It is to spread disease in the Northern cities and through the
+Northern army.'
+
+“The Captain promptly replied: 'Well, sir, this would be a novel way of
+fighting battles. I had supposed that physicians were educated in the
+line of preventing and curing diseases, and not in the practice of how
+to spread them.'
+
+“'Yes, sir! as a principle, that is so; but in a case like this, where
+is the difference between shooting a man to death and poisoning him to
+death?' said the Doctor.
+
+“'Doctor, I can see a very great difference. In the one case you fight
+him, giving him an equal chance with yourself; in the other, you murder
+him in the most dastardly and cowardly manner.'
+
+“'I am greatly surprised at you, sir,' said the Doctor. 'I thought you
+were one of our truest men?'
+
+“'So I am,' responded the Captain. 'But, Doctor, we had better not
+discuss this matter further. I shall obey my orders; but please excuse
+me from anything more than to do so in the direction of which you were
+speaking.'
+
+“During this discussion Jackson had remained silent. The Doctor, turning
+to him, said:
+
+“'Mr. Jackson, what are your views on the subjects under discussion?'
+
+“To this Jackson replied that, being unacquainted with the usages of
+war, he was not competent to decide, but he thought while all parties
+implicitly obey orders, he did not see that individual opinions cut very
+much of a figure in the operations of a great war.
+
+“Thomlinson said that was the most sensible solution of the question;
+that he presumed there were a great many questions upon which we might
+all have very different shades of opinion.
+
+“'But, Doctor,' said Jackson, 'there is a difficulty in my mind as to
+how you are to carry out your proposed plan.'
+
+“'Not the slightest difficulty, sir. I have already made arrangements
+with all the smallpox hospitals of England, so that instead of
+destroying or burying in the ground the towels, sheets, covers,
+blankets, and under-clothing, they are all to be boxed up tightly and
+covered with clean blankets and sent to an out-of-the-way place which I
+have prepared.
+
+“I am to pay for them on delivery. I have persons employed, all of whom
+have passed through the most malignant forms of the disease. They are
+collecting and having brought to this out-house those infected goods.
+When I have a sufficient quantity of them I shall purchase a large
+amount of material used by soldiers, such as handkerchiefs, stockings,
+underwear, sheets for hospitals, etc., mix them with the infected goods,
+box them up and ship them to the Sanitary Commission in New York by way
+of Canada for distribution to the Union Soldiers, post hospitals, and
+sanitariums. I shall go to the Charity Hospital Association here and get
+permission to send them in their name; in fact, I have the permission
+now. They, of course, do not know they are infected goods, but I have
+given them the list of goods I intend to purchase, and they will give me
+the letter I wish, turning the goods over to me as their agent to take
+them to New York and present them to the Sanitary Commission for the
+Union armies. I have given to them the name of James Churchill, of
+London.'
+
+“'But, Doctor, how will you take them on board ship without danger to
+the people on the vessel?'
+
+“'Very easily, sir. There is not the slightest danger in doing so. I
+will pack them inside fresh linens and blankets, with cotton and paper
+outside of them, making the boxes of good material and very close in
+the joints. I shall leave for New York in about one month, and I have
+no fears that I will not succeed in doing great damage to the army, and
+also to the members of the Sanitary Commission who handle the goods. I
+regard the Commission as a set of scamps and hypocrites.'
+
+“Jackson here interrupted, saying: 'Doctor, you seem to have your scheme
+pretty well planned, and it looks as though it might be a success.'
+
+“This Dr. Blackman seems to have been a communicative individual, and
+Jackson having sounded him all that he wished at that time, the Captain
+and Jackson took their leave and repaired to their hotel. When there
+the Captain walked into Jackson's room and stood for a moment looking
+straight into Jackson's face. Finally, he spoke in about these words:
+
+“'Mr. Jackson, I am a rebel! I am what is called a traitor to the United
+States Government. I am in favor of the whole country becoming one
+universal wreck before I would submit to go back into the Union. But,
+sir, I want you to remember, if you should ever think of Capt. Redingson
+in the future, that his mother was a Christian woman, and taught her son
+to have some of the instincts of humanity. No, sir; I am no murderer;
+no city burner; no poisoner! I have listened to all these things and
+remained partially silent. But, as God is my judge, I will not be a
+party to any of these schemes. I will obey all legitimate orders, so far
+as money is concerned, and as a soldier will do my duty; but no man has
+a right to order me to commit murder or to perform inhuman acts, and I
+will not do it!'
+
+“Jackson listened to him, and then gave him his hand, saying:
+
+“'Captain, you are a man, and a gentleman, with true appreciation of
+what may be justified in war, and that which cannot be.'
+
+“The Captain said he would go the next day to see the syndicate that was
+to take the bonds, and as soon as he could arrange his matters he would
+leave London.
+
+“Jackson told him he would go with him, and they parted for the night
+with that understanding.
+
+“The next day the Captain made a visit to the office of the syndicate,
+where all the preliminaries were arranged. Jackson, at the Captain's
+request, and in pursuance of their former understanding, accompanied
+him. An arrangement was made for the Captain to meet these gentlemen
+the next day at the Bank of England, where the bonds were to be verified
+with papers sent by the Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederacy.
+Being quite weary they did not that evening visit the rooms of Jacob
+Thomlinson. After the Captain retired Jackson wrote to me a detailed
+statement of all that had transpired, and directed his letter to his
+mother, so that no suspicion could attach, not knowing what might
+happen.
+
+“I will digress here a moment to say that the letter was received in the
+due course of the mail. The statements it contained as to the proposed
+schemes were so revolting that they struck terror to my very soul.
+I left for Washington the next morning. On arriving there I laid the
+letter before the President. He read it and seemed to be dumfounded. He
+finally said:
+
+“'Is it possible that such men live in this day and age?'
+
+“He sent for the Secretary of War. The letter contained a minute
+description of Dr. Blackman and Professor McCullough. Certain reliable
+officers were at once detailed and dispatched to New York, with proper
+authority to arrest either or both of these men, if they or either of
+them should chance to enter that city. The President talked freely with
+me after this was done, asking me many questions about the feelings
+of the people. As soon as I could leave Washington I did so. Having
+performed my errand I returned home and found Henry sufficiently
+recovered to undertake his promised trip to Canada, and the day
+following my arrival he started. I have wandered from the subject,
+however, and must get back to London.”
+
+“It is all interesting, Uncle Daniel,” said Dr. Adams.
+
+“Yes, yes! but I must get back to London. The day agreed upon the
+Captain (Jackson accompanying him), met the gentlemen of the syndicate
+of the Bank of England, and then and there the bonds in the possession
+of Capt. Redingson were verified and found correct according to the
+Secretary's letters. The bonds taken by the syndicate amounted to
+several millions of dollars, and, much to the surprise of the Captain,
+the syndicate had instructions also from the authorities at Richmond to
+place two millions in the Bank of England to the credit of the Treasury
+of the Confederate Government, one million in the Bank of France to the
+same credit, and one million in the Bank of England to the credit of
+Jacob Thomlinson, and the remainder (|50,000) to be paid to Capt. T. P.
+Redingson. This he placed to his own credit. He then took a statement of
+the whole transaction from the bank. After giving his signature, so that
+he might draw for his money, he was then ready to leave. When asked if
+he knew Mr. Jacob Thomlinson, he replied that he did, and then in
+turn asked the bank officer the same question. He answered that Mr.
+Thomlinson was well known to the bank, and, in fact, was then in the
+back room in consultation with some other gentlemen. This seemed to
+nettle the Captain, as he felt that he was watched by Thomlinson.
+Jackson asked the Captain if he was ready to return. He signified that
+he was. They took leave of all the gentlemen, and left for their hotel.
+
+“That evening they visited the rooms of Jacob Thomlinson. Before
+starting the Captain spoke rather angrily about Mr. Thomlinson's conduct
+and about the amount of money placed to Thomlinson's credit. Jackson,
+being a very deliberate man, advised the Captain not to have any
+discussion with Thomlinson, but to take everything for granted and to
+agree to whatever plans the gentlemen at the rooms might suggest; that
+he could leave the country whenever he wished, and not meet them at any
+point in the United States or Canada. The Captain, with some warmth,
+said:
+
+“'Mr. Jackson, I will not meet them anywhere away from here to assist in
+carrying out their murderous plots and schemes! Thomlinson has the money
+to his credit, and can buy and pay for what he pleases. I will no longer
+be responsible; and the fact that so much money is placed to his credit
+causes me to have suspicion that these schemes, as they say, have been
+indorsed by the authorities at Richmond. Now, my dear sir, if I knew
+that to be true, so help me Heaven, I would renounce the whole concern,
+as much of a rebel as I am. I would go to Mexico or some other country
+and live. What! I, Thomas P. Redingson, a man of reputation, born of
+Christian parents, assisting in spreading disease amongst poor soldiers,
+who are merely obeying the orders of their Government? No, sir! no sir!
+never I I do not believe that the All-seeing God will allow this infamy
+to prosper.'
+
+“Jackson then said: 'Captain, let us go; they may be waiting for us.'
+
+“They proceeded to the meeting place. Upon entering they found all
+present, and apparently feeling very much gratified at something. The
+champagne was flowing freely and the conversation became quite loud. A
+new face appeared in their midst. They were introduced to him. His name
+was given as Dr. Mears, formerly of Washington City. In the course of
+the evening it was disclosed that he was the man referred to by Prof.
+McCullough as the only man other than himself possessing the secret of
+the discovery of the great combustible that was to burn up the world.
+Jackson excused himself from taking any wine on account of his head not
+being in good condition. After many bumpers they all sat down to review
+the situation.
+
+“C. C. Carey said that the first thing now, since the necessary money
+had been provided, was to ascertain what length of time would be
+necessary to perfect the arrangements, as well as for Dr. Blackman to
+complete his collection.
+
+“Dr. Blackman, always loquacious, spoke up instantly, 'I will be ready
+in two weeks.'
+
+“Prof. McCullough thought it would require a greater length of time
+for him and Dr. Mears to make proper preparations. He thought that four
+weeks would be sufficient time.
+
+“So it was finally decided that the three should make their arrangements
+to be ready to sail within four weeks, and that they would sail on the
+same vessel for Montreal, Canada. Jacob Thomlinson and C. C. Carey were
+to precede them and have matters all prepared for taking care of and
+storing their materials. The time was not then fixed for these gentlemen
+to sail, but it was understood they should go in advance and make all
+the necessary arrangements for quick and effective work as soon as the
+Professor and the two Doctors should arrive in Montreal. The plan was
+that agents were to be selected from their sworn friends of the Golden
+Circle, who were known to be tried and true men of great daring and
+courage. These men were to be placed at different points, where they
+were to be furnished with the material and instructed by Prof.
+McCullough and Dr. Mears on their arrival. Their operations were to be
+from Canada. The agents were to operate against New York and New England
+towns and cities from Montreal; also, against Buffalo and interior
+cities in the State of New York from Toronto, and against Cleveland,
+Cincinnati and Chicago from Windsor.
+
+“These preliminaries having been settled, the next inquiry was as to how
+the money was to be placed to defray all the expenses. Mr. Thomlinson
+made inquiry as to the amount that would be required. The estimates were
+made at once by Dr. Blackman for his part, and by Prof. McCullough for
+the 'fireworks,' as Redingson now called them. The two estimates footed
+up $109,000. Thomlinson thought that would be very extravagant. The
+Professor inquired if he knew the material to be used. Thomlinson
+admitted that he did not.
+
+“Jackson saw that Redingson was regarding Prof. McCullough, with a look
+of intense curiosity. Nothing was said for some moments. The silence was
+finally broken by Mr. Carey saying that he thought it might be a good
+plan to have one of the party who was to remain in London to have the
+amount placed to his credit somewhere, so that he could act as Treasurer
+for the two divisions of labor, and draw all the checks or drafts
+necessary. Dr. Blackman spoke to Thomlinson, saying that he thought well
+of that plan.
+
+“'Well, gentlemen,' Mr. Thomlinson said, 'whom will you select?'
+
+“Prof. McCullough said: 'I do not care; I am willing that Dr. Blackman
+shall act if he will do so. What say you, Dr. Mears?' The Doctor
+assented, and it was so arranged.
+
+“Jacob Thomlinson said: 'All right, gentlemen; on tomorrow I will make
+the deposit, and then Mr. Carey and myself will take the first chance
+for getting to Canada, in in order to make the arrangements as now
+understood.' At the same time he asked Capt. Redingson when and where
+would his orders take him.
+
+“The Captain replied that he should return to Richmond as soon as he
+could get through the lines. Speaking to Jackson, he said: 'I suppose
+you will remain in London for the present.'
+
+“'Yes,' replied Jackson; 'I shall look around the country some little
+before returning.'
+
+“They all agreed to have one final meeting the next evening, prior to
+separating for their various destinations. Bidding each other good-night
+they left.
+
+“Capt. Redingson and Jackson wended their way to their hotel. After
+arriving at their rooms Capt. Redingson commenced the conversation. You
+will notice that these two men never talked on the street, or elsewhere
+than in their room. Redingson said to Jackson:
+
+“'Did you see how loath Thomlinson was to put money in any other hands
+than his own?'
+
+“'I saw some hesitancy,' said Jackson.
+
+“'Well, sir, he proposes to spend only what is absolutely necessary.
+None of it will ever find its way into the Confederate Treasury. He
+loves money equal to any Yankee. But now, Mr. Jackson, what do you
+propose? Will you return to New York, or will you remain here for a
+time?
+
+“Said Jackson, 'I ought to return very soon, but I have learned but
+little as yet in reference to the sentiments of the people in England,
+and am thinking of remaining for a short time longer.'
+
+“'Well, sir, if you have no objections, I will remain for a time with
+you. I would like to see and learn more than I have about several
+matters. Let us go to-morrow and take a look around. What do you say?'
+
+“'Very well,' replied Jackson.
+
+“'Good night,' said the Captain.
+
+“When Jackson was alone, he wrote again under cover of his mother's
+name, without signing his own, giving full details of the plan of attack
+on the cities named, agents to be employed, etc. He gave the names
+of places in Canada from which the attacks with fire were to be made.
+Thomlinson and Carey's headquarters were to be at Montreal; therefore
+Jackson suggested that I send for Henry and put him on the track, and
+for him to discover the agents so they could be arrested, etc. This, he
+thought, could not be risked in a letter to Canada. Hence, I wrote to
+Henry to come home. He came at once. I gave him Jackson's letter and
+he studied it, making diagrams, etc., and then returned to Canada,
+determined to get in with these men and learn who their agents were,
+etc. I could not visit Washington at that time, so I took the chances
+of a letter to the President. He received my letter and took the proper
+precaution to have careful watch for the developments of the dreadful
+wickedness.
+
+“Now, let me return to the Captain and Jackson. According to their
+agreement when we left them, the following morning they started out and
+spent a day of great interest to them. While riding in a cab the Captain
+said: 'I have a proposition to make to you, Mr. Jackson, which I will do
+to-night. The more I reflect upon what certain men are going to attempt,
+the more atrocious it appears to me.'
+
+“Jackson looked at him, but with his usual caution made no response,
+except that he would be glad to hear what he had to say. That night when
+all the parties met at Jacob Thomlinson's rooms, as per engagement, all
+were good natured and full of hope and belief as to their success and
+the future triumph of the Confederate cause. In the conversation it
+seemed that the Professor and Dr. Blackman had come to the conclusion
+that they could be ready perhaps a week sooner than they had at first
+thought. Jacob Thomlinson said: 'All right, gentlemen, the sooner the
+better.'
+
+“He then revealed to them that he had that day chartered for safety a
+fast-running steamer called the Will-o'-the-Wisp, to transport them and
+their supplies of material from Liverpool to Montreal. The Captain
+and officers were, he said, their friends, and ready to aid them in
+anything. To Dr. Blackman he said: 'Take this letter; in it you will
+find full instructions and memoranda, so that you can at any time
+communicate with the Captain of the vessel. You had better send your
+material along with some discreet person as rapidly as possible, and
+leave for Montreal the first moment you can do so.'
+
+“He also stated that he and Mr. Carey would leave London in the morning
+to take passage from Liverpool to Montreal. The Messenger being the
+first steamer to leave, they were going over in her. After some further
+talk of no great importance, the Captain and Jackson bade good-by to all
+and withdrew.
+
+“After entering Jackson's room the Captain said: 'Mr. Jackson, I told
+you last night that I could not see how the Living God could allow such
+inhuman plans to succeed. Now, what I propose is this: for you and me to
+remain and find if any vessel will leave for Montreal near the time,
+but later than the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and that we take passage on her and
+follow them. I am resolved that I will prevent this inhuman scheme from
+being carried out. I do not believe that you will betray me, therefore I
+tell you this. I do not now know how I am to do it, _but I will do it!_
+What say you, sir? Are you a Christian man?'
+
+“Jackson responded, saying, 'I am a man of but few words, and therefore
+only say, give me your hand.'
+
+“They elapsed hands and pledged fidelity to each other.
+
+“'Now,' said the Captain, 'let us off for Paris to-morrow. We will not
+see these men any more while here. We can watch the papers and learn
+about the vessels, when they leave, etc.'
+
+“This being agreed upon, the next day they were off.
+
+“They visited Paris and quite a number of points of interest during the
+delay of their friends in London. Finally, the Captain came to Jackson
+with the Liverpool _Gazette_ and showed him the advertisements. The
+Will-o'-the-Wisp leaves Liverpool for Montreal, Canada, on Thursday,
+------ day of ------.
+
+“'We must leave for Liverpool at once,' said the Captain, and in an hour
+they were en route to London.
+
+“Here they took the cars for Liverpool, and arrived the morning of the
+departure of the parties with their fireworks, poisoned clothing, etc.,
+on the Will-o'-the-Wisp. She was a beauty--very long, with a sharp prow.
+She sat in the water like a seafowl, and sped away out of port as if she
+expected to attract the admiration of the immense throng on the wharf.
+They soon ascertained that the Fairy Queen, a very fast-going steamer,
+would leave the same evening for the same place,--Montreal, Canada,--and
+at once engaged passage and went on board of her.
+
+“During the day the Captain said: 'Mr. Jackson, you are not as much of
+a talker as our friend Blackman. I do not believe there is one of the
+friends whom we have met in London who could tell your full name, where
+you were born, what your business is or has been, or where you intend
+going.'
+
+“'No, sir,' replied Jackson; 'I never intrude myself upon any one. These
+gentlemen all seemed unreserved in their conversation, did they not? How
+did they know that I could be trusted with their secrets?'
+
+“'Oh! they knew that I would not have introduced you unless I knew you
+were all right. And they do not seem to appreciate the enormity of what
+they are doing. Oh! I did not tell you the curious dream that haunted me
+in my sleep last night?'
+
+“'No,' replied Jackson; 'will you tell me what it was?'
+
+“'Yes, sir. It was this: I dreamed that Dr. Mears and the Professor had
+committed a murder in London, and were tried, convicted and hanged; they
+were both cremated mated, and that you and I were invited to see it;
+then their bodies were in a blaze like tinder, and soon became nothing
+but a small quantity of ashes.'
+
+“Jackson said that was a very singular dream.
+
+“'But that was not all. I thought that Dr. Blackman was a perfect sight
+to behold with smallpox, and that he was delirious, and jumped into the
+Thames, and that you and I rescued him, took him to the hospital, and
+had him attended to. I then awoke. The whole thing was so vivid to my
+mind that I believed it to be true for a moment. What say you to this?
+I believe somewhat in dreams, and fear that these reckless men will get
+into trouble with their infernal machines, or fireworks, and poisons.
+They must not be permitted to carry out their hellish purposes, as I
+told you, and you agreed that they shall not do it. I will suffer death
+before I will see these plots succeed and carry the guilty knowledge on
+my conscience through life. I swear, if President Davis has sanctioned
+this, I hope the Confederacy may sink into utter nothingness. What say
+you?'
+
+“Said Jackson: 'I agree to all, except I do not believe in dreams.'
+
+“'Well, well, we shall see,' said the Captain. 'It is a warning of some
+kind.9
+
+“That afternoon the vessel moved out of port in majestic style. The
+steamer Fairy Queen was stylish and noted for speed. Nothing transpired
+to cause any excitement until the sixth day out. They had spoken several
+vessels on the voyage and found them moving on all right. On this day
+they discovered a vessel far in advance of them. The Captain and Jackson
+were on the deck, and concluded that it must be the Will-o'-the-Wisp.
+That night they were coming close to her, when the Captain of the Fairy
+Queen told them that the vessel in sight was the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and
+that she was moving slower than usual.
+
+“During the night, perhaps about two o'clock, they were aroused by
+fog-horns and various noises. They arose and went out. It was dark and
+the fog so dense that nothing could be seen. The fog-horns indicated
+that the vessels were coming dangerously near to each other. The running
+to and fro and the language of the Captain of the ship all betokened
+danger.
+
+“By this time the passengers were all up and out in so many different
+garbs that it was laughable, though the danger was imminent. The two
+vessels were nearing each other in spite of all that could be done by
+officers or crews. Finally the Fairy Queen was turned and run in the
+contrary direction from her course, and by that movement we got out of
+the swing of the Will-o'-the-Wisp. All remained up, filled with alarm.
+
+“In the morning the fog lifted, and again they could see their way. The
+Will-o'-the Wisp was still in view, but seemed to be struggling. Nearing
+her again they found she was crippled in some way. The Captain of the
+Fairy Queen spoke her and inquired her trouble, when he found one of her
+shafts was broken. The arrangement was being made to get her tow-line
+and aid her on her way. Just as they were fastening it they saw a stream
+of fire pour from her that looked as if the whole ocean was in a blaze.
+Their vessel had to cut loose and move rapidly to save herself. The fire
+seemed to leap into and out of the water, like great burning shafts,
+seemingly reaching the very heavens. It would then play on the surface
+of the water and reach apparently miles away.
+
+[Illustration: The Burning of the Will-o-the-Wisp 284]
+
+“There was no possible means by which any assistance could be rendered.
+No one could live near her, nor could a vessel of any kind approach.
+They could hear such frightful shrieks as would have made a demon
+shudder. Finally nothing could be seen save sheets of sulphurous flame
+jumping and skipping over the water as if playing with the waves. Then
+all became dark, and a streak of suffocating smoke hung over the water,
+as if a lake of burning brimstone was belching forth over the sea.
+
+“All on the Fairy Queen stood aghast and looked as though stricken
+with paralysis. When the dark cloud of smoke had passed away there
+was nothing in sight save one small boat, perhaps a mile away. The
+Will-o'-the-Wisp was gone forever, and it looked as though all on
+board had gone with her. The Fairy Queen steamed up and steered in
+the direction of the small boat, and found that it contained but two
+persons. It was found that one sailor and Dr. Blackman had escaped by
+cutting loose with the little boat when the first signs of trouble were
+discovered. The doctor knew what was coming, and made away for dear
+life.
+
+“When Jackson and Capt. Redingson made themselves known to him he was
+greatly surprised. They then talked the matter over, and all agreed that
+all the schemes of the Professor and Dr. Blackman were at an end.
+
+“Capt. Redingson turned to Jackson, saying, 'There is my dream.'
+
+“Blackman said Dr. Mears and the Professor were lost, and their great
+secret with them.
+
+“Capt. Redingson asked how this fire could have occurred.
+
+“The Doctor thought some of the Professor's material must have ignited
+in some way. 'The truth is,' he said, 'the ship was wrapt in flames in
+an instant. I saw this sailor jump into the life-boat, and I followed
+him. We are the only ones of all on board that are saved. The rest were
+all burned to death before they could possibly get from the vessel into
+the sea. There has never been any such combustible made before, and
+perhaps never will be again. But it is lost.'
+
+“He seemed very despondent all the rest of the voyage. When they arrived
+in Montreal and conveyed the sad intelligence to Jacob Thomlinson and
+Mr. Carey, they were overwhelmed with disappointment. Their schemes were
+all blasted and they were bewildered.
+
+“Finally, after some days of talking and consulting, they concluded to
+send Dr. Blackman to Richmond for instructions as to further
+operations. The first news that reached Richmond of the burning of
+the Will-o'-the-Wisp created great consternation. The loss of Prof.
+McCullough and Dr. Mears was thought to be the severest blow they had
+received.
+
+“Dr. Blackman left Jackson and Capt. Redingson to go to Richmond, but
+which way he went they never knew. Capt. Redingson took passage for
+Nassau, there to run the blockade, and was never heard of again by
+Jackson. I hope he is alive, as I think he was at heart a good man, full
+of noble impulses. Jackson was very fond of him, rebel as he was.”
+
+Col. Bush said: “Well, Prof. McCullough and Dr. Mears got their just
+deserts; their own fireworks did the business.”
+
+“Yes, yes! but the innocent officers and crew suffered with them.”
+
+“Yes,” said Col. Bush, “but this had to be; the Lord did not intend that
+such infamy should be permitted to succeed.”
+
+“But,” said Maj. Clymer, “there was Dr. Blackman, just as bad as either
+of the others; he escaped most miraculously.”
+
+“Yes,” said Col. Bush; “his material, however, was all lost, and he had
+a warning against trying the same thing again. There was no great secret
+in his material to be lost; but there was in the others', and the gain
+to mankind was in the loss of their diabolical secret.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel, what became of this vile conspirator, Dr. Blackman?”
+ asked Dr. Adams.
+
+“Well, Doctor, I am sorry to be compelled, with shame, to state the
+fact, but nevertheless it is a fact, that this same man, Dr. Blackman,
+has been made Governor of one of the States since the war, and at the
+same time his record was known by his constituents. But it did not seem
+to lose him any friends with his party, but, on the contrary, seemed
+to help him. Yes, yes, my friends, this is the sad phase of the whole
+matter. It matters not what a man did if he was a rebel; but if a Union
+man, and he did the slightest wrong, he was disgraced forever. None
+of the great and inhuman wrongs are remembered against the individual
+rebels who violated every instinct of humanity.”
+
+Here the old gentleman became silent, and placing his hands over his
+face, wept like a child. At length he continued:
+
+“I, with all my sacrifices, even here at home would be thrust aside
+in order that the citizens might pay homage to the men who would have
+afflicted their own household with loathsome disease, and at the same
+time mocked at their calamity. If God wills, let it be so. I do not
+believe, however, that He is doing more than trying the Nation, to see
+if our people are worthy of such a Government as ours.”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XVI.
+
+     A HAPPY WEDDING.--MARRIAGE OF SERAINE WHITCOMB AND HENRY
+     LYON.--FIRE AND PLAGUE.--THE PLOTTING IN CANADA TO BURN
+     CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.
+
+     “I did not fall in love--I rose in love.”--Bulwer.
+
+“After Jacob Thomlinson and C. C. Carey had recovered somewhat from their
+alarm and demoralization, they spoke freely to their friends in Montreal
+(and they had many there) about the burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp,
+saying it was a great loss to their interests, without specifying in
+what way. In a few days Jackson, (after finding that they had invited
+Valamburg, of Ohio, Strider, Bowen, and Bryan, of Indiana, for
+consultation,) could remain no longer, as he would be known by Valamburg
+at once. He bade his friends good-by, saying he would travel through
+the West and would return if it became important to do so. He left for
+Toronto, remained there a day or so, and then came to Windsor, where he
+remained for several days. Finally he met Henry, who had just returned
+from Montreal to Windsor, where he was known as Henry Davis. He was
+introduced by Henry to one Samuel Wintergreen, who was in the employ of
+the Confederacy, or, in other words, of the rebels, getting everything
+ready for raids on the cities and villages in Ohio and Illinois. This
+man was very shy of Jackson, but spoke freely on all subjects save what
+he was himself doing. Henry and he were chums and seemed to understand
+each other perfectly.
+
+[Illustration: Thomlinson and friends in Consultation 299]
+
+“Wintergreen was from Thomlinson's town in the South, and was fully
+trusted and posted by him with all their plans and schemes. The only
+remark he made to Jackson was that he knew, from Mr. Thomlinson,
+who Jackson was, and merely asked if he saw the burning of the
+Will-o'-the-Wisp; to which Jackson replied in the affirmative. Jackson
+and Henry had arranged so that they should leave for Detroit the next
+day. Henry informed Wintergreen that he must visit Detroit on matters
+of importance, and that he might, perhaps, be detained for some
+considerable time, but that he would keep his eyes and ears open at
+all times during his absence. The next morning Jackson and Henry met in
+accordance with their agreement and immediately left for Detroit. Upon
+arriving they drove directly to the house of Mr. Whitcomb, where they
+found the old gentleman, his wife, and Seraine; James, her brother, now
+a Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Anderson, having some time prior
+left for Allentown, in order to be with the General, where he had since
+remained, giving to him every attention. While spending a pleasant
+evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb, in conversation, in
+reference to the army, Henry remarked that he longed to be in the
+cavalry service once more, so that he might get even for the suffering
+he had experienced at the hands of our enemies while nearly starving to
+death in Pine Forest Prison.
+
+“Miss Seraine here spoke with much feeling, her eyes filling with tears
+as she said: 'I think there are quite a sufficient number of your family
+already in their graves by the hands of the rebels without any more of
+you taking the chances of death that must be taken in the army.'
+
+“'Yes,' said Jackson; 'and there seems to be one less at almost every
+turn. I feel that my time will surely come sooner or later, before this
+war closes.'
+
+“This was uttered in such a sad and melancholy tone that Henry could not
+for a moment control his feelings. Recovering, he said:
+
+“'It does seem that our family are struggling against fate; just
+think of the barbarous manner in which Harvey was killed, and see how,
+recently, the fiendish bushwhackers murdered poor brother Stephen. Would
+you not desire to be avenged on such wretches as these? Ever since I
+heard this, which was but a short while ago, (first told me by Seraine,)
+I have felt almost desperate, and certainly very revengeful.'
+
+“'Yes,' said Jackson, 'revenge is saia to be sweet; but suppose you
+cannot get it, and instead of being revenged, you lose your own life?'
+
+“'That is not all, Capt. Lyon,' as Seraine called him by his title; 'Mr.
+Henry Lyon promised me that he would not enter the service again, but
+that he would stay at home and take care of his father and mother, and
+I hope he will do so, and not break his promise to me. I have periled my
+life for him, and would do the same again.'
+
+“Henry clasped her in his arms and said: 'Seraine, I will do anything
+for you, and now I want to say right here, in the presence of my
+brother, that I am now and ever have been, ready to fulfill all of my
+promises to you.'
+
+“Seraine looked him in the face and said: 'I have never doubted you,
+Henry, nor do I now.'
+
+“'Jackson here interrupted, and turning to Henry, said: 'What are your
+promises to Seraine?'
+
+“'That she and I would become man and wife whenever she should say that
+the time had arrived to have the marriage take place. Is it not so,
+Seraine?'
+
+“'Yes, Henry, that is true; but I have never thought that the proper
+time had arrived.'
+
+“'Well,' said Jackson, 'if you will allow me to suggest, I think the
+time has now arrived. Seraine, your father and mother are growing old;
+your only brother is in the army and may never return.' And to Henry he
+said: 'Our mother and father are also growing feeble from so much grief.
+Mother, I think, cannot survive very much longer, and all of us who are
+now left, save yourself, are in the army. From our experience thus far
+the future is not full of hope. You and Seraine may soon be all that are
+left of both families, except, perhaps, some one or more of our parents.
+Now, Seraine, let us get your father and mother to go with us to
+ALLentown, and there, in the presence of both families who yet remain
+above the sod, (save brother Peter, who cannot be with us,) have this
+marriage solemnized. Henry, our mother and Jennie would be very happy
+over this, and so would Mary Anderson and the children, all of whom love
+Seraine very much.'
+
+“By this time the tears were rolling down Seraine's cheeks. Henry stood
+looking at her, and grasping her by the hand, when Jackson had finished,
+he led her into the presence of her father and mother and told them the
+proposition, and asked them to consent. They gave Seraine to Henry,
+and blessed them both as their children. Seraine, in answer to Henry,
+thought, in consideration of the whole situation, that the time had
+come, and that she would acquiesce in the arrangements as proposed by
+Jackson, who was happier now than he had been since the beginning of the
+war, and so expressed himself to Seraine and Henry. The next day being
+agreed upon for their departure for ALLentown, Jackson repaired to his
+room, leaving Henry and Seraine together to talk over the details of
+their prospective marriage.
+
+“Leaving Detroit the following morning they arrived at my house in the
+afternoon and found a warm welcome awaiting them, my wife and the two
+other ladies of my household doing everything to make Seraine's father
+and mother feel that they were more than merely welcome. When we were
+all together Jackson became spokesman, and waxed quite eloquent over the
+whole affair. When he had finished Gen. Anderson cried out:
+
+“'Bravo! Bravo! Henry and Seraine!'
+
+“My wife drew Seraine to her bosom as she would have taken a child, and
+embraced her and wept, until, from sympathy, we all were overcome with
+emotion. The family congratulated Henry. The two little girls did not
+quite understand it all, and began plying us with questions until we
+had to explain all about it, and tell them Seraine was going to be their
+'aunty.' This delighted them, and they commenced climbing upon Henry's
+lap, and questioning him about their 'Aunty Seraine,' until finally he
+made his escape from the house.
+
+[Illustration: Marriage of Henry and Seraine 313]
+
+“The preliminaries were soon arranged, and Mr. Whit-comb and I procured
+the necessary license. I then called in our minister, the Rev. Mr. Lowe,
+who performed the marriage ceremony in the parlor of our home. We were
+very happy that evening in celebrating Henry's and Seraine's wedding,
+and seemed to have forgotten for the time being all our misfortunes
+and griefs. In speaking of Seraine's success in visiting the Southern
+prison-pens and rescuing Henry, I came very near letting out the secret
+kept from her father and mother about the visit of Mary Anderson to the
+President in order to rescue her brother, but caught myself in time
+and changed the conversation. Our minister, a truly loyal man, was
+most enthusiastic over the marriage, insisting that this was just as it
+should be, and at the same time expressing some surprise that it had
+not taken place before. I said to him that I felt so, but had not
+interfered. I had allowed the two young people to arrange the matter to
+suit themselves. I must confess, however, that I was well pleased, and
+certainly should never have been satisfied if Henry had not married
+Seraine. No more devoted woman ever lived.
+
+“Just at this moment Aunt Martha announced tea. We all entered the
+dining-room and sat down to tea, as she called it, but found, instead,
+a right royal wedding feast, which all enjoyed exceedingly. Young
+James Whitcomb, who had been very quiet during the evening, though very
+attentive to his mother and father, now asked the minister if he thought
+it right for him to keep from his parents anything pertaining to himself
+which might distress them in his absence.
+
+“Mr. Lowe replied that he thought they should know all. All turned
+and looked at each other with surprise. The young man was silent for a
+moment, and his great blue eyes filled with tears. He said:
+
+“'I have never heretofore kept anything from my mother, father or
+sister, and I am now fully determined to tell them all about myself.'
+
+“We enjoyed our dinner, however, and joked Henry by telling him that
+Seraine would have to look after him, as she had been doing all through
+the war up to this time.
+
+“Here Aunt Martha had to come in; we could not stop her. She said:
+
+“'Yes, sah; dat gal takes kear of Marsa Henry. If it not done been
+for her he done starved to deff, he would. Dem Sesh, dey be affer dis
+fambly. Dey done kill mos' all, and am still affer you. I tells you, dey
+am; I knows dem, I do. Marsa Henry, you mus' stay home wid de folks, you
+mus'.'
+
+“At this my wife became much distressed. I told Aunt Martha to stop,
+which she did. Aunt Sarah then referred to Peter, saying that her dreams
+were now entirely about him, and that she was sorely troubled on his
+account. Ham stood near by, listening, and said:
+
+“'No mistake, Marsa Peter all right. I see him las' night in my head
+glass when I's sleep. He all right, sho'.'
+
+“By this time we had finished dinner, or tea, and were returning to the
+sitting room, when James Whitcomb took his parents out on the veranda
+and told them all about his trouble, the kindness of our family, Mary
+Anderson's trip to see the President, his clemency, etc.; his present
+situation, and how he obtained his position. We thought that this was
+a mistake, but he felt relieved, and his parents and sister, after they
+were satisfied of his having done no wrong intentionally, felt that it
+was the best for them to know it. We had intended it should be kept from
+them, but it was now no longer a secret in my family, and it was perhaps
+best that his father and mother should know all.
+
+“The next day Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb thought that they must return home.
+Mr. Whitcomb said to Henry and Seraine that they must come as soon as
+they could do so to their house and make it their home, as he and
+his wife being alone at such a time it was very hard, and made them
+discontented. They thanked all of us for our watchfulness over their
+only son, and it seemed that they could not thank the General and his
+wife sufficiently for what they had done for him. They bade us all
+good-by and separated from Henry and Seraine with many regrets.
+
+“After they had gone Jackson entertained us by a recital of his visit
+to Europe, and, in addition to what he had written me, he gave us all he
+had seen and heard. His recital of the burning of the Will-o'-the Wisp
+was quite graphic, and excited Henry and the General very much. No one
+except those who were in the secret knew what she had on board, nor the
+importance to the Confederacy of the men that were lost with her. The
+language used by Gen. Anderson against such fiendishness as Jackson's
+statement disclosed I will not attempt to repeat. It was strong and
+denunciatory, such only as men like himself, versed in letters, could
+employ.
+
+“I requested Jackson to make me a detailed report from the day he left
+my house up to the date of his return, which he did. I retained a copy
+of his report, and still have it. We did not call on Henry for his
+report that day, but on the next told Henry that if he could leave
+Seraine long enough (you know how young people are), we would like him
+to tell us what he learned in Canada. I really did not suppose that he
+could tell us a very great deal of interest, as I presumed he had spent
+much of his time in Detroit, as there was an attraction for him in that
+place which would naturally draw him thither. He said, however, that
+he was ready to tell us all that he had discovered in reference to the
+conspiracy; that when he went to Canada he formed the acquaintance of
+a Mr. Samuel Wintergreen, and soon they became great friends, as he
+satisfied Winter-green that he was ready to carry out any plan to aid
+the Confederacy. The passwords, signs and grips of the Golden Circle
+seemed to be all that any one needed in order to be at once recognized
+as a friend to those people. In Canada the people, almost without
+exception, were in sympathy with the rebellion. After traveling for
+quite a while he came back to Windsor, and there again met his friend
+Wintergreen. Remaining there for some time and talking with many persons
+without any material results, Wintergreen invited Henry to accompany
+him to Toronto, and finding nothing of importance there, they left for
+Montreal On arriving at Montreal they found Jacob Thomlinson, C.
+C. Carey, and many other distinguished men. Wintergreen met Jacob
+Thomlinson, and reported to him that his friend of whom he had written
+was with him. Thomlinson asked him to come to his rooms, and to bring
+his friend Davis. That evening they visited Mr. Thomlinson, and found
+Mr. Carey and two other gentlemen--a Mr. Landers and Ben Wudd. Henry was
+presented as Henry Davis, one of the agents under Mr. Wintergreen who
+was to assist (as it was then understood) in carrying out such plans
+as might be agreed upon in the interest of the rebel or Confederate
+Government.
+
+“They remained together till a late hour discussing various points. One
+of the topics was the great loss the Confederacy had sustained in the
+burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, in the material, and by the death
+of Prof. McCul-lough and Dr. Mears, as they alone held the secret of
+manufacturing the wonderful explosive. Thomlinson and Carey insisted
+that there should be no let-up, and that they must now resort to other
+means, in which the other gentlemen agreed. It was thought best to try
+releasing prisoners and arming them and such others as would join them,
+and make portions of the North a desolate waste, as they said was now
+being done in the South by the Union army. Thomlinson said in reference
+to releasing prisoners that he intended in a very short time to make
+preparations in Illinois for an attack on Camp Douglas, near Chicago.
+
+“'I think,' said he, 'that will result in the burning of the city. It is
+one of the worst places in the North. The influence of Lincoln over the
+people there is very great, and extremely bad for us, and that city must
+be destroyed by some means. If the Will-o'-the Wisp had not been lost,
+Chicago would now be in ashes.'
+
+“After some further discussion on this subject, all went their way
+for the night, with an understanding that there would be a meeting
+of delegates from the Northern States, called by Jacob Thomlinson,
+to assemble at St. Catharines in one month from that time, where
+many matters of interest would be discussed and considered. Henry and
+Winter-green then returned to Windsor with the understanding that
+they would attend the meeting at St. Catharines. At Windsor, Henry
+and Jackson met, and that which followed their meeting I have already
+stated. What Henry ascertained in Canada was only important in this,
+that it had opened the way for discovering that which was important to
+know, which probably would occur afterwards. I requested Henry to do as
+Jackson was doing,--to write out his statement in full. After both
+were prepared, I sent Henry with them to the President. He thought it a
+little hard to be sent so summarily away from his bride. The President
+received Henry with great kindness, and told him to inform me that the
+whole matter had been more skillfully and successfully managed than
+anything in this line since the war began. He also said, that he and the
+Secretary of War could breathe freer since they had learned the fate of
+the cargo of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and that McCullough and M ears had
+their deserts.
+
+“The President requested Henry to continue his investigations, and
+especially to attend the meeting of the leading Knights of the Golden
+Circle, who were soon to meet at St. Catharines, in Canada, and send
+through me, without delay, his report. The President inquired very
+particularly about all our family, including Gen. Anderson and Jackson.
+He also desired to know what had become of James Whitcomb and his
+sister. Henry explained fully about them all, and when he mentioned that
+Seraine was his wife, the President shook his hand most heartily, and
+told him that he was a very fortunate man.
+
+“When Henry returned home and had sufficient time for rest we held a
+consultation, and agreed to the following plan: Henry was to start at
+once with his wife for Detroit, leave her with her parents, and pass
+over to Windsor, and there, in company with Wintergreen, visit all
+places that Wintergreen might suggest, and then go to St. Catharines
+to the meeting arranged for the delegates from the Golden Circle of the
+Northern States; that when he had obtained information of any value, he
+was to return to Detroit, write his report in full, give it to his wife
+Seraine, and she was to come in person with it to me.”
+
+“She was a jewel,” said Dr. Adams.
+
+“Yes,” said Col. Bush; “there were but few like her.”
+
+Uncle Daniel continued: “Our lines of communication now being safely
+established, we were all anxious for Henry's departure; therefore, Henry
+and Seraine left for Detroit, leaving all of us almost heartbroken to
+be forced to give them up. But the hope of seeing them very soon again
+reconciled us to some extent. The two children said they loved their
+Aunty Seraine so much that they did not wish her to go away any more.
+After they were gone, it now being far into the Winter--in fact, Spring
+was approaching--Gen. Anderson said he felt that he could again take
+the field and perform his duty without endangering his health, and
+therefore must make preparations for returning to his command. We tried
+to dissuade him from it, but it was of no avail, so the next day he told
+the family that he should leave very soon. In the conversation he said
+that he had felt all the time that there was a void in his military
+family that could not easily be filled. He felt the loss of Capt. Day
+very much, but said he would try James Whitcomb thoroughly and had
+great hopes of him. Aunt Martha was near by and heard what was said. She
+immediately hunted up Ham and said: 'Marsa Gen'l is gwine off to fight
+dem Sesh agin, and I 'spect he want Ham to go, too.'
+
+“Ham said: 'Well, Marfa, maybe he not want me any more. I's not well;
+I's got dem pains in de knees and de breas' and de shouldars and de
+stomach. What is it dey calls dem pains?'
+
+“'Rumatiks, you ole fool; doesn't you know nuffin'?'
+
+“'No, Marfa, I not know nuffln'; you know I doesn't. I 'spect you better
+told de Gen'l, Marfa, I's sick. I go off and die wid dem pains, den what
+you do, Marfa? You be all by yerself, and don't you see dat won't do,
+Marfa. No, indeed, dat won't do.'
+
+“'Well, now, Ham, I's not goin' to tell Marsa Gen'l no such way as dat.
+No, sir. Ham, you jes' got to go wid de Gen'l; dat's what you do, so you
+needn't be tucken sick jes' for to skeer me, kase I know you, Ham. You
+no get kill. No, sah, no danger; so you jes' go, dats what you do.'
+
+“'Well, Marfa, jes' as you say. If you say Ham go, he goes, dats all;
+but de good Laud love you, Marfa, I's powerful sick, sho'.'
+
+“'No you isn't; you play dat afore. I knows you, Ham; you knows I do.
+You jes' stop dis rumatiks and go wid de Gen'l, dat's what you do. When
+did you get sick? I not hear it afore. You not sick. Let me see you
+walk.'
+
+“Old Ham hobbled off and Martha laughed at him. This nettled the old man
+and he straightened up and said: 'Well, I guess I's not bery bad, but
+I's not well, all de same.'
+
+“I came up to them, and nothing more was said.
+
+“I told Ham to go out to the farm and ask Joseph Dent to come into my
+house in the morning. His sickness all left him and he did the errand.
+The next morning Dent came in with Ham and we interrogated him on the
+question of his friends and what they were doing. He said that two days
+prior to this they had a meeting and were notified that they must
+change their name to the 'Sons of Liberty'; that the object of their
+organization was becoming too well known, and that they could not
+operate any longer under their old name. This was being done all over
+the country and in Canada. He also stated that Thos. A. Stridor had
+ordered them to send delegates to Indianapolis secretly, in order to
+assist in appointing delegates to go to St. Catharines, in Canada, in
+a few days, to consult as to the best means to be adopted to aid their
+friends, as they had met with a great loss. They had lost a ship and a
+valuable cargo, as well as their most important men who were to operate
+in burning cities. This was so true of what had occurred that we no
+longer had any doubt as to their certain communication one with another,
+as well as their perfect organization. This was all they did at that
+time. We excused Dent, and he returned home.
+
+“That evening at tea my wife (Aunt Sarah) said to Jackson and the General
+that she wished Peter to come home.
+
+“'But,' said Jackson, 'mother, you must remember he has been promoted,
+and is now a Brigadier-General commanding a brigade, and he cannot very
+well get away. He might lose his command by leaving.'
+
+“'Well,' said his mother, 'I want to see him. I am dreaming about him
+whenever asleep, and I feel there is something sure to happen to him. I
+have seen all the rest of you who are alive, and I want to see him.'
+
+“Here Jennie broke down and cried, remembering the death of her poor
+husband when mention was made of all being present who were then alive.
+Jackson spoke to Jennie and his mother and quieted them. We all repaired
+to the sitting-room and talked over Gen. Anderson's returning to his
+command. This was Saturday evening. So he instructed Capt. Jackson and
+Lieut. Whitcomb to be ready on Monday morning, as they would then
+leave for Chatteraugus. They were well pleased with the General's
+determination. His poor wife was depressed, and said she felt as though
+he had made so many narrow escapes that perhaps he might not escape
+again. But grief and sorrow had been such constant visitors at our house
+that we were all prepared for almost anything, and always looking for
+the worst. We enjoyed ourselves, however, as best we could until Monday.
+Jackson took in the situation, and kept us interested by giving
+accounts of many things seen and heard by him in England. This was very
+interesting to us, but more especially to the ladies and little girls.
+
+“On Monday they left for their command. The parting with the family was
+one of those affecting scenes natural under the circumstances. When poor
+old Ham bade good-by to all, after kissing Aunt Martha, his wife, he
+turned to my wife and Mary Anderson, and said: 'You need not to cry no
+mo.' I be 'sponsible for de General and Capt. Jackson.'
+
+“This was too much for Mary Anderson. Although weeping, she could not
+restrain a smile, nor could the others; but Ham was in good faith, poor
+old man.
+
+“After they had gone I felt keenly, and drove out to the farm, and there
+spent the rest of the day with Joseph Dent. He, however, knew nothing
+more than he had disclosed to us, about which I have already spoken. On
+returning in the evening I found all the family very lonely and solemn.
+They felt the loss of that portion of our family who were compelled
+to leave. Our little children climbed upon my knees and talked and
+chattered about their Uncle Henry and Aunty Seraine, as well as the
+General and Jackson, but 'Aunty Seraine' seemed to be the favorite.
+I did the best I could to gratify them by trying to answer their
+questions. Some two weeks had passed in this way when one morning I was
+notified to meet Seraine at the depot. I did so and brought her to the
+house. When the very hearty and affectionate greetings were over, and
+the two poor little girls had gotten through climbing on Seraine and
+asking her questions, which she did the best she could to answer, she
+gave me a paper which was Henry's report, accompanied by a good letter
+from him, stating that he would come soon himself. This was not signed.
+
+“I carefully examined his report, and was almost dumfounded at some of
+his statements; but he had gone into such minute details and given such
+indubitable proofs that no one could for a moment doubt. Henry said
+that on his arrival again at Windsor he met Wintergreen, and after
+preliminaries were arranged they traveled about the country from one
+town to another, until the time had arrived for the assembling of the
+prominent friends of the rebellion at St. Catharines in accordance with
+Jacob Thomlinson's request. They started for that place, and on arriving
+stopped at the Victoria Hotel, where they met a great number of persons,
+strangers to both, but well known in the Circle. Henry, on recovering
+from his prison starving and sickness, had grown quite stout, and was
+so different in his appearance from what he had ever been prior to
+his recovery that his own acquaintances would not have recognized him,
+therefore he did not feel that he was in any danger of being detected.
+He had heretofore claimed to Wintergreen that he was from Parkersburg,
+W. Va., and having been raised near there in Ohio could speak quite
+understandingly of the country thereabouts, as well as about a number of
+people.
+
+“On Wednesday, being the day fixed, quite a number of men from different
+parts of the country assembled. Quite a large room in the rear of the
+Victoria Hotel had been procured, in which the gentlemen were to meet,
+and Wintergreen, having been designated by Jacob Thomlinson for that
+purpose, notified the various delegates of the time and place of
+meeting. When all were assembled each one was required to give the
+signs, grips and passwords of the Golden Circle, or the 'Sons of
+Liberty,' as the name had been changed within a few days from the
+Knights of the Golden Circle to the Sons of Liberty. Henry did not
+find the slightest difficulty in being recognized, as he had perfected
+himself in all the signs, grips and passwords of the order in his
+travels with Wintergreen.
+
+“After Jacob Thomlinson, Mr. Carey and their committee were satisfied as
+to those present, they were called to order and seated in as regular
+a manner as would have been done in any deliberative body, by Mr.
+Valamburg, of Ohio, who, in taking the chair, said that as Grand
+Commander of all the Sons of Liberty in the United States, Canada and
+the Southern Confederacy he desired to occupy the time of the delegates
+for a few moments, in order that he might explain the object for which
+they had met. The assembling at that place, he said, was in order to be
+without the jurisdiction of the United States; that while together and
+out of the way of danger they were to deliberate in reference to matters
+that were best calculated to effectively aid the Southern people, who
+were struggling for an independent constitutional government; that
+the Government of the United States had become intolerable in its
+oppressions and tyranny. He made a long speech, presenting a list of
+abuses by our Government against the Southern people, and urged the
+necessity for aid to the South at once, in some way that would be
+most potent. When he took his seat he was loudly applauded by all his
+hearers. In this meeting were B. Wudd and McMasterson from New York, Mr.
+Woodsen and Mr. Moore from Pennsylvania, Valamburg and Massey from Ohio,
+Dan Bowen and Dorsey (who was a substitute for Thos. A. Strider) from
+Indiana, N. Judy Cornington and a Mr. Eagle from Illinois (both from
+Chicago). Other States were represented--Missouri, Kentucky, Iowa,
+Wisconsin, Maine and Massachusetts; but Henry did not give the names of
+the delegates from those States.
+
+“Many propositions were discussed. Jacob Thomlinson gave the full
+details of what Prof. McCullough and Dr. Mears were preparing to do;
+their loss by the burning of the Will-o'-the Wisp; also, Dr. Blackman's
+proposition and the loss of his goods, and he now wanted to see what
+could be devised as substitutes. All of the representatives present
+seemed to deeply deplore the loss to the Confederacy of the secret only
+known to the men who went down with the Will-o'-the Wisp.
+
+“Jacob Thomlinson explained that he had been instructed by the
+authorities at Richmond to lay several matters before this or any
+meeting they might have of representative men from the North. It was
+desirable to have these matters fully understood, so that the friends of
+the South in their meetings could commit all who were willing to aid the
+South in carrying out the various propositions. First, he would lay the
+message of President Davis on only one important subject before this
+meeting. It was dated January 13, 1863, and was in reference to the
+Proclamation of Emancipation by Mr. Lincoln. Thomlinson said:
+
+“'Mr. Davis claims that “by it the negroes are encouraged to general
+assassination of their masters by the insidious recommendation to
+abstain from violence unless in necessary self-defense. Although our
+own detestation of those who have attempted the most execrable measures
+recorded in the history of guilty man is tempered by profound contempt
+for the impotent rage which it discloses so far as regards the action
+of this Government on such criminals as may attempt its execution, I
+confine myself to informing you that I shall, unless in your wisdom you
+deem some other course more expedient, deliver to the several States'
+authorities all commissioned officers of the United States who may
+hereafter be captured by our forces in any of the States embraced in the
+proclamation, that they may deal with them in accordance with the laws
+of those States providing for the punishment of those criminals engaged
+in inciting servile insurrection.”'
+
+“At the conclusion of the reading of this extract loud cheers went up
+for Jeff Davis. Jacob Thomlinson continued reading:
+
+“'On the first day of May last the Confederate Congress passed a series
+of resolutions. The fourth resolution declares that every white person,
+being a commissioned officer, or acting as such, who during the present
+war shall command negroes or mulattoes in arms against the Confederate
+States, shall be deemed as inciting servile insurrection, and shall,
+if captured, be put to death. The seventh resolution declares that all
+negroes and mulattoes who shall engage in war, or shall be taken in
+arms against the Confederate States, or shall give aid or comfort to
+the United States, shall, when captured in the Confederate States, be
+delivered to the authorities of the State or States in which they shall
+be captured, to be dealt with according to the present or future laws of
+such States.'
+
+“After reading the message and resolutions, he said that in order to
+understand the full scope of both, it would be proper for him to state
+that the laws of all the Southern States for the crime of inciting
+servile insurrection fixed the penalty of death, so that the meaning
+of the whole proposition is, that any white man commanding negroes or
+mulattoes, who shall be captured, shall suffer death, and it will be
+the same when negroes or mulattoes are captured in arms against the
+Confederacy. With this explanation he submitted these documents, which
+were all printed and distributed in confidence, and in this way Henry
+was enabled to give the whole proceedings. Mr. Valamburg decided that
+the proposition might be debated, and on this being so determined, Dan
+Bowen, of Indiana, arose and made a most inflammatory speech. He said
+he was born in Virginia, and would stand by her in her trials. He was
+in favor of Jeff Davis's message, and not only so, but would favor the
+hanging of any white man who would lead negroes against his Southern
+friends, and would sustain them in any measure of punishment that they
+might adopt in such cases.
+
+“Mr. Eagle, of Illinois, made quite a speech on the same line. He was
+from Kentucky originally, and was for the South getting their rights at
+any cost. He said: 'Let blood flow like rivers, sir. Yes, sir; let fire
+rain upon Northern cities, and let the destruction of property become
+general, if necessary to produce the desired result. You must make the
+Northern people feel poverty, sir, if you wish to succeed. They care
+more for their property than for their lives. You must touch their
+pockets and then you touch their hearts. They are a fast-going people.
+I would just as lief as not they would know after the war is over, if
+it ever is, that I was in this meeting. No matter how the war may
+terminate, they will forget it all in a month, especially if times are
+good and money shall be plenty.'
+
+“This caused a great laugh, and the speaking ended. The question was
+taken and decided unanimously in favor of the proposition. None but
+delegates were allowed to vote.
+
+“Mr. Carey then presented his views, which were that their Northern
+friends must encourage raids and guerrilla warfare in their own States,
+and that they must commence it themselves. Burning must be resorted to
+when it could be done. He said that it had been so managed at Camp Chase
+in Ohio, by their friend, the Grand Commander of the Sons of Liberty,
+that a great many very excellent Confederate officers had made their
+escape, and were ready at any time to take command of men whenever their
+friends were ready, and that those officers were brave and fearless men
+ready to undertake any kind of enterprise or daring exploit. He did
+not look for any more foolish expeditions like the one made by Gen.
+Morganson. That it was not successful is easily understood. The Southern
+people were in too great haste in trying raids by large bodies of men
+where there were no lines of escape or retreat.”
+
+“Yes,” said Col. Bush; “they counted their chickens before they were
+hatched.”
+
+“I think they were stale eggs,” said Capt. Inglesby.
+
+“Mr. Carey said,” continued Uncle Daniel, 'We have now entered upon
+a system of small raids and destruction of property, so as to be very
+effective. And although we fear that we cannot repair our loss in
+the kind of material we had secured and had on board of the
+Will-o'-the-Wisp, yet we may, by good management, in some degree
+compensate for it, and, in order that you may understand how we propose
+to operate, I will read to you the order of the Secretary of War of
+the Confederate States to one J. C. S. Blackman, the brother of Dr.
+Blackman, whose poisoned goods were lost on the Will-o'-the-Wisp. The
+order is dated Richmond, 1863, and signed J. A. Seddon, Secretary of
+War, C. S. A., authorizing Blackman to enlist a company of men, not to
+exceed fifty in number, for special service on the Mississippi River. In
+lieu of pay or other compensation they are to receive such percentage of
+the value of all property of the United States or loyal people destroyed
+by them as may be awarded by an officer selected by the Department in
+charge of such duty, but in no case to exceed fifty per centum of the
+value.'
+
+“Carey said that under this order it was understood as soon as Blackman
+should enlist twenty-five men for this purpose he was to receive a
+commission in the provisional army without pay. This commission was for
+his protection in case he should be captured. Said he:
+
+“'We are now issuing quite a number of these commissions, and much
+good has already resulted. Blackman has destroyed a great quantity of
+property on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. A man by the name of J.
+G. Beall, who holds a like commission, has destroyed a great amount of
+supplies and other property on the Chesapeake. He is near here now,
+has a vessel, and is recruiting men for the Sons of Liberty in New York
+city, with a view of running over to St. Albans, in Vermont, and is not
+only to destroy property, but is to terrify those rich old Vermont Yanks
+out of their wits. It is by such means that we must alarm the Northern
+property-holders into peace measures and into voting the anti-war
+ticket. This is the only sure way to success, in my opinion.'
+
+“They all laughed and agreed that a St. Alban's raid would be a splendid
+thing, as the old Yankees would do anything to save their money and
+property. Mr. Carey continued:
+
+“'I think Mr. Beall is known to Mr. Wudd and Mr. McMasterson.'
+
+“They both replied that they knew him well, and he could be relied upon
+to do whatever he should undertake.
+
+“'Now,' said Mr. Carey, 'the prisoners at Camp Douglas, near Chicago,
+Ill., and at Camp Chase, in Ohio, must be released. Mr. Thomlinson has
+the money to pay all expenses. Cannot you men in the Northern States
+assist in this? Can you not get up organizations such as Blackman and
+Beall have done? The Richmond authorities will pay the same percentage
+for the destruction of all property necessary for the use of the army,
+as they do Blackman and Beall. Why, gentlemen, crops enough might be
+destroyed in one night by a simultaneous move to very badly embarrass
+the prosecution of the war.'
+
+“A man by the name of Burnett H. Yonkers, who was present, said he would
+undertake to release the Camp Douglas prisoners if the gentlemen here
+from Chicago would render their assistance, to which the gentlemen
+replied that they would give any aid in their power; that already there
+had been arms sufficient for this purpose secured by Thomlinson and
+placed in the hands of a friend in Chicago by the name of Wall; that if
+Mr. Yonkers should go to Chicago on that business he should stop at the
+Richmond House and inquire for Mr. John Wall, Mr. Morris Buckner, or
+either of the gentlemen present; that any of the clerks of the Richmond
+House would know where to send for either of the persons mentioned.
+
+“Mr. Walters, of Arkansas, being present, (the same that Gen. Anderson
+met in Colestown, Ill.,) and being one of the chief Organizers, was
+asked in reference to the condition of the Sons of Liberty. He said he
+had been traveling for more than a year in the Northern States. He had
+never been molested, nor had he been questioned as to his business. He
+had organized thousands of Lodges and found the friends--that is to say,
+the common people, who connected themselves with the order--ready
+and willing to act at any time, and willing to do anything that was
+required. The only trouble he found was in the cowardice of the leaders.
+To illustrate what he meant, he said: 'I came from Indianapolis here.
+Thos. A. Stridor promised me faithfully that he would be here, but
+you do not see him. He is the one man of all others in the West who is
+expected to advise and suggest.'
+
+“Dan Bowen here interrupted, saying: 'Strider has been at work. He has
+been in Washington, and has sown seeds of dissension in the army; has
+created jealousies between the Eastern and Western commanders, and
+produced much trouble on account of the Emancipation Proclamation.'
+
+“'Yes,' said Col. Walters, 'that I believe to be true; but why is he not
+here? I see he sends a substitute; is he afraid? Mr. Eagle was correct
+when he said the people of the North will forget all about the war in a
+month, if you will only give them a chance to make money. I can go into
+any city and proclaim myself in sympathy with the rebellion, and no one
+will molest me. If we should fail, and our cause go down, it would not
+be one year before Jeff Davis would be invited to attend agricultural
+shows North, so as to draw a crowd and increase the gate money.' This
+caused great laughter. 'I want now to ask my friend Bowen why his friend
+Thos. A. Strider is not here.'
+
+“'Well,' said Bowen, 'I cannot say. I had hoped that he would be here,
+but I find he is not.'
+
+“Mr. Eagle, who seemed to be rather sarcastic, said he understood
+Strider was compelled to stay at home on account of a cow case in which
+he was employed. They laughed at this, and then proceeded to business.
+The propositions and suggestions were all indorsed, and many promises
+made on the part of each one present as to the part he would take in the
+matter when he returned home.
+
+“Jacob Thomlinson said to Mr. Yonkers that he wished him to remain a day
+or so longer, as he desired to confer with him about the prisoners at
+Chicago. He then made quite an address to those present, saying the
+success of the Confederacy depended largely upon their friends in the
+North; that if the war continued two or three years longer the supply of
+men and money would fail. All their available men were in the army, and
+there was now nowhere whence they could draw recruits. Their friends in
+the North must wake up and help. They had friends enough in the North to
+make the Confederacy a success in six months, if they would only come up
+to the work manfully. “'Let our friends do as our friend Carey suggests,
+get up raids, organize companies for spoils; this is seductive and
+calculated to gather in young men. We will release our men who are now
+prisoners and turn them loose full of fiendish revenge, and alarm our
+enemies into peace measures. You who are our friends in the North must
+go home determined to carry the next election. This is important. If we
+can defeat Lincoln at the next Presidential election we are safe. The
+watchword must be that the war has been a failure; that the North cannot
+subdue the South; that foreign countries are ready to recognize the
+Confederacy, which will involve the United States in other wars; that
+the people are being taxed unmercifully; that the war should stop and
+the unbearable taxation cease. Your next Democratic platform should
+start out with the proposition that the war has been prosecuted only
+for the freedom of the negroes, and not for the Union, and that their
+freedom can only be maintained by the Union armies being entirely
+successful, and that during years of horrible, bloody war the Government
+has failed to conquer the rebellion and must continue to fail. Do this,
+and stand by it with a good candidate, and you must succeed. I would
+suggest that you take your “Little Napoleon,” General Mac, for your
+candidate. He is exceedingly popular with the soldiers of the East,
+and with the people also, as I am told. The sympathy will be with him,
+having been relieved from the command of the Eastern armies because
+he could not whip us, which was no fault of his, as none of their
+commanders will succeed in doing that on our own ground. We were foolish
+to undertake an invasion of the North. But no matter, we will soon make
+up for this. If you will take up Little Mac there will be no trouble in
+your giving him the nomination, and then one united effort on the part
+of our party will send him into the White House. If he can be elected
+that will end the war, as he is a peace man and a Democrat. We would
+then have another advantage. Many of the officers of the Union army of
+the East do not believe in our subjugation, and are bitterly opposed
+to the Emancipation Proclamation. Some of them have large commands.
+For instance, there is Gen. Farlan, who is a friend of mine of long
+standing; he is violently opposed to the Lincoln administration, and
+would at once favor a cessation of hostilities. So also is Gen. Smite
+and General Cross, both leading Generals. I may also mention Gen.
+Fitzgibbon. He has been ready for some time to stop the war, because he
+is thoroughly satisfied that we have been wronged and oppressed. He is
+in favor of putting Little Mac in as President. He would be ready for
+peace on our terms, which would be to withdraw the Union forces and let
+us alone. We have been robbed of our property, but should we gain our
+independence we care nothing for this, as we would reclaim our slaves,
+such as have not been stolen by the Abolition army. This, gentlemen, is
+what we desire and expect you to aid us in securing. If these things
+all fail us we will, in our desperation, make the homes of many of your
+Northern men miserable and desolate.'
+
+“When he was through with his suggestions they all cheered him, and each
+one, by short speeches, pledged a faithful adherence to the Confederacy.
+When they adjourned it was to meet again at some place in Canada to be
+named by Jacob Thomlinson, and the representatives to be notified by Mr.
+Valamburg. They separated with three cheers for the Confederacy.”
+
+Dr. Adams said: “I am desirous of knowing if Jacob Thomlinson and Mr.
+Carey are the same persons whom your son Jackson met in London?”
+
+“Yes; they are the same men who were engaged in procuring explosives and
+poisoned clothes, of which I have heretofore given you a full account.”
+
+Col. Bush asked if this man Blackman, who took out a commission in order
+to depredate and plunder, is still living?
+
+“Yes, he is not only living, but is now holding one of the highest
+positions in the United States, as a Reformer.”
+
+“What?” said Dr. Adams.
+
+“Yes, sir, as I once before have stated, his brother, who was to
+distribute poisoned clothing to our soldiers and in our hospitals, was
+made Governor of one of the adjacent States, and this marauder has been
+given one of the highest and most honorable positions. But why? You look
+surprised, Doctor. Has this not been so ever since the war? The most
+desperate and reckless men have been given the highest places by the
+opponents of the war, while our people, many of them, are only too glad
+to find something against one of our good soldiers as an excuse for
+laying him aside as useless furniture.”
+
+Said Maj. Clymer: “Valamburg is dead, I believe.”
+
+“Yes; he shot himself accidentally soon after the war, and died of his
+wound.”
+
+Uncle Daniel proceeded by saying: “I made my arrangements to leave for
+Washington at once, in order to have this information in the hands of
+the President as soon as possible. I requested Seraine to remain with
+the rest of the family until I should return, as I might wish to send
+some word to Henry. When I arrived at Washington and called upon the
+President I told him the reason I had not visited him recently, and why
+I had sent my son with the last report. Our afflictions had been severe
+and my wife was in such a condition, both in mind and body, that
+I really feared to leave her, except under very extraordinary
+circumstances. The President was very glad to see me and very grateful
+for what my sons were trying to do for our country He asked after the
+health of my family, Gen. Anderson, and all of whom he knew as in any
+way a part of us, and the poor man seemed almost as much grieved over
+our misfortunes as myself. He seemed to be full of hope, however, and
+spoke to me very freely about the war and our chances of final success.
+
+“He strode across the room and, turning to me, said: 'We are now on the
+right road, I think. I have rid myself of some of those Generals that
+we spoke about when we last met, and I intend to be rid of them for
+the remainder of the war. If they want dictators, and will not obey the
+President, they will have to organize outside of the army. I have now
+a new commander for the Army of the East who seems to be doing well. I
+hope he may continue as he began. He won the battle of Gotlenburg and
+broke the rebel army to pieces. 'I think,' said he, 'that Gen. Meador
+should have followed up his victory; but perhaps not. If he should not
+exactly fill the bill my eye is on a Western man who seems to know what
+he is about, and I think of bringing him East and giving him control of
+all the armies; but I will determine this later.'
+
+“I then gave him the statement made to me by Henry. He read it over
+carefully, and in an excited manner ordered a messenger to go for the
+Secretary of War. He soon arrived, and after greetings the President
+handed the statement to the Secretary. He also read it carefully. They
+then discussed the matter, and concluded to order an additional force
+to Camp Chase, relieve the commandant, and place a more careful and
+efficient officer in his place. This was done by telegraph, with a
+warning to the new commander to look out for an attempt to release the
+prisoners.
+
+“The Secretary said to the President: 'The rebels are desperate, and
+since they lost their shipload of explosives and poisoned clothes, with
+their two friends who were to carry out their plans, they are determined
+to attempt something else equally desperate, and we must look for raids,
+fire and plunder. By the way,' said the Secretary to me, 'that was
+rather a nice thing your son Jackson did in finding out all their
+schemes in London. Had it not been for his discovery we never would have
+known the desperation and infamy to which those men were driven.'
+
+“'Yes,' said the President. 'Mr. Lyon, is he your eldest son now in the
+army?'
+
+“'I have but two left in the army--Jackson and Peter. The latter you
+promoted for gallantry at Middleton Ridge. Jackson is now my oldest son
+in the service.'
+
+“'Mr. Secretary,' said the President, 'you will make out a commission
+for him as Brigadier-General, and give it to Mr. Lyon to take home with
+him as an evidence that we appreciate the services of his family, and
+especially Jackson's great service in this most important matter.'
+
+“I was visibly affected. The President saw it as he stood by a window
+for a moment. I arose and thanked him. He said:
+
+“'No, the obligation is the other way.'
+
+“Just then a dispatch was handed the President, stating that quite
+a number of prisoners had escaped from Camp Chase. He gave it to the
+Secretary, saying:
+
+“'I guess we were a little late in removing the commander of Camp Chase;
+it ought to have been done sooner. Mr. Lyon,' said the President to
+me, 'we will have to watch those fellows. They are doubtless up to some
+game.'
+
+“He asked me to keep Henry in Canada if I thought he could do good by
+staying there. I promised him to do so, and after getting Jackson's
+commission and bidding the President good-by I left for home, feeling
+gratified at the recognition given me. Arriving at home, I found my
+wife better, and when she found that Jackson had a commission as
+Brigadier-General she seemed so happy that we felt that she would
+entirely recover.
+
+“I placed Jackson's commission in an envelope with a letter explaining
+how the President came to promote him. When the boy returned from the
+post-office he brought me a morning paper containing an account of
+Beall's raid on St. Albans, Vt.; how he had sacked the town, robbed the
+banks and alarmed the people. I said to Seraine, 'There it is! They have
+carried out the first part of their program, and we will soon hear
+of trouble in all the prison camps. I regard this as the beginning of
+desperate work.'
+
+“'Yes,' said Seraine; 'Henry was very sure that they were desperately
+in earnest; but I thought, perhaps, the warning we had given to the
+President might save any further disaster in that direction.'
+
+“Seraine remained about a week longer, and then left for Detroit. I
+sent a letter to Henry, directing him to remain in Canada as long as
+necessary to find out when, where and how they were to move and operate.
+My poor wife was soon taken ill again, and was quite feeble and almost
+helpless for some weeks. Aunt Martha was constantly by her bedside,
+waiting on her, as well as trying to entertain her with her curious
+interpretations of dreams and her experience while in slavery. My
+friends, this did not last a great while. More sorrows soon came to us.”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XVII.
+
+     MOBS IN THE NORTH.--LAWLESS VIOLENCE AND OUTRAGE BY REBEL
+     SYMPATHIZERS.--THE CLASH OF ARMS.--BATTLE OF THE CHAPARRAL
+     BETWEEN GEN. SILENT AND GEN.  LAWS.
+
+     “One day thou wilt be blest,
+     So still obey the guiding hand that fends
+     Thee safely through these wonders for sweet ends.”
+      --Keats.
+
+“After the battle of Middleton's Ridge some rest for Papson's troops was
+indispensable. As soon, how-ever, as it could be done consistently
+with the condition of things, Gen. Silent issued orders from his
+headquarters, then at Nashua, to Papson and Sherwood for a disposition
+of the troops to be made so as to protect the lines of communication
+between Louis City, Nashua and Chatteraugus north, and from Chatteraugus
+to Bridgeton, Huntersville and De Kalb west. This distribution was
+speedily made. The enemy was in no condition for serious offensive
+movements, and contented himself during the Winter with a continuous
+harassing of our troops whenever found in squads or small commands not
+sufficiently strong to make effective resistance.
+
+“Near Huntersville a man by the name of John Cotton, with somewhere
+between fifty and one hundred men, was constantly raiding small corrals
+where only a few guards were left to watch them. His business seemed to
+be to steal mules and wagons, being one of the parties operating under a
+contract to plunder for fifty per cent, of the property so taken. He had
+the same authority and character of commission from the authorities at
+Richmond as Blackman and Beall, of whom I have heretofore spoken. During
+the Winter this man crossed the Little Combination River near Painter's
+Rock, and made a raid on Gen. Chas. Ward's corrals. Ward had been
+notified of the intention of John Cotton by a Union man named Harris,
+who resided near Huntersville. Gen. Ward had a company of infantry under
+cover near the corral, and about midnight Cotton made his appearance.
+The men who were watching for him remained quiet until he was near the
+corral, and then fired a volley into his raiders, killing three and
+wounding ten. They then rushed at Cotton, and he, with nine of his men,
+were taken prisoners. The wounded were cared for and the dead buried.
+The next day Gen. Ward organized a drumhead court-martial and tried
+those captured who were not wounded. The nine men claimed to have been
+forced into the service by Cotton, and were sent to Nashua and put to
+work, under sentence. John Cotton was treated differently. He was not
+troublesome again during the time that our troops remained at Painter's
+Rock. The understanding South and North among the friends of the
+rebellion was that raids were again to commence whenever they could be
+made at all advantageous to our enemies.
+
+“The Knights of the Golden Circle, or 'Sons of Liberty,' began to be
+open and bold in their utterances and their villainous work. In New York
+they aroused their friends and got up mobs of such magnitude that they
+could only be suppressed by withdrawing troops from the field to operate
+against them. The recruiting offices were mobbed, offices and papers
+burned, and the officers brutally beaten; houses were set on fire in
+great numbers and destroyed. Many large stores were broken open and
+plundered by the mob. All helped themselves to dry goods, clothing,
+jewelry, watches, and whatever they discovered. Innocent men were
+brutally murdered in the streets. Women were driven from their houses
+and insulted in every possible way. Hospitals and asylums for orphans
+were plundered and burned, and the poor, helpless inmates driven into
+the streets. Children were clubbed and brained by brutes for no other
+reason than that they were colored. Wounded and sick soldiers were
+thrown on the sidewalks and left without aid or assistance of any kind.
+Poor negro men were taken from hacks and wagons and hanged to lampposts.
+In one instance a poor man was cut into halves as if he were a
+slaughtered beast. Men were sent from Canada, employed by Thomlinson
+and his co-conspirators, to come to New York and aid in this inhuman
+butchery.”
+
+“My God! What brutality and inhuman cruelty! It does seem impossible
+that such things could have transpired in a civilized community!” said
+Dr. Adams.
+
+“Yes,” continued Uncle Daniel, “it would really seem so. Yet these
+things did not only take place, but were carried on here in the North
+by the anti-war party, and were well known by all who were old enough
+at the time to understand matters; but they are now forgotten. Why, sir,
+mob violence was resorted to in many places. Inflammatory speeches were
+made in every community where they would be tolerated. Our people were
+alarmed everywhere in the North, and were preparing for great trouble at
+home in the absence of the army. Indiana was stirred up to white heat.
+Many outrages were perpetrated on the State soldiers who returned home
+on a furlough, and in many instances they were murdered. One old man by
+the name of Banty, who had two sons in an Illinois regiment--they being
+residents of that State at the outbreak of the rebellion--was tied to
+a tree in the woods some distance from home, and remained in this
+condition till rescued by his wife. It became so intolerable that troops
+were held at Indianapolis for protection to the city and country. The
+Governor, as well as other citizens, were threatened:
+
+“In Ohio the same condition of things existed. Camp Chase was about to
+be attacked. Troops had, of necessity, to be sent for the safe keeping
+of the prisoners.
+
+“At Coleston, Ill., the Knights of the Golden Circle attacked a squad
+of Union soldiers, who had just returned home from the army on furlough,
+and killed seven of them. In one county further south in Illinois, the
+name of which I have forgotten, there were quite a number of soldiers
+killed in secret. A man by the name of Geo. Akers, who had once been
+Sheriff of the County, but at the time of which I am speaking was the
+Head Center of the Golden Circle in that part of the country, was so
+strongly suspected of having soldiers quietly 'put out of the way,' that
+a search of his premises was made by a Provost Marshal, and in his
+mill, which was on his place, were found many suits of Union soldiers'
+uniforms, evidently taken from dead bodies. He was put in prison, but
+was aided to escape by his brother conspirators. In the same County a
+soldier by the name of Stacks, while home on a furlough, was called
+to his own door in the night and shot by one Honeycliff. I give these
+instances merely to have you understand the feeling and determination
+of the men in the North who sympathized with the rebellion, to aid it in
+all ways and by any means, no matter how foul or vile.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel,” said Col. Bush, “I know about Akers and the cases you
+mention in Illinois, as I was sent there at that time with a battalion
+to look after those fellows, and you do not tell one-half the trouble
+there was in that part of the country.”
+
+“No, I presume not; I only remember these facts in regard to matters in
+that State that fastened themselves irrevocably upon my mind.”
+
+Said Dr. Adams: “It seems incredible that such things could have
+happened in the North, where the same men now claim to have been loyal
+then.”
+
+“But, Doctor,” said Col. Bush, “all these things did occur, though they
+are now forgotten by many, and our young people, who know very little
+about the war, except such things as they may gather from imperfect and
+distorted histories, doubt the truthfulness of these facts, being unable
+to understand why traitors should go unpunished. Why, Doctor, many of
+the men who were harassing and alarming the people then as Knights of
+the Golden Circle, are now the leading men in the communities where
+they were then the most offensive to Union people and disloyal to their
+Government. They have so managed as to be at the front politically, and
+if affairs continue as they are now, and seem tending, very soon the
+same men will claim that they put down the rebellion. They have already
+deceived many by their self-assertion. You see, Doctor, the policy of
+not allowing ourselves to speak of the war nor any of its concomitants,
+leaves the young people in ignorance of what we suffered during its
+existence.”
+
+“That is true, I am sorry to say,” replied Dr. Adams; “but we who do
+know all about it should teach the present and coming generations
+these very important facts. The difficulty is, however, that when you
+undertake it many people insist that they wish to forget all about
+it, and that they do not want their children to know anything of its
+horrors. But, Uncle Daniel, please continue what you were telling us.”
+
+“The Richmond authorities,” said Uncle Daniel, “had detached a portion
+of Biggs's command under Gen. Brice, some 20,000 strong, and sent
+them into Missouri, where they had made the homes of many Union people
+desolate, and spread terror throughout that State and a portion of
+Kansas. Brice had organized bands of marauders and bushwhackers, as they
+were termed, in the same way and under the same character of agreements
+as made with Blackman and others. Quartel's and Stringfinder's bands
+were the most destructive to life and property, murdering Union men as
+they moved, and making the country a desolate waste through which they
+passed. The smoke rising from houses, barns, etc., could be seen in
+every direction. It could well have been termed 'a pillar of cloud by
+day and a pillar of fire by night.'
+
+“At the same time the rebel cruisers were a terror on the high seas. The
+Alabama, the Florida, and the Shenandoah were a dreaded scourge among
+our merchantmen. Our commerce was being driven from the seas and passing
+under the flags of other countries.
+
+“'All these things were very discouraging to the loyal people of our
+country, and at the same time greatly encouraged the rebels and their
+allies and friends in the North. The demagogues of the anti-war party
+traversed the whole country, haranguing the people, preaching peace and
+crying high taxes, and insisting that the war had so far been a total
+failure, and that it would not be any better in the future. In fact,
+they were carrying out to the letter that which had been suggested by
+Valamburg and his friends at St. Catharines, in Canada, at the meeting
+about which I have heretofore spoken. Many of our best men had to return
+home from the army for a brief period and canvass as stump orators
+before the people, in order to quiet their apprehensions and fears as to
+the chances of our ultimate success.”
+
+“Yes,” said Capt. Inglesby, “I well remember the very great anxiety then
+amongst our people. I returned home about the time mentioned, and the
+question was constantly asked me if I thought we could ever suppress the
+rebellion. All our successes during the Summer and Fall before seemed
+to have had only a temporary effect upon our people. In fact, they were
+easily discouraged during the whole period through which the war was
+continued.”
+
+“Yes, Col. Bush, that is easily accounted for. We left behind us an
+element nearly or quite a majority; certainly so in many parts of our
+country North, which was constantly decrying the war and the means which
+were being used against the rebellion. Their constant talk in the same
+direction could not help having a great influence, especially on the
+minds of weak men, aud in many instances on those whose nearest and
+dearest relatives were in the army taking the chances of their lives;
+and, as you all well know, these pretended friends to our faces were in
+their hearts wishing and praying for the success of our enemies.”
+
+“Yes, that is true; and it was strange and hard to understand at the
+time, as these same people could have gained nothing by the success of
+the rebellion. They lived North, and would have been equally despised by
+the rebels (if they had succeeded) as a part of the Yankee Nation.”
+
+“Doubtless that would have been so, but it was not particularly the love
+that they had for the rebels or their cause, but their hatred for the
+party in power. They had been in power so long, that being ousted by
+the voice of the people made a number of the leaders who had lost in the
+political contest feel a desire to see the people who had beaten them
+lose in the contest against the rebellion. They had said so many bitter
+things against Mr. Lincoln and prophesied war and final separation
+between the slave and free States, that they were willing to see the
+country destroyed in order to be considered among the people as wise
+oracles and political prophets; so that they made it their interest
+politically that the rebellion should succeed. Many people were
+followers of these men in all the States North. Out of this feeling grew
+and prospered the Knights of the Golden Circle, or Sons of Liberty.”
+
+“Well, gentlemen,” said Dr. Adams, “I agree with all you have said; but
+I am growing somewhat impatient to again hear Uncle Daniel.”
+
+All were again listeners, and Uncle Daniel proceeded:
+
+“I was speaking of the alarming condition of the country and the dangers
+that were menacing peaceful citizens, as well as their property. I
+became very much alarmed for the safety of the two families left in my
+charge. I sent a letter to Henry to come with his wife and make my house
+his home for the present. He and Seraine came at once, and were willing
+as well as happy in remaining with us for a while, Seraine feeling
+satisfied that, as her parents were two such quiet people, no harm could
+come to them. After the excitement and confusion created by the delight
+in the household over their arrival subsided, Henry took me aside and
+related his experience since leaving home.
+
+“He said that he remained quietly in Detroit for some time at his wife's
+home. Then he went to Windsor, and there learned that the people of the
+Confederacy were very much disheartened, but were making a desperate
+effort to harass the armies of the Union, without fighting great
+battles, until their armies were recuperated and filled up with new
+recruits; that the plan was for their friends to confuse and excite the
+Northern people, just as they were doing. He stated Jacob Thomlinson's
+plans just as they were being literally carried out. After these plans
+were well on the way in the direction of being fully executed, C. C.
+Carey left for Richmond, and Jacob Thomlinson for London, accompanied by
+Mr. Wintergreen, who was to act as his private secretary. On separating
+from Carey the understanding was that they would remain away from Canada
+until the political canvass for President had well advanced and until
+after the nominations by both parties had been made. During their
+absence they were to ascertain what new plans were being executed and
+what new schemes could be put into operation during the Fall and Winter
+following. Henry said the one mentioned was the only one matured, and
+that was being carried out.
+
+“Gen. Silent had now been promoted and ordered East, and Gen. Sherwood
+put in command of the Center, with orders to make a campaign South,
+pushing and pressing the enemy at every point possible. This movement
+was to and did commence at the earliest possible moment in the Spring
+following. Simultaneously with this a movement was made in the East
+against the capital of the Confederacy.
+
+“One evening, a few days prior to Gen. Silent's departure for the
+East in pursuance of his orders, while walking out on the bank of the
+Combination River a short distance from Nashua, as the shadows of night
+were quietly gathering about him, a form seemed to stand before him,
+which, from its appearance and the flowing white robes in which it was
+arrayed, he at once recognized as the strange specter that had appeared
+to him while sitting on a stone beneath a tree at Chatteraugus. Gen.
+Silent was startled for a moment, but stood still with eyes fixed upon
+the apparition. Finally a light, beautiful and dazzling, shone around
+the figure. He did not move. It approached him, saying in a subdued,
+soft and melodious voice:
+
+“'Gen. Silent, you have been selected to forever wipe out the crime
+of slavery. This can only be done by suppressing the rebellion now
+in progress against your Government, which must be completed within
+fourteen months from this day or all will be lost. Start East at
+once; take no rest with either of your great armies until this is
+accomplished. All is with you. The matter is exclusively in your hands.'
+
+“After speaking thus, the specter disappeared and all was still. He
+stood for a moment, bewildered. When he had collected his thoughts he
+turned and walked rapidly to his quarters, which were at the Nashua
+House. He entered his room and sat for some time in deep meditation.
+While at Victor's Hill he had thought of moving his army across to
+Mobile, and thence to Savannah and North to the rear of Richmond. He was
+not a superstitious man, but at the same time was forced by what he
+had seen and heard that night to consider well that which seemed to be
+before him. The condition of the armies of the Union, and also that of
+the rebels, was taken in at one grasp of the mind. The East and West
+were carefully considered, and a plan seemed to be placed before
+him that would certainly be successful. The whole question of the
+suppression of the rebellion seemed to be disclosed to his mind, and
+indelibly photographed thereon, as if in a vision from on high. He could
+see his Army of the West and Center combined under one commander, making
+their way against obstinate resistance to the sea; and then coming north
+to the rear of Richmond, breaking the shell of the Confederacy as it
+marched. At the same time he saw the great rebel army of the East,
+under Laws, in Virginia, melt away before him, driven, demoralized, and
+finally captured. This all seemed to be a dream, and yet it was the true
+method to pursue in order to put down the rebellion. These things were
+at once firmly fixed in his mind, and thus he would undertake to bring
+success, should he be selected as the commander of all the armies of the
+Union, as had just been indicated to him.
+
+“Just then a rap was head at his door. 'Come in,' was the response, and
+Gen. Anderson entered. Gen. Silent met him with great cordiality and
+asked him to be seated. They conversed for some time on the subject of
+the war and the probabilities of success.
+
+“Finally Gen. Anderson said: 'General, this war can be concluded in but
+one way, and that is by desperate fighting. The armies on both sides
+are made up of Americans, each believing they are right, and numbers and
+endurance will finally determine the contest, provided our people do
+not become alarmed at the constant cry for peace by the Northern Golden
+Circles and other sympathizers with the South.'
+
+“'That is true,' said Gen. Silent; 'I feel more bitterness towards those
+Northern croakers and sympathizers than I do toward the rebels in the
+South, who take their lives and put them in chance for what they believe
+to be right. Wrong as they are, they are better men than those who are
+behind us trying to discourage us, and to encourage the rebels, without
+the nerve to fight on either side.'
+
+“'Yes,' said Anderson; 'I fully agree with you. Allow me to ask at about
+what time will our Spring campaign begin?'
+
+“'At the very first moment that we can move on the roads in safety. I am
+now sending Sherwood with what troops are within his call from Victor's
+Hill east to Meredith, breaking railroads, destroying bridges, etc., so
+that when we commence our movements in the Spring, Biggs will have no
+line save the one due south or east. We will then force him into the
+extreme South or cause him to make a junction with the army in the East,
+under Laws, where our Army of the West and Center must pursue him. The
+destruction of the two great rebel armies must be our task. This done,
+the rebellion will be at an end. This must be accomplished within the
+next fourteen months; sooner if we can, but within that time we must
+succeed, if at all, and I have no doubt whatever of a final triumph. The
+Almighty is only permitting the continuation of this struggle in order
+that the people shall become thoroughly satisfied with the destruction
+of slavery. Whenever that time comes He will give our enemies over into
+our hands.'
+
+“'Gen. Silent, your faith is certainly very strong.'
+
+“'Yes; I am now thoroughly convinced in my own mind that within the time
+mentioned our enemies will be at our feet. I am going East, where I am
+ordered by the President for some purpose. I intend to lay my whole
+plan before him and urge its adoption, believing that if followed the
+rebellion will end as I have stated. Would you like to go East, Gen.
+Anderson, if I should wish you to do so?'
+
+“'I would certainly not disobey your orders, Gen. Silent, but I have
+a good command, and one with which I am well acquainted, and perhaps I
+would be of more service by remaining with it than by taking a new one.
+I did have a great desire to be ordered East when I was sent here, but
+the reasons for that desire do not now exist.'
+
+“Gen. Anderson then, in confidence, related to Gen. Silent what had
+transpired at McGregor's headquarters the evening after the battle at
+Antler's Run, which astonished Gen. Silent. He sat for some time without
+making any remark. Finally he asked if the President and the Secretary
+of War had this information.
+
+“Gen. Anderson replied that they had.
+
+“Gen. Silent smiled, but said not a word. The conversation on this
+subject then dropped. Gen. Silent inquired if he believed in dreams.
+
+“Gen. Anderson answered in the negative; at the same time he said he had
+heard on one or two occasions of very strange dreams, and one especially
+that he was watching closely to see if it would turn out in accordance
+with an interpretation given to it by a person whom he well knew.
+
+“Gen. Silent then asked him if he had ever seen anything that he could
+not understand or account for.
+
+“'No, sir,' replied Gen. Anderson.
+
+“Gen. Silent said no more, and it then being quite late they separated.
+Gen. Silent left early next morning for the East. As soon as he could
+reach Washington he appeared at the Executive Mansion and had an
+interview with the President, when he was informed that he had been
+ordered East with a view of putting him in command of all the armies of
+the United States. He did not exhibit the least surprise at this, but
+at once proceeded to lay his plans before the President and Secretary of
+War. The plans were the same as suggested by him to Gen. Anderson. After
+careful consideration they were approved.
+
+“The President told Gen. Silent he now should have the full support of
+the Government, with supreme command, and that the President would hold
+him responsible for the suppression of the rebellion, and expect that
+the enemy would be dispersed at an early day.
+
+“Gen. Silent replied that the rebellion would end within fourteen
+months.
+
+“'Why fourteen months? Could you not say twelve?'
+
+“'No, sir,' replied Silent; 'I put it fourteen. I hope to see it
+accomplished at an earlier date, but within this time it will be done.'
+
+“'Gen. Silent, I have a strange reason for saying twelve months,' and
+the President laughed at the idea of having a superstition about dreams,
+'but, General last night I had such a curious dream that I must tell it
+to you. I thought a strange man appeared in the presence of the Armies
+of the West, riding upon a large brown horse, and that where-ever and
+whenever he appeared the armies were successful; that this strange
+man would disappear without uttering a word. This same strange man had
+appeared at the East, and at his appearance the rebel armies laid down
+their arms and sued for peace. In my dream peace was restored, but it
+lasted for only a short time; the citizens of Maryland and Virginia
+conspired together and swept down upon Washington, captured the city,
+burned the Government records, and murdered many of our leading men,
+amongst whom was yourself. What do you say to this, General? Can you
+interpret it?'
+
+“'No, Mr. President, I cannot. I do not allow myself to think but
+very little about dreams. They certainly can be nothing more than the
+wanderings of the mind during sleep. But, Mr. President, since you
+have taken me into your confidence I must confess that I am sometimes
+startled by what seems to be an unfolding of events in the future.'
+
+“Saying this much he relapsed into his wonted silence. After some
+further conversation they separated. The next morning Gen. Silent left
+for the Army of the East. He was received on his arrival in a manner
+that showed their confidence in him as a great commander. He established
+his headquarters in the field near Meador, and at once commenced giving
+directions in his quiet way for reorganizing the troops and preparing in
+every way for an early advance. His army was soon organized into
+three corps,--Second, Fifth and Sixth,--commanded respectively by Gen.
+Hanscom, Gen. Sedgewear and Gen. Warner; the Ninth (Independent) Corps,
+under Broomneld, with the cavalry under Sher-lin, who had been ordered
+to the East from the Army of the Center.
+
+“My son Jackson, having been spoken of very highly to Gen. Silent by
+Gen. Anderson, had also been ordered to the East and placed in command
+of a brigade under Gen. Hanscom.
+
+[Illustration: Gens. Silent and Meador in conversation. 347]
+
+“The armies both in the East and the West being reorganized and in good
+condition, Gen. Silent began his arrangements for an immediate movement.
+The Armies of the West and Center now being combined under the command
+of Sherwood were to move from Chatteraugus directly down the railroad
+against Biggs,--or rather Jones, the new commander of the rebel forces.
+The movement of the combined armies, East and West, against the enemy,
+was to take place on the same day. The rebel army East was admirably
+posted for defensive operations, provided they were to be attacked in
+their position. Laws had his army divided into three corps, commanded
+respectively by Ewelling on the right, A. P. Hiller on the left, and
+Longpath (who had come from Biggs) as reserve in the rear; his cavalry
+by J. E. Seward. His army was on the south bank of the Rapidan, and in
+rear of Mine Run, and extending east to the spurs of the Blue Ridge, on
+the west and left flank, protected by heavy earthworks. His forces and
+his movements were covered by streams, forests, hills, and by a very
+heavy chaparral or copse for miles in extent.
+
+“Silent would not attack in his front, as Laws expected, but concluded
+to plunge immediately into the chaparral and threaten Laws's right. This
+would compel the enemy to give battle at once or retreat. So orders were
+issued for the Army of the East to move at midnight, cross the Rapidan,
+and march into the dense woods by the roads nearest the rebel lines.
+The troops moved, and by dawn the next morning had possession of the
+crossings and were passing over the river. By night of that day the army
+had crossed with most of their trains. The cavalry had pushed forward
+and camped near Sedgewear, who had gone into bivouac on the hill after
+crossing the Rapidan. During the day our signal corps had read the
+signals of the enemy, which were that Laws had discovered Silent's
+movements and was making preparations to meet them.
+
+“Silent had ordered Broomfield to move at once and make night marches
+so as to be up in time. Sherlin was to move forward and attack the rebel
+cavalry at Chancellor's City. Three times this army had crossed the
+Rapidan before and as many times had been driven back. The question
+in the minds of all was, 'Will Silent go on, or will he be forced to
+recross the stream?' Laws was very confident that he would force him
+back.
+
+“That night Silent received a telegram from Sherwood at Chatteraugus,
+saying that his army had moved out that day and was near the enemy;
+also, from Crooker and Boutler; all had moved. Thus Silent had all the
+armies of the Republic, wherever they might be, at the same hour moving
+against the enemy aggressively. No such movements had a parallel in
+history. The enemy were menaced in every front, so that no portion could
+give aid or re-enforcements to the other.
+
+“Laws, when he saw the situation, determined to attack, believing that
+he could assault Warner and drive him back before Hanscom (who had
+crossed some miles from Warner) could come up to join on Warner's right.
+That night Warner and Ewelling lay facing each other, nearly together.
+They might easily have divided rations, though hidden from each other by
+the dense forest. Yet, like the knowledge we all have by instinct of our
+near approach to danger, they were each aware of the other's presence.
+
+“Gen. Silent ordered a change, so as to move his head of column direct
+for the right flank of Laws's new position. Warner moved, with cavalry
+in advance, to Craig's Meeting House, his left resting at Chaparral
+Tavern. Sedge-wear was to join on his right, Hanscom to move from
+Chancellor City to his support, and Sherlin on the left and in rear of
+Hanscom.
+
+“Early in the morning the enemy appeared in Warner's front. One regiment
+of cavalry had already been hurled back. Meador had made his disposition
+in accordance with Silent's instructions. Broomfleld was now crossing
+the river, and Silent waiting at the ford to see him; but learning
+of Laws's movement, he went forward at once to Chaparral Tavern. This
+tavern was in a low place, densely surrounded with trees and underbrush.
+Here Silent placed his headquarters in the rear of Warner's Corps. The
+woods and chaparral were so dense in all directions that neither army
+could distinguish the line of the other.
+
+“By 9 o'clock an occasional shot could be heard, and then the rattle
+of musketry, as though a company or so had discharged their pieces.
+Presently a few skirmishers would come back to the main line, asserting
+that the enemy were in force in our front. Then orders would be given to
+advance the skirmish-line and feel for the enemy.
+
+“About 10 o'clock a shot from the artillery of the enemy announced the
+fact that he was posting for resistance. Our line at once advanced as
+best it could in the direction of the enemy. The musketry opened and
+continued to increase until one whole division of our troops were
+engaged. The artillery opened on both sides and roared as the mighty
+thunders. Musketry rattled like hail on the housetops. The enemy in
+our front, Ewelling commanding, was driven in great disorder for some
+distance by Griffith's division, but the underbrush was so dense that
+no alignment could be made with the troops. Regiments and brigades could
+not find each other. It became impossible to have any unity of action.
+This same cause prevented Sedgewear from joining on Warner's right or
+connecting with Griffith. This left Griffith's flank exposed, and the
+rebels at once taking advantage of this, forced him back again with the
+loss of some of his guns and quite a number of prisoners. The rebels
+made no attempt to follow up their advantage, but began at once erecting
+earthworks.
+
+“Laws was attacked before he anticipated, although making a show of
+readiness; but he was resting on ground familiar to him and wholly
+unknown to our troops. Silent was notified of our repulse. It was
+apparent that Laws's whole army was on the field, and meditated an
+attack before our army could be brought into action. Sedgewear's troops
+were not all up; Broomfield had not arrived, and Hanscom was not yet on
+the ground. This was not quite what Gen. Silent had been accustomed to.
+His commands heretofore were always at the spot on time when ordered,
+and generally before the time appointed.
+
+“He at once mounted his horse and rode in person to the front, in order
+to get a view of the situation. He followed Warner on a narrow road,
+which was thronged with troops in great disorder. Slight works thrown up
+by both sides, in intervals of the fight, were very close together. He
+at once saw from the nature of the surrounding country the importance
+of maintaining Warner's position. On his return to his headquarters he
+dispatched officers to hasten Sedgewear's and Broomfield's troops with
+all possible speed. His wish now was to bring to bear as largo a force
+as possible against Laws's left, in order to prevent the discovery of
+the great space between Warner and Hanscom. Laws, however, had detected
+this gap, and was forming Hiller's Corps to move through it.
+
+“Geddis was now ordered to move at once and hold this part of the line
+with his division of Warner's Corps against all force that might come
+against him. This was the breathless time during the day. Geddis took
+the position. Hiller moved against him, but Geddis held the point.
+Hanscom came up, but his corps was far away to his rear. It was nearly
+two o'clock before his troops came in sight, certainly none too soon. He
+at once formed on Geddis's left. There was but one spot, on account of
+the density of the forest, where artillery could be put in battery or
+used to any advantage. Here Hanscom put all his artillery. At 2:30 he
+received orders to attack Hiller at once in conjunction with Geddis,
+which he did. This compelled Hanscom to move two of his divisions in
+support of Geddis, Burns and Motley. The two lines had both approached
+until they were exceedingly close together.
+
+“The battle now commenced in great earnest on both sides, and was of
+a most destructive and deadly character. The musketry firing was
+continuous along the whole line. The remainder of Hanscom's Corps
+was ordered up and went into action, having no time for protecting
+themselves. Several desperate assaults were made by Hanscom and Geddis,
+but the enemy, having the cover of the chaparral, were able to inflict
+great damage on our forces.
+
+“Silent, learning that our forces could not dislodge the enemy, sent
+a force from Warner's left to relieve the troops who were so hotly
+engaged. Accordingly one division under Gen. Walworth and one brigade
+under Roberts were sent through the woods to the sound of battle. But
+they could not see fifty yards before them on account of the underbrush.
+The roar of the battle was like a continuous peal of thunder. Gen.
+Walworth tried to penetrate the thick woods to relieve his comrades, but
+did not arrive until nightfall.
+
+“Sedgewear had now taken position on the right of Warner, and both of
+their corps had been engaged during the afternoon. Sherlin had struck
+the rebel cavalry near Ford's House and driven them back. He now held
+the country to the left of Hanscom on the road to Spottsyl-vania. The
+night had closed in and the two armies rested facing each other. The
+killed, wounded and dying were strewn between the lines like leaves.
+
+“Gen. Meador and others came to Silent's Headquarters that night. One
+corps in each army had not been engaged during the day, and so the
+battle had but fairly commenced. Silent gave orders to assault the enemy
+the next morning at five o'clock. Longpath on the side of the enemy,
+who had not been engaged during the day, was moving that night to the
+support of Hiller, evidently intending to crush our left. Geddis was
+ordered to remain with Hanscom; Walworth was to assault Hiller's left,
+while Hanscom made a front attack. Broomfield was to move to the gap
+between Walworth and Warner's left. But Laws was preparing also for an
+attack, and made his assault on our right a little before Hanscom made
+the attack contemplated by Silent.
+
+“The battle commenced by Ewelling assailing Wight. The fighting became
+furious along Sedgewear's entire front and over and along Warner's
+line. Burns and Motley, of Hanscom's Corps, advanced upon the enemy and
+assaulted him with very great energy. Walworth now assaulted where he
+was directed. The contest was a desperate one. The smoke rose through
+the woods like a dense cloud. The artillery was brought to where it
+could be used, and from both sides it belched forth its iron hail and
+sounded as if the earth was breaking into a thousand fragments. The
+musketry rattled and showered the leaden missiles of death in every
+direction. The yells and shrieks of the wounded were enough to strike
+terror to the souls of the strongest, during the whole time of this
+great battle of blood and death.
+
+“The enemy were driven at every point, and retreated in great confusion.
+Our troops undertook to pursue them through the thick woods and became
+broken up and confused. Sherlin was now engaged with Seward's cavalry,
+near the Todd House, in a terrible contest, The firing and shouting
+could be heard by Hanscom's troops. Sherlin was victorious and Seward
+retreated.
+
+“Up to this time Longpath had not taken the position assigned him,
+but now moved rapidly against Hanscom's left. The contest was renewed.
+Silent and Meador rode out to the front and looked over the ground.
+Silent never lost confidence in the result for a moment.
+
+“Longpath now assaulted with great vehemence; our advance brigade was
+swept like chaff before the wind. The density of the brush was such that
+H an scorn could not make his proper formation, and therefore had to
+fall back to his position held early in the day. Walworth was driven
+back, and in trying to rally his men was shot through the head and
+instantly killed. Sedgewear's right was assailed and turned, losing many
+prisoners. He rallied, however, and drove the enemy back again. Longpath
+being now severely wounded, Laws led his corps in person.
+
+“A simultaneous attack was now made by our forces. Broomfield assaulted
+for the first time during the day, and the enemy were forced back. In
+this assault my son Jackson, leading his brigade, was wounded and taken
+to the rear. This was late in the afternoon. The woods had been on fire
+several times during the day, but at this time the breastworks of some
+of our men having been constructed of wood were fired by the musketry
+and blazed up, catching the timber and leaves with which the ground was
+covered. The fire became general and drove men in every direction, both
+Union and rebel. The shrieks and screams of the poor wounded men who
+could not escape the flames were heartrending.
+
+“Darkness came on and the contest ceased. During the night Laws withdrew
+the rebel army to his old line of works and gave up the idea of
+driving Silent back across the Rapidan. Gen. Silent repaired to his
+headquarters, where he received the reports of the commanding officers.
+Some were sure that Laws would attack again the next morning. Some
+thought that we had better retire across the Rapidan. At this Silent
+said not a word, but smiled. He finally gave orders to be ready to meet
+the enemy the next morning, and to attack him if he had not withdrawn.
+When he spoke of the enemy withdrawing a look of surprise was on the
+faces of many.
+
+“After they had all repaired to their respective quarters he went out
+to look around, and while listening under a tree in order to hear
+any movements that might be making in the enemy's lines, he was again
+startled by the same spectral form that had appeared to him twice
+before. It pointed in the direction of Richmond and spoke these words,
+'Move on to-morrow,' and disappeared. He was strangely affected by this,
+and became quite nervous for a man of his stoicism.
+
+[Illustration: A scene in the trenches 354]
+
+“He returned to his tent and inquired for his Adjutant-General. When he
+reported, he asked if any further reports had come in, and was told that
+a messenger had just arrived with dispatches announcing that Boutler
+had moved on City Point, capturing it; that Sherwood expected to attack
+Jones at Rocky Head on that day. Silent then went to bed and slept
+soundly.
+
+“The next morning there was no enemy in sight. Gen. Silent advanced his
+troops well to the front until satisfied that Laws had withdrawn. He
+gave orders for taking care of the wounded and burying the dead. The
+wounded of both armies were thickly strewn all over the battlefield.
+Many had perished from the smoke and fire in the woods. It was a sight I
+do not wish to describe if I could.
+
+“That day Silent issued his orders for the army to make a night march
+by the left flank in the direction of Spottsyl-vania. He and Meador
+started, with the cavalry in advance, late in the afternoon, and as they
+passed along the line going in that direction the boys understood it
+and cried out, 'Good! good! No going back this time; we are going to
+Richmond,' and they made the woods resound with shouts of joy.
+
+“The next day about noon Sherlin was directed to move with his cavalry
+to the rear of the enemy, cut the railroads, and destroy all the enemy's
+supplies he could find. He moved at once. Silent notified Broomfield
+of the resistance being made to our further advance, and ordered him to
+move up as rapidly as possible. Skirmishing and sharp fighting between
+isolated divisions and brigades occurred. Many officers and men were
+killed. Gen. Sedgewear was among the killed on this morning, and Gen. H.
+G. Wight was assigned to the command of his corps. This was the 9th day
+of the month, and the armies had been marching and fighting five days.
+
+“Silent's lines were now formed and ready to attack or resist. Thus they
+lay during the fifth night. On the next morning orders were issued to
+assault the enemy's center at 10 o'clock. Some movement of the enemy
+delayed the assault, and about 1 o'clock the enemy pressed forward to
+attack, which they did with great vigor. They were repulsed with great
+loss and fell back in confusion. They reformed and came forward again.
+The contest now became fierce and even terrific. They made their way
+close up to Hanscom's front and delivered their fire in the very faces
+of our men. Our line did not waver, but now opened such a terrible fire
+of musketry on them that they broke in great disorder.
+
+“In the very heat of the contest the woods had taken fire again, and
+the flames were leaping along with frightful rapidity, destroying nearly
+everything in their pathway. Our troops on this part of the line were
+compelled to fall' back, leaving many poor fellows of both sides to
+perish. Soon, however, the skirmishers were re-enforced and drove the
+enemy for a mile into their entrenchments.
+
+“It was now determined to make the assault contemplated in the morning.
+So about 4 p.m. Silent ordered the assault. Warner and Wight were to
+move simultaneously with Warner's and Gibbs's divisions, Motley to
+advance on the left of Wight's Corps. Our troops had to advance up a
+densely-wooded hill. Silent and Meador took position on an elevated
+point, but could see little of the field, it was so overgrown with
+bushes.
+
+“The battle had again commenced, our troops assaulting. A cloud of smoke
+hung heavily over the field, lighted up occasionally by flashes from
+artillery. The shouts of the commanders giving their orders, the yells
+of the soldiers on both sides, as well as the groans of the wounded
+and dying, could be distinctly heard in every direction. Across an open
+field, then through heavy woods, across a soft morass in front of
+one division of the enemy near the stream, went our lines, struggling
+forward under a most galling fire until lost to view in a copse of
+wood and the smoke of battle. Only our wounded now came staggering
+and crawling out from under the cloud of smoke to the rear. These few
+moments of suspense were terrible. Looking, listening and waiting, our
+troops at this moment ascended the hill and stormed the enemy's works,
+but could not hold them against the destructive fire. They fell back to
+their original line.
+
+“On our left, at that moment, a great victory was being accomplished.
+Col. Upson and Gen. Motley formed a storming party of some twelve
+regiments, and drove right against the flank of the enemy. They rushed
+with such impetuosity against the rebels that they could not withstand
+the assault. Our forces captured an entire brigade and one battery of
+the enemy. Hanscom now assaulted and broke the enemy's line, capturing
+many prisoners. At six p.m. Broomfield attacked. Night closed with our
+columns within one mile of Spottsylvania Court-house. The fighting
+of this day was desperate, and the loss on both sides terrible. The
+suffering was great; many were burned who had fallen wounded on the
+field.
+
+“This was the sixth day of blood and death. Our forces held some 4,000
+prisoners, while the enemy had taken none from us save a few stragglers.
+That night Boutler reported great success. Sherlin had got in the rear
+of the enemy, destroyed ten miles of his railroad and nearly all of
+his supplies of food and medical stores. Silent now ordered rest and
+reconnoitering for the next day.
+
+“So, on the following day, our lines were adjusted and reconnoissances
+made, with full preparations for the ending of the great contest.
+Hanscom was to move in the night so as to join Broomfield, and they were
+to attack at 4 A. M. of the 12th. They moved into line not more than
+two-thirds of a mile from the enemy. The ground was heavily wooded and
+ascended sharply towards the enemy. In the morning a heavy fog lay close
+to the ground, but at 4:35 the order to move forward was given. Burns
+and Barrow moved in advance. The soldiers seemed to be urged forward
+by some kind of inspiration, and finally broke into a double-quick, and
+with irresistible force over the earthworks of the enemy they went. Both
+divisions entered about the same time, and a most desperate battle here
+ensued. Muskets were clubbed and bayonets and swords pierced many bodies
+on both sides. The struggle was short, however, and resulted in our
+forces capturing some 5,000 prisoners, twenty pieces of artillery, and
+thirty colors, with two General officers. The rebels broke to the rear
+in great disorder, our men pursuing them through the woods. Shouts of
+victory rent the air.
+
+“Silent was now by a small fire, which was sputtering and spitting, the
+rain coming down in uncomfortable quantities. Hanscom had taken and was
+now holding the center of their line. He reported: 'Have just finished
+up Jones and am going into Ewelling; many prisoners and guns.'
+
+“The enemy made six assaults on Hanscom, which were repulsed. Broomfield
+now reported that he had lost connection with Hanscom. Silent wrote him:
+'Push the enemy; that is the best way to make connection.'
+
+“Desultory fighting continued until midnight, when the enemy gave up the
+task of re-taking their lost line and retreated. Thus ended the eighth
+day of marching and most desperate fighting ever known.
+
+“The next morning an assault was made in order to take possession of
+high ground near the court-house, which was a success, without any
+considerable resistance. The rain was now falling in torrents. The roads
+became so muddy that they were impassable, which prevented any further
+movement for the present. The collecting of the wounded and burying the
+dead was a sight to behold. The whole country back for miles was one
+continuous hospital. Our losses were over 20,000, and no one could ever
+ascertain the loss of the enemy; but it could not have been less than
+30,000--including prisoners.
+
+“The howl that was set up by the Sons of Liberty and Copperheads
+excelled anything that had ever been heard. Silent was a 'murderer,' a
+'butcher,' a 'brute,' an 'inhuman monster.' The enemy, however, were all
+right. They were 'humane friends,' 'good Christians,' etc. The hypocrisy
+of this world is perfectly amazing.
+
+“At this time take a glance at the rebel capital. Boutler was within ten
+miles; Sherlin's troopers were, many of them, inside the works on the
+north side of Richmond. Sherwood was forcing the rebel Army of the
+Center. Gen. Crookerhad cut all railroads between Tennessee and
+Richmond. All lines of communication with Richmond were severed,
+and confusion and terror reigned in the rebel capital. Jeff Davis
+contemplated flight, but was prevented by those surrounding him. With
+all these evidences of our final success and failure on their part, the
+anti-war party in the North could find no words of contumely too severe
+for our successful commanders.
+
+“Henry and I left for Washington, and in the confusion of everything I
+finally found a surgeon by the name of Bliss, who informed me where I
+could find my son Jackson. He had been brought to Washington and placed
+in the Stone Mansion Hospital, on Meridian Hill. We lost no time in
+visiting that place, and by permission of the surgeon in charge visited
+Jackson. We found him with a high fever and some evidence of erysipelas.
+His wound was in the right groin--a very dangerous wound. He talked
+quite freely, and gave all kinds of messages for his mother, the family,
+and Gen. Anderson, but said to us that he could live but a few days.
+
+“'The fates are against our family,' said he. 'We will all go down
+sooner or later. Mother is right.'
+
+“We remained in Washington and gave Jackson all the attention we could.
+We merely paid our respects to the President. He was so busy we could
+not interrupt him. Joy was in the hearts of all loyal people, while
+curses were upon the lips of every disloyal and anti-war Democrat in the
+whole country.
+
+“Jackson died from erysipelas on the sixth day after our arrival. This
+shock almost broke me down. Henry was nearly frantic. Jackson was his
+favorite brother. They had both been wanderers alike from home. We took
+his remains to our home, had his funeral services in the church to which
+his mother and I belonged, and buried him by the side of my son David,
+in the Allentown Cemetery.
+
+“You must imagine this blow to our family; I will not undertake to
+describe our distress. His mother almost lost her mind, and for several
+days she talked incessantly about Peter. She seemed to lose sight of all
+else. Seraine was deeply affected. She thought very much of Jackson, he
+being the one who brought about her union with Henry much sooner than,
+perhaps, it would have occurred.”
+
+Just then Mrs. Wilson came in. We could see that she kept a close watch
+over Uncle Daniel. He took her in his arms and said:
+
+“My darling, I was just speaking of the death of your Uncle Jackson.”
+
+“Yes, Grandpa; I well remember when you and Uncle Henry came home from
+Washington with his remains; how we were all distressed; how Grandma's
+mind was affected; and how poor old Aunt Martha cried and spoke of him.
+I remember also that he was buried by the side of my poor father.”
+
+She ceased speaking and wept and sobbed, and finally she took her
+grandpa by the hand and led him to his room.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XVIII.
+
+     OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY OF THE CENTER.--GEN. SHERWOOD'S
+     CAMPAIGN AGAINST GATE CITY.--HEAD'S ARMY DESTROYED.--GEN.
+     PAPSON'S GREAT VICTORIES AT FRANKTOWN AND NASHUA.
+
+     “We die that our country may survive.”--Lyon.
+
+“General Silent was now in command of all the armies of the United
+States, having his Headquarters with the Army of the East, so that he
+might have the immediate supervision of it. Sherwood, having been
+placed in command of the Armies of the West, commenced organizing and
+concentrating his forces for the Spring campaign, under the general plan
+suggested by Silent and approved by the President and Secretary of
+War. The condition of things in the North was as heretofore described.
+Sherwood was kept continually on the alert, in order to meet the many
+raids that were being made in his Department.
+
+“About the 1st of April, Gen. Forrester, with a large cavalry force,
+again moved north, marched between Big and Little Combination Rivers,
+and made his way unmolested to Paduah, and there assaulted the Union
+garrison held by Col. Heck, by whom he was badly beaten. He made his
+retreat, swinging around to Conception River, and following that down
+to Fort Pillston, which was held by a very small garrison of colored
+troops. After capturing the post the unfortunate troops were most
+barbarously and inhumanly butchered, no quarter being given. The poor
+colored soldiers and citizens were shot down like so many wild beasts.
+Some were killed while imploring their captors for mercy; others were
+tied to trees, fires built around them made of fagots, and in that way
+burned to death.
+
+“The sick and wounded fared no better. Such brutality is seldom resorted
+to by the most barbarous of the savage Indian tribes. What do you
+suppose would have been the fate of any Union officer who would have
+permitted such conduct on the part of his command?”
+
+“Why,” said Col. Bush, “the officer would have been dismissed the
+service in utter disgrace, and would not afterwards have been recognized
+as a gentleman anywhere in the Northern States.”
+
+“No, sir,” said Dr. Adams; “such officers would have been compelled to
+change their names and to find homes in the mountains, where they would
+have been unobserved.”
+
+“Yes,” said Uncle Daniel, “that would have been so with any of our
+troops; yet you never hear this fact alluded to. It is lost sight of,
+and if you should mention it publicly, you would only be criticised for
+so doing. Our tradesmen and merchants want their Southern customers, and
+therefore, no matter what their crimes may have been, they are hushed up
+and condoned. But to return to my story.
+
+“Sherwood had made his disposition for an advance, and on the same day
+that the Army of the East commenced its movement to cross the Rapidan,
+his army moved out against Gen. Jones, who had displaced Biggs and was
+in command of the rebel Army of the Center. Sherwood's army moved in
+three columns from and about Chatteraugus--Scovens on the left, Papson
+in the center, and McFadden on the right. Papson moved directly against
+Turner's Hill, and McFadden, by way of Gadden's Mill, to and through
+Snake Gap, against Sarco. Papson had encountered the enemy at Rocky
+Head, and failing to dislodge him, was ordered to the right in support
+of McFadden. Jones fell back to Sarco and made a stand. Hord's Corps
+assaulted him in front, Scovens on his right, Papson and McFadden on his
+left, McFadden gaining the high ridges overlooking the fort and opened a
+destructive artillery fire against it.
+
+“Late in the evening, as night was closing in, Gen. Anderson ordered a
+part of his command to assault and charge their works near the river,
+south of the town. This was executed in gallant style, Gen. Ward leading
+the charge. The firing all along both lines was picturesque. As volley
+after volley was discharged, it reminded one of a line of Roman candles
+shooting forth. Soon our troops succeeded in dislodging the enemy and
+capturing his works, with many prisoners. This closed the contest; and
+that night Jones, with his army, retreated, destroying bridges and all
+else behind him.
+
+“He was vigorously pushed by our army. Two days later Papson's head of
+column struck the rear of the enemy between Caseyville and King's City.
+Skirmishing commenced, and was kept up during the night. At this point
+Jones had collected his whole army--three large corps, commanded by
+Harding, Polkhorn and Head, numbering nearly as many men as Sherwood's
+forces. During the night, however, the enemy retreated, and did it
+so handsomely that the next morning there was nothing to be seen as
+evidence of an enemy, save fresh earthworks.
+
+“After remaining there several days waiting for supplies, etc., our
+forces resumed their advance and moved rapidly in the direction of a
+town on the Powder Springs road called Dalls; McFadden on the extreme
+right, Papson in the center, and Scovens on the left. Hord, of Papson's
+army, in moving to the crossing of Pumpkin Run, met the enemy, and was
+soon engaged in what turned out to be a severe battle, lasting until
+quite in the night. This checked the movement of the army under
+Papson, and changed the point to be gained to Hopeful Church. There was
+continuous skirmishing and fighting at this point at close range
+behind works for about five days. The losses, however, were not very
+considerable on either side, both being under cover of earthworks. The
+troops here were so situated in their lines and works that both sides
+kept well down behind their cover. Finally our boys gave it the name of
+'Hell Hole.'
+
+“McFadden having moved to Dalls, as ordered, was some miles away to
+the right of the remainder of the forces. The enemy seeing this,
+concentrated two whole corps and hurled them against the Fifteenth
+Corps, and one small division on its left. The assault was made by
+Harding and Polkhorn on the morning of the 28th of May, and lasted until
+late in the afternoon. This was a fierce and very bloody battle, with
+quite a loss on both sides. The enemy broke the line of our forces
+on the right and poured through the gap like bees swarming, but the
+commander of the corps of 'Forty Bounds' was equal to the occasion,
+charging them with reserve troops and driving them back with great
+slaughter. From that time on, the day was in our favor. The General who
+commanded the corps came down the line where bullets were thickest, with
+hat in hand, cheering his men on to action and to victory; with a shout
+that could only be given by that old, well-drilled corps, which had
+never known defeat, they rushed forward against the enemy and routed
+twice their number. Men who were in this battle say that the soldiers
+and officers were more like enraged tigers than men. No power could stay
+them when it came to their turn during the day to make an assault, the
+enemy having made the first one.
+
+“Two days after this brilliant victory they were ordered by Sherwood to
+their left to join the right of Hord's command. The army now being in
+compact form confronting the enemy, he withdrew to Bush and Kensington
+Mountains, in front of Henrietta, covering the railroad to Gate City.
+Gen. Sherwood moved his army on a parallel line to Shan tee, covering
+the railroad to the rear, being our line of communication, directly
+confronting the enemy on the Mountain ridge. The position of the enemy
+was a good one; much better than our troops occupied. Thus, our forces
+were 100 miles south of Chatteraugus. During the whole march it had been
+one succession of skirmishes and battles, from Rocky Head to Kensington
+Mountain. The skirmishes and battles were generally fought in dense
+woods, and doubtless, in the rapid movements, many of our poor men,
+and also of the enemy, were wounded and left to die in the forest.
+The enemy's lines were several miles in length, covering those
+spurs--Kensington, Bush and Pine Mountains. Our troops were pushing up
+as close as possible under a continuous and heavy fire. While advancing
+our lines our forces could see the signals of the enemy on the
+mountains, and very soon learned to read them.
+
+“In one of the forward movements on our extreme right a very sharp
+artillery duel took place between Davies' artillery and Polkhorn's, who
+formed the enemy's left. During this engagement Polkhorn was killed
+by one of our round shots. Our signal officers interpreted the enemy's
+signals stating his death. Our boys sent up a great shout.
+
+“The enemy thereby discovered that our men could read their signals and
+at once changed them, much to the chagrin of our Signal Corps.
+
+“The railroad bridges that had been destroyed in our rear by the enemy
+on their retreat having been repaired, the trains began running and
+bringing up supplies. One day a train came in drawn by a very powerful
+engine. The engineer concluded that he would tempt or alarm the enemy,
+so he put on a full head of steam and started down the track as
+though he was going directly into their lines. As soon as he came in
+sight--which was unavoidable, as the road ran through an open field
+directly in front of Kensington Mountain, and then curved to the left
+through a gap--they opened a battery directed at the engine. Peal after
+peal was heard from their guns, but the engineer ran the engine down
+to our skirmish line and there held it for some moments, keeping up
+meanwhile the most hideous whistling and bell ringing. The number of
+guns that opened fire and their rapidity in firing was such that
+all along both lines they believed a battle was raging. The engineer
+returned his engine to the train amid the shouts of thousands of our
+troops.
+
+“Our skirmishers were now close, approaching nearer and nearer every day
+and night, the advance being made by regular stages. Several attempts
+were made to double the skirmish-lines and move up the slope of the
+ridge, but this could not be accomplished. Finally Gen. Anderson asked
+permission to make a reconnaissance to our left and to the right and
+rear of the enemy, or at least to find where his right rested. This was
+permitted, and Gen. Anderson struck the enemy's cavalry some five miles
+to our extreme left, driving them around the point of the mountain and
+capturing very nearly two regiments. This at once disclosed the fact as
+to the exposed flank of the enemy. He then moved back to his position in
+line and waited further orders.
+
+“Just about this date Gen. Sherwood received information that the
+expedition up Blood River had failed, and that Forrester had defeated
+Sturgeon and was now preparing to raid the railroads in our rear. This
+was not very encouraging to our forces, but caused great joy in the
+rebel camp in our front, as our forces learned. The next day the enemy
+made a feeble attack on our right, but was handsomely repulsed by
+Gen. Hord's Corps. Sherwood seemed determined to try to dislodge the
+enemy,--a flank movement seemed to others to be the way to force the
+enemy from his lines of works on the crest of the mountain.
+
+“On the 27th of June, he ordered an assault on Little Kensington
+Mountain. Our troops at the same time were to make demonstrations on all
+parts of the line. McFadden assaulted, by order of the commander, the
+face of the mountain, where there was no possibility of success. He
+was hurled back, losing many officers and men. Papson assaulted on his
+right, where the mountain sloped down to a low foothill with no
+rugged heights. Here the enemy had strong earthworks, with an almost
+impenetrable abatis. One division after another and one corps after
+another were hurled against this breastwork, where fell many brave and
+gallant men and officers on that fatal day. Papson did not believe our
+troops could take those strong works, posted as the rebels were, but
+obeyed orders from his superior officer.
+
+“Towards noon our losses were heavy, and it seemed like leading men into
+the very jaws of death to attempt another assault. Some of the officers,
+as well as men, openly said it was most cruel and cold-blooded murder
+to force men up against works where one man behind them would equal at
+least four of the assaulting party. Yet another attack was ordered, and
+about the middle of the afternoon all were ready. Sherwood was on a high
+hill a good distance in the rear, where he could see all that was going
+on.
+
+“The order was given to move forward. Gen. Anderson was put to the
+front, my son Peter in command of his advance brigade. On, on they went,
+well knowing that many a brave boy would fall to rise no more. Not a
+word was spoken save the one of command. The line moved right on, the
+enemy pouring shot and shell into our ranks. Our brave boys fell like
+grass before the scythe. As our ranks thinned and gaps were made by shot
+and shell the solemn command could be heard, 'Close up, my brave boys!'
+
+“Gen. Anderson rode in full dress, with a long black plume in his hat.
+On and on, to the very jaws of hell they went. When close up to the
+enemy General Anderson raised his sword, the gleam of which could be
+seen afar in the sunlight. He ordered a charge, and well was it made.
+Up, up, and into the jaws of death they moved. But to take the works
+was impossible. The whole line was now engaged. Finally our forces fell
+back. Gen. Anderson held his men in their line. They were not dismayed.
+He was finally ordered to fall back, and did so. Peter, my son, was
+shot through the lungs. Sullenly and coolly did our men fall back, with
+curses many and loud against the blunder.
+
+“This was the first repulse to our army, and forced the commander a few
+days later to do what should have been done without the loss of so many
+men. He moved around against Jones's flank, which caused him to abandon
+his line and fall back to Chatham River, into his heavy intrenchments
+prepared some time before.
+
+“My son Peter, during the evening after the battle, had been conveyed to
+the hospital. As soon as Gen. Anderson could do so, he started to find
+him. He found young Whit-comb with my son, whom the General had sent
+earlier to look after him; also, old Ham, who was in the rear during the
+engagement, not far from the hospital. When the General entered, Peter
+recognized and greeted him, but added:
+
+“'General, my time has come. When I go, that will be the last finger but
+one. My mother's dream; O! how true! how true! This is not unexpected to
+me, my dear General.
+
+“I have been waiting for it. This morning, when I found what our orders
+were, I committed my soul to God, and felt this to be my time.'
+
+“The General said to him that he thought there was a chance for him to
+get well.
+
+“'No, no,' replied Peter; 'I may linger some time. The doctor thinks
+there is a chance for me; but, no; I am sure this is only the fulfilling
+of my mother's dream.'”
+
+At this recital the old man wept and walked out of the room. Very soon,
+however, he returned, and continued:
+
+“Why should I grieve? I will soon see them all. I am very sure that I
+will meet my good and brave family again in a better world.”
+
+“Amen!” said Dr. Adams.
+
+Uncle Daniel said: “Peter always believed there was something in his
+mother's dream; and while Gen. Anderson was trying to encourage him, old
+Ham spoke up:
+
+“'Marsa Gen'l, dey's no use. I tell you dat dream am a fac'. It is,
+sho', an' Marsa Peter he know it. I 'terpret dat for him; 'deed I did. I
+not fool on dat. But, den, we mus' take keer ob him. I 'spec' he go home
+an' see he mudder and fader. I 'spec' me better go wid him and tend to
+him. Don't you fought so too, Marsa Gen'l?'
+
+“The General told Ham he would see about it. Peter began to improve, and
+it really seemed as if he would recover. I was informed by Gen. Anderson
+of Peter's misfortune, but kept it from my family, except Henry, who
+was at home, as I before stated, in order to aid me in protecting the
+family, the country being in such an alarming condition. The growing
+belief in the final success of Silent against Laws was quieting the
+people somewhat.
+
+“I made an excuse to the family, so that Henry was sent South to see
+Peter and bring him home if he should be able to stand the journey. I
+obtained a pass for Henry from the President by letter, and he started
+to find his brother. He told Seraine, however, before he started, what
+his mission was. She was discreet, and did not speak of it to any one.
+
+“During this time Sherwood moved out, McFadden on the extreme right,
+Scovens in the center, and Papson on the left. About six miles on the
+road leading to the crossing of the Chatham River Papson encountered the
+enemy and passed the compliments of the Fourth of July with them, firing
+his artillery loaded with shell into their lines. The celebration was
+kept up in this way by both sides during the day, but the loss was not
+great on either side.
+
+“Just at this time Gen. Russell, under orders, left De Kalb, Ala.,
+with 2,000 cavalry, passing through the country and meeting but little
+obstruction on his way. He finally struck the railroad west of Opelima
+and destroyed it for many miles, making a successful raid. He reported
+to Sherwood at Henrietta, with hundreds of horses and mules, supposed to
+have followed him, on his return.
+
+“Stoner was also to the west of our forces hunting for railroads,
+bridges, etc., which might be useful to the enemy. McCabe was with his
+cavalry on Soap Run, and one other division under Garner at Ross Mills,
+to the left of our main army.
+
+“McFadden with his army now moved to the left, by Ross Mills, across
+Chatham River and down to De Kalb by way of Stonington's Mountain.
+Scovens crossed the Chatham River near the mouth of Soap Run, and
+thereby occupied the center. Papson crossed at or above the railroad
+bridge. The whole army was now safely across the river and moving in the
+direction of Gate City. McFadden had reached De Kalb and there connected
+with Scovens, who had extended near to the Howland House. Papson was not
+so far advanced, leaving quite a distance between him and Scovens.
+
+“As Papson lay at Crab Apple Run, the men carelessly taking their rest
+in fancied security, they were furiously attacked by Head's Corps. At
+first our men were scattered in confusion, but were soon in line
+again, and the battle raged with great fury. After some two hours' hard
+fighting the enemy fell back and again occupied their breast-works.
+The losses on both sides were heavy for the length of time they were
+engaged.
+
+“On the same afternoon Gen. Legg's division had a very sharp contest for
+a high hill in an open field to the left and south of the railroad from
+the east to Gate City. Legg secured this hill, which overlooked the city
+and was the key to the situation on the east side.
+
+“On the 22d a great battle was fought over this ground by McFadden's
+army, which was severe and bloody, lasting well into the night.
+Thousands were slain on both sides. The field almost ran with blood.
+Gen. McFadden fell early in the day, and the command then devolved upon
+another. The battle was a success to the Union troops. It was a great
+victory. Many prisoners and a great quantity of munitions of war fell
+into the hands of our troops. Gen. Sherwood for some reason remained at
+the Howland House during this battle, with Scovens, whose forces were
+not engaged. This battle cannot be properly described in this narrative,
+nor will I attempt it.
+
+“On the 28th another great battle was fought by the same gallant army as
+on the 22d, without assistance, at a place called Ezra's House, on the
+extreme right of our lines. Having been ordered to move round to the
+rear of Scovens and Papson, after the 22d, they struck the enemy. During
+this engagement the enemy made as many as seven different assaults upon
+our line, but were repulsed with great loss each time. Night closed in
+and ended the contest. The next morning the dead of the enemy lay in
+front of our lines in rows and in piles. The enemy having retreated
+during the night, our troops buried their dead, which numbered hundreds.
+One of their Color-Sergeants, of a Louisiana regiment, was killed, and
+his flag taken by a boy of an Ohio regiment within twenty feet of our
+lines.
+
+“Skirmishing and fighting continued around and about Gate City for
+nearly a month, during which time the losses on both sides were very
+serious. The latter part of August a general movement to the flank and
+rear of the enemy was made by the whole of the united forces. McFadden's
+army, now commanded by Hord, moved on the right in the direction of
+Jonesville, and a terrific battle ensued, lasting for some four hours.
+They fought against two corps of rebels, which were driven back and
+through Jonesville to the southward.
+
+“Late in the night a great noise of bursting shell was heard to the
+north and east of Jonesville. The heavens seemed to be in a blaze. The
+red glare, as it reflected in beauty against the sky, was beyond brush
+or word painting. The noise was so terrific that all the troops on the
+right felt sure that a night attack had been made on Pap-son and that
+a terrible battle was being fought. Couriers were sent hurriedly to the
+left to ascertain the cause, and about daylight information was received
+that Head--who was in command of the rebel forces, having succeeded
+Jones--had blown up all his magazines, burned his storehouses of
+supplies, evacuated Gate City, and was marching with his army rapidly in
+the direction of Loveland Station.
+
+“Thus the great rebel stronghold, Gate City, had fallen and was ours.
+The joy in our army was indescribable. Sherwood moved on Loveland
+Station and skirmished with the enemy during one afternoon, but no
+battle ensued; why, has often been asked by our best-informed men. Our
+troops moved back on the same road by which they had advanced to and
+around Gate City, and then went into camp, remaining during the month of
+September with but little activity.
+
+“One day, at Gen. Sherwood's headquarters, Gen. Anderson was asked by
+Sherwood if he was ever in the Regular Army. Gen. Anderson replied in
+the negative.
+
+“Sherwood said: 'I am sorry for that, as I would like to give you a
+larger command. You are certainly a good soldier.'
+
+“'Well,' said Gen. Anderson, 'is it not good soldiers that you want?'
+
+“'That is true,' said Sherwood; 'but we are compelled to make this
+distinction, where we have those who are or have been in the old army,
+or have been educated at the Military Academy.'
+
+“'But, General, suppose a man is or has been in the Regular Army or
+educated at the Military Academy, and is not a successful General, how
+will you then decide?'
+
+“'Well, Gen. Anderson, we have studied war and know all about it; you
+have not. We must rely upon those who make it a profession. Papson,
+Scovens and myself have considered the matter, and we cannot trust
+volunteers to command large forces. We are responsible, you know.'
+
+“'But, General, you seem to trust volunteers where there is hard
+fighting to do, or where there is any desperate assault to be made.'
+
+“'Yes, that is true; but we cannot afford to allow volunteers to be put
+over Regular officers; Regulars do not like it, and we cannot do it.'
+
+“'I have seen some of your volunteer officers and soldiers succeed where
+your Regulars have failed. Should not such men be as much entitled to
+the credit as if they were professional or Regular Army soldiers?'
+
+“'There may be cases of that kind; but we will not discuss this further.
+I can only say that while we have Regulars to command our armies, we
+will see to it that they are given the places.'
+
+“Gen. Anderson was very angry, but said no more except 'good-by.'
+
+“By this time Peter had so far recovered that the Surgeon felt it to be
+safe to remove him. Henry, who had remained with him all this time, now
+brought him home, with old Ham's assistance. Henry had kept me posted by
+letter, and it was very hard at times to explain his absence. But when
+he reached home, and the truth was revealed to my good wife, she was
+almost frantic, and was unable to sit up. She talked continually of
+her dear son, and was haunted day and night by her dream. Peter gained
+strength very rapidly. The members of the household were at his service
+at all times. The children could not understand so many coming home shot
+as they termed it, and little Mary Anderson was continually inquiring of
+her mamma about her dear papa, and if he was shot again! Our family had
+all become so nervous that I was continually on the alert for fear of
+sickness being produced by the constant strain.
+
+“Old Ham and Aunt Martha had many things to say to each other. Ham's
+experiences in battle very greatly amused Aunt Martha. They were both
+very kind to Peter, but wore very serious countenances in our presence.
+Ham would only talk to me about Peter, and would always say: 'I hopes
+dat Marsa Peter git well, but I fears. Marsa Lyon, I tell's you dat
+dream of de Madam, dat am bery bad. I fears de time am mighty nigh
+come.'
+
+“Aunt Martha did not express any opinion, but would shake her head.
+Peter kept the two little girls by him nearly all the time, petting
+them, but conversed very seldom. He would talk to his mother
+occasionally, to keep her mind away from her horrible dream.
+
+“About the 1st of October we learned of the movements of large bodies of
+the enemy's cavalry in Tennessee, raiding the railroads to the rear of
+Sherwood's army. Head had thrown his army across Chatham River, below
+Gate City, to the north, and moved parallel to the railroad, so that he
+could strike and destroy our lines of communication at various points.
+Sherwood was compelled to follow him. Our forces were stationed on the
+railroad at many places. Gen. G. B. Ream, with one division, held Carter
+Station, Etwau Bridge, Alletooning, Ainsworth, King's City, Adamsville,
+Sarco, and north to Dallytown. Chatteraugus was held by Gen. Sleman with
+his division, and Romulus by Cortez. All had orders to support any point
+that should be attacked. Gen. Ream was of the opinion that Head would
+strike the railroad at Alletooning, where a great quantity of supplies
+were stored.
+
+“Sherwood left Somers with his corps at Gate City and started north. He
+arrived at Henrietta Just as Gen. Ream had got Cortez with his command
+at Alletooning. Head was advancing on Alletooning by rapid marches. He
+assaulted the garrison at once on his command's arrival The assault was
+made with great determination, but it was not successful. His loss was
+very great. He drew off and at once moved in the direction of Romulus.
+
+“Gen. Sherwood reached Carter Station, and was directing his movement
+in order to protect the railroad and no more. Gen. Ream insisted to Gen.
+Sherwood that Head's next move would be against Sarco. Sherwood did not
+think Head would cross the Cussac River, and so commenced his march on
+Romulus by way of King's City, and left the matter of protecting Sarco
+to Gen. Ream, who procured trains and started all the troops he could
+get together for that place. That night on the way they found the track
+torn up. This was soon repaired, and the troops proceeded. At five
+o'clock Gen. Head arrived in front of Sarco and demanded its surrender.
+Gen. Ream, learning this, took the troops from the cars and marched from
+Cahoon, sending the trains back for more re-enforcements. By daylight
+our troops were in the fort and on the skirmish-line at Sarco.
+
+“Ream at once sent word to Gen. Sherwood that Head was present with
+his army in front of Sarco, and would like to pay his respects. About
+daylight Head opened his artillery upon the forts, and sent forward his
+skirmish-line. In the garrison every effort was made to impress Head
+with the idea that Sherwood's main force was present. Every flag was
+displayed on the forts and along the skirmish-line. Head kept up a
+continuous fire on the forts during the day. Late in the afternoon
+re-enforcements arrived. There were but 500; this was enough, however,
+to show that re-enforcements were coming. The firing was kept up the
+most of the night; the next morning the enemy was gone.
+
+“He passed around Sarco and struck the railroad north of this place and
+dismantled it for many miles, capturing every garrison north from Sarco
+to Turner's Hill. Turning west from there he passed through Snake Gap,
+moving in the direction of Alabama. Gen. Sherwood arrived at Sarco
+very soon and was gratified that the place, with its great quantity of
+supplies, was safe. He at once pushed out through Snake Gap in pursuit
+of Head.
+
+“The next place that Head presented himself with his army was in front
+of our garrison at De Kalb, Ala. He withdrew, however, and crossed into
+Tennessee, where he rested for near a month, collecting supplies and
+recruiting his army.
+
+“Sherwood halted his army, and while resting made such dispositions as
+were in accordance with the plan to be followed out in the near future.
+
+“In the meantime the excitement in the North was very great. Jacob
+Thomlinson had returned from Europe and was again in Canada with a
+large sum of money, which was freely used in all the States North
+in attempting to elect the Democratic candidate, 'Little Mack,' for
+President--the man that Thomlinson had suggested in the meeting of the
+leaders of the 'Sons of Liberty' at St. Catharines, Canada, of which
+I have heretofore spoken. Mobs were now frequent, and bad blood was
+stirred up all over the country.
+
+“Finding the condition of things very unsatisfactory, I suggested to
+Henry that he make a short visit to Canada. He did so, and returned
+to Allentown four days before the Presidential election. He had met
+Wintergreen, who had returned from England with Thomlinson. He disclosed
+to Henry the fact that the rebels were greatly depressed, and were using
+all the money they could to defeat the war candidate, Mr. Lincoln;
+and that the night before the election a raid would be made on all the
+Northern prisons, so that released prisoners might burn and destroy,
+and thereby cause such alarm on the day of the election as to prevent as
+many as possible from going to the polls. At the same time their friends
+were to be in possession of the polls wherever they could. In this way
+they had hopes of carrying the election.
+
+“I sent this report to the President by letter, which he received in
+time to have all the prison guards re-enforced. The attempt was made,
+however, but defeated in every instance. In Chicago they were very
+near accomplishing their designs. They had cut the water pipes and were
+making preparations for the burning of the city. But the attack on the
+camp was thwarted, and the leaders arrested and put in prison. John
+Wall, of whom I have heretofore spoken, was one of the leaders, and was
+captured and imprisoned.
+
+“Mr. Lincoln was triumphantly elected. Mr. Jacob Thomlinson's friend,
+'Little Mack,' as he called him, was ingloriously defeated. This
+indorsement by the people of the war measures and the manner of their
+execution was cheering to our loyal people, as well as to the armies and
+their commanders.
+
+“Soon after the election Sherwood abandoned pursuing Head, leaving the
+States of Tennessee and Kentucky, with Head's army scattered along
+the main thoroughfares, to be looked after by Papson, with his forces,
+preferring himself to take the Armies of the Tennessee and Georgia and
+cut loose and march unobstructed to the Sea. On the march, food for the
+troops and animals was found in abundance, making this march really a
+picnic the most of the way.
+
+“While Sherwood was making this march, matters of great interest were
+going on in Tennessee. On the last day of November the enemy, maddened
+by disappointment in their failure in the North to carry the election
+and have their Confederacy recognized, concluded to risk their all in
+a great battle for the recapture of the State of Tennessee. Head, then
+in command of an army increased to nearly 50,-000, moved across Goose
+Run and against our forces at Franktown, where he at once assaulted
+Scovens, who had been sent to oppose his advance. Our troops were behind
+intrenchments. He attacked with fearful desperation. At no time during
+the war did any commander on either side make a more furious and
+desperate assault than was made by Head. After forming his lines in
+double column, he moved right up to our works, where his men were mowed
+down by the hundreds. Gen. Pat Cleber charged time and again with his
+division, and hurled them against our works only to be as often driven
+back with great slaughter. At last, in a fit of desperation, he led his
+men up to the very mouths of our cannon and the muzzles of our muskets.
+He drove his spurs into his horse until his forefeet rested on our
+parapet. In this position he and his horse were riddled with bullets
+and fell into the trench, which was literally running with blood. The
+desperation of the enemy was such that they continued their murderous
+but ineffectual assaults until their men were exhausted as well as
+dismayed at their great loss. Thirteen of his commanding officers fell
+killed and wounded. Night forced him to desist.
+
+“The next morning his men could not be brought to the slaughter again.
+The bloody battle ended and Scoven's men withdrew to Nashua, three miles
+to the South of which place Papson's army was intrenched. Wellston, in
+command of about 8,000 cavalry, covered both flanks of our forces.
+It was now getting along in December. The enemy moved forward and
+intrenched in the front and within two miles of Papson. The weather
+became very bad for any kind of movement. It rained, hailed, and sleeted
+until the country around and about them became very muddy and swampy,
+and at times covered with a sheet of sleet and ice. Papson hesitated to
+attack and Head could not retreat; so there the two armies lay shivering
+in the cold, suffering very greatly, both fearing to take any decisive
+steps.
+
+“Gen. Silent became quite impatient, believing it to be the time to
+strike, as the enemy could not get away. Finally he concluded to relieve
+Papson, but notified him of his order. Papson now made ready for an
+assault. His command was posted as follows: Gen. A. J. Smithers on the
+right, who was to assault the enemy's left, supported by Wellston's
+cavalry; Ward was to support Smithers on his left, acting against
+Monterey Hill, on the Hillston road; Scovens was to hold the interior
+line, being the defense of Nashua. When the time arrived, all being in
+readiness, the order was given. The enemy seemed to be totally unaware
+of the movement. Smithers and Wellston moved out along the pike.
+Wheeling to the left they at once advanced against the enemy. The
+cavalry first struck the enemy at the Harden House, near Rich Earth
+Creek, and drove him back, capturing many prisoners. One of Smithers's
+divisions moving with the cavalry, captured two of the enemy's strong
+advance positions, with about 400 prisoners.
+
+“At this time Scovens's Corps was put in on Smithers's right, and the
+advance was then made by the whole line. Ward's Corps now found the
+enemy to Smithers's left, and Gen. Anderson led his command against
+Monterey Hill and carried it, capturing a number of prisoners. Ward's
+Corps at once advanced against the main line of the enemy, and after a
+bloody contest carried it, capturing a great many prisoners, a number of
+pieces of artillery, and many stands of colors. The enemy was now driven
+out of his entire line of works and fell back to a second line at the
+base of Harpan Hills, holding his line of retreat by way of Franktown.
+Night closed in and stopped again the play of death. Our forces were
+now in possession of sixteen pieces of artillery, with many officers and
+1,200 prisoners, not including wounded. Our troops bivouacked on their
+line of battle in order to be ready for any movement in the morning.
+
+“Ward's Corps at six in the morning moved south from Nashua, striking
+the enemy and driving him some five miles, to Overton's Hill, where
+he had thrown up works and was making a stand. Gen. Sleman now moved
+rapidly to Gen. Ward's left. Scovens remained in his position of the
+last night. Wellston moved to the enemy's rear and drew up his line
+across one of the Franktown roads.
+
+“About two o'clock one brigade of Ward's Corps, supported by Sleman's
+division, assaulted Overton's Hill, which was the enemy's center. One of
+Sleman's brigades was composed of colored troops. The ground over which
+they had to assault was open. The enemy re-enforced his center. The
+assault was made, but received by the enemy with a terrible shower of
+grape, canister and musketry. Our forces moved steadily on, not wavering
+in the least, until they had nearly reached the crest of the hill, when
+the reserves of the enemy arose from behind their works and opened one
+of the most destructive fires ever witnessed, causing our troops to
+first halt and then fall back, leaving many dead and wounded, both black
+and white indiscriminately, in the abatis and on the field.
+
+“Gen. Ward immediately re-formed his command, and all the forces of
+the army moved simultaneously against the enemy's works, carrying every
+position, breaking the lines in many places, and driving him in utter
+rout from his position, capturing all his artillery and thousands of
+prisoners, among whom were many officers, including four Generals. Ward
+and Wellston pursued the fleeing enemy until by capture and other means
+Head's army was entirely destroyed and wiped out of existence as an
+organization. It appeared no more in the history of the great rebellion.
+Thus were destroyed all the formidable forces of the enemy in the West.
+The army of Papson now went into Winter quarters at different points
+which were thought necessary to be garrisoned.
+
+“Peter, by this time, was growing very weak, having had a relapse,
+resulting in a very serious hemorrhage. At his request I had telegraphed
+Gen. Papson, stating his great desire to see Gen. Anderson. Upon the
+receipt of which, leave was immediately granted the General and he came
+home, bringing Lieut. Whitcomb with him. On the way home people greeted
+him everywhere with shouts of joy. They could now see that the end was
+near, and they were overflowing with gratitude and good feeling.
+
+“On their arrival you can imagine the joy of our household. The meeting
+between him and Peter was most touching. Both wept like children. All
+were much affected; even the two little children wept and sobbed aloud
+at the bedside of their Uncle Peter. My wife was quite feeble. She
+greeted the General as one of her own sons, and said:
+
+“'Our dear Peter is not going to live. I see it all, and I pray God that
+he may take me also.'
+
+“The General encouraged Peter all he could. Ham and Aunt Martha were as
+delighted to see the General as were any of his family. We all tried to
+be cheerful and in good spirits, but it was very hard to do this under
+the circumstances.
+
+“The next day after the General reached home he inquired of Ham why he
+did not return to the army. Ham said:
+
+“'I fuss done thought I would, and den I knowed I be no use, kase you so
+far off, and I feared I not jes' safe gwine trough dem Sesh lines down
+dar; and den I knowed, too, dat you kin git as many niggers as you wants
+dat am jes' as good as Ham is, 'ceptin when you done wants good tings
+to eat, sech like as chickens. Ham can allers get dem when dey is 'round
+and skeered of the Sesh. I all de time noticed dey is powerful feared ob
+de Sesh', Marsa Lyon. De General know dat am so.'
+
+“'Well, Ham, you must be ready to go back with me when I return.'
+
+“'Oh, yes, Marsa; oh, yes! I go all right; I will, sho' as you is bawn.
+But I tells you dat Marsa Peter am powerful bad, he am, sho'. I dream it
+all out las' night. Missus, she be right in dat. He be agoin' dis time,
+and no mistake. Dat dream ob de Missus be all come 'round.'
+
+“'That will do, Ham; you go and talk to Aunt Martha about your dreams.'
+
+“'All right, Marsa, all right, sah; but you mine what I tole you.'
+
+“The next day Joseph Dent came in, and we had a long conversation on the
+subject of the war, the Golden Circle and the Sons of Liberty. He said
+that they were alarmed, and quite a number had refused to meet recently,
+but that the Grand Commander had issued a call for a meeting to be held
+in Canada some time soon, where many of the leading men were again
+to assemble and take into consideration some new plan for aiding the
+rebellion. After he left for home the General, Henry and I consulted
+as to the best plan to get at what those men in Canada were working up.
+They had tried mobs and riots in New York and other places, had tried
+releasing prisoners, burning and destroying cities, scattering disease
+in our hospitals, and army raids, guerrilla warfare, etc., and had
+failed in all. Now what next? We thought that it would be best for Henry
+and Seraine to return to Detroit; that Henry again should visit Canada,
+and, by him the information could be communicated to me. This being
+understood, they left the next day. James Whitcomb, having gone
+immediately home on his arrival at Allentown, would be with his parents
+and Seraine, while Henry should visit in Canada.
+
+“Peter was now apparently improving and we felt he might possibly
+recover. The news of Sherwood's safe arrival at the Sea having been
+received, the people were greatly rejoiced. They felt that the Spring
+campaign would probably end the rebellion. The country was full of hope
+and the drooping spirits of anxious people were much revived. Things
+went on in this way and our family enjoyed themselves as best they
+could. Mary Anderson and Jennie Lyon, David's widow, and the two little
+girls, made our home as pleasant as possible But my poor wife grew
+weaker all the time, which gave us much concern.
+
+“Henry had arrived in Canada, and again found his friend Wintergreen.
+They were now visiting different places. Henry had written Seraine and
+she came down to Allentown, spending two days with us, and at the
+same time posting the General and myself as to the movements of the
+conspirators. Thomlinson had called the leaders of the Northern Sons
+of Liberty to again assemble at St. Catharines the last Thursday in
+January. Henry had concluded to remain and learn fully their intentions
+and schemes. I told Seraine to say to him that his proposition to
+remain was approved. I sent to the President the information and Henry's
+intention, in answer to which I received a very kind and touching letter
+from one of his Secretaries, exhibiting great sympathy for my family and
+deploring our misfortunes.
+
+“Time moved on, and the General was preparing to leave for his command,
+when Peter became very much worse; and, also, my wife was growing weaker
+and losing her mind. Peter was coughing very often and having slight
+hemorrhages. The physician pronounced him to be in a very critical
+condition. One morning Aunt Martha came running into the parlor where
+the family were sitting, and with much anxiety cried out:
+
+“'Marsa Lyon and Marsa Gen'l, come to Marsa Peter, quick; 'cause he
+bleed to deff if you not hurry.'
+
+“We ran to him quickly. He was bleeding profusely, holding his head over
+the edge of the bed. He could only speak in a gurgling whisper. He took
+me by the hand and said:
+
+“'Father, it is all over with me; soon there will be but one finger
+left.'
+
+“We laid him back on the pillow, and without another word or struggle he
+passed away. Good bless my poor son!”
+
+“Amen!” said Dr. Adams.
+
+Uncle Daniel soon proceeded, saying: “But, my good friends, this was not
+my only grief. We tried to keep his death from his mother. She, in her
+delirium, was constantly speaking of her dear son Peter, and crying. She
+seemed to have no thought except of Peter and the constant shadow of her
+dream. The day of Peter's funeral her reason seemed to return and her
+strength revived. She asked for all of us to come into her room, and
+we did so. When she saw that Peter was not with us, she inquired why.
+I answered that he could not come. I then broke down and left her room
+weeping. She saw it, and, with strength that she had not shown for many
+weeks, arose, and leaping to the floor rushed past all into the parlor,
+and there saw Peter lying a corpse. She shrieked and fell on his
+remains. We lifted her and carried her back to her bed. She was dead!”
+
+[Illustration: Mrs. Lyon dies at Peter's Coffin 382]
+
+Uncle Daniel sank back into his chair overcome with his sorrows. The
+severe trials through which he had passed, re-called again, opened the
+flood of sorrow, which well nigh swept him away. We withdrew for the
+present, with intense sympathy for the old hero and a feeling that the
+Government had sadly neglected him.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XIX.
+
+     THE SCHEME TO CAPTURE OR KILL THE PRESIDENT AND GEN.
+     SILENT.--A VILLANOUS PLOT.--THE RECKLESS AND DESPERATE
+     SCHEMES OF THE CONSPIRATORS.--THE PLAN REVEALED.--THE
+     PRESIDENT AND GEN. SILENT WARNED OF THEIR DANGER.
+
+     “I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word
+     Would harrow up thy soul, freeze up thy young body.”
+      --Shakespeare.
+
+“The death of my son Peter and my beloved wife cast such a deep gloom
+over our household that it seemed we never could rally again to do
+anything for ourselves or our country. Gen. Anderson returned to his
+command a sad and despondent man. He had left Ham to look after things
+for us at home, our family now being reduced to Jennie Lyon, Mary
+Anderson, the two children, Ham, Martha and myself. We were lonely in
+the extreme, and seemed, for some cause undis-coverable to us, to be
+drinking the bitter dregs from the poisoned chalice. Ham and Aunt
+Martha saw my distress and tried in their honest and simple way to
+pour consolation into my soul. The little children, in their childish
+simplicity, seemed to be the only fountain whence I could drink draughts
+of comfort in my lonely hours of distress. Seraine came to our house to
+attend the funeral, as Henry could not reach home in time to be with us
+and see the last of his mother and brother. I wrote him by his wife and
+directed him to remain. He came to Detroit terribly broken down with
+grief, and returned, sad and dejected, to Canada. He was frequently
+interrogated as to the cause of his melancholy, but parried it as best
+he could.
+
+“About the 12th of February he returned to Detroit, and, bringing
+Seraine with him, came to my house. Our meeting was mixed with joy and
+sadness. The ladies, as well as my myself, were very much gratified at
+having dear Seraine (as we all called her) with us again. She conversed
+so sensibly on the subject of our misfortunes that she made us almost
+feel that they must be for our good.
+
+“As soon as we could do so, Henry and I sat down to talk over the
+situation in Canada and the schemes of the conspirators. He reported to
+me all he had seen or heard on the question of the war, stating in the
+beginning that there was no time to lose. When he found Wintergreen
+they set out for a trip through Canada. After visiting many places and
+meeting various persons from the South who had been in Canada for the
+purpose of aiding in carrying the Presidential election in favor of the
+anti-war or Democratic party, but who had not been able to return since
+the election, and were waiting, Micawber-like, for something to turn
+up, they had finally arrived at Montreal, where they again met Joseph
+Thomlinson and quite a number of faces to them unfamiliar. These persons
+were evidently there for some purpose looking to the success of the
+rebellion. Thomlinson received them kindly, inquired of Winter-green
+how he felt since his return from London, and asked many questions about
+certain people at Windsor. Henry was also interrogated as to how matters
+looked to him, to which he answered that the signs were not so favorable
+as heretofore.
+
+“Thomlinson went into a long disquisition on the recent campaigns. He
+denounced Gen. Head, who had been so utterly destroyed by Papson, as a
+'brainless ass,' and spoke of Gen. Laws as having lost much of his
+vigor and daring. He said that if Gen. Wall, their greatest General, was
+alive, he would drive Silent out of Virginia in one month. He said that
+the re-election of Lincoln was a severe blow to them; that they had been
+deceived by their Northern friends. They had been led to believe that
+there was no doubt of Little Mac's election, with a liberal expenditure
+of money; that he had drawn checks and paid out for that purpose on
+behalf of the Confederacy $1,100,000, and seemed to think that unless
+measures were taken at once to strike consternation into the hearts
+of the Northern people all would be lost; that the President of the
+Confederacy and his Cabinet had been all along expecting some great
+result from the efforts of their Northern allies, and especially from
+the efforts of Valamburg and Thomas A. Strider.
+
+“'True,' he said, 'Valamburg had been very much hampered by the
+suspicions resting upon him in the minds of the people, but it was not
+so with Strider. He could have done a great deal more if he had not been
+so timid. He (Strider) seemed to think that he could secure the success
+of the Confederacy by crippling the U. S. Government in opposing
+legislation and breeding strife and jealousies in the Union armies.
+'But,' he continued, 'Lincoln is an old fox, and soon smelled out those
+little devices of Strider. He has completely checkmated him and his
+friends who were acting on his line, by relieving from command all those
+who were playing into Stridor's hands, and has put in their places a set
+of fanatics, who are fighting on moral grounds alone.'
+
+“He spoke of Silent as a man who did not value life or anything else,
+saying that he was a superstitious man, who believed that he was merely
+an instrument in the hands of the Almighty to wipe out slavery. Not only
+so, but believed that he was guided and directed in all his movements by
+the mysterious hand of Providence. So he (Thomlinson) could not see the
+use of relying longer on any satisfactory result to come from the course
+being pursued by their Northern friends. He said they must act
+more openly, energetically and promptly, if they were to help the
+Confederacy.
+
+“There were two men present that Henry thought he had seen somewhere
+before, but could not place them. One was a medium-sized man, with
+rather dark complexion, dark hair, eyes and mustache. He was introduced
+as a Mr. Wilkes. The other was a young man, perhaps thirty years of age,
+slight, with brown hair, blue eyes and no beard, named John Page. These
+two men seemed nervous and uneasy; they conversed but little. The man
+Wilkes remarked that there was but one way, which was a part of every
+insurrection, and he was in favor of that way. Page agreed with him,
+both seeming to understand the proposition; yet it was not stated in the
+conversation at that time what Wilkes meant by 'but one way.'
+
+“Thomlinson made no answer to Wilkes or Page, but continued by saying:
+
+“'I have called the leading men of our organization to meet again at
+St. Catharines, on the first Tuesday in February, and at that time there
+must be some scheme devised and agreed upon that will turn the scale, or
+all will be lost, and we will all be wandering vagabonds over the face
+of the earth.'
+
+“Henry inquired if Mr. Carey was in the city. Thomlin-son said no;
+that he was in Richmond, but would be at their meeting if he could
+get through the lines, in doing which they had met with no trouble
+heretofore. Winter-green said that the people where he had been, who
+were friendly, were now very despondent and greatly alarmed for the
+safety of Richmond, as well as the Confederacy; that everything seemed
+to be against them of late.
+
+“'Yes,' replied Thomlinson, 'we have much to discourage us, and at the
+same time all can be regained that we have lost if our friends will
+settle upon some good plan and carry it out. But it does seem that all
+our plans and schemes so far have been abortive. Our first great
+scheme of burning the Northern cities failed by the burning of the
+Will-o'-the-Wisp and the loss of Dr. Mears and Prof. McCul-lough; and
+also of the material accumulated by Dr. Black-man. We stirred up riots
+in New York city and elsewhere in opposition to the draft, with a
+promise from Valamburg, Strider, McMasterson, and B. Wudd that our
+friends would come to the rescue and make resistance everywhere.. But
+these men failed to stand by their promises. The inaugurating of
+riots and the employment of men to engage in them cost the Confederacy
+$500,000. We undertook to release prisoners from all the Northern
+prisons, We purchased arms and smuggled them to our friends sufficient
+to have armed all the prisoners. This was all that was wanting, our
+friends North stated to me; but when the time came, which was the last
+night before the Presidential election, at Camp Chase the effort was too
+feeble to be recognized, and at Chicago, where we were assured that the
+prisoners would be released and the city burned and destroyed, what
+was the result? They cut one or two water-pipes, and Wall, Greenfel and
+Buckner were arrested. All our arms were found in Wall's cellar,
+and taken possession of by our enemies. Mr. Eagle and Mr. N. Judy
+Corn-ington were not on hand, neither as actors nor advisers; and so it
+is. The arms, ammunition and hire for smuggling them through cost a
+half million dollars. This kind of work will not do. It is not only
+expensive, but fruitless.'
+
+“He then stated to those present that he wished them all to attend
+the next meeting, as mentioned, and to study up in the meantime, some
+well-defined plan for successful operations. Henry and Wintergreen left
+for other points, and returned to St. Catharines on the day appointed
+for the meeting, where they met with many additional persons, strangers
+to both of them. The delegates assembled in the same hall, in the rear
+of the Victoria Hotel, as before. They were called to order by the Grand
+Commander of the Sons of Liberty, Mr. Valamburg, of Dayburg, O. All
+were seated and the roll was then called by Wintergreen, who was the
+Secretary.
+
+“Illinois was first called. Wm. Spangler and John Richardson answered;
+from Indiana, Messrs. Dorsing and Bowlin; Ohio, Valamburg and Massey;
+Pennsylvania, Wovelson and Moore; New York, McMasterson and B. Wudd;
+Missouri, Col. Burnett and Marmalade; Kansas, Stringfelter; Iowa, Neal
+Downing; Wisconsin, Domblazer; Nebraska, Martin; Arkansas, Walters;
+Connecticut, Eastman; Vermont, Phillips; Massachusetts, Perry; Maine,
+Pillbox; Rhode Island, no answer; New Jersey, Rogers. Prom Richmond, for
+the South, there were Thomlinson and C. C. Carey, the latter having just
+arrived. Other names, not remembered, save those of Messrs. Wilkes and
+Page, who were admitted as representing the District of Columbia.
+
+“After the necessary examinations were made by a committee, the persons
+mentioned, with several others, were admitted to seats in the assembly.
+Henry was selected by Wintergreen to assist him in his duties as
+Secretary. The preliminaries being settled, the Chairman (Valamburg) was
+quite severe in his strictures against Dan Bowen, Thos. A. Strider, C.
+H. Eagle and N. Judy Cornington for not attending, saying he had letters
+from each of those gentlemen promising to be present. He characterized
+their conduct as cowardly and they as sunshine friends, which was loudly
+applauded by all.
+
+“After remarks by quite a number of delegates on the situation and
+probabilities of the success of the Confederacy, which were generally
+tinged with ill-forebodings, a committee of five was appointed to take
+into consideration and report to the assembly ways and means by which
+the rebellion could be materially assisted. This report was to be
+submitted the next day at 12 o'clock. The meeting then adjourned until
+that time.
+
+“During the evening a variety of discussions were indulged in by various
+delegates in favor of different schemes. Some went so far as to favor
+the assassination of many of our leading men. Wilkes, Page, and quite
+a number of persons from the South were in favor of assassinating the
+President and Gen. Silent, with such others as the necessity of the case
+demanded. And so the conversation and discussions ran until the meeting
+of delegates the next day.
+
+“At 12 o'clock the assembly was called to order by Valamburg. When the
+roll had been called and all were quiet, the Chairman inquired of the
+committee if they were ready to report. The Chairman, Mr. Carey,
+arose with great dignity and responded that the committee, after due
+consideration of the many suggestions submitted to them, were now ready
+to report. He was invited to take the stand, which he did.
+
+“He said that, preliminary to reporting, he desired to make an
+explanation, which was as follows: That on his return from Montreal to
+Richmond, since the Presidential election, in viewing the many disasters
+that had recently befallen the Confederacy, the authorities at Richmond
+suggested to him to ascertain if he could communicate in some way with
+the newly elected Vice-President, and discover his attitude towards
+the people of the South. This was accomplished by sending one of the
+Vice-President's old friends from North Carolina to Nashua, who being a
+citizen, and not in any way connected with the Confederate army, easily
+passed through the Union lines to Nashua, where the Vice-President-elect
+was residing at the time. There was no difficulty in agreeing to an
+interview between himself and Carey, it being understood that Carey was
+to pass into Nashua in disguise and let the Vice-President know in some
+way where he was stopping, and the interview was then to be arranged. In
+pursuance of this agreement, Carey made the trip to Nashua disguised as
+a Louis City merchant, and passing by the name of Thos. E. Hope. He had
+no difficulty in getting into Nashua, but for fear of recognition,
+went directly to the house of a rebel friend by the name of Hanson, and
+remained in a room in the rear of the second story of the house. Through
+the lady of the house the Vice-President elect was informed of the
+presence of Mr. Carey.
+
+“The next morning the Vice-President visited the house of Mr. Hanson,
+and he and Carey had the contemplated interview. Carey said that in
+the interview the Vice-President contended for peace on the terms of
+a restored Union, but agreed with the Democrats of the North that the
+restoration should be on the basis of the old Constitution. Carey
+said that in answer to the question as to what he would do if he were
+President, the Vice-President said that he would restore the Union if he
+could on the old basis, but that the people were tired of war and taxes,
+and that unless Silent could drive Laws out of Richmond, capture it,
+and destroy the Confederate army during the next Spring campaign, the
+Confederacy must be recognized and the war ended.
+
+“At this the assembly heartily cheered. Carey also said that in answer
+to the question as to the powers of the Vice-President, in case of the
+absence of the President, if he should be so situated that he could not
+return to perform the duties of the office, the Vice-President replied
+that such a case as stated would certainly come under the provision
+of the Constitution, wherein it is recited that in case of the death,
+resignation, or inability of the President to discharge the powers and
+duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice-President;
+that under such circumstances he should at once assume the duties of
+the office, but hoped that such a case would not arise while he was
+Vice-President.
+
+“Carey stated that the Vice-President said that he had always been a
+Union man, but that he was a Democrat, and had never been anything else,
+and did not propose to be; that he was placed on the Republican ticket
+without being consulted. Therefore he did not feel under any obligations
+to that party. He also stated that he recognized the fact that when it
+was evident that the Union could be held together only by subjugating
+the people of the South, it was statesmanship to let them go, and stop
+further bloodshed. This also brought applause.
+
+“Carey further stated that the Vice-President expressed a willingness to
+meet privately with any of our leading men of the South at any time when
+and where it could be done without danger to either party. With this the
+interview ended. When the parties separated the Vice-President bade him
+good-by and grasped his hand in the most friendly and cordial manner. He
+said if Carey should experience any trouble in getting back to Richmond
+to let him know.
+
+“Carey left the next morning, and returning to Richmond reported the
+interview precisely as it occurred, at which the authorities were
+greatly pleased, and thought it opened a way for success, knowing
+the character of the man, his stubbornness, his egotism, and that he
+possessed a belief that he was destined to be President of the United
+States at some time. It was not intended to say any more to him than to
+ascertain his views on a given state of facts, and having accomplished
+this much, the authorities at Richmond felt sure that if the President
+of the United States could by some means be captured and spirited away,
+and Silent also, or either of them, the success of the Confederacy would
+be assured beyond question. In the event of the capture and hiding away
+of the President, the Vice-President would surely assume the powers and
+duties of President. The friends of the Confederacy in Congress could
+then so cripple the Government that no doubt could longer exist of
+success. He said it was thought that in the event the President could
+not be captured, a party could be organized who could, without much
+risk, surprise and capture Gen. Silent. This done, Laws would at once
+assume the aggressive, drive Meador and his army back on Washington,
+and continue the war beyond the next Spring, so that the friends of the
+Confederacy could regain strength, and, with the Vice-President in favor
+of the recognition of the Confederate Government, it could not be longer
+postponed. But the great thing to be accomplished, he said, was the
+capture of Mr. Lincoln; that would end all controversy.
+
+“This seemed to strike the audience, and they cheered the proposition.
+Carey then stated that this was the first proposition the committee
+desired to present. He had other important ones, however, that must be
+considered by the assembly. While in Richmond he found many men of great
+courage and daring who were ready to do anything to bring success if
+they could be sustained and protected. The authorities gave him the
+proposals and directed him to lay them before this assembly.
+
+“The second was made by a foreigner--a man of good family in Europe,
+and a most daring and courageous man, an educated soldier, who had been
+successful in very many daring enterprises heretofore. His proposition
+was read to the assembly, being a verbatim copy of the one this party
+had made to the President of the Confederacy through the Confederate
+Secretary of War, which was as follows:
+
+     “'Secretary of War of the Southern Confederacy.
+
+     “'Sir: In reference to the subject upon which I had the
+     honor to converse with you yesterday, and on account of
+     which you bade me call to-day, I take herewith the freedom
+     to address this most respectful writing to you. Your Honor
+     seemed to hesitate in giving me an affirmative answer to my
+     statement because I was unknown to you. Permit me to remark
+     that, notwithstanding I can give you no references in this
+     country, I am, nevertheless, worthy of your high confidence.
+     My grandfather, Maj. Baron De Kalb, fell in the
+     Revolutionary War of this country. * * * I received an
+     education proportionate to the means of my parents, and
+     served in the Crimean war as Second Lieutenant of Engineers.
+     * * * I landed in Quebec, Canada, in November last, and
+     arrived in Washington, D. C, about three weeks ago. I cannot
+     perceive why you should require any references or
+     confidence, for I do not expect personally to reap any
+     benefit before the strict performance of what I undertake.
+     The task I know is connected with some danger, but never
+     will it, in any event, become known in the North that the
+     Southern Confederacy had anything whatever to do with it.
+
+     “'The whole matter resolves itself, therefore, into this one
+     question: Does the Southern Confederacy consider the
+     explosion of the Federal Capitol at a time when Abe, his
+     myrmidons, and the Northern Congress are all assembled
+     together, of sufficient importance to grant me, in case of
+     success, a commission as Colonel of Topographical Engineers,
+     and the sum of $1,000,000? If so, your Honor may most
+     explicitly expect the transaction to be carried into
+     execution between the 4th and 6th of the month. * * * I
+     trust you will not press in regard to the manner in which I
+     intend to perform it, or anything connected with the
+     execution.
+
+     “'In case of an affirmative answer there is no time to
+     spare; and to show you still further my sincerity, I will
+     even refrain from asking for any pecuniary assistance in
+     carrying the project through, notwithstanding my means are,
+     for such an undertaking, very limited, and that some funds
+     would materially lighten my task, diminish the danger, and
+     doubly insure success. * * * I intend to throw myself at a
+     convenient place into Maryland and to enter Washington by
+     way of Baltimore.
+
+     “'Very respectfully, your obedient servant, “'
+
+     (Signed)
+     C. L. V. DeKalb.'
+
+
+“Carey said that this man was in the employ of the Confederacy, but that
+the authorities would not adopt his scheme without the indorsement of
+their Northern friends, so that those friends could have warning and
+not be endangered at the time. This man being a foreigner, and not
+understanding the situation, regarded all Northern men alike and would
+destroy one as soon as another. Therefore, those having the authority
+to do so, would not accept the proposition unless due notice could be
+secretly given, under the obligations of the Sons of Liberty, to
+their friends in Congress. Carey said he thought this a very dangerous
+undertaking on account of the friends who might be imperiled, but felt
+that there was no doubt but it could be accomplished.
+
+“Walters spoke up at this point, saying this proposition was not
+feasible at all, and a number assented to his remark.
+
+“Mr. Carey said the third proposition was also in the form of a
+communication, and was placed in his hands by the authorities in
+Richmond for consideration by the Northern friends, and was in the
+following language, which he proceeded to read:
+
+     “'Boston P.O., Ga. “'Jefferson Davis.
+
+     “'Sir: Having a desire to be of benefit to the Southern
+     States is the only excuse I can offer for addressing you
+     this letter; and believing the best plan would be to dispose
+     of the leading characters of the North, for that reason I
+     have experimented in certain particulars that will do this
+     without difficulty; although it is quite an underhanded
+     manner of warfare, and not knowing whether it would meet
+     with your approbation or not, prevents me from giving you a
+     full account of the material used, although I believe any
+     one of them would take the life of a Southern man in any way
+     they could. If you wish, write to me and get the whole
+     process.
+
+     “'Hoping for your good health and future victory. “'
+
+     (Signed)
+     J. S. Paramore.'
+
+
+“Said Carey: 'This man was sent for and closely examined as to what he
+proposed, and by the experiments made by our best scientists they were
+of opinion that his plan could be made a success, as the process was
+without doubt effective. The question, however, was not as to the
+process by which this could be done, but must we resort to it? Had all
+other means failed?'
+
+“The other proposition was on the same line, but proposing a different
+mode of execution, which Carey also read:
+
+     “'Headquarters 63d Ga. Reg't.,
+
+     “'Near Savannah. “'To President Davis.
+
+     “'Mr. President: After long meditation and much reflection
+     on the subject of this communication, I have determined to
+     intrude it upon you, earnestly hoping my motives will
+     constitute a full vindication for such presumption on the
+     part of one so humble and obscure as myself, though I must
+     say that the evidences of your Christian humility almost
+     assure me. I propose, with your permission, to assist in
+     organizing a number of select men, say not less than 300 to
+     500, to go into the United States and assassinate, for
+     instance, Seward, Lincoln, Greeley, Prentice, and others,
+     considering it necessary to the chances of success at this
+     time. I will only say a few words as to the opinion of its
+     effects. I have made it a point to elicit the opinion of
+     many men upon this subject, in whose good sense I have great
+     confidence, and while a difference of opinion to some extent
+     is almost inevitable, most have confidence in its benefit to
+     us. The most plausible argument seems to be that to impress
+     upon the Northern mind that for men in high places there to
+     wield their influence in favor of the barbarisms they have
+     been so cruelly practicing upon us is to jeopardize their
+     lives; for distinguished leaders there to feel that the
+     moment they array hordes for our desolation, at that moment
+     their existence is in the utmost peril--this would produce
+     hesitation and confusion that would hasten peace and our
+     independence. With these meager suggestions upon the subject
+     I will leave it for this time. If you deem the matter worthy
+     of any encouragement, and will so apprize me, I believe I
+     can give you such evidences of loyalty and integrity of
+     character as will entitle it to your consideration. So far
+     as I am concerned, I will say, however, that I was born and
+     raised in Middle Georgia. All my relationships and
+     affections are purely Southern. I was opposed to secession,
+     but am now committed to the death against subjugation or
+     reunion with men of whose instincts and moral character,
+     till this war, I was totally ignorant. If I have insulted
+     any scruple or religious principle of yours I beg to be
+     pardoned.   I neglected to state in the proper place that I
+     am an officer in the volunteer service.
+
+     “'Begging your respectful attention to this communication,
+
+     “I am, your Excellency's most obedient servant,
+
+     “'H. C. Durham, 63d Ga.'
+
+
+“The reading of this communication was received with cheers from quite
+a number of those present, principally Southern men. Carey said that the
+Secretary of War had sent for Durham, and that he was then at Richmond.
+He was a fine looking, intelligent man, terribly in earnest. This was
+thought, although there was hesitancy about it in the Cabinet, to be a
+much more feasible undertaking than the attempt to explode the Capitol
+at Washington. The necessity for some radical measure to be adopted and
+put into execution at once was the reason for these documents having
+been taken from the archives and placed in the present hands in their
+original form.
+
+“Lieut. W. Alston, of Sulphur Springs, Va., who was present, as stated
+by Carey, also proposed to the authorities at Richmond to undertake to
+rid the country of the Confederacy's most deadly enemies, and authorized
+the committee to say that he, here and now, renewed his proposition; all
+of which Carey submitted to the assembly for their consideration.
+
+“The propositions having been submitted in due form, the Chairman stated
+that they were before the assembly and open for consideration. Jacob
+Thomlinson opened the discussion, and said that these propositions were
+of the most vital importance; that the success of the Confederacy hung
+upon the action of this assembly. The authorities were waiting with
+bated breath until they could hear what their Northern friends would
+consider proper and feasible to be at once entered upon. He wanted no
+more promises without performance. He would save the Confederacy by
+any means if he could, and would consider himself justified. If some
+of these measures had been resorted to much earlier it would have been
+better. He said that war was mere barbarism and cruelty; that plunder,
+burning, pillage and assassination were merely the concomitants, and a
+part of the system, of all wars; that when men make war it means crime,
+rapine and murder, and those engaging in it should so understand. Each
+party is expected to capture all of the enemy that can be so taken,
+and to kill all that resist. It was proper to pick out and deliberately
+shoot down the Generals. He asked if it would be any worse to secretly
+capture Lincoln and Silent, the two leaders and commanders of all the
+United States forces, or to assassinate either or both of them, than to
+shoot them near our lines. He contended that if either or both of them
+should be seen near the Confederate lines they would be shot down, and
+the persons doing it would be rewarded with medals of honor, and would
+go down into history as great patriots for performing the act. If this
+were true, as all must concede, why should it be considered a dark and
+damnable deed in time of war, when a great and dire necessity required,
+for two such tyrants to be put out of the way in the cause of liberty?
+He insisted that no difference could exist, save in the minds of
+individuals morbid on the subject of human life. He said that he had
+witnessed enough shamming, and heard enough shallow professions, and
+wanted no more of either; that the promises of some of their Northern
+friends, already broken, had cost the Confederacy millions of dollars in
+coin, and had left him individually bankrupt and impoverished. There had
+been nothing but a series of failures growing out of the pretenses
+of some of their Northern allies. He was very severe on many of them,
+especially on Cornington and Eagle, of Chicago, and Strider and Bowen,
+of Indiana, all of whom he charged with getting large sums of money for
+use in the late election and for other purposes. He said they neither
+accounted for its disposition, nor had they entered an appearance, after
+promising on their obligation to do so. This he considered the
+most unwarranted course of conduct of which any one could have been
+guilty--no less than the deepest-dyed perfidy. When he closed his speech
+he was cheered to the echo.” Dr. Adams said: “This man Thomlinson was
+a very brutal man in his instincts. He seemed also to have been out of
+humor with his co-conspirators. He was certainly very angry and much
+disappointed that his schemes had all failed. But how an intelligent
+man could argue and justify assassination, as he seemed to do, I cannot
+understand.”
+
+Col. Bush replied: “Doctor, you must see that this man, no matter what
+he may have been in former years, had become a hardened, inhuman wretch.
+Do you not remember that he was the same person who employed men to
+gather poisoned clothes for the distribution of disease, as well as
+his attempt to have our cities burned, but was thwarted by Divine
+Providence, in my judgment?”
+
+“Yes, I remember all this, and God knows that seemed the extreme of
+barbarism and inhumanity; but his last proposition in his argument was
+deliberate, cold-blooded murder in order to gain a political end; and to
+think of Northern men listening at any time to such propositions without
+remonstrance or disapproval in any way makes me shudder.”
+
+“They seemed to indorse it instead of manifesting disapproval,” said
+Ingelsby, “and I have no doubt they favored it, and in some way assisted
+in trying to have it carried out.”
+
+“Yes, yes,” said Uncle Daniel; “the half of the treachery and diabolical
+deeds of many of our Northern men, now leaders, is not known or
+understood; but, my dear friends, I will continue my story:
+
+“When Thomlinson had concluded his remarks, Valamburg followed in a like
+strain, and concluded with a 'so help him God' that he was ready for
+any enterprise to serve-the Confederacy, no matter how dark nor how
+desperate and bloody. This was received with a wild shout, as though
+some rebel victory had been announced.
+
+“Walters, of Arkansas, then addressed the assembly. He said he was
+in favor of the first proposition; that there seemed to be something
+practical in it. Since their last meeting he had been all over the
+North, even in Washington city, and there was not the slightest
+difficulty in passing to and fro without any questions being asked. He
+said he saw the President riding out beyond Georgetown with only one
+person accompanying him; that there would not have been the slightest
+trouble in five men capturing him and crossing the river into Virginia,
+or retreating into Maryland and passing along on byways with him to
+where he could have been securely kept until a chance was afforded for
+conveying him to some more secure place. So far as putting him out of
+the way was concerned, there would not be the slightest difficulty in
+doing that, but he thought the other the best, taking all things into
+consideration. The one would be considered a clean trick, and perfectly
+legitimate warfare, while the other would not, and would arouse the
+Northern people to more energetic measures. He said that he did not
+think there would be very great difficulty in capturing Silent; that he
+had made inquiry about him, and found that he seldom had anything
+more than a few men as escort, and kept but a small company as his
+headquarters guard; that 100 good, picked men could capture him almost
+any night. If they even failed, it would only make those who attempted
+it prisoners of war, so that they would be exchanged. This, if
+accomplished, in case of either Lincoln or Silent, would secure the
+Confederacy. With Lincoln captured, the Vice-President would only be
+too glad to have an excuse for the recognition of the Confederacy.
+With Silent captured, Gen. Laws would again be master of the situation.
+Silent was the only match for him in the United States. So far as the
+Vice-President was concerned, he was in a bad humor with the whole
+administration. He (Walters) had seen him and conversed with him since
+the time mentioned at which Mr. Carey had his interview. Walters had
+been at Nashua, and remained for several days unmolested, and had
+talked freely with quite a number of persons who were intimate with
+the Vice-President, and who were conversant with his views and knew
+his feelings. He said that the Vice-President suggested to him to get
+through the lines and go to Richmond, and say to the authorities there
+that if he were President he would recognize the Southern Confederacy;
+but he (Walters) did not then have full confidence in what he was
+saying, as he was rather in his cups at the time. But since he had heard
+what Mr. Carey had learned in his interview with him he had no further
+reason to doubt his sincerity.
+
+“Mr. Wilkes here interposed and asked whether the whole question of
+recognition by the Vice-President did not entirely depend upon the
+capture and successful spiriting away of Lincoln.
+
+“Mr. Walters answered in the affirmative.
+
+“Wilkes then said: 'Suppose this scheme should fail, what then?'
+
+“'Walters remarked that that was a question to be determined by this
+meeting, and that he did not wish to decide it in advance.
+
+“Mr. Spangler, from Illinois, said that he did not desire to detain the
+assembly with a long speech, but he wished to impress upon the minds of
+the delegates present that in the State from which he came, he did not
+think the assassination of Lincoln and Silent would be indorsed, as it
+would raise such a storm there that all their friends would be driven
+from the State. He was in favor of their capture and, in fact, anything
+that was thought necessary; but as he lived in the same town with Mr.
+Lincoln, he would not like to be forced to stem the torrent if he,
+Lincoln, should be assassinated. He would cheerfully vote for the first
+proposition, and at the same time pay $100 into the general pool for
+that purpose. This brought down the house--money seemed to be the one
+thing they greatly desired. He said: 'Now, Mr. Chairman, who is the
+Treasurer?'
+
+“The Chairman answered that Mr. Thomlinson had the disbursing as well as
+the authority to receive all funds for the carrying out of the objects
+of the meeting.
+
+“'Then,' said Spangler, 'here is my $100.' handing it to Thomlinson.
+This started the ball, and in a few minutes $5,000 were raised and
+handed over to Thomlinson, who thanked the friends for their liberality.
+
+“The debate here closed and the vote was taken on the propositions. The
+Chairman said he would put the third, or last, proposition first, which
+was, whether the assembly would indorse the proposition of Capt. Alston
+and Mr. Durham, who proposed to organize a force and assassinate the
+leading men of the North who are prominent in the war against the South,
+and recommend the authorities of the Southern Confederacy to carry out
+the proposed project. The question being stated, the vote was taken.
+Being very close, the roll had to be called, and the proposition was
+lost by three votes.
+
+“The next proposition was the one submitted by De Kalb to the
+Confederacy, to blow up the Capitol at Washington when Congress should
+be in session. The vote being taken, this proposition was lost; it being
+deemed inexpedient on account of the danger of destroying so many of
+their own friends.
+
+“The last proposition to be voted on was whether the assembly would
+recommend to the authorities at Richmond to organize a force and capture
+Lincoln and Silent, or either of them, and hold the captive or captives
+until the Confederacy should be recognized. This question was taken and
+carried unanimously with a great hurrah and three cheers for the man or
+men who should accomplish this most desirable object.
+
+“After the proposition had been agreed to, Mr. Page and Capt. Alston
+both desired to know what was to be done, if anything, should this
+attempt to capture those men fail. Quite a discussion here arose, during
+which considerable feeling was shown on the part of some of the Southern
+men. Finally they determined to recommend that Wilkes, Page, Alston and
+Durham be put in charge and organize for the purpose mentioned, and that
+they receive their instructions directly from Jacob Thomlinson. One of
+these men should go to Richmond with C. C. Carey, and there meet Durham
+and consult with the authorities as to the route to be adopted in
+getting into and out of Washington, and the means to be resorted to for
+their assistance and protection; also that, in the event of failure in
+capturing either of those men, then in that case they, or some of
+them, were to return to Canada and confer further with Thomlinson; and
+whatever measures he and they should adopt that looked like bringing
+success were to be carried out, with the understanding that the assembly
+here and now assented to it; which it did, and appointed Mr. Thom-linson
+with power to act as fully as if the matter had been laid before it and
+agreed to by a vote.
+
+“This concluded the business of the delegates, and they adjourned
+to meet on the call of the Grand Commander at any future time when
+necessary for the benefit of the cause of the Confederacy. Henry
+remained a day or so in order to note any further developments. Carey
+and Page left at once for Richmond, intending to make their way in
+disguise by rail into West Virginia, and from there to Richmond. Wilkes
+started for New York and Alston for Buffalo. They were to make their
+way to Baltimore, and meet there on a certain day and remain until
+Page should return from Richmond with Durham. They were then to have an
+understanding as to how they should operate. Before leaving they all had
+a secret meeting with Thomlin-son, but what instructions they received
+of a private nature Henry did not know, except that he learned if their
+scheme should fail, one or more of them were to return at once to Canada
+and consult further with Thomlinson as to their future operations.
+
+“'I required this to be written in full by Henry, and leaving him and
+his wife, Seraine, with what of our family was now left, I telegraphed
+to the President:
+
+“'Stay indoors; important; am coming!
+
+“(Signed)Daniel.'
+
+“'I at once left for Washington, feeling that time was important.
+The desperation of these men was such that they would undertake an
+enterprise of any kind, and the condition of the Confederacy such that
+nothing less than some heroic remedy would avail anything.
+
+“When I arrived at Washington it was early in the morning. I directed
+my steps toward the Executive Mansion. On arriving at the door the usher
+recognized me, but said that the President had not been to breakfast.
+
+“'I said: 'I do not wish to disturb him, but it is very important that I
+see him before a crowd comes in. I will remain here.'
+
+“He stepped in and very soon returned, and at once showed me to the
+President's office up-stairs. He was waiting for me, and as I entered he
+came forward with both hands extended, and said, 'My dear friend Lyon,
+how are you?'
+
+“I answered him as to my health in a sad tone. He spoke of my great
+afflictions in the most tender manner, and inquired as to the telegram.
+
+“'I said: 'Mr. President, this paper,' handing him Henry's report, 'will
+explain it.'
+
+“He said: 'This is a long paper--as long as a President's message,' and
+laughed, saying, 'I expect you have been writing one for me?'
+
+“'I replied that it was an important message for a President. At this he
+laughed, and said:
+
+“'That is quite good, and is a very wise distinction; but,' said he, 'we
+will not read it now. When we get our breakfast, that will do, will it
+not?'
+
+“I replied: 'Yes, perhaps it will.'
+
+“He would have me take breakfast with him. His family only were present,
+and we all conversed freely, but principally about the late election
+and our success in the West against Head, and the prospects of Silent
+against Laws. He was feeling very happy and confident of final victory.
+He told me about having just returned with the Secretary of State from
+Hampton Roads, where they had met the Vice-President of the Southern
+Confederacy and others on a peace mission; 'but,' said he, 'it was
+the same kind of peace that the Copperheads have been preaching, under
+instructions from Richmond and the rebel agents in Canada, for three
+years.'
+
+“After breakfast we returned to his office. He instructed his usher that
+he could see no one for the present. Being seated, he drew the paper
+that I had given him from his side pocket and commenced reading. Very
+soon he exhibited some little excitement, rang his bell and sent for the
+Secretary of War, who soon came in. After the Secretary had exchanged
+compliments with me, the President continued reading. When he had
+finished he turned to me and said:
+
+“'This is the most extraordinary thing that I have ever read or heard
+of, in or out of history. Mr. Secretary, please read this.'
+
+[Illustration: Uncle Daniel conferring with Lincoln and Stanton 404]
+
+“The Secretary read it very carefully and remarked: 'This is what they
+are coming to; they will stop at nothing. But the most surprising part
+of all is the attitude of your Vice-President. What can he mean by
+hobnobbing with those traitors and having interviews with one of their
+principal leaders inside of our lines?' “'Yes,' said the President;
+'this is strange, indeed.' “After further conversation it was determined
+to have the Cabinet officers meet that day. The President also directed
+the Secretary of War to ask Gen. Silent to be at the Executive Mansion
+the next morning. He asked me to remain in Washington and come to see
+him the next day at 10 o'clock, and not to fail. I left, went to the
+Owen House and took a room.
+
+“While there I met a man in rather delicate health, who said his name
+was Alston, that he was a Canadian, and had come to Washington on
+account of the mildness of the climate. He was about five feet ten
+inches in height, hazel eyes, light hair, with small goatee; was quite
+a nervous man, moving his hands, or sitting down and immediately rising
+again, picking his teeth, or pulling his goatee. I remembered the man's
+name as that of one of the conspirators, and marked him well. On inquiry
+I found he had arrived the day before and was intending, as he said, to
+remain for some time in order to test the climate in his case. I stepped
+up to the War Department, and finding my friend, the Secretary, in, I
+asked him to send a detective with me, and he did so. I put him on the
+man and said no more to any one until I met the President and others the
+next day.
+
+“At 10 o'clock the following morning, I appeared at the Mansion and was
+admitted at once. On entering the President's office I met Gen. Silent.
+Having previously met him at Chatteraugus and elsewhere, he recognized
+me, and after the usual compliments asked about Gen. Anderson. I told
+him about my misfortunes, the last of which he was not aware of. He said
+no more for a short time; he then asked me if Gen. Anderson would not
+like to come East and have a better command. He said he did not think he
+had been given a command equal to his ability; that he would order
+him East if agreeable. I wrote the General as soon as I returned to my
+hotel.
+
+“The conversation was then turned to the report of Henry. The
+President seemed serious, and said the astounding statement about the
+Vice-President worried him, and yet, he said, it was almost incredible.
+
+“Gen. Silent said he could believe it, but was very much surprised at
+his having the interview and disclosing his opinions to our enemies.
+Silent said he made some curious statements to him while he was making
+his headquarters at Nashua, but he attributed it to Tennessee whisky
+more than to any wrong motive in his mind, until he repeated the same
+things over more than once. He thought strange of it, but did not
+mention the conversation.
+
+“'But,' said the Secretary, 'what do you say to the attempt they are to
+make to capture you two gentlemen?'
+
+“Silent said: 'That scheme has already failed. Our knowledge of the fact
+defeats it. You must have a guard of at least one company of infantry
+at or near the White House, and the officers must be notified, in
+confidence, why they are placed here. There must be a company of cavalry
+ordered here for escort to the President, and he must not go out of call
+of the guards without an escort.'
+
+“The President said: 'This will not look well, but I suppose I must do
+it for safety. I do not like this Vice-President's talk; it worries me.
+But how about yourself, Gen. Silent; they seem to be after you as well.'
+
+“'Yes,' said the General; 'but you must remember that I am surrounded by
+an army, and this notice protects me. I will look after that hereafter.
+The truth is, they might have caught me napping, as I have heretofore
+had but a small guard. I will make it large enough when I return. My
+fears, however, are very much increased, as I see that there were many
+of those conspirators in favor of taking the proposition to assassinate
+instead of capture. That can be done in spite of guards, by reckless men
+who will take desperate chances. This is what we must look out for. I
+see that they are to take orders from Jacob Thomlinson, who is a most
+reckless man, without any of the instincts of humanity, and utterly
+without any regard for the rules of civilized warfare. He is a very
+dangerous man if he has about him those who will do his bidding. So look
+out, Mr. President; my judgment is that you will be in imminent peril.'
+
+“'Yes,' said the President. 'Gen. Silent do you remember the dream I
+repeated to you when you came to Washington?'
+
+“'Oh, yes,' said Gen. Silent, 'perfectly; and in that dream I was to
+be murdered as soon as the rebellion should be ended. But I do not
+feel alarmed about myself; dreams, you know, Mr. President, go by
+contraries.'
+
+“'Yes,' said the President, 'I will not say that I believe in dreams,
+neither do I; yet they make an impression on my mind.'
+
+“Gen. Silent said no more on the subject, and the conversation on that
+topic was dropped.
+
+“'I was asked if I would send Henry back to Canada to watch further
+developments. I assented. They all thought that perhaps in this way we
+would be able to head off any further scheme as the one reported had
+been.
+
+“I then related what I had discovered at the Owen House, and suggested
+a close watch on this man Alston. The President took up the report, and
+finding the name, thought there might be something in my suggestion.
+They sent for the detective that I had placed to watch him, and he
+informed us that this man drank pretty freely, and had disclosed to him
+while in his cups the night before that he was from St. Catharine's,
+Canada; that he had plenty of money in gold, and was desirous of finding
+some five or six good, active, bold and daring young men, who would be
+likely to be fond of an adventure. The detective was sent back at
+once with instructions to arrest him and have him taken to Old Capitol
+Prison. If any questions should be asked, he was to answer that the
+Secretary of War had directed it. The next morning it was telegraphed
+all over the country that a Mr. Alston was arrested in Washington for
+attempting to hire men to kidnap the President; and so the scheme, was
+exploded.
+
+“The next day I bade the President and the Secretary good-by, at the
+same time warning the President of his great danger. He could not thank
+me enough, he said, for my interest. Silent had left for the army. Just
+as I was leaving, the President said to me in a whisper:
+
+“'Look out for a great battle soon, and with it you will hear of the
+fall of Richmond.'
+
+“I thanked him for his confidence in me and left. On arriving at home
+I found all well and very anxious to see me, as this had been my first
+absence since the death of my wife and Peter. Henry had seen the notice
+of Alston's arrest, and when I described him he said he was the right
+man. I wrote to the President what Henry said, and Alston remained in
+prison.
+
+“In a short time I heard from Gen. Anderson. He was willing to go East.
+I telegraphed Gen. Silent and he ordered him to report at once. He came
+by home on his way and remained over several days. Lieut. Whitcomb was
+with him. While there I related all that had taken place. He thought
+Henry should return at once to Canada, leaving Seraine with us. He said
+it would be dangerous since Alston's arrest to risk writing, so Henry
+would have to come to my house with any information that he might have.
+Henry left at once and the General the next day.
+
+“We were alone again. The women and children were weeping over the
+departure of Henry and the General. Aunt Martha came in and said:
+
+“'Bress de good Laud, chil'n, what is you cryin' 'bout. De Gen! all
+right; dars no danger 'bout him; he am safe. De Laud protect him. He dun
+sabe him all dis time for good. Don't you see de Sesh git whip whareber
+he goes? Dey all done killed down whar he bin, and now dey jest' take
+him ober by whar Marsa Linkum am, and de Sesh all git smash up ober dar
+de same way as what dey is down whar he bin afore.'
+
+“Old Ham chimed in: 'Yas, Marfa, dat am de fac\ You see, when I goes wid
+Marsa Gen'l, he gets shotted nearly ebery time. I not understand dis,
+but he not git any time hurt when I's away. How is dat, Marfa? Guess it
+best for me not be wid him. I tell you I guess I see it all now; de Laud
+want me to stay here wid dese womens and dese chil'ns, and Marsa Gen'l
+he not t'ink ob dat, so de Laud jes' let him git hurted, so he hab to
+come and stay wid de folks and hab me heah? Is dat it, Marfa?'
+
+“'Yes, dat am de case; and I 'spec you is glad, kase you is a powerful
+coward, Ham; you knows you is.'
+
+“'Marfa, you neber see me fightin' dem Sesh. Else you not say dem hard
+words 'bout Ham. No, indeed, you not know 'bout me.'
+
+“'I 'specs dat's so, Ham. How many of de Sesh does you 'specs you is
+killed?'
+
+“'Don' know, don' know. I neber counted em; war too busy, Marfa.'
+
+“This was getting Ham into a close place, and he retired.
+
+“In a few days Henry returned and reported that the arrest of Alston
+had alarmed the conspirators in Canada very greatly. Carey and Page
+were still in Richmond. Wilkes had returned to Canada and had been at
+Montreal with Thomlinson, but Henry could get nothing out of him, as
+Thomlinson thought it best not to have any one know what was to be
+attempted unless they could aid in carrying it out; but he said the
+country would be startled very soon. Henry surmised what he meant, and
+as soon as he could get away from Wintergreen he left for home.
+
+“I sent him to the President with this information, also a letter
+calling the President's attention to his great danger, and the danger in
+which the country would be in the event that anything should occur that
+would put the Vice-President in power. This was the last communication I
+ever had with the best of all Presidents.”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XX.
+
+     COLLAPSE OF THE GREAT REBELLION.--LAWS' ARMY SURRENDERS.--
+     THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
+
+     “After life's  fitful fever, he sleeps well:
+     Treason has done his worst; nor steel nor poison,
+     Malice domestic, foreign envy, nothing
+     Can touch him farther.”
+      --Shakespeare.
+
+“When I left off speaking of Gen. Silent and his command in the East, and
+continued my story about the West and Center, you will remember that he
+had passed through eight days of bloody contest with Laws. We must now
+return to him and understand the condition of things on his line while
+these events were transpiring in the North, in Canada, and in Sherwood's
+department, of which I have given you a history.
+
+“Silent moved out in the night time the last of May, and on June the
+first found a heavy force in his front. Fighting at once began again.
+Sherlin was in the advance, and by direction held his ground through
+that night. By daylight support reached him and his position was
+secure. Silent now established his headquarters at an old tavern, under
+wide-spreading trees, at Cool Haven, some ten or twelve miles from the
+rebel Capital, and at once assaulted Laws in his works. The Union troops
+charged with great dash and heroism, taking the enemy's first line of
+rifle-pits; but the enemy, falling back to his shorter and stronger
+line, was enabled to hold his position and force our troops to abandon
+the assault. The contest continued during the afternoon and evening. Our
+losses were quite heavy.
+
+“On the next day a general assault was made, which resulted in our
+repulse. The enemy being behind heavy earthworks, it proved too great a
+task to dislodge him. Onr army was now intrenched, and heavy skirmishing
+continued for several days. Laws made two assaults on our lines, but was
+repulsed with severe loss on both occasions.
+
+“A few more days of skirmishing and desultory fighting, and the campaign
+closed for the season. During the Summer, Silent had succeeded in
+holding Laws close to Richmond. The Copperhead press and orators of
+the North made him the especial target for their calumny during the
+Presidential campaign. This course was evidently directed from Richmond
+and Canada.
+
+“The following September, Silent, with his usual vigor, began active
+operations against the enemy. Sherlin was now in the valley of the
+Shannon, operating against the rebel Gen. Dawn, and Silent was holding
+Sentinel Point as his headquarters, and directing operations from there.
+On the morning of the last day of September Boutler moved from Deep
+Valley. Orden's Corps moved by the Veranda road close to the river,
+Burns by the new Sales road, and the cavalry by the Derby road to our
+right. All our forces were now moving in the direction of the rebel
+Capital.
+
+“Our troops struck the rebel works and attacked them at five o'clock
+p.m., and after desperate fighting for hours Fort Harris was taken, with
+its fifteen guns and all its garrison; also, the line of works running
+down to Champ's farm, with several hundred prisoners. Thus again the
+work of war had begun in earnest. Silent stood on the side of the fort,
+and could with his field-glass view the whole line of rebel works now
+held by them, as well as see the church spires in Richmond. Our cavalry
+had advanced on our right to within six miles of the Capital. This was
+very encouraging. Yet many a bloody battle must be fought before the
+prize could be ours.
+
+“Burns now made a gallant assault against the enemy's works in front of
+his advance, but, unfortunately, was repulsed. This checked the advance
+of our troops on this part of the line. Boutler's position now extended
+from the river (James) to the Derby road, fronting Richmond.
+
+“Meador's command was in front of Petersville. In the afternoon of the
+next day Parker's Division of Warner's Corps was attacked near Boyd's
+road. He was promptly re-enforced, and the rebels were repulsed with
+great loss. Fort Harris was also assaulted with a view of recapture, as
+it was a very important position. The attempt failed, and we still held
+the fort.
+
+“Our right and left wings were now being slowly advanced in the
+direction of the Capital, under the very eye of Laws, the rebel
+commander. He had the advantage in this, that it would require a day
+for Silent to move from one flank to the other, while Laws, holding
+the chord of the circle, could re-enforce any part of his line in a few
+hours. Laws could not by any possibility stretch his line much farther,
+while Silent was steadily acquiring more ground.
+
+“The greatest consternation now prevailed in the city of Richmond. Its
+evacuation was seriously contemplated. The publication of the newspapers
+was suspended, and the printers were called out to defend the city. Some
+of the city police fell into our hands. Offices and shops were closed.
+The church bells sounded the alarm. Guards were sent into the streets to
+impress every able-bodied man. Members of the Government were sent into
+the trenches, and all between the ages of fifteen and fifty-five were
+ordered under arms. Laws stubbornly held his position. He could plainly
+see that Silent was determined to fight it out and settle the contest
+in and about Richmond, without being driven or drawn away, unless some
+alarm at Washington should cause a change of his campaign.
+
+“After many movements, counter-movements, and much fighting, of all
+which I cannot speak in this narrative, Laws concluded to set Ewelling
+at the work of threatening our Capital. He crossed the Potomac and
+turned and threatened Washington, expecting Silent's army to be at once
+ordered to its defense; but this made no impression on Silent. He sent
+Wight's Corps to meet Ewelling and to follow him, which was done, and
+the danger to our Capital passed. Ewelling struck for the Valley of the
+Shannon, passed into Maryland and the border of Pennsylvania, levying
+contributions as he marched through towns and country, returning with
+much booty to the valley mentioned, joining Dawn. In the meantime Wight
+was following him. Sherlin was sent to take command of these forces.
+He fell upon Ewelling and Dawn, and almost annihilated their commands,
+driving what was left of them entirely out of that part of the country,
+and making such a desolation that another movement in that direction by
+the rebels would be wholly impracticable. Leaving a sufficient force
+to prevent any further movement, he returned to the army near Richmond,
+destroying railroads, canals, and in fact nearly all the enemy's lines
+of communication of any advantage to him.
+
+“In the meantime an attempt was made by our forces in front of
+Petersville to mine and blow up some of the enemy's main forts. The main
+sap was run some 500 feet, until it was under a fort on Cemetery Hill.
+Wings were constructed to the right and left of the sap or tunnel, so
+that about four tons of powder were placed under the fort, tamped with
+sand bags and wood. The intention was to explode the mine, and at the
+moment of the explosion to open with all the artillery in this front
+on the enemy's lines, and to rapidly move a storming column through the
+crater and carry the high ground in rear, which, if in our possession,
+would command the city and the enemy's works. At about 3:30 on the
+morning of the 30th of July the fuse was lighted, but no explosion
+followed. Many attempts were made before the powder ignited. The
+suspense was great. Silent was quietly waiting to see the result.
+
+“Finally the smoke was seen and the dead, heavy sound was heard,
+like unto the mutterings of distant thunder or the rumblings of an
+earthquake. Following this the whole surroundings were darkened, and up
+far in the air were sent guns, gun-carriages, caissons, picks, shovels,
+timbers and human beings. They went up in a confused mass and came down
+as though falling from the clouds in fragments. Many poor fellows were
+blown to atoms. Our artillery opened, and the cannonading that followed
+perhaps was never equaled during the war. A column of infantry charged
+into the crater and there hesitated and halted after capturing those
+who were left alive. This hesitation gave the enemy time to recover from
+their astonishment and alarm. They rallied and opened a terribly galling
+fire into the crater. Support was sent in, which only made the confusion
+among our men the greater. A cross-fire was now poured into them in the
+breach, and it was turned into a great slaughter-pen. Both sides were
+slaughtered in great numbers. Rebel and Union troops, white and colored
+men, were mixed together, crying to one another for help. The scene,
+as described by those who witnessed it, was one upon which no one could
+wish to dwell. Our people felt this disaster as much as any during the
+war. It was used by our enemies everywhere to prove our commander to be
+a heartless butcher.
+
+“About this time an ordnance boat loaded with supplies of ammunition was
+exploded at or near Silent's headquarters at Sentinel Point. The report
+alarmed every one for miles around. The earth shook and trembled as if
+this globe was dissolving. Fragments of shell, wood and human beings
+fell about the locality like hail coming down. Men shrieked and ran
+wildly about, thinking that the final end of all things was at hand.
+Silent was near by, but uttered not a word. He entered his tent, quietly
+sat down, and wrote a dispatch describing the disaster.
+
+“Time wore on without any very great results either way, until the
+armies were all ready for the final movement in the Spring following.
+Silent was still steadily gaining ground to his left, and holding Laws
+close to his lines, at the same time keeping his cavalry in motion, to
+the great annoyance of the enemy. In February, 1865, when I was at the
+Capital, where I met the President, Secretary of War and Gen. Silent,
+the campaign of Sherwood north to the rear of Richmond was about
+commencing; but I was not then aware of it. Gen. Silent was also
+getting ready for his final move against Laws, though he was waiting for
+Sherwood and Scoven to make a junction at or near Goldsburg, in North
+Carolina.
+
+“In the meantime Charleston had been evacuated; Columbia, S. C,
+surrendered, and many of our starving prisoners were there released from
+their deadly and poisonous prison-pens, not fit for pigs, even, to live
+in. Cotton had been piled in the streets of Columbia by the retreating
+rebels and set on fire. When our troops entered the city they put the
+fire out, as they thought. In the evening, however, the smoldering
+fire was fanned into flames by a strong wind, and the burning flakes of
+cotton lighting on and against houses, set them on fire. One division
+of our forces worked hard to subdue the conflagration, but in vain.
+The flames leaped from housetop to housetop, as if some unseen hand was
+aiding in the terrible work of devastation. Men, women and children
+left their houses in their night-dresses, screaming and crying for help.
+Nothing could be done to allay the destruction. A great portion of the
+city was laid in ashes, and many people were in the streets houseless
+and homeless. The troops of Sherwood did all in their power to alleviate
+the suffering, by dividing blankets and food, and also by taking as many
+families as could be placed in the wagons to a point from whence they
+could take shipping North, where, on their arrival, they were amply
+provided for.
+
+“Again moving forward rapidly, Sherwood's left wing struck Harding's
+rebel corps at Averyville, and drove it in rout from its position. Our
+left wing then moved by rapid marches on the Burton and Goldsburg road,
+the right wing moving on a shorter and more direct route in the same
+direction, many miles to the south. At Burton's Cross-roads the head
+of column of the left wing struck the rebel army under command of Gen.
+Jones, who had again been placed at the head of the forces collected
+together since Head's defeat at Nashua. His forces were now commanded by
+Harding, Biggs, Chatham and Hamden, the latter commanding his cavalry.
+The Union forces, under Gen. Somers, discovering that a large force was
+in their front, deployed two divisions and attacked, but could not drive
+the enemy from his position. Somers hastily constructed earthworks and
+held the enemy in his position until the right wing, or a portion of
+it, could come to his relief. The word was soon sent to the General
+commanding the right wing, and the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Corps were
+dispatched at once to Burton's Cross-roads.
+
+“They arrived early on the next morning, having received the order late
+at night. The General commanding the Fifteenth Corps, which was in the
+advance, at once formed his leading division (Gen. Charles Ward's) and
+charged the enemy's works. His men went on the run over the works and
+right into his trenches, the General commanding the corps leading and
+leaping his horse over the parapet in the midst of a shower of deadly
+missiles. Our men captured the rebels who were in their front, and a
+general stampede of the enemy followed, and in a short time Jones and
+his whole command were hastily making their escape across Mill Run.
+The march was not any farther impeded, and Sherwood's army marched to
+Goldsburg, where, as before stated, they joined Scoven, and thus ended
+the hard fighting of Sherwood's army.
+
+“The President and Vice-President had been inaugurated, and the message
+of the President was so mild and conciliatory, breathing forgiveness and
+charity in such an honest and earnest spirit, that many thought it might
+have some influence on the feelings of the enemy in respect to the Union
+in which they had lived and controlled so long to their own advantage.
+But no; the more he expressed sentiments of respect for their opinions
+the more bitter they became, denouncing every expression of kindness as
+an insult to their people; so that it was determined there should be no
+let-up in any way whatever--no armistice nor rest, but when the movement
+commenced, to let that end the rebellion before ceasing. The country
+was now up to this point, and all were ready and fully prepared for the
+result.
+
+“Gen. Silent had now directed Papson, as well as Sherwood, to keep
+their cavalry at work in destroying lines of communication, bridges,
+and supplies of the enemy. Willston in the West was operating south
+of Tennessee, cutting off all chance of re-enforcements from that
+direction, and Sherwood's cavalry in the direction of Augusta and
+northward, performing the same character of service, while Sherlin was
+again marching with 10,000 cavalry around Laws, making the whole country
+untenable for want of facilities in gathering supplies, of which at
+this time the enemy was in great need. The whole coast from Savannah
+to Newbern, with forts, gunboats and munitions of war, was now in our
+hands, with 100,000 as good soldiers as ever marched or fought a battle
+almost entirely untrammeled, well supplied, and ready to drive Jones or
+any opposing force north back to Laws, where the whole could be crushed
+at one blow. Sherwood was to so conduct his movements as to detain Jones
+in his front until the 10th of April, and then he was to move directly
+against him and drive and follow him; but if possible, to get to the
+Roanoke River, so as to hold Laws in his position.
+
+“While Silent was preparing for his final movement against the enemy,
+which was to commence on the 29th of March, Laws, suspecting the
+movement, on the morning of the 25th, selecting the weakest point in our
+lines, as he thought, assaulted the right of Meador's position in front
+of the Ninth Corps. The point assaulted was a small fort known as Fort
+Sleman, where the two opposing forces were not more than 200 yards
+separated from each other. At dawn of day the rebels moved against
+this point with Gadden's Corps, re-enforced by Bush Jones's division.
+Parker's pickets were overwhelmed and the trenches taken by the enemy,
+so that the main line of the Union forces was broken. The rebels now
+seeing their advantage wheeled to the right and left, sweeping our lines
+before them, and capturing our batteries, which they at once turned upon
+Fort Sleman. The fort made all resistance possible, but, being assaulted
+in front, flank and rear, was compelled to surrender. The guns of
+the fort were now turned upon our own lines on either side with great
+effect, driving our men and taking complete possession of this part of
+our intrenchments.
+
+“General Parker at this juncture came upon the scene, brought up
+artillery on the hills commanding the point attacked, and ordered his
+forces to occupy the fort. General Hartley also moved up and massed his
+division and assaulted the enemy as they were moving along our line.
+He checked their advance, and, being re-enforced, drove Gad-den's
+Corps back, recaptured the fort and all our abandoned lines, with 2,000
+prisoners. Meador arrived on the field and at once ordered Wight and
+Hume to advance on Parker's left, which was promptly done, and that part
+of the enemy's picket-line was taken, with many prisoners; so that the
+temporary success of the enemy proved very expensive to him in the
+end. This was the only unprovoked assault that Laws had made since the
+campaign of the Summer before.
+
+“On the night after this assault Gen. Meador, General Orden and several
+other Generals were at Gen. Silent's headquarters, discussing the
+contemplated movement to be commenced on the 29th. The President had
+also been down to see Silent, and agreed in every particular to his
+programme. Gen. Tom Anderson was also present, having been ordered to
+Sentinel Point for assignment to duty. He was introduced by Gen. Silent
+as an able and brave officer. Gen. Orden said to Gen. Silent that he
+would be pleased to have him assigned to his command; to which Silent
+answered that he would speak to Anderson.
+
+“When the movement was understood, preliminary thereto Gen. Orden was
+directed to move the next day to the extreme left, in connection with
+and in support of the cavalry under Sherlin, designed to prevent Laws
+from finally retreating in that direction, as was thought he might
+attempt, in order to make a junction with Jones and fight Sherwood's
+forces instead of Silent. This was not desired, as the General
+commanding wished the army that had always confronted Laws to have the
+honor of the capture of him and his army.
+
+“When all had left for their respective headquarters, Gen. Silent spoke
+to Gen. Anderson of Gen. Orden's request.
+
+“Anderson replied: 'General, assign me anywhere; I will try to do my
+duty wherever I may be placed.'
+
+“Gen. Silent then wrote the order and handed it to him, saying: 'You
+will proceed to join Gen. Orden in the morning; he will move to the left
+during the day.' Silent said that he would give him a larger command
+in a few days, but could not do so then, as they were on the eve of the
+movement in contemplation.
+
+“Gen. Anderson expressed entire satisfaction, and directed Lieut.
+Whitcomb, who was with him, to have preparations made for starting at
+daylight the next morning.
+
+“During the evening, they being entirely alone, General Silent said:
+'Gen. Anderson, do you remember a conversation we had at my rooms the
+night before I left Nashua for the East?'
+
+“'Very distinctly, General; I was much impressed by what you then
+said as to your views in reference to crushing this rebellion within a
+certain time, and the mode to be adopted for the accomplishment of this
+end.'
+
+“'Well, we will do it within the time mentioned. But do you remember my
+asking you if you believed in dreams, and if you had ever seen anything
+that you could not explain or understand?'
+
+“'Yes, General, I well remember that also.'
+
+“'Well, sir, I desire to make a confidant of you in this particular. I
+do not wish what I say known at this time.'
+
+“'You can do so; I will not betray your confidence.'
+
+“'I intended telling the President to-day,' continued Gen. Silent,
+'but was so taken up with other matters that I forgot it; and I feel a
+strange kind of superstition that I may not see him again. He and I are
+both in great danger, but I feel that I can protect myself better than
+he can himself. I do not desire to tell this story to any of my family,
+as I do not want them, or either of them, to become superstitious. It is
+so easy for any of us to become so. I find even the President, as strong
+a man as he is, somewhat so inclined.'
+
+“Gen. Anderson said: 'I am surprised at this. I did not suppose he was
+so; but many strong people are, and many claim to have cause for being
+so.'
+
+“Gen. Anderson then related my wife's dream to Gen. Silent, and told him
+Peters interpretation of it, and said six of her sons were now dead--one
+only (Henry) remaining alive.
+
+“At this Gen. Silent became melancholy, and quietly responded, ''Tis
+strange, indeed!' He then related to Gen. Anderson the fact of his
+having seen a strange form in the night-time while under a tree at
+Chatteraugus; also, the night that he met him at Nashua, as well as in
+the night near his quarters while fighting the battle of the Chaparral,
+its indications at Chatteraugus, and its indications to him at Nashua
+and in the Chaparral. He said:
+
+“'I have also seen the same spectral form to-night, saying to me: “Move
+to the left rapidly; the enemy are all in your hands, and in half a moon
+all will be prisoners.” Gen. Anderson, what is this? Am I dreaming,
+or am I laboring under some disease of the mind? I hope you will speak
+freely to me as to what you think. I could not keep it longer. I must
+tell some one. I feared I was becoming broken down in my brain power,--I
+have studied over the military situation so much.'
+
+'No, General, you need not have any fears of that. You are as vigorous
+in that respect as any man living. I cannot, however, explain this; nor
+can I understand it. I will ask you, however, if you had this character
+of campaign in your mind before you saw this strange apparition?'
+
+'“Yes, I had a thought of it; but somehow this seemed to influence me
+not to deviate in the least, and to give me faith and confidence in our
+final success; and yet I cannot but believe this to be only an optical
+illusion. It must be; it cannot, it seems to me, be otherwise.'
+
+“'There is one thing, General: it appears to be leading you, or, at
+least, helping your faith, in the right direction.'
+
+“'Yes; but, Gen. Anderson, it harasses me by day and by night. I cannot
+keep it from my mind. I try to throw it off, but cannot. But we will
+speak of this no more at present. I feel that my mind is greatly
+relieved since I have given you my secret. What a strange feeling this
+is; but I believe it is so with every person.'
+
+“'Yes, General, that is true. Things pent up in the mind and heart
+become oppressive, and wear the mind until relieved. This seems to be
+our safety-valve.'
+
+“The conversation here ceased on this subject, and both retired to rest.
+The next morning Gen. Anderson and his companion, Lieut. Whitcomb, left
+very early for Gen. Or-den's headquarters. As they were leaving Gen.
+Silent came out and spoke many kind words to Gen. Anderson. He said:
+
+“'I feel much better this morning. I will be at the front to-day, and
+will see you, perhaps.9
+
+“With a good-by they separated. When Gen. Anderson arrived at Gen.
+Orden's headquarters he was ready to move his command to the left. He
+had been telegraphed by Silent of Anderson's assignment, so the orders
+were ready, and Gen. Anderson at once took command of a splendid
+division, getting acquainted as best he could on the march that day. His
+command was in the lead. Late in the afternoon he met Gen. Sherlin, who
+was overjoyed to see him, saying:
+
+“'Anderson, you have no time to learn the situation, but I want you to
+be close to me. I will speak to Orden.'
+
+“Their lines were formed that evening and all was in readiness for
+action. On the afternoon of the 29th the Union line was continuous from
+Appomattox, and still moving to the left. Silent said:
+
+“'I feel now like ending the matter, if it is possible, before going
+back.'
+
+“The army of Silent was located about as hereinafter stated. Parker and
+Wight held our line in front of Peters-ville, and Orden's line reached
+to the crossing of Hatcher's Run. Hume had moved to the left of Orden,
+by change of orders, and Warner was on the left of the moving column.
+Sherlin was now at Dinwiddie, on our left flank, some five miles
+separated from the left of our infantry. This movement was made late
+in the afternoon. Our lines now covered the ground from Appomattox to
+Dinwiddie Courthouse. Silent said:
+
+“'Now, let us see what we can do with the enemy.'
+
+“This portion of the country was covered with forests and swampy
+streams. During the night the rain fell in torrents, and by the next
+morning it seemed impossible for man or beast to move without sticking
+in the quicksands. The rain continued, and a deep gloom seemed to settle
+over our army. Some who were in Silent's confidence suggested a return
+to our former lines, but Silent could not see how we could go back if
+not forward.
+
+“Just at this moment Sherlin came riding up, through rain and mud, and
+suggested that an advance was sure of success. Silent at once gave him
+orders to return and take possession of Five Forks. The enemy was now
+confronted by our army at every point.
+
+“Sherlin, on his return, at once sent one of his divisions forward.
+The conditions of the roads prevented any serious assault with cavalry.
+Warner was now advanced, extending his left across the Boydton road, He
+fortified his position, but did not attack; the enemy were too strong
+in his front. Hume, meanwhile, attacked the enemy and drove him from his
+advanced position. On account of mud and bad roads no further movement
+was made during that day.
+
+“On the next day, however, as Silent had suggested to Meador, the enemy
+made a heavy assault on Warner's left, and pressed his whole corps back
+some distance. Hume sent Milo with his division to Warner's support. The
+rebels were now checked. The Second Corps was sent to Milo and the enemy
+were attacked in flank in front of Warner, and were driven back to their
+original line. Warner now moved up, supported by Milo, and gained a
+lodgment on the White Oak road. Sherlin was attacked near Dinwiddie and
+a severe battle ensued, which continued until dark, Sherlin holding his
+ground.
+
+“Both parties lay upon their arms that night within a stone's throw of
+each other. During the night the Fifth Corps was ordered to the support
+of Sherlin. The enemy, discovering this movement, retreated early in
+the morning, Sherlin following and assaulting them at every opportunity.
+Laws had instructed his infantry and cavalry that Five Forks must be
+held. Sherlin well knew the importance of this position; Petersville
+must fall with this in our possession. He ordered Mullet to assault in
+front with his cavalry, while the Fifth Corps, and McKenon, with his
+cavalry, were to hold the White Oak road and to drive the enemy back
+toward Petersville. At five o'clock the assault was made. The cavalry
+dismounted and fought on foot. The division of the Fifth Corps under
+Griffith and one brigade under Ames charged the rebel ranks, and under
+the inspiration of the bands playing and the lead of the intrepid
+Sherlin, the works were stormed by our men and the rebels routed,
+leaving 6,000 prisoners in our hands. Five Forks was ours, and a noble
+day's work had been accomplished. This was the first great battle fought
+in the last campaign against the rebel Capital.
+
+“Gen. Silent now ordered the enemy's works assaulted at three points
+at four o'clock the next morning, April 2. Promptly on time Wight and
+Parker moved against the strong works of the enemy in their front. They
+broke over the enemy's picket-line with ease; but now in their front
+frowned heavy earthworks and forts. They moved under a galling and
+deadly fire, tearing away abatis and all kinds of obstructions until
+they came to the main works. Here the contest was severe and bloody.
+Bayonets clashed and musketry rattled; but our troops seemed to know
+that the end was near, and nothing could stay or resist them. They
+climbed and leaped over parapet and wall and into the enemy's trenches,
+capturing men and guns. The advance of our men could not be stopped.
+They pressed forward to the railroad, tore up the track, and turned and
+swept right and left down the enemies' lines. Soon the whole line, from
+the point of attack to Hatcher's Run, and all the artillery and forts
+were in our possession.
+
+“Parker made his assault near the Jerusalem road. His column stormed and
+carried the works in his front, capturing twelve pieces of artillery and
+about 1,000 prisoners.
+
+“Orden now assaulted, Gen. Anderson's division leading. The fighting was
+severe, the rebels saw that this kind of fighting meant the capture of
+Richmond. Anderson led his men in person, and was one of the first to
+scale the enemy's works. The enemy retreated in great haste. Anderson
+again recognized Joseph Whitthorne leading one of the brigades in
+retreat.
+
+“'My God?' he exclaimed, 'am I always to meet this man in battle!'
+
+“Orden turned his command to the right and joined on with Wight, and
+they now made their lines strong in order to resist the enemy, as they
+expected him to attempt a recapture. It had now become one continuous
+battlefield, from Petersville to and beyond Five Forks. Silent now
+determined to face Meador's entire command, as well as Orden's, in
+toward Petersville, and take it if possible. The entire rebel army was
+rushing to the defense of Petersville. Sherlin was moving on the White
+Oak road toward the city. Laws was exerting himself to stay the tide.
+Gadden was ordered to drive Parker back from his Une. Hiller and Mahoney
+were gathering all the fragments of commands that they could find and
+reorganizing them. Longpath, who had not been engaged, was ordered to
+cross the James River to the south side, for the defense of this
+portion of the line. Laws telegraphed his chief, the President of the
+Confederacy, of the imminent danger to his army.
+
+“The enemy now assailed Parker's line, which was on both sides of the
+Jerusalem road, and several desperate efforts were made to dislodge him,
+but being re-enforced he held his position. His line included several
+forts, and also commanded the main bridge across the Appomattox, almost
+the only exit then left to the enemy. The rebels were now concentrating
+their forces within an interior line of very heavy works immediately
+surrounding the city. There were, however, two strong forts outside of
+this line not yet captured by our forces--Forts Gregg and Baldwin. Orden
+was directed to take Fort Gregg, and two of his brigades, commanded by
+Turnlee and Forest, made the assault. After one or two repulses they
+succeeded in storming and capturing the entire garrison. Both sides
+fought gallantly. It was finally taken at the point of the bayonet.
+
+“Milo was now attacking the enemy near the intersection of the White Oak
+and Claiborne roads, but finding him too well intrenched, had to fall
+back some distance.
+
+“Late in the afternoon Sherlin, with the Fifth Corps and a portion of his
+cavalry, struck the enemy who had repulsed Milo in their works that day,
+taking them in flank. He routed them, capturing nearly 1,000 prisoners.
+He pursued, and struck them every opportunity, until finally they threw
+away their arms and took shelter in the woods. Night covering their
+retreat the darkness saved them. The day's work left about fifty pieces
+of artillery and 12,000 prisoners in our hands.
+
+“All west of the center of Laws's army had been driven by Sherlin across
+the Appomattox, and the rest had been forced inside the interior
+lines around Petersville, from which there was no escape save by bad
+roads--country highways. Laws was now struggling to get his army out and
+escape, so as to join Jones, and get the best terms he could after one
+more short campaign.
+
+“Gen. Hiller, of the rebel army, fell that day. Laws had him buried that
+night, and after the last rites were paid, he rode with his staff out
+of the city, and in accordance with orders previously given, the
+whole rebel army, save a small picket-line, filed out and moved in the
+direction of Amelia Court-house. Parker, under his orders to feel the
+enemy during the night, discovered the movement, captured the rebel
+pickets, and the city was surrendered at four o'clock the next morning.
+Laws burned behind him the small bridges on the Appomattox and blew up
+his forts on the James River.
+
+“The next morning Silent ordered Meador immediately up the Appomatox
+River. Sherlin was ordered to push for the Danville Railroad with Hume
+and Griffith and all the cavalry. Orden was directed to push south-west,
+on the Cox road. Silent waited until he got news of the surrender of the
+rebel Capital and the flight of Davis and his Cabinet; then he pushed
+out on the road to his army marching to intercept Laws. Mullett, being
+in the advance, came upon the enemy at Deep Run, on the 3d of April,
+and then a battle ensued, in which the rebels were defeated and put to
+flight. The road was strewn with caissons, ammunition, clothing, and all
+kinds of material used by an army.
+
+“This was evidence of the great demoralization of the enemy.
+
+“At 5 p.m. on the 4th, Sherlin, with the head of the column of the Fifth
+Corps, arrived at Geterville, capturing Law's dispatch to Danville for
+rations, his army being entirely destitute of food. He was at Amelia,
+but our forces were in his front and in possession of the Danville road.
+
+“On the 5th, Silent received information from Sherlin, that Laws and his
+whole army were at Amelia, and that he (Sherlin) had possession of the
+road to Burkesville. He sent Davies' division on a reconnaissance in
+the direction of Painstown to see if any movement was being made by the
+enemy. This command struck a train of wagons, burned them, and captured
+five pieces of artillery and several hundred prisoners. The enemy moved
+out a stronger force and renewed the contest, but were driven back.
+
+“Meador had now arrived with his force and joined Sherlin, but failed to
+attack, he being the senior and then in command. Silent rode late in the
+night to Sherlin's headquarters, and at once ordered an attack at four
+in the morning, but said that Laws would steal away that night. The
+next morning he was gone, and changing his course, was now heading for
+Lynchburg. Pursuit was immediately made. Hume struck the rear of the
+enemy at Deatonville, and at once attacked him. Crooker and Mullett
+attacked the enemy's wagon train in flank. Orden had arrived at Rice
+Station, and was intrenched, so as to prevent any further movement of
+the enemy south. At four o'clock Wight's Corps came up and at once
+went into action and carried the road two miles south of Deatonville,
+breaking the enemy in twain. Hume was on his rear and Sherlin on his
+flank. Hume here moved to the right after one of the fragments, in the
+direction of the Appomattox.
+
+“Wight now drove the enemy in his front two miles into a swampy, marshy
+bottom of Sailor's Run. The cavalry were now to the left, where they
+were burning and destroying the wagon trains of the enemy. The rebels in
+front of Wight's Sixth Corps had crossed the run, and were throwing
+up breastworks, Sherlin ordered the stream crossed and their works
+assaulted. This was done by two divisions. The fight was a desperate
+one. The works were carried on the enemy's left, but a division of the
+enemy came sweeping down on our flank and drove the troops of the Sixth
+Corps back across the stream.
+
+“Just at this moment Mullett's division of cavalry came charging down on
+the enemy's rear. The Sixth Corps again advanced, and a most desperate
+and bloody hand-to-hand bayonet and saber contest now took place. Our
+artillerymen opened on the lines of the enemy some twenty guns. Our
+lines were now closing around them. Crooker had come up with his
+command and closed the gap. The enemy threw down their arms and
+surrendered--7,000 men and fourteen pieces of artillery, with Gen.
+Ewelling and his seven subordinate Generals. This utterly destroyed the
+entire command that was covering Laws's retreat.
+
+“Hume had pursued the fragment of the enemy which he had opposed in
+the morning to the mouth of the run, some fifteen miles, attacking and
+fighting--a running battle all the day--as well as fording streams,
+building bridges, etc. The last stand of the enemy was stubborn. Hume's
+command was victorious. His captures during the day were four pieces of
+artillery, thirteen stands of colors and about 2,000 prisoners. Night
+now drew her curtain over the scene, and our troops lay down to rest.
+
+“The next day was used almost entirely in winding the coil more closely
+around Laws's army. Hume and Crooker were on the north side of the river
+confronting Laws; McKenon was at Prince Edwards; the cavalry column
+was moving in the direction of Appomattox Station; the second and Sixth
+Corps were moving to the north side of the river to attack the next day;
+Mullett was pushed to the south side to Buffalo Station; the Fifth and
+Twenty-fourth Corps were moving on Prospect Station, south of the river,
+to prevent Laws from escaping in that direction; Orden was following
+Sherlin, having taken with him Griffith, with instructions to attack the
+head of Laws's column. The next morning news was received that Stoner
+had entered Lynchburg and was holding it. During the greater part of
+the night the armies of the Union were moving in the direction assigned
+them. Gen. Silent occupied the old tavern at Farmville, where Laws had
+slept the night before.
+
+“After the last of his forces on this line had passed, Silent was
+sitting quietly on the porch, thinking Laws must surrender the next
+morning. He concluded to send him a note suggesting his surrender, to
+stop the further effusion of blood, stating that the last few days must
+convince him of the hopelessness of his cause. He sent the note. Soon
+after this he was about to retire, when he heard his name pronounced.
+He looked and saw the same form as heretofore mentioned, which spoke in
+these words:
+
+“'Laws will not surrender if possible to escape with any portion of his
+force. Do not let your army rest until he is surrounded completely.'
+
+“Silent returned to the porch, and did not retire that night. About
+midnight he received Laws's reply, saying he did not feel as Gen. Silent
+thought on the subject of surrender, and during the night again moved
+out in order to escape.
+
+“On the morning of the 8th our forces moved at once. Slight contests
+only occurred during the day. At night the head of our cavalry column
+reached Appomattox Station. The enemy were coming in quite a force for
+supplies, there being at the station four heavily-loaded trains, which
+had just arrived, for Laws's army. One train was burned, and the others
+were sent to Farmville. The enemy made an assault on our forces, but
+were repulsed, 25 pieces of artillery and many prisoners falling into
+our hands.
+
+“Sherlin was here, with no force as yet save two divisions of his
+cavalry. He moved a force on the road in the direction of Farmville and
+found Laws's whole army moving to Appomattox. Orden and Griffith were
+marching rapidly to join Sherlin, and by marching all night reached
+Appomattox at 6 A.M. on the morning of the 9th, just as Laws was moving
+his head of column with the intention of brushing away Sherlin's cavalry
+and securing the supplies. Laws had no suspicion of infantry having
+joined our cavalry at Appomattox. Orden was the senior and commanded the
+two corps of infantry--his own and Griffith's, formerly Warner's. These
+troops were deployed in line of battle across the road where Laws must
+pass, the cavalry in front covering the infantry. Crooker moved out and
+was soon hotly engaged with the enemy. He fell back slowly, and finally
+our cavalry moved off to the right, leaving the road apparently open
+to the rebels. They, seeing this, sent up a shout and started as if to
+pursue the cavalry, when, to their utter amazement, Gen. Tom Anderson
+came charging down at the head of his division upon the head of Laws's
+column, and at the same time our battle line advanced. The enemy were
+rolled back in great demoralization, our lines pressing them on every
+side.
+
+“Anderson was assaulting them in front. Griffith was on one flank, and
+Sherlin, moving around quickly on the enemy's left, was just ordering
+a charge, when Laws sent a flag of truce and asked for a cessation of
+hostilities. The cordon was now complete. Laws and his army were at
+our mercy. Laws surrendered his army that day, and thus the rebellion
+virtually ended.
+
+“The news sped on the wings of lightning, and the joy that found vent
+throughout the North no pen could do justice to by way of description.
+Old and young wept, embraced and shouted aloud, with their hearts full
+of the glad tidings. None but the class of rebel sympathizers before
+mentioned mourned at the sad fate of the enemy.
+
+“The next day after the surrender of Laws, Gen. Anderson and his staff
+were riding around the field taking observations. While passing down
+near Longpath's Corps, suddenly a man in a rebel General's uniform, with
+two other officers, came dashing up to the General and halted. It was
+Joseph Whitthorne. He cried out:
+
+“'Tom Anderson, is that you?'
+
+“Gen. Anderson responded affirmatively, at the same time saluting him in
+proper military style. At this Whitthorne drew his pistol and was just
+in the act of firing at the General, when Lieut. Whitcomb rushed at him
+and ran him through with his sword. He fell from his horse and expired.
+Gen. Anderson shed tears, but did not disclose to anyone present the
+close relationship existing between them. This occurrence was of such a
+character as might have caused trouble with the troops, so it was kept
+quiet. The officers present on both sides deemed this course the best
+under the circumstances. Lieut. Whitcomb never knew of the relationship,
+Gen. Anderson's wife, Whitthorne's sister, always thought her brother
+was killed in one of the last battles. The General revealed the facts
+only to myself.
+
+“The joy that now pervaded the North lasted for but a brief space of
+time before sorrow and deep mourning took its place.
+
+“You remember that Alston, one of the Canadian conspirators, had been
+arrested and placed in prison at Washington on the charge that, he, with
+others, were intending to attempt the capture of the President. This
+having failed, doubtless the last resort had been agreed upon by
+Thomlinson, Carey and their allies. Page had returned from Richmond with
+Durham and met Wilkes at Baltimore, where this diabolical scheme was
+agreed upon. The President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
+War, and Gen. Silent were all to share the same fate. Wilkes, doubtless,
+with his picked few, were to dog the President, Page the Secretary
+of State, and Durham the Secretary of War, and others to in some way
+destroy Silent. My son Henry returned from Canada on the 14th of April,
+and stated to me that Wintergreen said the three above named were near
+Washington and would do their work well, each selecting his man; that
+Thomlinson and Carey had left for Europe on the 6th of April.
+
+“Henry left that night for Washington with this information for the
+President and his Secretaries. His trip, however, was for naught, as on
+that night the assassins did their work in part. Wilkes did his, and
+Mr. Lincoln, the noblest of all men, fell by the bullet of his murderer.
+Page tried his hand, but failed to complete his task. Durham failed
+entirely from some cause.
+
+“Henry arrived in Washington the next evening, when he saw the Secretary
+of War. He told him to say nothing, as they would all be put on their
+guard by these facts being made public. Gen. Silent only escaped, as it
+seemed, by a miracle, as he had agreed to accompany the President that
+night and was only prevented by his wife's trunks with her wardrobe
+being carried by Washington to Baltimore that afternoon.
+
+[Illustration: The shooting of President Lincoln by Wilkes 431]
+
+“The intelligence of Mr. Lincoln's death, as it trembled along the wires
+on the morning of the 15th to every portion of this Republic, coming
+as it did in the midst of universal rejoicing, firing of cannon and
+unfurling of banners, struck dumb those who a moment before were
+shouting with joy. Language nor pen can adequately express the horror
+and grief with which the people were stricken. A Nation's shouts of joy
+and triumph at one moment, were the next turned into grief and sorrow.
+The people were bowed down and bathed in tears. The shadows of gloom
+were on every countenance. The flags that were floating in triumph one
+moment were the next at half-mast. Almost instantaneously all houses
+were draped in mourning. Women ran into the streets wringing their hands
+and weeping aloud. Children ran to and fro to learn the cause of the
+great change from joy to overwhelming grief. Each family wept as though
+for the loss of their first-born. The soldiers in the field had lost
+their idol; the colored people had lost their deliverer from the
+wilderness of slavery.
+
+“The people gathered in their places of worship and mingled their tears
+with their prayers. A dark pall hung over the whole land. The people
+seemed to lose heart. The very earth seemed to groan and cry out against
+the horrible deed. The enemies of the Government were alarmed and
+shocked at this terrible crime, growing out of their own course of
+conduct. Foreign Governments were horrified at the atrocity of the
+fiendish resentment shown. Many men became alarmed and hastened to leave
+the country. Some left for Mexico, some for South America, and some for
+Europe.
+
+“The Vice-President had now taken the oath of office and had entered
+upon the duties of President. Lincoln was dead; the last act in the
+bloody drama on the program of the conspirators had been played.”
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XXI.
+
+     SCHEME FOR A NEW REBELLION.--ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS CO-
+     CONSPIRATORS.--THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY AND SECRETARY OF WAR
+     SAVE THE COUNTRY.--“TOM” ANDERSON'S BRUTAL MURDER.--UNCLE
+     DANIEL DIES.
+
+     “Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
+     But they never pardon who have done the wrong.”
+      --Dryden
+
+“Jones surrendered to Sherwood. Mobile had fallen Iand all the minor
+commands in rebellion were trying to see which could get in first. The
+President of the Confederacy had been captured by Wellston. Our great
+armies were mustered out of the service, and peace once more reigned
+throughout the land. The then President had by his declarations shown
+such bitter hostility toward the leading rebels that they were greatly
+alarmed, and many were leaving the country. The General of our armies
+had established his headquarters at Washington, and all matters
+pertaining to the future were now in the hands of the civil authorities.
+
+“Gen. Anderson had returned to my house, where he found joy and
+happiness in our little family at his safety after passing through
+the storm of this great struggle. His wife and little Mary, as well as
+little Jennie, seemed as though they would never get through kissing
+him. Henry and his wife (Seraine) were now with-us. Lieut. Whitcomb
+returned to Detroit to his parents. Gen. Anderson and Henry were all who
+were left of the eight of my household who had entered the service. You
+can imagine the sadness this brought back to me. David's wife (Jennie)
+became melancholy and more depressed than usual. She was stricken with
+fever and died in about three weeks after the General's return. This
+left this dear child”--pointing to Jennie Wilson--“alone in the world,
+without a protector, save her poor old grandfather. Mary Anderson, the
+General, Henry and Seraine were all kind and willing to do anything for
+her that they could. She was sole heir to her father's farm, which had
+been left in my hands, and naturally looked to me, and so we have ever
+since lived together.
+
+“Henry, Seraine, Gen. Anderson and his family stayed with me until the
+General could determine whether he would remain North or venture to
+return to his old home in Mississippi. Old Ham and Aunt Martha, after
+the murder of Mr. Lincoln, seemed to have lost all energy, and were
+unusually silent and melancholy, seldom speaking to any one, save in the
+expression of their great joy at the safe return of their Marsa Gen'l.'
+One day, while we were sitting on the porch, the General said to Ham,
+who had come to the front of the house:
+
+“'Ham, what is the matter with you and Aunt Martha? You seem to be in a
+serious mood all the time, since my return?'
+
+“'Yes, Marsa Gen'l, we is monstrous serious, sah. We feels bad 'bout
+Marsa Lincum, what dem 'Sesh kill. He war our bes' frien', He make us
+free, and we feel dat dar am some wrong somewhar, dat dem 'Sesh starve
+de Union sogers; dey shoots dem when dey wants to, and dey kills our
+President, and none of dem get hunged for dis. If dis is de way dat
+matters is a-gwine, what am goin' to 'come of de darkies? Whar am dey
+gwine? What am gwine to 'come ob Marfa and Ham? Dat's what am worryin'
+us.'
+
+“'Well, Ham, you need not worry about that. You will be taken care of. I
+will see to that.'
+
+“Just then Aunt Martha came into the house, and hearing the
+conversation, the good old woman became greatly excited. When she heard
+what the General said to Ham she caught hold of the former, and in her
+way gave expression to her feelings. She said:
+
+“'Marsa Gen'l, I's mighty feered somethin' bad gwine to happen to us
+poor colored folks. Dar frien's seem de only ones what get kill, and
+when dey do de folks do nuffln wid de 'Sesh. Dey send dem home agin, so
+dat dey do jes' what dey please. You mind what Aunt Marfa say, dem 'Sesh
+do wid de darkies what dey wan' to in less den no time. Dey is free; I
+know dat; but who dey work for? Mus' dey be under de same ones what sell
+dem before de 'bellion? If dey is, den de 'Sesh make dem young darkies
+what's comin' on b'lieve anything dey wants to; and afore dey is growd
+up dey be helpin' de 'Sesh, and den what we do? I tells you dis bin on
+my min' and in Ham's head, too. We trus' in de good Laud; and you, Marsa
+Gen'l, you kin fix dis. I's sure you kin. De good Laud spare you for
+dis; I know he do. I's sure dar was six mans in dis family, all kill, my
+good old missus die, den my good young missus, she die; dey was all kill
+and die 'ceptin' you, and I knows dat you are save to take keer of us
+darkies, or you bin kill long afore dis!'
+
+“'Well, aunty, I will do all I can for everybody. You and Ham shall be
+cared for; have no fears about that.'
+
+“'Dat be good. I always know you look after us, Marsa Gen'l, case we
+sabe you life; but, den, my chillens, Laud knows whar dey is. Ham and
+me bin talkin' 'bout dat. We wants dem to get long, but we not know dem,
+nor whar dey am. Maybe we see dem some day.'
+
+“'All right, aunty, we will talk about this hereafter.'
+
+“Poor old darkies! They both went back to the kitchen better satisfied
+and much happier.”
+
+Dr. Adams said: “Uncle Daniel, Aunt Martha did not miss it very far, did
+she?'
+
+“No; the poor old woman had a presentiment that matters would not be as
+peaceful and well for the colored people as was anticipated.
+
+“Just at this time old man Joseph Dent rode up to the gate. He was as
+glad to see the General as if he had been one of his own family. We
+talked over the war, and praised the old man for the part he had
+played in assisting us in discovering the plots of the conspirators. He
+returned to the farm greatly delighted that his work was appreciated.
+
+“We all remained at home for some time trying to shake off our many
+sorrows. Mary Anderson and Seraine tried to make it pleasant for all.
+The General interested us in giving his experiences, and Henry in turn
+his with the conspirators. Time wore on, and finally Gen. Anderson
+concluded to go to Colorado for the purpose of seeing what he could
+do in the mines, leaving his wife and daughter still with me. Henry
+remained with us; he and Seraine visiting occasionally with his friends
+at Detroit.
+
+“Congress was engaged in trying to agree upon a plan for the
+reconstruction of the South, as well as to reorganize the army. When the
+law was passed for the latter purpose I was written to by the Secretary
+of War in order to ascertain Gen. Anderson's whereabouts. I wrote him,
+giving his address. The General was tendered a position in the army.
+He came home and consulted his wife, but finally declined it. He
+recommended Lieut. James Whitcomb, his Aid-de-Camp, Seraine's brother,
+for a position, and he was appointed a Lieutenant in the cavalry arm of
+the service. He is still alive and in the army, but transferred, as I
+understand, to a different branch of the service.
+
+“The General concluded to go to Washington city, where he remained some
+weeks. On returning he thought he would settle there in the practice of
+the law. His wife did not wish to go until he had tried the chances of
+success. So it was arranged that his family should remain with me, his
+wife wishing to return to her old home when she felt that it was safe
+for the General. He returned to Washington, and did very well.
+
+“By this time there seemed to be some friction between the President and
+Congress. This condition of things continued, with ill-feeling, and the
+breach still widening. The President differed widely with the Republican
+majority, as well as the Secretary of War and the General of the Army,
+as to the reconstruction of the States recently in rebellion. Every
+measure that Congress would pass with a view of taking charge of the
+colored people or aiding them in their perilous condition, was rejected
+by the President, and had to be passed over his veto. It was the same
+with matters in reference to reconstruction. He began haranguing the
+populace from the balcony of the Executive Mansion, in order to create
+an ill-feeling and prejudice in the minds of the people against their
+representatives.
+
+“He, however, very suddenly changed his views as to the proper treatment
+for the leaders of the rebellion. Instead of wishing them tried and
+punished, as formerly, he thought a portion of Congress should be tried
+and punished. He turned his back on his Union friends and made the
+leading rebels and their sympathizers of the North his confidants.
+Jefferson Davis and all those under arrest for treason were, under
+his new programme, released. He denounced leading Republicans as
+conspirators and traitors. He was cajoled by every conspirator of the
+late rebellion. Finally the visits of certain men from Maryland and
+Virginia became so frequent that it aroused a suspicion in the minds of
+the Secretary of War and the Chief of Staff to the General of the Army,
+and very soon this suspicion extended to the General himself that a new
+conspiracy was being organized. The General was led to believe this,
+first, on the ground that the President at one time wanted all the
+leading men who had been paroled by the General arrested and tried by
+the U. S. Court in Virginia. This the General of the Army had resisted
+in such a manner as to cause quite a coolness between the two. The
+same men that he at one time desired to see hanged had now become his
+companions, confidential friends and advisers.
+
+“Information was received about this time, through a source that could
+not be doubted by the Secretary of War nor by the General of the Army,
+of a programme which had been agreed upon by the President and certain
+rebels claiming that their States were sovereign, were States now
+as ever, with all their rights--that of representation included. The
+President determined to issue his proclamation for an election of
+Senators and Members of the House of Representatives from all the States
+lately in rebellion, and if they came to Washington claiming their
+seats, and should not be admitted by the Republican majority, he
+would organize a Congress with the Southern members and the Northern
+Democrats, and as President would recognize them as the Congress of the
+United States and send his messages and communications accordingly. If
+the Republicans resisted he would disperse them by force, and thereby
+make them the rebels against the lawful Government, as he claimed, and
+in that way turn it over to its enemies and their sympathizers, with
+himself as their chief instead of Mr. Davis, holding the Capital and all
+the Government archives. If he could induce the General of the Army to
+obey his orders he could carry out this scheme; if not, he would get rid
+of the General and try and find some other officer upon whom he could
+rely. To be prepared in case he could not use the Commander of the Army,
+a force was to be organized in Maryland and Virginia, which was to sweep
+down upon Washington and take possession before outside forces could be
+organized against the President's authority, using in connection with
+this force such of the army as would obey him. He tested the General
+of the Army and found he could not use him to aid in starting a new
+rebellion. He then concluded that he would send him away to Mexico, and
+put in some pliant tool as Secretary of War, and then put this scheme in
+operation.
+
+“Just about this time an application was made to the General of the
+Army, without coming through the Secretary of War, by the State of
+Maryland, for its quota of arms. This at once struck the General as
+strange. He went to the Secretary of War, and upon consultation the
+application was placed among the relics of the past. In a day or so
+the President inquired of the General if he had received such an
+application. The General said he had, and was asked what he was going to
+do. He answered that it would be looked into. This seemed to the General
+very unusual, for a President to be looking after such things.
+
+“I had gone to Washington to look after pay that was due three of my
+sons when killed. While sitting with Gen. Anderson in his room, soon
+after my arrival, a knock was heard at the door. A boy entered with a
+note from the Secretary of War, saying he had just heard of my arrival
+and desired to see me.”
+
+“The next morning as soon as I could I went to his office. When I met
+him he was very cordial with me; conversed about the murder of Mr.
+Lincoln and the utter collapse of the rebellion, as well as the great
+loss in my family. I spoke to him about my business, and he at once
+directed matters so that it would be attended to without delay. The
+Secretary then said to me that it was through my direction that Mr.
+Lincoln and himself had been able to thwart the late conspirators in
+many of their diabolical schemes during the war, and that they failed
+only in one--that of preventing the murder of the President.
+
+“In speaking of this sad calamity the great tears stood in his eyes.
+'But,' said he, 'my dear friend Lyon, we are now standing upon the verge
+of a volcano, and this time, if the schemes of the conspirators can be
+carried out, we will be in more danger than ever; and we who have just
+put this great rebellion down will be compelled to play the part of
+rebels ourselves in the next great drama.'
+
+“I was almost struck dumb by this announcement, and thought the
+Secretary was perhaps unnecessarily alarmed at some minor matter. He
+rang his bell for a messenger, and sent him across the street for the
+General of the Army. He soon came in, and after pleasant greetings we
+all retired to the Secretary's private room. There he was about to
+make me acquainted with this whole matter, when the General said to the
+Secretary that he desired his Chief of Staff to be present. He was sent
+for, and soon entered. I was put under a pledge of secrecy, and then the
+whole scheme was revealed to me as I have told it to you, except that it
+was given to me more in detail. The name of their secret informant was
+given, and I was then truly surprised and could no longer doubt the
+facts as to the conspiracy for the second rebellion. The man who had
+unfolded the scheme to the Secretary of War and to the General of
+the Army was a man of reputation in a marked degree; had held a high
+position in the Confederate service, but had seen enough of war, and
+also respected his parole to the General of our Army.
+
+“The General did not know at what moment he might be relieved from the
+command of the Army, and was therefore anxious that the Secretary of War
+might in some way be prepared for the emergency, should it arise; but
+said that he could not personally be a party to any preparations for
+such an event while he was subject to the orders of the President. So he
+said that he would retire, but would leave his Chief of Staff, who, he
+said, seemed to be belligerent enough for any purpose. When the General
+withdrew the Secretary said:
+
+“'Now, Mr. Lyon, what can you do to aid us, or what do you suggest?'
+
+“I said: 'Give me until this evening to reflect upon the matter and I
+will meet you gentlemen here at any hour that may be agreed upon.' So
+eight o'clock was designated, and we separated.
+
+“During the day I made inquiry of Gen. Anderson about the disbanded
+soldiers; how they, or some of them, could be organized in an emergency,
+and supposed the case of the rebels trying their rebellion over again.
+He laughed at the idea, but said there was but one condition of things
+that could possibly bring about such a result, and that was if the
+President should undertake the restoration of all the rebel States
+without the action of Congress, as he had heard hinted by some leading
+rebels who had recently been in Washington.
+
+“I asked him if it would not be well for some men of influence to be on
+the alert.
+
+“'Yes,' he replied; 'there ought to be a secret force in Washington and
+elsewhere, until the reconstruction of the rebel States is complete.'
+
+“I said no more to him at this time on the subject. Gen. Anderson said
+he would call and see the General of the Army in a day or so, as he had
+only visited him occasionally since in Washington, but that his calls
+were always made very pleasant.
+
+“At eight o'clock sharp I went to the War Office and found the Secretary
+and the Chief of Staff to the General waiting for me. We at once entered
+into conversation on the subject of the conspiracy. I made the same
+suggestion that Gen. Anderson had intimated to me, which was at once
+discussed and thought to be a good proposition. But how could it be done
+without the whole matter being made public in some way? The Secretary
+thought this was a matter that should be kept within the knowledge of a
+very few discreet men.
+
+“'True,' said I; 'but you must have a nucleus here in Washington if you
+can find the man to organize it. I know a man who would be perfectly
+safe, but I have a suggestion in connection with him that I think
+better. It is this: My son Henry is very anxious to go to the Black
+Hills, but that country being unsafe, on account of the Indians, I have
+been thinking that a large number of discharged soldiers would jump
+at an enterprise of this kind. They could be organized and have it so
+arranged that they could be got together quickly for any emergency; and
+if the emergency should not arise, when the danger should be passed
+the General of the Army could properly issue an order preventing
+any organization or combination of men from entering the Black Hills
+country, and instruct the army in that part of the West to carry out the
+order. This would let the men at the head of the organization out of
+the scrape, and would afford them an ample excuse for abandoning the
+enterprise.'
+
+“The Secretary said: 'This seems feasible; who could you trust with this
+management?'
+
+“I replied: 'Gen. Tom Anderson.'
+
+“'Just the man,' replied both gentlemen.
+
+“'The Secretary said: 'This part is in your hands. We do not wish to see
+anyone but you on this part of the plan. We will give our confidence
+to no one else. We hope you will not delay. We will look out for
+Washington. You need not hesitate; these two men, Gen. Anderson and your
+son, will be amply compensated.'
+
+“The Chief of Staff to the General then remarked: 'I think I know the
+man to take hold of matters in Washington.' He then named a man who had
+been a Union officer, and who was then in the city. He was sent for
+and had an interview the following afternoon with the two gentlemen
+mentioned. I immediately returned, met Gen. Anderson, and asked him
+to go with me to my room. When there I laid the case before him fully,
+imposing entire secrecy, should the terrible threatened disaster be
+averted, saying to him that Henry, my son, being young and thoughtless,
+must not know the inside, but must look upon it merely as a matter
+of precaution, and with the intention of carrying out the Black Hills
+scheme in order to get into that rich mineral country.
+
+“The General readily assented to all, and at once prepared to return
+home with me. He visited the General of the Army the following day.
+
+“The next morning I again visited the Secretary of War, and explained
+to him the General's readiness to act. He was delighted with the
+arrangement, and said to me that I must return in two weeks and let him
+know how matters were progressing; that it would not do to communicate
+in writing. I bade him good-by, and the General and I left for home.
+
+“On our arrival his wife and the two children were greatly delighted, as
+well as the rest of the family, including Ham and Aunt Martha. His
+wife, finding that he was to remain at home for some time, was extremely
+happy. Henry was now called into council and put in possession of a part
+of our plan. They at once went to work diligently, and in a very short
+time had made up a secret organization with a view, as understood, of
+going to the Black Hills, and by moving about in the country found that
+any number of good soldiers could be rendezvoused at Indianapolis ready
+to move by rail in any direction required, the Black Hills being the
+objective.
+
+“Gov. Morton was sent for and had an interview with the Secretary of
+War. What arrangement or understanding was had between them I did not
+know, nor did I ever learn. The only thing he ever said to any of us was
+to Gen. Anderson, that there were plenty of arms, etc., in Indianapolis,
+and if he should ever have to start for the Black Hills to let him know
+at once. I suspected that he was fully posted.
+
+“I returned in about two weeks to Washington. In the meantime the
+President had attempted to send the General of the Army out of the
+country into Mexico, on some civil mission. The General had positively
+refused to go. By this time there was quite a bitter feeling. The
+President expressed himself freely. The General was silent.
+
+“The Secretary of War had been requested to resign, which he had refused
+to do, and the excitement was warming up considerably. Many telegrams
+were coming to the General of the Army from his old soldiers, saying
+they were ready to come to Washington in case of trouble with the
+President on the question of the enforcement of his views against the
+action of Congress. The General would destroy these telegrams as fast
+as they came. I told the Secretary of the progress of Gen. Anderson and
+Henry in reference to the Black Hills. He was very much gratified at the
+result.
+
+“I was invited to come to the War Office at about 8:30 o'clock that
+evening. On arriving I was admitted by the Secretary himself. Inside the
+door I found a sentinel with musket in hand, regularly on duty. I said
+to the Secretary, 'How is this?' His only reply was: 'It looks warlike,
+does it not?'
+
+“On entering his private room I found the Chief of Staff to the General
+of the Army and two other gentlemen. One was a man whom I knew well, the
+same mentioned by the parties as being the one to take care of
+Washington city. The other gentleman I had never seen. He was a resident
+of Washington city, had been a Colonel in the Union army, and was now
+acting as Adjutant-General and organizer under the former. These men
+remained during every night in the War Department with the Secretary of
+War, having spies out in Baltimore and Richmond, as well as in
+Washington, and knew of every movement that was going on. They also knew
+of every meeting of leading rebels with the President. I learned that
+their organization, secretly armed and equipped in Washington, amounted
+to over 2,000 men, the object of which was not disclosed to the men more
+than that it was a military organization in favor of the Union, and to
+be ready on call for any emergency.
+
+“If the President had attempted to carry out his scheme, and any
+movement had been made from either Baltimore or Richmond, or from any
+part of any State, the first prisoner would have been the President. The
+Secretary of War determined that his Department should not go into the
+hands of any one who would be subservient to any set of conspirators, or
+the President, who was to be at the head of them.
+
+“I returned home the next day full of alarm for our country. I greatly
+feared another scene of blood and desolation. I was so worried over the
+situation that my family thought me ill.
+
+“Gen. Anderson returned that night from Indianapolis, and Henry from
+near Fayette. I told the General what I had seen and learned. When I
+told him how the gentleman in charge of the secret forces in Washington
+seemed to feel, and that he would make the President a prisoner the
+first thing if any move was made, he remarked:
+
+“'That is the way to do it! Cut off the head the first blow, and the
+body will soon die.'
+
+“Things went on in this way for a time. The President had copies of
+telegrams given him from the telegraph office, which were sent from
+different parts of the country, tendering the services of different
+organizations of soldiers to the General of the Army. He also discovered
+in some way that he would be in danger should he attempt the use of
+force.
+
+“The House of Representatives now presented articles of impeachment
+against him. This alarmed his co-conspirators, and the embryo rebellion
+collapsed.
+
+“I have no doubt that if the President at that time had had a General
+of the Army and a Secretary of War who could have been used by him to
+further his and his co-conspirators' schemes, within ninety days from
+the time when I first went to Washington, as stated, this country would
+have been plunged into another bloody rebellion with an unscrupulous,
+courageous and desperate man at the head of it, and at the same time
+in possession of the Capital of the Nation. The country has never known
+what it escaped and what it owes to those men--the Secretary of War and
+the General of the Army and his Chief of Staff--for standing as they did
+against these machinations.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel,” said Dr. Adams, “why was this matter kept so profoundly
+secret?”
+
+“There were two reasons: First, the country was easily excited at the
+time, and on that account, when the danger was passed, it was thought
+best to say nothing, and all who knew of it had been put upon their
+honor not to disclose it. Second, it could not be verified as to the
+co-conspirators in Maryland and Virginia, and the plan agreed upon by
+them, without involving a man heretofore mentioned, in high position
+among the very persons who were conspiring to do the deed. His exposure
+would doubtless have cost him his life; and I hope you will not now ask
+me to say whether he is living or dead.”
+
+“I will inquire no further on this subject,” said Dr. Adams, “but would
+like to know what became of the Black Hills scheme?”
+
+“That scheme failed at or about the same time of the collapse of the new
+rebellion.
+
+“Time passed, and finally the country got rid of this President by
+electing the General of the Army. We all, or many of us at least,
+breathed more freely. The reorganization of the South became a fixed
+fact, and the machinery moved smoothly for awhile. My son Henry was
+still anxious to go to work and try his fortune in the Black Hills
+country. About this time his wife bore him a fine son. He therefore left
+her with me and started fortune hunting.
+
+“Gen. Anderson made a visit to his old home in Mississippi and was,
+to all outward appearance, well received. He returned home, and, after
+talking the matter over with his wife, they thought it would be safe
+to return. The Union men were at that time in power in Mississippi, and
+many Northern people were flocking there and purchasing property.
+Very soon the General and his family got ready to leave Allentown for
+Jackson, Miss. When the time came for them to leave, the sorrow with
+us all was very great. Mary Anderson and Seraine wept, and held to one
+another, instinctively fearing that this separation was forever. The two
+children, little Mary and Jennie, shrieked and screamed, and begged not
+to be separated. The scene was heartrending. I felt as though my last
+friend was leaving me. The General and I acted like children. We both
+wept and embraced each other--neither could speak. I held poor little
+Mary in my arms and bathed her blessed cheeks with my tears. Old Ham
+and Aunt Martha would go with 'Marsa Gen'l' They both wept and heaped
+blessings upon us all. As far off as we could see the poor old people,
+they were bowing and bidding us good-by. God bless their poor souls;
+they were as good and as kind a couple as ever lived!
+
+“Seraine and I had procured good help before they left, and were, in
+that particular, in excellent shape; but when the General, his wife,
+little Mary and the old couple left, it was desolate, sure enough. We
+were lonely in the extreme. We had been so long together, and had passed
+through so many trials, had grieved, and had experienced so many sorrows
+together, that no one could describe our feelings. The General, however,
+felt that he could do well again at his old home, and he thought the
+people down there were reconstructed and satisfied with their wrong
+course.
+
+“I spent most of my time out at the farm. I would take my Jennie, as I
+called my granddaughter, with me and explain everything to her, as
+much to employ my own mind as hers. Henry wrote us very often. He was
+delighted with the country and was doing quite well; had made money,
+and was investing it in property in Yankton. Seraine's father and mother
+visited us frequently, and we were living as happily as we could under
+all the circumstances.
+
+“In a few months Gen. Anderson visited us. He was feeling satisfied with
+his home and was doing well. He gave a glowing description of old
+Ham and Aunt Martha's happiness now that they could see other colored
+people. The President had offered him (Anderson) a foreign mission,
+which he had declined on account of his fine prospects in his profession
+in Mississippi.
+
+“The next year after Henry left us he returned, but was determined to
+make his new home his permanent one, and insisted on Jennie and I going
+with him. He said he would not leave us alone, and would stay in Indiana
+if we could not go with him and Seraine. He could not think of leaving
+Seraine and his fine baby boy any more. I thought I ought not to
+interfere with the boy's prospects, so I agreed to go with them. I
+rented my house, made arrangements about the farm, and we all left
+for Yankton. Henry had purchased a nice place, and we lived there very
+happily together. We kept up our correspondence with Gen. Anderson and
+his family.
+
+“One day Henry came into the house very much excited, saying that he had
+just seen Wintergreen on the street, who pretended not to recognize him.
+The town was settling up and growing very fast. Many people from the
+South were coming into the Territory as well as the town. I told Henry
+to beware of this man; that he, knowing that Henry had his secrets,
+might, through fear, if nothing else, do him some harm. One day there
+were quite a number of persons near a billiard hall, in a dispute about
+some matter. Wintergreen was in the midst of the crowd. Henry stepped
+up out of curiosity to ascertain the cause of the trouble. Wintergreen
+spied him, drew his revolver, and shot him dead.'
+
+Dr. Adams exclaimed, “My God! Your last son!”
+
+“Yes,” said Uncle Daniel with a tremulous voice, “this was the last of
+my dear family. So you see, gentlemen, as I first stated, my home is
+desolate. Why should I wish to buffet the world longer? This was the
+fulfillment of my good wife's dream--the seven fingers were now gone.
+
+“Wintergreen escaped. The distress of Henry's wife, as well as my
+own grief, I will not undertake to describe. We conveyed his body to
+Allentown and there laid him to rest with his mother and brothers. Gen.
+Anderson, learning of our affliction, met us at our old home. Seraine
+and I remained with our little family at Allentown, I getting back my
+house. I broke down under this last sorrow, and was confined to the
+house for more than a year. Seraine cared for me as she would for her
+own father, and this child here, my dear Jennie, was with me and by my
+bedside nearly the whole time of my sickness. God bless her!”
+
+“So say we all!” was the response from those present.
+
+“Gen. Anderson visited me several times during my illness. His wife and
+little daughter came and spent a month with us, which added greatly to
+what happiness we could then enjoy.
+
+“The men who had been in rebellion now began to show their feeling and
+take hold of the politics of the South. Gen. Anderson was very prominent
+as a lawyer and a leader in political affairs in Mississippi. The rebels
+now commenced to organize secret societies similar to those that were in
+the North during the war. Another Presidential canvass came on, and the
+then President was re-elected. Very soon political matters in that part
+of the country, in State affairs, became very exciting. Prominent men
+were threatened; colored men were whipped and driven away from meetings;
+raids were made upon their houses in the night-time and many were
+murdered--some white men sharing the same fate.
+
+“Gen. Anderson used all of his influence to stay this tide of oppression
+and wrong. He was threatened with violence, but did not believe they
+would assault him. He was a brave man, and could not think of leaving
+his friends, but determined to stand by them. Quite a number of Northern
+men were driven from that part of the country, and their property
+destroyed. A perfect reign of terror prevailed.
+
+“The General moved into another county, so as to be out of the
+excitement as much as possible. At a political meeting near the capital
+of the State, Gen. McKee, a Northern man, without any provocation
+whatever, was brutally assaulted and almost murdered for making a
+Republican speech. This character of conduct continued until one day in
+court, where some of these men were being tried for their outrages,
+the General denounced this course as brutal, and such as ought to
+make barbarians blush. A mob collected around the court-house and made
+threats of violence against him, denouncing him as a ----- Yank and not
+fit to live. They then and there notified him to leave the State within
+five days, and that if found there longer than this his life should pay
+the forfeit.
+
+“He had determined not to leave, so he prepared himself and remained at
+home. At the end of the five days a mob collected about his house and
+demanded that he leave at once. They were boisterous and threatening.
+One of his neighbors was at his house and prepared to assist the General
+in defense of his home and family. His wife and little girl were so
+much alarmed that they screamed and cried for help. Finally the General,
+standing in his door, flatly refused to leave. A volley was fired at
+him, one shot taking effect in his right thigh. His little daughter ran
+to him and threw her arms about his neck, shrieking and begging for her
+papa. His neighbor fired from a window, wounding one of the mob.
+
+[Illustration: Murderous assault upon Gen. Anderson and family 449]
+
+“This was like fanning the flame. They rushed upon the house, firing
+indiscriminately. The General was shot three times and fell dead. His
+little daughter, with her arms about his neck, received a shot in her
+left breast, from which she died in a few minutes. His neighbor, Gibson,
+was as brutally murdered in the house, being riddled with bullets. Old
+Ham ran out of the kitchen to make his escape and was shot dead in the
+yard. Mary Anderson fell senseless to the floor. Old Aunt Martha was the
+only soul left to do anything. She was on her knees praying while the
+mob was doing their desperate and bloody work. They retired yelling like
+Indians after taking scalps. Poor old Martha ran to one of the neighbors
+for help, but could get none from white people. A few old colored people
+gathered at the house and cared as best they could for the dead.
+
+“For two days this family of dead and stricken lay without a white
+person coming to the house to aid or assist. The enemies would not, and
+the few friends were afraid to do so. The General, little Mary, and Mr.
+Gibson were buried by the colored people in the best manner they could.
+Mary Anderson became a raving maniac and died in about one week after,
+and was buried by the side of her husband and daughter, a minister and a
+few women having come to look after her since the interment of the
+other dead. Old Ham was laid away by the colored people. Aunt Martha
+was grieved beyond expression, and alarmed for fear she also would be
+murdered. She prayed night and day to be brought back to her 'Marsa
+Lyon.'
+
+“The colored people, having great respect for the General and his
+family, made up money enough to send Aunt Martha back to my house. A
+young colored man ventured to come with her, for which I remunerated
+him. This poor old woman's story was enough to melt the most obdurate
+heart. She talked constantly of the General, his wife, little Mary, and
+poor old Ham, and felt that the 'good Laud' had deserted them for some
+reason.”
+
+We were all dumfounded at the recital of these barbarous murders.
+
+“My God!” exclaimed Dr. Adams, “what is this people coming to?”
+
+Col. Bush shed tears, but could not speak. All were silent. Uncle Daniel
+left the room, but returned in a few moments and said:
+
+“My friends, you can now see why I so often have said, 'What have I to
+live for?' Why should I desire to remain here and brood over my great
+misfortunes and sorrows longer?”
+
+Finally Col. Bush walked the floor, and in a most subdued tone, said:
+“For such a man and so noble a family to die in such a villainous
+manner! Did no one suffer punishment for this diabolical crime?”
+
+“No, not one was punished. The matter was investigated, but that was
+all.”
+
+“Well, I have asked myself heretofore the question, why did I give my
+right arm for such a Government? That such a man, who had served his
+country as faithfully as he, could be thus brutally murdered, with his
+family, and no one punished for it, is a marvel to me; and no doubt some
+of his murderers are now holding high official position!”
+
+“Yes,” said Uncle Daniel, “one of the instigators of this crime has held
+office ever since, as a Southern patriot who nobly assisted in ridding
+the South of one of those Northern Yankees.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel, what became of Aunt Martha?” inquired Maj. Clymer.
+
+“Poor old woman, she lived with Seraine and me for about three years
+after her return, when she sickened and died. When she spoke on any
+subject she would finally get to those murders. They preyed upon her
+mind constantly, and I think hastened her death.”
+
+“How strange that all who were connected with your household during the
+war should have had such a fate!”
+
+“Yes, my friends, it has been the one unaccountable mystery in my life.
+Poor old Joseph Dent died in the same year, and I was left almost alone.
+My dear Jennie, a few years ago, married Mr. Wilson, and I came to live
+with them in Oakland. Seraine went to her father and mother in Michigan.
+They are both alive and she remains with them. Her son Harvey--named for
+his uncle, my youngest son, who was murdered at the battle of the Gaps,
+if you remember--is now in Chicago working as one of the cash-boys in a
+dry-goods store. I thought, as he was the last link in our family, that
+the Government owed it to us to send him to the West Point Military
+Academy, but I could not get him into the school. The member from here
+was not favorable, inasmuch as he was an anti-war Democrat during the
+rebellion. Harvey is making his own living now and I hope he may have
+a bright future. He often comes to see us. Poor Seraine; when the boy
+could not get into West Point, it almost broke her heart. She said to
+me:
+
+“'Father, how shallow is this world. You, his grandfather, lost seven
+sons, six in the army. This boy's father was starved near unto death in
+Pine Forest Prison. I, his mother, risked my life in going through
+the rebel lines to obtain his release. He was murdered by one of the
+conspirators; and now we are forgotten. No one cares what we suffered
+during and since the war. My son cannot even have the poor privilege of
+being educated by the Government, when the sons of nearly every rebel
+General who tried to destroy the Union are now under the guardianship of
+the Government, being educated either at West Point for the army, or at
+Annapolis for the navy.'”
+
+Dr. Adams said: “This is hard; it is uncharitable, and shows a
+great want of the proper gratitude that should be due under the
+circumstances.”
+
+Col. Bush said: “What does the Government or people care for those who
+made the sacrifices? We are so far away from the war now in space of
+time, that we are not only forgotten, but regarded as pests in society.
+Are the people not grumbling about what has been done for the soldiers?
+Do they not complain about our pensions? A few years more, however, and
+all of us cripples, one-armed and one-legged and those who are wholly
+armless and legless, will have passed away out of sight. The recognition
+now is not to the victors, but to the vanquished. If you wish to be
+respected by a certain class, North or South, only make it appear that
+you headed a band of marauders during the war, dealing death to
+Union men and destroying their property, and you will be invited to
+agricultural shows, to the lecture halls, and upon the stump; and if
+still living in the South, you will either be sent to the United States
+Senate, made Governor, or sent on some foreign mission.”
+
+“Uncle Daniel, what became of Thomlinson and Carey, the Canadian
+conspirators,” inquired Inglesby.
+
+“They are both dead, and many of their co-workers also. There has been a
+very great mortality among the leaders of the rebellion. That is to say,
+the older men--those who were somewhat advanced in years when it began.”
+
+“Are many of the Northern men of whom you have spoken in your narratives
+as rebel sympathizers, Knights of the Golden Circle, or Sons of Liberty,
+still living?”
+
+“Yes, they were generally young or middle-aged men, and with few
+exceptions are still living, and are, almost without an exception, in
+some official position--some of them in the highest and most honorable
+in our Nation.”
+
+“This could not have occurred in any other Government than ours, and is
+passing strange,” said Dr. Adams.
+
+“Yes, that is true; but do you not remember my mentioning the fact that
+Hibbard, who was connected with one of the rebel prisons during the war,
+came North last Fall to teach us our duty? I also said that probably he
+would be sent abroad to impress some foreign country with our Christian
+civilization.”
+
+“Yes, I well remember what you said.”
+
+“Well, I see by the papers that he has been appointed to a Foreign
+Mission. I also see that a man of great brutality, who is said to have
+been connected with one of the prisons in Richmond, has been put
+in charge of all appointments in the greatest Department of the
+Government--the Treasury.”
+
+“Are these things so? Can it be possible?”
+
+“Yes, these are truths. This is merely testing us in order to see how
+much the people will bear; and they seem to bear these things without a
+murmur. The next will be stronger. If the people of the South see that
+they are sustained in this by the people of the large cities North, on
+account of a fear that they may lose Southern trade, what may they not
+demand? Certainly, very soon nothing less than Vice-President will be
+accepted, and the same people who sustain these things now will cry out
+that this is right!”
+
+“It does look so. I have been studying this question since you have been
+reciting your experiences and giving the views of yourself and others,
+and am now prepared to agree that greed is at the bottom of all
+this. This same greed is one of the several dangers that threaten
+our country's institutions to-day. It causes crimes and wrongs to be
+overlooked, and in many cases defended, in order to gain influence with
+the people who are determined by any means in their power to control the
+Government.”
+
+“Yes; and see the progress they are making in this direction. As I
+have said, there is not a man, with but very few exceptions, North, who
+denounced the war and those who were engaged in prosecuting it, who is
+not in some official position. Turn to the South. So far as they are
+concerned it may seem natural for them to select from their own class;
+but why should the North fall in with them? You have given, in your
+answer to me, the only reasonable answer--that of greed and gain; but to
+see this great change in the minds of the people in so short a time is
+strange indeed. Twenty years ago they were thundering at the very gates
+of our Capital. To-day they control the country. There is not a man,
+save the President of the Southern Confederacy and a very few of the
+leaders in the war made to destroy our Government, who is not now in
+some honorable position if he wishes to be. We find them representing
+us in the first-class missions abroad, in the second-class and in the
+third-class; and there not being high places enough of this kind, that
+the world may know the Confederacy has been recognized fully by our
+people since its downfall, those who were in high positions under it now
+take to the Consulships and are accepting them as rapidly as can well be
+done.
+
+“You find your Cabinet largely represented by their leading men, and
+many of your Auditors, your Assistant Secretaries, Bureau officers,
+etc., are of them. This not being satisfactory, all the other
+appointments South are made up of those men to the exclusion of every
+one who was a Union man before, during, or since the war. The Government
+not furnishing places enough, all the State, county, and city offices
+South are filled in the same manner by this same class. This still does
+not satisfy, and all men sent to the United States Senate or to
+the House of Representatives from the South, with only one or two
+exceptions, are of the same class. In fact all of Jeff. Davis's Cabinet,
+his Senate and House of Representatives, and his Generals that are
+living, and who desire, are holding official positions of some kind.
+What does this argue? Does it not notify us who have made sacrifices
+for this Union that our services are no longer desired, and that we are
+waste material, of no further use for any purpose?
+
+“Who could have believed, while the war was going on, that this state
+of things could ever have existed? Suppose this picture had been held
+up before my seven dead sons when they entered the service. Suppose
+they could have seen their mother's dream realized--all in their graves
+beside their mother, and their father living on the charities of a
+grandchild, laughed at in the streets by young men when speaking of
+the wrongs inflicted by the rebellion, and told that this is of the
+past--how many of them do you suppose would have gone right up to the
+enemy's guns and been shot down in their young manhood?
+
+“Suppose Gen. Tom Anderson could have seen a howling mob murdering his
+family and no punishment for the murderers; would he have risked his
+life hunting up the Knights of the Golden Circle and chancing it in
+battle, as he did, for his country, that the rebels might control it,
+and that, too, through the influence of the North, whose all was at
+stake, and whose fortunes were saved and protected by such men as he? I
+doubt if patriotism would have gone so far. Can you find me the patriot
+to-day that, deep down in his heart, likes this condition of things?”
+
+“Yes; but Uncle Daniel, these men are not rebels now. They are
+Democrats,” said Maj. Clymer.
+
+“Yes, true; but they are no more Democrats now than they were then, and
+they were no less Democrats then than they are now. But I should not say
+more; I have had trouble enough. Why should I grieve for the condition
+of things which were not expected? I and mine have paid dearly for this
+lesson. I hope it may never fall to the lot of any one else to pass
+through such an experience. I shall see but little more trouble. May God
+forgive all and protect the right.”
+
+[Illustration: Death of Uncle Daniel 456]
+
+Uncle Daniel here ceased speaking and sank back in his chair. His
+granddaughter came into the room. Seeing him, she screamed and fell upon
+his neck. We moved quickly to him. He was dead.
+
+THE END.
+
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+Project Gutenberg's Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson, by John McElroy
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+Title: Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson
+       And Twenty Great Battles
+
+Author: John McElroy
+
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY ***
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+    <h1>
+      UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY
+    </h1>
+    <h2>
+      OF &ldquo;TOM&rdquo; ANDERSON
+    </h2>
+    <h4>
+      And
+    </h4>
+    <h2>
+      Twenty Great Battles.
+    </h2>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
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+    <h2>
+      By John McElroy
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+      1886.
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+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;UNCLE DANIEL&rdquo; IS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC. A TRUTHFUL
+     PICTURE, IN STORY, BASED UPON EVENTS OF THE LATE WAR. THIS
+     VOLUME IS DEDICATED TO THE UNION  SOLDIERS AND  THEIR
+     CHILDREN.
+
+     The Author
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
+    </p>
+    <h4>
+      New York, Jan. 1st, 1886.
+    </h4>
+    <p>
+      <br />
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img alt="tom0011 (222K)" src="images/tom0011.jpg" /><br />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img alt="tom0012 (55K)" src="images/tom0012.jpg" /><br />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <blockquote>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <big><b>CONTENTS</b></big>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        <br /> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> <b>UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY</b></a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0001"> CHAPTER I. -- DARK DAYS OF 1861.—A FATHER WHO GAVE HIS CHILDREN TO THE COUNTRY.—RALLYING TO THE FLAG.—RAISING VOLUNTEERS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0002"> CHAPTER II. -- BATTLE OF THE “GAPS.”—YOUNG HARVEY LYON BRUTALLY MURDERED.— UNCLE DANIEL'S RETURN.—RAISING  TROOPS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0003"> CHAPTER III. -- BATTLE OF TWO RIVERS.—COL. TOM ANDERSON MEETS HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW.—UNCLE DANIEL BECOMES AN ABOLITIONIST.—A WINTER CAMPAIGN AGAINST A REBEL STRONGHOLD.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0004"> CHAPTER IV. -- BATTLE OF DOLINSBURG.—HEROIC CONDUCT OF COL. TOM ANDERSON —REPORTED DEAD.—HIS WIFE REFUSES TO BELIEVE THE REPORT.
+</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0005"> CHAPTER V. -- ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE—TWO DAYS OF AWFUL FIGHTING AT PITTSKILL LANDING—HARD-WON VICTORY-UNCLE DANIEL'S SONS BEAR THEMSELVES GALLANTLY.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0006"> CHAPTER VI. “K. G. C.”—ORGANIZATION OF THE ENEMIES OF THE UNION IN THE NORTH—PLOTTING EVERYWHERE—OBJECTS OF THE TRAITOROUS LEAGUE.-- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0007"> CHAPTER VII. -- TRAITOR KNIGHTS—ORGANIZATION OF REBEL SYMPATHIZERS IN INDIANA AND ILLINOIS—SIGNS AND SECRETS—GEN. ANDERSON'S TOUR OF INVESTIGATION —THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0008"> CHAPTER VIII. -- BATTLE OF PAGELAND—A VICTORY TURNED INTO A DEFEAT BY TREACHERY—DEATH OF GEN. LYON—ON THE TRAIL OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0009"> CHAPTER IX. -- BATTLE OF ANTLER'S RUN—SERAINE WHITCOMB LEAVES FOR THE SOUTH—PLOTTING IN CANADA—DISCOVERY OF A CONSPIRACY AMONG ARMY OFFICERS.
+</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0010"> CHAPTER X. -- BATTLE OF MURPHY'S HILL.-THE MOST SANGUINARY FIGHTING OF THE WAR.—-MURDER OF STEPHEN LYON.—UNCLE HAM GETS A STRONG DISLIKE TO WAR.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0011"> CHAPTER XI. -- THE COURT-MARTIAL.—AT MURPHY'S HILL.—THE TWO OPPOSING ARMIES AND THEIR MOVEMENTS.—JAMES WHITCOMB'S TRIAL.— SENTENCED TO DEATH AND PARDONED BY THE PRESIDENT.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0012"> CHAPTER XII. -- MORGANSON'S RAID AND BATTLE OF CHEROKEE RUN.—THE REBEL CAVALRYMEN WHIRL THROUGH INDIANA AND OHIO.—BEATEN AND CAPTURED.—KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE CONTINUE THEIR MACHINATIONS.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0013"> CHAPTER XIII. -- GEN. SILENT GUIDED BY A SPECTER.—ARMY OF THE CENTER.— BELEAGUERED AND HALF STARVED IN CHATTERAUGUS.—MIDDLETON'S RIDGE.—GEN. SILENT'S FORCES SWEEP THE REBELS FROM THE CREST.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0014"> CHAPTER XIV. -- SERAINE WHITCOMB'S EXAMINATION OF THE REBEL PRISONS AND HENRY LYON'S RELEASE.—MAN'S INHUMANITY.—SERAINE WHITCOMB VISITS THE SOUTHERN PRISON PENS.—A SAD TALE OF WOE.— GRAPHIC PICTURE OF SUFFERING, WRETCHEDNESS AND DEATH.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0015"> CHAPTER XV. -- PLOTS TO POISON AND BURN.—FIRE AND POISON.—THE PLOT TO BURN NORTHERN CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.—THE SCHEME AVENGED.—PART OF THE CHIEF PLOTTERS BURNED BY THEIR OWN COMBUSTIBLES.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0016"> CHAPTER XVI. -- A HAPPY WEDDING.—MARRIAGE OF SERAINE WHITCOMB AND HENRY LYON.—FIRE AND PLAGUE.—THE PLOTTING IN CANADA TO BURN CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0017"> CHAPTER XVII. -- MOBS IN THE NORTH.—LAWLESS VIOLENCE AND OUTRAGE BY REBEL SYMPATHIZERS.—THE CLASH OF ARMS.—BATTLE OF THE CHAPARRAL BETWEEN GEN. SILENT AND GEN.  LAWS.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+<a href="#link2HCH0018"> CHAPTER XVIII. -- OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY OF THE
+CENTER.—GEN. SHERWOOD'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST GATE CITY.—HEAD'S ARMY
+DESTROYED.—GEN. PAPSON'S GREAT VICTORIES AT FRANKTOWN AND NASHUA.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0019"> THE SCHEME TO CAPTURE OR KILL THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. SILENT.—A VILLANOUS PLOT.—THE RECKLESS AND DESPERATE SCHEMES OF THE CONSPIRATORS.—THE PLAN REVEALED.—THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. SILENT WARNED OF THEIR DANGER.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0020"> CHAPTER XX. -- COLLAPSE OF THE GREAT REBELLION.—LAWS' ARMY SURRENDERS.— THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0021"> CHAPTER XXI. -- SCHEME FOR A NEW REBELLION.—ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS CO-CONSPIRATORS.—THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY AND SECRETARY OF WAR SAVE THE COUNTRY.—“TOM” ANDERSON'S BRUTAL MURDER.—UNCLE DANIEL DIES.</a>
+      </p>
+    </blockquote>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <blockquote>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <big><b>ILLUSTRATIONS</b></big>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        <br />
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0001"> Uncle Daniel Telling his Story -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0002"> Tom and the Mob -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0003"> Death of Harvey Lyon -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0004"> The Charge of Col. Anderson's Regiment
+        -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0005"> Pupils Attacking the Little Abolitionist -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0006"> Col. Anderson Wounded -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0007"> Uncle Daniel Meets Aunt Martha -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0008"> Ham Encounters the Rebels -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0009"> Knights of the Golden Circle Meeting in a
+        Barn -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0010"> Drinking to the Success of Treason -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0011"> Henry Lyon is Captured -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0012"> Death of General Lyon -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0013"> General Anderson Taking Command -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0014"> Anderson Overhears the Conspiracy -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0015"> The Murder of Steven Lyon -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0016"> Morganson's Raid -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0017"> A Spector Appears to the General -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0018"> Seraine With Henry at Pine Forest Prison -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0019"> Jackson Starts for Europe -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0020"> The Burning of the Will-o-the-wisp -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0021"> Thomlinson and Friends in Consultation -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0022"> Marriage of Henry and Seraine -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0023"> Gens. Silent and Meador in Conversation -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0024"> A Scene in the Trenches -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0025"> Mrs. Lyon Dies at Peter's Coffin -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0026"> Uncle Daniel Conferring With Lincoln and
+        Stanton -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0027"> The Shooting of President Lincoln by Wilkes
+        -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0028"> Murderous Assault Upon Gen. Anderson and
+        Family -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0029"> Death of Uncle Daniel -- </a>
+      </p>
+    </blockquote>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <h1>
+      UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY.
+    </h1>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0001" id="link2HCH0001">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER I.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     DARK DAYS OF 1861.&mdash;A FATHER WHO GAVE HIS CHILDREN TO THE
+     COUNTRY.&mdash;RALLYING TO THE FLAG.&mdash;RAISING VOLUNTEERS IN
+     SOUTHERN INDIANA.
+
+     &ldquo;The more solitary, the more friendless, the more
+     unsustained I am, the  more I will respect and rely upon
+     myself.&rdquo;&mdash;Charlotte Bronte
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      ALLENTOWN is a beautiful little city of 10,000 inhabitants, situated on
+      the Wabash River, in Vigo County, Ind., in the vicinity of which several
+      railroads now center. It is noted for its elevated position, general
+      healthfulness, and for its beautiful residences and cultivated society.
+      Daniel Lyon located here in 1850. He was a man of marked ability and
+      undoubted integrity; was six feet two inches in height, well proportioned,
+      and of very commanding and martial appearance. In 1861, he was surrounded
+      by a large family, seven grown sons&mdash;James, David, Jackson, Peter,
+      Stephen, Henry and Harvey&mdash;all of whom were well educated, fond of
+      field sports and inclined to a military life. The mother, &ldquo;Aunt
+      Sarah,&rdquo; as she was commonly called by the neighbors, was a charming,
+      motherly, Christian woman, whose heart and soul seemed to be wrapped up in
+      the welfare of her family. She was of short, thick build, but rather
+      handsome, with dark brown hair and large blue eyes, gentle and kind. Her
+      politeness and generosity were proverbial. She thought each of her seven
+      sons a model man; her loving remarks about them were noticeable by all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Daniel Lyon is at present 85 years old, and lives with one of his
+      granddaughters&mdash;Jennie Lyon&mdash;now married to a man by the name of
+      James Wilson, in Oakland, Ind., a small town conspicuous only for its rare
+      educational facilities.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0001" id="linkimage-0001">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0017.jpg" alt="Uncle Daniel Telling his Story 017 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      On the evening of the 22d of February, 1884, a number of the neighbors,
+      among whom was Col. Daniel Bush, a gallant and fearless officer of the
+      Union side during the late war, and Dr. Adams, President of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;
+      College, dropped in to see Uncle Daniel, as he is now familiarly called.
+      During the evening, Col. Bush, turning to the old veteran, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel,' give us a story from some of your
+      experiences during the war.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The old man arose from his easy-chair and stood erect, his hair, as white
+      as snow, falling in profusion over his shoulders. His eyes, though dimmed
+      by age, blazed forth in youthful brightness; his frame shook with
+      excitement, his lips quivered, and tears rolled down the furrows of his
+      sunken cheeks. All were silent. He waved his hand to the friends to be
+      seated; then, drawing his big chair to the centre of the group, he sat
+      down. After a few moments' pause he spoke, in a voice tremulous with
+      emotion:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My experience was vast. I was through the whole of the war. I saw
+      much. My story is a true one, but very sad. As you see, my home is a
+      desolate waste. My family consists now of only two grand-children; wife
+      and sons are all gone. I am all that is now left of my once happy family.
+      My God! My God! Why should I have been required to bear this great burden?
+      But pardon this weakness in an old man. I will now begin my story.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the month of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;, 1861, my nephew, 'Tom'
+      Anderson,&mdash;I called the boy Tom, as I learned to do so many years
+      before, while visiting at his father's; he was the son of my eldest
+      sister,&mdash;his wife, Mary, and their only child, a beautiful little
+      girl of two years (called Mary, for her mother), were visiting at my
+      house. Their home was in Jackson, Miss. One evening my good wife, Tom, his
+      wife, my son Peter, and I were sitting on our front porch discussing the
+      situation, when we heard a great noise a couple of blocks south of us. The
+      young men stepped out to see what the trouble was and in a very short time
+      they returned greatly excited. A company of men were marching down the
+      street bearing the American flag, when a number of rebel sympathizers had
+      assaulted them with stones, clubs, etc., and had taken their flag and torn
+      it to shreds. It seemed that a Mr. 'Dan' Bowen, a prominent
+      man in that part of the State, had been haranguing the people on the
+      question of the war, and had denounced it as 'an infamous Abolition
+      crusade,' and the President as a villainous tyrant,' and those
+      who were standing by the Union as 'Lincoln's hirelings, and
+      dogs with collars around their necks.' This language stirred up the
+      blood of the worst element of the people, who sympathised with secession,
+      and had it not been for the timely interposition of many good and worthy
+      citizens, blood would have been shed upon the streets.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here Col. Bush asked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What became of this man Bowen?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I understand that he now occupies one of the highest positions the
+      people of Indiana can give to one of her citizens. You see, my friends,
+      that we American people are going so fast that we pass by everything and
+      forget almost in a day the wrongs to our citizens and our country.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But to return to what I was saying in connection with the young
+      men. Tom Anderson was in a state of great excitement. He said he had
+      almost been mobbed before leaving home for entertaining Union sentiments,
+      and feared that he could not safely return with his family. My son Peter
+      suggested that, perhaps, they (being young) owed a duty to their country
+      and could not perform it in a more satisfactory manner than to enter the
+      service and do battle for the old flag. To this suggestion no reply was
+      made at the time. I said to them:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This seems to me a very strange condition of things, to see
+      a Government like this threatened in its permanency by the very people
+      that have controlled and profited most by it.' Tom replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle, I have given a great deal of thought to this subject.
+      You know I was born in Ohio. My father was an Episcopal minister, and
+      settled in Mississippi while I was but a boy. My father and mother are
+      both buried there, leaving me an only child. I grew up and there married
+      my good wife, Mary Whitthorne. We have lived happily together. I have had
+      a good practice at the law; have tried to reconcile myself to their
+      theories of human rights and 'rope-of-sand' government, but
+      cannot. They are very <i>different</i> from our Northern people&mdash;have
+      <i>different</i> theories of government and morals, with <i>different</i>
+      habits of thought and action. The Pilgrim Fathers of the North who landed
+      at Plymouth Rock were men of independence of thought; believed in
+      Christianity, in education and universal liberty. They and their progeny
+      have moved almost on a line due west, to the Pacific Ocean, infusing their
+      energy, their ideas of government, of civil liberty, of an advanced
+      Christian civilization, with a belief in man's equality before the
+      law. These ideas and thoughts have become imbedded in the minds of the
+      Northern people so firmly that they will fight to maintain them; will make
+      them temporarily a success, and would make them permanent but for their
+      habit of moving so rapidly in the direction of business and the
+      accumulation of wealth, which prepares the mind to surrender everything to
+      the accomplishment of this single object. The Southern inhabitants are
+      almost entirely descended from impetuous, hot-blooded people. Their
+      ancestors that landed at Jamestown, and later along the Southern Atlantic
+      coast within our borders, were of an adventurous and warlike people. Their
+      descendants have driven westward almost on a parallel line with the
+      Northern people to the borders of Mexico, occasionally lapping over the
+      Northern line. Their thoughts, ideas, manners and customs have been
+      impressed upon the people wherever they have gone, by the pretense, always
+      foremost and uppermost, as if a verity, that they were the most hospitable
+      and chivalric of any people in America. Their civilization was different.
+      Their arguments were enforced by the pistol and bowie-knife upon their
+      equals, and slaves subjected to their will by the lash and bloodhound&mdash;the
+      death of a man, white or black, being considered no more than merely a
+      reduction of one in the enumeration of population. They have opposed
+      common schools for fear the poorer classes of whites might have an
+      opportunity of contesting at some time the honors of office, that being
+      the great ambition of Southern society. They would not allow the slave to
+      be educated for fear he might learn that he was a man, having rights above
+      the brute with which he has always been held on a par. The aristocracy
+      only were educated. And this was generally done in the North, where the
+      facilities were good; and by sending them from home it kept down the envy
+      and ambition of the poorer classes, where, if they could have seen the
+      opportunity of acquiring knowledge it might have stimulated them to
+      greater exertion for the purpose of storing their minds with something
+      useful in extricating themselves from an obedience to the mere will of the
+      dominating class. Those people, one and all, no matter how ignorant, are
+      taught to consider themselves better than any other people save the
+      English, whose sentiments they inculcate. They are not in sympathy with a
+      purely Republican system of Government. They believe in a controlling
+      class, and they propose to be that class. I have heard them utter these
+      sentiments so often that I am sure that I am correct. They all trace their
+      ancestry back to some nobleman in some mysterious way, and think their
+      blood better than that which courses in the veins of any Northern man, and
+      honestly believe that one of them in war will be the equal of five men of
+      the North. They think because Northern men will not fight duels, they must
+      necessarily be cowards. In the first contest my judgment is that they will
+      be successful. They are trained with the rifle and shotgun; have taken
+      more pains in military drill than the people of the North, and will be in
+      condition for war earlier than the Union forces. They are also in better
+      condition in the way of arms than the Government forces will be. The fact
+      that they had control of the Government and have had all the best arms
+      turned over to them by a traitorous Secretary of War, places them on a war
+      footing at once, while the Government must rely upon purchasing arms from
+      foreign countries, and possibly of a very inferior character. Until
+      foundries and machinery for manufacturing arms can be constructed, the
+      Government will be in poor condition to equip troops for good and
+      effective service. This war now commenced will go on; the North will
+      succeed; slavery will go down forever; the Union will be preserved, and
+      for a time the Union sentiment will control the Government; but when
+      reverses come in business matters to the North, the business men there, in
+      order to get the trade of the South, under the delusion that they can gain
+      pecuniarily by the change, will, through some 'siren song,'
+      turn the Government over again to the same blustering and domineering
+      people who have ever controlled it. This, uncle, is the fear that disturbs
+      me most at present.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;How prophetic,&rdquo; spoke up Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes,&rdquo; exclaimed all present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush at this point arose and walked across the floor. All eyes were
+      upon him. Great tears rolled down his bronzed cheeks. In suppressed tones
+      he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;For what cause did I lose my right arm?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      He again sat down, and for the rest of the evening seemed to be in deep
+      meditation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel, resuming his story, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just as Tom had finished what he was saying, I heard the garden
+      gate open and shut, and David and Harvey appeared in the moonlight in
+      front of the porch. These were my second and youngest sons. David lived
+      some five miles from Allentown, on a farm, and Harvey had been staying at
+      his house, helping do the farm work. They were both very much excited.
+      Their mother, who had left. Mary Anderson in the parlor, came out to enjoy
+      the fresh air with us, and observing the excited condition of her two
+      sons, exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, my dear boys! what is the matter?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;David spoke to his mother, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do not get excited or alarmed when I tell you that Harvey
+      and I have made a solemn vow this evening that we will start to Washington
+      city in the morning.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'For what, my dear sons, are you going?' inquired the
+      mother, much troubled.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We are going to tender our services to the President in
+      behalf of the Union. Harvey is going along with me, believing it his duty.
+      As I was educated by the Government for the military service, I deem it my
+      duty to it, when in danger from this infamous and unholy rebellion, to aid
+      in putting it down.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Their mother raised her hands and thanked God that she had not
+      taught them lessons of patriotism in vain. She laid her head upon David's
+      manly breast and wept, and then clasped Harvey in her arms and blessed him
+      as her young and tender child, and asked God to preserve him and return
+      him safely to her, as he was her cherished hope. Peter, who had been
+      silent during the entire evening, except the bare suggestion to Tom to
+      enter the service, now arose from where he was sitting, and extending his
+      hand to David, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My old boy, I am with you. I shall commence at once to raise
+      a company.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;David turned to his mother and laughingly said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, you seem to have taught us all the same lesson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;His mother's eyes filled with tears as she turned away to
+      seek Mary. She found her in the parlor teaching her sweet little daughter
+      her prayers. My wife stood looking at the pretty picture of mother and
+      child until little Mary Anderson finished, kissed her mamma, and ran off
+      to bed; then entering the room she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary, my child, I am too weak to speak. I have held up as
+      long as I can stand it,' and then burst into tears. Mary sprang to
+      her at once, clasping her in her arms.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dearest auntie, what is the matter? Are you ill?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No! no! my child; I am full of fear and grief; I tremble. My
+      sons are going to volunteer. I am grieved for fear they will never return.
+      Oh! Mary! I had such a terrible dream about all the family last night. Oh!
+      I cannot think of it; and yet I want them to go. God knows I love my
+      country, and would give all&mdash;life and everything&mdash;to save it.
+      No, I will not discourage them. I will tell you my dream when I have more
+      strength.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then my blessed old wife fainted. Mary screamed, and we all
+      rushed into the parlor and found her lying on the floor with Mary bending
+      over, trying to restore her. We were all startled, and quickly lifted her
+      up, when she seemed to revive, and was able to sit in a chair. In a few
+      moments she was better, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am all right now; don't worry. I was so startled and
+      overcome at the thought that so many of my dear children were going to
+      leave me at once and on such a perilous enterprise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;To this Peter answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, you ought not to grieve about me. Being an old
+      bachelor, there will be but few to mourn if I should be killed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but, my son, your mother loves you all the same.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then a rap was heard at the window. It being open, a letter
+      was thrown in upon the floor. I picked it up. It was addressed to 'Thos.
+      Anderson.' I handed it to him. He opened it, and read it to himself,
+      and instantly turned very pale and walked the floor. His wife took his arm
+      and spoke most tenderly, asking what it was that troubled him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary, dear, I will read it,' he said, and unfolding
+      the letter, he read aloud:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'Jackson, Miss., June &mdash; 1861.
+
+     &ldquo;'Dear Tom&mdash;You have been denounced to-day in resolutions as
+     a traitor to the Southern cause, and your property
+     confiscated. Serves you right. I am off to-morrow morning
+     for the Confederate Army.
+     Good-by.
+     Love to sister.
+
+     &ldquo;'Your enemy in war,
+
+     &ldquo;'JOS. WHITTHORNE.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary sank into a chair. For a moment all were silent. At
+      last Tom exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What is there now left for me?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;His wife, with the stateliness of a queen, as she was, her black
+      hair clustering about her temples and falling around her shoulders and
+      neck, her bosom heaving, her eyes flashing fire, on her tip-toes arose to
+      her utmost height. All gazed upon her with admiration, her husband looking
+      at her with a wildness almost of frenzy. She clenched both hands and held
+      them straight down by her side, and exclaimed in a tone that would have
+      made a lion cower:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Would that I were a man! I would not stop until the last
+      traitor begged for quarter!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Tom flew to her and embraced her, exclaiming:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I was only waiting for that word.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She murmured:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My heavens, can it be that there are any of my blood
+      traitors to this country?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The household were by this time much affected. A long silence
+      ensued, which was broken by David, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Father, Harvey and I having agreed to go to Washington to
+      enter the army, I wish to make some arrangements for my family. You know I
+      have plenty for Jennie and the babies, and I want to leave all in your
+      hands to do with as if it were your own, so that the family will have such
+      comforts as they desire.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;David's wife, Jennie, was a delightful little woman, with two
+      beautiful children&mdash;Jennie, named for her mother, and Sarah, for my
+      wife. I said to David that I would write to his brother James, who was a
+      widower, having no children, to come and stay with Jennie. I at once wrote
+      James, who was practicing medicine at Winchester, Va., that I feared it
+      would be 'unhealthy' for him there, so to come to me at once.
+      This being done and all necessary arrangements made, David and Harvey bade
+      all an affectionate farewell and started for their farm, leaving their
+      mother and Mary in tears. As their footsteps died away their mother went
+      to the door, exclaiming, &ldquo;'Oh, my children! will I ever see
+      you again?' &ldquo;That night we all joined in a general
+      conversation on the subject of the war. It was arranged that Peter should
+      start next morning for Indianapolis to see the Governor, and, if possible,
+      obtain authority to raise a regiment under the call of the President. This
+      having been decided upon we all retired, bidding each other good night. I
+      presume there was little sleeping in our house that night save what little
+      Mary did, the poor child being entirely unconscious of the excitement and
+      distress in the family. The next morning Peter took the train for
+      Indianapolis, Tom went down town to ascertain the latest news, and I took
+      my horse and rode out to David's farm, leaving the two women in
+      tears, and little Mary inquiring: &ldquo;'What is the matter, mamma
+      and aunty?' &ldquo;I rode on in a deep study as to the outcome of
+      all this trouble. I came to David's house, unconscious for a moment
+      as to where I was, aroused, however, by hearing some one crying as if in
+      despair. I looked around and saw it was Jennie. She stood on the door-step
+      in great grief, the two children asking where their father had gone.
+      &ldquo;'Good morning, my daughter,' I said, and, dismounting,
+      I took her in my arms, and laying her head on my shoulder she sobbed as if
+      her heart would break.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O! my dear husband, shall I ever see him again? O! my
+      children, what shall I do?' was all she could say.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I broke down completely, this was too much; the cries of the little
+      children for their papa and the tears of their mother were more than I
+      could stand. He had never left them before to be gone any great length of
+      time. I took Jennie and the children into the house. There was a
+      loneliness and a sadness about the situation that was unendurable, and I
+      at once ordered one of the farm hands to hitch the horses to the wagon and
+      put the family and their little traps in and get ready to take them to my
+      house, and turned David's house over to his head man, Joseph Dent
+      (he being very trusty) to take charge of until David should return. With
+      these arrangements I left with the family for Allentown. On our arrival
+      the meeting of the three women would have melted the heart of a stone. I
+      walked out to the barn and remained there for quite awhile, thinking
+      matters over to myself. When I returned to the house all had become quiet
+      and seemingly reconciled. For several days all was suspense; nothing had
+      been heard from any of our boys; I tried to keep away from the house as
+      much as possible to avoid answering questions asked by the women and the
+      poor little children, which I knew no more about than they did. But while
+      we were at breakfast on the morning of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;, Jennie was
+      speaking of going out to her house that day to look after matters at home
+      and see that all was going well. Just at this moment a boy entered with a
+      letter, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Burton sent me with this, thinking there might be
+      something that you would like to see.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. B. was the Postmaster, and very kind to us. He was a true Union
+      man, but the opposition there was so strong that he was very quiet; he
+      kept the American flag flying over his office, which was burned on that
+      account a few nights later, as was supposed, by Southern sympathizing
+      incendiaries. These were perilous times in Southern Indiana.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes! Yes!&rdquo; said Col. Bush. &ldquo;We had a taste of it in
+      Southern Ohio, where I then resided; I know all about it. The men who were
+      for mobbing us at that time are now the most prominent 'reformers,'
+      and seem to be the most influential persons.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I opened the letter and read it aloud. It ran substantially as
+      follows:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'We arrived at Columbus, O., on the morning of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;, when
+     there was some delay. While walking about the depot I
+     chanced to meet your old friend the Governor. He was very
+     glad to see me, and said to me, &ldquo;Lyon, you are the very man
+     I am looking for.&rdquo; I asked, &ldquo;Why, Governor? I am on my way
+     to Washington to tender my services to the President in
+     behalf of the Union.&rdquo; The Governor answered, &ldquo;You are
+     hunting service, I see. Well, sir, I have a splendid
+     regiment enlisted, but want to have a man of some experience
+     for their Colonel, and as you have been in the Regular Army
+     and maintained a good reputation, I will give you the
+     position if you will take it. I grasped him by the hand and
+     thanked him with all my heart. This was more than I could
+     have expected. So, you see, I start off well. We are now in
+     camp. I am duly installed as Colonel. Harvey has been
+     mustered in and I have him detailed at my headquarters. He
+     seems to take to soldiering very readily. I have written
+     Jennie all about matters. I hope she and my darling children
+     are well and as happy as can be under the circumstances.
+
+     &ldquo;'Your affectionate son,
+
+     &ldquo;'David Lyon.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He did not know that I had them at my house, and all were assisting
+      one another to keep up courage. This letter affected the whole family, and
+      caused many tears to fall, in joy as well as grief; joy that he had
+      succeeded so well at the beginning, and grief at his absence. That evening
+      Jennie received her letter from the 'Colonel' as we now called
+      him, all becoming very military in our language. Her letter was of the
+      same import, but much of it devoted to family affairs. This made Jennie
+      happy. We all retired and rested well that night, after pleasing the
+      children by telling them about their father being a great soldier, and
+      that they must be good children, and in that way cause their mother to
+      write pleasant things about them to their good papa.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0002" id="link2HCH0002">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER II.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF THE &ldquo;GAPS.&rdquo;&mdash;YOUNG HARVEY LYON BRUTALLY MURDERED.&mdash;
+     UNCLE DANIEL'S RETURN.&mdash;RAISING  TROOPS IN SOUTHERN
+     INDIANA.
+
+     &ldquo;When sorrows come they come not single spies, but in
+     battalion.&rdquo; &mdash;-Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Three days later Peter returned from Indianapolis, with full
+      authority for Tom Anderson to recruit a regiment for the Union service.
+      This was very gratifying to him, and he said to his wife, 'Mary, my
+      time will come.' She appeared happy over the news, but her quivering
+      lip, as she responded, gave evidence of her fears that the trial to her
+      was going to be severe. My good wife then called us into tea, and when we
+      were all seated, Mary said to her:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Aunt Sarah, you have not yet told us your dream. Don't
+      you remember, you promised to tell it to me? Now let us hear it, please.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, my child. It has troubled me very much; and yet I don't
+      believe there is any cause for alarm at what one may dream.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, let us hear it,' spoke up Peter; 'it
+      might be something that I could interpret. You know I try to do this
+      sometimes; but I am not as great a success as Daniel of old.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, my son, it was this: I thought your father and I were
+      in the garden. He was pulling some weeds from the flower-bed, when he was
+      painfully stung on both hands by some insect. Soon his fingers began
+      dropping off&mdash;all five from his right hand and his thumb and little
+      finger from his left.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Tom laughingly said, 'Uncle, hold up your hands;' which
+      I did, saying, 'You see my fingers are not gone.' Whereupon
+      they all laughed except Peter.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My wife said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My son, what is your interpretation of my dream! It troubles
+      me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, mother, I will not try it now. Let the war interpret
+      it; it will do it correctly, doubtless. Let us talk about something else.
+      You know dreams amount to nothing now-a-days.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During all this time, Peter wore a serious countenance. We
+      discussed the matter as to how Tom should go about raising his regiment.
+      It was understood that he should start out at once, and that Peter should
+      take the recruits, as fast as organized into companies, and place them in
+      the camp of instruction at Indianapolis. The next morning Tom opened a
+      recruiting office in Allentown, placed Peter temporarily in charge, and
+      started through the country making speeches to the people (he was quite an
+      orator), and soon succeeded in arousing patriotic sentiments in and about
+      Allentown. After raising two companies, he extended his operations, going
+      down on the O. &amp; M. R. R. to Saco, a town then of about 1,000
+      inhabitants. While addressing the people, a mob gathered and were about to
+      hang him. He stood them off until the Union people came to his rescue and
+      saved his life.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That is just as it was where I lived,&rdquo; said Col. Bush.
+      &ldquo;I know of just such a case, where a mob tried the same thing; some
+      of them, however, repented before they went to heaven, I hope.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He left the town, however, under a guard and returned home. Soon
+      after this he made a second effort, by arming 20 resolute men of his
+      recruits with Colt's revolvers, which he procured from the Governor
+      of the State, and returned to Saco. He at once gave notice that he would
+      speak the next day. When the time arrived, he told his men to take
+      positions in the crowd, scattering as well as they could in his front.
+      This done he commenced his speech. Soon mutterings of the crowd could be
+      heard, and finally the storm came and they rushed towards the stand. He
+      shouted at the top of his voice, &ldquo;Hold!&rdquo; at the same time
+      drawing his revolver, declaring he would shoot the first man that advanced
+      another step, and also raising his left hand above his head. This was a
+      signal for his men to &ldquo;fall in,&rdquo; and they all rushed into line
+      in his front with drawn weapons. The crowd instantly ran in all
+      directions, much to the amusement and gratification of Tom.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0002" id="linkimage-0002">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0030.jpg" alt="Tom and the Mob 030 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There were some loyal men in that community, and before leaving
+      Saco, Tom had raised a full company. When the day came for them to leave,
+      they marched with the flag presented to them by the ladies of the town
+      proudly waving, and with drum and fife making all the noise possible.
+      There was no more disturbance there, except in secret. The 'secesh'
+      element murdered several soldiers afterwards, and continued secretly
+      hostile to the success of our army. In a few days after this Tom had
+      recruited another company. There seemed then to be an immediate demand for
+      a regiment, with a brave and daring officer, at the Capital, for some
+      reason not then made known. Tom was ordered to have his four companies
+      mustered in, and, attached to six already in camp; he was commissioned
+      Colonel, and the regiment was numbered the &mdash;&mdash; Indiana Infantry
+      Volunteers. Tom Anderson looked the soldier in every respect. He was five
+      feet eleven, straight as an arrow, well-built, large, broad shoulders,
+      black eyes and hair, and martial in his bearing.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He placed his family in my charge. The next day after Tom had left
+      (Peter Lyon, my son, having gone before him with the recruits), my wife,
+      Mary, Jennie, the three children and myself, were all on the porch, when a
+      tall man, fully six feet, rather fine looking, made his appearance at the
+      gate, and asked if that was where Daniel Lyon lived. As I answered in the
+      affirmative, he opened the gate and walking in, saluted us all with:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How do you do? Do you not recognize me? I am James Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I sprang to him and grasped his hand, his mother threw her arms
+      around his neck and wept for joy, the other women greeted him heartily,
+      and the little children rushed to him. Although they had never seen him
+      before, they knew he was some one they were glad to see, as their fathers
+      and uncles, whom they knew, were gone from them. We all sat down and the
+      Doctor, as I must call him (being a physician by profession), gave us some
+      of his experiences of the last few weeks. When he received my letter and
+      commenced getting ready to leave, the people of Winchester suspected him
+      of preparing to go North to aid the Union, and so they threw his drugs
+      into the street, destroyed his books, and made him leave town a beggar. He
+      walked several miles, and finally found an old friend, who loaned him
+      money enough to get to my place.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Mr. Reeves, who was of the party, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have been through all that and more, too. I had to leave my wife
+      and family, and was almost riddled with bullets besides; but it is all
+      past now.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have been greatly interested, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr.
+      Adams, &ldquo;and am taking down all you say in shorthand, and intend to
+      write it up.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day,&rdquo; continued Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;the newspapers
+      had telegrams stating that the troops at Columbus and other places had
+      been ordered to the East for active operations. I said to Dr. James that
+      he must stay with the family while I went to Washington, as I wanted to
+      see the President on matters of importance. The truth was, I wanted to see
+      David and Harvey, as well as the President. I started the next morning,
+      after telling the women and children to be of good cheer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When I reached Washington I found the army had moved to the front,
+      and was daily expecting an engagement, but I could not understand where. I
+      at once visited the President, to whom I was well known, and told him my
+      desire, which was to see my sons. He promptly gave me a note to the
+      Provost-Marshal, which procured me a pass through the lines. That night I
+      was in the camp of my son David, who, you remember, was a Colonel. After
+      our greeting we sat down by his camp chest, upon which was spread his
+      supper of cold meat, hard crackers and coffee, the whole lighted by a
+      single candle inserted in the shank of a bayonet which was stuck in the
+      ground. While enjoying the luxury of a soldier's fare I told him all
+      about the family, his own in particular. Harvey enjoyed the things said of
+      him by the children which I repeated. The Colonel, however, seemed
+      thoughtful, and did not incline to very much conversation. Looking up with
+      a grave face he said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Father, to-morrow may determine the fate of the Republic. I
+      am satisfied that a battle, and perhaps a terrible one, will be fought
+      very near here.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      'I asked him about the armies, and he replied that we had a very
+      large army, but poorly drilled and disciplined; that the enemy had the
+      advantage in this respect. As to commanding officers, they were alike on
+      both sides, with but little experience in handling large armies. He
+      suggested that we retire to rest, so that we could be up early, but urged
+      me to stay at the rear, and not go where I would be exposed. To this I
+      assented. Soon we retired to our couches, which were on the ground, with
+      but one blanket apiece and no tent over us. I did not sleep that night. My
+      mind was wandering over the field in anticipation of what was to occur.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Early next morning I heard the orders given to march in the direction of
+      the gaps. Wagons were rolling along the road, whips were cracking, and
+      teamsters in strong language directing their mules; artillery was noisy in
+      its motion; the tramp of infantry was steady and continuous; cavalrymen
+      were rushing to and fro. I started to the rear, as my son had directed,
+      and ate my breakfast as I rode along. About 10 o'clock I heard
+      musket shots, and soon after artillery; then the musketry increased. I
+      listened for awhile. Troops were rushing past me to the front. As I was
+      dressed in citizen's clothes, the boys would occasionally call out
+      to me, 'Old chap, you had better get back;' but I could not. I
+      was moved forward by some strong impulse, I knew not what, and finally
+      found myself nearing the front with my horse on the run. Soon I could see
+      the lines forming, and moving forward into the woods in the direction of
+      the firing, I watched closely for my son's command, and kept near
+      it, but out of sight of the Colonel, as I feared he would be thinking of
+      my being in danger, and might neglect his duty. The battle was now fully
+      opened&mdash;the artillery in batteries opening along the line, the
+      infantry heavily engaged, the cavalry moving rapidly to our flanks.
+      Steadily the line moved on, when volley after volley rolled from one end
+      of the line to the other. Now our left was driven back, then the line
+      adjusted and advanced again. The rebel left gave way; then the center. Our
+      cavalry charged, and our artillery was advanced. A shout was heard all
+      along the line, and steadily on our line moved. The rebels stubbornly
+      resisted, but were gradually giving way. The commanding General rode along
+      the line, encouraging all by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The victory is surely ours, Press forward steadily and
+      firmly; keep your line closed up;' and to the officers, 'Keep
+      your commands well in hand.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He felt that he had won the day. For hours the battle went steadily
+      on in this way. I rode up and down the line watching every movement. I
+      took position finally where I could see the enemy. I never expected to see
+      officers lead their men as the rebels did on that day. They would rally
+      their shattered ranks and lead them back into the very jaws of death. Many
+      fell from their horses, killed or wounded; the field was strewn with the
+      dead and dying; horses were running in different directions riderless. I
+      had never seen a battle, and this was so different from what I had
+      supposed from reading, I took it for granted that, both sides being
+      unacquainted with war, were doing many things not at all military. I
+      learned more about it afterward, however. From an eminence, where I had
+      posted myself, I could see a large column of fresh troops filing into the
+      plain from the hills some miles away. They were moving rapidly and coming
+      in the direction of the right flank of our army. I at once rode as fast as
+      I could to the left, where my son was inline, and for the first time that
+      day showed myself to him. He seemed somewhat excited when he saw me, and
+      asked: 'In Heaven's name what are you doing here?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said: 'Never mind me, I am in no danger.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I then told him what I had seen, and he at once sent an orderly,
+      with a note to the General commanding. In a short time, however, we heard
+      the assault made on our right. It was terrific. Our troops gave way and
+      commenced falling back. The alarm seemed to go all along the line, and a
+      general retreat began without orders. Soon the whole army was leaving the
+      field, and without further resistance gave away the day. The rebel army
+      was also exhausted, and seemed to halt, in either joy or amazement, at the
+      action of our forces.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just as our army retired I found a poor young officer wounded. I
+      let him take my horse, thinking that I could walk as fast as the army
+      could march. I came to the place formerly occupied by my son's
+      regiment. There I found quite a number of wounded men, and my young son
+      Harvey trying to help one of his comrades from the field.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Neither army was then in sight. I heard the sound of horses'
+      hoofs; looked up, and saw a cavalry troop coming. I supposed it to be our
+      own, and did not move. They dashed up where we were, and Col. Hunter, in
+      command, drew his sabre and cut my dear boy down. I caught him as he fell,
+      his head being cleft open. I burst out loudly in grief, and was seized as
+      a prisoner. I presume my dress and gray hair saved my life. I was torn
+      from my son and made to walk some three miles, to the headquarters of Gen.
+      Jones, who heard my story about my adventure and my dead boy. He at once
+      released me and sent an officer with me to that part of the field where my
+      dead child lay.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0003" id="linkimage-0003">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0035.jpg" alt="Death of Harvey Lyon 035 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I shall ever respect Gen. Jones. He is still living, and respected
+      highly for his great soldierly qualities. I walked on the line of our
+      retreat until I came up with a man driving an ambulance. I took him back
+      with me and brought my son away from the field to the camp of his brother,
+      whom I found in great distress about Harvey, but he was not aware of what
+      had befallen him. I pointed to the ambulance, he looked and saw him lying
+      there dead. He fell on my neck and accused himself for having brought the
+      young boy away from home to encounter the perils of war. I was going to
+      take his body back to his mother, but the Colonel said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No; bury him like a soldier on the battlefield.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So I gave way, and we buried him that night in the best manner we
+      could. He now lies in the cemetery at Arlington. My sorrow was great then,
+      but I am past it all now, and can grieve no more.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col Bush here interrupted, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, you made a narrow escape. My heavens! to think
+      of a father carrying his young son dead from the battlefield, slain by an
+      enemy in such a villainous and dastardly way.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What a blow to a father,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams. &ldquo;Uncle
+      Daniel, this Colonel was a demon to strike down a youth while assisting a
+      wounded comrade. He deserved to be killed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, it would seem so. I felt just as you do, and my son David
+      uttered many imprecations against him. But, you see, we forgave all these
+      men and acquited them of all their unholy deeds. Col. Hunter has become a
+      very prominent man since the war, and now holds a high position in one of
+      the Southern States. You know, in the South, the road to high position
+      since the war has been through the rebel camps.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes! Uncle Daniel, that is true. Not so, however, with us in
+      the North. The road to high position here is not through the Union camps,
+      but through wealth and the influence of what is called elegant society,
+      where no questions are asked as to how or where you got your money, so you
+      have it.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It does seem so, Doctor, now; but it was not so in our earlier
+      days. I am sorry to confess that this change has taken place.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After going through the scenes of this battle, now called the
+      battle of the 'Gaps,' and burying my son, I felt for the time
+      as if I could have no heart in anything the only thought on my mind was
+      how to break the sad news to his mother. The Colonel said he would keep
+      the name from the list of the dead until I could return home to be with
+      the mother, so as to console her in her grief. I bade my son, the Colonel,
+      farewell. There he stood, quiet and erect, the great tears rolling down
+      his cheeks. I commenced my sad journey alone. In going to Washington I
+      overtook straggling detachments, teams without drivers, and found on the
+      road general waste of army materials, and equipage of all kinds in large
+      quantities. Arriving in Washington, everything was in great confusion. The
+      old General then in command of all the forces was dignified and martial in
+      his every look and movement, but evidently much excited. There was no
+      danger, however, as both armies were willing to stand off without another
+      trial of arms for the present. I saw the President and told him what I had
+      witnessed, as well as my misfortune. I advised that no movement of our
+      forces be again attempted without further drilling and better discipline,
+      as I was sure good training would have prevented the disaster of that day.
+      On my way home I was oppressed with grief, causing many inquiries of me as
+      to my distress, which only made it necessary for me to repeat my sad story
+      over and over again until I reached Allentown. My friends, there was the
+      great test of my strength and manhood. How could I break this to my wife?
+      They had all heard the news of the battle, and were in sorrow over our
+      country's misfortune. On entering the gate all rushed out on the
+      porch to welcome me back, eager for news; but my countenance told the sad
+      story. The Doctor was the first to speak:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We know about the battle, father,' said he; 'but
+      your face tells me something has happened to the boys. What is it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sarah and the women stood as pale as death, but could not speak.
+      Then I broke down, but tried to be as calm as I could, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Our dear Harvey is killed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My wife fell upon my neck and sobbed and cried aloud in despair
+      until I thought her heart would break. The children ran out to their
+      mother, crying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! mother, what is the matter? Is papa hurt? Is he shot?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They screamed, and the scene was one that would have melted the
+      strongest heart. James stood and gazed on the scene. When all 'became
+      somewhat calm, my wife was tenderly placed in bed, and Jennie, after
+      hearing that the Colonel was safe, staid with her. To the others I related
+      my experience on the battlefield, and the death of Harvey, his burial, my
+      capture and release, my arrival at and departure from Washington, and all
+      up to the time I reached home. The saddest time I ever spent in my life
+      was during the long, weary hours of that night; the attempt to reconcile
+      my wife to our sad fate, the fears expressed by the wives of the Colonel
+      and Tom, the questions of the children, and their grief and sobs for their
+      Uncle Harvey&mdash;they all loved him dearly; he had petted them and
+      played with them frequently, entertaining them in a way that children care
+      so much for. Many days my wife was confined to her bed, the Doctor keeping
+      close watch over her. Weeks of sadness and gloom in our household passed
+      before we seemed to take the matter as a part of what many would have to
+      experience in this dreadful and wicked attempt to destroy the peace and
+      happiness of our people. In the meantime, Col. Tom Anderson (as he was now
+      a Colonel), and my son Peter, who had been made a Captain in Col. Anderson's
+      regiment, came home to see us, and tried to make it as pleasant for us as
+      could be done under the circumstances. When Peter heard of Harvey's
+      death, through Col. Anderson, he was very much affected and wept bitterly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That dream haunts me,' he said, 'by day and by
+      night. I know my fate so well.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This amazed the Colonel, and he asked Peter what he meant by this
+      nonsense.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I know,' said Peter, 'but&mdash;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But what?' asked the Colonel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Nothing,' replied Peter, and the conversation on that
+      subject dropped for the time being.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The visit of Col. Tom and Capt. Peter, as we now out of courtesy
+      called them, made the time pass much more pleasantly. Col. Tom and the
+      Doctor, both being good conversationalists, kept the minds of the family
+      as much away from the battle of the Gaps as possible. The Doctor having
+      lived in Virginia and Col. Anderson in Mississippi, their conversation
+      naturally turned on the condition of the South. The Doctor said 'there
+      are in Virginia many Union men, but they were driven into secession by the
+      aggressiveness and ferocity of those desiring a separation from the
+      Government.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Those people are opposed to a Republican form of Government,
+      and if they succeed in gaining a separation and independence, sooner or
+      later they will take on the form of the English Government. They now
+      regard the English more favorably than they do the Northern people, and
+      the most surprising thing to me is to see the sentiment in the North in
+      favor of the success of this (the Southern) rebellion. True, it is
+      confined to one political party, but that is a strong party in the North
+      as well as the South.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'One of the dangers that will confront us is the tiring out
+      of our Union people at some stage of the war, and following on that the
+      success by the sympathizers with the rebellion in the elections North. If
+      this can be brought about it will be done. This is part of the Southern
+      programme, and they have their men selected in every Northern State.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have heard this discussed frequently, and their statements
+      as to the assurances that they have from all over the North&mdash;in New
+      York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and so on. In Ohio, their
+      chief adviser from the North, Mr. Valamburg, resides. Such men as &ldquo;Dan&rdquo;
+      Bowen and Thos. A. Stridor, both very influential and prominent men, are
+      regarded as ready to act in concert with them at any moment. Should that
+      party succeed, with such men as I have mentioned as leaders, the
+      independence of the Confederacy would at once be acknowledged, on the
+      ground that we have failed to suppress the rebellion, and that a further
+      continuance of the war would only prove an absolute failure; and I fear
+      that our Northern peacemakers would then cry &ldquo;peace! peace!&rdquo;
+      and acquiesce in this outrage upon our Republic and our Christian
+      civilization,&rdquo; 'Yes,' replied Col. Tom; 'but,
+      Doctor&mdash;there is a feature preceding that which should be carefully
+      considered. I fear, since I have heard what is going on here, that these
+      Northern secessionists and sympathizers will organize in our rear and
+      bring on war here at home. I was ordered to the Capital to watch this
+      movement. They are organizing all around us. I was about to be mobbed near
+      here for trying to raise troops for the Union army. Thos. A. Strider, of
+      whom you spoke, is doing everything he can to discourage enlistments. He
+      speaks of the Republican President as &ldquo;a tyrant and this war as an
+      unholy abolition war,&rdquo; and people listen to him. He has been
+      considered a kind of oracle in this State for many years, as you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then Jennie returned from the post-office with two letters
+      from Col. David&mdash;one to her and one to the Doctor. This concluded the
+      conversation between Col. Tom and the Doctor. Jennie's letter gave
+      her a more complete description of the battle of the Gaps than any he had
+      heretofore sent. He spoke of my appearance on the ground and the tragic
+      death of Harvey. The household assembled and listened with great
+      attention, except my wife, who went weeping to her room, as she could not
+      hear of her boy without breaking down, wondering why it was her fate to be
+      so saddened thus early in the contest. The Doctor opened his letter and
+      found that the Assistant Surgeon of Col. David's regiment had died
+      from a wound received at the battle of the Gaps, and the Governor of Ohio
+      had commissioned Dr. James Lyon Assistant Surgeon at the request of the
+      Colonel. He was directed to report to his regiment at once. This was very
+      gratifying to the Doctor, as he felt inclined to enter the service.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      When his mother heard this she again grew very melancholy, and seemed to
+      think her whole family were, sooner or later, to enter the army and
+      encounter the perils and vicissitudes of war. The next morning the Doctor
+      bade us all good-by, and left for the army of the East. The visit of Col.
+      Anderson and Pefer helped to distract our attention from the affliction
+      which was upon us. Peter, however, was very quiet and seemed in a deep
+      study most of the time. His mother finally asked him if he had thought of
+      her dream, saying it troubled her at times. He smiled, and answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, I think this war will interpret it. You know there
+      is nothing in dreams,' thus hoping to put her mind at rest by his
+      seeming indifference; but he afterwards told Col. Anderson his
+      interpretation.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams here asked Uncle Daniel if he knew Peter's interpretation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; it was certainly correct, and so it will appear to you as we
+      proceed in this narrative, should you wish to hear me through.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My dear sir, I have never been so interested in all my life, and
+      hope you will continue until you tell us all. I am preserving every
+      sentence.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The day passed off quietly, and next morning Col. Anderson and
+      Peter left for their command. Mary was brave; she gave encouragement to
+      her husband and all others who left for the Union army. She was very
+      loyal, and seemed to be full of a desire to see the Union forces succeed
+      in every contest. In fact, the letter of her brother to her husband seemed
+      to arouse her almost to desperation; she went about quietly, but showed
+      determination in every movement. She taught her little daughter patriotism
+      and devotion to the cause of our country, and religiously believed that
+      her husband would yet make his mark as a gallant and brave man. She gave
+      encouragement to my good wife Sarah, and to Jennie, Col. David's
+      wife. She told me afterwards, out of the hearing of the others, that she
+      hoped every man on the Union side would enter the army and help crush out
+      secession forever.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0003" id="link2HCH0003">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER III.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF TWO RIVERS.&mdash;COL. TOM ANDERSON MEETS HIS BROTHER-
+     IN-LAW.&mdash;UNCLE DANIEL BECOMES AN ABOLITIONIST.&mdash;A WINTER
+     CAMPAIGN AGAINST A REBEL STRONGHOLD.
+
+     &ldquo;Cease to consult; the time for action calls,
+     War, horrid war approaches.&rdquo;&mdash;Homer
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      For a season battles of minor importance were fought with varying success.
+      In the meantime Col. Anderson had been ordered with his command to join
+      the forces of Gen. Silent, at Two Rivers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here there was quiet for a time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At length, however, orders came for them to move to the front. For
+      a day or so all was motion and bustle. Finally the army moved out, and
+      after two days' hard marching our forces struck the enemy's
+      skirmishers. Our lines moved forward and the battle opened. Col. Anderson
+      addressed his men in a few eloquent words, urging them to stand, never
+      acknowledge defeat or think of surrender. The firing increased and the
+      engagement became general. Gen. Silent sat on his horse near by, his staff
+      with him, watching the action. Col. Anderson was pressing the enemy in his
+      front closely, and as they gave way he ordered a charge, which was
+      magnificently executed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As the enemy gave back, evidently becoming badly demoralized, he
+      looked and beheld before him Jos. Whitthorne.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The recognition was mutual, and each seemed determined to outdo the
+      other. Anderson made one charge after another, until the enemy in his
+      front under command of his wife's brother retreated in great
+      confusion. Col. Anderson, in his eagerness to capture Whitthorne, advanced
+      too far to the front of the main line, and was in great danger of being
+      surrounded. He perceived the situation in time, and at once changed front,
+      at the same time ordering his men to fix bayonets. Drawing his sword and
+      rising in his stirrups, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, my men, let us show them that a Northern man is equal
+      to any other man.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then ordered them forward at a charge bayonets, riding in the
+      centre of his regiment. Steadily on they went, his men falling at every
+      step, but not a shot did they fire, though they were moving almost up to
+      the enemy's lines. The rebel commander shouted to his men:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What are these? Are they men or machines?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebel line wavered a moment, and then gave way. At that instant
+      a shot struck Col. Anderson's horse and killed it, but the Colonel
+      never halted. He disengaged himself, and pushing forward on foot, regained
+      his line, and left the enemy in utter rout and confusion. Whitthorne was
+      not seen again that day by Anderson. The battle was still raging on all
+      the other parts of the line. First one side gained an advantage, then the
+      other, and so continued until night closed in on the combatants. A truce
+      was agreed to, and hostilities ceased for the time being.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel worked most of the night, collecting his wounded and
+      burying his dead. His loss was quite severe, in fact, the loss was very
+      heavy throughout both armies. Late in the night, while searching between
+      the lines for one of his officers, he met Whitthorne. They recognized each
+      other. Col. Anderson said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Jo, I am glad to see you, but very sorry that we meet under
+      such circumstances.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Whitthorne answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I cannot say that I am glad to see you, and had it not been
+      for making my sister a widow, you would have been among the killed to-day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel turned and walked away without making any reply, but
+      said to himself:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Can that man be my wife's brother? I will not,
+      however, condemn him; his blood is hot now; he may have a better heart
+      than his speech would indicate.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thus meditating, he returned to his bivouac. In the morning the
+      burying parties were all that was to be seen of the enemy. He had
+      retreated during the night, and very glad were our forces, as the battle
+      was well and hard fought on both sides. The forces were nearly equal as to
+      numbers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Anderson did not see the General commanding for several days;
+      when he did the latter said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Colonel, you handle your men well; were you educated at a military
+      school?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No; I am a lawyer.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;General Silent remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am very sorry for that,' and walked on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Tom wrote his wife a full report of this battle. He called it the
+      battle of Bell Mountain. It is, however, called Two Rivers. He said that
+      Gen. Silent was a curious little man, rather careless in his dress; no
+      military bearing whatever, quite unostentatious and as gentle as a woman;
+      that he did not give any orders during the battle, but merely sat and
+      looked on, the presumption being that while everything was going well it
+      was well enough to let it alone. In his report he spoke highly of Col.
+      Anderson as an officer and brave man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This letter of the Colonel's filled his wife's heart
+      with all the enthusiasm a woman could possess. She was proud of her
+      husband. She read and re-read the letter to my wife and Jennie, and called
+      her little daughter and told her about her father fighting so bravely. We
+      were all delighted. He spoke so well of Peter also. Said 'he was as
+      cool as an icebox during the whole engagement.' He never mentioned
+      to his wife about meeting her brother Jo on the field until long
+      afterwards.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The troops of this army were put in camp and shortly recruited to
+      their maximum limit. Volunteering by this time was very active. No longer
+      did our country have to wait to drum up recruits. The patriotic fires were
+      lighted up and burning brightly: drums and the shrill notes of the fife
+      were heard in almost every direction. Sympathizers with rebellion had
+      hushed in silence for the present&mdash;but for the present only.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0004" id="linkimage-0004">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0045.jpg"
+      alt="The Charge of Col. Anderson's Regiment 045 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Major Isaac Clymer, who had been silent
+      up to this time, &ldquo;I was in that engagement, in command of a troop of
+      cavalry, and saw Col. Anderson make his bayonet charge. He showed the most
+      cool and daring courage that I have ever witnessed during the whole war,
+      and I was through it all. Gen. Pokehorne was in command of the rebels, and
+      showed himself frequently that day, urging his men forward. He was
+      afterwards killed at Kensington Mountain, in Georgia. We got the
+      information very soon after he fell, from our Signal Corps. They had
+      learned to interpret the rebel signals, and read the news from their
+      flags.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, I have heard it said by many that our Signal Corps could do
+      that, and I suppose the same was true of the other side.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;O, yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;that was understood to be so,
+      and towards the end of the war we had to frequently change our signal
+      signs to prevent information being imparted in that way to our enemy.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There was a Colonel,&rdquo; said Major Clymer, &ldquo;from
+      Arkansas, in command of a rebel brigade, in that battle, who acted with
+      great brutality. He found some of our Surgeons on the field dressing the
+      wounds of soldiers and drove them away from their work and held them as
+      prisoners while the battle lasted, at the same time saying, with an oath,
+      that the lives of Abolitionists were not worth saving.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes. The Colonel mentioned that in his letter and spoke of it when
+      I saw him. He said it was only one of the acts of a man instinctively
+      barbarous. His name was Gumber&mdash;Col. Gumber. He has been a prominent
+      politician since the war, holding important positions. You know, these
+      matters are like Rip Van Winkle's drinks&mdash;they don't
+      count, especially against them.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But among Christian people they should,' said Dr.
+      Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true, but it does not. There are two distinct
+      civilizations in this country, and the sooner our people recognize this
+      fact the sooner they will understand what is coming in the future. But,
+      returning to my story, the winter was now coming on, and I had to make
+      provision for the families that were in my charge, so I called the women
+      together and had a council as to what we would do for the best; the first
+      thing was to arrange about sending the little girls to school. After
+      discussing it, we concluded to start them the next day to the common
+      school. Our public schools were said to be very good. So the next morning
+      my wife, Mary and Jennie all started with the children to school. They saw
+      the teacher and talked with her, telling her that their fathers were in
+      the army, and she entered them in school. They came and went, back and
+      forth, and seemed greatly pleased during the first week, but on Wednesday
+      of the second week, they came running home crying and all dirty, saying
+      that some of the school children had pelted them with clods and pebbles,
+      calling them Abolitionists. Little Jennie said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Grandpa, what is an Abolitionist?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied: 'One who desires the colored people to be free,
+      and not sold away to strangers like cattle.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Grandpa, do white people sell colored people like they sell
+      cows?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, my child.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, grandpa, is that right?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I think not, my child. Would it be right for me to sell you
+      away from your mother and send you where you would never see her again?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! no, grandpa; you would not be so wicked as that. I would
+      cry myself to death; and mamma&mdash;what would she do without me, she
+      loves me so?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, said little Sarah, 'I love sister, too. I would
+      cry, too, if you sent her away where I could not see her. Why, grandpa,
+      people don't do that, do they? Your are only fooling sister.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, no, child; in the South, where the war is, there are a
+      great many colored people living. They are called slaves. They work for
+      their masters and only get what they eat and wear, and their masters very
+      often sell them and send the men away from their wives and children, and
+      their babies away from their mothers and fathers.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Grandpa, do they ever sell white people?' asked
+      Jennie.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, my child.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, why don't they sell white people, too?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, my child, the law only allows colored people to be sold.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, grandpa, I don't think any good people ever sell
+      the little children away from their mothers, any way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, my child, nor any grown people either.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, grandpa, you wouldn't sell anybody, would you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, my child, I would not.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, then, grandpa, you are an Abolitionist.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, in that sense I am.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, grandpa, I am one, too, and I will just say so at
+      school, and will tell the boys and girls who threw clods at us and called
+      us Abolitionists that they sell people like cows, and that they are not
+      good people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0005" id="linkimage-0005">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0048.jpg"
+      alt="Pupils Attacking the Little Abolitionist 048 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said little Mary Anderson, 'I know what
+      colored people are. They've plenty of them down where we came from.
+      They call them &ldquo;niggers&rdquo;. They are mighty good to me, grandpa,
+      and my papa doesn't sell 'em. He is a good man. He don't
+      do bad like those rebels, does he, ma?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, my child, your papa does not sell anybody. He is against
+      it. He never owned anyone. He does not think it right to own people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No; my papa don't, does he, ma? He is going to fight
+      the people that sell other people, ain't he, ma?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, my darling; but don't say any more. Let us go in
+      and get our tea, and you will feel better.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This interference of little Mary and her mother let me out of a
+      scrape, for I say to you, friends, that I was getting into deep water and
+      would have very soon lost my soundings if Jennie and little Sarah had kept
+      after me much longer. You see, the truth is that I had never been an
+      Abolitionist, but a Freesoil Democrat; but soon I became a full-fledged
+      Abolitionist after our flag was fired upon by the Secessionists.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;However, we all entered the house, and after tea, the children
+      being put to bed, we held another council and decided that inasmuch as
+      there was such great excitement in the country, and Allentown being such a
+      hot-hole of rebel sympathizers, it was not safe even to allow our children
+      to attend the schools. Jennie, however, being a good scholar and having
+      prior to her marriage taught school, we unanimously elected her our family
+      teacher, and setting apart a room, duly installed her on the next Monday
+      morning over our Abolition school, as we found on the evening of our
+      discussion with the children that they had converted the household by
+      their innocent questions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day I rode out to my son David's farm and saw Joseph
+      Dent, the man whom I had left in charge. I inquired of him if everything
+      was all right about the place, and he told me that he had moved his family
+      into David's house, as he feared some damage might be done to it,
+      having seen several persons prowling about at different times. He did not
+      know who they were, but was sure they meant mischief, as they were very
+      abusive of the Colonel, calling him a 'Lincoln dog,' after the
+      manner of Dan Bowen in his speech.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph said he was now prepared for them; that he had another man
+      staying with him, and if I would go with him he would show me what they
+      had done. I did as he asked me, he led the way into the house and
+      upstairs, where he showed me a couple of holes cut through the wall in
+      each room, just beneath the eaves, and standing in the corner was a
+      regular arsenal of war materials. I said to him that he seemed to be in
+      for war. The tears started in his eyes, and he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, I am an old soldier; was in Capt. David's
+      company when he was in the Regular Army. I came to him three years ago
+      when my enlistment was out. I will defend everything on these premises
+      with my life. I would be in the army now with the Colonel (I am used to
+      calling him Captain) if he had not asked me to stay here and take care of
+      his farm. These &ldquo;secesh&rdquo; will not get away with me and my
+      partner very easily, and should you hear of this fort being stormed, you
+      bring some men with you to pick up the legs and pieces of the fellows who
+      shall undertake it. Do not be afraid; we will take care of all here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Joseph, I see that. I will tell Jennie, and also write
+      the Colonel how splendidly you are doing.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Thanks,' said Joseph, giving me the regular soldier's
+      salute. 'Is there anything wanted at your house, sir? Tell the
+      Colonel's wife that I will bring down anything that she may be
+      wanting at any time. I will certainly bring a load of wood in to-morrow.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We were in the habit of getting many things from the farm&mdash;butter,
+      eggs, chickens, potatoes, etc. All our wood came from there. Joseph was
+      very useful in many ways. I returned home satisfied that all was going
+      well at the farm.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The weather was now getting cold and disagreeable; too much so, it
+      was thought, for any very serious army movements on our Western lines. The
+      rebels had collected a very heavy force at Dolinsburg, situated on a high
+      ridge, with hills sloping down to Combination River, one of the
+      tributaries of the Ohio. Here they had built an immense fortress, with
+      wings running out from either side for a great distance; on the outer
+      walls were placed large guns, sweeping and commanding the river to the
+      north. The rebels were well prepared with all kinds of war materials, as
+      well as in the numbers of their effective force, to defend their works
+      against great odds.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent, who, it seems, always did everything differently from
+      what the enemy expected him to do, conceived the idea that he would try to
+      dislodge them. When the enemy heard that he was preparing to move against
+      them, they but laughed at such an attempt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General, however, made ready, gave his orders, and his army was
+      soon in motion. The direction in which our army was to march was very soon
+      known, as it was impossible to keep any of our movements a secret, on
+      account of the great desire of newspapers to please everybody and keep
+      every one posted on both sides, the rebels as well as friends; which
+      prompted them to publish every movement made. This was called 'enterprise,'
+      and it has been considered patriotic devotion by many, especially the gold
+      gamblers and money kings. This was not permitted by our enemies; the
+      publication of any secret expedition or movement of their forces, by any
+      one inside of their lines, would cost him his life; and so in any army
+      save our Union army. Why was this? It does seem to me that this ought not
+      to have been so. I have often thought of it, and concluded it must have
+      been fear. 'The pen is mightier than the sword' has been
+      truthfully said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our Congress was afraid of the press, and were not willing to make
+      laws stringent enough for the army on this subject. The President was
+      nervous in this respect, and commanding Generals were afraid of
+      criticisms; so it was the only class that had the privilege of doing and
+      saying what it wished to, and, my friends, that is one of our troubles
+      even now. Our statesmen are afraid to speak out and give their opinions,
+      without first looking around to see if any one has a pencil and notebook
+      in his hand. This is getting to be almost unbearable, to find some person
+      in nearly every small assemblage of people, on the street, in the hotel,
+      in the store, even in your own private house, reporting what you have for
+      dinner, what this one said about some other one, what this one did or
+      said, or expects to do or say in the future. But I am wandering from my
+      story.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, Uncle Daniel, your discussions on all subjects are
+      interesting,&rdquo; replied the Doctor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have been thinking of what you said about the press during the
+      war,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;and taking what you said upon the
+      subject of our great ambition here in the North to get money, and let all
+      else take care of itself, I can see that the same sordid spirit pervaded
+      the press during our war; fortunes were made by many newspapers in that
+      way; everybody bought papers then; we sold the news to our own people for
+      money and furnished it to the rebels gratis. Get money, get money; that is
+      our worst feature, and most dangerous one it is, for the country's
+      welfare.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I agree with you, Colonel,&rdquo; spoke up Maj. Clymer, &ldquo;but
+      I would rather hear Uncle Daniel talk. On any other occasion I would be
+      delighted to hear you.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I beg pardon, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; replied the Colonel. &ldquo;I
+      will hereafter be a patient and delighted auditor.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, when the army was under way there was great excitement and
+      alarm throughout the North among the Union people. Our armies in the East
+      had not been successful, and the sympathizers with the rebellion all over
+      the country were again beginning to be rather saucy. They would enjoy
+      getting together and reading of our defeats and discuss, to our
+      disadvantage, the failures of our attempts to subdue the rebellion, and in
+      this way made it very uncomfortable for any person who loved his country
+      and desired its success. They would in every way try to discourage our
+      people by saying 'this movement now commencing will only be a
+      repetition of what we have already had so often lately in the East.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But our army moved on, and during the march to the vicinity of
+      Combination River they were met by the enemy frequently, who were trying
+      to impede their march, and several severe skirmishes and minor engagements
+      occurred. They were now within some twenty miles of Dolinsburg Fortress,
+      when a sharp and very decisive engagement took place between one battalion
+      of cavalry, two batteries of artillery, and three regiments of infantry on
+      our side, where Col. Anderson was the ranking officer, and therefore in
+      command, and five regiments of infantry, two batteries and one troop of
+      cavalry on the side of the rebels. They were posted behind a small stream,
+      known as Snake Creek, having steep banks. The action commenced, as usual,
+      with the skirmishers. After reconnoitering the position well, the Colonel
+      determined to send his cavalry and one regiment around some distance, so
+      as to cross the stream and strike the enemy's left flank. He could
+      not expect re-enforcements, if they might be needed, very soon, as he
+      marched on the extreme southern road, so as to form the junction with the
+      other troops on their extreme right, touching Combination River to the
+      south of the enemy's works, so as to be the extreme right flank of
+      our army. The enemy, finding his force was superior in numbers, attempted
+      to cross the stream with his infantry. The two batteries were opened and
+      poured shrapnel into the advancing column, dealing havoc and slaughter on
+      all sides. They tried to keep their line, but they soon staggered, halted,
+      and fell back. The Colonel then opened a destructive musketry fire all
+      along the line. Just at this moment he heard the attack of his regiment of
+      infantry and troop of cavalry on their flank. He quickly advanced across
+      the stream, and the enemy was in utter rout.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He captured all his guns&mdash;six 12-pound Napoleons and four
+      howitzers&mdash;and a large number of prisoners. He followed closely on
+      the rear of the enemy, gathering in stragglers and squads of men until
+      night closed in and compelled him to desist and go into camp. When safety
+      from surprise was assured, he sent for one of the prisoners to get some
+      information about the road and the fortifications, commands, etc. After
+      ascertaining many things that he considered important, he found, upon
+      further inquiry, that his enemy upon that afternoon was commanded by Col.
+      Jos. Whitthorne, his wife's brother. He turned and said to Peter,
+      who was standing near:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This man seems to be my evil genius. I hope I will not meet
+      him again. It seems hard that I am to continually meet my own kindred in
+      combat. Is it possible that these people are willing to spill the blood of
+      their own friends and kindred, merely because they have failed to retain
+      power longer, and for that reason will destroy the Government?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,&rdquo; said Peter; 'they will never be content
+      except when they can control other people as well as the Government. But
+      see here, Colonel, do you see this?' showing him a great rent in the
+      breast of his coat and vest; 'a pretty close call, wasn't it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'By George! it was that!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, never mind; but was not this about as nice a little
+      fight as you would wish to have for an appetiser?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, you are quite right; and that reminds me that I have
+      not had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning. By the way,
+      have you any cold coffee in your canteen?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, yes, I have learned to keep that on hand. Here, help
+      yourself.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel took a good drink, and turned to Peter and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What is the matter with that coffee?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Nothing; it is only laced a little.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Laced? What is that?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, I put a little brandy in it, that's all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That's all, is it? Well! that is something I have
+      learned. Let me taste it again.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Which he did, as Peter afterwards said, until there was none left.
+      I tell you these poor fellows were excusable for occasionally warming up
+      after a hard march or a battle. I have learned to look very leniently on
+      the shortcomings in that direction of the poor old unfortunate fellows who
+      are going through this hard world without a penny, after having served
+      their country faithfully. I see them nearly every day, forgotten,
+      neglected, no home, no friends to care for them; and to see them when they
+      pass by the American flag always salute it. I hope their fate will be a
+      better one in the next world.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I well remember that during the war every one who cared for his
+      country would say, 'God bless the Union soldier and his family.'
+      We all prayed for them then; the good women in church, at home, in the
+      hospital, at the side of the sick, wounded or dying soldier, prayed
+      fervently for their safety here and hereafter. We loved him then, and say
+      we do yet; but we find the same men who reviled him then, complaining
+      about the pension list, and some saying: 'The Confederates fought
+      for what they believed to be right. We are all American citizens. Why not
+      put all on the same footing? Let us be brothers.' I tell you, my
+      friends, the people of this country are hard to understand. I heard the
+      President of the Southern Confederacy applauded this year. I was saddened
+      by this, and was glad that my time here could not be regarded as of great
+      duration. Can such things be? Am I dreaming? Where am I? Is it possible
+      that I am in Indiana and not in South Carolina? Am I under the Union flag,
+      and not the Confederate?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel here bowed his head, and in a whisper to himself, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Is it so? Is it so?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER IV.
+    </h2>
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+     BATTLE OF DOLINSBURG.&mdash;HEROIC CONDUCT OF COL. TOM ANDERSON
+     &mdash;REPORTED DEAD.&mdash;HIS WIFE REFUSES TO BELIEVE THE REPORT.
+
+     &ldquo;There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
+     gesture, they looked as they had heard of a world ransomed,
+     or one destroyed, a notable passion of wonder appeared in
+     them; but the wisest beholder, that knew no more but seeing
+     could not say, if the importance were joy or sorrow; but in
+     the extremity of the one it must needs be.&rdquo;&mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      The next morning the march was resumed. At an early hour the whole army
+      was in motion on different roads with the general understanding that the
+      command would close in line around the west side of the fortress that
+      afternoon. The weather being very disagreeable for marching, there was
+      delay on the roads, but, finally, late in the evening the army commenced
+      closing in and forming its line. The centre was commanded by General
+      Smote; the left, resting north, on the river, commanded by General
+      Waterberry, and the right, resting on an almost impassable slough,
+      connecting with the river, commanded by General McGovern. In moving into
+      position the place was found to be well protected by a heavy abatis and
+      chevaux-de-frise, from point to point, above and below the fortress. This
+      seemed impassable, and the enemy, seeing our army closing in around them,
+      kept up a terrible fire on our advancing columns, causing us very severe
+      loss in getting into position. It was at a late hour in the night (when
+      our lines were only partially formed) that our army rested, as best as
+      they could, in the snow and sleet; but not a murmur was heard. The next
+      morning our lines were advanced to the front and the impediments removed
+      as much as possible; though a severe and deadly fire was poured upon our
+      men most of the day. Late in the afternoon an assault was ordered in the
+      centre, and a bloody affair it was; again and again our brave fellows
+      moved on the works, but were as often driven back with severe loss. About
+      'o'clock Gen. Silent came riding along with an orderly by his
+      side, his staff having been sent in different directions with orders. He
+      came up to where Col. Anderson was sitting on his horse, watching the
+      engagement in the centre. Gen. Silent, after passing the compliments of
+      the day, said to the Colonel:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Your engagement at Snake Creek (that being the name of the
+      creek where the Colonel met the enemy the day before) was a rather
+      brilliant affair as I learn it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the Colonel; 'it was my first attempt
+      at commanding in a battle, but we had the best of it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General; 'and now I want to see
+      if you can do as well here. I wish you to assault the enemy's works
+      in this low ground on the right, in order to draw some of his forces away
+      from the centre; our forces are having a hard time of it there.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Anderson gave the order at once to prepare for action&mdash;knapsacks
+      and blankets were thrown off, and the assaulting column formed. The
+      General rode away after saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It is not imperative that you enter their works; but make
+      the assault as effectual as you can without too great a sacrifice of men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel looked at the ground over which they must pass and
+      viewed the works with his glass, but said not one word save to give the
+      command 'Forward!' On, on they went, and as they moved under a
+      torrent of leaden hail, men fell dead and wounded at every step; but they
+      went right up to the mouths of the cannon. There they stood and poured
+      volley after volley into the enemy, until at last he began to give way,
+      when re-enforcements came from the centre, as was desired. The Colonel's
+      force could stand no longer. Sullenly they fell back to a strip of woods
+      when night closed in, and the battle ceased for the day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our lines were much nearer the enemy than in the morning.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The centre held their ground at last, and all was still, Part of
+      the night was employed in hunting the dead and wounded. Many were wounded
+      and frozen to death, being left on the ground during the night. The
+      suffering in front of Dolinsburg was something almost indescribable&mdash;it
+      snowed, sleeted, hailed and froze during the whole of the night. The
+      troops did not sleep, nor did they attempt it; they had to form into
+      squads and walk around trees all night. No fires could be lighted&mdash;they
+      were so close to the enemy's entrenchments. Just at daylight the
+      sharp sound of their skirmishers was heard. They had concluded to move out
+      on our right and attack us on our flank, and open the way for the escape
+      of their army. On they came. Our line was soon formed and our musketry
+      opened. During the night one of our batteries had been brought up and
+      given position on a slight elevation to the right of Col. Anderson's
+      centre. The enemy opened furiously on our line, and in a few minutes our
+      battery was knocked to pieces and was charged by infantry. Here there was
+      a bloody conflict; men fell by the score; the snow was reddened by the
+      blood of both patriots and traitors. The smoke seemed to hover around the
+      trees and underbrush, as if to conceal the contending forces from each
+      other. The flame of musketry and the red glare of the cannons lighted up
+      the scene with a lurid tint. Limbs fell from the trees, and the ground was
+      mown as smoothly of weeds and underbrush as if by a scythe. Our right was
+      under orders to hold their position at all hazards. The battle, dreadful
+      and bloody, continued. By degrees the troops on the right of Col. Anderson
+      gave way and abandoned the field. At noon but one regiment besides Col.
+      Anderson's withstood the enemy on the right of our line. They were
+      terribly cut up, and having no food, were nearly exhausted. Their
+      ammunition was growing scarce, none having been brought up to this point
+      for their supply. In this condition they stood like a wall, under the most
+      galling fire of artillery and musketry, their comrades falling like grass
+      before the sickle. At length the enemy's cavalry appeared in the
+      rear; not in line, but as if observing the battle with a view of taking
+      advantage at the proper time of any mishap that might occur in our lines.
+      Col. Anderson seeing this, and feeling that his command was now in great
+      peril, conceived the idea of a bayonet charge on the line to his front,
+      and so ordered it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0006" id="linkimage-0006">
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+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0059.jpg" alt="Col. Anderson Wounded 059 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;His line moved forward, in a double-quick, and with a shout drove
+      the enemy, who was stampeded by the impetuous assault. The Colonel, being
+      on foot, led his men right up to the works, the enemy having been driven
+      inside. As he leaped forward to them, with sword in hand, calling to his
+      men, 'Come on, my boys,' he fell, as they then thought,
+      mortally wounded. The enemy seeing this made a fresh assault, and drove
+      our force back. Col. Anderson was left on the field supposed to be dead.
+      The battle raged all along the line. Our right was driven and forced under
+      the brow of a hill. While under this partial shelter a portion of the
+      enemy made their escape through this unoccupied part of the field. At this
+      time our left made a successful assault upon the works of the enemy,
+      capturing their outer line and forcing them into their more contracted
+      lines but more strongly fortified. The centre had made several ineffectual
+      assaults and had lost in killed and wounded very heavily. Re-enforcements
+      came to the right, and a renewal of the assault all along the line was
+      ordered. To the work of blood and death the men again came forward with a
+      heroic will, and for about an hour the battle was like the long roll on a
+      thousand drums. The air was filled with shells; the heavens were lighted
+      up as if meteors were flying in all directions; the rumbling of artillery
+      was heard as batteries changed position, and the loud commands of excited
+      officers. On and on moved the serried masses. As the lines opened by the
+      dropping of the dead and wounded, 'close up, boys,' could be
+      heard. It was now about dusk. One grand charge all along the line, one
+      grand shout, 'up with the flag, boys!'&mdash;all was over, the
+      fortress was ours, and the Stars and Stripes floated over Dolinsburg. That
+      night, however, was a night of gloom and sorrow in our army. Gen. McGovern
+      was killed in the last assault. Gen. Smote was badly wounded and died a
+      few days later. Gen. Waterberry, a brave and gallant officer, fell a few
+      weeks later at the battle of Pittskuk.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I remember when Waterberry fell, poor fellow,&rdquo; said Col.
+      Bush.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, many a poor fellow lost his life in those two battles. We
+      captured a great number of prisoners. Gen. Bertram surrendered. Many of
+      his leading officers were killed and wounded, and some made their escape
+      through the opening in our line on the right, where Col. Anderson fell
+      wounded.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams asked: &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, did you ever hear of him? Was his
+      body found?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Doctor, and the story of that and his recovery is a very
+      singular one. Peter searched diligently for him, but failed to find him;
+      this distressed him so much that he decided to ask for a leave and return
+      home, so as to stay a short time with the family and do what he could to
+      help us bear the sorrow of the Colonel's supposed death. After our
+      grief-stricken family could have the patience to listen to his recitals,
+      he gave us the story just as I have told it. Mrs. Anderson, although
+      stricken down with grief, insisted that her husband was not killed, or he
+      would have been found among the slain; that a man of such marked features
+      would have been noticed by some one who did the interring. The Captain
+      insisted that there could be no doubt but that he was killed. Time passed
+      on, but little Mary would continually ask, 'If her papa was dead?'
+      'Was he shot?' Who had killed him?' and a thousand other
+      questions which constantly kept her mother thinking of the Colonel's
+      fate, and soon she determined to go in search of him. Peter was leaving
+      for his regiment, now under command of Colonel Rice. Col. Anderson having
+      been reported as killed, Rice had been promoted Colonel, and the regiment
+      had moved with the army in a southwesterly direction some considerable
+      distance from Dolinsburg. Still there had been troops left there, so that
+      it was perfectly safe to visit the battle-field, there being no rebel
+      force in that part of the country at that time. I agreed to go with her,
+      and made all the arrangements necessary for the family; the farm of Col.
+      David having been looked after, and our family-school reorganized under
+      Jennie, which had become demoralized by the news of Col. Anderson's
+      death. In the meantime we had heard from Col. David and James, who were
+      well, and also had letters from Stephen and Henry; both had joined the
+      army: Stephen in an infantry regiment from Ohio, where he lived, and Henry
+      in a cavalry regiment from Michigan, where he had been employed for a time
+      in surveying for a company; so at this time I had one son left not yet in
+      the army, he being my third son, Jackson, who was then engaged in
+      railroading in Minnesota. We had not heard from him for some time, and his
+      mother was sorely troubled, expecting soon to hear of the last of the
+      Lyons being in the army. This, she thought, was a little more than ought
+      to be required of any one family.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So say I, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; spoke up several of the listeners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;True, true; but our country's demands should be satisfied by
+      her citizens, no matter what they may be. Well, when all was arranged,
+      Mary Anderson and I started. We went as far as we could by cars and boat,
+      and then obtained horses and traveled on horseback to Dolinsburg. Coming
+      to the pickets we were halted, and, on telling our errand and where we
+      were from, we were taken to the headquarters of Col. Harden, who was in
+      command of the post. We were well received and most hospitably treated by
+      himself and officers. They all sympathized with Mrs. Anderson; knew of the
+      Colonel's gallant conduct in battle, but all thought there was no
+      use of a search for him; that he was certainly killed in charging the
+      works near the fort. They showed us where he made the assault. After
+      resting for the night we started on our search, Capt. Day accompanying us
+      as guide and protector. We first went to the place where the Colonel fell,
+      but there was nothing but long trenches, where the dead had been buried.
+      We passed over the battle-field, which was mowed down smoothly by bullets.
+      Limbs of trees had fallen in confusion, furrows were plowed in the ground
+      by shell, horses' skeletons, broken muskets, pieces of wagons, parts
+      of caissons, spokes, ammunition boxes, pieces of blankets, coats,
+      pantaloons, parts of tents&mdash;everything in pieces, the evidences of a
+      great contest were marked at every step. Late in the afternoon, worn out
+      with walking and the excitement, we returned, very much disheartened. We
+      dined on soldier's fare, which seemed to us delicious. After
+      discussing the battle and the probabilities of the result of the war until
+      a late hour, we retired to the camp cots for a night's rest. Next
+      morning we got ready for a start. Mary Anderson inquired of Col. Harden
+      which way the rebels who got through our lines had retreated. He answered
+      her that they retreated on a road along the river up stream some
+      twenty-five miles, and then crossed on a boat that had come down the river
+      on its way to Dolinsburg, which was stopped by the retreating rebels. Mary
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, I am going to that place if I can be allowed
+      to do so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied: 'This would be a very tiresome and fruitless trip,
+      my child; but if you will be any better satisfied by doing so, I will make
+      it with you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Harden said he would send a small escort for protection,
+      though there was no danger of any force of the enemy, but there probably
+      would be some wicked people there who might do us some harm. He had our
+      horses brought out, and sent Capt. Day and ten mounted men with us. The
+      road was somewhat rough, but very passable for saddle-horses. When we had
+      gone about ten miles we met a colored boy, some fourteen years old, who
+      said he was going to Dolinsburg. Mrs. Anderson rode on with Capt. Day. The
+      escort was in front of them. I asked the boy why he was going to
+      Dolinsburg. He said he lived about ten miles further up the river, and
+      that an old colored woman, called 'Aunt Martha,' had sent him
+      down to see if any soldiers were at Dolinsburg; and if so, to tell them
+      that there was a Union officer at her house, sick.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you know his name?' I asked.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; but Aunt Martha calls him Massa Tom.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I trembled all over. My blood was hot and cold by turns.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'When and how did he come there?&rdquo; asked.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said that the rebels had left him. My brain was now dizzy, and I
+      told him to turn back and take me to the place. We rode past the rest of
+      the company while they were resting for a short time. I told them I would
+      ride on to the place where the river was crossed, and wait there for them.
+      Mary was hearing all she could from Capt. Day about the battle, and so she
+      raised no objections. I inquired of the boy as to the appearance of the
+      sick officer. He described him as very pale, black hair, eyes and beard. I
+      could understand his being pale, and felt sure it was Col. Anderson. I
+      asked the boy if he ever spoke to him. He said he had not, but Aunt Martha
+      talked to him about his wife and little girl and Uncle Daniel. I now was
+      positive it was Tom. I reeled in my saddle and nearly fell from my horse.
+      What should I do? I could not tell Mary, for if it proved not to be him
+      she would not be able to bear it. So I rode on. After a long time we came
+      to the house. It was some hundred paces from the road, a square log cabin
+      or hut, occupied by an old colored woman ('Aunt Martha ') and
+      her husband('Ham'), both over sixty years, I should judge.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0007" id="linkimage-0007">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0064.jpg" alt="Uncle Daniel Meets Aunt Martha 064 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old aunty was in the yard, a smooth, hard, flat piece of
+      ground, fenced off by a low fence, about four rails high, which a man
+      could easily step over. I saluted her with:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How do you do, aunty, do you live here?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sa, I lives heah&mdash;me and Ham, my ole man. What is
+      you, massa? Is you Union or is you &ldquo;Sesh?&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! I am a Union man,' I replied.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Den I is glad to see you. I'll jes' call Ham. He
+      runned away when he seed you. He's feared; yes, he's dat. He
+      isn't gwine wid de &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; any mo'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, aunty, have you a Union officer in your cabin, sick?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, now, massa, I'se jes' got to know who you
+      is afore I 'fess on dat case.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, aunty, I am Daniel Lyon, sometimes called &ldquo;Uncle
+      Daniel.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Afore God, is dat you, Massa Lyon? Jes' get off yo'
+      hoss an' wait rite heah; I be back in a bit.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She hobbled in, evidently to speak to the Colonel. I waited quietly
+      until she returned. Just then the others came in sight, and I sent the boy
+      to halt them. Aunty came out so excited that she could hardly speak.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Sho' as you is born'd, dat Massa Tom knows you;
+      but, sah, he's powerful weak, an' you must exclose who yo'
+      is to him in a most delicacious manner, or you'll incite him. He's
+      'fraid, sah, dat you is a exposter.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, no, aunty, I am his uncle and benefactor.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yo'is what?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'His uncle,'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, but de oder t'ing what you is?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'His benefactor.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Glory to God! Is you? May de Laud shine his light in dis
+      pore house, an' brush away de fears ob dis misfortunate famly.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Then she called Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yo' Ham, come heah.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I entered the cabin and beheld Col. Anderson, as pale as death,
+      lying on a poor, broken-down bed. I knelt by his side upon the floor and
+      wept aloud. The Colonel could only whisper. Extending his hand, while the
+      great tears were rolling down his face, he asked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is my wife with you? How is my child?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He was greatly excited and very weak. I arose from his bedside and
+      told him who were coming, and begged him to be calm. Aunty brought some
+      cloths and laid on his breast, saying to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, Massa Tom, you mus' be still. Don' be like
+      I tole you. You mussent get 'cited now&mdash;nuffln of the kine. Jes'
+      see de folks like yo' allers done. Dey's come a mighty long
+      ways to fine yo'. Wish dey stay away 'til I cure yo';
+      but spose it's all rite. De good Laud he done knowed de bes'.
+      Maybe de &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; come take him some day afore long, so de Laud
+      he knows what he wants. Bress de good Laud.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I went out to meet the others. Mary at once asked me what
+      the matter was. I spoke as gently as I could, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary, Tom is still alive.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She instantly leaped from her horse and made for the cabin, and in
+      an instant was at the bedside of her husband, covering his face with
+      kisses and tears. Tom was too weak to more than whisper 'my dear
+      wife,' and weep in silence. Old Ham had come in, and stood in one
+      corner of the room looking on the scene with his hands locked together
+      over his head. He was heard to say over and over in a low tone: &ldquo;'De
+      Lord bress dese chilien.' &ldquo;Aunt Martha took hold of Mary,
+      saying: &ldquo;'Deah Misses, yo' jes' stop dat cryin'.
+      You ought to be 'joiced dat Massa Tom be libbin. You ought ter seed
+      him when de &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; fotched him heah. I tell you dat was de
+      time what fotched me down, I done got rite on my old knees an' axed
+      de good Laud to spar dis good Massa Tom. I knowed him the berry minute I
+      laid my eyes on him. Many's de time I make his bed and cook his
+      dinnah. I tell you all about dat. Why, dem &ldquo;Sesh,&rdquo; when dey
+      fetch Massa Tom heah in de old wagon, dey des frowed him out like he been
+      a hog, and tole Ham an' me dat we mus' dig a hole and put him
+      in; dat we be killed if we don't. I done went and looked at him, an'
+      tole Ham dat he wasn't dead; dat he was wa'm an' bredin.
+      So Ham an' me jes' carried him into dis house, an' got
+      blankets and kivers, and wash him wid wa'm water, and took keer on
+      him; setted up all de time, one or bofe on us, and kep' him good an'
+      wa'm, an yo' see he's done gittin' well. De good
+      Laud heah our prayers, an' he whisper to pore ole Marfa dat he gwine
+      to fetch him out for some good he gwine to do for us pore people. Bress de
+      Laud; he is good to us. I tell yo', de man what said to dig a hole
+      fo' him is a bad man; his name is Whitthorne. I 'member de
+      name kase I knowed de Whitthornes in Jackson, Miss., when I libbed there.
+      Yes, dat so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this Mary broke down again. She felt sure that this was some of
+      her people. Aunty continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ole Massa Gawge (George), that we b'longed to, move
+      upheah six year ago, on dis place, from Jackson. He libbed up dar on the
+      hill in dat white house dat yo' see up dar, dat am locked up an'
+      no one is in it. Dey got lot ob t'ings in dar. When de Union whip de
+      Sesh at Dolins-burg, and de Sesh come dis way, gwine home or some-whar,
+      den Massa Gawge an' all de famly dey go, too, an' take all de
+      niggers 'cepin' me an' Ham. Dey say we's too ole,
+      an' dey done lef us to take keer ob de place; dey leabe de
+      smoke-house so we kin git in an' git sumpin to eat. Well, dey is
+      plenty in dar, an' we lib all right, and, bress de Laud, dat save
+      Massa Tom's life. De good Laud fix it dat way, sho' as yo'
+      born. He take tkeer ob de good folks.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham, who had been silent, broke out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, dat's so, massa, dat's so. De Laud do do
+      dis. He done told me up at de smoke-house to take all dat we wanted, an'
+      dat when Massa Tom done get well, dat we mus go wid him 'way from
+      heah an' lib with Massa Tom; dat de Sesh kill us when dey find out
+      we done cure him up. Yes, sah, de Laud say dat to me, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said to him: 'Ham, are you sure the Lord said that; did you
+      not dream it, or was it not Aunt Martha that said it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, massa, no; de Laud told me, sho! I know 'twas he.
+      De words come right down frough de smokehouse when I was gittin'
+      meal to make de gruel for Massa Tom. O, no, massa; Martha was down heah. I
+      told Martha when I come back.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham, what did Martha say?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'She say dat we must 'bey de Lord; dat he was mo'
+      our massa den Massa George; don't we b'longs to de Laud mo'
+      dan to Massa George. Den I say dat's well, Martha; you know, and if
+      you b'lieve in dat we go. An' we is gwine wid Massa, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If you should go, Ham, they would accuse us of stealing you,
+      and have us arrested for it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I doesn't know 'bout dat. I knows we can
+      steal our ownself away, an' go to de place whar Massa Tom lib; I
+      knows dat. We's gwine; dat's done fix; we's gwine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel had been listening, and smiled to find that these two
+      good old people loved him so, and he nodded his head to Ham, which caused
+      him to laugh immoderately.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It's done fix,' said Ham, and he left the cabin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said: 'Aunty, have you any children?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Laud bless yo' good soul, we has six chilien some
+      whar; don't know whar. Massa George he sole our chilien 'way
+      from us soon as dey was six year old. I never see any ob dem since den;
+      neber heard anything 'bout dem. He sole 'em 'way down on
+      de Gulf some whar; neber would tell us. Dey done forgot us, or whar we
+      lib, long go; dey so young when dey taken 'way, O, dey do dat way,
+      so de ole folks not fine 'em. I tell you, Massa Lyon, 'tis
+      purty hard on ole folks, to lose de chilien dat way. If dey die an'
+      de Laud take dem 'way, dat's all rite; de Laud know he own
+      business; but when dey sole 'way, dat hard. You see, dese people dey
+      got chilien, but dey tink we no keer for our'n. Dat is whar dey don't
+      know. We does keer jes as much as de white folks, but we can't help
+      ourself, dats all. I tell you dat's bad. O, I cry myself nearly to
+      deff 'bout my chilien; but all do no good; dey done gone; I neber
+      see dem any mo'. If I was to, dey would not know me, an' me
+      not know dem; so no good now to cry any mo'; dey be all dead, maybe&mdash;hope
+      dey am&mdash;den dey work for de Laud and Master all de time, and not be
+      worked all de time fo' de people for nuffin' an' doin'
+      no good. Yes, I hope dey is all done dead. Wish I knowed dey was, den I'd
+      be feelin' good. You see, me an' Ham talked dis all ober. We
+      neber see our chilien no mo' no matter whar we is; so we am gwine
+      where we will be counted wid de people an' not wid de cattle. Yes,
+      sah; dat's what we's got in our heads; dar's no use
+      tryin' to put it out; it in dar, an' dar it stay. We's
+      gwine, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, well, aunty, all right; I will see that you go. I will
+      take the consequences. I will not see as good an old couple as you are
+      held like cattle if I can help it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old woman shouted 'glory,' and hobbled out of the
+      cabin, I presume, to tell Ham what I had said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time the Colonel had recovered somewhat from his
+      excitement, and quietly and in a low voice told us how he came to be
+      there. He said that when he was wounded on the works of Dolinsburg and
+      left for dead, that some one came along and stanched the flow of blood by
+      binding some cloth around the wound saturated with something&mdash;his
+      wound was through the right breast, touching slightly the right lung&mdash;that
+      in the afternoon, when a portion of the rebel army passed over the ground
+      that he occupied, Col. Whitthorne, his wife's brother, discovered
+      him and had him placed in one of his ambulances, bringing him away; had no
+      knowledge as to what his intention was&mdash;whether to take him to some
+      place of safety&mdash;some hospital, or let him die and bury him where his
+      remains could afterwards be found by his family; that up to within a few
+      days he had no idea where he was; that these old colored people had kept
+      his whereabouts a profound secret, except among a few of their race whom
+      they could trust; that when he found a force was stationed at Dolinsburg,
+      he got them to send there and give the information, so that he might make
+      some arrangement about getting away, for fear of recapture by the enemy,
+      and they had sent the boy that we met. He was anxious to get away, and
+      thought that he could bear being moved in some easy conveyance to
+      Dolinsburg in two or three days' travel. We consulted together, and
+      Capt. Day sent a messenger back with a letter to Col. Harden, asking him
+      to send an ambulance and a surgeon the next day, we remaining with the
+      Colonel until their coming. There was plenty of fodder at the plantation
+      barns, and the men took care of the horses. Aunty prepared a sufficient
+      quantity of wholesome food for ourselves. We passed the night without much
+      sleep, the Captain and I using our chairs for beds, as there was not
+      sufficient accommodation for us all; Mrs. Anderson slept on the bed by her
+      husband, and the men found comfortable quarters in the stables. We enjoyed
+      ourselves, however, hearing Aunt Martha and Ham tell us how they had taken
+      care of the Colonel; how they had bathed and dressed his wound once each
+      day with warm water and poultices of white-oak ooze and slippery-elm bark;
+      how they stopped the bleeding with soot from the wooden chimney; how they
+      dosed him occasionally, when his wound seemed painful, with good whiskey
+      that Ham got up at the house on the hill (he had managed to force an
+      entrance somehow); and how every day they asked the Lord to heal his wound
+      and make him well, so he would take them away from their long suffering
+      and unhappy life. The story of the old woman was most interesting as well
+      as very amusing. The next morning we had bread, coffee and chicken, which
+      was relished by all, I assure you. The Colonel was fed on gruel and a
+      piece of chicken. Aunty, who had him entirely under her control, would not
+      allow him to eat anything else. After breakfast was over I asked Aunty how
+      she came to know Col. Anderson, and she in her way told me the story of
+      her having been hired out once by her master to Col. Anderson's
+      family before the Colonel was married, and she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Laud bressyou, chile, I know Massa Tom soon I put my eyes
+      onto him. Yes, sah. I neber let on, doe. He didn't know nuffin when
+      they frowed him out heah like a pig. No, sah. He was mos' dead, sho'.
+      Dat's one time he mos' done gone to glory, sho'. But he
+      all right now; he come out. An' when he do, oh, great Laud, don't
+      I jes' want him to go for dem &ldquo;Sesh.&rdquo; Yes, I tell you, I
+      do. Dar is no mistake on dat pint.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The day passed. The Colonel improved and conversed considerably
+      with his wife. We left them together all we could to enjoy their reunion.
+      He was very desirous of getting away and having the assistance of a
+      surgeon, who, however, could do no more for him than was being done. In
+      the afternoon late, however, there came an ambulance and the Post Surgeon.
+      This seemed to give new life and spirit to all. The Surgeon entered the
+      cabin, and, after pleasantly conversing about the Colonel with us,
+      proceeded to make an examination of his wound. Aunty was determined to be
+      present. She raised the Colonel up, and showed the Surgeon where the wound
+      was, its condition, etc. He said it was healing rapidly, and would be well
+      soon, but that he would be some considerable time gaining sufficient
+      strength to do any service. He said that aunty ought to have a diploma;
+      that she had treated him as skillfully as anyone could have done, and much
+      better than some might have done, Aunty at once replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I tell you where you gib de &ldquo;'plomas.&rdquo; You
+      jes' gib dem to de Laud. He is de one what do dis work. I tell you,
+      He keep Massa Tom for some good. I don't know what, but he is got
+      some good work afore he, sho' I tells you, de Laud never show dis
+      pore old nigger what to do, des like she be a doctor, less He wanted Massa
+      Tom to do something. He know what He wants. He know all t'ings, de
+      Bible say so, an' dats the book you can't 'spute.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all agreed with aunty, and she was happy. The next morning the
+      ambulance was arranged in the best possible manner and the Colonel
+      tenderly carried out and laid in, his wife and Aunt Martha having a place
+      arranged so they could stay in the ambulance with him. We all started, old
+      Ham tying their belongings up in a couple of blankets and lashing them on
+      a horse loaned him by one of the escort. We were two days in making
+      Bolinsburg, but did it without any very great inconvenience or suffering
+      to the Colonel. When we arrived Col. Harden welcomed us most heartily, and
+      made all necessary arrangements for the comfort of Col. Anderson, as well
+      as the rest of us. I noticed that Col. Harden said nothing about the two
+      colored people, and did not seem to notice them, so I called his attention
+      to them. He looked at me rather quizzically and remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, I did not observe any colored people. You did not bring
+      any through the lines, did you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I took the hint, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, Colonel, what did I say? I was a little absent-minded
+      being up with Col. Anderson; and loss of sleep has bothered me.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So, you see, I got out of the scrape. Orders then existed against
+      bringing colored people through the ines, as I learned afterwards. He
+      (Col. Harden) always said that he was color-blind, and could not
+      distinguish between the color of people. I remained several days, and Col.
+      Anderson continued to improve. I, however, felt that I ought to go home
+      and look after the family. So old Ham and I got ready, and bade good-by to
+      all, after returning thanks for the kindness shown us. We took the two
+      horses that Mary and I rode to Dolinsburg and made our way through in
+      several days to Allentown. I preferred to go all the way on horseback, to
+      save, perhaps, some trouble about Ham. He claimed to be freeborn and from
+      Ohio, where I formerly lived. This went as sound, and no trouble ensued.
+      Ham lived at our house and did chores for us and made himself generally
+      useful. I related the whole story to the family and made all happy,
+      especially little Mary Col. Anderson's child, who had the impression
+      fixed on her mind that her papa had been killed, like her Uncle Harvey. We
+      received letters from David and James, in the Eastern army; also, from
+      Stephen, who had marched with the regiment to which he belonged to the
+      Army of the Center, then in the western part of Kentucky, and on the way
+      to Pittskill Landing, where the Union forces were now concentrating. Henry
+      wrote that his regiment of cavalry had been ordered to the East to report
+      to Gen. Kilpatterson. Having heard from all our family, except Jackson, we
+      were again happy. We all longed for the day to come when Col. Anderson and
+      his wife would return home, and were anxious also to see the good old
+      colored woman who had been a mother to him during his illness. The
+      children especially asked me every day about Aunt Martha; how she looked?
+      if she was as black as Uncle Ham? and why Mr. George sold her children?
+      and in any other questions that could not well be answered.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, I knew Col. Harden, of whom you spoke,&rdquo; said
+      Maj. Clymer. &ldquo;He was a good soldier, went all through the war, and
+      died in 1868. He was rather an old man for the service, and was never well
+      after the war closed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; I heard of his death; I kept track of him up to that time; he
+      was a good man.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;the implicit faith of
+      those two old colored people was an example that might well be followed by
+      the masters now.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; the colored people are the most faithful on the face of the
+      earth, and deserve better treatment than they are getting in the South.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Why is it that they are deprived of their political rights in the
+      Southern States?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My dear sir, that is easily answered. As I have heretofore repeated
+      in the discussion of other points, the controlling element in the South is
+      now, as it ever has been, an aristocracy of and for power. They do not
+      intend that in any way or by any means, lawful or otherwise, the control
+      of their States shall pass out of their hands; by this means they will
+      control the General Government. It would be the same were these colored
+      people white; if they were poor and not of the ruling class, they would be
+      deprived of their rights in the same way. They believe that they were born
+      to control, and control they will, unless we shall find men hereafter in
+      charge of this Government with nerve enough to see that the rights of the
+      people are protected and enforced.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;another war will come some day,
+      and it will commence at the ballot-box. People will suffer just so long
+      and no longer. The idea that I gave my right arm away for a Government
+      that allows its citizens to be bulldozed and murdered merely for desiring
+      to participate in the affairs of the Republic. No, sir! I fight no more
+      until I know what I am fighting for and also that we will sustain the
+      principles for which we contended.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This is a curious people. They are nearly ready for any kind of
+      government to-day, when only a few years ago they expended billions of
+      money and rivers of human blood for liberty, and now care nothing for it.
+      They made the gift of franchise to millions at a great sacrifice, and now
+      quietly smile at its surrender. O, yes; but how can you expect anything
+      else. Are we not apologizing every day for what we did? Do we not avoid
+      speaking of the war in the North? Are not some of our great leaders to-day
+      men who aided and sympathized with treason, while we teach kindness to our
+      erring brethren and forgive all? Do we not find our flag despised nearly
+      everywhere in the South? Do they not march under their State flags instead
+      of the Stars and Stripes? Are not all their monuments to rebel leaders and
+      Generals? Are not their school books full of Secession sentiments? Do they
+      not teach the children that we conquered them with hired Hessians? While
+      this is so in the South, and any allusion to the war in the North is
+      regarded as stirring up bad blood, is it not submissive, cowardly and
+      unworthy of any brave people, and will it not result finally in their
+      dominating over us? These are the reflections that annoy me in my old and
+      lonely days.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here he stopped, was silent for a moment, then said in a low tone:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Why should I have lived to tremble now for the future of my
+      country.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The tears stood like crystals in his eyes, and he ceased to speak for the
+      present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER V.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE&mdash;TWO DAYS OF AWFUL FIGHTING AT
+     PITTSKILL LANDING&mdash;HARD-WON VICTORY-UNCLE DANIEL'S SONS BEAR
+     THEMSELVES GALLANTLY.
+
+     &ldquo;But whether on the scaffold high, Or in the battle's van,
+     The fittest place where man can die Is where he dies for man.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Barry.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the suspense great preparations were being made for the
+      various campaigns by the several ar-armies of the Union, which caused much
+      excitement throughout the country. The many prisoners captured at the fall
+      of Dolinsburg had been sent to different camps in the North. The secession
+      sympathizers were vieing with each other as to who should visit them the
+      oftenest and show them the greatest consideration. The whisperings of
+      releasing them and organizing for 'a fire in the rear,' as the
+      saying went, were loud and plentiful I traveled to Indianapolis and
+      Chicago to see if I could learn anything of a definite character on these
+      points, and at both places heard mutterings and threats that were
+      calculated to produce alarm and also to make any loyal man feel like
+      beginning a war at home. Everything that was being done by the authorities
+      was denounced as arbitrary and despotic&mdash;their acts as
+      unconstitutional. In fact, no satisfactory act had been performed by the
+      Administration that was calculated to assist in putting down the rebellion
+      (according to their way of thinking). When I returned home I found a
+      letter from Peter, who had been promoted to a Majority in his regiment.
+      The Lieutenant-Colonel (Rice), as I before stated, had been made Colonel,
+      Major Pierce Lieutenant-Colonel, and Capt. Lyon (Peter) Major. They had
+      not as yet learned of the discovery of Col. Anderson. I wrote to Peter,
+      giving him in full the details in reference to the Colonel, but told him
+      not to reveal the facts to a soul until it should be reported officially.
+      In his letter, however, he informed me of the massing of the rebel troops
+      at Corin Junction, and the like process going on at the High Banks, on the
+      Little Combination River, now called Pittskill Landing, and that he looked
+      for hot work as soon as the Army of the Center, under Buda, could make a
+      junction with Gen. Silent. When I read Peter's letter all the family
+      were anxious about his fate, should there be another battle fought. Old
+      Ham was present and seemed to be much interested in what I was saying. He
+      had been entertaining the three children with his simple stories about the
+      'Sesh,' as he and Aunt Martha called the rebels. He spoke up,
+      saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Massa Daniel, I tells you da's no danger, sah. I had a
+      dream 'bout dat. Massa Peter am all right, sah; I tells you he is. I
+      neber dreams 'bout anything but what comes out good.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My wife asked Ham if he could interpret dreams. 'No, missis;
+      I not know 'bout dreams 'cept my own. I knows dat Massa Peter
+      all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There was no way getting the cunning old darkey to tell his dream.
+      My wife said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am troubled about a dream that I had at the commencement
+      of the war. It distresses me still.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She then related her dream, and he broke out into a laugh, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, but you see, massa got all he hands, all he fingers;
+      dey all dar&mdash;none done gone. Dat dream all good, kase, you see, he
+      fingers all right. O, dat's nuffin. De bug he be Sesh; skare you,
+      dat's all; bite de chilien little spec, dat's all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all laughed at the curious speech of old Ham, and yet he sat
+      down and commenced counting his fingers, and said: &ldquo;'How many
+      chilien yo' got, misses?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Seven.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham became silent, and nothing more could be got from him on
+      the subject of the dream. He never spoke of the matter again to any of us,
+      except to Peter. I found after all was over that he and Peter had the same
+      interpretation&mdash;strange, yet so true.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what was the interpretation, may I inquire the second
+      time?&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was very strange; but the interpretation is disclosed by the
+      casualties of war, and as we proceed you will recognize it. But to my
+      story: The rebel and Union forces were now confronting each other, and
+      each was constantly on the lookout for the movements of the other. About
+      midway between the camps of the two armies they were almost constantly
+      having skirmishes, sometimes with cavalry, and sometimes with infantry.
+      The successes were about equal. Peter related the story of an old colored
+      man, I presume something after the style of old Ham, meeting him while he
+      was making a reconnaissance with his regiment. The old darkey was tall and
+      very black, and was walking in great haste when Peter called to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle, where are you going?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ise gwine to de ribber, sah. Ise ti'd ob de wa',
+      Ise been cookin', sah, for de 'Sesh.' He say he gwine to
+      whip dem Yankees on de ribber,&mdash;dat dey am gwine to come right on and
+      drive dem in de ribber and drown dem like cats; dat's what he say,
+      sho'. I heah him wid dese old ears, I did.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'When did he say he was coming?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, massa, he say he comin' right off, sah; he say
+      he kill 'em an' drown 'em all afore de res' ob de
+      Yankees come for help dem; dat's what he say.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Who was it said this?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, sah, it wah de big Gen'l&mdash;de one what boss
+      all de res'; he name wah Massa Sydenton Jackson. He say he kill all
+      ob you stone dead&mdash;he not leab one ob em.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If he is going to kill all of us, you don't want to go
+      to our camp and get killed, do you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sah; I doesn't spec' to git killed; I
+      'bout 'cluded dat I wait till de shootin' git goin'
+      pretty libely, den I jes' skip de ribber and neber stop 'til I
+      be done gone whar dey done got no wa'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How many soldiers have they in Gen. Jackson's army?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I dunno, but I 'spec' dar am somewhar near
+      a million ob dem, sah. Dey's got de woods full ob hoss sogers, an'
+      all de fiel's full ob 'em what walks. Den dey got big guns wid
+      hosses. Oh, Laudy, massa, I dunno, but dey's heaps ob dem.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What were they doing when you came away?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dey was campin' 'bout ten miles, I 'spose.
+      I walk mighty fas', and I is monstrous tired. When dey start dis
+      mornin' I get outside and go in de woods and keep whar I see dem all
+      de way. When dey stop I keep on. Dey be here in de mornin', sho'.
+      I knows dey will, massa.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being about all Peter could ascertain, he thought perhaps it
+      would be as safe back towards the main army, so he returned, bringing old
+      'Dick' with him, that being his name. When Peter reported with
+      Dick at headquarters the General cross-questioned the old man in a manner
+      that would have done credit to a prosecuting attorney, and said to Peter:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Major, I guess the enemy intend to try our strength very
+      soon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then said to Dick:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You can go around behind my quarters. You will find some
+      colored people there, with whom you will remain until after we have this
+      fight. You can then go where you please.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Bress de Laud, Massa Genl, you gwine to make me stay heah
+      and get shotted?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I don't know whether you will get shot or not
+      but you will stay as I direct.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Afore God, Massa Gen'l, you see dese heah 'backer
+      sticks, (meaning his legs), 'dey go, dey go if dey shoot; I can't
+      hole 'em. I tried dem one time, an' I tell you dey won't
+      stay. You can't hole 'em, no, sah; dey git ebery time&mdash;when
+      you 'spec dem be stayin' dey's gwine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General laughed at his peculiar expressions and sent him away.
+      The position of the Union forces was an exceedingly good one for defensive
+      operations. The country all around was covered with heavy timber and very
+      thick underbrush, save a small opening or field on the right center and to
+      the rear of our right flank. The ground was very uneven, full of streams,
+      gulches, hills and hollows. The line of the Union troops stretched from
+      Hawk Run to Bull Gulch and Buck Lick Junction, the right resting on Hawk
+      Run and the left at or near the Junction, the center in heavy timber quite
+      a distance farther south than either flank. The right of the line was
+      commanded by Gen. Sherwood, the left by Gen. Prince; two divisions were in
+      reserve, commanded by Gen. Waterberry. The Army of the Center, under Gen.
+      Buda, was within communicating distance, but advancing very slowly,
+      causing some fear that they would not get to the field prior to the attack
+      being made by the enemy, who was in great force ready to be hurled against
+      our comparatively small army at any moment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The suspense must have been terrible for the time, but at last it
+      was over, for on the morning of the third day after Dick made his
+      revelation about the enemy's movements, our forces having become a
+      little careless on their front, the enemy were upon them without much
+      warning. Just as Gen. Sherwood was about to take his breakfast skirmishing
+      commenced not more than a mile from his camp, and nearer and nearer it
+      seemed to approach our lines. The 'long roll' was sounded and
+      'to arms' was the cry all along the lines. The roads passing
+      through the camp were leading in almost every direction, affording the
+      enemy ample opportunity for unfolding their line all along our front by a
+      very rapid movement, of which they took advantage, and in rapid succession
+      threw their divisions in line of battle and moved with quick motion to the
+      assault which was made simultaneously along our front. From Peter's
+      description it must have come like a thunderbolt. They struck Sherwood's
+      command on the center and right flank and drove him from his first
+      position back on the reserves and a part of his command entirely from the
+      field. So thoroughly were they demoralized that they could not find time
+      to return to their places during that day. Sherwood tried to rally them,
+      but could not; so he joined his remnant to the first command he found, and
+      continued resistance to the impetuous assaults of the Confederates.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle was now raging all along the line; our troops were in
+      good condition, and the ones that had won the victory at Dolinsburg were
+      in no wise discouraged. They came into action like veterans and stood the
+      first shock of the battle without the least movement to the rear or panic.
+      Our lines were again adjusted on the right, and one continuous rattle of
+      musketry from one end of the line to the other could be heard. There was
+      no chance for the operating of cavalry on either side. Artillery was run
+      up to the front by both armies. How the different arms rattled and
+      thundered. Batteries to the front, right and left rolled amid confusion
+      and death. Closer still the armies came until their eyes were seen and aim
+      taken as if in target practice. To the rear and front, as the armies
+      gained or lost a little of their ground, lay the dead and the wounded. The
+      shrieks and groans of the wounded and dying were unheeded; the crushing of
+      bones might also be heard as the artillery rushed from one part of the
+      lines to another. In this way the contest continued for the greater part
+      of the forenoon. At last our center was penetrated and our right was
+      forced back again with the center for the distance of perhaps a half mile.
+      Our left, having a better position, under Gen. Prince, held their ground,
+      and, turning their fire partially on the advancing column that was forcing
+      our right, checked them somewhat in their rapid advance. At this critical
+      moment our reserves came up in good style and entered the conflict. The
+      enemy were now steadily driven back to their original position.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Over the field the Union and rebel soldiers lay side by side, dead
+      and wounded alike. They were seen helping one another, their anger and
+      fury soon subsiding when they found themselves helpless by the side of
+      each other, and, perhaps, often asking 'Why are we thus butchering
+      one another?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This bloody battle raged with a deadly fury unparalleled on the
+      continent up to that time. Louder and louder roared the artillery and more
+      steadily and sharply rattled the musketry. The smoke was rising in great
+      clouds from the field of carnage. Gen. Silent was very impatient on
+      account of the non-arrival of Gen. Buda, as well as Gen. Wilkins, whose
+      division was some six miles away to the rear, and was expected to come
+      rapidly forward and strike west of Hawk Run, on the left flank of the
+      enemy; but no Buda and no Wilkins came. The battle was then raging with
+      great slaughter on both sides. The entire Union force was now engaged, and
+      the rebel commander was bringing his reserves forward and re-enforcing his
+      lines. He could be seen re-organizing his forces and putting his reserves
+      in line. Gen. Jackson and his staff were seen riding along giving
+      directions. He had on his staff one Gen. Harrington, who seemed to be very
+      active in moving about. Soon another assault was made on our lines. The
+      fresh troops seemed to inspire them with new zeal, and on they came,
+      steadily and firmly, with a constant and heavy fire pouring into our
+      lines. The assault was resisted for some time. It seems that during this
+      assault, their Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Sydenton Jackson, was shot through
+      the breast, falling from his horse dead. At the fall of Jackson, Gen.
+      Harrington seemed to become crazed and rushed madly on, directing that
+      every Yankee be killed. 'Bayonet them!' 'Kill them like
+      cats!' 'Let none escape,' he cried. So on they came like
+      a line of mad animals, sending forth such unearthly yells as to induce the
+      belief that all the fiends of the infernal regions had been turned loose
+      at once and led on by old Beelzebub himself. On, on they came. Our line
+      reeled and staggered under the assault. A fresh column came up under Gen.
+      Bolenbroke, and advanced rapidly against our right flank, and bore down so
+      heavily that our line on the right and centre again gave way. In falling
+      back, Gen. Waterberry, a gallant officer who had brought up our reserves
+      on our first repulse, was killed while trying to rally his men.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;His death seemed to create a panic, and Gen. Sherwood was unable to
+      hold the men to their line. He would form and reform them, leading them
+      himself; but when he would look for the command he was trying to bring to
+      the front, he would find them going to the rear, making very good time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter's command was in this part of the line. He could hear
+      this man Harrington, as the rebels came rushing on, crying out: 'No
+      quarter!' 'Kill every Yankee!' 'Let none escape!'
+      'Rid the country of the last one!' 'Take no prisoners!'
+      The panic continued on our right, and at least one-half of this part of
+      Sherwood's command broke, and was utterly disorganized, hiding
+      behind trees, in hollows and ravines, to cover themselves from the enemy.
+      In great numbers they sought roads leading to the rear, and followed them
+      without knowing to what point they might lead. In this demoralized
+      condition of one portion of our army, despair seemed to set in. Gen.
+      Silent sat on his horse looking sadly at this condition of things. He
+      spoke not a word. Riding up to Sherwood, who was greatly excited, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, can you not send word to Prince to fall back
+      slowly? I see the enemy will soon be on his flank.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As the General rode away he said: 'I cannot understand the
+      delay of Buda and Wilkins.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He sent orderlies immediately to hurry them up, giving imperative
+      orders to them 'to move to the field of battle as rapidly as
+      possible.' In the meantime Gen. Hudson had gone to the support of
+      Prince; our forces on the right having steadily fallen back. It was too
+      late, however, to save him. The enemy had surrounded him before Hudson
+      could form on his right, and he was compelled to surrender with a portion
+      of his command, the rest having fallen back and thereby saved themselves.
+      Hudson joined on the remainder of Prince's command and made
+      resistance to the further advance of the enemy. Our line, being again
+      intact, fell back behind a ravine that crossed the battlefield from
+      northwest to southeast&mdash;from Moccasin Run to the river. The enemy by
+      this time were in possession of the camps of the Union forces, and
+      partially giving themselves up to plunder, the battle gradually slackened
+      until darkness closed in on the contending armies The enemy occupied our
+      camps during the night, intending the next morning to capture what was
+      left of our army. During the first part of the night they kept up a
+      fearful noise, evincing their joy over what they thought a great victory.
+      Gen. Silent, however, was engaged in arranging his forces for an attack at
+      daylight, being satisfied that he could surprise the enemy and defeat him,
+      as he would not expect our forces to fight, and, therefore, take the noise
+      of preparation for a retreat. The column under Gen. Wilkins came up early
+      that night and was posted on the right of our army, with its right on
+      Hawks Run.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Buda also arrived during the night and was given position on
+      the left, his left resting on the river. The center, held by Sherwood, was
+      re-enforced by Hudson and that portion of Prince's command not
+      captured. The artillery was put in battery in the center and on the right
+      center, and orders given for the men to replenish their boxes with
+      ammunition, to sleep on their arms, and at 4 o'clock in the morning
+      to make a simultaneous attack all along the line with infantry and
+      artillery, moving the artillery rapidly to the front. This being
+      understood, all were quiet. The enemy were so confident of having our army
+      at their mercy that they lighted fires and made night hideous with their
+      howls. During the night the leaves and grass were set on fire by some
+      unknown means and burned over the battlefield, causing great
+      consternation, as many of the wounded were yet lying where they fell.
+      Their shrieks and appeals for help would have made the tears come to the
+      eyes of the most heartless. An allwise Providence, however, heard their
+      prayers and appeals for help, and the windows of heaven were thrown open
+      and the flood poured forth and subdued the flames, saving many a poor
+      fellow from dreadful torture and death. The storm continued nearly all
+      night swelling the little streams that ran through the battlefield,
+      causing the roads to become almost impassable. The stragglers were
+      collected and returned to their commands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At 4 o'clock the crack of musketry was heard, and soon after
+      the artillery from our lines opened and we were upon the rebels. They were
+      taken by surprise and thrown into confusion. The hurrying of officers from
+      one part of the field to another was distinctly heard by our men and
+      greatly encouraged our forces. On they moved, driving the enemy pell-mell
+      from our former camp. It was impossible, under our galling fire, for the
+      enemy to form in any compact line. They fell back as our troops advanced.
+      We struck them in front, on the flank, and, as they sometimes turned in
+      their retreat, in the rear. The slaughter for a time was terrible and
+      sickening. They were at last driven into the woods where they had formed
+      the day before. Here a lull came in the contest, and they took advantage
+      of it to form their line again, believing that our advantage could only be
+      temporary, having no knowledge of the number of our re-enforcements. When
+      they were in a condition to do so they advanced and took the aggressive.
+      On they came. Our line stood as immovable as a rock, received the shock of
+      their first assault, and then poured the missiles of death into their
+      ranks as if they were being rained down from the heavens. For a time the
+      lines both advanced slowly and dealt death into each other. The commands
+      from each army could be distinctly heard by the other. Harrington on the
+      rebel side was heard to say:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Charge the Lincoln hell-hounds! Give the cowardly dogs the
+      bayonet!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This gave our troops that heard it a contempt for the man, and a
+      determination to receive the charge in a soldierly manner. They stood
+      silent until the enemy was within close musket range, and at the order&mdash;the
+      batteries having come up&mdash;everything opened and poured volley after
+      volley into the advancing columns, which swayed and halted; no power could
+      press them forward. Our forces seeing this, advanced steadily, firing as
+      they moved. At last the rebel line gave way and fled to the woods on their
+      left, taking shelter among the trees. The ground between the lines was now
+      literally covered with the killed and wounded. On our extreme left the
+      battle was still raging, and seemed to be going to our rear. Gen. Silent
+      rode away to this part of the field. Finding that our forces had fallen
+      back nearly to the junction of Bull Gulch and Buck Lick Run, he ordered
+      Hudson to move rapidly and strike the enemy in flank where the line had
+      been broken by the falling back of their left and center. This order was
+      executed with much alacrity and was a great success. Hudson struck the
+      detached portion of the enemy's army in flank and rear, and doubled
+      them up (over the very ground from which our forces had fallen back the
+      day before), capturing many prisoners and several pieces of artillery.
+      Here he met a young officer whom he had noticed moving rapidly to the
+      front and assaulting the enemy with his command at any and every point
+      where he could hit him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Hudson rode up to him and inquired his name.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My name, sir, is Stephen Lyon. I belong to an Ohio regiment.
+      I joined the Army of the Center only a short time since, and this is my
+      first battle. I have lost many men; my Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel were
+      both killed, and I am the Major and now in command of the regiment.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was my fifth son in line of birth, and sixth in the service. I
+      am digressing, however. Their conversation was here cut short, as Gen.
+      Buda had ordered an advance along his line, which was the left wing of the
+      army. The advance was duly made. The rebels, however, in the meantime had
+      been re-enforced on this part of their line. The contest, therefore,
+      became a very stubborn one on both sides. The advance of Buda was soon
+      checked, and the fighting became desperate. Both armies to our right
+      seemed to have partially ceased their advance, seemingly to understand how
+      the event was being decided on this part of the line. The enemy was driven
+      slowly to the rear for some distance. A halt then came and a rally on the
+      part of the rebels. They organized into column of regiments and made a
+      desperate attempt to break the center of our left. Buda massed his
+      artillery against them, keeping it well supported, and mowed them down
+      with shell and canister until they lay in piles on the ground. They
+      advanced to the assault three times with a heroism and desperation seldom
+      witnessed in any ancient or modern battle, but each time back were their
+      shattered columns sent in utter confusion. Thus the battle continued until
+      late in the afternoon, when both parties reorganized for a last and
+      desperate struggle. The lines of the enemy showed all along the skirts of
+      timber, leaving the open space to our right and center, and extending to
+      Buck Lick Run. Both seemed eager to make the attack, but our forces were
+      first in motion, and with a quick-step movement they advanced against the
+      enemy. The firing opened all along the line. First one and then the other
+      line staggered and swayed to and fro. The forces on both sides seemed
+      determined to win or die on their ground. At last Wilkins crossed Hawks
+      Run and struck the enemy in his flank, causing consternation to seize him,
+      and he gradually gave way, his left flank doubling back on the main line
+      nearer the center. At this moment Gen. Silent ordered an advance with
+      infantry and artillery simultaneously. This was executed in good order,
+      the firing again became general. The roar of artillery now was almost
+      deafening. The yell of the enemy was heard in every direction as though
+      assaulting, but they could no longer stand against our determined forces.
+      Steadily on the advance continued; the enemy stood, delivering his fire
+      with deadly results, until our army approached to the point where one or
+      the other must give way. The rebels, seeing that our force was coming with
+      a steady step and determination unmoved by their fire, broke in different
+      parts of their line, and finally the moment arrived when they could no
+      longer stand our deadly aim, and their whole line gave way. They retreated
+      through the woods and on different roads in great disorder; our forces
+      followed up their lines of retreat and kept a constant fire upon them
+      until night intervened, which protected them from any further disaster.
+      This closed one of the bloody battles of the war. That night our army
+      again slept upon their arms. Some supplies were brought to them during the
+      night, which stayed their hunger. The next morning the enemy was nowhere
+      to be seen or heard; he had made his retreat in the night, leaving many
+      wagons, ambulances and guns. The roads being made almost impassable by the
+      rain of the night before, their dead and wounded were left in our hands,
+      save those whom they had removed to the rear the night of the first day's
+      contest, when they held the ground. The battlefield presented a ghastly
+      and sickening sight,&mdash;the dead, the dying, the wounded; the hospital
+      in the rear, near the river; the parties burying the dead, finding Union
+      men and rebels piled up in heaps together; the long trenches being
+      prepared; the soldiers being wrapped in their blankets and buried without
+      any knowledge of who they were, or to what command they belonged; the
+      words of the dying to be taken back to their friends; the messages to fond
+      wives and blessed children; the moans and shrieks of the wounded as they
+      were carried on stretchers from where they had lain and suffered, some of
+      them, for two days and nights.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;These things, when first recited to me by my son Peter, filled me
+      with deep sorrow and pain. O, my friends, the suffering of our poor men
+      for their country was great-it was heartrending to hear of it. When the
+      sick, wounded and dead had been cared for, of course the army could not
+      move again very soon,&mdash;it must have rest and reorganization. So the
+      camp for the present was established a little in advance of the
+      battle-ground. Many were furloughed for a short time and returned home. My
+      son Peter came home on a leave, having been wounded late in the evening of
+      the second day. His wound being in his foot, he was unfitted for duty for
+      some time. His Lieutenant-Colonel having been killed that day, he was
+      promoted to the vacancy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While Peter was kept in the house (where he was confined by his
+      wound), he constantly entertained us by his recitals of all of these
+      incidents and movements that I have given to you in my poor way. It is a
+      matter of great interest to me to follow the history of men on both sides,
+      and see what their good or bad fortune may have been since. Now, on our
+      side in this great battle, Gen. Waterberry, one of our leading generals,
+      was killed on the first day. Gen. Hudson went through the war creditably
+      and died away from home in some of the South American states. Gen. Buda
+      soon left the army under a cloud, and I do not know what became of him. I
+      think, however, that he is dead. Wilkins went through the war with some
+      credit to himself, but was killed in Mexico afterwards in some of their
+      periodical revolutions.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, do you know the history of the rebel generals since
+      the war, who commanded in this battle of which you have been speaking?&rdquo;
+      asked Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Oh, yes! You know Sydenton Jackson was killed on the first day.
+      Bolenbroke was in the rebel army up to its surrender, but died soon after
+      from dissipation, as I have been informed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I am curious to know what became of Dick, the darky,&rdquo; he
+      said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel smiled and said: &ldquo;Dick, poor fellow, has not been seen
+      since his 'backer sticks' ran off with him, just as he said
+      they would.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What became of Harrington, who wanted every d&mdash;&mdash; Yankee
+      killed like cats&mdash;bayoneted&mdash;without any quarter being shown,
+      etc.?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He went to Mexico after the war closed; could not live under
+      'Yankee' rule. He there tried to assist in establishing an
+      empire. Was regarded by some of the Imperialists as suited to become a
+      Duke. When the Empire fell, and no further hope of a dukedom arose before
+      his flattered vanity, he came back, and is now one of the leading
+      governmental reformers and placed in official position by his party (how
+      strange to say 'reformers'. They were once known by a
+      different name). But things are changing with the seasons now.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You see, this great battle of Pittskill Landing, following so soon
+      after the battle of Dolinsburg, had marked influence on the country. The
+      people began to see that the question of courage did not depend so much
+      upon where a man was born as it did on the amount of it he had when he was
+      born, and the principle for which he was contending, as well as drill and
+      discipline in his duty. The people in the North were beginning to learn
+      that every hill in the South was not mined and ready to be exploded,
+      blowing up everything that approached. After becoming cool they would ask
+      themselves as to where the powder could have been procured, etc.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;I remember well when it was
+      reported, and believed by many, that all the hills in Virginia, near
+      Washington, were mined, and that masked batteries were behind every bush.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, I know many would speak of those things to prove that the
+      rebellion could not be conquered, or any headway made against it. Just as
+      though a masked battery was any more dangerous than a battery uncovered;
+      and without reflecting as to the quantity of guns that would have been
+      required, and the number of men supporting the batteries at every place
+      where they were by the vivid imagination of many whose stories were
+      invented for the purpose of frightening the ignorant.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The truth is that it was and is to me one of the great wonders how
+      we ever succeeded in putting down the rebellion, with nearly the entire
+      South in arms, while there were but few that were not in arms who did not
+      sympathize fully with those who were; and in the North a strong political
+      party, as an organization, prayed and worked for the success of secession
+      and rebellion. The only ones of the party who did not sympathize with the
+      rebellion were a few old men who knew the benefits of a government, those
+      who entered the Union army, those who had friends in the service, and
+      those who were taught to revere the Union in early youth. The remainder of
+      that party who desired our success were but few and far between. They are
+      now the ones, however, who saved the Government, preserved the
+      Constitution, the flag, and our honor, and are going to reform all abuses
+      and make everybody prosperous and happy. The Colonel here, who lost an arm
+      for his country, is laid aside as 'worthless crockery'; and as
+      for myself, who gave seven sons to the service of my country, I am of no
+      use whatever. Of course, I am very old, but I supposed that it would be
+      considered an honor to me to have made so great a sacrifice. So I went out
+      to one of the Reformers' meetings last Fall, and instead of being
+      invited on the stand and referred to as an old man who had given up his
+      whole family for his country's cause, I was permitted to sit on the
+      ground and hear an old Secessionist and rebel sympathizer extolled to the
+      skies, with great applause following, and one of our best and most gallant
+      soldiers ridiculed and abused as if he had been a pirate during the war.
+      So it is and so it goes. I am poor. So are all who spent their time in
+      aiding our country. The mistake we made was not to have staid at home and
+      made fortunes, and let these men, who &ldquo;feathered their nests&rdquo;
+      during the war, have gone and served in the army and showed their love of
+      country. We would now have been the patriots and the ones to be intrusted
+      with public affairs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But why should I care? I think I should not. But it is impossible
+      for me to lay aside my feelings on the subject of my country's
+      welfare. I will go down to my grave with the feeling that those who so
+      loved their country that they risked their lives for it are the safer ones
+      to trust with its control. I cannot see how those who did not wish the
+      success of our country and those who exerted every nerve to destroy it can
+      be the best persons in whose hands to place our vast interests.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I may be wrong about this, however, and, therefore, will return to
+      my story, believing that the Lord doeth all things well.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter and our family at home were sitting in the parlor. Jennie was
+      wrapping Peter's foot in cloths and bandages, when the conversation
+      turned on Col. David and Col. Anderson. Jennie had a letter from David but
+      a day or so before, which gave us the news of the good health of himself
+      and James, the doctor. It also informed her that Henry had been assigned
+      to duty in the same command with himself, which made it very pleasant for
+      them. My wife, Aunt Sarah, had received a letter from Mary Anderson a day
+      or so before which brought the gratifying intelligence that the Colonel
+      was improving rapidly and would be able soon to return to Allentown and
+      once more enjoy for a time the quiet of our home. He was informed that he
+      must not return to take the field again for some months. While I was at
+      home, trying to arrange the difficulty about the colonelcy of his
+      regiment, inasmuch as his discovery and return to Dolinsburg had not been
+      officially announced, I wrote to the President the situation, telling him
+      the whole story and calling his attention to the reports of the battles in
+      which the Colonel had participated, and asking that he give him
+      recognition by promotion to a Brigadier-Generalship. With this request the
+      President had kindly complied, and I had his commission in my possession,
+      which fact I kept a profound secret. Just then Peter said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What can be done to arrange matters in Col. Tom's
+      regiment? There is Col. Rice, who, when Tom takes command or when the
+      facts are ascertained, will be reduced in his command as
+      Lieutenant-Colonel, and I will go back as Major. This I do not care for,
+      but Col. Rice is a proud man, and will dislike this, I fear.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Then he will show himself an unworthy officer. He should be
+      glad that his Colonel is alive and yield up the command gracefully.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There is no other way for him to do,' said Peter;
+      'that is true.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham was sitting off to one side with little Mary Anderson on
+      his lap. The child had been listening to what was said about her father.
+      She spoke to Uncle Ham, as she, with the rest of the family, had learned
+      to call him, and asked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'When is papa coming home? Is he well? Is mamma well? How
+      will they get home?' and many other questions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham said, 'I doesn't know. Hopes he git heah all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old fellow seemed rather serious, and finally he asked Aunt
+      Sarah 'If dat letta diin't say nuffln 'bout my ole woman
+      Marfa.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes,' said my wife. 'Uncle Ham, you must
+      pardon me; I was so engaged talking to Peter and Uncle Daniel about our
+      sons that I really neglected to tell you. I will get the letter and read
+      you what Mary says about your wife.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She took the letter from her pocket and read to Uncle Ham that
+      Martha was well and so kind to Col. Tom, calling him her boy and saying
+      'the good Laud' had saved him for some good purpose, and sent
+      her love to her 'dear ole Ham.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham broke into a laugh and said: 'Datfs it; dat's good.
+      I knowed she say jes' like dat. I tell you, Aunt Marfa, she be all
+      right. She know something I tell you she do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then entered into a disquisition on Aunt Martha to little Mary,
+      until she seemed to feel as much interested in Aunt Martha as did Uncle
+      Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While we were enjoying the rest of the evening in conversation we
+      heard a noise coming from the children's bedroom. Jennie at once
+      left us and proceeded to the room and found little Sarah Lyon&mdash;David's
+      youngest child, then four years old&mdash;very sick with a violent attack
+      of croup. We at once sent for a physician. He came, examined her and
+      pronounced her very ill. He very soon gave her relief, that proved to be
+      only temporary. We watched her during the night. In the morning she had a
+      violent fever, and seemed to be very flighty. Everything was done for the
+      blessed child, but all in vain. That afternoon she passed away. This was
+      another stroke to our whole family. Jennie, her mother, was nearly
+      frantic. This was the first misfortune of any sort that had happened in
+      David's family. We were all cast down in grief, as we loved little
+      Sarah. She had been named for my wife, who had made the child a special
+      pet. Little Mary and Jennie were almost heartbroken by her death. They
+      cried continually, and could not be pacified for several days. I
+      telegraphed her father, but it seems my dispatch, for some unknown reason,
+      was not delivered for three days. When it was he was almost crazed by the
+      unwelcome news. It was too late, however, for him to come home. This
+      seemed to sadden him. He was never himself any more during his life.
+      Little Sarah lies in the cemetery at Allentown.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here the old man broke down and wept bitterly for a time. When he
+      recovered he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My friends, it seems to me strange that I should weep now. My
+      sorrows are passed. I am only waiting here below for the reward that true
+      devotion must bring in the other world. There is no recompense for it
+      here. At least, I have only found that which comes from the affections of
+      a loving family. Oh! why should my family all-all have been taken from me
+      as they were? Who has had such a hard fate as mine? Yes! yes! when I come
+      to reflect, many have. Yes! when all are gone&mdash;one or many&mdash;that
+      is all; we can lose no more. My country, O! my country, it was for thee
+      they died.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER VI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;K. G. C.&rdquo;&mdash;ORGANIZATION OF THE ENEMIES OF THE UNION IN THE
+     NORTH&mdash;PLOTTING EVERYWHERE&mdash;OBJECTS OF THE TRAITOROUS
+     LEAGUE.
+
+     &ldquo;The bay trees in our country are all withered,
+     And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven&mdash;
+     The pale faced moon looks bloody on the earth,
+     And lean-looked prophets whisper fearful change,
+     Rich men look sad, and ruffians dance and leap.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The loss of little Sarah had spread such a gloom over our household
+      that I felt a desire to be out at David's farm, away from the house,
+      as much as possible. Peter also seemed much depressed and showed a great
+      desire to return to his regiment. On one occasion, when Ham and I returned
+      in the evening, the conversation drifted in the direction of the absent
+      ones in the army, and to Harvey, who fell at the battle of the Gaps. My
+      wife at once alluded to her dream, which seemed to be preying upon her
+      mind almost constantly. Peter was silent, but I noticed that he dropped a
+      tear. After a moment he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, you should not be constantly thinking of your
+      strange dream. You will become morbid on the subject, unless you drive it
+      from your mind. There is nothing in it that worrying will or can change.
+      There can be nothing sure in dreams, and if there is, you can only
+      discover it in the future. The war will reveal it all to you should there
+      be anything in it.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham must speak; it was thought by him to be his time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, missus, de wah 'splain it all. Massa Peter and me
+      talk 'bout dat. No danger come out of dreams, you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, Ham,' said Aunt Sarah, 'I thought you
+      dreamed about Peter, and said he was all right. You assured us of it; and
+      you said that you always knew by your dreams when matters were all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yeas, yeas, missus; but, you see, I be fool on dat. You see,
+      Massa Peter come back wid a so' foot, shot up putty bad. I got fool
+      on dat dream. You see, Marfa allers tells me 'bout de dreams. So you
+      see, I jes' thought I could tell, too. I miss it. Yeas, I miss him
+      dat time. Marfa, she know, she do. She tell you all 'bout dem when
+      she comed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Then he laughed a regular darky laugh, as I found he was sure to
+      do, if he concluded he had drawn you off on a 'false scent,'
+      or heard anything that pleased him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Sarah was relieved. The fact that Ham admitted that he was
+      humbugged by his own dream seemed to quiet her nerves; so she did not
+      allude to her dream again for a great while. But I could see plainly that
+      Peter was very much depressed whenever allusion was made to it. O, it was
+      prophetic, 'twas a revelation of dire calamities to follow, one
+      after another.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I could see it all when time unfolded the mystery, as it did, in
+      regular order. It was a warning so strangely imparted. But why, why this
+      warning, and why the calamities? That is the question which has been
+      demanding an answer so long; and yet no answer comes that seems to satisfy
+      my mind. Well, well, let that pass for the present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning I sent Ham to the farm on horseback to bring some
+      vegetables. Early in the forenoon we heard a noise as if the running of a
+      horse down the street, and looking out saw Ham coming under heavy
+      pressure, with sails spread. I ran out on the porch, and Ham pulled in
+      opposite the little yard gate. I called to him, and asked what was the
+      trouble. The old darky was so scared that he stammered and made motions,
+      but I could get nothing of an intelligent character from him. I made him
+      dismount, tie up his horse, and come in. By this time the family were all
+      out inquiring into the trouble. Ham sat down on the edge of the porch near
+      the entrance and fanned himself with his hat. Great drops of perspiration
+      were rolling down his face. He seemed to be in much distress. Finally
+      Jennie said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham, where is the lettuce, the asparagus, and the butter we
+      sent you after?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham, finding by this time that he was not dead, essayed to speak.
+      He raised himself to his full height.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'W'y! W'y! Yeas! Yeas! De&mdash;de&mdash;de&mdash;dey
+      done gone!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gone where?' asked Jennie.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dey done gone on de road, missus. I jes' tell you-uns
+      dey's Sesh in heah. 'Spec dey got dem, dey eat dem for dey
+      dinner. Dey got dem, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, what about the &ldquo;Sesh,&rdquo; as you call them?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, I tole you all 'bout dem. 'Pore de Laud, I
+      mus' rest fust. I is powerful tired, missis&mdash;I is.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham, put up your horse and get over your fright, and
+      then perhaps you can explain more satisfactorily what has happened to you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yeas, missus, I 'spect dat am de bes' way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So, when Ham had cooled off, we had him give us his experience. He
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Massa Daniel, I jes' go to de farm and dar seed
+      Massa Joseph Dent. He fix up de littis, de 'sparagrass, and de eggs;
+      and when dey all fix up I get ready to come home. He says, &ldquo;Ham, you
+      see dem fellows down de road dar?&rdquo; I looked and seed 'em, and
+      say &ldquo;Yes, sah.&rdquo; Den he say, &ldquo;Dey bad man's dey is;
+      kase dey's done bin heah all de mornin' lookin' round
+      like dey wants sumfin, and I watch 'em close; if dey boddersme dey
+      ketch it, sho;&rdquo; dat's what he say! I done told Massa Dent dat
+      I not feared. But dat was a story, kase me was some skea'd. I gits
+      on de hoss and corned right on jes' like I wa'n't skea'd
+      at all. I rides slow doe, kase as how I wa'n't sho'
+      'bout dem mans. So I gits 'bout half way down the road home,
+      and dem mans&mdash;dar war free of dem; dar war free, sho', dey jes'
+      steps right in de road afore me and de hoss. I say &ldquo;Good mornin,&rdquo;
+      and takes off my hat like a gemman. Dey say &ldquo;Whar you goin',
+      nigga?&rdquo; Den I know'd who dey is. When dey say &ldquo;nigga,&rdquo;
+      dat's nuff for dis child. I know'd dey be &ldquo;Sesh.&rdquo;
+      Dat's what &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; all call us&mdash;&ldquo;niggas.&rdquo;
+      I tells you, den I's ska'd. One ob dem say, &ldquo;What you
+      got dar, nigga?&rdquo; I say &ldquo;wegetables for de house.&rdquo; Ben
+      dey say &ldquo;Who house?' I told dem Massa Daniel. Den dey say,
+      &ldquo;Dat ole Lyon? Dat ole Ablishner? Dat ole scoun'el what want
+      to whip de Souf? To free de niggas 'mongst us?&rdquo; I say, &ldquo;Don'
+      know 'bout dat. Massa Lyon not say nuffin to me 'bout dat.&rdquo;
+      Den dey sajr, &ldquo;Whar you come from, anyhow?&rdquo; I tole 'em I
+      comed from up in de State whar Massa Daniel comed from. Den dey swar dat I
+      a liar; dat dey know'd Massa Daniel; dat he fetched no niggas hyar
+      from 'Hio. Den when dey say &ldquo;'Hio,&rdquo; golly, I be
+      glad; kase I could't smell out de name afore; forgot him clar, sho'.
+      Den I say I comed from 'Hio awhile ago, an' stay wid you, kase
+      I know'd you back dar in 'Hio. Den dey ax me w'at town I
+      comed from. Den dey get me. I skea'd den. One of dem say, &ldquo;O,
+      he a d&mdash;&mdash;d fool; he not know nuffin.&rdquo; I say, &ldquo;Yes,
+      sah, sho'; dat's fac. I doesn't know nuffin'bout
+      dem matters what you say.&rdquo; Den dey laff. Yes, sah, dey laff. I start
+      on. Den dey say, &ldquo;Nigga, stop dat hoss.&rdquo; De hoss stop. Yes,
+      sah, den I be orful skea'd. O, dey was de mos' wostest lookin'
+      disciplinous &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; you eber did see wid yo' eyes. Dey
+      had ole brown jeans coat an' britches. Dey look like de &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo;
+      what I seed when dey lef Col. Tom at my cabin.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, said Peter, 'they were escaped prisoners, I have
+      no doubt, from some place, and are hunting their way South.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah,' said Ham; 'dat's it; dey
+      'scape and is gwine back to de reb's army, sho': dat's
+      who dey is. I know'd dey was &ldquo;Sesh.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, go on, Ham; tell us the rest,' said Aunt Sarah.
+      I was so much amused at Ham's story that I kept rather quiet.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Ham, 'den dey took de hoss by de
+      bridle and made me git off. I s'posed dey was gwine to take de hoss,
+      but dey looked de hoss ober, and say he no good, and gib de hoss back. I
+      got on and dey all pull out pistols and tell me to &ldquo;git;&rdquo; dat's
+      wa't dey say, and sho' you bo'n, I git&mdash;an'
+      de lettice go one way, de 'sparagrass go anoder way, and eggs go de
+      Lord knows whar&mdash;to smash, I reckon. Dey all gone, sho,' an'
+      I's hyar. Dey shoot when I go. I 'spect I be kill; but I'm
+      hyar, sho'; dis is ole Ham; he 'scape.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0008" id="linkimage-0008">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0097.jpg" alt="Ham Encounters the Rebels 097 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all laughed&mdash;in fact, could not help it. I told Ham that I
+      would go out with him the next day and we would see about this matter. Ham
+      withdrew, scratching his head and looking very serious.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day I had the horses hitched to the wagon, and Peter
+      feeling that he had so far recovered that he could stand the ride, we went
+      out together. When we came to the place where Ham had met his three
+      suspicious looking friends we examined the spot, found Ham's
+      lettuce, etc., scattered somewhat over the ground, but could not see much
+      evidence of anything else.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham said but little. Finally, I asked him which direction his
+      friends had gone from here. He at once pointed the way, saying, 'Doesn't
+      you see de track? Dar he go, Turn 'roun' and go back de same
+      way he come.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We could see some indications that Ham's story might be true,
+      but not enough to be very satisfactory. However, we went along. When we
+      arrived at the farm and found Joseph Dent we had Ham relate his
+      experience. Joseph Dent said to come in the house. When we had all been
+      seated, Joseph said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I have no doubt as to the truth of what Ham says. The
+      same three men (at least, I suppose them to be, from the description),
+      came here last night and forced me to let them stay in the house. I was
+      not very fearful of their doing me any harm, as I was watchful. My partner
+      and myself could have handled them if they had made any demonstration. We
+      gave them their suppers and a mug of ale and got them going, and found
+      that they were escaped rebels, who had been in prison camp at
+      Indianapolis. They told us that there was a plot to let all the prisoners
+      loose and to raise an army out of their friends North to commence war
+      here, and in that way to have the rebellion succeed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter inquired how they came to tell so much about their plans.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph answered that he and his partner pretended to them that they
+      were in full sympathy with the rebellion, and were staying here only to
+      have the influence of Col. David to keep them out of the Union army, and
+      that if compelled at any time to join either army they would join the
+      rebels.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Where have they gone?' inquired Peter.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'They have gone into the country some twenty miles, to
+      Collins Grove. There is to be a political meeting there to-morrow, and
+      they expect, as they told us, that Thomas A. Strider, of Indianapolis, and
+      Dan Bowen, also of Indiana, were to be there, and through one of them they
+      thought they could obtain aid; that while in prison they had been
+      initiated into a society called the &ldquo;Knights of the Golden Circle,&rdquo;
+      which was a secession organization, intended as an auxiliary force to the
+      rebel army; that Dan Bowen was one of their main men, and so called
+      &ldquo;Agitator&rdquo;; that Thomas A. Strider was Chief Counselor to the
+      organization in Indiana; was to be in Washington most of the time to
+      &ldquo;watch things&rdquo; and to defend them at all times when any of
+      their order should be arrested or in any danger.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter and I went out to the barn and talked the matter over, and
+      thought that in such a case as this we would be justified in resorting to
+      any means or strategy to discover this secret organization and ascertain
+      the designs of its members. We concluded to get Joseph Dent, who was an
+      old soldier, and very bright, with an excellent memory, to join it and
+      find out all that he could about the organization. Agreeing to this, Peter
+      hobbled back on his crutches. He being a soldier made the proposition to
+      Dent, which he readily acceded to, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I had thought of that myself, but feared that you might take
+      me to be too intimate with these people. I call them Secessionists and
+      rebels. I think, that if you agree, I will go down to this meeting
+      to-morrow, and when I come back will come to Allentown, as they might keep
+      a watch on me here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;With this understanding we returned, instructing Joseph Dent to
+      stay as long as might become necessary, in order to learn all that he
+      could as to the design of these people. After getting our supplies in the
+      wagon we returned home. On arriving we found all feeling very joyful over
+      the fact that Col. Anderson would be home in the course of a week. He had
+      so written to me. Aunt Sarah had opened and read the letter. Little Mary
+      was so delighted that she ran out and tried to tell us all that her father
+      had written. She would talk and stammer and draw a long breath, and then
+      commence again, and repeat until I had to tell her to rest and begin
+      slowly. When we got in we heard all. The two children were delighted at
+      the prospect of seeing Aunt Martha almost as much as seeing the Colonel
+      and his brave wife. Peter and I had to keep quiet about our program with
+      Joseph Dent, and therefore discussed other matters. During the evening
+      Peter concluded that he would not attempt returning to his regiment until
+      Col. Tom should arrive, so that he could arrange about the command and
+      take some word back to Col. Rice. (I said not one word about Tom's
+      commission as Brigadier, but continued the suggestion that Col. Rice could
+      not think of doing otherwise than turning over the command to Col.
+      Anderson.) Just then the post-boy came again with a letter. I opened it
+      and found it to be from my son Jackson, at St. Paul, Minn., (where he
+      resided and was engaged in railroad building,) stating that he considered
+      it his duty to enter the service of his country. Being young and healthy,
+      he said, no patriot in this crisis, blessed with good health, could afford
+      to remain out of the army; that the day would come when the question would
+      be asked of all such persons, 'Why did you not go to the war and
+      fight for your country?' Poor boy, if he were living now he would
+      ask himself the queston: 'Why did I go; for what did I peril my
+      life?' Yes! yes!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, I kept this from my wife, Aunt Sarah, for the time. She was
+      so worried about our family that I thought best to wait for a day or so,
+      inasmuch as she did not see me get the letter. A couple of days passed and
+      Joseph Dent came to our house. After seeing and speaking to Jennie about
+      the farm and her interest generally, and telling Aunt Sarah about Ham's
+      scare and joking him somewhat, he spoke to Peter and myself, and said that
+      he wanted to see us alone.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all went out to the barn, and there he told us all that he had
+      heard and seen&mdash;that he had gone to Collins' Grove; that there
+      was a large political meeting there; that Dan Bowen spoke in the most
+      excited manner of the wrongs and outrages, as he termed them, of the vile
+      abolition adminstration; that the Union soldiers were mere hirelings; that
+      he hoped none of his party would join the Abolition army to assist in
+      robbing and murdering our brethren down South. (Dent had noted these
+      sayings in his memorandum; he was a man of fair education and a close
+      observer.) Bowen was vociferously applauded during his remarks. Thos. A.
+      Strider spoke also; but he was not so vehement and abusive as Bowen, but
+      was equally strong against the war for the Union. Strider spoke of it as
+      an unholy war on our part, and all the acts of Congress and the President
+      being 'unauthorized and unconstitutional,' and that the war
+      would be a failure and ought to be; that he would not see money
+      appropriated, if in his power to prevent, to carry it on; that if the
+      Government undertook to draft his friends in Indiana as soldiers, he would
+      defend any of them (free of charge) that resisted such an unconstitutional
+      proceeding. He continued in this vein for an hour. These utterances were
+      loudly applauded by the majority of the audience. But, continuing, he
+      stated that on that day he came across the three escaped prisoners
+      heretofore mentioned, and staid with them during the speeches and agreed
+      to all that was said, so as to satisfy them of his strict adherence to
+      their principles.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They said to him that if he would remain that night they would
+      initiate him into their mysterious organization. He acceded to their
+      proposition without hesitation, and remained&mdash;not leaving them for an
+      instant. In the evening, shortly after dark, they were all conducted to a
+      large empty barn near by, and on entering it Dent found Thos. A. Strider
+      presiding, and Bowen lecturing on the designs and purposes of the Knights
+      of the Golden Circle.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After he had explained the objects of the organization, an
+      obligation was administered to all who had not before been admitted and
+      obligated. Dent, being one who had not before joined, with others took the
+      obligation, and was then instructed in the signs, grips and passwords. He
+      said that he played it pretty well, so that he was thoroughly instructed,
+      and kept repeating them to himself, so that he might not forget any part.
+      The obligation pledged them to use all possible means in their power to
+      aid the rebels to gain their independence; to aid and assist prisoners to
+      escape; to vote for no one for office who was not opposed to the further
+      prosecution of the war, to encourage desertions from the Union army; to
+      protect the rebels in all things necessary to carry out their designs,
+      even to the burning and destroying of towns and cities, if necessary, in
+      order to produce the desired result. They were also directed to give
+      information at all times of any knowledge they might have of the movements
+      of our armies, and of the coming of soldiers to their homes; to use their
+      influence to prevent their return to the army. They were not even to
+      disclose the murder of any returned soldier or Union man, if done by any
+      one belonging to this organization. They were told in the instructions
+      that men were sent into our prisons to obligate and instruct all
+      prisoners, so that they could make themselves known in traveling, should
+      they escape; also, that the organization extended into Canada, as well as
+      every State in the North; that men in our army belonged to it, who would
+      retreat in battle, or surrender whenever they could do so; they could
+      always make themselves known to the rebel commanders; that the members
+      were in every way possible to foment jealousies and ill-feeling between
+      the Eastern and Western troops, and especially between the commanding
+      Generals of the two sections; they were to encourage the Western
+      volunteers not to allow themselves to be commanded by Eastern officers,
+      and especially were they to tickle the fancy and pride of the Eastern
+      officers and men, by encouraging them not to allow themselves to be
+      subjected to the control of the uneducated men of the West&mdash;in short,
+      every kind and character of argument was to be resorted to. In the event
+      of failure, any other means, no matter what, was to be employed to cause
+      failure on our part and success on theirs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0009" id="linkimage-0009">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0103.jpg"
+      alt="Knights of the Golden Circle Meeting in a Barn 103 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter wrote down every word told us by Dent, being very careful
+      about the signs and passwords. This being done, we cautioned-Dent to be
+      extremely careful in his conversations with others, and never to speak of
+      this organization to any one, for fear that he might get into trouble or
+      suffer in some way from its members. Dent bade us good day and left for
+      home. We returned to the house and there read over Peter's
+      memorandum carefully, and studied the signs and passwords so as to fully
+      comprehend them. This, to us, was a serious question. Peter felt as though
+      there was much in this to cause our country great trouble in addition to
+      what was already upon us. I said to Peter that I would at once write to
+      the President and send him all the statements as they were made to us by
+      Dent, as well as suggest to him the necessity of having this conspiracy
+      (as it was nothing less) ferreted out at once, which I did that day, and
+      also suggested the arrest and trial of all that could be found who were
+      engaged in getting up these organizations. I soon received a letter, not
+      from the President, but from another, which satisfied me that my letter
+      had been received by the one for whom it was intended.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Very soon the whisperings and newspaper gossip showed plainly that
+      there were jealousies in the Army of the East as well as in the Army of
+      the Center. Officers were complaining of each other, and some were
+      charging ill-treatment on the part of the Administration, showing clearly
+      that there were influences silently at work. About this time I received a
+      note from Washington requesting me to come to that city. I prepared for
+      the trip. Bidding good-by to our family, and requesting Peter not to leave
+      until I should return, I was off, no one but Peter and my wife holding the
+      secret of my leaving home at this time. When I arrived at Washington I
+      proceeded to the Executive Mansion, sent in my name, and was at once
+      admitted. The President met me most cordially, and asked me to be seated.
+      He wrote a note and sent it out by a messenger, then turned to me and
+      entered into conversation about the health of our people, the crops of the
+      country, and the sentiments I found generally held among the people of the
+      West in reference to the war. I said to him that among the Union people
+      there was but one sentiment, and that was that the last man and last
+      dollar must be exhausted, if necessary, to put down the rebellion. He
+      grasped me by the hand warmly and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Lyon, my good friend, I am exceedingly glad to know that. I
+      have been hearing curious stories about your part of Indiana. The Governor
+      of your State seems to fear trouble from some cause.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My dear Mr. President,' I said, 'do not
+      misunderstand me. I do not mean to say our people are united; it is only
+      the Union people I had reference to. There is a strong party in the State
+      who are utterly opposed to the prosecution of the war, and they are led on
+      by very strong and influential men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the President, 'this man Strider is
+      at the head of that party. He is a smooth-talking fellow&mdash;rather an
+      &ldquo;Oily Gammon,&rdquo; very shrewd, and hard to catch at any open or
+      overt act. He has a way of setting others on and keeping out himself. At
+      least, I should so conclude from what I have seen and know of him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Mr. President, you have estimated the man correctly,'
+      was my reply.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Just at this point in the conversation, the Secretary of War
+      came in. The President was going to introduce me.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No introduction is necessary, Mr. President,' said the
+      Secretary; 'this is one of my old neighbors and friends.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Our meeting was full of warmth and friendly greetings,
+      having been friends for many years in Ohio prior to my leaving the State.
+      We were all seated, and after some general conversation between the
+      Secretary and myself, the President remarked that he had sent for me, and
+      on my presenting myself he had sent for the Secretary of War for the
+      purpose of having a full conference in reference to the situation in the
+      rear of the army out West, and that from my letter to him he did not know
+      of any one who could give him that information better than myself.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'By the way,' said he, 'what about your nephew,
+      Anderson? He must be a glorious fellow and a good soldier. Of course, you
+      have received the commission that the Secretary and I sent you for him?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes I thanks to you, Mr. President. He is improving very
+      fast. His wound will soon be well, and he will then be ready for the field
+      again.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tell him,' said the President, 'that I will
+      watch his career with great interest. Coming from where he does, he must
+      have good metal in him to face his friends and relatives in taking the
+      stand he has.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir,' said I; 'he is a true man, and his
+      wife, though a Southern woman, is one of the noblest of her sex, and as
+      true a patriot as ever lived.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Your family are nearly all soldiers, I believe, Mr. Lyon,'
+      said the Secretary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Mr. Secretary; I had seven sons&mdash;five are in the
+      army, one was killed at the battle of the Gaps, and the seventh is on his
+      way from St. Paul to join it. God knows I have some interest in our
+      success, and I will go myself at any time should it be necessary.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The President here interrupted:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Mr. Lyon, you must not. You have done enough. If this
+      Government cannot be saved without the eighth one of your family putting
+      his life in peril at your age, it cannot be saved. We will accept no more
+      recruits from the Lyon family.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The President then asked me to give to the Secretary and
+      himself the situation in the West as nearly as I could, and especially in
+      Indiana.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I proceeded to state the situation&mdash;the bitterness of the
+      opposition to the Administration, as well as to the war, then being
+      manifested by the anti-war party, or, in other words, by the Democratic
+      party as an organization; the organized lodges of the Golden Circle, their
+      objects and designs, the influence they were to bring to bear, how they
+      were to operate and in what directions, the jealousies they were to
+      engender between the officers of the East and the West; the fact that they
+      were to release prisoners and to destroy towns and cities in the North,
+      should it become necessary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President and Secretary both listened with grave attention, and
+      seemed to fully comprehend the situation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President finally said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Secretary, this is a very serious matter, and is
+      becoming more so every day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' replied the Secretary; 'you know, Mr.
+      President, that we have talked this over heretofore, but this revelation
+      seems startling. I can begin to see where the influence partly comes from
+      which gives us so much trouble with some of the officers of the Eastern
+      army. At first I was induced to believe that they were jealous of each
+      other, but I am beginning to think it comes from political influences in
+      opposition to the Administration, having a desire to change the policy of
+      the Government in reference to the war. Several of the senior officers in
+      different commands act as though they thought more of promotion and being
+      assigned to large commands than the success of our cause. They will not
+      serve under any but their own selection of commanders&mdash;at least, make
+      opposition to doing so. There seems to be a little coterie who think no
+      one is suitable to command except themselves. They have not been very
+      successful so far, and act as though they were determined that no one else
+      should be. We have relieved their chief and brought a new man to the
+      field, and I do believe that some of these men will not give him a cordial
+      support. We must wait, quietly, however, for developments. One thing is
+      strange to me, and that is that I find these complaining gentlemen all
+      have been and now are in sympathy with the party which is found in a great
+      degree opposing the war. I do not mean by this to impeach their
+      patriotism, but to suggest that the influences which operate upon them and
+      flatter their vanity by suggestions of presidency, cabinets, head of the
+      army, future power, greatness, etc., are not coming from the people or
+      party in full accord with the Administration and in favor of such a
+      prosecution of the war as will insure ultimate success.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said the President, 'we are in their
+      power at the present, and their demands upon the Administration are of a
+      character to induce the belief that they are preparing the road to an
+      ultimate recognition of the so-called Confederacy; but, gentlemen, they
+      will not succeed.' (This he said with much warmth.) 'I will
+      not let them succeed. The Lord, in his own good time, will raise up and
+      develop some man of great genius as a commander, and I am now patiently
+      waiting for that time. I cannot put these men aside now. The country would
+      sympathize with them and feel that I do not know as much about war as they
+      do; but they will tell the tale on themselves very soon, and then we will
+      be completely justified in getting rid of them. This war must go on for
+      some time yet if the Union is to be restored, and I have faith that it
+      will be; but I am just now bothered more about the condition in the rear
+      than in the front; that will come out all right in time. But if these
+      Golden Circle organizations spread, as they seem to be doing, in the West,
+      where a great portion of our troops must come from, and the people should
+      once get the idea fixed in their minds that the war must be a failure, and
+      a fire in the rear is started of great proportions, then what? Then will
+      come the serious question. And should the people pronounce at the next
+      election against a further prosecution of the war, there will be a secret
+      understanding with those who come into power that the so-called
+      Confederacy is to be recognized, and that will be the end.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, Mr. President, do you look for such a result?' I
+      asked.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' responded the President; 'I was only
+      putting the worst side of the case&mdash;just as I would look at the worst
+      side of a client's case in court. The people of this country love
+      this republic too well to see it go down marred and destroyed merely for
+      the purpose of upholding the crime and infamy of slavery. No, gentlemen,
+      this Union will be restored. All the rebels of the South, and all the
+      sympathizers and Golden Circles of the North cannot destroy it so long as
+      there is one patriot left qualified to lead an army. They will have to
+      burn every city and assassinate every leading man who is able to be a
+      leader before our flag will go down in gloom and disgrace. This they may
+      try. God only knows what desperate men will do to uphold an unholy cause.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;How prophetic this thought was,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, it was really so. The very things mentioned were attempted,
+      and an organization completed for the purpose. They accomplished a part of
+      their hellish design, but they did not succeed to the extent contemplated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But to return to the conversation with the President and Secretary:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President then asked me if I would, in my own way, further
+      ferret out what was being done by this organization in the West and post
+      him by reports in writing as often as I could conveniently do so.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I responded that I could not go into the lodges myself, but I
+      would, in every way that I could consistently, through others, obtain
+      information and send him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This,' he said, 'was all that he could ask me to
+      do, situated as I was.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being all that was desired, the Secretary of War made out a
+      pass authorizing me to enter any and all of our lines or camps of
+      prisoners, to visit any and all hospitals&mdash;in fact, to go to and pass
+      through all places under military control in the United States. With this
+      pass in my pocket I bade good-by to the President and Secretary and left
+      for home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When I returned I found that Col. Tom Anderson, his wife, and old
+      Aunt Martha had arrived. The family had a joyful meeting and had become
+      settled down. All were glad to see me. Col. Tom, his wife, and Aunt Martha
+      had many pleasant things to relate&mdash;how Tom recovered so rapidly; how
+      kind Col. Harden had been; what a good man Surg. Long was; how a band of
+      rebels came down the river to old George's farm, where Tom had been
+      so long; how they were surprised and captured by one of Col. Harden's
+      reconnoitering parties, and that they said they were sent to take Mr.
+      George's property away and to bring with them old Ham and Aunt
+      Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham, being present, broke out in one of his characteristic
+      laughs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ah! He-ogh. Fo' de good Laud, dat's de time dey
+      miss der cotch. Dis darky was done gone when dey comed. I know'd dey'd
+      be dar sometime for dis cat, and Marfa, too. I tells you, dey want her,
+      dey do. She know how to cook and do things, she do. Be a cole day when dey
+      gits dis cat agin, sho's you born'd.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha came in and said to Ham:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What you doin' heah, Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I's sympensizen wid dem &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; what comed
+      down to ole Massa George's place back yonder for to fotch me and you
+      back to de Missip. De cat done gone. He-ah! he-ah!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but you ole fool, dey'd got you if it had not bin
+      for me. I beg you afore you goes to go wid Massa Daniel, you knows I did.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Marfa, dat's so. I tole dem all de time dat you
+      knows de bes'. Don't I, Massa Daniel?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes, Ham,' I said. 'You always speak well of
+      Martha, and what she knows.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Deed I do, Marfa; dat's so; I does, all de time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dat's all right den, Ham. I forgib you all what you
+      do, so you jes' git out in de kitchen; dar's whar you blong.
+      Dese folks spile you ef dey don't mind deyselves.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The family, or a considerable portion of them, again being
+      together, we naturally drifted in our conversation as to the war, it being
+      uppermost in everybody's mind at that time; so I found an
+      opportunity to tell Col. Anderson and Peter all about my trip, what had
+      occurred, and what I had promised to do. Peter said that I would have to
+      be very cautious, and that the first thing was to understand whether or
+      not the Postmaster here could be trusted. Should he allow it to be known
+      that I was frequently communicating with the President, the enemies at
+      Allentown would manage in some way to discover my communications, and
+      thereby my life would be in danger.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I knew the Postmaster, however, and that he could be trusted; so
+      that part of the matter was settled.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Colonel Anderson suggested that there should be no haste in
+      settling the arrangements; that it was of such importance that a little
+      reflection would do no harm; so we laid the matter over for the present.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;we who were in the army
+      felt the influence of the Knights of the Golden Circle. There was one time
+      during the war when we would have hundreds of desertions in a night; nor
+      could we stop it for a considerable length of time. We finally discovered
+      that the people opposed to the war were engaged in every possible way in
+      influencing the relatives of the soldiers. They would sometimes get their
+      wives to write about their sufferings, sickness in their families, and in
+      every way that it could be done they were rendered dissatisfied.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Maj. Clymer, &ldquo;that is true in every respect.
+      Part of my command deserted, and I have found since the war that they were
+      induced to do so by these very influences.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The situation at that time was very critical,&rdquo; said Dr.
+      Adams. &ldquo;I remember well when mobs were organized and when soldiers
+      were shot down on the road in this vicinity while returning to their
+      commands after being home on a leave of absence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;O, yes, those were perilous times for all who were in favor of
+      their country's success. Returning, however, to family matters:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the morning of the next day, after Peter, Col. Anderson and
+      myself had talked over the matter of my Washington trip, and sat down to
+      breakfast, Col. Anderson found a paper under his plate. All eyes were upon
+      him, and he turned his upon the paper. He read it, and looked at me as
+      though he understood it all, yet it was evidently a very happy surprise;
+      he said not one word, but handed it to his wife, supposing that the rest
+      knew of it. She jumped up from the table and threw her arms around my neck
+      and wept for joy. This procedure seemed to puzzle the rest of the family,
+      as they were totally ignorant of the contents of the paper.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother,' exclaimed Peter, 'what is all this?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Anderson said: 'Aunt, do you not know what it is?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, indeed,' she replied.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I then revealed the secret of my keeping the fact quiet about Tom
+      having been commissioned as a Brigadier-General
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter at once said: 'Well, that settles the question in our
+      regiment; and I am truly glad, for two reasons: first, that Col. Anderson
+      has been promoted, and, second, that it leaves our regiment intact.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;All congratulated the Colonel and were happy over it. Old Aunt
+      Martha who was waiting on the table that morning shouted out 'Glory!
+      Dat's jes' what I sed; dat de good Laud was gwine to keep
+      Massa Tom for some big thing, so he do good. I know'd it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all felt that it was due him and all were glad. Upon looking up
+      I discerned tears in Jennie's eyes, I knew in a moment her thoughts,
+      but said not a word. Her darling child, Sarah, had died, and of course she
+      was sensitive and easily touched. After breakfast I took the first
+      opportunity to say to her: 'My dear child, don't feel badly;
+      your husband's promotion will come very soon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This seemed to cheer her up, and all went on well and pleasantly.
+      No one seemed to understand Jennie's tears but myself, and I was
+      very quiet on the subject. Sure enough, the very next day she got a letter
+      from David, telling her that he had been promoted and assigned to the
+      command of a brigade. This made us all doubly happy, and caused us to
+      forget our grief for a time. The two children did not quite understand all
+      this. But Aunt Martha, to whom the children had become quite devoted, was
+      in her very peculiar way explaining it all to the children, and yet she
+      knew but little more about it than they did, and between her explanations
+      and their understanding of it, made it very amusing indeed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Two days afterwards Peter left for his command, which was still
+      encamped on the battle-field of Pittskill Landing. He felt as though he
+      could do camp duty if no more. He wore the same sad countenance that had
+      become fastened upon him since he had been pondering over his mother's
+      dream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Anderson was still very weak, but was nervous about the future
+      and extremely anxious to recover sufficiently to take the field. His
+      bloodless face and trembling motion showed that he couldn't perform
+      field duty for some time to come. He made a request, however, for the
+      detail of Capt. Day, of Col. Harden's regiment, as one of his
+      aides-de-camp. The order for the detail, in accordance with his wishes, he
+      soon received, but delayed sending it forward, leaving Capt. Day with Col.
+      Harden until such time as he should be able to be assigned to duty. In
+      talking over with Gen. Anderson the situation and the mission I had to
+      perform, we concluded, inasmuch as he was only slightly known through the
+      West, that he could travel through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois on a
+      prospecting tour and be less liable to suspicion than myself, known as I
+      was in many parts of the country, and that the journey was just what he
+      needed to give him strength.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Preparatory to his undertaking the expedition we thought proper to
+      visit Joseph Dent on the farm, and have the General more fully posted in
+      the mysteries of the Golden Circle. We at once repaired to the farm. While
+      there Dent instructed him thoroughly, he having it at his tongue's
+      end, as he had been meeting with the Circle frequently in the
+      neighborhood, under the advice of Peter and myself. Gen. Anderson
+      carefully wrote down everything in his pocket memorandum book, and after
+      frequently going over the signs, manipulations, passwords, etc., with
+      Dent, we left for home. All the preliminaries were then arranged, so that
+      the General was to start as soon as he considered himself sufficiently
+      strong to undergo the fatigues of the journey.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Late in the evening the form of a tall, well-proportioned man
+      appeared at the door and rapped. I said 'Come.' He entered,
+      saying, 'Father, how are you?' I saw it was my son Jackson,
+      from St. Paul, Minn. After hearty greetings, I introduced him to Gen.
+      Anderson and wife. Aunt Sarah soon entered the room, and the meeting
+      between mother and son was most touching. In the conversation that ensued
+      Jackson soon disclosed the fact that he was on his way to join the army
+      somewhere, not entirely defined in his own mind; but came by to pay a
+      visit to us first.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson seemed at once to take a fancy to Jack son, and
+      proposed that he make application for a Captaincy in the Regular Army and
+      be assigned to him as one of his staff officers. This was readily acceded
+      to by my son. The papers were made out, and Jackson started for Washington
+      the next morning to make the request of the President, the understanding
+      being that he was to return to my house and await the future movements of
+      Gen. Anderson. His mother, hearing of this arrangement, was better
+      satisfied with it than she would have been if he had started out in some
+      regiment; but she wept bitter tears at the thought of all her sons
+      endangering their lives.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Daniel, if our whole family, or a greater part of them
+      should be lost, who will remember it to our honor, and where will sympathy
+      for us come from? You know the youth who fired the Ephesian Dome is
+      remembered, while the builder is forgotten.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;These words of my good wife are constantly ringing in my ears. How
+      true! how true!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0007" id="link2HCH0007">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER VII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     TRAITOR KNIGHTS&mdash;ORGANIZATION OF REBEL SYMPATHIZERS IN
+     INDIANA AND ILLINOIS&mdash;SIGNS AND SECRETS&mdash;GEN. ANDERSON'S
+     TOUR OF INVESTIGATION &mdash;THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
+
+     &ldquo;O, Conspiracy, shame'st
+     Thou to show thy dangerous brow by night,
+     When folks are most free?  O then, by day,
+     Where will thou find a cavern dark enough
+     To mask thy monstrous visage?
+     Seek none, conspiracy.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Several days elapsed before Gen. Anderson felt that he could
+      undertake the journey contemplated. Finally he concluded that he would
+      make the effort. He thought it best for him to pass into Illinois first,
+      as he would not be known in that State. After arranging his matters and
+      leaving word for Jackson to remain at my house, (on his return from
+      Washington, should he succeed in obtaining the desired appointment,) until
+      he returned from his tour of investigation, he started.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The first stopping place of the General was at Colestown, in
+      Charles County. There he remained several days, and found the most bitter
+      feeling existing between the political parties. He passed very easily
+      among the anti-war people for a Southerner and rebel. He made the
+      acquaintance of one Maj. Cornell, who was home on leave of absence. The
+      General, finding him a very intelligent and apparently an honorable,
+      high-minded gentleman, explained to him that he was not a rebel, but on a
+      mission for the Government. This made him all right with the loyal
+      element, that could be privately communicated with and trusted.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He had noticed a gentleman, rather fine-looking, with the movements
+      and general appearance of a Southerner. He managed to get a good look in
+      his face, and recognized him as Mr. Jas. Walters, of Arkansas. He spoke to
+      him. The recognition was mutual; the General invited him to his room, and
+      there the knowledge of the Golden Circle was at once manifested. Neither
+      disclosed at first anything about himself, but finally the General told
+      Walters that he was up here North for his health, and to spy out the
+      situation and report the same. They soon became very confidential, and
+      Walters unbosomed himself to the General. He told him that he was
+      traveling under the guise of a real-estate agent, selecting land for some
+      large and wealthy firm, but in reality he was organizing the Knights of
+      the Golden Circle; that he had organized, some ten miles southeast of the
+      town, a lodge of sixty members. He gave all the names. In Colestown he had
+      another lodge, seventy strong, with Col. O. B. Dickens as Chief of the
+      Order for that Congressional district.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During that evening he showed the General his lists and gave him
+      the names of men to go to in Vernon County, Jeffersonville, Fayetteville,
+      Franklin, Perryville, Fultonville and many other places in the state.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Chicago being the main headquarters, he directed him (if he should
+      go there) to Morrison Buckner, John Walls, N. Judy Cornington, C. H.
+      Eagle, and many other prominent men who belonged to the organization and
+      were in direct communication with Windsor, Canada, where a portion of the
+      main directors and managers were stationed, and from whence they were
+      sending out organizers for the West. Walters told him that Indianapolis,
+      Ind., was one of the 'Head Centers,' and that Dodgers,
+      Bowlens, Millington, Dorsing and Byron were the Chiefs, with several
+      so-called Agitators, and that Mr. Strider was Supreme Counsel; that the
+      organization was spreading rapidly; that in Ohio, at Dayburg, was the Head
+      Center; that along the great river there were very many lodges and quite a
+      number of members, but that it had not been so long at work in Ohio as in
+      Illinois and Indiana. Also, that the Supreme Commander lived in Dayburg,
+      O.; his name was given as Valamburg; that in Kentucky and Missouri nearly
+      all the people were joining the order and sending men as fast as they
+      could to the rebel army, and at the proper time, when things were ripe for
+      the people to rise, one of the most popular officers in the rebel army,
+      who lived in Missouri, would be sent there with enough troops to protect
+      himself until the Knights could join him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He went on to say that Col. Burnett, of St. Louis, was Supreme
+      Commander for Missouri, and Marmalade was Chief Agitator; John Morganson
+      was Supreme Commander in Kentucky; that he was gathering men from there
+      all the time; that he was not only Supreme Commander of Kentucky, but
+      appointed to make excursions and raids into Ohio and Indiana, whenever the
+      organization should be considered strong enough to protect him. This, he
+      said, was considered one of the measures to be resorted to in order to
+      frighten the property-holders of the North, and thereby drive them into a
+      peace-policy; that if the North could be once thoroughly alarmed about the
+      safety of their property, the anti-war party would then carry an election,
+      and that would secure the recognition of the Southern Confederacy; that a
+      perfect understanding of this kind existed with the leaders of the
+      Confederacy and the leaders of the anti-war party North. He told the
+      General that this organization was first started in New York city by a man
+      by the name of McMasterson and some gentlemen from Richmond, who had
+      passed through the lines and gone there for this purpose; that there were
+      at that time 100,000 Knights in the State of New York; 80,000 in Ohio;
+      75,000 in Indiana, and 50,000 in Illinois.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said it was thought that it would require about one year yet to
+      get the organization perfected and in good working order; that they had to
+      work very cautiously, and would have considerable trouble getting the
+      right kind of arms into their hands. There was no trouble, he said, in
+      having them all armed with pistols; 'for,' said Walters,
+      'these Yankees are so fond of money that you can buy arms anywhere,
+      if on hand. You can get them made at some of the private arsenals, if you
+      could assure them against discovery. The intention, however, is to get all
+      things ready by the time of the next Presidential election, and if we do
+      not whip them before that time we will resort to such methods as will
+      insure the election of one of our friends, or one who believes that we can
+      never be subjugated.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0010" id="linkimage-0010">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0118.jpg" alt="Drinking to the Success of Treason 118 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General responded to what he had said, and remarked that it did
+      seem that if those plans could be carried out that success must certainly
+      follow.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Walters; 'we must not and cannot
+      fail. I tell you, when these money-loving Yanks see their towns and cities
+      threatened, prisoners turned loose, maddened by confinement, and commence
+      applying the torch, you will hear peace! peace! for God's sake, give
+      us peace! This will be the cry, sir! Mind what I say!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Walters by this time had disclosed the fact that he was a
+      colonel in the rebel army; he had pulled at his flask frequently, and was
+      growing quite eloquent. Gen. Anderson could not drink, and his looks gave
+      him a good excuse for not doing so. Finally Walters said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Anderson, how did you get here, anyhow? The last time I saw
+      you was at Vicksburg, four years ago, attending court.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said the General, 'I might have asked you
+      the same question.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, don't play Yankee on me in answering my question
+      by asking me another.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, said the General, 'I was in Kentucky, and when I
+      crossed the river no one asked me any questions. I looked so ill and
+      emaciated that they thought I told them the truth when I said I wanted a
+      change of climate&mdash;and then, I am also playing the Union role, you
+      know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is it not very curious,' said Walters; 'I have
+      traveled all over this country, and no one has asked me a question as to
+      where I came from or what I am doing. In our country we would both have
+      been in prison or hung before this as spies. Don't you think so?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We would have been in great danger,' said the General
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Danger! Thunder!' said Walters; 'we would have
+      pulled hemp before this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was then getting quite late, and the General began to excuse
+      himself on account of his health, and they finally spoke of meeting again
+      sometime, and bade each other good night. The General retired after
+      arranging to leave on the train in the morning for Chicago. Leaving
+      Coles-town at an early hour, he arrived in Chicago that evening and put up
+      at the Richmond House. In the course of the next day, by proper
+      management, he got acquainted with Walls, Morrison Buckner and Mr. Eagle.
+      This hotel seemed to be the common meeting-place for this class of men.
+      The subject of the war was discussed very freely by all of them. They
+      seemed to be very much exasperated about the course of the Administration,
+      denouncing its acts as revolutionary, arbitrary and unconstitutional.
+      Eagle seemed to be rather a good-natured fellow&mdash;dealt measurably in
+      jokes, as I took it. He said that he did not owe allegiance to any
+      country, as he understood it; that his father was French, his mother was
+      German, and he was born on English waters under the Italian flag; and that
+      he should claim protection from all until his nativity could be settled.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said he rather took a liking to him. He finally
+      explained to the General, however, that he was from the South, but left
+      there because his health was not good enough to go into the Confederate
+      army, and he knew if he staid he would have been compelled to do so. In
+      Chicago there was no danger of having to go into either army; that a man
+      could stay and help the rebels more than if he we were South, and if they
+      wanted him in the army he could hire some fool to go and get shot in his
+      place for a hundred dollars. He said that there was another advantage&mdash;that
+      the people went so fast that they forgot which side you were on in a
+      month, and that you did not have to live there always to become a citizen.
+      You could go to Congress after you had been there a week, if you only knew
+      how to handle the 'boys.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The General said that he was really amused at the fellow,
+      but very soon the Grand Head Center of the State came in and he was
+      introduced to Mr. N. Judy Cornington.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The General gave him the sign, which was at once recognized,
+      and the wink went round that the General was a brother. They conversed
+      freely about the condition of the country; the ultimate result of the war;
+      what must be done to bring about peace; how the Administration must be
+      changed and peaceful commercial relations established with the South, and
+      the Southern Confederacy recognized. To all this the General responded:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but suppose these things that you mention do not bring
+      about the result. What then?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What then?' you ask, 'We will then resort to any
+      and every means, no matter what, for success. We are now in the same
+      condition as the rebels South. Should they fail we will have to go South,
+      or forever be under the ban of treason. You do not suppose that these
+      people who support the Union will ever trust any of us or any of our party
+      again, should our friends South fail, do you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, what of it?' asked Mr. Buckner. 'I do not
+      now, nor do I expect hereafter to ask these people for anything. I am
+      actuated by principle purely, without reference to the future. Let the
+      future take care of itself.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, that is well enough, Mr. Buckner,' said
+      Corning-ton, 'as a sentiment just now; but some day we will feel
+      differently, and our people, who are now taking desperate chances, will
+      want to have something to say. You do not suppose that all these brave men
+      who are now in the rebel army, and their friends North, are going to allow
+      these Abolitionists to run this Government, even if we should not succeed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you think that these people North will care (after this
+      thing is over) anything about who shall be in power,' said Mr.
+      Eagle. 'I tell you, Mr. Cornington, that they will soon forget all
+      about it. You show them where the least taxes are and the most money to be
+      made, and they will throw patriotism to the dogs. Why, if the rebellion
+      fails, I expect to see Jeff. Davis' Cabinet, or part of them,
+      running this Government, with him behind them directing things. Yes, sir;
+      no matter what occurs, we only have to let these people go on making
+      money, and we will look after the politics. They will not take time to do
+      it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, gentlemen, I expect to run the politics of this State
+      yet. I intend to make money now, and when the thing blows over I will then
+      have leisure. I do not care for the amount of money these Northern men
+      want. When we Southern men get enough to have a small income to live on,
+      we turn our attention to politics; and there is no trouble to run things
+      if you only attend to it. These rich fellows think all you have to do is
+      to have plenty of money, and if you want anything done in politics, buy
+      it. There is where they make their great mistake. You must work the boys&mdash;give
+      them a show along with you. The people all have their ambitions&mdash;some
+      great, some not so great, but all want a show. There are some men here in
+      this city who think they can buy the whole State. But they are mistaken;
+      when they try it they will discover their error. They will find the
+      fellows that play politics play the game well,' and so rattled on
+      this man Eagle. The General said that when he got started he was like a
+      wound-up clock&mdash;you either had to let it run down or smash it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Cornington, 'Eagle, you seem to take
+      rather a rosy view of things. I do not look at matters quite in the same
+      light that you do. I want to see success assured; then matters may assume
+      the shape you say. But I fear if we fail the result will be otherwise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Eagle: 'I tell you, sir, that no matter what happens,
+      the brains and courage and aggressiveness of the Southern people will
+      control this country, Union or no Union, and you will see it yet, if we
+      live. But that belief must not prevent us from doing our duty manfully. We
+      must hang together and terrify the Northern people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Cornington, 'as was said by one of
+      our fathers in the Revolution, &ldquo;we must hang together, or we will
+      hang separately.&rdquo;' This caused Eagle to laugh.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh I' said he, 'those old fellows were
+      frightened into success, and you must know that to alarm the North about
+      their money and property being in danger is the only road to success. You
+      can't scare them about their lives. Our people are mistaken on that
+      point. They care much less for their lives than for their &ldquo;oil.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General, after getting all the information he could as to the
+      extent of the organization, their designs and intended future operations,
+      which corresponded with what he had learned from Walters, promised to see
+      them again, and left that night for Dayburg, Ohio. On arriving there he
+      tried every way to obtain an interview with the Supreme Commander of the
+      Golden Circle of the United States, but in vain. His attempts were all
+      thwarted in one way or another. The Commander (Valamburg) must have had
+      some fears in reference to strangers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;For three days the General tried to get a chance to see him, but
+      could not. He met, however, three men,&mdash;Pat Burke, Tim Collins and
+      John Stetson,&mdash;with whom he formed a slight acquaintance, and, on
+      giving them the signs and passwords of the Circle, was taken into their
+      confidence. They took him riding into the country and showed him several
+      large barns where they were in the habit of holding their meetings, and
+      gave him full information as to their prospects in reference to future
+      operations. The three men were Agitators or, in other words, Organizers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;John Stetson had been in Dayburg about three months; was a Colonel
+      in the rebel army; had been a prisoner at Camp Chase, but in some
+      mysterious way was permitted to escape by putting on different clothes
+      from his own, which in some manner were smuggled in to him. He had shaven
+      off his whiskers and made a close crop of his hair, and was so changed in
+      his appearance that no one would have suspected that he was the same man.
+      He was known in prison, and so entered on the records, as Col. Jacob Reed,
+      13th Ky. (Confederate) infantry. This man Stetson, alias 'Reed,'
+      was very communicative; told the General that if they did not succeed in
+      working up sufficient feeling in the Northern States to change the course
+      of the Administration that they would have to resort to other and more
+      severe methods&mdash;such as raiding in the North, destroying property,
+      burning cities, etc.; that the Confederacy must be successful; that they
+      were now in for it, and there must be no faltering; that there must be no
+      sickly sentiment about the means to be adopted hereafter; that fire and
+      flood and desolation were perfectly legitimate if necessity should ever
+      demand the use of different means from the present. He said that they
+      could raid from Kentucky and Missouri; that New York, Cleveland,
+      Cincinnati and Chicago had been agreed upon as the cities for destruction,
+      if the time should ever come for such action; that their friends in those
+      cities could make themselves whole from the wreck&mdash;at least, all that
+      they particularly cared for; so far as the property-holders who pretended
+      to be their friends were concerned, they did not care for them,&mdash;that
+      they would not help them any, and only wanted to fill their pockets out of
+      the general misfortunes of the Southern people.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the General had traveled around considerably with these men
+      as their friend and guest, he wished them success and health, bade them a
+      hearty good-bye, and left for Indianapolis to see the Governor, not
+      wishing to try experiments there, where he had been in camp so long. When
+      he arrived and had time to visit the Executive, he found him greatly
+      perplexed at what he had ascertained about the secret treasonable
+      organization in the State of Indiana. He asked the General a great many
+      questions about his recovery, his promotion, etc., and finally said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I want you to help keep up the reputation of our State in
+      the army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I hope, Governor, you will never have any cause for
+      complaint in that direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' said the Governor; 'I hope I shall not!
+      But,' said he, 'it begins to look as though we might have
+      trouble at home. These Golden Circles are bound to give us trouble, and I
+      fear very soon,'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General, 'they are getting pretty
+      numerous, and very bold and exasperating at the same time. How many do you
+      suppose there are in this State, Governor?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I suppose there must be twenty or thirty thousand-enough for
+      a pretty good army. If they had any bold man to lead them, they could
+      release our prisoners here and destroy our city.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seeing that the Governor exhibited some alarm, the General was
+      afraid to tell him then how many there actually were in the State. But
+      very soon his Adjutant-General came in, and in conversation raised the
+      figures to some forty or fifty thousand. The Governor looked surprised,
+      and the General thought that he might then disclose the facts as to
+      numbers, and told the Governor that he had found out means of
+      ascertaining, and that their claim for Indiana was 75,000. This seemed to
+      startle him. He at once asked his Adjutant-General how many regiments
+      there were now in camp near the city, and was informed that there were
+      four, with a great many recruits in the camp of instruction. He made many
+      inquiries of the General as to how he obtained his information. Gen.
+      Anderson told him that he had obtained it in various ways; that some of
+      his friends had joined the organization and, not believing in it, had
+      posted him, under the seal of confidence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you believe them?' inquired the Governor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I most certainly do,' responded the General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General then gave him the names of Strider, Bowen, Bowlens,
+      Millington, Dorsing and Byron as the leaders&mdash;Organizers, Agitators,
+      Commanders, etc.&mdash;for the State of Indiana. The Governor was
+      surprised at hearing some of the names, and said he had no doubt of
+      Strider being at the bottom of it, but that he would not be caught; that
+      when the trying time should come, if ever, he would turn up as counsel,
+      and in that way would get out of it, and thereby seal the mouths of the
+      criminals.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He advised the Governor to keep a watch on some of these men, and
+      he would soon discover them; that they had not been long enough at this
+      thing to understand the necessary precaution. None had yet been caught and
+      punished, and they were not looking to the serious consequences to
+      themselves should they be exposed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He also asked the Governor to apprise the President of the United
+      States of the condition of these matters in the State, but at the same
+      time not to mention his name as the source of information. He bade the
+      Governor good-by and left for Camp Chase, Ohio, having, while in
+      Indianapolis, determined to return to Ohio and investigate the prisoners
+      at Camp Chase. When he arrived there, having no authority, he could not
+      converse with the prisoners alone; but, becoming acquainted with the
+      Colonel commanding the Camp, and explaining in confidence who he was and
+      his mission, he was allowed free access to the camp and to the prisoners.
+      He soon picked out a young man from Virginia&mdash;his appearance would
+      indicate his age to be about eighteen years. He told the General that he
+      lived in the extreme south-western part of what is now old Virginia. His
+      name was Ridenbergen. He said to the General that he had no cause to fight
+      against the United States, but that he was in now and proposed to fight it
+      out. The General having played the Southern dodge and sympathy with the
+      rebellion in such a way as to satisfy him, and also having given the sign
+      of the Circle, which this young Virginian seemed to well understand, there
+      was no longer any necessity for withholding anything in reference to their
+      condition, expectations of succor, release, etc. He told the General that
+      John Stetson, alias Col. Jacob Reed, of Dayburg, had been there
+      frequently; that only a few of them recognized him; of course no one
+      'peached,' as they knew he was working for their benefit.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said our commander of the prison was not very observing; that
+      quite a number had escaped, and nothing was known or said about it; that
+      others answered for them, reported them sick, or gave some other excuse
+      which was always taken; that Stetson had brought in the rituals of the
+      Golden Circle, and that all of them who were intelligent enough to
+      understand it, were posted, and that some of the guards belonged and were
+      constantly making the signs to the Confederate officers inside. He had no
+      doubt that sooner or later they would be released. He had the same idea
+      about how they would ultimately succeed. This idea pervaded the minds of
+      all with whom he had spoken on the subject. Many leading men in Ohio were
+      in accord with all that they contemplated with reference to their release
+      and the future success of the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He also said that the party in Ohio who were in sympathy with the
+      rebellion were quite outspoken, and were under the lead of a very able and
+      bold man. The General inquired of whom he had reference, and he said
+      Valamburg, of Dayburg.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' the General responded, 'I have heard of
+      him frequently; but is he a military man?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' replied Ridenbergen; 'but we have them in
+      the State in many places, from the Confederate army, just waiting the
+      sound of the bugle. But the fears I have are as to the time. It takes so
+      long to get everything ready&mdash;our people have to move so cautiously.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Have you heard that we are organizing for raids from Canada
+      at some future time?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes; that is understood. Many of our best and brightest
+      men are over there, at different points, preparing for it; but that is to
+      be done only when we must strike in Northern cities for the purpose of
+      terrifying the Northern property-holders; we must strike then where the
+      greatest amount of wealth is concentrated.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General then said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Ridenbergen, you are a young man. I hope to hear good
+      things of you in the future,' and bade him good-bye.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General arrived at Allentown the next day. After the family
+      greetings, kisses from his wife and little daughter, and a 'How ar'
+      you, Marsa Tom?' from Ham and a 'Bress de good Laud, heah you
+      is agin!' from Aunt Martha were over, the General related his trip
+      to me in minute detail, and told me that matters were much worse than he
+      had any suspicion of prior to his investigations. In speaking of those he
+      had seen, and his many talks with members of the Knights of the Golden
+      Circle, his utter contempt for them, and especially for many leading men
+      who claimed to be loyal to the Union, but did not like the
+      unconstitutional manner of prosecuting the war, he remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There was but one of all of them that I have seen for whom I
+      have any sympathy or respect, and he is the young Virginian, Mr.
+      Ridenbergen. I rather liked the frankness of this young man. I am
+      satisfied that at heart he is not a rebel, but is young, and, after
+      engaging in the rebellion, will go as far as any one to make it a
+      successful cause.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then Jackson came from the train and entered the house.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My! how well you are looking, Gen. Anderson, compared with
+      your appearance when I left. You must have been to some water-cure or have
+      used some kind of elixir of life,' was his first greeting.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied the General; 'I have been
+      marching, and it has brought me out wonderfully.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, it has. Well, Jennie, I saw David, Dr. James and Henry.
+      They are all well and &ldquo;spilin'&rdquo; for a fight. David
+      thinks that his brigade can thrash the whole rebel army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Little Jennie rushed to her Uncle Jackson, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Did you see my good papa?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, dear, I saw him, and he sent you a thousand kisses and
+      asked all about you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Turning away, he said, 'Poor David, his heart is broken over
+      the loss of his little Sarah.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said, 'Sit down, and tell us all about your
+      visit. Were you successful?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes; I am a full-fledged Captain in the 18th U. S. Inf.,
+      and assigned, by order of the Secretary of War, as Aide-de-camp to
+      Brig.-Gen. Thomas Anderson, the hero.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Stop, stop,' said the General; 'you must not
+      commence that too soon. The taffy part must be left off if you are to be
+      on my staff.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My dear,' said his wife, 'he can say that about
+      you to me; for it's the truth. Capt. Jackson, I will not get mad at
+      you for speaking in a complimentary manner about my husband.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Hereafter I will repeat all the good things which I may have
+      to say about him to you; but you will tell him, and then he will get mad
+      at me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, he will not be mad; don't you know what peculiar
+      animals men are?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, yes; they are rather peculiar,' said Jackson.
+      'They like compliments when not deserving; but when deserving they
+      then dislike them. Is that not about the way with most men? I notice women
+      are somewhat differently constituted? Are they not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, indeed; they always like compliments. Do they not, my
+      dear?' addressing her husband.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have usually found it so,' replied the General. His
+      wife ran into the house, and laughingly said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I guess Tom has been trying his compliments on some
+      one else. Has he not, aunty?' addressing Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'God lub you' sole, chile, dese men, you can't
+      tell nuffin 'bout dem, sho'; but Massa Tom be all rite, I
+      'spect; I knows him; no fear 'bout him; de good Laud spar'
+      him for good work, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I asked the General to write out a full statement of all he had
+      reported to me. He did so that night, and the following day I mailed it to
+      the President with a private note accompanying.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the day Jackson entertained us with his visit to Washington,
+      to the army, and the pleasant time he passed in camp with his brothers. He
+      said that there was something wrong in that army; that the machinery did
+      not seem to work very smoothly, but that never having been a soldier,
+      perhaps he could not form a correct opinion. The sequel told the tale,
+      however.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, Uncle Daniel, this Golden Circle discovery was most
+      extraordinary,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes. It grew into greater proportions later on, however.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I feel an interest in knowing what became of that young Virginian
+      whom Gen. Anderson met at Camp Chase; his name I forget, but have it
+      written down.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; you mean Mr. Ridenbergen?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have learned that he went through the war on the rebel side
+      unharmed, after the war married in Pennsylvania, and is now one of the
+      most prominent men in Virginia. He espoused the advanced policy of the men
+      who saved the Union, and is now one of the leading opponents of the
+      unreconstructed in that State.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel becoming very weak and exhausted, by an agreement with us,
+      the continuance of his story was postponed until another time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER VIII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF PAGELAND&mdash;A VICTORY TURNED INTO A DEFEAT BY
+     TREACHERY&mdash;DEATH OF GEN. LYON&mdash;ON THE TRAIL OF THE KNIGHTS
+     OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
+
+     &ldquo;Sorrow breaks seasons, and reposing hours,
+     Makes the night morning, and the noontide night.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the two weeks intervening, Dr. Adams was engaged in
+      carefully writing from his very full shorthand notes the relation of facts
+      as given by Uncle Daniel. At the appointed time all were again present,
+      eager for a continuance of this interesting and remarkable history of
+      events only a short time past, and yet almost forgotten. When all were
+      seated Uncle Daniel began:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The time between the sending of my report to the President of Gen.
+      Anderson's trip and his answer, with further instructions, was
+      considerable. Finally, I received a letter from the Secretary of War, who
+      seemed very much gratified about the information that had been gathered,
+      as also at the manner in which it had been obtained. He requested that I
+      send or go myself to Canada and ascertain such further facts as I could in
+      reference to the conspiracy and the movements of the conspirators. Gen.
+      Anderson, my son Jackson, and myself held a consultation as to my going.
+      They thought the undertaking too hazardous for me to attempt, and finally
+      Jackson proposed that he would go himself, saying that it would be at
+      least two months before Gen. Anderson could again take the field for
+      active operations; in the meantime he (Jackson) could be profitably
+      employed in this business for the Government. This was agreed upon as the
+      better course to pursue. Jackson was at once given all the secrets of the
+      Circle as far as the General knew them. He studied the passwords, signs,
+      and their instructions until the General pronounced him sufficiently well
+      informed for a first class conspirator. And as soon as he could get
+      himself in readiness he started for Montreal, C. E., by way of New York.
+      During all this time the Circle had been busily at work, and the
+      excitement was increasing all over the country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The alarm for fear of the enemy in our rear was producing such a
+      condition of things as to endanger the safety of the people every where in
+      the West, and at this time much encouragement was given to our enemies at
+      home by the many failures of our armies in the East. The army, as before
+      stated, had been put under a new commander, Gen. Pike, and the displeasure
+      created among the ranking officers was easily to be seen by their language
+      and manner towards him. This feeling was constantly fed by disparaging
+      articles in the opposition press. The enemy in arms could easily see that
+      this was a golden opportunity, and they availed themselves of it. They
+      commenced a movement which indicated an advance against our forces. Gen.
+      Wall, of the rebel army, had by rapid marches put himself between Gen.
+      Pike and his base. This forced a movement on the part of our troops to the
+      rear, and necessitated an immediate attack upon Gen. Wall in order to
+      drive him back from the threatening position he occupied. The troops were
+      moved rapidly back in the direction of Cow Creek, where it was intended by
+      Gen. Pike to assault him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The army was at last all collected in easy supporting distance, and
+      Pike moved out with Gen. Horn's corps and assaulted Gen. Dawn's
+      division of Wall's army. The contest was a spirited one, and lasted
+      until well in the night. Dawn finally retreated. During the night all
+      arrangements were made for an advance. The next morning the
+      General-in-chief of the rebel armies was moving by forced marches in order
+      to join Wall prior to any serious engagement, and Pike was determined to
+      attack Wall before the main army of the enemy could arrive; but, to his
+      utter astonishment, his forces under Farlin, ordered to join him from the
+      base of supplies, were not in motion as yet, as he ascertained; and so
+      with Fitzgibbon, who had been repeatedly urged to come with all dispatch.
+      This left Pike in such a condition that he must delay his attack, which
+      delay might bring great disaster to his army. Pike sent his staff officers
+      to notify those Generals of his desires and intentions, which was done;
+      but all manner of excuses were given for the delay. Finally, the next day,
+      when part of his forces had arrived, Fitzgibbon coming up leisurely with
+      his corps of magnificent soldiers, he was forced to commence the battle in
+      the absence of Farlin and his corps. He moved out, putting his cavalry on
+      the right flank, near Siddon Springs, threatening the left of Wall's
+      army, who were formed in line of battle at or near a small town called
+      Pageland. Rackett holding Pike's right, Shunk in the center, and
+      Brig-Gen. David Lyon on the left of Shunk, his left resting on the edge of
+      a grove of thick timber. The extreme left of the command was held by Gen.
+      Fitzgibbon's corps. It was understood that Fitzgibbon would attack
+      the enemy during the engagement on his right flank, and in that way
+      measurably destroy him. The troops being thus disposed they were ordered
+      to advance. The battle soon commenced by slight cavalry skirmishing on our
+      right. Our cavalry having met the cavalry of the enemy, he, discovering
+      our movements and positions, moved out to meet us. The firing and cracking
+      of carbines increased, until finally musketry was distinguishable on the
+      line fronting our cavalry. They soon asked for support, which was sent,
+      and the enemy driven back. At this time skirmishing opened in several
+      places on our infantry line, and continued until our whole line was formed
+      and advanced. The enemy having advantage in position, did not advance to
+      meet our forces, but held themselves in readiness to receive any attack
+      that our troops should make upon them, Wall intending to save his men as
+      much as possible, and to hold out until the main rebel army should arrive.
+      Finally an assault was ordered all along the Une, and Wall was driven back
+      to a deep depression in the ground, behind which, on the rising slope
+      beyond, he reformed his line. Our forces pressed forward and assailed his
+      left with great energy. Wall gradually gave way and was being easily
+      driven back, when all at once a dash was made from the position to which
+      they had been forced. This onslaught was so vigorous and irresistible that
+      our forces had to give way and fall back to the main line. Gen. Rackett,
+      seeing this dash of the enemy, at once said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'These are fresh troops. They are re-enforcing from some
+      other part of the line.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being communicated to the commanding General, he said they
+      must have weakened the center. In order to test this he ordered an assault
+      to be made at once upon their center. In this opinion he was correct. The
+      assault upon the enemy's center dislodged him and drove him in much
+      confusion back to another position. Our left then moved forward rapidly
+      with the same result, and the battle was going well and very
+      satisfactorily. Our right being then re-enforced, the enemy was driven
+      from his line at every point. Gen. Pike believing that he had the enemy in
+      a position where he could easily beat him, if his other forces would come
+      up promptly, sent to the rear to find Farlin, but he could not be found.
+      He said to one of his staff officers:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Does not this look as if I was betrayed?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The staff officer, now dead, replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, this is what I have feared for some time. The
+      movements of the enemy look as though they were only fighting for time.
+      You see how easily they are forced back&mdash;in numbers engaged more than
+      equal to ours.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What of Fitzgibbon on the left? I have not heard a gun in
+      that direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Nor will you,' replied the officer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But he has orders to attack at once. He must attack very
+      soon, I am sure. How can he see and hear a battle like this without
+      engaging?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The officer made no reply. The General thought he would ascertain,
+      and ordered his staff officer to proceed to the line of Gen. Lyon, and ask
+      him to feel out from his left for Fitzgibbon, and to open communication
+      with him. This order being executed, Gen. Lyon reported that he could not
+      find any force to his left, but at the same time reported that there was
+      much noise and dust in his front on the main road, and he feared
+      re-enforcements for the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then Gen. Mcintosh reported with his command, which had been
+      marching from Fitzgibbon's rear for some time in order to reach the
+      battlefield. As soon as he had reported Gen. Pike directed that, as soon
+      as his command could rest, so as to be in condition to move forward, he
+      desired him to move up in support of Gen. Lyon; as he feared
+      re-enforcements were moving to his (Lyon's) front.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just about this, time Fitzgibbon had discovered much dust rising in
+      the direction of the south. He called the attention of some of his
+      officers to it, and proposed a retreat. But his command did not think a
+      retreat without losing a man or testing the enemy would look quite
+      soldierly, and the retreat was abandoned for the present; but in a few
+      moments an immense flock of wild pigeons (having been by some means
+      disturbed,) came down like a great cloud, and the roaring sound they
+      produced in their flight so startled Gen. Fitzgibbon that he thought a
+      large corps of cavalry were charging upon him. Thereupon he immediately
+      ordered his men under cover and to prepare for retiring, at the same time
+      announcing that our forces were evidently beaten. Gen. Mcintosh moved
+      forward and at once engaged the enemy, and the battle became general.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy, then evidently being re-enforced, made several desperate
+      but unsuccessful assaults upon our center; but soon fresh troops were
+      thrown in its support, and our lost ground regained. Our right at this
+      time pressed forward, and at once were hotly engaged. Our artillery now
+      opened from the different positions occupied by our batteries. The enemy's
+      batteries promptly replied. Our cav airy were ordered to try and penetrate
+      to the rear of the enemy. Here was a contest between cavalry. Carbines
+      cracked and rattled almost like the heavy musketry of infantry. Many a
+      horse was seen going at full speed over the field riderless. Many a
+      cavalryman fell. At last a charge with sabers drawn was ordered. The
+      sight, as described to me, was one of grandeur to behold. On to the charge
+      they went, each saber flashing in the sunlight. Crash went saber against
+      saber. Sparks flew as if from heated steel. 'Forward?' was
+      heard on both sides. Flashes of sparks and ringing sounds from the steel
+      as saber came against saber. Arms were gashed, hands and faces were cut,
+      heads were cleft, and sabers pierced the bodies of the troopers on either
+      side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0011" id="linkimage-0011">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0135.jpg" alt="Henry Lyon is Captured 135 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Back went the rebel cavalry and on against them our men were
+      thrown, until infantry came to the enemy's support, accompanied by a
+      battery of artillery. A deadly fire from both was poured into the ranks of
+      our horsemen. Our lines staggered, then recovered again, but could not
+      withstand both the infantry and artillery. They were compelled to fall
+      back. Many were unhorsed and quite a number captured. Among them was my
+      son Henry, of the Michigan Cavalry. His horse was killed, and his own back
+      injured in the fall, so that he could not make good his escape. (He was
+      sent to the rear. I heard nothing from him for months&mdash;only knew that
+      he was taken prisoner.) But the command again rallied and held their line
+      on the flank of our infantry. The artillery on the left of our line were
+      having a regular duel with several batteries of the enemy. Our center was
+      being sorely pressed again. Column after column assaulted and checked our
+      advance. Gen. Pike was very anxious about his support, and repeatedly sent
+      to find Farlin, but the same report was made each time, 'Not in
+      sight; cannot be found.' At last a report came that Farlin was some
+      twenty miles away, and moving very leisurely.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My God!' exclaimed Gen. Pike, 'my army is
+      sacrificed. These men will not support me. The battle is to be lost, and
+      perhaps all depends upon the issue here to-day. To win this battle makes
+      our success sure; to lose it may be the loss of all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He called an officer and said, 'Take this written order to
+      Fitzgibbon. He must attack at once.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Fitzgibbon was found beneath the shade of a broad oak. He had not
+      fired a gun; his men were panting for a chance to enter the contest. As
+      the officer passed along they cried out, 'Why not put us into the
+      fight?' How is the battle going?' 'Are we driving them?'
+      'The rebs are being re-enforced; we can see troops coming down by
+      Pageland.' (The town was in full view from where they were
+      impatiently waiting for the command 'Forward!')
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Fitzgibbon paid no attention to the order, except to say,
+      'Pike doesn't know what he is doing.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The officer said, on returning, Fitzgibbon's men were lying
+      by their arms, (which were stacked,) and could be put into use instantly.
+      The General could not believe that the attack would not be made by
+      Fitzgibbon. The battle now was at white heat&mdash;infantry, artillery and
+      cavalry were all engaged. The lines swayed, sometimes the rebels were
+      gaining slight advantage, and then the forces on our side. Gen. David Lyon's
+      command was now all engaged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He drove the enemy through the woods where his left first rested.
+      He was handling his troops well. The commanding General came along where
+      he was engaged and complimented him very highly for the manner in which he
+      was succeeding on his part of the line. He then asked David (Gen. Lyon) if
+      he could hear any firing on his left. Gen. Lyon answered him in the
+      negative.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is it possible? Are you not mistaken? It seems to me that I
+      can hear it.9
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Gen. Pike,' said Gen. Lyon; 'you imagine so;
+      for I assure you I have watched and listened for some movement on my left.
+      There has been none whatever.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Shunk came up just at that moment and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Pike, Gen. Rackett is killed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is that so? He was one of my most faithful Generals.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He sent an officer back to see that the next officer in rank should
+      take command at once.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Shunk said to Gen. Pike:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I fear that re-enforcements for the enemy are coming up. I
+      have just captured some prisoners, who say they have marched fifteen miles
+      to-day, and were put into the battle as soon as they arrived. They also
+      say that the commander of the rebel armies is not more than ten miles away
+      with at least 20,000 men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, that may be so; but if Fitzgibbon will attack on the
+      left, as I have ordered him positively to do, and Gen. Farlin comes up&mdash;who
+      is not farther away than the rebel troops&mdash;we will be their equal in
+      numbers.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you think Farlin is trying to get here, General?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, he knows we are engaged. He is an old soldier and ought
+      to do his duty.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'True enough; but if he did not know his duty, and was not an
+      old soldier, he might come sooner than he will, knowing it. I do not like
+      to say so, General, but I have my suspicions that Farlin and Fitzgibbon do
+      not wish you to win this battle.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The conversation was here broken off. The enemy having made a
+      desperate assault on Shunk's command, he rode quickly away. By this
+      time the battle was terrific, and the slaughter terrible on both sides.
+      The field was beginning to look more like a slaughter-pen than anything
+      else to which it could be compared. Men were being brought to the rear on
+      stretchers, and also carried by their comrades without stretchers; in
+      fact, you know it was a very common thing for several men to take hold of
+      one to help him to the rear when sometimes the soldier had but a scratch..
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Horn, who had been in reserve up to this time, came up with
+      his command and supported Gen. Mcintosh, who was now hard pressed. When
+      Gen. Horn entered the field he could be heard far away, having a
+      stentorian voice. He advanced rapidly and drove the right of Wall back far
+      from his main line; but here, in close supporting distance, lay Longpath,
+      with his fresh troops. He waited until Horn's line was clear in
+      advance of the main line, and at once set upon him with great ferocity,
+      driving him back on Mcintosh, that portion of our line giving way for the
+      moment. Gen. Lyon's command was then furiously attacked by fresh
+      troops. They stood the shock, but had finally to give way. Pike witnessed
+      this terrible fighting, and said again, 'Can it be possible that
+      Farlin will not get here in time to save this battle?' He again rode
+      up to Gen. Lyon and asked if he still heard nothing on his left. The
+      General answered 'No.' He then directed him to send a courier
+      through and communicate with Fitzgibbon. By this time the heaviest
+      fighting was on the right and center, the firing having slackened on the
+      left. The courier was gone but a short time, when he returned and reported
+      the enemy marching down a road to our left and forming at right angles
+      with our line. This was easily understood, and as soon as possible our
+      left was changed to face the troops so forming on and across our flank.
+      New troops were thrown in at this point, to enable proper resistance to be
+      made, their attack on our angle being made as a diversion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This attack now having been repulsed, the enemy were driven back,
+      and quite a number of prisoners captured; the soldiers became much elated
+      and commenced cheering, which was taken up all along the line. On our left
+      our officers took it that Farlin had arrived, or that Fitzgibbon had sent
+      word that he was going to attack at once and relieve the situation, the
+      position of the troops facing our left being such that he could attack
+      them in the rear. But all were doomed to be disappointed. The rebels
+      forming on our left were troops just arriving and under the immediate
+      command of the General-in-chief of the rebel army. They were soon in
+      position, and their skirmishers moving through the woods in the direction
+      of our refused left. The situation was critical indeed. The commanding
+      General ordered all the artillery that could be brought into battery to be
+      placed in position on this flank. The line then held by Wall on his left
+      could not be abandoned, nor could he draw from his center, as he was being
+      pressed all along that part of the line. But on they came through the
+      woods. None but infantry could get through without great delay. They
+      opened fire. Our line gave way, and fell back to the support of the
+      batteries. Finally the batteries all opened, and like the roar of mighty
+      thunders was the noise. The earth shook as though an earthquake was
+      disturbing it. Fire was vomited forth as though it were from the mouth of
+      some burning volcano. Destruction and death were dealt out unsparingly to
+      the enemy. They started to charge the batteries, and with that hideous
+      yell that they seemed only to employ or understand, on they came. But
+      finally, when they could stand against the torrent of shot and shell no
+      longer, they broke to the rear in great confusion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Pike saw the success, and exclaimed: 'If my other troops
+      would only come up, or Gen. Fitzgibbon attack, the day would soon be ours.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But he was doomed to further disappointment. They did not come up,
+      neither did they attack. The rebel General soon took in the whole
+      situation. He put his artillery in battery on a hill to the right of our
+      refused line, so as to concentrate his fire on the flank of our batteries
+      and force them to change position. This being done he opened some eighteen
+      guns. This forced a change in the position of our batteries, and there and
+      then commenced, one of the most destructive artillery duels that was ever
+      witnessed. Battery horses were killed on both sides, gunners blown to
+      pieces by shell, officers and men mangled, Gen. Mosely, on the rebel side,
+      had his head shot off, and a Colonel and two Captains were blown to pieces
+      on our side. While this duel was going on the rebel General was reforming
+      his men for another infantry attack on our left. At this moment Gen. Pike
+      said to Gen. Lyon:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, I hear guns over to our left.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Lyon listened, and answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, General, I believe you are correct. I think I heard a
+      gun.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Pike then believed that Fitzgibbon had made an attack, and would
+      compel the enemy to withdraw their forces directly on our left. But he was
+      mistaken. No attack was made except the one by the rebels. Very soon
+      afterwards they had completed their line, and, knowing the value of a
+      flank attack, again assaulted in the same manner as before. They came this
+      time with more caution than before, but with a stronger force. They opened
+      fire on both sides about the same time. The battle was now renewed all
+      along the line&mdash;cavalry, infantry and artillery. The Unes wavered
+      occasionally on both sides. The left of our line gave way at first, but
+      rallied again. Gen. Lyon rode up and down his line, cheering his men. He
+      led them again and again against the seeming adamantine wall of rebels,
+      and finally forced them back slowly, holding all the ground gained. By
+      this time our center was penetrated and broken. Our troops could not be
+      rallied for some time. The rebels seeing our confusion took advantage of
+      it, and with the intrepidity of so many demons made another attack on all
+      parts of the line and forced our whole line some distance to the rear. It
+      looked for an hour as though all was lost. At one time our lines seemed to
+      be melting away and becoming disorganized. They were rallied again,
+      however, and formed a new line about a mile in the rear of our first. Both
+      armies were exhausted. Fresh troops then to our aid would have settled the
+      fortunes of the day in our favor But they did not come. Gen. Pike thought
+      that whoever made the first attack would be successful, and ordered our
+      line forward. They moved cautiously, but steadily, attacking and driving
+      the enemy back. He kept falling back until he occupied his first line and
+      we ours. Our left, however, was soon struck by a division of fresh troops,
+      and was driven back some distance through the woods with great loss. My
+      dear son, Gen. Lyon, here, while rallying his men, was shot through the
+      heart and instantly killed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0012" id="linkimage-0012">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0142.jpg" alt="Death of General Lyon 142 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old man wept bitterly, and many tears rolled down the cheeks of
+      his listeners. When he could resume he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;If Fitzgibbon had attacked as was expected, our flank could not
+      have been turned, and the great slaughter that occurred on this part of
+      the line would have been avoided. Night here closed the day's
+      slaughter with our left completely turned and our troops demoralized. They
+      passed the night on their arms. The next morning at daylight the attack
+      was resumed by the rebels and our army was beaten. Gens. Stepleton and
+      Kearnan fell on that day, with many other brave officers and men. No
+      battle lost during the war fell with more crushing effect upon the loyal
+      people than did the defeat of the Army of the East at the battle of
+      Pageland. The battle was lost by the failure of Farlin and Fitzgibbon to
+      support Gen. Pike. They did just what the President and Secretary of War
+      feared they would do&mdash;that was, fail in supporting Pike, the new
+      commander. Their idea was to dictate the commander or not fight. One would
+      think that men who had fed upon the charity of the Government from youth
+      to middle age would be inspired by a more lofty feeling and sentiment. But
+      this is a mistake. You cannot infuse patriotism by drilling at a college
+      or in the field. This comes from the nursery of the mother. Nor can you
+      put brains, commonsense or courage where God has refused it. The question
+      with these men was, 'Do you belong to a certain chosen few?'
+      If so, that was put above every other consideration. A volunteer, no
+      matter how much he might develop a genius for military affairs, could have
+      no recognition at their hands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The fact that Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte were great
+      generals without military training except in the field proved nothing. If
+      men like those who first commanded our army in the East, and who formed
+      the coterie, had lived during the Revolutionary War, Washington and the
+      best of his generals would not have been permitted to have commanded a
+      brigade, if these men could have controlled as they did at the outbreak of
+      the rebellion. The same feeling has grown among our people since the war,
+      until the brains of a man cuts but little figure in matters connected with
+      governmental affairs. He must belong to one of two classes: either a snob
+      or one who has made a fortune. No matter whether he made it selling rotten
+      blankets to the Government, worthless arms for the soldiers, bad meat,
+      diseased horses, small mules, rotten and poorly-put-together harness, or
+      procured his money in some other way&mdash;if he has it, the conclusion is
+      at once that he is a great man and full of wisdom. These things are
+      unfortunate in a government like ours. But this is the tendency, and has
+      been for many years. Dash and swell is the motto now; it is growing more
+      in that direction every day. But I have wandered away from my subject. The
+      battlefield of Pageland and its surroundings was a sight to behold the day
+      after our defeat. The private soldiers felt outraged and officers were
+      discouraged, and many good people despaired of our final success. Even the
+      President was more despondent than he had ever been, but still had faith
+      in God and our cause. The losses on both sides were very great. The
+      country all around was by both sides turned into a great hospital. The
+      army was almost disorganized; it certainly was most thoroughly
+      demoralized. Gen. Pike was relieved, and McGregor put in command again.
+      Fitzgibbon was sent to the rear without a command. Farlin was everywhere
+      by every friend of his country severely censured. Fitzgibbon was denounced
+      as a traitor to his superior officer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The mournful part to myself and family had only in part come upon
+      us. Dr. James Lyon, having cut one of his hands in making an amputation,
+      feared bad results from the wound; for that reason he procured a leave of
+      absence, and accompanied the remains of his brother David home. I will not
+      attempt to describe to you the depth of grief in our family, from the
+      oldest to the youngest. It was greater than I now wish to recall, even
+      though so many years have passed since that melancholy scene. Suffice it
+      to say that Gen. David Lyon fills the grave of as gallant and noble a
+      soldier as ever drew a sword. He rests beside his wife and little daughter
+      Sarah in the cemetery at Allentown.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old man, overcome by this recital, could not speak for some
+      time, but finally continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson was very sad. Dr. James was very restless with his
+      hand, which had commenced swelling and was becoming extremely painful. My
+      wife Sarah and Jennie (David's widow) were stricken down with fever,
+      requiring the constant attendance of Mary Anderson and Aunt Martha for
+      many days before their recovery was assured. In the meantime Peter
+      arrived, the wound in his foot having broken out again. When he came to
+      his mother's bedside she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O! Peter, my son, that horrible dream haunts me still.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This dream from the first had a very depressing effect upon Peter,
+      though he pretended to think nothing of it. We now commenced casting about
+      to see if there was any way to have Henry exchanged. He being merely a
+      private soldier, this was not so easy of accomplishment, as if he had been
+      an officer. During the evening, while we were engaged in conversation in
+      the parlor, Aunt Martha came in and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, dar's a young lady on de porch who wants
+      to see you very bad, she say, on mos' obticlar bizness.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tell her to come in,' was my answer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a moment a very modest and rather pretty young lady walked in.
+      She was evidently greatly embarrassed. I arose, and extending my hand
+      asked her to be seated. She sat down for a moment, and then hesitatingly
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Your wife is unwell, I understand, Mr. Lyon?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' I replied; 'very unwell. She has had a
+      great sorrow recently.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir; so I understand. I very much desired to see her,
+      but will not annoy her at this time. I had a matter about which I wished
+      to speak with her. You know, women give their confidence to one another;
+      but I hope you will allow me to give mine to you, as your wife is sick?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, my good girl; you can say what you wish to me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Mr. Lyon'&mdash;she then hesitated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I encouraged her to proceed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I am on my way South, and I wish your good offices in
+      getting through the lines.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How can I assist you, my child?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I hear, sir, that you are a great friend of the President,
+      and I thought perhaps you might intercede for me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'May I inquire for what purpose you wish to go South? Do your
+      people live there?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; I live in Michigan. I was never farther South than
+      this place, and this is my first visit here. My name is Seraine Whitcomb.
+      I am going South to see what I can do to have a young man exchanged who is
+      now a prisoner in the hands of the rebels.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is he your brother?' I inquired.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She blushed, and replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir, he is not a relative; but one in whom I am much
+      interested.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I saw through the whole matter at once, but did not press the young
+      lady further. If I had only known whom she meant I would have embraced her
+      as the greatest little heroine living. She said she only wished a letter
+      from me to the President; that she would do the rest herself. This letter
+      I gave her without further questions. She was so modest and yet so brave.
+      She took the letter, bade me good-by, and left. As she went out she
+      remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do not be surprised if you should receive a letter from me
+      at some future time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After she had gone Peter remarked that perhaps she was sent down
+      South by the Golden Circle, and I might be bestowing favors on the wrong
+      person. I said, 'True, but I will take my chances on that girl's
+      being honest, and, not only honest, but a regular little heroine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here the conversation on this subject came to an end, and we took
+      up the condition of the army. Peter said the jealousies between officers
+      in the Army of the East were strange; that there was nothing of this kind
+      among the Western troops; that all seemed to have the same common purpose,
+      and that was success; but, said he, it may be partly accounted for in
+      this, that we are all alike unskilled in the arts of war, and do not know
+      enough to get up these conspiracies and jealousies. We are all volunteers,
+      save two or three, and all obey orders, and go into a battle to win, each
+      one believing he is doing the best fighting. It seems that at the battle
+      of Pageland the only object of some of the leading commanders was to find
+      some way to lose the battle and at the same time save their own scalps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I do not know how I may succeed as a commander; but I
+      will have the courage to relieve any man, and send him to the rear, of
+      whom I may have the least suspicion, whether it be for cowardice, want of
+      good intentions toward the Government, good faith toward his superior
+      officer, or for any other cause that might give uneasiness about his
+      properly performing his duty.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That would seem to me to be the proper course for any
+      commander of forces,' I replied.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;I am curious to know
+      what became of those two generals&mdash;Farlin and Fitzgibbon.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, sir, the same power that is now rewarding those who struck us
+      the heaviest blows, both North and South, is paying homage to these men.
+      They are both held in high esteem by many people, and you would think they
+      were the only loyal men that were near the battlefield on that day.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;to have lost an arm or leg on
+      the Union side is like the brand of Cain nowadays; but to have been a
+      rebel or to have belonged to the Golden Circle, or failed in some way by
+      which the rebels profited or gained advantage, entitles one to a medal or
+      some high position of honor and emolument.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0009" id="link2HCH0009">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER IX.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF ANTLER'S RUN&mdash;SERAINE WHITCOMB LEAVES FOR THE
+     SOUTH&mdash;PLOTTING IN CANADA&mdash;DISCOVERY OF A CONSPIRACY AMONG
+     ARMY OFFICERS.
+
+     &ldquo;Yesterday was heard,
+     The roar of war; and sad the sight of maid,
+     Of mother, widow, sister, daughter, wife,
+     Stooping and weeping over senseless, cold,
+     Defaced, and mangled lumps of breathless earth,
+     Which had been husbands, fathers, brothers, sons,
+     And lovers, when that morning's sun arose.
+     &mdash;Pollock.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson, Peter and myself concluded that we would again visit
+      the farm. There we found poor old Joseph Dent in utter despair on account
+      of his 'poor Captain' (as he called David) having been killed.
+      He talked of him in the most enthusiastic manner, and would then weep,
+      saying 'the only friend I had is gone, and I will not be satisfied
+      until I can get even with these rebels.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said: 'Well, Joseph, what will you do?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph was silent; as an old soldier he knew how to keep his
+      thoughts to himself.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Will you go to the war?' continued the General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; I will stay here and take care of this farm for
+      Mrs. Lyon and little Jennie. They shall not suffer while I am able to look
+      after them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham thought he had a point, and said: 'Dat's good;
+      dat's jes' what I 'tend to do when Massa Tom git killed.
+      Jes'so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Shut up, Ham. Your Massa Tom, as you call him, is not going
+      to get killed. There have been enough of the Lyon family killed already,'
+      said Peter.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dat's so, Massa Peter. I not got dat in my kalkerlate,
+      you see; but I tell you I is monstrous feered 'bout dese matters;
+      deys is heaps of people gittin' killed, and most of dem is good
+      peoples, so dey is. Can't tell who nex', massa; can't
+      tell, sah!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Joseph, there will be no trouble about your staying.
+      We want you here on the farm,' I said. 'We are all very much
+      distressed, but, at the same time, we must look out for our country
+      somewhat; and our family all being in the army, of course we must expect
+      some misfortunes. Have you heard any more of the Golden Circle in this
+      neighborhood?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Uncle Daniel; they are at work, and since the defeat of
+      our forces at the battle of Pageland, they are outspoken about what they
+      intend to do; not only in aid of the rebellion, but they threaten the
+      Union people here at home&mdash;threaten to destroy their property, and
+      make war in Indiana if it becomes necessary, just as you have heretofore
+      understood. I am keeping close watch, and they will not be able to do any
+      very great harm here without my knowing it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We cautioned Joseph, and told him to come in to our house
+      frequently and let us know what was going on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On returning home we found Aunt Sarah and Jennie much improved, but
+      Dr. James was suffering very great pain. The swelling was extending up his
+      arm from his hand. I said to him perhaps we had better have a physician.
+      'You are suffering so much that I fear you are not in a condition to
+      attend to your own case.' He consented, and one was called in. On
+      examination he pronounced the trouble blood poisoning. James was greatly
+      alarmed at this. The physician commenced at once with the most radical
+      treatment. The next morning James seemed much easier, and looked as if he
+      was coming out of it all right.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day, while we were sitting on the porch, the postman
+      brought me a letter, written in a delicate female hand. I read it and then
+      called Gen. Anderson and Peter to listen:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;Washington, D. C.
+
+     &ldquo;My Dear Mr. Lyon, Allentown, Ind.:
+
+     &ldquo;Thanks for your very great kindness. I have the President's
+     pass through onr lines; when you hear from me again, I will
+     let you know about your son Henry.
+
+     &ldquo;Very respectfully,
+
+     &ldquo;SERAINE WHITCOMB.&rdquo;
+ </pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, well,' said Peter; 'that tells a tale.
+      Now, father, I agree with you. She is a brave girl; there is not more than
+      one in a thousand like her.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but what does she mean by saying I will hear from my
+      son?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It will reveal itself,' said Peter. 'She is in
+      love with Henry, and has gone to look after him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you think so?' I inquired. 'Well, I do
+      sincerely hope so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then we saw Jackson coming. He came in, and after salutations
+      and greetings between us, he entered the house to see his mother, the
+      Doctor, and Jennie. He was much broken down over the death of his brother.
+      The news of the battle and the list of the dead in the papers having
+      contained David's name, he hastened home. He had, however, been very
+      successful in laying the foundation for probing many things which might be
+      of vast importance in the future.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When he left home he first went to New York and had an interview
+      with McMasters and B. Wudd, who were the leading spirits in New York, and
+      one of them the principal man North in starting the organization. From
+      these men he learned much about what was going on in Canada; the fact that
+      there was no doubt that quite a number of Southern men were there with a
+      large amount of money with which to carry out any scheme that might be
+      agreed upon. These men in New York were in constant communication with
+      those in Canada; also, with leading men in Richmond. He managed to obtain
+      a letter of introduction from McMasters to the leading Knights of the
+      Golden Circle in Canada; this letter introduced him as William Jackson, of
+      Memphis, Tenn., and was directed to the Hon. Jacob Thomlinson. With this
+      letter and the information he had now obtained, he made his way home,
+      feeling that he could not undertake the further prosecution of his mission
+      without returning and consoling his mother and the family as much as he
+      possibly could in their distress. Knowing his mother's feeble
+      condition he feared the consequences of the heavy affliction that had
+      fallen upon her during the battle of Pageland&mdash;with one son a
+      prisoner and another killed outright.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I wrote the President, and promised that later on I would have the
+      Canada mystery solved. Our people were in desperate straits. Our army had
+      been outnumbered and forced back to the position in front of Pageland;
+      defeated there, and forced to shelter itself in the rear of Cow Creek. It
+      was now broken and shattered, lying in defenses near the Capital,
+      discouraged and worn down by fatigue, wounds and disease. The outlook was
+      anything but bright. Commanders had been changed. Some of our best
+      fighting generals had lost their lives at Pageland. The country had but
+      little confidence in the staying or fighting qualities of the commander,
+      Gen. McGregor, as he had made no success heretofore. The rebel commander,
+      well understanding the situation, was moving rapidly up and along the
+      south line of the Grand River, evidently intending an invasion of the
+      loyal States by penetrating our lines and crossing at or near Brown's
+      Ferry. Our lines were held at this point by Gen. Milo, having in his
+      command 10,000 men, who were all surrendered at the demand of Gen. Wall
+      without very much resistance. Wall had slipped through the mountains like
+      a cat, and was upon Milo before he knew of his approach. This was very
+      strange though, and hard to understand, and only increased the fears and
+      suspicions already existing that something was out of joint, so that the
+      machinery was working badly in that army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The enemy now had no impediment in the way of a rapid
+      movement except high waters, which seemed to interpose as the only power
+      that could stop their advance into the interior of our country and to the
+      rear of our capital, cutting off all communications to the North with the
+      loyal States.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The administration was now in a position of great danger, in many
+      respects, not before contemplated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebel sympathizers and Golden Circles were loud in their
+      denunciation of the war and the party sustaining it. Thos. A. Strider and
+      Dan Bowen were traversing the state of Indiana, making inflammatory
+      speeches, and all over the North the same policy was being pursued by the
+      anti-war party. They alarmed the people by declaring that unless the war
+      was stopped our homes North would be invaded; that our armies could not
+      cope with the rebels. The only thing that seemed to put a check to their
+      hopes, operations and denunciations was the fact that our armies in the
+      West were having a continuation of victories.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being the situation of the armies and the condition of the
+      minds of the people, the loss of another great battle at this time would
+      have greatly prolonged the war, if it would not have been fatal to the
+      ultimate success of the Union cause. The authorities at Washington were
+      doing everything in their power to allay the excitement among the people,
+      and at the same time were trying to have the Army of the East put in
+      motion so as to pass down to Pottstown and interpose in front of the
+      enemy; he evidently intending to move by way of Brown's Ferry,
+      throwing part of his force on the Brown's Ferry road and a portion
+      over into the Sheepstown road, making a junction at or near Shapleyville.
+      The Union forces were expected to move across by Fardenburg, down the
+      sloping mountains of Cochineal and along and across Mad Valley to
+      Pottstown, and take position behind Antler's Run. But it seemed to
+      be almost impossible to get Gen. McGregor to put his army in motion. Many
+      were the excuses made; want of this thing to-day, and something else
+      to-morrow&mdash;shoes, clothing, blankets, and many other things&mdash;protracted
+      the delay. Finally, the President and Secretary of War being out of
+      patience with his hesitancy and excuses, the President directed the
+      Secretary of War to order Gen. McGregor to move without further delay.
+      This seemed to be understood by McGregor, and the next day everything
+      about the camps was in a bustle, and the Army of the East was again in
+      motion; but the movements were slow, and made in such a manner as not to
+      inspire very great confidence in our immediate success. The men and
+      subordinate officers seemed resolute and determined, but there was
+      something surrounding all the movements that was mysterious.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The papers were full of all the movements, and were discussing the
+      probabilities, etc. Seeing this Gen. Anderson was fired with a desire to
+      at once return to the front. On account of his very weak and feeble
+      condition we tried to detain him, but in vain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said: 'No, I am going to the front, and I wish to go to
+      the East. Will you ask by telegraph for such an assignment for me?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I answered that I would, and did so immediately.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day he received a telegram from the Secretary of War,
+      directing him to report to Gen. McGregor for assignment to duty.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said to Capt. Jackson: 'Your invasion of Canada
+      will be postponed until later. You will be ready to start in the morning
+      with me to the Army of the East.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He called old Ham, and repeated the order to him to be in
+      readiness.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham said: 'Afore de Lord, Massa Tom, you isn't gwine to
+      be fitin' agin, is you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes! You get ready. Have your bedding and all your traps
+      ready, if you think you can stand to be shot at by the rebels.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Shot at! Is you gwine to put me out to be snot at? Me done
+      thought thar war 'nuff white folks to get shotten at, widout de poor
+      darkies like me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but you want to be free, do you not, Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yeas; Massa Tom, I wants dat&mdash;I wants it bad; but how
+      is gwine to come?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Fight for it. You are no better than I am, are you? Had you
+      not as well be shot as for me to be?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yeas, sir; dat am so. 'Specks de darkies got to fight.
+      I'll fight, Massa Tom, if you say so. Yes, I do. I stay wid you, I
+      will sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Martha happened to hear this, and broke forth:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, well, Massa Tom, I's sorry you is gwine to de
+      wah agin. But it all right. I tells you dat de good Laud save you up for
+      some good. I jes' know he do it all right. I take care of Missus
+      Mary and de little gal; don't you hab no fears 'bout dem. But
+      you isn't gwine to hab Ham go, is you? If you doz, dat ole fool he
+      git kill. I 'spect he got no mo' sense dan jes' git rite
+      in whar dey is fitin?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, no, Marfa; you is wrong dar. I tell you dat you is. I
+      stay by Massa Tom.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter and Jackson laughed, and said to the General:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham thinks you will be in a safe place during the fighting.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, he seems to be of that impression. I think I may,
+      perhaps, relieve his mind somewhat,' said the General, with a smile.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General telegraphed Capt. Day at Dolensburg to report at once
+      to him at Gen. McGregor's Headquarters, Army of the East. The
+      preliminaries being arranged, all were to be ready early the next morning.
+      The General and Capt. Jackson having arranged and got ready their proper
+      uniforms, horses, mess-chest and everything that would be required in the
+      field, they spent the evening quietly. The Doctor was very sleepless, and
+      suffered more than usual, but was thought not to be in any immediate
+      danger. My wife and Jennie were now also quite recovered.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning, the General having procured a car for their
+      horses, camp equipage, etc., they took leave of the family, who were in
+      tears, the two little girls, Mary and Jennie, crying aloud. As the
+      General, Capt. Jackson and Ham walked away, Aunt Martha called after Ham:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, Ham, ef you eber spects to see me agin, don't you
+      forgit your prares ob a night, and de good Laud will fotch you back ef you
+      do dat; but He let you git kill like a cat when you done forget it. Do you
+      mine me, Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Turning to me, she continued: 'I 'spect de rebs git dat
+      darky,' then going to the kitchen she gave vent to her grief. The
+      poor old woman felt as badly to part with her Ham as did Mary in parting
+      from her General, but gave expression to it in her own simple way.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0013" id="linkimage-0013">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0154.jpg" alt="General Anderson Taking Command 154 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General, Jackson and Ham arrived safely at the headquarters of
+      Gen. McGregor, which were in the valley to the north and east of Cochineal
+      Mountains. His commands of infantry and artillery were variously located
+      on the mountains and in the valley, with his cavalry at Pottstown. It so
+      happened that one of the division commanders had been taken seriously ill,
+      and was sent to the rear. This gave an opportunity for Gen. Anderson to be
+      placed in command of a good division at once. To Anderson's great
+      delight Gen. McGregor ordered him to take command of this division. Having
+      reported, he sent immediately for all the commanding officers of the
+      division and made their acquaintance. He was greatly pleased with them and
+      they with him. He learned all he could in so short a time about the
+      troops, and at once took measures to put them in good condition. In a few
+      days Capt. James Day reported, and the General's military family was
+      organized, he having taken an Adjutant-General from the command.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The army was now being rapidly put in good shape; a complete
+      re-organization was being effected, and all were feeling less discouraged.
+      They seemed to well understand that there was to be a great battle fought,
+      and the imperative necessity for a victory by our forces East at this
+      particular time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy found means by which to pass the obstructions in his way,
+      and moved through the country in different directions. Finding that the
+      movements of our army were slow, he seemed to feel that there was no
+      immediate danger of a serious engagement. But the surrender of our forces
+      under Gen. Milo (who died immediately afterwards) so elated the rebel army
+      that they were determined to attack our forces whenever and wherever
+      opportunity offered. Both parties were, however, maneuvering for some
+      advantage; the General of the rebel forces holding McGregor off until his
+      force under Wall could come up from Brown's Ferry. The cavalry of
+      both armies were now scouting continuously for many miles on the flanks of
+      the armies. The pickets were out quite a distance in advance of the
+      opposing forces. No conflict had yet occurred between any of the outposts.
+      Finally the commander of the rebel forces selected his position and gave
+      challenge to our forces, with his rear to the Grand River, covering two
+      main roads leading to the rear, his front facing the winding course of
+      Antler's Run, his right resting on a bridge at the main crossing,
+      his center occupying a ridge commanding the open fields in his front, the
+      right of his left and right center resting on the junction of the two main
+      roads, his extreme left refused so as to form an angle at his left center,
+      extending along and through a skirt of heavy woods; his reserves to the
+      rear on the roads, so as to be thrown easily to the center or either flank
+      in case of necessity; the country to his front, right and left being very
+      uneven, full of gulches and ravines, difficult of passage, especially
+      under fire. So posted he flaunted the rebel flag in the face of our army,
+      although at this time his main support had not arrived from Brown's
+      Ferry. But no doubt existed in his mind, I presume, as to their coming up
+      in good time. McGregor did not then seem inclined to accept the challenge,
+      His command was moving slowly. Farlin, still in command of a corps (for
+      shame be it ever to our indulgent chiefs), was some distance away and did
+      not arrive on that day. So the armies rested. In the meantime Gen.
+      Anderson was eager for the fray. He visited Gen. McGregor's
+      headquarters and indicated his desire to bring on the engagement, saying
+      very soon the enemy would be so securely posted that it would be
+      exceedingly difficult to dislodge him. To this McGregor replied that he
+      could not risk a battle without Farlin's forces being up and in
+      readiness to support our line.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the night Farlin came up. A battle must then and there be
+      fought. The whole country stood with bated breath awaiting the result, as
+      all understood that the rebels must be driven back on what they claimed as
+      their own ground, or our country was in imminent danger of becoming
+      demoralized should they see the battlefields changed to the North.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the morning came, the commands being in readiness, the
+      movement of our forces commenced. It was soon discovered that the main
+      crossing of Antler's Run was held by a strong force of the enemy,
+      which compelled our troops to seek for some other and less dangerous
+      passage. This was found to our right, facing the left of the enemy. His
+      left being refused gave a safer passage over the stream. The plan of
+      battle was to throw Gen. Horn's Corps at the upper crossing, assail
+      the rebel left and, if successful, to cross the left of our forces, under
+      Gen. Broomfield, by assaulting the enemy at the lower crossing, and if he
+      could be driven from there, to cross and assault his right, his center
+      being too strongly posted to risk an attack on it then. (Gen. Anderson had
+      been assigned with his division to Gen. Horn's Corps.) The crossing
+      over on our right was effected without much difficulty, and the enemy
+      pressed back in the heavy woods. The enemy were evidently holding and
+      waiting, as no general engagement ensued. Another corps crossed in the
+      rear of Gen. Horn's and formed ready to assault. Our left had not as
+      yet been able to cross in front of the enemy's right, and in this
+      position we found ourselves,&mdash;part of our army on the one side and
+      part on the other of Antler's Run, in front of the enemy; thus the
+      two armies rested that night. Our intention being thus revealed to the
+      enemy, he had only to wait the attack, which they must have concluded
+      would be commenced at an early hour in the morning. The night was most
+      beautiful; the vault of heaven being studded with stars, so that either
+      army was in plain view of the other, at no very great distance separated.
+      During the night another of our corps crossed the Run at the same crossing
+      that Gen. Horn had passed over in the morning, and moved down to the left
+      and in front of the rebel center. Occasionally the movement of this corps
+      would be responded to with a few musket shots and a few shells from a
+      battery posted on the ridge in the rebel center. At an early hour in the
+      morning the Union forces took the initiative and hurled Horn's Corps
+      against the rebels' extreme left. The struggle was a severe one&mdash;re-enforcements
+      could not well be sent to the rebel left for fear of the movement being
+      now made against their right. The battle on the left was at full height,
+      and the lines swayed to and fro. Gen. Anderson made a movement around a
+      skirt of woods near a chapel, and charged the enemy's lines, with
+      sword drawn, leading his men in person. The assault was of such an
+      impetuous character as to send dismay into the ranks of the enemy, and
+      they gave way in confusion. Gen. Horn, however, advanced his left and
+      center farther to the front than should have been done without other
+      troops being in position to sustain the movement, and the rebel center,
+      with their left reformed behind the woods, fell upon Horn's left and
+      center with great energy and determination. The two columns now engaged
+      with dauntless courage on both sides. The combatants, equal in mettle,
+      faced each other in open field at very close range; each holding his
+      ground until it appeared as though none would be left alive on either
+      side. Neither line wavered, and it seemed as though the contest would only
+      be determined by a complete demolition of the two forces. Gen. Horn fell,
+      mortally wounded, and the command fell upon Gen. Simmons, who was killed
+      soon after taking command. At this time the killed and wounded of the
+      superior officers were such that it left Gen. Anderson the ranking General
+      of the corps. He at once assumed command, and could everywhere be seen
+      giving his orders and encouraging his men to stand. This they did until
+      the slaughter on both sides became a shocking sight to behold.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Hughes and Gen. Baily had fallen on the rebel side. The
+      batteries from our side were playing from a hill on the east side of
+      Antler's Run, pouring a galling enfilading fire into the rebel Une.
+      Thus these lines stood amid death and desolation in their ranks until the
+      men themselves on both sides, in order to stop the cruel slaughter of
+      comrades, with one accord ceased firing, and the officers sat on their
+      horses looking at each other as their forces slowly retired each to his
+      rear. At this time, if Gen. Far-lin had moved forward the day would have
+      been won without further slaughter. Gen. Anderson repeatedly sent word to
+      him that if he would attack the enemy he could be routed, as their left
+      was almost destroyed; but he did not assault at the opportune moment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was then seen that nothing more than skirmishing had been going
+      on between the forces on the Union left and the rebel right. Gen.
+      Broomfield had not succeeded in crossing the run, and was held at bay by a
+      small force, thus enabling the rebel commander, after discovering this
+      hesitancy on our left, to concentrate on his left and center for the
+      purpose of renewing the conflict. His re-enforcements had now arrived from
+      Brown's Ferry, and he was eager to make an assault, being now
+      satisfied that he should take the aggressive. Our batteries had crossed
+      the run, and were supported on elevated ground by sufficient infantry, as
+      we thought, for their safety. The rebel forces moved from their cover
+      behind the woods, and were advancing to the crest of the ridge that ran
+      across the open field from north to south, the best position to occupy for
+      vantage ground. Gen. Anderson seeing this, determined to meet the attack
+      and contest for this ground. Both forces were now in motion, each
+      determined the other should not occupy this ridge. Orders were given to
+      Gen. Broomfleld to cross the run at once and attack the enemy's
+      right. Gen. Mausker was ordered to move on the left of Gen. Horn's
+      Corps, now under Gen. Anderson, and attack at once; Farlin being in
+      reserve, perhaps, because he could not be got anywhere else.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The artillery was all across the run and ready for action. The
+      cavalry had crossed some miles above and to the north, and were ordered to
+      charge the enemy in the flank as soon as the engagement should be renewed.
+      So on came the troops of both armies, and when in close range, the firing
+      commenced again on our right and the rebel left, it continued all down the
+      line until all were engaged. The firing was terrible and most destructive.
+      Our batteries opened, and on in full charge came our cavalry. The rebel
+      infantry on the left prepared to receive the cavalry, kneeling on one knee
+      with fixed bayonets. What a charge that was, and what a slaughter! On came
+      the cavalry; on, on to the bayonet came horse and man. Clash against
+      bayonet came saber. Many the horse and man went on and over the bayonet in
+      that charge. Part of the cavalry halted and hesitated, some retiring to
+      the rear. Many an infantryman that did the same. Infantry and cavalrymen
+      were piled together in the long slumber of death. At last our cavalry had
+      to retire. While this tragedy was being enacted, the infantry on the
+      right, left and centre were also playing the role of death. Column after
+      column were hurled against each other, only to be repulsed. Our two corps
+      first drove the enemy back and occupied the ridge, and for awhile held
+      this advantage, until the whole rebel army, save a skirmish-line, was
+      withdrawn from the right and center, and concentrated on and against our
+      right. It looked as though the contest was now to be continued only on
+      this part of the line. Farlin was now in line on the left of Mausker. Many
+      of the enemy's troops were thrown in at this point who, not having
+      been engaged, were comparatively fresh. Their column was formed in two
+      lines. On and against our lines in quick succession they were thrown.
+      Another great slaughter then commenced and continued, line facing line in
+      open field. Gaps were made by falling men. The command on both sides could
+      be heard, 'Close up!' Never did men stand more courageously
+      amid slaughter and death. Gen. Anderson rode to the line and along its
+      full length, sword in hand, with a large white plume in his hat, that his
+      men might recognize him. Artillery roared and musketry rattled as if they
+      were the hail and thunder from a hundred clouds. Groans and shrieks were
+      heard. The ground was strewn with the dead and dying. As the lines finally
+      gave way, the spot could be designated by rows of the dead. Our line was
+      now distended and no reserves. The rebels were again re-enforced, Their
+      dash and desperation broke our center, and Farlin fell back. Gen. Mausker
+      now fell, shot through the head. His corps became demoralized and fell
+      back in fragments. Gen. Anderson tried to rally the lines, but could not,
+      and was compelled to fall back to the rear, where the artillery was
+      posted. The situation at this time was most critical. The General in
+      command was desperate. To lose this battle was his disgrace, having more
+      troops than the enemy, as it would also probably in a measure seal the
+      fate of his whole army. He at once gave Broomfield an imperative order to
+      cross the run at the point of the bayonet, and to advance upon and assault
+      the enemy's position, being his extreme right. This was done in good
+      style, the enemy driven at the point of the bayonet from the crossing and
+      from his position on his right. The contest was now changed from the enemy's
+      left to his right. Troops were thrown in on his right quickly, and the
+      battle became desperate on this end of the line.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson, discovering this, without orders rallied his men and
+      all others that he could, and made a furious attack again on the enemy's
+      left, driving him from the open field into the woods. He then ordered the
+      artillery to advance to the ridge occupied by our line, and from there
+      poured shot and shell into their ranks. The enemy became demoralized and
+      broke in many parts of his line, ours still advancing and Gen. Anderson
+      moving his artillery to the front as he could get position for it. The
+      enemy on their left commenced a retreat down the Sheepstown road in great
+      disorder. The batteries poured their deadly missiles after them, doing
+      great damage. Gen. Anderson pressed forward, believing that their army
+      could now in a great measure be destroyed before they could get back to a
+      strong defensive position for protection. Many prisoners were now being
+      captured. Gen. Broomfleld was following upon the Brown's Ferry road,
+      when darkness set in. An order was now received from Gen. McGregor to
+      desist from any further pursuit for the present. Gen. Anderson put his
+      troops in position for the night, and ordered up stores and supplies for
+      their comfort and made all necessary arrangements for an early movement in
+      pursuit of the enemy the next morning. After attending to these matters he
+      left Capt. Jackson Lyon and Capt. Bay, both of whom had been by the side
+      of the General during this terrible battle. The General with an Orderly
+      retired to the headquarters of the commanding General, which he found in a
+      small farmhouse some two miles to the east side of Antler's Run.
+      When he arrived he was welcomed very heartily and highly complimented by
+      Gen. McGregor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Anderson, we will not attempt to follow these rebels. Our
+      army is worn out and so terribly damaged and demoralized that it would not
+      do to risk another assault, should the enemy make a stand, inasmuch as
+      they would have an advantageous position, which they certainly will, as
+      they can select where they will fight if we pursue.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Gen. Anderson; 'but, General, could
+      we not press them so close and worry them so as to keep them on the run,
+      and virtually destroy them before they can get back to their own ground?
+      You know that while our army is terribly mangled, the enemy is certainly
+      in no better condition.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true,' said Gen. McGregor; 'but I never
+      have, nor will I ever fight my army when in bad condition. But we will not
+      discuss the matter any further now. You will stay and get a bite to eat
+      and take some rest, but before doing that take a glass of wine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Thanks, General; I think I would enjoy a glass about this
+      time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After taking a glass together they sat down and had quite a
+      conversation on the events of the day. The house being very comfortably
+      furnished with beds and cots, Gen. McGregor said to Gen. Anderson, 'Lie
+      down and rest while the servants are preparing the supper.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General did so, and dropped off to sleep. Soon some general
+      officers came in and were seated at a table, imbibing rather freely. The
+      noise they were making aroused the General from his slumbers. He
+      recognized Farlin; to the others he was afterwards introduced, being Gen.
+      Bowlly Smite and Gen. William Cross. The General did not rise, nor did he,
+      by any means, exhibit any knowledge of their presence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the conversation between these three Generals they were
+      discussing the probable success of the war and the course of the
+      Administration.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Farlin said: 'I am very decidedly of the opinion that this
+      war will last for ten years, and finally the South will gain their
+      independence. The North will tire out, and the property-holders will get
+      tired of paying taxes. This war is very expensive, and the debt will
+      eventually alarm the country, so that they will be ready to accede to
+      anything.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0014" id="linkimage-0014">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0162.jpg" alt="Anderson Overhears the Conspiracy 162 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Smite: 'Well; but what will become of everything? This
+      Government is not strong enough to stand this strain. It has not power,
+      except it be usurped, to prosecute the war against these Southern States.
+      I do not believe in a Republic anyway. We ought to have a government of
+      central force and power&mdash;a military government, or a monarchy, such
+      as England. Suppose we had such a government as that. We would not be
+      afflicted every now and then with new commanders that we who make
+      soldiering our profession know nothing and care nothing about, and cannot
+      allow to be placed over us when we can avoid it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well; but,' said Cross, 'what can we do? That is
+      what we should think about. For instance, here, to-day, we have won a
+      great battle. It is not likely that either of us will be put in command of
+      anything higher than a corps. The command of the different armies will be
+      given to some of those pets who want to free the niggers; and I was told
+      the other day in Washington by Mr. Thos. A. Strider, who is one of the
+      ablest men in this country, that this Abolition President was going to try
+      to set the slaves free and thereby impoverish the South, so as to force
+      them to lay down their arms. He said that if this was done he would not be
+      surprised if Indiana would rise up in revolt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If that be true, I will leave the army myself, said Smite.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, you are wrong,' said Cross. 'If this is the
+      intention of the Administration, we ought to organize the army on a better
+      basis than it now is, have McGregor relieve every one who is not his
+      friend; and let us urge him to march upon the Capital and there we can
+      install him Dictator, recognize the South's independence, with the
+      understanding that they in turn will send their army to the front near to
+      us, so as to sustain him. We could seize all armories, arsenals and war
+      materials. The people would then be powerless. England would at once
+      recognize the South, and if we can maintain ourselves six months, which we
+      can easily do, the whole of Europe would recognize our government.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Just at this moment Gen. McGregor entered the room and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gentlemen, I hope you have been enjoying yourselves. I have
+      been out to my Adjutant-General's office, dictating my orders for
+      to-morrow. I hope you have helped yourselves to my sherry and champagne. I
+      had quite a good lot of it brought on, not knowing how long this campaign
+      might last.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Farlin said: 'General, I would think that the campaign for
+      the present is almost over; our troops are in no condition for further
+      offensive operations.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you think so?' said Gen. McGregor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; most assuredly.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' added Smite; 'we are in no hurry; this war
+      cannot be rushed through; and if this Administration is going to do what I
+      understand it is, there are some of us who will not submit.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What is that?' inquired McGregor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Free the negroes. We will not stand that. We want you to be
+      up and dressed. We will put you in place of the Administration, and have
+      the country governed properly, make peace with the South and stop the war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. McGregor here put his finger to his lips, indicating silence
+      on their part; and looking in the direction of the bed on which Gen.
+      Anderson was resting, all became silent on this subject, and commenced
+      speaking of the quality of the wine. Very soon supper was announced, and
+      the messenger was told to call Gen. Anderson. The General, turning over
+      and groaning as if awakening from a deep sleep, arose, and addressing Gen.
+      McGregor, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, I would have slept till morning, without
+      intermission, had I not been called.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'He was then introduced to Generals Cross and Smite, and all
+      repaired to their elegant meal, and there discussed the occurrences of the
+      day, the merits of the several officers who had fallen, etc.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When supper was over, which continued quite late, Gen. Anderson
+      repaired to his own headquarters, which had been moved up to and in a
+      depression or cut near Antler's Run, on the east side. There he
+      found his Adjutant-General, a few darkies, and old Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How are you, Ham?' inquired the General. 'Are
+      you still alive? You did not stay very close to me, to-day, so that you
+      &ldquo;might be safer,&rdquo; did you Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Massa Tom. When you fust start out, I was gwine long wid
+      you, but you lef me, and den you said nuffin 'bout me comin'
+      wid you, and I spose you not kear 'bout habin me bodderin'
+      you. Dat's all how it war, Massa Tom.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Ham, I see. Well, it is all right. You stay with the
+      headquarters and take care of my traps, and I will not ask you to take
+      command of my troops in time of battle.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham laughed one of his peculiar guffaws.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yah! yah! Massa Tom. I speck dat is de bes' way. Doz
+      you want sumfin to eat? Got plenty of chicken. Dey git skeered at de fitin',
+      and jes' cum rite to de camp, sah. Yes, sah, dey am 'fraid of
+      de Sesh, dey is; dey know der friends, dese chickens do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General laughed, saying, 'Ham, are you quite sure they
+      came into camp alone?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sah, dey got in heah some way. I not fotched dem in.
+      De fuss I seed dem, dey in de corner ob de tent all scrouched up, so I
+      spose dey hidin' from de Sesh, and I jes' took 'em in to
+      sabe dem. Yes, sah; dat's de way it war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham retired behind a tent, and laughed immoderately, saying 'I
+      spect he not keer bery much; I feels my way pretty good, I does.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The troops rested during the night, and next morning there were no
+      rebels in sight, and they were ordered into camp, and no further pursuit
+      of the enemy contemplated by the commanding General. They, however, were
+      soon required in another direction, for the purpose of protecting the
+      Capital of the Nation. Gen. Anderson's old wound re-opened, which
+      caused him to turn over his splendid command. At the suggestion of his
+      surgeon, he with his two Aides-de-camp and old Ham, returned to Allentown
+      until such time as he could again recover sufficiently to perform his
+      duty. The President hearing of his skill in maneuvering troops, and his
+      gallant conduct on the battlefield, at once promoted him to be a
+      Major-General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Their return home, of course, made our family very happy again&mdash;only
+      marred by the continued severe illness of Dr. James. He had lingered for
+      months, sometimes improving, and then again suffering severely. He seemed
+      to revive and gain strength on the return of his friends. Capt. Day took
+      up his abode at Young's Hotel, and Capt. Jackson remained at home
+      with us. Peter returned in a few days, his foot being in a very bad
+      condition, he fearing that an amputation might become necessary without
+      great care and immediate rest. Thus our family were once more partly
+      together, and although some were suffering greatly, we enjoyed the recital
+      of the battle of Antler's Run, by both Capt. Jackson and the General
+      The story of his lying on the bed and hearing the suggestions of a
+      conspiracy by the superior officers of the Army of the East, caused me
+      serious reflection. The details of this conversation he gave me in
+      confidence, having never revealed it even to his staff officers. I at once
+      repaired to the Capital, and saw the President and Secretary of War, and
+      stated to them the whole of the conversation and the proposed scheme. They
+      were almost dumbfounded. The President thanked me saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have now declared the slaves free. We will see what we
+      will see.' &ldquo;He then remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have my eye on the man the Lord I think is raising up in
+      order to complete the work we have begun. These men must be held in our
+      hands until the right time arrives;' which he thought would not be
+      very long.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary of War was not so mild. Under a promise that I would
+      still prosecute my inquiries further into Canada and elsewhere I left for
+      home. On my arrival I found the Doctor much worse, and the family greatly
+      distressed. He lingered but a few days and passed away. You can see our
+      household was again in deep gloom. I will not speak of our grief. We were
+      a sorely stricken family.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER X.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF MURPHY'S HILL.-THE MOST SANGUINARY FIGHTING OF THE
+     WAR.&mdash;-MURDER OF STEPHEN LYON.&mdash;UNCLE HAM GETS A STRONG
+     DISLIKE TO WAR.
+
+     Generals 'gainst Generals grapple gracious God,
+     How honors Heaven heroic hardihood!
+     Infuriate, indiscriminate in ill,
+     Kindred kill kinsmen, kinsmen kindred kill,
+     Labor laid levels, longest, loftiest lines;
+     Men march 'mid mounds, 'mid molts, 'mid murderous mines,
+     &mdash;FINLEY
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the lapse of considerable time Gen. Anderson whether or not
+      he had recovered sufficiently to again take the field. His staff officers
+      and his wife were protesting that his strength was not sufficient.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said: 'Well, we will consider this matter at another time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha called us; we all walked in and sat down to tea, Capt.
+      Day with us, having been with Gen. Anderson almost daily since his return.
+      While at the table my wife spoke of the absence of Stephen and Peter,
+      wishing them with us, and again alluded to her dream, saying that she had
+      dreamed it all over again last night, and that she thought there must be
+      some kind of a warning to her in it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment I discovered old Ham standing in the corner
+      very much absorbed in counting his fingers. He seemed to be considerably
+      bothered, however, in making up the proper count. Aunt Sarah discovered
+      him, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham, what are you doing?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham saw that his manner caused my wife (Aunt Sarah) to be
+      disturbed, and the old fox (for he was very sly) said: &ldquo;'es,
+      missus, I's&mdash;I's jes' seein'w many is here,
+      and how many dey is wid de oder boys what goed away, so dat I know how
+      many you is when you'uns is all togedder. I tell you, dis am a big
+      family&mdash;dat's all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Martha, who was attending the table, spoke to Ham in her usual
+      way, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham, you jes' git out, you ole fool; go to de kitchen, whar
+      you belongs.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Ham left we finished our tea, but Aunt Sarah showed plainly
+      that she was very much troubled. She soon retired for the night, and the
+      rest of us conversed about the situation and Gen. Anderson's
+      condition; he claiming that he was strong, the rest of us to the contrary.
+      We concluded to settle it for the present by visiting the farm the next
+      morning, which e did, taking Ham with us as driver of our wagon. When we
+      arrived Joseph Dent invited us all into his house, and while making
+      inquiries of him as to his health, the condition of his stock, etc., a man
+      came to the gate and called for him. When he returned he said that this
+      man was notifying him that he must come to a meeting that night of the
+      Golden Circle; that the Circle had some very important business on hand.
+      We encouraged him to go, and to report to us at Allentown the next
+      morning. Bent consented, saying that the Circle had been exceedingly
+      active; that an agent had been there from Canada and had required them to
+      make a selection of agents of their Circle to be ready to do some
+      particular work, which would be explained at the proper time. He also gave
+      us the names of two men, one of whom resided in Allentown. This caused us
+      to think seriously about the danger that we might be in, as men coming
+      from Canada might discover us in some way and afterwards recognize any of
+      us who should be in that country prying into their designs. We left for
+      home, and on the way noticed that Ham was unusually quiet, but watchful.
+      Finally, he concluded that it was his time to speak, and turn ing to Gen.
+      Anderson, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mssa Gen'l, did you see dat man out at de barn, sir?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' said the General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sah! dat was the wussest lookin' Sesh I eber did
+      see. He war lyin' in de hay, and when he look at me I lef; yes, sah,
+      I lef. Somefin wrong dar, sah. You better ax Massa Joseph, when he be down
+      to de house, 'bout dat.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We satisfied Ham by agreeing to find out on the next day; so we
+      came home, and were sitting on my portico talking about what was best to
+      do, when the General received a dispatch from Washington, stating that
+      Gen. Rosenfelt, commanding the Army of the Center, had asked for Gen.
+      Anderson to be assigned to him, which would be done whenever he was well
+      enough to take the field. The General was somewhat disappointed, as he
+      wished to return to the Army of the East, for reasons that you can
+      understand from what occurred in his hearing while at Gen. McGregor's
+      headquarters. He was a true soldier, however, and said not a word, but
+      promptly telegraphed, thanking them for the assignment, and saying he
+      would report very soon. He felt that he would be able to attend to duty
+      without very great danger to himself; so he directed Capt. Jackson, as we
+      now called him, to get ready, also Capt. Day, who had come in a few
+      moments after the receipt of the telegram. The young men seemed
+      particularly well pleased. Capt. Jackson felt that he would be with Peter
+      and Stephen. Stephen had been promoted and was now a Brigadier-General. So
+      all seemed pleased, though I knew how Gen. Anderson felt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General sent a telegram to Gen. Rosenfelt, who was then
+      encamped between Nashua and Stone Run, Tenn., informing him that he would
+      start for his headquarters in about two days. He did not get away,
+      however, as soon as he stated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Joseph Dent came, and was greatly delighted at
+      something. So we gave him a seat and cleared the decks, as you must know
+      that these secret matters about how information was obtained of which we
+      were coming in possession, other than in the ordinary course of things,
+      was not told to the whole household. Before proceeding, however, we asked
+      him to tell us who was in the barn at the farm the day before, that had so
+      alarmed Ham. He laughed and said it was his partner; so we dropped further
+      inquiry, but did not tell Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph Dent said he attended the Circle the night before, as he had
+      promised, and that they were in great trouble. They had been advised that
+      the agents would not be needed for the present; that some scheme that was
+      on foot had been postponed, and that a consultation was to be held in
+      order to come to an understanding as to what course was to be pursued. He
+      said a man who was a stranger to him stated that two of their principal
+      men who were to carry out the scheme (whatever it might be) had been sent
+      to Europe, and that this left them in a condition so that they could not
+      proceed until they could work up their plan; that their plan or scheme was
+      being matured by the men, who were to obtain their material in England;
+      that it could not be done here without suspicion being aroused. This, he
+      said, was all that was said or done. So you see, this meeting evidently
+      had reference to some desperate undertaking, of which their leaders in
+      Indiana seemed to be posted as to the fact that something was to be done,
+      without knowing the details. This proved to us that they had communication
+      one lodge with another all over the country, and also with the heads of
+      the conspiracy, and therefore we would have to take every precaution in
+      all of our movements; but as we acted only through persons that we could
+      trust with our lives, we considered the matter comparatively safe, and
+      were very sure that we would be able to post the President at all times as
+      to what might be danger in the way of our success.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day, when the family were informed that the General, Capt.
+      Jackson and Capt. Day must leave us, our house again became a scene of
+      distress. My wife cried all day long. Mary Anderson was nearer breaking
+      down than I had ever seen her since we heard that the General (then a
+      Colonel) was killed at Dolensburg. Jennie also nearly gave way. The two
+      children begged them most piteously not to go away to fight (as they
+      termed it) any more.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham seemed rather serious, and did not relish the renewal of his
+      acquaintance with the Sesh, The next morning, all matters being arranged,
+      the General and his two aides, with old Ham, after taking leave of all the
+      family, left. The scene that followed in my household I will not attempt
+      to describe. Ham lingered a little behind, but finally he embraced Aunt
+      Martha, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Good-by, Marfa; I guess I'se a gone darky dis time. I
+      tell you I do not like de dream what I had.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Go long, you ole fool; dreams 'mount to nuffin. You
+      eats too much cabbage las' night. Dats all what ails you. Dar's
+      no danger you git kill. You jes' go long wid Massa Tom. Dat's
+      what you do.' &ldquo;'All right, Marfa, I do it. Good-by.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They arrived at Gen. Rosenfelt's headquarters (which were
+      with his army) and reported. Gen. Rosenfelt was very glad to see the
+      General, and told him that he would assign him to the command of a
+      first-class division under Gen. Papson, his army then being divided into
+      three full corps, commanded respectively by Papson, Gen. Critsinger and
+      Gen. McCabe. His army numbered, embracing all arms of the service, some
+      56,000 effective men, and was well supplied with all necessary material
+      for any kind of movement.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the next morning Gen. Anderson was assigned to the command of
+      such a division as mentioned. He was well pleased with his corps
+      commander, who was a fine-looking man of middle age, very quiet and
+      unostentatious. The whole army seemed to be in splendid condition for a
+      campaign. On looking through his division that day he found Stephen Lyon
+      in command of his Third brigade, and Peter in command of one of Stephen's
+      regiments. This delighted the General, and he quickly said to Capt.
+      Jackson:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Rosenfelt and Gen. Papson both being old friends of
+      Uncle Daniel, I suspect one of his letters might be found amongst the
+      papers of both Rosenfelt and Papson.' &ldquo;'Capt. Jackson
+      laughed and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, father has nothing else to do except to keep the
+      President posted and look after his children, which he faithfully does.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Gen. Anderson; 'he does his duty in
+      all respects.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That afternoon Gen. Stephen Lyon and Col. Peter Lyon (being their
+      respective rank at that time) visited Gen. Anderson's headquarters,
+      and of course enjoyed themselves, each thanking the good fortune that had
+      brought them together. They discussed the situation, and Stephen was
+      decidedly of the opinion that unless we advanced at once and gave battle
+      that the enemy would do so, and the position we occupied not being a
+      favorable one for defense, he thought we could force a battle where our
+      position would be better.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy at this time were also in good condition, and were
+      commanded by Gen. Biggs, with three full corps, commanded respectively by
+      Gen. Polkhorn, Gen. Chatham and Gen. Harding. Biggs's command was
+      disposed as follows: Polkhorn's corps and three brigades of Harding's
+      were at Murphy's Hill; the remainder of Harding's corps to the
+      southwest some twenty miles, forming the left flank; the remainder of
+      Biggs's army lay some twenty miles to the south and east; on and in
+      advance of his extreme left was one division on the Nashua and Franktown
+      road. In this position lay the rebel army, in easy supporting distance to
+      the center and main line, it having been selected by Biggs as a good
+      position on which to make his stand against.our forces, his outposts being
+      ordered to fall back should our forces advance. The position was a good
+      one, as it forced our army to cross Stone Run in his front in any
+      direction that our troops might approach him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the evening a lady came to our picket line and asked to be
+      taken to Gen. Rosenfelt's headquarters. This was done. When she
+      appeared, Gen. Rosenfelt recognized her as Mrs. Lotty Houghton, who had
+      been employed, it seems, by Jardine, Marshall &amp; Co., northern
+      manufacturers of cotton goods, to purchase cotton and get it through our
+      lines. They had a permit to do so from the Treasury Department of the
+      United States, and it seems she was quite successful as one of the agents.
+      The enemy were eager to sell their cotton and our people anxious to get
+      it. She went to and fro with passes from both sides, neither believing she
+      could give any information that would be of importance to either side.
+      She, however, was an exceedingly bright woman, who noted in her mind
+      everything she saw or heard. She was as true and as loyal to the Union as
+      any commander we had. She asked the General for a private interview, and
+      gave him the position of the enemy, as I have before stated. This was the
+      only certain information he had up to this time as to their exact
+      position. She also told him that the reason she came to him now was that
+      all the enemy's main force of cavalry were gone. That of Morganson
+      and Forester were far away on raids, and would not be able to return in
+      time to aid in a battle, should Gen. Rosenfelt feel like assuming the
+      offensive. She proposed to him that she would go to Nashua and from thence
+      down the Franktown road, pass through the lines of the enemy, and come in
+      their rear to Murphy's Hill, where she was well known; remain there
+      quietly with a lady friend, and when she discovered anything that she
+      considered absolutely important, she would get through the lines some way
+      and come to him with the information. He was delighted at this proposition
+      and said to her:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You shall be well rewarded for this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She said, in reply:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; you mistake me. I am no spy! I give this
+      information because it comes to my knowledge without my seeking it, and
+      not in any confidence. I do this for the good of my country, and not for
+      reward.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General bowed and applauded her devotion to her government. She
+      then bade him good-by and left for Nashua, refusing an escort.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Rosenfelt sent for his corps commanders that evening, and
+      explained the situation as he understood it. After examining the map and
+      showing his officers the manner he desired an assault to be made, should
+      he determine to attack, all agreed that there was no cause for delay.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The troops were in fine condition and 'eager for the fray.'
+      The General commanding told them to be ready to move at 'o'clock
+      in the morning. He would send them written instructions in the meantime.
+      So he prepared his orders and sent them out. First, his headquarters would
+      be with those of Gen. Papson's corps; that the army would march by
+      three different roads, leading from Nashua in a southerly direction. Gen.
+      McCabe, with his command, would march on the Franktown road; Gen. Papson,
+      with his command, being the center, on the Nolton and Shell-town Road;
+      Critsinger on the Murphy's Hill road. McCabe was to assail Harding's
+      forces on his road; but if Harding should fall back on the main rebel
+      line, in that event McCabe and Papson were both to bear to the left, so as
+      to present an unbroken front or line at or near Stone Run, opposite Murphy's
+      Hill. The movement commenced the next morning, but not so early as
+      directed. During the march McCabe ran against Harding's pickets,
+      when a skirmish began. The rebel forces fell back on their main line. Gen.
+      McCabe was delayed for some reason and did not reach Harding's main
+      position that day, but on the next. And when he did arrive, Harding had
+      left and was far away on his road to join Bigg's main force. The
+      rain was now falling in torrents, and Papson and Critsinger were troubled
+      to get their trains through the mud over very poor roads. When Gen.
+      Rosenfelt's forces were finally concentrated he was compelled to
+      rest one day, he thought, in order not to engage the enemy with his army
+      in a tired and worn-out condition.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy had to march about the same distance, however, in order
+      to make their concentration of forces. The ground over which the battle
+      must be fought lies between Stone Run and Overman's Creek; it is
+      slightly rolling ground, with sticky, clayish soil, in which the roads are
+      tortuous and easily worked up by teams so as to become almost impassable.
+      There were clearings on this ground, but they alternated with a chaparral
+      that was almost impenetrable. There are three roads through this valley,
+      between the two streams, which converge on Murphy's Hill.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Rosenfelt, after resting, formed his line with McCabe on the right,
+      Papson in the center, and Critsinger on the left, leaving Stone Run
+      between the enemy and himself. One or the other must cross this stream
+      sometime and somewhere during the engagement, in order to attack his
+      opponent. There is much in the first assault if made with decision. In the
+      evening, just before dark, one of McCabe's brigades struck one of
+      Wittington's (rebel) brigades. The contest was a severe one, in
+      which our forces were damaged very much. This ought to have proven that
+      the enemy were intending to cross the run and strike our right flank. But
+      it did not seem to disturb our commander in the least. That night
+      Rosenfelt laid before his corps commanders his plan of attack, which was
+      to throw his left across the run and attack and drive the rebel forces
+      from Murphy's Hill, and get between the hill and the enemy, and use
+      the high ground for artillery on the line and flank of the enemy; at the
+      same time strike him in the center with Papson, leaving McCabe to merely
+      hold his line to resist and not to attack.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being understood, all were to be ready the next morning to
+      carry out the plan of the battle laid down by the General commanding.
+      During the day Mrs. Lotty Houghton heard directly from one of the rebel
+      officers that they were to move that night all their available forces to
+      our right and attack us on our flank in the morning. So she concluded to
+      leave that day, in order to be out of the way of the battle, and started
+      south. After traveling several miles outside of the enemy's lines,
+      she cut across to the west and took the road leading from Nashua to
+      Pulaston. Traveling on that for some distance she struck across to the
+      road from Nashua to Murphy's Hill, following that until she came to
+      our pickets, and there asked to be shown to Army headquarters. She got in
+      very late, and the Sergeant made a mistake and took her to Gen. Papson. He
+      did not know her and was rather suspicious. She told him of the movement
+      of the enemy. He took her into his headquarters and sent out to find Gen.
+      Rosenfelt. But he could not be found. He was out somewhere looking after
+      his lines. This caused delay. He was not found until morning, and then not
+      until after the movement had commenced on his left. Critsinger was
+      crossing the run in front of Murphy's Hill. When Gen. Rosenfelt was
+      informed that Mrs. Houghton was in our lines, and of her statement made
+      about the enemy, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It cannot be so. Biggs cannot suspect our movement. But even
+      so, I will crush his right, which he has left exposed, and carry out my
+      plan before he can do anything.' Gen. Rosenfelt superintended the
+      crossing of the run in person. He saw the moment approaching when he could
+      throw himself with a vastly superior force upon the isolated division that
+      Gen. Biggs had left at the hill&mdash;the rest of Biggs's command
+      having crossed the run to his left. At this juncture skirmish firing was
+      heard, and in a very short time sharp musketry burst forth on our extreme
+      right.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At once Rosenfelt questioned in his mind, could Biggs have guessed
+      the movement by which he was menaced? Was he endeavoring to forestall it,
+      or was this one of those encounters between pickets? Or had Mrs. Houghton
+      brought to him the correct information? He at once sent to have her
+      brought to him. But she had left for Nashua on the turnpike road, so as to
+      be out of the way, as well as out of danger. Very soon the facts were
+      revealed to him, when too late, however, to retrace his steps. There was
+      nothing left but to attack the isolated force at once, as McCabe had
+      stated that he could hold his position against any force that might attack
+      him. The battle had commenced on his right, and the rebels were pressing
+      forward and gaining very great advantage. Our forces were taken completely
+      by surprise on our right&mdash;the soldiers were in their tents, the
+      officers scattered; the Chief of Artillery was at the headquarters of Gen.
+      McCabe; the artillery horses had been taken to water, and in the great
+      haste to get under arms each regiment formed in front of their tents. On
+      came the rebel division, pouring a terrific fire into our ranks, advancing
+      at every discharge, and loading as they came. Our artillery was mixed up
+      and the portion of it that could be got into position was operated in
+      vain. The two forces came together and fought hand to hand amid a musketry
+      fire that struck friend and foe alike. Gen. John's brigade held
+      their ground manfully, but could not long withstand the impetuosity of the
+      attack and the superiority of numbers. Their line broke in several places,
+      and the batteries, deprived of horses, fell into the hands of the enemy.
+      Gen. Willis's brigade was totally routed and he made a prisoner.
+      Kirkham's brigade was broken to pieces and routed. The first assault
+      did not last long, but was extremely damaging to our forces. Thus
+      attacked, our lines were falling back in the direction of Overman's
+      Creek, when Lawting's rebel cavalry fell upon their flank, capturing
+      many prisoners, guns, and much camp equipage. Polkhorn now assaulted Gen.
+      Davies' division with two fresh divisions. Davies repulsed the first
+      assault, but was struck in flank by Clayber, which forced him back. Potter's
+      brigade was by Clayber entirely dispersed. By this time our right flank
+      had been broken and driven back on Hospital Hill, and finally from there.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebel cavalry then came charging down, capturing many
+      prisoners. Our wagon trains, ammunition and rations were only saved by the
+      action of one regiment of our cavalry charging the rebel flank and forcing
+      them back. News reached Rosenfelt that his right was completely routed. He
+      at once countermanded his order to attack with his left, and moved to the
+      right in order to save a great disaster and perhaps his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the meantime Biggs was preparing to attack the center, and on
+      came one of his divisions in double column and struck the troops of a
+      general who was in waiting to receive them (Gen. Sherlin). The attack was
+      quick and terrible, but they were rolled back, attacked in turn, and the
+      rebel loss in one brigade was one-third of its force. Gen. Sull, one of
+      our brave officers, here lost his life while leading a charge. Rosenfelt
+      and Gen. Papson now commenced forming a new line, which had to be done
+      under a heavy fire, as the battle had extended down to and on the center.
+      Sherlin had fallen back to form on the new line. Rosen felt had become
+      excited, and was riding over the field with his hat off, ordering
+      everything he came to&mdash;batteries, regiments and companies. Papson,
+      who was always cool and calm in battle as on dress parade, had his corps
+      well in hand, and ordered Gen. Anderson, who was on his right and
+      adjoining Sherlin, to receive the enemy and give him the bayonet. There
+      had been a cessation of fighting for an hour, and the broken troops had
+      commenced to re-organize and get into line. Biggs, seeing that
+      postponement would not do, ordered up the division from Murphy's
+      Hill, and again the battle commenced with renewed vigor. Sherlin was
+      assailed first by Polkhorn. Gen. Anderson now seeing his chance, moved
+      quickly to Sherlin's support, and with a dash struck one of Polkhorn's
+      divisions in flank, and almost annihilated it. One of his brigades,
+      Stephen Lyon commanding, was ordered to charge against another division.
+      This was handsomely done, and the rebels fell back rapidly. At this time
+      Biggs came into the fray, and led back his broken brigades in person, but
+      they fared the same as before. In this assault Sherlin lost his other two
+      brigade commanders, and had his troops somewhat demoralized for a time;
+      but they soon recovered and the attacking commenced on our side. Our lines
+      were moved forward and the battle was furious; first an advantage was
+      gained on the one side and then on the other. At last our men became
+      encouraged and were fighting with a firm conviction that we were gaining
+      ground and driving the enemy back. During an hour of hard stand-up
+      hand-to-hand fighting, officers and men fell like the leaves of Autumn
+      after a bitter frost. Night then closed in, leaving the two armies facing
+      each other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A profound silence prevailed during the night, interrupted only by
+      the groans and the shrieks of the wounded and dying, after a constant
+      strife, which had lasted for ten hours. No more sanguinary struggle for
+      the length of time was ever witnessed. During this day there was not a
+      single regiment of our troops that had not been more or less engaged. The
+      enemy's cavalry had crossed the run below our army and captured and
+      destroyed a great quantity of our provisions, ammunition, etc. That night
+      no rations were distributed. The poor boys gathered around the campfires
+      and anxiously inquired about missing comrades, and what of the day
+      to-morrow. Many of the soldiers thought our army surrounded. Three of our
+      Generals had fallen during the day, and many thousand poor soldiers were
+      killed, wounded and captured.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That night Gens. Anderson and Sherlin met for the first time, and
+      in talking over the morrow both agreed that they would die on that ground
+      or win the battle, and they infused this same determination into all they
+      met.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs thought that Rosenfelt would retreat during the night. He
+      could not believe that he would undertake to maintain himself in the
+      position in which he bad been forced. He thought that he had only to wait
+      until morning to gather the fruits of a great victory. He was mistaken.
+      The next morning he found the Union forces in a compact line skirting the
+      timber, with hastily thrown-up earthworks. If Rosenfelt had made his
+      movement, on the information given by Mrs. Houghton, earlier in the day,
+      instead of the afternoon, he would, perhaps, have met with no disaster.
+      But the next day, when he found that Biggs did not attack, he determined
+      to do so. He made the same movement that he began the day before, and was
+      driven back in his first attempt to take the hill. He then began a general
+      assault, and retook all the positions lost the day before. The loss of the
+      enemy was very heavy, and the victory of the second day was complete. Gen.
+      Anderson moved out with his division by the side of Sherlin, and the two
+      seemed to vie with each other as to which could face the greatest danger.
+      The rebels lost two Generals, killed that day. In the two days'
+      fighting the losses on both sides were most serious. In the evening, after
+      the battle was concluded, as General Anderson was riding over the field
+      near Hospital Hill, he discovered a rebel officer leaning against the root
+      of a tree. There were two rebel soldiers with him. He was very pale, and
+      not able to speak in louder tones than a whisper. The General dismounted,
+      giving his reins to his orderly. Approaching the group, the two soldiers
+      arose and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, we surrender.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is not my purpose. I do not come to make prisoners, but
+      to know if I can be of any service to this wounded officer.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As the General spoke, the wounded officer said, in a whisper:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tom, is that you?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General, reaching out his hand to Capt.
+      Whitthorne, in whom he recognized his wife's cousin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Whitthorne took his hand and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am dying. I want you to tell cousin Mary that I have never
+      forgotten her; I love her, and wish I could see her now. We will not speak
+      of our differences now; the approach of death softens our hearts. You are
+      a brave man, Tom. I am proud of you, even as an enemy. When I die, as I
+      will in a few minutes&mdash;I can only last a little while&mdash;will you
+      bury me just where I fell? There is the spot,' looking over his left
+      shoulder and asking one of the men to mark it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This exertion caused the blood to flow profusely, as he had been
+      shot through the lungs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a few minutes he breathed his last. Gen. Anderson had him
+      properly interred at the place where he requested, and marked it with a
+      headstone with his name upon it. He wrote to his wife the facts as I have
+      given them to you. Gen. Anderson never alluded to him afterwards except in
+      the most respectful terms. When Mary, the General's wife, received a
+      letter giving an account of her cousin's death, she wept, but said
+      nothing.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But to return to the results of the battle: Biggs retreated and
+      left the field to Rosenfelt, who concluded to go into winter quarters
+      instead of making pursuit. He said it was necessary that his army should
+      recuperate. Wishing, however, to cover Nashua, he sent a command out to
+      the west from Murphy's Hill, on the road to Frank-town. It fell upon
+      Stephen Lyon's brigade to go. He was quite unwell, but would by this
+      station have an independent command&mdash;his brigade and two regiments of
+      cavalry and two batteries of artillery&mdash;consequently he was gratified
+      by the order. In marching the command moved slowly, there not being an
+      urgent necessity for their presence at Franktown. On the second day's
+      march they halted and had a luncheon at a spring by the roadside.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Stephen Lyon was lying on a mattress in an ambulance. When the
+      command had rested he sent them forward, remaining at the spring himself,
+      saying to his officers that he would come on after resting, as he could
+      soon overtake them. H e kept with him only one officer (Lieut. Curtis),
+      two orderlies and the driver, not dreaming of an enemy being in that part
+      of the country, as Biggs's army was many miles south of Stone Run,
+      or rather to the southeast at Tullahoming.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Joseph Whitthorne (then Brigadier-General), with a detachment
+      of cavalry, came dashing up. He captured Lieut. Curtis and the two
+      orderlies and driver, and then asked who the officer was that was lying in
+      the ambulance. On being told that it was Gen. Stephen Lyon, he replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have sworn to kill him if I ever met him, for sending a
+      spy into my camp.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Stephen was unarmed, and protested that he knew nothing about the
+      charges alleged against him. But it did no good. Whitthorne ordered his
+      men to shoot him, and it was done and my poor boy was in this cold-blooded
+      way murdered by this gang of bushwhackers. My other sons had his body
+      taken back to Murphy's Hill and buried. I never knew who murdered
+      him until the war was over.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0015" id="linkimage-0015">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0182.jpg" alt="The Murder of Steven Lyon 182 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old man again broke down and for a time was unable to proceed,
+      but at last said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You can see how the fates were against my family. When the news was
+      received at home my poor wife could not rally under these successive
+      blows, and she lay sick for months. I thought she would soon follow the
+      poor boys. When she did recover it was only partially. She was never well
+      afterwards.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the battle, Gen. Anderson thought he would look up his
+      military family, as his headquarters had been sent to the rear during the
+      conflict. Capt. Day and Capt. Jackson were near him all the time, and were
+      no better posted than the General as to where the headquarters were.
+      Finally they were found some three miles to the rear. The orderlies,
+      driver, cook, etc., were found established at the headquarters; but old
+      Ham, poor old man, was nowhere to be found. A general search was at once
+      instituted, and finally he jumped up like a rabbit from some thick
+      underbrush. When he came out he looked all around, and at last realizing
+      who the parties were that had discovered him he threw up his hands and
+      exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Bress the good Laud, and you'uns are not all killed.
+      Afo' de Laud I never 'spected to see any you good people agin.
+      And heah is Massa Gen'l Tom, and Massa Jackson and Massa Capt. Day.
+      Well! well! if dis isn't a sprize to ole Ham.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham, how did you get here? What made you run away? I thought
+      you were going to stay with us.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah, I thought so, too; but, sah, de shell, de guns and
+      de bums dey all come rite down over whar I was, and I not know how to
+      fight. One ob de mans git me a gun and fix it up, and I git behind a tree
+      and poke it out and pull de trigger, and bress de Laud it shoot de wrong
+      way and I fine myself knocked ober away off from de tree. Den I said dis
+      is no place for dis darkey, and I gits; dats what I does, and I corned
+      along pretty fas' and I got wid de wagons, and pretty soon de
+      hossmen ob de Sesh&mdash;I b'leves dey calls 'em cabalry&mdash;dey
+      come on de run and burned up de wagons and slashed 'bout and cussed
+      about de Yanks and swared about de niggers and skeered me out ob my breff.
+      Den I gits in de woods and creeps under de brush and dar I stay, and sho'
+      you born I thought ebery one was killed, I wouldn't never come out
+      if you hadn't found me, sho'. I done thought I neber see Marfa
+      no more. O, bress de Laud, I's hungry doe.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, come along, Ham; I guess I will have to send you home;
+      you seem not to take to war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sah! Massa Gen'l, 'spect it be de bes';
+      for afore de Laud I feels curous when you is fitin'. Somehow I doesn't
+      jes' feel rite all de time dey is shootin'. It seems dey would
+      kill a darky jes'as quick as dey do a white man.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General; 'why not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sah, I doesn't know why; it 'pears like
+      dey wouldn't kill the darkies when we work for dem so long. But de
+      Sesh dey is quar folks dey is; dey fight doe, don' dey, Massa Tom?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; they fight like other people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time they were at headquarters, and Ham got hold of his
+      namesake and devoured it as a wild beast would have done. Ham was very
+      serious and finally said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Massa Tom, I guess dey not fight any mo' berry soon,
+      does dey?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General replied that he did not know.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Ham, 'I guess I stay wid you a while
+      longer. You won't write home 'bout me gittin' in de
+      bush, will you'uns?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No; if you wish us not to do so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, for de Laud's sake! Marfa she d neber lib wid dis
+      darky no mo' if she know what I do. You won't tell her, Massa
+      Tom, will you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Ham; I will keep it a secret from her.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, den, I will try him once mo'. I 'spects I
+      stay here nex' time. I knows I do. O, I knows de nex' time,
+      sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;All right, Ham; you get around now and get our things together, and
+      look after my &ldquo;traps.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, massa, yes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham's conduct and explanations afforded great amusement for
+      the boys around headquarters for some time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Zeke Inglesby said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, I did not know before that Gen. Stephen Lyon, who was
+      murdered at Bethesda Springs, was your son. I know all about his murder. I
+      belonged to his brigade. That dastardly murder was considered by all
+      soldiers as one of the most outrageous acts and cold-blooded murders ever
+      known in civilized warfare.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Oh, yes. I grieved over his death very greatly, he being the second
+      one of our dear boys murdered outright&mdash;the fourth dead since the war
+      began. It chilled the blood of our whole family. The strangest thing to me
+      was how Gen. Anderson, Capt. Jackson and Col. Peter could restrain
+      themselves so as not to mention the name of his murderer, in all their
+      conversations about his death; but, as I said, I never knew who did it
+      until after the war. I could easily understand the reason for their not
+      telling the name. Mary Anderson, being his sister, was never told the
+      facts; nor my wife nor any of us at the time, the boys fearing that it
+      might cause an unpleasant feeling even to know the fact that a near
+      relative of one of our family could be such a barbarian.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was kept quite close at home for some months with our family,
+      being their only protection within call. During this time no man ever
+      suffered more in spirit. I can see it all before me now: my poor wife's
+      agony, the sorrowing of David's widow, Mary Anderson's
+      trouble, the two poor little children&mdash;their questions about their
+      Uncle Stephen, who killed him, and why? These questions I could not
+      answer.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this point Dr. Adams inquired if Gen. Rosenfelt ever expressed any
+      regret at not listening to the information imparted to him on the morning
+      of the battle.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No, sir; I did not so understand.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, did you know anything of Mrs. Houghton after this?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; she continued to do good service for our cause, as you will
+      learn hereafter.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel here called in Mrs. Wilson. She was a bright and beautiful
+      woman. He took her in his arms and said to us:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This dear child and one boy, the son of another of my boys, are all
+      of whom I can now boast.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      His speech at this point was so pathetic and saddening, that the whole
+      party were unconsciously moved to tears. His voice trembled, and he slowly
+      walked out of the room, overwhelmed by the sad memories he had awakened.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     THE COURT-MARTIAL.&mdash;AT MURPHY'S HILL.&mdash;THE TWO OPPOSING
+     ARMIES AND THEIR MOVEMENTS.&mdash;JAMES WHITCOMB'S TRIAL.&mdash;
+     SENTENCED TO DEATH AND PARDONED BY THE PRESIDENT.
+
+     &ldquo;But mercy is above this sceptered sway,
+     It is enthroned in the heart of kings,
+     It is an attribute to God himself;
+     And earthly power doth then show likest God's,
+     When mercy seasons Justice.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Biggs having taken up his position in the angle of the
+      headwaters of Goose River and Cane's Fork, near Tullahoming, in the
+      midst of a rich valley, Rosenfelt at once commenced repairing the
+      railroads and throwing up earthworks near Murphy's Hill, which
+      almost encircled the entire place. There he remained during the winter and
+      following spring. The two armies were principally engaged in watching each
+      other, neither being willing to risk an advance against the other. For
+      several months this situation continued. The only operations that marked
+      this long period of inaction on the part of the two armies were a series
+      of small exploits which were calculated to cause the two armies to
+      degenerate into small bands, that could only be employed in harassing
+      their enemies. The rebels got ready, however, and made the first attempt.
+      Gen. Weller, with a brigade of cavalry, pushed his way up within a few
+      miles of Nashua, burned a railroad bridge, then descended on the right
+      bank of the Le-Harp River to the banks of Combination River, and there
+      seized several of our transports, which were loaded with supplies. He
+      burned these with all their cargoes. One of our gunboats reached the scene
+      of action just in time to also become a prey to the flames.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This act on the part of the rebel cavalrymen in its audacity seems
+      to have completely paralyzed our mounted troops, and Weller was permitted
+      to return entirely unmolested. In a very short time, elated by his
+      success, he concentrated a force of some 3,000 men under Gens. Forrester
+      and Lawting, with two batteries, within twenty miles of Nashua. Gen.
+      Rosenfelt, seeing that the rebels were riding all around and about him
+      with impunity, sent Gen. Davies with one division of infantry, and two
+      brigades of cavalry commanded by Gen. Minting, in order to hem Weller in
+      and 'bag him' and take him into camp, as the soldiers would
+      say. Davies marched from Murphy's Hill to Eagle Cove; Sleeman
+      marched from Nashua with a division of infantry, upon Tyrone; Minting
+      moved away to the south by way of Franktown, where the forces were all to
+      close in like pulling the drawstring of a bag and closing it over your
+      game. But when opened there was no Weller inside. The next heard of him he
+      had pushed on far to the northwest, and while our forces were closing in
+      at Franktown, Weller had again reached the borders of Combination River at
+      Mariam's Crossing, and appeared before Dolinsburg on the next day.
+      You remember the great battle fought at Dolinsburg, where Gen. Tom.
+      Anderson was thought to have been killed, but was found by me in the darky's
+      cabin?&rdquo; They answered: &ldquo;Yes; that could not be forgotten.&rdquo;
+      &ldquo;Well, gentlemen, this place was still commanded by good old Col.
+      Harden. He had but 700 men all told. The place was encircled by parapets
+      commanding the ravines north and south. In the center the Colonel had
+      constructed large earthworks, and mounted thereon one 32-pounder. He also
+      had a section of field-guns. The rebels lost no time in making their
+      dispositions, and were ready for the assault. Col. Harden hastily made
+      preparations to receive the enemy. He placed his women and sick on a
+      transport that lay at the wharf. That being done, the old Colonel said to
+      his men: 'Boys, here I will die before I will lower that flag.'
+      and his command all cheered him, and said 'we agree to that
+      sentiment.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Weller was now ready; he ordered Forrester and Law-ting to advance
+      and attack. But before doing so he thought it would be the more correct
+      warfare to summon the garrison to surrender. He did so by sending a flag
+      of truce and demanding a surrender of the fort. Col. Harden inquired by
+      what authority the surrender was demanded. The reply was that Gen. Weller
+      demanded it 'in the name of Jefferson Davis, President of the
+      Southern Confederacy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tell Gen. Weller that if Mr. Davis is here in person I will
+      see him; but if Gen. Weller wants this fort he must take it at the point
+      of the bayonet. Col. Harden never surrenders to the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was reported to Gen. Weller, and he remarked, 'We will
+      see.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Forrester deployed his command and moved forward up the hill, but
+      as he galloped up under a heavy fire his loss was severe. The soldiers who
+      were defending that part of the outer works retreated inside of the heavy
+      fortifications. A murderous and destructive fire was now opened upon the
+      enemy from all sides of the works.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Forrester fell back and formed a new line, and Weller put his whole
+      force in action. Lawting joined Forrester on the right, and the assault
+      was made.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Col. Harden said: 'Boys, here they come; let them charge
+      close up before you fire. Fill that old 32-pounder with bullets on top of
+      the shell;' and they did.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So Forrester charged with his men right up to the works. Col.
+      Harden gave the command 'Fire!' and with one volley from
+      muskets and the old 32-pounder the cavalry retreated in every direction;
+      many horses and men fell under this terrible fire. Our men leaped out of
+      the works, and with bayonets fixed charged down against Forrester's
+      men and captured many of them. Forrester's best Colonel was killed
+      and his command routed and demoralized. Lawting had captured the Cemetery
+      Ridge, where some of Col. Harden's men had made a stand, but finding
+      they could not hold it, fell back into the fort. Darkness here closed in
+      and the old flag still floated over Dolins-burg. During the night a
+      gunboat came to the rescue.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning there were no rebels in sight, save killed and
+      wounded. Dolinsburg was never again assaulted by the enemy during the war.
+      Col. Harden was a brave man, and dearly beloved by my whole family; not
+      alone for his bravery, but for his kindness to Gen. Anderson during his
+      stay at the Colonel's Headquarters.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Weller was being followed up by Davies, who had finally gotten on
+      his track. But he took another tack; he moved a short distance, as if
+      intending to meet Davies, and then suddenly wheeled to the right and
+      reached Center-town by way of Pinche's Factory, along the line of
+      Goose River. After fording the river he called a halt at Colesburg. His
+      men were now worn out with fatigue, and his horses totally unfitted for
+      further service until thoroughly recuperated. This ended Gen. Weller's
+      exploits for a considerable length of time. Just then another raider
+      appeared upon the scene&mdash;one Gen. Van Doring, in command of some
+      5,000 fresh cavalry. This new force gave the enemy courage, and they at
+      once renewed their former audacity. They were determined to wipe out if
+      possible the terrible and painful result of their attack upon Col. Harden
+      at Dolinsburg, and immediately advanced within a short distance of
+      Rosenfelt's main encampment, drove in his outposts, and threatened
+      his short Une of communication with Nashua. By this time large
+      re-enforcements had arrived by way of transports up the Combination River
+      to Nashua. Sleeman's division had moved forward to the main force at
+      Murphy's Hill. The General felt that he must rid the country of
+      these raiders, or his situation would become intolerable. His detachments,
+      except in large bodies, could not venture out of camp without danger of
+      being attacked by rebel cavalry. Later on, one day, a report came that our
+      outposts were attacked and part of them captured within a few miles of his
+      main army. Rosenfelt was greatly excited to think that with his force of
+      cavalry&mdash;one brigade at Nashua, one at Franktown supported by a
+      division of infantry at each place, and two brigades at his main position&mdash;the
+      rebels were audacious enough to come in sight of his camp and menace him.
+      Just at this moment Gen. Sherlin, a small man, but a great soldier, came
+      into his headquarters and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, how would you like to have an infantry commander
+      take one of your detachments of cavalry and try his hand on Van Doring,
+      who, I understand, is running round your camp playing marbles on your boys'
+      coat-tails?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir,' said Rosenfelt, 'I wish we had some
+      one like old Col. Harden at Dolinsburg after this fellow Van Doring. Do
+      you think you can run him back on his own ground?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I will try.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, you may try your hand to-day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All right,' said Sherlin; 'I am now ready, and I
+      want only 1,000 men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General ordered two regiments to report; they did so promptly,
+      and were off. They started with Sherlin at their head, and were not long
+      in reaching Brady's Wood, where the enemy was strongly posted.
+      Without hesitating for one moment Sherlin attacked them and charged, saber
+      in hand. The contest was of short duration. The rebels had not seen that
+      kind of cavalry fighting before. They were soon routed and driven in great
+      disorder back to and across Goose River. Sherlin returned the next day
+      with 200 prisoners and a command of encouraged men. This aroused great
+      jealousy with the cavalry officers, and made him the subject of many
+      remarks. But he went quietly back to his command of infantry without any
+      exultation or mention of his victory.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Sherlin and Gen. Anderson that evening were speaking of our
+      cavalry, when Sherlin remarked that they only wanted some one to teach
+      them how to fight.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true,' said Gen. Anderson; 'we must
+      obtain consent to go out and attack the enemy whenever and wherever we may
+      find him. We now have re-enforcements, our army is fresh and well supplied
+      in all respects.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General commanding finding this feeling existing, and seeing
+      that his re-enforcements had all come forward and were in camp, amounting
+      to some 14,000, while Biggs had only received the 5,000 cavalry under Van
+      Doring, he felt that he could afford to make a forward movement and attack
+      his antagonist wherever he might be found. So he commenced by directing
+      that our forces were to make Goose River our line for the present, by
+      first driving the enemy to the south side of the same, and if possible
+      force him out of this part of the country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherlin's division and two brigades of cavalry were to march
+      to Eagle Cove and thence to Columbiana; Sleeman's division, with
+      other troops, were to form the center; the left was to move on Shelltown;&mdash;the
+      whole to concentrate on and along the north bank of Goose River. Gen.
+      Corbin, being in advance on the road leading to Columbiana, met Van Doring
+      at Spring Hill, and after five hours' hard fighting surrendered his
+      whole command. When this news reached Rosenfelt, who was still at Murphy's
+      Hill, it disturbed him much. The troops having now marched for a week over
+      very bad roads through rain and mud, he directed them to return to their
+      former positions, 'having accomplished all that the commanding
+      General desired,' as he said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Kentucky was at this time infested with raiders and guerrillas.
+      Gen. Broomfield, who had about that time been sent to the West to command
+      the Department of Kentucky, soon cleared that State of these pests. Their
+      mode of warfare on either side was merely harassing without accomplishing
+      any great results. Very soon Rosenfelt's troops were again within
+      his old camp lines, and Forrester commenced annoying him in many ways.
+      Gen. Papson being at Rosenfelt's Headquarters, in conversation
+      remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If you will allow Gen. Anderson, of my corps, to take
+      command of a division of your cavalry, and give him instructions that
+      Forrester must be driven beyond Goose River and kept there, I will
+      guarantee good results.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Rosenfelt readily assented, and the arrangements were made and the
+      order given. The command started, and by rapid marches came up to
+      Forrester at a point near Auburnville, and drove him as far as Winter
+      Hill, a point where the general headquarters of the rebel cavalry had been
+      for some days. Gen. Anderson charged down upon them with his whole force
+      in regular old English cavalry style, with drawn sabers. The rebel cavalry
+      made stubborn resistance, but our force drove them from their position
+      with much slaughter. They retreated in great confusion, and were closely
+      pursued and sorely pressed until they were forced to cross Goose River at
+      different points. The country was now cleared of them for the present.
+      Gen. Anderson returned with 600 prisoners. This ended the raids, and our
+      army was not subjected to these harassing exploits again while it remained
+      at Murphy's Hill. During these many annoyances by the rebel cavalry
+      our troops were sent after them so frequently and marched so rapidly, and
+      at times such great distances, that they often became weary and footsore.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The day after Gen. Anderson returned from driving Forrester out of
+      this portion of the country a division of infantry under Sleeman returned
+      from a very long and circuitous march. On the detail for guard duty that
+      night was a boy from one of the Michigan regiments, (the 1st Michigan I
+      think,) who during the night was found asleep on his watch. He was
+      arrested and taken to the guard-house. The young man was greatly troubled.
+      He had been a good soldier; had never shirked any duty imposed upon him.
+      The next day he was reported by Serg't Smith as being found asleep
+      while on duty. This was a serious matter,&mdash;the penalty being death if
+      found guilty. The report was taken to Gen. Sleeman, and by him transmitted
+      to Gen. Rosenfelt with a request that he order the Court-Martial, if one
+      should be decided upon. The General at once ordered the Court. I never
+      have believed that severe punishments in the army were productive of good
+      discipline. The best soldiers are the kindest men, and the most successful
+      are those who inflict the fewest severe punishments upon their men. The
+      detail for the Court was made and the charges filed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Court held its sessions at Gen. Rosenfelt's Headquarters.
+      The poor boy was brought out of the guardhouse in the presence of the
+      Court. He was 20 years old, very slight, light complexion, light auburn
+      hair, large blue eyes, delicate frame, and, in fact, looked almost as much
+      like a girl as a boy. His appearance made a deep impression upon the
+      members of the Court; great sympathy was felt for him. The Judge-Advocate
+      asked him if he had any objections to the Court, which was composed of
+      officers from Gen. Sleeman's Division, with Gen. Sleeman as
+      President of the Court. The boy answered that he had no objections;
+      'for,' said he, 'I do not know any of the officers. I
+      know but few persons in the army. I know only my messmates. I am not
+      acquainted with any of the officers of my own company. I know their names,
+      but have no personal acquaintance with either of them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you never talk with any of your company officers?'
+      inquired the Judge-Advocate.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied the youth; 'I have never asked
+      a favor since I have been in the army. I have obeyed orders, and strictly
+      performed my duty and asked no questions.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Have you any relatives?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir; I have an aged father and mother, and one sister.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What was your business before entering the service?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I was a sales-boy in the wholesale dry-goods store of
+      Baldwin &amp; Chandler, in Detroit, Mich., where my parents live.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Have you written to your parents or sister since your
+      arrest?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; I asked permission to do so, but it was refused me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Sleeman, an old man, full of sympathy and kind feelings, on
+      the impulse of the moment said, 'That was an outrage.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Judge-Advocate reminded the General that such remarks were not
+      proper in the presence of the Court.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General, 'I spoke before I
+      thought; but the impropriety of the remark does not change my opinion.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The charges were read to the boy, charging him that in this,
+      'he, James Whitcomb, a private soldier, was regularly detailed and
+      placed on guard duty, and that he slept while on post in the face of the
+      enemy, thereby endangering the Army of the United States.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Judge-Advocate advised the boy to plead 'not guilty,'
+      which he did.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment Capt. Jackson Lyon came along where the Court
+      was in session, and for the first time heard of this trial. He listened
+      for a moment and heard the name of the boy mentioned, and it struck him at
+      once that it might be Seraine's brother. He waited until the Court
+      adjourned and asked permission to speak to the boy. It being granted, he
+      ascertained that James Whitcomb was the brother of Seraine, who had gone
+      South in search of Henry. He told the boy to be of good cheer&mdash;to
+      admit nothing; that when they proved the charge, as perhaps they would, to
+      ask permission to make a statement, and then to tell all about his march;
+      the reason for his inability to keep awake, and all about his condition on
+      that night, and that he, Capt. Jackson Lyon, would look after him; but not
+      to mention him as his friend, but as one only feeling a sympathy for him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson wrote to me that day all about the case, and thought it was
+      best that his father and mother should not be made aware of his arrest and
+      trial, but that I should write to the President all about the case, and do
+      no more until he (Jackson) should arrive. My son Jackson was a very
+      cool-headed man, and always did everything in the manner that would create
+      the least excitement or suspicion. You see, he had a plan in a moment for
+      the safety of this poor boy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, to get back. The next day the Court reassembled at 12 o'clock
+      and proceeded with the trial. The witnesses were sworn. Serg't Smith
+      exhibited the detail for the guard, as well as the detail from the boy's
+      company, and the report of the detail to him with James Whitcomb's
+      name on the same. He then showed the time for the boy's guard-duty
+      to commence on that relief, and finally, by the Officer of the Guard who
+      went around with the relief guard, that the boy was found asleep and did
+      not arouse from his slumber when he was challenged, but that the Sergeant
+      of the Guard had to shake him quite hard to arouse him. This, you can see,
+      was very strong and hard to get over.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;that was a strong case. I was
+      hoping to hear that there was a mistake about it.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Maj. Clymer said: &ldquo;Well, I hope he was acquitted. I have slept many
+      a time on my horse during a hard march, when if I had been placed on
+      guard-duty I would have gone to sleep in five minutes.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So have I,&rdquo; said Capt. Zeke Inglesby.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes. I have no doubt of that; but it is not the men who commit
+      acts against law that are always punished, but those who are caught. These
+      men seemed to think this a terrible crime in this boy, and yet, perhaps,
+      there was not one of them who could have done differently under the same
+      circumstances.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the witnesses had been heard against the poor boy, he showed
+      great mental suffering and agony; the disgrace to his parents and sister
+      was what troubled him so much. His company officers were sworn, and stated
+      that prior to this no complaint had ever been made against the boy. That
+      although they only knew him as a soldier, they had always observed his
+      neatness and soldierly appearance and bearing; they all thought that the
+      march the two days before and until 9 o'clock the night on which he
+      was found asleep on post, was calculated to tire out a boy of his frail
+      organization.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Chief Surgeon stated that a boy of his constitution would be
+      very likely to drop to sleep anywhere after such a strain upon his
+      physical strength.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This closed the evidence with the exception of one witness. The boy
+      asked if he could make a statement to the Court. Some discussion arose on
+      this point. The Court was cleared, and Jackson said that he afterwards
+      learned that old Gen. Sleeman grew very angry at the idea of refusing an
+      innocent boy a chance to say a word in his own defense. Finally, it was
+      agreed that the boy might make his statement. He arose, and, with a
+      tremulous voice and much agitation, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gentlemen of the Court: I am a poor boy. My life is of no
+      value to me, and but little to my country. I have risked it several times
+      without fear or nervousness. For my parents' sake I would like to go
+      through this war with an honorable record. To take my life would do me but
+      little harm. I can meet death as a true soldier. But what can this great
+      Government gain by taking my life? You can inflict ruin, distress and
+      misery upon an old man and woman, and upon my queenly sister, who is now
+      going through more perils, if I am correctly informed, than any of us. I
+      came to the army not for gain. I was getting much more pay without risking
+      my life, but I felt it my duty to aid in sustaining our Government. I did
+      not dream, however, that in the event that I should escape death from the
+      hands of the enemies of our country that, for an unhappy result entirely
+      unavoidable, my comrades-in-arms would hasten to make a sacrifice of me.
+      Were I guilty of anything that I could have avoided, then I would not ask
+      for leniency; but this I could not avoid. That I slept on my post I will
+      not deny; but I pray you hear my excuse. It is this: Two days before this
+      offense was committed, we had marched through rain and mud some twenty
+      miles in pursuit (as it was said) of Forrester's cavalry. I did not
+      see many horse tracks in the road, however, and took it that our forces
+      had captured all their horses, and that the rebels were taking it on foot,
+      as we were.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here Gen. Sleeman laughed, and said <i>sotto voce</i>: 'That
+      boy ought to be put in command of our cavalry, instead of being shot.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The night of this march my messmate, John Martin, a boy of
+      my own age and my neighbor before coming to the army, was taken quite ill.
+      It was his turn to be on guard. I took his guard duty that night, and was
+      entirely without sleep. When not on post I was attending to him, as he
+      would have done for me. The next day John was not able to carry his
+      knapsack and gun on the march, and as we had no transportation, I carried
+      his as well as my own. The burden was very great for me, and when we
+      arrived in camp I was completely exhausted. John was not able to stand my
+      guard, and when I told the Sergeant my condition, he would not excuse me,
+      and gave as a reason that I had no business to carry John's gun and
+      knapsack, inasmuch as I had no orders from him to do so. I think the
+      Sergeant would do much better as a General than as a Sergeant. I may do
+      him injustice, and I would not do that for the world, but I do believe
+      that he entertains the same high opinion of himself that I do of him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At which remark old Gen. Sleeman laughed again, and said, so as to
+      be heard, 'That boy will be a man some day, and, by the eternal, it
+      would be a crime&mdash;yes, a murder&mdash;to shoot him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Continuing, James Whitcomb said: 'This, gentlemen of the
+      Court, is my excuse, no more, no less. I hope that John Martin may be
+      called to verify my statement.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the boy sat down the whole Court were in tears.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;John Martin was called, and he did verify everything that had been
+      stated by James Whitcomb. This closed the evidence in the case. The Court
+      adjourned until the next day at 12 o'clock. When they met they began
+      the consideration of the verdict. The Judge-Advocate charged the Court
+      that the evidence was clear and conclusive; that the law fixed the
+      penalty; that there was no way out of it; they must find the fact that he
+      did sleep on his post, and that fact being found, the verdict must be
+      death.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Court was two days coming to a conclusion. When they did, my
+      God, it was enough to make a man's blood run cold in his veins. They
+      found him guilty on all the charges and specifications, and sentenced him
+      to be shot to death, with only ten days' respite. The sentence was
+      approved, and orders given to manacle the boy and double his guard. Gen.
+      Sleeman raved like a madman, and came near resigning; said if the boy was
+      shot he would at once resign. As soon as the judgment of the Court was
+      known, Jackson took a leave of absence for ten days and left on the train
+      that evening for home. He came, and on his arrival was looking like a
+      ghost. All ran to him to welcome him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He soon assumed his wonted calmness, and talked with his mother,
+      Mary Anderson and Jennie, as well as the little girls, telling them all
+      about the army. His mother was still sick in bed over the murder of our
+      son Stephen; but we all enjoyed seeing Jackson, and were glad to know that
+      Peter and Gen. Anderson were well. Our family, you will observe, was not
+      very large at this time. Jackson made Aunt Martha happy by telling her
+      that Ham was well, and was behaving splendidly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Thank de good Laud for dat. I always 'spects to hear
+      he killed. But I knows Ham; he am awful coward. He allers runs off when
+      dere is any danger. I have to look out for dat.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson had a full report of the proceedings of the Court-Martial
+      so far as the testimony and the boy's statement was concerned. He
+      read the whole statement over to Jennie (David's widow), Mary
+      Anderson and myself. As he read the boy's statement the two ladies
+      burst into tears. Mary Anderson arose and walked the floor, looking like a
+      Queen, and seemingly much excited. Finally she said&mdash;I shall ever
+      remember her words:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My God, what does all this mean? Has the great Father
+      forsaken this family? Four have already lost their lives, and one now
+      suffering in some loathsome prison if alive; my husband and Peter nearly
+      at death's door on more than one occasion; Seraine Whitcomb, a
+      lovely girl, with her only brother in the army (he a mere boy), she leaves
+      her old father and mother to take the chances of her life through the
+      lines searching for one of our family, and now her only brother under
+      sentence of death for what he could not help doing. Capt. Jackson, what do
+      you propose?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson replied that some one must proceed to Washington at once,
+      and that he thought it was not best to let the boy's parents in
+      Detroit know the facts, they being old people and alone (according to the
+      statement of the boy), and as the young lady is doubtless searching for
+      Henry, as we all surmise from her letter to our father, it is certainly
+      our duty to look after this boy's case ourselves. I have only ten
+      days' leave from my duty, and therefore brought these papers,
+      thinking that father might perhaps go to see the President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mary Anderson spoke up at once and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; no, sir. Your father will not go. He must not leave
+      Aunt Sarah in her present condition. I will go; yes, I will go at once.
+      Get me a ticket, I want no trunk; my satchel will do. I will be off on the
+      first train.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jennie said, 'Why, Mary, you will not go, will you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, I am going. I am determined to do so. It is settled; so
+      do not attempt to stop me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Jennie, 'Uncle Daniel, what shall we
+      do?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied, 'She is determined on it, and we will just help
+      her to get off at once.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So the ticket was procured and Mary was off with a good-bye, taking
+      with her a full statement of the case made out by Jackson, also his
+      letter, and a letter from me to the President. Under the circumstances
+      this was a painful trip to her&mdash;the anxiety as to her success; the
+      fact that she knew nothing about the family in whose behalf she was
+      enlisted. She a stranger to the President, how should she approach him?
+      What could she say to him? Suppose he would refuse to interpose in behalf
+      of the boy? And a thousand inquiries would come to her mind to annoy her.
+      She slept none on her way, but finally arrived safely in Washington, and
+      went directly to the Executive Mansion without stopping to take a mouthful
+      of food or a moment's repose.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When she reached the threshold of the mansion she came near
+      fainting; her courage and strength both seemed to leave her all at once.
+      Presently her strength returned, and she asked to be admitted. The usher
+      said, 'I will see,' and took her name to the President; also
+      my letter. The President was alone. She could not speak. The President
+      came forward and took her by the hand and greeted her most kindly, saying
+      that he almost knew her; that he knew much of her through me, as I had
+      spoken of her in connection with her husband. The President said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Your brave husband is so well known to me through my friend
+      Mr. Lyon, and through his daring on the field, that you would need no
+      introduction more than that I should know who you are; and I take it that
+      you are on an errand of mercy, as I am sure you could not be here to ask
+      anything for your husband, as I would do anything for him, as he knows,
+      merely for the asking by himself or my friend Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Mr. President; you will never be troubled by me in that
+      way. I am truly on an errand of mercy and justice'; and here she
+      broke down and wept.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When she recovered she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. President, my errand is to save the destruction of a
+      good family.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She then recited the facts as to the two old people, and that
+      Seraine, the only daughter, was now on an errand of mercy South somewhere.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President replied that he remembered giving her a letter at the
+      request of his friend Daniel Lyon, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My dear Mrs. Anderson, there is hardly anything that I would
+      not do for any of Mr. Lyon's family, as well as Gen. Anderson and
+      yourself; and, certainly, if to prevent a calamity to such a family as you
+      describe Mr. Whitcomb's to be, I would do anything that would be
+      proper and reasonable for me to do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She was very much encouraged by these remarks, and began to feel
+      more at ease.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President, seeing this, asked her many questions about her
+      husband's health, and also about my family. When she spoke of
+      Stephen's foul murder, the President walked the floor and remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Most diabolical&mdash;fiendish.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      (&ldquo;Little did he or she then suppose that it was her own brother that
+      had committed this wicked and cruel murder.&rdquo;)
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time she was so much encouraged that she handed him the
+      letter and statement of Jackson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President read the letter, and then read and reread Jackson's
+      statement. Great tears rolled down his bronzed cheeks as he read the
+      statement. He tapped a bell, and sent for the Secretary of War. The
+      Secretary soon came, and greeted Mrs. Anderson very cordially on being
+      introduced. The President asked him to take a seat, and handed him the
+      statement. He read it, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I will at once see if any papers in this case have been
+      forwarded.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During all this time imagine the suspense and fears of Mary
+      Anderson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary sent to the Judge-Advocate-General, and found that
+      the papers had just arrived.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Let them be brought to me immediately.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When they were placed before him he read them over carefully,
+      remarking, when he had finished, that they were exactly as stated by Capt.
+      Lyon. He handed them to the Secretary and asked him to read them, which he
+      did, and laid them down without a word of comment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After some conversation between the two men, the President turned
+      to her and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mrs. Anderson, cheer up, weep no more; your friend shall not
+      be hurt! Instead of showing himself unworthy of clemency he has proven
+      himself a noble boy. The kindness which he showed to his messmate and
+      neighbor boy was enough to have commended him to mercy. He should have
+      been complimented for his kindness and excused from duty, instead of
+      having it imposed upon him. You can go home and bear the glad tidings to
+      his father and mother that their boy shall be saved for a better fate.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mary Anderson, trembling with emotion, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. President, you are so very kind, sir. But, if you will
+      pardon me, his father and mother know nothing of their boy's
+      trouble. We kept it from them, believing it would have caused them great
+      distress. We desire to keep it from them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you say that his father and mother do not know of this,
+      nor that you are here?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. President, they are not aware of the case.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mrs. Anderson, that was very considerate in your friends and
+      yourself, to keep this from them for the present at least.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President then wrote, with his own hand, a telegram, ordering
+      the suspension of sentence against James Whitcomb&mdash;that he had been
+      fully pardoned&mdash;signed it and sent it to the office with directions
+      that the dispatch be sent at once. Mary Anderson on her knees thanked the
+      President from the fullness of her heart. He bade her rise; said he had
+      done nothing that she should thank him for; that if he had permitted such
+      a sentence to be carried out he never could have forgiven himself. He bade
+      her go home and carry the good tidings to her friends. He told her to give
+      me and my family his kindest regards. She then left with a light heart.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She went directly to the train, forgetting that she had eaten
+      nothing during the day. She returned to us one of the happiest persons
+      that ever lived, and you may depend upon it that we all shared in her joy.
+      Capt. Jackson had returned to his command prior to Mary's return
+      from Wash ington. When we all got through with the family talk and Mary
+      had eaten her dinner, she gave us a full account of her trip, her agonies
+      and sensations on meeting the President. She was exceedingly happy in her
+      details about her trip and her success; but, strange to say, she never
+      alluded to it again voluntarily, and would, as much as possible, avoid
+      conversation on the subject when spoken to in reference to it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson had asked that James Whitcomb be detailed from his
+      regiment and assigned to him as an Orderly at his Headquarters, which was
+      done. And again all was moving on quietly in the field.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Capt. Inglesby, &ldquo;as I before stated, there
+      would have been warm times in that camp had they shot that boy. The whole
+      camp had heard the facts about his helping his comrade, and the soldiers
+      with one voice said he should not be executed. His pardon was a Godsend to
+      the officers who were intending to carry out the sentence. During all my
+      experience (and I was through the whole war) I never knew such a mutinous
+      feeling in the army as that sentence created.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams remarked that in all his reading and experience in life there
+      had not been a female character brought to his notice who had shown the
+      will, determination and good judgment that Mrs. Anderson had from the
+      beginning of the war; her fixed Union principles; her determination to
+      make any and all sacrifices for the cause of her country; her persistence
+      in hunting for her husband when all others were sure of his death at
+      Dolinsburg&mdash;few women like her have lived in our time. &ldquo;God
+      bless her, whether she is living or dead!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The tears rolled down the old man's cheeks, but he uttered not one
+      word in response.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     MORGANSON'S RAID AND BATTLE OF CHEROKEE RUN.&mdash;THE REBEL
+     CAVALRYMEN WHIRL THROUGH INDIANA AND OHIO.&mdash;BEATEN AND
+     CAPTURED.&mdash;KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE CONTINUE THEIR
+     MACHINATIONS.
+
+     &ldquo;If that rebellion
+     Came like itself, in base and abject routs,
+     Led on by bloody youth, guarded with rage,
+     You revered father, and these noble lords
+     Had not been here to dress the ugly form
+     Of base and bloody insurrection.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the long-continued idleness of the Army of the Center around
+      Murphy's Hill, the people began to clamor for a movement of some
+      decisive character.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During Gen. Rosenfelt's inactivity, Gen. Silent had moved
+      with the Army of the West against Gen. Pendleton, who had continued to
+      obstruct Conception River by holding Victor's Hill, as well as the
+      grand bluffs below. Gen. Silent had made some of the most wonderful
+      marches and successes ever known. He had opened ways for the water to flow
+      from the river into the lands; had cut canals through at different points;
+      had run the batteries of an hundred guns with his transports laden with
+      supplies for his army; marched on the opposite side of the river below
+      Pendleton, crossing his army below the Grand Bluffs in one day and night;
+      moved out against the enemy, who was in superior force, cutting loose from
+      his own base of supplies, and fought him in six hardly-contested battles
+      with victorious results each time, and he finally succeeded in hemming
+      Pendleton inside his fortifications at Victor's Hill and forcing
+      him, with his entire army, to surrender unconditionally.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President had also in the meantime placed Gen. Meader in
+      command of the Army of the East on account of the constant failure of
+      other commanders during the Spring campaigns. Soon after assuming command
+      Meador had gained a great victory over the enemy at Gotlenburg, and had
+      driven him back across Grand River to his own ground. The enemy had become
+      so encouraged by his victories over our armies heretofore, that he
+      concluded to try a second invasion of the loyal States.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The people who desired the success of the Union forces were greatly
+      rejoiced over the victory at Gotlenburg and in the West by Gen. Silent,
+      and by them Rosenfelt was constantly urged to do something by way of
+      giving some activity to his army. But he hesitated and thought the heat of
+      Summer was too great in that climate for his men to march and endure the
+      fatigues of a campaign. This was so discouraging to his troops that many
+      of them sought relief by obtaining a leave of absence and returning home
+      for a few days. Among those who returned were Gen. Anderson and my son
+      Peter. When they arrived at home all greeted them with many hearty
+      welcomes. My wife by this time had so far recovered as to be up a portion
+      of the day, and the return of the General and Peter seemed to revive her
+      drooping spirits. The children were overjoyed and Aunt Martha was as much
+      delighted as any of the family, and repeated her confidence in the &ldquo;good
+      Laud's&rdquo; having saved the General for some good purpose.
+      Finally she could not restrain herself any longer, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Massa Gen'l, what you do wid Ham? Whar is he? I
+      'spect he be kill and you done 'eluded you not tell ole Marfa'.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Martha,' said the General; 'Ham is well. I
+      left him with Capt. Jackson and Capt. Day to take care of our traps.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, dat's all right. I feered he kill.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Aunty; he is all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Joseph Dent came in from the farm and told us he had
+      learned the night before that a meeting of a few of the leading men had
+      been held at Windsor, Canada, and that meetings were to be held at
+      different places in the Northern States by prominent Knights of the Circle
+      to consider what was best to be done, and also to appoint delegates to
+      meet somewhere in Canada at a time and place to be hereafter designated,
+      and that several propositions were being considered about work which would
+      be undertaken very soon; such as destroying property, raiding in the
+      North, releasing prisoners, etc.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This information was of such a character that we deemed it
+      important to have a full report of what was at the time being done in
+      Canada, as that seemed to be the base of the enemy's operations for
+      our part of the country, and inasmuch as Peter had promised James
+      Whitcomb, now Orderly to Gen. Anderson, that he would go to Detroit and
+      visit his aged parents and satisfy them of his innocence should they have
+      learned of his misfortune in having been court-martialed and condemned, we
+      concluded that this would be an excellent opportunity for him to pass over
+      to Windsor or elsewhere in Canada and gather what information he could.
+      This being understood, he left at once, desirous that no time should be
+      lost during his leave of absence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The family being gathered in the parlor that evening, Gen. Anderson
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary, now give us your experience as a visitor at the White
+      House; how the President appeared to you, etc.?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mary related what had transpired in a modest way, saying in
+      conclusion that nothing but the feeling aroused in her breast by the
+      outrage that was about to be perpetrated upon that poor, innocent boy
+      could have induced her to have undertaken such an expedition. She said she
+      could do anything except to ask favors. Said she:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tom, my dear, you need have no fears about my ever becoming
+      a lobbyist in Washington, or a courtier at the White House. I have tried
+      appealing to the President once, and although successful that time, and
+      treated courteously and kindly by that big-hearted and noble old patriot,
+      yet I have hardly recovered from my scare up to this time; and now I do
+      hope that you will never mention this again, for it does really give me a
+      palpitation of the heart whenever the subject is alluded to. I am a
+      coward, I know I am, and am frightened still.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Mary, you did a noble act, and I am the prouder of you
+      for it.' He kissed her and she sank down in her chair overcome with
+      emotion. We then changed the subject, and the General entertained us by
+      recitals of the trials and vicissitudes of the army. We were all enjoying
+      the visit of the General very much and hoped to have a pleasant time, but
+      a few days after his arrival the country about Allentown became greatly
+      alarmed and excited.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Morganson, of whom I have heretofore spoken, had crossed from
+      Kentucky at or near Louis City into Indiana, and was raiding the country,
+      taking horses, wagons, and all kinds of property that could serve any
+      purpose whatever in aiding the rebellion or in facilitating its movements.
+      Stores were pillaged, houses plundered, banks robbed, and farms laid
+      waste. The people were taken entirely by surprise, and the only thing that
+      could be resorted to to meet the emergency that was upon them, was for the
+      loyal citizens along the raider's path before and behind to assemble
+      and make resistance and obstruction to his march. Gen. Anderson,
+      comprehending the situation, at once gathered together a few men and
+      started in pursuit of Morganson. He collected men and material as he went.
+      He also aroused the people to action everywhere. Morganson's force
+      was being recruited from the Golden Circle as he passed through the
+      country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0016" id="linkimage-0016">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0206.jpg" alt="Morganson's Raid 206 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That community was never so thoroughly excited before. Many murders
+      were committed on his line of march, and this one had lost his horses,
+      that one had his house plundered; this town had been sacked, and in some
+      instances burned, and so on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson made his march as rapidly as he could with raw men
+      and horses. He finally struck Morganson's rear and forced him to
+      make a stand. Gen. Anderson dismounted his men and told every man to cover
+      himself behind a tree where it could be done. The contest lasted for about
+      an hour, when a small body of men who had been gathered together in
+      advance of the raiders, struck him in the rear, as he was then facing, and
+      caused a great stampede, and his force broke in various directions through
+      the woods. Morganson turned upon this small force and drove it back,
+      making his escape. Gen. Anderson followed him up closely, however, forcing
+      him to change his course in the direction of the river. Gen. Broomfield
+      had withdrawn a small force from Kentucky, which finally joined Gen.
+      Anderson. Morganson was preparing to cross the river at a point near an
+      island, the water being shallow there. Gen. Anderson with his raw recruits
+      and about 100 of Broom-field's men at once assaulted him, broke his
+      line, and killed and wounded many of his men as they were attempting to
+      cross the river. After hard fighting for a few moments Morganson and those
+      of his command that were still with him surrendered.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This ended the raiders and their foolish exploits. The men who had
+      volunteered to follow Gen. Anderson were of all ages and sizes&mdash;from
+      the schoolboy to the grandfather. None of them had been in the army or at
+      any time seen service, so that they were without any sort of discipline,
+      with the exception of a few who were at home on furlough from their
+      regiments, and some of Gen. Broomfield's command. But Gen. Anderson
+      said that they fought like veterans, each one in his own way. Morganson
+      and his command were taken to Camp Chase for safe keeping, and Gen.
+      Anderson returned to Allentown to enjoy the leave of absence interrupted
+      by the raiders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph Dent came in the next morning after Gen. Anderson's
+      return, and told us that when Morganson entered Indiana on his raid the
+      Golden Circles were notified, and were getting ready to join him and make
+      war all over the State, but that he appeared too soon for them; that on
+      account of his (Dent's) illness he had not been able to advise us
+      earlier.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams inquired who this Gen. Morganson was.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel said: &ldquo;He was part of Forrester's command, that
+      had raided around Rosenfelt so much during the previous Winter and Spring.
+      He had crossed the Combination River to the east of Rosenfelt at Carthage,
+      moving nearly due south by way of Greenberry, avoiding all points at which
+      there were Union troops. He doubtless believed either that the members of
+      the Golden Circle were ready to join him, armed and equipped, or that his
+      raid would strike consternation into the hearts of the people, inasmuch as
+      our armies were all far away from where he proposed to lay the scene of
+      his audacious exploits. But he made a mistake when he began to take horses
+      and other property from all alike, whether Union men or rebel
+      sympathizers. This changed the sentiments of many people very rapidly.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Said Maj. Clymer: &ldquo;What has become of Gen. Morgan-son? I have not
+      heard of him since the war.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He was killed somewhere in Tennessee soon after his escape from
+      Camp Chase, so I have been informed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During Gen. Anderson's absence in pursuit of Morgan-son,
+      Peter was traveling rapidly through Canada. He returned the day following
+      Gen. Anderson's from his capture of the raiders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The people everywhere seemed to be greatly rejoiced at the General's
+      success. He received a great ovation from the citizens of Allentown, and
+      they cheered whenever he made his appearance. This caused him to keep very
+      close to the house, as he was not fond of demonstration. The people,
+      however, flocked to see him, and many of them could see great virtues in
+      our family who, prior to that time, did not know us because we were not
+      good enough for their society. So you see their own safety was the
+      patriotic spark that burned brightly in their bosoms. But this is human
+      nature. Selfishness seems to pervade nearly all, as is evidenced every
+      day. Many of those who wanted the rebellion to succeed did so not because
+      they were really rebels, but because they had said that we could not
+      conquer them, and were willing to see our Government destroyed, merely to
+      get a chance in the future to say to every one, 'I told you so.'
+      These people now want the Government placed in the hands of its enemies
+      for the same reason, so as to say, 'You cannot keep the control out
+      of the hands of such able and brave men as these.' Thus, you see, it
+      is in many merely a selfish pride of former expressed opinions.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That is a new idea, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams; &ldquo;but
+      I am not sure but there is much in what you say.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Doctor; experience and close observation have taught me many
+      things that I would have been slow to believe years ago. I am wandering,
+      however, from what I was stating.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next evening after Peter's return we were all at tea and
+      while at the table Aunt Sarah, my good wife, asked Peter the condition of
+      his foot. Peter replied that it was nearly well; he did not suffer from it
+      except occasionally when he caught cold in it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You must be very careful, Peter,' said she; 'I
+      am fearful about it. You know how your brother James lingered and finally
+      died with a mere cut on his hand. I was disturbed about your wound last
+      night in my sleep. I was dreaming about it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, mother,' said Peter, 'you seem to be
+      dreaming something constantly, and will continue to do so, so long as you
+      allow yourself to be worried.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But Peter ceased speaking on the subject, and his face took the sad
+      expression that seemed to have fixed itself upon him. I then spoke up to
+      relieve the matter and said, 'Wife, you must not worry so much. You
+      are just able to be out, and I fear you will make yourself sick again.
+      Peter will take care of himself&mdash;at least I hope so.7
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha seemed to be listening to our conversation, and (having
+      been greatly indulged by all our family on account of marked kindness to
+      Gen. Anderson as well as to all the rest of the family) here chimed in and
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marsa Lyon, I tells you dat you is wrong on dat pint. De
+      mans don't know how to take kear of demsefs. Now, dars Ham. He's
+      like to get kill any day, he am. He don't know nuffin, he don't.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson and Peter laughed when she spoke of Ham getting
+      killed. Peter seemed to lose for the time-being his sad countenance, when
+      he remembered about Ham getting under the brush at Stone Run.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha knew nothing about Ham's precipitate retreat
+      during the last battle, so she continued by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Jes' see, Massa Tom, de Gen'l dar. Whar he bin
+      if he lef wid de mans when he got shotted at dat fight at Dolins-burg? He
+      done bin dead sho. Dars whar he bin. I tell you de good Laud know who he
+      trus' him wid; yes sah, he do. So he put him wid me and den he make
+      my ole head cifer out de cures what fotched him out. Jes' kase he
+      want Marsa for good work, dat's why. What would Ham do curin'
+      him up? No, sah, he not know how, and de Laud no trus' him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter said: 'Aunt Martha, you rather like the Lord, I take
+      it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah, I do. He be good. He fotched de poor darkies out
+      ob workin' all de time for nuffin for dem Sesh, and he know what he
+      doin'. He goin' to let dem Sesh 'spect dat dey whip dem
+      Yanks affer while, but he not let dem do it. He jes' coaxin'
+      dem on till he git good men hold of de army, den dey all git smash up. Jes'
+      like Genl Tom, de Laud save him for dat. Don't you see dat? My! when
+      Marsa Tom git after dem Sesh, dey done gits ebry time, dey do; don't
+      dey, Marsa Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I agreed with her and the rest laughed. She finally cut her speech
+      short and retired to the kitchen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After tea Gen. Anderson gave us quite an amusing account of his
+      little improvised army that followed Morgan-son. He said no braver set of
+      men ever marched, but that it was very hard to tell his men from the
+      raiders when they got together; that some were riding in saddles and some
+      without, substituting a doubled up blanket or quilt; some were on old and
+      some were on young horses; some were on ponies and some on mules, some
+      wore 'stove-pipe' hats, some caps, some straw hats, and some
+      were without either. Some had on frock, some dress, and some round-coats,
+      and many entirely without coats of any kind; some with boots, some with
+      shoes, and some entirely barefoot. Take them all in all, they were in
+      dress <i>à la</i> Falstaff's troop, but they were a success, and did
+      what the Army of the Center, under Rosenfelt, had failed to do, and that
+      was to capture the rebel cavalry. This raid of Morganson was an audacious
+      adventure, doubtless encouraged by the Knights of the Golden Circle, and
+      had he waited long enough I have no doubt that we would have had an
+      uprising in Indiana that would have been very troublesome to put down. It
+      was quite fortunate that it occurred when it did.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams; &ldquo;I have no doubt that plans were
+      being perfected about that time and later on for a general raiding and
+      plunder of many cities, as well as portions of the North outside of
+      cities, where we could be seriously damaged.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel resumed, saying: &ldquo;During that evening we discussed
+      matters generally, but Peter felt very much disappointed at his being
+      absent in Canada while Gen. Anderson was bagging Morganson. He said that
+      it was just his luck to miss everything of this kind, but that he always
+      had the luck to get into some hard place in front of the enemy, and
+      usually get hurt in some way or other, but that when it came to getting
+      rebels into a place where they could be easily whipped or captured or
+      chased out of the country, the luck seemed always to fall to Gen.
+      Anderson. He turned to the General, and with a twinkle of the eye asked
+      him if he had Ham with him to assist in hiving these Sesh. The General
+      laughed and said no; that Ham was back watching out for the Army of the
+      Center and keeping Gen. Forrester from coming in some morning and taking
+      away our trunks and camp equipage. At this they both laughed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter said: 'Ham will not have quite the trouble that we have
+      all had heretofore since Forrester's command has been depleted by
+      Morganson's capture.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' replied the General; 'he will only need to
+      watch one of them now.' The conversation then turned on Peter's
+      trip into Canada.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I inquired if he saw Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb. He said that he spent
+      one night at their house; said they were nice old people, very religious,
+      and lovely in every respect; that they were very proud of their children
+      and spoke of James as a brave and good boy. They knew nothing whatever
+      about his having been in trouble. When he told them that he knew him and
+      that he was on duty with Gen. Anderson, they were delighted, and asked
+      many questions about the army, our prospects, etc. They spoke of Seraine
+      as their lovely daughter; knew about her mission, her fondness for Henry,
+      and, in fact, gave him much information about Henry prior to the war that
+      we did not know. Altogether his stay with them was very pleasant. After
+      hearing about these good people, in whom we all felt an interest, I
+      insisted on his now giving us a full report of what he had found out about
+      the situation in Canada in reference to the conspiracy and conspirators.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He stated that on leaving Detroit, Mich., he went directly to
+      Windsor, and while there became acquainted with several gentlemen, one
+      from Chicago in particular by the name of John Wall. Peter, having learned
+      all about the Golden Circle, their signs, passwords, etc., had no trouble
+      in making himself known, and, as he represented that he was from
+      Nashville, Tenn., he got along without being suspected by any one. Wall
+      and he became friends at once, and as they had rooms adjacent at the hotel
+      they were together the first night in Peter's room until very late.
+      Wall knew all about Morganson's raid, but not about his failure and
+      capture. Peter learned that on his way home from the Detroit papers. Wall
+      told Peter that he feared Morganson would not succeed in obtaining many
+      recruits, as the authorities in Canada at the head of the organization had
+      not furnished the arms that were promised to their friends in Indiana and
+      Ohio; that he was at that time there for the purpose of procuring arms for
+      Illinois, and that he had been sent there to see Mr. Jacob Thomlinson and
+      a Mr. C. C. Carey on that business. He said he was to have the arms
+      smuggled through to Chicago, where they would be subject to the orders of
+      one Mr. N. Judy Cornington, and that the intention was to release the
+      prisoners at Chicago and Bock Island at a time to be agreed upon for Camp
+      Chase, Chicago, and other places. At this point Gen. Anderson inquired if
+      Wall was a man about five feet eight inches in height, heavy build, gray
+      eyes and light hair mixed with gray, about half and half. Peter replied in
+      the affirmative. The General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'He is the same man Wall that I met in company with
+      Cornington, Buckner and Eagle when I was in Chicago on my voyage of
+      discovery.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No doubt of it,' said Peter. Peter continued by saying
+      that Wall gave him full particulars as to what was intended. He said that
+      so soon as arms could be procured and the prisoners released it would be
+      made so hot for the Abolitionists, as he called the Union men, that they
+      would be glad to call their army back from the South in order to protect
+      themselves against fire and plunder in the North; that men were now
+      organizing to burn many of the cities North, and if that did not bring the
+      Abolitionists to terms other methods would be resorted to, but that the
+      destruction of property would be effective, as the North cared more for
+      their property than they did for the Government. The next day they met a
+      man by the name of Tucker, who was on his way to Montreal, where he was to
+      meet Jacob Thomlinson and Mr. Carey, in order to consult with them about
+      what was to be done in the direction mentioned by Wall.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said that arms must be procured at once; that the friends North
+      were ready but that no means had yet been provided so that they could act.
+      He thought that if Jacob Thomlinson did not have the arms in Canada he
+      should at once proceed or send to England for them; that he was ready
+      himself to perform the journey. To this Wall replied 'That is all
+      that is wanted in Illinois.' Tucker said that already men were in
+      England procuring and preparing material only recently discovered that
+      would burn up all the cities of the North without endangering the parties
+      applying it, and should this fail something else must be resorted to; that
+      the Confederacy could not and must not fail. He was in favor of
+      assassinating every leading man North if absolutely necessary to procure
+      their independence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter met several other Southern men while in Canada, as well as
+      quite a number of Northern men, who were in the conspiracy, and said that
+      they all seemed to be imbued with the same feeling and spirit&mdash;a
+      determination to have the rebellion succeed at no matter what cost. In
+      their desperation he thought they would resort to any means, no matter how
+      destructive, barbarous, or murderous. He left Wall and Tucker, and visited
+      one or two other places, and then returned, as he thought he was meeting
+      too many Southern men who might afterwards recognize him. His statement
+      only strengthened what we already had reason to believe. Peter also said
+      that this man Tucker and Wall placed great reliance in Valamburg, of Ohio,
+      and Thomas A. Strider and Bowen, of Indiana, and felt sure that they would
+      arouse the people of the North against the Administration to such an
+      extent that the war men would be put out by the people, and anti-war men
+      put in their places, so that a recognition of the Southern Confederacy
+      would be assured. The only thing that seemed to alarm them was the success
+      of Silent at Victor's Hill and Meador at Gotlenburg. They said they
+      had fears that these two men were their greatest enemies, and would
+      relieve from the Union army all the officers who were not Abolitionists.
+      They seemed to mean all who were opposed to the Administration. They
+      appeared to understand but two classes of men in the North&mdash;their
+      sympathizing friends, and Abolitionists.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I made Peter write out his statement and leave it with me. I sent
+      it to the President, and soon received his thanks through his Secretary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Two days later Gen. Anderson and Peter left for their commands, and
+      on their arrival at the Army of the Center they were most enthusiastically
+      received by officers and men. An officer said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, you had to go home to get a chance at the rebs.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' the General replied, 'Morganson and his
+      men were merely visiting up North during the vacation.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General found his staff officers, orderlies, and old Ham at his
+      Headquarters. When he had seen them all and inquired as to their welfare,
+      he told James Whitcomb about Peter having seen his parents. This delighted
+      the boy very much to think that any of us should care enough about him to
+      seek out his father and mother. Ham, being present, concluded that it was
+      about his time to say a word, so he inquired of the General about Martha.
+      The General told him that she was well, and sent love to him, and said she
+      prayed for his safety.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham laughed and said: 'I's not killed yet, but I
+      'spec' I will be some day; for de nex' time I's
+      gwine right into de fight, so I is. I jes' tell you, Marsa Gen'l,
+      I done sleep on dis, and jes' make up my mind dat I fight dem Sesh
+      de berry nex' time we git at em.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham,' said the General, 'I am not sure
+      that we will need you to do any fighting; but we would like it if you
+      would stay around where we could find you, the next battle in which we are
+      engaged. Will you do that?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah! I will, no mistake, dis time.' He got up
+      pretty close to the General, and said, 'Marsa Gen'l, you didn't
+      tole Marfa 'bout I hidin' in de bush, did you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Ham; we said nothing about it to any one.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Thank you, Marsa Gen'l; thank you, sah. I go now an'
+      look after de hoses; I guess dey hungry.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All right, Ham,' said the General; 'go on.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Rosenfelt at this time was reorganizing and putting his army
+      in shape for a forward movement.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Papson had been home, and had just returned and was changing
+      some of his divisions. In this change he had assigned some three more
+      regiments to Gen. Anderson, thereby making his division very strong. After
+      the reorganization had been completed, Rosenfelt called several of his
+      Generals together at his Headquarters and talked over the proposition to
+      advance upon the enemy, and found perfect unanimity among them in favor of
+      an early advance. He then said to them that he should move within ten
+      days. His Quartermasters and Commissaries were put to work and were busily
+      engaged in procuring supplies and having them loaded into the several
+      corps and division train-wagons. Everything was active in camp. The horses
+      and mules were being re-shod, and the sound of many anvils could be heard
+      both by day and by night. Officers were supplying their mess-chests and
+      obtaining extra supplies, as they supposed there would not be another
+      opportunity very soon. At this time the Army of the Center numbered some
+      60,000 effective men, and was in splendid condition as to health, but had
+      grown somewhat lazy after so long a rest in camp with nothing to do. Gen.
+      Biggs, who was in his front, had scattered his forces very much, and while
+      he had fewer infantry than Rosenfelt, he had more cavalry. His cavalry,
+      however, had been diminished by the silly exploit of Morganson, who, as we
+      know, had been captured with many of his men, and those who were not
+      captured had concluded that raiding was unprofitable and did not return to
+      Bigg's army again. His force was divided about as follows: Polkhorn
+      was at Shell-town with about 20,000 men; Harding was at Waterhouse, to the
+      right some distance, with some 10,000 men; and at Tullahoming, with about
+      15,000 men, lay Chatham in a well-intrenched position, his cavalry to the
+      front and left of his army about 8,000 strong. Gen. Bertram, who
+      surrendered Dolinsburg to Gen. Silent, was now holding Knoxburg and
+      Chatteraugus with some 18,000 men, about equally divided between the two
+      places.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Rosenfelt was now compelled to attack his intrenched position or
+      move to the left, thereby endangering his communication to the rear. This
+      was somewhat perplexing to him. In marching forward he would be obliged to
+      leave forces behind him to guard his communications, thereby constantly
+      diminishing his strength, while the enemy in falling back would lose none
+      of his strength. Looking at the situation after he was ready, he again
+      concluded not to move. This caused a terrible clamor both in and out of
+      the army. Finally he was ordered peremptorily to move forward against the
+      enemy. He obeyed the order, the army was put in motion, and a forward
+      movement began. The question was how to out maneuver Biggs. A feint was
+      made on Shelltown, which lay in the direct route of his march. This caused
+      Biggs to concentrate his forces at this point. While this movement was
+      being made our main forces were moved by rapid marches to Munster on the
+      enemy's right, which jeopardized his communications with
+      Chatteraugus and the valley south.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs now finding his forces flanked, and seeing the danger of
+      being cut off from a junction with Bertram, fled precipitately over the
+      mountains to Fayette. Rosenfelt finding that Biggs had retreated in such
+      hot haste, was deceived into the belief that Biggs had gone into Georgia
+      at or near Romulus, and on finding that Bertram had left Chatteraugus with
+      his command, concluded that the enemy were re-enforcing the rebel army in
+      the East, and therefore thought to push on with force enough to attack and
+      defeat him, at the same time holding the strong points in the rear. So he
+      sent Gen. Critsinger with his corps to Chatteraugus, and with the rest of
+      his force marched over the mountain into the valley, intending to have the
+      larger portion of Critsinger's Corps join him in the valley, and
+      then to move south. Instead, however, of Gen. Biggs having sent any
+      portion of his army to re-enforce the rebel army in the East, he was
+      concentrating all his forces at Fayette and quietly awaiting
+      re-enforcements from the East. Gen. Longpath, with a corps of 20,000 men,
+      was moving on railroad cars as rapidly as possible to the support of
+      Biggs. Gen. Rosenfelt was now on the road between Bridgeton and Fayette
+      without any knowledge as to the whereabouts of Biggs, and yet he was now
+      within fifteen miles of him, and Biggs with somewhere about 80,000 men was
+      lying in wait for Rosenfelt's advance. During this afternoon a lady
+      came into camp and asked to be shown to Gen. Rosenfelt's
+      Headquarters. When she appeared to the General he at once recognized Mrs.
+      Houghton, who had made such a trip just before the battle of Murphy's
+      Hill, in order to give the General the movements of the enemy on his right
+      the night before the assault. The General was exceedingly glad to see her.
+      She was invited to partake of soldiers' fare, and was very
+      pleasantly entertained. As soon as she could get an opportunity she said
+      to the General:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Are yot going to meet Gen. Biggs with your army?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General responded: 'Yes, if I can ever find him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, General, if you continue marching in the direction
+      that you are now going, you will find him to-morrow.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General laughed and said, 'I hope so; but, my dear lady,
+      he is near Romulus.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, General, he is not; he is at Fayette.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'At Fayette?' said the General with astonishment.
+      'You say he is at Fayette?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir, I do; I saw his camp this day; I was not in the
+      camp, but in sight of it. I have been at Smallwood, some fifteen miles
+      south of Fayette, and know that Gen. Long-path, with his corps from Gen.
+      Law's command in Virginia has joined Biggs. The last of these troops
+      passed on yesterday for Fayette, and I was told by a well-informed person
+      that the corps would increase Bigg's army to between eighty and
+      ninety thousand men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Impossible!' said Rosenfelt; 'he would not have
+      more than sixty thousand with these.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but, General, you must know that 20,000 of the Victor's
+      Hill paroled prisoners captured by Gen. Silent have been collected
+      together and organized into a corps under Gen. Stephenson, and are now in
+      camp with Biggs.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is that so?' inquired Rosenfelt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, General; what I have stated is true, and I hope you
+      will believe me this time. I once before took the chances of my life to
+      give you correct information, and had you believed my statement as then
+      made to Gen. Papson many a poor soldier might be living to-day who sleeps
+      beneath the sod. I come now as I did then, merely because I love my
+      country, and for no other reason. These rebels treat me kindly and never
+      ask me a question which would indicate their suspicion of me. I do not
+      dislike them personally, but I am an inborn Union woman, would make any
+      sacrifice for the preservation of our Government. General, you are in the
+      greatest danger of having your army destroyed. If I were a man and a
+      General in command of this army I would fall back at once to Chatteraugus
+      and make resistance, as they are sure to attack you in a very short time.
+      The understanding with them is that they must crush your army before
+      re-enforcements arrive to your support from the Army of the West, that
+      army having cleared that portion of the country of the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Rosenfelt said: 'If you had seen the army and made an
+      estimate of its strength, I would then have no doubt, but I am persuaded
+      that you are mistaken as to the whole rebel army being at Fayette. They
+      say so to you, but there is merely a force there to impede my march. It is
+      a mere outpost. Their main army is at Romulus, Ga.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, General, I should not like very much to see you move
+      on this outpost at Fayette, and I beseech you to send your scouts and find
+      out the exact situation before you make any further movement, as I assure
+      you that you will not proceed very far on this road without a great
+      battle, and one that you will have cause to remember the rest of your
+      life.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;And so he has.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said: 'Well, it is best to proceed with great
+      caution at all times, and inasmuch as I know you feel sure of what you
+      say, and having given very correct information heretofore, I will halt for
+      the day and send my cavalry to Fayette and let them clear the town of the
+      rebels.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mrs. Houghton laughed and said: 'General, you had
+      better give orders to have what will be left of them (if you should send
+      them there with such orders) return and let you know which road will be
+      left to you to march on, which ever direction you may wish to go.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General, 'you seem to think we
+      will not be strong enough for the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, he has a great army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Rosenfelt concluded that perhaps he had better be prepared, so
+      he placed Gen. McCabe's Corps on the right, Gen. Critsinger in the
+      center; Gen. Papson being some ten miles to his left near Cherokee Run,
+      was allowed to remain. His cavalry, under Gen. Straiter, was ordered to
+      take the main road to Fayette, and to enter the town if possible; but at
+      all events to feel the enemy and ascertain his position and force. The
+      cavalry were late in getting in motion, and when they had gone some ten
+      miles the darkness of the night impeded any rapid movement. But their
+      orders were such that they must move on. Soon they struck the rebel
+      pickets, who retired before them. Finally they approached the rebel camp
+      which was lighted and stretching out for miles to the east and south. The
+      rebels had discovered the approach of the cavalry and sent two regiments
+      of infantry on a side road to their rear, who opened on them from an
+      unsuspected quarter. This forced Gen. Straiter to strike off to his left,
+      following a road leading from Fayette to the old Mission House. By doing
+      this he made his escape with small loss, but was completely cut off from
+      his retreat back to Rosenfelt's Headquarters. He traveled all night
+      and struck the left of Gen. Papson's Corps at daylight, giving this
+      information to Papson, which was at once sent to Rosenfelt. Messengers
+      were sent with all dispatch to inform him of the situation, and not only
+      so, but to say that it looked as though the enemy were about moving, and
+      Gen. Papson thought they would be most likely to strike our left. This
+      Rosenfelt did not credit, as he could not see, if they intended an attack,
+      why they would not attack our right. In this he was mistaken. The enemy
+      were intending to turn our left, take possession of the Mission House
+      road, and interpose between Chatter-augus and our army, secure
+      Chatteraugus and Bridgeton, thereby taking possession of the lines of
+      railroad between there and Nashua, forcing Rosen felt away from his base
+      of supplies, and, eventually, to destroy and capture his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Papson, taking in the situation, ordered one of his divisions,
+      with Straiter's tired cavalry, at once on and across the road in
+      rear of Cherokee Run, holding two of the main crossings, at the same time
+      notifying Rosenfelt of his position and the reasons for it. In the
+      meantime Rosenfelt had concluded that the information given him by Mrs.
+      Houghton was in part correct. Having said this much to her, she asked to
+      be permitted to go into Chatteraugus, which she could do by crossing over
+      in the rear of the army to the Mission House road. Her request was
+      granted, and she started on her way. She had not traveled far before she
+      heard cannonading. She was then sure that the battle had begun. Rosenfelt
+      was greatly perplexed. Finally he agreed to Papson's suggestions,
+      and ordered Crit-singer's Corps to the left, and to join on to
+      Papson's right. By this time he could hear the sound of artillery in
+      the distance, but held McCabe, believing that the attack would most likely
+      be made on that road and on his right. Gen. Papson, seeing that one
+      brigade of the enemy had advanced to the crossing on Cherokee Run, did not
+      hesitate, but ordered Gen. Anderson to attack it, which he did at once.
+      The contest was a sharp one, but the enemy were driven back very much
+      broken up, with heavy loss in killed and wounded. Papson then threw
+      Palmerston's division in on the extreme left, on high ground,
+      covering the road and crossing well with artillery. In the afternoon a
+      strong force under Polkhorn advanced, and furiously attacked the two
+      divisions under Anderson and Palmerston. The contest raged for over an
+      hour.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Palmerston was driven from his position, and our cavalry, which had
+      been posted on his left, was broken into fragments. Gen. Anderson changed
+      front with his left brigade and struck Polkhorn in flank and forced him
+      back on his main line. Palmerston was now supported by Sherlin's
+      division and his former position retaken. By this time Longpath had come
+      up on Polkhorn's left and had assailed violently Critsinger's
+      left, and after a severe struggle, in which the loss was great on both
+      sides, our lines gave way and the rebels came through and down the slope
+      of the hill in perfect swarms. Papson, quietly and coolly, as if in
+      church, threw a portion of his corps into the breach and checked the
+      advance. He then adjusted Critsinger's line and moved at once
+      against Longpath's right and broke it, driving it back in great
+      confusion. He then advanced his whole line and drove the enemy back for
+      some distance through the woods on to his reserves, and in this position
+      night closed in on the two armies. During the night Rosen-felt came up
+      with McCabe's Corps, which was now posted on a ridge to the right of
+      Critsinger. This being done, he had his corps commanders assemble at his
+      Headquarters, now near Papson. When all were together the manner of the
+      enemy's assault was stated and various views given as to his number.
+      Some contended that his whole army was engaged; some, his right wing only.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;General Papson was of a different opinion. He thought that the day's
+      battle had been fought on the part of the enemy by his advance merely;
+      that he was marching rapidly, believing that he could pass around our left
+      flank on the Mission House Road, by way of Roseville, into Chatteraugus
+      without much of a struggle, thinking our army all to be on the Bridgeton
+      and Fayette road; that in the morning they would attack with their whole
+      force; and for that we should prepare during the night. Rosenfelt agreed
+      that all arrangements for a great battle must be made during the night. He
+      directed that the lines be adjusted and made as compact as possible, and
+      all be ready to receive their assault by daylight in the morning. He then
+      sent out to find his cavalry commander, Straiter. When found it was
+      ascertained that part of his command had retreated to Roseville.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General ordered him to get his command together that night and
+      move by daylight in the morning around our left, and on the right of the
+      enemy, and attack his right flank; to dismount his men and fight them as
+      he would infantry, and to fall back on Palmerston's left and there
+      take his position, and to maintain it if possible. He directed McCabe to
+      refuse the right of his line and to close up on the left with Critsinger.
+      Papson he directed to take command of the left and center and to advance,
+      if he should drive the enemy in the direction of the Mission House road,
+      so as to get the enemy across it if possible. The two armies could be
+      heard during the entire night moving into different positions. The
+      movements of the artillery sounded at times as if it was coming into the
+      other's line. Hospital parties could be heard on both sides in
+      search of the wounded. The light of the fires could be seen for miles on
+      either side, where the men were getting their scanty meals and perhaps
+      their last one. Rosenfelt was busy all night in giving directions for the
+      morrow. He rode all along his lines during the night.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs intended to make the assault at the opening of day the next
+      morning. Polkhorn was to move around and make an assault on our left and
+      center with one wing of the rebel army, composed of two corps. This attack
+      was delayed, however, by a heavy fog that hung over the field, lasting for
+      some two or three hours, giving Gen. Papson time to strengthen his lines.
+      At length the breathless suspense came to an end. Bolenbroke with a full
+      division had moved around on Papson's left flank (our cavalry
+      failing to get round as ordered) and made a most desperate assault. This
+      was taken up by successive Confederate divisions toward the center with a
+      view of getting possession of the road to Chatteraugus. Gen. Papson was
+      equal to the occasion, and Bolenbroke was soon hurled back in utter rout,
+      two of his Generals killed&mdash;Helmer and Deshling&mdash;and many of
+      their men and officers killed, wounded and taken prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the same manner were all attempts to break Papson's line
+      abortive. While these things were going well and Pap-son's command
+      proving itself the superior of the enemy, rolling him back in dismay, a
+      terrible disaster befell us on the right, which endangered the safety of
+      our whole army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the morning, very early, Rosenfelt, in passing along the lines
+      of his army, discovered that McCabe was stretched out like a string, with
+      no solidity whatever in his line; that Davies with his division was
+      entirely detached from the main line and isolated; and Critsinger was also
+      stretched over entirely too much ground. He at once ordered the proper
+      dispositions to be made, which was not attended to until late, and in
+      changing these divisions the movement was attended with the most fearful
+      results to our troops, a gap being opened in our front by the withdrawal
+      of one of our divisions to the rear, the place not being closed up, as it
+      should have been. On its discovery by the enemy, Longpath threw Hoadley's
+      division in at this point, at the same time assaulting our right flank
+      with Bertram's force. By this movement and assault on our flank our
+      whole right wing was utterly disorganized and demoralized. They rushed in
+      every direction. The commanders seemed to be stampeded and worse
+      demoralized (if such a thing could be) than even the men. The woods
+      swarmed with disorganized bands of men without officers. The whole right
+      became a confused mass, mingling together without any reference to
+      organization. In this mixed and confused condition they came like a
+      rushing torrent through the woods in all directions; but finally, getting
+      the direction to the northward, they bore everything along in the same
+      direction. Rosen-felt, by some means, was carried along by this moving
+      mass in the direction of Roseville, and, being now separated from the rest
+      of the army, he continued his way to Chatter-augus, the presumption at
+      least being that he went to Chatteraugus in order to collect together and
+      reform his shattered divisions, that Papson might be properly protected in
+      his looked-for retreat with the remainder of the army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Papson was looked for he was not to be seen coming on the
+      road. He had met the shock which came upon him after the General
+      commanding and the whole right wing had abandoned the field, leaving him
+      and his command to take care of themselves. Papson stood like the pillars
+      of Hercules, and met every assault of the combined army of Biggs with his
+      single corps. Gen. Gregor came back from the retreating column with his
+      command, as also did several other brigades. They were reconstructed
+      hurriedly and formed in line in support of Papson. He soon distributed
+      these troops and strengthened his flank. He fell back to a ridge across
+      the road over which the enemy were moving, and here reformed his lines and
+      encouraged his men. Gens. Anderson and Sherlin were gathering and putting
+      in line anywhere that they could do so the men who had been lost from
+      their commands on the right. The rebels were now advancing on Papson with
+      the assurance of an easy and triumphant march upon Chatteraugus, where
+      they expected to make prisoners of Rosenfelt and his entire army. Papson
+      was still receiving companies and regiments returning to the field after
+      finding that a portion of our army stood its ground. Batteries that had
+      been abandoned on the field by McCabe and Crit-singer in their stampede
+      were gathered and put in position with other artillerymen to work them.
+      Gen. Gregor was moved to the right with his returned forces (who redeemed
+      themselves at once), he hurled one of Longpath's divisions from a
+      hill on Papson's right, where a flank attack was intended by the
+      enemy. By this success we gained the position that entirely protected our
+      right. Papson now with his small force was in a strong position. The
+      fighting continued on different parts of our line. Palmerston had been
+      again driven from the left and Gen. Anderson again sent to his support. He
+      fell upon the enemy with his command and drove him back with great
+      slaughter. Palmerston was again re-established, and, with his position
+      strengthened, could now hold it. The battle raged with great fury the full
+      length of the line, and never did a Spartan band stand more firmly than
+      did our gallant men. At four o'clock like a mighty tempest in all
+      its most terrible fury did the musketry and artillery of the enemy burst
+      forth upon Papson's devoted columns, the entire rebel forces moving
+      down upon him in solid phalanx. Our forces replied with all their
+      artillery. The roar of the artillery, with its blazing fire, the rattle of
+      the musketry on both sides, equaled any ever heard or witnessed. Solid
+      masses boldly marched up in front of Papson's lines, where they were
+      literally mowed down by our musketry and discharges of shrapnel and
+      canister from our batteries. They would recoil and then move forward again
+      into the very jaws of death. You could see them fall almost in heaps, as
+      it were.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This character of contest continued until darkness set in, our
+      columns not moving or swerving in the least. At dark the enemy retreated.
+      The victory of Gen. Papson was complete. Had the whole army remained and
+      supported Papson during the day a great battle would have been won by our
+      army, and Biggs driven out of the country, although his army was so
+      greatly in excess of Rosen-felt's in numbers. As the battle closed
+      Papson received orders from Rosenfelt at Chatteraugus to fall back to
+      Rose-ville, which was done. They encamped there for the night. Gen.
+      Anderson and staff were worn out and hungry. They hunted their
+      Headquarters, but Headquarters were not there. Old Ham was nowhere to be
+      found, and no provision had been made for anything to eat. Gen. Anderson
+      was greatly annoyed, but thought perhaps there was some excuse for it, as
+      most of the men seemed to get lost during the day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Day and my son Jackson said to the General: 'Perhaps he
+      is with Rosenfelt, assisting him in reorganizing the army in Chatteraugus.'
+      Matters were really too serious for jokes to be very amusing or
+      interesting at that time, so the conversations on the subject of Ham and
+      his whereabouts ceased. The next day they marched to Chatteraugus without
+      disturbance from the enemy. Many of our men remained on the battlefield
+      that night (compelled to do so from exhaustion) and came on to camp next
+      morning without the enemy coming in sight. Gen. Rosenfelt stated his loss
+      at 16,000, and Biggs admitted his to be 18,000. The army of Rosenfelt was
+      all collected and concentrated at Chatteraugus.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Gen. Anderson came into camp he had a search made for
+      Headquarters wagons and tents, as well as for Ham. Finally one of the
+      orderlies found Ham down under the bank near the river and brought him to
+      Gen. Anderson. When Ham saw the General he was delighted and called out:
+      &ldquo;'My Laud, Marsa Gen'l, I 'spected you done dead!'
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General; 'but it seems you did
+      not wait to see.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; dat am so. I staid doe, Marsa Gen'l, jes'
+      as long as anybody else do whar I been. I tell you, our mans all git, dey
+      do; and when I seed dat big Gen'l what's ober all ob you'uns
+      (what am his name)&mdash;when I seed him a gittin' from dar, I
+      'eluded it war about time for dis ole nigga to march on dis way,
+      too. Dat Gen'l, he not ride slow, I tell you; he go fas'. And,
+      afore de Laud, I 'spected you ebery one killed or cotched by dem
+      Sesh; den whar's de use ob me stayin' any mo' at dat
+      place, Marsa Gen'l?' &ldquo;'Well, Ham, did you ever
+      study law?' &ldquo;'No, sir; I 'spect not; I dunno what
+      it am.' &ldquo;'I think you would have made a good lawyer,
+      Ham.' &ldquo;'Well, Marsa Gen'l, de truf is, ole Ham no
+      good for nuffin'. I cannot stand dis fitin'; dat am de truf,
+      Marsa Gen'l. So, you see, I is no good. I stay all right jes'
+      as long as it am all quiet; but whar am de use ob me stayin' by
+      myself?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General laughed and said that was too good to keep. He let Ham
+      off, sending him out with Capt. Day and Jackson to get some tents and camp
+      equipage from the A. Q. M. The next day he amused himself telling Papson
+      and Sherlin what Ham said about 'no use for him to stay by hisself
+      when de big Gen'l gone.' They all enjoyed the joke except
+      those that came in early. Ham came back after a while to the General and
+      begged him to promise not to tell 'Marfa,' and then went off
+      satisfied.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs soon followed up and took possession of the ridge to the east
+      running from the old Mission House to the Little Combination River, called
+      Middleton's Ridge, and also a spur branching off from the regular
+      chain of mountains down to the river west of Chatteraugus, known as
+      Looking-Glass Mountain. The line thus formed was in the shape of a
+      horseshoe, and, with the river washing the north side of the town,
+      Rosenfelt was completely encircled; the object of Biggs being to force a
+      surrender by starving him out, Biggs now fully commanding all Rosenfelt's
+      communications both by rail and river. This was the position of the two
+      armies at this time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent was ordered to leave Victor's Hill and proceed to
+      Chatteraugus, sending as many troops as could be spared from the Army of
+      the West. Gen. Meador was directed to send 20,000 men from the Army of the
+      East, in order to protect the communications of the Army of the Center. In
+      the meantime Broomfield had been ordered to move with his force, then in
+      Kentucky, on Knoxburg. Gen. Hord had come on transports up the Combination
+      River to Nashua with his corps from the Army of the East, and had sent
+      them in advance to protect the railroad between Nashua and Bridgeton.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent learning the situation, sent the troops forward from
+      Victor's Hill and hastened to the scene himself. The first order he
+      issued in connection with the Army of the Center was that of relieving
+      Rosenfelt of his command and placing Gen. Papson in his place. The
+      condition of the Army of the Center by this time was really frightful and
+      perilous, and to relieve this situation was the thing to be done, if
+      possible. To this end all the energy of the Chief was directed. To do this
+      before an unprovisioned army would be forced by starvation to surrender
+      was the problem. Gen. Silent telegraphed to Papson to hold out, and the
+      answer came, 'We will hold out until we starve.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What a noble old Roman,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;the old man had no superior in
+      the army, either as a patriot or fighter; he was like a rock when he once
+      took his position and got his lines formed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I knew him well,&rdquo; said Inglesby; &ldquo;he was a noble man.
+      He would have starved to death in Chatteraugus before he would have
+      surrendered.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what has become of Gen. Rosenfelt?&rdquo; inquired
+      Maj. Clymer. &ldquo;He was a kind man, and I liked him very much, barring
+      some faults.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes. Well, he became soreheaded and got mad at the Administration,
+      and was exceedingly bitter on Gen. Silent for relieving him, and soon took
+      shelter under the wing of the anti-war party; but I have not heard of him
+      for many years. I think he went to some foreign country, then came back
+      and went to mining. I have no knowledge of his whereabouts now, however.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XIII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     GEN. SILENT GUIDED BY A SPECTER.&mdash;ARMY OF THE CENTER.&mdash;
+     BELEAGUERED AND HALF STARVED IN CHATTERAUGUS.&mdash;MIDDLETON'S
+     RIDGE.&mdash;GEN. SILENT'S FORCES SWEEP THE REBELS FROM THE
+     CREST.
+
+     &ldquo;O thou whose captain I account myself,
+     Look on my forces with a gracious eye.
+     Put in their hands thy bruising irons of wrath
+     That they may crush down with a heavy fall,
+     The usurping helmets of our adversaries.
+     Make us thy ministers of chastisement,
+     That we may praise thee in thy victory.
+     To thee I do commend my watchful soul.
+     Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes,
+     Sleeping and waking, O, defend me...&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Army of the Center was now in a most deplorable condition. Gen.
+      Biggs's lines extended to the river above and below, so that the
+      Union army inside of Chatteraugus was practically invested, the rebel army
+      being so situated that every movement of our troops could be watched as
+      carefully as if they were all of the same army. The enemy persistently
+      threw shells into our camp and made it very uncomfortable both by day and
+      night. The rains had so swollen the river and damaged the roads that there
+      was no direction from which supplies could be drawn in wagons of
+      sufficient quantity to be of any very great assistance, had the rebels
+      only held the Une of communication by rail. Our whole command had to be
+      placed at once on half rations. Over 3,000 wounded soldiers were in camp
+      and hospital, suffering and dying for want of proper food and nourishment.
+      Forage for the animals could not be procured, and more than 10,000 died in
+      and about Chatteraugus. One-third of the artillery horses died, and the
+      remainder were unfitted for service.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs had cut off a train of supplies of medical stores for the
+      wounded, and the ammunition of our army was reduced to the minimum. In the
+      battle of Cherokee Run the men had thrown away and lost their blankets, so
+      they were exposed to the hot sun and the chilly nights, without blankets,
+      tents, food, or any of the comforts that even soldiers usually enjoy in
+      the field. When Rosenfelt started on the campaign his order was to take
+      but one blanket to each man, and no overcoats. In this condition they
+      could not retreat. They seemed doomed to surrender at no distant day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy well knew the condition of our troops, being in
+      possession of the route to our depot of supplies, and the one by which
+      re-enforcements would reach our army. They apparently held our forces at
+      their mercy. For these reasons the enemy deemed it unnecessary to assault
+      and lose lives in an attempt to take what seemed secure. All that Biggs
+      had to do, as he thought, was to wait, and Chatteraugus would fall into
+      his hands without a struggle. Starvation would soon force terms, as
+      retreat or re-enforcements were considered alike impossible. No other
+      portion of our armies was reduced to such a terrible extremity during the
+      war.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was the situation of the Army of the Center when Gen. Silent
+      took command of it. Biggs had sent his cavalry to the interior to watch
+      all movements on our part, and especially to prevent supplies from being
+      brought to or concentrated anywhere for our almost famished soldiers.
+      Weller and Lawting, in command of the rebel cavalry, captured and
+      destroyed in the Sewatch Valley 1,000 wagons loaded with supplies. They
+      also captured 700 wagons at Macklinville, with about 1,000 prisoners, and
+      at the same time destroyed millions of dollars of other property.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent had just arrived at Nashua, and, finding that the
+      raiders were burning wagon trains and railroad trains loaded with
+      supplies, collected all the cavalry he could, obtained horses and mounted
+      two regiments of infantry. Under a skillful officer he started them in
+      pursuit of Weller and Lawting, chasing them into Northern Alabama and
+      capturing near one-half of their commands. Gen. Silent had no means of
+      getting into Chatteraugus until Biggs's force at Bridgeton and on
+      the river between there and Chatteraugus could be dislodged and driven out
+      of Looking-Glass Valley, which ran down along the mountain side to the
+      river. He had difficulty in getting all the positions correctly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finally he met Mrs. Houghton, who had come out from Chatteraugus
+      prior to its investment. She gave him the most satisfactory detailed
+      statement that he had received from any one as yet. In the interview she
+      told him what she was doing in that country and where she had been; what
+      she had said to General Rosenfelt the night before the battle of Murphy's
+      Hill, and what she told him the day before the battle at Cherokee Run. The
+      General questioned her as to the number of the enemy, the names of the
+      commanders, etc. When she gave the names of Longpath and Stephenson, the
+      General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'They are sending troops here from the rebel army East?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, General,' she replied; '20,000, I am sure,
+      and I so told Gen. Rosenfelt.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said: 'They are using the Victor's Hill
+      prisoners?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said she; 'Gen. Stephenson is said to be
+      in command of 20,000 of them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But they have not been exchanged as yet?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As to that she did not know, but they were now in Gen. Bigg's
+      army. Gen. Silent thanked her and invited her to come to Chatteraugus when
+      he should take it; 'which,' he said, 'I mean to do in
+      ten days from the day I open the lines of communication, so as to get food
+      to those starving soldiers.' He then left her with many thanks for
+      the information.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Mrs. Houghton sought Gen. Silent again and said to
+      him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, there is one matter, which may be important, I did
+      not think to mention yesterday in our conversation.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Pray, what is that?' said he.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Longpath is to start in a day or so to Knoxburg with
+      his command, in order to drive Broomfield from there, who they understand
+      is now in possession of that place.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said the General, 'that is of more
+      importance to know than anything you have told me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am exceedingly glad then, General, that I thought of it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General then said to her: 'I am extremely curious to know
+      how you learned this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, I visit hospitals on both sides, and many things
+      are there said that would not be told to anyone in camp. I had seen a sick
+      rebel who had just come into the city in citizen's clothes to be
+      taken care of by his friends, and you must not ask me who or where he is.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' said the General, 'I will not. Good-by!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent at once ordered Gen. Hord to concentrate his whole
+      force at Bridgeton as quickly as possible, and in three days the 20,000
+      men from the Army of the East had secured Bridgeton and crossed over
+      Little Combination River on the road to Looking-Glass Valley. They moved
+      forward, driving Biggs before them, until they reached the western base of
+      Coon's Mountain, in order to pass into Looking-Glass Valley. At the
+      point where he was to enter the Valley the rebels made an assault upon his
+      head of column. Hord deployed his troops, advanced to the attack, and very
+      soon routed the enemy. The enemy now could very plainly detect and
+      understand the movement. Our troops went into camp at about six o'clock.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebels could see that if this movement was successful
+      re-enforcements as well as supplies to the Union army would immediately be
+      the result, and they were bewildered and chagrined. At about one o'clock
+      the same night, Hord was attacked in force by the enemy. Gear's
+      command first received the assault. Hord at once moved to the support of
+      Gear, but before reaching him found a large rebel force posted on a range
+      of hills which completely commanded his line of march. These hills were
+      steep and rugged. There was, however, but one course left, and that was to
+      assault. This was done in a most gallant style. The hills were scaled and
+      the enemy driven from them with a loss of many prisoners, as well as
+      killed and wounded. Gen. Gear meanwhile had been contending against a
+      superior force for two hours, and though almost enveloped at one time by
+      the enemy, he finally succeeded in repelling the assault. The moonlight
+      was so bright that the firing seemed to light up the whole heavens, as if
+      meteors were in every possible space. The yells of the rebels, the running
+      away of teams, the heavy sound of artillery, were enough to 'frighten
+      the souls of fearful adversaries.' Mules broke away from their
+      wagons and hitching places, some with halters, some with harness and
+      singletrees dangling at their heels. Horses neighing and mules braying,
+      all dashed in the direction of the enemy, who mistook the fleeing animals
+      for a cavalry charge, and fled in disorder and confusion. At daylight the
+      enemy had been repulsed at every point and our route to Chatteraugus
+      secured.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent had managed to communicate with Gen. Papson, and
+      directed that one of his divisions should cross over the river in front of
+      his camp in plain view of the enemy, and while the enemy were watching
+      these movements pontoon bridges were being laid across the river by the
+      Engineer Corps, they passing down the river beyond the left flank of the
+      enemy in the night time. Over this bridge crossed Palmerston's
+      Division and joined Hord, and by the next morning all the heights
+      commanding the bridge and Looking-Glass Valley were secured&mdash;communication
+      opened by way of the north side of the river by crossing the pontoon
+      bridge, and on that very day rations for the men were taken into
+      Chatteraugus. Such a shout as went up from the throats of nearly 50,000
+      men was perhaps never heard before nor since. Gen. Silent entered
+      Chatteraugus with the supplies for the hungry, and was most gratefully
+      received by officers and men. When this line was opened the boys
+      christened it 'Silent's cracker line.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The scene that followed the opening of this line of communication
+      is not to be described by any one. Poor fellows, they had suffered long
+      and much. They were patriots; but how many people remember it now?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this point the old man grew eloquent, and finally bowed his head for a
+      moment. Resuming, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a very short time every one had gained confidence and courage,
+      and was again not only ready but eager for the fray. Biggs at once saw his
+      peril. Longpath was at Knoxburg trying to dislodge Broomfield, while Gen.
+      Papson was being rapidly re-enforced. And now the tables were turned. The
+      rebels no longer jeered at and tantalized our boys with inquiries as to
+      when they proposed to start for 'Pine Forest Prison.' Jeff
+      Davis, the Confederate President, had only a few days before visited Biggs's
+      army and looked down upon our starving soldiers. Our boys knew this, and
+      would ask if Jeff Devis would like to dine with Gen. Silent on hard-tack?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this time our forces were anxiously looking for the arrival
+      of the troops from the Army of the West, which they knew were marching
+      with all the energy they could to the aid of their comrades. So the next
+      morning the rebels were saluted with a shout that rang from the valley up
+      to the top of Looking-Glass Mountain and along Middle-ton's Ridge.
+      It was the arrival of Sherwood from Victor's Hill with two full
+      corps of as good soldiers as ever marched under the American flag. Cheer
+      upon cheer from both our armies rang out and gladdened the hearts of all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Gen. Silent was handed a note by a cavalryman. He
+      examined it, and found that it bore information to the effect that
+      Longpath had failed to capture Knoxburg, but had been repulsed by
+      Broomfield and was then marching rapidly to re-enforce Biggs. On inquiry
+      the General found that the note was written by a lady, who was then some
+      ten miles away at a farmhouse. The cavalryman stated that she was very
+      anxious that Gen. Silent should get the note that day, and that she had
+      also told him to say to the General that she was the same lady who had
+      given him certain information at Nashua some days before, and that she
+      informed the bearer of the contents of the note and requested him to
+      destroy it if in danger of being captured. Gen. Silent consulted Gen.
+      Papson and found that he had implicit faith in her statements, as he said
+      she had given Rosenfelt truthful and important information twice as to the
+      numbers and movements of the enemy. Gen. Silent said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This being so, we must drive Biggs from his position before
+      Longpath can join him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was then raining and blowing a perfect gale, and Gen. Papson
+      said that it might be well to delay until the storm was over. This Gen.
+      Silent assented to, but directed that all preparations be made for the
+      attack, so as to be in perfect readiness at a moment's notice.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood, however, had not yet succeeded in getting to the position
+      assigned him. He was struggling against rain, wind, and high water. In
+      crossing Little Combination River to the north side the pontoon bridge
+      gave way, and Gen. Osterman and his division of Sherwood's command
+      were completely cut off and left on the south side of the stream. Silent
+      ordered him to proceed up the river to a point opposite Middleton's
+      Ridge with the remainder of his command. By this time the freshet was so
+      great that it was impossible to repair the bridge. So Osterman was
+      ordered, if he could not get across by eight o'clock the next
+      morning, to report to Gen. Hord. Sherwood finally succeeded in moving the
+      rest of his command to the point indicated. Pontoons were now necessary
+      for bridging the river at this point in order to cross the troops again
+      over to the south side to assault Middleton's Ridge, the point of it
+      sloping down near to the river, on which rested the rebel right flank.
+      There were but few pontoons to be obtained, and here the genius of man
+      came well into play. Rafts and boats of a rough character were at once
+      improvised, and by the morning of the 24th of November Sherwood's
+      command was once more on the south side of the river, with men, horses and
+      artillery, ready for the assault. He was moving in a drizzling rain, and
+      as the clouds hung low his movement was pretty well covered. He pushed
+      forward with great rapidity and seized the smaller hills near the river,
+      driving the enemy therefrom, and at once fortified them securely.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebels now seeing this advantage made an ineffectual assault to
+      dislodge him. He had possession of two hills, with a depression in his
+      front between him and the main ridge, it being his objective point. The
+      mist and heaviness of the day prevented the enemy on Looking-Glass
+      Mountain from seeing or understanding the movement of Sherwood on the
+      right. Night closed in, and as the clouds cleared away, the light of the
+      camp fires revealed the position of both armies. Indeed, the night was
+      beautiful. The lights on the north side were made by those guarding the
+      camp of Sherwood, left in his movement, across the river. These lights of
+      the camp fires of both armies now formed a complete circuit, making a
+      grand picture. The stillness of the night was a warning to all that in the
+      morning work was to be done.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About the hour of ten Gen. Silent was out looking at the lights,
+      and in order to form some opinion of the condition of the weather during
+      the next day, he strolled along the river bank alone. Stopping at no great
+      distance from one of the sentinels, he sat down upon a stone under a large
+      tree, the shadows of which obscured him from view.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0017" id="linkimage-0017">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0238.jpg" alt="A Spector Appears to the General 238 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While sitting absorbed in thought as to what the future would be to
+      the army then preparing for a desperate battle, a strange form seemed to
+      appear before him. He was at first startled, and then felt as though he
+      had dreamed, and was thereby deceiving himself. The object was apparently
+      a woman dressed in a long flowing robe of pure white. The features were
+      regularly formed; she had large blue eyes, long, auburn hair, and a light
+      shone about her which made every feature plain and visible to him. This
+      strange apparition did not speak, but pointed to Looking-Glass Mountain,
+      and passed her hand, extending her forefinger, as though tracing the
+      mountain along to where it dips down to the Roseville road. At this point
+      she held her finger pointing for some seconds. She then turned and pointed
+      to the end of Middleton's Ridge, near the river, and there
+      hesitated; then turned and pointed to the center of the ridge, near where
+      Gen. Biggs's Headquarters were afterwards located. Here she seemed
+      to trace two lines on the side of the ridge by passing her finger twice
+      back and forth. She hesitated at this point for some moments, finally
+      pointing to the sky as though calling attention to the stars. At this
+      moment Gen. Silent arose quite excited, and the strange specter vanished.
+      He stood for some moments motionless. He could not move, and was trembling
+      with nervousness. Finally he aroused himself and stepped to the spot where
+      the strange figure had appeared. There was nothing that could have been by
+      dreamy imagination distorted into such a form. He said to himself, 'I
+      dreamed; I must have dreamed; how could this be otherwise?' Just at
+      this moment he saw a sentinel walking his beat some paces away and
+      approached him cautiously. The sentinel challenged, and Silent went
+      forward and gave the countersign. He then told the sentinel who he was,
+      and inquired if anything unusual was going on. The sentinel replied in the
+      negative. Silent then inquired if he had seen nothing unusual.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' replied the sentinel, 'except that you have
+      been sitting on the stone under this tree for some time. I have been
+      watching you, as I was not aware of your business.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You saw nothing else?' said the general
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' was the reply.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General then bade him good night and returned to his
+      headquarters, feeling pretty sure that he had fallen asleep and dreamed
+      while sitting under the tree. Yet he had a half lingering superstition on
+      the subject, and it annoyed him very much. He could not divine the meaning
+      of it; whether a dream or not he could not decide. He walked back and
+      forth in a very unusual manner. One of his staff inquired if anything had
+      gone wrong in the movements of the army. He said not, but inquired if all
+      the Orderlies were at their posts, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I will want them very soon to take orders to the field. They
+      must be cautioned, also, as they will be in some danger in passing to
+      where they must go.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then sat down and commenced dictating his orders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At midnight they were sent out to the different commanders. Hord
+      was to attack with all his force, assisted by Osterman's division,
+      in the morning at the earliest moment possible, and scale Looking-Glass
+      Mountain. Gen. Papson was to make a demonstration against the rebel
+      center.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The mountain is very steep and covered with trees and underbrush.
+      Crags jut out at every turn all over its sides, and at the summit a high
+      crest rises almost perpendicular 50 or 60 feet. Around the point of the
+      mountain nearest the river the enemy had heavy earthworks, held by one
+      brigade. The ridge or crest of the mountain was held by some 7,000 men,
+      with many pieces of artillery. Hord's command was all on the west
+      side of the mountain, entirely obscured from the sight of any of our
+      troops who were in the town of Chatteraugus, so that nothing could be seen
+      except the rebels who occupied the crest of the mountain. The movements of
+      the enemy proved clearly that some advance was being made.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gens. Silent and Papson stood on an earthwork on the north side of
+      the town near the river, where they could plainly see all the rebel lines.
+      Very soon the smoke and sounds of battle were seen and heard. Osterman had
+      attacked the rebels in their works at the foot of the mountain nearest the
+      river and driven them pell-mell out of their intrenchments, killing,
+      wounding and capturing a great number. At the same time Gen. Gear was
+      pushing up the mountain, his right passing directly under the muzzles of
+      the enemy's guns which were on the summit, climbing over logs,
+      boulders and crags, up hill and down, dislodging and driving the enemy
+      wherever he opposed. Up and on went our brave boys to the mouths of cannon
+      and into the very jaws of death. Gen. Silent, addressing Papson, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, our men must be climbing up the mountain's
+      side. The enemy would not fire so rapidly nor such volleys unless our men
+      were near them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, I should think they would not,' said Papson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The fire flashed from their guns and muskets in the sunlight as
+      though the heavens were in a blaze. Soon batteries could be seen pulling
+      out and moving on the table of the mountain in the direction of the south.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you see that, Papson?' said Silent. 'They are
+      getting ready to retreat. See, they are sending their batteries out of
+      danger!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Papson looked, but said not a word. Soon a portion of their
+      infantry moved in the same direction. The noise of artillery firing could
+      be heard no longer, but the rattle of musketry was becoming more distinct.
+      The men and officers who were not in the demonstration against Middleton's
+      Ridge, which was not a very heavy one, were standing and looking in
+      breathless silence at the upper table-land of Looking-Glass mountain.
+      Finally our line was seen moving up the crest, the men firing as they
+      came, and such a yell as arose from our men in the town of Chatteraugus
+      was of the kind to bring joy to a patriot's soul. On they went, the
+      fire flashing from the muzzles of their muskets. The rebels began to
+      retreat, our men pressing them until they were driven entirely from the
+      mountain and across the valley near the old Mission House, and nearly to
+      the foot of Middleton's Ridge. Papson's movement against the
+      ridge, which was the enemy's right, ceased, and Looking-Glass
+      Mountain was ours. Joy was unconfined among our troops.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The poor fellows, who were nearly starved, acted as though they
+      were perfectly well and hearty, although they had had but little to eat
+      for weeks.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was only the beginning of the end at Chatteraugus.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent thought the rebels would now retreat into Georgia; but
+      in this he was mistaken. They strengthened their line on Middleton's
+      Ridge and extended it across the valley to where Looking-Glass Mountain
+      slopes down to the road from Roseville to Chatteraugus, and there they
+      seemed bent on staying. Two days later, finding the enemy again preparing
+      for battle, Gen. Silent issued his orders for a general assault. Sherwood
+      at early dawn was to attack the enemy on his right and drive him back if
+      possible on the southern portion of the ridge; Papson was to be ready to
+      assault in front at the moment when the commanding General should think
+      the proper time had arrived; Gen. Hord was to cross from Looking-Glass
+      Mountain over to the Roseville road and attack his left flank.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The morning was clear and cold. Biggs's Headquarters could be
+      seen on the crest of Middleton's Ridge, near the center of his line.
+      Gen. Silent occupied a knob or high point near our lines that had been
+      wrested from the enemy in a skirmish the day before. All were anxiously
+      waiting the assault and final result. Now and again a shot would be heard,
+      and then a volley. There were skirmishings occasionally in different
+      directions. On Hord's line, as he advanced, slight skirmishing was
+      kept up, and at the base of the ridge a shot would be fired in the
+      direction of where Papson was forming his line. Finally shots were heard
+      on our extreme left, then more, then a piece of artillery, then a volley,
+      then a battery opened, then commands were heard and the battle began.
+      Sherwood was moving against the enemy's right flank.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He attacked as ordered, but found the enemy in strong force and
+      very stubborn. The battle continued on this part of the line without any
+      very material advantage to either side. At about three o'clock Gen.
+      Papson was ordered not to delay his attack any longer, so at this time the
+      movement of the whole army against the enemy commenced. Papson attacked in
+      double column, Gens. Anderson and Sherlin leading the assault with their
+      divisions. In the center, at the first assault made on the rifle-pits at
+      the base of the ridge, our forces were not successful, and falling back
+      for a short distance they readjusted their lines, changed some of the
+      regiments, and moved forward again to the attack. This time the movement
+      was as if it were machinery in motion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When close to the enemy a bayonet charge was ordered, and against
+      the foe they drove the instruments of death. The men who were in this
+      deadly charge will never forget it. As they came with bayonets fixed and
+      directed, the enemy, seeing their determination, poured a deadly fire into
+      their ranks. Many a brave man fell, but on the lines swept over the
+      trenches. Here the rebels were killed and wounded in such numbers that
+      they lay one across another in great numbers. The enemy fell back, giving
+      up the trenches to our victorious troops, and retreated to their main
+      works on the top of the ridge.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our troops moved right on up the slope of the ridge, facing a
+      shower of shot and shell and musketry most destructive and deadly.
+      Anderson and Sherlin led the way. Commanders of corps, divisions and
+      brigades vied with one another as to who should reach the crest first. For
+      a time it seemed doubtful if any of them would succeed in accomplishing
+      it. Our artillery was in battery playing on the enemy from an eminence on
+      the plateau east of the town and between the two lines. Finally the guns
+      of the enemy were disabled, some dismounted, and others driven from their
+      position. Our whole line then made one desperate effort to scale the ridge
+      and charge the rebel works. With a mighty shout and 'Come on boys!'
+      from Sherlin and Anderson, the heights were scaled, and amid sickening
+      scenes of blood and death our brave boys stormed and captured their
+      breast-works. Their center was pierced and broken. They wavered and
+      finally retreated down the opposite slope of the ridge. Gen. Anderson
+      seized one of our flags, mounted the rebel works, and held it up so that
+      our whole army might see it, and they did. The sight of the old flag on
+      the rebel works on Middleton's Ridge, filled our men with joy and
+      enthusiasm. They rushed forward, shouting as they went. The men who had
+      been shut up and nearly starved, wept with joy unspeakable.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood now doubled the enemy's flank back until they were
+      retreating and falling back on the two divisions of Anderson and Sherlin,
+      who turned and poured volleys into their rear. The retreat of Biggs's
+      army now became general We captured many prisoners. Just at this moment a
+      rebel cavalry officer on a white horse was seen dashing down the ridge
+      from the direction of the rebel left. He came within a short distance of
+      our line and took off his hat to our troops, as if he intended to
+      surrender. Turning on his horse he drew a revolver and flred. The ball
+      struck Gen. Anderson in the right shoulder, inflicting a severe and
+      painful wound. Gen. Anderson turned and saw him as he escaped down the
+      side of the ridge. Anderson recognized him, but did not say a word. Many
+      shots were flred at him by the soldiers, but he made good his escape. (It
+      was Gen. Joseph Whitthorne, the fiend.) Gen. Anderson was taken by Jackson
+      and James Whitcomb (who had been by his side during the whole of the
+      engagement) back to the town to be cared for by the Surgeon. Gen. Anderson
+      inquired after Capt. Day, and upon inquiry it was found that he had been
+      severely wounded during the last charge up the ridge, and had been carried
+      in an ambulance to the hospital.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle was won. No rebel flag was insight, and the Stars and
+      Stripes w ed over Looking-Glass Mountain and Middleton's Ridge once
+      more. Longpath just reached Ringgold's Gap in time to meet his
+      flying friends, who were in a great state of demoralization. They had been
+      utterly routed and broken to pieces. Our army was in great glee and full
+      of joy that night and for many days thereafter. The Army of the Center had
+      been in such bad condition for so long a time&mdash;being hemmed in and
+      starved&mdash;that it became necessary to go into quarters for
+      recuperation, and also to refit and refurnish it with horses, mules,
+      harness, etc. The troops were, therefore, distributed at the most
+      convenient points on the lines of our communications.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent, now having put Gen. Biggs and his army in a condition
+      of harmlessness for the season, took up his headquarters at Nashua.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning after the battle, my son Jackson left Gen.
+      Anderson (who was comparatively easy, for his wound, though painful, was
+      not considered dangerous,) to search for Capt. Day. He found him in the
+      officers' hospital, wounded severely, shot through the bowels. He
+      died that night. This was sad news to the General, for he loved him as if
+      he had been a brother. He was buried at Chatter-augus. His friends were
+      notified, and removed his remains to the cemetery near Bloomington, Ill.
+      He was a gallant soldier, and had been so kind to Gen. Anderson that we
+      all loved him. His death caused nearly as much sadness in my family as the
+      loss of one of our own sons.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My son Jackson, James Whitcomb and old Ham staid close by Gen.
+      Anderson, doing all they could to alleviate his sufferings. There was no
+      suspicion as to who had shot him. One day, however, he was suffering with
+      a severe fever, and in a delirium remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Jo Whitthorne is my evil genius. He intends to murder me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This he repeated so often that when he was sufficiently recovered
+      Jackson asked him if he remembered saying this? He replied that he did
+      not. Jackson told him that it had aroused his suspicions on the subject.
+      He then revealed the secret to Jackson under the seal of confidence, as he
+      said it would kill his wife if she knew it. Jackson afterwards revealed
+      the same to me, but no mention was ever made of it by either of us.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham was so attentive and kind that no one asked him as to his
+      whereabouts during the battle. Jackson, however, found him under the bed
+      when they brought the General back from the field. The old man said that
+      he had been sick all day, and got under the bed to be out of the way. When
+      they came back he said to the General; 'I know you be kill'
+      dat day or hurted bery bad, kase I dream it. De good Laud tole me so when
+      I sleep. No 'sputin' it, sho, for de Laud allers tells me
+      'bout dese matters; and you can ax Marfa if it is not so when you go
+      home.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the General recovered so as to think of these matters he
+      dictated his report to Jackson, who wrote it for him, in which he
+      recommended Peter for promotion, among many others, for gallant conduct,
+      and also recommended Orderly James Whitcomb for a Lieutenancy in the
+      Regular Army. These recommendations were complied with at once, and Peter
+      was assigned to the command of a brigade. James Whitcomb was assigned to
+      the 13th U. S. Inf., and detailed at Gen. Anderson's request as an
+      Aide-de-Camp in place of Capt. Day. The President sent Peter's
+      commission to me and I took it to him at Chatteraugus, in accordance with
+      the wish of Gen. Anderson, who desired to see me, and at the same time to
+      keep from his wife and our family the fact of his being wounded until he
+      should be able to come home. I found my sons both well and Gen. Anderson
+      improving when I arrived. I remained several days. I met Gen. Silent and
+      had several conversations with him. I found him well posted as to all
+      matters North as well as South. He said there was no danger of Biggs
+      during that Winter. He could not more than recuperate his army, and in the
+      Spring, in all probability, the rebel army in the center would have a new
+      commander, as Biggs was a great failure; that if he had moved against our
+      forces when he had them caged up before re-enforcements came, our army
+      would have been compelled to surrender. He also spoke of our danger in the
+      North from the anti-war party. He regarded it more dangerous than the
+      rebel army. If they could succeed in carrying the election the Confederacy
+      would by them be recognized and the Union dissolved.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a few days Gen. Anderson was adjudged by the Surgeon to be
+      strong enough to travel. He was granted an indefinite leave of absence by
+      Gen. Silent, who regarded him very highly as an able officer. Gen.
+      Anderson, myself, Jackson, James Whitcomb (now lieutenant), and Ham
+      started for Allentown. On arriving at home the family were overjoyed,
+      surprised, and grieved all at the same time&mdash;overjoyed at our return,
+      surprised that they had not heard of the General being wounded, and
+      grieved at his suffering.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Lieut. James Whitcomb was introduced to the family, who were
+      delighted to see him. He left the same evening for his home in Detroit,
+      and we were together once more, save two sons, Peter and Henry. The
+      meeting between Ham and Aunt Martha was very affecting. Their manner and
+      queer remarks were laughable. Soon Aunt Martha came in to see her Marsa
+      Gen'l Tom. She hugged him and got down on her knees and prayed for
+      him, and then said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, I bress de good Laud, for you bring Marsa Tom
+      back. I cure him, sho. I knows what to do; de Laud tell me, he do. He not
+      goin' to let Marsa Genl Tom die; no he not! He want him to whip de
+      Sesh, he do. I knows; de Laud tell me bout dat in de dream. He not fool
+      dis old 'oinan; he neber do. Ham, he dream 'bout dat when he
+      down to de fight. He say he sick when dey fight. How is dat, Uncle Daniel?
+      Did Marsa Tom tell you? Was he sick? He awful coward, Ham is, but if he
+      sick, den all right; but when he not been sick he must stay wid Marsa Gen'l
+      to keep he things all right. Ham say he do dat. I 'spect he do; he
+      say so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We told Aunt Martha that Ham was all right, and that pleased her,
+      poor old woman. She was pure gold; God never made a better heart under any
+      white skin than she had under her black one.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson had the best of attention, and improved daily until
+      he could walk about without pain, but he was not fit for duty for a
+      considerable time. The two children were delighted, and were full of
+      questions of all kinds. One day when they were trying to entertain the
+      General, his little daughter asked him who shot him. I saw the tears come
+      into his eyes, and he arose and walked out on the porch without making any
+      answer.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Just at this moment Mrs. Wilson came into the room, and Uncle Daniel took
+      her on his knee and kissed her, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jennie, you are my all and only hope, save my poor grandson, that I
+      now have left. My time will soon come, however, when I can quietly quit
+      this world of trouble and care and find a home where works will have due
+      consideration; where those who serve in the army of the Lord will at least
+      be considered the equal of those who have been in rebellion against him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My good friends,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;you may think
+      strange of my melancholy mood; but why should I desire to live longer and
+      see what I do and feel as I do constantly on account of the manner in
+      which things are now being conducted.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I am not in any way surprised at your feeling as you do. I have
+      felt and do feel the same, though my misfortunes and troubles have not
+      been severe in comparison with yours,&rdquo; said Col. Bush. &ldquo;But,
+      Uncle Daniel, to call your attention away from your sorrows for a moment,
+      I am very desirous of knowing what became of Mrs. Houghton.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She remained in that part of the country during that Winter and
+      until our combined Armies of the Center and West commenced their next
+      campaign, during all of which time she kept our commanding Generals posted
+      as to the movements of the enemy, his strength, when troops were sent east
+      or west, where and how many; and when the troops were moved south in the
+      Spring she returned to New York, and, I have been informed, married again.
+      I hope she may be yet living and enjoying great happiness. She was a true
+      woman. I have not heard of her for many years, however.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She was a heroine sure,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;her movements
+      were of a most important character, Uncle Daniel.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Colonel, she was a true patriot, and loved her country for her
+      country's sake, and I hope the Lord has thrown fortune and pleasure
+      in her pathway. There were a great many patriotic and daring acts
+      performed by women during our war. God bless the good women. To our poor
+      sick and wounded soldiers they were like ministering angels, both in the
+      camp and hospitals.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XIV.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     SERAINE WHITCOMB'S EXAMINATION OF THE REBEL PRISONS AND
+     HENRY LYON'S RELEASE.&mdash;MAN'S INHUMANITY.&mdash;SERAINE WHITCOMB
+     VISITS THE SOUTHERN PRISON PENS.&mdash;A SAD TALE OF WOE.&mdash;
+     GRAPHIC PICTURE OF SUFFERING, WRETCHEDNESS AND DEATH.
+
+     &ldquo;Oh war, thou son of hell,
+     Whom angry heavens do make their ministers,
+     Throw in the frozen bosoms of our past,
+     Hot coals of vengeance.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel Lyon resumed his story by giving us a history of the
+      adventures of Miss Seraine Whitcomb, who, as had been discovered, was the
+      sister of James Whitcomb, now Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Anderson. He continued
+      by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine's journey to Richmond was accomplished by
+      overcoming the greatest of difficulties. The President's authority
+      was good at every point in and through the Union lines. But when she
+      reached the rebel pickets at or near the Rapidan she was placed under
+      arrest as a spy, and taken to the headquarters of the commander of the
+      rebel army. She then stated her case in a modest way, presenting the note
+      given to her by our President. Her story was so simple and reasonable that
+      she was permitted to enter Richmond in order to lay her case before
+      President Davis. At the same time the authorities at the rebel army
+      headquarters had a lurking suspicion of her on account of (as they
+      thought) her pretended perilous undertaking. Yet she was conducted to
+      Richmond, and there took lodgings at the Virginia Hotel, where she was
+      subjected to a constant watch over her every movement. She was in much
+      doubt for several days what course to pursue. There was great activity
+      going on in making preparations for some movement of the rebel army. She
+      was not permitted to leave her hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She finally wrote a note to President Davis, stating that she
+      wished to be permitted to have an interview with him on a matter of grave
+      import to her; that she was alone and under a vigilant watch; that she
+      thought she could satisfy him of her harmless intentions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;To this she received a very polite answer permitting her to see him
+      at 11 o'clock the following day, and informing her that he would
+      send an escort.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day, promptly at the time, an officer appeared and
+      inquired if Miss Seraine Whitcomb was in. She readily responded, and
+      directed that he be admitted. Presenting himself, he said he was Capt. T.
+      P. Redingson. The arrangements were soon agreed upon, and the two started
+      for the Executive office. The detention in the ante-room was-but slight,
+      before they were ushered into the presence of Mr. Davis. Seraine said he
+      was seated in an arm-chair, rather oldish and common. Mr. Davis rose and
+      greeted her pleasantly. He looked care-worn and haggard, and seemed
+      thoughtful; but at no time during the interview did he forget his genial,
+      polite manner toward her. She hardly knew what to say. After a short time
+      he broke the ice by asking her if he could serve her in any way. She
+      gained courage enough to tell him her whole story. She told him she would
+      not give information of any kind to any one in reference to what she might
+      see or hear while under his protection; that she wished to examine the
+      prison records for the name of her friend, Henry Lyon, who she hoped,
+      through his kindness, to find, and have exchanged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She seemed to touch a tender spot in his nature. He gave her a
+      letter of safe conduct through all the rebel lines, and authority to
+      examine the prisons and hospitals, exacting at the same time a pledge from
+      her that she would, when satisfied, return by way of Richmond and make a
+      report to him of all she should see and hear that was of interest in
+      connection with the prisons, the army, or other kindred subjects. With
+      this understanding and pledge on her part she gave him her thanks, with
+      many good wishes for his health. She then bade him good, good-by and
+      returned to her hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson, her escort, was very polite to her, and promised
+      that he would call the next day and make arrangements for her to visit the
+      prisons and examine the records or rolls of prisoners in Richmond. The
+      next day at ten o'clock the Captain called and escorted her to
+      Libby. There she saw such suffering as made her almost frantic, but she
+      indulged in no remarks. As she passed along the pallets of rotten straw,
+      the tears would roll down the sunken cheeks of their occupants as she
+      uttered some kind word to them. The rolls did not disclose the name of the
+      one for whom she was in search, and she returned with the Captain to her
+      hotel. That night she could not sleep. She had seen that day such sights
+      as she had never expected to witness, and could not have believed had she
+      not looked upon them with her own eyes. Men eating rotten food; many, very
+      many, sick, sore and distressed; quite a number without sufficient clothes
+      to cover their persons; no blankets; no way to send word to friends; no
+      privileges granted, their treatment harsh and brutal. For the least
+      delinquency inhuman punishment was inflicted. No prospect of help or
+      relief of any kind. All kinds of stories were told them of disasters to
+      the 'Yanks,' as the rebels called the Union soldiers. It was
+      really a sickening sight to behold.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day they visited Belle Isle, and there found the same
+      condition of things. After an examination of records they returned to the
+      Virginia Hotel. Miss Seraine then concluded to leave for Salisbury. She
+      asked the Captain if he would be kind enough to see to getting her tickets
+      and placing her properly in charge of the conductor, with such
+      instructions as might enable her to avoid annoyance on her route. The next
+      morning she was feeling dull and heavy on account of having passed a
+      restless night. The shadows of that which she had seen during the day were
+      continually before her eyes. She got ready, however, and was soon put on
+      the train by Capt. Redingson, who knew the conductor and explained to him
+      her situation and desire to avoid annoyances. Then bidding the Captain
+      good-by, with many thanks for his kindness, she sat down in the car to
+      pursue her weary journey, with many ill forebodings. She looked out of the
+      window over valley, hill and stream, and as she passed on through that
+      picturesque country her eyes fairly feasted on the majestic scenery
+      beautified by the pines that tower heavenward along the line of the
+      railroad.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In her loneliness she could not resist the floodtide of hopes and
+      fears that swept through her mind&mdash;now hoping and then fearing that
+      she would not find Henry. If she should, would he be in the condition of
+      the poor, starved skeletons she had seen at Libby and Belle Isle? Could it
+      be possible that her lovable and gentle Henry could be so starved and
+      harshly treated by these people, who had been so polite and kind to her?
+      'No! no!' she thought to herself; 'it cannot be.'
+      The train sped along, and at night she was in Salisbury. There she was
+      taken to a hotel of limited accommodations and worse attendance, as it was
+      of the character so common to that country in the days of slavery. Quite a
+      number of sick rebel officers, who had been sent there to recuperate, were
+      in the hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning it was discovered that a female 'Yank'
+      was in the house, and, the gossips whispered 'a spy!' Miss
+      Seraine was unsuspecting, and acted as if she had been a mere traveler in
+      her own State. But very soon an officer came and sat down by her and began
+      a series of questions, all of which she answered frankly. She told him her
+      mission, and made inquiry about the prisoners there, wishing to look for
+      her friend, Henry Lyon. This officer left her and went to the authorities
+      and had her put under arrest. At this she was frightened almost out of her
+      wits. She wept and begged, but nothing would do but she must have her
+      baggage (merely a satchel) examined. This done, they sent a lady with her
+      to her room and searched her person. Being so much alarmed, she did not
+      think of her letter from Mr. Davis. This was found in her pocket and
+      declared a forgery, as they thought if genuine she would have produced it
+      sooner. Finally the conductor who had brought the train through from
+      Richmond returned, and finding how matters were, relieved her situation
+      by-explaining it to the authorities. The officers and Mayor then hastened
+      to make apologies for their action and afterwards treated her very kindly,
+      and offered her every facility for the examination desired. Her search at
+      the place was as fruitless as heretofore. She found the condition of
+      things here as elsewhere with our poor prisoners&mdash;nothing but extreme
+      suffering and ill treatment. It was hard for her to understand how any
+      civilized people could find it in their hearts to treat human beings so
+      barbarously.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She left Salisbury the first moment it was-possible for her to do
+      so, and made her way in great sadness to Pine Forest Prison, meeting with
+      many perplexing things on the way. As she neared Pine Forest she became
+      nervous and almost sick with fear that her mission would be a failure. Her
+      strength and resolution all at once seemed to fail her. But on she went,
+      between hope and despair. En route to this horrible place, all kinds of
+      phantoms rose before her mind. She would first see a starved human being,
+      and then a wild beast pursuing him; then the butchery and murder of the
+      victim; so that when she arrived at the village she was almost frantic and
+      nearly insane. A gentleman, seeing her lonely and peculiar situation,
+      assisted her to a house, where she procured quarters.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was not until the next morning that she made known her desire to
+      visit the prison. The lady of the house seemed to take in the situation,
+      and, instead of regarding her as a spy, felt a sympathy for her and
+      willingly rendered her all the assistance she could. Miss Seraine told her
+      whole story to her, and sought her aid in making the proper investigation.
+      This lady, Mrs. Lawton, made all necessary arrangements for the two to
+      visit the Superintendent at three o'clock that afternoon. Promptly
+      at that hour they started, and when they entered the Superintendent's
+      office outside the prison-pen they were received most courteously by Mr.
+      Hibbard. At the same time his face wore an expression that made Miss
+      Seraine shudder. His movements were sluggish, his manner uneasy. She
+      hastened to make known to him the cause of her visit, and at the same time
+      presented Mr. Davis's letter. He scanned the paper very closely
+      without making any remark. The arrangement being made to come at twelve o'clock
+      the next day, they returned to Mrs. Lawton's house.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mrs. Lawton was kind, and readily engaged in conversation, giving
+      the most horrible description and picture of the prison and the inhuman
+      treatment the prisoners were receiving. Seraine was silent, and refrained
+      from expressing opinions or making any remarks save to say that she had
+      been treated with great kindness and consideration by the officers she had
+      met. Mrs. Lawton gave her to understand that she had great sympathy for
+      the prisoners, and that she was not entirely in harmony with the
+      rebellion, although she had been a sufferer by the war, having lost her
+      husband in the Confederate service. She said she was living there merely
+      to make what she could by selling things to the soldiers when she was
+      permitted to do so. She had a great contempt for Mr. Hibbard, then keeper
+      of the prison. It seems Hibbard was only there temporarily.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine slept but little that night,&mdash;she was so eager to
+      ascertain if Henry was, or if he had been, there. Next morning she arose
+      early and was ready for breakfast, though she ate but little. When the
+      hour of twelve o'clock arrived she and Mrs. Lawton repaired to the
+      office of Mr. Hibbard as per appointment. They were received in a very
+      polite manner, and informed that a guard would be sent through the grounds
+      with them. They asked if he could not accompany them, as they were very
+      timid about passing through without his presence. He finally consented to
+      attend them as guide and protector.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'On first entering at the south gate they met a stench that
+      almost stifled them. As they passed along they saw the prisoners in
+      groups, standing and gazing at them with a stare like that of maniacs.
+      Some were moderately well clad, others almost in a state of nudity. The
+      pen, for that was what it really was, was in the most filthy condition
+      that human mind could imagine. As they passed along they could see the
+      blush of shame mantle the cheek of their escort. They walked through the
+      center of the grounds, being the dryest and most cleanly. To describe
+      accurately the suffering of the men, the filthy condition of this pen, and
+      the ghastly looks of those poor creatures, was more than any tongue or pen
+      could do. They came to where a portion of the sick were lying under a very
+      poor shelter, and there saw sick men with but little clothing and in all
+      the conditions of human suffering possible. Many were covered with ulcers
+      from scurvy, some were sick with fever, some with their teeth dropping
+      out, some dying with dysentery, some with old wounds not healed, some with
+      fresh ones made by their brutal keepers, and nearly all were literally
+      swarming with vermin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine became so sick at these sights that she was almost
+      fainting, and asked to return to the house and be permitted to come
+      earlier the next day, so as not to be in the pen during the midday heat.
+      Her request was granted, and they left the prison. She was greatly alarmed
+      for fear she would find Henry among this suffering class of sick men. The
+      next day they entered the prison at nine o'clock, and passing around
+      on the north side of the grounds found many cooking and eating their
+      meals. There were no satisfactory conveniences for cooking. A little fire
+      and a few pans and cups were all. The meat, what little they had, was
+      broiled on coals. Many took their meal and stirred it in a cup with the
+      most disagreeable water ever used, and drank it down without cooking.
+      Hundreds had died within a few days&mdash;some from sheer starvation, as
+      they could no longer take the food into their stomachs; some from scurvy,
+      some from fever, and some were murdered by the guards for passing beyond
+      where ordered. How any one could live in that polluted and poisonous
+      atmosphere was the wonder. In the inclosure there was a dirty, swampy
+      piece of ground, with water stinking with filth of a character sickening
+      to behold. When the rain fell all were subjected to the drenching cold
+      bath. On the ground and in the mud and the damp they lay. Many were there
+      who during the prior Winter had been so exposed as to have their feet
+      frozen, until in many instances they were rotting off.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;These sights were so shocking in all respects that Miss Seraine was
+      afraid to speak, (except to say a kind word, when permitted to do so,) to
+      any of the unfortunate men. It seemed to her that Hibbard knew where Henry
+      was, but was avoiding bringing her into his presence. So she said not a
+      word, but looked well at all in view as she passed along.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The punishments for any and every little breach of discipline were
+      of the most outrageous character. She saw many persons with their hands
+      tied behind them, and others standing, with their thumbs run through loops
+      of cords tied up to posts. The guards were insolent and were constantly
+      damning the prisoners. Take it altogether&mdash;their dirty, filthy food,
+      their mode of cooking, their scanty rations, their clothes, the stinking
+      water they were forced to use, the treatment of the sick, the punishments
+      they were compelled to bear, the dirty, vile pen they were in, and the
+      poisonous atmosphere they were forced to breathe, there is no account
+      anywhere in the barbarous ages that ever did or could equal Pine Forest
+      Prison.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine became sick and tired of the horrible sights, and at
+      last said to Mr. Hibbard that she did not wish to go around any more to
+      look upon the suffering prisoners, but desired to be taken where Mr. Lyon
+      was, if in the prison. He replied that he thought he was in the main
+      hospital. They directed their steps thither. On entering it she beheld so
+      many ghastly men at one view that she recoiled, and for a moment
+      hesitated. Recovering herself she proceeded. While passing along she
+      beheld a young man with sunken eyes, pale and ashy cheeks, lying on a
+      board cot, so emaciated that she had no thought of who it could be. But in
+      a moment she heard her name whispered, and saw a lean, bony hand reaching
+      out towards her. She looked at him, took his cold, withered hand, and
+      spoke to him, asking if she could do anything for him. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am Henry Lyon, Seraine. Do you not recognize me?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She fell into Mrs. Lawton's arms, exclaiming: 'My God!'
+      When she revived she fell upon Henry's neck and wept bitterly,
+      exclaiming:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My Henry! my Henry! Can it be possible, can it be possible?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After some little conversation between them, she telling him that
+      all were well at home, etc., Hibbard informed her that the rules of the
+      prison would not allow any further interview at present.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What a brute,&rdquo; interrupted Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine asked to see Surgeon Jones. She ascertained that Henry
+      was just recovering from an attack of typhoid fever and was now out of
+      danger. She obtained permission from the Surgeon to visit him daily while
+      she remained, and to bring him certain delicacies to eat. She then
+      returned to Henry and bade him an affectionate good-by, with a promise to
+      see him again. With a sad heart she retraced her steps to Mrs. Lawton's.
+      Retiring to her room she gave way to her grief and spent the remainder of
+      the day in tears.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0018" id="linkimage-0018">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0258.jpg"
+      alt="Seraine With Henry at Pine Forest Prison 258 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The following day Mrs. Lawton again accompanied Seraine to the
+      prison-pen. They took some wine and cake to Henry. After being refreshed
+      he and Seraine had a long and pleasant interview, in which Seraine told
+      Henry all about her trip, etc. She told him she had decided to leave soon
+      for Richmond, and thence for home, but would try and arrange with the
+      Surgeon, (who seemed to have some humanity left,) for Mrs. Lawton to visit
+      and bring him some nourishment. The prison and the sights beheld by her
+      had quite affected her nerves. On returning to Mrs. Lawton's she was
+      suffering with a violent headache, and, going to her room, she remained in
+      bed for three days.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mrs. Lawton was very kind. She sat by her bedside and gave her a
+      detailed account of her own trials. She was a daughter of a Union man, and
+      had never lost her veneration for her country and the old flag. Although
+      her husband had lost his life in the Confederate army, she had not changed
+      her smothered feelings for the Union. She related to Seraine the many
+      villainous outrages perpetrated upon the Union prisoners by the inhuman
+      keepers and guards of this vile den. She told graphically of seven
+      fine-looking young men who were brought out of the prison for attempting
+      to escape, and shot in the presence of a crowd of jeering devils. Said
+      she:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If a man wishes to learn of &ldquo;man's inhumanity to
+      man,&rdquo; this is the place.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She expressed her great desire to leave the place, as it was like
+      dwelling on the verge of the prison for the souls of the damned. Seraine
+      talked to her of her mission and what she desired to accomplish; also
+      asked her to keep a watchful eye on Henry, and when the time should come
+      for an exchange of prisoners to remind Hibbard of Henry as one to be sent
+      away, provided she could arrange the matter. Henry had been a prisoner now
+      for more than a year, and was naturally near the time for his exchange if
+      any one would look after the matter. After quite a delay on account of her
+      being taken sick again, the time came for her to leave for Richmond, and
+      after thanking Hibbard for his courtesy, and tendering manifold thanks to
+      Mrs. Lawton for her kindness and great care of her, as well as leaving
+      some money with Mrs. Lawton for Henry's benefit, and promising to
+      write from Richmond if permitted to do so, she embraced Mrs. Lawton as if
+      she were her mother, and with tearful eyes they separated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Soon Seraine was on her way to report to Mr. Davis, President of
+      the C. S. A., as she had promised to do, and also to effect an early
+      exchange of prisoners if possible. Her trip was a dreary one. She remained
+      as quiet as possible, having no one to cheer her on her way. On arriving
+      at Richmond she again stopped at the Virginia Hotel, and there again met
+      Capt. Redingson. He expressed pleasure at seeing her, and tendered his
+      services as escort and protector while in the city. After detailing some
+      of her experiences on her journey, and thanking him for his former
+      politeness, and also for his present proffered services, she requested him
+      to bear her compliments to President Davis and ask for an early interview,
+      as she had promised to return and report to him. The Captain readily
+      assented, and on returning that evening informed her that he would be
+      pleased to accompany her to the Executive Office the next day at eleven
+      a.m., at which hour President Davis would see her. She was very anxious
+      and quite nervous until the time arrived. Exactly at eleven o'clock
+      the next day the Captain came for her with a carriage, and very kindly
+      attended her to the presence of the President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Davis met her with cordiality. He spoke to her about her
+      perilous undertaking, and hoped she had been treated kindly by his people.
+      He also inquired as to her success in finding her friend, to all of which
+      she responded that her treatment was kind, and her efforts were so far
+      crowned with success. She gave him an account of her journey and visits to
+      the prisons; her examination of them, and finally her success in finding
+      Henry at Pine Forest. She told him the truth about the prisons, the food,
+      raiment, and treatment of the prisoners. He answered in a manner rather
+      tender, and feelingly expressed his desire to have matters in this
+      direction improved, but regretted the impossibility of doing all things as
+      we might desire to have them done. He spoke of the barbarism of war and
+      its attendant cruelties. But he soon changed the subject, after thanking
+      her for her honesty and for having the nerve to tell him the truth.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then inquired what she desired in reference to her friend. She
+      asked for his release as the only means of saving his life. He responded
+      that he would order his exchange at once, and promised her that he should
+      be on the first boat or train sent North with prisoners. He also gave her
+      permission to write to Mrs. Lawton on this subject, provided she did not
+      use his name in connection with this promise. He then gave her a letter of
+      safe conduct through his lines and detailed Capt. Redingson to go with her
+      to our lines. Having accomplished the object for which she had gone South,
+      and reported fully and truthfully to Mr. Davis as she had promised to do,
+      she took leave of him with her best wishes for his personal welfare. He
+      bade her farewell and God-speed in a very kind and tender manner, so much
+      so that Seraine has ever spoken kindly of him as a man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She repaired to the hotel and told Capt. Redingson that she desired
+      to leave early the next morning for the Headquarters of the Union army. He
+      said he would call for her as requested, and they separated. Seraine,
+      after going to her room, wrote to Mrs. Lawton and inclosed a note to
+      Henry, merely telling him that she was well and on her way home,
+      encouraging him to bear up under his sufferings, etc.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning Capt. Redingson called according to his promise,
+      and they were off at once for the lines of the armies. On arriving at the
+      Headquarters of the Confederate army, they were nicely entertained by the
+      commanding General. They partook of a good meal and then rested for the
+      night, Seraine being cared for at a farm house near by. The next morning,
+      on being provided with a pass through the lines, they were conducted under
+      a flag of truce to the Headquarters of the Union army, some twenty miles
+      away.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seraine was received by the commanding General and taken care of.
+      Capt. Redingson, after having delivered his charge, returned with Seraine's
+      blessing for his kindness to her. After she had taken a rest she conversed
+      with Gen. Meador, who was then in command, and related to him her
+      experiences, at the same time keeping her promise to speak of nothing
+      pertaining to the Confederate army or any movements of the same. After a
+      night's rest she was sent under charge of an escort to Washington
+      city, where she stopped for several days, until she could see the
+      President and Secretary of War. She finally managed to have an interview
+      with the Secretary, and, after explaining who she was and her mission
+      South, he replied with some nervousness:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Henry Lyon' Is he a son of Daniel Lyon, of Allentown,
+      Ind.?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On being answered in the affirmative, he exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My God? what affliction that family has had! His oldest son
+      died recently, being the third son he has lost since this war began.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was the first knowledge that Seraine had of the sad distress
+      in the family. She sighed and dropped a tear. The Secretary at once
+      understood the situation, and told her Henry Lyon should be looked after
+      and properly cared for. She asked if, when he was exchanged, he could not
+      be discharged from the service. She said that Mr. Lyon's seven sons
+      were all in the army, and three having lost their lives, she thought one
+      ought to remain at home to comfort the parents during their terrible
+      trials. She struck a tender chord in the Secretary's heart, and he
+      replied: 'Yes; when he returns, you write me and it shall be done,
+      if he consents.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This brought joy to her very soul. She bade the Secretary good-by,
+      saying as she left that he would hear from her in due time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She then called at the President's and sent in his own letter
+      which he had given her when she started South, that she might thereby be
+      recalled to his memory. He sent for her at once. As she entered his office
+      he arose and greeted her most affectionately, calling her 'my child,'
+      and bidding her be seated. He commenced plying her with questions, and she
+      told him the whole story. When she related what she had seen in the rebel
+      prisons, his countenance saddened and tears fell from his eyes. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This must be remedied somehow. Humanity revolts at
+      retaliation in kind, but in an instance like this it might be justified.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She told him what she desired, and what the Secretary had promised.
+      He replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My dear child, it shall be done. My old friend Lyon is
+      making more sacrifices than should be demanded of any one. I hope you will
+      see him soon, and when you do, tell him that I often think of him and his
+      family, as well as what they are doing for their country.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President was a man of generous impulses. He had a very kind
+      heart, full of sympathy for humanity.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She left the President with feelings of the deepest affection and
+      gratitude, having every assurance that her wishes would be complied with.
+      As she left, he bade her good-by, calling her his 'little heroine.'
+      From Washington she went to Baltimore, learning that some prisoners who
+      had been exchanged were to be landed there. She remained at the Burnett
+      House, most of the time in her room, not wishing to make any
+      acquaintances, but watching the papers closely to ascertain the time for
+      the arrival of the prisoners. One evening she learned that a vessel had
+      come into port with 200 prisoners. She hastened to the dock; arriving all
+      out of breath, and seeing the large crowd that was waiting she became very
+      much excited, and observing an officer in uniform she ventured to speak to
+      him. It was Gen. Shunk, of Ohio. She told him who she was, and also for
+      whom she was looking. He answered her very cordially, and said he knew Mr.
+      Daniel Lyon, formerly of Ohio, and inquired if the person in question was
+      one of his sons. She said he was, and he told her to wait and he would
+      see, as he was then in command at Baltimore. In a few moments he came back
+      with the glad tidings that Henry Lyon was among the prisoners. She was
+      going to rush on board the vessel, but the General detained her, informing
+      her that it was not allowable under the orders, but he would bring Henry
+      to her as soon as possible. Soon she saw Henry coming from the vessel,
+      leaning upon the arm of a comrade. He seemed to be very weak, and still
+      looked like a mere shadow. He was brought where she stood, trembling and
+      almost fearing to meet him lest his mind might have given way somewhat
+      under the trying ordeal through which he had just passed. She threw her
+      arms around his neck and wept aloud. A carriage was procured, and she
+      accompanied him, by permission, to the hospital where he was ordered to
+      go. Reaching there, he was placed in a nice clean ward. There they talked
+      matters over, and Henry agreed to the discharge from the service. Seraine
+      left him with the nurses, saying that she would return as soon as
+      possible; at the same time he was not to let his people know anything of
+      his whereabouts. She left that night for Washington.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning at the earliest hour that she could see the
+      Secretary of War, she made her appearance. On meeting the Secretary he
+      recognized her, and asked if she was after the discharge about which she
+      agreed to write to him. She replied that Henry was now at Baltimore,
+      having been exchanged. Then she told him of his condition. The Secretary
+      at once ordered the discharge made out, and as soon as it had passed
+      through the proper officers' hands and was returned to him he handed
+      it to her, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You deserve this yourself, without any other consideration.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She again thanked the Secretary, and at once repaired to the
+      President's Mansion. When she was admitted, on seeing her the
+      President guessed from her bright countenance the whole story, and
+      congratulated her most heartily. She told him all, and showed him Henry's
+      discharge and thanked him for his kindness. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'May God bless you, my child, and give you both a safe
+      journey home!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Returning to Baltimore, she made arrangements to have Henry placed
+      in a clean car and taken to Allentown. After they were under way she told
+      him about the discharge, and he was delighted. She telegraphed me to mee
+      her at the depot, but did not say one word about Henry. I read the
+      dispatch to the family, and many were the conjectures. Peter said she had
+      not found Henry, and a great variety of opinions were expressed. My wife
+      burst into tears, fell down on the sofa, and cried, saying she felt that
+      Henry was dead. Ham, hearing what was being said, concluded it was his
+      turn to guess; so he began:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You's all off de track. Ham sees it all frough de
+      glass in he head, he do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Go 'long wid you, you ole fool: since you's free
+      you 'spec' you is big and knows a heap. You doesn't know
+      nuffin, you don't,' said Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, alright, Marfa; 'spec' me not know bery
+      much; but, sho's you is born, dat boy all right; you see, you jes'
+      wait. I say no mo', but I see what is de matter. You jes'
+      wait, dat's all you got to do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning I went down to the depot with a carriage, and
+      there found Seraine and Henry waiting for me. I embraced my poor boy,
+      overcome with grateful emotion. My joy was complete in finding him alive.
+      He was a living skeleton. We were not long in driving to the house. All
+      were out on the portico to see Seraine, no one but Ham expecting Henry
+      with her. As they all saw Henry the family leaped with joy, and rushing
+      out to meet us, but seeing Henry's ghastly appearance a sudden
+      sadness came over all. We helped him out of the carriage. He was
+      completely overcome when he saw his mother. She clasped him in her arms
+      and cried piteously. He was assisted into the house and laid upon the
+      sofa. All seemed to have overlooked Seraine in their great joy over Henry's
+      return. I introduced her to each one of the family including old Ham and
+      Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Didn't I see dem in my glass, Marfa; didn't I?
+      What you got to say now?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I 'spects you did, Ham; dey is heah, sho.' Bress
+      de Laud; he bring dis boy home. I not see him afore dem pizen Sesh fix him
+      dat way! Dey starve him. What did dey do to him to make him look like dat?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Soon we all got settled, and after breakfast we heard Seraine's
+      story. She was our heroine, and no mistake. No one of us could do too much
+      for her. My good wife wanted to have her for a daughter at once. She could
+      not let her go out of her sight for a moment. She hugged her, kissed her,
+      seemed almost to want to take her in her lap as a child; in fact, we all
+      loved her. She had gone through great perils to save our dear boy, and why
+      not love her I For some days we did nothing but talk over her journey-ings
+      and what she saw and did. She was the idol of our household. When Henry
+      had gained strength enough to bear up under the double shock, we told him
+      of the death of David and James, which painful news he had not heard
+      before. It took him many days to rally after this melancholy intelligence
+      of the fate of his dear brothers. After Henry was strong enough to walk
+      about without help Seraine thought she must leave us for a time and return
+      home. This saddened our hearts, as we had grown much attached to her. But
+      she and Henry talked the matter over, making their own arrangements, and
+      the next day Jackson escorted her to her home in Michigan. When she left,
+      no family ever wept more in sorrow at the departure of any one than did
+      ours.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There was a mystery connected with her periling her life in the way
+      she did that I could not then solve, but I made no inquiry into her
+      secret.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Of the few left to us they were now once more nearly all together,
+      and further plans were in order.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this point Dr. Adams said, &ldquo;The horrors of those rebel prisons
+      have ever been like a specter before me whenever I hear them mentioned.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Judge Reed here interrupted, saying: &ldquo;I indorse every word of Miss
+      Whitcomb's description of these prisons. I endured their horrors and
+      inhumanity for nine months, and she does not tell the half that might be
+      told. To show that Seraine's statement is not in the least
+      exaggerated, I have saved an article from the Sumter (S. C.) <i>Watchman</i>,
+      published in reference to the Florence Prison at that time, which seems to
+      have equaled the Pine Forest.&rdquo;.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Being asked to do so, Dr. Adams read as follows:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Camp we found full of what were once human beings, but who
+      would scarcely now be recognized as such. In an old field, with no
+      inclosures but the living wall of sentinels who guard them night and day,
+      are several thousand filthy, diseased, famished men, with no hope of
+      relief, except by death. A few dirty rags stretched on poles give some of
+      them a poor protection from the hot sun and heavy dews. All were in rags
+      and barefoot, and crawling with vermin. As we passed around the line of
+      guards I saw one of them brought out of his miserable booth by two of his
+      companions and laid upon the ground to die. He was nearly naked. His
+      companions pulled his cap over his face and straightened out his limbs.
+      Before they turned to leave him he was dead. A slight movement of the
+      limbs and all was over&mdash;the captive was free! The Commissary's
+      tent was close by one side of the square, and near it the beef was laid
+      upon boards preparatory to its distribution. This sight seemed to excite
+      the prisoners as the smell of blood does the beasts of the menagerie. They
+      surged up as near the lines as they were allowed, and seemed, in their
+      eagerness, about to break over. While we were on the ground a heavy rain
+      came up, and they seemed to greatly enjoy it, coming out <i>a paris
+      naturalibus</i>, opening their mouths to catch the drops, while one would
+      wash off another with his hands, and then receive from him the like kind
+      of office. Numbers get out at night and wander to the neighboring houses
+      in quest of food.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;From the camp of the living we passed to the camp of the dead&mdash;the
+      hospital&mdash;a transition which reminded me of Satan's soliloquy&mdash;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell, And in the lowest deeps, a
+      lower deep, Still threatening to devour me, opens wide.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A few tents, covered with pine-tops, were crowded with the dying
+      and the dead in every stage of corruption. Some lay in prostrate
+      helplessness; some had crowded under the shelter of the bushes; some were
+      rubbing their skeleton limbs. Twenty or thirty of them die daily; most of
+      these, as I was informed, of the scurvy. The corpses laid by the roadside
+      waiting for the dead-cart, their glaring eyes turned to heaven, the flies
+      swarming in their mouths, their big-toes tied together with a cotton
+      string, and their skeleton arms folded on their breasts. You would hardly
+      know them to be men, so sadly do hunger, disease, and wretchedness change
+      'the human face divine.' Presently came the carts; they were
+      carried a little distance to trenches dug for the purpose and tumbled in
+      like so many dogs. A few pine-tops were thrown upon the bodies, a few
+      shovelfuls of dirt, and then haste was made to open a new ditch for other
+      victims. The burying party were Yankees detailed for the work, an
+      appointment which, as the Sergeant told me, they consider a favor, for
+      they get a little more to eat and enjoy fresh air.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thus we see at one glance the three great scourges of mankind&mdash;war,
+      famine, and pestilence, and we turn from the spectacle sick at heart, as
+      we remember that some of our loved ones may be undergoing a similar
+      misery.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This publication,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;made in one of
+      their own papers at the time, proves that all that has ever been said of
+      their treatment of our prisoners is true.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;and much more.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;this Miss Seraine
+      Whitcomb was, indeed, a true woman, and, as the President well said, a
+      'little heroine.' I take it she was rather small, from this
+      expression of his.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, she was rather small, but a pure jewel.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She was a woman of great determination, and loved purely and
+      strongly. There are but few instances of such pure devotion and rare
+      patriotism to be found in the annals of history. What feelings she must
+      have had while traveling through the Confederacy in such anguish and
+      suspense. She was a jewel, sure enough.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush here interrupted, saying: &ldquo;The condition of our poor
+      soldiers in the prisons she visited must have driven her almost insane. It
+      certainly drove many of the poor sufferers into a state or condition of
+      insanity, in which numbers died in their ravings and delirium.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Is it not wonderful,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;how soon these
+      barbarities and inhumanities are forgotten by our people?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;but you must remember that our
+      people are moving too rapidly to look back upon scenes of distress. Money
+      and power are now the watchwords&mdash;throw patriotism to the dogs. It is
+      not needed now to save their property and their rights. You must remember
+      that a man like Hibbard, the deputy at Pine Forest Prison, who allowed men
+      to be shot down like dogs and starved like wild beasts, is now looked upon
+      with more consideration and favor than Uncle Daniel, who gave his whole
+      family as a sacrifice for his country. Did not this same Hibbard travel
+      all through our country last Fall making speeches? Was he not received
+      with shouts by our very neighbors, within a stone's throw of this
+      dear old man, whose son was starved near unto death in Pine Forest Prison
+      by this man? Has he not held high positions in his State since? And I
+      would not be surprised to hear that he had been appointed to some Foreign
+      Mission, in order that he may represent our country abroad in the true
+      Christian spirit of our advanced civilization!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel; &ldquo;when he was North on his
+      stumping tour I mentioned the fact of his inhumanity, and only received
+      jeers from those who heard me&mdash;some young students who were not old
+      enough to be in the war, and now feel that it must never be mentioned
+      except in a whisper. It seems that all the treason, infamy, and the
+      barbarities and cruelties practiced during that bloody period are now
+      condoned, and the persons who practiced the greater wrongs are made
+      thereby the more respectable. Oh, that I had not lived to see these
+      things! It makes me almost doubt my own existence. Sometimes I feel that
+      it is all a dream.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Maj. Clymer, in order to draw the aged man's mind away from this
+      unpleasant theme, inquired if he knew what became of Mrs. Lawton.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I cannot tell,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel; &ldquo;she and Seraine
+      corresponded for a number of years after the termination of the war. The
+      last we ever heard of her she had married with an Englishman and located
+      in Canada. God knows, I hope she may yet be living and happy. She was a
+      noble woman. I fear, however, that she, too, has passed away, as we have
+      had no tidings of her for many years.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel at this time becoming weary and very melancholy, we excused
+      him for the present, and asked permission to return again, when he
+      promised that he would continue his narrative, and, bidding him
+      good-night, we left, with an increased desire to hear more from his honest
+      and truthful lips.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XV.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     PLOTS TO POISON AND BURN.&mdash;FIRE AND POISON.&mdash;THE PLOT TO
+     BURN NORTHERN CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.&mdash;THE SCHEME
+     AVENGED.&mdash;PART OF THE CHIEF PLOTTERS BURNED BY THEIR OWN
+     COMBUSTIBLES.
+
+     &ldquo;The earth had not
+     A hole to hide this deed.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      Some weeks having elapsed since Uncle Daniel was excused, we were anxious
+      to hear him further, and assembled again at Mr. Wilson's house.
+      Uncle Daniel was feeling quite well, greeted us pleasantly, and asked that
+      we be seated. After the compliments of the season, we inquired if he was
+      ready to continue his story. He replied that he was, and began by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After Jackson had returned from escorting Seraine to her home in
+      Detroit, we discussed the question as to what steps should now be taken.
+      Gen. Anderson was still quite feeble, his wound being very painful. It was
+      thought that it would require considerable time for him to recover
+      sufficiently to again be able to take the field. He thought it would,
+      perhaps, be several months. Jackson, after reflection, thought he would
+      continue his investigation of the Golden Circle conspiracy, and to do so
+      satisfactorily deemed it best for him to go to England and get on the
+      track of their allies in that country, and see what preparations were
+      being made abroad in connection with the leaders in this country. Gen.
+      Anderson thought this a good plan. Henry, who had been growing stronger,
+      said to Jackson, that while he (Jackson) was making his voyage of
+      discovery through parts of Europe, he would go to Canada as soon as he was
+      able to do so, and carry out the plans left unexecuted by Jackson at the
+      time he returned from New York. This arrangement being understood by all,
+      we sent Ham out to the farm, in order that Dent might be summoned to
+      Allentown to give us what information he had gathered, if any, during our
+      afflictions and consequent suspension of our operations in that direction.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We directed Ham to bring Mr. Dent back with him the next morning.
+      At ten o'clock Joseph Dent and Ham arrived from the farm. As soon as
+      we could conveniently do so, we had an interview with Dent as to what was
+      transpiring in his immediate neighborhood among his friends, the Knights
+      of the Golden Circle. He related to us the facts in reference to a meeting
+      held two nights before, about which he had intended to come in that day
+      and tell us, if Ham had not come after him. The facts, as he stated them
+      to us, were these:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A person by the name of Harris stated to his confederates that he
+      was just from Richmond, Va., at the same time claiming to be a member of
+      the Confederate Congress from Missouri. (A part of Missouri believed that
+      it had seceded, as you may remember, just as a few Counties in Kentucky
+      thought they had.) Harris had passed through the lines, coming through
+      West Virginia and Kentucky, as any one could have done at any time, and as
+      many doubtlesss did. His statement, as Dent told it to us, was this: That
+      he was sent by the President of the Confederate States (so-called), and
+      was on his way to Indianapolis to lay a plan before the leaders in this
+      and other States; thence he was to pass into Canada and meet the leaders
+      there, and in that way have prompt action and co-operation assured. His
+      greatest desire seemed to be to meet Mr. Thos. A. Strider, who, he said,
+      was one of their best and shrewdest advisers. His headquarters were to be
+      at Windsor, Canada. He directed the Lodge to which Dent belonged to be
+      ready at a moment's notice to do whatever might be directed from the
+      Supreme Council. He told his hearers to spread the alarm wherever they
+      could without being suspected, that there was to be a great destruction of
+      property in the North; that, he said, would terrify leading men and
+      property holders; and, in order to satisfy his confederates that there was
+      a basis for this statement, he disclosed a part of a plot that had been
+      proposed to Jefferson Davis and was soon to be carried out. It was that a
+      discovery had been recently made by a professor of chemistry, one
+      McCullough, by which towns and cities, and vessels coming in and going out
+      of our ports, could be easily burned without danger of discovery. With
+      this newly-discovered combustible material a general and wholesale
+      destruction of all kinds of destructible property was to be inaugurated.
+      Harris said that agents were to be employed all over the country, who were
+      to be selected from the members of the Knights and to be made up of the
+      most reliable and tried men; that this matter had been duly considered and
+      determined upon by the authorities at Richmond; that Jacob Thomlinson, C.
+      C. Carey and others were now on their way to England to meet Mr.
+      McCullough, who was already there, and where the destructive material was
+      to be manufactured and brought in an English vessel to Canada, as there
+      was noway of getting from the Confederate States to the place from which
+      they wished to operate without running the gauntlet, and perhaps meeting
+      with dangers not desirable to be encountered. This man Harris also
+      instructed all who heard him that the penalty now fixed by the authorities
+      in the Councils of the Knights for disclosing any of their secrets was
+      death, which might be inflicted by any of the Order ascertaining the fact
+      so that no doubt could exist as to the guilt of the person who had played
+      traitor to them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This, I could see, alarmed Dent and made him cautious and
+      hesitating at times when we would give expression to our utter abhorrence
+      of the use of such villainous means as seemed to be in contemplation by
+      our enemies. We constantly assured the old man, however, that he need have
+      no fears of any of us, which, of course, he had not; yet he was somewhat
+      timid. He could not tell which way Harris started from their meeting, nor
+      how he was traveling. This ended his recollection of Harris's
+      statement. We then got Dent again to repeat the signs, grips, passwords
+      and instructions to Gen. Anderson and Capt. Jackson, as well as to Henry,
+      and so they found themselves well posted. Then, thanking Dent and
+      encouraging him to persevere in his discoveries, we allowed him to go and
+      make his arrangements with David's widow about matters at the farm
+      and then return home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day I wrote to the President, giving him the history of
+      matters as detailed to us by Joseph Dent; also, the plan we had laid out
+      for the future. In a few days I received a note from Washington, unsigned,
+      merely saying, 'the plan is approved.' I knew from whom the
+      note came, and was well satisfied to have the plans carried out.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day we received a letter from Peter, informing us that he
+      was well, and that the Army of the Center was in camp and were expecting a
+      long rest after the two great battles. This delighted my wife, as she felt
+      that while they were not moving, her boys were safe. By this time all
+      necessary arrangements had been made for Jackson's departure, and
+      after bidding his mother and the rest of us good-by he left for New York;
+      from there he expected to sail for Europe. On arriving at New York he
+      called upon Mc-Masterson and B. Wudd, and made satisfactory statements to
+      them as to the reasons for not going to Canada. After obtaining letters of
+      introduction to Jacob Thomlinson they proceeded to discuss the situation,
+      and from them he learned that preparations, such as had been detailed to
+      us by Dent, were evidently being made for great damage to towns, cities,
+      and property generally. He also obtained letters from McMasterson to some
+      important persons in London, where he professed to be going on some
+      mission for the rebels. The letters, as before, introduced Mr. Jackson, of
+      Memphis, Tenn.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0019" id="linkimage-0019">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0275.jpg" alt="Jackson Starts for Europe 275 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He sailed the following day and had a pleasant voyage. While on
+      board the vessel crossing the Atlantic he made the acquaintance of one
+      Capt. Redingson, a jolly, gentlemanly companion. They were very suspicious
+      of each other for some time, but finally Capt. Redingson gave him the sign
+      of the Golden Circle, to which Jackson responded. The friendship was then
+      at once established. Jackson carefully felt his way,&mdash;as you have
+      seen, he was a cautious man,&mdash;and finally discovered that Capt.
+      Redingson was well acquainted in Memphis. This rather placed Jackson in a
+      dilemma, as his letters located him at Memphis. Finally he turned the
+      conversation in the direction of building railroads, and finding that
+      Capt. Redingson knew nothing about railroads, he mentioned that he had
+      been employed in engineering work on the Memphis &amp; Chattanooga
+      Railroad. He said he lived in Ohio, but claimed Memphis, Tenn., as his
+      residence, inasmuch as he was a rebel and would have nothing whatever to
+      do with the North while they were making war against his friends, as his
+      people were all natives of Virginia, he himself having been born there.
+      This statement made all things right, and the two had a jolly good time
+      together the remainder of the voyage.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During one of their conversations Capt. Redingson, in relating some
+      of his war experiences, made mention of the fact that at one time, not
+      long past, he had met a young lady from Michigan in search of her
+      sweetheart, and that he had been her escort while she was at Richmond, and
+      through their lines to ours. At this moment Jackson told me that he came
+      very near spoiling everything by his agitation, but by rising and taking a
+      glass of water had time to recover, and then listened to the story with
+      great interest, asking a question occasionally. Capt. Redingson finally
+      took a small book from his pocket and read her name, 'Se-raine
+      Whitcomb,' and that of her lover, 'Henry Lyon,' and
+      remarked, that he intended, if ever he should have an opportunity, to find
+      out the history of the two, as she had impressed him very favorably, and,
+      in fact, had excited his admiration,&mdash;she was so gentle and frank,
+      and withal so brave. Jackson said at this point he again became very
+      thirsty.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Very soon the conversation took a turn in another direction, and
+      Jackson inquired if the Captain thought there were any persons in London
+      looking after the interests of the Confederacy, to which the Captain
+      replied that Jacob Thomlinson, C. C. Carey, and one or two others that he
+      did not know, were there on a secret mission, the nature of which was not
+      fully known to him, as he had only returned to Richmond from Mexico on one
+      day and left under orders the next, and had to run the blockade in order
+      to get away. His description of the passing of our vessels in the night
+      out from Wilmington in a vessel laden with cotton; the darkness, the
+      stillness of the night, the lights on our vessels, the fear of being
+      discovered and overtaken, the joy he experienced when they had passed our
+      line and were covered by one of their fast-running cruisers (the
+      Susquehanna) was indeed quite graphic. Jackson said that although the
+      Captain was a rebel, and perhaps engaged in running the blockade
+      frequently, yet he was cheerful, and took everything that seemed to be
+      working against their success so philosophically that he enjoyed his
+      company, and rather liked him. During the trip Capt. Redingson learned to
+      like Jackson also, and made him a confidant, promising to introduce him to
+      many friends after they should arrive, among whom he included Jacob
+      Thomlinson, Carey, and many others. He finally disclosed to Jackson the
+      fact that he was sent by the authorities at Richmond to London and Paris
+      with a large amount of Confederate bonds for sale, and that he would take
+      Jackson with him to visit the bankers, and also get him introduced, so
+      that he might be admitted to some of the Gentlemen's clubs, where he
+      could hear much discussion pro and con about the war. It seemed that Capt.
+      Redingson had been across several times on business for the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the vessel reached port, and all was ready, the two went out
+      together, and from Liverpool to London were engaged in conversation as to
+      how they could best manage to enjoy themselves while in London, and at the
+      same time attend to the business for which they were abroad. Jackson had
+      satisfied the Captain that he was going more to find out how the people
+      there felt, and the probabilities of the English Government rendering aid
+      to the Southern Confederacy, for the purpose of his speculating in bonds
+      and stocks, than for anything else, and at the same time to aid if he
+      could the friends of the Confederacy everywhere; and to use all means, no
+      matter what, for their success. They had not noticed any of the important
+      points until they came within some ten or twelve miles of London, when
+      their attention was attracted by the church and school buildings of
+      Harrow, beautifully situated on a hill rising from a plain. This
+      celebrated institution is one of the first in the Kingdom. It was founded
+      in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Many distinguished men have been educated
+      there, among whom were Lord Byron, Sir Robert Peel, and Lord Palmerston.
+      After this the Captain and Jackson took much interest in the historic
+      objects presenting themselves till they reached London.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On arriving they engaged rooms at the Charing Cross Hotel. During
+      the next day Capt. Redingson found his friend Jacob Thomlinson and brought
+      him to his room. Very soon after this he invited Jackson in and introduced
+      him as Mr. Win. Jackson, of Memphis, Tenn., a good and true friend of the
+      Confederacy, who was willing to do anything to aid in making the rebellion
+      a success. Mr. Thomlinson received him with much cordiality, and conversed
+      very freely, but cautiously. He was not quite as free and easy as Capt.
+      Redingson. Finally Mr. Thomlinson invited them to visit him at his hotel,
+      'The Palace,' near Buckingham Palace, on the following
+      evening, stating he would have some friends who would be pleased to meet
+      them. Jackson was very desirous to accept this invitation, as perhaps the
+      opportunity would be afforded to get some information of value, and was
+      consequently delighted that Capt. Redingson promptly indicated their
+      acceptance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In good season they made their toilets as if they were to meet the
+      Queen of England or the Prince of Wales, and set out for the Palace Hotel.
+      On arriving at the hotel and notifying Mr. Thomlinson of their presence,
+      they were ushered into his apartments, which they found were most
+      elaborate and elegant.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On entering they were presented to Mr. C. C. Carey, Prof.
+      McCullough, and Dr. Blackman, of Kentucky. These men had the appearance of
+      the Southern aristocrats, except Prof. McCullough, whose manner and speech
+      denoted Northern antecedents. Jackson noted this particularly, and in the
+      subsequent conversation he learned that the Professor was of Northern
+      birth and education, having been, prior to 1860, professor of chemistry at
+      Princeton College, N. J. For a time the conversation ran on the voyage and
+      the many interesting places that should be visited by all travelers.
+      Before the evening was over, however, the topic was changed, and the
+      success of the Confederacy (as they were pleased to call it) became the
+      engrossing subject of discussion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson was here tested and found not only sound in this, the most
+      interesting of all questions to them, but it was thought he might be made
+      very useful in assisting them in perfecting and executing their plans.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Thomlinson and Captain Redingson discussed the selling of
+      bonds, etc.; Thomlinson stating that the intention of the authorities at
+      Richmond was to have given him the bonds, but that they were not prepared
+      in time, as he had to leave at a certain date to escape the blockade, on
+      account of his previous relations with the United States Government.
+      Captain Redingson replied that he knew nothing about the business except
+      from his instructions, and he could not do otherwise than to obey them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After many suggestions it was finally understood that a meeting of
+      the gentlemen then present should be held every evening at the same rooms,
+      except when engagements otherwise should interfere. Capt. Redingson and
+      Jackson then took leave of the other parties and returned to their hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After going to their rooms Captain Redingson remarked that he
+      wished Jackson to stay with him and be his guest, as he feared he might
+      need a friend in future in reference to his business; that he desired him
+      to witness his transactions in reference to the sale of the bonds in his
+      custody. At the same time he asked Jackson if he had heard what Thomlinson
+      stated in reference to his (Thomlinson) being the one who was to have
+      placed the bonds. Jackson responded that he had. Redingson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Jackson, I intend to deal honestly with my Government
+      (meaning the Confederacy) in this whole matter, and I do not intend that
+      these bonds in my possession shall be a missing 'Indian Trust Fund?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson remarked, 'Why, Captain, what do you mean by Indian
+      Trust Fund?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! nothing,' said the Captain; 'it was a mere
+      idle remark.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This, however, opened a flood of light in upon Jackson's mind
+      in reference to matters of the past, in connection with certain frauds
+      upon the United States Government. He pretended not to understand the
+      Captain, however, and there the conversation on this subject dropped.
+      Jackson thanked the Captain for his generosity, but declined to accept his
+      offer,&mdash;that of being his guest while in London,&mdash;but said he
+      would remain with him as long as he could do so. They agreed that the next
+      day they would visit some few points of interest while resting and before
+      starting into business matters, and separated for the night. After Jackson
+      had retired to his room he jotted down what he had seen and heard, the
+      names of those whom he had met, etc., and at the same time he concluded
+      there was a chance for a fair-sized row between Jacob Thomlinson and Capt.
+      Redingson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Evidently, the latter had but little confidence in the former, and
+      was determined to look well to his own matters of business.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning, after they had breakfasted, a programme was
+      arranged and they started out in a cab sightseeing. The first place of
+      interest visited was the monument at Fish-street Hill, near London Bridge,
+      which stands as the enduring monument to London's great fire in
+      1666. The next place, which is usually the first one visited by travelers,
+      was Westminster Abbey&mdash;the shrine of the ashes of some of the most
+      illustrious and greatest of England's dead. They then visited the
+      Temple, being next in antiquarian interest; then St. Paul's Church,
+      the Middle and Inner Temple Hall, Middle Temple Library, Temple Gardens,
+      and one or two of the principal parks. By this time they had whiled away
+      the most of the day, and therefore returned to Charing Cross Hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After dinner that evening they again visited the rooms of Jacob
+      Thomlinson and found the same friends of the evening before. After
+      salutations, and the ordinary chat about London and the points visited by
+      each, the conversation again turned on the war at home. On this occasion
+      ways and means were discussed very freely. The Professor and Dr. Blackman
+      seemed to be really fiendish in their feelings and suggestions. The
+      Professor was very anxious that money should be obtained at once, in order
+      that the plan agreed to at Richmond should be entered upon without delay,
+      which was, as heretofore stated, that the material was to be made in large
+      quantities wherewith towns, cities and other property could be easily
+      burned without detection. Jackson inquired of the Professor what his
+      combustible was, to which he replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There are but two men who have the secret; it cannot be
+      given without the consent of both and in the presence of both. I can,'
+      he continued, 'burn the city of New York in one day or night by
+      throwing this preparation in eight or ten places at the same point of
+      time, and no power can prevent its success in making destruction certain.
+      The person throwing it can, by a certain gauge, give himself plenty of
+      time to be entirely out of the sight of any one who might chance to be
+      near. In that way he would not even be suspected. When the explosion takes
+      place the flames will instantly cover an entire block of buildings. It has
+      been so thoroughly tested that there is now no longer any doubt of the
+      destructive power of the material.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson here interposed a question, desiring to know if
+      this would come within the range of civilized warfare?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Civilized warfare!' said Dr. Blackman; 'what do
+      I care for the rules of civilized warfare? Have not these Yankees
+      destroyed our property? Are they not setting our slaves free? Is not that
+      destruction of our property rights?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Capt. Redingson; 'but this is
+      retaliation on property and persons that are not doing any injury. You
+      must remember that we have many good friends North, and this mode of
+      warfare would be the destruction of women and children.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very well,' said Dr. Blackman; 'let that be so.
+      If those people are, as you say, our friends, let them join in and help
+      us. They can stop this war if they want to do so. No, sir! they are only
+      pretended friends. They are after the dollar, and play between the lines!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jacob Thomlinson here spoke up, saying: 'You are quite right,
+      Doctor; we cannot look for help from any of those people, and the sooner
+      we light up their cities with a grand and bright light the better!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very well, gentlemen; I was merely wishing to understand the
+      matter,' said Capt. Redingson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Dr. Blackman by this time was walking to and fro across the room
+      somewhat excitedly. Halting in front of Capt. Redingson, he said: 'I
+      presume that your Christian sentiments would revolt at my proposition, and
+      to which the authorities have already assented.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What is that?' quickly inquired Capt. Redingson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It is to spread disease in the Northern cities and through
+      the Northern army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Captain promptly replied: 'Well, sir, this would be a
+      novel way of fighting battles. I had supposed that physicians were
+      educated in the line of preventing and curing diseases, and not in the
+      practice of how to spread them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir! as a principle, that is so; but in a case like
+      this, where is the difference between shooting a man to death and
+      poisoning him to death?' said the Doctor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Doctor, I can see a very great difference. In the one case
+      you fight him, giving him an equal chance with yourself; in the other, you
+      murder him in the most dastardly and cowardly manner.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am greatly surprised at you, sir,' said the Doctor.
+      'I thought you were one of our truest men?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'So I am,' responded the Captain. 'But, Doctor,
+      we had better not discuss this matter further. I shall obey my orders; but
+      please excuse me from anything more than to do so in the direction of
+      which you were speaking.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During this discussion Jackson had remained silent. The Doctor,
+      turning to him, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Jackson, what are your views on the subjects under
+      discussion?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;To this Jackson replied that, being unacquainted with the usages of
+      war, he was not competent to decide, but he thought while all parties
+      implicitly obey orders, he did not see that individual opinions cut very
+      much of a figure in the operations of a great war.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thomlinson said that was the most sensible solution of the
+      question; that he presumed there were a great many questions upon which we
+      might all have very different shades of opinion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, Doctor,' said Jackson, 'there is a
+      difficulty in my mind as to how you are to carry out your proposed plan.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Not the slightest difficulty, sir. I have already made
+      arrangements with all the smallpox hospitals of England, so that instead
+      of destroying or burying in the ground the towels, sheets, covers,
+      blankets, and under-clothing, they are all to be boxed up tightly and
+      covered with clean blankets and sent to an out-of-the-way place which I
+      have prepared.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I am to pay for them on delivery. I have persons employed, all of
+      whom have passed through the most malignant forms of the disease. They are
+      collecting and having brought to this out-house those infected goods. When
+      I have a sufficient quantity of them I shall purchase a large amount of
+      material used by soldiers, such as handkerchiefs, stockings, underwear,
+      sheets for hospitals, etc., mix them with the infected goods, box them up
+      and ship them to the Sanitary Commission in New York by way of Canada for
+      distribution to the Union Soldiers, post hospitals, and sanitariums. I
+      shall go to the Charity Hospital Association here and get permission to
+      send them in their name; in fact, I have the permission now. They, of
+      course, do not know they are infected goods, but I have given them the
+      list of goods I intend to purchase, and they will give me the letter I
+      wish, turning the goods over to me as their agent to take them to New York
+      and present them to the Sanitary Commission for the Union armies. I have
+      given to them the name of James Churchill, of London.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, Doctor, how will you take them on board ship without
+      danger to the people on the vessel?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very easily, sir. There is not the slightest danger in doing
+      so. I will pack them inside fresh linens and blankets, with cotton and
+      paper outside of them, making the boxes of good material and very close in
+      the joints. I shall leave for New York in about one month, and I have no
+      fears that I will not succeed in doing great damage to the army, and also
+      to the members of the Sanitary Commission who handle the goods. I regard
+      the Commission as a set of scamps and hypocrites.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson here interrupted, saying: 'Doctor, you seem to have
+      your scheme pretty well planned, and it looks as though it might be a
+      success.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This Dr. Blackman seems to have been a communicative individual,
+      and Jackson having sounded him all that he wished at that time, the
+      Captain and Jackson took their leave and repaired to their hotel. When
+      there the Captain walked into Jackson's room and stood for a moment
+      looking straight into Jackson's face. Finally, he spoke in about
+      these words:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Jackson, I am a rebel! I am what is called a traitor to
+      the United States Government. I am in favor of the whole country becoming
+      one universal wreck before I would submit to go back into the Union. But,
+      sir, I want you to remember, if you should ever think of Capt. Redingson
+      in the future, that his mother was a Christian woman, and taught her son
+      to have some of the instincts of humanity. No, sir; I am no murderer; no
+      city burner; no poisoner! I have listened to all these things and remained
+      partially silent. But, as God is my judge, I will not be a party to any of
+      these schemes. I will obey all legitimate orders, so far as money is
+      concerned, and as a soldier will do my duty; but no man has a right to
+      order me to commit murder or to perform inhuman acts, and I will not do
+      it!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson listened to him, and then gave him his hand, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Captain, you are a man, and a gentleman, with true
+      appreciation of what may be justified in war, and that which cannot be.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Captain said he would go the next day to see the syndicate that
+      was to take the bonds, and as soon as he could arrange his matters he
+      would leave London.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson told him he would go with him, and they parted for the
+      night with that understanding.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day the Captain made a visit to the office of the
+      syndicate, where all the preliminaries were arranged. Jackson, at the
+      Captain's request, and in pursuance of their former understanding,
+      accompanied him. An arrangement was made for the Captain to meet these
+      gentlemen the next day at the Bank of England, where the bonds were to be
+      verified with papers sent by the Secretary of the Treasury of the
+      Confederacy. Being quite weary they did not that evening visit the rooms
+      of Jacob Thomlinson. After the Captain retired Jackson wrote to me a
+      detailed statement of all that had transpired, and directed his letter to
+      his mother, so that no suspicion could attach, not knowing what might
+      happen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I will digress here a moment to say that the letter was received in
+      the due course of the mail. The statements it contained as to the proposed
+      schemes were so revolting that they struck terror to my very soul. I left
+      for Washington the next morning. On arriving there I laid the letter
+      before the President. He read it and seemed to be dumfounded. He finally
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is it possible that such men live in this day and age?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He sent for the Secretary of War. The letter contained a minute
+      description of Dr. Blackman and Professor McCullough. Certain reliable
+      officers were at once detailed and dispatched to New York, with proper
+      authority to arrest either or both of these men, if they or either of them
+      should chance to enter that city. The President talked freely with me
+      after this was done, asking me many questions about the feelings of the
+      people. As soon as I could leave Washington I did so. Having performed my
+      errand I returned home and found Henry sufficiently recovered to undertake
+      his promised trip to Canada, and the day following my arrival he started.
+      I have wandered from the subject, however, and must get back to London.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It is all interesting, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes! but I must get back to London. The day agreed upon the
+      Captain (Jackson accompanying him), met the gentlemen of the syndicate of
+      the Bank of England, and then and there the bonds in the possession of
+      Capt. Redingson were verified and found correct according to the Secretary's
+      letters. The bonds taken by the syndicate amounted to several millions of
+      dollars, and, much to the surprise of the Captain, the syndicate had
+      instructions also from the authorities at Richmond to place two millions
+      in the Bank of England to the credit of the Treasury of the Confederate
+      Government, one million in the Bank of France to the same credit, and one
+      million in the Bank of England to the credit of Jacob Thomlinson, and the
+      remainder (|50,000) to be paid to Capt. T. P. Redingson. This he placed to
+      his own credit. He then took a statement of the whole transaction from the
+      bank. After giving his signature, so that he might draw for his money, he
+      was then ready to leave. When asked if he knew Mr. Jacob Thomlinson, he
+      replied that he did, and then in turn asked the bank officer the same
+      question. He answered that Mr. Thomlinson was well known to the bank, and,
+      in fact, was then in the back room in consultation with some other
+      gentlemen. This seemed to nettle the Captain, as he felt that he was
+      watched by Thomlinson. Jackson asked the Captain if he was ready to
+      return. He signified that he was. They took leave of all the gentlemen,
+      and left for their hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That evening they visited the rooms of Jacob Thomlinson. Before
+      starting the Captain spoke rather angrily about Mr. Thomlinson's
+      conduct and about the amount of money placed to Thomlinson's credit.
+      Jackson, being a very deliberate man, advised the Captain not to have any
+      discussion with Thomlinson, but to take everything for granted and to
+      agree to whatever plans the gentlemen at the rooms might suggest; that he
+      could leave the country whenever he wished, and not meet them at any point
+      in the United States or Canada. The Captain, with some warmth, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Jackson, I will not meet them anywhere away from here to
+      assist in carrying out their murderous plots and schemes! Thomlinson has
+      the money to his credit, and can buy and pay for what he pleases. I will
+      no longer be responsible; and the fact that so much money is placed to his
+      credit causes me to have suspicion that these schemes, as they say, have
+      been indorsed by the authorities at Richmond. Now, my dear sir, if I knew
+      that to be true, so help me Heaven, I would renounce the whole concern, as
+      much of a rebel as I am. I would go to Mexico or some other country and
+      live. What! I, Thomas P. Redingson, a man of reputation, born of Christian
+      parents, assisting in spreading disease amongst poor soldiers, who are
+      merely obeying the orders of their Government? No, sir! no sir! never I I
+      do not believe that the All-seeing God will allow this infamy to prosper.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson then said: 'Captain, let us go; they may be waiting
+      for us.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They proceeded to the meeting place. Upon entering they found all
+      present, and apparently feeling very much gratified at something. The
+      champagne was flowing freely and the conversation became quite loud. A new
+      face appeared in their midst. They were introduced to him. His name was
+      given as Dr. Mears, formerly of Washington City. In the course of the
+      evening it was disclosed that he was the man referred to by Prof.
+      McCullough as the only man other than himself possessing the secret of the
+      discovery of the great combustible that was to burn up the world. Jackson
+      excused himself from taking any wine on account of his head not being in
+      good condition. After many bumpers they all sat down to review the
+      situation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;C. C. Carey said that the first thing now, since the necessary
+      money had been provided, was to ascertain what length of time would be
+      necessary to perfect the arrangements, as well as for Dr. Blackman to
+      complete his collection.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Dr. Blackman, always loquacious, spoke up instantly, 'I will
+      be ready in two weeks.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Prof. McCullough thought it would require a greater length of time
+      for him and Dr. Mears to make proper preparations. He thought that four
+      weeks would be sufficient time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So it was finally decided that the three should make their
+      arrangements to be ready to sail within four weeks, and that they would
+      sail on the same vessel for Montreal, Canada. Jacob Thomlinson and C. C.
+      Carey were to precede them and have matters all prepared for taking care
+      of and storing their materials. The time was not then fixed for these
+      gentlemen to sail, but it was understood they should go in advance and
+      make all the necessary arrangements for quick and effective work as soon
+      as the Professor and the two Doctors should arrive in Montreal. The plan
+      was that agents were to be selected from their sworn friends of the Golden
+      Circle, who were known to be tried and true men of great daring and
+      courage. These men were to be placed at different points, where they were
+      to be furnished with the material and instructed by Prof. McCullough and
+      Dr. Mears on their arrival. Their operations were to be from Canada. The
+      agents were to operate against New York and New England towns and cities
+      from Montreal; also, against Buffalo and interior cities in the State of
+      New York from Toronto, and against Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago from
+      Windsor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;These preliminaries having been settled, the next inquiry was as to
+      how the money was to be placed to defray all the expenses. Mr. Thomlinson
+      made inquiry as to the amount that would be required. The estimates were
+      made at once by Dr. Blackman for his part, and by Prof. McCullough for the
+      'fireworks,' as Redingson now called them. The two estimates
+      footed up $109,000. Thomlinson thought that would be very extravagant. The
+      Professor inquired if he knew the material to be used. Thomlinson admitted
+      that he did not.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson saw that Redingson was regarding Prof. McCullough, with a
+      look of intense curiosity. Nothing was said for some moments. The silence
+      was finally broken by Mr. Carey saying that he thought it might be a good
+      plan to have one of the party who was to remain in London to have the
+      amount placed to his credit somewhere, so that he could act as Treasurer
+      for the two divisions of labor, and draw all the checks or drafts
+      necessary. Dr. Blackman spoke to Thomlinson, saying that he thought well
+      of that plan.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, gentlemen,' Mr. Thomlinson said, 'whom
+      will you select?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Prof. McCullough said: 'I do not care; I am willing that Dr.
+      Blackman shall act if he will do so. What say you, Dr. Mears?' The
+      Doctor assented, and it was so arranged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jacob Thomlinson said: 'All right, gentlemen; on tomorrow I
+      will make the deposit, and then Mr. Carey and myself will take the first
+      chance for getting to Canada, in in order to make the arrangements as now
+      understood.' At the same time he asked Capt. Redingson when and
+      where would his orders take him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Captain replied that he should return to Richmond as soon as he
+      could get through the lines. Speaking to Jackson, he said: 'I
+      suppose you will remain in London for the present.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' replied Jackson; 'I shall look around the
+      country some little before returning.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They all agreed to have one final meeting the next evening, prior
+      to separating for their various destinations. Bidding each other
+      good-night they left.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson and Jackson wended their way to their hotel. After
+      arriving at their rooms Capt. Redingson commenced the conversation. You
+      will notice that these two men never talked on the street, or elsewhere
+      than in their room. Redingson said to Jackson:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Did you see how loath Thomlinson was to put money in any
+      other hands than his own?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I saw some hesitancy,' said Jackson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, he proposes to spend only what is absolutely
+      necessary. None of it will ever find its way into the Confederate
+      Treasury. He loves money equal to any Yankee. But now, Mr. Jackson, what
+      do you propose? Will you return to New York, or will you remain here for a
+      time?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Jackson, 'I ought to return very soon, but I have
+      learned but little as yet in reference to the sentiments of the people in
+      England, and am thinking of remaining for a short time longer.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, if you have no objections, I will remain for a
+      time with you. I would like to see and learn more than I have about
+      several matters. Let us go to-morrow and take a look around. What do you
+      say?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very well,' replied Jackson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Good night,' said the Captain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Jackson was alone, he wrote again under cover of his mother's
+      name, without signing his own, giving full details of the plan of attack
+      on the cities named, agents to be employed, etc. He gave the names of
+      places in Canada from which the attacks with fire were to be made.
+      Thomlinson and Carey's headquarters were to be at Montreal;
+      therefore Jackson suggested that I send for Henry and put him on the
+      track, and for him to discover the agents so they could be arrested, etc.
+      This, he thought, could not be risked in a letter to Canada. Hence, I
+      wrote to Henry to come home. He came at once. I gave him Jackson's
+      letter and he studied it, making diagrams, etc., and then returned to
+      Canada, determined to get in with these men and learn who their agents
+      were, etc. I could not visit Washington at that time, so I took the
+      chances of a letter to the President. He received my letter and took the
+      proper precaution to have careful watch for the developments of the
+      dreadful wickedness.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Now, let me return to the Captain and Jackson. According to their
+      agreement when we left them, the following morning they started out and
+      spent a day of great interest to them. While riding in a cab the Captain
+      said: 'I have a proposition to make to you, Mr. Jackson, which I
+      will do to-night. The more I reflect upon what certain men are going to
+      attempt, the more atrocious it appears to me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson looked at him, but with his usual caution made no response,
+      except that he would be glad to hear what he had to say. That night when
+      all the parties met at Jacob Thomlinson's rooms, as per engagement,
+      all were good natured and full of hope and belief as to their success and
+      the future triumph of the Confederate cause. In the conversation it seemed
+      that the Professor and Dr. Blackman had come to the conclusion that they
+      could be ready perhaps a week sooner than they had at first thought. Jacob
+      Thomlinson said: 'All right, gentlemen, the sooner the better.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then revealed to them that he had that day chartered for safety
+      a fast-running steamer called the Will-o'-the-Wisp, to transport
+      them and their supplies of material from Liverpool to Montreal. The
+      Captain and officers were, he said, their friends, and ready to aid them
+      in anything. To Dr. Blackman he said: 'Take this letter; in it you
+      will find full instructions and memoranda, so that you can at any time
+      communicate with the Captain of the vessel. You had better send your
+      material along with some discreet person as rapidly as possible, and leave
+      for Montreal the first moment you can do so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He also stated that he and Mr. Carey would leave London in the
+      morning to take passage from Liverpool to Montreal. The Messenger being
+      the first steamer to leave, they were going over in her. After some
+      further talk of no great importance, the Captain and Jackson bade good-by
+      to all and withdrew.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After entering Jackson's room the Captain said: 'Mr.
+      Jackson, I told you last night that I could not see how the Living God
+      could allow such inhuman plans to succeed. Now, what I propose is this:
+      for you and me to remain and find if any vessel will leave for Montreal
+      near the time, but later than the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and that we take
+      passage on her and follow them. I am resolved that I will prevent this
+      inhuman scheme from being carried out. I do not believe that you will
+      betray me, therefore I tell you this. I do not now know how I am to do it,
+      <i>but I will do it!</i> What say you, sir? Are you a Christian man?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson responded, saying, 'I am a man of but few words, and
+      therefore only say, give me your hand.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They elapsed hands and pledged fidelity to each other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now,' said the Captain, 'let us off for Paris
+      to-morrow. We will not see these men any more while here. We can watch the
+      papers and learn about the vessels, when they leave, etc.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being agreed upon, the next day they were off.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They visited Paris and quite a number of points of interest during
+      the delay of their friends in London. Finally, the Captain came to Jackson
+      with the Liverpool <i>Gazette</i> and showed him the advertisements. The
+      Will-o'-the-Wisp leaves Liverpool for Montreal, Canada, on Thursday,
+      &mdash;&mdash;&mdash; day of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We must leave for Liverpool at once,' said the
+      Captain, and in an hour they were en route to London.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here they took the cars for Liverpool, and arrived the morning of
+      the departure of the parties with their fireworks, poisoned clothing,
+      etc., on the Will-o'-the-Wisp. She was a beauty&mdash;very long,
+      with a sharp prow. She sat in the water like a seafowl, and sped away out
+      of port as if she expected to attract the admiration of the immense throng
+      on the wharf. They soon ascertained that the Fairy Queen, a very
+      fast-going steamer, would leave the same evening for the same place,&mdash;Montreal,
+      Canada,&mdash;and at once engaged passage and went on board of her.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the day the Captain said: 'Mr. Jackson, you are not as
+      much of a talker as our friend Blackman. I do not believe there is one of
+      the friends whom we have met in London who could tell your full name,
+      where you were born, what your business is or has been, or where you
+      intend going.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied Jackson; 'I never intrude
+      myself upon any one. These gentlemen all seemed unreserved in their
+      conversation, did they not? How did they know that I could be trusted with
+      their secrets?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! they knew that I would not have introduced you unless I
+      knew you were all right. And they do not seem to appreciate the enormity
+      of what they are doing. Oh! I did not tell you the curious dream that
+      haunted me in my sleep last night?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' replied Jackson; 'will you tell me what it
+      was?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir. It was this: I dreamed that Dr. Mears and the
+      Professor had committed a murder in London, and were tried, convicted and
+      hanged; they were both cremated mated, and that you and I were invited to
+      see it; then their bodies were in a blaze like tinder, and soon became
+      nothing but a small quantity of ashes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson said that was a very singular dream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But that was not all. I thought that Dr. Blackman was a
+      perfect sight to behold with smallpox, and that he was delirious, and
+      jumped into the Thames, and that you and I rescued him, took him to the
+      hospital, and had him attended to. I then awoke. The whole thing was so
+      vivid to my mind that I believed it to be true for a moment. What say you
+      to this? I believe somewhat in dreams, and fear that these reckless men
+      will get into trouble with their infernal machines, or fireworks, and
+      poisons. They must not be permitted to carry out their hellish purposes,
+      as I told you, and you agreed that they shall not do it. I will suffer
+      death before I will see these plots succeed and carry the guilty knowledge
+      on my conscience through life. I swear, if President Davis has sanctioned
+      this, I hope the Confederacy may sink into utter nothingness. What say
+      you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Jackson: 'I agree to all, except I do not believe in
+      dreams.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, well, we shall see,' said the Captain. 'It
+      is a warning of some kind.9
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That afternoon the vessel moved out of port in majestic style. The
+      steamer Fairy Queen was stylish and noted for speed. Nothing transpired to
+      cause any excitement until the sixth day out. They had spoken several
+      vessels on the voyage and found them moving on all right. On this day they
+      discovered a vessel far in advance of them. The Captain and Jackson were
+      on the deck, and concluded that it must be the Will-o'-the-Wisp.
+      That night they were coming close to her, when the Captain of the Fairy
+      Queen told them that the vessel in sight was the Will-o'-the-Wisp,
+      and that she was moving slower than usual.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the night, perhaps about two o'clock, they were
+      aroused by fog-horns and various noises. They arose and went out. It was
+      dark and the fog so dense that nothing could be seen. The fog-horns
+      indicated that the vessels were coming dangerously near to each other. The
+      running to and fro and the language of the Captain of the ship all
+      betokened danger.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time the passengers were all up and out in so many
+      different garbs that it was laughable, though the danger was imminent. The
+      two vessels were nearing each other in spite of all that could be done by
+      officers or crews. Finally the Fairy Queen was turned and run in the
+      contrary direction from her course, and by that movement we got out of the
+      swing of the Will-o'-the-Wisp. All remained up, filled with alarm.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the morning the fog lifted, and again they could see their way.
+      The Will-o'-the Wisp was still in view, but seemed to be struggling.
+      Nearing her again they found she was crippled in some way. The Captain of
+      the Fairy Queen spoke her and inquired her trouble, when he found one of
+      her shafts was broken. The arrangement was being made to get her tow-line
+      and aid her on her way. Just as they were fastening it they saw a stream
+      of fire pour from her that looked as if the whole ocean was in a blaze.
+      Their vessel had to cut loose and move rapidly to save herself. The fire
+      seemed to leap into and out of the water, like great burning shafts,
+      seemingly reaching the very heavens. It would then play on the surface of
+      the water and reach apparently miles away.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0020" id="linkimage-0020">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0284.jpg" alt="The Burning of the Will-o-the-wisp 284 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There was no possible means by which any assistance could be
+      rendered. No one could live near her, nor could a vessel of any kind
+      approach. They could hear such frightful shrieks as would have made a
+      demon shudder. Finally nothing could be seen save sheets of sulphurous
+      flame jumping and skipping over the water as if playing with the waves.
+      Then all became dark, and a streak of suffocating smoke hung over the
+      water, as if a lake of burning brimstone was belching forth over the sea.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;All on the Fairy Queen stood aghast and looked as though stricken
+      with paralysis. When the dark cloud of smoke had passed away there was
+      nothing in sight save one small boat, perhaps a mile away. The Will-o'-the-Wisp
+      was gone forever, and it looked as though all on board had gone with her.
+      The Fairy Queen steamed up and steered in the direction of the small boat,
+      and found that it contained but two persons. It was found that one sailor
+      and Dr. Blackman had escaped by cutting loose with the little boat when
+      the first signs of trouble were discovered. The doctor knew what was
+      coming, and made away for dear life.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Jackson and Capt. Redingson made themselves known to him he
+      was greatly surprised. They then talked the matter over, and all agreed
+      that all the schemes of the Professor and Dr. Blackman were at an end.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson turned to Jackson, saying, 'There is my
+      dream.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Blackman said Dr. Mears and the Professor were lost, and their
+      great secret with them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson asked how this fire could have occurred.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Doctor thought some of the Professor's material must have
+      ignited in some way. 'The truth is,' he said, 'the ship
+      was wrapt in flames in an instant. I saw this sailor jump into the
+      life-boat, and I followed him. We are the only ones of all on board that
+      are saved. The rest were all burned to death before they could possibly
+      get from the vessel into the sea. There has never been any such
+      combustible made before, and perhaps never will be again. But it is lost.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He seemed very despondent all the rest of the voyage. When they
+      arrived in Montreal and conveyed the sad intelligence to Jacob Thomlinson
+      and Mr. Carey, they were overwhelmed with disappointment. Their schemes
+      were all blasted and they were bewildered.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finally, after some days of talking and consulting, they concluded
+      to send Dr. Blackman to Richmond for instructions as to further
+      operations. The first news that reached Richmond of the burning of the
+      Will-o'-the-Wisp created great consternation. The loss of Prof.
+      McCullough and Dr. Mears was thought to be the severest blow they had
+      received.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Dr. Blackman left Jackson and Capt. Redingson to go to Richmond,
+      but which way he went they never knew. Capt. Redingson took passage for
+      Nassau, there to run the blockade, and was never heard of again by
+      Jackson. I hope he is alive, as I think he was at heart a good man, full
+      of noble impulses. Jackson was very fond of him, rebel as he was.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush said: &ldquo;Well, Prof. McCullough and Dr. Mears got their just
+      deserts; their own fireworks did the business.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes! but the innocent officers and crew suffered with them.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;but this had to be; the Lord did
+      not intend that such infamy should be permitted to succeed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But,&rdquo; said Maj. Clymer, &ldquo;there was Dr. Blackman, just
+      as bad as either of the others; he escaped most miraculously.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;his material, however, was all
+      lost, and he had a warning against trying the same thing again. There was
+      no great secret in his material to be lost; but there was in the others',
+      and the gain to mankind was in the loss of their diabolical secret.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what became of this vile conspirator, Dr. Blackman?&rdquo;
+      asked Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, Doctor, I am sorry to be compelled, with shame, to state the
+      fact, but nevertheless it is a fact, that this same man, Dr. Blackman, has
+      been made Governor of one of the States since the war, and at the same
+      time his record was known by his constituents. But it did not seem to lose
+      him any friends with his party, but, on the contrary, seemed to help him.
+      Yes, yes, my friends, this is the sad phase of the whole matter. It
+      matters not what a man did if he was a rebel; but if a Union man, and he
+      did the slightest wrong, he was disgraced forever. None of the great and
+      inhuman wrongs are remembered against the individual rebels who violated
+      every instinct of humanity.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here the old gentleman became silent, and placing his hands over his face,
+      wept like a child. At length he continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I, with all my sacrifices, even here at home would be thrust aside
+      in order that the citizens might pay homage to the men who would have
+      afflicted their own household with loathsome disease, and at the same time
+      mocked at their calamity. If God wills, let it be so. I do not believe,
+      however, that He is doing more than trying the Nation, to see if our
+      people are worthy of such a Government as ours.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0016" id="link2HCH0016">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XVI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     A HAPPY WEDDING.&mdash;MARRIAGE OF SERAINE WHITCOMB AND HENRY
+     LYON.&mdash;FIRE AND PLAGUE.&mdash;THE PLOTTING IN CANADA TO BURN
+     CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.
+
+     &ldquo;I did not fall in love&mdash;I rose in love.&rdquo;&mdash;Bulwer.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After Jacob Thomlinson and C. C. Carey had recovered somewhat from
+      their alarm and demoralization, they spoke freely to their friends in
+      Montreal (and they had many there) about the burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp,
+      saying it was a great loss to their interests, without specifying in what
+      way. In a few days Jackson, (after finding that they had invited
+      Valamburg, of Ohio, Strider, Bowen, and Bryan, of Indiana, for
+      consultation,) could remain no longer, as he would be known by Valamburg
+      at once. He bade his friends good-by, saying he would travel through the
+      West and would return if it became important to do so. He left for
+      Toronto, remained there a day or so, and then came to Windsor, where he
+      remained for several days. Finally he met Henry, who had just returned
+      from Montreal to Windsor, where he was known as Henry Davis. He was
+      introduced by Henry to one Samuel Wintergreen, who was in the employ of
+      the Confederacy, or, in other words, of the rebels, getting everything
+      ready for raids on the cities and villages in Ohio and Illinois. This man
+      was very shy of Jackson, but spoke freely on all subjects save what he was
+      himself doing. Henry and he were chums and seemed to understand each other
+      perfectly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0021" id="linkimage-0021">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0299.jpg"
+      alt="Thomlinson and Friends in Consultation 299 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Wintergreen was from Thomlinson's town in the South, and was
+      fully trusted and posted by him with all their plans and schemes. The only
+      remark he made to Jackson was that he knew, from Mr. Thomlinson, who
+      Jackson was, and merely asked if he saw the burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp;
+      to which Jackson replied in the affirmative. Jackson and Henry had
+      arranged so that they should leave for Detroit the next day. Henry
+      informed Wintergreen that he must visit Detroit on matters of importance,
+      and that he might, perhaps, be detained for some considerable time, but
+      that he would keep his eyes and ears open at all times during his absence.
+      The next morning Jackson and Henry met in accordance with their agreement
+      and immediately left for Detroit. Upon arriving they drove directly to the
+      house of Mr. Whitcomb, where they found the old gentleman, his wife, and
+      Seraine; James, her brother, now a Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp to Gen.
+      Anderson, having some time prior left for Allentown, in order to be with
+      the General, where he had since remained, giving to him every attention.
+      While spending a pleasant evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb, in
+      conversation, in reference to the army, Henry remarked that he longed to
+      be in the cavalry service once more, so that he might get even for the
+      suffering he had experienced at the hands of our enemies while nearly
+      starving to death in Pine Forest Prison.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine here spoke with much feeling, her eyes filling with
+      tears as she said: 'I think there are quite a sufficient number of
+      your family already in their graves by the hands of the rebels without any
+      more of you taking the chances of death that must be taken in the army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Jackson; 'and there seems to be one
+      less at almost every turn. I feel that my time will surely come sooner or
+      later, before this war closes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was uttered in such a sad and melancholy tone that Henry could
+      not for a moment control his feelings. Recovering, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It does seem that our family are struggling against fate;
+      just think of the barbarous manner in which Harvey was killed, and see
+      how, recently, the fiendish bushwhackers murdered poor brother Stephen.
+      Would you not desire to be avenged on such wretches as these? Ever since I
+      heard this, which was but a short while ago, (first told me by Seraine,) I
+      have felt almost desperate, and certainly very revengeful.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Jackson, 'revenge is saia to be
+      sweet; but suppose you cannot get it, and instead of being revenged, you
+      lose your own life?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is not all, Capt. Lyon,' as Seraine called him by
+      his title; 'Mr. Henry Lyon promised me that he would not enter the
+      service again, but that he would stay at home and take care of his father
+      and mother, and I hope he will do so, and not break his promise to me. I
+      have periled my life for him, and would do the same again.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry clasped her in his arms and said: 'Seraine, I will do
+      anything for you, and now I want to say right here, in the presence of my
+      brother, that I am now and ever have been, ready to fulfill all of my
+      promises to you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seraine looked him in the face and said: 'I have never
+      doubted you, Henry, nor do I now.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Jackson here interrupted, and turning to Henry, said:
+      'What are your promises to Seraine?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That she and I would become man and wife whenever she should
+      say that the time had arrived to have the marriage take place. Is it not
+      so, Seraine?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Henry, that is true; but I have never thought that the
+      proper time had arrived.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Jackson, 'if you will allow me to
+      suggest, I think the time has now arrived. Seraine, your father and mother
+      are growing old; your only brother is in the army and may never return.'
+      And to Henry he said: 'Our mother and father are also growing feeble
+      from so much grief. Mother, I think, cannot survive very much longer, and
+      all of us who are now left, save yourself, are in the army. From our
+      experience thus far the future is not full of hope. You and Seraine may
+      soon be all that are left of both families, except, perhaps, some one or
+      more of our parents. Now, Seraine, let us get your father and mother to go
+      with us to ALLentown, and there, in the presence of both families who yet
+      remain above the sod, (save brother Peter, who cannot be with us,) have
+      this marriage solemnized. Henry, our mother and Jennie would be very happy
+      over this, and so would Mary Anderson and the children, all of whom love
+      Seraine very much.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time the tears were rolling down Seraine's cheeks.
+      Henry stood looking at her, and grasping her by the hand, when Jackson had
+      finished, he led her into the presence of her father and mother and told
+      them the proposition, and asked them to consent. They gave Seraine to
+      Henry, and blessed them both as their children. Seraine, in answer to
+      Henry, thought, in consideration of the whole situation, that the time had
+      come, and that she would acquiesce in the arrangements as proposed by
+      Jackson, who was happier now than he had been since the beginning of the
+      war, and so expressed himself to Seraine and Henry. The next day being
+      agreed upon for their departure for ALLentown, Jackson repaired to his
+      room, leaving Henry and Seraine together to talk over the details of their
+      prospective marriage.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Leaving Detroit the following morning they arrived at my house in
+      the afternoon and found a warm welcome awaiting them, my wife and the two
+      other ladies of my household doing everything to make Seraine's
+      father and mother feel that they were more than merely welcome. When we
+      were all together Jackson became spokesman, and waxed quite eloquent over
+      the whole affair. When he had finished Gen. Anderson cried out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Bravo! Bravo! Henry and Seraine!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My wife drew Seraine to her bosom as she would have taken a child,
+      and embraced her and wept, until, from sympathy, we all were overcome with
+      emotion. The family congratulated Henry. The two little girls did not
+      quite understand it all, and began plying us with questions until we had
+      to explain all about it, and tell them Seraine was going to be their
+      'aunty.' This delighted them, and they commenced climbing upon
+      Henry's lap, and questioning him about their 'Aunty Seraine,'
+      until finally he made his escape from the house.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0022" id="linkimage-0022">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0313.jpg" alt="Marriage of Henry and Seraine 313 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The preliminaries were soon arranged, and Mr. Whit-comb and I
+      procured the necessary license. I then called in our minister, the Rev.
+      Mr. Lowe, who performed the marriage ceremony in the parlor of our home.
+      We were very happy that evening in celebrating Henry's and Seraine's
+      wedding, and seemed to have forgotten for the time being all our
+      misfortunes and griefs. In speaking of Seraine's success in visiting
+      the Southern prison-pens and rescuing Henry, I came very near letting out
+      the secret kept from her father and mother about the visit of Mary
+      Anderson to the President in order to rescue her brother, but caught
+      myself in time and changed the conversation. Our minister, a truly loyal
+      man, was most enthusiastic over the marriage, insisting that this was just
+      as it should be, and at the same time expressing some surprise that it had
+      not taken place before. I said to him that I felt so, but had not
+      interfered. I had allowed the two young people to arrange the matter to
+      suit themselves. I must confess, however, that I was well pleased, and
+      certainly should never have been satisfied if Henry had not married
+      Seraine. No more devoted woman ever lived.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment Aunt Martha announced tea. We all entered the
+      dining-room and sat down to tea, as she called it, but found, instead, a
+      right royal wedding feast, which all enjoyed exceedingly. Young James
+      Whitcomb, who had been very quiet during the evening, though very
+      attentive to his mother and father, now asked the minister if he thought
+      it right for him to keep from his parents anything pertaining to himself
+      which might distress them in his absence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Lowe replied that he thought they should know all. All turned
+      and looked at each other with surprise. The young man was silent for a
+      moment, and his great blue eyes filled with tears. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have never heretofore kept anything from my mother, father
+      or sister, and I am now fully determined to tell them all about myself.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We enjoyed our dinner, however, and joked Henry by telling him that
+      Seraine would have to look after him, as she had been doing all through
+      the war up to this time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here Aunt Martha had to come in; we could not stop her. She said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah; dat gal takes kear of Marsa Henry. If it not done
+      been for her he done starved to deff, he would. Dem Sesh, dey be affer dis
+      fambly. Dey done kill mos' all, and am still affer you. I tells you,
+      dey am; I knows dem, I do. Marsa Henry, you mus' stay home wid de
+      folks, you mus'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this my wife became much distressed. I told Aunt Martha to stop,
+      which she did. Aunt Sarah then referred to Peter, saying that her dreams
+      were now entirely about him, and that she was sorely troubled on his
+      account. Ham stood near by, listening, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No mistake, Marsa Peter all right. I see him las'
+      night in my head glass when I's sleep. He all right, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time we had finished dinner, or tea, and were returning to
+      the sitting room, when James Whitcomb took his parents out on the veranda
+      and told them all about his trouble, the kindness of our family, Mary
+      Anderson's trip to see the President, his clemency, etc.; his
+      present situation, and how he obtained his position. We thought that this
+      was a mistake, but he felt relieved, and his parents and sister, after
+      they were satisfied of his having done no wrong intentionally, felt that
+      it was the best for them to know it. We had intended it should be kept
+      from them, but it was now no longer a secret in my family, and it was
+      perhaps best that his father and mother should know all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb thought that they must return
+      home. Mr. Whitcomb said to Henry and Seraine that they must come as soon
+      as they could do so to their house and make it their home, as he and his
+      wife being alone at such a time it was very hard, and made them
+      discontented. They thanked all of us for our watchfulness over their only
+      son, and it seemed that they could not thank the General and his wife
+      sufficiently for what they had done for him. They bade us all good-by and
+      separated from Henry and Seraine with many regrets.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After they had gone Jackson entertained us by a recital of his
+      visit to Europe, and, in addition to what he had written me, he gave us
+      all he had seen and heard. His recital of the burning of the Will-o'-the
+      Wisp was quite graphic, and excited Henry and the General very much. No
+      one except those who were in the secret knew what she had on board, nor
+      the importance to the Confederacy of the men that were lost with her. The
+      language used by Gen. Anderson against such fiendishness as Jackson's
+      statement disclosed I will not attempt to repeat. It was strong and
+      denunciatory, such only as men like himself, versed in letters, could
+      employ.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I requested Jackson to make me a detailed report from the day he
+      left my house up to the date of his return, which he did. I retained a
+      copy of his report, and still have it. We did not call on Henry for his
+      report that day, but on the next told Henry that if he could leave Seraine
+      long enough (you know how young people are), we would like him to tell us
+      what he learned in Canada. I really did not suppose that he could tell us
+      a very great deal of interest, as I presumed he had spent much of his time
+      in Detroit, as there was an attraction for him in that place which would
+      naturally draw him thither. He said, however, that he was ready to tell us
+      all that he had discovered in reference to the conspiracy; that when he
+      went to Canada he formed the acquaintance of a Mr. Samuel Wintergreen, and
+      soon they became great friends, as he satisfied Winter-green that he was
+      ready to carry out any plan to aid the Confederacy. The passwords, signs
+      and grips of the Golden Circle seemed to be all that any one needed in
+      order to be at once recognized as a friend to those people. In Canada the
+      people, almost without exception, were in sympathy with the rebellion.
+      After traveling for quite a while he came back to Windsor, and there again
+      met his friend Wintergreen. Remaining there for some time and talking with
+      many persons without any material results, Wintergreen invited Henry to
+      accompany him to Toronto, and finding nothing of importance there, they
+      left for Montreal On arriving at Montreal they found Jacob Thomlinson, C.
+      C. Carey, and many other distinguished men. Wintergreen met Jacob
+      Thomlinson, and reported to him that his friend of whom he had written was
+      with him. Thomlinson asked him to come to his rooms, and to bring his
+      friend Davis. That evening they visited Mr. Thomlinson, and found Mr.
+      Carey and two other gentlemen&mdash;a Mr. Landers and Ben Wudd. Henry was
+      presented as Henry Davis, one of the agents under Mr. Wintergreen who was
+      to assist (as it was then understood) in carrying out such plans as might
+      be agreed upon in the interest of the rebel or Confederate Government.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They remained together till a late hour discussing various points.
+      One of the topics was the great loss the Confederacy had sustained in the
+      burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, in the material, and by the death
+      of Prof. McCul-lough and Dr. Mears, as they alone held the secret of
+      manufacturing the wonderful explosive. Thomlinson and Carey insisted that
+      there should be no let-up, and that they must now resort to other means,
+      in which the other gentlemen agreed. It was thought best to try releasing
+      prisoners and arming them and such others as would join them, and make
+      portions of the North a desolate waste, as they said was now being done in
+      the South by the Union army. Thomlinson said in reference to releasing
+      prisoners that he intended in a very short time to make preparations in
+      Illinois for an attack on Camp Douglas, near Chicago.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I think,' said he, 'that will result in the
+      burning of the city. It is one of the worst places in the North. The
+      influence of Lincoln over the people there is very great, and extremely
+      bad for us, and that city must be destroyed by some means. If the Will-o'-the
+      Wisp had not been lost, Chicago would now be in ashes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After some further discussion on this subject, all went their way
+      for the night, with an understanding that there would be a meeting of
+      delegates from the Northern States, called by Jacob Thomlinson, to
+      assemble at St. Catharines in one month from that time, where many matters
+      of interest would be discussed and considered. Henry and Winter-green then
+      returned to Windsor with the understanding that they would attend the
+      meeting at St. Catharines. At Windsor, Henry and Jackson met, and that
+      which followed their meeting I have already stated. What Henry ascertained
+      in Canada was only important in this, that it had opened the way for
+      discovering that which was important to know, which probably would occur
+      afterwards. I requested Henry to do as Jackson was doing,&mdash;to write
+      out his statement in full. After both were prepared, I sent Henry with
+      them to the President. He thought it a little hard to be sent so summarily
+      away from his bride. The President received Henry with great kindness, and
+      told him to inform me that the whole matter had been more skillfully and
+      successfully managed than anything in this line since the war began. He
+      also said, that he and the Secretary of War could breathe freer since they
+      had learned the fate of the cargo of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and that
+      McCullough and M ears had their deserts.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President requested Henry to continue his investigations, and
+      especially to attend the meeting of the leading Knights of the Golden
+      Circle, who were soon to meet at St. Catharines, in Canada, and send
+      through me, without delay, his report. The President inquired very
+      particularly about all our family, including Gen. Anderson and Jackson. He
+      also desired to know what had become of James Whitcomb and his sister.
+      Henry explained fully about them all, and when he mentioned that Seraine
+      was his wife, the President shook his hand most heartily, and told him
+      that he was a very fortunate man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Henry returned home and had sufficient time for rest we held a
+      consultation, and agreed to the following plan: Henry was to start at once
+      with his wife for Detroit, leave her with her parents, and pass over to
+      Windsor, and there, in company with Wintergreen, visit all places that
+      Wintergreen might suggest, and then go to St. Catharines to the meeting
+      arranged for the delegates from the Golden Circle of the Northern States;
+      that when he had obtained information of any value, he was to return to
+      Detroit, write his report in full, give it to his wife Seraine, and she
+      was to come in person with it to me.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She was a jewel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;there were but few like her.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel continued: &ldquo;Our lines of communication now being safely
+      established, we were all anxious for Henry's departure; therefore,
+      Henry and Seraine left for Detroit, leaving all of us almost heartbroken
+      to be forced to give them up. But the hope of seeing them very soon again
+      reconciled us to some extent. The two children said they loved their Aunty
+      Seraine so much that they did not wish her to go away any more. After they
+      were gone, it now being far into the Winter&mdash;in fact, Spring was
+      approaching&mdash;Gen. Anderson said he felt that he could again take the
+      field and perform his duty without endangering his health, and therefore
+      must make preparations for returning to his command. We tried to dissuade
+      him from it, but it was of no avail, so the next day he told the family
+      that he should leave very soon. In the conversation he said that he had
+      felt all the time that there was a void in his military family that could
+      not easily be filled. He felt the loss of Capt. Day very much, but said he
+      would try James Whitcomb thoroughly and had great hopes of him. Aunt
+      Martha was near by and heard what was said. She immediately hunted up Ham
+      and said: 'Marsa Gen'l is gwine off to fight dem Sesh agin,
+      and I 'spect he want Ham to go, too.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham said: 'Well, Marfa, maybe he not want me any more. I's
+      not well; I's got dem pains in de knees and de breas' and de
+      shouldars and de stomach. What is it dey calls dem pains?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Rumatiks, you ole fool; doesn't you know nuffin'?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Marfa, I not know nuffln'; you know I doesn't.
+      I 'spect you better told de Gen'l, Marfa, I's sick. I go
+      off and die wid dem pains, den what you do, Marfa? You be all by yerself,
+      and don't you see dat won't do, Marfa. No, indeed, dat won't
+      do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, now, Ham, I's not goin' to tell Marsa Gen'l
+      no such way as dat. No, sir. Ham, you jes' got to go wid de Gen'l;
+      dat's what you do, so you needn't be tucken sick jes'
+      for to skeer me, kase I know you, Ham. You no get kill. No, sah, no
+      danger; so you jes' go, dats what you do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Marfa, jes' as you say. If you say Ham go, he
+      goes, dats all; but de good Laud love you, Marfa, I's powerful sick,
+      sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No you isn't; you play dat afore. I knows you, Ham;
+      you knows I do. You jes' stop dis rumatiks and go wid de Gen'l,
+      dat's what you do. When did you get sick? I not hear it afore. You
+      not sick. Let me see you walk.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham hobbled off and Martha laughed at him. This nettled the old
+      man and he straightened up and said: 'Well, I guess I's not
+      bery bad, but I's not well, all de same.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I came up to them, and nothing more was said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I told Ham to go out to the farm and ask Joseph Dent to come into
+      my house in the morning. His sickness all left him and he did the errand.
+      The next morning Dent came in with Ham and we interrogated him on the
+      question of his friends and what they were doing. He said that two days
+      prior to this they had a meeting and were notified that they must change
+      their name to the 'Sons of Liberty'; that the object of their
+      organization was becoming too well known, and that they could not operate
+      any longer under their old name. This was being done all over the country
+      and in Canada. He also stated that Thos. A. Stridor had ordered them to
+      send delegates to Indianapolis secretly, in order to assist in appointing
+      delegates to go to St. Catharines, in Canada, in a few days, to consult as
+      to the best means to be adopted to aid their friends, as they had met with
+      a great loss. They had lost a ship and a valuable cargo, as well as their
+      most important men who were to operate in burning cities. This was so true
+      of what had occurred that we no longer had any doubt as to their certain
+      communication one with another, as well as their perfect organization.
+      This was all they did at that time. We excused Dent, and he returned home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That evening at tea my wife (Aunt Sarah) said to Jackson and the
+      General that she wished Peter to come home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But,' said Jackson, 'mother, you must remember
+      he has been promoted, and is now a Brigadier-General commanding a brigade,
+      and he cannot very well get away. He might lose his command by leaving.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said his mother, 'I want to see him. I am
+      dreaming about him whenever asleep, and I feel there is something sure to
+      happen to him. I have seen all the rest of you who are alive, and I want
+      to see him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here Jennie broke down and cried, remembering the death of her poor
+      husband when mention was made of all being present who were then alive.
+      Jackson spoke to Jennie and his mother and quieted them. We all repaired
+      to the sitting-room and talked over Gen. Anderson's returning to his
+      command. This was Saturday evening. So he instructed Capt. Jackson and
+      Lieut. Whitcomb to be ready on Monday morning, as they would then leave
+      for Chatteraugus. They were well pleased with the General's
+      determination. His poor wife was depressed, and said she felt as though he
+      had made so many narrow escapes that perhaps he might not escape again.
+      But grief and sorrow had been such constant visitors at our house that we
+      were all prepared for almost anything, and always looking for the worst.
+      We enjoyed ourselves, however, as best we could until Monday. Jackson took
+      in the situation, and kept us interested by giving accounts of many things
+      seen and heard by him in England. This was very interesting to us, but
+      more especially to the ladies and little girls.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On Monday they left for their command. The parting with the family
+      was one of those affecting scenes natural under the circumstances. When
+      poor old Ham bade good-by to all, after kissing Aunt Martha, his wife, he
+      turned to my wife and Mary Anderson, and said: 'You need not to cry
+      no mo.' I be 'sponsible for de General and Capt. Jackson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was too much for Mary Anderson. Although weeping, she could
+      not restrain a smile, nor could the others; but Ham was in good faith,
+      poor old man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After they had gone I felt keenly, and drove out to the farm, and
+      there spent the rest of the day with Joseph Dent. He, however, knew
+      nothing more than he had disclosed to us, about which I have already
+      spoken. On returning in the evening I found all the family very lonely and
+      solemn. They felt the loss of that portion of our family who were
+      compelled to leave. Our little children climbed upon my knees and talked
+      and chattered about their Uncle Henry and Aunty Seraine, as well as the
+      General and Jackson, but 'Aunty Seraine' seemed to be the
+      favorite. I did the best I could to gratify them by trying to answer their
+      questions. Some two weeks had passed in this way when one morning I was
+      notified to meet Seraine at the depot. I did so and brought her to the
+      house. When the very hearty and affectionate greetings were over, and the
+      two poor little girls had gotten through climbing on Seraine and asking
+      her questions, which she did the best she could to answer, she gave me a
+      paper which was Henry's report, accompanied by a good letter from
+      him, stating that he would come soon himself. This was not signed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I carefully examined his report, and was almost dumfounded at some
+      of his statements; but he had gone into such minute details and given such
+      indubitable proofs that no one could for a moment doubt. Henry said that
+      on his arrival again at Windsor he met Wintergreen, and after
+      preliminaries were arranged they traveled about the country from one town
+      to another, until the time had arrived for the assembling of the prominent
+      friends of the rebellion at St. Catharines in accordance with Jacob
+      Thomlinson's request. They started for that place, and on arriving
+      stopped at the Victoria Hotel, where they met a great number of persons,
+      strangers to both, but well known in the Circle. Henry, on recovering from
+      his prison starving and sickness, had grown quite stout, and was so
+      different in his appearance from what he had ever been prior to his
+      recovery that his own acquaintances would not have recognized him,
+      therefore he did not feel that he was in any danger of being detected. He
+      had heretofore claimed to Wintergreen that he was from Parkersburg, W.
+      Va., and having been raised near there in Ohio could speak quite
+      understandingly of the country thereabouts, as well as about a number of
+      people.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On Wednesday, being the day fixed, quite a number of men from
+      different parts of the country assembled. Quite a large room in the rear
+      of the Victoria Hotel had been procured, in which the gentlemen were to
+      meet, and Wintergreen, having been designated by Jacob Thomlinson for that
+      purpose, notified the various delegates of the time and place of meeting.
+      When all were assembled each one was required to give the signs, grips and
+      passwords of the Golden Circle, or the 'Sons of Liberty,' as
+      the name had been changed within a few days from the Knights of the Golden
+      Circle to the Sons of Liberty. Henry did not find the slightest difficulty
+      in being recognized, as he had perfected himself in all the signs, grips
+      and passwords of the order in his travels with Wintergreen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After Jacob Thomlinson, Mr. Carey and their committee were
+      satisfied as to those present, they were called to order and seated in as
+      regular a manner as would have been done in any deliberative body, by Mr.
+      Valamburg, of Ohio, who, in taking the chair, said that as Grand Commander
+      of all the Sons of Liberty in the United States, Canada and the Southern
+      Confederacy he desired to occupy the time of the delegates for a few
+      moments, in order that he might explain the object for which they had met.
+      The assembling at that place, he said, was in order to be without the
+      jurisdiction of the United States; that while together and out of the way
+      of danger they were to deliberate in reference to matters that were best
+      calculated to effectively aid the Southern people, who were struggling for
+      an independent constitutional government; that the Government of the
+      United States had become intolerable in its oppressions and tyranny. He
+      made a long speech, presenting a list of abuses by our Government against
+      the Southern people, and urged the necessity for aid to the South at once,
+      in some way that would be most potent. When he took his seat he was loudly
+      applauded by all his hearers. In this meeting were B. Wudd and McMasterson
+      from New York, Mr. Woodsen and Mr. Moore from Pennsylvania, Valamburg and
+      Massey from Ohio, Dan Bowen and Dorsey (who was a substitute for Thos. A.
+      Strider) from Indiana, N. Judy Cornington and a Mr. Eagle from Illinois
+      (both from Chicago). Other States were represented&mdash;Missouri,
+      Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine and Massachusetts; but Henry did not give
+      the names of the delegates from those States.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Many propositions were discussed. Jacob Thomlinson gave the full
+      details of what Prof. McCullough and Dr. Mears were preparing to do; their
+      loss by the burning of the Will-o'-the Wisp; also, Dr. Blackman's
+      proposition and the loss of his goods, and he now wanted to see what could
+      be devised as substitutes. All of the representatives present seemed to
+      deeply deplore the loss to the Confederacy of the secret only known to the
+      men who went down with the Will-o'-the Wisp.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jacob Thomlinson explained that he had been instructed by the
+      authorities at Richmond to lay several matters before this or any meeting
+      they might have of representative men from the North. It was desirable to
+      have these matters fully understood, so that the friends of the South in
+      their meetings could commit all who were willing to aid the South in
+      carrying out the various propositions. First, he would lay the message of
+      President Davis on only one important subject before this meeting. It was
+      dated January 13, 1863, and was in reference to the Proclamation of
+      Emancipation by Mr. Lincoln. Thomlinson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Davis claims that &ldquo;by it the negroes are
+      encouraged to general assassination of their masters by the insidious
+      recommendation to abstain from violence unless in necessary self-defense.
+      Although our own detestation of those who have attempted the most
+      execrable measures recorded in the history of guilty man is tempered by
+      profound contempt for the impotent rage which it discloses so far as
+      regards the action of this Government on such criminals as may attempt its
+      execution, I confine myself to informing you that I shall, unless in your
+      wisdom you deem some other course more expedient, deliver to the several
+      States' authorities all commissioned officers of the United States
+      who may hereafter be captured by our forces in any of the States embraced
+      in the proclamation, that they may deal with them in accordance with the
+      laws of those States providing for the punishment of those criminals
+      engaged in inciting servile insurrection.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At the conclusion of the reading of this extract loud cheers went
+      up for Jeff Davis. Jacob Thomlinson continued reading:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'On the first day of May last the Confederate Congress passed
+      a series of resolutions. The fourth resolution declares that every white
+      person, being a commissioned officer, or acting as such, who during the
+      present war shall command negroes or mulattoes in arms against the
+      Confederate States, shall be deemed as inciting servile insurrection, and
+      shall, if captured, be put to death. The seventh resolution declares that
+      all negroes and mulattoes who shall engage in war, or shall be taken in
+      arms against the Confederate States, or shall give aid or comfort to the
+      United States, shall, when captured in the Confederate States, be
+      delivered to the authorities of the State or States in which they shall be
+      captured, to be dealt with according to the present or future laws of such
+      States.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After reading the message and resolutions, he said that in order to
+      understand the full scope of both, it would be proper for him to state
+      that the laws of all the Southern States for the crime of inciting servile
+      insurrection fixed the penalty of death, so that the meaning of the whole
+      proposition is, that any white man commanding negroes or mulattoes, who
+      shall be captured, shall suffer death, and it will be the same when
+      negroes or mulattoes are captured in arms against the Confederacy. With
+      this explanation he submitted these documents, which were all printed and
+      distributed in confidence, and in this way Henry was enabled to give the
+      whole proceedings. Mr. Valamburg decided that the proposition might be
+      debated, and on this being so determined, Dan Bowen, of Indiana, arose and
+      made a most inflammatory speech. He said he was born in Virginia, and
+      would stand by her in her trials. He was in favor of Jeff Davis's
+      message, and not only so, but would favor the hanging of any white man who
+      would lead negroes against his Southern friends, and would sustain them in
+      any measure of punishment that they might adopt in such cases.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Eagle, of Illinois, made quite a speech on the same line. He
+      was from Kentucky originally, and was for the South getting their rights
+      at any cost. He said: 'Let blood flow like rivers, sir. Yes, sir;
+      let fire rain upon Northern cities, and let the destruction of property
+      become general, if necessary to produce the desired result. You must make
+      the Northern people feel poverty, sir, if you wish to succeed. They care
+      more for their property than for their lives. You must touch their pockets
+      and then you touch their hearts. They are a fast-going people. I would
+      just as lief as not they would know after the war is over, if it ever is,
+      that I was in this meeting. No matter how the war may terminate, they will
+      forget it all in a month, especially if times are good and money shall be
+      plenty.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This caused a great laugh, and the speaking ended. The question was
+      taken and decided unanimously in favor of the proposition. None but
+      delegates were allowed to vote.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Carey then presented his views, which were that their Northern
+      friends must encourage raids and guerrilla warfare in their own States,
+      and that they must commence it themselves. Burning must be resorted to
+      when it could be done. He said that it had been so managed at Camp Chase
+      in Ohio, by their friend, the Grand Commander of the Sons of Liberty, that
+      a great many very excellent Confederate officers had made their escape,
+      and were ready at any time to take command of men whenever their friends
+      were ready, and that those officers were brave and fearless men ready to
+      undertake any kind of enterprise or daring exploit. He did not look for
+      any more foolish expeditions like the one made by Gen. Morganson. That it
+      was not successful is easily understood. The Southern people were in too
+      great haste in trying raids by large bodies of men where there were no
+      lines of escape or retreat.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;they counted their chickens
+      before they were hatched.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I think they were stale eggs,&rdquo; said Capt. Inglesby.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Carey said,&rdquo; continued Uncle Daniel, 'We have now
+      entered upon a system of small raids and destruction of property, so as to
+      be very effective. And although we fear that we cannot repair our loss in
+      the kind of material we had secured and had on board of the Will-o'-the-Wisp,
+      yet we may, by good management, in some degree compensate for it, and, in
+      order that you may understand how we propose to operate, I will read to
+      you the order of the Secretary of War of the Confederate States to one J.
+      C. S. Blackman, the brother of Dr. Blackman, whose poisoned goods were
+      lost on the Will-o'-the-Wisp. The order is dated Richmond, 1863, and
+      signed J. A. Seddon, Secretary of War, C. S. A., authorizing Blackman to
+      enlist a company of men, not to exceed fifty in number, for special
+      service on the Mississippi River. In lieu of pay or other compensation
+      they are to receive such percentage of the value of all property of the
+      United States or loyal people destroyed by them as may be awarded by an
+      officer selected by the Department in charge of such duty, but in no case
+      to exceed fifty per centum of the value.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey said that under this order it was understood as soon as
+      Blackman should enlist twenty-five men for this purpose he was to receive
+      a commission in the provisional army without pay. This commission was for
+      his protection in case he should be captured. Said he:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We are now issuing quite a number of these commissions, and
+      much good has already resulted. Blackman has destroyed a great quantity of
+      property on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. A man by the name of J. G.
+      Beall, who holds a like commission, has destroyed a great amount of
+      supplies and other property on the Chesapeake. He is near here now, has a
+      vessel, and is recruiting men for the Sons of Liberty in New York city,
+      with a view of running over to St. Albans, in Vermont, and is not only to
+      destroy property, but is to terrify those rich old Vermont Yanks out of
+      their wits. It is by such means that we must alarm the Northern
+      property-holders into peace measures and into voting the anti-war ticket.
+      This is the only sure way to success, in my opinion.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They all laughed and agreed that a St. Alban's raid would be
+      a splendid thing, as the old Yankees would do anything to save their money
+      and property. Mr. Carey continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I think Mr. Beall is known to Mr. Wudd and Mr. McMasterson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They both replied that they knew him well, and he could be relied
+      upon to do whatever he should undertake.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now,' said Mr. Carey, 'the prisoners at Camp
+      Douglas, near Chicago, Ill., and at Camp Chase, in Ohio, must be released.
+      Mr. Thomlinson has the money to pay all expenses. Cannot you men in the
+      Northern States assist in this? Can you not get up organizations such as
+      Blackman and Beall have done? The Richmond authorities will pay the same
+      percentage for the destruction of all property necessary for the use of
+      the army, as they do Blackman and Beall. Why, gentlemen, crops enough
+      might be destroyed in one night by a simultaneous move to very badly
+      embarrass the prosecution of the war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A man by the name of Burnett H. Yonkers, who was present, said he
+      would undertake to release the Camp Douglas prisoners if the gentlemen
+      here from Chicago would render their assistance, to which the gentlemen
+      replied that they would give any aid in their power; that already there
+      had been arms sufficient for this purpose secured by Thomlinson and placed
+      in the hands of a friend in Chicago by the name of Wall; that if Mr.
+      Yonkers should go to Chicago on that business he should stop at the
+      Richmond House and inquire for Mr. John Wall, Mr. Morris Buckner, or
+      either of the gentlemen present; that any of the clerks of the Richmond
+      House would know where to send for either of the persons mentioned.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Walters, of Arkansas, being present, (the same that Gen.
+      Anderson met in Colestown, Ill.,) and being one of the chief Organizers,
+      was asked in reference to the condition of the Sons of Liberty. He said he
+      had been traveling for more than a year in the Northern States. He had
+      never been molested, nor had he been questioned as to his business. He had
+      organized thousands of Lodges and found the friends&mdash;that is to say,
+      the common people, who connected themselves with the order&mdash;ready and
+      willing to act at any time, and willing to do anything that was required.
+      The only trouble he found was in the cowardice of the leaders. To
+      illustrate what he meant, he said: 'I came from Indianapolis here.
+      Thos. A. Stridor promised me faithfully that he would be here, but you do
+      not see him. He is the one man of all others in the West who is expected
+      to advise and suggest.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Dan Bowen here interrupted, saying: 'Strider has been at
+      work. He has been in Washington, and has sown seeds of dissension in the
+      army; has created jealousies between the Eastern and Western commanders,
+      and produced much trouble on account of the Emancipation Proclamation.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Col. Walters, 'that I believe to be
+      true; but why is he not here? I see he sends a substitute; is he afraid?
+      Mr. Eagle was correct when he said the people of the North will forget all
+      about the war in a month, if you will only give them a chance to make
+      money. I can go into any city and proclaim myself in sympathy with the
+      rebellion, and no one will molest me. If we should fail, and our cause go
+      down, it would not be one year before Jeff Davis would be invited to
+      attend agricultural shows North, so as to draw a crowd and increase the
+      gate money.' This caused great laughter. 'I want now to ask my
+      friend Bowen why his friend Thos. A. Strider is not here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Bowen, 'I cannot say. I had hoped
+      that he would be here, but I find he is not.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Eagle, who seemed to be rather sarcastic, said he understood
+      Strider was compelled to stay at home on account of a cow case in which he
+      was employed. They laughed at this, and then proceeded to business. The
+      propositions and suggestions were all indorsed, and many promises made on
+      the part of each one present as to the part he would take in the matter
+      when he returned home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jacob Thomlinson said to Mr. Yonkers that he wished him to remain a
+      day or so longer, as he desired to confer with him about the prisoners at
+      Chicago. He then made quite an address to those present, saying the
+      success of the Confederacy depended largely upon their friends in the
+      North; that if the war continued two or three years longer the supply of
+      men and money would fail. All their available men were in the army, and
+      there was now nowhere whence they could draw recruits. Their friends in
+      the North must wake up and help. They had friends enough in the North to
+      make the Confederacy a success in six months, if they would only come up
+      to the work manfully. &ldquo;'Let our friends do as our friend Carey
+      suggests, get up raids, organize companies for spoils; this is seductive
+      and calculated to gather in young men. We will release our men who are now
+      prisoners and turn them loose full of fiendish revenge, and alarm our
+      enemies into peace measures. You who are our friends in the North must go
+      home determined to carry the next election. This is important. If we can
+      defeat Lincoln at the next Presidential election we are safe. The
+      watchword must be that the war has been a failure; that the North cannot
+      subdue the South; that foreign countries are ready to recognize the
+      Confederacy, which will involve the United States in other wars; that the
+      people are being taxed unmercifully; that the war should stop and the
+      unbearable taxation cease. Your next Democratic platform should start out
+      with the proposition that the war has been prosecuted only for the freedom
+      of the negroes, and not for the Union, and that their freedom can only be
+      maintained by the Union armies being entirely successful, and that during
+      years of horrible, bloody war the Government has failed to conquer the
+      rebellion and must continue to fail. Do this, and stand by it with a good
+      candidate, and you must succeed. I would suggest that you take your
+      &ldquo;Little Napoleon,&rdquo; General Mac, for your candidate. He is
+      exceedingly popular with the soldiers of the East, and with the people
+      also, as I am told. The sympathy will be with him, having been relieved
+      from the command of the Eastern armies because he could not whip us, which
+      was no fault of his, as none of their commanders will succeed in doing
+      that on our own ground. We were foolish to undertake an invasion of the
+      North. But no matter, we will soon make up for this. If you will take up
+      Little Mac there will be no trouble in your giving him the nomination, and
+      then one united effort on the part of our party will send him into the
+      White House. If he can be elected that will end the war, as he is a peace
+      man and a Democrat. We would then have another advantage. Many of the
+      officers of the Union army of the East do not believe in our subjugation,
+      and are bitterly opposed to the Emancipation Proclamation. Some of them
+      have large commands. For instance, there is Gen. Farlan, who is a friend
+      of mine of long standing; he is violently opposed to the Lincoln
+      administration, and would at once favor a cessation of hostilities. So
+      also is Gen. Smite and General Cross, both leading Generals. I may also
+      mention Gen. Fitzgibbon. He has been ready for some time to stop the war,
+      because he is thoroughly satisfied that we have been wronged and
+      oppressed. He is in favor of putting Little Mac in as President. He would
+      be ready for peace on our terms, which would be to withdraw the Union
+      forces and let us alone. We have been robbed of our property, but should
+      we gain our independence we care nothing for this, as we would reclaim our
+      slaves, such as have not been stolen by the Abolition army. This,
+      gentlemen, is what we desire and expect you to aid us in securing. If
+      these things all fail us we will, in our desperation, make the homes of
+      many of your Northern men miserable and desolate.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When he was through with his suggestions they all cheered him, and
+      each one, by short speeches, pledged a faithful adherence to the
+      Confederacy. When they adjourned it was to meet again at some place in
+      Canada to be named by Jacob Thomlinson, and the representatives to be
+      notified by Mr. Valamburg. They separated with three cheers for the
+      Confederacy.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams said: &ldquo;I am desirous of knowing if Jacob Thomlinson and
+      Mr. Carey are the same persons whom your son Jackson met in London?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; they are the same men who were engaged in procuring explosives
+      and poisoned clothes, of which I have heretofore given you a full account.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush asked if this man Blackman, who took out a commission in order
+      to depredate and plunder, is still living?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, he is not only living, but is now holding one of the highest
+      positions in the United States, as a Reformer.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What?&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, sir, as I once before have stated, his brother, who was to
+      distribute poisoned clothing to our soldiers and in our hospitals, was
+      made Governor of one of the adjacent States, and this marauder has been
+      given one of the highest and most honorable positions. But why? You look
+      surprised, Doctor. Has this not been so ever since the war? The most
+      desperate and reckless men have been given the highest places by the
+      opponents of the war, while our people, many of them, are only too glad to
+      find something against one of our good soldiers as an excuse for laying
+      him aside as useless furniture.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Said Maj. Clymer: &ldquo;Valamburg is dead, I believe.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; he shot himself accidentally soon after the war, and died of
+      his wound.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel proceeded by saying: &ldquo;I made my arrangements to leave
+      for Washington at once, in order to have this information in the hands of
+      the President as soon as possible. I requested Seraine to remain with the
+      rest of the family until I should return, as I might wish to send some
+      word to Henry. When I arrived at Washington and called upon the President
+      I told him the reason I had not visited him recently, and why I had sent
+      my son with the last report. Our afflictions had been severe and my wife
+      was in such a condition, both in mind and body, that I really feared to
+      leave her, except under very extraordinary circumstances. The President
+      was very glad to see me and very grateful for what my sons were trying to
+      do for our country He asked after the health of my family, Gen. Anderson,
+      and all of whom he knew as in any way a part of us, and the poor man
+      seemed almost as much grieved over our misfortunes as myself. He seemed to
+      be full of hope, however, and spoke to me very freely about the war and
+      our chances of final success.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He strode across the room and, turning to me, said: 'We are
+      now on the right road, I think. I have rid myself of some of those
+      Generals that we spoke about when we last met, and I intend to be rid of
+      them for the remainder of the war. If they want dictators, and will not
+      obey the President, they will have to organize outside of the army. I have
+      now a new commander for the Army of the East who seems to be doing well. I
+      hope he may continue as he began. He won the battle of Gotlenburg and
+      broke the rebel army to pieces. 'I think,' said he, 'that
+      Gen. Meador should have followed up his victory; but perhaps not. If he
+      should not exactly fill the bill my eye is on a Western man who seems to
+      know what he is about, and I think of bringing him East and giving him
+      control of all the armies; but I will determine this later.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I then gave him the statement made to me by Henry. He read it over
+      carefully, and in an excited manner ordered a messenger to go for the
+      Secretary of War. He soon arrived, and after greetings the President
+      handed the statement to the Secretary. He also read it carefully. They
+      then discussed the matter, and concluded to order an additional force to
+      Camp Chase, relieve the commandant, and place a more careful and efficient
+      officer in his place. This was done by telegraph, with a warning to the
+      new commander to look out for an attempt to release the prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary said to the President: 'The rebels are
+      desperate, and since they lost their shipload of explosives and poisoned
+      clothes, with their two friends who were to carry out their plans, they
+      are determined to attempt something else equally desperate, and we must
+      look for raids, fire and plunder. By the way,' said the Secretary to
+      me, 'that was rather a nice thing your son Jackson did in finding
+      out all their schemes in London. Had it not been for his discovery we
+      never would have known the desperation and infamy to which those men were
+      driven.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the President. 'Mr. Lyon, is he your
+      eldest son now in the army?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have but two left in the army&mdash;Jackson and Peter. The
+      latter you promoted for gallantry at Middleton Ridge. Jackson is now my
+      oldest son in the service.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Secretary,' said the President, 'you will
+      make out a commission for him as Brigadier-General, and give it to Mr.
+      Lyon to take home with him as an evidence that we appreciate the services
+      of his family, and especially Jackson's great service in this most
+      important matter.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was visibly affected. The President saw it as he stood by a
+      window for a moment. I arose and thanked him. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, the obligation is the other way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then a dispatch was handed the President, stating that quite a
+      number of prisoners had escaped from Camp Chase. He gave it to the
+      Secretary, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I guess we were a little late in removing the commander of
+      Camp Chase; it ought to have been done sooner. Mr. Lyon,' said the
+      President to me, 'we will have to watch those fellows. They are
+      doubtless up to some game.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He asked me to keep Henry in Canada if I thought he could do good
+      by staying there. I promised him to do so, and after getting Jackson's
+      commission and bidding the President good-by I left for home, feeling
+      gratified at the recognition given me. Arriving at home, I found my wife
+      better, and when she found that Jackson had a commission as
+      Brigadier-General she seemed so happy that we felt that she would entirely
+      recover.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I placed Jackson's commission in an envelope with a letter
+      explaining how the President came to promote him. When the boy returned
+      from the post-office he brought me a morning paper containing an account
+      of Beall's raid on St. Albans, Vt.; how he had sacked the town,
+      robbed the banks and alarmed the people. I said to Seraine, 'There
+      it is! They have carried out the first part of their program, and we will
+      soon hear of trouble in all the prison camps. I regard this as the
+      beginning of desperate work.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Seraine; 'Henry was very sure that
+      they were desperately in earnest; but I thought, perhaps, the warning we
+      had given to the President might save any further disaster in that
+      direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seraine remained about a week longer, and then left for Detroit. I
+      sent a letter to Henry, directing him to remain in Canada as long as
+      necessary to find out when, where and how they were to move and operate.
+      My poor wife was soon taken ill again, and was quite feeble and almost
+      helpless for some weeks. Aunt Martha was constantly by her bedside,
+      waiting on her, as well as trying to entertain her with her curious
+      interpretations of dreams and her experience while in slavery. My friends,
+      this did not last a great while. More sorrows soon came to us.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XVII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     MOBS IN THE NORTH.&mdash;LAWLESS VIOLENCE AND OUTRAGE BY REBEL
+     SYMPATHIZERS.&mdash;THE CLASH OF ARMS.&mdash;BATTLE OF THE CHAPARRAL
+     BETWEEN GEN. SILENT AND GEN.  LAWS.
+
+     &ldquo;One day thou wilt be blest,
+     So still obey the guiding hand that fends
+     Thee safely through these wonders for sweet ends.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Keats.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the battle of Middleton's Ridge some rest for Papson's
+      troops was indispensable. As soon, how-ever, as it could be done
+      consistently with the condition of things, Gen. Silent issued orders from
+      his headquarters, then at Nashua, to Papson and Sherwood for a disposition
+      of the troops to be made so as to protect the lines of communication
+      between Louis City, Nashua and Chatteraugus north, and from Chatteraugus
+      to Bridgeton, Huntersville and De Kalb west. This distribution was
+      speedily made. The enemy was in no condition for serious offensive
+      movements, and contented himself during the Winter with a continuous
+      harassing of our troops whenever found in squads or small commands not
+      sufficiently strong to make effective resistance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Near Huntersville a man by the name of John Cotton, with somewhere
+      between fifty and one hundred men, was constantly raiding small corrals
+      where only a few guards were left to watch them. His business seemed to be
+      to steal mules and wagons, being one of the parties operating under a
+      contract to plunder for fifty per cent, of the property so taken. He had
+      the same authority and character of commission from the authorities at
+      Richmond as Blackman and Beall, of whom I have heretofore spoken. During
+      the Winter this man crossed the Little Combination River near Painter's
+      Rock, and made a raid on Gen. Chas. Ward's corrals. Ward had been
+      notified of the intention of John Cotton by a Union man named Harris, who
+      resided near Huntersville. Gen. Ward had a company of infantry under cover
+      near the corral, and about midnight Cotton made his appearance. The men
+      who were watching for him remained quiet until he was near the corral, and
+      then fired a volley into his raiders, killing three and wounding ten. They
+      then rushed at Cotton, and he, with nine of his men, were taken prisoners.
+      The wounded were cared for and the dead buried. The next day Gen. Ward
+      organized a drumhead court-martial and tried those captured who were not
+      wounded. The nine men claimed to have been forced into the service by
+      Cotton, and were sent to Nashua and put to work, under sentence. John
+      Cotton was treated differently. He was not troublesome again during the
+      time that our troops remained at Painter's Rock. The understanding
+      South and North among the friends of the rebellion was that raids were
+      again to commence whenever they could be made at all advantageous to our
+      enemies.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Knights of the Golden Circle, or 'Sons of Liberty,'
+      began to be open and bold in their utterances and their villainous work.
+      In New York they aroused their friends and got up mobs of such magnitude
+      that they could only be suppressed by withdrawing troops from the field to
+      operate against them. The recruiting offices were mobbed, offices and
+      papers burned, and the officers brutally beaten; houses were set on fire
+      in great numbers and destroyed. Many large stores were broken open and
+      plundered by the mob. All helped themselves to dry goods, clothing,
+      jewelry, watches, and whatever they discovered. Innocent men were brutally
+      murdered in the streets. Women were driven from their houses and insulted
+      in every possible way. Hospitals and asylums for orphans were plundered
+      and burned, and the poor, helpless inmates driven into the streets.
+      Children were clubbed and brained by brutes for no other reason than that
+      they were colored. Wounded and sick soldiers were thrown on the sidewalks
+      and left without aid or assistance of any kind. Poor negro men were taken
+      from hacks and wagons and hanged to lampposts. In one instance a poor man
+      was cut into halves as if he were a slaughtered beast. Men were sent from
+      Canada, employed by Thomlinson and his co-conspirators, to come to New
+      York and aid in this inhuman butchery.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My God! What brutality and inhuman cruelty! It does seem impossible
+      that such things could have transpired in a civilized community!&rdquo;
+      said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; continued Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;it would really seem so.
+      Yet these things did not only take place, but were carried on here in the
+      North by the anti-war party, and were well known by all who were old
+      enough at the time to understand matters; but they are now forgotten. Why,
+      sir, mob violence was resorted to in many places. Inflammatory speeches
+      were made in every community where they would be tolerated. Our people
+      were alarmed everywhere in the North, and were preparing for great trouble
+      at home in the absence of the army. Indiana was stirred up to white heat.
+      Many outrages were perpetrated on the State soldiers who returned home on
+      a furlough, and in many instances they were murdered. One old man by the
+      name of Banty, who had two sons in an Illinois regiment&mdash;they being
+      residents of that State at the outbreak of the rebellion&mdash;was tied to
+      a tree in the woods some distance from home, and remained in this
+      condition till rescued by his wife. It became so intolerable that troops
+      were held at Indianapolis for protection to the city and country. The
+      Governor, as well as other citizens, were threatened:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In Ohio the same condition of things existed. Camp Chase was about
+      to be attacked. Troops had, of necessity, to be sent for the safe keeping
+      of the prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At Coleston, Ill., the Knights of the Golden Circle attacked a
+      squad of Union soldiers, who had just returned home from the army on
+      furlough, and killed seven of them. In one county further south in
+      Illinois, the name of which I have forgotten, there were quite a number of
+      soldiers killed in secret. A man by the name of Geo. Akers, who had once
+      been Sheriff of the County, but at the time of which I am speaking was the
+      Head Center of the Golden Circle in that part of the country, was so
+      strongly suspected of having soldiers quietly 'put out of the way,'
+      that a search of his premises was made by a Provost Marshal, and in his
+      mill, which was on his place, were found many suits of Union soldiers'
+      uniforms, evidently taken from dead bodies. He was put in prison, but was
+      aided to escape by his brother conspirators. In the same County a soldier
+      by the name of Stacks, while home on a furlough, was called to his own
+      door in the night and shot by one Honeycliff. I give these instances
+      merely to have you understand the feeling and determination of the men in
+      the North who sympathized with the rebellion, to aid it in all ways and by
+      any means, no matter how foul or vile.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;I know about Akers and
+      the cases you mention in Illinois, as I was sent there at that time with a
+      battalion to look after those fellows, and you do not tell one-half the
+      trouble there was in that part of the country.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No, I presume not; I only remember these facts in regard to matters
+      in that State that fastened themselves irrevocably upon my mind.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Said Dr. Adams: &ldquo;It seems incredible that such things could have
+      happened in the North, where the same men now claim to have been loyal
+      then.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But, Doctor,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;all these things did
+      occur, though they are now forgotten by many, and our young people, who
+      know very little about the war, except such things as they may gather from
+      imperfect and distorted histories, doubt the truthfulness of these facts,
+      being unable to understand why traitors should go unpunished. Why, Doctor,
+      many of the men who were harassing and alarming the people then as Knights
+      of the Golden Circle, are now the leading men in the communities where
+      they were then the most offensive to Union people and disloyal to their
+      Government. They have so managed as to be at the front politically, and if
+      affairs continue as they are now, and seem tending, very soon the same men
+      will claim that they put down the rebellion. They have already deceived
+      many by their self-assertion. You see, Doctor, the policy of not allowing
+      ourselves to speak of the war nor any of its concomitants, leaves the
+      young people in ignorance of what we suffered during its existence.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That is true, I am sorry to say,&rdquo; replied Dr. Adams; &ldquo;but
+      we who do know all about it should teach the present and coming
+      generations these very important facts. The difficulty is, however, that
+      when you undertake it many people insist that they wish to forget all
+      about it, and that they do not want their children to know anything of its
+      horrors. But, Uncle Daniel, please continue what you were telling us.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Richmond authorities,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;had
+      detached a portion of Biggs's command under Gen. Brice, some 20,000
+      strong, and sent them into Missouri, where they had made the homes of many
+      Union people desolate, and spread terror throughout that State and a
+      portion of Kansas. Brice had organized bands of marauders and
+      bushwhackers, as they were termed, in the same way and under the same
+      character of agreements as made with Blackman and others. Quartel's
+      and Stringfinder's bands were the most destructive to life and
+      property, murdering Union men as they moved, and making the country a
+      desolate waste through which they passed. The smoke rising from houses,
+      barns, etc., could be seen in every direction. It could well have been
+      termed 'a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At the same time the rebel cruisers were a terror on the high seas.
+      The Alabama, the Florida, and the Shenandoah were a dreaded scourge among
+      our merchantmen. Our commerce was being driven from the seas and passing
+      under the flags of other countries.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All these things were very discouraging to the loyal people
+      of our country, and at the same time greatly encouraged the rebels and
+      their allies and friends in the North. The demagogues of the anti-war
+      party traversed the whole country, haranguing the people, preaching peace
+      and crying high taxes, and insisting that the war had so far been a total
+      failure, and that it would not be any better in the future. In fact, they
+      were carrying out to the letter that which had been suggested by Valamburg
+      and his friends at St. Catharines, in Canada, at the meeting about which I
+      have heretofore spoken. Many of our best men had to return home from the
+      army for a brief period and canvass as stump orators before the people, in
+      order to quiet their apprehensions and fears as to the chances of our
+      ultimate success.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Capt. Inglesby, &ldquo;I well remember the very
+      great anxiety then amongst our people. I returned home about the time
+      mentioned, and the question was constantly asked me if I thought we could
+      ever suppress the rebellion. All our successes during the Summer and Fall
+      before seemed to have had only a temporary effect upon our people. In
+      fact, they were easily discouraged during the whole period through which
+      the war was continued.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Col. Bush, that is easily accounted for. We left behind us an
+      element nearly or quite a majority; certainly so in many parts of our
+      country North, which was constantly decrying the war and the means which
+      were being used against the rebellion. Their constant talk in the same
+      direction could not help having a great influence, especially on the minds
+      of weak men, aud in many instances on those whose nearest and dearest
+      relatives were in the army taking the chances of their lives; and, as you
+      all well know, these pretended friends to our faces were in their hearts
+      wishing and praying for the success of our enemies.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, that is true; and it was strange and hard to understand at the
+      time, as these same people could have gained nothing by the success of the
+      rebellion. They lived North, and would have been equally despised by the
+      rebels (if they had succeeded) as a part of the Yankee Nation.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Doubtless that would have been so, but it was not particularly the
+      love that they had for the rebels or their cause, but their hatred for the
+      party in power. They had been in power so long, that being ousted by the
+      voice of the people made a number of the leaders who had lost in the
+      political contest feel a desire to see the people who had beaten them lose
+      in the contest against the rebellion. They had said so many bitter things
+      against Mr. Lincoln and prophesied war and final separation between the
+      slave and free States, that they were willing to see the country destroyed
+      in order to be considered among the people as wise oracles and political
+      prophets; so that they made it their interest politically that the
+      rebellion should succeed. Many people were followers of these men in all
+      the States North. Out of this feeling grew and prospered the Knights of
+      the Golden Circle, or Sons of Liberty.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, gentlemen,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;I agree with all you
+      have said; but I am growing somewhat impatient to again hear Uncle Daniel.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      All were again listeners, and Uncle Daniel proceeded:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was speaking of the alarming condition of the country and the
+      dangers that were menacing peaceful citizens, as well as their property. I
+      became very much alarmed for the safety of the two families left in my
+      charge. I sent a letter to Henry to come with his wife and make my house
+      his home for the present. He and Seraine came at once, and were willing as
+      well as happy in remaining with us for a while, Seraine feeling satisfied
+      that, as her parents were two such quiet people, no harm could come to
+      them. After the excitement and confusion created by the delight in the
+      household over their arrival subsided, Henry took me aside and related his
+      experience since leaving home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said that he remained quietly in Detroit for some time at his
+      wife's home. Then he went to Windsor, and there learned that the
+      people of the Confederacy were very much disheartened, but were making a
+      desperate effort to harass the armies of the Union, without fighting great
+      battles, until their armies were recuperated and filled up with new
+      recruits; that the plan was for their friends to confuse and excite the
+      Northern people, just as they were doing. He stated Jacob Thomlinson's
+      plans just as they were being literally carried out. After these plans
+      were well on the way in the direction of being fully executed, C. C. Carey
+      left for Richmond, and Jacob Thomlinson for London, accompanied by Mr.
+      Wintergreen, who was to act as his private secretary. On separating from
+      Carey the understanding was that they would remain away from Canada until
+      the political canvass for President had well advanced and until after the
+      nominations by both parties had been made. During their absence they were
+      to ascertain what new plans were being executed and what new schemes could
+      be put into operation during the Fall and Winter following. Henry said the
+      one mentioned was the only one matured, and that was being carried out.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent had now been promoted and ordered East, and Gen.
+      Sherwood put in command of the Center, with orders to make a campaign
+      South, pushing and pressing the enemy at every point possible. This
+      movement was to and did commence at the earliest possible moment in the
+      Spring following. Simultaneously with this a movement was made in the East
+      against the capital of the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;One evening, a few days prior to Gen. Silent's departure for
+      the East in pursuance of his orders, while walking out on the bank of the
+      Combination River a short distance from Nashua, as the shadows of night
+      were quietly gathering about him, a form seemed to stand before him,
+      which, from its appearance and the flowing white robes in which it was
+      arrayed, he at once recognized as the strange specter that had appeared to
+      him while sitting on a stone beneath a tree at Chatteraugus. Gen. Silent
+      was startled for a moment, but stood still with eyes fixed upon the
+      apparition. Finally a light, beautiful and dazzling, shone around the
+      figure. He did not move. It approached him, saying in a subdued, soft and
+      melodious voice:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Silent, you have been selected to forever wipe out the
+      crime of slavery. This can only be done by suppressing the rebellion now
+      in progress against your Government, which must be completed within
+      fourteen months from this day or all will be lost. Start East at once;
+      take no rest with either of your great armies until this is accomplished.
+      All is with you. The matter is exclusively in your hands.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After speaking thus, the specter disappeared and all was still. He
+      stood for a moment, bewildered. When he had collected his thoughts he
+      turned and walked rapidly to his quarters, which were at the Nashua House.
+      He entered his room and sat for some time in deep meditation. While at
+      Victor's Hill he had thought of moving his army across to Mobile,
+      and thence to Savannah and North to the rear of Richmond. He was not a
+      superstitious man, but at the same time was forced by what he had seen and
+      heard that night to consider well that which seemed to be before him. The
+      condition of the armies of the Union, and also that of the rebels, was
+      taken in at one grasp of the mind. The East and West were carefully
+      considered, and a plan seemed to be placed before him that would certainly
+      be successful. The whole question of the suppression of the rebellion
+      seemed to be disclosed to his mind, and indelibly photographed thereon, as
+      if in a vision from on high. He could see his Army of the West and Center
+      combined under one commander, making their way against obstinate
+      resistance to the sea; and then coming north to the rear of Richmond,
+      breaking the shell of the Confederacy as it marched. At the same time he
+      saw the great rebel army of the East, under Laws, in Virginia, melt away
+      before him, driven, demoralized, and finally captured. This all seemed to
+      be a dream, and yet it was the true method to pursue in order to put down
+      the rebellion. These things were at once firmly fixed in his mind, and
+      thus he would undertake to bring success, should he be selected as the
+      commander of all the armies of the Union, as had just been indicated to
+      him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then a rap was head at his door. 'Come in,' was
+      the response, and Gen. Anderson entered. Gen. Silent met him with great
+      cordiality and asked him to be seated. They conversed for some time on the
+      subject of the war and the probabilities of success.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finally Gen. Anderson said: 'General, this war can be
+      concluded in but one way, and that is by desperate fighting. The armies on
+      both sides are made up of Americans, each believing they are right, and
+      numbers and endurance will finally determine the contest, provided our
+      people do not become alarmed at the constant cry for peace by the Northern
+      Golden Circles and other sympathizers with the South.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true,' said Gen. Silent; 'I feel more
+      bitterness towards those Northern croakers and sympathizers than I do
+      toward the rebels in the South, who take their lives and put them in
+      chance for what they believe to be right. Wrong as they are, they are
+      better men than those who are behind us trying to discourage us, and to
+      encourage the rebels, without the nerve to fight on either side.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Anderson; 'I fully agree with you.
+      Allow me to ask at about what time will our Spring campaign begin?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'At the very first moment that we can move on the roads in
+      safety. I am now sending Sherwood with what troops are within his call
+      from Victor's Hill east to Meredith, breaking railroads, destroying
+      bridges, etc., so that when we commence our movements in the Spring, Biggs
+      will have no line save the one due south or east. We will then force him
+      into the extreme South or cause him to make a junction with the army in
+      the East, under Laws, where our Army of the West and Center must pursue
+      him. The destruction of the two great rebel armies must be our task. This
+      done, the rebellion will be at an end. This must be accomplished within
+      the next fourteen months; sooner if we can, but within that time we must
+      succeed, if at all, and I have no doubt whatever of a final triumph. The
+      Almighty is only permitting the continuation of this struggle in order
+      that the people shall become thoroughly satisfied with the destruction of
+      slavery. Whenever that time comes He will give our enemies over into our
+      hands.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Silent, your faith is certainly very strong.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; I am now thoroughly convinced in my own mind that
+      within the time mentioned our enemies will be at our feet. I am going
+      East, where I am ordered by the President for some purpose. I intend to
+      lay my whole plan before him and urge its adoption, believing that if
+      followed the rebellion will end as I have stated. Would you like to go
+      East, Gen. Anderson, if I should wish you to do so?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I would certainly not disobey your orders, Gen. Silent, but
+      I have a good command, and one with which I am well acquainted, and
+      perhaps I would be of more service by remaining with it than by taking a
+      new one. I did have a great desire to be ordered East when I was sent
+      here, but the reasons for that desire do not now exist.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson then, in confidence, related to Gen. Silent what had
+      transpired at McGregor's headquarters the evening after the battle
+      at Antler's Run, which astonished Gen. Silent. He sat for some time
+      without making any remark. Finally he asked if the President and the
+      Secretary of War had this information.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson replied that they had.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent smiled, but said not a word. The conversation on this
+      subject then dropped. Gen. Silent inquired if he believed in dreams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson answered in the negative; at the same time he said he
+      had heard on one or two occasions of very strange dreams, and one
+      especially that he was watching closely to see if it would turn out in
+      accordance with an interpretation given to it by a person whom he well
+      knew.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent then asked him if he had ever seen anything that he
+      could not understand or account for.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied Gen. Anderson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent said no more, and it then being quite late they
+      separated. Gen. Silent left early next morning for the East. As soon as he
+      could reach Washington he appeared at the Executive Mansion and had an
+      interview with the President, when he was informed that he had been
+      ordered East with a view of putting him in command of all the armies of
+      the United States. He did not exhibit the least surprise at this, but at
+      once proceeded to lay his plans before the President and Secretary of War.
+      The plans were the same as suggested by him to Gen. Anderson. After
+      careful consideration they were approved.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President told Gen. Silent he now should have the full support
+      of the Government, with supreme command, and that the President would hold
+      him responsible for the suppression of the rebellion, and expect that the
+      enemy would be dispersed at an early day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent replied that the rebellion would end within fourteen
+      months.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why fourteen months? Could you not say twelve?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied Silent; 'I put it fourteen. I
+      hope to see it accomplished at an earlier date, but within this time it
+      will be done.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Silent, I have a strange reason for saying twelve
+      months,' and the President laughed at the idea of having a
+      superstition about dreams, 'but, General last night I had such a
+      curious dream that I must tell it to you. I thought a strange man appeared
+      in the presence of the Armies of the West, riding upon a large brown
+      horse, and that where-ever and whenever he appeared the armies were
+      successful; that this strange man would disappear without uttering a word.
+      This same strange man had appeared at the East, and at his appearance the
+      rebel armies laid down their arms and sued for peace. In my dream peace
+      was restored, but it lasted for only a short time; the citizens of
+      Maryland and Virginia conspired together and swept down upon Washington,
+      captured the city, burned the Government records, and murdered many of our
+      leading men, amongst whom was yourself. What do you say to this, General?
+      Can you interpret it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Mr. President, I cannot. I do not allow myself to think
+      but very little about dreams. They certainly can be nothing more than the
+      wanderings of the mind during sleep. But, Mr. President, since you have
+      taken me into your confidence I must confess that I am sometimes startled
+      by what seems to be an unfolding of events in the future.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Saying this much he relapsed into his wonted silence. After some
+      further conversation they separated. The next morning Gen. Silent left for
+      the Army of the East. He was received on his arrival in a manner that
+      showed their confidence in him as a great commander. He established his
+      headquarters in the field near Meador, and at once commenced giving
+      directions in his quiet way for reorganizing the troops and preparing in
+      every way for an early advance. His army was soon organized into three
+      corps,&mdash;Second, Fifth and Sixth,&mdash;commanded respectively by Gen.
+      Hanscom, Gen. Sedgewear and Gen. Warner; the Ninth (Independent) Corps,
+      under Broomneld, with the cavalry under Sher-lin, who had been ordered to
+      the East from the Army of the Center.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My son Jackson, having been spoken of very highly to Gen. Silent by
+      Gen. Anderson, had also been ordered to the East and placed in command of
+      a brigade under Gen. Hanscom.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0023" id="linkimage-0023">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0347.jpg"
+      alt="Gens. Silent and Meador in Conversation. 347 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The armies both in the East and the West being reorganized and in
+      good condition, Gen. Silent began his arrangements for an immediate
+      movement. The Armies of the West and Center now being combined under the
+      command of Sherwood were to move from Chatteraugus directly down the
+      railroad against Biggs,&mdash;or rather Jones, the new commander of the
+      rebel forces. The movement of the combined armies, East and West, against
+      the enemy, was to take place on the same day. The rebel army East was
+      admirably posted for defensive operations, provided they were to be
+      attacked in their position. Laws had his army divided into three corps,
+      commanded respectively by Ewelling on the right, A. P. Hiller on the left,
+      and Longpath (who had come from Biggs) as reserve in the rear; his cavalry
+      by J. E. Seward. His army was on the south bank of the Rapidan, and in
+      rear of Mine Run, and extending east to the spurs of the Blue Ridge, on
+      the west and left flank, protected by heavy earthworks. His forces and his
+      movements were covered by streams, forests, hills, and by a very heavy
+      chaparral or copse for miles in extent.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent would not attack in his front, as Laws expected, but
+      concluded to plunge immediately into the chaparral and threaten Laws's
+      right. This would compel the enemy to give battle at once or retreat. So
+      orders were issued for the Army of the East to move at midnight, cross the
+      Rapidan, and march into the dense woods by the roads nearest the rebel
+      lines. The troops moved, and by dawn the next morning had possession of
+      the crossings and were passing over the river. By night of that day the
+      army had crossed with most of their trains. The cavalry had pushed forward
+      and camped near Sedgewear, who had gone into bivouac on the hill after
+      crossing the Rapidan. During the day our signal corps had read the signals
+      of the enemy, which were that Laws had discovered Silent's movements
+      and was making preparations to meet them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent had ordered Broomfield to move at once and make night
+      marches so as to be up in time. Sherlin was to move forward and attack the
+      rebel cavalry at Chancellor's City. Three times this army had
+      crossed the Rapidan before and as many times had been driven back. The
+      question in the minds of all was, 'Will Silent go on, or will he be
+      forced to recross the stream?' Laws was very confident that he would
+      force him back.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That night Silent received a telegram from Sherwood at
+      Chatteraugus, saying that his army had moved out that day and was near the
+      enemy; also, from Crooker and Boutler; all had moved. Thus Silent had all
+      the armies of the Republic, wherever they might be, at the same hour
+      moving against the enemy aggressively. No such movements had a parallel in
+      history. The enemy were menaced in every front, so that no portion could
+      give aid or re-enforcements to the other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Laws, when he saw the situation, determined to attack, believing
+      that he could assault Warner and drive him back before Hanscom (who had
+      crossed some miles from Warner) could come up to join on Warner's
+      right. That night Warner and Ewelling lay facing each other, nearly
+      together. They might easily have divided rations, though hidden from each
+      other by the dense forest. Yet, like the knowledge we all have by instinct
+      of our near approach to danger, they were each aware of the other's
+      presence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent ordered a change, so as to move his head of column
+      direct for the right flank of Laws's new position. Warner moved,
+      with cavalry in advance, to Craig's Meeting House, his left resting
+      at Chaparral Tavern. Sedge-wear was to join on his right, Hanscom to move
+      from Chancellor City to his support, and Sherlin on the left and in rear
+      of Hanscom.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Early in the morning the enemy appeared in Warner's front.
+      One regiment of cavalry had already been hurled back. Meador had made his
+      disposition in accordance with Silent's instructions. Broomfleld was
+      now crossing the river, and Silent waiting at the ford to see him; but
+      learning of Laws's movement, he went forward at once to Chaparral
+      Tavern. This tavern was in a low place, densely surrounded with trees and
+      underbrush. Here Silent placed his headquarters in the rear of Warner's
+      Corps. The woods and chaparral were so dense in all directions that
+      neither army could distinguish the line of the other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By 9 o'clock an occasional shot could be heard, and then the
+      rattle of musketry, as though a company or so had discharged their pieces.
+      Presently a few skirmishers would come back to the main line, asserting
+      that the enemy were in force in our front. Then orders would be given to
+      advance the skirmish-line and feel for the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About 10 o'clock a shot from the artillery of the enemy
+      announced the fact that he was posting for resistance. Our line at once
+      advanced as best it could in the direction of the enemy. The musketry
+      opened and continued to increase until one whole division of our troops
+      were engaged. The artillery opened on both sides and roared as the mighty
+      thunders. Musketry rattled like hail on the housetops. The enemy in our
+      front, Ewelling commanding, was driven in great disorder for some distance
+      by Griffith's division, but the underbrush was so dense that no
+      alignment could be made with the troops. Regiments and brigades could not
+      find each other. It became impossible to have any unity of action. This
+      same cause prevented Sedgewear from joining on Warner's right or
+      connecting with Griffith. This left Griffith's flank exposed, and
+      the rebels at once taking advantage of this, forced him back again with
+      the loss of some of his guns and quite a number of prisoners. The rebels
+      made no attempt to follow up their advantage, but began at once erecting
+      earthworks.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Laws was attacked before he anticipated, although making a show of
+      readiness; but he was resting on ground familiar to him and wholly unknown
+      to our troops. Silent was notified of our repulse. It was apparent that
+      Laws's whole army was on the field, and meditated an attack before
+      our army could be brought into action. Sedgewear's troops were not
+      all up; Broomfield had not arrived, and Hanscom was not yet on the ground.
+      This was not quite what Gen. Silent had been accustomed to. His commands
+      heretofore were always at the spot on time when ordered, and generally
+      before the time appointed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He at once mounted his horse and rode in person to the front, in
+      order to get a view of the situation. He followed Warner on a narrow road,
+      which was thronged with troops in great disorder. Slight works thrown up
+      by both sides, in intervals of the fight, were very close together. He at
+      once saw from the nature of the surrounding country the importance of
+      maintaining Warner's position. On his return to his headquarters he
+      dispatched officers to hasten Sedgewear's and Broomfield's
+      troops with all possible speed. His wish now was to bring to bear as largo
+      a force as possible against Laws's left, in order to prevent the
+      discovery of the great space between Warner and Hanscom. Laws, however,
+      had detected this gap, and was forming Hiller's Corps to move
+      through it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Geddis was now ordered to move at once and hold this part of the
+      line with his division of Warner's Corps against all force that
+      might come against him. This was the breathless time during the day.
+      Geddis took the position. Hiller moved against him, but Geddis held the
+      point. Hanscom came up, but his corps was far away to his rear. It was
+      nearly two o'clock before his troops came in sight, certainly none
+      too soon. He at once formed on Geddis's left. There was but one
+      spot, on account of the density of the forest, where artillery could be
+      put in battery or used to any advantage. Here Hanscom put all his
+      artillery. At 2:30 he received orders to attack Hiller at once in
+      conjunction with Geddis, which he did. This compelled Hanscom to move two
+      of his divisions in support of Geddis, Burns and Motley. The two lines had
+      both approached until they were exceedingly close together.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle now commenced in great earnest on both sides, and was of
+      a most destructive and deadly character. The musketry firing was
+      continuous along the whole line. The remainder of Hanscom's Corps
+      was ordered up and went into action, having no time for protecting
+      themselves. Several desperate assaults were made by Hanscom and Geddis,
+      but the enemy, having the cover of the chaparral, were able to inflict
+      great damage on our forces.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent, learning that our forces could not dislodge the enemy, sent
+      a force from Warner's left to relieve the troops who were so hotly
+      engaged. Accordingly one division under Gen. Walworth and one brigade
+      under Roberts were sent through the woods to the sound of battle. But they
+      could not see fifty yards before them on account of the underbrush. The
+      roar of the battle was like a continuous peal of thunder. Gen. Walworth
+      tried to penetrate the thick woods to relieve his comrades, but did not
+      arrive until nightfall.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sedgewear had now taken position on the right of Warner, and both
+      of their corps had been engaged during the afternoon. Sherlin had struck
+      the rebel cavalry near Ford's House and driven them back. He now
+      held the country to the left of Hanscom on the road to Spottsyl-vania. The
+      night had closed in and the two armies rested facing each other. The
+      killed, wounded and dying were strewn between the lines like leaves.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Meador and others came to Silent's Headquarters that
+      night. One corps in each army had not been engaged during the day, and so
+      the battle had but fairly commenced. Silent gave orders to assault the
+      enemy the next morning at five o'clock. Longpath on the side of the
+      enemy, who had not been engaged during the day, was moving that night to
+      the support of Hiller, evidently intending to crush our left. Geddis was
+      ordered to remain with Hanscom; Walworth was to assault Hiller's
+      left, while Hanscom made a front attack. Broomfield was to move to the gap
+      between Walworth and Warner's left. But Laws was preparing also for
+      an attack, and made his assault on our right a little before Hanscom made
+      the attack contemplated by Silent.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle commenced by Ewelling assailing Wight. The fighting
+      became furious along Sedgewear's entire front and over and along
+      Warner's line. Burns and Motley, of Hanscom's Corps, advanced
+      upon the enemy and assaulted him with very great energy. Walworth now
+      assaulted where he was directed. The contest was a desperate one. The
+      smoke rose through the woods like a dense cloud. The artillery was brought
+      to where it could be used, and from both sides it belched forth its iron
+      hail and sounded as if the earth was breaking into a thousand fragments.
+      The musketry rattled and showered the leaden missiles of death in every
+      direction. The yells and shrieks of the wounded were enough to strike
+      terror to the souls of the strongest, during the whole time of this great
+      battle of blood and death.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy were driven at every point, and retreated in great
+      confusion. Our troops undertook to pursue them through the thick woods and
+      became broken up and confused. Sherlin was now engaged with Seward's
+      cavalry, near the Todd House, in a terrible contest, The firing and
+      shouting could be heard by Hanscom's troops. Sherlin was victorious
+      and Seward retreated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Up to this time Longpath had not taken the position assigned him,
+      but now moved rapidly against Hanscom's left. The contest was
+      renewed. Silent and Meador rode out to the front and looked over the
+      ground. Silent never lost confidence in the result for a moment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Longpath now assaulted with great vehemence; our advance brigade
+      was swept like chaff before the wind. The density of the brush was such
+      that H an scorn could not make his proper formation, and therefore had to
+      fall back to his position held early in the day. Walworth was driven back,
+      and in trying to rally his men was shot through the head and instantly
+      killed. Sedgewear's right was assailed and turned, losing many
+      prisoners. He rallied, however, and drove the enemy back again. Longpath
+      being now severely wounded, Laws led his corps in person.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A simultaneous attack was now made by our forces. Broomfield
+      assaulted for the first time during the day, and the enemy were forced
+      back. In this assault my son Jackson, leading his brigade, was wounded and
+      taken to the rear. This was late in the afternoon. The woods had been on
+      fire several times during the day, but at this time the breastworks of
+      some of our men having been constructed of wood were fired by the musketry
+      and blazed up, catching the timber and leaves with which the ground was
+      covered. The fire became general and drove men in every direction, both
+      Union and rebel. The shrieks and screams of the poor wounded men who could
+      not escape the flames were heartrending.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Darkness came on and the contest ceased. During the night Laws
+      withdrew the rebel army to his old line of works and gave up the idea of
+      driving Silent back across the Rapidan. Gen. Silent repaired to his
+      headquarters, where he received the reports of the commanding officers.
+      Some were sure that Laws would attack again the next morning. Some thought
+      that we had better retire across the Rapidan. At this Silent said not a
+      word, but smiled. He finally gave orders to be ready to meet the enemy the
+      next morning, and to attack him if he had not withdrawn. When he spoke of
+      the enemy withdrawing a look of surprise was on the faces of many.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After they had all repaired to their respective quarters he went
+      out to look around, and while listening under a tree in order to hear any
+      movements that might be making in the enemy's lines, he was again
+      startled by the same spectral form that had appeared to him twice before.
+      It pointed in the direction of Richmond and spoke these words, 'Move
+      on to-morrow,' and disappeared. He was strangely affected by this,
+      and became quite nervous for a man of his stoicism.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0024" id="linkimage-0024">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0354.jpg" alt="A Scene in the Trenches 354 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He returned to his tent and inquired for his Adjutant-General. When
+      he reported, he asked if any further reports had come in, and was told
+      that a messenger had just arrived with dispatches announcing that Boutler
+      had moved on City Point, capturing it; that Sherwood expected to attack
+      Jones at Rocky Head on that day. Silent then went to bed and slept
+      soundly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning there was no enemy in sight. Gen. Silent advanced
+      his troops well to the front until satisfied that Laws had withdrawn. He
+      gave orders for taking care of the wounded and burying the dead. The
+      wounded of both armies were thickly strewn all over the battlefield. Many
+      had perished from the smoke and fire in the woods. It was a sight I do not
+      wish to describe if I could.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That day Silent issued his orders for the army to make a night
+      march by the left flank in the direction of Spottsyl-vania. He and Meador
+      started, with the cavalry in advance, late in the afternoon, and as they
+      passed along the line going in that direction the boys understood it and
+      cried out, 'Good! good! No going back this time; we are going to
+      Richmond,' and they made the woods resound with shouts of joy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day about noon Sherlin was directed to move with his
+      cavalry to the rear of the enemy, cut the railroads, and destroy all the
+      enemy's supplies he could find. He moved at once. Silent notified
+      Broomfield of the resistance being made to our further advance, and
+      ordered him to move up as rapidly as possible. Skirmishing and sharp
+      fighting between isolated divisions and brigades occurred. Many officers
+      and men were killed. Gen. Sedgewear was among the killed on this morning,
+      and Gen. H. G. Wight was assigned to the command of his corps. This was
+      the 9th day of the month, and the armies had been marching and fighting
+      five days.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent's lines were now formed and ready to attack or resist.
+      Thus they lay during the fifth night. On the next morning orders were
+      issued to assault the enemy's center at 10 o'clock. Some
+      movement of the enemy delayed the assault, and about 1 o'clock the
+      enemy pressed forward to attack, which they did with great vigor. They
+      were repulsed with great loss and fell back in confusion. They reformed
+      and came forward again. The contest now became fierce and even terrific.
+      They made their way close up to Hanscom's front and delivered their
+      fire in the very faces of our men. Our line did not waver, but now opened
+      such a terrible fire of musketry on them that they broke in great
+      disorder.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the very heat of the contest the woods had taken fire again, and
+      the flames were leaping along with frightful rapidity, destroying nearly
+      everything in their pathway. Our troops on this part of the line were
+      compelled to fall' back, leaving many poor fellows of both sides to
+      perish. Soon, however, the skirmishers were re-enforced and drove the
+      enemy for a mile into their entrenchments.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was now determined to make the assault contemplated in the
+      morning. So about 4 p.m. Silent ordered the assault. Warner and Wight were
+      to move simultaneously with Warner's and Gibbs's divisions,
+      Motley to advance on the left of Wight's Corps. Our troops had to
+      advance up a densely-wooded hill. Silent and Meador took position on an
+      elevated point, but could see little of the field, it was so overgrown
+      with bushes.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle had again commenced, our troops assaulting. A cloud of
+      smoke hung heavily over the field, lighted up occasionally by flashes from
+      artillery. The shouts of the commanders giving their orders, the yells of
+      the soldiers on both sides, as well as the groans of the wounded and
+      dying, could be distinctly heard in every direction. Across an open field,
+      then through heavy woods, across a soft morass in front of one division of
+      the enemy near the stream, went our lines, struggling forward under a most
+      galling fire until lost to view in a copse of wood and the smoke of
+      battle. Only our wounded now came staggering and crawling out from under
+      the cloud of smoke to the rear. These few moments of suspense were
+      terrible. Looking, listening and waiting, our troops at this moment
+      ascended the hill and stormed the enemy's works, but could not hold
+      them against the destructive fire. They fell back to their original line.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On our left, at that moment, a great victory was being
+      accomplished. Col. Upson and Gen. Motley formed a storming party of some
+      twelve regiments, and drove right against the flank of the enemy. They
+      rushed with such impetuosity against the rebels that they could not
+      withstand the assault. Our forces captured an entire brigade and one
+      battery of the enemy. Hanscom now assaulted and broke the enemy's
+      line, capturing many prisoners. At six p.m. Broomfield attacked. Night
+      closed with our columns within one mile of Spottsylvania Court-house. The
+      fighting of this day was desperate, and the loss on both sides terrible.
+      The suffering was great; many were burned who had fallen wounded on the
+      field.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was the sixth day of blood and death. Our forces held some
+      4,000 prisoners, while the enemy had taken none from us save a few
+      stragglers. That night Boutler reported great success. Sherlin had got in
+      the rear of the enemy, destroyed ten miles of his railroad and nearly all
+      of his supplies of food and medical stores. Silent now ordered rest and
+      reconnoitering for the next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So, on the following day, our lines were adjusted and
+      reconnoissances made, with full preparations for the ending of the great
+      contest. Hanscom was to move in the night so as to join Broomfield, and
+      they were to attack at 4 A. M. of the 12th. They moved into line not more
+      than two-thirds of a mile from the enemy. The ground was heavily wooded
+      and ascended sharply towards the enemy. In the morning a heavy fog lay
+      close to the ground, but at 4:35 the order to move forward was given.
+      Burns and Barrow moved in advance. The soldiers seemed to be urged forward
+      by some kind of inspiration, and finally broke into a double-quick, and
+      with irresistible force over the earthworks of the enemy they went. Both
+      divisions entered about the same time, and a most desperate battle here
+      ensued. Muskets were clubbed and bayonets and swords pierced many bodies
+      on both sides. The struggle was short, however, and resulted in our forces
+      capturing some 5,000 prisoners, twenty pieces of artillery, and thirty
+      colors, with two General officers. The rebels broke to the rear in great
+      disorder, our men pursuing them through the woods. Shouts of victory rent
+      the air.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent was now by a small fire, which was sputtering and spitting,
+      the rain coming down in uncomfortable quantities. Hanscom had taken and
+      was now holding the center of their line. He reported: 'Have just
+      finished up Jones and am going into Ewelling; many prisoners and guns.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy made six assaults on Hanscom, which were repulsed.
+      Broomfield now reported that he had lost connection with Hanscom. Silent
+      wrote him: 'Push the enemy; that is the best way to make connection.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Desultory fighting continued until midnight, when the enemy gave up
+      the task of re-taking their lost line and retreated. Thus ended the eighth
+      day of marching and most desperate fighting ever known.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning an assault was made in order to take possession of
+      high ground near the court-house, which was a success, without any
+      considerable resistance. The rain was now falling in torrents. The roads
+      became so muddy that they were impassable, which prevented any further
+      movement for the present. The collecting of the wounded and burying the
+      dead was a sight to behold. The whole country back for miles was one
+      continuous hospital. Our losses were over 20,000, and no one could ever
+      ascertain the loss of the enemy; but it could not have been less than
+      30,000&mdash;including prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The howl that was set up by the Sons of Liberty and Copperheads
+      excelled anything that had ever been heard. Silent was a 'murderer,'
+      a 'butcher,' a 'brute,' an 'inhuman monster.'
+      The enemy, however, were all right. They were 'humane friends,'
+      'good Christians,' etc. The hypocrisy of this world is
+      perfectly amazing.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this time take a glance at the rebel capital. Boutler was within
+      ten miles; Sherlin's troopers were, many of them, inside the works
+      on the north side of Richmond. Sherwood was forcing the rebel Army of the
+      Center. Gen. Crookerhad cut all railroads between Tennessee and Richmond.
+      All lines of communication with Richmond were severed, and confusion and
+      terror reigned in the rebel capital. Jeff Davis contemplated flight, but
+      was prevented by those surrounding him. With all these evidences of our
+      final success and failure on their part, the anti-war party in the North
+      could find no words of contumely too severe for our successful commanders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry and I left for Washington, and in the confusion of everything
+      I finally found a surgeon by the name of Bliss, who informed me where I
+      could find my son Jackson. He had been brought to Washington and placed in
+      the Stone Mansion Hospital, on Meridian Hill. We lost no time in visiting
+      that place, and by permission of the surgeon in charge visited Jackson. We
+      found him with a high fever and some evidence of erysipelas. His wound was
+      in the right groin&mdash;a very dangerous wound. He talked quite freely,
+      and gave all kinds of messages for his mother, the family, and Gen.
+      Anderson, but said to us that he could live but a few days.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The fates are against our family,' said he. 'We
+      will all go down sooner or later. Mother is right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We remained in Washington and gave Jackson all the attention we
+      could. We merely paid our respects to the President. He was so busy we
+      could not interrupt him. Joy was in the hearts of all loyal people, while
+      curses were upon the lips of every disloyal and anti-war Democrat in the
+      whole country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson died from erysipelas on the sixth day after our arrival.
+      This shock almost broke me down. Henry was nearly frantic. Jackson was his
+      favorite brother. They had both been wanderers alike from home. We took
+      his remains to our home, had his funeral services in the church to which
+      his mother and I belonged, and buried him by the side of my son David, in
+      the Allentown Cemetery.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You must imagine this blow to our family; I will not undertake to
+      describe our distress. His mother almost lost her mind, and for several
+      days she talked incessantly about Peter. She seemed to lose sight of all
+      else. Seraine was deeply affected. She thought very much of Jackson, he
+      being the one who brought about her union with Henry much sooner than,
+      perhaps, it would have occurred.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Just then Mrs. Wilson came in. We could see that she kept a close watch
+      over Uncle Daniel. He took her in his arms and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My darling, I was just speaking of the death of your Uncle Jackson.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Grandpa; I well remember when you and Uncle Henry came home
+      from Washington with his remains; how we were all distressed; how Grandma's
+      mind was affected; and how poor old Aunt Martha cried and spoke of him. I
+      remember also that he was buried by the side of my poor father.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      She ceased speaking and wept and sobbed, and finally she took her grandpa
+      by the hand and led him to his room.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XVIII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY OF THE CENTER.&mdash;GEN. SHERWOOD'S
+     CAMPAIGN AGAINST GATE CITY.&mdash;HEAD'S ARMY DESTROYED.&mdash;GEN.
+     PAPSON'S GREAT VICTORIES AT FRANKTOWN AND NASHUA.
+
+     &ldquo;We die that our country may survive.&rdquo;&mdash;Lyon.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;General Silent was now in command of all the armies of the United
+      States, having his Headquarters with the Army of the East, so that he
+      might have the immediate supervision of it. Sherwood, having been placed
+      in command of the Armies of the West, commenced organizing and
+      concentrating his forces for the Spring campaign, under the general plan
+      suggested by Silent and approved by the President and Secretary of War.
+      The condition of things in the North was as heretofore described. Sherwood
+      was kept continually on the alert, in order to meet the many raids that
+      were being made in his Department.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About the 1st of April, Gen. Forrester, with a large cavalry force,
+      again moved north, marched between Big and Little Combination Rivers, and
+      made his way unmolested to Paduah, and there assaulted the Union garrison
+      held by Col. Heck, by whom he was badly beaten. He made his retreat,
+      swinging around to Conception River, and following that down to Fort
+      Pillston, which was held by a very small garrison of colored troops. After
+      capturing the post the unfortunate troops were most barbarously and
+      inhumanly butchered, no quarter being given. The poor colored soldiers and
+      citizens were shot down like so many wild beasts. Some were killed while
+      imploring their captors for mercy; others were tied to trees, fires built
+      around them made of fagots, and in that way burned to death.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The sick and wounded fared no better. Such brutality is seldom
+      resorted to by the most barbarous of the savage Indian tribes. What do you
+      suppose would have been the fate of any Union officer who would have
+      permitted such conduct on the part of his command?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Why,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;the officer would have been
+      dismissed the service in utter disgrace, and would not afterwards have
+      been recognized as a gentleman anywhere in the Northern States.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No, sir,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams; &ldquo;such officers would have
+      been compelled to change their names and to find homes in the mountains,
+      where they would have been unobserved.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;that would have been so with
+      any of our troops; yet you never hear this fact alluded to. It is lost
+      sight of, and if you should mention it publicly, you would only be
+      criticised for so doing. Our tradesmen and merchants want their Southern
+      customers, and therefore, no matter what their crimes may have been, they
+      are hushed up and condoned. But to return to my story.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood had made his disposition for an advance, and on the same
+      day that the Army of the East commenced its movement to cross the Rapidan,
+      his army moved out against Gen. Jones, who had displaced Biggs and was in
+      command of the rebel Army of the Center. Sherwood's army moved in
+      three columns from and about Chatteraugus&mdash;Scovens on the left,
+      Papson in the center, and McFadden on the right. Papson moved directly
+      against Turner's Hill, and McFadden, by way of Gadden's Mill,
+      to and through Snake Gap, against Sarco. Papson had encountered the enemy
+      at Rocky Head, and failing to dislodge him, was ordered to the right in
+      support of McFadden. Jones fell back to Sarco and made a stand. Hord's
+      Corps assaulted him in front, Scovens on his right, Papson and McFadden on
+      his left, McFadden gaining the high ridges overlooking the fort and opened
+      a destructive artillery fire against it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Late in the evening, as night was closing in, Gen. Anderson ordered
+      a part of his command to assault and charge their works near the river,
+      south of the town. This was executed in gallant style, Gen. Ward leading
+      the charge. The firing all along both lines was picturesque. As volley
+      after volley was discharged, it reminded one of a line of Roman candles
+      shooting forth. Soon our troops succeeded in dislodging the enemy and
+      capturing his works, with many prisoners. This closed the contest; and
+      that night Jones, with his army, retreated, destroying bridges and all
+      else behind him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He was vigorously pushed by our army. Two days later Papson's
+      head of column struck the rear of the enemy between Caseyville and King's
+      City. Skirmishing commenced, and was kept up during the night. At this
+      point Jones had collected his whole army&mdash;three large corps,
+      commanded by Harding, Polkhorn and Head, numbering nearly as many men as
+      Sherwood's forces. During the night, however, the enemy retreated,
+      and did it so handsomely that the next morning there was nothing to be
+      seen as evidence of an enemy, save fresh earthworks.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After remaining there several days waiting for supplies, etc., our
+      forces resumed their advance and moved rapidly in the direction of a town
+      on the Powder Springs road called Dalls; McFadden on the extreme right,
+      Papson in the center, and Scovens on the left. Hord, of Papson's
+      army, in moving to the crossing of Pumpkin Run, met the enemy, and was
+      soon engaged in what turned out to be a severe battle, lasting until quite
+      in the night. This checked the movement of the army under Papson, and
+      changed the point to be gained to Hopeful Church. There was continuous
+      skirmishing and fighting at this point at close range behind works for
+      about five days. The losses, however, were not very considerable on either
+      side, both being under cover of earthworks. The troops here were so
+      situated in their lines and works that both sides kept well down behind
+      their cover. Finally our boys gave it the name of 'Hell Hole.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;McFadden having moved to Dalls, as ordered, was some miles away to
+      the right of the remainder of the forces. The enemy seeing this,
+      concentrated two whole corps and hurled them against the Fifteenth Corps,
+      and one small division on its left. The assault was made by Harding and
+      Polkhorn on the morning of the 28th of May, and lasted until late in the
+      afternoon. This was a fierce and very bloody battle, with quite a loss on
+      both sides. The enemy broke the line of our forces on the right and poured
+      through the gap like bees swarming, but the commander of the corps of
+      'Forty Bounds' was equal to the occasion, charging them with
+      reserve troops and driving them back with great slaughter. From that time
+      on, the day was in our favor. The General who commanded the corps came
+      down the line where bullets were thickest, with hat in hand, cheering his
+      men on to action and to victory; with a shout that could only be given by
+      that old, well-drilled corps, which had never known defeat, they rushed
+      forward against the enemy and routed twice their number. Men who were in
+      this battle say that the soldiers and officers were more like enraged
+      tigers than men. No power could stay them when it came to their turn
+      during the day to make an assault, the enemy having made the first one.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Two days after this brilliant victory they were ordered by Sherwood
+      to their left to join the right of Hord's command. The army now
+      being in compact form confronting the enemy, he withdrew to Bush and
+      Kensington Mountains, in front of Henrietta, covering the railroad to Gate
+      City. Gen. Sherwood moved his army on a parallel line to Shan tee,
+      covering the railroad to the rear, being our line of communication,
+      directly confronting the enemy on the Mountain ridge. The position of the
+      enemy was a good one; much better than our troops occupied. Thus, our
+      forces were 100 miles south of Chatteraugus. During the whole march it had
+      been one succession of skirmishes and battles, from Rocky Head to
+      Kensington Mountain. The skirmishes and battles were generally fought in
+      dense woods, and doubtless, in the rapid movements, many of our poor men,
+      and also of the enemy, were wounded and left to die in the forest. The
+      enemy's lines were several miles in length, covering those spurs&mdash;Kensington,
+      Bush and Pine Mountains. Our troops were pushing up as close as possible
+      under a continuous and heavy fire. While advancing our lines our forces
+      could see the signals of the enemy on the mountains, and very soon learned
+      to read them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In one of the forward movements on our extreme right a very sharp
+      artillery duel took place between Davies' artillery and Polkhorn's,
+      who formed the enemy's left. During this engagement Polkhorn was
+      killed by one of our round shots. Our signal officers interpreted the
+      enemy's signals stating his death. Our boys sent up a great shout.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy thereby discovered that our men could read their signals
+      and at once changed them, much to the chagrin of our Signal Corps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The railroad bridges that had been destroyed in our rear by the
+      enemy on their retreat having been repaired, the trains began running and
+      bringing up supplies. One day a train came in drawn by a very powerful
+      engine. The engineer concluded that he would tempt or alarm the enemy, so
+      he put on a full head of steam and started down the track as though he was
+      going directly into their lines. As soon as he came in sight&mdash;which
+      was unavoidable, as the road ran through an open field directly in front
+      of Kensington Mountain, and then curved to the left through a gap&mdash;they
+      opened a battery directed at the engine. Peal after peal was heard from
+      their guns, but the engineer ran the engine down to our skirmish line and
+      there held it for some moments, keeping up meanwhile the most hideous
+      whistling and bell ringing. The number of guns that opened fire and their
+      rapidity in firing was such that all along both lines they believed a
+      battle was raging. The engineer returned his engine to the train amid the
+      shouts of thousands of our troops.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our skirmishers were now close, approaching nearer and nearer every
+      day and night, the advance being made by regular stages. Several attempts
+      were made to double the skirmish-lines and move up the slope of the ridge,
+      but this could not be accomplished. Finally Gen. Anderson asked permission
+      to make a reconnaissance to our left and to the right and rear of the
+      enemy, or at least to find where his right rested. This was permitted, and
+      Gen. Anderson struck the enemy's cavalry some five miles to our
+      extreme left, driving them around the point of the mountain and capturing
+      very nearly two regiments. This at once disclosed the fact as to the
+      exposed flank of the enemy. He then moved back to his position in line and
+      waited further orders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just about this date Gen. Sherwood received information that the
+      expedition up Blood River had failed, and that Forrester had defeated
+      Sturgeon and was now preparing to raid the railroads in our rear. This was
+      not very encouraging to our forces, but caused great joy in the rebel camp
+      in our front, as our forces learned. The next day the enemy made a feeble
+      attack on our right, but was handsomely repulsed by Gen. Hord's
+      Corps. Sherwood seemed determined to try to dislodge the enemy,&mdash;a
+      flank movement seemed to others to be the way to force the enemy from his
+      lines of works on the crest of the mountain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the 27th of June, he ordered an assault on Little Kensington
+      Mountain. Our troops at the same time were to make demonstrations on all
+      parts of the line. McFadden assaulted, by order of the commander, the face
+      of the mountain, where there was no possibility of success. He was hurled
+      back, losing many officers and men. Papson assaulted on his right, where
+      the mountain sloped down to a low foothill with no rugged heights. Here
+      the enemy had strong earthworks, with an almost impenetrable abatis. One
+      division after another and one corps after another were hurled against
+      this breastwork, where fell many brave and gallant men and officers on
+      that fatal day. Papson did not believe our troops could take those strong
+      works, posted as the rebels were, but obeyed orders from his superior
+      officer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Towards noon our losses were heavy, and it seemed like leading men
+      into the very jaws of death to attempt another assault. Some of the
+      officers, as well as men, openly said it was most cruel and cold-blooded
+      murder to force men up against works where one man behind them would equal
+      at least four of the assaulting party. Yet another attack was ordered, and
+      about the middle of the afternoon all were ready. Sherwood was on a high
+      hill a good distance in the rear, where he could see all that was going
+      on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The order was given to move forward. Gen. Anderson was put to the
+      front, my son Peter in command of his advance brigade. On, on they went,
+      well knowing that many a brave boy would fall to rise no more. Not a word
+      was spoken save the one of command. The line moved right on, the enemy
+      pouring shot and shell into our ranks. Our brave boys fell like grass
+      before the scythe. As our ranks thinned and gaps were made by shot and
+      shell the solemn command could be heard, 'Close up, my brave boys!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson rode in full dress, with a long black plume in his
+      hat. On and on, to the very jaws of hell they went. When close up to the
+      enemy General Anderson raised his sword, the gleam of which could be seen
+      afar in the sunlight. He ordered a charge, and well was it made. Up, up,
+      and into the jaws of death they moved. But to take the works was
+      impossible. The whole line was now engaged. Finally our forces fell back.
+      Gen. Anderson held his men in their line. They were not dismayed. He was
+      finally ordered to fall back, and did so. Peter, my son, was shot through
+      the lungs. Sullenly and coolly did our men fall back, with curses many and
+      loud against the blunder.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was the first repulse to our army, and forced the commander a
+      few days later to do what should have been done without the loss of so
+      many men. He moved around against Jones's flank, which caused him to
+      abandon his line and fall back to Chatham River, into his heavy
+      intrenchments prepared some time before.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My son Peter, during the evening after the battle, had been
+      conveyed to the hospital. As soon as Gen. Anderson could do so, he started
+      to find him. He found young Whit-comb with my son, whom the General had
+      sent earlier to look after him; also, old Ham, who was in the rear during
+      the engagement, not far from the hospital. When the General entered, Peter
+      recognized and greeted him, but added:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, my time has come. When I go, that will be the last
+      finger but one. My mother's dream; O! how true! how true! This is
+      not unexpected to me, my dear General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have been waiting for it. This morning, when I found what our
+      orders were, I committed my soul to God, and felt this to be my time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said to him that he thought there was a chance for him
+      to get well.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, no,' replied Peter; 'I may linger some time.
+      The doctor thinks there is a chance for me; but, no; I am sure this is
+      only the fulfilling of my mother's dream.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this recital the old man wept and walked out of the room. Very soon,
+      however, he returned, and continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Why should I grieve? I will soon see them all. I am very sure that
+      I will meet my good and brave family again in a better world.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Amen!&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel said: &ldquo;Peter always believed there was something in his
+      mother's dream; and while Gen. Anderson was trying to encourage him,
+      old Ham spoke up:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marsa Gen'l, dey's no use. I tell you dat dream
+      am a fac'. It is, sho', an' Marsa Peter he know it. I
+      'terpret dat for him; 'deed I did. I not fool on dat. But,
+      den, we mus' take keer ob him. I 'spec' he go home an'
+      see he mudder and fader. I 'spec' me better go wid him and
+      tend to him. Don't you fought so too, Marsa Gen'l?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General told Ham he would see about it. Peter began to improve,
+      and it really seemed as if he would recover. I was informed by Gen.
+      Anderson of Peter's misfortune, but kept it from my family, except
+      Henry, who was at home, as I before stated, in order to aid me in
+      protecting the family, the country being in such an alarming condition.
+      The growing belief in the final success of Silent against Laws was
+      quieting the people somewhat.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I made an excuse to the family, so that Henry was sent South to see
+      Peter and bring him home if he should be able to stand the journey. I
+      obtained a pass for Henry from the President by letter, and he started to
+      find his brother. He told Seraine, however, before he started, what his
+      mission was. She was discreet, and did not speak of it to any one.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During this time Sherwood moved out, McFadden on the extreme right,
+      Scovens in the center, and Papson on the left. About six miles on the road
+      leading to the crossing of the Chatham River Papson encountered the enemy
+      and passed the compliments of the Fourth of July with them, firing his
+      artillery loaded with shell into their lines. The celebration was kept up
+      in this way by both sides during the day, but the loss was not great on
+      either side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this time Gen. Russell, under orders, left De Kalb, Ala.,
+      with 2,000 cavalry, passing through the country and meeting but little
+      obstruction on his way. He finally struck the railroad west of Opelima and
+      destroyed it for many miles, making a successful raid. He reported to
+      Sherwood at Henrietta, with hundreds of horses and mules, supposed to have
+      followed him, on his return.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Stoner was also to the west of our forces hunting for railroads,
+      bridges, etc., which might be useful to the enemy. McCabe was with his
+      cavalry on Soap Run, and one other division under Garner at Ross Mills, to
+      the left of our main army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;McFadden with his army now moved to the left, by Ross Mills, across
+      Chatham River and down to De Kalb by way of Stonington's Mountain.
+      Scovens crossed the Chatham River near the mouth of Soap Run, and thereby
+      occupied the center. Papson crossed at or above the railroad bridge. The
+      whole army was now safely across the river and moving in the direction of
+      Gate City. McFadden had reached De Kalb and there connected with Scovens,
+      who had extended near to the Howland House. Papson was not so far
+      advanced, leaving quite a distance between him and Scovens.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As Papson lay at Crab Apple Run, the men carelessly taking their
+      rest in fancied security, they were furiously attacked by Head's
+      Corps. At first our men were scattered in confusion, but were soon in line
+      again, and the battle raged with great fury. After some two hours'
+      hard fighting the enemy fell back and again occupied their breast-works.
+      The losses on both sides were heavy for the length of time they were
+      engaged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the same afternoon Gen. Legg's division had a very sharp
+      contest for a high hill in an open field to the left and south of the
+      railroad from the east to Gate City. Legg secured this hill, which
+      overlooked the city and was the key to the situation on the east side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the 22d a great battle was fought over this ground by McFadden's
+      army, which was severe and bloody, lasting well into the night. Thousands
+      were slain on both sides. The field almost ran with blood. Gen. McFadden
+      fell early in the day, and the command then devolved upon another. The
+      battle was a success to the Union troops. It was a great victory. Many
+      prisoners and a great quantity of munitions of war fell into the hands of
+      our troops. Gen. Sherwood for some reason remained at the Howland House
+      during this battle, with Scovens, whose forces were not engaged. This
+      battle cannot be properly described in this narrative, nor will I attempt
+      it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the 28th another great battle was fought by the same gallant
+      army as on the 22d, without assistance, at a place called Ezra's
+      House, on the extreme right of our lines. Having been ordered to move
+      round to the rear of Scovens and Papson, after the 22d, they struck the
+      enemy. During this engagement the enemy made as many as seven different
+      assaults upon our line, but were repulsed with great loss each time. Night
+      closed in and ended the contest. The next morning the dead of the enemy
+      lay in front of our lines in rows and in piles. The enemy having retreated
+      during the night, our troops buried their dead, which numbered hundreds.
+      One of their Color-Sergeants, of a Louisiana regiment, was killed, and his
+      flag taken by a boy of an Ohio regiment within twenty feet of our lines.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Skirmishing and fighting continued around and about Gate City for
+      nearly a month, during which time the losses on both sides were very
+      serious. The latter part of August a general movement to the flank and
+      rear of the enemy was made by the whole of the united forces. McFadden's
+      army, now commanded by Hord, moved on the right in the direction of
+      Jonesville, and a terrific battle ensued, lasting for some four hours.
+      They fought against two corps of rebels, which were driven back and
+      through Jonesville to the southward.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Late in the night a great noise of bursting shell was heard to the
+      north and east of Jonesville. The heavens seemed to be in a blaze. The red
+      glare, as it reflected in beauty against the sky, was beyond brush or word
+      painting. The noise was so terrific that all the troops on the right felt
+      sure that a night attack had been made on Pap-son and that a terrible
+      battle was being fought. Couriers were sent hurriedly to the left to
+      ascertain the cause, and about daylight information was received that Head&mdash;who
+      was in command of the rebel forces, having succeeded Jones&mdash;had blown
+      up all his magazines, burned his storehouses of supplies, evacuated Gate
+      City, and was marching with his army rapidly in the direction of Loveland
+      Station.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thus the great rebel stronghold, Gate City, had fallen and was
+      ours. The joy in our army was indescribable. Sherwood moved on Loveland
+      Station and skirmished with the enemy during one afternoon, but no battle
+      ensued; why, has often been asked by our best-informed men. Our troops
+      moved back on the same road by which they had advanced to and around Gate
+      City, and then went into camp, remaining during the month of September
+      with but little activity.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;One day, at Gen. Sherwood's headquarters, Gen. Anderson was
+      asked by Sherwood if he was ever in the Regular Army. Gen. Anderson
+      replied in the negative.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood said: 'I am sorry for that, as I would like to give
+      you a larger command. You are certainly a good soldier.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Gen. Anderson, 'is it not good
+      soldiers that you want?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true,' said Sherwood; 'but we are
+      compelled to make this distinction, where we have those who are or have
+      been in the old army, or have been educated at the Military Academy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, General, suppose a man is or has been in the Regular
+      Army or educated at the Military Academy, and is not a successful General,
+      how will you then decide?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Gen. Anderson, we have studied war and know all about
+      it; you have not. We must rely upon those who make it a profession.
+      Papson, Scovens and myself have considered the matter, and we cannot trust
+      volunteers to command large forces. We are responsible, you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, General, you seem to trust volunteers where there is
+      hard fighting to do, or where there is any desperate assault to be made.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, that is true; but we cannot afford to allow volunteers
+      to be put over Regular officers; Regulars do not like it, and we cannot do
+      it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have seen some of your volunteer officers and soldiers
+      succeed where your Regulars have failed. Should not such men be as much
+      entitled to the credit as if they were professional or Regular Army
+      soldiers?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There may be cases of that kind; but we will not discuss
+      this further. I can only say that while we have Regulars to command our
+      armies, we will see to it that they are given the places.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson was very angry, but said no more except 'good-by.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time Peter had so far recovered that the Surgeon felt it to
+      be safe to remove him. Henry, who had remained with him all this time, now
+      brought him home, with old Ham's assistance. Henry had kept me
+      posted by letter, and it was very hard at times to explain his absence.
+      But when he reached home, and the truth was revealed to my good wife, she
+      was almost frantic, and was unable to sit up. She talked continually of
+      her dear son, and was haunted day and night by her dream. Peter gained
+      strength very rapidly. The members of the household were at his service at
+      all times. The children could not understand so many coming home shot as
+      they termed it, and little Mary Anderson was continually inquiring of her
+      mamma about her dear papa, and if he was shot again! Our family had all
+      become so nervous that I was continually on the alert for fear of sickness
+      being produced by the constant strain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham and Aunt Martha had many things to say to each other. Ham's
+      experiences in battle very greatly amused Aunt Martha. They were both very
+      kind to Peter, but wore very serious countenances in our presence. Ham
+      would only talk to me about Peter, and would always say: 'I hopes
+      dat Marsa Peter git well, but I fears. Marsa Lyon, I tell's you dat
+      dream of de Madam, dat am bery bad. I fears de time am mighty nigh come.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha did not express any opinion, but would shake her head.
+      Peter kept the two little girls by him nearly all the time, petting them,
+      but conversed very seldom. He would talk to his mother occasionally, to
+      keep her mind away from her horrible dream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About the 1st of October we learned of the movements of large
+      bodies of the enemy's cavalry in Tennessee, raiding the railroads to
+      the rear of Sherwood's army. Head had thrown his army across Chatham
+      River, below Gate City, to the north, and moved parallel to the railroad,
+      so that he could strike and destroy our lines of communication at various
+      points. Sherwood was compelled to follow him. Our forces were stationed on
+      the railroad at many places. Gen. G. B. Ream, with one division, held
+      Carter Station, Etwau Bridge, Alletooning, Ainsworth, King's City,
+      Adamsville, Sarco, and north to Dallytown. Chatteraugus was held by Gen.
+      Sleman with his division, and Romulus by Cortez. All had orders to support
+      any point that should be attacked. Gen. Ream was of the opinion that Head
+      would strike the railroad at Alletooning, where a great quantity of
+      supplies were stored.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood left Somers with his corps at Gate City and started north.
+      He arrived at Henrietta Just as Gen. Ream had got Cortez with his command
+      at Alletooning. Head was advancing on Alletooning by rapid marches. He
+      assaulted the garrison at once on his command's arrival The assault
+      was made with great determination, but it was not successful. His loss was
+      very great. He drew off and at once moved in the direction of Romulus.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Sherwood reached Carter Station, and was directing his
+      movement in order to protect the railroad and no more. Gen. Ream insisted
+      to Gen. Sherwood that Head's next move would be against Sarco.
+      Sherwood did not think Head would cross the Cussac River, and so commenced
+      his march on Romulus by way of King's City, and left the matter of
+      protecting Sarco to Gen. Ream, who procured trains and started all the
+      troops he could get together for that place. That night on the way they
+      found the track torn up. This was soon repaired, and the troops proceeded.
+      At five o'clock Gen. Head arrived in front of Sarco and demanded its
+      surrender. Gen. Ream, learning this, took the troops from the cars and
+      marched from Cahoon, sending the trains back for more re-enforcements. By
+      daylight our troops were in the fort and on the skirmish-line at Sarco.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ream at once sent word to Gen. Sherwood that Head was present with
+      his army in front of Sarco, and would like to pay his respects. About
+      daylight Head opened his artillery upon the forts, and sent forward his
+      skirmish-line. In the garrison every effort was made to impress Head with
+      the idea that Sherwood's main force was present. Every flag was
+      displayed on the forts and along the skirmish-line. Head kept up a
+      continuous fire on the forts during the day. Late in the afternoon
+      re-enforcements arrived. There were but 500; this was enough, however, to
+      show that re-enforcements were coming. The firing was kept up the most of
+      the night; the next morning the enemy was gone.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He passed around Sarco and struck the railroad north of this place
+      and dismantled it for many miles, capturing every garrison north from
+      Sarco to Turner's Hill. Turning west from there he passed through
+      Snake Gap, moving in the direction of Alabama. Gen. Sherwood arrived at
+      Sarco very soon and was gratified that the place, with its great quantity
+      of supplies, was safe. He at once pushed out through Snake Gap in pursuit
+      of Head.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next place that Head presented himself with his army was in
+      front of our garrison at De Kalb, Ala. He withdrew, however, and crossed
+      into Tennessee, where he rested for near a month, collecting supplies and
+      recruiting his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood halted his army, and while resting made such dispositions
+      as were in accordance with the plan to be followed out in the near future.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the meantime the excitement in the North was very great. Jacob
+      Thomlinson had returned from Europe and was again in Canada with a large
+      sum of money, which was freely used in all the States North in attempting
+      to elect the Democratic candidate, 'Little Mack,' for
+      President&mdash;the man that Thomlinson had suggested in the meeting of
+      the leaders of the 'Sons of Liberty' at St. Catharines,
+      Canada, of which I have heretofore spoken. Mobs were now frequent, and bad
+      blood was stirred up all over the country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finding the condition of things very unsatisfactory, I suggested to
+      Henry that he make a short visit to Canada. He did so, and returned to
+      Allentown four days before the Presidential election. He had met
+      Wintergreen, who had returned from England with Thomlinson. He disclosed
+      to Henry the fact that the rebels were greatly depressed, and were using
+      all the money they could to defeat the war candidate, Mr. Lincoln; and
+      that the night before the election a raid would be made on all the
+      Northern prisons, so that released prisoners might burn and destroy, and
+      thereby cause such alarm on the day of the election as to prevent as many
+      as possible from going to the polls. At the same time their friends were
+      to be in possession of the polls wherever they could. In this way they had
+      hopes of carrying the election.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I sent this report to the President by letter, which he received in
+      time to have all the prison guards re-enforced. The attempt was made,
+      however, but defeated in every instance. In Chicago they were very near
+      accomplishing their designs. They had cut the water pipes and were making
+      preparations for the burning of the city. But the attack on the camp was
+      thwarted, and the leaders arrested and put in prison. John Wall, of whom I
+      have heretofore spoken, was one of the leaders, and was captured and
+      imprisoned.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Lincoln was triumphantly elected. Mr. Jacob Thomlinson's
+      friend, 'Little Mack,' as he called him, was ingloriously
+      defeated. This indorsement by the people of the war measures and the
+      manner of their execution was cheering to our loyal people, as well as to
+      the armies and their commanders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Soon after the election Sherwood abandoned pursuing Head, leaving
+      the States of Tennessee and Kentucky, with Head's army scattered
+      along the main thoroughfares, to be looked after by Papson, with his
+      forces, preferring himself to take the Armies of the Tennessee and Georgia
+      and cut loose and march unobstructed to the Sea. On the march, food for
+      the troops and animals was found in abundance, making this march really a
+      picnic the most of the way.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While Sherwood was making this march, matters of great interest
+      were going on in Tennessee. On the last day of November the enemy,
+      maddened by disappointment in their failure in the North to carry the
+      election and have their Confederacy recognized, concluded to risk their
+      all in a great battle for the recapture of the State of Tennessee. Head,
+      then in command of an army increased to nearly 50,-000, moved across Goose
+      Run and against our forces at Franktown, where he at once assaulted
+      Scovens, who had been sent to oppose his advance. Our troops were behind
+      intrenchments. He attacked with fearful desperation. At no time during the
+      war did any commander on either side make a more furious and desperate
+      assault than was made by Head. After forming his lines in double column,
+      he moved right up to our works, where his men were mowed down by the
+      hundreds. Gen. Pat Cleber charged time and again with his division, and
+      hurled them against our works only to be as often driven back with great
+      slaughter. At last, in a fit of desperation, he led his men up to the very
+      mouths of our cannon and the muzzles of our muskets. He drove his spurs
+      into his horse until his forefeet rested on our parapet. In this position
+      he and his horse were riddled with bullets and fell into the trench, which
+      was literally running with blood. The desperation of the enemy was such
+      that they continued their murderous but ineffectual assaults until their
+      men were exhausted as well as dismayed at their great loss. Thirteen of
+      his commanding officers fell killed and wounded. Night forced him to
+      desist.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning his men could not be brought to the slaughter
+      again. The bloody battle ended and Scoven's men withdrew to Nashua,
+      three miles to the South of which place Papson's army was
+      intrenched. Wellston, in command of about 8,000 cavalry, covered both
+      flanks of our forces. It was now getting along in December. The enemy
+      moved forward and intrenched in the front and within two miles of Papson.
+      The weather became very bad for any kind of movement. It rained, hailed,
+      and sleeted until the country around and about them became very muddy and
+      swampy, and at times covered with a sheet of sleet and ice. Papson
+      hesitated to attack and Head could not retreat; so there the two armies
+      lay shivering in the cold, suffering very greatly, both fearing to take
+      any decisive steps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent became quite impatient, believing it to be the time to
+      strike, as the enemy could not get away. Finally he concluded to relieve
+      Papson, but notified him of his order. Papson now made ready for an
+      assault. His command was posted as follows: Gen. A. J. Smithers on the
+      right, who was to assault the enemy's left, supported by Wellston's
+      cavalry; Ward was to support Smithers on his left, acting against Monterey
+      Hill, on the Hillston road; Scovens was to hold the interior line, being
+      the defense of Nashua. When the time arrived, all being in readiness, the
+      order was given. The enemy seemed to be totally unaware of the movement.
+      Smithers and Wellston moved out along the pike. Wheeling to the left they
+      at once advanced against the enemy. The cavalry first struck the enemy at
+      the Harden House, near Rich Earth Creek, and drove him back, capturing
+      many prisoners. One of Smithers's divisions moving with the cavalry,
+      captured two of the enemy's strong advance positions, with about 400
+      prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this time Scovens's Corps was put in on Smithers's
+      right, and the advance was then made by the whole line. Ward's Corps
+      now found the enemy to Smithers's left, and Gen. Anderson led his
+      command against Monterey Hill and carried it, capturing a number of
+      prisoners. Ward's Corps at once advanced against the main line of
+      the enemy, and after a bloody contest carried it, capturing a great many
+      prisoners, a number of pieces of artillery, and many stands of colors. The
+      enemy was now driven out of his entire line of works and fell back to a
+      second line at the base of Harpan Hills, holding his line of retreat by
+      way of Franktown. Night closed in and stopped again the play of death. Our
+      forces were now in possession of sixteen pieces of artillery, with many
+      officers and 1,200 prisoners, not including wounded. Our troops bivouacked
+      on their line of battle in order to be ready for any movement in the
+      morning.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ward's Corps at six in the morning moved south from Nashua,
+      striking the enemy and driving him some five miles, to Overton's
+      Hill, where he had thrown up works and was making a stand. Gen. Sleman now
+      moved rapidly to Gen. Ward's left. Scovens remained in his position
+      of the last night. Wellston moved to the enemy's rear and drew up
+      his line across one of the Franktown roads.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About two o'clock one brigade of Ward's Corps,
+      supported by Sleman's division, assaulted Overton's Hill,
+      which was the enemy's center. One of Sleman's brigades was
+      composed of colored troops. The ground over which they had to assault was
+      open. The enemy re-enforced his center. The assault was made, but received
+      by the enemy with a terrible shower of grape, canister and musketry. Our
+      forces moved steadily on, not wavering in the least, until they had nearly
+      reached the crest of the hill, when the reserves of the enemy arose from
+      behind their works and opened one of the most destructive fires ever
+      witnessed, causing our troops to first halt and then fall back, leaving
+      many dead and wounded, both black and white indiscriminately, in the
+      abatis and on the field.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Ward immediately re-formed his command, and all the forces of
+      the army moved simultaneously against the enemy's works, carrying
+      every position, breaking the lines in many places, and driving him in
+      utter rout from his position, capturing all his artillery and thousands of
+      prisoners, among whom were many officers, including four Generals. Ward
+      and Wellston pursued the fleeing enemy until by capture and other means
+      Head's army was entirely destroyed and wiped out of existence as an
+      organization. It appeared no more in the history of the great rebellion.
+      Thus were destroyed all the formidable forces of the enemy in the West.
+      The army of Papson now went into Winter quarters at different points which
+      were thought necessary to be garrisoned.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter, by this time, was growing very weak, having had a relapse,
+      resulting in a very serious hemorrhage. At his request I had telegraphed
+      Gen. Papson, stating his great desire to see Gen. Anderson. Upon the
+      receipt of which, leave was immediately granted the General and he came
+      home, bringing Lieut. Whitcomb with him. On the way home people greeted
+      him everywhere with shouts of joy. They could now see that the end was
+      near, and they were overflowing with gratitude and good feeling.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On their arrival you can imagine the joy of our household. The
+      meeting between him and Peter was most touching. Both wept like children.
+      All were much affected; even the two little children wept and sobbed aloud
+      at the bedside of their Uncle Peter. My wife was quite feeble. She greeted
+      the General as one of her own sons, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Our dear Peter is not going to live. I see it all, and I
+      pray God that he may take me also.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General encouraged Peter all he could. Ham and Aunt Martha were
+      as delighted to see the General as were any of his family. We all tried to
+      be cheerful and in good spirits, but it was very hard to do this under the
+      circumstances.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day after the General reached home he inquired of Ham why
+      he did not return to the army. Ham said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I fuss done thought I would, and den I knowed I be no use,
+      kase you so far off, and I feared I not jes' safe gwine trough dem
+      Sesh lines down dar; and den I knowed, too, dat you kin git as many
+      niggers as you wants dat am jes' as good as Ham is, 'ceptin
+      when you done wants good tings to eat, sech like as chickens. Ham can
+      allers get dem when dey is 'round and skeered of the Sesh. I all de
+      time noticed dey is powerful feared ob de Sesh', Marsa Lyon. De
+      General know dat am so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham, you must be ready to go back with me when I
+      return.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes, Marsa; oh, yes! I go all right; I will, sho'
+      as you is bawn. But I tells you dat Marsa Peter am powerful bad, he am,
+      sho'. I dream it all out las' night. Missus, she be right in
+      dat. He be agoin' dis time, and no mistake. Dat dream ob de Missus
+      be all come 'round.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That will do, Ham; you go and talk to Aunt Martha about your
+      dreams.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All right, Marsa, all right, sah; but you mine what I tole
+      you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Joseph Dent came in, and we had a long conversation on
+      the subject of the war, the Golden Circle and the Sons of Liberty. He said
+      that they were alarmed, and quite a number had refused to meet recently,
+      but that the Grand Commander had issued a call for a meeting to be held in
+      Canada some time soon, where many of the leading men were again to
+      assemble and take into consideration some new plan for aiding the
+      rebellion. After he left for home the General, Henry and I consulted as to
+      the best plan to get at what those men in Canada were working up. They had
+      tried mobs and riots in New York and other places, had tried releasing
+      prisoners, burning and destroying cities, scattering disease in our
+      hospitals, and army raids, guerrilla warfare, etc., and had failed in all.
+      Now what next? We thought that it would be best for Henry and Seraine to
+      return to Detroit; that Henry again should visit Canada, and, by him the
+      information could be communicated to me. This being understood, they left
+      the next day. James Whitcomb, having gone immediately home on his arrival
+      at Allentown, would be with his parents and Seraine, while Henry should
+      visit in Canada.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter was now apparently improving and we felt he might possibly
+      recover. The news of Sherwood's safe arrival at the Sea having been
+      received, the people were greatly rejoiced. They felt that the Spring
+      campaign would probably end the rebellion. The country was full of hope
+      and the drooping spirits of anxious people were much revived. Things went
+      on in this way and our family enjoyed themselves as best they could. Mary
+      Anderson and Jennie Lyon, David's widow, and the two little girls,
+      made our home as pleasant as possible But my poor wife grew weaker all the
+      time, which gave us much concern.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry had arrived in Canada, and again found his friend
+      Wintergreen. They were now visiting different places. Henry had written
+      Seraine and she came down to Allentown, spending two days with us, and at
+      the same time posting the General and myself as to the movements of the
+      conspirators. Thomlinson had called the leaders of the Northern Sons of
+      Liberty to again assemble at St. Catharines the last Thursday in January.
+      Henry had concluded to remain and learn fully their intentions and
+      schemes. I told Seraine to say to him that his proposition to remain was
+      approved. I sent to the President the information and Henry's
+      intention, in answer to which I received a very kind and touching letter
+      from one of his Secretaries, exhibiting great sympathy for my family and
+      deploring our misfortunes.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Time moved on, and the General was preparing to leave for his
+      command, when Peter became very much worse; and, also, my wife was growing
+      weaker and losing her mind. Peter was coughing very often and having
+      slight hemorrhages. The physician pronounced him to be in a very critical
+      condition. One morning Aunt Martha came running into the parlor where the
+      family were sitting, and with much anxiety cried out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marsa Lyon and Marsa Gen'l, come to Marsa Peter,
+      quick; 'cause he bleed to deff if you not hurry.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We ran to him quickly. He was bleeding profusely, holding his head
+      over the edge of the bed. He could only speak in a gurgling whisper. He
+      took me by the hand and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Father, it is all over with me; soon there will be but one
+      finger left.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We laid him back on the pillow, and without another word or
+      struggle he passed away. Good bless my poor son!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Amen!&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel soon proceeded, saying: &ldquo;But, my good friends, this was
+      not my only grief. We tried to keep his death from his mother. She, in her
+      delirium, was constantly speaking of her dear son Peter, and crying. She
+      seemed to have no thought except of Peter and the constant shadow of her
+      dream. The day of Peter's funeral her reason seemed to return and
+      her strength revived. She asked for all of us to come into her room, and
+      we did so. When she saw that Peter was not with us, she inquired why. I
+      answered that he could not come. I then broke down and left her room
+      weeping. She saw it, and, with strength that she had not shown for many
+      weeks, arose, and leaping to the floor rushed past all into the parlor,
+      and there saw Peter lying a corpse. She shrieked and fell on his remains.
+      We lifted her and carried her back to her bed. She was dead!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0025" id="linkimage-0025">
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+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0382.jpg"
+      alt="Mrs. Lyon Dies at Peter's Coffin 382 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel sank back into his chair overcome with his sorrows. The
+      severe trials through which he had passed, re-called again, opened the
+      flood of sorrow, which well nigh swept him away. We withdrew for the
+      present, with intense sympathy for the old hero and a feeling that the
+      Government had sadly neglected him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XIX.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     THE SCHEME TO CAPTURE OR KILL THE PRESIDENT AND GEN.
+     SILENT.&mdash;A VILLANOUS PLOT.&mdash;THE RECKLESS AND DESPERATE
+     SCHEMES OF THE CONSPIRATORS.&mdash;THE PLAN REVEALED.&mdash;THE
+     PRESIDENT AND GEN. SILENT WARNED OF THEIR DANGER.
+
+     &ldquo;I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word
+     Would harrow up thy soul, freeze up thy young body.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The death of my son Peter and my beloved wife cast such a deep
+      gloom over our household that it seemed we never could rally again to do
+      anything for ourselves or our country. Gen. Anderson returned to his
+      command a sad and despondent man. He had left Ham to look after things for
+      us at home, our family now being reduced to Jennie Lyon, Mary Anderson,
+      the two children, Ham, Martha and myself. We were lonely in the extreme,
+      and seemed, for some cause undis-coverable to us, to be drinking the
+      bitter dregs from the poisoned chalice. Ham and Aunt Martha saw my
+      distress and tried in their honest and simple way to pour consolation into
+      my soul. The little children, in their childish simplicity, seemed to be
+      the only fountain whence I could drink draughts of comfort in my lonely
+      hours of distress. Seraine came to our house to attend the funeral, as
+      Henry could not reach home in time to be with us and see the last of his
+      mother and brother. I wrote him by his wife and directed him to remain. He
+      came to Detroit terribly broken down with grief, and returned, sad and
+      dejected, to Canada. He was frequently interrogated as to the cause of his
+      melancholy, but parried it as best he could.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About the 12th of February he returned to Detroit, and, bringing
+      Seraine with him, came to my house. Our meeting was mixed with joy and
+      sadness. The ladies, as well as my myself, were very much gratified at
+      having dear Seraine (as we all called her) with us again. She conversed so
+      sensibly on the subject of our misfortunes that she made us almost feel
+      that they must be for our good.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As soon as we could do so, Henry and I sat down to talk over the
+      situation in Canada and the schemes of the conspirators. He reported to me
+      all he had seen or heard on the question of the war, stating in the
+      beginning that there was no time to lose. When he found Wintergreen they
+      set out for a trip through Canada. After visiting many places and meeting
+      various persons from the South who had been in Canada for the purpose of
+      aiding in carrying the Presidential election in favor of the anti-war or
+      Democratic party, but who had not been able to return since the election,
+      and were waiting, Micawber-like, for something to turn up, they had
+      finally arrived at Montreal, where they again met Joseph Thomlinson and
+      quite a number of faces to them unfamiliar. These persons were evidently
+      there for some purpose looking to the success of the rebellion. Thomlinson
+      received them kindly, inquired of Winter-green how he felt since his
+      return from London, and asked many questions about certain people at
+      Windsor. Henry was also interrogated as to how matters looked to him, to
+      which he answered that the signs were not so favorable as heretofore.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thomlinson went into a long disquisition on the recent campaigns.
+      He denounced Gen. Head, who had been so utterly destroyed by Papson, as a
+      'brainless ass,' and spoke of Gen. Laws as having lost much of
+      his vigor and daring. He said that if Gen. Wall, their greatest General,
+      was alive, he would drive Silent out of Virginia in one month. He said
+      that the re-election of Lincoln was a severe blow to them; that they had
+      been deceived by their Northern friends. They had been led to believe that
+      there was no doubt of Little Mac's election, with a liberal
+      expenditure of money; that he had drawn checks and paid out for that
+      purpose on behalf of the Confederacy $1,100,000, and seemed to think that
+      unless measures were taken at once to strike consternation into the hearts
+      of the Northern people all would be lost; that the President of the
+      Confederacy and his Cabinet had been all along expecting some great result
+      from the efforts of their Northern allies, and especially from the efforts
+      of Valamburg and Thomas A. Strider.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'True,' he said, 'Valamburg had been very much
+      hampered by the suspicions resting upon him in the minds of the people,
+      but it was not so with Strider. He could have done a great deal more if he
+      had not been so timid. He (Strider) seemed to think that he could secure
+      the success of the Confederacy by crippling the U. S. Government in
+      opposing legislation and breeding strife and jealousies in the Union
+      armies. 'But,' he continued, 'Lincoln is an old fox, and
+      soon smelled out those little devices of Strider. He has completely
+      checkmated him and his friends who were acting on his line, by relieving
+      from command all those who were playing into Stridor's hands, and
+      has put in their places a set of fanatics, who are fighting on moral
+      grounds alone.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He spoke of Silent as a man who did not value life or anything
+      else, saying that he was a superstitious man, who believed that he was
+      merely an instrument in the hands of the Almighty to wipe out slavery. Not
+      only so, but believed that he was guided and directed in all his movements
+      by the mysterious hand of Providence. So he (Thomlinson) could not see the
+      use of relying longer on any satisfactory result to come from the course
+      being pursued by their Northern friends. He said they must act more
+      openly, energetically and promptly, if they were to help the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There were two men present that Henry thought he had seen somewhere
+      before, but could not place them. One was a medium-sized man, with rather
+      dark complexion, dark hair, eyes and mustache. He was introduced as a Mr.
+      Wilkes. The other was a young man, perhaps thirty years of age, slight,
+      with brown hair, blue eyes and no beard, named John Page. These two men
+      seemed nervous and uneasy; they conversed but little. The man Wilkes
+      remarked that there was but one way, which was a part of every
+      insurrection, and he was in favor of that way. Page agreed with him, both
+      seeming to understand the proposition; yet it was not stated in the
+      conversation at that time what Wilkes meant by 'but one way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thomlinson made no answer to Wilkes or Page, but continued by
+      saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have called the leading men of our organization to meet
+      again at St. Catharines, on the first Tuesday in February, and at that
+      time there must be some scheme devised and agreed upon that will turn the
+      scale, or all will be lost, and we will all be wandering vagabonds over
+      the face of the earth.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry inquired if Mr. Carey was in the city. Thomlin-son said no;
+      that he was in Richmond, but would be at their meeting if he could get
+      through the lines, in doing which they had met with no trouble heretofore.
+      Winter-green said that the people where he had been, who were friendly,
+      were now very despondent and greatly alarmed for the safety of Richmond,
+      as well as the Confederacy; that everything seemed to be against them of
+      late.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' replied Thomlinson, 'we have much to
+      discourage us, and at the same time all can be regained that we have lost
+      if our friends will settle upon some good plan and carry it out. But it
+      does seem that all our plans and schemes so far have been abortive. Our
+      first great scheme of burning the Northern cities failed by the burning of
+      the Will-o'-the-Wisp and the loss of Dr. Mears and Prof.
+      McCul-lough; and also of the material accumulated by Dr. Black-man. We
+      stirred up riots in New York city and elsewhere in opposition to the
+      draft, with a promise from Valamburg, Strider, McMasterson, and B. Wudd
+      that our friends would come to the rescue and make resistance everywhere..
+      But these men failed to stand by their promises. The inaugurating of riots
+      and the employment of men to engage in them cost the Confederacy $500,000.
+      We undertook to release prisoners from all the Northern prisons, We
+      purchased arms and smuggled them to our friends sufficient to have armed
+      all the prisoners. This was all that was wanting, our friends North stated
+      to me; but when the time came, which was the last night before the
+      Presidential election, at Camp Chase the effort was too feeble to be
+      recognized, and at Chicago, where we were assured that the prisoners would
+      be released and the city burned and destroyed, what was the result? They
+      cut one or two water-pipes, and Wall, Greenfel and Buckner were arrested.
+      All our arms were found in Wall's cellar, and taken possession of by
+      our enemies. Mr. Eagle and Mr. N. Judy Corn-ington were not on hand,
+      neither as actors nor advisers; and so it is. The arms, ammunition and
+      hire for smuggling them through cost a half million dollars. This kind of
+      work will not do. It is not only expensive, but fruitless.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then stated to those present that he wished them all to attend
+      the next meeting, as mentioned, and to study up in the meantime, some
+      well-defined plan for successful operations. Henry and Wintergreen left
+      for other points, and returned to St. Catharines on the day appointed for
+      the meeting, where they met with many additional persons, strangers to
+      both of them. The delegates assembled in the same hall, in the rear of the
+      Victoria Hotel, as before. They were called to order by the Grand
+      Commander of the Sons of Liberty, Mr. Valamburg, of Dayburg, O. All were
+      seated and the roll was then called by Wintergreen, who was the Secretary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Illinois was first called. Wm. Spangler and John Richardson
+      answered; from Indiana, Messrs. Dorsing and Bowlin; Ohio, Valamburg and
+      Massey; Pennsylvania, Wovelson and Moore; New York, McMasterson and B.
+      Wudd; Missouri, Col. Burnett and Marmalade; Kansas, Stringfelter; Iowa,
+      Neal Downing; Wisconsin, Domblazer; Nebraska, Martin; Arkansas, Walters;
+      Connecticut, Eastman; Vermont, Phillips; Massachusetts, Perry; Maine,
+      Pillbox; Rhode Island, no answer; New Jersey, Rogers. Prom Richmond, for
+      the South, there were Thomlinson and C. C. Carey, the latter having just
+      arrived. Other names, not remembered, save those of Messrs. Wilkes and
+      Page, who were admitted as representing the District of Columbia.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the necessary examinations were made by a committee, the
+      persons mentioned, with several others, were admitted to seats in the
+      assembly. Henry was selected by Wintergreen to assist him in his duties as
+      Secretary. The preliminaries being settled, the Chairman (Valamburg) was
+      quite severe in his strictures against Dan Bowen, Thos. A. Strider, C. H.
+      Eagle and N. Judy Cornington for not attending, saying he had letters from
+      each of those gentlemen promising to be present. He characterized their
+      conduct as cowardly and they as sunshine friends, which was loudly
+      applauded by all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After remarks by quite a number of delegates on the situation and
+      probabilities of the success of the Confederacy, which were generally
+      tinged with ill-forebodings, a committee of five was appointed to take
+      into consideration and report to the assembly ways and means by which the
+      rebellion could be materially assisted. This report was to be submitted
+      the next day at 12 o'clock. The meeting then adjourned until that
+      time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the evening a variety of discussions were indulged in by
+      various delegates in favor of different schemes. Some went so far as to
+      favor the assassination of many of our leading men. Wilkes, Page, and
+      quite a number of persons from the South were in favor of assassinating
+      the President and Gen. Silent, with such others as the necessity of the
+      case demanded. And so the conversation and discussions ran until the
+      meeting of delegates the next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At 12 o'clock the assembly was called to order by Valamburg.
+      When the roll had been called and all were quiet, the Chairman inquired of
+      the committee if they were ready to report. The Chairman, Mr. Carey, arose
+      with great dignity and responded that the committee, after due
+      consideration of the many suggestions submitted to them, were now ready to
+      report. He was invited to take the stand, which he did.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said that, preliminary to reporting, he desired to make an
+      explanation, which was as follows: That on his return from Montreal to
+      Richmond, since the Presidential election, in viewing the many disasters
+      that had recently befallen the Confederacy, the authorities at Richmond
+      suggested to him to ascertain if he could communicate in some way with the
+      newly elected Vice-President, and discover his attitude towards the people
+      of the South. This was accomplished by sending one of the Vice-President's
+      old friends from North Carolina to Nashua, who being a citizen, and not in
+      any way connected with the Confederate army, easily passed through the
+      Union lines to Nashua, where the Vice-President-elect was residing at the
+      time. There was no difficulty in agreeing to an interview between himself
+      and Carey, it being understood that Carey was to pass into Nashua in
+      disguise and let the Vice-President know in some way where he was
+      stopping, and the interview was then to be arranged. In pursuance of this
+      agreement, Carey made the trip to Nashua disguised as a Louis City
+      merchant, and passing by the name of Thos. E. Hope. He had no difficulty
+      in getting into Nashua, but for fear of recognition, went directly to the
+      house of a rebel friend by the name of Hanson, and remained in a room in
+      the rear of the second story of the house. Through the lady of the house
+      the Vice-President elect was informed of the presence of Mr. Carey.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning the Vice-President visited the house of Mr.
+      Hanson, and he and Carey had the contemplated interview. Carey said that
+      in the interview the Vice-President contended for peace on the terms of a
+      restored Union, but agreed with the Democrats of the North that the
+      restoration should be on the basis of the old Constitution. Carey said
+      that in answer to the question as to what he would do if he were
+      President, the Vice-President said that he would restore the Union if he
+      could on the old basis, but that the people were tired of war and taxes,
+      and that unless Silent could drive Laws out of Richmond, capture it, and
+      destroy the Confederate army during the next Spring campaign, the
+      Confederacy must be recognized and the war ended.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this the assembly heartily cheered. Carey also said that in
+      answer to the question as to the powers of the Vice-President, in case of
+      the absence of the President, if he should be so situated that he could
+      not return to perform the duties of the office, the Vice-President replied
+      that such a case as stated would certainly come under the provision of the
+      Constitution, wherein it is recited that in case of the death,
+      resignation, or inability of the President to discharge the powers and
+      duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice-President;
+      that under such circumstances he should at once assume the duties of the
+      office, but hoped that such a case would not arise while he was
+      Vice-President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey stated that the Vice-President said that he had always been a
+      Union man, but that he was a Democrat, and had never been anything else,
+      and did not propose to be; that he was placed on the Republican ticket
+      without being consulted. Therefore he did not feel under any obligations
+      to that party. He also stated that he recognized the fact that when it was
+      evident that the Union could be held together only by subjugating the
+      people of the South, it was statesmanship to let them go, and stop further
+      bloodshed. This also brought applause.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey further stated that the Vice-President expressed a
+      willingness to meet privately with any of our leading men of the South at
+      any time when and where it could be done without danger to either party.
+      With this the interview ended. When the parties separated the
+      Vice-President bade him good-by and grasped his hand in the most friendly
+      and cordial manner. He said if Carey should experience any trouble in
+      getting back to Richmond to let him know.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey left the next morning, and returning to Richmond reported the
+      interview precisely as it occurred, at which the authorities were greatly
+      pleased, and thought it opened a way for success, knowing the character of
+      the man, his stubbornness, his egotism, and that he possessed a belief
+      that he was destined to be President of the United States at some time. It
+      was not intended to say any more to him than to ascertain his views on a
+      given state of facts, and having accomplished this much, the authorities
+      at Richmond felt sure that if the President of the United States could by
+      some means be captured and spirited away, and Silent also, or either of
+      them, the success of the Confederacy would be assured beyond question. In
+      the event of the capture and hiding away of the President, the
+      Vice-President would surely assume the powers and duties of President. The
+      friends of the Confederacy in Congress could then so cripple the
+      Government that no doubt could longer exist of success. He said it was
+      thought that in the event the President could not be captured, a party
+      could be organized who could, without much risk, surprise and capture Gen.
+      Silent. This done, Laws would at once assume the aggressive, drive Meador
+      and his army back on Washington, and continue the war beyond the next
+      Spring, so that the friends of the Confederacy could regain strength, and,
+      with the Vice-President in favor of the recognition of the Confederate
+      Government, it could not be longer postponed. But the great thing to be
+      accomplished, he said, was the capture of Mr. Lincoln; that would end all
+      controversy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This seemed to strike the audience, and they cheered the
+      proposition. Carey then stated that this was the first proposition the
+      committee desired to present. He had other important ones, however, that
+      must be considered by the assembly. While in Richmond he found many men of
+      great courage and daring who were ready to do anything to bring success if
+      they could be sustained and protected. The authorities gave him the
+      proposals and directed him to lay them before this assembly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The second was made by a foreigner&mdash;a man of good family in
+      Europe, and a most daring and courageous man, an educated soldier, who had
+      been successful in very many daring enterprises heretofore. His
+      proposition was read to the assembly, being a verbatim copy of the one
+      this party had made to the President of the Confederacy through the
+      Confederate Secretary of War, which was as follows:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'Secretary of War of the Southern Confederacy.
+
+     &ldquo;'Sir: In reference to the subject upon which I had the
+     honor to converse with you yesterday, and on account of
+     which you bade me call to-day, I take herewith the freedom
+     to address this most respectful writing to you. Your Honor
+     seemed to hesitate in giving me an affirmative answer to my
+     statement because I was unknown to you. Permit me to remark
+     that, notwithstanding I can give you no references in this
+     country, I am, nevertheless, worthy of your high confidence.
+     My grandfather, Maj. Baron De Kalb, fell in the
+     Revolutionary War of this country. * * * I received an
+     education proportionate to the means of my parents, and
+     served in the Crimean war as Second Lieutenant of Engineers.
+     * * * I landed in Quebec, Canada, in November last, and
+     arrived in Washington, D. C, about three weeks ago. I cannot
+     perceive why you should require any references or
+     confidence, for I do not expect personally to reap any
+     benefit before the strict performance of what I undertake.
+     The task I know is connected with some danger, but never
+     will it, in any event, become known in the North that the
+     Southern Confederacy had anything whatever to do with it.
+
+     &ldquo;'The whole matter resolves itself, therefore, into this one
+     question: Does the Southern Confederacy consider the
+     explosion of the Federal Capitol at a time when Abe, his
+     myrmidons, and the Northern Congress are all assembled
+     together, of sufficient importance to grant me, in case of
+     success, a commission as Colonel of Topographical Engineers,
+     and the sum of $1,000,000? If so, your Honor may most
+     explicitly expect the transaction to be carried into
+     execution between the 4th and 6th of the month. * * * I
+     trust you will not press in regard to the manner in which I
+     intend to perform it, or anything connected with the
+     execution.
+
+     &ldquo;'In case of an affirmative answer there is no time to
+     spare; and to show you still further my sincerity, I will
+     even refrain from asking for any pecuniary assistance in
+     carrying the project through, notwithstanding my means are,
+     for such an undertaking, very limited, and that some funds
+     would materially lighten my task, diminish the danger, and
+     doubly insure success. * * * I intend to throw myself at a
+     convenient place into Maryland and to enter Washington by
+     way of Baltimore.
+
+     &ldquo;'Very respectfully, your obedient servant, &ldquo;'
+
+     (Signed)
+     C. L. V. DeKalb.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey said that this man was in the employ of the Confederacy, but
+      that the authorities would not adopt his scheme without the indorsement of
+      their Northern friends, so that those friends could have warning and not
+      be endangered at the time. This man being a foreigner, and not
+      understanding the situation, regarded all Northern men alike and would
+      destroy one as soon as another. Therefore, those having the authority to
+      do so, would not accept the proposition unless due notice could be
+      secretly given, under the obligations of the Sons of Liberty, to their
+      friends in Congress. Carey said he thought this a very dangerous
+      undertaking on account of the friends who might be imperiled, but felt
+      that there was no doubt but it could be accomplished.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Walters spoke up at this point, saying this proposition was not
+      feasible at all, and a number assented to his remark.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Carey said the third proposition was also in the form of a
+      communication, and was placed in his hands by the authorities in Richmond
+      for consideration by the Northern friends, and was in the following
+      language, which he proceeded to read:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'Boston P.O., Ga. &ldquo;'Jefferson Davis.
+
+     &ldquo;'Sir: Having a desire to be of benefit to the Southern
+     States is the only excuse I can offer for addressing you
+     this letter; and believing the best plan would be to dispose
+     of the leading characters of the North, for that reason I
+     have experimented in certain particulars that will do this
+     without difficulty; although it is quite an underhanded
+     manner of warfare, and not knowing whether it would meet
+     with your approbation or not, prevents me from giving you a
+     full account of the material used, although I believe any
+     one of them would take the life of a Southern man in any way
+     they could. If you wish, write to me and get the whole
+     process.
+
+     &ldquo;'Hoping for your good health and future victory. &ldquo;'
+
+     (Signed)
+     J. S. Paramore.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Carey: 'This man was sent for and closely examined as to
+      what he proposed, and by the experiments made by our best scientists they
+      were of opinion that his plan could be made a success, as the process was
+      without doubt effective. The question, however, was not as to the process
+      by which this could be done, but must we resort to it? Had all other means
+      failed?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The other proposition was on the same line, but proposing a
+      different mode of execution, which Carey also read:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'Headquarters 63d Ga. Reg't.,
+
+     &ldquo;'Near Savannah. &ldquo;'To President Davis.
+
+     &ldquo;'Mr. President: After long meditation and much reflection
+     on the subject of this communication, I have determined to
+     intrude it upon you, earnestly hoping my motives will
+     constitute a full vindication for such presumption on the
+     part of one so humble and obscure as myself, though I must
+     say that the evidences of your Christian humility almost
+     assure me. I propose, with your permission, to assist in
+     organizing a number of select men, say not less than 300 to
+     500, to go into the United States and assassinate, for
+     instance, Seward, Lincoln, Greeley, Prentice, and others,
+     considering it necessary to the chances of success at this
+     time. I will only say a few words as to the opinion of its
+     effects. I have made it a point to elicit the opinion of
+     many men upon this subject, in whose good sense I have great
+     confidence, and while a difference of opinion to some extent
+     is almost inevitable, most have confidence in its benefit to
+     us. The most plausible argument seems to be that to impress
+     upon the Northern mind that for men in high places there to
+     wield their influence in favor of the barbarisms they have
+     been so cruelly practicing upon us is to jeopardize their
+     lives; for distinguished leaders there to feel that the
+     moment they array hordes for our desolation, at that moment
+     their existence is in the utmost peril&mdash;this would produce
+     hesitation and confusion that would hasten peace and our
+     independence. With these meager suggestions upon the subject
+     I will leave it for this time. If you deem the matter worthy
+     of any encouragement, and will so apprize me, I believe I
+     can give you such evidences of loyalty and integrity of
+     character as will entitle it to your consideration. So far
+     as I am concerned, I will say, however, that I was born and
+     raised in Middle Georgia. All my relationships and
+     affections are purely Southern. I was opposed to secession,
+     but am now committed to the death against subjugation or
+     reunion with men of whose instincts and moral character,
+     till this war, I was totally ignorant. If I have insulted
+     any scruple or religious principle of yours I beg to be
+     pardoned.   I neglected to state in the proper place that I
+     am an officer in the volunteer service.
+
+     &ldquo;'Begging your respectful attention to this communication,
+
+     &ldquo;I am, your Excellency's most obedient servant,
+
+     &ldquo;'H. C. Durham, 63d Ga.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The reading of this communication was received with cheers from
+      quite a number of those present, principally Southern men. Carey said that
+      the Secretary of War had sent for Durham, and that he was then at
+      Richmond. He was a fine looking, intelligent man, terribly in earnest.
+      This was thought, although there was hesitancy about it in the Cabinet, to
+      be a much more feasible undertaking than the attempt to explode the
+      Capitol at Washington. The necessity for some radical measure to be
+      adopted and put into execution at once was the reason for these documents
+      having been taken from the archives and placed in the present hands in
+      their original form.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Lieut. W. Alston, of Sulphur Springs, Va., who was present, as
+      stated by Carey, also proposed to the authorities at Richmond to undertake
+      to rid the country of the Confederacy's most deadly enemies, and
+      authorized the committee to say that he, here and now, renewed his
+      proposition; all of which Carey submitted to the assembly for their
+      consideration.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The propositions having been submitted in due form, the Chairman
+      stated that they were before the assembly and open for consideration.
+      Jacob Thomlinson opened the discussion, and said that these propositions
+      were of the most vital importance; that the success of the Confederacy
+      hung upon the action of this assembly. The authorities were waiting with
+      bated breath until they could hear what their Northern friends would
+      consider proper and feasible to be at once entered upon. He wanted no more
+      promises without performance. He would save the Confederacy by any means
+      if he could, and would consider himself justified. If some of these
+      measures had been resorted to much earlier it would have been better. He
+      said that war was mere barbarism and cruelty; that plunder, burning,
+      pillage and assassination were merely the concomitants, and a part of the
+      system, of all wars; that when men make war it means crime, rapine and
+      murder, and those engaging in it should so understand. Each party is
+      expected to capture all of the enemy that can be so taken, and to kill all
+      that resist. It was proper to pick out and deliberately shoot down the
+      Generals. He asked if it would be any worse to secretly capture Lincoln
+      and Silent, the two leaders and commanders of all the United States
+      forces, or to assassinate either or both of them, than to shoot them near
+      our lines. He contended that if either or both of them should be seen near
+      the Confederate lines they would be shot down, and the persons doing it
+      would be rewarded with medals of honor, and would go down into history as
+      great patriots for performing the act. If this were true, as all must
+      concede, why should it be considered a dark and damnable deed in time of
+      war, when a great and dire necessity required, for two such tyrants to be
+      put out of the way in the cause of liberty? He insisted that no difference
+      could exist, save in the minds of individuals morbid on the subject of
+      human life. He said that he had witnessed enough shamming, and heard
+      enough shallow professions, and wanted no more of either; that the
+      promises of some of their Northern friends, already broken, had cost the
+      Confederacy millions of dollars in coin, and had left him individually
+      bankrupt and impoverished. There had been nothing but a series of failures
+      growing out of the pretenses of some of their Northern allies. He was very
+      severe on many of them, especially on Cornington and Eagle, of Chicago,
+      and Strider and Bowen, of Indiana, all of whom he charged with getting
+      large sums of money for use in the late election and for other purposes.
+      He said they neither accounted for its disposition, nor had they entered
+      an appearance, after promising on their obligation to do so. This he
+      considered the most unwarranted course of conduct of which any one could
+      have been guilty&mdash;no less than the deepest-dyed perfidy. When he
+      closed his speech he was cheered to the echo.&rdquo; Dr. Adams said:
+      &ldquo;This man Thomlinson was a very brutal man in his instincts. He
+      seemed also to have been out of humor with his co-conspirators. He was
+      certainly very angry and much disappointed that his schemes had all
+      failed. But how an intelligent man could argue and justify assassination,
+      as he seemed to do, I cannot understand.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush replied: &ldquo;Doctor, you must see that this man, no matter
+      what he may have been in former years, had become a hardened, inhuman
+      wretch. Do you not remember that he was the same person who employed men
+      to gather poisoned clothes for the distribution of disease, as well as his
+      attempt to have our cities burned, but was thwarted by Divine Providence,
+      in my judgment?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, I remember all this, and God knows that seemed the extreme of
+      barbarism and inhumanity; but his last proposition in his argument was
+      deliberate, cold-blooded murder in order to gain a political end; and to
+      think of Northern men listening at any time to such propositions without
+      remonstrance or disapproval in any way makes me shudder.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They seemed to indorse it instead of manifesting disapproval,&rdquo;
+      said Ingelsby, &ldquo;and I have no doubt they favored it, and in some way
+      assisted in trying to have it carried out.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel; &ldquo;the half of the
+      treachery and diabolical deeds of many of our Northern men, now leaders,
+      is not known or understood; but, my dear friends, I will continue my
+      story:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Thomlinson had concluded his remarks, Valamburg followed in a
+      like strain, and concluded with a 'so help him God' that he
+      was ready for any enterprise to serve-the Confederacy, no matter how dark
+      nor how desperate and bloody. This was received with a wild shout, as
+      though some rebel victory had been announced.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Walters, of Arkansas, then addressed the assembly. He said he was
+      in favor of the first proposition; that there seemed to be something
+      practical in it. Since their last meeting he had been all over the North,
+      even in Washington city, and there was not the slightest difficulty in
+      passing to and fro without any questions being asked. He said he saw the
+      President riding out beyond Georgetown with only one person accompanying
+      him; that there would not have been the slightest trouble in five men
+      capturing him and crossing the river into Virginia, or retreating into
+      Maryland and passing along on byways with him to where he could have been
+      securely kept until a chance was afforded for conveying him to some more
+      secure place. So far as putting him out of the way was concerned, there
+      would not be the slightest difficulty in doing that, but he thought the
+      other the best, taking all things into consideration. The one would be
+      considered a clean trick, and perfectly legitimate warfare, while the
+      other would not, and would arouse the Northern people to more energetic
+      measures. He said that he did not think there would be very great
+      difficulty in capturing Silent; that he had made inquiry about him, and
+      found that he seldom had anything more than a few men as escort, and kept
+      but a small company as his headquarters guard; that 100 good, picked men
+      could capture him almost any night. If they even failed, it would only
+      make those who attempted it prisoners of war, so that they would be
+      exchanged. This, if accomplished, in case of either Lincoln or Silent,
+      would secure the Confederacy. With Lincoln captured, the Vice-President
+      would only be too glad to have an excuse for the recognition of the
+      Confederacy. With Silent captured, Gen. Laws would again be master of the
+      situation. Silent was the only match for him in the United States. So far
+      as the Vice-President was concerned, he was in a bad humor with the whole
+      administration. He (Walters) had seen him and conversed with him since the
+      time mentioned at which Mr. Carey had his interview. Walters had been at
+      Nashua, and remained for several days unmolested, and had talked freely
+      with quite a number of persons who were intimate with the Vice-President,
+      and who were conversant with his views and knew his feelings. He said that
+      the Vice-President suggested to him to get through the lines and go to
+      Richmond, and say to the authorities there that if he were President he
+      would recognize the Southern Confederacy; but he (Walters) did not then
+      have full confidence in what he was saying, as he was rather in his cups
+      at the time. But since he had heard what Mr. Carey had learned in his
+      interview with him he had no further reason to doubt his sincerity.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Wilkes here interposed and asked whether the whole question of
+      recognition by the Vice-President did not entirely depend upon the capture
+      and successful spiriting away of Lincoln.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Walters answered in the affirmative.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Wilkes then said: 'Suppose this scheme should fail, what
+      then?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Walters remarked that that was a question to be determined
+      by this meeting, and that he did not wish to decide it in advance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Spangler, from Illinois, said that he did not desire to detain
+      the assembly with a long speech, but he wished to impress upon the minds
+      of the delegates present that in the State from which he came, he did not
+      think the assassination of Lincoln and Silent would be indorsed, as it
+      would raise such a storm there that all their friends would be driven from
+      the State. He was in favor of their capture and, in fact, anything that
+      was thought necessary; but as he lived in the same town with Mr. Lincoln,
+      he would not like to be forced to stem the torrent if he, Lincoln, should
+      be assassinated. He would cheerfully vote for the first proposition, and
+      at the same time pay $100 into the general pool for that purpose. This
+      brought down the house&mdash;money seemed to be the one thing they greatly
+      desired. He said: 'Now, Mr. Chairman, who is the Treasurer?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Chairman answered that Mr. Thomlinson had the disbursing as
+      well as the authority to receive all funds for the carrying out of the
+      objects of the meeting.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Then,' said Spangler, 'here is my $100.'
+      handing it to Thomlinson. This started the ball, and in a few minutes
+      $5,000 were raised and handed over to Thomlinson, who thanked the friends
+      for their liberality.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The debate here closed and the vote was taken on the propositions.
+      The Chairman said he would put the third, or last, proposition first,
+      which was, whether the assembly would indorse the proposition of Capt.
+      Alston and Mr. Durham, who proposed to organize a force and assassinate
+      the leading men of the North who are prominent in the war against the
+      South, and recommend the authorities of the Southern Confederacy to carry
+      out the proposed project. The question being stated, the vote was taken.
+      Being very close, the roll had to be called, and the proposition was lost
+      by three votes.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next proposition was the one submitted by De Kalb to the
+      Confederacy, to blow up the Capitol at Washington when Congress should be
+      in session. The vote being taken, this proposition was lost; it being
+      deemed inexpedient on account of the danger of destroying so many of their
+      own friends.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The last proposition to be voted on was whether the assembly would
+      recommend to the authorities at Richmond to organize a force and capture
+      Lincoln and Silent, or either of them, and hold the captive or captives
+      until the Confederacy should be recognized. This question was taken and
+      carried unanimously with a great hurrah and three cheers for the man or
+      men who should accomplish this most desirable object.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the proposition had been agreed to, Mr. Page and Capt. Alston
+      both desired to know what was to be done, if anything, should this attempt
+      to capture those men fail. Quite a discussion here arose, during which
+      considerable feeling was shown on the part of some of the Southern men.
+      Finally they determined to recommend that Wilkes, Page, Alston and Durham
+      be put in charge and organize for the purpose mentioned, and that they
+      receive their instructions directly from Jacob Thomlinson. One of these
+      men should go to Richmond with C. C. Carey, and there meet Durham and
+      consult with the authorities as to the route to be adopted in getting into
+      and out of Washington, and the means to be resorted to for their
+      assistance and protection; also that, in the event of failure in capturing
+      either of those men, then in that case they, or some of them, were to
+      return to Canada and confer further with Thomlinson; and whatever measures
+      he and they should adopt that looked like bringing success were to be
+      carried out, with the understanding that the assembly here and now
+      assented to it; which it did, and appointed Mr. Thom-linson with power to
+      act as fully as if the matter had been laid before it and agreed to by a
+      vote.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This concluded the business of the delegates, and they adjourned to
+      meet on the call of the Grand Commander at any future time when necessary
+      for the benefit of the cause of the Confederacy. Henry remained a day or
+      so in order to note any further developments. Carey and Page left at once
+      for Richmond, intending to make their way in disguise by rail into West
+      Virginia, and from there to Richmond. Wilkes started for New York and
+      Alston for Buffalo. They were to make their way to Baltimore, and meet
+      there on a certain day and remain until Page should return from Richmond
+      with Durham. They were then to have an understanding as to how they should
+      operate. Before leaving they all had a secret meeting with Thomlin-son,
+      but what instructions they received of a private nature Henry did not
+      know, except that he learned if their scheme should fail, one or more of
+      them were to return at once to Canada and consult further with Thomlinson
+      as to their future operations.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I required this to be written in full by Henry, and leaving
+      him and his wife, Seraine, with what of our family was now left, I
+      telegraphed to the President:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Stay indoors; important; am coming!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;(Signed)Daniel.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I at once left for Washington, feeling that time was
+      important. The desperation of these men was such that they would undertake
+      an enterprise of any kind, and the condition of the Confederacy such that
+      nothing less than some heroic remedy would avail anything.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When I arrived at Washington it was early in the morning. I
+      directed my steps toward the Executive Mansion. On arriving at the door
+      the usher recognized me, but said that the President had not been to
+      breakfast.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I said: 'I do not wish to disturb him, but it is very
+      important that I see him before a crowd comes in. I will remain here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He stepped in and very soon returned, and at once showed me to the
+      President's office up-stairs. He was waiting for me, and as I
+      entered he came forward with both hands extended, and said, 'My dear
+      friend Lyon, how are you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I answered him as to my health in a sad tone. He spoke of my great
+      afflictions in the most tender manner, and inquired as to the telegram.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I said: 'Mr. President, this paper,' handing him
+      Henry's report, 'will explain it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said: 'This is a long paper&mdash;as long as a President's
+      message,' and laughed, saying, 'I expect you have been writing
+      one for me?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I replied that it was an important message for a President.
+      At this he laughed, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is quite good, and is a very wise distinction; but,'
+      said he, 'we will not read it now. When we get our breakfast, that
+      will do, will it not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied: 'Yes, perhaps it will.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He would have me take breakfast with him. His family only were
+      present, and we all conversed freely, but principally about the late
+      election and our success in the West against Head, and the prospects of
+      Silent against Laws. He was feeling very happy and confident of final
+      victory. He told me about having just returned with the Secretary of State
+      from Hampton Roads, where they had met the Vice-President of the Southern
+      Confederacy and others on a peace mission; 'but,' said he,
+      'it was the same kind of peace that the Copperheads have been
+      preaching, under instructions from Richmond and the rebel agents in
+      Canada, for three years.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After breakfast we returned to his office. He instructed his usher
+      that he could see no one for the present. Being seated, he drew the paper
+      that I had given him from his side pocket and commenced reading. Very soon
+      he exhibited some little excitement, rang his bell and sent for the
+      Secretary of War, who soon came in. After the Secretary had exchanged
+      compliments with me, the President continued reading. When he had finished
+      he turned to me and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This is the most extraordinary thing that I have ever read
+      or heard of, in or out of history. Mr. Secretary, please read this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0026" id="linkimage-0026">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0404.jpg"
+      alt="Uncle Daniel Conferring With Lincoln and Stanton 404 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary read it very carefully and remarked: 'This is
+      what they are coming to; they will stop at nothing. But the most
+      surprising part of all is the attitude of your Vice-President. What can he
+      mean by hobnobbing with those traitors and having interviews with one of
+      their principal leaders inside of our lines?' &ldquo;'Yes,'
+      said the President; 'this is strange, indeed.' &ldquo;After
+      further conversation it was determined to have the Cabinet officers meet
+      that day. The President also directed the Secretary of War to ask Gen.
+      Silent to be at the Executive Mansion the next morning. He asked me to
+      remain in Washington and come to see him the next day at 10 o'clock,
+      and not to fail. I left, went to the Owen House and took a room.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While there I met a man in rather delicate health, who said his
+      name was Alston, that he was a Canadian, and had come to Washington on
+      account of the mildness of the climate. He was about five feet ten inches
+      in height, hazel eyes, light hair, with small goatee; was quite a nervous
+      man, moving his hands, or sitting down and immediately rising again,
+      picking his teeth, or pulling his goatee. I remembered the man's
+      name as that of one of the conspirators, and marked him well. On inquiry I
+      found he had arrived the day before and was intending, as he said, to
+      remain for some time in order to test the climate in his case. I stepped
+      up to the War Department, and finding my friend, the Secretary, in, I
+      asked him to send a detective with me, and he did so. I put him on the man
+      and said no more to any one until I met the President and others the next
+      day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At 10 o'clock the following morning, I appeared at the
+      Mansion and was admitted at once. On entering the President's office
+      I met Gen. Silent. Having previously met him at Chatteraugus and
+      elsewhere, he recognized me, and after the usual compliments asked about
+      Gen. Anderson. I told him about my misfortunes, the last of which he was
+      not aware of. He said no more for a short time; he then asked me if Gen.
+      Anderson would not like to come East and have a better command. He said he
+      did not think he had been given a command equal to his ability; that he
+      would order him East if agreeable. I wrote the General as soon as I
+      returned to my hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The conversation was then turned to the report of Henry. The
+      President seemed serious, and said the astounding statement about the
+      Vice-President worried him, and yet, he said, it was almost incredible.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent said he could believe it, but was very much surprised
+      at his having the interview and disclosing his opinions to our enemies.
+      Silent said he made some curious statements to him while he was making his
+      headquarters at Nashua, but he attributed it to Tennessee whisky more than
+      to any wrong motive in his mind, until he repeated the same things over
+      more than once. He thought strange of it, but did not mention the
+      conversation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But,' said the Secretary, 'what do you say to
+      the attempt they are to make to capture you two gentlemen?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent said: 'That scheme has already failed. Our knowledge
+      of the fact defeats it. You must have a guard of at least one company of
+      infantry at or near the White House, and the officers must be notified, in
+      confidence, why they are placed here. There must be a company of cavalry
+      ordered here for escort to the President, and he must not go out of call
+      of the guards without an escort.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President said: 'This will not look well, but I suppose I
+      must do it for safety. I do not like this Vice-President's talk; it
+      worries me. But how about yourself, Gen. Silent; they seem to be after you
+      as well.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General; 'but you must remember
+      that I am surrounded by an army, and this notice protects me. I will look
+      after that hereafter. The truth is, they might have caught me napping, as
+      I have heretofore had but a small guard. I will make it large enough when
+      I return. My fears, however, are very much increased, as I see that there
+      were many of those conspirators in favor of taking the proposition to
+      assassinate instead of capture. That can be done in spite of guards, by
+      reckless men who will take desperate chances. This is what we must look
+      out for. I see that they are to take orders from Jacob Thomlinson, who is
+      a most reckless man, without any of the instincts of humanity, and utterly
+      without any regard for the rules of civilized warfare. He is a very
+      dangerous man if he has about him those who will do his bidding. So look
+      out, Mr. President; my judgment is that you will be in imminent peril.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the President. 'Gen. Silent do you
+      remember the dream I repeated to you when you came to Washington?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes,' said Gen. Silent, 'perfectly; and in
+      that dream I was to be murdered as soon as the rebellion should be ended.
+      But I do not feel alarmed about myself; dreams, you know, Mr. President,
+      go by contraries.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the President, 'I will not say that I
+      believe in dreams, neither do I; yet they make an impression on my mind.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent said no more on the subject, and the conversation on
+      that topic was dropped.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I was asked if I would send Henry back to Canada to watch
+      further developments. I assented. They all thought that perhaps in this
+      way we would be able to head off any further scheme as the one reported
+      had been.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I then related what I had discovered at the Owen House, and
+      suggested a close watch on this man Alston. The President took up the
+      report, and finding the name, thought there might be something in my
+      suggestion. They sent for the detective that I had placed to watch him,
+      and he informed us that this man drank pretty freely, and had disclosed to
+      him while in his cups the night before that he was from St. Catharine's,
+      Canada; that he had plenty of money in gold, and was desirous of finding
+      some five or six good, active, bold and daring young men, who would be
+      likely to be fond of an adventure. The detective was sent back at once
+      with instructions to arrest him and have him taken to Old Capitol Prison.
+      If any questions should be asked, he was to answer that the Secretary of
+      War had directed it. The next morning it was telegraphed all over the
+      country that a Mr. Alston was arrested in Washington for attempting to
+      hire men to kidnap the President; and so the scheme, was exploded.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day I bade the President and the Secretary good-by, at the
+      same time warning the President of his great danger. He could not thank me
+      enough, he said, for my interest. Silent had left for the army. Just as I
+      was leaving, the President said to me in a whisper:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Look out for a great battle soon, and with it you will hear
+      of the fall of Richmond.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I thanked him for his confidence in me and left. On arriving at
+      home I found all well and very anxious to see me, as this had been my
+      first absence since the death of my wife and Peter. Henry had seen the
+      notice of Alston's arrest, and when I described him he said he was
+      the right man. I wrote to the President what Henry said, and Alston
+      remained in prison.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a short time I heard from Gen. Anderson. He was willing to go
+      East. I telegraphed Gen. Silent and he ordered him to report at once. He
+      came by home on his way and remained over several days. Lieut. Whitcomb
+      was with him. While there I related all that had taken place. He thought
+      Henry should return at once to Canada, leaving Seraine with us. He said it
+      would be dangerous since Alston's arrest to risk writing, so Henry
+      would have to come to my house with any information that he might have.
+      Henry left at once and the General the next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We were alone again. The women and children were weeping over the
+      departure of Henry and the General. Aunt Martha came in and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Bress de good Laud, chil'n, what is you cryin'
+      'bout. De Gen! all right; dars no danger 'bout him; he am
+      safe. De Laud protect him. He dun sabe him all dis time for good. Don't
+      you see de Sesh git whip whareber he goes? Dey all done killed down whar
+      he bin, and now dey jest' take him ober by whar Marsa Linkum am, and
+      de Sesh all git smash up ober dar de same way as what dey is down whar he
+      bin afore.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham chimed in: 'Yas, Marfa, dat am de fac\ You see, when
+      I goes wid Marsa Gen'l, he gets shotted nearly ebery time. I not
+      understand dis, but he not git any time hurt when I's away. How is
+      dat, Marfa? Guess it best for me not be wid him. I tell you I guess I see
+      it all now; de Laud want me to stay here wid dese womens and dese chil'ns,
+      and Marsa Gen'l he not t'ink ob dat, so de Laud jes' let
+      him git hurted, so he hab to come and stay wid de folks and hab me heah?
+      Is dat it, Marfa?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, dat am de case; and I 'spec you is glad, kase you
+      is a powerful coward, Ham; you knows you is.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marfa, you neber see me fightin' dem Sesh. Else you
+      not say dem hard words 'bout Ham. No, indeed, you not know 'bout
+      me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I 'specs dat's so, Ham. How many of de Sesh does
+      you 'specs you is killed?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Don' know, don' know. I neber counted em; war
+      too busy, Marfa.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was getting Ham into a close place, and he retired.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a few days Henry returned and reported that the arrest of Alston
+      had alarmed the conspirators in Canada very greatly. Carey and Page were
+      still in Richmond. Wilkes had returned to Canada and had been at Montreal
+      with Thomlinson, but Henry could get nothing out of him, as Thomlinson
+      thought it best not to have any one know what was to be attempted unless
+      they could aid in carrying it out; but he said the country would be
+      startled very soon. Henry surmised what he meant, and as soon as he could
+      get away from Wintergreen he left for home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I sent him to the President with this information, also a letter
+      calling the President's attention to his great danger, and the
+      danger in which the country would be in the event that anything should
+      occur that would put the Vice-President in power. This was the last
+      communication I ever had with the best of all Presidents.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XX.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     COLLAPSE OF THE GREAT REBELLION.&mdash;LAWS' ARMY SURRENDERS.&mdash;
+     THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
+
+     &ldquo;After life's  fitful fever, he sleeps well:
+     Treason has done his worst; nor steel nor poison,
+     Malice domestic, foreign envy, nothing
+     Can touch him farther.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When I left off speaking of Gen. Silent and his command in the
+      East, and continued my story about the West and Center, you will remember
+      that he had passed through eight days of bloody contest with Laws. We must
+      now return to him and understand the condition of things on his line while
+      these events were transpiring in the North, in Canada, and in Sherwood's
+      department, of which I have given you a history.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent moved out in the night time the last of May, and on June the
+      first found a heavy force in his front. Fighting at once began again.
+      Sherlin was in the advance, and by direction held his ground through that
+      night. By daylight support reached him and his position was secure. Silent
+      now established his headquarters at an old tavern, under wide-spreading
+      trees, at Cool Haven, some ten or twelve miles from the rebel Capital, and
+      at once assaulted Laws in his works. The Union troops charged with great
+      dash and heroism, taking the enemy's first line of rifle-pits; but
+      the enemy, falling back to his shorter and stronger line, was enabled to
+      hold his position and force our troops to abandon the assault. The contest
+      continued during the afternoon and evening. Our losses were quite heavy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the next day a general assault was made, which resulted in our
+      repulse. The enemy being behind heavy earthworks, it proved too great a
+      task to dislodge him. Onr army was now intrenched, and heavy skirmishing
+      continued for several days. Laws made two assaults on our lines, but was
+      repulsed with severe loss on both occasions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A few more days of skirmishing and desultory fighting, and the
+      campaign closed for the season. During the Summer, Silent had succeeded in
+      holding Laws close to Richmond. The Copperhead press and orators of the
+      North made him the especial target for their calumny during the
+      Presidential campaign. This course was evidently directed from Richmond
+      and Canada.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The following September, Silent, with his usual vigor, began active
+      operations against the enemy. Sherlin was now in the valley of the
+      Shannon, operating against the rebel Gen. Dawn, and Silent was holding
+      Sentinel Point as his headquarters, and directing operations from there.
+      On the morning of the last day of September Boutler moved from Deep
+      Valley. Orden's Corps moved by the Veranda road close to the river,
+      Burns by the new Sales road, and the cavalry by the Derby road to our
+      right. All our forces were now moving in the direction of the rebel
+      Capital.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our troops struck the rebel works and attacked them at five o'clock
+      p.m., and after desperate fighting for hours Fort Harris was taken, with
+      its fifteen guns and all its garrison; also, the line of works running
+      down to Champ's farm, with several hundred prisoners. Thus again the
+      work of war had begun in earnest. Silent stood on the side of the fort,
+      and could with his field-glass view the whole line of rebel works now held
+      by them, as well as see the church spires in Richmond. Our cavalry had
+      advanced on our right to within six miles of the Capital. This was very
+      encouraging. Yet many a bloody battle must be fought before the prize
+      could be ours.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Burns now made a gallant assault against the enemy's works in
+      front of his advance, but, unfortunately, was repulsed. This checked the
+      advance of our troops on this part of the line. Boutler's position
+      now extended from the river (James) to the Derby road, fronting Richmond.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Meador's command was in front of Petersville. In the
+      afternoon of the next day Parker's Division of Warner's Corps
+      was attacked near Boyd's road. He was promptly re-enforced, and the
+      rebels were repulsed with great loss. Fort Harris was also assaulted with
+      a view of recapture, as it was a very important position. The attempt
+      failed, and we still held the fort.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our right and left wings were now being slowly advanced in the
+      direction of the Capital, under the very eye of Laws, the rebel commander.
+      He had the advantage in this, that it would require a day for Silent to
+      move from one flank to the other, while Laws, holding the chord of the
+      circle, could re-enforce any part of his line in a few hours. Laws could
+      not by any possibility stretch his line much farther, while Silent was
+      steadily acquiring more ground.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The greatest consternation now prevailed in the city of Richmond.
+      Its evacuation was seriously contemplated. The publication of the
+      newspapers was suspended, and the printers were called out to defend the
+      city. Some of the city police fell into our hands. Offices and shops were
+      closed. The church bells sounded the alarm. Guards were sent into the
+      streets to impress every able-bodied man. Members of the Government were
+      sent into the trenches, and all between the ages of fifteen and fifty-five
+      were ordered under arms. Laws stubbornly held his position. He could
+      plainly see that Silent was determined to fight it out and settle the
+      contest in and about Richmond, without being driven or drawn away, unless
+      some alarm at Washington should cause a change of his campaign.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After many movements, counter-movements, and much fighting, of all
+      which I cannot speak in this narrative, Laws concluded to set Ewelling at
+      the work of threatening our Capital. He crossed the Potomac and turned and
+      threatened Washington, expecting Silent's army to be at once ordered
+      to its defense; but this made no impression on Silent. He sent Wight's
+      Corps to meet Ewelling and to follow him, which was done, and the danger
+      to our Capital passed. Ewelling struck for the Valley of the Shannon,
+      passed into Maryland and the border of Pennsylvania, levying contributions
+      as he marched through towns and country, returning with much booty to the
+      valley mentioned, joining Dawn. In the meantime Wight was following him.
+      Sherlin was sent to take command of these forces. He fell upon Ewelling
+      and Dawn, and almost annihilated their commands, driving what was left of
+      them entirely out of that part of the country, and making such a
+      desolation that another movement in that direction by the rebels would be
+      wholly impracticable. Leaving a sufficient force to prevent any further
+      movement, he returned to the army near Richmond, destroying railroads,
+      canals, and in fact nearly all the enemy's lines of communication of
+      any advantage to him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the meantime an attempt was made by our forces in front of
+      Petersville to mine and blow up some of the enemy's main forts. The
+      main sap was run some 500 feet, until it was under a fort on Cemetery
+      Hill. Wings were constructed to the right and left of the sap or tunnel,
+      so that about four tons of powder were placed under the fort, tamped with
+      sand bags and wood. The intention was to explode the mine, and at the
+      moment of the explosion to open with all the artillery in this front on
+      the enemy's lines, and to rapidly move a storming column through the
+      crater and carry the high ground in rear, which, if in our possession,
+      would command the city and the enemy's works. At about 3:30 on the
+      morning of the 30th of July the fuse was lighted, but no explosion
+      followed. Many attempts were made before the powder ignited. The suspense
+      was great. Silent was quietly waiting to see the result.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finally the smoke was seen and the dead, heavy sound was heard,
+      like unto the mutterings of distant thunder or the rumblings of an
+      earthquake. Following this the whole surroundings were darkened, and up
+      far in the air were sent guns, gun-carriages, caissons, picks, shovels,
+      timbers and human beings. They went up in a confused mass and came down as
+      though falling from the clouds in fragments. Many poor fellows were blown
+      to atoms. Our artillery opened, and the cannonading that followed perhaps
+      was never equaled during the war. A column of infantry charged into the
+      crater and there hesitated and halted after capturing those who were left
+      alive. This hesitation gave the enemy time to recover from their
+      astonishment and alarm. They rallied and opened a terribly galling fire
+      into the crater. Support was sent in, which only made the confusion among
+      our men the greater. A cross-fire was now poured into them in the breach,
+      and it was turned into a great slaughter-pen. Both sides were slaughtered
+      in great numbers. Rebel and Union troops, white and colored men, were
+      mixed together, crying to one another for help. The scene, as described by
+      those who witnessed it, was one upon which no one could wish to dwell. Our
+      people felt this disaster as much as any during the war. It was used by
+      our enemies everywhere to prove our commander to be a heartless butcher.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About this time an ordnance boat loaded with supplies of ammunition
+      was exploded at or near Silent's headquarters at Sentinel Point. The
+      report alarmed every one for miles around. The earth shook and trembled as
+      if this globe was dissolving. Fragments of shell, wood and human beings
+      fell about the locality like hail coming down. Men shrieked and ran wildly
+      about, thinking that the final end of all things was at hand. Silent was
+      near by, but uttered not a word. He entered his tent, quietly sat down,
+      and wrote a dispatch describing the disaster.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Time wore on without any very great results either way, until the
+      armies were all ready for the final movement in the Spring following.
+      Silent was still steadily gaining ground to his left, and holding Laws
+      close to his lines, at the same time keeping his cavalry in motion, to the
+      great annoyance of the enemy. In February, 1865, when I was at the
+      Capital, where I met the President, Secretary of War and Gen. Silent, the
+      campaign of Sherwood north to the rear of Richmond was about commencing;
+      but I was not then aware of it. Gen. Silent was also getting ready for his
+      final move against Laws, though he was waiting for Sherwood and Scoven to
+      make a junction at or near Goldsburg, in North Carolina.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the meantime Charleston had been evacuated; Columbia, S. C,
+      surrendered, and many of our starving prisoners were there released from
+      their deadly and poisonous prison-pens, not fit for pigs, even, to live
+      in. Cotton had been piled in the streets of Columbia by the retreating
+      rebels and set on fire. When our troops entered the city they put the fire
+      out, as they thought. In the evening, however, the smoldering fire was
+      fanned into flames by a strong wind, and the burning flakes of cotton
+      lighting on and against houses, set them on fire. One division of our
+      forces worked hard to subdue the conflagration, but in vain. The flames
+      leaped from housetop to housetop, as if some unseen hand was aiding in the
+      terrible work of devastation. Men, women and children left their houses in
+      their night-dresses, screaming and crying for help. Nothing could be done
+      to allay the destruction. A great portion of the city was laid in ashes,
+      and many people were in the streets houseless and homeless. The troops of
+      Sherwood did all in their power to alleviate the suffering, by dividing
+      blankets and food, and also by taking as many families as could be placed
+      in the wagons to a point from whence they could take shipping North,
+      where, on their arrival, they were amply provided for.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Again moving forward rapidly, Sherwood's left wing struck
+      Harding's rebel corps at Averyville, and drove it in rout from its
+      position. Our left wing then moved by rapid marches on the Burton and
+      Goldsburg road, the right wing moving on a shorter and more direct route
+      in the same direction, many miles to the south. At Burton's
+      Cross-roads the head of column of the left wing struck the rebel army
+      under command of Gen. Jones, who had again been placed at the head of the
+      forces collected together since Head's defeat at Nashua. His forces
+      were now commanded by Harding, Biggs, Chatham and Hamden, the latter
+      commanding his cavalry. The Union forces, under Gen. Somers, discovering
+      that a large force was in their front, deployed two divisions and
+      attacked, but could not drive the enemy from his position. Somers hastily
+      constructed earthworks and held the enemy in his position until the right
+      wing, or a portion of it, could come to his relief. The word was soon sent
+      to the General commanding the right wing, and the Fifteenth and
+      Seventeenth Corps were dispatched at once to Burton's Cross-roads.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They arrived early on the next morning, having received the order
+      late at night. The General commanding the Fifteenth Corps, which was in
+      the advance, at once formed his leading division (Gen. Charles Ward's)
+      and charged the enemy's works. His men went on the run over the
+      works and right into his trenches, the General commanding the corps
+      leading and leaping his horse over the parapet in the midst of a shower of
+      deadly missiles. Our men captured the rebels who were in their front, and
+      a general stampede of the enemy followed, and in a short time Jones and
+      his whole command were hastily making their escape across Mill Run. The
+      march was not any farther impeded, and Sherwood's army marched to
+      Goldsburg, where, as before stated, they joined Scoven, and thus ended the
+      hard fighting of Sherwood's army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President and Vice-President had been inaugurated, and the
+      message of the President was so mild and conciliatory, breathing
+      forgiveness and charity in such an honest and earnest spirit, that many
+      thought it might have some influence on the feelings of the enemy in
+      respect to the Union in which they had lived and controlled so long to
+      their own advantage. But no; the more he expressed sentiments of respect
+      for their opinions the more bitter they became, denouncing every
+      expression of kindness as an insult to their people; so that it was
+      determined there should be no let-up in any way whatever&mdash;no
+      armistice nor rest, but when the movement commenced, to let that end the
+      rebellion before ceasing. The country was now up to this point, and all
+      were ready and fully prepared for the result.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent had now directed Papson, as well as Sherwood, to keep
+      their cavalry at work in destroying lines of communication, bridges, and
+      supplies of the enemy. Willston in the West was operating south of
+      Tennessee, cutting off all chance of re-enforcements from that direction,
+      and Sherwood's cavalry in the direction of Augusta and northward,
+      performing the same character of service, while Sherlin was again marching
+      with 10,000 cavalry around Laws, making the whole country untenable for
+      want of facilities in gathering supplies, of which at this time the enemy
+      was in great need. The whole coast from Savannah to Newbern, with forts,
+      gunboats and munitions of war, was now in our hands, with 100,000 as good
+      soldiers as ever marched or fought a battle almost entirely untrammeled,
+      well supplied, and ready to drive Jones or any opposing force north back
+      to Laws, where the whole could be crushed at one blow. Sherwood was to so
+      conduct his movements as to detain Jones in his front until the 10th of
+      April, and then he was to move directly against him and drive and follow
+      him; but if possible, to get to the Roanoke River, so as to hold Laws in
+      his position.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While Silent was preparing for his final movement against the
+      enemy, which was to commence on the 29th of March, Laws, suspecting the
+      movement, on the morning of the 25th, selecting the weakest point in our
+      lines, as he thought, assaulted the right of Meador's position in
+      front of the Ninth Corps. The point assaulted was a small fort known as
+      Fort Sleman, where the two opposing forces were not more than 200 yards
+      separated from each other. At dawn of day the rebels moved against this
+      point with Gadden's Corps, re-enforced by Bush Jones's
+      division. Parker's pickets were overwhelmed and the trenches taken
+      by the enemy, so that the main line of the Union forces was broken. The
+      rebels now seeing their advantage wheeled to the right and left, sweeping
+      our lines before them, and capturing our batteries, which they at once
+      turned upon Fort Sleman. The fort made all resistance possible, but, being
+      assaulted in front, flank and rear, was compelled to surrender. The guns
+      of the fort were now turned upon our own lines on either side with great
+      effect, driving our men and taking complete possession of this part of our
+      intrenchments.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;General Parker at this juncture came upon the scene, brought up
+      artillery on the hills commanding the point attacked, and ordered his
+      forces to occupy the fort. General Hartley also moved up and massed his
+      division and assaulted the enemy as they were moving along our line. He
+      checked their advance, and, being re-enforced, drove Gad-den's Corps
+      back, recaptured the fort and all our abandoned lines, with 2,000
+      prisoners. Meador arrived on the field and at once ordered Wight and Hume
+      to advance on Parker's left, which was promptly done, and that part
+      of the enemy's picket-line was taken, with many prisoners; so that
+      the temporary success of the enemy proved very expensive to him in the
+      end. This was the only unprovoked assault that Laws had made since the
+      campaign of the Summer before.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the night after this assault Gen. Meador, General Orden and
+      several other Generals were at Gen. Silent's headquarters,
+      discussing the contemplated movement to be commenced on the 29th. The
+      President had also been down to see Silent, and agreed in every particular
+      to his programme. Gen. Tom Anderson was also present, having been ordered
+      to Sentinel Point for assignment to duty. He was introduced by Gen. Silent
+      as an able and brave officer. Gen. Orden said to Gen. Silent that he would
+      be pleased to have him assigned to his command; to which Silent answered
+      that he would speak to Anderson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the movement was understood, preliminary thereto Gen. Orden
+      was directed to move the next day to the extreme left, in connection with
+      and in support of the cavalry under Sherlin, designed to prevent Laws from
+      finally retreating in that direction, as was thought he might attempt, in
+      order to make a junction with Jones and fight Sherwood's forces
+      instead of Silent. This was not desired, as the General commanding wished
+      the army that had always confronted Laws to have the honor of the capture
+      of him and his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When all had left for their respective headquarters, Gen. Silent
+      spoke to Gen. Anderson of Gen. Orden's request.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Anderson replied: 'General, assign me anywhere; I will try to
+      do my duty wherever I may be placed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent then wrote the order and handed it to him, saying:
+      'You will proceed to join Gen. Orden in the morning; he will move to
+      the left during the day.' Silent said that he would give him a
+      larger command in a few days, but could not do so then, as they were on
+      the eve of the movement in contemplation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson expressed entire satisfaction, and directed Lieut.
+      Whitcomb, who was with him, to have preparations made for starting at
+      daylight the next morning.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the evening, they being entirely alone, General Silent said:
+      'Gen. Anderson, do you remember a conversation we had at my rooms
+      the night before I left Nashua for the East?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very distinctly, General; I was much impressed by what you
+      then said as to your views in reference to crushing this rebellion within
+      a certain time, and the mode to be adopted for the accomplishment of this
+      end.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, we will do it within the time mentioned. But do you
+      remember my asking you if you believed in dreams, and if you had ever seen
+      anything that you could not explain or understand?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, General, I well remember that also.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, I desire to make a confidant of you in this
+      particular. I do not wish what I say known at this time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You can do so; I will not betray your confidence.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I intended telling the President to-day,' continued
+      Gen. Silent, 'but was so taken up with other matters that I forgot
+      it; and I feel a strange kind of superstition that I may not see him
+      again. He and I are both in great danger, but I feel that I can protect
+      myself better than he can himself. I do not desire to tell this story to
+      any of my family, as I do not want them, or either of them, to become
+      superstitious. It is so easy for any of us to become so. I find even the
+      President, as strong a man as he is, somewhat so inclined.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said: 'I am surprised at this. I did not
+      suppose he was so; but many strong people are, and many claim to have
+      cause for being so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson then related my wife's dream to Gen. Silent,
+      and told him Peters interpretation of it, and said six of her sons were
+      now dead&mdash;one only (Henry) remaining alive.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this Gen. Silent became melancholy, and quietly responded,
+      ''Tis strange, indeed!' He then related to Gen. Anderson
+      the fact of his having seen a strange form in the night-time while under a
+      tree at Chatteraugus; also, the night that he met him at Nashua, as well
+      as in the night near his quarters while fighting the battle of the
+      Chaparral, its indications at Chatteraugus, and its indications to him at
+      Nashua and in the Chaparral. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have also seen the same spectral form to-night, saying to
+      me: &ldquo;Move to the left rapidly; the enemy are all in your hands, and
+      in half a moon all will be prisoners.&rdquo; Gen. Anderson, what is this?
+      Am I dreaming, or am I laboring under some disease of the mind? I hope you
+      will speak freely to me as to what you think. I could not keep it longer.
+      I must tell some one. I feared I was becoming broken down in my brain
+      power,&mdash;I have studied over the military situation so much.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      ''No, General, you need not have any fears of that. You are as
+      vigorous in that respect as any man living. I cannot, however, explain
+      this; nor can I understand it. I will ask you, however, if you had this
+      character of campaign in your mind before you saw this strange apparition?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      '&ldquo;Yes, I had a thought of it; but somehow this seemed to
+      influence me not to deviate in the least, and to give me faith and
+      confidence in our final success; and yet I cannot but believe this to be
+      only an optical illusion. It must be; it cannot, it seems to me, be
+      otherwise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There is one thing, General: it appears to be leading you,
+      or, at least, helping your faith, in the right direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but, Gen. Anderson, it harasses me by day and by night.
+      I cannot keep it from my mind. I try to throw it off, but cannot. But we
+      will speak of this no more at present. I feel that my mind is greatly
+      relieved since I have given you my secret. What a strange feeling this is;
+      but I believe it is so with every person.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, General, that is true. Things pent up in the mind and
+      heart become oppressive, and wear the mind until relieved. This seems to
+      be our safety-valve.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The conversation here ceased on this subject, and both retired to
+      rest. The next morning Gen. Anderson and his companion, Lieut. Whitcomb,
+      left very early for Gen. Or-den's headquarters. As they were leaving
+      Gen. Silent came out and spoke many kind words to Gen. Anderson. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I feel much better this morning. I will be at the front
+      to-day, and will see you, perhaps.9
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;With a good-by they separated. When Gen. Anderson arrived at Gen.
+      Orden's headquarters he was ready to move his command to the left.
+      He had been telegraphed by Silent of Anderson's assignment, so the
+      orders were ready, and Gen. Anderson at once took command of a splendid
+      division, getting acquainted as best he could on the march that day. His
+      command was in the lead. Late in the afternoon he met Gen. Sherlin, who
+      was overjoyed to see him, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Anderson, you have no time to learn the situation, but I
+      want you to be close to me. I will speak to Orden.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Their lines were formed that evening and all was in readiness for
+      action. On the afternoon of the 29th the Union line was continuous from
+      Appomattox, and still moving to the left. Silent said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I feel now like ending the matter, if it is possible, before
+      going back.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The army of Silent was located about as hereinafter stated. Parker
+      and Wight held our line in front of Peters-ville, and Orden's line
+      reached to the crossing of Hatcher's Run. Hume had moved to the left
+      of Orden, by change of orders, and Warner was on the left of the moving
+      column. Sherlin was now at Dinwiddie, on our left flank, some five miles
+      separated from the left of our infantry. This movement was made late in
+      the afternoon. Our lines now covered the ground from Appomattox to
+      Dinwiddie Courthouse. Silent said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, let us see what we can do with the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This portion of the country was covered with forests and swampy
+      streams. During the night the rain fell in torrents, and by the next
+      morning it seemed impossible for man or beast to move without sticking in
+      the quicksands. The rain continued, and a deep gloom seemed to settle over
+      our army. Some who were in Silent's confidence suggested a return to
+      our former lines, but Silent could not see how we could go back if not
+      forward.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment Sherlin came riding up, through rain and mud,
+      and suggested that an advance was sure of success. Silent at once gave him
+      orders to return and take possession of Five Forks. The enemy was now
+      confronted by our army at every point.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherlin, on his return, at once sent one of his divisions forward.
+      The conditions of the roads prevented any serious assault with cavalry.
+      Warner was now advanced, extending his left across the Boydton road, He
+      fortified his position, but did not attack; the enemy were too strong in
+      his front. Hume, meanwhile, attacked the enemy and drove him from his
+      advanced position. On account of mud and bad roads no further movement was
+      made during that day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the next day, however, as Silent had suggested to Meador, the
+      enemy made a heavy assault on Warner's left, and pressed his whole
+      corps back some distance. Hume sent Milo with his division to Warner's
+      support. The rebels were now checked. The Second Corps was sent to Milo
+      and the enemy were attacked in flank in front of Warner, and were driven
+      back to their original line. Warner now moved up, supported by Milo, and
+      gained a lodgment on the White Oak road. Sherlin was attacked near
+      Dinwiddie and a severe battle ensued, which continued until dark, Sherlin
+      holding his ground.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Both parties lay upon their arms that night within a stone's
+      throw of each other. During the night the Fifth Corps was ordered to the
+      support of Sherlin. The enemy, discovering this movement, retreated early
+      in the morning, Sherlin following and assaulting them at every
+      opportunity. Laws had instructed his infantry and cavalry that Five Forks
+      must be held. Sherlin well knew the importance of this position;
+      Petersville must fall with this in our possession. He ordered Mullet to
+      assault in front with his cavalry, while the Fifth Corps, and McKenon,
+      with his cavalry, were to hold the White Oak road and to drive the enemy
+      back toward Petersville. At five o'clock the assault was made. The
+      cavalry dismounted and fought on foot. The division of the Fifth Corps
+      under Griffith and one brigade under Ames charged the rebel ranks, and
+      under the inspiration of the bands playing and the lead of the intrepid
+      Sherlin, the works were stormed by our men and the rebels routed, leaving
+      6,000 prisoners in our hands. Five Forks was ours, and a noble day's
+      work had been accomplished. This was the first great battle fought in the
+      last campaign against the rebel Capital.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent now ordered the enemy's works assaulted at three
+      points at four o'clock the next morning, April 2. Promptly on time
+      Wight and Parker moved against the strong works of the enemy in their
+      front. They broke over the enemy's picket-line with ease; but now in
+      their front frowned heavy earthworks and forts. They moved under a galling
+      and deadly fire, tearing away abatis and all kinds of obstructions until
+      they came to the main works. Here the contest was severe and bloody.
+      Bayonets clashed and musketry rattled; but our troops seemed to know that
+      the end was near, and nothing could stay or resist them. They climbed and
+      leaped over parapet and wall and into the enemy's trenches,
+      capturing men and guns. The advance of our men could not be stopped. They
+      pressed forward to the railroad, tore up the track, and turned and swept
+      right and left down the enemies' lines. Soon the whole line, from
+      the point of attack to Hatcher's Run, and all the artillery and
+      forts were in our possession.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Parker made his assault near the Jerusalem road. His column stormed
+      and carried the works in his front, capturing twelve pieces of artillery
+      and about 1,000 prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Orden now assaulted, Gen. Anderson's division leading. The
+      fighting was severe, the rebels saw that this kind of fighting meant the
+      capture of Richmond. Anderson led his men in person, and was one of the
+      first to scale the enemy's works. The enemy retreated in great
+      haste. Anderson again recognized Joseph Whitthorne leading one of the
+      brigades in retreat.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My God?' he exclaimed, 'am I always to meet this
+      man in battle!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Orden turned his command to the right and joined on with Wight, and
+      they now made their lines strong in order to resist the enemy, as they
+      expected him to attempt a recapture. It had now become one continuous
+      battlefield, from Petersville to and beyond Five Forks. Silent now
+      determined to face Meador's entire command, as well as Orden's,
+      in toward Petersville, and take it if possible. The entire rebel army was
+      rushing to the defense of Petersville. Sherlin was moving on the White Oak
+      road toward the city. Laws was exerting himself to stay the tide. Gadden
+      was ordered to drive Parker back from his Une. Hiller and Mahoney were
+      gathering all the fragments of commands that they could find and
+      reorganizing them. Longpath, who had not been engaged, was ordered to
+      cross the James River to the south side, for the defense of this portion
+      of the line. Laws telegraphed his chief, the President of the Confederacy,
+      of the imminent danger to his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy now assailed Parker's line, which was on both sides
+      of the Jerusalem road, and several desperate efforts were made to dislodge
+      him, but being re-enforced he held his position. His line included several
+      forts, and also commanded the main bridge across the Appomattox, almost
+      the only exit then left to the enemy. The rebels were now concentrating
+      their forces within an interior line of very heavy works immediately
+      surrounding the city. There were, however, two strong forts outside of
+      this line not yet captured by our forces&mdash;Forts Gregg and Baldwin.
+      Orden was directed to take Fort Gregg, and two of his brigades, commanded
+      by Turnlee and Forest, made the assault. After one or two repulses they
+      succeeded in storming and capturing the entire garrison. Both sides fought
+      gallantly. It was finally taken at the point of the bayonet.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Milo was now attacking the enemy near the intersection of the White
+      Oak and Claiborne roads, but finding him too well intrenched, had to fall
+      back some distance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Late in the afternoon Sherlin, with the Fifth Corps and a portion
+      of his cavalry, struck the enemy who had repulsed Milo in their works that
+      day, taking them in flank. He routed them, capturing nearly 1,000
+      prisoners. He pursued, and struck them every opportunity, until finally
+      they threw away their arms and took shelter in the woods. Night covering
+      their retreat the darkness saved them. The day's work left about
+      fifty pieces of artillery and 12,000 prisoners in our hands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;All west of the center of Laws's army had been driven by
+      Sherlin across the Appomattox, and the rest had been forced inside the
+      interior lines around Petersville, from which there was no escape save by
+      bad roads&mdash;country highways. Laws was now struggling to get his army
+      out and escape, so as to join Jones, and get the best terms he could after
+      one more short campaign.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Hiller, of the rebel army, fell that day. Laws had him buried
+      that night, and after the last rites were paid, he rode with his staff out
+      of the city, and in accordance with orders previously given, the whole
+      rebel army, save a small picket-line, filed out and moved in the direction
+      of Amelia Court-house. Parker, under his orders to feel the enemy during
+      the night, discovered the movement, captured the rebel pickets, and the
+      city was surrendered at four o'clock the next morning. Laws burned
+      behind him the small bridges on the Appomattox and blew up his forts on
+      the James River.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning Silent ordered Meador immediately up the Appomatox
+      River. Sherlin was ordered to push for the Danville Railroad with Hume and
+      Griffith and all the cavalry. Orden was directed to push south-west, on
+      the Cox road. Silent waited until he got news of the surrender of the
+      rebel Capital and the flight of Davis and his Cabinet; then he pushed out
+      on the road to his army marching to intercept Laws. Mullett, being in the
+      advance, came upon the enemy at Deep Run, on the 3d of April, and then a
+      battle ensued, in which the rebels were defeated and put to flight. The
+      road was strewn with caissons, ammunition, clothing, and all kinds of
+      material used by an army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was evidence of the great demoralization of the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At 5 p.m. on the 4th, Sherlin, with the head of the column of the
+      Fifth Corps, arrived at Geterville, capturing Law's dispatch to
+      Danville for rations, his army being entirely destitute of food. He was at
+      Amelia, but our forces were in his front and in possession of the Danville
+      road.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the 5th, Silent received information from Sherlin, that Laws and
+      his whole army were at Amelia, and that he (Sherlin) had possession of the
+      road to Burkesville. He sent Davies' division on a reconnaissance in
+      the direction of Painstown to see if any movement was being made by the
+      enemy. This command struck a train of wagons, burned them, and captured
+      five pieces of artillery and several hundred prisoners. The enemy moved
+      out a stronger force and renewed the contest, but were driven back.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Meador had now arrived with his force and joined Sherlin, but
+      failed to attack, he being the senior and then in command. Silent rode
+      late in the night to Sherlin's headquarters, and at once ordered an
+      attack at four in the morning, but said that Laws would steal away that
+      night. The next morning he was gone, and changing his course, was now
+      heading for Lynchburg. Pursuit was immediately made. Hume struck the rear
+      of the enemy at Deatonville, and at once attacked him. Crooker and Mullett
+      attacked the enemy's wagon train in flank. Orden had arrived at Rice
+      Station, and was intrenched, so as to prevent any further movement of the
+      enemy south. At four o'clock Wight's Corps came up and at once
+      went into action and carried the road two miles south of Deatonville,
+      breaking the enemy in twain. Hume was on his rear and Sherlin on his
+      flank. Hume here moved to the right after one of the fragments, in the
+      direction of the Appomattox.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Wight now drove the enemy in his front two miles into a swampy,
+      marshy bottom of Sailor's Run. The cavalry were now to the left,
+      where they were burning and destroying the wagon trains of the enemy. The
+      rebels in front of Wight's Sixth Corps had crossed the run, and were
+      throwing up breastworks, Sherlin ordered the stream crossed and their
+      works assaulted. This was done by two divisions. The fight was a desperate
+      one. The works were carried on the enemy's left, but a division of
+      the enemy came sweeping down on our flank and drove the troops of the
+      Sixth Corps back across the stream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment Mullett's division of cavalry came
+      charging down on the enemy's rear. The Sixth Corps again advanced,
+      and a most desperate and bloody hand-to-hand bayonet and saber contest now
+      took place. Our artillerymen opened on the lines of the enemy some twenty
+      guns. Our lines were now closing around them. Crooker had come up with his
+      command and closed the gap. The enemy threw down their arms and
+      surrendered&mdash;7,000 men and fourteen pieces of artillery, with Gen.
+      Ewelling and his seven subordinate Generals. This utterly destroyed the
+      entire command that was covering Laws's retreat.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Hume had pursued the fragment of the enemy which he had opposed in
+      the morning to the mouth of the run, some fifteen miles, attacking and
+      fighting&mdash;a running battle all the day&mdash;as well as fording
+      streams, building bridges, etc. The last stand of the enemy was stubborn.
+      Hume's command was victorious. His captures during the day were four
+      pieces of artillery, thirteen stands of colors and about 2,000 prisoners.
+      Night now drew her curtain over the scene, and our troops lay down to
+      rest.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day was used almost entirely in winding the coil more
+      closely around Laws's army. Hume and Crooker were on the north side
+      of the river confronting Laws; McKenon was at Prince Edwards; the cavalry
+      column was moving in the direction of Appomattox Station; the second and
+      Sixth Corps were moving to the north side of the river to attack the next
+      day; Mullett was pushed to the south side to Buffalo Station; the Fifth
+      and Twenty-fourth Corps were moving on Prospect Station, south of the
+      river, to prevent Laws from escaping in that direction; Orden was
+      following Sherlin, having taken with him Griffith, with instructions to
+      attack the head of Laws's column. The next morning news was received
+      that Stoner had entered Lynchburg and was holding it. During the greater
+      part of the night the armies of the Union were moving in the direction
+      assigned them. Gen. Silent occupied the old tavern at Farmville, where
+      Laws had slept the night before.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the last of his forces on this line had passed, Silent was
+      sitting quietly on the porch, thinking Laws must surrender the next
+      morning. He concluded to send him a note suggesting his surrender, to stop
+      the further effusion of blood, stating that the last few days must
+      convince him of the hopelessness of his cause. He sent the note. Soon
+      after this he was about to retire, when he heard his name pronounced. He
+      looked and saw the same form as heretofore mentioned, which spoke in these
+      words:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Laws will not surrender if possible to escape with any
+      portion of his force. Do not let your army rest until he is surrounded
+      completely.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent returned to the porch, and did not retire that night. About
+      midnight he received Laws's reply, saying he did not feel as Gen.
+      Silent thought on the subject of surrender, and during the night again
+      moved out in order to escape.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the morning of the 8th our forces moved at once. Slight contests
+      only occurred during the day. At night the head of our cavalry column
+      reached Appomattox Station. The enemy were coming in quite a force for
+      supplies, there being at the station four heavily-loaded trains, which had
+      just arrived, for Laws's army. One train was burned, and the others
+      were sent to Farmville. The enemy made an assault on our forces, but were
+      repulsed, 25 pieces of artillery and many prisoners falling into our
+      hands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherlin was here, with no force as yet save two divisions of his
+      cavalry. He moved a force on the road in the direction of Farmville and
+      found Laws's whole army moving to Appomattox. Orden and Griffith
+      were marching rapidly to join Sherlin, and by marching all night reached
+      Appomattox at 6 A.M. on the morning of the 9th, just as Laws was moving
+      his head of column with the intention of brushing away Sherlin's
+      cavalry and securing the supplies. Laws had no suspicion of infantry
+      having joined our cavalry at Appomattox. Orden was the senior and
+      commanded the two corps of infantry&mdash;his own and Griffith's,
+      formerly Warner's. These troops were deployed in line of battle
+      across the road where Laws must pass, the cavalry in front covering the
+      infantry. Crooker moved out and was soon hotly engaged with the enemy. He
+      fell back slowly, and finally our cavalry moved off to the right, leaving
+      the road apparently open to the rebels. They, seeing this, sent up a shout
+      and started as if to pursue the cavalry, when, to their utter amazement,
+      Gen. Tom Anderson came charging down at the head of his division upon the
+      head of Laws's column, and at the same time our battle line
+      advanced. The enemy were rolled back in great demoralization, our lines
+      pressing them on every side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Anderson was assaulting them in front. Griffith was on one flank,
+      and Sherlin, moving around quickly on the enemy's left, was just
+      ordering a charge, when Laws sent a flag of truce and asked for a
+      cessation of hostilities. The cordon was now complete. Laws and his army
+      were at our mercy. Laws surrendered his army that day, and thus the
+      rebellion virtually ended.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The news sped on the wings of lightning, and the joy that found
+      vent throughout the North no pen could do justice to by way of
+      description. Old and young wept, embraced and shouted aloud, with their
+      hearts full of the glad tidings. None but the class of rebel sympathizers
+      before mentioned mourned at the sad fate of the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day after the surrender of Laws, Gen. Anderson and his
+      staff were riding around the field taking observations. While passing down
+      near Longpath's Corps, suddenly a man in a rebel General's
+      uniform, with two other officers, came dashing up to the General and
+      halted. It was Joseph Whitthorne. He cried out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tom Anderson, is that you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson responded affirmatively, at the same time saluting
+      him in proper military style. At this Whitthorne drew his pistol and was
+      just in the act of firing at the General, when Lieut. Whitcomb rushed at
+      him and ran him through with his sword. He fell from his horse and
+      expired. Gen. Anderson shed tears, but did not disclose to anyone present
+      the close relationship existing between them. This occurrence was of such
+      a character as might have caused trouble with the troops, so it was kept
+      quiet. The officers present on both sides deemed this course the best
+      under the circumstances. Lieut. Whitcomb never knew of the relationship,
+      Gen. Anderson's wife, Whitthorne's sister, always thought her
+      brother was killed in one of the last battles. The General revealed the
+      facts only to myself.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The joy that now pervaded the North lasted for but a brief space of
+      time before sorrow and deep mourning took its place.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You remember that Alston, one of the Canadian conspirators, had
+      been arrested and placed in prison at Washington on the charge that, he,
+      with others, were intending to attempt the capture of the President. This
+      having failed, doubtless the last resort had been agreed upon by
+      Thomlinson, Carey and their allies. Page had returned from Richmond with
+      Durham and met Wilkes at Baltimore, where this diabolical scheme was
+      agreed upon. The President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War,
+      and Gen. Silent were all to share the same fate. Wilkes, doubtless, with
+      his picked few, were to dog the President, Page the Secretary of State,
+      and Durham the Secretary of War, and others to in some way destroy Silent.
+      My son Henry returned from Canada on the 14th of April, and stated to me
+      that Wintergreen said the three above named were near Washington and would
+      do their work well, each selecting his man; that Thomlinson and Carey had
+      left for Europe on the 6th of April.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry left that night for Washington with this information for the
+      President and his Secretaries. His trip, however, was for naught, as on
+      that night the assassins did their work in part. Wilkes did his, and Mr.
+      Lincoln, the noblest of all men, fell by the bullet of his murderer. Page
+      tried his hand, but failed to complete his task. Durham failed entirely
+      from some cause.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry arrived in Washington the next evening, when he saw the
+      Secretary of War. He told him to say nothing, as they would all be put on
+      their guard by these facts being made public. Gen. Silent only escaped, as
+      it seemed, by a miracle, as he had agreed to accompany the President that
+      night and was only prevented by his wife's trunks with her wardrobe
+      being carried by Washington to Baltimore that afternoon.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0027" id="linkimage-0027">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0431.jpg"
+      alt="The Shooting of President Lincoln by Wilkes 431 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The intelligence of Mr. Lincoln's death, as it trembled along
+      the wires on the morning of the 15th to every portion of this Republic,
+      coming as it did in the midst of universal rejoicing, firing of cannon and
+      unfurling of banners, struck dumb those who a moment before were shouting
+      with joy. Language nor pen can adequately express the horror and grief
+      with which the people were stricken. A Nation's shouts of joy and
+      triumph at one moment, were the next turned into grief and sorrow. The
+      people were bowed down and bathed in tears. The shadows of gloom were on
+      every countenance. The flags that were floating in triumph one moment were
+      the next at half-mast. Almost instantaneously all houses were draped in
+      mourning. Women ran into the streets wringing their hands and weeping
+      aloud. Children ran to and fro to learn the cause of the great change from
+      joy to overwhelming grief. Each family wept as though for the loss of
+      their first-born. The soldiers in the field had lost their idol; the
+      colored people had lost their deliverer from the wilderness of slavery.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The people gathered in their places of worship and mingled their
+      tears with their prayers. A dark pall hung over the whole land. The people
+      seemed to lose heart. The very earth seemed to groan and cry out against
+      the horrible deed. The enemies of the Government were alarmed and shocked
+      at this terrible crime, growing out of their own course of conduct.
+      Foreign Governments were horrified at the atrocity of the fiendish
+      resentment shown. Many men became alarmed and hastened to leave the
+      country. Some left for Mexico, some for South America, and some for
+      Europe.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Vice-President had now taken the oath of office and had entered
+      upon the duties of President. Lincoln was dead; the last act in the bloody
+      drama on the program of the conspirators had been played.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0021" id="link2HCH0021">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XXI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     SCHEME FOR A NEW REBELLION.&mdash;ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS CO-
+     CONSPIRATORS.&mdash;THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY AND SECRETARY OF WAR
+     SAVE THE COUNTRY.&mdash;&ldquo;TOM&rdquo; ANDERSON'S BRUTAL MURDER.&mdash;UNCLE
+     DANIEL DIES.
+
+     &ldquo;Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
+     But they never pardon who have done the wrong.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Dryden
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jones surrendered to Sherwood. Mobile had fallen Iand all the minor
+      commands in rebellion were trying to see which could get in first. The
+      President of the Confederacy had been captured by Wellston. Our great
+      armies were mustered out of the service, and peace once more reigned
+      throughout the land. The then President had by his declarations shown such
+      bitter hostility toward the leading rebels that they were greatly alarmed,
+      and many were leaving the country. The General of our armies had
+      established his headquarters at Washington, and all matters pertaining to
+      the future were now in the hands of the civil authorities.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson had returned to my house, where he found joy and
+      happiness in our little family at his safety after passing through the
+      storm of this great struggle. His wife and little Mary, as well as little
+      Jennie, seemed as though they would never get through kissing him. Henry
+      and his wife (Seraine) were now with-us. Lieut. Whitcomb returned to
+      Detroit to his parents. Gen. Anderson and Henry were all who were left of
+      the eight of my household who had entered the service. You can imagine the
+      sadness this brought back to me. David's wife (Jennie) became
+      melancholy and more depressed than usual. She was stricken with fever and
+      died in about three weeks after the General's return. This left this
+      dear child&rdquo;&mdash;pointing to Jennie Wilson&mdash;&ldquo;alone in
+      the world, without a protector, save her poor old grandfather. Mary
+      Anderson, the General, Henry and Seraine were all kind and willing to do
+      anything for her that they could. She was sole heir to her father's
+      farm, which had been left in my hands, and naturally looked to me, and so
+      we have ever since lived together.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry, Seraine, Gen. Anderson and his family stayed with me until
+      the General could determine whether he would remain North or venture to
+      return to his old home in Mississippi. Old Ham and Aunt Martha, after the
+      murder of Mr. Lincoln, seemed to have lost all energy, and were unusually
+      silent and melancholy, seldom speaking to any one, save in the expression
+      of their great joy at the safe return of their Marsa Gen'l.'
+      One day, while we were sitting on the porch, the General said to Ham, who
+      had come to the front of the house:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham, what is the matter with you and Aunt Martha? You seem
+      to be in a serious mood all the time, since my return?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Marsa Gen'l, we is monstrous serious, sah. We
+      feels bad 'bout Marsa Lincum, what dem 'Sesh kill. He war our
+      bes' frien', He make us free, and we feel dat dar am some
+      wrong somewhar, dat dem 'Sesh starve de Union sogers; dey shoots dem
+      when dey wants to, and dey kills our President, and none of dem get hunged
+      for dis. If dis is de way dat matters is a-gwine, what am goin' to
+      'come of de darkies? Whar am dey gwine? What am gwine to 'come
+      ob Marfa and Ham? Dat's what am worryin' us.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham, you need not worry about that. You will be taken
+      care of. I will see to that.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then Aunt Martha came into the house, and hearing the
+      conversation, the good old woman became greatly excited. When she heard
+      what the General said to Ham she caught hold of the former, and in her way
+      gave expression to her feelings. She said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marsa Gen'l, I's mighty feered somethin'
+      bad gwine to happen to us poor colored folks. Dar frien's seem de
+      only ones what get kill, and when dey do de folks do nuffln wid de 'Sesh.
+      Dey send dem home agin, so dat dey do jes' what dey please. You mind
+      what Aunt Marfa say, dem 'Sesh do wid de darkies what dey wan'
+      to in less den no time. Dey is free; I know dat; but who dey work for? Mus'
+      dey be under de same ones what sell dem before de 'bellion? If dey
+      is, den de 'Sesh make dem young darkies what's comin' on
+      b'lieve anything dey wants to; and afore dey is growd up dey be
+      helpin' de 'Sesh, and den what we do? I tells you dis bin on
+      my min' and in Ham's head, too. We trus' in de good
+      Laud; and you, Marsa Gen'l, you kin fix dis. I's sure you kin.
+      De good Laud spare you for dis; I know he do. I's sure dar was six
+      mans in dis family, all kill, my good old missus die, den my good young
+      missus, she die; dey was all kill and die 'ceptin' you, and I
+      knows dat you are save to take keer of us darkies, or you bin kill long
+      afore dis!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, aunty, I will do all I can for everybody. You and Ham
+      shall be cared for; have no fears about that.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dat be good. I always know you look after us, Marsa Gen'l,
+      case we sabe you life; but, den, my chillens, Laud knows whar dey is. Ham
+      and me bin talkin' 'bout dat. We wants dem to get long, but we
+      not know dem, nor whar dey am. Maybe we see dem some day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All right, aunty, we will talk about this hereafter.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Poor old darkies! They both went back to the kitchen better
+      satisfied and much happier.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams said: &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, Aunt Martha did not miss it very far,
+      did she?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No; the poor old woman had a presentiment that matters would not be
+      as peaceful and well for the colored people as was anticipated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this time old man Joseph Dent rode up to the gate. He was
+      as glad to see the General as if he had been one of his own family. We
+      talked over the war, and praised the old man for the part he had played in
+      assisting us in discovering the plots of the conspirators. He returned to
+      the farm greatly delighted that his work was appreciated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all remained at home for some time trying to shake off our many
+      sorrows. Mary Anderson and Seraine tried to make it pleasant for all. The
+      General interested us in giving his experiences, and Henry in turn his
+      with the conspirators. Time wore on, and finally Gen. Anderson concluded
+      to go to Colorado for the purpose of seeing what he could do in the mines,
+      leaving his wife and daughter still with me. Henry remained with us; he
+      and Seraine visiting occasionally with his friends at Detroit.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Congress was engaged in trying to agree upon a plan for the
+      reconstruction of the South, as well as to reorganize the army. When the
+      law was passed for the latter purpose I was written to by the Secretary of
+      War in order to ascertain Gen. Anderson's whereabouts. I wrote him,
+      giving his address. The General was tendered a position in the army. He
+      came home and consulted his wife, but finally declined it. He recommended
+      Lieut. James Whitcomb, his Aid-de-Camp, Seraine's brother, for a
+      position, and he was appointed a Lieutenant in the cavalry arm of the
+      service. He is still alive and in the army, but transferred, as I
+      understand, to a different branch of the service.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General concluded to go to Washington city, where he remained
+      some weeks. On returning he thought he would settle there in the practice
+      of the law. His wife did not wish to go until he had tried the chances of
+      success. So it was arranged that his family should remain with me, his
+      wife wishing to return to her old home when she felt that it was safe for
+      the General. He returned to Washington, and did very well.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time there seemed to be some friction between the President
+      and Congress. This condition of things continued, with ill-feeling, and
+      the breach still widening. The President differed widely with the
+      Republican majority, as well as the Secretary of War and the General of
+      the Army, as to the reconstruction of the States recently in rebellion.
+      Every measure that Congress would pass with a view of taking charge of the
+      colored people or aiding them in their perilous condition, was rejected by
+      the President, and had to be passed over his veto. It was the same with
+      matters in reference to reconstruction. He began haranguing the populace
+      from the balcony of the Executive Mansion, in order to create an
+      ill-feeling and prejudice in the minds of the people against their
+      representatives.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He, however, very suddenly changed his views as to the proper
+      treatment for the leaders of the rebellion. Instead of wishing them tried
+      and punished, as formerly, he thought a portion of Congress should be
+      tried and punished. He turned his back on his Union friends and made the
+      leading rebels and their sympathizers of the North his confidants.
+      Jefferson Davis and all those under arrest for treason were, under his new
+      programme, released. He denounced leading Republicans as conspirators and
+      traitors. He was cajoled by every conspirator of the late rebellion.
+      Finally the visits of certain men from Maryland and Virginia became so
+      frequent that it aroused a suspicion in the minds of the Secretary of War
+      and the Chief of Staff to the General of the Army, and very soon this
+      suspicion extended to the General himself that a new conspiracy was being
+      organized. The General was led to believe this, first, on the ground that
+      the President at one time wanted all the leading men who had been paroled
+      by the General arrested and tried by the U. S. Court in Virginia. This the
+      General of the Army had resisted in such a manner as to cause quite a
+      coolness between the two. The same men that he at one time desired to see
+      hanged had now become his companions, confidential friends and advisers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Information was received about this time, through a source that
+      could not be doubted by the Secretary of War nor by the General of the
+      Army, of a programme which had been agreed upon by the President and
+      certain rebels claiming that their States were sovereign, were States now
+      as ever, with all their rights&mdash;that of representation included. The
+      President determined to issue his proclamation for an election of Senators
+      and Members of the House of Representatives from all the States lately in
+      rebellion, and if they came to Washington claiming their seats, and should
+      not be admitted by the Republican majority, he would organize a Congress
+      with the Southern members and the Northern Democrats, and as President
+      would recognize them as the Congress of the United States and send his
+      messages and communications accordingly. If the Republicans resisted he
+      would disperse them by force, and thereby make them the rebels against the
+      lawful Government, as he claimed, and in that way turn it over to its
+      enemies and their sympathizers, with himself as their chief instead of Mr.
+      Davis, holding the Capital and all the Government archives. If he could
+      induce the General of the Army to obey his orders he could carry out this
+      scheme; if not, he would get rid of the General and try and find some
+      other officer upon whom he could rely. To be prepared in case he could not
+      use the Commander of the Army, a force was to be organized in Maryland and
+      Virginia, which was to sweep down upon Washington and take possession
+      before outside forces could be organized against the President's
+      authority, using in connection with this force such of the army as would
+      obey him. He tested the General of the Army and found he could not use him
+      to aid in starting a new rebellion. He then concluded that he would send
+      him away to Mexico, and put in some pliant tool as Secretary of War, and
+      then put this scheme in operation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just about this time an application was made to the General of the
+      Army, without coming through the Secretary of War, by the State of
+      Maryland, for its quota of arms. This at once struck the General as
+      strange. He went to the Secretary of War, and upon consultation the
+      application was placed among the relics of the past. In a day or so the
+      President inquired of the General if he had received such an application.
+      The General said he had, and was asked what he was going to do. He
+      answered that it would be looked into. This seemed to the General very
+      unusual, for a President to be looking after such things.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I had gone to Washington to look after pay that was due three of my
+      sons when killed. While sitting with Gen. Anderson in his room, soon after
+      my arrival, a knock was heard at the door. A boy entered with a note from
+      the Secretary of War, saying he had just heard of my arrival and desired
+      to see me.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning as soon as I could I went to his office. When I
+      met him he was very cordial with me; conversed about the murder of Mr.
+      Lincoln and the utter collapse of the rebellion, as well as the great loss
+      in my family. I spoke to him about my business, and he at once directed
+      matters so that it would be attended to without delay. The Secretary then
+      said to me that it was through my direction that Mr. Lincoln and himself
+      had been able to thwart the late conspirators in many of their diabolical
+      schemes during the war, and that they failed only in one&mdash;that of
+      preventing the murder of the President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In speaking of this sad calamity the great tears stood in his eyes.
+      'But,' said he, 'my dear friend Lyon, we are now
+      standing upon the verge of a volcano, and this time, if the schemes of the
+      conspirators can be carried out, we will be in more danger than ever; and
+      we who have just put this great rebellion down will be compelled to play
+      the part of rebels ourselves in the next great drama.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was almost struck dumb by this announcement, and thought the
+      Secretary was perhaps unnecessarily alarmed at some minor matter. He rang
+      his bell for a messenger, and sent him across the street for the General
+      of the Army. He soon came in, and after pleasant greetings we all retired
+      to the Secretary's private room. There he was about to make me
+      acquainted with this whole matter, when the General said to the Secretary
+      that he desired his Chief of Staff to be present. He was sent for, and
+      soon entered. I was put under a pledge of secrecy, and then the whole
+      scheme was revealed to me as I have told it to you, except that it was
+      given to me more in detail. The name of their secret informant was given,
+      and I was then truly surprised and could no longer doubt the facts as to
+      the conspiracy for the second rebellion. The man who had unfolded the
+      scheme to the Secretary of War and to the General of the Army was a man of
+      reputation in a marked degree; had held a high position in the Confederate
+      service, but had seen enough of war, and also respected his parole to the
+      General of our Army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General did not know at what moment he might be relieved from
+      the command of the Army, and was therefore anxious that the Secretary of
+      War might in some way be prepared for the emergency, should it arise; but
+      said that he could not personally be a party to any preparations for such
+      an event while he was subject to the orders of the President. So he said
+      that he would retire, but would leave his Chief of Staff, who, he said,
+      seemed to be belligerent enough for any purpose. When the General withdrew
+      the Secretary said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, Mr. Lyon, what can you do to aid us, or what do you
+      suggest?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said: 'Give me until this evening to reflect upon the
+      matter and I will meet you gentlemen here at any hour that may be agreed
+      upon.' So eight o'clock was designated, and we separated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the day I made inquiry of Gen. Anderson about the disbanded
+      soldiers; how they, or some of them, could be organized in an emergency,
+      and supposed the case of the rebels trying their rebellion over again. He
+      laughed at the idea, but said there was but one condition of things that
+      could possibly bring about such a result, and that was if the President
+      should undertake the restoration of all the rebel States without the
+      action of Congress, as he had heard hinted by some leading rebels who had
+      recently been in Washington.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I asked him if it would not be well for some men of influence to be
+      on the alert.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' he replied; 'there ought to be a secret
+      force in Washington and elsewhere, until the reconstruction of the rebel
+      States is complete.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said no more to him at this time on the subject. Gen. Anderson
+      said he would call and see the General of the Army in a day or so, as he
+      had only visited him occasionally since in Washington, but that his calls
+      were always made very pleasant.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At eight o'clock sharp I went to the War Office and found the
+      Secretary and the Chief of Staff to the General waiting for me. We at once
+      entered into conversation on the subject of the conspiracy. I made the
+      same suggestion that Gen. Anderson had intimated to me, which was at once
+      discussed and thought to be a good proposition. But how could it be done
+      without the whole matter being made public in some way? The Secretary
+      thought this was a matter that should be kept within the knowledge of a
+      very few discreet men.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'True,' said I; 'but you must have a nucleus here
+      in Washington if you can find the man to organize it. I know a man who
+      would be perfectly safe, but I have a suggestion in connection with him
+      that I think better. It is this: My son Henry is very anxious to go to the
+      Black Hills, but that country being unsafe, on account of the Indians, I
+      have been thinking that a large number of discharged soldiers would jump
+      at an enterprise of this kind. They could be organized and have it so
+      arranged that they could be got together quickly for any emergency; and if
+      the emergency should not arise, when the danger should be passed the
+      General of the Army could properly issue an order preventing any
+      organization or combination of men from entering the Black Hills country,
+      and instruct the army in that part of the West to carry out the order.
+      This would let the men at the head of the organization out of the scrape,
+      and would afford them an ample excuse for abandoning the enterprise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary said: 'This seems feasible; who could you trust
+      with this management?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied: 'Gen. Tom Anderson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Just the man,' replied both gentlemen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The Secretary said: 'This part is in your hands. We do
+      not wish to see anyone but you on this part of the plan. We will give our
+      confidence to no one else. We hope you will not delay. We will look out
+      for Washington. You need not hesitate; these two men, Gen. Anderson and
+      your son, will be amply compensated.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Chief of Staff to the General then remarked: 'I think I
+      know the man to take hold of matters in Washington.' He then named a
+      man who had been a Union officer, and who was then in the city. He was
+      sent for and had an interview the following afternoon with the two
+      gentlemen mentioned. I immediately returned, met Gen. Anderson, and asked
+      him to go with me to my room. When there I laid the case before him fully,
+      imposing entire secrecy, should the terrible threatened disaster be
+      averted, saying to him that Henry, my son, being young and thoughtless,
+      must not know the inside, but must look upon it merely as a matter of
+      precaution, and with the intention of carrying out the Black Hills scheme
+      in order to get into that rich mineral country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General readily assented to all, and at once prepared to return
+      home with me. He visited the General of the Army the following day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning I again visited the Secretary of War, and
+      explained to him the General's readiness to act. He was delighted
+      with the arrangement, and said to me that I must return in two weeks and
+      let him know how matters were progressing; that it would not do to
+      communicate in writing. I bade him good-by, and the General and I left for
+      home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On our arrival his wife and the two children were greatly
+      delighted, as well as the rest of the family, including Ham and Aunt
+      Martha. His wife, finding that he was to remain at home for some time, was
+      extremely happy. Henry was now called into council and put in possession
+      of a part of our plan. They at once went to work diligently, and in a very
+      short time had made up a secret organization with a view, as understood,
+      of going to the Black Hills, and by moving about in the country found that
+      any number of good soldiers could be rendezvoused at Indianapolis ready to
+      move by rail in any direction required, the Black Hills being the
+      objective.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gov. Morton was sent for and had an interview with the Secretary of
+      War. What arrangement or understanding was had between them I did not
+      know, nor did I ever learn. The only thing he ever said to any of us was
+      to Gen. Anderson, that there were plenty of arms, etc., in Indianapolis,
+      and if he should ever have to start for the Black Hills to let him know at
+      once. I suspected that he was fully posted.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I returned in about two weeks to Washington. In the meantime the
+      President had attempted to send the General of the Army out of the country
+      into Mexico, on some civil mission. The General had positively refused to
+      go. By this time there was quite a bitter feeling. The President expressed
+      himself freely. The General was silent.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary of War had been requested to resign, which he had
+      refused to do, and the excitement was warming up considerably. Many
+      telegrams were coming to the General of the Army from his old soldiers,
+      saying they were ready to come to Washington in case of trouble with the
+      President on the question of the enforcement of his views against the
+      action of Congress. The General would destroy these telegrams as fast as
+      they came. I told the Secretary of the progress of Gen. Anderson and Henry
+      in reference to the Black Hills. He was very much gratified at the result.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was invited to come to the War Office at about 8:30 o'clock
+      that evening. On arriving I was admitted by the Secretary himself. Inside
+      the door I found a sentinel with musket in hand, regularly on duty. I said
+      to the Secretary, 'How is this?' His only reply was: 'It
+      looks warlike, does it not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On entering his private room I found the Chief of Staff to the
+      General of the Army and two other gentlemen. One was a man whom I knew
+      well, the same mentioned by the parties as being the one to take care of
+      Washington city. The other gentleman I had never seen. He was a resident
+      of Washington city, had been a Colonel in the Union army, and was now
+      acting as Adjutant-General and organizer under the former. These men
+      remained during every night in the War Department with the Secretary of
+      War, having spies out in Baltimore and Richmond, as well as in Washington,
+      and knew of every movement that was going on. They also knew of every
+      meeting of leading rebels with the President. I learned that their
+      organization, secretly armed and equipped in Washington, amounted to over
+      2,000 men, the object of which was not disclosed to the men more than that
+      it was a military organization in favor of the Union, and to be ready on
+      call for any emergency.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;If the President had attempted to carry out his scheme, and any
+      movement had been made from either Baltimore or Richmond, or from any part
+      of any State, the first prisoner would have been the President. The
+      Secretary of War determined that his Department should not go into the
+      hands of any one who would be subservient to any set of conspirators, or
+      the President, who was to be at the head of them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I returned home the next day full of alarm for our country. I
+      greatly feared another scene of blood and desolation. I was so worried
+      over the situation that my family thought me ill.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson returned that night from Indianapolis, and Henry from
+      near Fayette. I told the General what I had seen and learned. When I told
+      him how the gentleman in charge of the secret forces in Washington seemed
+      to feel, and that he would make the President a prisoner the first thing
+      if any move was made, he remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is the way to do it! Cut off the head the first blow,
+      and the body will soon die.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Things went on in this way for a time. The President had copies of
+      telegrams given him from the telegraph office, which were sent from
+      different parts of the country, tendering the services of different
+      organizations of soldiers to the General of the Army. He also discovered
+      in some way that he would be in danger should he attempt the use of force.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The House of Representatives now presented articles of impeachment
+      against him. This alarmed his co-conspirators, and the embryo rebellion
+      collapsed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have no doubt that if the President at that time had had a
+      General of the Army and a Secretary of War who could have been used by him
+      to further his and his co-conspirators' schemes, within ninety days
+      from the time when I first went to Washington, as stated, this country
+      would have been plunged into another bloody rebellion with an
+      unscrupulous, courageous and desperate man at the head of it, and at the
+      same time in possession of the Capital of the Nation. The country has
+      never known what it escaped and what it owes to those men&mdash;the
+      Secretary of War and the General of the Army and his Chief of Staff&mdash;for
+      standing as they did against these machinations.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;why was this matter
+      kept so profoundly secret?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There were two reasons: First, the country was easily excited at
+      the time, and on that account, when the danger was passed, it was thought
+      best to say nothing, and all who knew of it had been put upon their honor
+      not to disclose it. Second, it could not be verified as to the
+      co-conspirators in Maryland and Virginia, and the plan agreed upon by
+      them, without involving a man heretofore mentioned, in high position among
+      the very persons who were conspiring to do the deed. His exposure would
+      doubtless have cost him his life; and I hope you will not now ask me to
+      say whether he is living or dead.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I will inquire no further on this subject,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams,
+      &ldquo;but would like to know what became of the Black Hills scheme?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That scheme failed at or about the same time of the collapse of the
+      new rebellion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Time passed, and finally the country got rid of this President by
+      electing the General of the Army. We all, or many of us at least, breathed
+      more freely. The reorganization of the South became a fixed fact, and the
+      machinery moved smoothly for awhile. My son Henry was still anxious to go
+      to work and try his fortune in the Black Hills country. About this time
+      his wife bore him a fine son. He therefore left her with me and started
+      fortune hunting.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson made a visit to his old home in Mississippi and was,
+      to all outward appearance, well received. He returned home, and, after
+      talking the matter over with his wife, they thought it would be safe to
+      return. The Union men were at that time in power in Mississippi, and many
+      Northern people were flocking there and purchasing property. Very soon the
+      General and his family got ready to leave Allentown for Jackson, Miss.
+      When the time came for them to leave, the sorrow with us all was very
+      great. Mary Anderson and Seraine wept, and held to one another,
+      instinctively fearing that this separation was forever. The two children,
+      little Mary and Jennie, shrieked and screamed, and begged not to be
+      separated. The scene was heartrending. I felt as though my last friend was
+      leaving me. The General and I acted like children. We both wept and
+      embraced each other&mdash;neither could speak. I held poor little Mary in
+      my arms and bathed her blessed cheeks with my tears. Old Ham and Aunt
+      Martha would go with 'Marsa Gen'l' They both wept and
+      heaped blessings upon us all. As far off as we could see the poor old
+      people, they were bowing and bidding us good-by. God bless their poor
+      souls; they were as good and as kind a couple as ever lived!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seraine and I had procured good help before they left, and were, in
+      that particular, in excellent shape; but when the General, his wife,
+      little Mary and the old couple left, it was desolate, sure enough. We were
+      lonely in the extreme. We had been so long together, and had passed
+      through so many trials, had grieved, and had experienced so many sorrows
+      together, that no one could describe our feelings. The General, however,
+      felt that he could do well again at his old home, and he thought the
+      people down there were reconstructed and satisfied with their wrong
+      course.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I spent most of my time out at the farm. I would take my Jennie, as
+      I called my granddaughter, with me and explain everything to her, as much
+      to employ my own mind as hers. Henry wrote us very often. He was delighted
+      with the country and was doing quite well; had made money, and was
+      investing it in property in Yankton. Seraine's father and mother
+      visited us frequently, and we were living as happily as we could under all
+      the circumstances.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a few months Gen. Anderson visited us. He was feeling satisfied
+      with his home and was doing well. He gave a glowing description of old Ham
+      and Aunt Martha's happiness now that they could see other colored
+      people. The President had offered him (Anderson) a foreign mission, which
+      he had declined on account of his fine prospects in his profession in
+      Mississippi.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next year after Henry left us he returned, but was determined
+      to make his new home his permanent one, and insisted on Jennie and I going
+      with him. He said he would not leave us alone, and would stay in Indiana
+      if we could not go with him and Seraine. He could not think of leaving
+      Seraine and his fine baby boy any more. I thought I ought not to interfere
+      with the boy's prospects, so I agreed to go with them. I rented my
+      house, made arrangements about the farm, and we all left for Yankton.
+      Henry had purchased a nice place, and we lived there very happily
+      together. We kept up our correspondence with Gen. Anderson and his family.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;One day Henry came into the house very much excited, saying that he
+      had just seen Wintergreen on the street, who pretended not to recognize
+      him. The town was settling up and growing very fast. Many people from the
+      South were coming into the Territory as well as the town. I told Henry to
+      beware of this man; that he, knowing that Henry had his secrets, might,
+      through fear, if nothing else, do him some harm. One day there were quite
+      a number of persons near a billiard hall, in a dispute about some matter.
+      Wintergreen was in the midst of the crowd. Henry stepped up out of
+      curiosity to ascertain the cause of the trouble. Wintergreen spied him,
+      drew his revolver, and shot him dead.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams exclaimed, &ldquo;My God! Your last son!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel with a tremulous voice, &ldquo;this
+      was the last of my dear family. So you see, gentlemen, as I first stated,
+      my home is desolate. Why should I wish to buffet the world longer? This
+      was the fulfillment of my good wife's dream&mdash;the seven fingers
+      were now gone.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Wintergreen escaped. The distress of Henry's wife, as well as
+      my own grief, I will not undertake to describe. We conveyed his body to
+      Allentown and there laid him to rest with his mother and brothers. Gen.
+      Anderson, learning of our affliction, met us at our old home. Seraine and
+      I remained with our little family at Allentown, I getting back my house. I
+      broke down under this last sorrow, and was confined to the house for more
+      than a year. Seraine cared for me as she would for her own father, and
+      this child here, my dear Jennie, was with me and by my bedside nearly the
+      whole time of my sickness. God bless her!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So say we all!&rdquo; was the response from those present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson visited me several times during my illness. His wife
+      and little daughter came and spent a month with us, which added greatly to
+      what happiness we could then enjoy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The men who had been in rebellion now began to show their feeling
+      and take hold of the politics of the South. Gen. Anderson was very
+      prominent as a lawyer and a leader in political affairs in Mississippi.
+      The rebels now commenced to organize secret societies similar to those
+      that were in the North during the war. Another Presidential canvass came
+      on, and the then President was re-elected. Very soon political matters in
+      that part of the country, in State affairs, became very exciting.
+      Prominent men were threatened; colored men were whipped and driven away
+      from meetings; raids were made upon their houses in the night-time and
+      many were murdered&mdash;some white men sharing the same fate.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson used all of his influence to stay this tide of
+      oppression and wrong. He was threatened with violence, but did not believe
+      they would assault him. He was a brave man, and could not think of leaving
+      his friends, but determined to stand by them. Quite a number of Northern
+      men were driven from that part of the country, and their property
+      destroyed. A perfect reign of terror prevailed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General moved into another county, so as to be out of the
+      excitement as much as possible. At a political meeting near the capital of
+      the State, Gen. McKee, a Northern man, without any provocation whatever,
+      was brutally assaulted and almost murdered for making a Republican speech.
+      This character of conduct continued until one day in court, where some of
+      these men were being tried for their outrages, the General denounced this
+      course as brutal, and such as ought to make barbarians blush. A mob
+      collected around the court-house and made threats of violence against him,
+      denouncing him as a &mdash;&mdash;- Yank and not fit to live. They then
+      and there notified him to leave the State within five days, and that if
+      found there longer than this his life should pay the forfeit.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He had determined not to leave, so he prepared himself and remained
+      at home. At the end of the five days a mob collected about his house and
+      demanded that he leave at once. They were boisterous and threatening. One
+      of his neighbors was at his house and prepared to assist the General in
+      defense of his home and family. His wife and little girl were so much
+      alarmed that they screamed and cried for help. Finally the General,
+      standing in his door, flatly refused to leave. A volley was fired at him,
+      one shot taking effect in his right thigh. His little daughter ran to him
+      and threw her arms about his neck, shrieking and begging for her papa. His
+      neighbor fired from a window, wounding one of the mob.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0028" id="linkimage-0028">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0449.jpg"
+      alt="Murderous Assault Upon Gen. Anderson and Family 449 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was like fanning the flame. They rushed upon the house, firing
+      indiscriminately. The General was shot three times and fell dead. His
+      little daughter, with her arms about his neck, received a shot in her left
+      breast, from which she died in a few minutes. His neighbor, Gibson, was as
+      brutally murdered in the house, being riddled with bullets. Old Ham ran
+      out of the kitchen to make his escape and was shot dead in the yard. Mary
+      Anderson fell senseless to the floor. Old Aunt Martha was the only soul
+      left to do anything. She was on her knees praying while the mob was doing
+      their desperate and bloody work. They retired yelling like Indians after
+      taking scalps. Poor old Martha ran to one of the neighbors for help, but
+      could get none from white people. A few old colored people gathered at the
+      house and cared as best they could for the dead.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;For two days this family of dead and stricken lay without a white
+      person coming to the house to aid or assist. The enemies would not, and
+      the few friends were afraid to do so. The General, little Mary, and Mr.
+      Gibson were buried by the colored people in the best manner they could.
+      Mary Anderson became a raving maniac and died in about one week after, and
+      was buried by the side of her husband and daughter, a minister and a few
+      women having come to look after her since the interment of the other dead.
+      Old Ham was laid away by the colored people. Aunt Martha was grieved
+      beyond expression, and alarmed for fear she also would be murdered. She
+      prayed night and day to be brought back to her 'Marsa Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The colored people, having great respect for the General and his
+      family, made up money enough to send Aunt Martha back to my house. A young
+      colored man ventured to come with her, for which I remunerated him. This
+      poor old woman's story was enough to melt the most obdurate heart.
+      She talked constantly of the General, his wife, little Mary, and poor old
+      Ham, and felt that the 'good Laud' had deserted them for some
+      reason.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      We were all dumfounded at the recital of these barbarous murders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My God!&rdquo; exclaimed Dr. Adams, &ldquo;what is this people
+      coming to?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush shed tears, but could not speak. All were silent. Uncle Daniel
+      left the room, but returned in a few moments and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My friends, you can now see why I so often have said, 'What
+      have I to live for?' Why should I desire to remain here and brood
+      over my great misfortunes and sorrows longer?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Finally Col. Bush walked the floor, and in a most subdued tone, said:
+      &ldquo;For such a man and so noble a family to die in such a villainous
+      manner! Did no one suffer punishment for this diabolical crime?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No, not one was punished. The matter was investigated, but that was
+      all.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, I have asked myself heretofore the question, why did I give
+      my right arm for such a Government? That such a man, who had served his
+      country as faithfully as he, could be thus brutally murdered, with his
+      family, and no one punished for it, is a marvel to me; and no doubt some
+      of his murderers are now holding high official position!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;one of the instigators of
+      this crime has held office ever since, as a Southern patriot who nobly
+      assisted in ridding the South of one of those Northern Yankees.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what became of Aunt Martha?&rdquo; inquired Maj.
+      Clymer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Poor old woman, she lived with Seraine and me for about three years
+      after her return, when she sickened and died. When she spoke on any
+      subject she would finally get to those murders. They preyed upon her mind
+      constantly, and I think hastened her death.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;How strange that all who were connected with your household during
+      the war should have had such a fate!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, my friends, it has been the one unaccountable mystery in my
+      life. Poor old Joseph Dent died in the same year, and I was left almost
+      alone. My dear Jennie, a few years ago, married Mr. Wilson, and I came to
+      live with them in Oakland. Seraine went to her father and mother in
+      Michigan. They are both alive and she remains with them. Her son Harvey&mdash;named
+      for his uncle, my youngest son, who was murdered at the battle of the
+      Gaps, if you remember&mdash;is now in Chicago working as one of the
+      cash-boys in a dry-goods store. I thought, as he was the last link in our
+      family, that the Government owed it to us to send him to the West Point
+      Military Academy, but I could not get him into the school. The member from
+      here was not favorable, inasmuch as he was an anti-war Democrat during the
+      rebellion. Harvey is making his own living now and I hope he may have a
+      bright future. He often comes to see us. Poor Seraine; when the boy could
+      not get into West Point, it almost broke her heart. She said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Father, how shallow is this world. You, his grandfather,
+      lost seven sons, six in the army. This boy's father was starved near
+      unto death in Pine Forest Prison. I, his mother, risked my life in going
+      through the rebel lines to obtain his release. He was murdered by one of
+      the conspirators; and now we are forgotten. No one cares what we suffered
+      during and since the war. My son cannot even have the poor privilege of
+      being educated by the Government, when the sons of nearly every rebel
+      General who tried to destroy the Union are now under the guardianship of
+      the Government, being educated either at West Point for the army, or at
+      Annapolis for the navy.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams said: &ldquo;This is hard; it is uncharitable, and shows a great
+      want of the proper gratitude that should be due under the circumstances.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush said: &ldquo;What does the Government or people care for those
+      who made the sacrifices? We are so far away from the war now in space of
+      time, that we are not only forgotten, but regarded as pests in society.
+      Are the people not grumbling about what has been done for the soldiers? Do
+      they not complain about our pensions? A few years more, however, and all
+      of us cripples, one-armed and one-legged and those who are wholly armless
+      and legless, will have passed away out of sight. The recognition now is
+      not to the victors, but to the vanquished. If you wish to be respected by
+      a certain class, North or South, only make it appear that you headed a
+      band of marauders during the war, dealing death to Union men and
+      destroying their property, and you will be invited to agricultural shows,
+      to the lecture halls, and upon the stump; and if still living in the
+      South, you will either be sent to the United States Senate, made Governor,
+      or sent on some foreign mission.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what became of Thomlinson and Carey, the Canadian
+      conspirators,&rdquo; inquired Inglesby.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They are both dead, and many of their co-workers also. There has
+      been a very great mortality among the leaders of the rebellion. That is to
+      say, the older men&mdash;those who were somewhat advanced in years when it
+      began.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Are many of the Northern men of whom you have spoken in your
+      narratives as rebel sympathizers, Knights of the Golden Circle, or Sons of
+      Liberty, still living?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, they were generally young or middle-aged men, and with few
+      exceptions are still living, and are, almost without an exception, in some
+      official position&mdash;some of them in the highest and most honorable in
+      our Nation.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This could not have occurred in any other Government than ours, and
+      is passing strange,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, that is true; but do you not remember my mentioning the fact
+      that Hibbard, who was connected with one of the rebel prisons during the
+      war, came North last Fall to teach us our duty? I also said that probably
+      he would be sent abroad to impress some foreign country with our Christian
+      civilization.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, I well remember what you said.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, I see by the papers that he has been appointed to a Foreign
+      Mission. I also see that a man of great brutality, who is said to have
+      been connected with one of the prisons in Richmond, has been put in charge
+      of all appointments in the greatest Department of the Government&mdash;the
+      Treasury.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Are these things so? Can it be possible?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, these are truths. This is merely testing us in order to see
+      how much the people will bear; and they seem to bear these things without
+      a murmur. The next will be stronger. If the people of the South see that
+      they are sustained in this by the people of the large cities North, on
+      account of a fear that they may lose Southern trade, what may they not
+      demand? Certainly, very soon nothing less than Vice-President will be
+      accepted, and the same people who sustain these things now will cry out
+      that this is right!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It does look so. I have been studying this question since you have
+      been reciting your experiences and giving the views of yourself and
+      others, and am now prepared to agree that greed is at the bottom of all
+      this. This same greed is one of the several dangers that threaten our
+      country's institutions to-day. It causes crimes and wrongs to be
+      overlooked, and in many cases defended, in order to gain influence with
+      the people who are determined by any means in their power to control the
+      Government.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; and see the progress they are making in this direction. As I
+      have said, there is not a man, with but very few exceptions, North, who
+      denounced the war and those who were engaged in prosecuting it, who is not
+      in some official position. Turn to the South. So far as they are concerned
+      it may seem natural for them to select from their own class; but why
+      should the North fall in with them? You have given, in your answer to me,
+      the only reasonable answer&mdash;that of greed and gain; but to see this
+      great change in the minds of the people in so short a time is strange
+      indeed. Twenty years ago they were thundering at the very gates of our
+      Capital. To-day they control the country. There is not a man, save the
+      President of the Southern Confederacy and a very few of the leaders in the
+      war made to destroy our Government, who is not now in some honorable
+      position if he wishes to be. We find them representing us in the
+      first-class missions abroad, in the second-class and in the third-class;
+      and there not being high places enough of this kind, that the world may
+      know the Confederacy has been recognized fully by our people since its
+      downfall, those who were in high positions under it now take to the
+      Consulships and are accepting them as rapidly as can well be done.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You find your Cabinet largely represented by their leading men, and
+      many of your Auditors, your Assistant Secretaries, Bureau officers, etc.,
+      are of them. This not being satisfactory, all the other appointments South
+      are made up of those men to the exclusion of every one who was a Union man
+      before, during, or since the war. The Government not furnishing places
+      enough, all the State, county, and city offices South are filled in the
+      same manner by this same class. This still does not satisfy, and all men
+      sent to the United States Senate or to the House of Representatives from
+      the South, with only one or two exceptions, are of the same class. In fact
+      all of Jeff. Davis's Cabinet, his Senate and House of
+      Representatives, and his Generals that are living, and who desire, are
+      holding official positions of some kind. What does this argue? Does it not
+      notify us who have made sacrifices for this Union that our services are no
+      longer desired, and that we are waste material, of no further use for any
+      purpose?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Who could have believed, while the war was going on, that this
+      state of things could ever have existed? Suppose this picture had been
+      held up before my seven dead sons when they entered the service. Suppose
+      they could have seen their mother's dream realized&mdash;all in
+      their graves beside their mother, and their father living on the charities
+      of a grandchild, laughed at in the streets by young men when speaking of
+      the wrongs inflicted by the rebellion, and told that this is of the past&mdash;how
+      many of them do you suppose would have gone right up to the enemy's
+      guns and been shot down in their young manhood?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Suppose Gen. Tom Anderson could have seen a howling mob murdering
+      his family and no punishment for the murderers; would he have risked his
+      life hunting up the Knights of the Golden Circle and chancing it in
+      battle, as he did, for his country, that the rebels might control it, and
+      that, too, through the influence of the North, whose all was at stake, and
+      whose fortunes were saved and protected by such men as he? I doubt if
+      patriotism would have gone so far. Can you find me the patriot to-day
+      that, deep down in his heart, likes this condition of things?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; but Uncle Daniel, these men are not rebels now. They are
+      Democrats,&rdquo; said Maj. Clymer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, true; but they are no more Democrats now than they were then,
+      and they were no less Democrats then than they are now. But I should not
+      say more; I have had trouble enough. Why should I grieve for the condition
+      of things which were not expected? I and mine have paid dearly for this
+      lesson. I hope it may never fall to the lot of any one else to pass
+      through such an experience. I shall see but little more trouble. May God
+      forgive all and protect the right.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0029" id="linkimage-0029">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0456.jpg" alt="Death of Uncle Daniel 456 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel here ceased speaking and sank back in his chair. His
+      granddaughter came into the room. Seeing him, she screamed and fell upon
+      his neck. We moved quickly to him. He was dead.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      THE END. <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
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+Project Gutenberg's Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson, by John McElroy
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+Title: Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson
+       And Twenty Great Battles
+
+Author: John McElroy
+
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+      <br />
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <br />
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
+    </p>
+    <h1>
+      UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY
+    </h1>
+    <h2>
+      OF &ldquo;TOM&rdquo; ANDERSON
+    </h2>
+    <h4>
+      And
+    </h4>
+    <h2>
+      Twenty Great Battles.
+    </h2>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
+    </p>
+    <h2>
+      By John McElroy
+    </h2>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
+    </p>
+    <h3>
+      1886.
+    </h3>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;UNCLE DANIEL&rdquo; IS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC. A TRUTHFUL
+     PICTURE, IN STORY, BASED UPON EVENTS OF THE LATE WAR. THIS
+     VOLUME IS DEDICATED TO THE UNION  SOLDIERS AND  THEIR
+     CHILDREN.
+
+     The Author
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
+    </p>
+    <h4>
+      New York, Jan. 1st, 1886.
+    </h4>
+    <p>
+      <br />
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img alt="tom0011 (222K)" src="images/tom0011.jpg" /><br />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img alt="tom0012 (55K)" src="images/tom0012.jpg" /><br />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <blockquote>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <big><b>CONTENTS</b></big>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        <br /> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> <b>UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY</b></a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0001"> CHAPTER I. -- DARK DAYS OF 1861.—A FATHER WHO GAVE HIS CHILDREN TO THE COUNTRY.—RALLYING TO THE FLAG.—RAISING VOLUNTEERS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0002"> CHAPTER II. -- BATTLE OF THE “GAPS.”—YOUNG HARVEY LYON BRUTALLY MURDERED.— UNCLE DANIEL'S RETURN.—RAISING  TROOPS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0003"> CHAPTER III. -- BATTLE OF TWO RIVERS.—COL. TOM ANDERSON MEETS HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW.—UNCLE DANIEL BECOMES AN ABOLITIONIST.—A WINTER CAMPAIGN AGAINST A REBEL STRONGHOLD.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0004"> CHAPTER IV. -- BATTLE OF DOLINSBURG.—HEROIC CONDUCT OF COL. TOM ANDERSON —REPORTED DEAD.—HIS WIFE REFUSES TO BELIEVE THE REPORT.
+</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0005"> CHAPTER V. -- ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE—TWO DAYS OF AWFUL FIGHTING AT PITTSKILL LANDING—HARD-WON VICTORY-UNCLE DANIEL'S SONS BEAR THEMSELVES GALLANTLY.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0006"> CHAPTER VI. “K. G. C.”—ORGANIZATION OF THE ENEMIES OF THE UNION IN THE NORTH—PLOTTING EVERYWHERE—OBJECTS OF THE TRAITOROUS LEAGUE.-- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0007"> CHAPTER VII. -- TRAITOR KNIGHTS—ORGANIZATION OF REBEL SYMPATHIZERS IN INDIANA AND ILLINOIS—SIGNS AND SECRETS—GEN. ANDERSON'S TOUR OF INVESTIGATION —THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0008"> CHAPTER VIII. -- BATTLE OF PAGELAND—A VICTORY TURNED INTO A DEFEAT BY TREACHERY—DEATH OF GEN. LYON—ON THE TRAIL OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0009"> CHAPTER IX. -- BATTLE OF ANTLER'S RUN—SERAINE WHITCOMB LEAVES FOR THE SOUTH—PLOTTING IN CANADA—DISCOVERY OF A CONSPIRACY AMONG ARMY OFFICERS.
+</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0010"> CHAPTER X. -- BATTLE OF MURPHY'S HILL.-THE MOST SANGUINARY FIGHTING OF THE WAR.—-MURDER OF STEPHEN LYON.—UNCLE HAM GETS A STRONG DISLIKE TO WAR.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0011"> CHAPTER XI. -- THE COURT-MARTIAL.—AT MURPHY'S HILL.—THE TWO OPPOSING ARMIES AND THEIR MOVEMENTS.—JAMES WHITCOMB'S TRIAL.— SENTENCED TO DEATH AND PARDONED BY THE PRESIDENT.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0012"> CHAPTER XII. -- MORGANSON'S RAID AND BATTLE OF CHEROKEE RUN.—THE REBEL CAVALRYMEN WHIRL THROUGH INDIANA AND OHIO.—BEATEN AND CAPTURED.—KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE CONTINUE THEIR MACHINATIONS.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0013"> CHAPTER XIII. -- GEN. SILENT GUIDED BY A SPECTER.—ARMY OF THE CENTER.— BELEAGUERED AND HALF STARVED IN CHATTERAUGUS.—MIDDLETON'S RIDGE.—GEN. SILENT'S FORCES SWEEP THE REBELS FROM THE CREST.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0014"> CHAPTER XIV. -- SERAINE WHITCOMB'S EXAMINATION OF THE REBEL PRISONS AND HENRY LYON'S RELEASE.—MAN'S INHUMANITY.—SERAINE WHITCOMB VISITS THE SOUTHERN PRISON PENS.—A SAD TALE OF WOE.— GRAPHIC PICTURE OF SUFFERING, WRETCHEDNESS AND DEATH.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0015"> CHAPTER XV. -- PLOTS TO POISON AND BURN.—FIRE AND POISON.—THE PLOT TO BURN NORTHERN CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.—THE SCHEME AVENGED.—PART OF THE CHIEF PLOTTERS BURNED BY THEIR OWN COMBUSTIBLES.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0016"> CHAPTER XVI. -- A HAPPY WEDDING.—MARRIAGE OF SERAINE WHITCOMB AND HENRY LYON.—FIRE AND PLAGUE.—THE PLOTTING IN CANADA TO BURN CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0017"> CHAPTER XVII. -- MOBS IN THE NORTH.—LAWLESS VIOLENCE AND OUTRAGE BY REBEL SYMPATHIZERS.—THE CLASH OF ARMS.—BATTLE OF THE CHAPARRAL BETWEEN GEN. SILENT AND GEN.  LAWS.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+<a href="#link2HCH0018"> CHAPTER XVIII. -- OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY OF THE
+CENTER.—GEN. SHERWOOD'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST GATE CITY.—HEAD'S ARMY
+DESTROYED.—GEN. PAPSON'S GREAT VICTORIES AT FRANKTOWN AND NASHUA.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0019"> THE SCHEME TO CAPTURE OR KILL THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. SILENT.—A VILLANOUS PLOT.—THE RECKLESS AND DESPERATE SCHEMES OF THE CONSPIRATORS.—THE PLAN REVEALED.—THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. SILENT WARNED OF THEIR DANGER.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0020"> CHAPTER XX. -- COLLAPSE OF THE GREAT REBELLION.—LAWS' ARMY SURRENDERS.— THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.</a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0021"> CHAPTER XXI. -- SCHEME FOR A NEW REBELLION.—ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS CO-CONSPIRATORS.—THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY AND SECRETARY OF WAR SAVE THE COUNTRY.—“TOM” ANDERSON'S BRUTAL MURDER.—UNCLE DANIEL DIES.</a>
+      </p>
+    </blockquote>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <blockquote>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <big><b>ILLUSTRATIONS</b></big>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        <br />
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0001"> Uncle Daniel Telling his Story -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0002"> Tom and the Mob -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0003"> Death of Harvey Lyon -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0004"> The Charge of Col. Anderson's Regiment
+        -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0005"> Pupils Attacking the Little Abolitionist -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0006"> Col. Anderson Wounded -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0007"> Uncle Daniel Meets Aunt Martha -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0008"> Ham Encounters the Rebels -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0009"> Knights of the Golden Circle Meeting in a
+        Barn -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0010"> Drinking to the Success of Treason -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0011"> Henry Lyon is Captured -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0012"> Death of General Lyon -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0013"> General Anderson Taking Command -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0014"> Anderson Overhears the Conspiracy -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0015"> The Murder of Steven Lyon -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0016"> Morganson's Raid -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0017"> A Spector Appears to the General -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0018"> Seraine With Henry at Pine Forest Prison -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0019"> Jackson Starts for Europe -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0020"> The Burning of the Will-o-the-wisp -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0021"> Thomlinson and Friends in Consultation -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0022"> Marriage of Henry and Seraine -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0023"> Gens. Silent and Meador in Conversation -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0024"> A Scene in the Trenches -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0025"> Mrs. Lyon Dies at Peter's Coffin -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0026"> Uncle Daniel Conferring With Lincoln and
+        Stanton -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0027"> The Shooting of President Lincoln by Wilkes
+        -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0028"> Murderous Assault Upon Gen. Anderson and
+        Family -- </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0029"> Death of Uncle Daniel -- </a>
+      </p>
+    </blockquote>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <h1>
+      UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY.
+    </h1>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0001" id="link2HCH0001">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER I.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     DARK DAYS OF 1861.&mdash;A FATHER WHO GAVE HIS CHILDREN TO THE
+     COUNTRY.&mdash;RALLYING TO THE FLAG.&mdash;RAISING VOLUNTEERS IN
+     SOUTHERN INDIANA.
+
+     &ldquo;The more solitary, the more friendless, the more
+     unsustained I am, the  more I will respect and rely upon
+     myself.&rdquo;&mdash;Charlotte Bronte
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      ALLENTOWN is a beautiful little city of 10,000 inhabitants, situated on
+      the Wabash River, in Vigo County, Ind., in the vicinity of which several
+      railroads now center. It is noted for its elevated position, general
+      healthfulness, and for its beautiful residences and cultivated society.
+      Daniel Lyon located here in 1850. He was a man of marked ability and
+      undoubted integrity; was six feet two inches in height, well proportioned,
+      and of very commanding and martial appearance. In 1861, he was surrounded
+      by a large family, seven grown sons&mdash;James, David, Jackson, Peter,
+      Stephen, Henry and Harvey&mdash;all of whom were well educated, fond of
+      field sports and inclined to a military life. The mother, &ldquo;Aunt
+      Sarah,&rdquo; as she was commonly called by the neighbors, was a charming,
+      motherly, Christian woman, whose heart and soul seemed to be wrapped up in
+      the welfare of her family. She was of short, thick build, but rather
+      handsome, with dark brown hair and large blue eyes, gentle and kind. Her
+      politeness and generosity were proverbial. She thought each of her seven
+      sons a model man; her loving remarks about them were noticeable by all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Daniel Lyon is at present 85 years old, and lives with one of his
+      granddaughters&mdash;Jennie Lyon&mdash;now married to a man by the name of
+      James Wilson, in Oakland, Ind., a small town conspicuous only for its rare
+      educational facilities.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0001" id="linkimage-0001">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0017.jpg" alt="Uncle Daniel Telling his Story 017 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      On the evening of the 22d of February, 1884, a number of the neighbors,
+      among whom was Col. Daniel Bush, a gallant and fearless officer of the
+      Union side during the late war, and Dr. Adams, President of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;
+      College, dropped in to see Uncle Daniel, as he is now familiarly called.
+      During the evening, Col. Bush, turning to the old veteran, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel,' give us a story from some of your
+      experiences during the war.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The old man arose from his easy-chair and stood erect, his hair, as white
+      as snow, falling in profusion over his shoulders. His eyes, though dimmed
+      by age, blazed forth in youthful brightness; his frame shook with
+      excitement, his lips quivered, and tears rolled down the furrows of his
+      sunken cheeks. All were silent. He waved his hand to the friends to be
+      seated; then, drawing his big chair to the centre of the group, he sat
+      down. After a few moments' pause he spoke, in a voice tremulous with
+      emotion:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My experience was vast. I was through the whole of the war. I saw
+      much. My story is a true one, but very sad. As you see, my home is a
+      desolate waste. My family consists now of only two grand-children; wife
+      and sons are all gone. I am all that is now left of my once happy family.
+      My God! My God! Why should I have been required to bear this great burden?
+      But pardon this weakness in an old man. I will now begin my story.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the month of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;, 1861, my nephew, 'Tom'
+      Anderson,&mdash;I called the boy Tom, as I learned to do so many years
+      before, while visiting at his father's; he was the son of my eldest
+      sister,&mdash;his wife, Mary, and their only child, a beautiful little
+      girl of two years (called Mary, for her mother), were visiting at my
+      house. Their home was in Jackson, Miss. One evening my good wife, Tom, his
+      wife, my son Peter, and I were sitting on our front porch discussing the
+      situation, when we heard a great noise a couple of blocks south of us. The
+      young men stepped out to see what the trouble was and in a very short time
+      they returned greatly excited. A company of men were marching down the
+      street bearing the American flag, when a number of rebel sympathizers had
+      assaulted them with stones, clubs, etc., and had taken their flag and torn
+      it to shreds. It seemed that a Mr. 'Dan' Bowen, a prominent
+      man in that part of the State, had been haranguing the people on the
+      question of the war, and had denounced it as 'an infamous Abolition
+      crusade,' and the President as a villainous tyrant,' and those
+      who were standing by the Union as 'Lincoln's hirelings, and
+      dogs with collars around their necks.' This language stirred up the
+      blood of the worst element of the people, who sympathised with secession,
+      and had it not been for the timely interposition of many good and worthy
+      citizens, blood would have been shed upon the streets.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here Col. Bush asked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What became of this man Bowen?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I understand that he now occupies one of the highest positions the
+      people of Indiana can give to one of her citizens. You see, my friends,
+      that we American people are going so fast that we pass by everything and
+      forget almost in a day the wrongs to our citizens and our country.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But to return to what I was saying in connection with the young
+      men. Tom Anderson was in a state of great excitement. He said he had
+      almost been mobbed before leaving home for entertaining Union sentiments,
+      and feared that he could not safely return with his family. My son Peter
+      suggested that, perhaps, they (being young) owed a duty to their country
+      and could not perform it in a more satisfactory manner than to enter the
+      service and do battle for the old flag. To this suggestion no reply was
+      made at the time. I said to them:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This seems to me a very strange condition of things, to see
+      a Government like this threatened in its permanency by the very people
+      that have controlled and profited most by it.' Tom replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle, I have given a great deal of thought to this subject.
+      You know I was born in Ohio. My father was an Episcopal minister, and
+      settled in Mississippi while I was but a boy. My father and mother are
+      both buried there, leaving me an only child. I grew up and there married
+      my good wife, Mary Whitthorne. We have lived happily together. I have had
+      a good practice at the law; have tried to reconcile myself to their
+      theories of human rights and 'rope-of-sand' government, but
+      cannot. They are very <i>different</i> from our Northern people&mdash;have
+      <i>different</i> theories of government and morals, with <i>different</i>
+      habits of thought and action. The Pilgrim Fathers of the North who landed
+      at Plymouth Rock were men of independence of thought; believed in
+      Christianity, in education and universal liberty. They and their progeny
+      have moved almost on a line due west, to the Pacific Ocean, infusing their
+      energy, their ideas of government, of civil liberty, of an advanced
+      Christian civilization, with a belief in man's equality before the
+      law. These ideas and thoughts have become imbedded in the minds of the
+      Northern people so firmly that they will fight to maintain them; will make
+      them temporarily a success, and would make them permanent but for their
+      habit of moving so rapidly in the direction of business and the
+      accumulation of wealth, which prepares the mind to surrender everything to
+      the accomplishment of this single object. The Southern inhabitants are
+      almost entirely descended from impetuous, hot-blooded people. Their
+      ancestors that landed at Jamestown, and later along the Southern Atlantic
+      coast within our borders, were of an adventurous and warlike people. Their
+      descendants have driven westward almost on a parallel line with the
+      Northern people to the borders of Mexico, occasionally lapping over the
+      Northern line. Their thoughts, ideas, manners and customs have been
+      impressed upon the people wherever they have gone, by the pretense, always
+      foremost and uppermost, as if a verity, that they were the most hospitable
+      and chivalric of any people in America. Their civilization was different.
+      Their arguments were enforced by the pistol and bowie-knife upon their
+      equals, and slaves subjected to their will by the lash and bloodhound&mdash;the
+      death of a man, white or black, being considered no more than merely a
+      reduction of one in the enumeration of population. They have opposed
+      common schools for fear the poorer classes of whites might have an
+      opportunity of contesting at some time the honors of office, that being
+      the great ambition of Southern society. They would not allow the slave to
+      be educated for fear he might learn that he was a man, having rights above
+      the brute with which he has always been held on a par. The aristocracy
+      only were educated. And this was generally done in the North, where the
+      facilities were good; and by sending them from home it kept down the envy
+      and ambition of the poorer classes, where, if they could have seen the
+      opportunity of acquiring knowledge it might have stimulated them to
+      greater exertion for the purpose of storing their minds with something
+      useful in extricating themselves from an obedience to the mere will of the
+      dominating class. Those people, one and all, no matter how ignorant, are
+      taught to consider themselves better than any other people save the
+      English, whose sentiments they inculcate. They are not in sympathy with a
+      purely Republican system of Government. They believe in a controlling
+      class, and they propose to be that class. I have heard them utter these
+      sentiments so often that I am sure that I am correct. They all trace their
+      ancestry back to some nobleman in some mysterious way, and think their
+      blood better than that which courses in the veins of any Northern man, and
+      honestly believe that one of them in war will be the equal of five men of
+      the North. They think because Northern men will not fight duels, they must
+      necessarily be cowards. In the first contest my judgment is that they will
+      be successful. They are trained with the rifle and shotgun; have taken
+      more pains in military drill than the people of the North, and will be in
+      condition for war earlier than the Union forces. They are also in better
+      condition in the way of arms than the Government forces will be. The fact
+      that they had control of the Government and have had all the best arms
+      turned over to them by a traitorous Secretary of War, places them on a war
+      footing at once, while the Government must rely upon purchasing arms from
+      foreign countries, and possibly of a very inferior character. Until
+      foundries and machinery for manufacturing arms can be constructed, the
+      Government will be in poor condition to equip troops for good and
+      effective service. This war now commenced will go on; the North will
+      succeed; slavery will go down forever; the Union will be preserved, and
+      for a time the Union sentiment will control the Government; but when
+      reverses come in business matters to the North, the business men there, in
+      order to get the trade of the South, under the delusion that they can gain
+      pecuniarily by the change, will, through some 'siren song,'
+      turn the Government over again to the same blustering and domineering
+      people who have ever controlled it. This, uncle, is the fear that disturbs
+      me most at present.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;How prophetic,&rdquo; spoke up Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes,&rdquo; exclaimed all present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush at this point arose and walked across the floor. All eyes were
+      upon him. Great tears rolled down his bronzed cheeks. In suppressed tones
+      he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;For what cause did I lose my right arm?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      He again sat down, and for the rest of the evening seemed to be in deep
+      meditation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel, resuming his story, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just as Tom had finished what he was saying, I heard the garden
+      gate open and shut, and David and Harvey appeared in the moonlight in
+      front of the porch. These were my second and youngest sons. David lived
+      some five miles from Allentown, on a farm, and Harvey had been staying at
+      his house, helping do the farm work. They were both very much excited.
+      Their mother, who had left. Mary Anderson in the parlor, came out to enjoy
+      the fresh air with us, and observing the excited condition of her two
+      sons, exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, my dear boys! what is the matter?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;David spoke to his mother, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do not get excited or alarmed when I tell you that Harvey
+      and I have made a solemn vow this evening that we will start to Washington
+      city in the morning.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'For what, my dear sons, are you going?' inquired the
+      mother, much troubled.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We are going to tender our services to the President in
+      behalf of the Union. Harvey is going along with me, believing it his duty.
+      As I was educated by the Government for the military service, I deem it my
+      duty to it, when in danger from this infamous and unholy rebellion, to aid
+      in putting it down.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Their mother raised her hands and thanked God that she had not
+      taught them lessons of patriotism in vain. She laid her head upon David's
+      manly breast and wept, and then clasped Harvey in her arms and blessed him
+      as her young and tender child, and asked God to preserve him and return
+      him safely to her, as he was her cherished hope. Peter, who had been
+      silent during the entire evening, except the bare suggestion to Tom to
+      enter the service, now arose from where he was sitting, and extending his
+      hand to David, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My old boy, I am with you. I shall commence at once to raise
+      a company.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;David turned to his mother and laughingly said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, you seem to have taught us all the same lesson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;His mother's eyes filled with tears as she turned away to
+      seek Mary. She found her in the parlor teaching her sweet little daughter
+      her prayers. My wife stood looking at the pretty picture of mother and
+      child until little Mary Anderson finished, kissed her mamma, and ran off
+      to bed; then entering the room she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary, my child, I am too weak to speak. I have held up as
+      long as I can stand it,' and then burst into tears. Mary sprang to
+      her at once, clasping her in her arms.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dearest auntie, what is the matter? Are you ill?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No! no! my child; I am full of fear and grief; I tremble. My
+      sons are going to volunteer. I am grieved for fear they will never return.
+      Oh! Mary! I had such a terrible dream about all the family last night. Oh!
+      I cannot think of it; and yet I want them to go. God knows I love my
+      country, and would give all&mdash;life and everything&mdash;to save it.
+      No, I will not discourage them. I will tell you my dream when I have more
+      strength.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then my blessed old wife fainted. Mary screamed, and we all
+      rushed into the parlor and found her lying on the floor with Mary bending
+      over, trying to restore her. We were all startled, and quickly lifted her
+      up, when she seemed to revive, and was able to sit in a chair. In a few
+      moments she was better, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am all right now; don't worry. I was so startled and
+      overcome at the thought that so many of my dear children were going to
+      leave me at once and on such a perilous enterprise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;To this Peter answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, you ought not to grieve about me. Being an old
+      bachelor, there will be but few to mourn if I should be killed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but, my son, your mother loves you all the same.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then a rap was heard at the window. It being open, a letter
+      was thrown in upon the floor. I picked it up. It was addressed to 'Thos.
+      Anderson.' I handed it to him. He opened it, and read it to himself,
+      and instantly turned very pale and walked the floor. His wife took his arm
+      and spoke most tenderly, asking what it was that troubled him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary, dear, I will read it,' he said, and unfolding
+      the letter, he read aloud:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'Jackson, Miss., June &mdash; 1861.
+
+     &ldquo;'Dear Tom&mdash;You have been denounced to-day in resolutions as
+     a traitor to the Southern cause, and your property
+     confiscated. Serves you right. I am off to-morrow morning
+     for the Confederate Army.
+     Good-by.
+     Love to sister.
+
+     &ldquo;'Your enemy in war,
+
+     &ldquo;'JOS. WHITTHORNE.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary sank into a chair. For a moment all were silent. At
+      last Tom exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What is there now left for me?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;His wife, with the stateliness of a queen, as she was, her black
+      hair clustering about her temples and falling around her shoulders and
+      neck, her bosom heaving, her eyes flashing fire, on her tip-toes arose to
+      her utmost height. All gazed upon her with admiration, her husband looking
+      at her with a wildness almost of frenzy. She clenched both hands and held
+      them straight down by her side, and exclaimed in a tone that would have
+      made a lion cower:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Would that I were a man! I would not stop until the last
+      traitor begged for quarter!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Tom flew to her and embraced her, exclaiming:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I was only waiting for that word.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She murmured:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My heavens, can it be that there are any of my blood
+      traitors to this country?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The household were by this time much affected. A long silence
+      ensued, which was broken by David, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Father, Harvey and I having agreed to go to Washington to
+      enter the army, I wish to make some arrangements for my family. You know I
+      have plenty for Jennie and the babies, and I want to leave all in your
+      hands to do with as if it were your own, so that the family will have such
+      comforts as they desire.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;David's wife, Jennie, was a delightful little woman, with two
+      beautiful children&mdash;Jennie, named for her mother, and Sarah, for my
+      wife. I said to David that I would write to his brother James, who was a
+      widower, having no children, to come and stay with Jennie. I at once wrote
+      James, who was practicing medicine at Winchester, Va., that I feared it
+      would be 'unhealthy' for him there, so to come to me at once.
+      This being done and all necessary arrangements made, David and Harvey bade
+      all an affectionate farewell and started for their farm, leaving their
+      mother and Mary in tears. As their footsteps died away their mother went
+      to the door, exclaiming, &ldquo;'Oh, my children! will I ever see
+      you again?' &ldquo;That night we all joined in a general
+      conversation on the subject of the war. It was arranged that Peter should
+      start next morning for Indianapolis to see the Governor, and, if possible,
+      obtain authority to raise a regiment under the call of the President. This
+      having been decided upon we all retired, bidding each other good night. I
+      presume there was little sleeping in our house that night save what little
+      Mary did, the poor child being entirely unconscious of the excitement and
+      distress in the family. The next morning Peter took the train for
+      Indianapolis, Tom went down town to ascertain the latest news, and I took
+      my horse and rode out to David's farm, leaving the two women in
+      tears, and little Mary inquiring: &ldquo;'What is the matter, mamma
+      and aunty?' &ldquo;I rode on in a deep study as to the outcome of
+      all this trouble. I came to David's house, unconscious for a moment
+      as to where I was, aroused, however, by hearing some one crying as if in
+      despair. I looked around and saw it was Jennie. She stood on the door-step
+      in great grief, the two children asking where their father had gone.
+      &ldquo;'Good morning, my daughter,' I said, and, dismounting,
+      I took her in my arms, and laying her head on my shoulder she sobbed as if
+      her heart would break.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O! my dear husband, shall I ever see him again? O! my
+      children, what shall I do?' was all she could say.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I broke down completely, this was too much; the cries of the little
+      children for their papa and the tears of their mother were more than I
+      could stand. He had never left them before to be gone any great length of
+      time. I took Jennie and the children into the house. There was a
+      loneliness and a sadness about the situation that was unendurable, and I
+      at once ordered one of the farm hands to hitch the horses to the wagon and
+      put the family and their little traps in and get ready to take them to my
+      house, and turned David's house over to his head man, Joseph Dent
+      (he being very trusty) to take charge of until David should return. With
+      these arrangements I left with the family for Allentown. On our arrival
+      the meeting of the three women would have melted the heart of a stone. I
+      walked out to the barn and remained there for quite awhile, thinking
+      matters over to myself. When I returned to the house all had become quiet
+      and seemingly reconciled. For several days all was suspense; nothing had
+      been heard from any of our boys; I tried to keep away from the house as
+      much as possible to avoid answering questions asked by the women and the
+      poor little children, which I knew no more about than they did. But while
+      we were at breakfast on the morning of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;, Jennie was
+      speaking of going out to her house that day to look after matters at home
+      and see that all was going well. Just at this moment a boy entered with a
+      letter, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Burton sent me with this, thinking there might be
+      something that you would like to see.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. B. was the Postmaster, and very kind to us. He was a true Union
+      man, but the opposition there was so strong that he was very quiet; he
+      kept the American flag flying over his office, which was burned on that
+      account a few nights later, as was supposed, by Southern sympathizing
+      incendiaries. These were perilous times in Southern Indiana.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes! Yes!&rdquo; said Col. Bush. &ldquo;We had a taste of it in
+      Southern Ohio, where I then resided; I know all about it. The men who were
+      for mobbing us at that time are now the most prominent 'reformers,'
+      and seem to be the most influential persons.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I opened the letter and read it aloud. It ran substantially as
+      follows:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'We arrived at Columbus, O., on the morning of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;, when
+     there was some delay. While walking about the depot I
+     chanced to meet your old friend the Governor. He was very
+     glad to see me, and said to me, &ldquo;Lyon, you are the very man
+     I am looking for.&rdquo; I asked, &ldquo;Why, Governor? I am on my way
+     to Washington to tender my services to the President in
+     behalf of the Union.&rdquo; The Governor answered, &ldquo;You are
+     hunting service, I see. Well, sir, I have a splendid
+     regiment enlisted, but want to have a man of some experience
+     for their Colonel, and as you have been in the Regular Army
+     and maintained a good reputation, I will give you the
+     position if you will take it. I grasped him by the hand and
+     thanked him with all my heart. This was more than I could
+     have expected. So, you see, I start off well. We are now in
+     camp. I am duly installed as Colonel. Harvey has been
+     mustered in and I have him detailed at my headquarters. He
+     seems to take to soldiering very readily. I have written
+     Jennie all about matters. I hope she and my darling children
+     are well and as happy as can be under the circumstances.
+
+     &ldquo;'Your affectionate son,
+
+     &ldquo;'David Lyon.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He did not know that I had them at my house, and all were assisting
+      one another to keep up courage. This letter affected the whole family, and
+      caused many tears to fall, in joy as well as grief; joy that he had
+      succeeded so well at the beginning, and grief at his absence. That evening
+      Jennie received her letter from the 'Colonel' as we now called
+      him, all becoming very military in our language. Her letter was of the
+      same import, but much of it devoted to family affairs. This made Jennie
+      happy. We all retired and rested well that night, after pleasing the
+      children by telling them about their father being a great soldier, and
+      that they must be good children, and in that way cause their mother to
+      write pleasant things about them to their good papa.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0002" id="link2HCH0002">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER II.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF THE &ldquo;GAPS.&rdquo;&mdash;YOUNG HARVEY LYON BRUTALLY MURDERED.&mdash;
+     UNCLE DANIEL'S RETURN.&mdash;RAISING  TROOPS IN SOUTHERN
+     INDIANA.
+
+     &ldquo;When sorrows come they come not single spies, but in
+     battalion.&rdquo; &mdash;-Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Three days later Peter returned from Indianapolis, with full
+      authority for Tom Anderson to recruit a regiment for the Union service.
+      This was very gratifying to him, and he said to his wife, 'Mary, my
+      time will come.' She appeared happy over the news, but her quivering
+      lip, as she responded, gave evidence of her fears that the trial to her
+      was going to be severe. My good wife then called us into tea, and when we
+      were all seated, Mary said to her:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Aunt Sarah, you have not yet told us your dream. Don't
+      you remember, you promised to tell it to me? Now let us hear it, please.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, my child. It has troubled me very much; and yet I don't
+      believe there is any cause for alarm at what one may dream.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, let us hear it,' spoke up Peter; 'it
+      might be something that I could interpret. You know I try to do this
+      sometimes; but I am not as great a success as Daniel of old.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, my son, it was this: I thought your father and I were
+      in the garden. He was pulling some weeds from the flower-bed, when he was
+      painfully stung on both hands by some insect. Soon his fingers began
+      dropping off&mdash;all five from his right hand and his thumb and little
+      finger from his left.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Tom laughingly said, 'Uncle, hold up your hands;' which
+      I did, saying, 'You see my fingers are not gone.' Whereupon
+      they all laughed except Peter.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My wife said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My son, what is your interpretation of my dream! It troubles
+      me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, mother, I will not try it now. Let the war interpret
+      it; it will do it correctly, doubtless. Let us talk about something else.
+      You know dreams amount to nothing now-a-days.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During all this time, Peter wore a serious countenance. We
+      discussed the matter as to how Tom should go about raising his regiment.
+      It was understood that he should start out at once, and that Peter should
+      take the recruits, as fast as organized into companies, and place them in
+      the camp of instruction at Indianapolis. The next morning Tom opened a
+      recruiting office in Allentown, placed Peter temporarily in charge, and
+      started through the country making speeches to the people (he was quite an
+      orator), and soon succeeded in arousing patriotic sentiments in and about
+      Allentown. After raising two companies, he extended his operations, going
+      down on the O. &amp; M. R. R. to Saco, a town then of about 1,000
+      inhabitants. While addressing the people, a mob gathered and were about to
+      hang him. He stood them off until the Union people came to his rescue and
+      saved his life.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That is just as it was where I lived,&rdquo; said Col. Bush.
+      &ldquo;I know of just such a case, where a mob tried the same thing; some
+      of them, however, repented before they went to heaven, I hope.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He left the town, however, under a guard and returned home. Soon
+      after this he made a second effort, by arming 20 resolute men of his
+      recruits with Colt's revolvers, which he procured from the Governor
+      of the State, and returned to Saco. He at once gave notice that he would
+      speak the next day. When the time arrived, he told his men to take
+      positions in the crowd, scattering as well as they could in his front.
+      This done he commenced his speech. Soon mutterings of the crowd could be
+      heard, and finally the storm came and they rushed towards the stand. He
+      shouted at the top of his voice, &ldquo;Hold!&rdquo; at the same time
+      drawing his revolver, declaring he would shoot the first man that advanced
+      another step, and also raising his left hand above his head. This was a
+      signal for his men to &ldquo;fall in,&rdquo; and they all rushed into line
+      in his front with drawn weapons. The crowd instantly ran in all
+      directions, much to the amusement and gratification of Tom.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0002" id="linkimage-0002">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0030.jpg" alt="Tom and the Mob 030 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There were some loyal men in that community, and before leaving
+      Saco, Tom had raised a full company. When the day came for them to leave,
+      they marched with the flag presented to them by the ladies of the town
+      proudly waving, and with drum and fife making all the noise possible.
+      There was no more disturbance there, except in secret. The 'secesh'
+      element murdered several soldiers afterwards, and continued secretly
+      hostile to the success of our army. In a few days after this Tom had
+      recruited another company. There seemed then to be an immediate demand for
+      a regiment, with a brave and daring officer, at the Capital, for some
+      reason not then made known. Tom was ordered to have his four companies
+      mustered in, and, attached to six already in camp; he was commissioned
+      Colonel, and the regiment was numbered the &mdash;&mdash; Indiana Infantry
+      Volunteers. Tom Anderson looked the soldier in every respect. He was five
+      feet eleven, straight as an arrow, well-built, large, broad shoulders,
+      black eyes and hair, and martial in his bearing.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He placed his family in my charge. The next day after Tom had left
+      (Peter Lyon, my son, having gone before him with the recruits), my wife,
+      Mary, Jennie, the three children and myself, were all on the porch, when a
+      tall man, fully six feet, rather fine looking, made his appearance at the
+      gate, and asked if that was where Daniel Lyon lived. As I answered in the
+      affirmative, he opened the gate and walking in, saluted us all with:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How do you do? Do you not recognize me? I am James Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I sprang to him and grasped his hand, his mother threw her arms
+      around his neck and wept for joy, the other women greeted him heartily,
+      and the little children rushed to him. Although they had never seen him
+      before, they knew he was some one they were glad to see, as their fathers
+      and uncles, whom they knew, were gone from them. We all sat down and the
+      Doctor, as I must call him (being a physician by profession), gave us some
+      of his experiences of the last few weeks. When he received my letter and
+      commenced getting ready to leave, the people of Winchester suspected him
+      of preparing to go North to aid the Union, and so they threw his drugs
+      into the street, destroyed his books, and made him leave town a beggar. He
+      walked several miles, and finally found an old friend, who loaned him
+      money enough to get to my place.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Mr. Reeves, who was of the party, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have been through all that and more, too. I had to leave my wife
+      and family, and was almost riddled with bullets besides; but it is all
+      past now.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have been greatly interested, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr.
+      Adams, &ldquo;and am taking down all you say in shorthand, and intend to
+      write it up.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day,&rdquo; continued Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;the newspapers
+      had telegrams stating that the troops at Columbus and other places had
+      been ordered to the East for active operations. I said to Dr. James that
+      he must stay with the family while I went to Washington, as I wanted to
+      see the President on matters of importance. The truth was, I wanted to see
+      David and Harvey, as well as the President. I started the next morning,
+      after telling the women and children to be of good cheer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When I reached Washington I found the army had moved to the front,
+      and was daily expecting an engagement, but I could not understand where. I
+      at once visited the President, to whom I was well known, and told him my
+      desire, which was to see my sons. He promptly gave me a note to the
+      Provost-Marshal, which procured me a pass through the lines. That night I
+      was in the camp of my son David, who, you remember, was a Colonel. After
+      our greeting we sat down by his camp chest, upon which was spread his
+      supper of cold meat, hard crackers and coffee, the whole lighted by a
+      single candle inserted in the shank of a bayonet which was stuck in the
+      ground. While enjoying the luxury of a soldier's fare I told him all
+      about the family, his own in particular. Harvey enjoyed the things said of
+      him by the children which I repeated. The Colonel, however, seemed
+      thoughtful, and did not incline to very much conversation. Looking up with
+      a grave face he said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Father, to-morrow may determine the fate of the Republic. I
+      am satisfied that a battle, and perhaps a terrible one, will be fought
+      very near here.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      'I asked him about the armies, and he replied that we had a very
+      large army, but poorly drilled and disciplined; that the enemy had the
+      advantage in this respect. As to commanding officers, they were alike on
+      both sides, with but little experience in handling large armies. He
+      suggested that we retire to rest, so that we could be up early, but urged
+      me to stay at the rear, and not go where I would be exposed. To this I
+      assented. Soon we retired to our couches, which were on the ground, with
+      but one blanket apiece and no tent over us. I did not sleep that night. My
+      mind was wandering over the field in anticipation of what was to occur.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Early next morning I heard the orders given to march in the direction of
+      the gaps. Wagons were rolling along the road, whips were cracking, and
+      teamsters in strong language directing their mules; artillery was noisy in
+      its motion; the tramp of infantry was steady and continuous; cavalrymen
+      were rushing to and fro. I started to the rear, as my son had directed,
+      and ate my breakfast as I rode along. About 10 o'clock I heard
+      musket shots, and soon after artillery; then the musketry increased. I
+      listened for awhile. Troops were rushing past me to the front. As I was
+      dressed in citizen's clothes, the boys would occasionally call out
+      to me, 'Old chap, you had better get back;' but I could not. I
+      was moved forward by some strong impulse, I knew not what, and finally
+      found myself nearing the front with my horse on the run. Soon I could see
+      the lines forming, and moving forward into the woods in the direction of
+      the firing, I watched closely for my son's command, and kept near
+      it, but out of sight of the Colonel, as I feared he would be thinking of
+      my being in danger, and might neglect his duty. The battle was now fully
+      opened&mdash;the artillery in batteries opening along the line, the
+      infantry heavily engaged, the cavalry moving rapidly to our flanks.
+      Steadily the line moved on, when volley after volley rolled from one end
+      of the line to the other. Now our left was driven back, then the line
+      adjusted and advanced again. The rebel left gave way; then the center. Our
+      cavalry charged, and our artillery was advanced. A shout was heard all
+      along the line, and steadily on our line moved. The rebels stubbornly
+      resisted, but were gradually giving way. The commanding General rode along
+      the line, encouraging all by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The victory is surely ours, Press forward steadily and
+      firmly; keep your line closed up;' and to the officers, 'Keep
+      your commands well in hand.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He felt that he had won the day. For hours the battle went steadily
+      on in this way. I rode up and down the line watching every movement. I
+      took position finally where I could see the enemy. I never expected to see
+      officers lead their men as the rebels did on that day. They would rally
+      their shattered ranks and lead them back into the very jaws of death. Many
+      fell from their horses, killed or wounded; the field was strewn with the
+      dead and dying; horses were running in different directions riderless. I
+      had never seen a battle, and this was so different from what I had
+      supposed from reading, I took it for granted that, both sides being
+      unacquainted with war, were doing many things not at all military. I
+      learned more about it afterward, however. From an eminence, where I had
+      posted myself, I could see a large column of fresh troops filing into the
+      plain from the hills some miles away. They were moving rapidly and coming
+      in the direction of the right flank of our army. I at once rode as fast as
+      I could to the left, where my son was inline, and for the first time that
+      day showed myself to him. He seemed somewhat excited when he saw me, and
+      asked: 'In Heaven's name what are you doing here?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said: 'Never mind me, I am in no danger.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I then told him what I had seen, and he at once sent an orderly,
+      with a note to the General commanding. In a short time, however, we heard
+      the assault made on our right. It was terrific. Our troops gave way and
+      commenced falling back. The alarm seemed to go all along the line, and a
+      general retreat began without orders. Soon the whole army was leaving the
+      field, and without further resistance gave away the day. The rebel army
+      was also exhausted, and seemed to halt, in either joy or amazement, at the
+      action of our forces.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just as our army retired I found a poor young officer wounded. I
+      let him take my horse, thinking that I could walk as fast as the army
+      could march. I came to the place formerly occupied by my son's
+      regiment. There I found quite a number of wounded men, and my young son
+      Harvey trying to help one of his comrades from the field.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Neither army was then in sight. I heard the sound of horses'
+      hoofs; looked up, and saw a cavalry troop coming. I supposed it to be our
+      own, and did not move. They dashed up where we were, and Col. Hunter, in
+      command, drew his sabre and cut my dear boy down. I caught him as he fell,
+      his head being cleft open. I burst out loudly in grief, and was seized as
+      a prisoner. I presume my dress and gray hair saved my life. I was torn
+      from my son and made to walk some three miles, to the headquarters of Gen.
+      Jones, who heard my story about my adventure and my dead boy. He at once
+      released me and sent an officer with me to that part of the field where my
+      dead child lay.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0003" id="linkimage-0003">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0035.jpg" alt="Death of Harvey Lyon 035 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I shall ever respect Gen. Jones. He is still living, and respected
+      highly for his great soldierly qualities. I walked on the line of our
+      retreat until I came up with a man driving an ambulance. I took him back
+      with me and brought my son away from the field to the camp of his brother,
+      whom I found in great distress about Harvey, but he was not aware of what
+      had befallen him. I pointed to the ambulance, he looked and saw him lying
+      there dead. He fell on my neck and accused himself for having brought the
+      young boy away from home to encounter the perils of war. I was going to
+      take his body back to his mother, but the Colonel said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No; bury him like a soldier on the battlefield.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So I gave way, and we buried him that night in the best manner we
+      could. He now lies in the cemetery at Arlington. My sorrow was great then,
+      but I am past it all now, and can grieve no more.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col Bush here interrupted, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, you made a narrow escape. My heavens! to think
+      of a father carrying his young son dead from the battlefield, slain by an
+      enemy in such a villainous and dastardly way.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What a blow to a father,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams. &ldquo;Uncle
+      Daniel, this Colonel was a demon to strike down a youth while assisting a
+      wounded comrade. He deserved to be killed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, it would seem so. I felt just as you do, and my son David
+      uttered many imprecations against him. But, you see, we forgave all these
+      men and acquited them of all their unholy deeds. Col. Hunter has become a
+      very prominent man since the war, and now holds a high position in one of
+      the Southern States. You know, in the South, the road to high position
+      since the war has been through the rebel camps.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes! Uncle Daniel, that is true. Not so, however, with us in
+      the North. The road to high position here is not through the Union camps,
+      but through wealth and the influence of what is called elegant society,
+      where no questions are asked as to how or where you got your money, so you
+      have it.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It does seem so, Doctor, now; but it was not so in our earlier
+      days. I am sorry to confess that this change has taken place.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After going through the scenes of this battle, now called the
+      battle of the 'Gaps,' and burying my son, I felt for the time
+      as if I could have no heart in anything the only thought on my mind was
+      how to break the sad news to his mother. The Colonel said he would keep
+      the name from the list of the dead until I could return home to be with
+      the mother, so as to console her in her grief. I bade my son, the Colonel,
+      farewell. There he stood, quiet and erect, the great tears rolling down
+      his cheeks. I commenced my sad journey alone. In going to Washington I
+      overtook straggling detachments, teams without drivers, and found on the
+      road general waste of army materials, and equipage of all kinds in large
+      quantities. Arriving in Washington, everything was in great confusion. The
+      old General then in command of all the forces was dignified and martial in
+      his every look and movement, but evidently much excited. There was no
+      danger, however, as both armies were willing to stand off without another
+      trial of arms for the present. I saw the President and told him what I had
+      witnessed, as well as my misfortune. I advised that no movement of our
+      forces be again attempted without further drilling and better discipline,
+      as I was sure good training would have prevented the disaster of that day.
+      On my way home I was oppressed with grief, causing many inquiries of me as
+      to my distress, which only made it necessary for me to repeat my sad story
+      over and over again until I reached Allentown. My friends, there was the
+      great test of my strength and manhood. How could I break this to my wife?
+      They had all heard the news of the battle, and were in sorrow over our
+      country's misfortune. On entering the gate all rushed out on the
+      porch to welcome me back, eager for news; but my countenance told the sad
+      story. The Doctor was the first to speak:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We know about the battle, father,' said he; 'but
+      your face tells me something has happened to the boys. What is it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sarah and the women stood as pale as death, but could not speak.
+      Then I broke down, but tried to be as calm as I could, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Our dear Harvey is killed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My wife fell upon my neck and sobbed and cried aloud in despair
+      until I thought her heart would break. The children ran out to their
+      mother, crying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! mother, what is the matter? Is papa hurt? Is he shot?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They screamed, and the scene was one that would have melted the
+      strongest heart. James stood and gazed on the scene. When all 'became
+      somewhat calm, my wife was tenderly placed in bed, and Jennie, after
+      hearing that the Colonel was safe, staid with her. To the others I related
+      my experience on the battlefield, and the death of Harvey, his burial, my
+      capture and release, my arrival at and departure from Washington, and all
+      up to the time I reached home. The saddest time I ever spent in my life
+      was during the long, weary hours of that night; the attempt to reconcile
+      my wife to our sad fate, the fears expressed by the wives of the Colonel
+      and Tom, the questions of the children, and their grief and sobs for their
+      Uncle Harvey&mdash;they all loved him dearly; he had petted them and
+      played with them frequently, entertaining them in a way that children care
+      so much for. Many days my wife was confined to her bed, the Doctor keeping
+      close watch over her. Weeks of sadness and gloom in our household passed
+      before we seemed to take the matter as a part of what many would have to
+      experience in this dreadful and wicked attempt to destroy the peace and
+      happiness of our people. In the meantime, Col. Tom Anderson (as he was now
+      a Colonel), and my son Peter, who had been made a Captain in Col. Anderson's
+      regiment, came home to see us, and tried to make it as pleasant for us as
+      could be done under the circumstances. When Peter heard of Harvey's
+      death, through Col. Anderson, he was very much affected and wept bitterly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That dream haunts me,' he said, 'by day and by
+      night. I know my fate so well.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This amazed the Colonel, and he asked Peter what he meant by this
+      nonsense.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I know,' said Peter, 'but&mdash;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But what?' asked the Colonel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Nothing,' replied Peter, and the conversation on that
+      subject dropped for the time being.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The visit of Col. Tom and Capt. Peter, as we now out of courtesy
+      called them, made the time pass much more pleasantly. Col. Tom and the
+      Doctor, both being good conversationalists, kept the minds of the family
+      as much away from the battle of the Gaps as possible. The Doctor having
+      lived in Virginia and Col. Anderson in Mississippi, their conversation
+      naturally turned on the condition of the South. The Doctor said 'there
+      are in Virginia many Union men, but they were driven into secession by the
+      aggressiveness and ferocity of those desiring a separation from the
+      Government.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Those people are opposed to a Republican form of Government,
+      and if they succeed in gaining a separation and independence, sooner or
+      later they will take on the form of the English Government. They now
+      regard the English more favorably than they do the Northern people, and
+      the most surprising thing to me is to see the sentiment in the North in
+      favor of the success of this (the Southern) rebellion. True, it is
+      confined to one political party, but that is a strong party in the North
+      as well as the South.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'One of the dangers that will confront us is the tiring out
+      of our Union people at some stage of the war, and following on that the
+      success by the sympathizers with the rebellion in the elections North. If
+      this can be brought about it will be done. This is part of the Southern
+      programme, and they have their men selected in every Northern State.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have heard this discussed frequently, and their statements
+      as to the assurances that they have from all over the North&mdash;in New
+      York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and so on. In Ohio, their
+      chief adviser from the North, Mr. Valamburg, resides. Such men as &ldquo;Dan&rdquo;
+      Bowen and Thos. A. Stridor, both very influential and prominent men, are
+      regarded as ready to act in concert with them at any moment. Should that
+      party succeed, with such men as I have mentioned as leaders, the
+      independence of the Confederacy would at once be acknowledged, on the
+      ground that we have failed to suppress the rebellion, and that a further
+      continuance of the war would only prove an absolute failure; and I fear
+      that our Northern peacemakers would then cry &ldquo;peace! peace!&rdquo;
+      and acquiesce in this outrage upon our Republic and our Christian
+      civilization,&rdquo; 'Yes,' replied Col. Tom; 'but,
+      Doctor&mdash;there is a feature preceding that which should be carefully
+      considered. I fear, since I have heard what is going on here, that these
+      Northern secessionists and sympathizers will organize in our rear and
+      bring on war here at home. I was ordered to the Capital to watch this
+      movement. They are organizing all around us. I was about to be mobbed near
+      here for trying to raise troops for the Union army. Thos. A. Strider, of
+      whom you spoke, is doing everything he can to discourage enlistments. He
+      speaks of the Republican President as &ldquo;a tyrant and this war as an
+      unholy abolition war,&rdquo; and people listen to him. He has been
+      considered a kind of oracle in this State for many years, as you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then Jennie returned from the post-office with two letters
+      from Col. David&mdash;one to her and one to the Doctor. This concluded the
+      conversation between Col. Tom and the Doctor. Jennie's letter gave
+      her a more complete description of the battle of the Gaps than any he had
+      heretofore sent. He spoke of my appearance on the ground and the tragic
+      death of Harvey. The household assembled and listened with great
+      attention, except my wife, who went weeping to her room, as she could not
+      hear of her boy without breaking down, wondering why it was her fate to be
+      so saddened thus early in the contest. The Doctor opened his letter and
+      found that the Assistant Surgeon of Col. David's regiment had died
+      from a wound received at the battle of the Gaps, and the Governor of Ohio
+      had commissioned Dr. James Lyon Assistant Surgeon at the request of the
+      Colonel. He was directed to report to his regiment at once. This was very
+      gratifying to the Doctor, as he felt inclined to enter the service.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      When his mother heard this she again grew very melancholy, and seemed to
+      think her whole family were, sooner or later, to enter the army and
+      encounter the perils and vicissitudes of war. The next morning the Doctor
+      bade us all good-by, and left for the army of the East. The visit of Col.
+      Anderson and Pefer helped to distract our attention from the affliction
+      which was upon us. Peter, however, was very quiet and seemed in a deep
+      study most of the time. His mother finally asked him if he had thought of
+      her dream, saying it troubled her at times. He smiled, and answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, I think this war will interpret it. You know there
+      is nothing in dreams,' thus hoping to put her mind at rest by his
+      seeming indifference; but he afterwards told Col. Anderson his
+      interpretation.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams here asked Uncle Daniel if he knew Peter's interpretation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; it was certainly correct, and so it will appear to you as we
+      proceed in this narrative, should you wish to hear me through.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My dear sir, I have never been so interested in all my life, and
+      hope you will continue until you tell us all. I am preserving every
+      sentence.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The day passed off quietly, and next morning Col. Anderson and
+      Peter left for their command. Mary was brave; she gave encouragement to
+      her husband and all others who left for the Union army. She was very
+      loyal, and seemed to be full of a desire to see the Union forces succeed
+      in every contest. In fact, the letter of her brother to her husband seemed
+      to arouse her almost to desperation; she went about quietly, but showed
+      determination in every movement. She taught her little daughter patriotism
+      and devotion to the cause of our country, and religiously believed that
+      her husband would yet make his mark as a gallant and brave man. She gave
+      encouragement to my good wife Sarah, and to Jennie, Col. David's
+      wife. She told me afterwards, out of the hearing of the others, that she
+      hoped every man on the Union side would enter the army and help crush out
+      secession forever.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0003" id="link2HCH0003">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER III.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF TWO RIVERS.&mdash;COL. TOM ANDERSON MEETS HIS BROTHER-
+     IN-LAW.&mdash;UNCLE DANIEL BECOMES AN ABOLITIONIST.&mdash;A WINTER
+     CAMPAIGN AGAINST A REBEL STRONGHOLD.
+
+     &ldquo;Cease to consult; the time for action calls,
+     War, horrid war approaches.&rdquo;&mdash;Homer
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      For a season battles of minor importance were fought with varying success.
+      In the meantime Col. Anderson had been ordered with his command to join
+      the forces of Gen. Silent, at Two Rivers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here there was quiet for a time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At length, however, orders came for them to move to the front. For
+      a day or so all was motion and bustle. Finally the army moved out, and
+      after two days' hard marching our forces struck the enemy's
+      skirmishers. Our lines moved forward and the battle opened. Col. Anderson
+      addressed his men in a few eloquent words, urging them to stand, never
+      acknowledge defeat or think of surrender. The firing increased and the
+      engagement became general. Gen. Silent sat on his horse near by, his staff
+      with him, watching the action. Col. Anderson was pressing the enemy in his
+      front closely, and as they gave way he ordered a charge, which was
+      magnificently executed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As the enemy gave back, evidently becoming badly demoralized, he
+      looked and beheld before him Jos. Whitthorne.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The recognition was mutual, and each seemed determined to outdo the
+      other. Anderson made one charge after another, until the enemy in his
+      front under command of his wife's brother retreated in great
+      confusion. Col. Anderson, in his eagerness to capture Whitthorne, advanced
+      too far to the front of the main line, and was in great danger of being
+      surrounded. He perceived the situation in time, and at once changed front,
+      at the same time ordering his men to fix bayonets. Drawing his sword and
+      rising in his stirrups, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, my men, let us show them that a Northern man is equal
+      to any other man.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then ordered them forward at a charge bayonets, riding in the
+      centre of his regiment. Steadily on they went, his men falling at every
+      step, but not a shot did they fire, though they were moving almost up to
+      the enemy's lines. The rebel commander shouted to his men:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What are these? Are they men or machines?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebel line wavered a moment, and then gave way. At that instant
+      a shot struck Col. Anderson's horse and killed it, but the Colonel
+      never halted. He disengaged himself, and pushing forward on foot, regained
+      his line, and left the enemy in utter rout and confusion. Whitthorne was
+      not seen again that day by Anderson. The battle was still raging on all
+      the other parts of the line. First one side gained an advantage, then the
+      other, and so continued until night closed in on the combatants. A truce
+      was agreed to, and hostilities ceased for the time being.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel worked most of the night, collecting his wounded and
+      burying his dead. His loss was quite severe, in fact, the loss was very
+      heavy throughout both armies. Late in the night, while searching between
+      the lines for one of his officers, he met Whitthorne. They recognized each
+      other. Col. Anderson said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Jo, I am glad to see you, but very sorry that we meet under
+      such circumstances.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Whitthorne answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I cannot say that I am glad to see you, and had it not been
+      for making my sister a widow, you would have been among the killed to-day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel turned and walked away without making any reply, but
+      said to himself:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Can that man be my wife's brother? I will not,
+      however, condemn him; his blood is hot now; he may have a better heart
+      than his speech would indicate.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thus meditating, he returned to his bivouac. In the morning the
+      burying parties were all that was to be seen of the enemy. He had
+      retreated during the night, and very glad were our forces, as the battle
+      was well and hard fought on both sides. The forces were nearly equal as to
+      numbers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Anderson did not see the General commanding for several days;
+      when he did the latter said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Colonel, you handle your men well; were you educated at a military
+      school?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No; I am a lawyer.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;General Silent remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am very sorry for that,' and walked on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Tom wrote his wife a full report of this battle. He called it the
+      battle of Bell Mountain. It is, however, called Two Rivers. He said that
+      Gen. Silent was a curious little man, rather careless in his dress; no
+      military bearing whatever, quite unostentatious and as gentle as a woman;
+      that he did not give any orders during the battle, but merely sat and
+      looked on, the presumption being that while everything was going well it
+      was well enough to let it alone. In his report he spoke highly of Col.
+      Anderson as an officer and brave man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This letter of the Colonel's filled his wife's heart
+      with all the enthusiasm a woman could possess. She was proud of her
+      husband. She read and re-read the letter to my wife and Jennie, and called
+      her little daughter and told her about her father fighting so bravely. We
+      were all delighted. He spoke so well of Peter also. Said 'he was as
+      cool as an icebox during the whole engagement.' He never mentioned
+      to his wife about meeting her brother Jo on the field until long
+      afterwards.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The troops of this army were put in camp and shortly recruited to
+      their maximum limit. Volunteering by this time was very active. No longer
+      did our country have to wait to drum up recruits. The patriotic fires were
+      lighted up and burning brightly: drums and the shrill notes of the fife
+      were heard in almost every direction. Sympathizers with rebellion had
+      hushed in silence for the present&mdash;but for the present only.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0004" id="linkimage-0004">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0045.jpg"
+      alt="The Charge of Col. Anderson's Regiment 045 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Major Isaac Clymer, who had been silent
+      up to this time, &ldquo;I was in that engagement, in command of a troop of
+      cavalry, and saw Col. Anderson make his bayonet charge. He showed the most
+      cool and daring courage that I have ever witnessed during the whole war,
+      and I was through it all. Gen. Pokehorne was in command of the rebels, and
+      showed himself frequently that day, urging his men forward. He was
+      afterwards killed at Kensington Mountain, in Georgia. We got the
+      information very soon after he fell, from our Signal Corps. They had
+      learned to interpret the rebel signals, and read the news from their
+      flags.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, I have heard it said by many that our Signal Corps could do
+      that, and I suppose the same was true of the other side.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;O, yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;that was understood to be so,
+      and towards the end of the war we had to frequently change our signal
+      signs to prevent information being imparted in that way to our enemy.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There was a Colonel,&rdquo; said Major Clymer, &ldquo;from
+      Arkansas, in command of a rebel brigade, in that battle, who acted with
+      great brutality. He found some of our Surgeons on the field dressing the
+      wounds of soldiers and drove them away from their work and held them as
+      prisoners while the battle lasted, at the same time saying, with an oath,
+      that the lives of Abolitionists were not worth saving.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes. The Colonel mentioned that in his letter and spoke of it when
+      I saw him. He said it was only one of the acts of a man instinctively
+      barbarous. His name was Gumber&mdash;Col. Gumber. He has been a prominent
+      politician since the war, holding important positions. You know, these
+      matters are like Rip Van Winkle's drinks&mdash;they don't
+      count, especially against them.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But among Christian people they should,' said Dr.
+      Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true, but it does not. There are two distinct
+      civilizations in this country, and the sooner our people recognize this
+      fact the sooner they will understand what is coming in the future. But,
+      returning to my story, the winter was now coming on, and I had to make
+      provision for the families that were in my charge, so I called the women
+      together and had a council as to what we would do for the best; the first
+      thing was to arrange about sending the little girls to school. After
+      discussing it, we concluded to start them the next day to the common
+      school. Our public schools were said to be very good. So the next morning
+      my wife, Mary and Jennie all started with the children to school. They saw
+      the teacher and talked with her, telling her that their fathers were in
+      the army, and she entered them in school. They came and went, back and
+      forth, and seemed greatly pleased during the first week, but on Wednesday
+      of the second week, they came running home crying and all dirty, saying
+      that some of the school children had pelted them with clods and pebbles,
+      calling them Abolitionists. Little Jennie said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Grandpa, what is an Abolitionist?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied: 'One who desires the colored people to be free,
+      and not sold away to strangers like cattle.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Grandpa, do white people sell colored people like they sell
+      cows?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, my child.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, grandpa, is that right?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I think not, my child. Would it be right for me to sell you
+      away from your mother and send you where you would never see her again?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! no, grandpa; you would not be so wicked as that. I would
+      cry myself to death; and mamma&mdash;what would she do without me, she
+      loves me so?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, said little Sarah, 'I love sister, too. I would
+      cry, too, if you sent her away where I could not see her. Why, grandpa,
+      people don't do that, do they? Your are only fooling sister.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, no, child; in the South, where the war is, there are a
+      great many colored people living. They are called slaves. They work for
+      their masters and only get what they eat and wear, and their masters very
+      often sell them and send the men away from their wives and children, and
+      their babies away from their mothers and fathers.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Grandpa, do they ever sell white people?' asked
+      Jennie.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, my child.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, why don't they sell white people, too?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, my child, the law only allows colored people to be sold.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, grandpa, I don't think any good people ever sell
+      the little children away from their mothers, any way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, my child, nor any grown people either.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, grandpa, you wouldn't sell anybody, would you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, my child, I would not.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, then, grandpa, you are an Abolitionist.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, in that sense I am.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, grandpa, I am one, too, and I will just say so at
+      school, and will tell the boys and girls who threw clods at us and called
+      us Abolitionists that they sell people like cows, and that they are not
+      good people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0005" id="linkimage-0005">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0048.jpg"
+      alt="Pupils Attacking the Little Abolitionist 048 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said little Mary Anderson, 'I know what
+      colored people are. They've plenty of them down where we came from.
+      They call them &ldquo;niggers&rdquo;. They are mighty good to me, grandpa,
+      and my papa doesn't sell 'em. He is a good man. He don't
+      do bad like those rebels, does he, ma?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, my child, your papa does not sell anybody. He is against
+      it. He never owned anyone. He does not think it right to own people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No; my papa don't, does he, ma? He is going to fight
+      the people that sell other people, ain't he, ma?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, my darling; but don't say any more. Let us go in
+      and get our tea, and you will feel better.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This interference of little Mary and her mother let me out of a
+      scrape, for I say to you, friends, that I was getting into deep water and
+      would have very soon lost my soundings if Jennie and little Sarah had kept
+      after me much longer. You see, the truth is that I had never been an
+      Abolitionist, but a Freesoil Democrat; but soon I became a full-fledged
+      Abolitionist after our flag was fired upon by the Secessionists.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;However, we all entered the house, and after tea, the children
+      being put to bed, we held another council and decided that inasmuch as
+      there was such great excitement in the country, and Allentown being such a
+      hot-hole of rebel sympathizers, it was not safe even to allow our children
+      to attend the schools. Jennie, however, being a good scholar and having
+      prior to her marriage taught school, we unanimously elected her our family
+      teacher, and setting apart a room, duly installed her on the next Monday
+      morning over our Abolition school, as we found on the evening of our
+      discussion with the children that they had converted the household by
+      their innocent questions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day I rode out to my son David's farm and saw Joseph
+      Dent, the man whom I had left in charge. I inquired of him if everything
+      was all right about the place, and he told me that he had moved his family
+      into David's house, as he feared some damage might be done to it,
+      having seen several persons prowling about at different times. He did not
+      know who they were, but was sure they meant mischief, as they were very
+      abusive of the Colonel, calling him a 'Lincoln dog,' after the
+      manner of Dan Bowen in his speech.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph said he was now prepared for them; that he had another man
+      staying with him, and if I would go with him he would show me what they
+      had done. I did as he asked me, he led the way into the house and
+      upstairs, where he showed me a couple of holes cut through the wall in
+      each room, just beneath the eaves, and standing in the corner was a
+      regular arsenal of war materials. I said to him that he seemed to be in
+      for war. The tears started in his eyes, and he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, I am an old soldier; was in Capt. David's
+      company when he was in the Regular Army. I came to him three years ago
+      when my enlistment was out. I will defend everything on these premises
+      with my life. I would be in the army now with the Colonel (I am used to
+      calling him Captain) if he had not asked me to stay here and take care of
+      his farm. These &ldquo;secesh&rdquo; will not get away with me and my
+      partner very easily, and should you hear of this fort being stormed, you
+      bring some men with you to pick up the legs and pieces of the fellows who
+      shall undertake it. Do not be afraid; we will take care of all here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Joseph, I see that. I will tell Jennie, and also write
+      the Colonel how splendidly you are doing.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Thanks,' said Joseph, giving me the regular soldier's
+      salute. 'Is there anything wanted at your house, sir? Tell the
+      Colonel's wife that I will bring down anything that she may be
+      wanting at any time. I will certainly bring a load of wood in to-morrow.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We were in the habit of getting many things from the farm&mdash;butter,
+      eggs, chickens, potatoes, etc. All our wood came from there. Joseph was
+      very useful in many ways. I returned home satisfied that all was going
+      well at the farm.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The weather was now getting cold and disagreeable; too much so, it
+      was thought, for any very serious army movements on our Western lines. The
+      rebels had collected a very heavy force at Dolinsburg, situated on a high
+      ridge, with hills sloping down to Combination River, one of the
+      tributaries of the Ohio. Here they had built an immense fortress, with
+      wings running out from either side for a great distance; on the outer
+      walls were placed large guns, sweeping and commanding the river to the
+      north. The rebels were well prepared with all kinds of war materials, as
+      well as in the numbers of their effective force, to defend their works
+      against great odds.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent, who, it seems, always did everything differently from
+      what the enemy expected him to do, conceived the idea that he would try to
+      dislodge them. When the enemy heard that he was preparing to move against
+      them, they but laughed at such an attempt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General, however, made ready, gave his orders, and his army was
+      soon in motion. The direction in which our army was to march was very soon
+      known, as it was impossible to keep any of our movements a secret, on
+      account of the great desire of newspapers to please everybody and keep
+      every one posted on both sides, the rebels as well as friends; which
+      prompted them to publish every movement made. This was called 'enterprise,'
+      and it has been considered patriotic devotion by many, especially the gold
+      gamblers and money kings. This was not permitted by our enemies; the
+      publication of any secret expedition or movement of their forces, by any
+      one inside of their lines, would cost him his life; and so in any army
+      save our Union army. Why was this? It does seem to me that this ought not
+      to have been so. I have often thought of it, and concluded it must have
+      been fear. 'The pen is mightier than the sword' has been
+      truthfully said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our Congress was afraid of the press, and were not willing to make
+      laws stringent enough for the army on this subject. The President was
+      nervous in this respect, and commanding Generals were afraid of
+      criticisms; so it was the only class that had the privilege of doing and
+      saying what it wished to, and, my friends, that is one of our troubles
+      even now. Our statesmen are afraid to speak out and give their opinions,
+      without first looking around to see if any one has a pencil and notebook
+      in his hand. This is getting to be almost unbearable, to find some person
+      in nearly every small assemblage of people, on the street, in the hotel,
+      in the store, even in your own private house, reporting what you have for
+      dinner, what this one said about some other one, what this one did or
+      said, or expects to do or say in the future. But I am wandering from my
+      story.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, Uncle Daniel, your discussions on all subjects are
+      interesting,&rdquo; replied the Doctor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have been thinking of what you said about the press during the
+      war,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;and taking what you said upon the
+      subject of our great ambition here in the North to get money, and let all
+      else take care of itself, I can see that the same sordid spirit pervaded
+      the press during our war; fortunes were made by many newspapers in that
+      way; everybody bought papers then; we sold the news to our own people for
+      money and furnished it to the rebels gratis. Get money, get money; that is
+      our worst feature, and most dangerous one it is, for the country's
+      welfare.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I agree with you, Colonel,&rdquo; spoke up Maj. Clymer, &ldquo;but
+      I would rather hear Uncle Daniel talk. On any other occasion I would be
+      delighted to hear you.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I beg pardon, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; replied the Colonel. &ldquo;I
+      will hereafter be a patient and delighted auditor.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, when the army was under way there was great excitement and
+      alarm throughout the North among the Union people. Our armies in the East
+      had not been successful, and the sympathizers with the rebellion all over
+      the country were again beginning to be rather saucy. They would enjoy
+      getting together and reading of our defeats and discuss, to our
+      disadvantage, the failures of our attempts to subdue the rebellion, and in
+      this way made it very uncomfortable for any person who loved his country
+      and desired its success. They would in every way try to discourage our
+      people by saying 'this movement now commencing will only be a
+      repetition of what we have already had so often lately in the East.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But our army moved on, and during the march to the vicinity of
+      Combination River they were met by the enemy frequently, who were trying
+      to impede their march, and several severe skirmishes and minor engagements
+      occurred. They were now within some twenty miles of Dolinsburg Fortress,
+      when a sharp and very decisive engagement took place between one battalion
+      of cavalry, two batteries of artillery, and three regiments of infantry on
+      our side, where Col. Anderson was the ranking officer, and therefore in
+      command, and five regiments of infantry, two batteries and one troop of
+      cavalry on the side of the rebels. They were posted behind a small stream,
+      known as Snake Creek, having steep banks. The action commenced, as usual,
+      with the skirmishers. After reconnoitering the position well, the Colonel
+      determined to send his cavalry and one regiment around some distance, so
+      as to cross the stream and strike the enemy's left flank. He could
+      not expect re-enforcements, if they might be needed, very soon, as he
+      marched on the extreme southern road, so as to form the junction with the
+      other troops on their extreme right, touching Combination River to the
+      south of the enemy's works, so as to be the extreme right flank of
+      our army. The enemy, finding his force was superior in numbers, attempted
+      to cross the stream with his infantry. The two batteries were opened and
+      poured shrapnel into the advancing column, dealing havoc and slaughter on
+      all sides. They tried to keep their line, but they soon staggered, halted,
+      and fell back. The Colonel then opened a destructive musketry fire all
+      along the line. Just at this moment he heard the attack of his regiment of
+      infantry and troop of cavalry on their flank. He quickly advanced across
+      the stream, and the enemy was in utter rout.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He captured all his guns&mdash;six 12-pound Napoleons and four
+      howitzers&mdash;and a large number of prisoners. He followed closely on
+      the rear of the enemy, gathering in stragglers and squads of men until
+      night closed in and compelled him to desist and go into camp. When safety
+      from surprise was assured, he sent for one of the prisoners to get some
+      information about the road and the fortifications, commands, etc. After
+      ascertaining many things that he considered important, he found, upon
+      further inquiry, that his enemy upon that afternoon was commanded by Col.
+      Jos. Whitthorne, his wife's brother. He turned and said to Peter,
+      who was standing near:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This man seems to be my evil genius. I hope I will not meet
+      him again. It seems hard that I am to continually meet my own kindred in
+      combat. Is it possible that these people are willing to spill the blood of
+      their own friends and kindred, merely because they have failed to retain
+      power longer, and for that reason will destroy the Government?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,&rdquo; said Peter; 'they will never be content
+      except when they can control other people as well as the Government. But
+      see here, Colonel, do you see this?' showing him a great rent in the
+      breast of his coat and vest; 'a pretty close call, wasn't it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'By George! it was that!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, never mind; but was not this about as nice a little
+      fight as you would wish to have for an appetiser?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, you are quite right; and that reminds me that I have
+      not had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning. By the way,
+      have you any cold coffee in your canteen?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, yes, I have learned to keep that on hand. Here, help
+      yourself.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel took a good drink, and turned to Peter and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What is the matter with that coffee?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Nothing; it is only laced a little.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Laced? What is that?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, I put a little brandy in it, that's all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That's all, is it? Well! that is something I have
+      learned. Let me taste it again.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Which he did, as Peter afterwards said, until there was none left.
+      I tell you these poor fellows were excusable for occasionally warming up
+      after a hard march or a battle. I have learned to look very leniently on
+      the shortcomings in that direction of the poor old unfortunate fellows who
+      are going through this hard world without a penny, after having served
+      their country faithfully. I see them nearly every day, forgotten,
+      neglected, no home, no friends to care for them; and to see them when they
+      pass by the American flag always salute it. I hope their fate will be a
+      better one in the next world.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I well remember that during the war every one who cared for his
+      country would say, 'God bless the Union soldier and his family.'
+      We all prayed for them then; the good women in church, at home, in the
+      hospital, at the side of the sick, wounded or dying soldier, prayed
+      fervently for their safety here and hereafter. We loved him then, and say
+      we do yet; but we find the same men who reviled him then, complaining
+      about the pension list, and some saying: 'The Confederates fought
+      for what they believed to be right. We are all American citizens. Why not
+      put all on the same footing? Let us be brothers.' I tell you, my
+      friends, the people of this country are hard to understand. I heard the
+      President of the Southern Confederacy applauded this year. I was saddened
+      by this, and was glad that my time here could not be regarded as of great
+      duration. Can such things be? Am I dreaming? Where am I? Is it possible
+      that I am in Indiana and not in South Carolina? Am I under the Union flag,
+      and not the Confederate?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel here bowed his head, and in a whisper to himself, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Is it so? Is it so?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0004" id="link2HCH0004">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER IV.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF DOLINSBURG.&mdash;HEROIC CONDUCT OF COL. TOM ANDERSON
+     &mdash;REPORTED DEAD.&mdash;HIS WIFE REFUSES TO BELIEVE THE REPORT.
+
+     &ldquo;There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
+     gesture, they looked as they had heard of a world ransomed,
+     or one destroyed, a notable passion of wonder appeared in
+     them; but the wisest beholder, that knew no more but seeing
+     could not say, if the importance were joy or sorrow; but in
+     the extremity of the one it must needs be.&rdquo;&mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      The next morning the march was resumed. At an early hour the whole army
+      was in motion on different roads with the general understanding that the
+      command would close in line around the west side of the fortress that
+      afternoon. The weather being very disagreeable for marching, there was
+      delay on the roads, but, finally, late in the evening the army commenced
+      closing in and forming its line. The centre was commanded by General
+      Smote; the left, resting north, on the river, commanded by General
+      Waterberry, and the right, resting on an almost impassable slough,
+      connecting with the river, commanded by General McGovern. In moving into
+      position the place was found to be well protected by a heavy abatis and
+      chevaux-de-frise, from point to point, above and below the fortress. This
+      seemed impassable, and the enemy, seeing our army closing in around them,
+      kept up a terrible fire on our advancing columns, causing us very severe
+      loss in getting into position. It was at a late hour in the night (when
+      our lines were only partially formed) that our army rested, as best as
+      they could, in the snow and sleet; but not a murmur was heard. The next
+      morning our lines were advanced to the front and the impediments removed
+      as much as possible; though a severe and deadly fire was poured upon our
+      men most of the day. Late in the afternoon an assault was ordered in the
+      centre, and a bloody affair it was; again and again our brave fellows
+      moved on the works, but were as often driven back with severe loss. About
+      'o'clock Gen. Silent came riding along with an orderly by his
+      side, his staff having been sent in different directions with orders. He
+      came up to where Col. Anderson was sitting on his horse, watching the
+      engagement in the centre. Gen. Silent, after passing the compliments of
+      the day, said to the Colonel:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Your engagement at Snake Creek (that being the name of the
+      creek where the Colonel met the enemy the day before) was a rather
+      brilliant affair as I learn it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the Colonel; 'it was my first attempt
+      at commanding in a battle, but we had the best of it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General; 'and now I want to see
+      if you can do as well here. I wish you to assault the enemy's works
+      in this low ground on the right, in order to draw some of his forces away
+      from the centre; our forces are having a hard time of it there.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Anderson gave the order at once to prepare for action&mdash;knapsacks
+      and blankets were thrown off, and the assaulting column formed. The
+      General rode away after saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It is not imperative that you enter their works; but make
+      the assault as effectual as you can without too great a sacrifice of men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel looked at the ground over which they must pass and
+      viewed the works with his glass, but said not one word save to give the
+      command 'Forward!' On, on they went, and as they moved under a
+      torrent of leaden hail, men fell dead and wounded at every step; but they
+      went right up to the mouths of the cannon. There they stood and poured
+      volley after volley into the enemy, until at last he began to give way,
+      when re-enforcements came from the centre, as was desired. The Colonel's
+      force could stand no longer. Sullenly they fell back to a strip of woods
+      when night closed in, and the battle ceased for the day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our lines were much nearer the enemy than in the morning.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The centre held their ground at last, and all was still, Part of
+      the night was employed in hunting the dead and wounded. Many were wounded
+      and frozen to death, being left on the ground during the night. The
+      suffering in front of Dolinsburg was something almost indescribable&mdash;it
+      snowed, sleeted, hailed and froze during the whole of the night. The
+      troops did not sleep, nor did they attempt it; they had to form into
+      squads and walk around trees all night. No fires could be lighted&mdash;they
+      were so close to the enemy's entrenchments. Just at daylight the
+      sharp sound of their skirmishers was heard. They had concluded to move out
+      on our right and attack us on our flank, and open the way for the escape
+      of their army. On they came. Our line was soon formed and our musketry
+      opened. During the night one of our batteries had been brought up and
+      given position on a slight elevation to the right of Col. Anderson's
+      centre. The enemy opened furiously on our line, and in a few minutes our
+      battery was knocked to pieces and was charged by infantry. Here there was
+      a bloody conflict; men fell by the score; the snow was reddened by the
+      blood of both patriots and traitors. The smoke seemed to hover around the
+      trees and underbrush, as if to conceal the contending forces from each
+      other. The flame of musketry and the red glare of the cannons lighted up
+      the scene with a lurid tint. Limbs fell from the trees, and the ground was
+      mown as smoothly of weeds and underbrush as if by a scythe. Our right was
+      under orders to hold their position at all hazards. The battle, dreadful
+      and bloody, continued. By degrees the troops on the right of Col. Anderson
+      gave way and abandoned the field. At noon but one regiment besides Col.
+      Anderson's withstood the enemy on the right of our line. They were
+      terribly cut up, and having no food, were nearly exhausted. Their
+      ammunition was growing scarce, none having been brought up to this point
+      for their supply. In this condition they stood like a wall, under the most
+      galling fire of artillery and musketry, their comrades falling like grass
+      before the sickle. At length the enemy's cavalry appeared in the
+      rear; not in line, but as if observing the battle with a view of taking
+      advantage at the proper time of any mishap that might occur in our lines.
+      Col. Anderson seeing this, and feeling that his command was now in great
+      peril, conceived the idea of a bayonet charge on the line to his front,
+      and so ordered it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0006" id="linkimage-0006">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0059.jpg" alt="Col. Anderson Wounded 059 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;His line moved forward, in a double-quick, and with a shout drove
+      the enemy, who was stampeded by the impetuous assault. The Colonel, being
+      on foot, led his men right up to the works, the enemy having been driven
+      inside. As he leaped forward to them, with sword in hand, calling to his
+      men, 'Come on, my boys,' he fell, as they then thought,
+      mortally wounded. The enemy seeing this made a fresh assault, and drove
+      our force back. Col. Anderson was left on the field supposed to be dead.
+      The battle raged all along the line. Our right was driven and forced under
+      the brow of a hill. While under this partial shelter a portion of the
+      enemy made their escape through this unoccupied part of the field. At this
+      time our left made a successful assault upon the works of the enemy,
+      capturing their outer line and forcing them into their more contracted
+      lines but more strongly fortified. The centre had made several ineffectual
+      assaults and had lost in killed and wounded very heavily. Re-enforcements
+      came to the right, and a renewal of the assault all along the line was
+      ordered. To the work of blood and death the men again came forward with a
+      heroic will, and for about an hour the battle was like the long roll on a
+      thousand drums. The air was filled with shells; the heavens were lighted
+      up as if meteors were flying in all directions; the rumbling of artillery
+      was heard as batteries changed position, and the loud commands of excited
+      officers. On and on moved the serried masses. As the lines opened by the
+      dropping of the dead and wounded, 'close up, boys,' could be
+      heard. It was now about dusk. One grand charge all along the line, one
+      grand shout, 'up with the flag, boys!'&mdash;all was over, the
+      fortress was ours, and the Stars and Stripes floated over Dolinsburg. That
+      night, however, was a night of gloom and sorrow in our army. Gen. McGovern
+      was killed in the last assault. Gen. Smote was badly wounded and died a
+      few days later. Gen. Waterberry, a brave and gallant officer, fell a few
+      weeks later at the battle of Pittskuk.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I remember when Waterberry fell, poor fellow,&rdquo; said Col.
+      Bush.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, many a poor fellow lost his life in those two battles. We
+      captured a great number of prisoners. Gen. Bertram surrendered. Many of
+      his leading officers were killed and wounded, and some made their escape
+      through the opening in our line on the right, where Col. Anderson fell
+      wounded.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams asked: &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, did you ever hear of him? Was his
+      body found?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Doctor, and the story of that and his recovery is a very
+      singular one. Peter searched diligently for him, but failed to find him;
+      this distressed him so much that he decided to ask for a leave and return
+      home, so as to stay a short time with the family and do what he could to
+      help us bear the sorrow of the Colonel's supposed death. After our
+      grief-stricken family could have the patience to listen to his recitals,
+      he gave us the story just as I have told it. Mrs. Anderson, although
+      stricken down with grief, insisted that her husband was not killed, or he
+      would have been found among the slain; that a man of such marked features
+      would have been noticed by some one who did the interring. The Captain
+      insisted that there could be no doubt but that he was killed. Time passed
+      on, but little Mary would continually ask, 'If her papa was dead?'
+      'Was he shot?' Who had killed him?' and a thousand other
+      questions which constantly kept her mother thinking of the Colonel's
+      fate, and soon she determined to go in search of him. Peter was leaving
+      for his regiment, now under command of Colonel Rice. Col. Anderson having
+      been reported as killed, Rice had been promoted Colonel, and the regiment
+      had moved with the army in a southwesterly direction some considerable
+      distance from Dolinsburg. Still there had been troops left there, so that
+      it was perfectly safe to visit the battle-field, there being no rebel
+      force in that part of the country at that time. I agreed to go with her,
+      and made all the arrangements necessary for the family; the farm of Col.
+      David having been looked after, and our family-school reorganized under
+      Jennie, which had become demoralized by the news of Col. Anderson's
+      death. In the meantime we had heard from Col. David and James, who were
+      well, and also had letters from Stephen and Henry; both had joined the
+      army: Stephen in an infantry regiment from Ohio, where he lived, and Henry
+      in a cavalry regiment from Michigan, where he had been employed for a time
+      in surveying for a company; so at this time I had one son left not yet in
+      the army, he being my third son, Jackson, who was then engaged in
+      railroading in Minnesota. We had not heard from him for some time, and his
+      mother was sorely troubled, expecting soon to hear of the last of the
+      Lyons being in the army. This, she thought, was a little more than ought
+      to be required of any one family.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So say I, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; spoke up several of the listeners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;True, true; but our country's demands should be satisfied by
+      her citizens, no matter what they may be. Well, when all was arranged,
+      Mary Anderson and I started. We went as far as we could by cars and boat,
+      and then obtained horses and traveled on horseback to Dolinsburg. Coming
+      to the pickets we were halted, and, on telling our errand and where we
+      were from, we were taken to the headquarters of Col. Harden, who was in
+      command of the post. We were well received and most hospitably treated by
+      himself and officers. They all sympathized with Mrs. Anderson; knew of the
+      Colonel's gallant conduct in battle, but all thought there was no
+      use of a search for him; that he was certainly killed in charging the
+      works near the fort. They showed us where he made the assault. After
+      resting for the night we started on our search, Capt. Day accompanying us
+      as guide and protector. We first went to the place where the Colonel fell,
+      but there was nothing but long trenches, where the dead had been buried.
+      We passed over the battle-field, which was mowed down smoothly by bullets.
+      Limbs of trees had fallen in confusion, furrows were plowed in the ground
+      by shell, horses' skeletons, broken muskets, pieces of wagons, parts
+      of caissons, spokes, ammunition boxes, pieces of blankets, coats,
+      pantaloons, parts of tents&mdash;everything in pieces, the evidences of a
+      great contest were marked at every step. Late in the afternoon, worn out
+      with walking and the excitement, we returned, very much disheartened. We
+      dined on soldier's fare, which seemed to us delicious. After
+      discussing the battle and the probabilities of the result of the war until
+      a late hour, we retired to the camp cots for a night's rest. Next
+      morning we got ready for a start. Mary Anderson inquired of Col. Harden
+      which way the rebels who got through our lines had retreated. He answered
+      her that they retreated on a road along the river up stream some
+      twenty-five miles, and then crossed on a boat that had come down the river
+      on its way to Dolinsburg, which was stopped by the retreating rebels. Mary
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, I am going to that place if I can be allowed
+      to do so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied: 'This would be a very tiresome and fruitless trip,
+      my child; but if you will be any better satisfied by doing so, I will make
+      it with you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Harden said he would send a small escort for protection,
+      though there was no danger of any force of the enemy, but there probably
+      would be some wicked people there who might do us some harm. He had our
+      horses brought out, and sent Capt. Day and ten mounted men with us. The
+      road was somewhat rough, but very passable for saddle-horses. When we had
+      gone about ten miles we met a colored boy, some fourteen years old, who
+      said he was going to Dolinsburg. Mrs. Anderson rode on with Capt. Day. The
+      escort was in front of them. I asked the boy why he was going to
+      Dolinsburg. He said he lived about ten miles further up the river, and
+      that an old colored woman, called 'Aunt Martha,' had sent him
+      down to see if any soldiers were at Dolinsburg; and if so, to tell them
+      that there was a Union officer at her house, sick.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you know his name?' I asked.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; but Aunt Martha calls him Massa Tom.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I trembled all over. My blood was hot and cold by turns.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'When and how did he come there?&rdquo; asked.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said that the rebels had left him. My brain was now dizzy, and I
+      told him to turn back and take me to the place. We rode past the rest of
+      the company while they were resting for a short time. I told them I would
+      ride on to the place where the river was crossed, and wait there for them.
+      Mary was hearing all she could from Capt. Day about the battle, and so she
+      raised no objections. I inquired of the boy as to the appearance of the
+      sick officer. He described him as very pale, black hair, eyes and beard. I
+      could understand his being pale, and felt sure it was Col. Anderson. I
+      asked the boy if he ever spoke to him. He said he had not, but Aunt Martha
+      talked to him about his wife and little girl and Uncle Daniel. I now was
+      positive it was Tom. I reeled in my saddle and nearly fell from my horse.
+      What should I do? I could not tell Mary, for if it proved not to be him
+      she would not be able to bear it. So I rode on. After a long time we came
+      to the house. It was some hundred paces from the road, a square log cabin
+      or hut, occupied by an old colored woman ('Aunt Martha ') and
+      her husband('Ham'), both over sixty years, I should judge.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0007" id="linkimage-0007">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0064.jpg" alt="Uncle Daniel Meets Aunt Martha 064 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old aunty was in the yard, a smooth, hard, flat piece of
+      ground, fenced off by a low fence, about four rails high, which a man
+      could easily step over. I saluted her with:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How do you do, aunty, do you live here?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sa, I lives heah&mdash;me and Ham, my ole man. What is
+      you, massa? Is you Union or is you &ldquo;Sesh?&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! I am a Union man,' I replied.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Den I is glad to see you. I'll jes' call Ham. He
+      runned away when he seed you. He's feared; yes, he's dat. He
+      isn't gwine wid de &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; any mo'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, aunty, have you a Union officer in your cabin, sick?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, now, massa, I'se jes' got to know who you
+      is afore I 'fess on dat case.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, aunty, I am Daniel Lyon, sometimes called &ldquo;Uncle
+      Daniel.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Afore God, is dat you, Massa Lyon? Jes' get off yo'
+      hoss an' wait rite heah; I be back in a bit.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She hobbled in, evidently to speak to the Colonel. I waited quietly
+      until she returned. Just then the others came in sight, and I sent the boy
+      to halt them. Aunty came out so excited that she could hardly speak.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Sho' as you is born'd, dat Massa Tom knows you;
+      but, sah, he's powerful weak, an' you must exclose who yo'
+      is to him in a most delicacious manner, or you'll incite him. He's
+      'fraid, sah, dat you is a exposter.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, no, aunty, I am his uncle and benefactor.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yo'is what?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'His uncle,'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, but de oder t'ing what you is?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'His benefactor.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Glory to God! Is you? May de Laud shine his light in dis
+      pore house, an' brush away de fears ob dis misfortunate famly.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Then she called Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yo' Ham, come heah.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I entered the cabin and beheld Col. Anderson, as pale as death,
+      lying on a poor, broken-down bed. I knelt by his side upon the floor and
+      wept aloud. The Colonel could only whisper. Extending his hand, while the
+      great tears were rolling down his face, he asked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is my wife with you? How is my child?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He was greatly excited and very weak. I arose from his bedside and
+      told him who were coming, and begged him to be calm. Aunty brought some
+      cloths and laid on his breast, saying to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, Massa Tom, you mus' be still. Don' be like
+      I tole you. You mussent get 'cited now&mdash;nuffln of the kine. Jes'
+      see de folks like yo' allers done. Dey's come a mighty long
+      ways to fine yo'. Wish dey stay away 'til I cure yo';
+      but spose it's all rite. De good Laud he done knowed de bes'.
+      Maybe de &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; come take him some day afore long, so de Laud
+      he knows what he wants. Bress de good Laud.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I went out to meet the others. Mary at once asked me what
+      the matter was. I spoke as gently as I could, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary, Tom is still alive.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She instantly leaped from her horse and made for the cabin, and in
+      an instant was at the bedside of her husband, covering his face with
+      kisses and tears. Tom was too weak to more than whisper 'my dear
+      wife,' and weep in silence. Old Ham had come in, and stood in one
+      corner of the room looking on the scene with his hands locked together
+      over his head. He was heard to say over and over in a low tone: &ldquo;'De
+      Lord bress dese chilien.' &ldquo;Aunt Martha took hold of Mary,
+      saying: &ldquo;'Deah Misses, yo' jes' stop dat cryin'.
+      You ought to be 'joiced dat Massa Tom be libbin. You ought ter seed
+      him when de &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; fotched him heah. I tell you dat was de
+      time what fotched me down, I done got rite on my old knees an' axed
+      de good Laud to spar dis good Massa Tom. I knowed him the berry minute I
+      laid my eyes on him. Many's de time I make his bed and cook his
+      dinnah. I tell you all about dat. Why, dem &ldquo;Sesh,&rdquo; when dey
+      fetch Massa Tom heah in de old wagon, dey des frowed him out like he been
+      a hog, and tole Ham an' me dat we mus' dig a hole and put him
+      in; dat we be killed if we don't. I done went and looked at him, an'
+      tole Ham dat he wasn't dead; dat he was wa'm an' bredin.
+      So Ham an' me jes' carried him into dis house, an' got
+      blankets and kivers, and wash him wid wa'm water, and took keer on
+      him; setted up all de time, one or bofe on us, and kep' him good an'
+      wa'm, an yo' see he's done gittin' well. De good
+      Laud heah our prayers, an' he whisper to pore ole Marfa dat he gwine
+      to fetch him out for some good he gwine to do for us pore people. Bress de
+      Laud; he is good to us. I tell yo', de man what said to dig a hole
+      fo' him is a bad man; his name is Whitthorne. I 'member de
+      name kase I knowed de Whitthornes in Jackson, Miss., when I libbed there.
+      Yes, dat so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this Mary broke down again. She felt sure that this was some of
+      her people. Aunty continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ole Massa Gawge (George), that we b'longed to, move
+      upheah six year ago, on dis place, from Jackson. He libbed up dar on the
+      hill in dat white house dat yo' see up dar, dat am locked up an'
+      no one is in it. Dey got lot ob t'ings in dar. When de Union whip de
+      Sesh at Dolins-burg, and de Sesh come dis way, gwine home or some-whar,
+      den Massa Gawge an' all de famly dey go, too, an' take all de
+      niggers 'cepin' me an' Ham. Dey say we's too ole,
+      an' dey done lef us to take keer ob de place; dey leabe de
+      smoke-house so we kin git in an' git sumpin to eat. Well, dey is
+      plenty in dar, an' we lib all right, and, bress de Laud, dat save
+      Massa Tom's life. De good Laud fix it dat way, sho' as yo'
+      born. He take tkeer ob de good folks.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham, who had been silent, broke out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, dat's so, massa, dat's so. De Laud do do
+      dis. He done told me up at de smoke-house to take all dat we wanted, an'
+      dat when Massa Tom done get well, dat we mus go wid him 'way from
+      heah an' lib with Massa Tom; dat de Sesh kill us when dey find out
+      we done cure him up. Yes, sah, de Laud say dat to me, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said to him: 'Ham, are you sure the Lord said that; did you
+      not dream it, or was it not Aunt Martha that said it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, massa, no; de Laud told me, sho! I know 'twas he.
+      De words come right down frough de smokehouse when I was gittin'
+      meal to make de gruel for Massa Tom. O, no, massa; Martha was down heah. I
+      told Martha when I come back.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham, what did Martha say?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'She say dat we must 'bey de Lord; dat he was mo'
+      our massa den Massa George; don't we b'longs to de Laud mo'
+      dan to Massa George. Den I say dat's well, Martha; you know, and if
+      you b'lieve in dat we go. An' we is gwine wid Massa, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If you should go, Ham, they would accuse us of stealing you,
+      and have us arrested for it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I doesn't know 'bout dat. I knows we can
+      steal our ownself away, an' go to de place whar Massa Tom lib; I
+      knows dat. We's gwine; dat's done fix; we's gwine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Colonel had been listening, and smiled to find that these two
+      good old people loved him so, and he nodded his head to Ham, which caused
+      him to laugh immoderately.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It's done fix,' said Ham, and he left the cabin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said: 'Aunty, have you any children?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Laud bless yo' good soul, we has six chilien some
+      whar; don't know whar. Massa George he sole our chilien 'way
+      from us soon as dey was six year old. I never see any ob dem since den;
+      neber heard anything 'bout dem. He sole 'em 'way down on
+      de Gulf some whar; neber would tell us. Dey done forgot us, or whar we
+      lib, long go; dey so young when dey taken 'way, O, dey do dat way,
+      so de ole folks not fine 'em. I tell you, Massa Lyon, 'tis
+      purty hard on ole folks, to lose de chilien dat way. If dey die an'
+      de Laud take dem 'way, dat's all rite; de Laud know he own
+      business; but when dey sole 'way, dat hard. You see, dese people dey
+      got chilien, but dey tink we no keer for our'n. Dat is whar dey don't
+      know. We does keer jes as much as de white folks, but we can't help
+      ourself, dats all. I tell you dat's bad. O, I cry myself nearly to
+      deff 'bout my chilien; but all do no good; dey done gone; I neber
+      see dem any mo'. If I was to, dey would not know me, an' me
+      not know dem; so no good now to cry any mo'; dey be all dead, maybe&mdash;hope
+      dey am&mdash;den dey work for de Laud and Master all de time, and not be
+      worked all de time fo' de people for nuffin' an' doin'
+      no good. Yes, I hope dey is all done dead. Wish I knowed dey was, den I'd
+      be feelin' good. You see, me an' Ham talked dis all ober. We
+      neber see our chilien no mo' no matter whar we is; so we am gwine
+      where we will be counted wid de people an' not wid de cattle. Yes,
+      sah; dat's what we's got in our heads; dar's no use
+      tryin' to put it out; it in dar, an' dar it stay. We's
+      gwine, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, well, aunty, all right; I will see that you go. I will
+      take the consequences. I will not see as good an old couple as you are
+      held like cattle if I can help it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old woman shouted 'glory,' and hobbled out of the
+      cabin, I presume, to tell Ham what I had said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time the Colonel had recovered somewhat from his
+      excitement, and quietly and in a low voice told us how he came to be
+      there. He said that when he was wounded on the works of Dolinsburg and
+      left for dead, that some one came along and stanched the flow of blood by
+      binding some cloth around the wound saturated with something&mdash;his
+      wound was through the right breast, touching slightly the right lung&mdash;that
+      in the afternoon, when a portion of the rebel army passed over the ground
+      that he occupied, Col. Whitthorne, his wife's brother, discovered
+      him and had him placed in one of his ambulances, bringing him away; had no
+      knowledge as to what his intention was&mdash;whether to take him to some
+      place of safety&mdash;some hospital, or let him die and bury him where his
+      remains could afterwards be found by his family; that up to within a few
+      days he had no idea where he was; that these old colored people had kept
+      his whereabouts a profound secret, except among a few of their race whom
+      they could trust; that when he found a force was stationed at Dolinsburg,
+      he got them to send there and give the information, so that he might make
+      some arrangement about getting away, for fear of recapture by the enemy,
+      and they had sent the boy that we met. He was anxious to get away, and
+      thought that he could bear being moved in some easy conveyance to
+      Dolinsburg in two or three days' travel. We consulted together, and
+      Capt. Day sent a messenger back with a letter to Col. Harden, asking him
+      to send an ambulance and a surgeon the next day, we remaining with the
+      Colonel until their coming. There was plenty of fodder at the plantation
+      barns, and the men took care of the horses. Aunty prepared a sufficient
+      quantity of wholesome food for ourselves. We passed the night without much
+      sleep, the Captain and I using our chairs for beds, as there was not
+      sufficient accommodation for us all; Mrs. Anderson slept on the bed by her
+      husband, and the men found comfortable quarters in the stables. We enjoyed
+      ourselves, however, hearing Aunt Martha and Ham tell us how they had taken
+      care of the Colonel; how they had bathed and dressed his wound once each
+      day with warm water and poultices of white-oak ooze and slippery-elm bark;
+      how they stopped the bleeding with soot from the wooden chimney; how they
+      dosed him occasionally, when his wound seemed painful, with good whiskey
+      that Ham got up at the house on the hill (he had managed to force an
+      entrance somehow); and how every day they asked the Lord to heal his wound
+      and make him well, so he would take them away from their long suffering
+      and unhappy life. The story of the old woman was most interesting as well
+      as very amusing. The next morning we had bread, coffee and chicken, which
+      was relished by all, I assure you. The Colonel was fed on gruel and a
+      piece of chicken. Aunty, who had him entirely under her control, would not
+      allow him to eat anything else. After breakfast was over I asked Aunty how
+      she came to know Col. Anderson, and she in her way told me the story of
+      her having been hired out once by her master to Col. Anderson's
+      family before the Colonel was married, and she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Laud bressyou, chile, I know Massa Tom soon I put my eyes
+      onto him. Yes, sah. I neber let on, doe. He didn't know nuffin when
+      they frowed him out heah like a pig. No, sah. He was mos' dead, sho'.
+      Dat's one time he mos' done gone to glory, sho'. But he
+      all right now; he come out. An' when he do, oh, great Laud, don't
+      I jes' want him to go for dem &ldquo;Sesh.&rdquo; Yes, I tell you, I
+      do. Dar is no mistake on dat pint.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The day passed. The Colonel improved and conversed considerably
+      with his wife. We left them together all we could to enjoy their reunion.
+      He was very desirous of getting away and having the assistance of a
+      surgeon, who, however, could do no more for him than was being done. In
+      the afternoon late, however, there came an ambulance and the Post Surgeon.
+      This seemed to give new life and spirit to all. The Surgeon entered the
+      cabin, and, after pleasantly conversing about the Colonel with us,
+      proceeded to make an examination of his wound. Aunty was determined to be
+      present. She raised the Colonel up, and showed the Surgeon where the wound
+      was, its condition, etc. He said it was healing rapidly, and would be well
+      soon, but that he would be some considerable time gaining sufficient
+      strength to do any service. He said that aunty ought to have a diploma;
+      that she had treated him as skillfully as anyone could have done, and much
+      better than some might have done, Aunty at once replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I tell you where you gib de &ldquo;'plomas.&rdquo; You
+      jes' gib dem to de Laud. He is de one what do dis work. I tell you,
+      He keep Massa Tom for some good. I don't know what, but he is got
+      some good work afore he, sho' I tells you, de Laud never show dis
+      pore old nigger what to do, des like she be a doctor, less He wanted Massa
+      Tom to do something. He know what He wants. He know all t'ings, de
+      Bible say so, an' dats the book you can't 'spute.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all agreed with aunty, and she was happy. The next morning the
+      ambulance was arranged in the best possible manner and the Colonel
+      tenderly carried out and laid in, his wife and Aunt Martha having a place
+      arranged so they could stay in the ambulance with him. We all started, old
+      Ham tying their belongings up in a couple of blankets and lashing them on
+      a horse loaned him by one of the escort. We were two days in making
+      Bolinsburg, but did it without any very great inconvenience or suffering
+      to the Colonel. When we arrived Col. Harden welcomed us most heartily, and
+      made all necessary arrangements for the comfort of Col. Anderson, as well
+      as the rest of us. I noticed that Col. Harden said nothing about the two
+      colored people, and did not seem to notice them, so I called his attention
+      to them. He looked at me rather quizzically and remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, I did not observe any colored people. You did not bring
+      any through the lines, did you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I took the hint, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, Colonel, what did I say? I was a little absent-minded
+      being up with Col. Anderson; and loss of sleep has bothered me.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So, you see, I got out of the scrape. Orders then existed against
+      bringing colored people through the ines, as I learned afterwards. He
+      (Col. Harden) always said that he was color-blind, and could not
+      distinguish between the color of people. I remained several days, and Col.
+      Anderson continued to improve. I, however, felt that I ought to go home
+      and look after the family. So old Ham and I got ready, and bade good-by to
+      all, after returning thanks for the kindness shown us. We took the two
+      horses that Mary and I rode to Dolinsburg and made our way through in
+      several days to Allentown. I preferred to go all the way on horseback, to
+      save, perhaps, some trouble about Ham. He claimed to be freeborn and from
+      Ohio, where I formerly lived. This went as sound, and no trouble ensued.
+      Ham lived at our house and did chores for us and made himself generally
+      useful. I related the whole story to the family and made all happy,
+      especially little Mary Col. Anderson's child, who had the impression
+      fixed on her mind that her papa had been killed, like her Uncle Harvey. We
+      received letters from David and James, in the Eastern army; also, from
+      Stephen, who had marched with the regiment to which he belonged to the
+      Army of the Center, then in the western part of Kentucky, and on the way
+      to Pittskill Landing, where the Union forces were now concentrating. Henry
+      wrote that his regiment of cavalry had been ordered to the East to report
+      to Gen. Kilpatterson. Having heard from all our family, except Jackson, we
+      were again happy. We all longed for the day to come when Col. Anderson and
+      his wife would return home, and were anxious also to see the good old
+      colored woman who had been a mother to him during his illness. The
+      children especially asked me every day about Aunt Martha; how she looked?
+      if she was as black as Uncle Ham? and why Mr. George sold her children?
+      and in any other questions that could not well be answered.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, I knew Col. Harden, of whom you spoke,&rdquo; said
+      Maj. Clymer. &ldquo;He was a good soldier, went all through the war, and
+      died in 1868. He was rather an old man for the service, and was never well
+      after the war closed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; I heard of his death; I kept track of him up to that time; he
+      was a good man.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;the implicit faith of
+      those two old colored people was an example that might well be followed by
+      the masters now.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; the colored people are the most faithful on the face of the
+      earth, and deserve better treatment than they are getting in the South.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Why is it that they are deprived of their political rights in the
+      Southern States?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My dear sir, that is easily answered. As I have heretofore repeated
+      in the discussion of other points, the controlling element in the South is
+      now, as it ever has been, an aristocracy of and for power. They do not
+      intend that in any way or by any means, lawful or otherwise, the control
+      of their States shall pass out of their hands; by this means they will
+      control the General Government. It would be the same were these colored
+      people white; if they were poor and not of the ruling class, they would be
+      deprived of their rights in the same way. They believe that they were born
+      to control, and control they will, unless we shall find men hereafter in
+      charge of this Government with nerve enough to see that the rights of the
+      people are protected and enforced.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;another war will come some day,
+      and it will commence at the ballot-box. People will suffer just so long
+      and no longer. The idea that I gave my right arm away for a Government
+      that allows its citizens to be bulldozed and murdered merely for desiring
+      to participate in the affairs of the Republic. No, sir! I fight no more
+      until I know what I am fighting for and also that we will sustain the
+      principles for which we contended.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This is a curious people. They are nearly ready for any kind of
+      government to-day, when only a few years ago they expended billions of
+      money and rivers of human blood for liberty, and now care nothing for it.
+      They made the gift of franchise to millions at a great sacrifice, and now
+      quietly smile at its surrender. O, yes; but how can you expect anything
+      else. Are we not apologizing every day for what we did? Do we not avoid
+      speaking of the war in the North? Are not some of our great leaders to-day
+      men who aided and sympathized with treason, while we teach kindness to our
+      erring brethren and forgive all? Do we not find our flag despised nearly
+      everywhere in the South? Do they not march under their State flags instead
+      of the Stars and Stripes? Are not all their monuments to rebel leaders and
+      Generals? Are not their school books full of Secession sentiments? Do they
+      not teach the children that we conquered them with hired Hessians? While
+      this is so in the South, and any allusion to the war in the North is
+      regarded as stirring up bad blood, is it not submissive, cowardly and
+      unworthy of any brave people, and will it not result finally in their
+      dominating over us? These are the reflections that annoy me in my old and
+      lonely days.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here he stopped, was silent for a moment, then said in a low tone:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Why should I have lived to tremble now for the future of my
+      country.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The tears stood like crystals in his eyes, and he ceased to speak for the
+      present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER V.
+    </h2>
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+     ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE&mdash;TWO DAYS OF AWFUL FIGHTING AT
+     PITTSKILL LANDING&mdash;HARD-WON VICTORY-UNCLE DANIEL'S SONS BEAR
+     THEMSELVES GALLANTLY.
+
+     &ldquo;But whether on the scaffold high, Or in the battle's van,
+     The fittest place where man can die Is where he dies for man.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Barry.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the suspense great preparations were being made for the
+      various campaigns by the several ar-armies of the Union, which caused much
+      excitement throughout the country. The many prisoners captured at the fall
+      of Dolinsburg had been sent to different camps in the North. The secession
+      sympathizers were vieing with each other as to who should visit them the
+      oftenest and show them the greatest consideration. The whisperings of
+      releasing them and organizing for 'a fire in the rear,' as the
+      saying went, were loud and plentiful I traveled to Indianapolis and
+      Chicago to see if I could learn anything of a definite character on these
+      points, and at both places heard mutterings and threats that were
+      calculated to produce alarm and also to make any loyal man feel like
+      beginning a war at home. Everything that was being done by the authorities
+      was denounced as arbitrary and despotic&mdash;their acts as
+      unconstitutional. In fact, no satisfactory act had been performed by the
+      Administration that was calculated to assist in putting down the rebellion
+      (according to their way of thinking). When I returned home I found a
+      letter from Peter, who had been promoted to a Majority in his regiment.
+      The Lieutenant-Colonel (Rice), as I before stated, had been made Colonel,
+      Major Pierce Lieutenant-Colonel, and Capt. Lyon (Peter) Major. They had
+      not as yet learned of the discovery of Col. Anderson. I wrote to Peter,
+      giving him in full the details in reference to the Colonel, but told him
+      not to reveal the facts to a soul until it should be reported officially.
+      In his letter, however, he informed me of the massing of the rebel troops
+      at Corin Junction, and the like process going on at the High Banks, on the
+      Little Combination River, now called Pittskill Landing, and that he looked
+      for hot work as soon as the Army of the Center, under Buda, could make a
+      junction with Gen. Silent. When I read Peter's letter all the family
+      were anxious about his fate, should there be another battle fought. Old
+      Ham was present and seemed to be much interested in what I was saying. He
+      had been entertaining the three children with his simple stories about the
+      'Sesh,' as he and Aunt Martha called the rebels. He spoke up,
+      saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Massa Daniel, I tells you da's no danger, sah. I had a
+      dream 'bout dat. Massa Peter am all right, sah; I tells you he is. I
+      neber dreams 'bout anything but what comes out good.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My wife asked Ham if he could interpret dreams. 'No, missis;
+      I not know 'bout dreams 'cept my own. I knows dat Massa Peter
+      all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There was no way getting the cunning old darkey to tell his dream.
+      My wife said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am troubled about a dream that I had at the commencement
+      of the war. It distresses me still.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She then related her dream, and he broke out into a laugh, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, but you see, massa got all he hands, all he fingers;
+      dey all dar&mdash;none done gone. Dat dream all good, kase, you see, he
+      fingers all right. O, dat's nuffin. De bug he be Sesh; skare you,
+      dat's all; bite de chilien little spec, dat's all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all laughed at the curious speech of old Ham, and yet he sat
+      down and commenced counting his fingers, and said: &ldquo;'How many
+      chilien yo' got, misses?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Seven.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham became silent, and nothing more could be got from him on
+      the subject of the dream. He never spoke of the matter again to any of us,
+      except to Peter. I found after all was over that he and Peter had the same
+      interpretation&mdash;strange, yet so true.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what was the interpretation, may I inquire the second
+      time?&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was very strange; but the interpretation is disclosed by the
+      casualties of war, and as we proceed you will recognize it. But to my
+      story: The rebel and Union forces were now confronting each other, and
+      each was constantly on the lookout for the movements of the other. About
+      midway between the camps of the two armies they were almost constantly
+      having skirmishes, sometimes with cavalry, and sometimes with infantry.
+      The successes were about equal. Peter related the story of an old colored
+      man, I presume something after the style of old Ham, meeting him while he
+      was making a reconnaissance with his regiment. The old darkey was tall and
+      very black, and was walking in great haste when Peter called to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle, where are you going?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ise gwine to de ribber, sah. Ise ti'd ob de wa',
+      Ise been cookin', sah, for de 'Sesh.' He say he gwine to
+      whip dem Yankees on de ribber,&mdash;dat dey am gwine to come right on and
+      drive dem in de ribber and drown dem like cats; dat's what he say,
+      sho'. I heah him wid dese old ears, I did.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'When did he say he was coming?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, massa, he say he comin' right off, sah; he say
+      he kill 'em an' drown 'em all afore de res' ob de
+      Yankees come for help dem; dat's what he say.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Who was it said this?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, sah, it wah de big Gen'l&mdash;de one what boss
+      all de res'; he name wah Massa Sydenton Jackson. He say he kill all
+      ob you stone dead&mdash;he not leab one ob em.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If he is going to kill all of us, you don't want to go
+      to our camp and get killed, do you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sah; I doesn't spec' to git killed; I
+      'bout 'cluded dat I wait till de shootin' git goin'
+      pretty libely, den I jes' skip de ribber and neber stop 'til I
+      be done gone whar dey done got no wa'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How many soldiers have they in Gen. Jackson's army?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I dunno, but I 'spec' dar am somewhar near
+      a million ob dem, sah. Dey's got de woods full ob hoss sogers, an'
+      all de fiel's full ob 'em what walks. Den dey got big guns wid
+      hosses. Oh, Laudy, massa, I dunno, but dey's heaps ob dem.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What were they doing when you came away?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dey was campin' 'bout ten miles, I 'spose.
+      I walk mighty fas', and I is monstrous tired. When dey start dis
+      mornin' I get outside and go in de woods and keep whar I see dem all
+      de way. When dey stop I keep on. Dey be here in de mornin', sho'.
+      I knows dey will, massa.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being about all Peter could ascertain, he thought perhaps it
+      would be as safe back towards the main army, so he returned, bringing old
+      'Dick' with him, that being his name. When Peter reported with
+      Dick at headquarters the General cross-questioned the old man in a manner
+      that would have done credit to a prosecuting attorney, and said to Peter:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Major, I guess the enemy intend to try our strength very
+      soon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then said to Dick:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You can go around behind my quarters. You will find some
+      colored people there, with whom you will remain until after we have this
+      fight. You can then go where you please.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Bress de Laud, Massa Genl, you gwine to make me stay heah
+      and get shotted?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I don't know whether you will get shot or not
+      but you will stay as I direct.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Afore God, Massa Gen'l, you see dese heah 'backer
+      sticks, (meaning his legs), 'dey go, dey go if dey shoot; I can't
+      hole 'em. I tried dem one time, an' I tell you dey won't
+      stay. You can't hole 'em, no, sah; dey git ebery time&mdash;when
+      you 'spec dem be stayin' dey's gwine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General laughed at his peculiar expressions and sent him away.
+      The position of the Union forces was an exceedingly good one for defensive
+      operations. The country all around was covered with heavy timber and very
+      thick underbrush, save a small opening or field on the right center and to
+      the rear of our right flank. The ground was very uneven, full of streams,
+      gulches, hills and hollows. The line of the Union troops stretched from
+      Hawk Run to Bull Gulch and Buck Lick Junction, the right resting on Hawk
+      Run and the left at or near the Junction, the center in heavy timber quite
+      a distance farther south than either flank. The right of the line was
+      commanded by Gen. Sherwood, the left by Gen. Prince; two divisions were in
+      reserve, commanded by Gen. Waterberry. The Army of the Center, under Gen.
+      Buda, was within communicating distance, but advancing very slowly,
+      causing some fear that they would not get to the field prior to the attack
+      being made by the enemy, who was in great force ready to be hurled against
+      our comparatively small army at any moment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The suspense must have been terrible for the time, but at last it
+      was over, for on the morning of the third day after Dick made his
+      revelation about the enemy's movements, our forces having become a
+      little careless on their front, the enemy were upon them without much
+      warning. Just as Gen. Sherwood was about to take his breakfast skirmishing
+      commenced not more than a mile from his camp, and nearer and nearer it
+      seemed to approach our lines. The 'long roll' was sounded and
+      'to arms' was the cry all along the lines. The roads passing
+      through the camp were leading in almost every direction, affording the
+      enemy ample opportunity for unfolding their line all along our front by a
+      very rapid movement, of which they took advantage, and in rapid succession
+      threw their divisions in line of battle and moved with quick motion to the
+      assault which was made simultaneously along our front. From Peter's
+      description it must have come like a thunderbolt. They struck Sherwood's
+      command on the center and right flank and drove him from his first
+      position back on the reserves and a part of his command entirely from the
+      field. So thoroughly were they demoralized that they could not find time
+      to return to their places during that day. Sherwood tried to rally them,
+      but could not; so he joined his remnant to the first command he found, and
+      continued resistance to the impetuous assaults of the Confederates.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle was now raging all along the line; our troops were in
+      good condition, and the ones that had won the victory at Dolinsburg were
+      in no wise discouraged. They came into action like veterans and stood the
+      first shock of the battle without the least movement to the rear or panic.
+      Our lines were again adjusted on the right, and one continuous rattle of
+      musketry from one end of the line to the other could be heard. There was
+      no chance for the operating of cavalry on either side. Artillery was run
+      up to the front by both armies. How the different arms rattled and
+      thundered. Batteries to the front, right and left rolled amid confusion
+      and death. Closer still the armies came until their eyes were seen and aim
+      taken as if in target practice. To the rear and front, as the armies
+      gained or lost a little of their ground, lay the dead and the wounded. The
+      shrieks and groans of the wounded and dying were unheeded; the crushing of
+      bones might also be heard as the artillery rushed from one part of the
+      lines to another. In this way the contest continued for the greater part
+      of the forenoon. At last our center was penetrated and our right was
+      forced back again with the center for the distance of perhaps a half mile.
+      Our left, having a better position, under Gen. Prince, held their ground,
+      and, turning their fire partially on the advancing column that was forcing
+      our right, checked them somewhat in their rapid advance. At this critical
+      moment our reserves came up in good style and entered the conflict. The
+      enemy were now steadily driven back to their original position.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Over the field the Union and rebel soldiers lay side by side, dead
+      and wounded alike. They were seen helping one another, their anger and
+      fury soon subsiding when they found themselves helpless by the side of
+      each other, and, perhaps, often asking 'Why are we thus butchering
+      one another?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This bloody battle raged with a deadly fury unparalleled on the
+      continent up to that time. Louder and louder roared the artillery and more
+      steadily and sharply rattled the musketry. The smoke was rising in great
+      clouds from the field of carnage. Gen. Silent was very impatient on
+      account of the non-arrival of Gen. Buda, as well as Gen. Wilkins, whose
+      division was some six miles away to the rear, and was expected to come
+      rapidly forward and strike west of Hawk Run, on the left flank of the
+      enemy; but no Buda and no Wilkins came. The battle was then raging with
+      great slaughter on both sides. The entire Union force was now engaged, and
+      the rebel commander was bringing his reserves forward and re-enforcing his
+      lines. He could be seen re-organizing his forces and putting his reserves
+      in line. Gen. Jackson and his staff were seen riding along giving
+      directions. He had on his staff one Gen. Harrington, who seemed to be very
+      active in moving about. Soon another assault was made on our lines. The
+      fresh troops seemed to inspire them with new zeal, and on they came,
+      steadily and firmly, with a constant and heavy fire pouring into our
+      lines. The assault was resisted for some time. It seems that during this
+      assault, their Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Sydenton Jackson, was shot through
+      the breast, falling from his horse dead. At the fall of Jackson, Gen.
+      Harrington seemed to become crazed and rushed madly on, directing that
+      every Yankee be killed. 'Bayonet them!' 'Kill them like
+      cats!' 'Let none escape,' he cried. So on they came like
+      a line of mad animals, sending forth such unearthly yells as to induce the
+      belief that all the fiends of the infernal regions had been turned loose
+      at once and led on by old Beelzebub himself. On, on they came. Our line
+      reeled and staggered under the assault. A fresh column came up under Gen.
+      Bolenbroke, and advanced rapidly against our right flank, and bore down so
+      heavily that our line on the right and centre again gave way. In falling
+      back, Gen. Waterberry, a gallant officer who had brought up our reserves
+      on our first repulse, was killed while trying to rally his men.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;His death seemed to create a panic, and Gen. Sherwood was unable to
+      hold the men to their line. He would form and reform them, leading them
+      himself; but when he would look for the command he was trying to bring to
+      the front, he would find them going to the rear, making very good time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter's command was in this part of the line. He could hear
+      this man Harrington, as the rebels came rushing on, crying out: 'No
+      quarter!' 'Kill every Yankee!' 'Let none escape!'
+      'Rid the country of the last one!' 'Take no prisoners!'
+      The panic continued on our right, and at least one-half of this part of
+      Sherwood's command broke, and was utterly disorganized, hiding
+      behind trees, in hollows and ravines, to cover themselves from the enemy.
+      In great numbers they sought roads leading to the rear, and followed them
+      without knowing to what point they might lead. In this demoralized
+      condition of one portion of our army, despair seemed to set in. Gen.
+      Silent sat on his horse looking sadly at this condition of things. He
+      spoke not a word. Riding up to Sherwood, who was greatly excited, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, can you not send word to Prince to fall back
+      slowly? I see the enemy will soon be on his flank.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As the General rode away he said: 'I cannot understand the
+      delay of Buda and Wilkins.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He sent orderlies immediately to hurry them up, giving imperative
+      orders to them 'to move to the field of battle as rapidly as
+      possible.' In the meantime Gen. Hudson had gone to the support of
+      Prince; our forces on the right having steadily fallen back. It was too
+      late, however, to save him. The enemy had surrounded him before Hudson
+      could form on his right, and he was compelled to surrender with a portion
+      of his command, the rest having fallen back and thereby saved themselves.
+      Hudson joined on the remainder of Prince's command and made
+      resistance to the further advance of the enemy. Our line, being again
+      intact, fell back behind a ravine that crossed the battlefield from
+      northwest to southeast&mdash;from Moccasin Run to the river. The enemy by
+      this time were in possession of the camps of the Union forces, and
+      partially giving themselves up to plunder, the battle gradually slackened
+      until darkness closed in on the contending armies The enemy occupied our
+      camps during the night, intending the next morning to capture what was
+      left of our army. During the first part of the night they kept up a
+      fearful noise, evincing their joy over what they thought a great victory.
+      Gen. Silent, however, was engaged in arranging his forces for an attack at
+      daylight, being satisfied that he could surprise the enemy and defeat him,
+      as he would not expect our forces to fight, and, therefore, take the noise
+      of preparation for a retreat. The column under Gen. Wilkins came up early
+      that night and was posted on the right of our army, with its right on
+      Hawks Run.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Buda also arrived during the night and was given position on
+      the left, his left resting on the river. The center, held by Sherwood, was
+      re-enforced by Hudson and that portion of Prince's command not
+      captured. The artillery was put in battery in the center and on the right
+      center, and orders given for the men to replenish their boxes with
+      ammunition, to sleep on their arms, and at 4 o'clock in the morning
+      to make a simultaneous attack all along the line with infantry and
+      artillery, moving the artillery rapidly to the front. This being
+      understood, all were quiet. The enemy were so confident of having our army
+      at their mercy that they lighted fires and made night hideous with their
+      howls. During the night the leaves and grass were set on fire by some
+      unknown means and burned over the battlefield, causing great
+      consternation, as many of the wounded were yet lying where they fell.
+      Their shrieks and appeals for help would have made the tears come to the
+      eyes of the most heartless. An allwise Providence, however, heard their
+      prayers and appeals for help, and the windows of heaven were thrown open
+      and the flood poured forth and subdued the flames, saving many a poor
+      fellow from dreadful torture and death. The storm continued nearly all
+      night swelling the little streams that ran through the battlefield,
+      causing the roads to become almost impassable. The stragglers were
+      collected and returned to their commands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At 4 o'clock the crack of musketry was heard, and soon after
+      the artillery from our lines opened and we were upon the rebels. They were
+      taken by surprise and thrown into confusion. The hurrying of officers from
+      one part of the field to another was distinctly heard by our men and
+      greatly encouraged our forces. On they moved, driving the enemy pell-mell
+      from our former camp. It was impossible, under our galling fire, for the
+      enemy to form in any compact line. They fell back as our troops advanced.
+      We struck them in front, on the flank, and, as they sometimes turned in
+      their retreat, in the rear. The slaughter for a time was terrible and
+      sickening. They were at last driven into the woods where they had formed
+      the day before. Here a lull came in the contest, and they took advantage
+      of it to form their line again, believing that our advantage could only be
+      temporary, having no knowledge of the number of our re-enforcements. When
+      they were in a condition to do so they advanced and took the aggressive.
+      On they came. Our line stood as immovable as a rock, received the shock of
+      their first assault, and then poured the missiles of death into their
+      ranks as if they were being rained down from the heavens. For a time the
+      lines both advanced slowly and dealt death into each other. The commands
+      from each army could be distinctly heard by the other. Harrington on the
+      rebel side was heard to say:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Charge the Lincoln hell-hounds! Give the cowardly dogs the
+      bayonet!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This gave our troops that heard it a contempt for the man, and a
+      determination to receive the charge in a soldierly manner. They stood
+      silent until the enemy was within close musket range, and at the order&mdash;the
+      batteries having come up&mdash;everything opened and poured volley after
+      volley into the advancing columns, which swayed and halted; no power could
+      press them forward. Our forces seeing this, advanced steadily, firing as
+      they moved. At last the rebel line gave way and fled to the woods on their
+      left, taking shelter among the trees. The ground between the lines was now
+      literally covered with the killed and wounded. On our extreme left the
+      battle was still raging, and seemed to be going to our rear. Gen. Silent
+      rode away to this part of the field. Finding that our forces had fallen
+      back nearly to the junction of Bull Gulch and Buck Lick Run, he ordered
+      Hudson to move rapidly and strike the enemy in flank where the line had
+      been broken by the falling back of their left and center. This order was
+      executed with much alacrity and was a great success. Hudson struck the
+      detached portion of the enemy's army in flank and rear, and doubled
+      them up (over the very ground from which our forces had fallen back the
+      day before), capturing many prisoners and several pieces of artillery.
+      Here he met a young officer whom he had noticed moving rapidly to the
+      front and assaulting the enemy with his command at any and every point
+      where he could hit him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Hudson rode up to him and inquired his name.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My name, sir, is Stephen Lyon. I belong to an Ohio regiment.
+      I joined the Army of the Center only a short time since, and this is my
+      first battle. I have lost many men; my Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel were
+      both killed, and I am the Major and now in command of the regiment.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was my fifth son in line of birth, and sixth in the service. I
+      am digressing, however. Their conversation was here cut short, as Gen.
+      Buda had ordered an advance along his line, which was the left wing of the
+      army. The advance was duly made. The rebels, however, in the meantime had
+      been re-enforced on this part of their line. The contest, therefore,
+      became a very stubborn one on both sides. The advance of Buda was soon
+      checked, and the fighting became desperate. Both armies to our right
+      seemed to have partially ceased their advance, seemingly to understand how
+      the event was being decided on this part of the line. The enemy was driven
+      slowly to the rear for some distance. A halt then came and a rally on the
+      part of the rebels. They organized into column of regiments and made a
+      desperate attempt to break the center of our left. Buda massed his
+      artillery against them, keeping it well supported, and mowed them down
+      with shell and canister until they lay in piles on the ground. They
+      advanced to the assault three times with a heroism and desperation seldom
+      witnessed in any ancient or modern battle, but each time back were their
+      shattered columns sent in utter confusion. Thus the battle continued until
+      late in the afternoon, when both parties reorganized for a last and
+      desperate struggle. The lines of the enemy showed all along the skirts of
+      timber, leaving the open space to our right and center, and extending to
+      Buck Lick Run. Both seemed eager to make the attack, but our forces were
+      first in motion, and with a quick-step movement they advanced against the
+      enemy. The firing opened all along the line. First one and then the other
+      line staggered and swayed to and fro. The forces on both sides seemed
+      determined to win or die on their ground. At last Wilkins crossed Hawks
+      Run and struck the enemy in his flank, causing consternation to seize him,
+      and he gradually gave way, his left flank doubling back on the main line
+      nearer the center. At this moment Gen. Silent ordered an advance with
+      infantry and artillery simultaneously. This was executed in good order,
+      the firing again became general. The roar of artillery now was almost
+      deafening. The yell of the enemy was heard in every direction as though
+      assaulting, but they could no longer stand against our determined forces.
+      Steadily on the advance continued; the enemy stood, delivering his fire
+      with deadly results, until our army approached to the point where one or
+      the other must give way. The rebels, seeing that our force was coming with
+      a steady step and determination unmoved by their fire, broke in different
+      parts of their line, and finally the moment arrived when they could no
+      longer stand our deadly aim, and their whole line gave way. They retreated
+      through the woods and on different roads in great disorder; our forces
+      followed up their lines of retreat and kept a constant fire upon them
+      until night intervened, which protected them from any further disaster.
+      This closed one of the bloody battles of the war. That night our army
+      again slept upon their arms. Some supplies were brought to them during the
+      night, which stayed their hunger. The next morning the enemy was nowhere
+      to be seen or heard; he had made his retreat in the night, leaving many
+      wagons, ambulances and guns. The roads being made almost impassable by the
+      rain of the night before, their dead and wounded were left in our hands,
+      save those whom they had removed to the rear the night of the first day's
+      contest, when they held the ground. The battlefield presented a ghastly
+      and sickening sight,&mdash;the dead, the dying, the wounded; the hospital
+      in the rear, near the river; the parties burying the dead, finding Union
+      men and rebels piled up in heaps together; the long trenches being
+      prepared; the soldiers being wrapped in their blankets and buried without
+      any knowledge of who they were, or to what command they belonged; the
+      words of the dying to be taken back to their friends; the messages to fond
+      wives and blessed children; the moans and shrieks of the wounded as they
+      were carried on stretchers from where they had lain and suffered, some of
+      them, for two days and nights.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;These things, when first recited to me by my son Peter, filled me
+      with deep sorrow and pain. O, my friends, the suffering of our poor men
+      for their country was great-it was heartrending to hear of it. When the
+      sick, wounded and dead had been cared for, of course the army could not
+      move again very soon,&mdash;it must have rest and reorganization. So the
+      camp for the present was established a little in advance of the
+      battle-ground. Many were furloughed for a short time and returned home. My
+      son Peter came home on a leave, having been wounded late in the evening of
+      the second day. His wound being in his foot, he was unfitted for duty for
+      some time. His Lieutenant-Colonel having been killed that day, he was
+      promoted to the vacancy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While Peter was kept in the house (where he was confined by his
+      wound), he constantly entertained us by his recitals of all of these
+      incidents and movements that I have given to you in my poor way. It is a
+      matter of great interest to me to follow the history of men on both sides,
+      and see what their good or bad fortune may have been since. Now, on our
+      side in this great battle, Gen. Waterberry, one of our leading generals,
+      was killed on the first day. Gen. Hudson went through the war creditably
+      and died away from home in some of the South American states. Gen. Buda
+      soon left the army under a cloud, and I do not know what became of him. I
+      think, however, that he is dead. Wilkins went through the war with some
+      credit to himself, but was killed in Mexico afterwards in some of their
+      periodical revolutions.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, do you know the history of the rebel generals since
+      the war, who commanded in this battle of which you have been speaking?&rdquo;
+      asked Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Oh, yes! You know Sydenton Jackson was killed on the first day.
+      Bolenbroke was in the rebel army up to its surrender, but died soon after
+      from dissipation, as I have been informed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I am curious to know what became of Dick, the darky,&rdquo; he
+      said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel smiled and said: &ldquo;Dick, poor fellow, has not been seen
+      since his 'backer sticks' ran off with him, just as he said
+      they would.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What became of Harrington, who wanted every d&mdash;&mdash; Yankee
+      killed like cats&mdash;bayoneted&mdash;without any quarter being shown,
+      etc.?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He went to Mexico after the war closed; could not live under
+      'Yankee' rule. He there tried to assist in establishing an
+      empire. Was regarded by some of the Imperialists as suited to become a
+      Duke. When the Empire fell, and no further hope of a dukedom arose before
+      his flattered vanity, he came back, and is now one of the leading
+      governmental reformers and placed in official position by his party (how
+      strange to say 'reformers'. They were once known by a
+      different name). But things are changing with the seasons now.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You see, this great battle of Pittskill Landing, following so soon
+      after the battle of Dolinsburg, had marked influence on the country. The
+      people began to see that the question of courage did not depend so much
+      upon where a man was born as it did on the amount of it he had when he was
+      born, and the principle for which he was contending, as well as drill and
+      discipline in his duty. The people in the North were beginning to learn
+      that every hill in the South was not mined and ready to be exploded,
+      blowing up everything that approached. After becoming cool they would ask
+      themselves as to where the powder could have been procured, etc.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;I remember well when it was
+      reported, and believed by many, that all the hills in Virginia, near
+      Washington, were mined, and that masked batteries were behind every bush.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, I know many would speak of those things to prove that the
+      rebellion could not be conquered, or any headway made against it. Just as
+      though a masked battery was any more dangerous than a battery uncovered;
+      and without reflecting as to the quantity of guns that would have been
+      required, and the number of men supporting the batteries at every place
+      where they were by the vivid imagination of many whose stories were
+      invented for the purpose of frightening the ignorant.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The truth is that it was and is to me one of the great wonders how
+      we ever succeeded in putting down the rebellion, with nearly the entire
+      South in arms, while there were but few that were not in arms who did not
+      sympathize fully with those who were; and in the North a strong political
+      party, as an organization, prayed and worked for the success of secession
+      and rebellion. The only ones of the party who did not sympathize with the
+      rebellion were a few old men who knew the benefits of a government, those
+      who entered the Union army, those who had friends in the service, and
+      those who were taught to revere the Union in early youth. The remainder of
+      that party who desired our success were but few and far between. They are
+      now the ones, however, who saved the Government, preserved the
+      Constitution, the flag, and our honor, and are going to reform all abuses
+      and make everybody prosperous and happy. The Colonel here, who lost an arm
+      for his country, is laid aside as 'worthless crockery'; and as
+      for myself, who gave seven sons to the service of my country, I am of no
+      use whatever. Of course, I am very old, but I supposed that it would be
+      considered an honor to me to have made so great a sacrifice. So I went out
+      to one of the Reformers' meetings last Fall, and instead of being
+      invited on the stand and referred to as an old man who had given up his
+      whole family for his country's cause, I was permitted to sit on the
+      ground and hear an old Secessionist and rebel sympathizer extolled to the
+      skies, with great applause following, and one of our best and most gallant
+      soldiers ridiculed and abused as if he had been a pirate during the war.
+      So it is and so it goes. I am poor. So are all who spent their time in
+      aiding our country. The mistake we made was not to have staid at home and
+      made fortunes, and let these men, who &ldquo;feathered their nests&rdquo;
+      during the war, have gone and served in the army and showed their love of
+      country. We would now have been the patriots and the ones to be intrusted
+      with public affairs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But why should I care? I think I should not. But it is impossible
+      for me to lay aside my feelings on the subject of my country's
+      welfare. I will go down to my grave with the feeling that those who so
+      loved their country that they risked their lives for it are the safer ones
+      to trust with its control. I cannot see how those who did not wish the
+      success of our country and those who exerted every nerve to destroy it can
+      be the best persons in whose hands to place our vast interests.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I may be wrong about this, however, and, therefore, will return to
+      my story, believing that the Lord doeth all things well.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter and our family at home were sitting in the parlor. Jennie was
+      wrapping Peter's foot in cloths and bandages, when the conversation
+      turned on Col. David and Col. Anderson. Jennie had a letter from David but
+      a day or so before, which gave us the news of the good health of himself
+      and James, the doctor. It also informed her that Henry had been assigned
+      to duty in the same command with himself, which made it very pleasant for
+      them. My wife, Aunt Sarah, had received a letter from Mary Anderson a day
+      or so before which brought the gratifying intelligence that the Colonel
+      was improving rapidly and would be able soon to return to Allentown and
+      once more enjoy for a time the quiet of our home. He was informed that he
+      must not return to take the field again for some months. While I was at
+      home, trying to arrange the difficulty about the colonelcy of his
+      regiment, inasmuch as his discovery and return to Dolinsburg had not been
+      officially announced, I wrote to the President the situation, telling him
+      the whole story and calling his attention to the reports of the battles in
+      which the Colonel had participated, and asking that he give him
+      recognition by promotion to a Brigadier-Generalship. With this request the
+      President had kindly complied, and I had his commission in my possession,
+      which fact I kept a profound secret. Just then Peter said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What can be done to arrange matters in Col. Tom's
+      regiment? There is Col. Rice, who, when Tom takes command or when the
+      facts are ascertained, will be reduced in his command as
+      Lieutenant-Colonel, and I will go back as Major. This I do not care for,
+      but Col. Rice is a proud man, and will dislike this, I fear.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Then he will show himself an unworthy officer. He should be
+      glad that his Colonel is alive and yield up the command gracefully.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There is no other way for him to do,' said Peter;
+      'that is true.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham was sitting off to one side with little Mary Anderson on
+      his lap. The child had been listening to what was said about her father.
+      She spoke to Uncle Ham, as she, with the rest of the family, had learned
+      to call him, and asked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'When is papa coming home? Is he well? Is mamma well? How
+      will they get home?' and many other questions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham said, 'I doesn't know. Hopes he git heah all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old fellow seemed rather serious, and finally he asked Aunt
+      Sarah 'If dat letta diin't say nuffln 'bout my ole woman
+      Marfa.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes,' said my wife. 'Uncle Ham, you must
+      pardon me; I was so engaged talking to Peter and Uncle Daniel about our
+      sons that I really neglected to tell you. I will get the letter and read
+      you what Mary says about your wife.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She took the letter from her pocket and read to Uncle Ham that
+      Martha was well and so kind to Col. Tom, calling him her boy and saying
+      'the good Laud' had saved him for some good purpose, and sent
+      her love to her 'dear ole Ham.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham broke into a laugh and said: 'Datfs it; dat's good.
+      I knowed she say jes' like dat. I tell you, Aunt Marfa, she be all
+      right. She know something I tell you she do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then entered into a disquisition on Aunt Martha to little Mary,
+      until she seemed to feel as much interested in Aunt Martha as did Uncle
+      Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While we were enjoying the rest of the evening in conversation we
+      heard a noise coming from the children's bedroom. Jennie at once
+      left us and proceeded to the room and found little Sarah Lyon&mdash;David's
+      youngest child, then four years old&mdash;very sick with a violent attack
+      of croup. We at once sent for a physician. He came, examined her and
+      pronounced her very ill. He very soon gave her relief, that proved to be
+      only temporary. We watched her during the night. In the morning she had a
+      violent fever, and seemed to be very flighty. Everything was done for the
+      blessed child, but all in vain. That afternoon she passed away. This was
+      another stroke to our whole family. Jennie, her mother, was nearly
+      frantic. This was the first misfortune of any sort that had happened in
+      David's family. We were all cast down in grief, as we loved little
+      Sarah. She had been named for my wife, who had made the child a special
+      pet. Little Mary and Jennie were almost heartbroken by her death. They
+      cried continually, and could not be pacified for several days. I
+      telegraphed her father, but it seems my dispatch, for some unknown reason,
+      was not delivered for three days. When it was he was almost crazed by the
+      unwelcome news. It was too late, however, for him to come home. This
+      seemed to sadden him. He was never himself any more during his life.
+      Little Sarah lies in the cemetery at Allentown.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here the old man broke down and wept bitterly for a time. When he
+      recovered he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My friends, it seems to me strange that I should weep now. My
+      sorrows are passed. I am only waiting here below for the reward that true
+      devotion must bring in the other world. There is no recompense for it
+      here. At least, I have only found that which comes from the affections of
+      a loving family. Oh! why should my family all-all have been taken from me
+      as they were? Who has had such a hard fate as mine? Yes! yes! when I come
+      to reflect, many have. Yes! when all are gone&mdash;one or many&mdash;that
+      is all; we can lose no more. My country, O! my country, it was for thee
+      they died.&rdquo;
+    </p>
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+      CHAPTER VI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;K. G. C.&rdquo;&mdash;ORGANIZATION OF THE ENEMIES OF THE UNION IN THE
+     NORTH&mdash;PLOTTING EVERYWHERE&mdash;OBJECTS OF THE TRAITOROUS
+     LEAGUE.
+
+     &ldquo;The bay trees in our country are all withered,
+     And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven&mdash;
+     The pale faced moon looks bloody on the earth,
+     And lean-looked prophets whisper fearful change,
+     Rich men look sad, and ruffians dance and leap.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The loss of little Sarah had spread such a gloom over our household
+      that I felt a desire to be out at David's farm, away from the house,
+      as much as possible. Peter also seemed much depressed and showed a great
+      desire to return to his regiment. On one occasion, when Ham and I returned
+      in the evening, the conversation drifted in the direction of the absent
+      ones in the army, and to Harvey, who fell at the battle of the Gaps. My
+      wife at once alluded to her dream, which seemed to be preying upon her
+      mind almost constantly. Peter was silent, but I noticed that he dropped a
+      tear. After a moment he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother, you should not be constantly thinking of your
+      strange dream. You will become morbid on the subject, unless you drive it
+      from your mind. There is nothing in it that worrying will or can change.
+      There can be nothing sure in dreams, and if there is, you can only
+      discover it in the future. The war will reveal it all to you should there
+      be anything in it.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham must speak; it was thought by him to be his time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, missus, de wah 'splain it all. Massa Peter and me
+      talk 'bout dat. No danger come out of dreams, you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, Ham,' said Aunt Sarah, 'I thought you
+      dreamed about Peter, and said he was all right. You assured us of it; and
+      you said that you always knew by your dreams when matters were all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yeas, yeas, missus; but, you see, I be fool on dat. You see,
+      Massa Peter come back wid a so' foot, shot up putty bad. I got fool
+      on dat dream. You see, Marfa allers tells me 'bout de dreams. So you
+      see, I jes' thought I could tell, too. I miss it. Yeas, I miss him
+      dat time. Marfa, she know, she do. She tell you all 'bout dem when
+      she comed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Then he laughed a regular darky laugh, as I found he was sure to
+      do, if he concluded he had drawn you off on a 'false scent,'
+      or heard anything that pleased him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Sarah was relieved. The fact that Ham admitted that he was
+      humbugged by his own dream seemed to quiet her nerves; so she did not
+      allude to her dream again for a great while. But I could see plainly that
+      Peter was very much depressed whenever allusion was made to it. O, it was
+      prophetic, 'twas a revelation of dire calamities to follow, one
+      after another.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I could see it all when time unfolded the mystery, as it did, in
+      regular order. It was a warning so strangely imparted. But why, why this
+      warning, and why the calamities? That is the question which has been
+      demanding an answer so long; and yet no answer comes that seems to satisfy
+      my mind. Well, well, let that pass for the present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning I sent Ham to the farm on horseback to bring some
+      vegetables. Early in the forenoon we heard a noise as if the running of a
+      horse down the street, and looking out saw Ham coming under heavy
+      pressure, with sails spread. I ran out on the porch, and Ham pulled in
+      opposite the little yard gate. I called to him, and asked what was the
+      trouble. The old darky was so scared that he stammered and made motions,
+      but I could get nothing of an intelligent character from him. I made him
+      dismount, tie up his horse, and come in. By this time the family were all
+      out inquiring into the trouble. Ham sat down on the edge of the porch near
+      the entrance and fanned himself with his hat. Great drops of perspiration
+      were rolling down his face. He seemed to be in much distress. Finally
+      Jennie said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham, where is the lettuce, the asparagus, and the butter we
+      sent you after?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham, finding by this time that he was not dead, essayed to speak.
+      He raised himself to his full height.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'W'y! W'y! Yeas! Yeas! De&mdash;de&mdash;de&mdash;dey
+      done gone!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gone where?' asked Jennie.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dey done gone on de road, missus. I jes' tell you-uns
+      dey's Sesh in heah. 'Spec dey got dem, dey eat dem for dey
+      dinner. Dey got dem, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, what about the &ldquo;Sesh,&rdquo; as you call them?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, I tole you all 'bout dem. 'Pore de Laud, I
+      mus' rest fust. I is powerful tired, missis&mdash;I is.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham, put up your horse and get over your fright, and
+      then perhaps you can explain more satisfactorily what has happened to you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yeas, missus, I 'spect dat am de bes' way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So, when Ham had cooled off, we had him give us his experience. He
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Massa Daniel, I jes' go to de farm and dar seed
+      Massa Joseph Dent. He fix up de littis, de 'sparagrass, and de eggs;
+      and when dey all fix up I get ready to come home. He says, &ldquo;Ham, you
+      see dem fellows down de road dar?&rdquo; I looked and seed 'em, and
+      say &ldquo;Yes, sah.&rdquo; Den he say, &ldquo;Dey bad man's dey is;
+      kase dey's done bin heah all de mornin' lookin' round
+      like dey wants sumfin, and I watch 'em close; if dey boddersme dey
+      ketch it, sho;&rdquo; dat's what he say! I done told Massa Dent dat
+      I not feared. But dat was a story, kase me was some skea'd. I gits
+      on de hoss and corned right on jes' like I wa'n't skea'd
+      at all. I rides slow doe, kase as how I wa'n't sho'
+      'bout dem mans. So I gits 'bout half way down the road home,
+      and dem mans&mdash;dar war free of dem; dar war free, sho', dey jes'
+      steps right in de road afore me and de hoss. I say &ldquo;Good mornin,&rdquo;
+      and takes off my hat like a gemman. Dey say &ldquo;Whar you goin',
+      nigga?&rdquo; Den I know'd who dey is. When dey say &ldquo;nigga,&rdquo;
+      dat's nuff for dis child. I know'd dey be &ldquo;Sesh.&rdquo;
+      Dat's what &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; all call us&mdash;&ldquo;niggas.&rdquo;
+      I tells you, den I's ska'd. One ob dem say, &ldquo;What you
+      got dar, nigga?&rdquo; I say &ldquo;wegetables for de house.&rdquo; Ben
+      dey say &ldquo;Who house?' I told dem Massa Daniel. Den dey say,
+      &ldquo;Dat ole Lyon? Dat ole Ablishner? Dat ole scoun'el what want
+      to whip de Souf? To free de niggas 'mongst us?&rdquo; I say, &ldquo;Don'
+      know 'bout dat. Massa Lyon not say nuffin to me 'bout dat.&rdquo;
+      Den dey sajr, &ldquo;Whar you come from, anyhow?&rdquo; I tole 'em I
+      comed from up in de State whar Massa Daniel comed from. Den dey swar dat I
+      a liar; dat dey know'd Massa Daniel; dat he fetched no niggas hyar
+      from 'Hio. Den when dey say &ldquo;'Hio,&rdquo; golly, I be
+      glad; kase I could't smell out de name afore; forgot him clar, sho'.
+      Den I say I comed from 'Hio awhile ago, an' stay wid you, kase
+      I know'd you back dar in 'Hio. Den dey ax me w'at town I
+      comed from. Den dey get me. I skea'd den. One of dem say, &ldquo;O,
+      he a d&mdash;&mdash;d fool; he not know nuffin.&rdquo; I say, &ldquo;Yes,
+      sah, sho'; dat's fac. I doesn't know nuffin'bout
+      dem matters what you say.&rdquo; Den dey laff. Yes, sah, dey laff. I start
+      on. Den dey say, &ldquo;Nigga, stop dat hoss.&rdquo; De hoss stop. Yes,
+      sah, den I be orful skea'd. O, dey was de mos' wostest lookin'
+      disciplinous &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; you eber did see wid yo' eyes. Dey
+      had ole brown jeans coat an' britches. Dey look like de &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo;
+      what I seed when dey lef Col. Tom at my cabin.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, said Peter, 'they were escaped prisoners, I have
+      no doubt, from some place, and are hunting their way South.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah,' said Ham; 'dat's it; dey
+      'scape and is gwine back to de reb's army, sho': dat's
+      who dey is. I know'd dey was &ldquo;Sesh.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, go on, Ham; tell us the rest,' said Aunt Sarah.
+      I was so much amused at Ham's story that I kept rather quiet.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Ham, 'den dey took de hoss by de
+      bridle and made me git off. I s'posed dey was gwine to take de hoss,
+      but dey looked de hoss ober, and say he no good, and gib de hoss back. I
+      got on and dey all pull out pistols and tell me to &ldquo;git;&rdquo; dat's
+      wa't dey say, and sho' you bo'n, I git&mdash;an'
+      de lettice go one way, de 'sparagrass go anoder way, and eggs go de
+      Lord knows whar&mdash;to smash, I reckon. Dey all gone, sho,' an'
+      I's hyar. Dey shoot when I go. I 'spect I be kill; but I'm
+      hyar, sho'; dis is ole Ham; he 'scape.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0008" id="linkimage-0008">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0097.jpg" alt="Ham Encounters the Rebels 097 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all laughed&mdash;in fact, could not help it. I told Ham that I
+      would go out with him the next day and we would see about this matter. Ham
+      withdrew, scratching his head and looking very serious.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day I had the horses hitched to the wagon, and Peter
+      feeling that he had so far recovered that he could stand the ride, we went
+      out together. When we came to the place where Ham had met his three
+      suspicious looking friends we examined the spot, found Ham's
+      lettuce, etc., scattered somewhat over the ground, but could not see much
+      evidence of anything else.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham said but little. Finally, I asked him which direction his
+      friends had gone from here. He at once pointed the way, saying, 'Doesn't
+      you see de track? Dar he go, Turn 'roun' and go back de same
+      way he come.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We could see some indications that Ham's story might be true,
+      but not enough to be very satisfactory. However, we went along. When we
+      arrived at the farm and found Joseph Dent we had Ham relate his
+      experience. Joseph Dent said to come in the house. When we had all been
+      seated, Joseph said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I have no doubt as to the truth of what Ham says. The
+      same three men (at least, I suppose them to be, from the description),
+      came here last night and forced me to let them stay in the house. I was
+      not very fearful of their doing me any harm, as I was watchful. My partner
+      and myself could have handled them if they had made any demonstration. We
+      gave them their suppers and a mug of ale and got them going, and found
+      that they were escaped rebels, who had been in prison camp at
+      Indianapolis. They told us that there was a plot to let all the prisoners
+      loose and to raise an army out of their friends North to commence war
+      here, and in that way to have the rebellion succeed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter inquired how they came to tell so much about their plans.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph answered that he and his partner pretended to them that they
+      were in full sympathy with the rebellion, and were staying here only to
+      have the influence of Col. David to keep them out of the Union army, and
+      that if compelled at any time to join either army they would join the
+      rebels.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Where have they gone?' inquired Peter.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'They have gone into the country some twenty miles, to
+      Collins Grove. There is to be a political meeting there to-morrow, and
+      they expect, as they told us, that Thomas A. Strider, of Indianapolis, and
+      Dan Bowen, also of Indiana, were to be there, and through one of them they
+      thought they could obtain aid; that while in prison they had been
+      initiated into a society called the &ldquo;Knights of the Golden Circle,&rdquo;
+      which was a secession organization, intended as an auxiliary force to the
+      rebel army; that Dan Bowen was one of their main men, and so called
+      &ldquo;Agitator&rdquo;; that Thomas A. Strider was Chief Counselor to the
+      organization in Indiana; was to be in Washington most of the time to
+      &ldquo;watch things&rdquo; and to defend them at all times when any of
+      their order should be arrested or in any danger.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter and I went out to the barn and talked the matter over, and
+      thought that in such a case as this we would be justified in resorting to
+      any means or strategy to discover this secret organization and ascertain
+      the designs of its members. We concluded to get Joseph Dent, who was an
+      old soldier, and very bright, with an excellent memory, to join it and
+      find out all that he could about the organization. Agreeing to this, Peter
+      hobbled back on his crutches. He being a soldier made the proposition to
+      Dent, which he readily acceded to, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I had thought of that myself, but feared that you might take
+      me to be too intimate with these people. I call them Secessionists and
+      rebels. I think, that if you agree, I will go down to this meeting
+      to-morrow, and when I come back will come to Allentown, as they might keep
+      a watch on me here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;With this understanding we returned, instructing Joseph Dent to
+      stay as long as might become necessary, in order to learn all that he
+      could as to the design of these people. After getting our supplies in the
+      wagon we returned home. On arriving we found all feeling very joyful over
+      the fact that Col. Anderson would be home in the course of a week. He had
+      so written to me. Aunt Sarah had opened and read the letter. Little Mary
+      was so delighted that she ran out and tried to tell us all that her father
+      had written. She would talk and stammer and draw a long breath, and then
+      commence again, and repeat until I had to tell her to rest and begin
+      slowly. When we got in we heard all. The two children were delighted at
+      the prospect of seeing Aunt Martha almost as much as seeing the Colonel
+      and his brave wife. Peter and I had to keep quiet about our program with
+      Joseph Dent, and therefore discussed other matters. During the evening
+      Peter concluded that he would not attempt returning to his regiment until
+      Col. Tom should arrive, so that he could arrange about the command and
+      take some word back to Col. Rice. (I said not one word about Tom's
+      commission as Brigadier, but continued the suggestion that Col. Rice could
+      not think of doing otherwise than turning over the command to Col.
+      Anderson.) Just then the post-boy came again with a letter. I opened it
+      and found it to be from my son Jackson, at St. Paul, Minn., (where he
+      resided and was engaged in railroad building,) stating that he considered
+      it his duty to enter the service of his country. Being young and healthy,
+      he said, no patriot in this crisis, blessed with good health, could afford
+      to remain out of the army; that the day would come when the question would
+      be asked of all such persons, 'Why did you not go to the war and
+      fight for your country?' Poor boy, if he were living now he would
+      ask himself the queston: 'Why did I go; for what did I peril my
+      life?' Yes! yes!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, I kept this from my wife, Aunt Sarah, for the time. She was
+      so worried about our family that I thought best to wait for a day or so,
+      inasmuch as she did not see me get the letter. A couple of days passed and
+      Joseph Dent came to our house. After seeing and speaking to Jennie about
+      the farm and her interest generally, and telling Aunt Sarah about Ham's
+      scare and joking him somewhat, he spoke to Peter and myself, and said that
+      he wanted to see us alone.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all went out to the barn, and there he told us all that he had
+      heard and seen&mdash;that he had gone to Collins' Grove; that there
+      was a large political meeting there; that Dan Bowen spoke in the most
+      excited manner of the wrongs and outrages, as he termed them, of the vile
+      abolition adminstration; that the Union soldiers were mere hirelings; that
+      he hoped none of his party would join the Abolition army to assist in
+      robbing and murdering our brethren down South. (Dent had noted these
+      sayings in his memorandum; he was a man of fair education and a close
+      observer.) Bowen was vociferously applauded during his remarks. Thos. A.
+      Strider spoke also; but he was not so vehement and abusive as Bowen, but
+      was equally strong against the war for the Union. Strider spoke of it as
+      an unholy war on our part, and all the acts of Congress and the President
+      being 'unauthorized and unconstitutional,' and that the war
+      would be a failure and ought to be; that he would not see money
+      appropriated, if in his power to prevent, to carry it on; that if the
+      Government undertook to draft his friends in Indiana as soldiers, he would
+      defend any of them (free of charge) that resisted such an unconstitutional
+      proceeding. He continued in this vein for an hour. These utterances were
+      loudly applauded by the majority of the audience. But, continuing, he
+      stated that on that day he came across the three escaped prisoners
+      heretofore mentioned, and staid with them during the speeches and agreed
+      to all that was said, so as to satisfy them of his strict adherence to
+      their principles.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They said to him that if he would remain that night they would
+      initiate him into their mysterious organization. He acceded to their
+      proposition without hesitation, and remained&mdash;not leaving them for an
+      instant. In the evening, shortly after dark, they were all conducted to a
+      large empty barn near by, and on entering it Dent found Thos. A. Strider
+      presiding, and Bowen lecturing on the designs and purposes of the Knights
+      of the Golden Circle.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After he had explained the objects of the organization, an
+      obligation was administered to all who had not before been admitted and
+      obligated. Dent, being one who had not before joined, with others took the
+      obligation, and was then instructed in the signs, grips and passwords. He
+      said that he played it pretty well, so that he was thoroughly instructed,
+      and kept repeating them to himself, so that he might not forget any part.
+      The obligation pledged them to use all possible means in their power to
+      aid the rebels to gain their independence; to aid and assist prisoners to
+      escape; to vote for no one for office who was not opposed to the further
+      prosecution of the war, to encourage desertions from the Union army; to
+      protect the rebels in all things necessary to carry out their designs,
+      even to the burning and destroying of towns and cities, if necessary, in
+      order to produce the desired result. They were also directed to give
+      information at all times of any knowledge they might have of the movements
+      of our armies, and of the coming of soldiers to their homes; to use their
+      influence to prevent their return to the army. They were not even to
+      disclose the murder of any returned soldier or Union man, if done by any
+      one belonging to this organization. They were told in the instructions
+      that men were sent into our prisons to obligate and instruct all
+      prisoners, so that they could make themselves known in traveling, should
+      they escape; also, that the organization extended into Canada, as well as
+      every State in the North; that men in our army belonged to it, who would
+      retreat in battle, or surrender whenever they could do so; they could
+      always make themselves known to the rebel commanders; that the members
+      were in every way possible to foment jealousies and ill-feeling between
+      the Eastern and Western troops, and especially between the commanding
+      Generals of the two sections; they were to encourage the Western
+      volunteers not to allow themselves to be commanded by Eastern officers,
+      and especially were they to tickle the fancy and pride of the Eastern
+      officers and men, by encouraging them not to allow themselves to be
+      subjected to the control of the uneducated men of the West&mdash;in short,
+      every kind and character of argument was to be resorted to. In the event
+      of failure, any other means, no matter what, was to be employed to cause
+      failure on our part and success on theirs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0009" id="linkimage-0009">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0103.jpg"
+      alt="Knights of the Golden Circle Meeting in a Barn 103 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter wrote down every word told us by Dent, being very careful
+      about the signs and passwords. This being done, we cautioned-Dent to be
+      extremely careful in his conversations with others, and never to speak of
+      this organization to any one, for fear that he might get into trouble or
+      suffer in some way from its members. Dent bade us good day and left for
+      home. We returned to the house and there read over Peter's
+      memorandum carefully, and studied the signs and passwords so as to fully
+      comprehend them. This, to us, was a serious question. Peter felt as though
+      there was much in this to cause our country great trouble in addition to
+      what was already upon us. I said to Peter that I would at once write to
+      the President and send him all the statements as they were made to us by
+      Dent, as well as suggest to him the necessity of having this conspiracy
+      (as it was nothing less) ferreted out at once, which I did that day, and
+      also suggested the arrest and trial of all that could be found who were
+      engaged in getting up these organizations. I soon received a letter, not
+      from the President, but from another, which satisfied me that my letter
+      had been received by the one for whom it was intended.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Very soon the whisperings and newspaper gossip showed plainly that
+      there were jealousies in the Army of the East as well as in the Army of
+      the Center. Officers were complaining of each other, and some were
+      charging ill-treatment on the part of the Administration, showing clearly
+      that there were influences silently at work. About this time I received a
+      note from Washington requesting me to come to that city. I prepared for
+      the trip. Bidding good-by to our family, and requesting Peter not to leave
+      until I should return, I was off, no one but Peter and my wife holding the
+      secret of my leaving home at this time. When I arrived at Washington I
+      proceeded to the Executive Mansion, sent in my name, and was at once
+      admitted. The President met me most cordially, and asked me to be seated.
+      He wrote a note and sent it out by a messenger, then turned to me and
+      entered into conversation about the health of our people, the crops of the
+      country, and the sentiments I found generally held among the people of the
+      West in reference to the war. I said to him that among the Union people
+      there was but one sentiment, and that was that the last man and last
+      dollar must be exhausted, if necessary, to put down the rebellion. He
+      grasped me by the hand warmly and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Lyon, my good friend, I am exceedingly glad to know that. I
+      have been hearing curious stories about your part of Indiana. The Governor
+      of your State seems to fear trouble from some cause.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My dear Mr. President,' I said, 'do not
+      misunderstand me. I do not mean to say our people are united; it is only
+      the Union people I had reference to. There is a strong party in the State
+      who are utterly opposed to the prosecution of the war, and they are led on
+      by very strong and influential men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the President, 'this man Strider is
+      at the head of that party. He is a smooth-talking fellow&mdash;rather an
+      &ldquo;Oily Gammon,&rdquo; very shrewd, and hard to catch at any open or
+      overt act. He has a way of setting others on and keeping out himself. At
+      least, I should so conclude from what I have seen and know of him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Mr. President, you have estimated the man correctly,'
+      was my reply.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Just at this point in the conversation, the Secretary of War
+      came in. The President was going to introduce me.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No introduction is necessary, Mr. President,' said the
+      Secretary; 'this is one of my old neighbors and friends.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Our meeting was full of warmth and friendly greetings,
+      having been friends for many years in Ohio prior to my leaving the State.
+      We were all seated, and after some general conversation between the
+      Secretary and myself, the President remarked that he had sent for me, and
+      on my presenting myself he had sent for the Secretary of War for the
+      purpose of having a full conference in reference to the situation in the
+      rear of the army out West, and that from my letter to him he did not know
+      of any one who could give him that information better than myself.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'By the way,' said he, 'what about your nephew,
+      Anderson? He must be a glorious fellow and a good soldier. Of course, you
+      have received the commission that the Secretary and I sent you for him?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes I thanks to you, Mr. President. He is improving very
+      fast. His wound will soon be well, and he will then be ready for the field
+      again.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tell him,' said the President, 'that I will
+      watch his career with great interest. Coming from where he does, he must
+      have good metal in him to face his friends and relatives in taking the
+      stand he has.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir,' said I; 'he is a true man, and his
+      wife, though a Southern woman, is one of the noblest of her sex, and as
+      true a patriot as ever lived.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Your family are nearly all soldiers, I believe, Mr. Lyon,'
+      said the Secretary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Mr. Secretary; I had seven sons&mdash;five are in the
+      army, one was killed at the battle of the Gaps, and the seventh is on his
+      way from St. Paul to join it. God knows I have some interest in our
+      success, and I will go myself at any time should it be necessary.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The President here interrupted:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Mr. Lyon, you must not. You have done enough. If this
+      Government cannot be saved without the eighth one of your family putting
+      his life in peril at your age, it cannot be saved. We will accept no more
+      recruits from the Lyon family.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The President then asked me to give to the Secretary and
+      himself the situation in the West as nearly as I could, and especially in
+      Indiana.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I proceeded to state the situation&mdash;the bitterness of the
+      opposition to the Administration, as well as to the war, then being
+      manifested by the anti-war party, or, in other words, by the Democratic
+      party as an organization; the organized lodges of the Golden Circle, their
+      objects and designs, the influence they were to bring to bear, how they
+      were to operate and in what directions, the jealousies they were to
+      engender between the officers of the East and the West; the fact that they
+      were to release prisoners and to destroy towns and cities in the North,
+      should it become necessary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President and Secretary both listened with grave attention, and
+      seemed to fully comprehend the situation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President finally said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Secretary, this is a very serious matter, and is
+      becoming more so every day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' replied the Secretary; 'you know, Mr.
+      President, that we have talked this over heretofore, but this revelation
+      seems startling. I can begin to see where the influence partly comes from
+      which gives us so much trouble with some of the officers of the Eastern
+      army. At first I was induced to believe that they were jealous of each
+      other, but I am beginning to think it comes from political influences in
+      opposition to the Administration, having a desire to change the policy of
+      the Government in reference to the war. Several of the senior officers in
+      different commands act as though they thought more of promotion and being
+      assigned to large commands than the success of our cause. They will not
+      serve under any but their own selection of commanders&mdash;at least, make
+      opposition to doing so. There seems to be a little coterie who think no
+      one is suitable to command except themselves. They have not been very
+      successful so far, and act as though they were determined that no one else
+      should be. We have relieved their chief and brought a new man to the
+      field, and I do believe that some of these men will not give him a cordial
+      support. We must wait, quietly, however, for developments. One thing is
+      strange to me, and that is that I find these complaining gentlemen all
+      have been and now are in sympathy with the party which is found in a great
+      degree opposing the war. I do not mean by this to impeach their
+      patriotism, but to suggest that the influences which operate upon them and
+      flatter their vanity by suggestions of presidency, cabinets, head of the
+      army, future power, greatness, etc., are not coming from the people or
+      party in full accord with the Administration and in favor of such a
+      prosecution of the war as will insure ultimate success.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said the President, 'we are in their
+      power at the present, and their demands upon the Administration are of a
+      character to induce the belief that they are preparing the road to an
+      ultimate recognition of the so-called Confederacy; but, gentlemen, they
+      will not succeed.' (This he said with much warmth.) 'I will
+      not let them succeed. The Lord, in his own good time, will raise up and
+      develop some man of great genius as a commander, and I am now patiently
+      waiting for that time. I cannot put these men aside now. The country would
+      sympathize with them and feel that I do not know as much about war as they
+      do; but they will tell the tale on themselves very soon, and then we will
+      be completely justified in getting rid of them. This war must go on for
+      some time yet if the Union is to be restored, and I have faith that it
+      will be; but I am just now bothered more about the condition in the rear
+      than in the front; that will come out all right in time. But if these
+      Golden Circle organizations spread, as they seem to be doing, in the West,
+      where a great portion of our troops must come from, and the people should
+      once get the idea fixed in their minds that the war must be a failure, and
+      a fire in the rear is started of great proportions, then what? Then will
+      come the serious question. And should the people pronounce at the next
+      election against a further prosecution of the war, there will be a secret
+      understanding with those who come into power that the so-called
+      Confederacy is to be recognized, and that will be the end.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, Mr. President, do you look for such a result?' I
+      asked.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' responded the President; 'I was only
+      putting the worst side of the case&mdash;just as I would look at the worst
+      side of a client's case in court. The people of this country love
+      this republic too well to see it go down marred and destroyed merely for
+      the purpose of upholding the crime and infamy of slavery. No, gentlemen,
+      this Union will be restored. All the rebels of the South, and all the
+      sympathizers and Golden Circles of the North cannot destroy it so long as
+      there is one patriot left qualified to lead an army. They will have to
+      burn every city and assassinate every leading man who is able to be a
+      leader before our flag will go down in gloom and disgrace. This they may
+      try. God only knows what desperate men will do to uphold an unholy cause.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;How prophetic this thought was,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, it was really so. The very things mentioned were attempted,
+      and an organization completed for the purpose. They accomplished a part of
+      their hellish design, but they did not succeed to the extent contemplated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But to return to the conversation with the President and Secretary:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President then asked me if I would, in my own way, further
+      ferret out what was being done by this organization in the West and post
+      him by reports in writing as often as I could conveniently do so.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I responded that I could not go into the lodges myself, but I
+      would, in every way that I could consistently, through others, obtain
+      information and send him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This,' he said, 'was all that he could ask me to
+      do, situated as I was.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being all that was desired, the Secretary of War made out a
+      pass authorizing me to enter any and all of our lines or camps of
+      prisoners, to visit any and all hospitals&mdash;in fact, to go to and pass
+      through all places under military control in the United States. With this
+      pass in my pocket I bade good-by to the President and Secretary and left
+      for home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When I returned I found that Col. Tom Anderson, his wife, and old
+      Aunt Martha had arrived. The family had a joyful meeting and had become
+      settled down. All were glad to see me. Col. Tom, his wife, and Aunt Martha
+      had many pleasant things to relate&mdash;how Tom recovered so rapidly; how
+      kind Col. Harden had been; what a good man Surg. Long was; how a band of
+      rebels came down the river to old George's farm, where Tom had been
+      so long; how they were surprised and captured by one of Col. Harden's
+      reconnoitering parties, and that they said they were sent to take Mr.
+      George's property away and to bring with them old Ham and Aunt
+      Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham, being present, broke out in one of his characteristic
+      laughs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ah! He-ogh. Fo' de good Laud, dat's de time dey
+      miss der cotch. Dis darky was done gone when dey comed. I know'd dey'd
+      be dar sometime for dis cat, and Marfa, too. I tells you, dey want her,
+      dey do. She know how to cook and do things, she do. Be a cole day when dey
+      gits dis cat agin, sho's you born'd.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha came in and said to Ham:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What you doin' heah, Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I's sympensizen wid dem &ldquo;Sesh&rdquo; what comed
+      down to ole Massa George's place back yonder for to fotch me and you
+      back to de Missip. De cat done gone. He-ah! he-ah!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but you ole fool, dey'd got you if it had not bin
+      for me. I beg you afore you goes to go wid Massa Daniel, you knows I did.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Marfa, dat's so. I tole dem all de time dat you
+      knows de bes'. Don't I, Massa Daniel?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes, Ham,' I said. 'You always speak well of
+      Martha, and what she knows.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Deed I do, Marfa; dat's so; I does, all de time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dat's all right den, Ham. I forgib you all what you
+      do, so you jes' git out in de kitchen; dar's whar you blong.
+      Dese folks spile you ef dey don't mind deyselves.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The family, or a considerable portion of them, again being
+      together, we naturally drifted in our conversation as to the war, it being
+      uppermost in everybody's mind at that time; so I found an
+      opportunity to tell Col. Anderson and Peter all about my trip, what had
+      occurred, and what I had promised to do. Peter said that I would have to
+      be very cautious, and that the first thing was to understand whether or
+      not the Postmaster here could be trusted. Should he allow it to be known
+      that I was frequently communicating with the President, the enemies at
+      Allentown would manage in some way to discover my communications, and
+      thereby my life would be in danger.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I knew the Postmaster, however, and that he could be trusted; so
+      that part of the matter was settled.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Colonel Anderson suggested that there should be no haste in
+      settling the arrangements; that it was of such importance that a little
+      reflection would do no harm; so we laid the matter over for the present.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;we who were in the army
+      felt the influence of the Knights of the Golden Circle. There was one time
+      during the war when we would have hundreds of desertions in a night; nor
+      could we stop it for a considerable length of time. We finally discovered
+      that the people opposed to the war were engaged in every possible way in
+      influencing the relatives of the soldiers. They would sometimes get their
+      wives to write about their sufferings, sickness in their families, and in
+      every way that it could be done they were rendered dissatisfied.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Maj. Clymer, &ldquo;that is true in every respect.
+      Part of my command deserted, and I have found since the war that they were
+      induced to do so by these very influences.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The situation at that time was very critical,&rdquo; said Dr.
+      Adams. &ldquo;I remember well when mobs were organized and when soldiers
+      were shot down on the road in this vicinity while returning to their
+      commands after being home on a leave of absence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;O, yes, those were perilous times for all who were in favor of
+      their country's success. Returning, however, to family matters:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the morning of the next day, after Peter, Col. Anderson and
+      myself had talked over the matter of my Washington trip, and sat down to
+      breakfast, Col. Anderson found a paper under his plate. All eyes were upon
+      him, and he turned his upon the paper. He read it, and looked at me as
+      though he understood it all, yet it was evidently a very happy surprise;
+      he said not one word, but handed it to his wife, supposing that the rest
+      knew of it. She jumped up from the table and threw her arms around my neck
+      and wept for joy. This procedure seemed to puzzle the rest of the family,
+      as they were totally ignorant of the contents of the paper.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mother,' exclaimed Peter, 'what is all this?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Anderson said: 'Aunt, do you not know what it is?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, indeed,' she replied.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I then revealed the secret of my keeping the fact quiet about Tom
+      having been commissioned as a Brigadier-General
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter at once said: 'Well, that settles the question in our
+      regiment; and I am truly glad, for two reasons: first, that Col. Anderson
+      has been promoted, and, second, that it leaves our regiment intact.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;All congratulated the Colonel and were happy over it. Old Aunt
+      Martha who was waiting on the table that morning shouted out 'Glory!
+      Dat's jes' what I sed; dat de good Laud was gwine to keep
+      Massa Tom for some big thing, so he do good. I know'd it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all felt that it was due him and all were glad. Upon looking up
+      I discerned tears in Jennie's eyes, I knew in a moment her thoughts,
+      but said not a word. Her darling child, Sarah, had died, and of course she
+      was sensitive and easily touched. After breakfast I took the first
+      opportunity to say to her: 'My dear child, don't feel badly;
+      your husband's promotion will come very soon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This seemed to cheer her up, and all went on well and pleasantly.
+      No one seemed to understand Jennie's tears but myself, and I was
+      very quiet on the subject. Sure enough, the very next day she got a letter
+      from David, telling her that he had been promoted and assigned to the
+      command of a brigade. This made us all doubly happy, and caused us to
+      forget our grief for a time. The two children did not quite understand all
+      this. But Aunt Martha, to whom the children had become quite devoted, was
+      in her very peculiar way explaining it all to the children, and yet she
+      knew but little more about it than they did, and between her explanations
+      and their understanding of it, made it very amusing indeed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Two days afterwards Peter left for his command, which was still
+      encamped on the battle-field of Pittskill Landing. He felt as though he
+      could do camp duty if no more. He wore the same sad countenance that had
+      become fastened upon him since he had been pondering over his mother's
+      dream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Anderson was still very weak, but was nervous about the future
+      and extremely anxious to recover sufficiently to take the field. His
+      bloodless face and trembling motion showed that he couldn't perform
+      field duty for some time to come. He made a request, however, for the
+      detail of Capt. Day, of Col. Harden's regiment, as one of his
+      aides-de-camp. The order for the detail, in accordance with his wishes, he
+      soon received, but delayed sending it forward, leaving Capt. Day with Col.
+      Harden until such time as he should be able to be assigned to duty. In
+      talking over with Gen. Anderson the situation and the mission I had to
+      perform, we concluded, inasmuch as he was only slightly known through the
+      West, that he could travel through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois on a
+      prospecting tour and be less liable to suspicion than myself, known as I
+      was in many parts of the country, and that the journey was just what he
+      needed to give him strength.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Preparatory to his undertaking the expedition we thought proper to
+      visit Joseph Dent on the farm, and have the General more fully posted in
+      the mysteries of the Golden Circle. We at once repaired to the farm. While
+      there Dent instructed him thoroughly, he having it at his tongue's
+      end, as he had been meeting with the Circle frequently in the
+      neighborhood, under the advice of Peter and myself. Gen. Anderson
+      carefully wrote down everything in his pocket memorandum book, and after
+      frequently going over the signs, manipulations, passwords, etc., with
+      Dent, we left for home. All the preliminaries were then arranged, so that
+      the General was to start as soon as he considered himself sufficiently
+      strong to undergo the fatigues of the journey.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Late in the evening the form of a tall, well-proportioned man
+      appeared at the door and rapped. I said 'Come.' He entered,
+      saying, 'Father, how are you?' I saw it was my son Jackson,
+      from St. Paul, Minn. After hearty greetings, I introduced him to Gen.
+      Anderson and wife. Aunt Sarah soon entered the room, and the meeting
+      between mother and son was most touching. In the conversation that ensued
+      Jackson soon disclosed the fact that he was on his way to join the army
+      somewhere, not entirely defined in his own mind; but came by to pay a
+      visit to us first.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson seemed at once to take a fancy to Jack son, and
+      proposed that he make application for a Captaincy in the Regular Army and
+      be assigned to him as one of his staff officers. This was readily acceded
+      to by my son. The papers were made out, and Jackson started for Washington
+      the next morning to make the request of the President, the understanding
+      being that he was to return to my house and await the future movements of
+      Gen. Anderson. His mother, hearing of this arrangement, was better
+      satisfied with it than she would have been if he had started out in some
+      regiment; but she wept bitter tears at the thought of all her sons
+      endangering their lives.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Daniel, if our whole family, or a greater part of them
+      should be lost, who will remember it to our honor, and where will sympathy
+      for us come from? You know the youth who fired the Ephesian Dome is
+      remembered, while the builder is forgotten.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;These words of my good wife are constantly ringing in my ears. How
+      true! how true!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER VII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     TRAITOR KNIGHTS&mdash;ORGANIZATION OF REBEL SYMPATHIZERS IN
+     INDIANA AND ILLINOIS&mdash;SIGNS AND SECRETS&mdash;GEN. ANDERSON'S
+     TOUR OF INVESTIGATION &mdash;THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
+
+     &ldquo;O, Conspiracy, shame'st
+     Thou to show thy dangerous brow by night,
+     When folks are most free?  O then, by day,
+     Where will thou find a cavern dark enough
+     To mask thy monstrous visage?
+     Seek none, conspiracy.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Several days elapsed before Gen. Anderson felt that he could
+      undertake the journey contemplated. Finally he concluded that he would
+      make the effort. He thought it best for him to pass into Illinois first,
+      as he would not be known in that State. After arranging his matters and
+      leaving word for Jackson to remain at my house, (on his return from
+      Washington, should he succeed in obtaining the desired appointment,) until
+      he returned from his tour of investigation, he started.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The first stopping place of the General was at Colestown, in
+      Charles County. There he remained several days, and found the most bitter
+      feeling existing between the political parties. He passed very easily
+      among the anti-war people for a Southerner and rebel. He made the
+      acquaintance of one Maj. Cornell, who was home on leave of absence. The
+      General, finding him a very intelligent and apparently an honorable,
+      high-minded gentleman, explained to him that he was not a rebel, but on a
+      mission for the Government. This made him all right with the loyal
+      element, that could be privately communicated with and trusted.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He had noticed a gentleman, rather fine-looking, with the movements
+      and general appearance of a Southerner. He managed to get a good look in
+      his face, and recognized him as Mr. Jas. Walters, of Arkansas. He spoke to
+      him. The recognition was mutual; the General invited him to his room, and
+      there the knowledge of the Golden Circle was at once manifested. Neither
+      disclosed at first anything about himself, but finally the General told
+      Walters that he was up here North for his health, and to spy out the
+      situation and report the same. They soon became very confidential, and
+      Walters unbosomed himself to the General. He told him that he was
+      traveling under the guise of a real-estate agent, selecting land for some
+      large and wealthy firm, but in reality he was organizing the Knights of
+      the Golden Circle; that he had organized, some ten miles southeast of the
+      town, a lodge of sixty members. He gave all the names. In Colestown he had
+      another lodge, seventy strong, with Col. O. B. Dickens as Chief of the
+      Order for that Congressional district.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During that evening he showed the General his lists and gave him
+      the names of men to go to in Vernon County, Jeffersonville, Fayetteville,
+      Franklin, Perryville, Fultonville and many other places in the state.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Chicago being the main headquarters, he directed him (if he should
+      go there) to Morrison Buckner, John Walls, N. Judy Cornington, C. H.
+      Eagle, and many other prominent men who belonged to the organization and
+      were in direct communication with Windsor, Canada, where a portion of the
+      main directors and managers were stationed, and from whence they were
+      sending out organizers for the West. Walters told him that Indianapolis,
+      Ind., was one of the 'Head Centers,' and that Dodgers,
+      Bowlens, Millington, Dorsing and Byron were the Chiefs, with several
+      so-called Agitators, and that Mr. Strider was Supreme Counsel; that the
+      organization was spreading rapidly; that in Ohio, at Dayburg, was the Head
+      Center; that along the great river there were very many lodges and quite a
+      number of members, but that it had not been so long at work in Ohio as in
+      Illinois and Indiana. Also, that the Supreme Commander lived in Dayburg,
+      O.; his name was given as Valamburg; that in Kentucky and Missouri nearly
+      all the people were joining the order and sending men as fast as they
+      could to the rebel army, and at the proper time, when things were ripe for
+      the people to rise, one of the most popular officers in the rebel army,
+      who lived in Missouri, would be sent there with enough troops to protect
+      himself until the Knights could join him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He went on to say that Col. Burnett, of St. Louis, was Supreme
+      Commander for Missouri, and Marmalade was Chief Agitator; John Morganson
+      was Supreme Commander in Kentucky; that he was gathering men from there
+      all the time; that he was not only Supreme Commander of Kentucky, but
+      appointed to make excursions and raids into Ohio and Indiana, whenever the
+      organization should be considered strong enough to protect him. This, he
+      said, was considered one of the measures to be resorted to in order to
+      frighten the property-holders of the North, and thereby drive them into a
+      peace-policy; that if the North could be once thoroughly alarmed about the
+      safety of their property, the anti-war party would then carry an election,
+      and that would secure the recognition of the Southern Confederacy; that a
+      perfect understanding of this kind existed with the leaders of the
+      Confederacy and the leaders of the anti-war party North. He told the
+      General that this organization was first started in New York city by a man
+      by the name of McMasterson and some gentlemen from Richmond, who had
+      passed through the lines and gone there for this purpose; that there were
+      at that time 100,000 Knights in the State of New York; 80,000 in Ohio;
+      75,000 in Indiana, and 50,000 in Illinois.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said it was thought that it would require about one year yet to
+      get the organization perfected and in good working order; that they had to
+      work very cautiously, and would have considerable trouble getting the
+      right kind of arms into their hands. There was no trouble, he said, in
+      having them all armed with pistols; 'for,' said Walters,
+      'these Yankees are so fond of money that you can buy arms anywhere,
+      if on hand. You can get them made at some of the private arsenals, if you
+      could assure them against discovery. The intention, however, is to get all
+      things ready by the time of the next Presidential election, and if we do
+      not whip them before that time we will resort to such methods as will
+      insure the election of one of our friends, or one who believes that we can
+      never be subjugated.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0010" id="linkimage-0010">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0118.jpg" alt="Drinking to the Success of Treason 118 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General responded to what he had said, and remarked that it did
+      seem that if those plans could be carried out that success must certainly
+      follow.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Walters; 'we must not and cannot
+      fail. I tell you, when these money-loving Yanks see their towns and cities
+      threatened, prisoners turned loose, maddened by confinement, and commence
+      applying the torch, you will hear peace! peace! for God's sake, give
+      us peace! This will be the cry, sir! Mind what I say!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Walters by this time had disclosed the fact that he was a
+      colonel in the rebel army; he had pulled at his flask frequently, and was
+      growing quite eloquent. Gen. Anderson could not drink, and his looks gave
+      him a good excuse for not doing so. Finally Walters said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Anderson, how did you get here, anyhow? The last time I saw
+      you was at Vicksburg, four years ago, attending court.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said the General, 'I might have asked you
+      the same question.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, don't play Yankee on me in answering my question
+      by asking me another.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, said the General, 'I was in Kentucky, and when I
+      crossed the river no one asked me any questions. I looked so ill and
+      emaciated that they thought I told them the truth when I said I wanted a
+      change of climate&mdash;and then, I am also playing the Union role, you
+      know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is it not very curious,' said Walters; 'I have
+      traveled all over this country, and no one has asked me a question as to
+      where I came from or what I am doing. In our country we would both have
+      been in prison or hung before this as spies. Don't you think so?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We would have been in great danger,' said the General
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Danger! Thunder!' said Walters; 'we would have
+      pulled hemp before this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was then getting quite late, and the General began to excuse
+      himself on account of his health, and they finally spoke of meeting again
+      sometime, and bade each other good night. The General retired after
+      arranging to leave on the train in the morning for Chicago. Leaving
+      Coles-town at an early hour, he arrived in Chicago that evening and put up
+      at the Richmond House. In the course of the next day, by proper
+      management, he got acquainted with Walls, Morrison Buckner and Mr. Eagle.
+      This hotel seemed to be the common meeting-place for this class of men.
+      The subject of the war was discussed very freely by all of them. They
+      seemed to be very much exasperated about the course of the Administration,
+      denouncing its acts as revolutionary, arbitrary and unconstitutional.
+      Eagle seemed to be rather a good-natured fellow&mdash;dealt measurably in
+      jokes, as I took it. He said that he did not owe allegiance to any
+      country, as he understood it; that his father was French, his mother was
+      German, and he was born on English waters under the Italian flag; and that
+      he should claim protection from all until his nativity could be settled.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said he rather took a liking to him. He finally
+      explained to the General, however, that he was from the South, but left
+      there because his health was not good enough to go into the Confederate
+      army, and he knew if he staid he would have been compelled to do so. In
+      Chicago there was no danger of having to go into either army; that a man
+      could stay and help the rebels more than if he we were South, and if they
+      wanted him in the army he could hire some fool to go and get shot in his
+      place for a hundred dollars. He said that there was another advantage&mdash;that
+      the people went so fast that they forgot which side you were on in a
+      month, and that you did not have to live there always to become a citizen.
+      You could go to Congress after you had been there a week, if you only knew
+      how to handle the 'boys.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The General said that he was really amused at the fellow,
+      but very soon the Grand Head Center of the State came in and he was
+      introduced to Mr. N. Judy Cornington.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The General gave him the sign, which was at once recognized,
+      and the wink went round that the General was a brother. They conversed
+      freely about the condition of the country; the ultimate result of the war;
+      what must be done to bring about peace; how the Administration must be
+      changed and peaceful commercial relations established with the South, and
+      the Southern Confederacy recognized. To all this the General responded:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but suppose these things that you mention do not bring
+      about the result. What then?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What then?' you ask, 'We will then resort to any
+      and every means, no matter what, for success. We are now in the same
+      condition as the rebels South. Should they fail we will have to go South,
+      or forever be under the ban of treason. You do not suppose that these
+      people who support the Union will ever trust any of us or any of our party
+      again, should our friends South fail, do you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, what of it?' asked Mr. Buckner. 'I do not
+      now, nor do I expect hereafter to ask these people for anything. I am
+      actuated by principle purely, without reference to the future. Let the
+      future take care of itself.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, that is well enough, Mr. Buckner,' said
+      Corning-ton, 'as a sentiment just now; but some day we will feel
+      differently, and our people, who are now taking desperate chances, will
+      want to have something to say. You do not suppose that all these brave men
+      who are now in the rebel army, and their friends North, are going to allow
+      these Abolitionists to run this Government, even if we should not succeed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you think that these people North will care (after this
+      thing is over) anything about who shall be in power,' said Mr.
+      Eagle. 'I tell you, Mr. Cornington, that they will soon forget all
+      about it. You show them where the least taxes are and the most money to be
+      made, and they will throw patriotism to the dogs. Why, if the rebellion
+      fails, I expect to see Jeff. Davis' Cabinet, or part of them,
+      running this Government, with him behind them directing things. Yes, sir;
+      no matter what occurs, we only have to let these people go on making
+      money, and we will look after the politics. They will not take time to do
+      it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, gentlemen, I expect to run the politics of this State
+      yet. I intend to make money now, and when the thing blows over I will then
+      have leisure. I do not care for the amount of money these Northern men
+      want. When we Southern men get enough to have a small income to live on,
+      we turn our attention to politics; and there is no trouble to run things
+      if you only attend to it. These rich fellows think all you have to do is
+      to have plenty of money, and if you want anything done in politics, buy
+      it. There is where they make their great mistake. You must work the boys&mdash;give
+      them a show along with you. The people all have their ambitions&mdash;some
+      great, some not so great, but all want a show. There are some men here in
+      this city who think they can buy the whole State. But they are mistaken;
+      when they try it they will discover their error. They will find the
+      fellows that play politics play the game well,' and so rattled on
+      this man Eagle. The General said that when he got started he was like a
+      wound-up clock&mdash;you either had to let it run down or smash it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Cornington, 'Eagle, you seem to take
+      rather a rosy view of things. I do not look at matters quite in the same
+      light that you do. I want to see success assured; then matters may assume
+      the shape you say. But I fear if we fail the result will be otherwise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Eagle: 'I tell you, sir, that no matter what happens,
+      the brains and courage and aggressiveness of the Southern people will
+      control this country, Union or no Union, and you will see it yet, if we
+      live. But that belief must not prevent us from doing our duty manfully. We
+      must hang together and terrify the Northern people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Cornington, 'as was said by one of
+      our fathers in the Revolution, &ldquo;we must hang together, or we will
+      hang separately.&rdquo;' This caused Eagle to laugh.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh I' said he, 'those old fellows were
+      frightened into success, and you must know that to alarm the North about
+      their money and property being in danger is the only road to success. You
+      can't scare them about their lives. Our people are mistaken on that
+      point. They care much less for their lives than for their &ldquo;oil.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General, after getting all the information he could as to the
+      extent of the organization, their designs and intended future operations,
+      which corresponded with what he had learned from Walters, promised to see
+      them again, and left that night for Dayburg, Ohio. On arriving there he
+      tried every way to obtain an interview with the Supreme Commander of the
+      Golden Circle of the United States, but in vain. His attempts were all
+      thwarted in one way or another. The Commander (Valamburg) must have had
+      some fears in reference to strangers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;For three days the General tried to get a chance to see him, but
+      could not. He met, however, three men,&mdash;Pat Burke, Tim Collins and
+      John Stetson,&mdash;with whom he formed a slight acquaintance, and, on
+      giving them the signs and passwords of the Circle, was taken into their
+      confidence. They took him riding into the country and showed him several
+      large barns where they were in the habit of holding their meetings, and
+      gave him full information as to their prospects in reference to future
+      operations. The three men were Agitators or, in other words, Organizers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;John Stetson had been in Dayburg about three months; was a Colonel
+      in the rebel army; had been a prisoner at Camp Chase, but in some
+      mysterious way was permitted to escape by putting on different clothes
+      from his own, which in some manner were smuggled in to him. He had shaven
+      off his whiskers and made a close crop of his hair, and was so changed in
+      his appearance that no one would have suspected that he was the same man.
+      He was known in prison, and so entered on the records, as Col. Jacob Reed,
+      13th Ky. (Confederate) infantry. This man Stetson, alias 'Reed,'
+      was very communicative; told the General that if they did not succeed in
+      working up sufficient feeling in the Northern States to change the course
+      of the Administration that they would have to resort to other and more
+      severe methods&mdash;such as raiding in the North, destroying property,
+      burning cities, etc.; that the Confederacy must be successful; that they
+      were now in for it, and there must be no faltering; that there must be no
+      sickly sentiment about the means to be adopted hereafter; that fire and
+      flood and desolation were perfectly legitimate if necessity should ever
+      demand the use of different means from the present. He said that they
+      could raid from Kentucky and Missouri; that New York, Cleveland,
+      Cincinnati and Chicago had been agreed upon as the cities for destruction,
+      if the time should ever come for such action; that their friends in those
+      cities could make themselves whole from the wreck&mdash;at least, all that
+      they particularly cared for; so far as the property-holders who pretended
+      to be their friends were concerned, they did not care for them,&mdash;that
+      they would not help them any, and only wanted to fill their pockets out of
+      the general misfortunes of the Southern people.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the General had traveled around considerably with these men
+      as their friend and guest, he wished them success and health, bade them a
+      hearty good-bye, and left for Indianapolis to see the Governor, not
+      wishing to try experiments there, where he had been in camp so long. When
+      he arrived and had time to visit the Executive, he found him greatly
+      perplexed at what he had ascertained about the secret treasonable
+      organization in the State of Indiana. He asked the General a great many
+      questions about his recovery, his promotion, etc., and finally said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I want you to help keep up the reputation of our State in
+      the army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I hope, Governor, you will never have any cause for
+      complaint in that direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' said the Governor; 'I hope I shall not!
+      But,' said he, 'it begins to look as though we might have
+      trouble at home. These Golden Circles are bound to give us trouble, and I
+      fear very soon,'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General, 'they are getting pretty
+      numerous, and very bold and exasperating at the same time. How many do you
+      suppose there are in this State, Governor?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I suppose there must be twenty or thirty thousand-enough for
+      a pretty good army. If they had any bold man to lead them, they could
+      release our prisoners here and destroy our city.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seeing that the Governor exhibited some alarm, the General was
+      afraid to tell him then how many there actually were in the State. But
+      very soon his Adjutant-General came in, and in conversation raised the
+      figures to some forty or fifty thousand. The Governor looked surprised,
+      and the General thought that he might then disclose the facts as to
+      numbers, and told the Governor that he had found out means of
+      ascertaining, and that their claim for Indiana was 75,000. This seemed to
+      startle him. He at once asked his Adjutant-General how many regiments
+      there were now in camp near the city, and was informed that there were
+      four, with a great many recruits in the camp of instruction. He made many
+      inquiries of the General as to how he obtained his information. Gen.
+      Anderson told him that he had obtained it in various ways; that some of
+      his friends had joined the organization and, not believing in it, had
+      posted him, under the seal of confidence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you believe them?' inquired the Governor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I most certainly do,' responded the General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General then gave him the names of Strider, Bowen, Bowlens,
+      Millington, Dorsing and Byron as the leaders&mdash;Organizers, Agitators,
+      Commanders, etc.&mdash;for the State of Indiana. The Governor was
+      surprised at hearing some of the names, and said he had no doubt of
+      Strider being at the bottom of it, but that he would not be caught; that
+      when the trying time should come, if ever, he would turn up as counsel,
+      and in that way would get out of it, and thereby seal the mouths of the
+      criminals.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He advised the Governor to keep a watch on some of these men, and
+      he would soon discover them; that they had not been long enough at this
+      thing to understand the necessary precaution. None had yet been caught and
+      punished, and they were not looking to the serious consequences to
+      themselves should they be exposed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He also asked the Governor to apprise the President of the United
+      States of the condition of these matters in the State, but at the same
+      time not to mention his name as the source of information. He bade the
+      Governor good-by and left for Camp Chase, Ohio, having, while in
+      Indianapolis, determined to return to Ohio and investigate the prisoners
+      at Camp Chase. When he arrived there, having no authority, he could not
+      converse with the prisoners alone; but, becoming acquainted with the
+      Colonel commanding the Camp, and explaining in confidence who he was and
+      his mission, he was allowed free access to the camp and to the prisoners.
+      He soon picked out a young man from Virginia&mdash;his appearance would
+      indicate his age to be about eighteen years. He told the General that he
+      lived in the extreme south-western part of what is now old Virginia. His
+      name was Ridenbergen. He said to the General that he had no cause to fight
+      against the United States, but that he was in now and proposed to fight it
+      out. The General having played the Southern dodge and sympathy with the
+      rebellion in such a way as to satisfy him, and also having given the sign
+      of the Circle, which this young Virginian seemed to well understand, there
+      was no longer any necessity for withholding anything in reference to their
+      condition, expectations of succor, release, etc. He told the General that
+      John Stetson, alias Col. Jacob Reed, of Dayburg, had been there
+      frequently; that only a few of them recognized him; of course no one
+      'peached,' as they knew he was working for their benefit.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said our commander of the prison was not very observing; that
+      quite a number had escaped, and nothing was known or said about it; that
+      others answered for them, reported them sick, or gave some other excuse
+      which was always taken; that Stetson had brought in the rituals of the
+      Golden Circle, and that all of them who were intelligent enough to
+      understand it, were posted, and that some of the guards belonged and were
+      constantly making the signs to the Confederate officers inside. He had no
+      doubt that sooner or later they would be released. He had the same idea
+      about how they would ultimately succeed. This idea pervaded the minds of
+      all with whom he had spoken on the subject. Many leading men in Ohio were
+      in accord with all that they contemplated with reference to their release
+      and the future success of the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He also said that the party in Ohio who were in sympathy with the
+      rebellion were quite outspoken, and were under the lead of a very able and
+      bold man. The General inquired of whom he had reference, and he said
+      Valamburg, of Dayburg.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' the General responded, 'I have heard of
+      him frequently; but is he a military man?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' replied Ridenbergen; 'but we have them in
+      the State in many places, from the Confederate army, just waiting the
+      sound of the bugle. But the fears I have are as to the time. It takes so
+      long to get everything ready&mdash;our people have to move so cautiously.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Have you heard that we are organizing for raids from Canada
+      at some future time?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes; that is understood. Many of our best and brightest
+      men are over there, at different points, preparing for it; but that is to
+      be done only when we must strike in Northern cities for the purpose of
+      terrifying the Northern property-holders; we must strike then where the
+      greatest amount of wealth is concentrated.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General then said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Ridenbergen, you are a young man. I hope to hear good
+      things of you in the future,' and bade him good-bye.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General arrived at Allentown the next day. After the family
+      greetings, kisses from his wife and little daughter, and a 'How ar'
+      you, Marsa Tom?' from Ham and a 'Bress de good Laud, heah you
+      is agin!' from Aunt Martha were over, the General related his trip
+      to me in minute detail, and told me that matters were much worse than he
+      had any suspicion of prior to his investigations. In speaking of those he
+      had seen, and his many talks with members of the Knights of the Golden
+      Circle, his utter contempt for them, and especially for many leading men
+      who claimed to be loyal to the Union, but did not like the
+      unconstitutional manner of prosecuting the war, he remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There was but one of all of them that I have seen for whom I
+      have any sympathy or respect, and he is the young Virginian, Mr.
+      Ridenbergen. I rather liked the frankness of this young man. I am
+      satisfied that at heart he is not a rebel, but is young, and, after
+      engaging in the rebellion, will go as far as any one to make it a
+      successful cause.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then Jackson came from the train and entered the house.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My! how well you are looking, Gen. Anderson, compared with
+      your appearance when I left. You must have been to some water-cure or have
+      used some kind of elixir of life,' was his first greeting.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied the General; 'I have been
+      marching, and it has brought me out wonderfully.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, it has. Well, Jennie, I saw David, Dr. James and Henry.
+      They are all well and &ldquo;spilin'&rdquo; for a fight. David
+      thinks that his brigade can thrash the whole rebel army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Little Jennie rushed to her Uncle Jackson, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Did you see my good papa?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, dear, I saw him, and he sent you a thousand kisses and
+      asked all about you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Turning away, he said, 'Poor David, his heart is broken over
+      the loss of his little Sarah.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said, 'Sit down, and tell us all about your
+      visit. Were you successful?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes; I am a full-fledged Captain in the 18th U. S. Inf.,
+      and assigned, by order of the Secretary of War, as Aide-de-camp to
+      Brig.-Gen. Thomas Anderson, the hero.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Stop, stop,' said the General; 'you must not
+      commence that too soon. The taffy part must be left off if you are to be
+      on my staff.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My dear,' said his wife, 'he can say that about
+      you to me; for it's the truth. Capt. Jackson, I will not get mad at
+      you for speaking in a complimentary manner about my husband.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Hereafter I will repeat all the good things which I may have
+      to say about him to you; but you will tell him, and then he will get mad
+      at me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, he will not be mad; don't you know what peculiar
+      animals men are?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, yes; they are rather peculiar,' said Jackson.
+      'They like compliments when not deserving; but when deserving they
+      then dislike them. Is that not about the way with most men? I notice women
+      are somewhat differently constituted? Are they not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, indeed; they always like compliments. Do they not, my
+      dear?' addressing her husband.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have usually found it so,' replied the General. His
+      wife ran into the house, and laughingly said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I guess Tom has been trying his compliments on some
+      one else. Has he not, aunty?' addressing Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'God lub you' sole, chile, dese men, you can't
+      tell nuffin 'bout dem, sho'; but Massa Tom be all rite, I
+      'spect; I knows him; no fear 'bout him; de good Laud spar'
+      him for good work, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I asked the General to write out a full statement of all he had
+      reported to me. He did so that night, and the following day I mailed it to
+      the President with a private note accompanying.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the day Jackson entertained us with his visit to Washington,
+      to the army, and the pleasant time he passed in camp with his brothers. He
+      said that there was something wrong in that army; that the machinery did
+      not seem to work very smoothly, but that never having been a soldier,
+      perhaps he could not form a correct opinion. The sequel told the tale,
+      however.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, Uncle Daniel, this Golden Circle discovery was most
+      extraordinary,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes. It grew into greater proportions later on, however.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I feel an interest in knowing what became of that young Virginian
+      whom Gen. Anderson met at Camp Chase; his name I forget, but have it
+      written down.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; you mean Mr. Ridenbergen?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have learned that he went through the war on the rebel side
+      unharmed, after the war married in Pennsylvania, and is now one of the
+      most prominent men in Virginia. He espoused the advanced policy of the men
+      who saved the Union, and is now one of the leading opponents of the
+      unreconstructed in that State.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel becoming very weak and exhausted, by an agreement with us,
+      the continuance of his story was postponed until another time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER VIII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF PAGELAND&mdash;A VICTORY TURNED INTO A DEFEAT BY
+     TREACHERY&mdash;DEATH OF GEN. LYON&mdash;ON THE TRAIL OF THE KNIGHTS
+     OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
+
+     &ldquo;Sorrow breaks seasons, and reposing hours,
+     Makes the night morning, and the noontide night.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the two weeks intervening, Dr. Adams was engaged in
+      carefully writing from his very full shorthand notes the relation of facts
+      as given by Uncle Daniel. At the appointed time all were again present,
+      eager for a continuance of this interesting and remarkable history of
+      events only a short time past, and yet almost forgotten. When all were
+      seated Uncle Daniel began:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The time between the sending of my report to the President of Gen.
+      Anderson's trip and his answer, with further instructions, was
+      considerable. Finally, I received a letter from the Secretary of War, who
+      seemed very much gratified about the information that had been gathered,
+      as also at the manner in which it had been obtained. He requested that I
+      send or go myself to Canada and ascertain such further facts as I could in
+      reference to the conspiracy and the movements of the conspirators. Gen.
+      Anderson, my son Jackson, and myself held a consultation as to my going.
+      They thought the undertaking too hazardous for me to attempt, and finally
+      Jackson proposed that he would go himself, saying that it would be at
+      least two months before Gen. Anderson could again take the field for
+      active operations; in the meantime he (Jackson) could be profitably
+      employed in this business for the Government. This was agreed upon as the
+      better course to pursue. Jackson was at once given all the secrets of the
+      Circle as far as the General knew them. He studied the passwords, signs,
+      and their instructions until the General pronounced him sufficiently well
+      informed for a first class conspirator. And as soon as he could get
+      himself in readiness he started for Montreal, C. E., by way of New York.
+      During all this time the Circle had been busily at work, and the
+      excitement was increasing all over the country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The alarm for fear of the enemy in our rear was producing such a
+      condition of things as to endanger the safety of the people every where in
+      the West, and at this time much encouragement was given to our enemies at
+      home by the many failures of our armies in the East. The army, as before
+      stated, had been put under a new commander, Gen. Pike, and the displeasure
+      created among the ranking officers was easily to be seen by their language
+      and manner towards him. This feeling was constantly fed by disparaging
+      articles in the opposition press. The enemy in arms could easily see that
+      this was a golden opportunity, and they availed themselves of it. They
+      commenced a movement which indicated an advance against our forces. Gen.
+      Wall, of the rebel army, had by rapid marches put himself between Gen.
+      Pike and his base. This forced a movement on the part of our troops to the
+      rear, and necessitated an immediate attack upon Gen. Wall in order to
+      drive him back from the threatening position he occupied. The troops were
+      moved rapidly back in the direction of Cow Creek, where it was intended by
+      Gen. Pike to assault him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The army was at last all collected in easy supporting distance, and
+      Pike moved out with Gen. Horn's corps and assaulted Gen. Dawn's
+      division of Wall's army. The contest was a spirited one, and lasted
+      until well in the night. Dawn finally retreated. During the night all
+      arrangements were made for an advance. The next morning the
+      General-in-chief of the rebel armies was moving by forced marches in order
+      to join Wall prior to any serious engagement, and Pike was determined to
+      attack Wall before the main army of the enemy could arrive; but, to his
+      utter astonishment, his forces under Farlin, ordered to join him from the
+      base of supplies, were not in motion as yet, as he ascertained; and so
+      with Fitzgibbon, who had been repeatedly urged to come with all dispatch.
+      This left Pike in such a condition that he must delay his attack, which
+      delay might bring great disaster to his army. Pike sent his staff officers
+      to notify those Generals of his desires and intentions, which was done;
+      but all manner of excuses were given for the delay. Finally, the next day,
+      when part of his forces had arrived, Fitzgibbon coming up leisurely with
+      his corps of magnificent soldiers, he was forced to commence the battle in
+      the absence of Farlin and his corps. He moved out, putting his cavalry on
+      the right flank, near Siddon Springs, threatening the left of Wall's
+      army, who were formed in line of battle at or near a small town called
+      Pageland. Rackett holding Pike's right, Shunk in the center, and
+      Brig-Gen. David Lyon on the left of Shunk, his left resting on the edge of
+      a grove of thick timber. The extreme left of the command was held by Gen.
+      Fitzgibbon's corps. It was understood that Fitzgibbon would attack
+      the enemy during the engagement on his right flank, and in that way
+      measurably destroy him. The troops being thus disposed they were ordered
+      to advance. The battle soon commenced by slight cavalry skirmishing on our
+      right. Our cavalry having met the cavalry of the enemy, he, discovering
+      our movements and positions, moved out to meet us. The firing and cracking
+      of carbines increased, until finally musketry was distinguishable on the
+      line fronting our cavalry. They soon asked for support, which was sent,
+      and the enemy driven back. At this time skirmishing opened in several
+      places on our infantry line, and continued until our whole line was formed
+      and advanced. The enemy having advantage in position, did not advance to
+      meet our forces, but held themselves in readiness to receive any attack
+      that our troops should make upon them, Wall intending to save his men as
+      much as possible, and to hold out until the main rebel army should arrive.
+      Finally an assault was ordered all along the Une, and Wall was driven back
+      to a deep depression in the ground, behind which, on the rising slope
+      beyond, he reformed his line. Our forces pressed forward and assailed his
+      left with great energy. Wall gradually gave way and was being easily
+      driven back, when all at once a dash was made from the position to which
+      they had been forced. This onslaught was so vigorous and irresistible that
+      our forces had to give way and fall back to the main line. Gen. Rackett,
+      seeing this dash of the enemy, at once said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'These are fresh troops. They are re-enforcing from some
+      other part of the line.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being communicated to the commanding General, he said they
+      must have weakened the center. In order to test this he ordered an assault
+      to be made at once upon their center. In this opinion he was correct. The
+      assault upon the enemy's center dislodged him and drove him in much
+      confusion back to another position. Our left then moved forward rapidly
+      with the same result, and the battle was going well and very
+      satisfactorily. Our right being then re-enforced, the enemy was driven
+      from his line at every point. Gen. Pike believing that he had the enemy in
+      a position where he could easily beat him, if his other forces would come
+      up promptly, sent to the rear to find Farlin, but he could not be found.
+      He said to one of his staff officers:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Does not this look as if I was betrayed?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The staff officer, now dead, replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, this is what I have feared for some time. The
+      movements of the enemy look as though they were only fighting for time.
+      You see how easily they are forced back&mdash;in numbers engaged more than
+      equal to ours.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What of Fitzgibbon on the left? I have not heard a gun in
+      that direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Nor will you,' replied the officer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But he has orders to attack at once. He must attack very
+      soon, I am sure. How can he see and hear a battle like this without
+      engaging?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The officer made no reply. The General thought he would ascertain,
+      and ordered his staff officer to proceed to the line of Gen. Lyon, and ask
+      him to feel out from his left for Fitzgibbon, and to open communication
+      with him. This order being executed, Gen. Lyon reported that he could not
+      find any force to his left, but at the same time reported that there was
+      much noise and dust in his front on the main road, and he feared
+      re-enforcements for the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then Gen. Mcintosh reported with his command, which had been
+      marching from Fitzgibbon's rear for some time in order to reach the
+      battlefield. As soon as he had reported Gen. Pike directed that, as soon
+      as his command could rest, so as to be in condition to move forward, he
+      desired him to move up in support of Gen. Lyon; as he feared
+      re-enforcements were moving to his (Lyon's) front.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just about this, time Fitzgibbon had discovered much dust rising in
+      the direction of the south. He called the attention of some of his
+      officers to it, and proposed a retreat. But his command did not think a
+      retreat without losing a man or testing the enemy would look quite
+      soldierly, and the retreat was abandoned for the present; but in a few
+      moments an immense flock of wild pigeons (having been by some means
+      disturbed,) came down like a great cloud, and the roaring sound they
+      produced in their flight so startled Gen. Fitzgibbon that he thought a
+      large corps of cavalry were charging upon him. Thereupon he immediately
+      ordered his men under cover and to prepare for retiring, at the same time
+      announcing that our forces were evidently beaten. Gen. Mcintosh moved
+      forward and at once engaged the enemy, and the battle became general.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy, then evidently being re-enforced, made several desperate
+      but unsuccessful assaults upon our center; but soon fresh troops were
+      thrown in its support, and our lost ground regained. Our right at this
+      time pressed forward, and at once were hotly engaged. Our artillery now
+      opened from the different positions occupied by our batteries. The enemy's
+      batteries promptly replied. Our cav airy were ordered to try and penetrate
+      to the rear of the enemy. Here was a contest between cavalry. Carbines
+      cracked and rattled almost like the heavy musketry of infantry. Many a
+      horse was seen going at full speed over the field riderless. Many a
+      cavalryman fell. At last a charge with sabers drawn was ordered. The
+      sight, as described to me, was one of grandeur to behold. On to the charge
+      they went, each saber flashing in the sunlight. Crash went saber against
+      saber. Sparks flew as if from heated steel. 'Forward?' was
+      heard on both sides. Flashes of sparks and ringing sounds from the steel
+      as saber came against saber. Arms were gashed, hands and faces were cut,
+      heads were cleft, and sabers pierced the bodies of the troopers on either
+      side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0011" id="linkimage-0011">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0135.jpg" alt="Henry Lyon is Captured 135 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Back went the rebel cavalry and on against them our men were
+      thrown, until infantry came to the enemy's support, accompanied by a
+      battery of artillery. A deadly fire from both was poured into the ranks of
+      our horsemen. Our lines staggered, then recovered again, but could not
+      withstand both the infantry and artillery. They were compelled to fall
+      back. Many were unhorsed and quite a number captured. Among them was my
+      son Henry, of the Michigan Cavalry. His horse was killed, and his own back
+      injured in the fall, so that he could not make good his escape. (He was
+      sent to the rear. I heard nothing from him for months&mdash;only knew that
+      he was taken prisoner.) But the command again rallied and held their line
+      on the flank of our infantry. The artillery on the left of our line were
+      having a regular duel with several batteries of the enemy. Our center was
+      being sorely pressed again. Column after column assaulted and checked our
+      advance. Gen. Pike was very anxious about his support, and repeatedly sent
+      to find Farlin, but the same report was made each time, 'Not in
+      sight; cannot be found.' At last a report came that Farlin was some
+      twenty miles away, and moving very leisurely.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My God!' exclaimed Gen. Pike, 'my army is
+      sacrificed. These men will not support me. The battle is to be lost, and
+      perhaps all depends upon the issue here to-day. To win this battle makes
+      our success sure; to lose it may be the loss of all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He called an officer and said, 'Take this written order to
+      Fitzgibbon. He must attack at once.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Fitzgibbon was found beneath the shade of a broad oak. He had not
+      fired a gun; his men were panting for a chance to enter the contest. As
+      the officer passed along they cried out, 'Why not put us into the
+      fight?' How is the battle going?' 'Are we driving them?'
+      'The rebs are being re-enforced; we can see troops coming down by
+      Pageland.' (The town was in full view from where they were
+      impatiently waiting for the command 'Forward!')
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Fitzgibbon paid no attention to the order, except to say,
+      'Pike doesn't know what he is doing.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The officer said, on returning, Fitzgibbon's men were lying
+      by their arms, (which were stacked,) and could be put into use instantly.
+      The General could not believe that the attack would not be made by
+      Fitzgibbon. The battle now was at white heat&mdash;infantry, artillery and
+      cavalry were all engaged. The lines swayed, sometimes the rebels were
+      gaining slight advantage, and then the forces on our side. Gen. David Lyon's
+      command was now all engaged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He drove the enemy through the woods where his left first rested.
+      He was handling his troops well. The commanding General came along where
+      he was engaged and complimented him very highly for the manner in which he
+      was succeeding on his part of the line. He then asked David (Gen. Lyon) if
+      he could hear any firing on his left. Gen. Lyon answered him in the
+      negative.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is it possible? Are you not mistaken? It seems to me that I
+      can hear it.9
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Gen. Pike,' said Gen. Lyon; 'you imagine so;
+      for I assure you I have watched and listened for some movement on my left.
+      There has been none whatever.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Shunk came up just at that moment and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Pike, Gen. Rackett is killed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is that so? He was one of my most faithful Generals.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He sent an officer back to see that the next officer in rank should
+      take command at once.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Shunk said to Gen. Pike:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I fear that re-enforcements for the enemy are coming up. I
+      have just captured some prisoners, who say they have marched fifteen miles
+      to-day, and were put into the battle as soon as they arrived. They also
+      say that the commander of the rebel armies is not more than ten miles away
+      with at least 20,000 men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, that may be so; but if Fitzgibbon will attack on the
+      left, as I have ordered him positively to do, and Gen. Farlin comes up&mdash;who
+      is not farther away than the rebel troops&mdash;we will be their equal in
+      numbers.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you think Farlin is trying to get here, General?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why, he knows we are engaged. He is an old soldier and ought
+      to do his duty.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'True enough; but if he did not know his duty, and was not an
+      old soldier, he might come sooner than he will, knowing it. I do not like
+      to say so, General, but I have my suspicions that Farlin and Fitzgibbon do
+      not wish you to win this battle.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The conversation was here broken off. The enemy having made a
+      desperate assault on Shunk's command, he rode quickly away. By this
+      time the battle was terrific, and the slaughter terrible on both sides.
+      The field was beginning to look more like a slaughter-pen than anything
+      else to which it could be compared. Men were being brought to the rear on
+      stretchers, and also carried by their comrades without stretchers; in
+      fact, you know it was a very common thing for several men to take hold of
+      one to help him to the rear when sometimes the soldier had but a scratch..
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Horn, who had been in reserve up to this time, came up with
+      his command and supported Gen. Mcintosh, who was now hard pressed. When
+      Gen. Horn entered the field he could be heard far away, having a
+      stentorian voice. He advanced rapidly and drove the right of Wall back far
+      from his main line; but here, in close supporting distance, lay Longpath,
+      with his fresh troops. He waited until Horn's line was clear in
+      advance of the main line, and at once set upon him with great ferocity,
+      driving him back on Mcintosh, that portion of our line giving way for the
+      moment. Gen. Lyon's command was then furiously attacked by fresh
+      troops. They stood the shock, but had finally to give way. Pike witnessed
+      this terrible fighting, and said again, 'Can it be possible that
+      Farlin will not get here in time to save this battle?' He again rode
+      up to Gen. Lyon and asked if he still heard nothing on his left. The
+      General answered 'No.' He then directed him to send a courier
+      through and communicate with Fitzgibbon. By this time the heaviest
+      fighting was on the right and center, the firing having slackened on the
+      left. The courier was gone but a short time, when he returned and reported
+      the enemy marching down a road to our left and forming at right angles
+      with our line. This was easily understood, and as soon as possible our
+      left was changed to face the troops so forming on and across our flank.
+      New troops were thrown in at this point, to enable proper resistance to be
+      made, their attack on our angle being made as a diversion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This attack now having been repulsed, the enemy were driven back,
+      and quite a number of prisoners captured; the soldiers became much elated
+      and commenced cheering, which was taken up all along the line. On our left
+      our officers took it that Farlin had arrived, or that Fitzgibbon had sent
+      word that he was going to attack at once and relieve the situation, the
+      position of the troops facing our left being such that he could attack
+      them in the rear. But all were doomed to be disappointed. The rebels
+      forming on our left were troops just arriving and under the immediate
+      command of the General-in-chief of the rebel army. They were soon in
+      position, and their skirmishers moving through the woods in the direction
+      of our refused left. The situation was critical indeed. The commanding
+      General ordered all the artillery that could be brought into battery to be
+      placed in position on this flank. The line then held by Wall on his left
+      could not be abandoned, nor could he draw from his center, as he was being
+      pressed all along that part of the line. But on they came through the
+      woods. None but infantry could get through without great delay. They
+      opened fire. Our line gave way, and fell back to the support of the
+      batteries. Finally the batteries all opened, and like the roar of mighty
+      thunders was the noise. The earth shook as though an earthquake was
+      disturbing it. Fire was vomited forth as though it were from the mouth of
+      some burning volcano. Destruction and death were dealt out unsparingly to
+      the enemy. They started to charge the batteries, and with that hideous
+      yell that they seemed only to employ or understand, on they came. But
+      finally, when they could stand against the torrent of shot and shell no
+      longer, they broke to the rear in great confusion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Pike saw the success, and exclaimed: 'If my other troops
+      would only come up, or Gen. Fitzgibbon attack, the day would soon be ours.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But he was doomed to further disappointment. They did not come up,
+      neither did they attack. The rebel General soon took in the whole
+      situation. He put his artillery in battery on a hill to the right of our
+      refused line, so as to concentrate his fire on the flank of our batteries
+      and force them to change position. This being done he opened some eighteen
+      guns. This forced a change in the position of our batteries, and there and
+      then commenced, one of the most destructive artillery duels that was ever
+      witnessed. Battery horses were killed on both sides, gunners blown to
+      pieces by shell, officers and men mangled, Gen. Mosely, on the rebel side,
+      had his head shot off, and a Colonel and two Captains were blown to pieces
+      on our side. While this duel was going on the rebel General was reforming
+      his men for another infantry attack on our left. At this moment Gen. Pike
+      said to Gen. Lyon:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, I hear guns over to our left.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Lyon listened, and answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, General, I believe you are correct. I think I heard a
+      gun.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Pike then believed that Fitzgibbon had made an attack, and would
+      compel the enemy to withdraw their forces directly on our left. But he was
+      mistaken. No attack was made except the one by the rebels. Very soon
+      afterwards they had completed their line, and, knowing the value of a
+      flank attack, again assaulted in the same manner as before. They came this
+      time with more caution than before, but with a stronger force. They opened
+      fire on both sides about the same time. The battle was now renewed all
+      along the line&mdash;cavalry, infantry and artillery. The Unes wavered
+      occasionally on both sides. The left of our line gave way at first, but
+      rallied again. Gen. Lyon rode up and down his line, cheering his men. He
+      led them again and again against the seeming adamantine wall of rebels,
+      and finally forced them back slowly, holding all the ground gained. By
+      this time our center was penetrated and broken. Our troops could not be
+      rallied for some time. The rebels seeing our confusion took advantage of
+      it, and with the intrepidity of so many demons made another attack on all
+      parts of the line and forced our whole line some distance to the rear. It
+      looked for an hour as though all was lost. At one time our lines seemed to
+      be melting away and becoming disorganized. They were rallied again,
+      however, and formed a new line about a mile in the rear of our first. Both
+      armies were exhausted. Fresh troops then to our aid would have settled the
+      fortunes of the day in our favor But they did not come. Gen. Pike thought
+      that whoever made the first attack would be successful, and ordered our
+      line forward. They moved cautiously, but steadily, attacking and driving
+      the enemy back. He kept falling back until he occupied his first line and
+      we ours. Our left, however, was soon struck by a division of fresh troops,
+      and was driven back some distance through the woods with great loss. My
+      dear son, Gen. Lyon, here, while rallying his men, was shot through the
+      heart and instantly killed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0012" id="linkimage-0012">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0142.jpg" alt="Death of General Lyon 142 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old man wept bitterly, and many tears rolled down the cheeks of
+      his listeners. When he could resume he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;If Fitzgibbon had attacked as was expected, our flank could not
+      have been turned, and the great slaughter that occurred on this part of
+      the line would have been avoided. Night here closed the day's
+      slaughter with our left completely turned and our troops demoralized. They
+      passed the night on their arms. The next morning at daylight the attack
+      was resumed by the rebels and our army was beaten. Gens. Stepleton and
+      Kearnan fell on that day, with many other brave officers and men. No
+      battle lost during the war fell with more crushing effect upon the loyal
+      people than did the defeat of the Army of the East at the battle of
+      Pageland. The battle was lost by the failure of Farlin and Fitzgibbon to
+      support Gen. Pike. They did just what the President and Secretary of War
+      feared they would do&mdash;that was, fail in supporting Pike, the new
+      commander. Their idea was to dictate the commander or not fight. One would
+      think that men who had fed upon the charity of the Government from youth
+      to middle age would be inspired by a more lofty feeling and sentiment. But
+      this is a mistake. You cannot infuse patriotism by drilling at a college
+      or in the field. This comes from the nursery of the mother. Nor can you
+      put brains, commonsense or courage where God has refused it. The question
+      with these men was, 'Do you belong to a certain chosen few?'
+      If so, that was put above every other consideration. A volunteer, no
+      matter how much he might develop a genius for military affairs, could have
+      no recognition at their hands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The fact that Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte were great
+      generals without military training except in the field proved nothing. If
+      men like those who first commanded our army in the East, and who formed
+      the coterie, had lived during the Revolutionary War, Washington and the
+      best of his generals would not have been permitted to have commanded a
+      brigade, if these men could have controlled as they did at the outbreak of
+      the rebellion. The same feeling has grown among our people since the war,
+      until the brains of a man cuts but little figure in matters connected with
+      governmental affairs. He must belong to one of two classes: either a snob
+      or one who has made a fortune. No matter whether he made it selling rotten
+      blankets to the Government, worthless arms for the soldiers, bad meat,
+      diseased horses, small mules, rotten and poorly-put-together harness, or
+      procured his money in some other way&mdash;if he has it, the conclusion is
+      at once that he is a great man and full of wisdom. These things are
+      unfortunate in a government like ours. But this is the tendency, and has
+      been for many years. Dash and swell is the motto now; it is growing more
+      in that direction every day. But I have wandered away from my subject. The
+      battlefield of Pageland and its surroundings was a sight to behold the day
+      after our defeat. The private soldiers felt outraged and officers were
+      discouraged, and many good people despaired of our final success. Even the
+      President was more despondent than he had ever been, but still had faith
+      in God and our cause. The losses on both sides were very great. The
+      country all around was by both sides turned into a great hospital. The
+      army was almost disorganized; it certainly was most thoroughly
+      demoralized. Gen. Pike was relieved, and McGregor put in command again.
+      Fitzgibbon was sent to the rear without a command. Farlin was everywhere
+      by every friend of his country severely censured. Fitzgibbon was denounced
+      as a traitor to his superior officer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The mournful part to myself and family had only in part come upon
+      us. Dr. James Lyon, having cut one of his hands in making an amputation,
+      feared bad results from the wound; for that reason he procured a leave of
+      absence, and accompanied the remains of his brother David home. I will not
+      attempt to describe to you the depth of grief in our family, from the
+      oldest to the youngest. It was greater than I now wish to recall, even
+      though so many years have passed since that melancholy scene. Suffice it
+      to say that Gen. David Lyon fills the grave of as gallant and noble a
+      soldier as ever drew a sword. He rests beside his wife and little daughter
+      Sarah in the cemetery at Allentown.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old man, overcome by this recital, could not speak for some
+      time, but finally continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson was very sad. Dr. James was very restless with his
+      hand, which had commenced swelling and was becoming extremely painful. My
+      wife Sarah and Jennie (David's widow) were stricken down with fever,
+      requiring the constant attendance of Mary Anderson and Aunt Martha for
+      many days before their recovery was assured. In the meantime Peter
+      arrived, the wound in his foot having broken out again. When he came to
+      his mother's bedside she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O! Peter, my son, that horrible dream haunts me still.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This dream from the first had a very depressing effect upon Peter,
+      though he pretended to think nothing of it. We now commenced casting about
+      to see if there was any way to have Henry exchanged. He being merely a
+      private soldier, this was not so easy of accomplishment, as if he had been
+      an officer. During the evening, while we were engaged in conversation in
+      the parlor, Aunt Martha came in and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, dar's a young lady on de porch who wants
+      to see you very bad, she say, on mos' obticlar bizness.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tell her to come in,' was my answer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a moment a very modest and rather pretty young lady walked in.
+      She was evidently greatly embarrassed. I arose, and extending my hand
+      asked her to be seated. She sat down for a moment, and then hesitatingly
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Your wife is unwell, I understand, Mr. Lyon?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' I replied; 'very unwell. She has had a
+      great sorrow recently.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir; so I understand. I very much desired to see her,
+      but will not annoy her at this time. I had a matter about which I wished
+      to speak with her. You know, women give their confidence to one another;
+      but I hope you will allow me to give mine to you, as your wife is sick?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, my good girl; you can say what you wish to me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Mr. Lyon'&mdash;she then hesitated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I encouraged her to proceed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I am on my way South, and I wish your good offices in
+      getting through the lines.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How can I assist you, my child?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I hear, sir, that you are a great friend of the President,
+      and I thought perhaps you might intercede for me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'May I inquire for what purpose you wish to go South? Do your
+      people live there?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; I live in Michigan. I was never farther South than
+      this place, and this is my first visit here. My name is Seraine Whitcomb.
+      I am going South to see what I can do to have a young man exchanged who is
+      now a prisoner in the hands of the rebels.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is he your brother?' I inquired.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She blushed, and replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir, he is not a relative; but one in whom I am much
+      interested.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I saw through the whole matter at once, but did not press the young
+      lady further. If I had only known whom she meant I would have embraced her
+      as the greatest little heroine living. She said she only wished a letter
+      from me to the President; that she would do the rest herself. This letter
+      I gave her without further questions. She was so modest and yet so brave.
+      She took the letter, bade me good-by, and left. As she went out she
+      remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do not be surprised if you should receive a letter from me
+      at some future time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After she had gone Peter remarked that perhaps she was sent down
+      South by the Golden Circle, and I might be bestowing favors on the wrong
+      person. I said, 'True, but I will take my chances on that girl's
+      being honest, and, not only honest, but a regular little heroine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here the conversation on this subject came to an end, and we took
+      up the condition of the army. Peter said the jealousies between officers
+      in the Army of the East were strange; that there was nothing of this kind
+      among the Western troops; that all seemed to have the same common purpose,
+      and that was success; but, said he, it may be partly accounted for in
+      this, that we are all alike unskilled in the arts of war, and do not know
+      enough to get up these conspiracies and jealousies. We are all volunteers,
+      save two or three, and all obey orders, and go into a battle to win, each
+      one believing he is doing the best fighting. It seems that at the battle
+      of Pageland the only object of some of the leading commanders was to find
+      some way to lose the battle and at the same time save their own scalps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, I do not know how I may succeed as a commander; but I
+      will have the courage to relieve any man, and send him to the rear, of
+      whom I may have the least suspicion, whether it be for cowardice, want of
+      good intentions toward the Government, good faith toward his superior
+      officer, or for any other cause that might give uneasiness about his
+      properly performing his duty.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That would seem to me to be the proper course for any
+      commander of forces,' I replied.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;I am curious to know
+      what became of those two generals&mdash;Farlin and Fitzgibbon.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, sir, the same power that is now rewarding those who struck us
+      the heaviest blows, both North and South, is paying homage to these men.
+      They are both held in high esteem by many people, and you would think they
+      were the only loyal men that were near the battlefield on that day.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;to have lost an arm or leg on
+      the Union side is like the brand of Cain nowadays; but to have been a
+      rebel or to have belonged to the Golden Circle, or failed in some way by
+      which the rebels profited or gained advantage, entitles one to a medal or
+      some high position of honor and emolument.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0009" id="link2HCH0009">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER IX.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF ANTLER'S RUN&mdash;SERAINE WHITCOMB LEAVES FOR THE
+     SOUTH&mdash;PLOTTING IN CANADA&mdash;DISCOVERY OF A CONSPIRACY AMONG
+     ARMY OFFICERS.
+
+     &ldquo;Yesterday was heard,
+     The roar of war; and sad the sight of maid,
+     Of mother, widow, sister, daughter, wife,
+     Stooping and weeping over senseless, cold,
+     Defaced, and mangled lumps of breathless earth,
+     Which had been husbands, fathers, brothers, sons,
+     And lovers, when that morning's sun arose.
+     &mdash;Pollock.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson, Peter and myself concluded that we would again visit
+      the farm. There we found poor old Joseph Dent in utter despair on account
+      of his 'poor Captain' (as he called David) having been killed.
+      He talked of him in the most enthusiastic manner, and would then weep,
+      saying 'the only friend I had is gone, and I will not be satisfied
+      until I can get even with these rebels.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said: 'Well, Joseph, what will you do?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph was silent; as an old soldier he knew how to keep his
+      thoughts to himself.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Will you go to the war?' continued the General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; I will stay here and take care of this farm for
+      Mrs. Lyon and little Jennie. They shall not suffer while I am able to look
+      after them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham thought he had a point, and said: 'Dat's good;
+      dat's jes' what I 'tend to do when Massa Tom git killed.
+      Jes'so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Shut up, Ham. Your Massa Tom, as you call him, is not going
+      to get killed. There have been enough of the Lyon family killed already,'
+      said Peter.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dat's so, Massa Peter. I not got dat in my kalkerlate,
+      you see; but I tell you I is monstrous feered 'bout dese matters;
+      deys is heaps of people gittin' killed, and most of dem is good
+      peoples, so dey is. Can't tell who nex', massa; can't
+      tell, sah!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Joseph, there will be no trouble about your staying.
+      We want you here on the farm,' I said. 'We are all very much
+      distressed, but, at the same time, we must look out for our country
+      somewhat; and our family all being in the army, of course we must expect
+      some misfortunes. Have you heard any more of the Golden Circle in this
+      neighborhood?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Uncle Daniel; they are at work, and since the defeat of
+      our forces at the battle of Pageland, they are outspoken about what they
+      intend to do; not only in aid of the rebellion, but they threaten the
+      Union people here at home&mdash;threaten to destroy their property, and
+      make war in Indiana if it becomes necessary, just as you have heretofore
+      understood. I am keeping close watch, and they will not be able to do any
+      very great harm here without my knowing it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We cautioned Joseph, and told him to come in to our house
+      frequently and let us know what was going on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On returning home we found Aunt Sarah and Jennie much improved, but
+      Dr. James was suffering very great pain. The swelling was extending up his
+      arm from his hand. I said to him perhaps we had better have a physician.
+      'You are suffering so much that I fear you are not in a condition to
+      attend to your own case.' He consented, and one was called in. On
+      examination he pronounced the trouble blood poisoning. James was greatly
+      alarmed at this. The physician commenced at once with the most radical
+      treatment. The next morning James seemed much easier, and looked as if he
+      was coming out of it all right.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day, while we were sitting on the porch, the postman
+      brought me a letter, written in a delicate female hand. I read it and then
+      called Gen. Anderson and Peter to listen:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;Washington, D. C.
+
+     &ldquo;My Dear Mr. Lyon, Allentown, Ind.:
+
+     &ldquo;Thanks for your very great kindness. I have the President's
+     pass through onr lines; when you hear from me again, I will
+     let you know about your son Henry.
+
+     &ldquo;Very respectfully,
+
+     &ldquo;SERAINE WHITCOMB.&rdquo;
+ </pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, well,' said Peter; 'that tells a tale.
+      Now, father, I agree with you. She is a brave girl; there is not more than
+      one in a thousand like her.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but what does she mean by saying I will hear from my
+      son?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It will reveal itself,' said Peter. 'She is in
+      love with Henry, and has gone to look after him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you think so?' I inquired. 'Well, I do
+      sincerely hope so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then we saw Jackson coming. He came in, and after salutations
+      and greetings between us, he entered the house to see his mother, the
+      Doctor, and Jennie. He was much broken down over the death of his brother.
+      The news of the battle and the list of the dead in the papers having
+      contained David's name, he hastened home. He had, however, been very
+      successful in laying the foundation for probing many things which might be
+      of vast importance in the future.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When he left home he first went to New York and had an interview
+      with McMasters and B. Wudd, who were the leading spirits in New York, and
+      one of them the principal man North in starting the organization. From
+      these men he learned much about what was going on in Canada; the fact that
+      there was no doubt that quite a number of Southern men were there with a
+      large amount of money with which to carry out any scheme that might be
+      agreed upon. These men in New York were in constant communication with
+      those in Canada; also, with leading men in Richmond. He managed to obtain
+      a letter of introduction from McMasters to the leading Knights of the
+      Golden Circle in Canada; this letter introduced him as William Jackson, of
+      Memphis, Tenn., and was directed to the Hon. Jacob Thomlinson. With this
+      letter and the information he had now obtained, he made his way home,
+      feeling that he could not undertake the further prosecution of his mission
+      without returning and consoling his mother and the family as much as he
+      possibly could in their distress. Knowing his mother's feeble
+      condition he feared the consequences of the heavy affliction that had
+      fallen upon her during the battle of Pageland&mdash;with one son a
+      prisoner and another killed outright.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I wrote the President, and promised that later on I would have the
+      Canada mystery solved. Our people were in desperate straits. Our army had
+      been outnumbered and forced back to the position in front of Pageland;
+      defeated there, and forced to shelter itself in the rear of Cow Creek. It
+      was now broken and shattered, lying in defenses near the Capital,
+      discouraged and worn down by fatigue, wounds and disease. The outlook was
+      anything but bright. Commanders had been changed. Some of our best
+      fighting generals had lost their lives at Pageland. The country had but
+      little confidence in the staying or fighting qualities of the commander,
+      Gen. McGregor, as he had made no success heretofore. The rebel commander,
+      well understanding the situation, was moving rapidly up and along the
+      south line of the Grand River, evidently intending an invasion of the
+      loyal States by penetrating our lines and crossing at or near Brown's
+      Ferry. Our lines were held at this point by Gen. Milo, having in his
+      command 10,000 men, who were all surrendered at the demand of Gen. Wall
+      without very much resistance. Wall had slipped through the mountains like
+      a cat, and was upon Milo before he knew of his approach. This was very
+      strange though, and hard to understand, and only increased the fears and
+      suspicions already existing that something was out of joint, so that the
+      machinery was working badly in that army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The enemy now had no impediment in the way of a rapid
+      movement except high waters, which seemed to interpose as the only power
+      that could stop their advance into the interior of our country and to the
+      rear of our capital, cutting off all communications to the North with the
+      loyal States.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The administration was now in a position of great danger, in many
+      respects, not before contemplated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebel sympathizers and Golden Circles were loud in their
+      denunciation of the war and the party sustaining it. Thos. A. Strider and
+      Dan Bowen were traversing the state of Indiana, making inflammatory
+      speeches, and all over the North the same policy was being pursued by the
+      anti-war party. They alarmed the people by declaring that unless the war
+      was stopped our homes North would be invaded; that our armies could not
+      cope with the rebels. The only thing that seemed to put a check to their
+      hopes, operations and denunciations was the fact that our armies in the
+      West were having a continuation of victories.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being the situation of the armies and the condition of the
+      minds of the people, the loss of another great battle at this time would
+      have greatly prolonged the war, if it would not have been fatal to the
+      ultimate success of the Union cause. The authorities at Washington were
+      doing everything in their power to allay the excitement among the people,
+      and at the same time were trying to have the Army of the East put in
+      motion so as to pass down to Pottstown and interpose in front of the
+      enemy; he evidently intending to move by way of Brown's Ferry,
+      throwing part of his force on the Brown's Ferry road and a portion
+      over into the Sheepstown road, making a junction at or near Shapleyville.
+      The Union forces were expected to move across by Fardenburg, down the
+      sloping mountains of Cochineal and along and across Mad Valley to
+      Pottstown, and take position behind Antler's Run. But it seemed to
+      be almost impossible to get Gen. McGregor to put his army in motion. Many
+      were the excuses made; want of this thing to-day, and something else
+      to-morrow&mdash;shoes, clothing, blankets, and many other things&mdash;protracted
+      the delay. Finally, the President and Secretary of War being out of
+      patience with his hesitancy and excuses, the President directed the
+      Secretary of War to order Gen. McGregor to move without further delay.
+      This seemed to be understood by McGregor, and the next day everything
+      about the camps was in a bustle, and the Army of the East was again in
+      motion; but the movements were slow, and made in such a manner as not to
+      inspire very great confidence in our immediate success. The men and
+      subordinate officers seemed resolute and determined, but there was
+      something surrounding all the movements that was mysterious.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The papers were full of all the movements, and were discussing the
+      probabilities, etc. Seeing this Gen. Anderson was fired with a desire to
+      at once return to the front. On account of his very weak and feeble
+      condition we tried to detain him, but in vain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said: 'No, I am going to the front, and I wish to go to
+      the East. Will you ask by telegraph for such an assignment for me?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I answered that I would, and did so immediately.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day he received a telegram from the Secretary of War,
+      directing him to report to Gen. McGregor for assignment to duty.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said to Capt. Jackson: 'Your invasion of Canada
+      will be postponed until later. You will be ready to start in the morning
+      with me to the Army of the East.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He called old Ham, and repeated the order to him to be in
+      readiness.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham said: 'Afore de Lord, Massa Tom, you isn't gwine to
+      be fitin' agin, is you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes! You get ready. Have your bedding and all your traps
+      ready, if you think you can stand to be shot at by the rebels.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Shot at! Is you gwine to put me out to be snot at? Me done
+      thought thar war 'nuff white folks to get shotten at, widout de poor
+      darkies like me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but you want to be free, do you not, Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yeas; Massa Tom, I wants dat&mdash;I wants it bad; but how
+      is gwine to come?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Fight for it. You are no better than I am, are you? Had you
+      not as well be shot as for me to be?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yeas, sir; dat am so. 'Specks de darkies got to fight.
+      I'll fight, Massa Tom, if you say so. Yes, I do. I stay wid you, I
+      will sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Martha happened to hear this, and broke forth:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, well, Massa Tom, I's sorry you is gwine to de
+      wah agin. But it all right. I tells you dat de good Laud save you up for
+      some good. I jes' know he do it all right. I take care of Missus
+      Mary and de little gal; don't you hab no fears 'bout dem. But
+      you isn't gwine to hab Ham go, is you? If you doz, dat ole fool he
+      git kill. I 'spect he got no mo' sense dan jes' git rite
+      in whar dey is fitin?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, no, Marfa; you is wrong dar. I tell you dat you is. I
+      stay by Massa Tom.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter and Jackson laughed, and said to the General:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham thinks you will be in a safe place during the fighting.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, he seems to be of that impression. I think I may,
+      perhaps, relieve his mind somewhat,' said the General, with a smile.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General telegraphed Capt. Day at Dolensburg to report at once
+      to him at Gen. McGregor's Headquarters, Army of the East. The
+      preliminaries being arranged, all were to be ready early the next morning.
+      The General and Capt. Jackson having arranged and got ready their proper
+      uniforms, horses, mess-chest and everything that would be required in the
+      field, they spent the evening quietly. The Doctor was very sleepless, and
+      suffered more than usual, but was thought not to be in any immediate
+      danger. My wife and Jennie were now also quite recovered.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning, the General having procured a car for their
+      horses, camp equipage, etc., they took leave of the family, who were in
+      tears, the two little girls, Mary and Jennie, crying aloud. As the
+      General, Capt. Jackson and Ham walked away, Aunt Martha called after Ham:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, Ham, ef you eber spects to see me agin, don't you
+      forgit your prares ob a night, and de good Laud will fotch you back ef you
+      do dat; but He let you git kill like a cat when you done forget it. Do you
+      mine me, Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Turning to me, she continued: 'I 'spect de rebs git dat
+      darky,' then going to the kitchen she gave vent to her grief. The
+      poor old woman felt as badly to part with her Ham as did Mary in parting
+      from her General, but gave expression to it in her own simple way.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0013" id="linkimage-0013">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0154.jpg" alt="General Anderson Taking Command 154 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General, Jackson and Ham arrived safely at the headquarters of
+      Gen. McGregor, which were in the valley to the north and east of Cochineal
+      Mountains. His commands of infantry and artillery were variously located
+      on the mountains and in the valley, with his cavalry at Pottstown. It so
+      happened that one of the division commanders had been taken seriously ill,
+      and was sent to the rear. This gave an opportunity for Gen. Anderson to be
+      placed in command of a good division at once. To Anderson's great
+      delight Gen. McGregor ordered him to take command of this division. Having
+      reported, he sent immediately for all the commanding officers of the
+      division and made their acquaintance. He was greatly pleased with them and
+      they with him. He learned all he could in so short a time about the
+      troops, and at once took measures to put them in good condition. In a few
+      days Capt. James Day reported, and the General's military family was
+      organized, he having taken an Adjutant-General from the command.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The army was now being rapidly put in good shape; a complete
+      re-organization was being effected, and all were feeling less discouraged.
+      They seemed to well understand that there was to be a great battle fought,
+      and the imperative necessity for a victory by our forces East at this
+      particular time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy found means by which to pass the obstructions in his way,
+      and moved through the country in different directions. Finding that the
+      movements of our army were slow, he seemed to feel that there was no
+      immediate danger of a serious engagement. But the surrender of our forces
+      under Gen. Milo (who died immediately afterwards) so elated the rebel army
+      that they were determined to attack our forces whenever and wherever
+      opportunity offered. Both parties were, however, maneuvering for some
+      advantage; the General of the rebel forces holding McGregor off until his
+      force under Wall could come up from Brown's Ferry. The cavalry of
+      both armies were now scouting continuously for many miles on the flanks of
+      the armies. The pickets were out quite a distance in advance of the
+      opposing forces. No conflict had yet occurred between any of the outposts.
+      Finally the commander of the rebel forces selected his position and gave
+      challenge to our forces, with his rear to the Grand River, covering two
+      main roads leading to the rear, his front facing the winding course of
+      Antler's Run, his right resting on a bridge at the main crossing,
+      his center occupying a ridge commanding the open fields in his front, the
+      right of his left and right center resting on the junction of the two main
+      roads, his extreme left refused so as to form an angle at his left center,
+      extending along and through a skirt of heavy woods; his reserves to the
+      rear on the roads, so as to be thrown easily to the center or either flank
+      in case of necessity; the country to his front, right and left being very
+      uneven, full of gulches and ravines, difficult of passage, especially
+      under fire. So posted he flaunted the rebel flag in the face of our army,
+      although at this time his main support had not arrived from Brown's
+      Ferry. But no doubt existed in his mind, I presume, as to their coming up
+      in good time. McGregor did not then seem inclined to accept the challenge,
+      His command was moving slowly. Farlin, still in command of a corps (for
+      shame be it ever to our indulgent chiefs), was some distance away and did
+      not arrive on that day. So the armies rested. In the meantime Gen.
+      Anderson was eager for the fray. He visited Gen. McGregor's
+      headquarters and indicated his desire to bring on the engagement, saying
+      very soon the enemy would be so securely posted that it would be
+      exceedingly difficult to dislodge him. To this McGregor replied that he
+      could not risk a battle without Farlin's forces being up and in
+      readiness to support our line.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the night Farlin came up. A battle must then and there be
+      fought. The whole country stood with bated breath awaiting the result, as
+      all understood that the rebels must be driven back on what they claimed as
+      their own ground, or our country was in imminent danger of becoming
+      demoralized should they see the battlefields changed to the North.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the morning came, the commands being in readiness, the
+      movement of our forces commenced. It was soon discovered that the main
+      crossing of Antler's Run was held by a strong force of the enemy,
+      which compelled our troops to seek for some other and less dangerous
+      passage. This was found to our right, facing the left of the enemy. His
+      left being refused gave a safer passage over the stream. The plan of
+      battle was to throw Gen. Horn's Corps at the upper crossing, assail
+      the rebel left and, if successful, to cross the left of our forces, under
+      Gen. Broomfield, by assaulting the enemy at the lower crossing, and if he
+      could be driven from there, to cross and assault his right, his center
+      being too strongly posted to risk an attack on it then. (Gen. Anderson had
+      been assigned with his division to Gen. Horn's Corps.) The crossing
+      over on our right was effected without much difficulty, and the enemy
+      pressed back in the heavy woods. The enemy were evidently holding and
+      waiting, as no general engagement ensued. Another corps crossed in the
+      rear of Gen. Horn's and formed ready to assault. Our left had not as
+      yet been able to cross in front of the enemy's right, and in this
+      position we found ourselves,&mdash;part of our army on the one side and
+      part on the other of Antler's Run, in front of the enemy; thus the
+      two armies rested that night. Our intention being thus revealed to the
+      enemy, he had only to wait the attack, which they must have concluded
+      would be commenced at an early hour in the morning. The night was most
+      beautiful; the vault of heaven being studded with stars, so that either
+      army was in plain view of the other, at no very great distance separated.
+      During the night another of our corps crossed the Run at the same crossing
+      that Gen. Horn had passed over in the morning, and moved down to the left
+      and in front of the rebel center. Occasionally the movement of this corps
+      would be responded to with a few musket shots and a few shells from a
+      battery posted on the ridge in the rebel center. At an early hour in the
+      morning the Union forces took the initiative and hurled Horn's Corps
+      against the rebels' extreme left. The struggle was a severe one&mdash;re-enforcements
+      could not well be sent to the rebel left for fear of the movement being
+      now made against their right. The battle on the left was at full height,
+      and the lines swayed to and fro. Gen. Anderson made a movement around a
+      skirt of woods near a chapel, and charged the enemy's lines, with
+      sword drawn, leading his men in person. The assault was of such an
+      impetuous character as to send dismay into the ranks of the enemy, and
+      they gave way in confusion. Gen. Horn, however, advanced his left and
+      center farther to the front than should have been done without other
+      troops being in position to sustain the movement, and the rebel center,
+      with their left reformed behind the woods, fell upon Horn's left and
+      center with great energy and determination. The two columns now engaged
+      with dauntless courage on both sides. The combatants, equal in mettle,
+      faced each other in open field at very close range; each holding his
+      ground until it appeared as though none would be left alive on either
+      side. Neither line wavered, and it seemed as though the contest would only
+      be determined by a complete demolition of the two forces. Gen. Horn fell,
+      mortally wounded, and the command fell upon Gen. Simmons, who was killed
+      soon after taking command. At this time the killed and wounded of the
+      superior officers were such that it left Gen. Anderson the ranking General
+      of the corps. He at once assumed command, and could everywhere be seen
+      giving his orders and encouraging his men to stand. This they did until
+      the slaughter on both sides became a shocking sight to behold.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Hughes and Gen. Baily had fallen on the rebel side. The
+      batteries from our side were playing from a hill on the east side of
+      Antler's Run, pouring a galling enfilading fire into the rebel Une.
+      Thus these lines stood amid death and desolation in their ranks until the
+      men themselves on both sides, in order to stop the cruel slaughter of
+      comrades, with one accord ceased firing, and the officers sat on their
+      horses looking at each other as their forces slowly retired each to his
+      rear. At this time, if Gen. Far-lin had moved forward the day would have
+      been won without further slaughter. Gen. Anderson repeatedly sent word to
+      him that if he would attack the enemy he could be routed, as their left
+      was almost destroyed; but he did not assault at the opportune moment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was then seen that nothing more than skirmishing had been going
+      on between the forces on the Union left and the rebel right. Gen.
+      Broomfield had not succeeded in crossing the run, and was held at bay by a
+      small force, thus enabling the rebel commander, after discovering this
+      hesitancy on our left, to concentrate on his left and center for the
+      purpose of renewing the conflict. His re-enforcements had now arrived from
+      Brown's Ferry, and he was eager to make an assault, being now
+      satisfied that he should take the aggressive. Our batteries had crossed
+      the run, and were supported on elevated ground by sufficient infantry, as
+      we thought, for their safety. The rebel forces moved from their cover
+      behind the woods, and were advancing to the crest of the ridge that ran
+      across the open field from north to south, the best position to occupy for
+      vantage ground. Gen. Anderson seeing this, determined to meet the attack
+      and contest for this ground. Both forces were now in motion, each
+      determined the other should not occupy this ridge. Orders were given to
+      Gen. Broomfleld to cross the run at once and attack the enemy's
+      right. Gen. Mausker was ordered to move on the left of Gen. Horn's
+      Corps, now under Gen. Anderson, and attack at once; Farlin being in
+      reserve, perhaps, because he could not be got anywhere else.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The artillery was all across the run and ready for action. The
+      cavalry had crossed some miles above and to the north, and were ordered to
+      charge the enemy in the flank as soon as the engagement should be renewed.
+      So on came the troops of both armies, and when in close range, the firing
+      commenced again on our right and the rebel left, it continued all down the
+      line until all were engaged. The firing was terrible and most destructive.
+      Our batteries opened, and on in full charge came our cavalry. The rebel
+      infantry on the left prepared to receive the cavalry, kneeling on one knee
+      with fixed bayonets. What a charge that was, and what a slaughter! On came
+      the cavalry; on, on to the bayonet came horse and man. Clash against
+      bayonet came saber. Many the horse and man went on and over the bayonet in
+      that charge. Part of the cavalry halted and hesitated, some retiring to
+      the rear. Many an infantryman that did the same. Infantry and cavalrymen
+      were piled together in the long slumber of death. At last our cavalry had
+      to retire. While this tragedy was being enacted, the infantry on the
+      right, left and centre were also playing the role of death. Column after
+      column were hurled against each other, only to be repulsed. Our two corps
+      first drove the enemy back and occupied the ridge, and for awhile held
+      this advantage, until the whole rebel army, save a skirmish-line, was
+      withdrawn from the right and center, and concentrated on and against our
+      right. It looked as though the contest was now to be continued only on
+      this part of the line. Farlin was now in line on the left of Mausker. Many
+      of the enemy's troops were thrown in at this point who, not having
+      been engaged, were comparatively fresh. Their column was formed in two
+      lines. On and against our lines in quick succession they were thrown.
+      Another great slaughter then commenced and continued, line facing line in
+      open field. Gaps were made by falling men. The command on both sides could
+      be heard, 'Close up!' Never did men stand more courageously
+      amid slaughter and death. Gen. Anderson rode to the line and along its
+      full length, sword in hand, with a large white plume in his hat, that his
+      men might recognize him. Artillery roared and musketry rattled as if they
+      were the hail and thunder from a hundred clouds. Groans and shrieks were
+      heard. The ground was strewn with the dead and dying. As the lines finally
+      gave way, the spot could be designated by rows of the dead. Our line was
+      now distended and no reserves. The rebels were again re-enforced, Their
+      dash and desperation broke our center, and Farlin fell back. Gen. Mausker
+      now fell, shot through the head. His corps became demoralized and fell
+      back in fragments. Gen. Anderson tried to rally the lines, but could not,
+      and was compelled to fall back to the rear, where the artillery was
+      posted. The situation at this time was most critical. The General in
+      command was desperate. To lose this battle was his disgrace, having more
+      troops than the enemy, as it would also probably in a measure seal the
+      fate of his whole army. He at once gave Broomfield an imperative order to
+      cross the run at the point of the bayonet, and to advance upon and assault
+      the enemy's position, being his extreme right. This was done in good
+      style, the enemy driven at the point of the bayonet from the crossing and
+      from his position on his right. The contest was now changed from the enemy's
+      left to his right. Troops were thrown in on his right quickly, and the
+      battle became desperate on this end of the line.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson, discovering this, without orders rallied his men and
+      all others that he could, and made a furious attack again on the enemy's
+      left, driving him from the open field into the woods. He then ordered the
+      artillery to advance to the ridge occupied by our line, and from there
+      poured shot and shell into their ranks. The enemy became demoralized and
+      broke in many parts of his line, ours still advancing and Gen. Anderson
+      moving his artillery to the front as he could get position for it. The
+      enemy on their left commenced a retreat down the Sheepstown road in great
+      disorder. The batteries poured their deadly missiles after them, doing
+      great damage. Gen. Anderson pressed forward, believing that their army
+      could now in a great measure be destroyed before they could get back to a
+      strong defensive position for protection. Many prisoners were now being
+      captured. Gen. Broomfleld was following upon the Brown's Ferry road,
+      when darkness set in. An order was now received from Gen. McGregor to
+      desist from any further pursuit for the present. Gen. Anderson put his
+      troops in position for the night, and ordered up stores and supplies for
+      their comfort and made all necessary arrangements for an early movement in
+      pursuit of the enemy the next morning. After attending to these matters he
+      left Capt. Jackson Lyon and Capt. Bay, both of whom had been by the side
+      of the General during this terrible battle. The General with an Orderly
+      retired to the headquarters of the commanding General, which he found in a
+      small farmhouse some two miles to the east side of Antler's Run.
+      When he arrived he was welcomed very heartily and highly complimented by
+      Gen. McGregor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Anderson, we will not attempt to follow these rebels. Our
+      army is worn out and so terribly damaged and demoralized that it would not
+      do to risk another assault, should the enemy make a stand, inasmuch as
+      they would have an advantageous position, which they certainly will, as
+      they can select where they will fight if we pursue.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Gen. Anderson; 'but, General, could
+      we not press them so close and worry them so as to keep them on the run,
+      and virtually destroy them before they can get back to their own ground?
+      You know that while our army is terribly mangled, the enemy is certainly
+      in no better condition.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true,' said Gen. McGregor; 'but I never
+      have, nor will I ever fight my army when in bad condition. But we will not
+      discuss the matter any further now. You will stay and get a bite to eat
+      and take some rest, but before doing that take a glass of wine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Thanks, General; I think I would enjoy a glass about this
+      time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After taking a glass together they sat down and had quite a
+      conversation on the events of the day. The house being very comfortably
+      furnished with beds and cots, Gen. McGregor said to Gen. Anderson, 'Lie
+      down and rest while the servants are preparing the supper.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General did so, and dropped off to sleep. Soon some general
+      officers came in and were seated at a table, imbibing rather freely. The
+      noise they were making aroused the General from his slumbers. He
+      recognized Farlin; to the others he was afterwards introduced, being Gen.
+      Bowlly Smite and Gen. William Cross. The General did not rise, nor did he,
+      by any means, exhibit any knowledge of their presence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the conversation between these three Generals they were
+      discussing the probable success of the war and the course of the
+      Administration.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Farlin said: 'I am very decidedly of the opinion that this
+      war will last for ten years, and finally the South will gain their
+      independence. The North will tire out, and the property-holders will get
+      tired of paying taxes. This war is very expensive, and the debt will
+      eventually alarm the country, so that they will be ready to accede to
+      anything.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0162.jpg" alt="Anderson Overhears the Conspiracy 162 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Smite: 'Well; but what will become of everything? This
+      Government is not strong enough to stand this strain. It has not power,
+      except it be usurped, to prosecute the war against these Southern States.
+      I do not believe in a Republic anyway. We ought to have a government of
+      central force and power&mdash;a military government, or a monarchy, such
+      as England. Suppose we had such a government as that. We would not be
+      afflicted every now and then with new commanders that we who make
+      soldiering our profession know nothing and care nothing about, and cannot
+      allow to be placed over us when we can avoid it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well; but,' said Cross, 'what can we do? That is
+      what we should think about. For instance, here, to-day, we have won a
+      great battle. It is not likely that either of us will be put in command of
+      anything higher than a corps. The command of the different armies will be
+      given to some of those pets who want to free the niggers; and I was told
+      the other day in Washington by Mr. Thos. A. Strider, who is one of the
+      ablest men in this country, that this Abolition President was going to try
+      to set the slaves free and thereby impoverish the South, so as to force
+      them to lay down their arms. He said that if this was done he would not be
+      surprised if Indiana would rise up in revolt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If that be true, I will leave the army myself, said Smite.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, you are wrong,' said Cross. 'If this is the
+      intention of the Administration, we ought to organize the army on a better
+      basis than it now is, have McGregor relieve every one who is not his
+      friend; and let us urge him to march upon the Capital and there we can
+      install him Dictator, recognize the South's independence, with the
+      understanding that they in turn will send their army to the front near to
+      us, so as to sustain him. We could seize all armories, arsenals and war
+      materials. The people would then be powerless. England would at once
+      recognize the South, and if we can maintain ourselves six months, which we
+      can easily do, the whole of Europe would recognize our government.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Just at this moment Gen. McGregor entered the room and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gentlemen, I hope you have been enjoying yourselves. I have
+      been out to my Adjutant-General's office, dictating my orders for
+      to-morrow. I hope you have helped yourselves to my sherry and champagne. I
+      had quite a good lot of it brought on, not knowing how long this campaign
+      might last.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Farlin said: 'General, I would think that the campaign for
+      the present is almost over; our troops are in no condition for further
+      offensive operations.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you think so?' said Gen. McGregor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; most assuredly.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' added Smite; 'we are in no hurry; this war
+      cannot be rushed through; and if this Administration is going to do what I
+      understand it is, there are some of us who will not submit.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What is that?' inquired McGregor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Free the negroes. We will not stand that. We want you to be
+      up and dressed. We will put you in place of the Administration, and have
+      the country governed properly, make peace with the South and stop the war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. McGregor here put his finger to his lips, indicating silence
+      on their part; and looking in the direction of the bed on which Gen.
+      Anderson was resting, all became silent on this subject, and commenced
+      speaking of the quality of the wine. Very soon supper was announced, and
+      the messenger was told to call Gen. Anderson. The General, turning over
+      and groaning as if awakening from a deep sleep, arose, and addressing Gen.
+      McGregor, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, I would have slept till morning, without
+      intermission, had I not been called.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'He was then introduced to Generals Cross and Smite, and all
+      repaired to their elegant meal, and there discussed the occurrences of the
+      day, the merits of the several officers who had fallen, etc.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When supper was over, which continued quite late, Gen. Anderson
+      repaired to his own headquarters, which had been moved up to and in a
+      depression or cut near Antler's Run, on the east side. There he
+      found his Adjutant-General, a few darkies, and old Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'How are you, Ham?' inquired the General. 'Are
+      you still alive? You did not stay very close to me, to-day, so that you
+      &ldquo;might be safer,&rdquo; did you Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Massa Tom. When you fust start out, I was gwine long wid
+      you, but you lef me, and den you said nuffin 'bout me comin'
+      wid you, and I spose you not kear 'bout habin me bodderin'
+      you. Dat's all how it war, Massa Tom.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Ham, I see. Well, it is all right. You stay with the
+      headquarters and take care of my traps, and I will not ask you to take
+      command of my troops in time of battle.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham laughed one of his peculiar guffaws.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yah! yah! Massa Tom. I speck dat is de bes' way. Doz
+      you want sumfin to eat? Got plenty of chicken. Dey git skeered at de fitin',
+      and jes' cum rite to de camp, sah. Yes, sah, dey am 'fraid of
+      de Sesh, dey is; dey know der friends, dese chickens do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General laughed, saying, 'Ham, are you quite sure they
+      came into camp alone?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sah, dey got in heah some way. I not fotched dem in.
+      De fuss I seed dem, dey in de corner ob de tent all scrouched up, so I
+      spose dey hidin' from de Sesh, and I jes' took 'em in to
+      sabe dem. Yes, sah; dat's de way it war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham retired behind a tent, and laughed immoderately, saying 'I
+      spect he not keer bery much; I feels my way pretty good, I does.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The troops rested during the night, and next morning there were no
+      rebels in sight, and they were ordered into camp, and no further pursuit
+      of the enemy contemplated by the commanding General. They, however, were
+      soon required in another direction, for the purpose of protecting the
+      Capital of the Nation. Gen. Anderson's old wound re-opened, which
+      caused him to turn over his splendid command. At the suggestion of his
+      surgeon, he with his two Aides-de-camp and old Ham, returned to Allentown
+      until such time as he could again recover sufficiently to perform his
+      duty. The President hearing of his skill in maneuvering troops, and his
+      gallant conduct on the battlefield, at once promoted him to be a
+      Major-General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Their return home, of course, made our family very happy again&mdash;only
+      marred by the continued severe illness of Dr. James. He had lingered for
+      months, sometimes improving, and then again suffering severely. He seemed
+      to revive and gain strength on the return of his friends. Capt. Day took
+      up his abode at Young's Hotel, and Capt. Jackson remained at home
+      with us. Peter returned in a few days, his foot being in a very bad
+      condition, he fearing that an amputation might become necessary without
+      great care and immediate rest. Thus our family were once more partly
+      together, and although some were suffering greatly, we enjoyed the recital
+      of the battle of Antler's Run, by both Capt. Jackson and the General
+      The story of his lying on the bed and hearing the suggestions of a
+      conspiracy by the superior officers of the Army of the East, caused me
+      serious reflection. The details of this conversation he gave me in
+      confidence, having never revealed it even to his staff officers. I at once
+      repaired to the Capital, and saw the President and Secretary of War, and
+      stated to them the whole of the conversation and the proposed scheme. They
+      were almost dumbfounded. The President thanked me saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have now declared the slaves free. We will see what we
+      will see.' &ldquo;He then remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have my eye on the man the Lord I think is raising up in
+      order to complete the work we have begun. These men must be held in our
+      hands until the right time arrives;' which he thought would not be
+      very long.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary of War was not so mild. Under a promise that I would
+      still prosecute my inquiries further into Canada and elsewhere I left for
+      home. On my arrival I found the Doctor much worse, and the family greatly
+      distressed. He lingered but a few days and passed away. You can see our
+      household was again in deep gloom. I will not speak of our grief. We were
+      a sorely stricken family.&rdquo;
+    </p>
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+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER X.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF MURPHY'S HILL.-THE MOST SANGUINARY FIGHTING OF THE
+     WAR.&mdash;-MURDER OF STEPHEN LYON.&mdash;UNCLE HAM GETS A STRONG
+     DISLIKE TO WAR.
+
+     Generals 'gainst Generals grapple gracious God,
+     How honors Heaven heroic hardihood!
+     Infuriate, indiscriminate in ill,
+     Kindred kill kinsmen, kinsmen kindred kill,
+     Labor laid levels, longest, loftiest lines;
+     Men march 'mid mounds, 'mid molts, 'mid murderous mines,
+     &mdash;FINLEY
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the lapse of considerable time Gen. Anderson whether or not
+      he had recovered sufficiently to again take the field. His staff officers
+      and his wife were protesting that his strength was not sufficient.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said: 'Well, we will consider this matter at another time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha called us; we all walked in and sat down to tea, Capt.
+      Day with us, having been with Gen. Anderson almost daily since his return.
+      While at the table my wife spoke of the absence of Stephen and Peter,
+      wishing them with us, and again alluded to her dream, saying that she had
+      dreamed it all over again last night, and that she thought there must be
+      some kind of a warning to her in it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment I discovered old Ham standing in the corner
+      very much absorbed in counting his fingers. He seemed to be considerably
+      bothered, however, in making up the proper count. Aunt Sarah discovered
+      him, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham, what are you doing?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham saw that his manner caused my wife (Aunt Sarah) to be
+      disturbed, and the old fox (for he was very sly) said: &ldquo;'es,
+      missus, I's&mdash;I's jes' seein'w many is here,
+      and how many dey is wid de oder boys what goed away, so dat I know how
+      many you is when you'uns is all togedder. I tell you, dis am a big
+      family&mdash;dat's all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Martha, who was attending the table, spoke to Ham in her usual
+      way, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham, you jes' git out, you ole fool; go to de kitchen, whar
+      you belongs.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Ham left we finished our tea, but Aunt Sarah showed plainly
+      that she was very much troubled. She soon retired for the night, and the
+      rest of us conversed about the situation and Gen. Anderson's
+      condition; he claiming that he was strong, the rest of us to the contrary.
+      We concluded to settle it for the present by visiting the farm the next
+      morning, which e did, taking Ham with us as driver of our wagon. When we
+      arrived Joseph Dent invited us all into his house, and while making
+      inquiries of him as to his health, the condition of his stock, etc., a man
+      came to the gate and called for him. When he returned he said that this
+      man was notifying him that he must come to a meeting that night of the
+      Golden Circle; that the Circle had some very important business on hand.
+      We encouraged him to go, and to report to us at Allentown the next
+      morning. Bent consented, saying that the Circle had been exceedingly
+      active; that an agent had been there from Canada and had required them to
+      make a selection of agents of their Circle to be ready to do some
+      particular work, which would be explained at the proper time. He also gave
+      us the names of two men, one of whom resided in Allentown. This caused us
+      to think seriously about the danger that we might be in, as men coming
+      from Canada might discover us in some way and afterwards recognize any of
+      us who should be in that country prying into their designs. We left for
+      home, and on the way noticed that Ham was unusually quiet, but watchful.
+      Finally, he concluded that it was his time to speak, and turn ing to Gen.
+      Anderson, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mssa Gen'l, did you see dat man out at de barn, sir?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' said the General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sah! dat was the wussest lookin' Sesh I eber did
+      see. He war lyin' in de hay, and when he look at me I lef; yes, sah,
+      I lef. Somefin wrong dar, sah. You better ax Massa Joseph, when he be down
+      to de house, 'bout dat.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We satisfied Ham by agreeing to find out on the next day; so we
+      came home, and were sitting on my portico talking about what was best to
+      do, when the General received a dispatch from Washington, stating that
+      Gen. Rosenfelt, commanding the Army of the Center, had asked for Gen.
+      Anderson to be assigned to him, which would be done whenever he was well
+      enough to take the field. The General was somewhat disappointed, as he
+      wished to return to the Army of the East, for reasons that you can
+      understand from what occurred in his hearing while at Gen. McGregor's
+      headquarters. He was a true soldier, however, and said not a word, but
+      promptly telegraphed, thanking them for the assignment, and saying he
+      would report very soon. He felt that he would be able to attend to duty
+      without very great danger to himself; so he directed Capt. Jackson, as we
+      now called him, to get ready, also Capt. Day, who had come in a few
+      moments after the receipt of the telegram. The young men seemed
+      particularly well pleased. Capt. Jackson felt that he would be with Peter
+      and Stephen. Stephen had been promoted and was now a Brigadier-General. So
+      all seemed pleased, though I knew how Gen. Anderson felt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General sent a telegram to Gen. Rosenfelt, who was then
+      encamped between Nashua and Stone Run, Tenn., informing him that he would
+      start for his headquarters in about two days. He did not get away,
+      however, as soon as he stated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Joseph Dent came, and was greatly delighted at
+      something. So we gave him a seat and cleared the decks, as you must know
+      that these secret matters about how information was obtained of which we
+      were coming in possession, other than in the ordinary course of things,
+      was not told to the whole household. Before proceeding, however, we asked
+      him to tell us who was in the barn at the farm the day before, that had so
+      alarmed Ham. He laughed and said it was his partner; so we dropped further
+      inquiry, but did not tell Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph Dent said he attended the Circle the night before, as he had
+      promised, and that they were in great trouble. They had been advised that
+      the agents would not be needed for the present; that some scheme that was
+      on foot had been postponed, and that a consultation was to be held in
+      order to come to an understanding as to what course was to be pursued. He
+      said a man who was a stranger to him stated that two of their principal
+      men who were to carry out the scheme (whatever it might be) had been sent
+      to Europe, and that this left them in a condition so that they could not
+      proceed until they could work up their plan; that their plan or scheme was
+      being matured by the men, who were to obtain their material in England;
+      that it could not be done here without suspicion being aroused. This, he
+      said, was all that was said or done. So you see, this meeting evidently
+      had reference to some desperate undertaking, of which their leaders in
+      Indiana seemed to be posted as to the fact that something was to be done,
+      without knowing the details. This proved to us that they had communication
+      one lodge with another all over the country, and also with the heads of
+      the conspiracy, and therefore we would have to take every precaution in
+      all of our movements; but as we acted only through persons that we could
+      trust with our lives, we considered the matter comparatively safe, and
+      were very sure that we would be able to post the President at all times as
+      to what might be danger in the way of our success.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day, when the family were informed that the General, Capt.
+      Jackson and Capt. Day must leave us, our house again became a scene of
+      distress. My wife cried all day long. Mary Anderson was nearer breaking
+      down than I had ever seen her since we heard that the General (then a
+      Colonel) was killed at Dolensburg. Jennie also nearly gave way. The two
+      children begged them most piteously not to go away to fight (as they
+      termed it) any more.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham seemed rather serious, and did not relish the renewal of his
+      acquaintance with the Sesh, The next morning, all matters being arranged,
+      the General and his two aides, with old Ham, after taking leave of all the
+      family, left. The scene that followed in my household I will not attempt
+      to describe. Ham lingered a little behind, but finally he embraced Aunt
+      Martha, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Good-by, Marfa; I guess I'se a gone darky dis time. I
+      tell you I do not like de dream what I had.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Go long, you ole fool; dreams 'mount to nuffin. You
+      eats too much cabbage las' night. Dats all what ails you. Dar's
+      no danger you git kill. You jes' go long wid Massa Tom. Dat's
+      what you do.' &ldquo;'All right, Marfa, I do it. Good-by.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They arrived at Gen. Rosenfelt's headquarters (which were
+      with his army) and reported. Gen. Rosenfelt was very glad to see the
+      General, and told him that he would assign him to the command of a
+      first-class division under Gen. Papson, his army then being divided into
+      three full corps, commanded respectively by Papson, Gen. Critsinger and
+      Gen. McCabe. His army numbered, embracing all arms of the service, some
+      56,000 effective men, and was well supplied with all necessary material
+      for any kind of movement.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the next morning Gen. Anderson was assigned to the command of
+      such a division as mentioned. He was well pleased with his corps
+      commander, who was a fine-looking man of middle age, very quiet and
+      unostentatious. The whole army seemed to be in splendid condition for a
+      campaign. On looking through his division that day he found Stephen Lyon
+      in command of his Third brigade, and Peter in command of one of Stephen's
+      regiments. This delighted the General, and he quickly said to Capt.
+      Jackson:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Rosenfelt and Gen. Papson both being old friends of
+      Uncle Daniel, I suspect one of his letters might be found amongst the
+      papers of both Rosenfelt and Papson.' &ldquo;'Capt. Jackson
+      laughed and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, father has nothing else to do except to keep the
+      President posted and look after his children, which he faithfully does.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Gen. Anderson; 'he does his duty in
+      all respects.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That afternoon Gen. Stephen Lyon and Col. Peter Lyon (being their
+      respective rank at that time) visited Gen. Anderson's headquarters,
+      and of course enjoyed themselves, each thanking the good fortune that had
+      brought them together. They discussed the situation, and Stephen was
+      decidedly of the opinion that unless we advanced at once and gave battle
+      that the enemy would do so, and the position we occupied not being a
+      favorable one for defense, he thought we could force a battle where our
+      position would be better.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy at this time were also in good condition, and were
+      commanded by Gen. Biggs, with three full corps, commanded respectively by
+      Gen. Polkhorn, Gen. Chatham and Gen. Harding. Biggs's command was
+      disposed as follows: Polkhorn's corps and three brigades of Harding's
+      were at Murphy's Hill; the remainder of Harding's corps to the
+      southwest some twenty miles, forming the left flank; the remainder of
+      Biggs's army lay some twenty miles to the south and east; on and in
+      advance of his extreme left was one division on the Nashua and Franktown
+      road. In this position lay the rebel army, in easy supporting distance to
+      the center and main line, it having been selected by Biggs as a good
+      position on which to make his stand against.our forces, his outposts being
+      ordered to fall back should our forces advance. The position was a good
+      one, as it forced our army to cross Stone Run in his front in any
+      direction that our troops might approach him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the evening a lady came to our picket line and asked to be
+      taken to Gen. Rosenfelt's headquarters. This was done. When she
+      appeared, Gen. Rosenfelt recognized her as Mrs. Lotty Houghton, who had
+      been employed, it seems, by Jardine, Marshall &amp; Co., northern
+      manufacturers of cotton goods, to purchase cotton and get it through our
+      lines. They had a permit to do so from the Treasury Department of the
+      United States, and it seems she was quite successful as one of the agents.
+      The enemy were eager to sell their cotton and our people anxious to get
+      it. She went to and fro with passes from both sides, neither believing she
+      could give any information that would be of importance to either side.
+      She, however, was an exceedingly bright woman, who noted in her mind
+      everything she saw or heard. She was as true and as loyal to the Union as
+      any commander we had. She asked the General for a private interview, and
+      gave him the position of the enemy, as I have before stated. This was the
+      only certain information he had up to this time as to their exact
+      position. She also told him that the reason she came to him now was that
+      all the enemy's main force of cavalry were gone. That of Morganson
+      and Forester were far away on raids, and would not be able to return in
+      time to aid in a battle, should Gen. Rosenfelt feel like assuming the
+      offensive. She proposed to him that she would go to Nashua and from thence
+      down the Franktown road, pass through the lines of the enemy, and come in
+      their rear to Murphy's Hill, where she was well known; remain there
+      quietly with a lady friend, and when she discovered anything that she
+      considered absolutely important, she would get through the lines some way
+      and come to him with the information. He was delighted at this proposition
+      and said to her:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You shall be well rewarded for this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She said, in reply:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; you mistake me. I am no spy! I give this
+      information because it comes to my knowledge without my seeking it, and
+      not in any confidence. I do this for the good of my country, and not for
+      reward.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General bowed and applauded her devotion to her government. She
+      then bade him good-by and left for Nashua, refusing an escort.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Rosenfelt sent for his corps commanders that evening, and
+      explained the situation as he understood it. After examining the map and
+      showing his officers the manner he desired an assault to be made, should
+      he determine to attack, all agreed that there was no cause for delay.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The troops were in fine condition and 'eager for the fray.'
+      The General commanding told them to be ready to move at 'o'clock
+      in the morning. He would send them written instructions in the meantime.
+      So he prepared his orders and sent them out. First, his headquarters would
+      be with those of Gen. Papson's corps; that the army would march by
+      three different roads, leading from Nashua in a southerly direction. Gen.
+      McCabe, with his command, would march on the Franktown road; Gen. Papson,
+      with his command, being the center, on the Nolton and Shell-town Road;
+      Critsinger on the Murphy's Hill road. McCabe was to assail Harding's
+      forces on his road; but if Harding should fall back on the main rebel
+      line, in that event McCabe and Papson were both to bear to the left, so as
+      to present an unbroken front or line at or near Stone Run, opposite Murphy's
+      Hill. The movement commenced the next morning, but not so early as
+      directed. During the march McCabe ran against Harding's pickets,
+      when a skirmish began. The rebel forces fell back on their main line. Gen.
+      McCabe was delayed for some reason and did not reach Harding's main
+      position that day, but on the next. And when he did arrive, Harding had
+      left and was far away on his road to join Bigg's main force. The
+      rain was now falling in torrents, and Papson and Critsinger were troubled
+      to get their trains through the mud over very poor roads. When Gen.
+      Rosenfelt's forces were finally concentrated he was compelled to
+      rest one day, he thought, in order not to engage the enemy with his army
+      in a tired and worn-out condition.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy had to march about the same distance, however, in order
+      to make their concentration of forces. The ground over which the battle
+      must be fought lies between Stone Run and Overman's Creek; it is
+      slightly rolling ground, with sticky, clayish soil, in which the roads are
+      tortuous and easily worked up by teams so as to become almost impassable.
+      There were clearings on this ground, but they alternated with a chaparral
+      that was almost impenetrable. There are three roads through this valley,
+      between the two streams, which converge on Murphy's Hill.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Rosenfelt, after resting, formed his line with McCabe on the right,
+      Papson in the center, and Critsinger on the left, leaving Stone Run
+      between the enemy and himself. One or the other must cross this stream
+      sometime and somewhere during the engagement, in order to attack his
+      opponent. There is much in the first assault if made with decision. In the
+      evening, just before dark, one of McCabe's brigades struck one of
+      Wittington's (rebel) brigades. The contest was a severe one, in
+      which our forces were damaged very much. This ought to have proven that
+      the enemy were intending to cross the run and strike our right flank. But
+      it did not seem to disturb our commander in the least. That night
+      Rosenfelt laid before his corps commanders his plan of attack, which was
+      to throw his left across the run and attack and drive the rebel forces
+      from Murphy's Hill, and get between the hill and the enemy, and use
+      the high ground for artillery on the line and flank of the enemy; at the
+      same time strike him in the center with Papson, leaving McCabe to merely
+      hold his line to resist and not to attack.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being understood, all were to be ready the next morning to
+      carry out the plan of the battle laid down by the General commanding.
+      During the day Mrs. Lotty Houghton heard directly from one of the rebel
+      officers that they were to move that night all their available forces to
+      our right and attack us on our flank in the morning. So she concluded to
+      leave that day, in order to be out of the way of the battle, and started
+      south. After traveling several miles outside of the enemy's lines,
+      she cut across to the west and took the road leading from Nashua to
+      Pulaston. Traveling on that for some distance she struck across to the
+      road from Nashua to Murphy's Hill, following that until she came to
+      our pickets, and there asked to be shown to Army headquarters. She got in
+      very late, and the Sergeant made a mistake and took her to Gen. Papson. He
+      did not know her and was rather suspicious. She told him of the movement
+      of the enemy. He took her into his headquarters and sent out to find Gen.
+      Rosenfelt. But he could not be found. He was out somewhere looking after
+      his lines. This caused delay. He was not found until morning, and then not
+      until after the movement had commenced on his left. Critsinger was
+      crossing the run in front of Murphy's Hill. When Gen. Rosenfelt was
+      informed that Mrs. Houghton was in our lines, and of her statement made
+      about the enemy, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It cannot be so. Biggs cannot suspect our movement. But even
+      so, I will crush his right, which he has left exposed, and carry out my
+      plan before he can do anything.' Gen. Rosenfelt superintended the
+      crossing of the run in person. He saw the moment approaching when he could
+      throw himself with a vastly superior force upon the isolated division that
+      Gen. Biggs had left at the hill&mdash;the rest of Biggs's command
+      having crossed the run to his left. At this juncture skirmish firing was
+      heard, and in a very short time sharp musketry burst forth on our extreme
+      right.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At once Rosenfelt questioned in his mind, could Biggs have guessed
+      the movement by which he was menaced? Was he endeavoring to forestall it,
+      or was this one of those encounters between pickets? Or had Mrs. Houghton
+      brought to him the correct information? He at once sent to have her
+      brought to him. But she had left for Nashua on the turnpike road, so as to
+      be out of the way, as well as out of danger. Very soon the facts were
+      revealed to him, when too late, however, to retrace his steps. There was
+      nothing left but to attack the isolated force at once, as McCabe had
+      stated that he could hold his position against any force that might attack
+      him. The battle had commenced on his right, and the rebels were pressing
+      forward and gaining very great advantage. Our forces were taken completely
+      by surprise on our right&mdash;the soldiers were in their tents, the
+      officers scattered; the Chief of Artillery was at the headquarters of Gen.
+      McCabe; the artillery horses had been taken to water, and in the great
+      haste to get under arms each regiment formed in front of their tents. On
+      came the rebel division, pouring a terrific fire into our ranks, advancing
+      at every discharge, and loading as they came. Our artillery was mixed up
+      and the portion of it that could be got into position was operated in
+      vain. The two forces came together and fought hand to hand amid a musketry
+      fire that struck friend and foe alike. Gen. John's brigade held
+      their ground manfully, but could not long withstand the impetuosity of the
+      attack and the superiority of numbers. Their line broke in several places,
+      and the batteries, deprived of horses, fell into the hands of the enemy.
+      Gen. Willis's brigade was totally routed and he made a prisoner.
+      Kirkham's brigade was broken to pieces and routed. The first assault
+      did not last long, but was extremely damaging to our forces. Thus
+      attacked, our lines were falling back in the direction of Overman's
+      Creek, when Lawting's rebel cavalry fell upon their flank, capturing
+      many prisoners, guns, and much camp equipage. Polkhorn now assaulted Gen.
+      Davies' division with two fresh divisions. Davies repulsed the first
+      assault, but was struck in flank by Clayber, which forced him back. Potter's
+      brigade was by Clayber entirely dispersed. By this time our right flank
+      had been broken and driven back on Hospital Hill, and finally from there.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebel cavalry then came charging down, capturing many
+      prisoners. Our wagon trains, ammunition and rations were only saved by the
+      action of one regiment of our cavalry charging the rebel flank and forcing
+      them back. News reached Rosenfelt that his right was completely routed. He
+      at once countermanded his order to attack with his left, and moved to the
+      right in order to save a great disaster and perhaps his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the meantime Biggs was preparing to attack the center, and on
+      came one of his divisions in double column and struck the troops of a
+      general who was in waiting to receive them (Gen. Sherlin). The attack was
+      quick and terrible, but they were rolled back, attacked in turn, and the
+      rebel loss in one brigade was one-third of its force. Gen. Sull, one of
+      our brave officers, here lost his life while leading a charge. Rosenfelt
+      and Gen. Papson now commenced forming a new line, which had to be done
+      under a heavy fire, as the battle had extended down to and on the center.
+      Sherlin had fallen back to form on the new line. Rosen felt had become
+      excited, and was riding over the field with his hat off, ordering
+      everything he came to&mdash;batteries, regiments and companies. Papson,
+      who was always cool and calm in battle as on dress parade, had his corps
+      well in hand, and ordered Gen. Anderson, who was on his right and
+      adjoining Sherlin, to receive the enemy and give him the bayonet. There
+      had been a cessation of fighting for an hour, and the broken troops had
+      commenced to re-organize and get into line. Biggs, seeing that
+      postponement would not do, ordered up the division from Murphy's
+      Hill, and again the battle commenced with renewed vigor. Sherlin was
+      assailed first by Polkhorn. Gen. Anderson now seeing his chance, moved
+      quickly to Sherlin's support, and with a dash struck one of Polkhorn's
+      divisions in flank, and almost annihilated it. One of his brigades,
+      Stephen Lyon commanding, was ordered to charge against another division.
+      This was handsomely done, and the rebels fell back rapidly. At this time
+      Biggs came into the fray, and led back his broken brigades in person, but
+      they fared the same as before. In this assault Sherlin lost his other two
+      brigade commanders, and had his troops somewhat demoralized for a time;
+      but they soon recovered and the attacking commenced on our side. Our lines
+      were moved forward and the battle was furious; first an advantage was
+      gained on the one side and then on the other. At last our men became
+      encouraged and were fighting with a firm conviction that we were gaining
+      ground and driving the enemy back. During an hour of hard stand-up
+      hand-to-hand fighting, officers and men fell like the leaves of Autumn
+      after a bitter frost. Night then closed in, leaving the two armies facing
+      each other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A profound silence prevailed during the night, interrupted only by
+      the groans and the shrieks of the wounded and dying, after a constant
+      strife, which had lasted for ten hours. No more sanguinary struggle for
+      the length of time was ever witnessed. During this day there was not a
+      single regiment of our troops that had not been more or less engaged. The
+      enemy's cavalry had crossed the run below our army and captured and
+      destroyed a great quantity of our provisions, ammunition, etc. That night
+      no rations were distributed. The poor boys gathered around the campfires
+      and anxiously inquired about missing comrades, and what of the day
+      to-morrow. Many of the soldiers thought our army surrounded. Three of our
+      Generals had fallen during the day, and many thousand poor soldiers were
+      killed, wounded and captured.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That night Gens. Anderson and Sherlin met for the first time, and
+      in talking over the morrow both agreed that they would die on that ground
+      or win the battle, and they infused this same determination into all they
+      met.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs thought that Rosenfelt would retreat during the night. He
+      could not believe that he would undertake to maintain himself in the
+      position in which he bad been forced. He thought that he had only to wait
+      until morning to gather the fruits of a great victory. He was mistaken.
+      The next morning he found the Union forces in a compact line skirting the
+      timber, with hastily thrown-up earthworks. If Rosenfelt had made his
+      movement, on the information given by Mrs. Houghton, earlier in the day,
+      instead of the afternoon, he would, perhaps, have met with no disaster.
+      But the next day, when he found that Biggs did not attack, he determined
+      to do so. He made the same movement that he began the day before, and was
+      driven back in his first attempt to take the hill. He then began a general
+      assault, and retook all the positions lost the day before. The loss of the
+      enemy was very heavy, and the victory of the second day was complete. Gen.
+      Anderson moved out with his division by the side of Sherlin, and the two
+      seemed to vie with each other as to which could face the greatest danger.
+      The rebels lost two Generals, killed that day. In the two days'
+      fighting the losses on both sides were most serious. In the evening, after
+      the battle was concluded, as General Anderson was riding over the field
+      near Hospital Hill, he discovered a rebel officer leaning against the root
+      of a tree. There were two rebel soldiers with him. He was very pale, and
+      not able to speak in louder tones than a whisper. The General dismounted,
+      giving his reins to his orderly. Approaching the group, the two soldiers
+      arose and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, we surrender.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is not my purpose. I do not come to make prisoners, but
+      to know if I can be of any service to this wounded officer.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As the General spoke, the wounded officer said, in a whisper:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tom, is that you?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General, reaching out his hand to Capt.
+      Whitthorne, in whom he recognized his wife's cousin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Whitthorne took his hand and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am dying. I want you to tell cousin Mary that I have never
+      forgotten her; I love her, and wish I could see her now. We will not speak
+      of our differences now; the approach of death softens our hearts. You are
+      a brave man, Tom. I am proud of you, even as an enemy. When I die, as I
+      will in a few minutes&mdash;I can only last a little while&mdash;will you
+      bury me just where I fell? There is the spot,' looking over his left
+      shoulder and asking one of the men to mark it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This exertion caused the blood to flow profusely, as he had been
+      shot through the lungs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a few minutes he breathed his last. Gen. Anderson had him
+      properly interred at the place where he requested, and marked it with a
+      headstone with his name upon it. He wrote to his wife the facts as I have
+      given them to you. Gen. Anderson never alluded to him afterwards except in
+      the most respectful terms. When Mary, the General's wife, received a
+      letter giving an account of her cousin's death, she wept, but said
+      nothing.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But to return to the results of the battle: Biggs retreated and
+      left the field to Rosenfelt, who concluded to go into winter quarters
+      instead of making pursuit. He said it was necessary that his army should
+      recuperate. Wishing, however, to cover Nashua, he sent a command out to
+      the west from Murphy's Hill, on the road to Frank-town. It fell upon
+      Stephen Lyon's brigade to go. He was quite unwell, but would by this
+      station have an independent command&mdash;his brigade and two regiments of
+      cavalry and two batteries of artillery&mdash;consequently he was gratified
+      by the order. In marching the command moved slowly, there not being an
+      urgent necessity for their presence at Franktown. On the second day's
+      march they halted and had a luncheon at a spring by the roadside.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Stephen Lyon was lying on a mattress in an ambulance. When the
+      command had rested he sent them forward, remaining at the spring himself,
+      saying to his officers that he would come on after resting, as he could
+      soon overtake them. H e kept with him only one officer (Lieut. Curtis),
+      two orderlies and the driver, not dreaming of an enemy being in that part
+      of the country, as Biggs's army was many miles south of Stone Run,
+      or rather to the southeast at Tullahoming.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Col. Joseph Whitthorne (then Brigadier-General), with a detachment
+      of cavalry, came dashing up. He captured Lieut. Curtis and the two
+      orderlies and driver, and then asked who the officer was that was lying in
+      the ambulance. On being told that it was Gen. Stephen Lyon, he replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have sworn to kill him if I ever met him, for sending a
+      spy into my camp.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Stephen was unarmed, and protested that he knew nothing about the
+      charges alleged against him. But it did no good. Whitthorne ordered his
+      men to shoot him, and it was done and my poor boy was in this cold-blooded
+      way murdered by this gang of bushwhackers. My other sons had his body
+      taken back to Murphy's Hill and buried. I never knew who murdered
+      him until the war was over.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0015" id="linkimage-0015">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0182.jpg" alt="The Murder of Steven Lyon 182 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The old man again broke down and for a time was unable to proceed,
+      but at last said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You can see how the fates were against my family. When the news was
+      received at home my poor wife could not rally under these successive
+      blows, and she lay sick for months. I thought she would soon follow the
+      poor boys. When she did recover it was only partially. She was never well
+      afterwards.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the battle, Gen. Anderson thought he would look up his
+      military family, as his headquarters had been sent to the rear during the
+      conflict. Capt. Day and Capt. Jackson were near him all the time, and were
+      no better posted than the General as to where the headquarters were.
+      Finally they were found some three miles to the rear. The orderlies,
+      driver, cook, etc., were found established at the headquarters; but old
+      Ham, poor old man, was nowhere to be found. A general search was at once
+      instituted, and finally he jumped up like a rabbit from some thick
+      underbrush. When he came out he looked all around, and at last realizing
+      who the parties were that had discovered him he threw up his hands and
+      exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Bress the good Laud, and you'uns are not all killed.
+      Afo' de Laud I never 'spected to see any you good people agin.
+      And heah is Massa Gen'l Tom, and Massa Jackson and Massa Capt. Day.
+      Well! well! if dis isn't a sprize to ole Ham.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham, how did you get here? What made you run away? I thought
+      you were going to stay with us.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah, I thought so, too; but, sah, de shell, de guns and
+      de bums dey all come rite down over whar I was, and I not know how to
+      fight. One ob de mans git me a gun and fix it up, and I git behind a tree
+      and poke it out and pull de trigger, and bress de Laud it shoot de wrong
+      way and I fine myself knocked ober away off from de tree. Den I said dis
+      is no place for dis darkey, and I gits; dats what I does, and I corned
+      along pretty fas' and I got wid de wagons, and pretty soon de
+      hossmen ob de Sesh&mdash;I b'leves dey calls 'em cabalry&mdash;dey
+      come on de run and burned up de wagons and slashed 'bout and cussed
+      about de Yanks and swared about de niggers and skeered me out ob my breff.
+      Den I gits in de woods and creeps under de brush and dar I stay, and sho'
+      you born I thought ebery one was killed, I wouldn't never come out
+      if you hadn't found me, sho'. I done thought I neber see Marfa
+      no more. O, bress de Laud, I's hungry doe.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, come along, Ham; I guess I will have to send you home;
+      you seem not to take to war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sah! Massa Gen'l, 'spect it be de bes';
+      for afore de Laud I feels curous when you is fitin'. Somehow I doesn't
+      jes' feel rite all de time dey is shootin'. It seems dey would
+      kill a darky jes'as quick as dey do a white man.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General; 'why not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sah, I doesn't know why; it 'pears like
+      dey wouldn't kill the darkies when we work for dem so long. But de
+      Sesh dey is quar folks dey is; dey fight doe, don' dey, Massa Tom?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; they fight like other people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time they were at headquarters, and Ham got hold of his
+      namesake and devoured it as a wild beast would have done. Ham was very
+      serious and finally said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Massa Tom, I guess dey not fight any mo' berry soon,
+      does dey?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General replied that he did not know.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Ham, 'I guess I stay wid you a while
+      longer. You won't write home 'bout me gittin' in de
+      bush, will you'uns?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No; if you wish us not to do so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'O, for de Laud's sake! Marfa she d neber lib wid dis
+      darky no mo' if she know what I do. You won't tell her, Massa
+      Tom, will you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Ham; I will keep it a secret from her.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, den, I will try him once mo'. I 'spects I
+      stay here nex' time. I knows I do. O, I knows de nex' time,
+      sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;All right, Ham; you get around now and get our things together, and
+      look after my &ldquo;traps.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, massa, yes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham's conduct and explanations afforded great amusement for
+      the boys around headquarters for some time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Zeke Inglesby said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, I did not know before that Gen. Stephen Lyon, who was
+      murdered at Bethesda Springs, was your son. I know all about his murder. I
+      belonged to his brigade. That dastardly murder was considered by all
+      soldiers as one of the most outrageous acts and cold-blooded murders ever
+      known in civilized warfare.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Oh, yes. I grieved over his death very greatly, he being the second
+      one of our dear boys murdered outright&mdash;the fourth dead since the war
+      began. It chilled the blood of our whole family. The strangest thing to me
+      was how Gen. Anderson, Capt. Jackson and Col. Peter could restrain
+      themselves so as not to mention the name of his murderer, in all their
+      conversations about his death; but, as I said, I never knew who did it
+      until after the war. I could easily understand the reason for their not
+      telling the name. Mary Anderson, being his sister, was never told the
+      facts; nor my wife nor any of us at the time, the boys fearing that it
+      might cause an unpleasant feeling even to know the fact that a near
+      relative of one of our family could be such a barbarian.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was kept quite close at home for some months with our family,
+      being their only protection within call. During this time no man ever
+      suffered more in spirit. I can see it all before me now: my poor wife's
+      agony, the sorrowing of David's widow, Mary Anderson's
+      trouble, the two poor little children&mdash;their questions about their
+      Uncle Stephen, who killed him, and why? These questions I could not
+      answer.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this point Dr. Adams inquired if Gen. Rosenfelt ever expressed any
+      regret at not listening to the information imparted to him on the morning
+      of the battle.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No, sir; I did not so understand.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, did you know anything of Mrs. Houghton after this?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; she continued to do good service for our cause, as you will
+      learn hereafter.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel here called in Mrs. Wilson. She was a bright and beautiful
+      woman. He took her in his arms and said to us:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This dear child and one boy, the son of another of my boys, are all
+      of whom I can now boast.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      His speech at this point was so pathetic and saddening, that the whole
+      party were unconsciously moved to tears. His voice trembled, and he slowly
+      walked out of the room, overwhelmed by the sad memories he had awakened.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0011" id="link2HCH0011">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     THE COURT-MARTIAL.&mdash;AT MURPHY'S HILL.&mdash;THE TWO OPPOSING
+     ARMIES AND THEIR MOVEMENTS.&mdash;JAMES WHITCOMB'S TRIAL.&mdash;
+     SENTENCED TO DEATH AND PARDONED BY THE PRESIDENT.
+
+     &ldquo;But mercy is above this sceptered sway,
+     It is enthroned in the heart of kings,
+     It is an attribute to God himself;
+     And earthly power doth then show likest God's,
+     When mercy seasons Justice.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Biggs having taken up his position in the angle of the
+      headwaters of Goose River and Cane's Fork, near Tullahoming, in the
+      midst of a rich valley, Rosenfelt at once commenced repairing the
+      railroads and throwing up earthworks near Murphy's Hill, which
+      almost encircled the entire place. There he remained during the winter and
+      following spring. The two armies were principally engaged in watching each
+      other, neither being willing to risk an advance against the other. For
+      several months this situation continued. The only operations that marked
+      this long period of inaction on the part of the two armies were a series
+      of small exploits which were calculated to cause the two armies to
+      degenerate into small bands, that could only be employed in harassing
+      their enemies. The rebels got ready, however, and made the first attempt.
+      Gen. Weller, with a brigade of cavalry, pushed his way up within a few
+      miles of Nashua, burned a railroad bridge, then descended on the right
+      bank of the Le-Harp River to the banks of Combination River, and there
+      seized several of our transports, which were loaded with supplies. He
+      burned these with all their cargoes. One of our gunboats reached the scene
+      of action just in time to also become a prey to the flames.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This act on the part of the rebel cavalrymen in its audacity seems
+      to have completely paralyzed our mounted troops, and Weller was permitted
+      to return entirely unmolested. In a very short time, elated by his
+      success, he concentrated a force of some 3,000 men under Gens. Forrester
+      and Lawting, with two batteries, within twenty miles of Nashua. Gen.
+      Rosenfelt, seeing that the rebels were riding all around and about him
+      with impunity, sent Gen. Davies with one division of infantry, and two
+      brigades of cavalry commanded by Gen. Minting, in order to hem Weller in
+      and 'bag him' and take him into camp, as the soldiers would
+      say. Davies marched from Murphy's Hill to Eagle Cove; Sleeman
+      marched from Nashua with a division of infantry, upon Tyrone; Minting
+      moved away to the south by way of Franktown, where the forces were all to
+      close in like pulling the drawstring of a bag and closing it over your
+      game. But when opened there was no Weller inside. The next heard of him he
+      had pushed on far to the northwest, and while our forces were closing in
+      at Franktown, Weller had again reached the borders of Combination River at
+      Mariam's Crossing, and appeared before Dolinsburg on the next day.
+      You remember the great battle fought at Dolinsburg, where Gen. Tom.
+      Anderson was thought to have been killed, but was found by me in the darky's
+      cabin?&rdquo; They answered: &ldquo;Yes; that could not be forgotten.&rdquo;
+      &ldquo;Well, gentlemen, this place was still commanded by good old Col.
+      Harden. He had but 700 men all told. The place was encircled by parapets
+      commanding the ravines north and south. In the center the Colonel had
+      constructed large earthworks, and mounted thereon one 32-pounder. He also
+      had a section of field-guns. The rebels lost no time in making their
+      dispositions, and were ready for the assault. Col. Harden hastily made
+      preparations to receive the enemy. He placed his women and sick on a
+      transport that lay at the wharf. That being done, the old Colonel said to
+      his men: 'Boys, here I will die before I will lower that flag.'
+      and his command all cheered him, and said 'we agree to that
+      sentiment.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Weller was now ready; he ordered Forrester and Law-ting to advance
+      and attack. But before doing so he thought it would be the more correct
+      warfare to summon the garrison to surrender. He did so by sending a flag
+      of truce and demanding a surrender of the fort. Col. Harden inquired by
+      what authority the surrender was demanded. The reply was that Gen. Weller
+      demanded it 'in the name of Jefferson Davis, President of the
+      Southern Confederacy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tell Gen. Weller that if Mr. Davis is here in person I will
+      see him; but if Gen. Weller wants this fort he must take it at the point
+      of the bayonet. Col. Harden never surrenders to the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was reported to Gen. Weller, and he remarked, 'We will
+      see.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Forrester deployed his command and moved forward up the hill, but
+      as he galloped up under a heavy fire his loss was severe. The soldiers who
+      were defending that part of the outer works retreated inside of the heavy
+      fortifications. A murderous and destructive fire was now opened upon the
+      enemy from all sides of the works.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Forrester fell back and formed a new line, and Weller put his whole
+      force in action. Lawting joined Forrester on the right, and the assault
+      was made.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Col. Harden said: 'Boys, here they come; let them charge
+      close up before you fire. Fill that old 32-pounder with bullets on top of
+      the shell;' and they did.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So Forrester charged with his men right up to the works. Col.
+      Harden gave the command 'Fire!' and with one volley from
+      muskets and the old 32-pounder the cavalry retreated in every direction;
+      many horses and men fell under this terrible fire. Our men leaped out of
+      the works, and with bayonets fixed charged down against Forrester's
+      men and captured many of them. Forrester's best Colonel was killed
+      and his command routed and demoralized. Lawting had captured the Cemetery
+      Ridge, where some of Col. Harden's men had made a stand, but finding
+      they could not hold it, fell back into the fort. Darkness here closed in
+      and the old flag still floated over Dolins-burg. During the night a
+      gunboat came to the rescue.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning there were no rebels in sight, save killed and
+      wounded. Dolinsburg was never again assaulted by the enemy during the war.
+      Col. Harden was a brave man, and dearly beloved by my whole family; not
+      alone for his bravery, but for his kindness to Gen. Anderson during his
+      stay at the Colonel's Headquarters.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Weller was being followed up by Davies, who had finally gotten on
+      his track. But he took another tack; he moved a short distance, as if
+      intending to meet Davies, and then suddenly wheeled to the right and
+      reached Center-town by way of Pinche's Factory, along the line of
+      Goose River. After fording the river he called a halt at Colesburg. His
+      men were now worn out with fatigue, and his horses totally unfitted for
+      further service until thoroughly recuperated. This ended Gen. Weller's
+      exploits for a considerable length of time. Just then another raider
+      appeared upon the scene&mdash;one Gen. Van Doring, in command of some
+      5,000 fresh cavalry. This new force gave the enemy courage, and they at
+      once renewed their former audacity. They were determined to wipe out if
+      possible the terrible and painful result of their attack upon Col. Harden
+      at Dolinsburg, and immediately advanced within a short distance of
+      Rosenfelt's main encampment, drove in his outposts, and threatened
+      his short Une of communication with Nashua. By this time large
+      re-enforcements had arrived by way of transports up the Combination River
+      to Nashua. Sleeman's division had moved forward to the main force at
+      Murphy's Hill. The General felt that he must rid the country of
+      these raiders, or his situation would become intolerable. His detachments,
+      except in large bodies, could not venture out of camp without danger of
+      being attacked by rebel cavalry. Later on, one day, a report came that our
+      outposts were attacked and part of them captured within a few miles of his
+      main army. Rosenfelt was greatly excited to think that with his force of
+      cavalry&mdash;one brigade at Nashua, one at Franktown supported by a
+      division of infantry at each place, and two brigades at his main position&mdash;the
+      rebels were audacious enough to come in sight of his camp and menace him.
+      Just at this moment Gen. Sherlin, a small man, but a great soldier, came
+      into his headquarters and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, how would you like to have an infantry commander
+      take one of your detachments of cavalry and try his hand on Van Doring,
+      who, I understand, is running round your camp playing marbles on your boys'
+      coat-tails?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir,' said Rosenfelt, 'I wish we had some
+      one like old Col. Harden at Dolinsburg after this fellow Van Doring. Do
+      you think you can run him back on his own ground?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I will try.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, you may try your hand to-day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All right,' said Sherlin; 'I am now ready, and I
+      want only 1,000 men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General ordered two regiments to report; they did so promptly,
+      and were off. They started with Sherlin at their head, and were not long
+      in reaching Brady's Wood, where the enemy was strongly posted.
+      Without hesitating for one moment Sherlin attacked them and charged, saber
+      in hand. The contest was of short duration. The rebels had not seen that
+      kind of cavalry fighting before. They were soon routed and driven in great
+      disorder back to and across Goose River. Sherlin returned the next day
+      with 200 prisoners and a command of encouraged men. This aroused great
+      jealousy with the cavalry officers, and made him the subject of many
+      remarks. But he went quietly back to his command of infantry without any
+      exultation or mention of his victory.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Sherlin and Gen. Anderson that evening were speaking of our
+      cavalry, when Sherlin remarked that they only wanted some one to teach
+      them how to fight.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true,' said Gen. Anderson; 'we must
+      obtain consent to go out and attack the enemy whenever and wherever we may
+      find him. We now have re-enforcements, our army is fresh and well supplied
+      in all respects.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General commanding finding this feeling existing, and seeing
+      that his re-enforcements had all come forward and were in camp, amounting
+      to some 14,000, while Biggs had only received the 5,000 cavalry under Van
+      Doring, he felt that he could afford to make a forward movement and attack
+      his antagonist wherever he might be found. So he commenced by directing
+      that our forces were to make Goose River our line for the present, by
+      first driving the enemy to the south side of the same, and if possible
+      force him out of this part of the country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherlin's division and two brigades of cavalry were to march
+      to Eagle Cove and thence to Columbiana; Sleeman's division, with
+      other troops, were to form the center; the left was to move on Shelltown;&mdash;the
+      whole to concentrate on and along the north bank of Goose River. Gen.
+      Corbin, being in advance on the road leading to Columbiana, met Van Doring
+      at Spring Hill, and after five hours' hard fighting surrendered his
+      whole command. When this news reached Rosenfelt, who was still at Murphy's
+      Hill, it disturbed him much. The troops having now marched for a week over
+      very bad roads through rain and mud, he directed them to return to their
+      former positions, 'having accomplished all that the commanding
+      General desired,' as he said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Kentucky was at this time infested with raiders and guerrillas.
+      Gen. Broomfield, who had about that time been sent to the West to command
+      the Department of Kentucky, soon cleared that State of these pests. Their
+      mode of warfare on either side was merely harassing without accomplishing
+      any great results. Very soon Rosenfelt's troops were again within
+      his old camp lines, and Forrester commenced annoying him in many ways.
+      Gen. Papson being at Rosenfelt's Headquarters, in conversation
+      remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If you will allow Gen. Anderson, of my corps, to take
+      command of a division of your cavalry, and give him instructions that
+      Forrester must be driven beyond Goose River and kept there, I will
+      guarantee good results.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Rosenfelt readily assented, and the arrangements were made and the
+      order given. The command started, and by rapid marches came up to
+      Forrester at a point near Auburnville, and drove him as far as Winter
+      Hill, a point where the general headquarters of the rebel cavalry had been
+      for some days. Gen. Anderson charged down upon them with his whole force
+      in regular old English cavalry style, with drawn sabers. The rebel cavalry
+      made stubborn resistance, but our force drove them from their position
+      with much slaughter. They retreated in great confusion, and were closely
+      pursued and sorely pressed until they were forced to cross Goose River at
+      different points. The country was now cleared of them for the present.
+      Gen. Anderson returned with 600 prisoners. This ended the raids, and our
+      army was not subjected to these harassing exploits again while it remained
+      at Murphy's Hill. During these many annoyances by the rebel cavalry
+      our troops were sent after them so frequently and marched so rapidly, and
+      at times such great distances, that they often became weary and footsore.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The day after Gen. Anderson returned from driving Forrester out of
+      this portion of the country a division of infantry under Sleeman returned
+      from a very long and circuitous march. On the detail for guard duty that
+      night was a boy from one of the Michigan regiments, (the 1st Michigan I
+      think,) who during the night was found asleep on his watch. He was
+      arrested and taken to the guard-house. The young man was greatly troubled.
+      He had been a good soldier; had never shirked any duty imposed upon him.
+      The next day he was reported by Serg't Smith as being found asleep
+      while on duty. This was a serious matter,&mdash;the penalty being death if
+      found guilty. The report was taken to Gen. Sleeman, and by him transmitted
+      to Gen. Rosenfelt with a request that he order the Court-Martial, if one
+      should be decided upon. The General at once ordered the Court. I never
+      have believed that severe punishments in the army were productive of good
+      discipline. The best soldiers are the kindest men, and the most successful
+      are those who inflict the fewest severe punishments upon their men. The
+      detail for the Court was made and the charges filed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Court held its sessions at Gen. Rosenfelt's Headquarters.
+      The poor boy was brought out of the guardhouse in the presence of the
+      Court. He was 20 years old, very slight, light complexion, light auburn
+      hair, large blue eyes, delicate frame, and, in fact, looked almost as much
+      like a girl as a boy. His appearance made a deep impression upon the
+      members of the Court; great sympathy was felt for him. The Judge-Advocate
+      asked him if he had any objections to the Court, which was composed of
+      officers from Gen. Sleeman's Division, with Gen. Sleeman as
+      President of the Court. The boy answered that he had no objections;
+      'for,' said he, 'I do not know any of the officers. I
+      know but few persons in the army. I know only my messmates. I am not
+      acquainted with any of the officers of my own company. I know their names,
+      but have no personal acquaintance with either of them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you never talk with any of your company officers?'
+      inquired the Judge-Advocate.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied the youth; 'I have never asked
+      a favor since I have been in the army. I have obeyed orders, and strictly
+      performed my duty and asked no questions.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Have you any relatives?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir; I have an aged father and mother, and one sister.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What was your business before entering the service?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I was a sales-boy in the wholesale dry-goods store of
+      Baldwin &amp; Chandler, in Detroit, Mich., where my parents live.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Have you written to your parents or sister since your
+      arrest?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; I asked permission to do so, but it was refused me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Sleeman, an old man, full of sympathy and kind feelings, on
+      the impulse of the moment said, 'That was an outrage.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Judge-Advocate reminded the General that such remarks were not
+      proper in the presence of the Court.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General, 'I spoke before I
+      thought; but the impropriety of the remark does not change my opinion.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The charges were read to the boy, charging him that in this,
+      'he, James Whitcomb, a private soldier, was regularly detailed and
+      placed on guard duty, and that he slept while on post in the face of the
+      enemy, thereby endangering the Army of the United States.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Judge-Advocate advised the boy to plead 'not guilty,'
+      which he did.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment Capt. Jackson Lyon came along where the Court
+      was in session, and for the first time heard of this trial. He listened
+      for a moment and heard the name of the boy mentioned, and it struck him at
+      once that it might be Seraine's brother. He waited until the Court
+      adjourned and asked permission to speak to the boy. It being granted, he
+      ascertained that James Whitcomb was the brother of Seraine, who had gone
+      South in search of Henry. He told the boy to be of good cheer&mdash;to
+      admit nothing; that when they proved the charge, as perhaps they would, to
+      ask permission to make a statement, and then to tell all about his march;
+      the reason for his inability to keep awake, and all about his condition on
+      that night, and that he, Capt. Jackson Lyon, would look after him; but not
+      to mention him as his friend, but as one only feeling a sympathy for him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson wrote to me that day all about the case, and thought it was
+      best that his father and mother should not be made aware of his arrest and
+      trial, but that I should write to the President all about the case, and do
+      no more until he (Jackson) should arrive. My son Jackson was a very
+      cool-headed man, and always did everything in the manner that would create
+      the least excitement or suspicion. You see, he had a plan in a moment for
+      the safety of this poor boy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, to get back. The next day the Court reassembled at 12 o'clock
+      and proceeded with the trial. The witnesses were sworn. Serg't Smith
+      exhibited the detail for the guard, as well as the detail from the boy's
+      company, and the report of the detail to him with James Whitcomb's
+      name on the same. He then showed the time for the boy's guard-duty
+      to commence on that relief, and finally, by the Officer of the Guard who
+      went around with the relief guard, that the boy was found asleep and did
+      not arouse from his slumber when he was challenged, but that the Sergeant
+      of the Guard had to shake him quite hard to arouse him. This, you can see,
+      was very strong and hard to get over.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;that was a strong case. I was
+      hoping to hear that there was a mistake about it.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Maj. Clymer said: &ldquo;Well, I hope he was acquitted. I have slept many
+      a time on my horse during a hard march, when if I had been placed on
+      guard-duty I would have gone to sleep in five minutes.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So have I,&rdquo; said Capt. Zeke Inglesby.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes. I have no doubt of that; but it is not the men who commit
+      acts against law that are always punished, but those who are caught. These
+      men seemed to think this a terrible crime in this boy, and yet, perhaps,
+      there was not one of them who could have done differently under the same
+      circumstances.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the witnesses had been heard against the poor boy, he showed
+      great mental suffering and agony; the disgrace to his parents and sister
+      was what troubled him so much. His company officers were sworn, and stated
+      that prior to this no complaint had ever been made against the boy. That
+      although they only knew him as a soldier, they had always observed his
+      neatness and soldierly appearance and bearing; they all thought that the
+      march the two days before and until 9 o'clock the night on which he
+      was found asleep on post, was calculated to tire out a boy of his frail
+      organization.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Chief Surgeon stated that a boy of his constitution would be
+      very likely to drop to sleep anywhere after such a strain upon his
+      physical strength.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This closed the evidence with the exception of one witness. The boy
+      asked if he could make a statement to the Court. Some discussion arose on
+      this point. The Court was cleared, and Jackson said that he afterwards
+      learned that old Gen. Sleeman grew very angry at the idea of refusing an
+      innocent boy a chance to say a word in his own defense. Finally, it was
+      agreed that the boy might make his statement. He arose, and, with a
+      tremulous voice and much agitation, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gentlemen of the Court: I am a poor boy. My life is of no
+      value to me, and but little to my country. I have risked it several times
+      without fear or nervousness. For my parents' sake I would like to go
+      through this war with an honorable record. To take my life would do me but
+      little harm. I can meet death as a true soldier. But what can this great
+      Government gain by taking my life? You can inflict ruin, distress and
+      misery upon an old man and woman, and upon my queenly sister, who is now
+      going through more perils, if I am correctly informed, than any of us. I
+      came to the army not for gain. I was getting much more pay without risking
+      my life, but I felt it my duty to aid in sustaining our Government. I did
+      not dream, however, that in the event that I should escape death from the
+      hands of the enemies of our country that, for an unhappy result entirely
+      unavoidable, my comrades-in-arms would hasten to make a sacrifice of me.
+      Were I guilty of anything that I could have avoided, then I would not ask
+      for leniency; but this I could not avoid. That I slept on my post I will
+      not deny; but I pray you hear my excuse. It is this: Two days before this
+      offense was committed, we had marched through rain and mud some twenty
+      miles in pursuit (as it was said) of Forrester's cavalry. I did not
+      see many horse tracks in the road, however, and took it that our forces
+      had captured all their horses, and that the rebels were taking it on foot,
+      as we were.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here Gen. Sleeman laughed, and said <i>sotto voce</i>: 'That
+      boy ought to be put in command of our cavalry, instead of being shot.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The night of this march my messmate, John Martin, a boy of
+      my own age and my neighbor before coming to the army, was taken quite ill.
+      It was his turn to be on guard. I took his guard duty that night, and was
+      entirely without sleep. When not on post I was attending to him, as he
+      would have done for me. The next day John was not able to carry his
+      knapsack and gun on the march, and as we had no transportation, I carried
+      his as well as my own. The burden was very great for me, and when we
+      arrived in camp I was completely exhausted. John was not able to stand my
+      guard, and when I told the Sergeant my condition, he would not excuse me,
+      and gave as a reason that I had no business to carry John's gun and
+      knapsack, inasmuch as I had no orders from him to do so. I think the
+      Sergeant would do much better as a General than as a Sergeant. I may do
+      him injustice, and I would not do that for the world, but I do believe
+      that he entertains the same high opinion of himself that I do of him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At which remark old Gen. Sleeman laughed again, and said, so as to
+      be heard, 'That boy will be a man some day, and, by the eternal, it
+      would be a crime&mdash;yes, a murder&mdash;to shoot him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Continuing, James Whitcomb said: 'This, gentlemen of the
+      Court, is my excuse, no more, no less. I hope that John Martin may be
+      called to verify my statement.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the boy sat down the whole Court were in tears.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;John Martin was called, and he did verify everything that had been
+      stated by James Whitcomb. This closed the evidence in the case. The Court
+      adjourned until the next day at 12 o'clock. When they met they began
+      the consideration of the verdict. The Judge-Advocate charged the Court
+      that the evidence was clear and conclusive; that the law fixed the
+      penalty; that there was no way out of it; they must find the fact that he
+      did sleep on his post, and that fact being found, the verdict must be
+      death.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Court was two days coming to a conclusion. When they did, my
+      God, it was enough to make a man's blood run cold in his veins. They
+      found him guilty on all the charges and specifications, and sentenced him
+      to be shot to death, with only ten days' respite. The sentence was
+      approved, and orders given to manacle the boy and double his guard. Gen.
+      Sleeman raved like a madman, and came near resigning; said if the boy was
+      shot he would at once resign. As soon as the judgment of the Court was
+      known, Jackson took a leave of absence for ten days and left on the train
+      that evening for home. He came, and on his arrival was looking like a
+      ghost. All ran to him to welcome him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He soon assumed his wonted calmness, and talked with his mother,
+      Mary Anderson and Jennie, as well as the little girls, telling them all
+      about the army. His mother was still sick in bed over the murder of our
+      son Stephen; but we all enjoyed seeing Jackson, and were glad to know that
+      Peter and Gen. Anderson were well. Our family, you will observe, was not
+      very large at this time. Jackson made Aunt Martha happy by telling her
+      that Ham was well, and was behaving splendidly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Thank de good Laud for dat. I always 'spects to hear
+      he killed. But I knows Ham; he am awful coward. He allers runs off when
+      dere is any danger. I have to look out for dat.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson had a full report of the proceedings of the Court-Martial
+      so far as the testimony and the boy's statement was concerned. He
+      read the whole statement over to Jennie (David's widow), Mary
+      Anderson and myself. As he read the boy's statement the two ladies
+      burst into tears. Mary Anderson arose and walked the floor, looking like a
+      Queen, and seemingly much excited. Finally she said&mdash;I shall ever
+      remember her words:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My God, what does all this mean? Has the great Father
+      forsaken this family? Four have already lost their lives, and one now
+      suffering in some loathsome prison if alive; my husband and Peter nearly
+      at death's door on more than one occasion; Seraine Whitcomb, a
+      lovely girl, with her only brother in the army (he a mere boy), she leaves
+      her old father and mother to take the chances of her life through the
+      lines searching for one of our family, and now her only brother under
+      sentence of death for what he could not help doing. Capt. Jackson, what do
+      you propose?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson replied that some one must proceed to Washington at once,
+      and that he thought it was not best to let the boy's parents in
+      Detroit know the facts, they being old people and alone (according to the
+      statement of the boy), and as the young lady is doubtless searching for
+      Henry, as we all surmise from her letter to our father, it is certainly
+      our duty to look after this boy's case ourselves. I have only ten
+      days' leave from my duty, and therefore brought these papers,
+      thinking that father might perhaps go to see the President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mary Anderson spoke up at once and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; no, sir. Your father will not go. He must not leave
+      Aunt Sarah in her present condition. I will go; yes, I will go at once.
+      Get me a ticket, I want no trunk; my satchel will do. I will be off on the
+      first train.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jennie said, 'Why, Mary, you will not go, will you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, I am going. I am determined to do so. It is settled; so
+      do not attempt to stop me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Jennie, 'Uncle Daniel, what shall we
+      do?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied, 'She is determined on it, and we will just help
+      her to get off at once.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So the ticket was procured and Mary was off with a good-bye, taking
+      with her a full statement of the case made out by Jackson, also his
+      letter, and a letter from me to the President. Under the circumstances
+      this was a painful trip to her&mdash;the anxiety as to her success; the
+      fact that she knew nothing about the family in whose behalf she was
+      enlisted. She a stranger to the President, how should she approach him?
+      What could she say to him? Suppose he would refuse to interpose in behalf
+      of the boy? And a thousand inquiries would come to her mind to annoy her.
+      She slept none on her way, but finally arrived safely in Washington, and
+      went directly to the Executive Mansion without stopping to take a mouthful
+      of food or a moment's repose.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When she reached the threshold of the mansion she came near
+      fainting; her courage and strength both seemed to leave her all at once.
+      Presently her strength returned, and she asked to be admitted. The usher
+      said, 'I will see,' and took her name to the President; also
+      my letter. The President was alone. She could not speak. The President
+      came forward and took her by the hand and greeted her most kindly, saying
+      that he almost knew her; that he knew much of her through me, as I had
+      spoken of her in connection with her husband. The President said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Your brave husband is so well known to me through my friend
+      Mr. Lyon, and through his daring on the field, that you would need no
+      introduction more than that I should know who you are; and I take it that
+      you are on an errand of mercy, as I am sure you could not be here to ask
+      anything for your husband, as I would do anything for him, as he knows,
+      merely for the asking by himself or my friend Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Mr. President; you will never be troubled by me in that
+      way. I am truly on an errand of mercy and justice'; and here she
+      broke down and wept.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When she recovered she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. President, my errand is to save the destruction of a
+      good family.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She then recited the facts as to the two old people, and that
+      Seraine, the only daughter, was now on an errand of mercy South somewhere.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President replied that he remembered giving her a letter at the
+      request of his friend Daniel Lyon, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My dear Mrs. Anderson, there is hardly anything that I would
+      not do for any of Mr. Lyon's family, as well as Gen. Anderson and
+      yourself; and, certainly, if to prevent a calamity to such a family as you
+      describe Mr. Whitcomb's to be, I would do anything that would be
+      proper and reasonable for me to do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She was very much encouraged by these remarks, and began to feel
+      more at ease.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President, seeing this, asked her many questions about her
+      husband's health, and also about my family. When she spoke of
+      Stephen's foul murder, the President walked the floor and remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Most diabolical&mdash;fiendish.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      (&ldquo;Little did he or she then suppose that it was her own brother that
+      had committed this wicked and cruel murder.&rdquo;)
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time she was so much encouraged that she handed him the
+      letter and statement of Jackson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President read the letter, and then read and reread Jackson's
+      statement. Great tears rolled down his bronzed cheeks as he read the
+      statement. He tapped a bell, and sent for the Secretary of War. The
+      Secretary soon came, and greeted Mrs. Anderson very cordially on being
+      introduced. The President asked him to take a seat, and handed him the
+      statement. He read it, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I will at once see if any papers in this case have been
+      forwarded.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During all this time imagine the suspense and fears of Mary
+      Anderson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary sent to the Judge-Advocate-General, and found that
+      the papers had just arrived.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Let them be brought to me immediately.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When they were placed before him he read them over carefully,
+      remarking, when he had finished, that they were exactly as stated by Capt.
+      Lyon. He handed them to the Secretary and asked him to read them, which he
+      did, and laid them down without a word of comment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After some conversation between the two men, the President turned
+      to her and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mrs. Anderson, cheer up, weep no more; your friend shall not
+      be hurt! Instead of showing himself unworthy of clemency he has proven
+      himself a noble boy. The kindness which he showed to his messmate and
+      neighbor boy was enough to have commended him to mercy. He should have
+      been complimented for his kindness and excused from duty, instead of
+      having it imposed upon him. You can go home and bear the glad tidings to
+      his father and mother that their boy shall be saved for a better fate.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mary Anderson, trembling with emotion, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. President, you are so very kind, sir. But, if you will
+      pardon me, his father and mother know nothing of their boy's
+      trouble. We kept it from them, believing it would have caused them great
+      distress. We desire to keep it from them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you say that his father and mother do not know of this,
+      nor that you are here?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. President, they are not aware of the case.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mrs. Anderson, that was very considerate in your friends and
+      yourself, to keep this from them for the present at least.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President then wrote, with his own hand, a telegram, ordering
+      the suspension of sentence against James Whitcomb&mdash;that he had been
+      fully pardoned&mdash;signed it and sent it to the office with directions
+      that the dispatch be sent at once. Mary Anderson on her knees thanked the
+      President from the fullness of her heart. He bade her rise; said he had
+      done nothing that she should thank him for; that if he had permitted such
+      a sentence to be carried out he never could have forgiven himself. He bade
+      her go home and carry the good tidings to her friends. He told her to give
+      me and my family his kindest regards. She then left with a light heart.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She went directly to the train, forgetting that she had eaten
+      nothing during the day. She returned to us one of the happiest persons
+      that ever lived, and you may depend upon it that we all shared in her joy.
+      Capt. Jackson had returned to his command prior to Mary's return
+      from Wash ington. When we all got through with the family talk and Mary
+      had eaten her dinner, she gave us a full account of her trip, her agonies
+      and sensations on meeting the President. She was exceedingly happy in her
+      details about her trip and her success; but, strange to say, she never
+      alluded to it again voluntarily, and would, as much as possible, avoid
+      conversation on the subject when spoken to in reference to it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson had asked that James Whitcomb be detailed from his
+      regiment and assigned to him as an Orderly at his Headquarters, which was
+      done. And again all was moving on quietly in the field.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Capt. Inglesby, &ldquo;as I before stated, there
+      would have been warm times in that camp had they shot that boy. The whole
+      camp had heard the facts about his helping his comrade, and the soldiers
+      with one voice said he should not be executed. His pardon was a Godsend to
+      the officers who were intending to carry out the sentence. During all my
+      experience (and I was through the whole war) I never knew such a mutinous
+      feeling in the army as that sentence created.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams remarked that in all his reading and experience in life there
+      had not been a female character brought to his notice who had shown the
+      will, determination and good judgment that Mrs. Anderson had from the
+      beginning of the war; her fixed Union principles; her determination to
+      make any and all sacrifices for the cause of her country; her persistence
+      in hunting for her husband when all others were sure of his death at
+      Dolinsburg&mdash;few women like her have lived in our time. &ldquo;God
+      bless her, whether she is living or dead!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The tears rolled down the old man's cheeks, but he uttered not one
+      word in response.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0012" id="link2HCH0012">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     MORGANSON'S RAID AND BATTLE OF CHEROKEE RUN.&mdash;THE REBEL
+     CAVALRYMEN WHIRL THROUGH INDIANA AND OHIO.&mdash;BEATEN AND
+     CAPTURED.&mdash;KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE CONTINUE THEIR
+     MACHINATIONS.
+
+     &ldquo;If that rebellion
+     Came like itself, in base and abject routs,
+     Led on by bloody youth, guarded with rage,
+     You revered father, and these noble lords
+     Had not been here to dress the ugly form
+     Of base and bloody insurrection.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the long-continued idleness of the Army of the Center around
+      Murphy's Hill, the people began to clamor for a movement of some
+      decisive character.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During Gen. Rosenfelt's inactivity, Gen. Silent had moved
+      with the Army of the West against Gen. Pendleton, who had continued to
+      obstruct Conception River by holding Victor's Hill, as well as the
+      grand bluffs below. Gen. Silent had made some of the most wonderful
+      marches and successes ever known. He had opened ways for the water to flow
+      from the river into the lands; had cut canals through at different points;
+      had run the batteries of an hundred guns with his transports laden with
+      supplies for his army; marched on the opposite side of the river below
+      Pendleton, crossing his army below the Grand Bluffs in one day and night;
+      moved out against the enemy, who was in superior force, cutting loose from
+      his own base of supplies, and fought him in six hardly-contested battles
+      with victorious results each time, and he finally succeeded in hemming
+      Pendleton inside his fortifications at Victor's Hill and forcing
+      him, with his entire army, to surrender unconditionally.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President had also in the meantime placed Gen. Meader in
+      command of the Army of the East on account of the constant failure of
+      other commanders during the Spring campaigns. Soon after assuming command
+      Meador had gained a great victory over the enemy at Gotlenburg, and had
+      driven him back across Grand River to his own ground. The enemy had become
+      so encouraged by his victories over our armies heretofore, that he
+      concluded to try a second invasion of the loyal States.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The people who desired the success of the Union forces were greatly
+      rejoiced over the victory at Gotlenburg and in the West by Gen. Silent,
+      and by them Rosenfelt was constantly urged to do something by way of
+      giving some activity to his army. But he hesitated and thought the heat of
+      Summer was too great in that climate for his men to march and endure the
+      fatigues of a campaign. This was so discouraging to his troops that many
+      of them sought relief by obtaining a leave of absence and returning home
+      for a few days. Among those who returned were Gen. Anderson and my son
+      Peter. When they arrived at home all greeted them with many hearty
+      welcomes. My wife by this time had so far recovered as to be up a portion
+      of the day, and the return of the General and Peter seemed to revive her
+      drooping spirits. The children were overjoyed and Aunt Martha was as much
+      delighted as any of the family, and repeated her confidence in the &ldquo;good
+      Laud's&rdquo; having saved the General for some good purpose.
+      Finally she could not restrain herself any longer, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Massa Gen'l, what you do wid Ham? Whar is he? I
+      'spect he be kill and you done 'eluded you not tell ole Marfa'.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Martha,' said the General; 'Ham is well. I
+      left him with Capt. Jackson and Capt. Day to take care of our traps.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, dat's all right. I feered he kill.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Aunty; he is all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Joseph Dent came in from the farm and told us he had
+      learned the night before that a meeting of a few of the leading men had
+      been held at Windsor, Canada, and that meetings were to be held at
+      different places in the Northern States by prominent Knights of the Circle
+      to consider what was best to be done, and also to appoint delegates to
+      meet somewhere in Canada at a time and place to be hereafter designated,
+      and that several propositions were being considered about work which would
+      be undertaken very soon; such as destroying property, raiding in the
+      North, releasing prisoners, etc.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This information was of such a character that we deemed it
+      important to have a full report of what was at the time being done in
+      Canada, as that seemed to be the base of the enemy's operations for
+      our part of the country, and inasmuch as Peter had promised James
+      Whitcomb, now Orderly to Gen. Anderson, that he would go to Detroit and
+      visit his aged parents and satisfy them of his innocence should they have
+      learned of his misfortune in having been court-martialed and condemned, we
+      concluded that this would be an excellent opportunity for him to pass over
+      to Windsor or elsewhere in Canada and gather what information he could.
+      This being understood, he left at once, desirous that no time should be
+      lost during his leave of absence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The family being gathered in the parlor that evening, Gen. Anderson
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mary, now give us your experience as a visitor at the White
+      House; how the President appeared to you, etc.?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mary related what had transpired in a modest way, saying in
+      conclusion that nothing but the feeling aroused in her breast by the
+      outrage that was about to be perpetrated upon that poor, innocent boy
+      could have induced her to have undertaken such an expedition. She said she
+      could do anything except to ask favors. Said she:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tom, my dear, you need have no fears about my ever becoming
+      a lobbyist in Washington, or a courtier at the White House. I have tried
+      appealing to the President once, and although successful that time, and
+      treated courteously and kindly by that big-hearted and noble old patriot,
+      yet I have hardly recovered from my scare up to this time; and now I do
+      hope that you will never mention this again, for it does really give me a
+      palpitation of the heart whenever the subject is alluded to. I am a
+      coward, I know I am, and am frightened still.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Mary, you did a noble act, and I am the prouder of you
+      for it.' He kissed her and she sank down in her chair overcome with
+      emotion. We then changed the subject, and the General entertained us by
+      recitals of the trials and vicissitudes of the army. We were all enjoying
+      the visit of the General very much and hoped to have a pleasant time, but
+      a few days after his arrival the country about Allentown became greatly
+      alarmed and excited.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Morganson, of whom I have heretofore spoken, had crossed from
+      Kentucky at or near Louis City into Indiana, and was raiding the country,
+      taking horses, wagons, and all kinds of property that could serve any
+      purpose whatever in aiding the rebellion or in facilitating its movements.
+      Stores were pillaged, houses plundered, banks robbed, and farms laid
+      waste. The people were taken entirely by surprise, and the only thing that
+      could be resorted to to meet the emergency that was upon them, was for the
+      loyal citizens along the raider's path before and behind to assemble
+      and make resistance and obstruction to his march. Gen. Anderson,
+      comprehending the situation, at once gathered together a few men and
+      started in pursuit of Morganson. He collected men and material as he went.
+      He also aroused the people to action everywhere. Morganson's force
+      was being recruited from the Golden Circle as he passed through the
+      country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0016" id="linkimage-0016">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0206.jpg" alt="Morganson's Raid 206 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That community was never so thoroughly excited before. Many murders
+      were committed on his line of march, and this one had lost his horses,
+      that one had his house plundered; this town had been sacked, and in some
+      instances burned, and so on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson made his march as rapidly as he could with raw men
+      and horses. He finally struck Morganson's rear and forced him to
+      make a stand. Gen. Anderson dismounted his men and told every man to cover
+      himself behind a tree where it could be done. The contest lasted for about
+      an hour, when a small body of men who had been gathered together in
+      advance of the raiders, struck him in the rear, as he was then facing, and
+      caused a great stampede, and his force broke in various directions through
+      the woods. Morganson turned upon this small force and drove it back,
+      making his escape. Gen. Anderson followed him up closely, however, forcing
+      him to change his course in the direction of the river. Gen. Broomfield
+      had withdrawn a small force from Kentucky, which finally joined Gen.
+      Anderson. Morganson was preparing to cross the river at a point near an
+      island, the water being shallow there. Gen. Anderson with his raw recruits
+      and about 100 of Broom-field's men at once assaulted him, broke his
+      line, and killed and wounded many of his men as they were attempting to
+      cross the river. After hard fighting for a few moments Morganson and those
+      of his command that were still with him surrendered.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This ended the raiders and their foolish exploits. The men who had
+      volunteered to follow Gen. Anderson were of all ages and sizes&mdash;from
+      the schoolboy to the grandfather. None of them had been in the army or at
+      any time seen service, so that they were without any sort of discipline,
+      with the exception of a few who were at home on furlough from their
+      regiments, and some of Gen. Broomfield's command. But Gen. Anderson
+      said that they fought like veterans, each one in his own way. Morganson
+      and his command were taken to Camp Chase for safe keeping, and Gen.
+      Anderson returned to Allentown to enjoy the leave of absence interrupted
+      by the raiders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Joseph Dent came in the next morning after Gen. Anderson's
+      return, and told us that when Morganson entered Indiana on his raid the
+      Golden Circles were notified, and were getting ready to join him and make
+      war all over the State, but that he appeared too soon for them; that on
+      account of his (Dent's) illness he had not been able to advise us
+      earlier.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams inquired who this Gen. Morganson was.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel said: &ldquo;He was part of Forrester's command, that
+      had raided around Rosenfelt so much during the previous Winter and Spring.
+      He had crossed the Combination River to the east of Rosenfelt at Carthage,
+      moving nearly due south by way of Greenberry, avoiding all points at which
+      there were Union troops. He doubtless believed either that the members of
+      the Golden Circle were ready to join him, armed and equipped, or that his
+      raid would strike consternation into the hearts of the people, inasmuch as
+      our armies were all far away from where he proposed to lay the scene of
+      his audacious exploits. But he made a mistake when he began to take horses
+      and other property from all alike, whether Union men or rebel
+      sympathizers. This changed the sentiments of many people very rapidly.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Said Maj. Clymer: &ldquo;What has become of Gen. Morgan-son? I have not
+      heard of him since the war.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He was killed somewhere in Tennessee soon after his escape from
+      Camp Chase, so I have been informed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During Gen. Anderson's absence in pursuit of Morgan-son,
+      Peter was traveling rapidly through Canada. He returned the day following
+      Gen. Anderson's from his capture of the raiders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The people everywhere seemed to be greatly rejoiced at the General's
+      success. He received a great ovation from the citizens of Allentown, and
+      they cheered whenever he made his appearance. This caused him to keep very
+      close to the house, as he was not fond of demonstration. The people,
+      however, flocked to see him, and many of them could see great virtues in
+      our family who, prior to that time, did not know us because we were not
+      good enough for their society. So you see their own safety was the
+      patriotic spark that burned brightly in their bosoms. But this is human
+      nature. Selfishness seems to pervade nearly all, as is evidenced every
+      day. Many of those who wanted the rebellion to succeed did so not because
+      they were really rebels, but because they had said that we could not
+      conquer them, and were willing to see our Government destroyed, merely to
+      get a chance in the future to say to every one, 'I told you so.'
+      These people now want the Government placed in the hands of its enemies
+      for the same reason, so as to say, 'You cannot keep the control out
+      of the hands of such able and brave men as these.' Thus, you see, it
+      is in many merely a selfish pride of former expressed opinions.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That is a new idea, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams; &ldquo;but
+      I am not sure but there is much in what you say.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Doctor; experience and close observation have taught me many
+      things that I would have been slow to believe years ago. I am wandering,
+      however, from what I was stating.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next evening after Peter's return we were all at tea and
+      while at the table Aunt Sarah, my good wife, asked Peter the condition of
+      his foot. Peter replied that it was nearly well; he did not suffer from it
+      except occasionally when he caught cold in it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You must be very careful, Peter,' said she; 'I
+      am fearful about it. You know how your brother James lingered and finally
+      died with a mere cut on his hand. I was disturbed about your wound last
+      night in my sleep. I was dreaming about it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, mother,' said Peter, 'you seem to be
+      dreaming something constantly, and will continue to do so, so long as you
+      allow yourself to be worried.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But Peter ceased speaking on the subject, and his face took the sad
+      expression that seemed to have fixed itself upon him. I then spoke up to
+      relieve the matter and said, 'Wife, you must not worry so much. You
+      are just able to be out, and I fear you will make yourself sick again.
+      Peter will take care of himself&mdash;at least I hope so.7
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha seemed to be listening to our conversation, and (having
+      been greatly indulged by all our family on account of marked kindness to
+      Gen. Anderson as well as to all the rest of the family) here chimed in and
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marsa Lyon, I tells you dat you is wrong on dat pint. De
+      mans don't know how to take kear of demsefs. Now, dars Ham. He's
+      like to get kill any day, he am. He don't know nuffin, he don't.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson and Peter laughed when she spoke of Ham getting
+      killed. Peter seemed to lose for the time-being his sad countenance, when
+      he remembered about Ham getting under the brush at Stone Run.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha knew nothing about Ham's precipitate retreat
+      during the last battle, so she continued by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Jes' see, Massa Tom, de Gen'l dar. Whar he bin
+      if he lef wid de mans when he got shotted at dat fight at Dolins-burg? He
+      done bin dead sho. Dars whar he bin. I tell you de good Laud know who he
+      trus' him wid; yes sah, he do. So he put him wid me and den he make
+      my ole head cifer out de cures what fotched him out. Jes' kase he
+      want Marsa for good work, dat's why. What would Ham do curin'
+      him up? No, sah, he not know how, and de Laud no trus' him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter said: 'Aunt Martha, you rather like the Lord, I take
+      it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah, I do. He be good. He fotched de poor darkies out
+      ob workin' all de time for nuffin for dem Sesh, and he know what he
+      doin'. He goin' to let dem Sesh 'spect dat dey whip dem
+      Yanks affer while, but he not let dem do it. He jes' coaxin'
+      dem on till he git good men hold of de army, den dey all git smash up. Jes'
+      like Genl Tom, de Laud save him for dat. Don't you see dat? My! when
+      Marsa Tom git after dem Sesh, dey done gits ebry time, dey do; don't
+      dey, Marsa Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I agreed with her and the rest laughed. She finally cut her speech
+      short and retired to the kitchen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After tea Gen. Anderson gave us quite an amusing account of his
+      little improvised army that followed Morgan-son. He said no braver set of
+      men ever marched, but that it was very hard to tell his men from the
+      raiders when they got together; that some were riding in saddles and some
+      without, substituting a doubled up blanket or quilt; some were on old and
+      some were on young horses; some were on ponies and some on mules, some
+      wore 'stove-pipe' hats, some caps, some straw hats, and some
+      were without either. Some had on frock, some dress, and some round-coats,
+      and many entirely without coats of any kind; some with boots, some with
+      shoes, and some entirely barefoot. Take them all in all, they were in
+      dress <i>à la</i> Falstaff's troop, but they were a success, and did
+      what the Army of the Center, under Rosenfelt, had failed to do, and that
+      was to capture the rebel cavalry. This raid of Morganson was an audacious
+      adventure, doubtless encouraged by the Knights of the Golden Circle, and
+      had he waited long enough I have no doubt that we would have had an
+      uprising in Indiana that would have been very troublesome to put down. It
+      was quite fortunate that it occurred when it did.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams; &ldquo;I have no doubt that plans were
+      being perfected about that time and later on for a general raiding and
+      plunder of many cities, as well as portions of the North outside of
+      cities, where we could be seriously damaged.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel resumed, saying: &ldquo;During that evening we discussed
+      matters generally, but Peter felt very much disappointed at his being
+      absent in Canada while Gen. Anderson was bagging Morganson. He said that
+      it was just his luck to miss everything of this kind, but that he always
+      had the luck to get into some hard place in front of the enemy, and
+      usually get hurt in some way or other, but that when it came to getting
+      rebels into a place where they could be easily whipped or captured or
+      chased out of the country, the luck seemed always to fall to Gen.
+      Anderson. He turned to the General, and with a twinkle of the eye asked
+      him if he had Ham with him to assist in hiving these Sesh. The General
+      laughed and said no; that Ham was back watching out for the Army of the
+      Center and keeping Gen. Forrester from coming in some morning and taking
+      away our trunks and camp equipage. At this they both laughed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter said: 'Ham will not have quite the trouble that we have
+      all had heretofore since Forrester's command has been depleted by
+      Morganson's capture.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' replied the General; 'he will only need to
+      watch one of them now.' The conversation then turned on Peter's
+      trip into Canada.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I inquired if he saw Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb. He said that he spent
+      one night at their house; said they were nice old people, very religious,
+      and lovely in every respect; that they were very proud of their children
+      and spoke of James as a brave and good boy. They knew nothing whatever
+      about his having been in trouble. When he told them that he knew him and
+      that he was on duty with Gen. Anderson, they were delighted, and asked
+      many questions about the army, our prospects, etc. They spoke of Seraine
+      as their lovely daughter; knew about her mission, her fondness for Henry,
+      and, in fact, gave him much information about Henry prior to the war that
+      we did not know. Altogether his stay with them was very pleasant. After
+      hearing about these good people, in whom we all felt an interest, I
+      insisted on his now giving us a full report of what he had found out about
+      the situation in Canada in reference to the conspiracy and conspirators.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He stated that on leaving Detroit, Mich., he went directly to
+      Windsor, and while there became acquainted with several gentlemen, one
+      from Chicago in particular by the name of John Wall. Peter, having learned
+      all about the Golden Circle, their signs, passwords, etc., had no trouble
+      in making himself known, and, as he represented that he was from
+      Nashville, Tenn., he got along without being suspected by any one. Wall
+      and he became friends at once, and as they had rooms adjacent at the hotel
+      they were together the first night in Peter's room until very late.
+      Wall knew all about Morganson's raid, but not about his failure and
+      capture. Peter learned that on his way home from the Detroit papers. Wall
+      told Peter that he feared Morganson would not succeed in obtaining many
+      recruits, as the authorities in Canada at the head of the organization had
+      not furnished the arms that were promised to their friends in Indiana and
+      Ohio; that he was at that time there for the purpose of procuring arms for
+      Illinois, and that he had been sent there to see Mr. Jacob Thomlinson and
+      a Mr. C. C. Carey on that business. He said he was to have the arms
+      smuggled through to Chicago, where they would be subject to the orders of
+      one Mr. N. Judy Cornington, and that the intention was to release the
+      prisoners at Chicago and Bock Island at a time to be agreed upon for Camp
+      Chase, Chicago, and other places. At this point Gen. Anderson inquired if
+      Wall was a man about five feet eight inches in height, heavy build, gray
+      eyes and light hair mixed with gray, about half and half. Peter replied in
+      the affirmative. The General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'He is the same man Wall that I met in company with
+      Cornington, Buckner and Eagle when I was in Chicago on my voyage of
+      discovery.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No doubt of it,' said Peter. Peter continued by saying
+      that Wall gave him full particulars as to what was intended. He said that
+      so soon as arms could be procured and the prisoners released it would be
+      made so hot for the Abolitionists, as he called the Union men, that they
+      would be glad to call their army back from the South in order to protect
+      themselves against fire and plunder in the North; that men were now
+      organizing to burn many of the cities North, and if that did not bring the
+      Abolitionists to terms other methods would be resorted to, but that the
+      destruction of property would be effective, as the North cared more for
+      their property than they did for the Government. The next day they met a
+      man by the name of Tucker, who was on his way to Montreal, where he was to
+      meet Jacob Thomlinson and Mr. Carey, in order to consult with them about
+      what was to be done in the direction mentioned by Wall.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said that arms must be procured at once; that the friends North
+      were ready but that no means had yet been provided so that they could act.
+      He thought that if Jacob Thomlinson did not have the arms in Canada he
+      should at once proceed or send to England for them; that he was ready
+      himself to perform the journey. To this Wall replied 'That is all
+      that is wanted in Illinois.' Tucker said that already men were in
+      England procuring and preparing material only recently discovered that
+      would burn up all the cities of the North without endangering the parties
+      applying it, and should this fail something else must be resorted to; that
+      the Confederacy could not and must not fail. He was in favor of
+      assassinating every leading man North if absolutely necessary to procure
+      their independence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter met several other Southern men while in Canada, as well as
+      quite a number of Northern men, who were in the conspiracy, and said that
+      they all seemed to be imbued with the same feeling and spirit&mdash;a
+      determination to have the rebellion succeed at no matter what cost. In
+      their desperation he thought they would resort to any means, no matter how
+      destructive, barbarous, or murderous. He left Wall and Tucker, and visited
+      one or two other places, and then returned, as he thought he was meeting
+      too many Southern men who might afterwards recognize him. His statement
+      only strengthened what we already had reason to believe. Peter also said
+      that this man Tucker and Wall placed great reliance in Valamburg, of Ohio,
+      and Thomas A. Strider and Bowen, of Indiana, and felt sure that they would
+      arouse the people of the North against the Administration to such an
+      extent that the war men would be put out by the people, and anti-war men
+      put in their places, so that a recognition of the Southern Confederacy
+      would be assured. The only thing that seemed to alarm them was the success
+      of Silent at Victor's Hill and Meador at Gotlenburg. They said they
+      had fears that these two men were their greatest enemies, and would
+      relieve from the Union army all the officers who were not Abolitionists.
+      They seemed to mean all who were opposed to the Administration. They
+      appeared to understand but two classes of men in the North&mdash;their
+      sympathizing friends, and Abolitionists.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I made Peter write out his statement and leave it with me. I sent
+      it to the President, and soon received his thanks through his Secretary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Two days later Gen. Anderson and Peter left for their commands, and
+      on their arrival at the Army of the Center they were most enthusiastically
+      received by officers and men. An officer said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, you had to go home to get a chance at the rebs.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' the General replied, 'Morganson and his
+      men were merely visiting up North during the vacation.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General found his staff officers, orderlies, and old Ham at his
+      Headquarters. When he had seen them all and inquired as to their welfare,
+      he told James Whitcomb about Peter having seen his parents. This delighted
+      the boy very much to think that any of us should care enough about him to
+      seek out his father and mother. Ham, being present, concluded that it was
+      about his time to say a word, so he inquired of the General about Martha.
+      The General told him that she was well, and sent love to him, and said she
+      prayed for his safety.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham laughed and said: 'I's not killed yet, but I
+      'spec' I will be some day; for de nex' time I's
+      gwine right into de fight, so I is. I jes' tell you, Marsa Gen'l,
+      I done sleep on dis, and jes' make up my mind dat I fight dem Sesh
+      de berry nex' time we git at em.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham,' said the General, 'I am not sure
+      that we will need you to do any fighting; but we would like it if you
+      would stay around where we could find you, the next battle in which we are
+      engaged. Will you do that?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah! I will, no mistake, dis time.' He got up
+      pretty close to the General, and said, 'Marsa Gen'l, you didn't
+      tole Marfa 'bout I hidin' in de bush, did you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Ham; we said nothing about it to any one.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Thank you, Marsa Gen'l; thank you, sah. I go now an'
+      look after de hoses; I guess dey hungry.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All right, Ham,' said the General; 'go on.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Rosenfelt at this time was reorganizing and putting his army
+      in shape for a forward movement.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Papson had been home, and had just returned and was changing
+      some of his divisions. In this change he had assigned some three more
+      regiments to Gen. Anderson, thereby making his division very strong. After
+      the reorganization had been completed, Rosenfelt called several of his
+      Generals together at his Headquarters and talked over the proposition to
+      advance upon the enemy, and found perfect unanimity among them in favor of
+      an early advance. He then said to them that he should move within ten
+      days. His Quartermasters and Commissaries were put to work and were busily
+      engaged in procuring supplies and having them loaded into the several
+      corps and division train-wagons. Everything was active in camp. The horses
+      and mules were being re-shod, and the sound of many anvils could be heard
+      both by day and by night. Officers were supplying their mess-chests and
+      obtaining extra supplies, as they supposed there would not be another
+      opportunity very soon. At this time the Army of the Center numbered some
+      60,000 effective men, and was in splendid condition as to health, but had
+      grown somewhat lazy after so long a rest in camp with nothing to do. Gen.
+      Biggs, who was in his front, had scattered his forces very much, and while
+      he had fewer infantry than Rosenfelt, he had more cavalry. His cavalry,
+      however, had been diminished by the silly exploit of Morganson, who, as we
+      know, had been captured with many of his men, and those who were not
+      captured had concluded that raiding was unprofitable and did not return to
+      Bigg's army again. His force was divided about as follows: Polkhorn
+      was at Shell-town with about 20,000 men; Harding was at Waterhouse, to the
+      right some distance, with some 10,000 men; and at Tullahoming, with about
+      15,000 men, lay Chatham in a well-intrenched position, his cavalry to the
+      front and left of his army about 8,000 strong. Gen. Bertram, who
+      surrendered Dolinsburg to Gen. Silent, was now holding Knoxburg and
+      Chatteraugus with some 18,000 men, about equally divided between the two
+      places.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Rosenfelt was now compelled to attack his intrenched position or
+      move to the left, thereby endangering his communication to the rear. This
+      was somewhat perplexing to him. In marching forward he would be obliged to
+      leave forces behind him to guard his communications, thereby constantly
+      diminishing his strength, while the enemy in falling back would lose none
+      of his strength. Looking at the situation after he was ready, he again
+      concluded not to move. This caused a terrible clamor both in and out of
+      the army. Finally he was ordered peremptorily to move forward against the
+      enemy. He obeyed the order, the army was put in motion, and a forward
+      movement began. The question was how to out maneuver Biggs. A feint was
+      made on Shelltown, which lay in the direct route of his march. This caused
+      Biggs to concentrate his forces at this point. While this movement was
+      being made our main forces were moved by rapid marches to Munster on the
+      enemy's right, which jeopardized his communications with
+      Chatteraugus and the valley south.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs now finding his forces flanked, and seeing the danger of
+      being cut off from a junction with Bertram, fled precipitately over the
+      mountains to Fayette. Rosenfelt finding that Biggs had retreated in such
+      hot haste, was deceived into the belief that Biggs had gone into Georgia
+      at or near Romulus, and on finding that Bertram had left Chatteraugus with
+      his command, concluded that the enemy were re-enforcing the rebel army in
+      the East, and therefore thought to push on with force enough to attack and
+      defeat him, at the same time holding the strong points in the rear. So he
+      sent Gen. Critsinger with his corps to Chatteraugus, and with the rest of
+      his force marched over the mountain into the valley, intending to have the
+      larger portion of Critsinger's Corps join him in the valley, and
+      then to move south. Instead, however, of Gen. Biggs having sent any
+      portion of his army to re-enforce the rebel army in the East, he was
+      concentrating all his forces at Fayette and quietly awaiting
+      re-enforcements from the East. Gen. Longpath, with a corps of 20,000 men,
+      was moving on railroad cars as rapidly as possible to the support of
+      Biggs. Gen. Rosenfelt was now on the road between Bridgeton and Fayette
+      without any knowledge as to the whereabouts of Biggs, and yet he was now
+      within fifteen miles of him, and Biggs with somewhere about 80,000 men was
+      lying in wait for Rosenfelt's advance. During this afternoon a lady
+      came into camp and asked to be shown to Gen. Rosenfelt's
+      Headquarters. When she appeared to the General he at once recognized Mrs.
+      Houghton, who had made such a trip just before the battle of Murphy's
+      Hill, in order to give the General the movements of the enemy on his right
+      the night before the assault. The General was exceedingly glad to see her.
+      She was invited to partake of soldiers' fare, and was very
+      pleasantly entertained. As soon as she could get an opportunity she said
+      to the General:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Are yot going to meet Gen. Biggs with your army?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General responded: 'Yes, if I can ever find him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, General, if you continue marching in the direction
+      that you are now going, you will find him to-morrow.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General laughed and said, 'I hope so; but, my dear lady,
+      he is near Romulus.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, General, he is not; he is at Fayette.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'At Fayette?' said the General with astonishment.
+      'You say he is at Fayette?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir, I do; I saw his camp this day; I was not in the
+      camp, but in sight of it. I have been at Smallwood, some fifteen miles
+      south of Fayette, and know that Gen. Long-path, with his corps from Gen.
+      Law's command in Virginia has joined Biggs. The last of these troops
+      passed on yesterday for Fayette, and I was told by a well-informed person
+      that the corps would increase Bigg's army to between eighty and
+      ninety thousand men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Impossible!' said Rosenfelt; 'he would not have
+      more than sixty thousand with these.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but, General, you must know that 20,000 of the Victor's
+      Hill paroled prisoners captured by Gen. Silent have been collected
+      together and organized into a corps under Gen. Stephenson, and are now in
+      camp with Biggs.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is that so?' inquired Rosenfelt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, General; what I have stated is true, and I hope you
+      will believe me this time. I once before took the chances of my life to
+      give you correct information, and had you believed my statement as then
+      made to Gen. Papson many a poor soldier might be living to-day who sleeps
+      beneath the sod. I come now as I did then, merely because I love my
+      country, and for no other reason. These rebels treat me kindly and never
+      ask me a question which would indicate their suspicion of me. I do not
+      dislike them personally, but I am an inborn Union woman, would make any
+      sacrifice for the preservation of our Government. General, you are in the
+      greatest danger of having your army destroyed. If I were a man and a
+      General in command of this army I would fall back at once to Chatteraugus
+      and make resistance, as they are sure to attack you in a very short time.
+      The understanding with them is that they must crush your army before
+      re-enforcements arrive to your support from the Army of the West, that
+      army having cleared that portion of the country of the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Rosenfelt said: 'If you had seen the army and made an
+      estimate of its strength, I would then have no doubt, but I am persuaded
+      that you are mistaken as to the whole rebel army being at Fayette. They
+      say so to you, but there is merely a force there to impede my march. It is
+      a mere outpost. Their main army is at Romulus, Ga.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, General, I should not like very much to see you move
+      on this outpost at Fayette, and I beseech you to send your scouts and find
+      out the exact situation before you make any further movement, as I assure
+      you that you will not proceed very far on this road without a great
+      battle, and one that you will have cause to remember the rest of your
+      life.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;And so he has.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said: 'Well, it is best to proceed with great
+      caution at all times, and inasmuch as I know you feel sure of what you
+      say, and having given very correct information heretofore, I will halt for
+      the day and send my cavalry to Fayette and let them clear the town of the
+      rebels.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mrs. Houghton laughed and said: 'General, you had
+      better give orders to have what will be left of them (if you should send
+      them there with such orders) return and let you know which road will be
+      left to you to march on, which ever direction you may wish to go.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General, 'you seem to think we
+      will not be strong enough for the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, he has a great army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Rosenfelt concluded that perhaps he had better be prepared, so
+      he placed Gen. McCabe's Corps on the right, Gen. Critsinger in the
+      center; Gen. Papson being some ten miles to his left near Cherokee Run,
+      was allowed to remain. His cavalry, under Gen. Straiter, was ordered to
+      take the main road to Fayette, and to enter the town if possible; but at
+      all events to feel the enemy and ascertain his position and force. The
+      cavalry were late in getting in motion, and when they had gone some ten
+      miles the darkness of the night impeded any rapid movement. But their
+      orders were such that they must move on. Soon they struck the rebel
+      pickets, who retired before them. Finally they approached the rebel camp
+      which was lighted and stretching out for miles to the east and south. The
+      rebels had discovered the approach of the cavalry and sent two regiments
+      of infantry on a side road to their rear, who opened on them from an
+      unsuspected quarter. This forced Gen. Straiter to strike off to his left,
+      following a road leading from Fayette to the old Mission House. By doing
+      this he made his escape with small loss, but was completely cut off from
+      his retreat back to Rosenfelt's Headquarters. He traveled all night
+      and struck the left of Gen. Papson's Corps at daylight, giving this
+      information to Papson, which was at once sent to Rosenfelt. Messengers
+      were sent with all dispatch to inform him of the situation, and not only
+      so, but to say that it looked as though the enemy were about moving, and
+      Gen. Papson thought they would be most likely to strike our left. This
+      Rosenfelt did not credit, as he could not see, if they intended an attack,
+      why they would not attack our right. In this he was mistaken. The enemy
+      were intending to turn our left, take possession of the Mission House
+      road, and interpose between Chatter-augus and our army, secure
+      Chatteraugus and Bridgeton, thereby taking possession of the lines of
+      railroad between there and Nashua, forcing Rosen felt away from his base
+      of supplies, and, eventually, to destroy and capture his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Papson, taking in the situation, ordered one of his divisions,
+      with Straiter's tired cavalry, at once on and across the road in
+      rear of Cherokee Run, holding two of the main crossings, at the same time
+      notifying Rosenfelt of his position and the reasons for it. In the
+      meantime Rosenfelt had concluded that the information given him by Mrs.
+      Houghton was in part correct. Having said this much to her, she asked to
+      be permitted to go into Chatteraugus, which she could do by crossing over
+      in the rear of the army to the Mission House road. Her request was
+      granted, and she started on her way. She had not traveled far before she
+      heard cannonading. She was then sure that the battle had begun. Rosenfelt
+      was greatly perplexed. Finally he agreed to Papson's suggestions,
+      and ordered Crit-singer's Corps to the left, and to join on to
+      Papson's right. By this time he could hear the sound of artillery in
+      the distance, but held McCabe, believing that the attack would most likely
+      be made on that road and on his right. Gen. Papson, seeing that one
+      brigade of the enemy had advanced to the crossing on Cherokee Run, did not
+      hesitate, but ordered Gen. Anderson to attack it, which he did at once.
+      The contest was a sharp one, but the enemy were driven back very much
+      broken up, with heavy loss in killed and wounded. Papson then threw
+      Palmerston's division in on the extreme left, on high ground,
+      covering the road and crossing well with artillery. In the afternoon a
+      strong force under Polkhorn advanced, and furiously attacked the two
+      divisions under Anderson and Palmerston. The contest raged for over an
+      hour.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Palmerston was driven from his position, and our cavalry, which had
+      been posted on his left, was broken into fragments. Gen. Anderson changed
+      front with his left brigade and struck Polkhorn in flank and forced him
+      back on his main line. Palmerston was now supported by Sherlin's
+      division and his former position retaken. By this time Longpath had come
+      up on Polkhorn's left and had assailed violently Critsinger's
+      left, and after a severe struggle, in which the loss was great on both
+      sides, our lines gave way and the rebels came through and down the slope
+      of the hill in perfect swarms. Papson, quietly and coolly, as if in
+      church, threw a portion of his corps into the breach and checked the
+      advance. He then adjusted Critsinger's line and moved at once
+      against Longpath's right and broke it, driving it back in great
+      confusion. He then advanced his whole line and drove the enemy back for
+      some distance through the woods on to his reserves, and in this position
+      night closed in on the two armies. During the night Rosen-felt came up
+      with McCabe's Corps, which was now posted on a ridge to the right of
+      Critsinger. This being done, he had his corps commanders assemble at his
+      Headquarters, now near Papson. When all were together the manner of the
+      enemy's assault was stated and various views given as to his number.
+      Some contended that his whole army was engaged; some, his right wing only.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;General Papson was of a different opinion. He thought that the day's
+      battle had been fought on the part of the enemy by his advance merely;
+      that he was marching rapidly, believing that he could pass around our left
+      flank on the Mission House Road, by way of Roseville, into Chatteraugus
+      without much of a struggle, thinking our army all to be on the Bridgeton
+      and Fayette road; that in the morning they would attack with their whole
+      force; and for that we should prepare during the night. Rosenfelt agreed
+      that all arrangements for a great battle must be made during the night. He
+      directed that the lines be adjusted and made as compact as possible, and
+      all be ready to receive their assault by daylight in the morning. He then
+      sent out to find his cavalry commander, Straiter. When found it was
+      ascertained that part of his command had retreated to Roseville.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General ordered him to get his command together that night and
+      move by daylight in the morning around our left, and on the right of the
+      enemy, and attack his right flank; to dismount his men and fight them as
+      he would infantry, and to fall back on Palmerston's left and there
+      take his position, and to maintain it if possible. He directed McCabe to
+      refuse the right of his line and to close up on the left with Critsinger.
+      Papson he directed to take command of the left and center and to advance,
+      if he should drive the enemy in the direction of the Mission House road,
+      so as to get the enemy across it if possible. The two armies could be
+      heard during the entire night moving into different positions. The
+      movements of the artillery sounded at times as if it was coming into the
+      other's line. Hospital parties could be heard on both sides in
+      search of the wounded. The light of the fires could be seen for miles on
+      either side, where the men were getting their scanty meals and perhaps
+      their last one. Rosenfelt was busy all night in giving directions for the
+      morrow. He rode all along his lines during the night.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs intended to make the assault at the opening of day the next
+      morning. Polkhorn was to move around and make an assault on our left and
+      center with one wing of the rebel army, composed of two corps. This attack
+      was delayed, however, by a heavy fog that hung over the field, lasting for
+      some two or three hours, giving Gen. Papson time to strengthen his lines.
+      At length the breathless suspense came to an end. Bolenbroke with a full
+      division had moved around on Papson's left flank (our cavalry
+      failing to get round as ordered) and made a most desperate assault. This
+      was taken up by successive Confederate divisions toward the center with a
+      view of getting possession of the road to Chatteraugus. Gen. Papson was
+      equal to the occasion, and Bolenbroke was soon hurled back in utter rout,
+      two of his Generals killed&mdash;Helmer and Deshling&mdash;and many of
+      their men and officers killed, wounded and taken prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the same manner were all attempts to break Papson's line
+      abortive. While these things were going well and Pap-son's command
+      proving itself the superior of the enemy, rolling him back in dismay, a
+      terrible disaster befell us on the right, which endangered the safety of
+      our whole army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the morning, very early, Rosenfelt, in passing along the lines
+      of his army, discovered that McCabe was stretched out like a string, with
+      no solidity whatever in his line; that Davies with his division was
+      entirely detached from the main line and isolated; and Critsinger was also
+      stretched over entirely too much ground. He at once ordered the proper
+      dispositions to be made, which was not attended to until late, and in
+      changing these divisions the movement was attended with the most fearful
+      results to our troops, a gap being opened in our front by the withdrawal
+      of one of our divisions to the rear, the place not being closed up, as it
+      should have been. On its discovery by the enemy, Longpath threw Hoadley's
+      division in at this point, at the same time assaulting our right flank
+      with Bertram's force. By this movement and assault on our flank our
+      whole right wing was utterly disorganized and demoralized. They rushed in
+      every direction. The commanders seemed to be stampeded and worse
+      demoralized (if such a thing could be) than even the men. The woods
+      swarmed with disorganized bands of men without officers. The whole right
+      became a confused mass, mingling together without any reference to
+      organization. In this mixed and confused condition they came like a
+      rushing torrent through the woods in all directions; but finally, getting
+      the direction to the northward, they bore everything along in the same
+      direction. Rosen-felt, by some means, was carried along by this moving
+      mass in the direction of Roseville, and, being now separated from the rest
+      of the army, he continued his way to Chatter-augus, the presumption at
+      least being that he went to Chatteraugus in order to collect together and
+      reform his shattered divisions, that Papson might be properly protected in
+      his looked-for retreat with the remainder of the army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Papson was looked for he was not to be seen coming on the
+      road. He had met the shock which came upon him after the General
+      commanding and the whole right wing had abandoned the field, leaving him
+      and his command to take care of themselves. Papson stood like the pillars
+      of Hercules, and met every assault of the combined army of Biggs with his
+      single corps. Gen. Gregor came back from the retreating column with his
+      command, as also did several other brigades. They were reconstructed
+      hurriedly and formed in line in support of Papson. He soon distributed
+      these troops and strengthened his flank. He fell back to a ridge across
+      the road over which the enemy were moving, and here reformed his lines and
+      encouraged his men. Gens. Anderson and Sherlin were gathering and putting
+      in line anywhere that they could do so the men who had been lost from
+      their commands on the right. The rebels were now advancing on Papson with
+      the assurance of an easy and triumphant march upon Chatteraugus, where
+      they expected to make prisoners of Rosenfelt and his entire army. Papson
+      was still receiving companies and regiments returning to the field after
+      finding that a portion of our army stood its ground. Batteries that had
+      been abandoned on the field by McCabe and Crit-singer in their stampede
+      were gathered and put in position with other artillerymen to work them.
+      Gen. Gregor was moved to the right with his returned forces (who redeemed
+      themselves at once), he hurled one of Longpath's divisions from a
+      hill on Papson's right, where a flank attack was intended by the
+      enemy. By this success we gained the position that entirely protected our
+      right. Papson now with his small force was in a strong position. The
+      fighting continued on different parts of our line. Palmerston had been
+      again driven from the left and Gen. Anderson again sent to his support. He
+      fell upon the enemy with his command and drove him back with great
+      slaughter. Palmerston was again re-established, and, with his position
+      strengthened, could now hold it. The battle raged with great fury the full
+      length of the line, and never did a Spartan band stand more firmly than
+      did our gallant men. At four o'clock like a mighty tempest in all
+      its most terrible fury did the musketry and artillery of the enemy burst
+      forth upon Papson's devoted columns, the entire rebel forces moving
+      down upon him in solid phalanx. Our forces replied with all their
+      artillery. The roar of the artillery, with its blazing fire, the rattle of
+      the musketry on both sides, equaled any ever heard or witnessed. Solid
+      masses boldly marched up in front of Papson's lines, where they were
+      literally mowed down by our musketry and discharges of shrapnel and
+      canister from our batteries. They would recoil and then move forward again
+      into the very jaws of death. You could see them fall almost in heaps, as
+      it were.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This character of contest continued until darkness set in, our
+      columns not moving or swerving in the least. At dark the enemy retreated.
+      The victory of Gen. Papson was complete. Had the whole army remained and
+      supported Papson during the day a great battle would have been won by our
+      army, and Biggs driven out of the country, although his army was so
+      greatly in excess of Rosen-felt's in numbers. As the battle closed
+      Papson received orders from Rosenfelt at Chatteraugus to fall back to
+      Rose-ville, which was done. They encamped there for the night. Gen.
+      Anderson and staff were worn out and hungry. They hunted their
+      Headquarters, but Headquarters were not there. Old Ham was nowhere to be
+      found, and no provision had been made for anything to eat. Gen. Anderson
+      was greatly annoyed, but thought perhaps there was some excuse for it, as
+      most of the men seemed to get lost during the day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Day and my son Jackson said to the General: 'Perhaps he
+      is with Rosenfelt, assisting him in reorganizing the army in Chatteraugus.'
+      Matters were really too serious for jokes to be very amusing or
+      interesting at that time, so the conversations on the subject of Ham and
+      his whereabouts ceased. The next day they marched to Chatteraugus without
+      disturbance from the enemy. Many of our men remained on the battlefield
+      that night (compelled to do so from exhaustion) and came on to camp next
+      morning without the enemy coming in sight. Gen. Rosenfelt stated his loss
+      at 16,000, and Biggs admitted his to be 18,000. The army of Rosenfelt was
+      all collected and concentrated at Chatteraugus.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Gen. Anderson came into camp he had a search made for
+      Headquarters wagons and tents, as well as for Ham. Finally one of the
+      orderlies found Ham down under the bank near the river and brought him to
+      Gen. Anderson. When Ham saw the General he was delighted and called out:
+      &ldquo;'My Laud, Marsa Gen'l, I 'spected you done dead!'
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General; 'but it seems you did
+      not wait to see.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir; dat am so. I staid doe, Marsa Gen'l, jes'
+      as long as anybody else do whar I been. I tell you, our mans all git, dey
+      do; and when I seed dat big Gen'l what's ober all ob you'uns
+      (what am his name)&mdash;when I seed him a gittin' from dar, I
+      'eluded it war about time for dis ole nigga to march on dis way,
+      too. Dat Gen'l, he not ride slow, I tell you; he go fas'. And,
+      afore de Laud, I 'spected you ebery one killed or cotched by dem
+      Sesh; den whar's de use ob me stayin' any mo' at dat
+      place, Marsa Gen'l?' &ldquo;'Well, Ham, did you ever
+      study law?' &ldquo;'No, sir; I 'spect not; I dunno what
+      it am.' &ldquo;'I think you would have made a good lawyer,
+      Ham.' &ldquo;'Well, Marsa Gen'l, de truf is, ole Ham no
+      good for nuffin'. I cannot stand dis fitin'; dat am de truf,
+      Marsa Gen'l. So, you see, I is no good. I stay all right jes'
+      as long as it am all quiet; but whar am de use ob me stayin' by
+      myself?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General laughed and said that was too good to keep. He let Ham
+      off, sending him out with Capt. Day and Jackson to get some tents and camp
+      equipage from the A. Q. M. The next day he amused himself telling Papson
+      and Sherlin what Ham said about 'no use for him to stay by hisself
+      when de big Gen'l gone.' They all enjoyed the joke except
+      those that came in early. Ham came back after a while to the General and
+      begged him to promise not to tell 'Marfa,' and then went off
+      satisfied.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs soon followed up and took possession of the ridge to the east
+      running from the old Mission House to the Little Combination River, called
+      Middleton's Ridge, and also a spur branching off from the regular
+      chain of mountains down to the river west of Chatteraugus, known as
+      Looking-Glass Mountain. The line thus formed was in the shape of a
+      horseshoe, and, with the river washing the north side of the town,
+      Rosenfelt was completely encircled; the object of Biggs being to force a
+      surrender by starving him out, Biggs now fully commanding all Rosenfelt's
+      communications both by rail and river. This was the position of the two
+      armies at this time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent was ordered to leave Victor's Hill and proceed to
+      Chatteraugus, sending as many troops as could be spared from the Army of
+      the West. Gen. Meador was directed to send 20,000 men from the Army of the
+      East, in order to protect the communications of the Army of the Center. In
+      the meantime Broomfield had been ordered to move with his force, then in
+      Kentucky, on Knoxburg. Gen. Hord had come on transports up the Combination
+      River to Nashua with his corps from the Army of the East, and had sent
+      them in advance to protect the railroad between Nashua and Bridgeton.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent learning the situation, sent the troops forward from
+      Victor's Hill and hastened to the scene himself. The first order he
+      issued in connection with the Army of the Center was that of relieving
+      Rosenfelt of his command and placing Gen. Papson in his place. The
+      condition of the Army of the Center by this time was really frightful and
+      perilous, and to relieve this situation was the thing to be done, if
+      possible. To this end all the energy of the Chief was directed. To do this
+      before an unprovisioned army would be forced by starvation to surrender
+      was the problem. Gen. Silent telegraphed to Papson to hold out, and the
+      answer came, 'We will hold out until we starve.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What a noble old Roman,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;the old man had no superior in
+      the army, either as a patriot or fighter; he was like a rock when he once
+      took his position and got his lines formed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I knew him well,&rdquo; said Inglesby; &ldquo;he was a noble man.
+      He would have starved to death in Chatteraugus before he would have
+      surrendered.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what has become of Gen. Rosenfelt?&rdquo; inquired
+      Maj. Clymer. &ldquo;He was a kind man, and I liked him very much, barring
+      some faults.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes. Well, he became soreheaded and got mad at the Administration,
+      and was exceedingly bitter on Gen. Silent for relieving him, and soon took
+      shelter under the wing of the anti-war party; but I have not heard of him
+      for many years. I think he went to some foreign country, then came back
+      and went to mining. I have no knowledge of his whereabouts now, however.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0013" id="link2HCH0013">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XIII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     GEN. SILENT GUIDED BY A SPECTER.&mdash;ARMY OF THE CENTER.&mdash;
+     BELEAGUERED AND HALF STARVED IN CHATTERAUGUS.&mdash;MIDDLETON'S
+     RIDGE.&mdash;GEN. SILENT'S FORCES SWEEP THE REBELS FROM THE
+     CREST.
+
+     &ldquo;O thou whose captain I account myself,
+     Look on my forces with a gracious eye.
+     Put in their hands thy bruising irons of wrath
+     That they may crush down with a heavy fall,
+     The usurping helmets of our adversaries.
+     Make us thy ministers of chastisement,
+     That we may praise thee in thy victory.
+     To thee I do commend my watchful soul.
+     Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes,
+     Sleeping and waking, O, defend me...&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Army of the Center was now in a most deplorable condition. Gen.
+      Biggs's lines extended to the river above and below, so that the
+      Union army inside of Chatteraugus was practically invested, the rebel army
+      being so situated that every movement of our troops could be watched as
+      carefully as if they were all of the same army. The enemy persistently
+      threw shells into our camp and made it very uncomfortable both by day and
+      night. The rains had so swollen the river and damaged the roads that there
+      was no direction from which supplies could be drawn in wagons of
+      sufficient quantity to be of any very great assistance, had the rebels
+      only held the Une of communication by rail. Our whole command had to be
+      placed at once on half rations. Over 3,000 wounded soldiers were in camp
+      and hospital, suffering and dying for want of proper food and nourishment.
+      Forage for the animals could not be procured, and more than 10,000 died in
+      and about Chatteraugus. One-third of the artillery horses died, and the
+      remainder were unfitted for service.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Biggs had cut off a train of supplies of medical stores for the
+      wounded, and the ammunition of our army was reduced to the minimum. In the
+      battle of Cherokee Run the men had thrown away and lost their blankets, so
+      they were exposed to the hot sun and the chilly nights, without blankets,
+      tents, food, or any of the comforts that even soldiers usually enjoy in
+      the field. When Rosenfelt started on the campaign his order was to take
+      but one blanket to each man, and no overcoats. In this condition they
+      could not retreat. They seemed doomed to surrender at no distant day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy well knew the condition of our troops, being in
+      possession of the route to our depot of supplies, and the one by which
+      re-enforcements would reach our army. They apparently held our forces at
+      their mercy. For these reasons the enemy deemed it unnecessary to assault
+      and lose lives in an attempt to take what seemed secure. All that Biggs
+      had to do, as he thought, was to wait, and Chatteraugus would fall into
+      his hands without a struggle. Starvation would soon force terms, as
+      retreat or re-enforcements were considered alike impossible. No other
+      portion of our armies was reduced to such a terrible extremity during the
+      war.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was the situation of the Army of the Center when Gen. Silent
+      took command of it. Biggs had sent his cavalry to the interior to watch
+      all movements on our part, and especially to prevent supplies from being
+      brought to or concentrated anywhere for our almost famished soldiers.
+      Weller and Lawting, in command of the rebel cavalry, captured and
+      destroyed in the Sewatch Valley 1,000 wagons loaded with supplies. They
+      also captured 700 wagons at Macklinville, with about 1,000 prisoners, and
+      at the same time destroyed millions of dollars of other property.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent had just arrived at Nashua, and, finding that the
+      raiders were burning wagon trains and railroad trains loaded with
+      supplies, collected all the cavalry he could, obtained horses and mounted
+      two regiments of infantry. Under a skillful officer he started them in
+      pursuit of Weller and Lawting, chasing them into Northern Alabama and
+      capturing near one-half of their commands. Gen. Silent had no means of
+      getting into Chatteraugus until Biggs's force at Bridgeton and on
+      the river between there and Chatteraugus could be dislodged and driven out
+      of Looking-Glass Valley, which ran down along the mountain side to the
+      river. He had difficulty in getting all the positions correctly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finally he met Mrs. Houghton, who had come out from Chatteraugus
+      prior to its investment. She gave him the most satisfactory detailed
+      statement that he had received from any one as yet. In the interview she
+      told him what she was doing in that country and where she had been; what
+      she had said to General Rosenfelt the night before the battle of Murphy's
+      Hill, and what she told him the day before the battle at Cherokee Run. The
+      General questioned her as to the number of the enemy, the names of the
+      commanders, etc. When she gave the names of Longpath and Stephenson, the
+      General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'They are sending troops here from the rebel army East?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, General,' she replied; '20,000, I am sure,
+      and I so told Gen. Rosenfelt.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said: 'They are using the Victor's Hill
+      prisoners?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said she; 'Gen. Stephenson is said to be
+      in command of 20,000 of them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But they have not been exchanged as yet?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As to that she did not know, but they were now in Gen. Bigg's
+      army. Gen. Silent thanked her and invited her to come to Chatteraugus when
+      he should take it; 'which,' he said, 'I mean to do in
+      ten days from the day I open the lines of communication, so as to get food
+      to those starving soldiers.' He then left her with many thanks for
+      the information.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Mrs. Houghton sought Gen. Silent again and said to
+      him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, there is one matter, which may be important, I did
+      not think to mention yesterday in our conversation.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Pray, what is that?' said he.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Longpath is to start in a day or so to Knoxburg with
+      his command, in order to drive Broomfield from there, who they understand
+      is now in possession of that place.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said the General, 'that is of more
+      importance to know than anything you have told me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am exceedingly glad then, General, that I thought of it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General then said to her: 'I am extremely curious to know
+      how you learned this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, I visit hospitals on both sides, and many things
+      are there said that would not be told to anyone in camp. I had seen a sick
+      rebel who had just come into the city in citizen's clothes to be
+      taken care of by his friends, and you must not ask me who or where he is.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' said the General, 'I will not. Good-by!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent at once ordered Gen. Hord to concentrate his whole
+      force at Bridgeton as quickly as possible, and in three days the 20,000
+      men from the Army of the East had secured Bridgeton and crossed over
+      Little Combination River on the road to Looking-Glass Valley. They moved
+      forward, driving Biggs before them, until they reached the western base of
+      Coon's Mountain, in order to pass into Looking-Glass Valley. At the
+      point where he was to enter the Valley the rebels made an assault upon his
+      head of column. Hord deployed his troops, advanced to the attack, and very
+      soon routed the enemy. The enemy now could very plainly detect and
+      understand the movement. Our troops went into camp at about six o'clock.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebels could see that if this movement was successful
+      re-enforcements as well as supplies to the Union army would immediately be
+      the result, and they were bewildered and chagrined. At about one o'clock
+      the same night, Hord was attacked in force by the enemy. Gear's
+      command first received the assault. Hord at once moved to the support of
+      Gear, but before reaching him found a large rebel force posted on a range
+      of hills which completely commanded his line of march. These hills were
+      steep and rugged. There was, however, but one course left, and that was to
+      assault. This was done in a most gallant style. The hills were scaled and
+      the enemy driven from them with a loss of many prisoners, as well as
+      killed and wounded. Gen. Gear meanwhile had been contending against a
+      superior force for two hours, and though almost enveloped at one time by
+      the enemy, he finally succeeded in repelling the assault. The moonlight
+      was so bright that the firing seemed to light up the whole heavens, as if
+      meteors were in every possible space. The yells of the rebels, the running
+      away of teams, the heavy sound of artillery, were enough to 'frighten
+      the souls of fearful adversaries.' Mules broke away from their
+      wagons and hitching places, some with halters, some with harness and
+      singletrees dangling at their heels. Horses neighing and mules braying,
+      all dashed in the direction of the enemy, who mistook the fleeing animals
+      for a cavalry charge, and fled in disorder and confusion. At daylight the
+      enemy had been repulsed at every point and our route to Chatteraugus
+      secured.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent had managed to communicate with Gen. Papson, and
+      directed that one of his divisions should cross over the river in front of
+      his camp in plain view of the enemy, and while the enemy were watching
+      these movements pontoon bridges were being laid across the river by the
+      Engineer Corps, they passing down the river beyond the left flank of the
+      enemy in the night time. Over this bridge crossed Palmerston's
+      Division and joined Hord, and by the next morning all the heights
+      commanding the bridge and Looking-Glass Valley were secured&mdash;communication
+      opened by way of the north side of the river by crossing the pontoon
+      bridge, and on that very day rations for the men were taken into
+      Chatteraugus. Such a shout as went up from the throats of nearly 50,000
+      men was perhaps never heard before nor since. Gen. Silent entered
+      Chatteraugus with the supplies for the hungry, and was most gratefully
+      received by officers and men. When this line was opened the boys
+      christened it 'Silent's cracker line.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The scene that followed the opening of this line of communication
+      is not to be described by any one. Poor fellows, they had suffered long
+      and much. They were patriots; but how many people remember it now?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this point the old man grew eloquent, and finally bowed his head for a
+      moment. Resuming, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a very short time every one had gained confidence and courage,
+      and was again not only ready but eager for the fray. Biggs at once saw his
+      peril. Longpath was at Knoxburg trying to dislodge Broomfield, while Gen.
+      Papson was being rapidly re-enforced. And now the tables were turned. The
+      rebels no longer jeered at and tantalized our boys with inquiries as to
+      when they proposed to start for 'Pine Forest Prison.' Jeff
+      Davis, the Confederate President, had only a few days before visited Biggs's
+      army and looked down upon our starving soldiers. Our boys knew this, and
+      would ask if Jeff Devis would like to dine with Gen. Silent on hard-tack?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this time our forces were anxiously looking for the arrival
+      of the troops from the Army of the West, which they knew were marching
+      with all the energy they could to the aid of their comrades. So the next
+      morning the rebels were saluted with a shout that rang from the valley up
+      to the top of Looking-Glass Mountain and along Middle-ton's Ridge.
+      It was the arrival of Sherwood from Victor's Hill with two full
+      corps of as good soldiers as ever marched under the American flag. Cheer
+      upon cheer from both our armies rang out and gladdened the hearts of all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Gen. Silent was handed a note by a cavalryman. He
+      examined it, and found that it bore information to the effect that
+      Longpath had failed to capture Knoxburg, but had been repulsed by
+      Broomfield and was then marching rapidly to re-enforce Biggs. On inquiry
+      the General found that the note was written by a lady, who was then some
+      ten miles away at a farmhouse. The cavalryman stated that she was very
+      anxious that Gen. Silent should get the note that day, and that she had
+      also told him to say to the General that she was the same lady who had
+      given him certain information at Nashua some days before, and that she
+      informed the bearer of the contents of the note and requested him to
+      destroy it if in danger of being captured. Gen. Silent consulted Gen.
+      Papson and found that he had implicit faith in her statements, as he said
+      she had given Rosenfelt truthful and important information twice as to the
+      numbers and movements of the enemy. Gen. Silent said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This being so, we must drive Biggs from his position before
+      Longpath can join him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was then raining and blowing a perfect gale, and Gen. Papson
+      said that it might be well to delay until the storm was over. This Gen.
+      Silent assented to, but directed that all preparations be made for the
+      attack, so as to be in perfect readiness at a moment's notice.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood, however, had not yet succeeded in getting to the position
+      assigned him. He was struggling against rain, wind, and high water. In
+      crossing Little Combination River to the north side the pontoon bridge
+      gave way, and Gen. Osterman and his division of Sherwood's command
+      were completely cut off and left on the south side of the stream. Silent
+      ordered him to proceed up the river to a point opposite Middleton's
+      Ridge with the remainder of his command. By this time the freshet was so
+      great that it was impossible to repair the bridge. So Osterman was
+      ordered, if he could not get across by eight o'clock the next
+      morning, to report to Gen. Hord. Sherwood finally succeeded in moving the
+      rest of his command to the point indicated. Pontoons were now necessary
+      for bridging the river at this point in order to cross the troops again
+      over to the south side to assault Middleton's Ridge, the point of it
+      sloping down near to the river, on which rested the rebel right flank.
+      There were but few pontoons to be obtained, and here the genius of man
+      came well into play. Rafts and boats of a rough character were at once
+      improvised, and by the morning of the 24th of November Sherwood's
+      command was once more on the south side of the river, with men, horses and
+      artillery, ready for the assault. He was moving in a drizzling rain, and
+      as the clouds hung low his movement was pretty well covered. He pushed
+      forward with great rapidity and seized the smaller hills near the river,
+      driving the enemy therefrom, and at once fortified them securely.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The rebels now seeing this advantage made an ineffectual assault to
+      dislodge him. He had possession of two hills, with a depression in his
+      front between him and the main ridge, it being his objective point. The
+      mist and heaviness of the day prevented the enemy on Looking-Glass
+      Mountain from seeing or understanding the movement of Sherwood on the
+      right. Night closed in, and as the clouds cleared away, the light of the
+      camp fires revealed the position of both armies. Indeed, the night was
+      beautiful. The lights on the north side were made by those guarding the
+      camp of Sherwood, left in his movement, across the river. These lights of
+      the camp fires of both armies now formed a complete circuit, making a
+      grand picture. The stillness of the night was a warning to all that in the
+      morning work was to be done.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About the hour of ten Gen. Silent was out looking at the lights,
+      and in order to form some opinion of the condition of the weather during
+      the next day, he strolled along the river bank alone. Stopping at no great
+      distance from one of the sentinels, he sat down upon a stone under a large
+      tree, the shadows of which obscured him from view.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0017" id="linkimage-0017">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0238.jpg" alt="A Spector Appears to the General 238 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While sitting absorbed in thought as to what the future would be to
+      the army then preparing for a desperate battle, a strange form seemed to
+      appear before him. He was at first startled, and then felt as though he
+      had dreamed, and was thereby deceiving himself. The object was apparently
+      a woman dressed in a long flowing robe of pure white. The features were
+      regularly formed; she had large blue eyes, long, auburn hair, and a light
+      shone about her which made every feature plain and visible to him. This
+      strange apparition did not speak, but pointed to Looking-Glass Mountain,
+      and passed her hand, extending her forefinger, as though tracing the
+      mountain along to where it dips down to the Roseville road. At this point
+      she held her finger pointing for some seconds. She then turned and pointed
+      to the end of Middleton's Ridge, near the river, and there
+      hesitated; then turned and pointed to the center of the ridge, near where
+      Gen. Biggs's Headquarters were afterwards located. Here she seemed
+      to trace two lines on the side of the ridge by passing her finger twice
+      back and forth. She hesitated at this point for some moments, finally
+      pointing to the sky as though calling attention to the stars. At this
+      moment Gen. Silent arose quite excited, and the strange specter vanished.
+      He stood for some moments motionless. He could not move, and was trembling
+      with nervousness. Finally he aroused himself and stepped to the spot where
+      the strange figure had appeared. There was nothing that could have been by
+      dreamy imagination distorted into such a form. He said to himself, 'I
+      dreamed; I must have dreamed; how could this be otherwise?' Just at
+      this moment he saw a sentinel walking his beat some paces away and
+      approached him cautiously. The sentinel challenged, and Silent went
+      forward and gave the countersign. He then told the sentinel who he was,
+      and inquired if anything unusual was going on. The sentinel replied in the
+      negative. Silent then inquired if he had seen nothing unusual.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' replied the sentinel, 'except that you have
+      been sitting on the stone under this tree for some time. I have been
+      watching you, as I was not aware of your business.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You saw nothing else?' said the general
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' was the reply.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General then bade him good night and returned to his
+      headquarters, feeling pretty sure that he had fallen asleep and dreamed
+      while sitting under the tree. Yet he had a half lingering superstition on
+      the subject, and it annoyed him very much. He could not divine the meaning
+      of it; whether a dream or not he could not decide. He walked back and
+      forth in a very unusual manner. One of his staff inquired if anything had
+      gone wrong in the movements of the army. He said not, but inquired if all
+      the Orderlies were at their posts, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I will want them very soon to take orders to the field. They
+      must be cautioned, also, as they will be in some danger in passing to
+      where they must go.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then sat down and commenced dictating his orders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At midnight they were sent out to the different commanders. Hord
+      was to attack with all his force, assisted by Osterman's division,
+      in the morning at the earliest moment possible, and scale Looking-Glass
+      Mountain. Gen. Papson was to make a demonstration against the rebel
+      center.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The mountain is very steep and covered with trees and underbrush.
+      Crags jut out at every turn all over its sides, and at the summit a high
+      crest rises almost perpendicular 50 or 60 feet. Around the point of the
+      mountain nearest the river the enemy had heavy earthworks, held by one
+      brigade. The ridge or crest of the mountain was held by some 7,000 men,
+      with many pieces of artillery. Hord's command was all on the west
+      side of the mountain, entirely obscured from the sight of any of our
+      troops who were in the town of Chatteraugus, so that nothing could be seen
+      except the rebels who occupied the crest of the mountain. The movements of
+      the enemy proved clearly that some advance was being made.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gens. Silent and Papson stood on an earthwork on the north side of
+      the town near the river, where they could plainly see all the rebel lines.
+      Very soon the smoke and sounds of battle were seen and heard. Osterman had
+      attacked the rebels in their works at the foot of the mountain nearest the
+      river and driven them pell-mell out of their intrenchments, killing,
+      wounding and capturing a great number. At the same time Gen. Gear was
+      pushing up the mountain, his right passing directly under the muzzles of
+      the enemy's guns which were on the summit, climbing over logs,
+      boulders and crags, up hill and down, dislodging and driving the enemy
+      wherever he opposed. Up and on went our brave boys to the mouths of cannon
+      and into the very jaws of death. Gen. Silent, addressing Papson, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, our men must be climbing up the mountain's
+      side. The enemy would not fire so rapidly nor such volleys unless our men
+      were near them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, I should think they would not,' said Papson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The fire flashed from their guns and muskets in the sunlight as
+      though the heavens were in a blaze. Soon batteries could be seen pulling
+      out and moving on the table of the mountain in the direction of the south.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Do you see that, Papson?' said Silent. 'They are
+      getting ready to retreat. See, they are sending their batteries out of
+      danger!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Papson looked, but said not a word. Soon a portion of their
+      infantry moved in the same direction. The noise of artillery firing could
+      be heard no longer, but the rattle of musketry was becoming more distinct.
+      The men and officers who were not in the demonstration against Middleton's
+      Ridge, which was not a very heavy one, were standing and looking in
+      breathless silence at the upper table-land of Looking-Glass mountain.
+      Finally our line was seen moving up the crest, the men firing as they
+      came, and such a yell as arose from our men in the town of Chatteraugus
+      was of the kind to bring joy to a patriot's soul. On they went, the
+      fire flashing from the muzzles of their muskets. The rebels began to
+      retreat, our men pressing them until they were driven entirely from the
+      mountain and across the valley near the old Mission House, and nearly to
+      the foot of Middleton's Ridge. Papson's movement against the
+      ridge, which was the enemy's right, ceased, and Looking-Glass
+      Mountain was ours. Joy was unconfined among our troops.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The poor fellows, who were nearly starved, acted as though they
+      were perfectly well and hearty, although they had had but little to eat
+      for weeks.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was only the beginning of the end at Chatteraugus.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent thought the rebels would now retreat into Georgia; but
+      in this he was mistaken. They strengthened their line on Middleton's
+      Ridge and extended it across the valley to where Looking-Glass Mountain
+      slopes down to the road from Roseville to Chatteraugus, and there they
+      seemed bent on staying. Two days later, finding the enemy again preparing
+      for battle, Gen. Silent issued his orders for a general assault. Sherwood
+      at early dawn was to attack the enemy on his right and drive him back if
+      possible on the southern portion of the ridge; Papson was to be ready to
+      assault in front at the moment when the commanding General should think
+      the proper time had arrived; Gen. Hord was to cross from Looking-Glass
+      Mountain over to the Roseville road and attack his left flank.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The morning was clear and cold. Biggs's Headquarters could be
+      seen on the crest of Middleton's Ridge, near the center of his line.
+      Gen. Silent occupied a knob or high point near our lines that had been
+      wrested from the enemy in a skirmish the day before. All were anxiously
+      waiting the assault and final result. Now and again a shot would be heard,
+      and then a volley. There were skirmishings occasionally in different
+      directions. On Hord's line, as he advanced, slight skirmishing was
+      kept up, and at the base of the ridge a shot would be fired in the
+      direction of where Papson was forming his line. Finally shots were heard
+      on our extreme left, then more, then a piece of artillery, then a volley,
+      then a battery opened, then commands were heard and the battle began.
+      Sherwood was moving against the enemy's right flank.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He attacked as ordered, but found the enemy in strong force and
+      very stubborn. The battle continued on this part of the line without any
+      very material advantage to either side. At about three o'clock Gen.
+      Papson was ordered not to delay his attack any longer, so at this time the
+      movement of the whole army against the enemy commenced. Papson attacked in
+      double column, Gens. Anderson and Sherlin leading the assault with their
+      divisions. In the center, at the first assault made on the rifle-pits at
+      the base of the ridge, our forces were not successful, and falling back
+      for a short distance they readjusted their lines, changed some of the
+      regiments, and moved forward again to the attack. This time the movement
+      was as if it were machinery in motion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When close to the enemy a bayonet charge was ordered, and against
+      the foe they drove the instruments of death. The men who were in this
+      deadly charge will never forget it. As they came with bayonets fixed and
+      directed, the enemy, seeing their determination, poured a deadly fire into
+      their ranks. Many a brave man fell, but on the lines swept over the
+      trenches. Here the rebels were killed and wounded in such numbers that
+      they lay one across another in great numbers. The enemy fell back, giving
+      up the trenches to our victorious troops, and retreated to their main
+      works on the top of the ridge.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our troops moved right on up the slope of the ridge, facing a
+      shower of shot and shell and musketry most destructive and deadly.
+      Anderson and Sherlin led the way. Commanders of corps, divisions and
+      brigades vied with one another as to who should reach the crest first. For
+      a time it seemed doubtful if any of them would succeed in accomplishing
+      it. Our artillery was in battery playing on the enemy from an eminence on
+      the plateau east of the town and between the two lines. Finally the guns
+      of the enemy were disabled, some dismounted, and others driven from their
+      position. Our whole line then made one desperate effort to scale the ridge
+      and charge the rebel works. With a mighty shout and 'Come on boys!'
+      from Sherlin and Anderson, the heights were scaled, and amid sickening
+      scenes of blood and death our brave boys stormed and captured their
+      breast-works. Their center was pierced and broken. They wavered and
+      finally retreated down the opposite slope of the ridge. Gen. Anderson
+      seized one of our flags, mounted the rebel works, and held it up so that
+      our whole army might see it, and they did. The sight of the old flag on
+      the rebel works on Middleton's Ridge, filled our men with joy and
+      enthusiasm. They rushed forward, shouting as they went. The men who had
+      been shut up and nearly starved, wept with joy unspeakable.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood now doubled the enemy's flank back until they were
+      retreating and falling back on the two divisions of Anderson and Sherlin,
+      who turned and poured volleys into their rear. The retreat of Biggs's
+      army now became general We captured many prisoners. Just at this moment a
+      rebel cavalry officer on a white horse was seen dashing down the ridge
+      from the direction of the rebel left. He came within a short distance of
+      our line and took off his hat to our troops, as if he intended to
+      surrender. Turning on his horse he drew a revolver and flred. The ball
+      struck Gen. Anderson in the right shoulder, inflicting a severe and
+      painful wound. Gen. Anderson turned and saw him as he escaped down the
+      side of the ridge. Anderson recognized him, but did not say a word. Many
+      shots were flred at him by the soldiers, but he made good his escape. (It
+      was Gen. Joseph Whitthorne, the fiend.) Gen. Anderson was taken by Jackson
+      and James Whitcomb (who had been by his side during the whole of the
+      engagement) back to the town to be cared for by the Surgeon. Gen. Anderson
+      inquired after Capt. Day, and upon inquiry it was found that he had been
+      severely wounded during the last charge up the ridge, and had been carried
+      in an ambulance to the hospital.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle was won. No rebel flag was insight, and the Stars and
+      Stripes w ed over Looking-Glass Mountain and Middleton's Ridge once
+      more. Longpath just reached Ringgold's Gap in time to meet his
+      flying friends, who were in a great state of demoralization. They had been
+      utterly routed and broken to pieces. Our army was in great glee and full
+      of joy that night and for many days thereafter. The Army of the Center had
+      been in such bad condition for so long a time&mdash;being hemmed in and
+      starved&mdash;that it became necessary to go into quarters for
+      recuperation, and also to refit and refurnish it with horses, mules,
+      harness, etc. The troops were, therefore, distributed at the most
+      convenient points on the lines of our communications.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent, now having put Gen. Biggs and his army in a condition
+      of harmlessness for the season, took up his headquarters at Nashua.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning after the battle, my son Jackson left Gen.
+      Anderson (who was comparatively easy, for his wound, though painful, was
+      not considered dangerous,) to search for Capt. Day. He found him in the
+      officers' hospital, wounded severely, shot through the bowels. He
+      died that night. This was sad news to the General, for he loved him as if
+      he had been a brother. He was buried at Chatter-augus. His friends were
+      notified, and removed his remains to the cemetery near Bloomington, Ill.
+      He was a gallant soldier, and had been so kind to Gen. Anderson that we
+      all loved him. His death caused nearly as much sadness in my family as the
+      loss of one of our own sons.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My son Jackson, James Whitcomb and old Ham staid close by Gen.
+      Anderson, doing all they could to alleviate his sufferings. There was no
+      suspicion as to who had shot him. One day, however, he was suffering with
+      a severe fever, and in a delirium remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Jo Whitthorne is my evil genius. He intends to murder me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This he repeated so often that when he was sufficiently recovered
+      Jackson asked him if he remembered saying this? He replied that he did
+      not. Jackson told him that it had aroused his suspicions on the subject.
+      He then revealed the secret to Jackson under the seal of confidence, as he
+      said it would kill his wife if she knew it. Jackson afterwards revealed
+      the same to me, but no mention was ever made of it by either of us.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham was so attentive and kind that no one asked him as to his
+      whereabouts during the battle. Jackson, however, found him under the bed
+      when they brought the General back from the field. The old man said that
+      he had been sick all day, and got under the bed to be out of the way. When
+      they came back he said to the General; 'I know you be kill'
+      dat day or hurted bery bad, kase I dream it. De good Laud tole me so when
+      I sleep. No 'sputin' it, sho, for de Laud allers tells me
+      'bout dese matters; and you can ax Marfa if it is not so when you go
+      home.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the General recovered so as to think of these matters he
+      dictated his report to Jackson, who wrote it for him, in which he
+      recommended Peter for promotion, among many others, for gallant conduct,
+      and also recommended Orderly James Whitcomb for a Lieutenancy in the
+      Regular Army. These recommendations were complied with at once, and Peter
+      was assigned to the command of a brigade. James Whitcomb was assigned to
+      the 13th U. S. Inf., and detailed at Gen. Anderson's request as an
+      Aide-de-Camp in place of Capt. Day. The President sent Peter's
+      commission to me and I took it to him at Chatteraugus, in accordance with
+      the wish of Gen. Anderson, who desired to see me, and at the same time to
+      keep from his wife and our family the fact of his being wounded until he
+      should be able to come home. I found my sons both well and Gen. Anderson
+      improving when I arrived. I remained several days. I met Gen. Silent and
+      had several conversations with him. I found him well posted as to all
+      matters North as well as South. He said there was no danger of Biggs
+      during that Winter. He could not more than recuperate his army, and in the
+      Spring, in all probability, the rebel army in the center would have a new
+      commander, as Biggs was a great failure; that if he had moved against our
+      forces when he had them caged up before re-enforcements came, our army
+      would have been compelled to surrender. He also spoke of our danger in the
+      North from the anti-war party. He regarded it more dangerous than the
+      rebel army. If they could succeed in carrying the election the Confederacy
+      would by them be recognized and the Union dissolved.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a few days Gen. Anderson was adjudged by the Surgeon to be
+      strong enough to travel. He was granted an indefinite leave of absence by
+      Gen. Silent, who regarded him very highly as an able officer. Gen.
+      Anderson, myself, Jackson, James Whitcomb (now lieutenant), and Ham
+      started for Allentown. On arriving at home the family were overjoyed,
+      surprised, and grieved all at the same time&mdash;overjoyed at our return,
+      surprised that they had not heard of the General being wounded, and
+      grieved at his suffering.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Lieut. James Whitcomb was introduced to the family, who were
+      delighted to see him. He left the same evening for his home in Detroit,
+      and we were together once more, save two sons, Peter and Henry. The
+      meeting between Ham and Aunt Martha was very affecting. Their manner and
+      queer remarks were laughable. Soon Aunt Martha came in to see her Marsa
+      Gen'l Tom. She hugged him and got down on her knees and prayed for
+      him, and then said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Uncle Daniel, I bress de good Laud, for you bring Marsa Tom
+      back. I cure him, sho. I knows what to do; de Laud tell me, he do. He not
+      goin' to let Marsa Genl Tom die; no he not! He want him to whip de
+      Sesh, he do. I knows; de Laud tell me bout dat in de dream. He not fool
+      dis old 'oinan; he neber do. Ham, he dream 'bout dat when he
+      down to de fight. He say he sick when dey fight. How is dat, Uncle Daniel?
+      Did Marsa Tom tell you? Was he sick? He awful coward, Ham is, but if he
+      sick, den all right; but when he not been sick he must stay wid Marsa Gen'l
+      to keep he things all right. Ham say he do dat. I 'spect he do; he
+      say so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We told Aunt Martha that Ham was all right, and that pleased her,
+      poor old woman. She was pure gold; God never made a better heart under any
+      white skin than she had under her black one.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson had the best of attention, and improved daily until
+      he could walk about without pain, but he was not fit for duty for a
+      considerable time. The two children were delighted, and were full of
+      questions of all kinds. One day when they were trying to entertain the
+      General, his little daughter asked him who shot him. I saw the tears come
+      into his eyes, and he arose and walked out on the porch without making any
+      answer.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Just at this moment Mrs. Wilson came into the room, and Uncle Daniel took
+      her on his knee and kissed her, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jennie, you are my all and only hope, save my poor grandson, that I
+      now have left. My time will soon come, however, when I can quietly quit
+      this world of trouble and care and find a home where works will have due
+      consideration; where those who serve in the army of the Lord will at least
+      be considered the equal of those who have been in rebellion against him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My good friends,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;you may think
+      strange of my melancholy mood; but why should I desire to live longer and
+      see what I do and feel as I do constantly on account of the manner in
+      which things are now being conducted.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I am not in any way surprised at your feeling as you do. I have
+      felt and do feel the same, though my misfortunes and troubles have not
+      been severe in comparison with yours,&rdquo; said Col. Bush. &ldquo;But,
+      Uncle Daniel, to call your attention away from your sorrows for a moment,
+      I am very desirous of knowing what became of Mrs. Houghton.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She remained in that part of the country during that Winter and
+      until our combined Armies of the Center and West commenced their next
+      campaign, during all of which time she kept our commanding Generals posted
+      as to the movements of the enemy, his strength, when troops were sent east
+      or west, where and how many; and when the troops were moved south in the
+      Spring she returned to New York, and, I have been informed, married again.
+      I hope she may be yet living and enjoying great happiness. She was a true
+      woman. I have not heard of her for many years, however.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She was a heroine sure,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;her movements
+      were of a most important character, Uncle Daniel.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Colonel, she was a true patriot, and loved her country for her
+      country's sake, and I hope the Lord has thrown fortune and pleasure
+      in her pathway. There were a great many patriotic and daring acts
+      performed by women during our war. God bless the good women. To our poor
+      sick and wounded soldiers they were like ministering angels, both in the
+      camp and hospitals.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XIV.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     SERAINE WHITCOMB'S EXAMINATION OF THE REBEL PRISONS AND
+     HENRY LYON'S RELEASE.&mdash;MAN'S INHUMANITY.&mdash;SERAINE WHITCOMB
+     VISITS THE SOUTHERN PRISON PENS.&mdash;A SAD TALE OF WOE.&mdash;
+     GRAPHIC PICTURE OF SUFFERING, WRETCHEDNESS AND DEATH.
+
+     &ldquo;Oh war, thou son of hell,
+     Whom angry heavens do make their ministers,
+     Throw in the frozen bosoms of our past,
+     Hot coals of vengeance.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel Lyon resumed his story by giving us a history of the
+      adventures of Miss Seraine Whitcomb, who, as had been discovered, was the
+      sister of James Whitcomb, now Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Anderson. He continued
+      by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine's journey to Richmond was accomplished by
+      overcoming the greatest of difficulties. The President's authority
+      was good at every point in and through the Union lines. But when she
+      reached the rebel pickets at or near the Rapidan she was placed under
+      arrest as a spy, and taken to the headquarters of the commander of the
+      rebel army. She then stated her case in a modest way, presenting the note
+      given to her by our President. Her story was so simple and reasonable that
+      she was permitted to enter Richmond in order to lay her case before
+      President Davis. At the same time the authorities at the rebel army
+      headquarters had a lurking suspicion of her on account of (as they
+      thought) her pretended perilous undertaking. Yet she was conducted to
+      Richmond, and there took lodgings at the Virginia Hotel, where she was
+      subjected to a constant watch over her every movement. She was in much
+      doubt for several days what course to pursue. There was great activity
+      going on in making preparations for some movement of the rebel army. She
+      was not permitted to leave her hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She finally wrote a note to President Davis, stating that she
+      wished to be permitted to have an interview with him on a matter of grave
+      import to her; that she was alone and under a vigilant watch; that she
+      thought she could satisfy him of her harmless intentions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;To this she received a very polite answer permitting her to see him
+      at 11 o'clock the following day, and informing her that he would
+      send an escort.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day, promptly at the time, an officer appeared and
+      inquired if Miss Seraine Whitcomb was in. She readily responded, and
+      directed that he be admitted. Presenting himself, he said he was Capt. T.
+      P. Redingson. The arrangements were soon agreed upon, and the two started
+      for the Executive office. The detention in the ante-room was-but slight,
+      before they were ushered into the presence of Mr. Davis. Seraine said he
+      was seated in an arm-chair, rather oldish and common. Mr. Davis rose and
+      greeted her pleasantly. He looked care-worn and haggard, and seemed
+      thoughtful; but at no time during the interview did he forget his genial,
+      polite manner toward her. She hardly knew what to say. After a short time
+      he broke the ice by asking her if he could serve her in any way. She
+      gained courage enough to tell him her whole story. She told him she would
+      not give information of any kind to any one in reference to what she might
+      see or hear while under his protection; that she wished to examine the
+      prison records for the name of her friend, Henry Lyon, who she hoped,
+      through his kindness, to find, and have exchanged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She seemed to touch a tender spot in his nature. He gave her a
+      letter of safe conduct through all the rebel lines, and authority to
+      examine the prisons and hospitals, exacting at the same time a pledge from
+      her that she would, when satisfied, return by way of Richmond and make a
+      report to him of all she should see and hear that was of interest in
+      connection with the prisons, the army, or other kindred subjects. With
+      this understanding and pledge on her part she gave him her thanks, with
+      many good wishes for his health. She then bade him good, good-by and
+      returned to her hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson, her escort, was very polite to her, and promised
+      that he would call the next day and make arrangements for her to visit the
+      prisons and examine the records or rolls of prisoners in Richmond. The
+      next day at ten o'clock the Captain called and escorted her to
+      Libby. There she saw such suffering as made her almost frantic, but she
+      indulged in no remarks. As she passed along the pallets of rotten straw,
+      the tears would roll down the sunken cheeks of their occupants as she
+      uttered some kind word to them. The rolls did not disclose the name of the
+      one for whom she was in search, and she returned with the Captain to her
+      hotel. That night she could not sleep. She had seen that day such sights
+      as she had never expected to witness, and could not have believed had she
+      not looked upon them with her own eyes. Men eating rotten food; many, very
+      many, sick, sore and distressed; quite a number without sufficient clothes
+      to cover their persons; no blankets; no way to send word to friends; no
+      privileges granted, their treatment harsh and brutal. For the least
+      delinquency inhuman punishment was inflicted. No prospect of help or
+      relief of any kind. All kinds of stories were told them of disasters to
+      the 'Yanks,' as the rebels called the Union soldiers. It was
+      really a sickening sight to behold.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day they visited Belle Isle, and there found the same
+      condition of things. After an examination of records they returned to the
+      Virginia Hotel. Miss Seraine then concluded to leave for Salisbury. She
+      asked the Captain if he would be kind enough to see to getting her tickets
+      and placing her properly in charge of the conductor, with such
+      instructions as might enable her to avoid annoyance on her route. The next
+      morning she was feeling dull and heavy on account of having passed a
+      restless night. The shadows of that which she had seen during the day were
+      continually before her eyes. She got ready, however, and was soon put on
+      the train by Capt. Redingson, who knew the conductor and explained to him
+      her situation and desire to avoid annoyances. Then bidding the Captain
+      good-by, with many thanks for his kindness, she sat down in the car to
+      pursue her weary journey, with many ill forebodings. She looked out of the
+      window over valley, hill and stream, and as she passed on through that
+      picturesque country her eyes fairly feasted on the majestic scenery
+      beautified by the pines that tower heavenward along the line of the
+      railroad.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In her loneliness she could not resist the floodtide of hopes and
+      fears that swept through her mind&mdash;now hoping and then fearing that
+      she would not find Henry. If she should, would he be in the condition of
+      the poor, starved skeletons she had seen at Libby and Belle Isle? Could it
+      be possible that her lovable and gentle Henry could be so starved and
+      harshly treated by these people, who had been so polite and kind to her?
+      'No! no!' she thought to herself; 'it cannot be.'
+      The train sped along, and at night she was in Salisbury. There she was
+      taken to a hotel of limited accommodations and worse attendance, as it was
+      of the character so common to that country in the days of slavery. Quite a
+      number of sick rebel officers, who had been sent there to recuperate, were
+      in the hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning it was discovered that a female 'Yank'
+      was in the house, and, the gossips whispered 'a spy!' Miss
+      Seraine was unsuspecting, and acted as if she had been a mere traveler in
+      her own State. But very soon an officer came and sat down by her and began
+      a series of questions, all of which she answered frankly. She told him her
+      mission, and made inquiry about the prisoners there, wishing to look for
+      her friend, Henry Lyon. This officer left her and went to the authorities
+      and had her put under arrest. At this she was frightened almost out of her
+      wits. She wept and begged, but nothing would do but she must have her
+      baggage (merely a satchel) examined. This done, they sent a lady with her
+      to her room and searched her person. Being so much alarmed, she did not
+      think of her letter from Mr. Davis. This was found in her pocket and
+      declared a forgery, as they thought if genuine she would have produced it
+      sooner. Finally the conductor who had brought the train through from
+      Richmond returned, and finding how matters were, relieved her situation
+      by-explaining it to the authorities. The officers and Mayor then hastened
+      to make apologies for their action and afterwards treated her very kindly,
+      and offered her every facility for the examination desired. Her search at
+      the place was as fruitless as heretofore. She found the condition of
+      things here as elsewhere with our poor prisoners&mdash;nothing but extreme
+      suffering and ill treatment. It was hard for her to understand how any
+      civilized people could find it in their hearts to treat human beings so
+      barbarously.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She left Salisbury the first moment it was-possible for her to do
+      so, and made her way in great sadness to Pine Forest Prison, meeting with
+      many perplexing things on the way. As she neared Pine Forest she became
+      nervous and almost sick with fear that her mission would be a failure. Her
+      strength and resolution all at once seemed to fail her. But on she went,
+      between hope and despair. En route to this horrible place, all kinds of
+      phantoms rose before her mind. She would first see a starved human being,
+      and then a wild beast pursuing him; then the butchery and murder of the
+      victim; so that when she arrived at the village she was almost frantic and
+      nearly insane. A gentleman, seeing her lonely and peculiar situation,
+      assisted her to a house, where she procured quarters.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was not until the next morning that she made known her desire to
+      visit the prison. The lady of the house seemed to take in the situation,
+      and, instead of regarding her as a spy, felt a sympathy for her and
+      willingly rendered her all the assistance she could. Miss Seraine told her
+      whole story to her, and sought her aid in making the proper investigation.
+      This lady, Mrs. Lawton, made all necessary arrangements for the two to
+      visit the Superintendent at three o'clock that afternoon. Promptly
+      at that hour they started, and when they entered the Superintendent's
+      office outside the prison-pen they were received most courteously by Mr.
+      Hibbard. At the same time his face wore an expression that made Miss
+      Seraine shudder. His movements were sluggish, his manner uneasy. She
+      hastened to make known to him the cause of her visit, and at the same time
+      presented Mr. Davis's letter. He scanned the paper very closely
+      without making any remark. The arrangement being made to come at twelve o'clock
+      the next day, they returned to Mrs. Lawton's house.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mrs. Lawton was kind, and readily engaged in conversation, giving
+      the most horrible description and picture of the prison and the inhuman
+      treatment the prisoners were receiving. Seraine was silent, and refrained
+      from expressing opinions or making any remarks save to say that she had
+      been treated with great kindness and consideration by the officers she had
+      met. Mrs. Lawton gave her to understand that she had great sympathy for
+      the prisoners, and that she was not entirely in harmony with the
+      rebellion, although she had been a sufferer by the war, having lost her
+      husband in the Confederate service. She said she was living there merely
+      to make what she could by selling things to the soldiers when she was
+      permitted to do so. She had a great contempt for Mr. Hibbard, then keeper
+      of the prison. It seems Hibbard was only there temporarily.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine slept but little that night,&mdash;she was so eager to
+      ascertain if Henry was, or if he had been, there. Next morning she arose
+      early and was ready for breakfast, though she ate but little. When the
+      hour of twelve o'clock arrived she and Mrs. Lawton repaired to the
+      office of Mr. Hibbard as per appointment. They were received in a very
+      polite manner, and informed that a guard would be sent through the grounds
+      with them. They asked if he could not accompany them, as they were very
+      timid about passing through without his presence. He finally consented to
+      attend them as guide and protector.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'On first entering at the south gate they met a stench that
+      almost stifled them. As they passed along they saw the prisoners in
+      groups, standing and gazing at them with a stare like that of maniacs.
+      Some were moderately well clad, others almost in a state of nudity. The
+      pen, for that was what it really was, was in the most filthy condition
+      that human mind could imagine. As they passed along they could see the
+      blush of shame mantle the cheek of their escort. They walked through the
+      center of the grounds, being the dryest and most cleanly. To describe
+      accurately the suffering of the men, the filthy condition of this pen, and
+      the ghastly looks of those poor creatures, was more than any tongue or pen
+      could do. They came to where a portion of the sick were lying under a very
+      poor shelter, and there saw sick men with but little clothing and in all
+      the conditions of human suffering possible. Many were covered with ulcers
+      from scurvy, some were sick with fever, some with their teeth dropping
+      out, some dying with dysentery, some with old wounds not healed, some with
+      fresh ones made by their brutal keepers, and nearly all were literally
+      swarming with vermin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine became so sick at these sights that she was almost
+      fainting, and asked to return to the house and be permitted to come
+      earlier the next day, so as not to be in the pen during the midday heat.
+      Her request was granted, and they left the prison. She was greatly alarmed
+      for fear she would find Henry among this suffering class of sick men. The
+      next day they entered the prison at nine o'clock, and passing around
+      on the north side of the grounds found many cooking and eating their
+      meals. There were no satisfactory conveniences for cooking. A little fire
+      and a few pans and cups were all. The meat, what little they had, was
+      broiled on coals. Many took their meal and stirred it in a cup with the
+      most disagreeable water ever used, and drank it down without cooking.
+      Hundreds had died within a few days&mdash;some from sheer starvation, as
+      they could no longer take the food into their stomachs; some from scurvy,
+      some from fever, and some were murdered by the guards for passing beyond
+      where ordered. How any one could live in that polluted and poisonous
+      atmosphere was the wonder. In the inclosure there was a dirty, swampy
+      piece of ground, with water stinking with filth of a character sickening
+      to behold. When the rain fell all were subjected to the drenching cold
+      bath. On the ground and in the mud and the damp they lay. Many were there
+      who during the prior Winter had been so exposed as to have their feet
+      frozen, until in many instances they were rotting off.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;These sights were so shocking in all respects that Miss Seraine was
+      afraid to speak, (except to say a kind word, when permitted to do so,) to
+      any of the unfortunate men. It seemed to her that Hibbard knew where Henry
+      was, but was avoiding bringing her into his presence. So she said not a
+      word, but looked well at all in view as she passed along.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The punishments for any and every little breach of discipline were
+      of the most outrageous character. She saw many persons with their hands
+      tied behind them, and others standing, with their thumbs run through loops
+      of cords tied up to posts. The guards were insolent and were constantly
+      damning the prisoners. Take it altogether&mdash;their dirty, filthy food,
+      their mode of cooking, their scanty rations, their clothes, the stinking
+      water they were forced to use, the treatment of the sick, the punishments
+      they were compelled to bear, the dirty, vile pen they were in, and the
+      poisonous atmosphere they were forced to breathe, there is no account
+      anywhere in the barbarous ages that ever did or could equal Pine Forest
+      Prison.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine became sick and tired of the horrible sights, and at
+      last said to Mr. Hibbard that she did not wish to go around any more to
+      look upon the suffering prisoners, but desired to be taken where Mr. Lyon
+      was, if in the prison. He replied that he thought he was in the main
+      hospital. They directed their steps thither. On entering it she beheld so
+      many ghastly men at one view that she recoiled, and for a moment
+      hesitated. Recovering herself she proceeded. While passing along she
+      beheld a young man with sunken eyes, pale and ashy cheeks, lying on a
+      board cot, so emaciated that she had no thought of who it could be. But in
+      a moment she heard her name whispered, and saw a lean, bony hand reaching
+      out towards her. She looked at him, took his cold, withered hand, and
+      spoke to him, asking if she could do anything for him. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am Henry Lyon, Seraine. Do you not recognize me?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She fell into Mrs. Lawton's arms, exclaiming: 'My God!'
+      When she revived she fell upon Henry's neck and wept bitterly,
+      exclaiming:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My Henry! my Henry! Can it be possible, can it be possible?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After some little conversation between them, she telling him that
+      all were well at home, etc., Hibbard informed her that the rules of the
+      prison would not allow any further interview at present.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What a brute,&rdquo; interrupted Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine asked to see Surgeon Jones. She ascertained that Henry
+      was just recovering from an attack of typhoid fever and was now out of
+      danger. She obtained permission from the Surgeon to visit him daily while
+      she remained, and to bring him certain delicacies to eat. She then
+      returned to Henry and bade him an affectionate good-by, with a promise to
+      see him again. With a sad heart she retraced her steps to Mrs. Lawton's.
+      Retiring to her room she gave way to her grief and spent the remainder of
+      the day in tears.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0018" id="linkimage-0018">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0258.jpg"
+      alt="Seraine With Henry at Pine Forest Prison 258 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The following day Mrs. Lawton again accompanied Seraine to the
+      prison-pen. They took some wine and cake to Henry. After being refreshed
+      he and Seraine had a long and pleasant interview, in which Seraine told
+      Henry all about her trip, etc. She told him she had decided to leave soon
+      for Richmond, and thence for home, but would try and arrange with the
+      Surgeon, (who seemed to have some humanity left,) for Mrs. Lawton to visit
+      and bring him some nourishment. The prison and the sights beheld by her
+      had quite affected her nerves. On returning to Mrs. Lawton's she was
+      suffering with a violent headache, and, going to her room, she remained in
+      bed for three days.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mrs. Lawton was very kind. She sat by her bedside and gave her a
+      detailed account of her own trials. She was a daughter of a Union man, and
+      had never lost her veneration for her country and the old flag. Although
+      her husband had lost his life in the Confederate army, she had not changed
+      her smothered feelings for the Union. She related to Seraine the many
+      villainous outrages perpetrated upon the Union prisoners by the inhuman
+      keepers and guards of this vile den. She told graphically of seven
+      fine-looking young men who were brought out of the prison for attempting
+      to escape, and shot in the presence of a crowd of jeering devils. Said
+      she:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'If a man wishes to learn of &ldquo;man's inhumanity to
+      man,&rdquo; this is the place.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She expressed her great desire to leave the place, as it was like
+      dwelling on the verge of the prison for the souls of the damned. Seraine
+      talked to her of her mission and what she desired to accomplish; also
+      asked her to keep a watchful eye on Henry, and when the time should come
+      for an exchange of prisoners to remind Hibbard of Henry as one to be sent
+      away, provided she could arrange the matter. Henry had been a prisoner now
+      for more than a year, and was naturally near the time for his exchange if
+      any one would look after the matter. After quite a delay on account of her
+      being taken sick again, the time came for her to leave for Richmond, and
+      after thanking Hibbard for his courtesy, and tendering manifold thanks to
+      Mrs. Lawton for her kindness and great care of her, as well as leaving
+      some money with Mrs. Lawton for Henry's benefit, and promising to
+      write from Richmond if permitted to do so, she embraced Mrs. Lawton as if
+      she were her mother, and with tearful eyes they separated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Soon Seraine was on her way to report to Mr. Davis, President of
+      the C. S. A., as she had promised to do, and also to effect an early
+      exchange of prisoners if possible. Her trip was a dreary one. She remained
+      as quiet as possible, having no one to cheer her on her way. On arriving
+      at Richmond she again stopped at the Virginia Hotel, and there again met
+      Capt. Redingson. He expressed pleasure at seeing her, and tendered his
+      services as escort and protector while in the city. After detailing some
+      of her experiences on her journey, and thanking him for his former
+      politeness, and also for his present proffered services, she requested him
+      to bear her compliments to President Davis and ask for an early interview,
+      as she had promised to return and report to him. The Captain readily
+      assented, and on returning that evening informed her that he would be
+      pleased to accompany her to the Executive Office the next day at eleven
+      a.m., at which hour President Davis would see her. She was very anxious
+      and quite nervous until the time arrived. Exactly at eleven o'clock
+      the next day the Captain came for her with a carriage, and very kindly
+      attended her to the presence of the President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Davis met her with cordiality. He spoke to her about her
+      perilous undertaking, and hoped she had been treated kindly by his people.
+      He also inquired as to her success in finding her friend, to all of which
+      she responded that her treatment was kind, and her efforts were so far
+      crowned with success. She gave him an account of her journey and visits to
+      the prisons; her examination of them, and finally her success in finding
+      Henry at Pine Forest. She told him the truth about the prisons, the food,
+      raiment, and treatment of the prisoners. He answered in a manner rather
+      tender, and feelingly expressed his desire to have matters in this
+      direction improved, but regretted the impossibility of doing all things as
+      we might desire to have them done. He spoke of the barbarism of war and
+      its attendant cruelties. But he soon changed the subject, after thanking
+      her for her honesty and for having the nerve to tell him the truth.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then inquired what she desired in reference to her friend. She
+      asked for his release as the only means of saving his life. He responded
+      that he would order his exchange at once, and promised her that he should
+      be on the first boat or train sent North with prisoners. He also gave her
+      permission to write to Mrs. Lawton on this subject, provided she did not
+      use his name in connection with this promise. He then gave her a letter of
+      safe conduct through his lines and detailed Capt. Redingson to go with her
+      to our lines. Having accomplished the object for which she had gone South,
+      and reported fully and truthfully to Mr. Davis as she had promised to do,
+      she took leave of him with her best wishes for his personal welfare. He
+      bade her farewell and God-speed in a very kind and tender manner, so much
+      so that Seraine has ever spoken kindly of him as a man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She repaired to the hotel and told Capt. Redingson that she desired
+      to leave early the next morning for the Headquarters of the Union army. He
+      said he would call for her as requested, and they separated. Seraine,
+      after going to her room, wrote to Mrs. Lawton and inclosed a note to
+      Henry, merely telling him that she was well and on her way home,
+      encouraging him to bear up under his sufferings, etc.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning Capt. Redingson called according to his promise,
+      and they were off at once for the lines of the armies. On arriving at the
+      Headquarters of the Confederate army, they were nicely entertained by the
+      commanding General. They partook of a good meal and then rested for the
+      night, Seraine being cared for at a farm house near by. The next morning,
+      on being provided with a pass through the lines, they were conducted under
+      a flag of truce to the Headquarters of the Union army, some twenty miles
+      away.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seraine was received by the commanding General and taken care of.
+      Capt. Redingson, after having delivered his charge, returned with Seraine's
+      blessing for his kindness to her. After she had taken a rest she conversed
+      with Gen. Meador, who was then in command, and related to him her
+      experiences, at the same time keeping her promise to speak of nothing
+      pertaining to the Confederate army or any movements of the same. After a
+      night's rest she was sent under charge of an escort to Washington
+      city, where she stopped for several days, until she could see the
+      President and Secretary of War. She finally managed to have an interview
+      with the Secretary, and, after explaining who she was and her mission
+      South, he replied with some nervousness:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Henry Lyon' Is he a son of Daniel Lyon, of Allentown,
+      Ind.?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On being answered in the affirmative, he exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My God? what affliction that family has had! His oldest son
+      died recently, being the third son he has lost since this war began.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was the first knowledge that Seraine had of the sad distress
+      in the family. She sighed and dropped a tear. The Secretary at once
+      understood the situation, and told her Henry Lyon should be looked after
+      and properly cared for. She asked if, when he was exchanged, he could not
+      be discharged from the service. She said that Mr. Lyon's seven sons
+      were all in the army, and three having lost their lives, she thought one
+      ought to remain at home to comfort the parents during their terrible
+      trials. She struck a tender chord in the Secretary's heart, and he
+      replied: 'Yes; when he returns, you write me and it shall be done,
+      if he consents.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This brought joy to her very soul. She bade the Secretary good-by,
+      saying as she left that he would hear from her in due time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She then called at the President's and sent in his own letter
+      which he had given her when she started South, that she might thereby be
+      recalled to his memory. He sent for her at once. As she entered his office
+      he arose and greeted her most affectionately, calling her 'my child,'
+      and bidding her be seated. He commenced plying her with questions, and she
+      told him the whole story. When she related what she had seen in the rebel
+      prisons, his countenance saddened and tears fell from his eyes. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This must be remedied somehow. Humanity revolts at
+      retaliation in kind, but in an instance like this it might be justified.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She told him what she desired, and what the Secretary had promised.
+      He replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My dear child, it shall be done. My old friend Lyon is
+      making more sacrifices than should be demanded of any one. I hope you will
+      see him soon, and when you do, tell him that I often think of him and his
+      family, as well as what they are doing for their country.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President was a man of generous impulses. He had a very kind
+      heart, full of sympathy for humanity.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She left the President with feelings of the deepest affection and
+      gratitude, having every assurance that her wishes would be complied with.
+      As she left, he bade her good-by, calling her his 'little heroine.'
+      From Washington she went to Baltimore, learning that some prisoners who
+      had been exchanged were to be landed there. She remained at the Burnett
+      House, most of the time in her room, not wishing to make any
+      acquaintances, but watching the papers closely to ascertain the time for
+      the arrival of the prisoners. One evening she learned that a vessel had
+      come into port with 200 prisoners. She hastened to the dock; arriving all
+      out of breath, and seeing the large crowd that was waiting she became very
+      much excited, and observing an officer in uniform she ventured to speak to
+      him. It was Gen. Shunk, of Ohio. She told him who she was, and also for
+      whom she was looking. He answered her very cordially, and said he knew Mr.
+      Daniel Lyon, formerly of Ohio, and inquired if the person in question was
+      one of his sons. She said he was, and he told her to wait and he would
+      see, as he was then in command at Baltimore. In a few moments he came back
+      with the glad tidings that Henry Lyon was among the prisoners. She was
+      going to rush on board the vessel, but the General detained her, informing
+      her that it was not allowable under the orders, but he would bring Henry
+      to her as soon as possible. Soon she saw Henry coming from the vessel,
+      leaning upon the arm of a comrade. He seemed to be very weak, and still
+      looked like a mere shadow. He was brought where she stood, trembling and
+      almost fearing to meet him lest his mind might have given way somewhat
+      under the trying ordeal through which he had just passed. She threw her
+      arms around his neck and wept aloud. A carriage was procured, and she
+      accompanied him, by permission, to the hospital where he was ordered to
+      go. Reaching there, he was placed in a nice clean ward. There they talked
+      matters over, and Henry agreed to the discharge from the service. Seraine
+      left him with the nurses, saying that she would return as soon as
+      possible; at the same time he was not to let his people know anything of
+      his whereabouts. She left that night for Washington.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning at the earliest hour that she could see the
+      Secretary of War, she made her appearance. On meeting the Secretary he
+      recognized her, and asked if she was after the discharge about which she
+      agreed to write to him. She replied that Henry was now at Baltimore,
+      having been exchanged. Then she told him of his condition. The Secretary
+      at once ordered the discharge made out, and as soon as it had passed
+      through the proper officers' hands and was returned to him he handed
+      it to her, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You deserve this yourself, without any other consideration.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She again thanked the Secretary, and at once repaired to the
+      President's Mansion. When she was admitted, on seeing her the
+      President guessed from her bright countenance the whole story, and
+      congratulated her most heartily. She told him all, and showed him Henry's
+      discharge and thanked him for his kindness. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'May God bless you, my child, and give you both a safe
+      journey home!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Returning to Baltimore, she made arrangements to have Henry placed
+      in a clean car and taken to Allentown. After they were under way she told
+      him about the discharge, and he was delighted. She telegraphed me to mee
+      her at the depot, but did not say one word about Henry. I read the
+      dispatch to the family, and many were the conjectures. Peter said she had
+      not found Henry, and a great variety of opinions were expressed. My wife
+      burst into tears, fell down on the sofa, and cried, saying she felt that
+      Henry was dead. Ham, hearing what was being said, concluded it was his
+      turn to guess; so he began:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You's all off de track. Ham sees it all frough de
+      glass in he head, he do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Go 'long wid you, you ole fool: since you's free
+      you 'spec' you is big and knows a heap. You doesn't know
+      nuffin, you don't,' said Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, alright, Marfa; 'spec' me not know bery
+      much; but, sho's you is born, dat boy all right; you see, you jes'
+      wait. I say no mo', but I see what is de matter. You jes'
+      wait, dat's all you got to do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning I went down to the depot with a carriage, and
+      there found Seraine and Henry waiting for me. I embraced my poor boy,
+      overcome with grateful emotion. My joy was complete in finding him alive.
+      He was a living skeleton. We were not long in driving to the house. All
+      were out on the portico to see Seraine, no one but Ham expecting Henry
+      with her. As they all saw Henry the family leaped with joy, and rushing
+      out to meet us, but seeing Henry's ghastly appearance a sudden
+      sadness came over all. We helped him out of the carriage. He was
+      completely overcome when he saw his mother. She clasped him in her arms
+      and cried piteously. He was assisted into the house and laid upon the
+      sofa. All seemed to have overlooked Seraine in their great joy over Henry's
+      return. I introduced her to each one of the family including old Ham and
+      Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Didn't I see dem in my glass, Marfa; didn't I?
+      What you got to say now?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I 'spects you did, Ham; dey is heah, sho.' Bress
+      de Laud; he bring dis boy home. I not see him afore dem pizen Sesh fix him
+      dat way! Dey starve him. What did dey do to him to make him look like dat?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Soon we all got settled, and after breakfast we heard Seraine's
+      story. She was our heroine, and no mistake. No one of us could do too much
+      for her. My good wife wanted to have her for a daughter at once. She could
+      not let her go out of her sight for a moment. She hugged her, kissed her,
+      seemed almost to want to take her in her lap as a child; in fact, we all
+      loved her. She had gone through great perils to save our dear boy, and why
+      not love her I For some days we did nothing but talk over her journey-ings
+      and what she saw and did. She was the idol of our household. When Henry
+      had gained strength enough to bear up under the double shock, we told him
+      of the death of David and James, which painful news he had not heard
+      before. It took him many days to rally after this melancholy intelligence
+      of the fate of his dear brothers. After Henry was strong enough to walk
+      about without help Seraine thought she must leave us for a time and return
+      home. This saddened our hearts, as we had grown much attached to her. But
+      she and Henry talked the matter over, making their own arrangements, and
+      the next day Jackson escorted her to her home in Michigan. When she left,
+      no family ever wept more in sorrow at the departure of any one than did
+      ours.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There was a mystery connected with her periling her life in the way
+      she did that I could not then solve, but I made no inquiry into her
+      secret.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Of the few left to us they were now once more nearly all together,
+      and further plans were in order.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this point Dr. Adams said, &ldquo;The horrors of those rebel prisons
+      have ever been like a specter before me whenever I hear them mentioned.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Judge Reed here interrupted, saying: &ldquo;I indorse every word of Miss
+      Whitcomb's description of these prisons. I endured their horrors and
+      inhumanity for nine months, and she does not tell the half that might be
+      told. To show that Seraine's statement is not in the least
+      exaggerated, I have saved an article from the Sumter (S. C.) <i>Watchman</i>,
+      published in reference to the Florence Prison at that time, which seems to
+      have equaled the Pine Forest.&rdquo;.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Being asked to do so, Dr. Adams read as follows:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Camp we found full of what were once human beings, but who
+      would scarcely now be recognized as such. In an old field, with no
+      inclosures but the living wall of sentinels who guard them night and day,
+      are several thousand filthy, diseased, famished men, with no hope of
+      relief, except by death. A few dirty rags stretched on poles give some of
+      them a poor protection from the hot sun and heavy dews. All were in rags
+      and barefoot, and crawling with vermin. As we passed around the line of
+      guards I saw one of them brought out of his miserable booth by two of his
+      companions and laid upon the ground to die. He was nearly naked. His
+      companions pulled his cap over his face and straightened out his limbs.
+      Before they turned to leave him he was dead. A slight movement of the
+      limbs and all was over&mdash;the captive was free! The Commissary's
+      tent was close by one side of the square, and near it the beef was laid
+      upon boards preparatory to its distribution. This sight seemed to excite
+      the prisoners as the smell of blood does the beasts of the menagerie. They
+      surged up as near the lines as they were allowed, and seemed, in their
+      eagerness, about to break over. While we were on the ground a heavy rain
+      came up, and they seemed to greatly enjoy it, coming out <i>a paris
+      naturalibus</i>, opening their mouths to catch the drops, while one would
+      wash off another with his hands, and then receive from him the like kind
+      of office. Numbers get out at night and wander to the neighboring houses
+      in quest of food.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;From the camp of the living we passed to the camp of the dead&mdash;the
+      hospital&mdash;a transition which reminded me of Satan's soliloquy&mdash;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell, And in the lowest deeps, a
+      lower deep, Still threatening to devour me, opens wide.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A few tents, covered with pine-tops, were crowded with the dying
+      and the dead in every stage of corruption. Some lay in prostrate
+      helplessness; some had crowded under the shelter of the bushes; some were
+      rubbing their skeleton limbs. Twenty or thirty of them die daily; most of
+      these, as I was informed, of the scurvy. The corpses laid by the roadside
+      waiting for the dead-cart, their glaring eyes turned to heaven, the flies
+      swarming in their mouths, their big-toes tied together with a cotton
+      string, and their skeleton arms folded on their breasts. You would hardly
+      know them to be men, so sadly do hunger, disease, and wretchedness change
+      'the human face divine.' Presently came the carts; they were
+      carried a little distance to trenches dug for the purpose and tumbled in
+      like so many dogs. A few pine-tops were thrown upon the bodies, a few
+      shovelfuls of dirt, and then haste was made to open a new ditch for other
+      victims. The burying party were Yankees detailed for the work, an
+      appointment which, as the Sergeant told me, they consider a favor, for
+      they get a little more to eat and enjoy fresh air.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thus we see at one glance the three great scourges of mankind&mdash;war,
+      famine, and pestilence, and we turn from the spectacle sick at heart, as
+      we remember that some of our loved ones may be undergoing a similar
+      misery.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This publication,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;made in one of
+      their own papers at the time, proves that all that has ever been said of
+      their treatment of our prisoners is true.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;and much more.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;this Miss Seraine
+      Whitcomb was, indeed, a true woman, and, as the President well said, a
+      'little heroine.' I take it she was rather small, from this
+      expression of his.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, she was rather small, but a pure jewel.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She was a woman of great determination, and loved purely and
+      strongly. There are but few instances of such pure devotion and rare
+      patriotism to be found in the annals of history. What feelings she must
+      have had while traveling through the Confederacy in such anguish and
+      suspense. She was a jewel, sure enough.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush here interrupted, saying: &ldquo;The condition of our poor
+      soldiers in the prisons she visited must have driven her almost insane. It
+      certainly drove many of the poor sufferers into a state or condition of
+      insanity, in which numbers died in their ravings and delirium.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Is it not wonderful,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;how soon these
+      barbarities and inhumanities are forgotten by our people?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;but you must remember that our
+      people are moving too rapidly to look back upon scenes of distress. Money
+      and power are now the watchwords&mdash;throw patriotism to the dogs. It is
+      not needed now to save their property and their rights. You must remember
+      that a man like Hibbard, the deputy at Pine Forest Prison, who allowed men
+      to be shot down like dogs and starved like wild beasts, is now looked upon
+      with more consideration and favor than Uncle Daniel, who gave his whole
+      family as a sacrifice for his country. Did not this same Hibbard travel
+      all through our country last Fall making speeches? Was he not received
+      with shouts by our very neighbors, within a stone's throw of this
+      dear old man, whose son was starved near unto death in Pine Forest Prison
+      by this man? Has he not held high positions in his State since? And I
+      would not be surprised to hear that he had been appointed to some Foreign
+      Mission, in order that he may represent our country abroad in the true
+      Christian spirit of our advanced civilization!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel; &ldquo;when he was North on his
+      stumping tour I mentioned the fact of his inhumanity, and only received
+      jeers from those who heard me&mdash;some young students who were not old
+      enough to be in the war, and now feel that it must never be mentioned
+      except in a whisper. It seems that all the treason, infamy, and the
+      barbarities and cruelties practiced during that bloody period are now
+      condoned, and the persons who practiced the greater wrongs are made
+      thereby the more respectable. Oh, that I had not lived to see these
+      things! It makes me almost doubt my own existence. Sometimes I feel that
+      it is all a dream.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Maj. Clymer, in order to draw the aged man's mind away from this
+      unpleasant theme, inquired if he knew what became of Mrs. Lawton.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I cannot tell,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel; &ldquo;she and Seraine
+      corresponded for a number of years after the termination of the war. The
+      last we ever heard of her she had married with an Englishman and located
+      in Canada. God knows, I hope she may yet be living and happy. She was a
+      noble woman. I fear, however, that she, too, has passed away, as we have
+      had no tidings of her for many years.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel at this time becoming weary and very melancholy, we excused
+      him for the present, and asked permission to return again, when he
+      promised that he would continue his narrative, and, bidding him
+      good-night, we left, with an increased desire to hear more from his honest
+      and truthful lips.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XV.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     PLOTS TO POISON AND BURN.&mdash;FIRE AND POISON.&mdash;THE PLOT TO
+     BURN NORTHERN CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.&mdash;THE SCHEME
+     AVENGED.&mdash;PART OF THE CHIEF PLOTTERS BURNED BY THEIR OWN
+     COMBUSTIBLES.
+
+     &ldquo;The earth had not
+     A hole to hide this deed.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      Some weeks having elapsed since Uncle Daniel was excused, we were anxious
+      to hear him further, and assembled again at Mr. Wilson's house.
+      Uncle Daniel was feeling quite well, greeted us pleasantly, and asked that
+      we be seated. After the compliments of the season, we inquired if he was
+      ready to continue his story. He replied that he was, and began by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After Jackson had returned from escorting Seraine to her home in
+      Detroit, we discussed the question as to what steps should now be taken.
+      Gen. Anderson was still quite feeble, his wound being very painful. It was
+      thought that it would require considerable time for him to recover
+      sufficiently to again be able to take the field. He thought it would,
+      perhaps, be several months. Jackson, after reflection, thought he would
+      continue his investigation of the Golden Circle conspiracy, and to do so
+      satisfactorily deemed it best for him to go to England and get on the
+      track of their allies in that country, and see what preparations were
+      being made abroad in connection with the leaders in this country. Gen.
+      Anderson thought this a good plan. Henry, who had been growing stronger,
+      said to Jackson, that while he (Jackson) was making his voyage of
+      discovery through parts of Europe, he would go to Canada as soon as he was
+      able to do so, and carry out the plans left unexecuted by Jackson at the
+      time he returned from New York. This arrangement being understood by all,
+      we sent Ham out to the farm, in order that Dent might be summoned to
+      Allentown to give us what information he had gathered, if any, during our
+      afflictions and consequent suspension of our operations in that direction.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We directed Ham to bring Mr. Dent back with him the next morning.
+      At ten o'clock Joseph Dent and Ham arrived from the farm. As soon as
+      we could conveniently do so, we had an interview with Dent as to what was
+      transpiring in his immediate neighborhood among his friends, the Knights
+      of the Golden Circle. He related to us the facts in reference to a meeting
+      held two nights before, about which he had intended to come in that day
+      and tell us, if Ham had not come after him. The facts, as he stated them
+      to us, were these:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A person by the name of Harris stated to his confederates that he
+      was just from Richmond, Va., at the same time claiming to be a member of
+      the Confederate Congress from Missouri. (A part of Missouri believed that
+      it had seceded, as you may remember, just as a few Counties in Kentucky
+      thought they had.) Harris had passed through the lines, coming through
+      West Virginia and Kentucky, as any one could have done at any time, and as
+      many doubtlesss did. His statement, as Dent told it to us, was this: That
+      he was sent by the President of the Confederate States (so-called), and
+      was on his way to Indianapolis to lay a plan before the leaders in this
+      and other States; thence he was to pass into Canada and meet the leaders
+      there, and in that way have prompt action and co-operation assured. His
+      greatest desire seemed to be to meet Mr. Thos. A. Strider, who, he said,
+      was one of their best and shrewdest advisers. His headquarters were to be
+      at Windsor, Canada. He directed the Lodge to which Dent belonged to be
+      ready at a moment's notice to do whatever might be directed from the
+      Supreme Council. He told his hearers to spread the alarm wherever they
+      could without being suspected, that there was to be a great destruction of
+      property in the North; that, he said, would terrify leading men and
+      property holders; and, in order to satisfy his confederates that there was
+      a basis for this statement, he disclosed a part of a plot that had been
+      proposed to Jefferson Davis and was soon to be carried out. It was that a
+      discovery had been recently made by a professor of chemistry, one
+      McCullough, by which towns and cities, and vessels coming in and going out
+      of our ports, could be easily burned without danger of discovery. With
+      this newly-discovered combustible material a general and wholesale
+      destruction of all kinds of destructible property was to be inaugurated.
+      Harris said that agents were to be employed all over the country, who were
+      to be selected from the members of the Knights and to be made up of the
+      most reliable and tried men; that this matter had been duly considered and
+      determined upon by the authorities at Richmond; that Jacob Thomlinson, C.
+      C. Carey and others were now on their way to England to meet Mr.
+      McCullough, who was already there, and where the destructive material was
+      to be manufactured and brought in an English vessel to Canada, as there
+      was noway of getting from the Confederate States to the place from which
+      they wished to operate without running the gauntlet, and perhaps meeting
+      with dangers not desirable to be encountered. This man Harris also
+      instructed all who heard him that the penalty now fixed by the authorities
+      in the Councils of the Knights for disclosing any of their secrets was
+      death, which might be inflicted by any of the Order ascertaining the fact
+      so that no doubt could exist as to the guilt of the person who had played
+      traitor to them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This, I could see, alarmed Dent and made him cautious and
+      hesitating at times when we would give expression to our utter abhorrence
+      of the use of such villainous means as seemed to be in contemplation by
+      our enemies. We constantly assured the old man, however, that he need have
+      no fears of any of us, which, of course, he had not; yet he was somewhat
+      timid. He could not tell which way Harris started from their meeting, nor
+      how he was traveling. This ended his recollection of Harris's
+      statement. We then got Dent again to repeat the signs, grips, passwords
+      and instructions to Gen. Anderson and Capt. Jackson, as well as to Henry,
+      and so they found themselves well posted. Then, thanking Dent and
+      encouraging him to persevere in his discoveries, we allowed him to go and
+      make his arrangements with David's widow about matters at the farm
+      and then return home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day I wrote to the President, giving him the history of
+      matters as detailed to us by Joseph Dent; also, the plan we had laid out
+      for the future. In a few days I received a note from Washington, unsigned,
+      merely saying, 'the plan is approved.' I knew from whom the
+      note came, and was well satisfied to have the plans carried out.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day we received a letter from Peter, informing us that he
+      was well, and that the Army of the Center was in camp and were expecting a
+      long rest after the two great battles. This delighted my wife, as she felt
+      that while they were not moving, her boys were safe. By this time all
+      necessary arrangements had been made for Jackson's departure, and
+      after bidding his mother and the rest of us good-by he left for New York;
+      from there he expected to sail for Europe. On arriving at New York he
+      called upon Mc-Masterson and B. Wudd, and made satisfactory statements to
+      them as to the reasons for not going to Canada. After obtaining letters of
+      introduction to Jacob Thomlinson they proceeded to discuss the situation,
+      and from them he learned that preparations, such as had been detailed to
+      us by Dent, were evidently being made for great damage to towns, cities,
+      and property generally. He also obtained letters from McMasterson to some
+      important persons in London, where he professed to be going on some
+      mission for the rebels. The letters, as before, introduced Mr. Jackson, of
+      Memphis, Tenn.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0019" id="linkimage-0019">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0275.jpg" alt="Jackson Starts for Europe 275 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He sailed the following day and had a pleasant voyage. While on
+      board the vessel crossing the Atlantic he made the acquaintance of one
+      Capt. Redingson, a jolly, gentlemanly companion. They were very suspicious
+      of each other for some time, but finally Capt. Redingson gave him the sign
+      of the Golden Circle, to which Jackson responded. The friendship was then
+      at once established. Jackson carefully felt his way,&mdash;as you have
+      seen, he was a cautious man,&mdash;and finally discovered that Capt.
+      Redingson was well acquainted in Memphis. This rather placed Jackson in a
+      dilemma, as his letters located him at Memphis. Finally he turned the
+      conversation in the direction of building railroads, and finding that
+      Capt. Redingson knew nothing about railroads, he mentioned that he had
+      been employed in engineering work on the Memphis &amp; Chattanooga
+      Railroad. He said he lived in Ohio, but claimed Memphis, Tenn., as his
+      residence, inasmuch as he was a rebel and would have nothing whatever to
+      do with the North while they were making war against his friends, as his
+      people were all natives of Virginia, he himself having been born there.
+      This statement made all things right, and the two had a jolly good time
+      together the remainder of the voyage.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During one of their conversations Capt. Redingson, in relating some
+      of his war experiences, made mention of the fact that at one time, not
+      long past, he had met a young lady from Michigan in search of her
+      sweetheart, and that he had been her escort while she was at Richmond, and
+      through their lines to ours. At this moment Jackson told me that he came
+      very near spoiling everything by his agitation, but by rising and taking a
+      glass of water had time to recover, and then listened to the story with
+      great interest, asking a question occasionally. Capt. Redingson finally
+      took a small book from his pocket and read her name, 'Se-raine
+      Whitcomb,' and that of her lover, 'Henry Lyon,' and
+      remarked, that he intended, if ever he should have an opportunity, to find
+      out the history of the two, as she had impressed him very favorably, and,
+      in fact, had excited his admiration,&mdash;she was so gentle and frank,
+      and withal so brave. Jackson said at this point he again became very
+      thirsty.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Very soon the conversation took a turn in another direction, and
+      Jackson inquired if the Captain thought there were any persons in London
+      looking after the interests of the Confederacy, to which the Captain
+      replied that Jacob Thomlinson, C. C. Carey, and one or two others that he
+      did not know, were there on a secret mission, the nature of which was not
+      fully known to him, as he had only returned to Richmond from Mexico on one
+      day and left under orders the next, and had to run the blockade in order
+      to get away. His description of the passing of our vessels in the night
+      out from Wilmington in a vessel laden with cotton; the darkness, the
+      stillness of the night, the lights on our vessels, the fear of being
+      discovered and overtaken, the joy he experienced when they had passed our
+      line and were covered by one of their fast-running cruisers (the
+      Susquehanna) was indeed quite graphic. Jackson said that although the
+      Captain was a rebel, and perhaps engaged in running the blockade
+      frequently, yet he was cheerful, and took everything that seemed to be
+      working against their success so philosophically that he enjoyed his
+      company, and rather liked him. During the trip Capt. Redingson learned to
+      like Jackson also, and made him a confidant, promising to introduce him to
+      many friends after they should arrive, among whom he included Jacob
+      Thomlinson, Carey, and many others. He finally disclosed to Jackson the
+      fact that he was sent by the authorities at Richmond to London and Paris
+      with a large amount of Confederate bonds for sale, and that he would take
+      Jackson with him to visit the bankers, and also get him introduced, so
+      that he might be admitted to some of the Gentlemen's clubs, where he
+      could hear much discussion pro and con about the war. It seemed that Capt.
+      Redingson had been across several times on business for the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the vessel reached port, and all was ready, the two went out
+      together, and from Liverpool to London were engaged in conversation as to
+      how they could best manage to enjoy themselves while in London, and at the
+      same time attend to the business for which they were abroad. Jackson had
+      satisfied the Captain that he was going more to find out how the people
+      there felt, and the probabilities of the English Government rendering aid
+      to the Southern Confederacy, for the purpose of his speculating in bonds
+      and stocks, than for anything else, and at the same time to aid if he
+      could the friends of the Confederacy everywhere; and to use all means, no
+      matter what, for their success. They had not noticed any of the important
+      points until they came within some ten or twelve miles of London, when
+      their attention was attracted by the church and school buildings of
+      Harrow, beautifully situated on a hill rising from a plain. This
+      celebrated institution is one of the first in the Kingdom. It was founded
+      in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Many distinguished men have been educated
+      there, among whom were Lord Byron, Sir Robert Peel, and Lord Palmerston.
+      After this the Captain and Jackson took much interest in the historic
+      objects presenting themselves till they reached London.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On arriving they engaged rooms at the Charing Cross Hotel. During
+      the next day Capt. Redingson found his friend Jacob Thomlinson and brought
+      him to his room. Very soon after this he invited Jackson in and introduced
+      him as Mr. Win. Jackson, of Memphis, Tenn., a good and true friend of the
+      Confederacy, who was willing to do anything to aid in making the rebellion
+      a success. Mr. Thomlinson received him with much cordiality, and conversed
+      very freely, but cautiously. He was not quite as free and easy as Capt.
+      Redingson. Finally Mr. Thomlinson invited them to visit him at his hotel,
+      'The Palace,' near Buckingham Palace, on the following
+      evening, stating he would have some friends who would be pleased to meet
+      them. Jackson was very desirous to accept this invitation, as perhaps the
+      opportunity would be afforded to get some information of value, and was
+      consequently delighted that Capt. Redingson promptly indicated their
+      acceptance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In good season they made their toilets as if they were to meet the
+      Queen of England or the Prince of Wales, and set out for the Palace Hotel.
+      On arriving at the hotel and notifying Mr. Thomlinson of their presence,
+      they were ushered into his apartments, which they found were most
+      elaborate and elegant.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On entering they were presented to Mr. C. C. Carey, Prof.
+      McCullough, and Dr. Blackman, of Kentucky. These men had the appearance of
+      the Southern aristocrats, except Prof. McCullough, whose manner and speech
+      denoted Northern antecedents. Jackson noted this particularly, and in the
+      subsequent conversation he learned that the Professor was of Northern
+      birth and education, having been, prior to 1860, professor of chemistry at
+      Princeton College, N. J. For a time the conversation ran on the voyage and
+      the many interesting places that should be visited by all travelers.
+      Before the evening was over, however, the topic was changed, and the
+      success of the Confederacy (as they were pleased to call it) became the
+      engrossing subject of discussion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson was here tested and found not only sound in this, the most
+      interesting of all questions to them, but it was thought he might be made
+      very useful in assisting them in perfecting and executing their plans.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Thomlinson and Captain Redingson discussed the selling of
+      bonds, etc.; Thomlinson stating that the intention of the authorities at
+      Richmond was to have given him the bonds, but that they were not prepared
+      in time, as he had to leave at a certain date to escape the blockade, on
+      account of his previous relations with the United States Government.
+      Captain Redingson replied that he knew nothing about the business except
+      from his instructions, and he could not do otherwise than to obey them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After many suggestions it was finally understood that a meeting of
+      the gentlemen then present should be held every evening at the same rooms,
+      except when engagements otherwise should interfere. Capt. Redingson and
+      Jackson then took leave of the other parties and returned to their hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After going to their rooms Captain Redingson remarked that he
+      wished Jackson to stay with him and be his guest, as he feared he might
+      need a friend in future in reference to his business; that he desired him
+      to witness his transactions in reference to the sale of the bonds in his
+      custody. At the same time he asked Jackson if he had heard what Thomlinson
+      stated in reference to his (Thomlinson) being the one who was to have
+      placed the bonds. Jackson responded that he had. Redingson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Jackson, I intend to deal honestly with my Government
+      (meaning the Confederacy) in this whole matter, and I do not intend that
+      these bonds in my possession shall be a missing 'Indian Trust Fund?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson remarked, 'Why, Captain, what do you mean by Indian
+      Trust Fund?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! nothing,' said the Captain; 'it was a mere
+      idle remark.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This, however, opened a flood of light in upon Jackson's mind
+      in reference to matters of the past, in connection with certain frauds
+      upon the United States Government. He pretended not to understand the
+      Captain, however, and there the conversation on this subject dropped.
+      Jackson thanked the Captain for his generosity, but declined to accept his
+      offer,&mdash;that of being his guest while in London,&mdash;but said he
+      would remain with him as long as he could do so. They agreed that the next
+      day they would visit some few points of interest while resting and before
+      starting into business matters, and separated for the night. After Jackson
+      had retired to his room he jotted down what he had seen and heard, the
+      names of those whom he had met, etc., and at the same time he concluded
+      there was a chance for a fair-sized row between Jacob Thomlinson and Capt.
+      Redingson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Evidently, the latter had but little confidence in the former, and
+      was determined to look well to his own matters of business.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning, after they had breakfasted, a programme was
+      arranged and they started out in a cab sightseeing. The first place of
+      interest visited was the monument at Fish-street Hill, near London Bridge,
+      which stands as the enduring monument to London's great fire in
+      1666. The next place, which is usually the first one visited by travelers,
+      was Westminster Abbey&mdash;the shrine of the ashes of some of the most
+      illustrious and greatest of England's dead. They then visited the
+      Temple, being next in antiquarian interest; then St. Paul's Church,
+      the Middle and Inner Temple Hall, Middle Temple Library, Temple Gardens,
+      and one or two of the principal parks. By this time they had whiled away
+      the most of the day, and therefore returned to Charing Cross Hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After dinner that evening they again visited the rooms of Jacob
+      Thomlinson and found the same friends of the evening before. After
+      salutations, and the ordinary chat about London and the points visited by
+      each, the conversation again turned on the war at home. On this occasion
+      ways and means were discussed very freely. The Professor and Dr. Blackman
+      seemed to be really fiendish in their feelings and suggestions. The
+      Professor was very anxious that money should be obtained at once, in order
+      that the plan agreed to at Richmond should be entered upon without delay,
+      which was, as heretofore stated, that the material was to be made in large
+      quantities wherewith towns, cities and other property could be easily
+      burned without detection. Jackson inquired of the Professor what his
+      combustible was, to which he replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There are but two men who have the secret; it cannot be
+      given without the consent of both and in the presence of both. I can,'
+      he continued, 'burn the city of New York in one day or night by
+      throwing this preparation in eight or ten places at the same point of
+      time, and no power can prevent its success in making destruction certain.
+      The person throwing it can, by a certain gauge, give himself plenty of
+      time to be entirely out of the sight of any one who might chance to be
+      near. In that way he would not even be suspected. When the explosion takes
+      place the flames will instantly cover an entire block of buildings. It has
+      been so thoroughly tested that there is now no longer any doubt of the
+      destructive power of the material.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson here interposed a question, desiring to know if
+      this would come within the range of civilized warfare?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Civilized warfare!' said Dr. Blackman; 'what do
+      I care for the rules of civilized warfare? Have not these Yankees
+      destroyed our property? Are they not setting our slaves free? Is not that
+      destruction of our property rights?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Capt. Redingson; 'but this is
+      retaliation on property and persons that are not doing any injury. You
+      must remember that we have many good friends North, and this mode of
+      warfare would be the destruction of women and children.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very well,' said Dr. Blackman; 'let that be so.
+      If those people are, as you say, our friends, let them join in and help
+      us. They can stop this war if they want to do so. No, sir! they are only
+      pretended friends. They are after the dollar, and play between the lines!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jacob Thomlinson here spoke up, saying: 'You are quite right,
+      Doctor; we cannot look for help from any of those people, and the sooner
+      we light up their cities with a grand and bright light the better!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very well, gentlemen; I was merely wishing to understand the
+      matter,' said Capt. Redingson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Dr. Blackman by this time was walking to and fro across the room
+      somewhat excitedly. Halting in front of Capt. Redingson, he said: 'I
+      presume that your Christian sentiments would revolt at my proposition, and
+      to which the authorities have already assented.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'What is that?' quickly inquired Capt. Redingson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It is to spread disease in the Northern cities and through
+      the Northern army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Captain promptly replied: 'Well, sir, this would be a
+      novel way of fighting battles. I had supposed that physicians were
+      educated in the line of preventing and curing diseases, and not in the
+      practice of how to spread them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir! as a principle, that is so; but in a case like
+      this, where is the difference between shooting a man to death and
+      poisoning him to death?' said the Doctor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Doctor, I can see a very great difference. In the one case
+      you fight him, giving him an equal chance with yourself; in the other, you
+      murder him in the most dastardly and cowardly manner.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I am greatly surprised at you, sir,' said the Doctor.
+      'I thought you were one of our truest men?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'So I am,' responded the Captain. 'But, Doctor,
+      we had better not discuss this matter further. I shall obey my orders; but
+      please excuse me from anything more than to do so in the direction of
+      which you were speaking.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During this discussion Jackson had remained silent. The Doctor,
+      turning to him, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Jackson, what are your views on the subjects under
+      discussion?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;To this Jackson replied that, being unacquainted with the usages of
+      war, he was not competent to decide, but he thought while all parties
+      implicitly obey orders, he did not see that individual opinions cut very
+      much of a figure in the operations of a great war.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thomlinson said that was the most sensible solution of the
+      question; that he presumed there were a great many questions upon which we
+      might all have very different shades of opinion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, Doctor,' said Jackson, 'there is a
+      difficulty in my mind as to how you are to carry out your proposed plan.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Not the slightest difficulty, sir. I have already made
+      arrangements with all the smallpox hospitals of England, so that instead
+      of destroying or burying in the ground the towels, sheets, covers,
+      blankets, and under-clothing, they are all to be boxed up tightly and
+      covered with clean blankets and sent to an out-of-the-way place which I
+      have prepared.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I am to pay for them on delivery. I have persons employed, all of
+      whom have passed through the most malignant forms of the disease. They are
+      collecting and having brought to this out-house those infected goods. When
+      I have a sufficient quantity of them I shall purchase a large amount of
+      material used by soldiers, such as handkerchiefs, stockings, underwear,
+      sheets for hospitals, etc., mix them with the infected goods, box them up
+      and ship them to the Sanitary Commission in New York by way of Canada for
+      distribution to the Union Soldiers, post hospitals, and sanitariums. I
+      shall go to the Charity Hospital Association here and get permission to
+      send them in their name; in fact, I have the permission now. They, of
+      course, do not know they are infected goods, but I have given them the
+      list of goods I intend to purchase, and they will give me the letter I
+      wish, turning the goods over to me as their agent to take them to New York
+      and present them to the Sanitary Commission for the Union armies. I have
+      given to them the name of James Churchill, of London.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, Doctor, how will you take them on board ship without
+      danger to the people on the vessel?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very easily, sir. There is not the slightest danger in doing
+      so. I will pack them inside fresh linens and blankets, with cotton and
+      paper outside of them, making the boxes of good material and very close in
+      the joints. I shall leave for New York in about one month, and I have no
+      fears that I will not succeed in doing great damage to the army, and also
+      to the members of the Sanitary Commission who handle the goods. I regard
+      the Commission as a set of scamps and hypocrites.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson here interrupted, saying: 'Doctor, you seem to have
+      your scheme pretty well planned, and it looks as though it might be a
+      success.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This Dr. Blackman seems to have been a communicative individual,
+      and Jackson having sounded him all that he wished at that time, the
+      Captain and Jackson took their leave and repaired to their hotel. When
+      there the Captain walked into Jackson's room and stood for a moment
+      looking straight into Jackson's face. Finally, he spoke in about
+      these words:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Jackson, I am a rebel! I am what is called a traitor to
+      the United States Government. I am in favor of the whole country becoming
+      one universal wreck before I would submit to go back into the Union. But,
+      sir, I want you to remember, if you should ever think of Capt. Redingson
+      in the future, that his mother was a Christian woman, and taught her son
+      to have some of the instincts of humanity. No, sir; I am no murderer; no
+      city burner; no poisoner! I have listened to all these things and remained
+      partially silent. But, as God is my judge, I will not be a party to any of
+      these schemes. I will obey all legitimate orders, so far as money is
+      concerned, and as a soldier will do my duty; but no man has a right to
+      order me to commit murder or to perform inhuman acts, and I will not do
+      it!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson listened to him, and then gave him his hand, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Captain, you are a man, and a gentleman, with true
+      appreciation of what may be justified in war, and that which cannot be.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Captain said he would go the next day to see the syndicate that
+      was to take the bonds, and as soon as he could arrange his matters he
+      would leave London.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson told him he would go with him, and they parted for the
+      night with that understanding.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day the Captain made a visit to the office of the
+      syndicate, where all the preliminaries were arranged. Jackson, at the
+      Captain's request, and in pursuance of their former understanding,
+      accompanied him. An arrangement was made for the Captain to meet these
+      gentlemen the next day at the Bank of England, where the bonds were to be
+      verified with papers sent by the Secretary of the Treasury of the
+      Confederacy. Being quite weary they did not that evening visit the rooms
+      of Jacob Thomlinson. After the Captain retired Jackson wrote to me a
+      detailed statement of all that had transpired, and directed his letter to
+      his mother, so that no suspicion could attach, not knowing what might
+      happen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I will digress here a moment to say that the letter was received in
+      the due course of the mail. The statements it contained as to the proposed
+      schemes were so revolting that they struck terror to my very soul. I left
+      for Washington the next morning. On arriving there I laid the letter
+      before the President. He read it and seemed to be dumfounded. He finally
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Is it possible that such men live in this day and age?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He sent for the Secretary of War. The letter contained a minute
+      description of Dr. Blackman and Professor McCullough. Certain reliable
+      officers were at once detailed and dispatched to New York, with proper
+      authority to arrest either or both of these men, if they or either of them
+      should chance to enter that city. The President talked freely with me
+      after this was done, asking me many questions about the feelings of the
+      people. As soon as I could leave Washington I did so. Having performed my
+      errand I returned home and found Henry sufficiently recovered to undertake
+      his promised trip to Canada, and the day following my arrival he started.
+      I have wandered from the subject, however, and must get back to London.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It is all interesting, Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes! but I must get back to London. The day agreed upon the
+      Captain (Jackson accompanying him), met the gentlemen of the syndicate of
+      the Bank of England, and then and there the bonds in the possession of
+      Capt. Redingson were verified and found correct according to the Secretary's
+      letters. The bonds taken by the syndicate amounted to several millions of
+      dollars, and, much to the surprise of the Captain, the syndicate had
+      instructions also from the authorities at Richmond to place two millions
+      in the Bank of England to the credit of the Treasury of the Confederate
+      Government, one million in the Bank of France to the same credit, and one
+      million in the Bank of England to the credit of Jacob Thomlinson, and the
+      remainder (|50,000) to be paid to Capt. T. P. Redingson. This he placed to
+      his own credit. He then took a statement of the whole transaction from the
+      bank. After giving his signature, so that he might draw for his money, he
+      was then ready to leave. When asked if he knew Mr. Jacob Thomlinson, he
+      replied that he did, and then in turn asked the bank officer the same
+      question. He answered that Mr. Thomlinson was well known to the bank, and,
+      in fact, was then in the back room in consultation with some other
+      gentlemen. This seemed to nettle the Captain, as he felt that he was
+      watched by Thomlinson. Jackson asked the Captain if he was ready to
+      return. He signified that he was. They took leave of all the gentlemen,
+      and left for their hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That evening they visited the rooms of Jacob Thomlinson. Before
+      starting the Captain spoke rather angrily about Mr. Thomlinson's
+      conduct and about the amount of money placed to Thomlinson's credit.
+      Jackson, being a very deliberate man, advised the Captain not to have any
+      discussion with Thomlinson, but to take everything for granted and to
+      agree to whatever plans the gentlemen at the rooms might suggest; that he
+      could leave the country whenever he wished, and not meet them at any point
+      in the United States or Canada. The Captain, with some warmth, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Jackson, I will not meet them anywhere away from here to
+      assist in carrying out their murderous plots and schemes! Thomlinson has
+      the money to his credit, and can buy and pay for what he pleases. I will
+      no longer be responsible; and the fact that so much money is placed to his
+      credit causes me to have suspicion that these schemes, as they say, have
+      been indorsed by the authorities at Richmond. Now, my dear sir, if I knew
+      that to be true, so help me Heaven, I would renounce the whole concern, as
+      much of a rebel as I am. I would go to Mexico or some other country and
+      live. What! I, Thomas P. Redingson, a man of reputation, born of Christian
+      parents, assisting in spreading disease amongst poor soldiers, who are
+      merely obeying the orders of their Government? No, sir! no sir! never I I
+      do not believe that the All-seeing God will allow this infamy to prosper.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson then said: 'Captain, let us go; they may be waiting
+      for us.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They proceeded to the meeting place. Upon entering they found all
+      present, and apparently feeling very much gratified at something. The
+      champagne was flowing freely and the conversation became quite loud. A new
+      face appeared in their midst. They were introduced to him. His name was
+      given as Dr. Mears, formerly of Washington City. In the course of the
+      evening it was disclosed that he was the man referred to by Prof.
+      McCullough as the only man other than himself possessing the secret of the
+      discovery of the great combustible that was to burn up the world. Jackson
+      excused himself from taking any wine on account of his head not being in
+      good condition. After many bumpers they all sat down to review the
+      situation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;C. C. Carey said that the first thing now, since the necessary
+      money had been provided, was to ascertain what length of time would be
+      necessary to perfect the arrangements, as well as for Dr. Blackman to
+      complete his collection.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Dr. Blackman, always loquacious, spoke up instantly, 'I will
+      be ready in two weeks.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Prof. McCullough thought it would require a greater length of time
+      for him and Dr. Mears to make proper preparations. He thought that four
+      weeks would be sufficient time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So it was finally decided that the three should make their
+      arrangements to be ready to sail within four weeks, and that they would
+      sail on the same vessel for Montreal, Canada. Jacob Thomlinson and C. C.
+      Carey were to precede them and have matters all prepared for taking care
+      of and storing their materials. The time was not then fixed for these
+      gentlemen to sail, but it was understood they should go in advance and
+      make all the necessary arrangements for quick and effective work as soon
+      as the Professor and the two Doctors should arrive in Montreal. The plan
+      was that agents were to be selected from their sworn friends of the Golden
+      Circle, who were known to be tried and true men of great daring and
+      courage. These men were to be placed at different points, where they were
+      to be furnished with the material and instructed by Prof. McCullough and
+      Dr. Mears on their arrival. Their operations were to be from Canada. The
+      agents were to operate against New York and New England towns and cities
+      from Montreal; also, against Buffalo and interior cities in the State of
+      New York from Toronto, and against Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago from
+      Windsor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;These preliminaries having been settled, the next inquiry was as to
+      how the money was to be placed to defray all the expenses. Mr. Thomlinson
+      made inquiry as to the amount that would be required. The estimates were
+      made at once by Dr. Blackman for his part, and by Prof. McCullough for the
+      'fireworks,' as Redingson now called them. The two estimates
+      footed up $109,000. Thomlinson thought that would be very extravagant. The
+      Professor inquired if he knew the material to be used. Thomlinson admitted
+      that he did not.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson saw that Redingson was regarding Prof. McCullough, with a
+      look of intense curiosity. Nothing was said for some moments. The silence
+      was finally broken by Mr. Carey saying that he thought it might be a good
+      plan to have one of the party who was to remain in London to have the
+      amount placed to his credit somewhere, so that he could act as Treasurer
+      for the two divisions of labor, and draw all the checks or drafts
+      necessary. Dr. Blackman spoke to Thomlinson, saying that he thought well
+      of that plan.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, gentlemen,' Mr. Thomlinson said, 'whom
+      will you select?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Prof. McCullough said: 'I do not care; I am willing that Dr.
+      Blackman shall act if he will do so. What say you, Dr. Mears?' The
+      Doctor assented, and it was so arranged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jacob Thomlinson said: 'All right, gentlemen; on tomorrow I
+      will make the deposit, and then Mr. Carey and myself will take the first
+      chance for getting to Canada, in in order to make the arrangements as now
+      understood.' At the same time he asked Capt. Redingson when and
+      where would his orders take him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Captain replied that he should return to Richmond as soon as he
+      could get through the lines. Speaking to Jackson, he said: 'I
+      suppose you will remain in London for the present.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' replied Jackson; 'I shall look around the
+      country some little before returning.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They all agreed to have one final meeting the next evening, prior
+      to separating for their various destinations. Bidding each other
+      good-night they left.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson and Jackson wended their way to their hotel. After
+      arriving at their rooms Capt. Redingson commenced the conversation. You
+      will notice that these two men never talked on the street, or elsewhere
+      than in their room. Redingson said to Jackson:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Did you see how loath Thomlinson was to put money in any
+      other hands than his own?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I saw some hesitancy,' said Jackson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, he proposes to spend only what is absolutely
+      necessary. None of it will ever find its way into the Confederate
+      Treasury. He loves money equal to any Yankee. But now, Mr. Jackson, what
+      do you propose? Will you return to New York, or will you remain here for a
+      time?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Jackson, 'I ought to return very soon, but I have
+      learned but little as yet in reference to the sentiments of the people in
+      England, and am thinking of remaining for a short time longer.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, if you have no objections, I will remain for a
+      time with you. I would like to see and learn more than I have about
+      several matters. Let us go to-morrow and take a look around. What do you
+      say?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very well,' replied Jackson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Good night,' said the Captain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Jackson was alone, he wrote again under cover of his mother's
+      name, without signing his own, giving full details of the plan of attack
+      on the cities named, agents to be employed, etc. He gave the names of
+      places in Canada from which the attacks with fire were to be made.
+      Thomlinson and Carey's headquarters were to be at Montreal;
+      therefore Jackson suggested that I send for Henry and put him on the
+      track, and for him to discover the agents so they could be arrested, etc.
+      This, he thought, could not be risked in a letter to Canada. Hence, I
+      wrote to Henry to come home. He came at once. I gave him Jackson's
+      letter and he studied it, making diagrams, etc., and then returned to
+      Canada, determined to get in with these men and learn who their agents
+      were, etc. I could not visit Washington at that time, so I took the
+      chances of a letter to the President. He received my letter and took the
+      proper precaution to have careful watch for the developments of the
+      dreadful wickedness.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Now, let me return to the Captain and Jackson. According to their
+      agreement when we left them, the following morning they started out and
+      spent a day of great interest to them. While riding in a cab the Captain
+      said: 'I have a proposition to make to you, Mr. Jackson, which I
+      will do to-night. The more I reflect upon what certain men are going to
+      attempt, the more atrocious it appears to me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson looked at him, but with his usual caution made no response,
+      except that he would be glad to hear what he had to say. That night when
+      all the parties met at Jacob Thomlinson's rooms, as per engagement,
+      all were good natured and full of hope and belief as to their success and
+      the future triumph of the Confederate cause. In the conversation it seemed
+      that the Professor and Dr. Blackman had come to the conclusion that they
+      could be ready perhaps a week sooner than they had at first thought. Jacob
+      Thomlinson said: 'All right, gentlemen, the sooner the better.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then revealed to them that he had that day chartered for safety
+      a fast-running steamer called the Will-o'-the-Wisp, to transport
+      them and their supplies of material from Liverpool to Montreal. The
+      Captain and officers were, he said, their friends, and ready to aid them
+      in anything. To Dr. Blackman he said: 'Take this letter; in it you
+      will find full instructions and memoranda, so that you can at any time
+      communicate with the Captain of the vessel. You had better send your
+      material along with some discreet person as rapidly as possible, and leave
+      for Montreal the first moment you can do so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He also stated that he and Mr. Carey would leave London in the
+      morning to take passage from Liverpool to Montreal. The Messenger being
+      the first steamer to leave, they were going over in her. After some
+      further talk of no great importance, the Captain and Jackson bade good-by
+      to all and withdrew.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After entering Jackson's room the Captain said: 'Mr.
+      Jackson, I told you last night that I could not see how the Living God
+      could allow such inhuman plans to succeed. Now, what I propose is this:
+      for you and me to remain and find if any vessel will leave for Montreal
+      near the time, but later than the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and that we take
+      passage on her and follow them. I am resolved that I will prevent this
+      inhuman scheme from being carried out. I do not believe that you will
+      betray me, therefore I tell you this. I do not now know how I am to do it,
+      <i>but I will do it!</i> What say you, sir? Are you a Christian man?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson responded, saying, 'I am a man of but few words, and
+      therefore only say, give me your hand.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They elapsed hands and pledged fidelity to each other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now,' said the Captain, 'let us off for Paris
+      to-morrow. We will not see these men any more while here. We can watch the
+      papers and learn about the vessels, when they leave, etc.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This being agreed upon, the next day they were off.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They visited Paris and quite a number of points of interest during
+      the delay of their friends in London. Finally, the Captain came to Jackson
+      with the Liverpool <i>Gazette</i> and showed him the advertisements. The
+      Will-o'-the-Wisp leaves Liverpool for Montreal, Canada, on Thursday,
+      &mdash;&mdash;&mdash; day of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We must leave for Liverpool at once,' said the
+      Captain, and in an hour they were en route to London.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here they took the cars for Liverpool, and arrived the morning of
+      the departure of the parties with their fireworks, poisoned clothing,
+      etc., on the Will-o'-the-Wisp. She was a beauty&mdash;very long,
+      with a sharp prow. She sat in the water like a seafowl, and sped away out
+      of port as if she expected to attract the admiration of the immense throng
+      on the wharf. They soon ascertained that the Fairy Queen, a very
+      fast-going steamer, would leave the same evening for the same place,&mdash;Montreal,
+      Canada,&mdash;and at once engaged passage and went on board of her.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the day the Captain said: 'Mr. Jackson, you are not as
+      much of a talker as our friend Blackman. I do not believe there is one of
+      the friends whom we have met in London who could tell your full name,
+      where you were born, what your business is or has been, or where you
+      intend going.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied Jackson; 'I never intrude
+      myself upon any one. These gentlemen all seemed unreserved in their
+      conversation, did they not? How did they know that I could be trusted with
+      their secrets?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh! they knew that I would not have introduced you unless I
+      knew you were all right. And they do not seem to appreciate the enormity
+      of what they are doing. Oh! I did not tell you the curious dream that
+      haunted me in my sleep last night?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No,' replied Jackson; 'will you tell me what it
+      was?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sir. It was this: I dreamed that Dr. Mears and the
+      Professor had committed a murder in London, and were tried, convicted and
+      hanged; they were both cremated mated, and that you and I were invited to
+      see it; then their bodies were in a blaze like tinder, and soon became
+      nothing but a small quantity of ashes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson said that was a very singular dream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But that was not all. I thought that Dr. Blackman was a
+      perfect sight to behold with smallpox, and that he was delirious, and
+      jumped into the Thames, and that you and I rescued him, took him to the
+      hospital, and had him attended to. I then awoke. The whole thing was so
+      vivid to my mind that I believed it to be true for a moment. What say you
+      to this? I believe somewhat in dreams, and fear that these reckless men
+      will get into trouble with their infernal machines, or fireworks, and
+      poisons. They must not be permitted to carry out their hellish purposes,
+      as I told you, and you agreed that they shall not do it. I will suffer
+      death before I will see these plots succeed and carry the guilty knowledge
+      on my conscience through life. I swear, if President Davis has sanctioned
+      this, I hope the Confederacy may sink into utter nothingness. What say
+      you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Jackson: 'I agree to all, except I do not believe in
+      dreams.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, well, we shall see,' said the Captain. 'It
+      is a warning of some kind.9
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That afternoon the vessel moved out of port in majestic style. The
+      steamer Fairy Queen was stylish and noted for speed. Nothing transpired to
+      cause any excitement until the sixth day out. They had spoken several
+      vessels on the voyage and found them moving on all right. On this day they
+      discovered a vessel far in advance of them. The Captain and Jackson were
+      on the deck, and concluded that it must be the Will-o'-the-Wisp.
+      That night they were coming close to her, when the Captain of the Fairy
+      Queen told them that the vessel in sight was the Will-o'-the-Wisp,
+      and that she was moving slower than usual.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the night, perhaps about two o'clock, they were
+      aroused by fog-horns and various noises. They arose and went out. It was
+      dark and the fog so dense that nothing could be seen. The fog-horns
+      indicated that the vessels were coming dangerously near to each other. The
+      running to and fro and the language of the Captain of the ship all
+      betokened danger.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time the passengers were all up and out in so many
+      different garbs that it was laughable, though the danger was imminent. The
+      two vessels were nearing each other in spite of all that could be done by
+      officers or crews. Finally the Fairy Queen was turned and run in the
+      contrary direction from her course, and by that movement we got out of the
+      swing of the Will-o'-the-Wisp. All remained up, filled with alarm.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the morning the fog lifted, and again they could see their way.
+      The Will-o'-the Wisp was still in view, but seemed to be struggling.
+      Nearing her again they found she was crippled in some way. The Captain of
+      the Fairy Queen spoke her and inquired her trouble, when he found one of
+      her shafts was broken. The arrangement was being made to get her tow-line
+      and aid her on her way. Just as they were fastening it they saw a stream
+      of fire pour from her that looked as if the whole ocean was in a blaze.
+      Their vessel had to cut loose and move rapidly to save herself. The fire
+      seemed to leap into and out of the water, like great burning shafts,
+      seemingly reaching the very heavens. It would then play on the surface of
+      the water and reach apparently miles away.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0020" id="linkimage-0020">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0284.jpg" alt="The Burning of the Will-o-the-wisp 284 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There was no possible means by which any assistance could be
+      rendered. No one could live near her, nor could a vessel of any kind
+      approach. They could hear such frightful shrieks as would have made a
+      demon shudder. Finally nothing could be seen save sheets of sulphurous
+      flame jumping and skipping over the water as if playing with the waves.
+      Then all became dark, and a streak of suffocating smoke hung over the
+      water, as if a lake of burning brimstone was belching forth over the sea.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;All on the Fairy Queen stood aghast and looked as though stricken
+      with paralysis. When the dark cloud of smoke had passed away there was
+      nothing in sight save one small boat, perhaps a mile away. The Will-o'-the-Wisp
+      was gone forever, and it looked as though all on board had gone with her.
+      The Fairy Queen steamed up and steered in the direction of the small boat,
+      and found that it contained but two persons. It was found that one sailor
+      and Dr. Blackman had escaped by cutting loose with the little boat when
+      the first signs of trouble were discovered. The doctor knew what was
+      coming, and made away for dear life.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Jackson and Capt. Redingson made themselves known to him he
+      was greatly surprised. They then talked the matter over, and all agreed
+      that all the schemes of the Professor and Dr. Blackman were at an end.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson turned to Jackson, saying, 'There is my
+      dream.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Blackman said Dr. Mears and the Professor were lost, and their
+      great secret with them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Capt. Redingson asked how this fire could have occurred.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Doctor thought some of the Professor's material must have
+      ignited in some way. 'The truth is,' he said, 'the ship
+      was wrapt in flames in an instant. I saw this sailor jump into the
+      life-boat, and I followed him. We are the only ones of all on board that
+      are saved. The rest were all burned to death before they could possibly
+      get from the vessel into the sea. There has never been any such
+      combustible made before, and perhaps never will be again. But it is lost.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He seemed very despondent all the rest of the voyage. When they
+      arrived in Montreal and conveyed the sad intelligence to Jacob Thomlinson
+      and Mr. Carey, they were overwhelmed with disappointment. Their schemes
+      were all blasted and they were bewildered.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finally, after some days of talking and consulting, they concluded
+      to send Dr. Blackman to Richmond for instructions as to further
+      operations. The first news that reached Richmond of the burning of the
+      Will-o'-the-Wisp created great consternation. The loss of Prof.
+      McCullough and Dr. Mears was thought to be the severest blow they had
+      received.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Dr. Blackman left Jackson and Capt. Redingson to go to Richmond,
+      but which way he went they never knew. Capt. Redingson took passage for
+      Nassau, there to run the blockade, and was never heard of again by
+      Jackson. I hope he is alive, as I think he was at heart a good man, full
+      of noble impulses. Jackson was very fond of him, rebel as he was.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush said: &ldquo;Well, Prof. McCullough and Dr. Mears got their just
+      deserts; their own fireworks did the business.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes! but the innocent officers and crew suffered with them.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;but this had to be; the Lord did
+      not intend that such infamy should be permitted to succeed.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But,&rdquo; said Maj. Clymer, &ldquo;there was Dr. Blackman, just
+      as bad as either of the others; he escaped most miraculously.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;his material, however, was all
+      lost, and he had a warning against trying the same thing again. There was
+      no great secret in his material to be lost; but there was in the others',
+      and the gain to mankind was in the loss of their diabolical secret.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what became of this vile conspirator, Dr. Blackman?&rdquo;
+      asked Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, Doctor, I am sorry to be compelled, with shame, to state the
+      fact, but nevertheless it is a fact, that this same man, Dr. Blackman, has
+      been made Governor of one of the States since the war, and at the same
+      time his record was known by his constituents. But it did not seem to lose
+      him any friends with his party, but, on the contrary, seemed to help him.
+      Yes, yes, my friends, this is the sad phase of the whole matter. It
+      matters not what a man did if he was a rebel; but if a Union man, and he
+      did the slightest wrong, he was disgraced forever. None of the great and
+      inhuman wrongs are remembered against the individual rebels who violated
+      every instinct of humanity.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here the old gentleman became silent, and placing his hands over his face,
+      wept like a child. At length he continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I, with all my sacrifices, even here at home would be thrust aside
+      in order that the citizens might pay homage to the men who would have
+      afflicted their own household with loathsome disease, and at the same time
+      mocked at their calamity. If God wills, let it be so. I do not believe,
+      however, that He is doing more than trying the Nation, to see if our
+      people are worthy of such a Government as ours.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0016" id="link2HCH0016">
+       <!--  H2 anchor --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XVI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     A HAPPY WEDDING.&mdash;MARRIAGE OF SERAINE WHITCOMB AND HENRY
+     LYON.&mdash;FIRE AND PLAGUE.&mdash;THE PLOTTING IN CANADA TO BURN
+     CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.
+
+     &ldquo;I did not fall in love&mdash;I rose in love.&rdquo;&mdash;Bulwer.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After Jacob Thomlinson and C. C. Carey had recovered somewhat from
+      their alarm and demoralization, they spoke freely to their friends in
+      Montreal (and they had many there) about the burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp,
+      saying it was a great loss to their interests, without specifying in what
+      way. In a few days Jackson, (after finding that they had invited
+      Valamburg, of Ohio, Strider, Bowen, and Bryan, of Indiana, for
+      consultation,) could remain no longer, as he would be known by Valamburg
+      at once. He bade his friends good-by, saying he would travel through the
+      West and would return if it became important to do so. He left for
+      Toronto, remained there a day or so, and then came to Windsor, where he
+      remained for several days. Finally he met Henry, who had just returned
+      from Montreal to Windsor, where he was known as Henry Davis. He was
+      introduced by Henry to one Samuel Wintergreen, who was in the employ of
+      the Confederacy, or, in other words, of the rebels, getting everything
+      ready for raids on the cities and villages in Ohio and Illinois. This man
+      was very shy of Jackson, but spoke freely on all subjects save what he was
+      himself doing. Henry and he were chums and seemed to understand each other
+      perfectly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0021" id="linkimage-0021">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0299.jpg"
+      alt="Thomlinson and Friends in Consultation 299 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Wintergreen was from Thomlinson's town in the South, and was
+      fully trusted and posted by him with all their plans and schemes. The only
+      remark he made to Jackson was that he knew, from Mr. Thomlinson, who
+      Jackson was, and merely asked if he saw the burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp;
+      to which Jackson replied in the affirmative. Jackson and Henry had
+      arranged so that they should leave for Detroit the next day. Henry
+      informed Wintergreen that he must visit Detroit on matters of importance,
+      and that he might, perhaps, be detained for some considerable time, but
+      that he would keep his eyes and ears open at all times during his absence.
+      The next morning Jackson and Henry met in accordance with their agreement
+      and immediately left for Detroit. Upon arriving they drove directly to the
+      house of Mr. Whitcomb, where they found the old gentleman, his wife, and
+      Seraine; James, her brother, now a Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp to Gen.
+      Anderson, having some time prior left for Allentown, in order to be with
+      the General, where he had since remained, giving to him every attention.
+      While spending a pleasant evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb, in
+      conversation, in reference to the army, Henry remarked that he longed to
+      be in the cavalry service once more, so that he might get even for the
+      suffering he had experienced at the hands of our enemies while nearly
+      starving to death in Pine Forest Prison.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Miss Seraine here spoke with much feeling, her eyes filling with
+      tears as she said: 'I think there are quite a sufficient number of
+      your family already in their graves by the hands of the rebels without any
+      more of you taking the chances of death that must be taken in the army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Jackson; 'and there seems to be one
+      less at almost every turn. I feel that my time will surely come sooner or
+      later, before this war closes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was uttered in such a sad and melancholy tone that Henry could
+      not for a moment control his feelings. Recovering, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'It does seem that our family are struggling against fate;
+      just think of the barbarous manner in which Harvey was killed, and see
+      how, recently, the fiendish bushwhackers murdered poor brother Stephen.
+      Would you not desire to be avenged on such wretches as these? Ever since I
+      heard this, which was but a short while ago, (first told me by Seraine,) I
+      have felt almost desperate, and certainly very revengeful.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Jackson, 'revenge is saia to be
+      sweet; but suppose you cannot get it, and instead of being revenged, you
+      lose your own life?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is not all, Capt. Lyon,' as Seraine called him by
+      his title; 'Mr. Henry Lyon promised me that he would not enter the
+      service again, but that he would stay at home and take care of his father
+      and mother, and I hope he will do so, and not break his promise to me. I
+      have periled my life for him, and would do the same again.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry clasped her in his arms and said: 'Seraine, I will do
+      anything for you, and now I want to say right here, in the presence of my
+      brother, that I am now and ever have been, ready to fulfill all of my
+      promises to you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seraine looked him in the face and said: 'I have never
+      doubted you, Henry, nor do I now.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Jackson here interrupted, and turning to Henry, said:
+      'What are your promises to Seraine?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That she and I would become man and wife whenever she should
+      say that the time had arrived to have the marriage take place. Is it not
+      so, Seraine?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Henry, that is true; but I have never thought that the
+      proper time had arrived.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Jackson, 'if you will allow me to
+      suggest, I think the time has now arrived. Seraine, your father and mother
+      are growing old; your only brother is in the army and may never return.'
+      And to Henry he said: 'Our mother and father are also growing feeble
+      from so much grief. Mother, I think, cannot survive very much longer, and
+      all of us who are now left, save yourself, are in the army. From our
+      experience thus far the future is not full of hope. You and Seraine may
+      soon be all that are left of both families, except, perhaps, some one or
+      more of our parents. Now, Seraine, let us get your father and mother to go
+      with us to ALLentown, and there, in the presence of both families who yet
+      remain above the sod, (save brother Peter, who cannot be with us,) have
+      this marriage solemnized. Henry, our mother and Jennie would be very happy
+      over this, and so would Mary Anderson and the children, all of whom love
+      Seraine very much.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time the tears were rolling down Seraine's cheeks.
+      Henry stood looking at her, and grasping her by the hand, when Jackson had
+      finished, he led her into the presence of her father and mother and told
+      them the proposition, and asked them to consent. They gave Seraine to
+      Henry, and blessed them both as their children. Seraine, in answer to
+      Henry, thought, in consideration of the whole situation, that the time had
+      come, and that she would acquiesce in the arrangements as proposed by
+      Jackson, who was happier now than he had been since the beginning of the
+      war, and so expressed himself to Seraine and Henry. The next day being
+      agreed upon for their departure for ALLentown, Jackson repaired to his
+      room, leaving Henry and Seraine together to talk over the details of their
+      prospective marriage.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Leaving Detroit the following morning they arrived at my house in
+      the afternoon and found a warm welcome awaiting them, my wife and the two
+      other ladies of my household doing everything to make Seraine's
+      father and mother feel that they were more than merely welcome. When we
+      were all together Jackson became spokesman, and waxed quite eloquent over
+      the whole affair. When he had finished Gen. Anderson cried out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Bravo! Bravo! Henry and Seraine!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My wife drew Seraine to her bosom as she would have taken a child,
+      and embraced her and wept, until, from sympathy, we all were overcome with
+      emotion. The family congratulated Henry. The two little girls did not
+      quite understand it all, and began plying us with questions until we had
+      to explain all about it, and tell them Seraine was going to be their
+      'aunty.' This delighted them, and they commenced climbing upon
+      Henry's lap, and questioning him about their 'Aunty Seraine,'
+      until finally he made his escape from the house.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0022" id="linkimage-0022">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0313.jpg" alt="Marriage of Henry and Seraine 313 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The preliminaries were soon arranged, and Mr. Whit-comb and I
+      procured the necessary license. I then called in our minister, the Rev.
+      Mr. Lowe, who performed the marriage ceremony in the parlor of our home.
+      We were very happy that evening in celebrating Henry's and Seraine's
+      wedding, and seemed to have forgotten for the time being all our
+      misfortunes and griefs. In speaking of Seraine's success in visiting
+      the Southern prison-pens and rescuing Henry, I came very near letting out
+      the secret kept from her father and mother about the visit of Mary
+      Anderson to the President in order to rescue her brother, but caught
+      myself in time and changed the conversation. Our minister, a truly loyal
+      man, was most enthusiastic over the marriage, insisting that this was just
+      as it should be, and at the same time expressing some surprise that it had
+      not taken place before. I said to him that I felt so, but had not
+      interfered. I had allowed the two young people to arrange the matter to
+      suit themselves. I must confess, however, that I was well pleased, and
+      certainly should never have been satisfied if Henry had not married
+      Seraine. No more devoted woman ever lived.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment Aunt Martha announced tea. We all entered the
+      dining-room and sat down to tea, as she called it, but found, instead, a
+      right royal wedding feast, which all enjoyed exceedingly. Young James
+      Whitcomb, who had been very quiet during the evening, though very
+      attentive to his mother and father, now asked the minister if he thought
+      it right for him to keep from his parents anything pertaining to himself
+      which might distress them in his absence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Lowe replied that he thought they should know all. All turned
+      and looked at each other with surprise. The young man was silent for a
+      moment, and his great blue eyes filled with tears. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have never heretofore kept anything from my mother, father
+      or sister, and I am now fully determined to tell them all about myself.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We enjoyed our dinner, however, and joked Henry by telling him that
+      Seraine would have to look after him, as she had been doing all through
+      the war up to this time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here Aunt Martha had to come in; we could not stop her. She said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, sah; dat gal takes kear of Marsa Henry. If it not done
+      been for her he done starved to deff, he would. Dem Sesh, dey be affer dis
+      fambly. Dey done kill mos' all, and am still affer you. I tells you,
+      dey am; I knows dem, I do. Marsa Henry, you mus' stay home wid de
+      folks, you mus'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this my wife became much distressed. I told Aunt Martha to stop,
+      which she did. Aunt Sarah then referred to Peter, saying that her dreams
+      were now entirely about him, and that she was sorely troubled on his
+      account. Ham stood near by, listening, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No mistake, Marsa Peter all right. I see him las'
+      night in my head glass when I's sleep. He all right, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time we had finished dinner, or tea, and were returning to
+      the sitting room, when James Whitcomb took his parents out on the veranda
+      and told them all about his trouble, the kindness of our family, Mary
+      Anderson's trip to see the President, his clemency, etc.; his
+      present situation, and how he obtained his position. We thought that this
+      was a mistake, but he felt relieved, and his parents and sister, after
+      they were satisfied of his having done no wrong intentionally, felt that
+      it was the best for them to know it. We had intended it should be kept
+      from them, but it was now no longer a secret in my family, and it was
+      perhaps best that his father and mother should know all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb thought that they must return
+      home. Mr. Whitcomb said to Henry and Seraine that they must come as soon
+      as they could do so to their house and make it their home, as he and his
+      wife being alone at such a time it was very hard, and made them
+      discontented. They thanked all of us for our watchfulness over their only
+      son, and it seemed that they could not thank the General and his wife
+      sufficiently for what they had done for him. They bade us all good-by and
+      separated from Henry and Seraine with many regrets.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After they had gone Jackson entertained us by a recital of his
+      visit to Europe, and, in addition to what he had written me, he gave us
+      all he had seen and heard. His recital of the burning of the Will-o'-the
+      Wisp was quite graphic, and excited Henry and the General very much. No
+      one except those who were in the secret knew what she had on board, nor
+      the importance to the Confederacy of the men that were lost with her. The
+      language used by Gen. Anderson against such fiendishness as Jackson's
+      statement disclosed I will not attempt to repeat. It was strong and
+      denunciatory, such only as men like himself, versed in letters, could
+      employ.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I requested Jackson to make me a detailed report from the day he
+      left my house up to the date of his return, which he did. I retained a
+      copy of his report, and still have it. We did not call on Henry for his
+      report that day, but on the next told Henry that if he could leave Seraine
+      long enough (you know how young people are), we would like him to tell us
+      what he learned in Canada. I really did not suppose that he could tell us
+      a very great deal of interest, as I presumed he had spent much of his time
+      in Detroit, as there was an attraction for him in that place which would
+      naturally draw him thither. He said, however, that he was ready to tell us
+      all that he had discovered in reference to the conspiracy; that when he
+      went to Canada he formed the acquaintance of a Mr. Samuel Wintergreen, and
+      soon they became great friends, as he satisfied Winter-green that he was
+      ready to carry out any plan to aid the Confederacy. The passwords, signs
+      and grips of the Golden Circle seemed to be all that any one needed in
+      order to be at once recognized as a friend to those people. In Canada the
+      people, almost without exception, were in sympathy with the rebellion.
+      After traveling for quite a while he came back to Windsor, and there again
+      met his friend Wintergreen. Remaining there for some time and talking with
+      many persons without any material results, Wintergreen invited Henry to
+      accompany him to Toronto, and finding nothing of importance there, they
+      left for Montreal On arriving at Montreal they found Jacob Thomlinson, C.
+      C. Carey, and many other distinguished men. Wintergreen met Jacob
+      Thomlinson, and reported to him that his friend of whom he had written was
+      with him. Thomlinson asked him to come to his rooms, and to bring his
+      friend Davis. That evening they visited Mr. Thomlinson, and found Mr.
+      Carey and two other gentlemen&mdash;a Mr. Landers and Ben Wudd. Henry was
+      presented as Henry Davis, one of the agents under Mr. Wintergreen who was
+      to assist (as it was then understood) in carrying out such plans as might
+      be agreed upon in the interest of the rebel or Confederate Government.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They remained together till a late hour discussing various points.
+      One of the topics was the great loss the Confederacy had sustained in the
+      burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, in the material, and by the death
+      of Prof. McCul-lough and Dr. Mears, as they alone held the secret of
+      manufacturing the wonderful explosive. Thomlinson and Carey insisted that
+      there should be no let-up, and that they must now resort to other means,
+      in which the other gentlemen agreed. It was thought best to try releasing
+      prisoners and arming them and such others as would join them, and make
+      portions of the North a desolate waste, as they said was now being done in
+      the South by the Union army. Thomlinson said in reference to releasing
+      prisoners that he intended in a very short time to make preparations in
+      Illinois for an attack on Camp Douglas, near Chicago.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I think,' said he, 'that will result in the
+      burning of the city. It is one of the worst places in the North. The
+      influence of Lincoln over the people there is very great, and extremely
+      bad for us, and that city must be destroyed by some means. If the Will-o'-the
+      Wisp had not been lost, Chicago would now be in ashes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After some further discussion on this subject, all went their way
+      for the night, with an understanding that there would be a meeting of
+      delegates from the Northern States, called by Jacob Thomlinson, to
+      assemble at St. Catharines in one month from that time, where many matters
+      of interest would be discussed and considered. Henry and Winter-green then
+      returned to Windsor with the understanding that they would attend the
+      meeting at St. Catharines. At Windsor, Henry and Jackson met, and that
+      which followed their meeting I have already stated. What Henry ascertained
+      in Canada was only important in this, that it had opened the way for
+      discovering that which was important to know, which probably would occur
+      afterwards. I requested Henry to do as Jackson was doing,&mdash;to write
+      out his statement in full. After both were prepared, I sent Henry with
+      them to the President. He thought it a little hard to be sent so summarily
+      away from his bride. The President received Henry with great kindness, and
+      told him to inform me that the whole matter had been more skillfully and
+      successfully managed than anything in this line since the war began. He
+      also said, that he and the Secretary of War could breathe freer since they
+      had learned the fate of the cargo of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and that
+      McCullough and M ears had their deserts.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President requested Henry to continue his investigations, and
+      especially to attend the meeting of the leading Knights of the Golden
+      Circle, who were soon to meet at St. Catharines, in Canada, and send
+      through me, without delay, his report. The President inquired very
+      particularly about all our family, including Gen. Anderson and Jackson. He
+      also desired to know what had become of James Whitcomb and his sister.
+      Henry explained fully about them all, and when he mentioned that Seraine
+      was his wife, the President shook his hand most heartily, and told him
+      that he was a very fortunate man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Henry returned home and had sufficient time for rest we held a
+      consultation, and agreed to the following plan: Henry was to start at once
+      with his wife for Detroit, leave her with her parents, and pass over to
+      Windsor, and there, in company with Wintergreen, visit all places that
+      Wintergreen might suggest, and then go to St. Catharines to the meeting
+      arranged for the delegates from the Golden Circle of the Northern States;
+      that when he had obtained information of any value, he was to return to
+      Detroit, write his report in full, give it to his wife Seraine, and she
+      was to come in person with it to me.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;She was a jewel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;there were but few like her.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel continued: &ldquo;Our lines of communication now being safely
+      established, we were all anxious for Henry's departure; therefore,
+      Henry and Seraine left for Detroit, leaving all of us almost heartbroken
+      to be forced to give them up. But the hope of seeing them very soon again
+      reconciled us to some extent. The two children said they loved their Aunty
+      Seraine so much that they did not wish her to go away any more. After they
+      were gone, it now being far into the Winter&mdash;in fact, Spring was
+      approaching&mdash;Gen. Anderson said he felt that he could again take the
+      field and perform his duty without endangering his health, and therefore
+      must make preparations for returning to his command. We tried to dissuade
+      him from it, but it was of no avail, so the next day he told the family
+      that he should leave very soon. In the conversation he said that he had
+      felt all the time that there was a void in his military family that could
+      not easily be filled. He felt the loss of Capt. Day very much, but said he
+      would try James Whitcomb thoroughly and had great hopes of him. Aunt
+      Martha was near by and heard what was said. She immediately hunted up Ham
+      and said: 'Marsa Gen'l is gwine off to fight dem Sesh agin,
+      and I 'spect he want Ham to go, too.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ham said: 'Well, Marfa, maybe he not want me any more. I's
+      not well; I's got dem pains in de knees and de breas' and de
+      shouldars and de stomach. What is it dey calls dem pains?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Rumatiks, you ole fool; doesn't you know nuffin'?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Marfa, I not know nuffln'; you know I doesn't.
+      I 'spect you better told de Gen'l, Marfa, I's sick. I go
+      off and die wid dem pains, den what you do, Marfa? You be all by yerself,
+      and don't you see dat won't do, Marfa. No, indeed, dat won't
+      do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, now, Ham, I's not goin' to tell Marsa Gen'l
+      no such way as dat. No, sir. Ham, you jes' got to go wid de Gen'l;
+      dat's what you do, so you needn't be tucken sick jes'
+      for to skeer me, kase I know you, Ham. You no get kill. No, sah, no
+      danger; so you jes' go, dats what you do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Marfa, jes' as you say. If you say Ham go, he
+      goes, dats all; but de good Laud love you, Marfa, I's powerful sick,
+      sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No you isn't; you play dat afore. I knows you, Ham;
+      you knows I do. You jes' stop dis rumatiks and go wid de Gen'l,
+      dat's what you do. When did you get sick? I not hear it afore. You
+      not sick. Let me see you walk.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham hobbled off and Martha laughed at him. This nettled the old
+      man and he straightened up and said: 'Well, I guess I's not
+      bery bad, but I's not well, all de same.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I came up to them, and nothing more was said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I told Ham to go out to the farm and ask Joseph Dent to come into
+      my house in the morning. His sickness all left him and he did the errand.
+      The next morning Dent came in with Ham and we interrogated him on the
+      question of his friends and what they were doing. He said that two days
+      prior to this they had a meeting and were notified that they must change
+      their name to the 'Sons of Liberty'; that the object of their
+      organization was becoming too well known, and that they could not operate
+      any longer under their old name. This was being done all over the country
+      and in Canada. He also stated that Thos. A. Stridor had ordered them to
+      send delegates to Indianapolis secretly, in order to assist in appointing
+      delegates to go to St. Catharines, in Canada, in a few days, to consult as
+      to the best means to be adopted to aid their friends, as they had met with
+      a great loss. They had lost a ship and a valuable cargo, as well as their
+      most important men who were to operate in burning cities. This was so true
+      of what had occurred that we no longer had any doubt as to their certain
+      communication one with another, as well as their perfect organization.
+      This was all they did at that time. We excused Dent, and he returned home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That evening at tea my wife (Aunt Sarah) said to Jackson and the
+      General that she wished Peter to come home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But,' said Jackson, 'mother, you must remember
+      he has been promoted, and is now a Brigadier-General commanding a brigade,
+      and he cannot very well get away. He might lose his command by leaving.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said his mother, 'I want to see him. I am
+      dreaming about him whenever asleep, and I feel there is something sure to
+      happen to him. I have seen all the rest of you who are alive, and I want
+      to see him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Here Jennie broke down and cried, remembering the death of her poor
+      husband when mention was made of all being present who were then alive.
+      Jackson spoke to Jennie and his mother and quieted them. We all repaired
+      to the sitting-room and talked over Gen. Anderson's returning to his
+      command. This was Saturday evening. So he instructed Capt. Jackson and
+      Lieut. Whitcomb to be ready on Monday morning, as they would then leave
+      for Chatteraugus. They were well pleased with the General's
+      determination. His poor wife was depressed, and said she felt as though he
+      had made so many narrow escapes that perhaps he might not escape again.
+      But grief and sorrow had been such constant visitors at our house that we
+      were all prepared for almost anything, and always looking for the worst.
+      We enjoyed ourselves, however, as best we could until Monday. Jackson took
+      in the situation, and kept us interested by giving accounts of many things
+      seen and heard by him in England. This was very interesting to us, but
+      more especially to the ladies and little girls.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On Monday they left for their command. The parting with the family
+      was one of those affecting scenes natural under the circumstances. When
+      poor old Ham bade good-by to all, after kissing Aunt Martha, his wife, he
+      turned to my wife and Mary Anderson, and said: 'You need not to cry
+      no mo.' I be 'sponsible for de General and Capt. Jackson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was too much for Mary Anderson. Although weeping, she could
+      not restrain a smile, nor could the others; but Ham was in good faith,
+      poor old man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After they had gone I felt keenly, and drove out to the farm, and
+      there spent the rest of the day with Joseph Dent. He, however, knew
+      nothing more than he had disclosed to us, about which I have already
+      spoken. On returning in the evening I found all the family very lonely and
+      solemn. They felt the loss of that portion of our family who were
+      compelled to leave. Our little children climbed upon my knees and talked
+      and chattered about their Uncle Henry and Aunty Seraine, as well as the
+      General and Jackson, but 'Aunty Seraine' seemed to be the
+      favorite. I did the best I could to gratify them by trying to answer their
+      questions. Some two weeks had passed in this way when one morning I was
+      notified to meet Seraine at the depot. I did so and brought her to the
+      house. When the very hearty and affectionate greetings were over, and the
+      two poor little girls had gotten through climbing on Seraine and asking
+      her questions, which she did the best she could to answer, she gave me a
+      paper which was Henry's report, accompanied by a good letter from
+      him, stating that he would come soon himself. This was not signed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I carefully examined his report, and was almost dumfounded at some
+      of his statements; but he had gone into such minute details and given such
+      indubitable proofs that no one could for a moment doubt. Henry said that
+      on his arrival again at Windsor he met Wintergreen, and after
+      preliminaries were arranged they traveled about the country from one town
+      to another, until the time had arrived for the assembling of the prominent
+      friends of the rebellion at St. Catharines in accordance with Jacob
+      Thomlinson's request. They started for that place, and on arriving
+      stopped at the Victoria Hotel, where they met a great number of persons,
+      strangers to both, but well known in the Circle. Henry, on recovering from
+      his prison starving and sickness, had grown quite stout, and was so
+      different in his appearance from what he had ever been prior to his
+      recovery that his own acquaintances would not have recognized him,
+      therefore he did not feel that he was in any danger of being detected. He
+      had heretofore claimed to Wintergreen that he was from Parkersburg, W.
+      Va., and having been raised near there in Ohio could speak quite
+      understandingly of the country thereabouts, as well as about a number of
+      people.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On Wednesday, being the day fixed, quite a number of men from
+      different parts of the country assembled. Quite a large room in the rear
+      of the Victoria Hotel had been procured, in which the gentlemen were to
+      meet, and Wintergreen, having been designated by Jacob Thomlinson for that
+      purpose, notified the various delegates of the time and place of meeting.
+      When all were assembled each one was required to give the signs, grips and
+      passwords of the Golden Circle, or the 'Sons of Liberty,' as
+      the name had been changed within a few days from the Knights of the Golden
+      Circle to the Sons of Liberty. Henry did not find the slightest difficulty
+      in being recognized, as he had perfected himself in all the signs, grips
+      and passwords of the order in his travels with Wintergreen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After Jacob Thomlinson, Mr. Carey and their committee were
+      satisfied as to those present, they were called to order and seated in as
+      regular a manner as would have been done in any deliberative body, by Mr.
+      Valamburg, of Ohio, who, in taking the chair, said that as Grand Commander
+      of all the Sons of Liberty in the United States, Canada and the Southern
+      Confederacy he desired to occupy the time of the delegates for a few
+      moments, in order that he might explain the object for which they had met.
+      The assembling at that place, he said, was in order to be without the
+      jurisdiction of the United States; that while together and out of the way
+      of danger they were to deliberate in reference to matters that were best
+      calculated to effectively aid the Southern people, who were struggling for
+      an independent constitutional government; that the Government of the
+      United States had become intolerable in its oppressions and tyranny. He
+      made a long speech, presenting a list of abuses by our Government against
+      the Southern people, and urged the necessity for aid to the South at once,
+      in some way that would be most potent. When he took his seat he was loudly
+      applauded by all his hearers. In this meeting were B. Wudd and McMasterson
+      from New York, Mr. Woodsen and Mr. Moore from Pennsylvania, Valamburg and
+      Massey from Ohio, Dan Bowen and Dorsey (who was a substitute for Thos. A.
+      Strider) from Indiana, N. Judy Cornington and a Mr. Eagle from Illinois
+      (both from Chicago). Other States were represented&mdash;Missouri,
+      Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine and Massachusetts; but Henry did not give
+      the names of the delegates from those States.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Many propositions were discussed. Jacob Thomlinson gave the full
+      details of what Prof. McCullough and Dr. Mears were preparing to do; their
+      loss by the burning of the Will-o'-the Wisp; also, Dr. Blackman's
+      proposition and the loss of his goods, and he now wanted to see what could
+      be devised as substitutes. All of the representatives present seemed to
+      deeply deplore the loss to the Confederacy of the secret only known to the
+      men who went down with the Will-o'-the Wisp.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jacob Thomlinson explained that he had been instructed by the
+      authorities at Richmond to lay several matters before this or any meeting
+      they might have of representative men from the North. It was desirable to
+      have these matters fully understood, so that the friends of the South in
+      their meetings could commit all who were willing to aid the South in
+      carrying out the various propositions. First, he would lay the message of
+      President Davis on only one important subject before this meeting. It was
+      dated January 13, 1863, and was in reference to the Proclamation of
+      Emancipation by Mr. Lincoln. Thomlinson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Davis claims that &ldquo;by it the negroes are
+      encouraged to general assassination of their masters by the insidious
+      recommendation to abstain from violence unless in necessary self-defense.
+      Although our own detestation of those who have attempted the most
+      execrable measures recorded in the history of guilty man is tempered by
+      profound contempt for the impotent rage which it discloses so far as
+      regards the action of this Government on such criminals as may attempt its
+      execution, I confine myself to informing you that I shall, unless in your
+      wisdom you deem some other course more expedient, deliver to the several
+      States' authorities all commissioned officers of the United States
+      who may hereafter be captured by our forces in any of the States embraced
+      in the proclamation, that they may deal with them in accordance with the
+      laws of those States providing for the punishment of those criminals
+      engaged in inciting servile insurrection.&rdquo;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At the conclusion of the reading of this extract loud cheers went
+      up for Jeff Davis. Jacob Thomlinson continued reading:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'On the first day of May last the Confederate Congress passed
+      a series of resolutions. The fourth resolution declares that every white
+      person, being a commissioned officer, or acting as such, who during the
+      present war shall command negroes or mulattoes in arms against the
+      Confederate States, shall be deemed as inciting servile insurrection, and
+      shall, if captured, be put to death. The seventh resolution declares that
+      all negroes and mulattoes who shall engage in war, or shall be taken in
+      arms against the Confederate States, or shall give aid or comfort to the
+      United States, shall, when captured in the Confederate States, be
+      delivered to the authorities of the State or States in which they shall be
+      captured, to be dealt with according to the present or future laws of such
+      States.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After reading the message and resolutions, he said that in order to
+      understand the full scope of both, it would be proper for him to state
+      that the laws of all the Southern States for the crime of inciting servile
+      insurrection fixed the penalty of death, so that the meaning of the whole
+      proposition is, that any white man commanding negroes or mulattoes, who
+      shall be captured, shall suffer death, and it will be the same when
+      negroes or mulattoes are captured in arms against the Confederacy. With
+      this explanation he submitted these documents, which were all printed and
+      distributed in confidence, and in this way Henry was enabled to give the
+      whole proceedings. Mr. Valamburg decided that the proposition might be
+      debated, and on this being so determined, Dan Bowen, of Indiana, arose and
+      made a most inflammatory speech. He said he was born in Virginia, and
+      would stand by her in her trials. He was in favor of Jeff Davis's
+      message, and not only so, but would favor the hanging of any white man who
+      would lead negroes against his Southern friends, and would sustain them in
+      any measure of punishment that they might adopt in such cases.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Eagle, of Illinois, made quite a speech on the same line. He
+      was from Kentucky originally, and was for the South getting their rights
+      at any cost. He said: 'Let blood flow like rivers, sir. Yes, sir;
+      let fire rain upon Northern cities, and let the destruction of property
+      become general, if necessary to produce the desired result. You must make
+      the Northern people feel poverty, sir, if you wish to succeed. They care
+      more for their property than for their lives. You must touch their pockets
+      and then you touch their hearts. They are a fast-going people. I would
+      just as lief as not they would know after the war is over, if it ever is,
+      that I was in this meeting. No matter how the war may terminate, they will
+      forget it all in a month, especially if times are good and money shall be
+      plenty.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This caused a great laugh, and the speaking ended. The question was
+      taken and decided unanimously in favor of the proposition. None but
+      delegates were allowed to vote.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Carey then presented his views, which were that their Northern
+      friends must encourage raids and guerrilla warfare in their own States,
+      and that they must commence it themselves. Burning must be resorted to
+      when it could be done. He said that it had been so managed at Camp Chase
+      in Ohio, by their friend, the Grand Commander of the Sons of Liberty, that
+      a great many very excellent Confederate officers had made their escape,
+      and were ready at any time to take command of men whenever their friends
+      were ready, and that those officers were brave and fearless men ready to
+      undertake any kind of enterprise or daring exploit. He did not look for
+      any more foolish expeditions like the one made by Gen. Morganson. That it
+      was not successful is easily understood. The Southern people were in too
+      great haste in trying raids by large bodies of men where there were no
+      lines of escape or retreat.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Col. Bush; &ldquo;they counted their chickens
+      before they were hatched.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I think they were stale eggs,&rdquo; said Capt. Inglesby.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Carey said,&rdquo; continued Uncle Daniel, 'We have now
+      entered upon a system of small raids and destruction of property, so as to
+      be very effective. And although we fear that we cannot repair our loss in
+      the kind of material we had secured and had on board of the Will-o'-the-Wisp,
+      yet we may, by good management, in some degree compensate for it, and, in
+      order that you may understand how we propose to operate, I will read to
+      you the order of the Secretary of War of the Confederate States to one J.
+      C. S. Blackman, the brother of Dr. Blackman, whose poisoned goods were
+      lost on the Will-o'-the-Wisp. The order is dated Richmond, 1863, and
+      signed J. A. Seddon, Secretary of War, C. S. A., authorizing Blackman to
+      enlist a company of men, not to exceed fifty in number, for special
+      service on the Mississippi River. In lieu of pay or other compensation
+      they are to receive such percentage of the value of all property of the
+      United States or loyal people destroyed by them as may be awarded by an
+      officer selected by the Department in charge of such duty, but in no case
+      to exceed fifty per centum of the value.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey said that under this order it was understood as soon as
+      Blackman should enlist twenty-five men for this purpose he was to receive
+      a commission in the provisional army without pay. This commission was for
+      his protection in case he should be captured. Said he:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'We are now issuing quite a number of these commissions, and
+      much good has already resulted. Blackman has destroyed a great quantity of
+      property on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. A man by the name of J. G.
+      Beall, who holds a like commission, has destroyed a great amount of
+      supplies and other property on the Chesapeake. He is near here now, has a
+      vessel, and is recruiting men for the Sons of Liberty in New York city,
+      with a view of running over to St. Albans, in Vermont, and is not only to
+      destroy property, but is to terrify those rich old Vermont Yanks out of
+      their wits. It is by such means that we must alarm the Northern
+      property-holders into peace measures and into voting the anti-war ticket.
+      This is the only sure way to success, in my opinion.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They all laughed and agreed that a St. Alban's raid would be
+      a splendid thing, as the old Yankees would do anything to save their money
+      and property. Mr. Carey continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I think Mr. Beall is known to Mr. Wudd and Mr. McMasterson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They both replied that they knew him well, and he could be relied
+      upon to do whatever he should undertake.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now,' said Mr. Carey, 'the prisoners at Camp
+      Douglas, near Chicago, Ill., and at Camp Chase, in Ohio, must be released.
+      Mr. Thomlinson has the money to pay all expenses. Cannot you men in the
+      Northern States assist in this? Can you not get up organizations such as
+      Blackman and Beall have done? The Richmond authorities will pay the same
+      percentage for the destruction of all property necessary for the use of
+      the army, as they do Blackman and Beall. Why, gentlemen, crops enough
+      might be destroyed in one night by a simultaneous move to very badly
+      embarrass the prosecution of the war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A man by the name of Burnett H. Yonkers, who was present, said he
+      would undertake to release the Camp Douglas prisoners if the gentlemen
+      here from Chicago would render their assistance, to which the gentlemen
+      replied that they would give any aid in their power; that already there
+      had been arms sufficient for this purpose secured by Thomlinson and placed
+      in the hands of a friend in Chicago by the name of Wall; that if Mr.
+      Yonkers should go to Chicago on that business he should stop at the
+      Richmond House and inquire for Mr. John Wall, Mr. Morris Buckner, or
+      either of the gentlemen present; that any of the clerks of the Richmond
+      House would know where to send for either of the persons mentioned.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Walters, of Arkansas, being present, (the same that Gen.
+      Anderson met in Colestown, Ill.,) and being one of the chief Organizers,
+      was asked in reference to the condition of the Sons of Liberty. He said he
+      had been traveling for more than a year in the Northern States. He had
+      never been molested, nor had he been questioned as to his business. He had
+      organized thousands of Lodges and found the friends&mdash;that is to say,
+      the common people, who connected themselves with the order&mdash;ready and
+      willing to act at any time, and willing to do anything that was required.
+      The only trouble he found was in the cowardice of the leaders. To
+      illustrate what he meant, he said: 'I came from Indianapolis here.
+      Thos. A. Stridor promised me faithfully that he would be here, but you do
+      not see him. He is the one man of all others in the West who is expected
+      to advise and suggest.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Dan Bowen here interrupted, saying: 'Strider has been at
+      work. He has been in Washington, and has sown seeds of dissension in the
+      army; has created jealousies between the Eastern and Western commanders,
+      and produced much trouble on account of the Emancipation Proclamation.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Col. Walters, 'that I believe to be
+      true; but why is he not here? I see he sends a substitute; is he afraid?
+      Mr. Eagle was correct when he said the people of the North will forget all
+      about the war in a month, if you will only give them a chance to make
+      money. I can go into any city and proclaim myself in sympathy with the
+      rebellion, and no one will molest me. If we should fail, and our cause go
+      down, it would not be one year before Jeff Davis would be invited to
+      attend agricultural shows North, so as to draw a crowd and increase the
+      gate money.' This caused great laughter. 'I want now to ask my
+      friend Bowen why his friend Thos. A. Strider is not here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Bowen, 'I cannot say. I had hoped
+      that he would be here, but I find he is not.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Eagle, who seemed to be rather sarcastic, said he understood
+      Strider was compelled to stay at home on account of a cow case in which he
+      was employed. They laughed at this, and then proceeded to business. The
+      propositions and suggestions were all indorsed, and many promises made on
+      the part of each one present as to the part he would take in the matter
+      when he returned home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jacob Thomlinson said to Mr. Yonkers that he wished him to remain a
+      day or so longer, as he desired to confer with him about the prisoners at
+      Chicago. He then made quite an address to those present, saying the
+      success of the Confederacy depended largely upon their friends in the
+      North; that if the war continued two or three years longer the supply of
+      men and money would fail. All their available men were in the army, and
+      there was now nowhere whence they could draw recruits. Their friends in
+      the North must wake up and help. They had friends enough in the North to
+      make the Confederacy a success in six months, if they would only come up
+      to the work manfully. &ldquo;'Let our friends do as our friend Carey
+      suggests, get up raids, organize companies for spoils; this is seductive
+      and calculated to gather in young men. We will release our men who are now
+      prisoners and turn them loose full of fiendish revenge, and alarm our
+      enemies into peace measures. You who are our friends in the North must go
+      home determined to carry the next election. This is important. If we can
+      defeat Lincoln at the next Presidential election we are safe. The
+      watchword must be that the war has been a failure; that the North cannot
+      subdue the South; that foreign countries are ready to recognize the
+      Confederacy, which will involve the United States in other wars; that the
+      people are being taxed unmercifully; that the war should stop and the
+      unbearable taxation cease. Your next Democratic platform should start out
+      with the proposition that the war has been prosecuted only for the freedom
+      of the negroes, and not for the Union, and that their freedom can only be
+      maintained by the Union armies being entirely successful, and that during
+      years of horrible, bloody war the Government has failed to conquer the
+      rebellion and must continue to fail. Do this, and stand by it with a good
+      candidate, and you must succeed. I would suggest that you take your
+      &ldquo;Little Napoleon,&rdquo; General Mac, for your candidate. He is
+      exceedingly popular with the soldiers of the East, and with the people
+      also, as I am told. The sympathy will be with him, having been relieved
+      from the command of the Eastern armies because he could not whip us, which
+      was no fault of his, as none of their commanders will succeed in doing
+      that on our own ground. We were foolish to undertake an invasion of the
+      North. But no matter, we will soon make up for this. If you will take up
+      Little Mac there will be no trouble in your giving him the nomination, and
+      then one united effort on the part of our party will send him into the
+      White House. If he can be elected that will end the war, as he is a peace
+      man and a Democrat. We would then have another advantage. Many of the
+      officers of the Union army of the East do not believe in our subjugation,
+      and are bitterly opposed to the Emancipation Proclamation. Some of them
+      have large commands. For instance, there is Gen. Farlan, who is a friend
+      of mine of long standing; he is violently opposed to the Lincoln
+      administration, and would at once favor a cessation of hostilities. So
+      also is Gen. Smite and General Cross, both leading Generals. I may also
+      mention Gen. Fitzgibbon. He has been ready for some time to stop the war,
+      because he is thoroughly satisfied that we have been wronged and
+      oppressed. He is in favor of putting Little Mac in as President. He would
+      be ready for peace on our terms, which would be to withdraw the Union
+      forces and let us alone. We have been robbed of our property, but should
+      we gain our independence we care nothing for this, as we would reclaim our
+      slaves, such as have not been stolen by the Abolition army. This,
+      gentlemen, is what we desire and expect you to aid us in securing. If
+      these things all fail us we will, in our desperation, make the homes of
+      many of your Northern men miserable and desolate.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When he was through with his suggestions they all cheered him, and
+      each one, by short speeches, pledged a faithful adherence to the
+      Confederacy. When they adjourned it was to meet again at some place in
+      Canada to be named by Jacob Thomlinson, and the representatives to be
+      notified by Mr. Valamburg. They separated with three cheers for the
+      Confederacy.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams said: &ldquo;I am desirous of knowing if Jacob Thomlinson and
+      Mr. Carey are the same persons whom your son Jackson met in London?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; they are the same men who were engaged in procuring explosives
+      and poisoned clothes, of which I have heretofore given you a full account.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush asked if this man Blackman, who took out a commission in order
+      to depredate and plunder, is still living?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, he is not only living, but is now holding one of the highest
+      positions in the United States, as a Reformer.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;What?&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, sir, as I once before have stated, his brother, who was to
+      distribute poisoned clothing to our soldiers and in our hospitals, was
+      made Governor of one of the adjacent States, and this marauder has been
+      given one of the highest and most honorable positions. But why? You look
+      surprised, Doctor. Has this not been so ever since the war? The most
+      desperate and reckless men have been given the highest places by the
+      opponents of the war, while our people, many of them, are only too glad to
+      find something against one of our good soldiers as an excuse for laying
+      him aside as useless furniture.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Said Maj. Clymer: &ldquo;Valamburg is dead, I believe.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; he shot himself accidentally soon after the war, and died of
+      his wound.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel proceeded by saying: &ldquo;I made my arrangements to leave
+      for Washington at once, in order to have this information in the hands of
+      the President as soon as possible. I requested Seraine to remain with the
+      rest of the family until I should return, as I might wish to send some
+      word to Henry. When I arrived at Washington and called upon the President
+      I told him the reason I had not visited him recently, and why I had sent
+      my son with the last report. Our afflictions had been severe and my wife
+      was in such a condition, both in mind and body, that I really feared to
+      leave her, except under very extraordinary circumstances. The President
+      was very glad to see me and very grateful for what my sons were trying to
+      do for our country He asked after the health of my family, Gen. Anderson,
+      and all of whom he knew as in any way a part of us, and the poor man
+      seemed almost as much grieved over our misfortunes as myself. He seemed to
+      be full of hope, however, and spoke to me very freely about the war and
+      our chances of final success.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He strode across the room and, turning to me, said: 'We are
+      now on the right road, I think. I have rid myself of some of those
+      Generals that we spoke about when we last met, and I intend to be rid of
+      them for the remainder of the war. If they want dictators, and will not
+      obey the President, they will have to organize outside of the army. I have
+      now a new commander for the Army of the East who seems to be doing well. I
+      hope he may continue as he began. He won the battle of Gotlenburg and
+      broke the rebel army to pieces. 'I think,' said he, 'that
+      Gen. Meador should have followed up his victory; but perhaps not. If he
+      should not exactly fill the bill my eye is on a Western man who seems to
+      know what he is about, and I think of bringing him East and giving him
+      control of all the armies; but I will determine this later.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I then gave him the statement made to me by Henry. He read it over
+      carefully, and in an excited manner ordered a messenger to go for the
+      Secretary of War. He soon arrived, and after greetings the President
+      handed the statement to the Secretary. He also read it carefully. They
+      then discussed the matter, and concluded to order an additional force to
+      Camp Chase, relieve the commandant, and place a more careful and efficient
+      officer in his place. This was done by telegraph, with a warning to the
+      new commander to look out for an attempt to release the prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary said to the President: 'The rebels are
+      desperate, and since they lost their shipload of explosives and poisoned
+      clothes, with their two friends who were to carry out their plans, they
+      are determined to attempt something else equally desperate, and we must
+      look for raids, fire and plunder. By the way,' said the Secretary to
+      me, 'that was rather a nice thing your son Jackson did in finding
+      out all their schemes in London. Had it not been for his discovery we
+      never would have known the desperation and infamy to which those men were
+      driven.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the President. 'Mr. Lyon, is he your
+      eldest son now in the army?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have but two left in the army&mdash;Jackson and Peter. The
+      latter you promoted for gallantry at Middleton Ridge. Jackson is now my
+      oldest son in the service.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Mr. Secretary,' said the President, 'you will
+      make out a commission for him as Brigadier-General, and give it to Mr.
+      Lyon to take home with him as an evidence that we appreciate the services
+      of his family, and especially Jackson's great service in this most
+      important matter.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was visibly affected. The President saw it as he stood by a
+      window for a moment. I arose and thanked him. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, the obligation is the other way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then a dispatch was handed the President, stating that quite a
+      number of prisoners had escaped from Camp Chase. He gave it to the
+      Secretary, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I guess we were a little late in removing the commander of
+      Camp Chase; it ought to have been done sooner. Mr. Lyon,' said the
+      President to me, 'we will have to watch those fellows. They are
+      doubtless up to some game.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He asked me to keep Henry in Canada if I thought he could do good
+      by staying there. I promised him to do so, and after getting Jackson's
+      commission and bidding the President good-by I left for home, feeling
+      gratified at the recognition given me. Arriving at home, I found my wife
+      better, and when she found that Jackson had a commission as
+      Brigadier-General she seemed so happy that we felt that she would entirely
+      recover.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I placed Jackson's commission in an envelope with a letter
+      explaining how the President came to promote him. When the boy returned
+      from the post-office he brought me a morning paper containing an account
+      of Beall's raid on St. Albans, Vt.; how he had sacked the town,
+      robbed the banks and alarmed the people. I said to Seraine, 'There
+      it is! They have carried out the first part of their program, and we will
+      soon hear of trouble in all the prison camps. I regard this as the
+      beginning of desperate work.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Seraine; 'Henry was very sure that
+      they were desperately in earnest; but I thought, perhaps, the warning we
+      had given to the President might save any further disaster in that
+      direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seraine remained about a week longer, and then left for Detroit. I
+      sent a letter to Henry, directing him to remain in Canada as long as
+      necessary to find out when, where and how they were to move and operate.
+      My poor wife was soon taken ill again, and was quite feeble and almost
+      helpless for some weeks. Aunt Martha was constantly by her bedside,
+      waiting on her, as well as trying to entertain her with her curious
+      interpretations of dreams and her experience while in slavery. My friends,
+      this did not last a great while. More sorrows soon came to us.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XVII.
+    </h2>
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+     MOBS IN THE NORTH.&mdash;LAWLESS VIOLENCE AND OUTRAGE BY REBEL
+     SYMPATHIZERS.&mdash;THE CLASH OF ARMS.&mdash;BATTLE OF THE CHAPARRAL
+     BETWEEN GEN. SILENT AND GEN.  LAWS.
+
+     &ldquo;One day thou wilt be blest,
+     So still obey the guiding hand that fends
+     Thee safely through these wonders for sweet ends.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Keats.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the battle of Middleton's Ridge some rest for Papson's
+      troops was indispensable. As soon, how-ever, as it could be done
+      consistently with the condition of things, Gen. Silent issued orders from
+      his headquarters, then at Nashua, to Papson and Sherwood for a disposition
+      of the troops to be made so as to protect the lines of communication
+      between Louis City, Nashua and Chatteraugus north, and from Chatteraugus
+      to Bridgeton, Huntersville and De Kalb west. This distribution was
+      speedily made. The enemy was in no condition for serious offensive
+      movements, and contented himself during the Winter with a continuous
+      harassing of our troops whenever found in squads or small commands not
+      sufficiently strong to make effective resistance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Near Huntersville a man by the name of John Cotton, with somewhere
+      between fifty and one hundred men, was constantly raiding small corrals
+      where only a few guards were left to watch them. His business seemed to be
+      to steal mules and wagons, being one of the parties operating under a
+      contract to plunder for fifty per cent, of the property so taken. He had
+      the same authority and character of commission from the authorities at
+      Richmond as Blackman and Beall, of whom I have heretofore spoken. During
+      the Winter this man crossed the Little Combination River near Painter's
+      Rock, and made a raid on Gen. Chas. Ward's corrals. Ward had been
+      notified of the intention of John Cotton by a Union man named Harris, who
+      resided near Huntersville. Gen. Ward had a company of infantry under cover
+      near the corral, and about midnight Cotton made his appearance. The men
+      who were watching for him remained quiet until he was near the corral, and
+      then fired a volley into his raiders, killing three and wounding ten. They
+      then rushed at Cotton, and he, with nine of his men, were taken prisoners.
+      The wounded were cared for and the dead buried. The next day Gen. Ward
+      organized a drumhead court-martial and tried those captured who were not
+      wounded. The nine men claimed to have been forced into the service by
+      Cotton, and were sent to Nashua and put to work, under sentence. John
+      Cotton was treated differently. He was not troublesome again during the
+      time that our troops remained at Painter's Rock. The understanding
+      South and North among the friends of the rebellion was that raids were
+      again to commence whenever they could be made at all advantageous to our
+      enemies.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Knights of the Golden Circle, or 'Sons of Liberty,'
+      began to be open and bold in their utterances and their villainous work.
+      In New York they aroused their friends and got up mobs of such magnitude
+      that they could only be suppressed by withdrawing troops from the field to
+      operate against them. The recruiting offices were mobbed, offices and
+      papers burned, and the officers brutally beaten; houses were set on fire
+      in great numbers and destroyed. Many large stores were broken open and
+      plundered by the mob. All helped themselves to dry goods, clothing,
+      jewelry, watches, and whatever they discovered. Innocent men were brutally
+      murdered in the streets. Women were driven from their houses and insulted
+      in every possible way. Hospitals and asylums for orphans were plundered
+      and burned, and the poor, helpless inmates driven into the streets.
+      Children were clubbed and brained by brutes for no other reason than that
+      they were colored. Wounded and sick soldiers were thrown on the sidewalks
+      and left without aid or assistance of any kind. Poor negro men were taken
+      from hacks and wagons and hanged to lampposts. In one instance a poor man
+      was cut into halves as if he were a slaughtered beast. Men were sent from
+      Canada, employed by Thomlinson and his co-conspirators, to come to New
+      York and aid in this inhuman butchery.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My God! What brutality and inhuman cruelty! It does seem impossible
+      that such things could have transpired in a civilized community!&rdquo;
+      said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; continued Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;it would really seem so.
+      Yet these things did not only take place, but were carried on here in the
+      North by the anti-war party, and were well known by all who were old
+      enough at the time to understand matters; but they are now forgotten. Why,
+      sir, mob violence was resorted to in many places. Inflammatory speeches
+      were made in every community where they would be tolerated. Our people
+      were alarmed everywhere in the North, and were preparing for great trouble
+      at home in the absence of the army. Indiana was stirred up to white heat.
+      Many outrages were perpetrated on the State soldiers who returned home on
+      a furlough, and in many instances they were murdered. One old man by the
+      name of Banty, who had two sons in an Illinois regiment&mdash;they being
+      residents of that State at the outbreak of the rebellion&mdash;was tied to
+      a tree in the woods some distance from home, and remained in this
+      condition till rescued by his wife. It became so intolerable that troops
+      were held at Indianapolis for protection to the city and country. The
+      Governor, as well as other citizens, were threatened:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In Ohio the same condition of things existed. Camp Chase was about
+      to be attacked. Troops had, of necessity, to be sent for the safe keeping
+      of the prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At Coleston, Ill., the Knights of the Golden Circle attacked a
+      squad of Union soldiers, who had just returned home from the army on
+      furlough, and killed seven of them. In one county further south in
+      Illinois, the name of which I have forgotten, there were quite a number of
+      soldiers killed in secret. A man by the name of Geo. Akers, who had once
+      been Sheriff of the County, but at the time of which I am speaking was the
+      Head Center of the Golden Circle in that part of the country, was so
+      strongly suspected of having soldiers quietly 'put out of the way,'
+      that a search of his premises was made by a Provost Marshal, and in his
+      mill, which was on his place, were found many suits of Union soldiers'
+      uniforms, evidently taken from dead bodies. He was put in prison, but was
+      aided to escape by his brother conspirators. In the same County a soldier
+      by the name of Stacks, while home on a furlough, was called to his own
+      door in the night and shot by one Honeycliff. I give these instances
+      merely to have you understand the feeling and determination of the men in
+      the North who sympathized with the rebellion, to aid it in all ways and by
+      any means, no matter how foul or vile.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;I know about Akers and
+      the cases you mention in Illinois, as I was sent there at that time with a
+      battalion to look after those fellows, and you do not tell one-half the
+      trouble there was in that part of the country.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No, I presume not; I only remember these facts in regard to matters
+      in that State that fastened themselves irrevocably upon my mind.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Said Dr. Adams: &ldquo;It seems incredible that such things could have
+      happened in the North, where the same men now claim to have been loyal
+      then.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;But, Doctor,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;all these things did
+      occur, though they are now forgotten by many, and our young people, who
+      know very little about the war, except such things as they may gather from
+      imperfect and distorted histories, doubt the truthfulness of these facts,
+      being unable to understand why traitors should go unpunished. Why, Doctor,
+      many of the men who were harassing and alarming the people then as Knights
+      of the Golden Circle, are now the leading men in the communities where
+      they were then the most offensive to Union people and disloyal to their
+      Government. They have so managed as to be at the front politically, and if
+      affairs continue as they are now, and seem tending, very soon the same men
+      will claim that they put down the rebellion. They have already deceived
+      many by their self-assertion. You see, Doctor, the policy of not allowing
+      ourselves to speak of the war nor any of its concomitants, leaves the
+      young people in ignorance of what we suffered during its existence.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That is true, I am sorry to say,&rdquo; replied Dr. Adams; &ldquo;but
+      we who do know all about it should teach the present and coming
+      generations these very important facts. The difficulty is, however, that
+      when you undertake it many people insist that they wish to forget all
+      about it, and that they do not want their children to know anything of its
+      horrors. But, Uncle Daniel, please continue what you were telling us.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Richmond authorities,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;had
+      detached a portion of Biggs's command under Gen. Brice, some 20,000
+      strong, and sent them into Missouri, where they had made the homes of many
+      Union people desolate, and spread terror throughout that State and a
+      portion of Kansas. Brice had organized bands of marauders and
+      bushwhackers, as they were termed, in the same way and under the same
+      character of agreements as made with Blackman and others. Quartel's
+      and Stringfinder's bands were the most destructive to life and
+      property, murdering Union men as they moved, and making the country a
+      desolate waste through which they passed. The smoke rising from houses,
+      barns, etc., could be seen in every direction. It could well have been
+      termed 'a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At the same time the rebel cruisers were a terror on the high seas.
+      The Alabama, the Florida, and the Shenandoah were a dreaded scourge among
+      our merchantmen. Our commerce was being driven from the seas and passing
+      under the flags of other countries.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All these things were very discouraging to the loyal people
+      of our country, and at the same time greatly encouraged the rebels and
+      their allies and friends in the North. The demagogues of the anti-war
+      party traversed the whole country, haranguing the people, preaching peace
+      and crying high taxes, and insisting that the war had so far been a total
+      failure, and that it would not be any better in the future. In fact, they
+      were carrying out to the letter that which had been suggested by Valamburg
+      and his friends at St. Catharines, in Canada, at the meeting about which I
+      have heretofore spoken. Many of our best men had to return home from the
+      army for a brief period and canvass as stump orators before the people, in
+      order to quiet their apprehensions and fears as to the chances of our
+      ultimate success.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Capt. Inglesby, &ldquo;I well remember the very
+      great anxiety then amongst our people. I returned home about the time
+      mentioned, and the question was constantly asked me if I thought we could
+      ever suppress the rebellion. All our successes during the Summer and Fall
+      before seemed to have had only a temporary effect upon our people. In
+      fact, they were easily discouraged during the whole period through which
+      the war was continued.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Col. Bush, that is easily accounted for. We left behind us an
+      element nearly or quite a majority; certainly so in many parts of our
+      country North, which was constantly decrying the war and the means which
+      were being used against the rebellion. Their constant talk in the same
+      direction could not help having a great influence, especially on the minds
+      of weak men, aud in many instances on those whose nearest and dearest
+      relatives were in the army taking the chances of their lives; and, as you
+      all well know, these pretended friends to our faces were in their hearts
+      wishing and praying for the success of our enemies.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, that is true; and it was strange and hard to understand at the
+      time, as these same people could have gained nothing by the success of the
+      rebellion. They lived North, and would have been equally despised by the
+      rebels (if they had succeeded) as a part of the Yankee Nation.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Doubtless that would have been so, but it was not particularly the
+      love that they had for the rebels or their cause, but their hatred for the
+      party in power. They had been in power so long, that being ousted by the
+      voice of the people made a number of the leaders who had lost in the
+      political contest feel a desire to see the people who had beaten them lose
+      in the contest against the rebellion. They had said so many bitter things
+      against Mr. Lincoln and prophesied war and final separation between the
+      slave and free States, that they were willing to see the country destroyed
+      in order to be considered among the people as wise oracles and political
+      prophets; so that they made it their interest politically that the
+      rebellion should succeed. Many people were followers of these men in all
+      the States North. Out of this feeling grew and prospered the Knights of
+      the Golden Circle, or Sons of Liberty.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, gentlemen,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;I agree with all you
+      have said; but I am growing somewhat impatient to again hear Uncle Daniel.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      All were again listeners, and Uncle Daniel proceeded:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was speaking of the alarming condition of the country and the
+      dangers that were menacing peaceful citizens, as well as their property. I
+      became very much alarmed for the safety of the two families left in my
+      charge. I sent a letter to Henry to come with his wife and make my house
+      his home for the present. He and Seraine came at once, and were willing as
+      well as happy in remaining with us for a while, Seraine feeling satisfied
+      that, as her parents were two such quiet people, no harm could come to
+      them. After the excitement and confusion created by the delight in the
+      household over their arrival subsided, Henry took me aside and related his
+      experience since leaving home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said that he remained quietly in Detroit for some time at his
+      wife's home. Then he went to Windsor, and there learned that the
+      people of the Confederacy were very much disheartened, but were making a
+      desperate effort to harass the armies of the Union, without fighting great
+      battles, until their armies were recuperated and filled up with new
+      recruits; that the plan was for their friends to confuse and excite the
+      Northern people, just as they were doing. He stated Jacob Thomlinson's
+      plans just as they were being literally carried out. After these plans
+      were well on the way in the direction of being fully executed, C. C. Carey
+      left for Richmond, and Jacob Thomlinson for London, accompanied by Mr.
+      Wintergreen, who was to act as his private secretary. On separating from
+      Carey the understanding was that they would remain away from Canada until
+      the political canvass for President had well advanced and until after the
+      nominations by both parties had been made. During their absence they were
+      to ascertain what new plans were being executed and what new schemes could
+      be put into operation during the Fall and Winter following. Henry said the
+      one mentioned was the only one matured, and that was being carried out.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent had now been promoted and ordered East, and Gen.
+      Sherwood put in command of the Center, with orders to make a campaign
+      South, pushing and pressing the enemy at every point possible. This
+      movement was to and did commence at the earliest possible moment in the
+      Spring following. Simultaneously with this a movement was made in the East
+      against the capital of the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;One evening, a few days prior to Gen. Silent's departure for
+      the East in pursuance of his orders, while walking out on the bank of the
+      Combination River a short distance from Nashua, as the shadows of night
+      were quietly gathering about him, a form seemed to stand before him,
+      which, from its appearance and the flowing white robes in which it was
+      arrayed, he at once recognized as the strange specter that had appeared to
+      him while sitting on a stone beneath a tree at Chatteraugus. Gen. Silent
+      was startled for a moment, but stood still with eyes fixed upon the
+      apparition. Finally a light, beautiful and dazzling, shone around the
+      figure. He did not move. It approached him, saying in a subdued, soft and
+      melodious voice:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Silent, you have been selected to forever wipe out the
+      crime of slavery. This can only be done by suppressing the rebellion now
+      in progress against your Government, which must be completed within
+      fourteen months from this day or all will be lost. Start East at once;
+      take no rest with either of your great armies until this is accomplished.
+      All is with you. The matter is exclusively in your hands.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After speaking thus, the specter disappeared and all was still. He
+      stood for a moment, bewildered. When he had collected his thoughts he
+      turned and walked rapidly to his quarters, which were at the Nashua House.
+      He entered his room and sat for some time in deep meditation. While at
+      Victor's Hill he had thought of moving his army across to Mobile,
+      and thence to Savannah and North to the rear of Richmond. He was not a
+      superstitious man, but at the same time was forced by what he had seen and
+      heard that night to consider well that which seemed to be before him. The
+      condition of the armies of the Union, and also that of the rebels, was
+      taken in at one grasp of the mind. The East and West were carefully
+      considered, and a plan seemed to be placed before him that would certainly
+      be successful. The whole question of the suppression of the rebellion
+      seemed to be disclosed to his mind, and indelibly photographed thereon, as
+      if in a vision from on high. He could see his Army of the West and Center
+      combined under one commander, making their way against obstinate
+      resistance to the sea; and then coming north to the rear of Richmond,
+      breaking the shell of the Confederacy as it marched. At the same time he
+      saw the great rebel army of the East, under Laws, in Virginia, melt away
+      before him, driven, demoralized, and finally captured. This all seemed to
+      be a dream, and yet it was the true method to pursue in order to put down
+      the rebellion. These things were at once firmly fixed in his mind, and
+      thus he would undertake to bring success, should he be selected as the
+      commander of all the armies of the Union, as had just been indicated to
+      him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then a rap was head at his door. 'Come in,' was
+      the response, and Gen. Anderson entered. Gen. Silent met him with great
+      cordiality and asked him to be seated. They conversed for some time on the
+      subject of the war and the probabilities of success.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finally Gen. Anderson said: 'General, this war can be
+      concluded in but one way, and that is by desperate fighting. The armies on
+      both sides are made up of Americans, each believing they are right, and
+      numbers and endurance will finally determine the contest, provided our
+      people do not become alarmed at the constant cry for peace by the Northern
+      Golden Circles and other sympathizers with the South.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true,' said Gen. Silent; 'I feel more
+      bitterness towards those Northern croakers and sympathizers than I do
+      toward the rebels in the South, who take their lives and put them in
+      chance for what they believe to be right. Wrong as they are, they are
+      better men than those who are behind us trying to discourage us, and to
+      encourage the rebels, without the nerve to fight on either side.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said Anderson; 'I fully agree with you.
+      Allow me to ask at about what time will our Spring campaign begin?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'At the very first moment that we can move on the roads in
+      safety. I am now sending Sherwood with what troops are within his call
+      from Victor's Hill east to Meredith, breaking railroads, destroying
+      bridges, etc., so that when we commence our movements in the Spring, Biggs
+      will have no line save the one due south or east. We will then force him
+      into the extreme South or cause him to make a junction with the army in
+      the East, under Laws, where our Army of the West and Center must pursue
+      him. The destruction of the two great rebel armies must be our task. This
+      done, the rebellion will be at an end. This must be accomplished within
+      the next fourteen months; sooner if we can, but within that time we must
+      succeed, if at all, and I have no doubt whatever of a final triumph. The
+      Almighty is only permitting the continuation of this struggle in order
+      that the people shall become thoroughly satisfied with the destruction of
+      slavery. Whenever that time comes He will give our enemies over into our
+      hands.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Silent, your faith is certainly very strong.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; I am now thoroughly convinced in my own mind that
+      within the time mentioned our enemies will be at our feet. I am going
+      East, where I am ordered by the President for some purpose. I intend to
+      lay my whole plan before him and urge its adoption, believing that if
+      followed the rebellion will end as I have stated. Would you like to go
+      East, Gen. Anderson, if I should wish you to do so?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I would certainly not disobey your orders, Gen. Silent, but
+      I have a good command, and one with which I am well acquainted, and
+      perhaps I would be of more service by remaining with it than by taking a
+      new one. I did have a great desire to be ordered East when I was sent
+      here, but the reasons for that desire do not now exist.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson then, in confidence, related to Gen. Silent what had
+      transpired at McGregor's headquarters the evening after the battle
+      at Antler's Run, which astonished Gen. Silent. He sat for some time
+      without making any remark. Finally he asked if the President and the
+      Secretary of War had this information.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson replied that they had.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent smiled, but said not a word. The conversation on this
+      subject then dropped. Gen. Silent inquired if he believed in dreams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson answered in the negative; at the same time he said he
+      had heard on one or two occasions of very strange dreams, and one
+      especially that he was watching closely to see if it would turn out in
+      accordance with an interpretation given to it by a person whom he well
+      knew.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent then asked him if he had ever seen anything that he
+      could not understand or account for.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied Gen. Anderson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent said no more, and it then being quite late they
+      separated. Gen. Silent left early next morning for the East. As soon as he
+      could reach Washington he appeared at the Executive Mansion and had an
+      interview with the President, when he was informed that he had been
+      ordered East with a view of putting him in command of all the armies of
+      the United States. He did not exhibit the least surprise at this, but at
+      once proceeded to lay his plans before the President and Secretary of War.
+      The plans were the same as suggested by him to Gen. Anderson. After
+      careful consideration they were approved.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President told Gen. Silent he now should have the full support
+      of the Government, with supreme command, and that the President would hold
+      him responsible for the suppression of the rebellion, and expect that the
+      enemy would be dispersed at an early day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent replied that the rebellion would end within fourteen
+      months.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Why fourteen months? Could you not say twelve?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, sir,' replied Silent; 'I put it fourteen. I
+      hope to see it accomplished at an earlier date, but within this time it
+      will be done.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Gen. Silent, I have a strange reason for saying twelve
+      months,' and the President laughed at the idea of having a
+      superstition about dreams, 'but, General last night I had such a
+      curious dream that I must tell it to you. I thought a strange man appeared
+      in the presence of the Armies of the West, riding upon a large brown
+      horse, and that where-ever and whenever he appeared the armies were
+      successful; that this strange man would disappear without uttering a word.
+      This same strange man had appeared at the East, and at his appearance the
+      rebel armies laid down their arms and sued for peace. In my dream peace
+      was restored, but it lasted for only a short time; the citizens of
+      Maryland and Virginia conspired together and swept down upon Washington,
+      captured the city, burned the Government records, and murdered many of our
+      leading men, amongst whom was yourself. What do you say to this, General?
+      Can you interpret it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, Mr. President, I cannot. I do not allow myself to think
+      but very little about dreams. They certainly can be nothing more than the
+      wanderings of the mind during sleep. But, Mr. President, since you have
+      taken me into your confidence I must confess that I am sometimes startled
+      by what seems to be an unfolding of events in the future.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Saying this much he relapsed into his wonted silence. After some
+      further conversation they separated. The next morning Gen. Silent left for
+      the Army of the East. He was received on his arrival in a manner that
+      showed their confidence in him as a great commander. He established his
+      headquarters in the field near Meador, and at once commenced giving
+      directions in his quiet way for reorganizing the troops and preparing in
+      every way for an early advance. His army was soon organized into three
+      corps,&mdash;Second, Fifth and Sixth,&mdash;commanded respectively by Gen.
+      Hanscom, Gen. Sedgewear and Gen. Warner; the Ninth (Independent) Corps,
+      under Broomneld, with the cavalry under Sher-lin, who had been ordered to
+      the East from the Army of the Center.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My son Jackson, having been spoken of very highly to Gen. Silent by
+      Gen. Anderson, had also been ordered to the East and placed in command of
+      a brigade under Gen. Hanscom.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0023" id="linkimage-0023">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0347.jpg"
+      alt="Gens. Silent and Meador in Conversation. 347 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The armies both in the East and the West being reorganized and in
+      good condition, Gen. Silent began his arrangements for an immediate
+      movement. The Armies of the West and Center now being combined under the
+      command of Sherwood were to move from Chatteraugus directly down the
+      railroad against Biggs,&mdash;or rather Jones, the new commander of the
+      rebel forces. The movement of the combined armies, East and West, against
+      the enemy, was to take place on the same day. The rebel army East was
+      admirably posted for defensive operations, provided they were to be
+      attacked in their position. Laws had his army divided into three corps,
+      commanded respectively by Ewelling on the right, A. P. Hiller on the left,
+      and Longpath (who had come from Biggs) as reserve in the rear; his cavalry
+      by J. E. Seward. His army was on the south bank of the Rapidan, and in
+      rear of Mine Run, and extending east to the spurs of the Blue Ridge, on
+      the west and left flank, protected by heavy earthworks. His forces and his
+      movements were covered by streams, forests, hills, and by a very heavy
+      chaparral or copse for miles in extent.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent would not attack in his front, as Laws expected, but
+      concluded to plunge immediately into the chaparral and threaten Laws's
+      right. This would compel the enemy to give battle at once or retreat. So
+      orders were issued for the Army of the East to move at midnight, cross the
+      Rapidan, and march into the dense woods by the roads nearest the rebel
+      lines. The troops moved, and by dawn the next morning had possession of
+      the crossings and were passing over the river. By night of that day the
+      army had crossed with most of their trains. The cavalry had pushed forward
+      and camped near Sedgewear, who had gone into bivouac on the hill after
+      crossing the Rapidan. During the day our signal corps had read the signals
+      of the enemy, which were that Laws had discovered Silent's movements
+      and was making preparations to meet them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent had ordered Broomfield to move at once and make night
+      marches so as to be up in time. Sherlin was to move forward and attack the
+      rebel cavalry at Chancellor's City. Three times this army had
+      crossed the Rapidan before and as many times had been driven back. The
+      question in the minds of all was, 'Will Silent go on, or will he be
+      forced to recross the stream?' Laws was very confident that he would
+      force him back.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That night Silent received a telegram from Sherwood at
+      Chatteraugus, saying that his army had moved out that day and was near the
+      enemy; also, from Crooker and Boutler; all had moved. Thus Silent had all
+      the armies of the Republic, wherever they might be, at the same hour
+      moving against the enemy aggressively. No such movements had a parallel in
+      history. The enemy were menaced in every front, so that no portion could
+      give aid or re-enforcements to the other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Laws, when he saw the situation, determined to attack, believing
+      that he could assault Warner and drive him back before Hanscom (who had
+      crossed some miles from Warner) could come up to join on Warner's
+      right. That night Warner and Ewelling lay facing each other, nearly
+      together. They might easily have divided rations, though hidden from each
+      other by the dense forest. Yet, like the knowledge we all have by instinct
+      of our near approach to danger, they were each aware of the other's
+      presence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent ordered a change, so as to move his head of column
+      direct for the right flank of Laws's new position. Warner moved,
+      with cavalry in advance, to Craig's Meeting House, his left resting
+      at Chaparral Tavern. Sedge-wear was to join on his right, Hanscom to move
+      from Chancellor City to his support, and Sherlin on the left and in rear
+      of Hanscom.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Early in the morning the enemy appeared in Warner's front.
+      One regiment of cavalry had already been hurled back. Meador had made his
+      disposition in accordance with Silent's instructions. Broomfleld was
+      now crossing the river, and Silent waiting at the ford to see him; but
+      learning of Laws's movement, he went forward at once to Chaparral
+      Tavern. This tavern was in a low place, densely surrounded with trees and
+      underbrush. Here Silent placed his headquarters in the rear of Warner's
+      Corps. The woods and chaparral were so dense in all directions that
+      neither army could distinguish the line of the other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By 9 o'clock an occasional shot could be heard, and then the
+      rattle of musketry, as though a company or so had discharged their pieces.
+      Presently a few skirmishers would come back to the main line, asserting
+      that the enemy were in force in our front. Then orders would be given to
+      advance the skirmish-line and feel for the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About 10 o'clock a shot from the artillery of the enemy
+      announced the fact that he was posting for resistance. Our line at once
+      advanced as best it could in the direction of the enemy. The musketry
+      opened and continued to increase until one whole division of our troops
+      were engaged. The artillery opened on both sides and roared as the mighty
+      thunders. Musketry rattled like hail on the housetops. The enemy in our
+      front, Ewelling commanding, was driven in great disorder for some distance
+      by Griffith's division, but the underbrush was so dense that no
+      alignment could be made with the troops. Regiments and brigades could not
+      find each other. It became impossible to have any unity of action. This
+      same cause prevented Sedgewear from joining on Warner's right or
+      connecting with Griffith. This left Griffith's flank exposed, and
+      the rebels at once taking advantage of this, forced him back again with
+      the loss of some of his guns and quite a number of prisoners. The rebels
+      made no attempt to follow up their advantage, but began at once erecting
+      earthworks.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Laws was attacked before he anticipated, although making a show of
+      readiness; but he was resting on ground familiar to him and wholly unknown
+      to our troops. Silent was notified of our repulse. It was apparent that
+      Laws's whole army was on the field, and meditated an attack before
+      our army could be brought into action. Sedgewear's troops were not
+      all up; Broomfield had not arrived, and Hanscom was not yet on the ground.
+      This was not quite what Gen. Silent had been accustomed to. His commands
+      heretofore were always at the spot on time when ordered, and generally
+      before the time appointed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He at once mounted his horse and rode in person to the front, in
+      order to get a view of the situation. He followed Warner on a narrow road,
+      which was thronged with troops in great disorder. Slight works thrown up
+      by both sides, in intervals of the fight, were very close together. He at
+      once saw from the nature of the surrounding country the importance of
+      maintaining Warner's position. On his return to his headquarters he
+      dispatched officers to hasten Sedgewear's and Broomfield's
+      troops with all possible speed. His wish now was to bring to bear as largo
+      a force as possible against Laws's left, in order to prevent the
+      discovery of the great space between Warner and Hanscom. Laws, however,
+      had detected this gap, and was forming Hiller's Corps to move
+      through it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Geddis was now ordered to move at once and hold this part of the
+      line with his division of Warner's Corps against all force that
+      might come against him. This was the breathless time during the day.
+      Geddis took the position. Hiller moved against him, but Geddis held the
+      point. Hanscom came up, but his corps was far away to his rear. It was
+      nearly two o'clock before his troops came in sight, certainly none
+      too soon. He at once formed on Geddis's left. There was but one
+      spot, on account of the density of the forest, where artillery could be
+      put in battery or used to any advantage. Here Hanscom put all his
+      artillery. At 2:30 he received orders to attack Hiller at once in
+      conjunction with Geddis, which he did. This compelled Hanscom to move two
+      of his divisions in support of Geddis, Burns and Motley. The two lines had
+      both approached until they were exceedingly close together.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle now commenced in great earnest on both sides, and was of
+      a most destructive and deadly character. The musketry firing was
+      continuous along the whole line. The remainder of Hanscom's Corps
+      was ordered up and went into action, having no time for protecting
+      themselves. Several desperate assaults were made by Hanscom and Geddis,
+      but the enemy, having the cover of the chaparral, were able to inflict
+      great damage on our forces.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent, learning that our forces could not dislodge the enemy, sent
+      a force from Warner's left to relieve the troops who were so hotly
+      engaged. Accordingly one division under Gen. Walworth and one brigade
+      under Roberts were sent through the woods to the sound of battle. But they
+      could not see fifty yards before them on account of the underbrush. The
+      roar of the battle was like a continuous peal of thunder. Gen. Walworth
+      tried to penetrate the thick woods to relieve his comrades, but did not
+      arrive until nightfall.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sedgewear had now taken position on the right of Warner, and both
+      of their corps had been engaged during the afternoon. Sherlin had struck
+      the rebel cavalry near Ford's House and driven them back. He now
+      held the country to the left of Hanscom on the road to Spottsyl-vania. The
+      night had closed in and the two armies rested facing each other. The
+      killed, wounded and dying were strewn between the lines like leaves.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Meador and others came to Silent's Headquarters that
+      night. One corps in each army had not been engaged during the day, and so
+      the battle had but fairly commenced. Silent gave orders to assault the
+      enemy the next morning at five o'clock. Longpath on the side of the
+      enemy, who had not been engaged during the day, was moving that night to
+      the support of Hiller, evidently intending to crush our left. Geddis was
+      ordered to remain with Hanscom; Walworth was to assault Hiller's
+      left, while Hanscom made a front attack. Broomfield was to move to the gap
+      between Walworth and Warner's left. But Laws was preparing also for
+      an attack, and made his assault on our right a little before Hanscom made
+      the attack contemplated by Silent.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle commenced by Ewelling assailing Wight. The fighting
+      became furious along Sedgewear's entire front and over and along
+      Warner's line. Burns and Motley, of Hanscom's Corps, advanced
+      upon the enemy and assaulted him with very great energy. Walworth now
+      assaulted where he was directed. The contest was a desperate one. The
+      smoke rose through the woods like a dense cloud. The artillery was brought
+      to where it could be used, and from both sides it belched forth its iron
+      hail and sounded as if the earth was breaking into a thousand fragments.
+      The musketry rattled and showered the leaden missiles of death in every
+      direction. The yells and shrieks of the wounded were enough to strike
+      terror to the souls of the strongest, during the whole time of this great
+      battle of blood and death.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy were driven at every point, and retreated in great
+      confusion. Our troops undertook to pursue them through the thick woods and
+      became broken up and confused. Sherlin was now engaged with Seward's
+      cavalry, near the Todd House, in a terrible contest, The firing and
+      shouting could be heard by Hanscom's troops. Sherlin was victorious
+      and Seward retreated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Up to this time Longpath had not taken the position assigned him,
+      but now moved rapidly against Hanscom's left. The contest was
+      renewed. Silent and Meador rode out to the front and looked over the
+      ground. Silent never lost confidence in the result for a moment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Longpath now assaulted with great vehemence; our advance brigade
+      was swept like chaff before the wind. The density of the brush was such
+      that H an scorn could not make his proper formation, and therefore had to
+      fall back to his position held early in the day. Walworth was driven back,
+      and in trying to rally his men was shot through the head and instantly
+      killed. Sedgewear's right was assailed and turned, losing many
+      prisoners. He rallied, however, and drove the enemy back again. Longpath
+      being now severely wounded, Laws led his corps in person.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A simultaneous attack was now made by our forces. Broomfield
+      assaulted for the first time during the day, and the enemy were forced
+      back. In this assault my son Jackson, leading his brigade, was wounded and
+      taken to the rear. This was late in the afternoon. The woods had been on
+      fire several times during the day, but at this time the breastworks of
+      some of our men having been constructed of wood were fired by the musketry
+      and blazed up, catching the timber and leaves with which the ground was
+      covered. The fire became general and drove men in every direction, both
+      Union and rebel. The shrieks and screams of the poor wounded men who could
+      not escape the flames were heartrending.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Darkness came on and the contest ceased. During the night Laws
+      withdrew the rebel army to his old line of works and gave up the idea of
+      driving Silent back across the Rapidan. Gen. Silent repaired to his
+      headquarters, where he received the reports of the commanding officers.
+      Some were sure that Laws would attack again the next morning. Some thought
+      that we had better retire across the Rapidan. At this Silent said not a
+      word, but smiled. He finally gave orders to be ready to meet the enemy the
+      next morning, and to attack him if he had not withdrawn. When he spoke of
+      the enemy withdrawing a look of surprise was on the faces of many.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After they had all repaired to their respective quarters he went
+      out to look around, and while listening under a tree in order to hear any
+      movements that might be making in the enemy's lines, he was again
+      startled by the same spectral form that had appeared to him twice before.
+      It pointed in the direction of Richmond and spoke these words, 'Move
+      on to-morrow,' and disappeared. He was strangely affected by this,
+      and became quite nervous for a man of his stoicism.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0024" id="linkimage-0024">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0354.jpg" alt="A Scene in the Trenches 354 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He returned to his tent and inquired for his Adjutant-General. When
+      he reported, he asked if any further reports had come in, and was told
+      that a messenger had just arrived with dispatches announcing that Boutler
+      had moved on City Point, capturing it; that Sherwood expected to attack
+      Jones at Rocky Head on that day. Silent then went to bed and slept
+      soundly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning there was no enemy in sight. Gen. Silent advanced
+      his troops well to the front until satisfied that Laws had withdrawn. He
+      gave orders for taking care of the wounded and burying the dead. The
+      wounded of both armies were thickly strewn all over the battlefield. Many
+      had perished from the smoke and fire in the woods. It was a sight I do not
+      wish to describe if I could.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That day Silent issued his orders for the army to make a night
+      march by the left flank in the direction of Spottsyl-vania. He and Meador
+      started, with the cavalry in advance, late in the afternoon, and as they
+      passed along the line going in that direction the boys understood it and
+      cried out, 'Good! good! No going back this time; we are going to
+      Richmond,' and they made the woods resound with shouts of joy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day about noon Sherlin was directed to move with his
+      cavalry to the rear of the enemy, cut the railroads, and destroy all the
+      enemy's supplies he could find. He moved at once. Silent notified
+      Broomfield of the resistance being made to our further advance, and
+      ordered him to move up as rapidly as possible. Skirmishing and sharp
+      fighting between isolated divisions and brigades occurred. Many officers
+      and men were killed. Gen. Sedgewear was among the killed on this morning,
+      and Gen. H. G. Wight was assigned to the command of his corps. This was
+      the 9th day of the month, and the armies had been marching and fighting
+      five days.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent's lines were now formed and ready to attack or resist.
+      Thus they lay during the fifth night. On the next morning orders were
+      issued to assault the enemy's center at 10 o'clock. Some
+      movement of the enemy delayed the assault, and about 1 o'clock the
+      enemy pressed forward to attack, which they did with great vigor. They
+      were repulsed with great loss and fell back in confusion. They reformed
+      and came forward again. The contest now became fierce and even terrific.
+      They made their way close up to Hanscom's front and delivered their
+      fire in the very faces of our men. Our line did not waver, but now opened
+      such a terrible fire of musketry on them that they broke in great
+      disorder.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the very heat of the contest the woods had taken fire again, and
+      the flames were leaping along with frightful rapidity, destroying nearly
+      everything in their pathway. Our troops on this part of the line were
+      compelled to fall' back, leaving many poor fellows of both sides to
+      perish. Soon, however, the skirmishers were re-enforced and drove the
+      enemy for a mile into their entrenchments.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It was now determined to make the assault contemplated in the
+      morning. So about 4 p.m. Silent ordered the assault. Warner and Wight were
+      to move simultaneously with Warner's and Gibbs's divisions,
+      Motley to advance on the left of Wight's Corps. Our troops had to
+      advance up a densely-wooded hill. Silent and Meador took position on an
+      elevated point, but could see little of the field, it was so overgrown
+      with bushes.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The battle had again commenced, our troops assaulting. A cloud of
+      smoke hung heavily over the field, lighted up occasionally by flashes from
+      artillery. The shouts of the commanders giving their orders, the yells of
+      the soldiers on both sides, as well as the groans of the wounded and
+      dying, could be distinctly heard in every direction. Across an open field,
+      then through heavy woods, across a soft morass in front of one division of
+      the enemy near the stream, went our lines, struggling forward under a most
+      galling fire until lost to view in a copse of wood and the smoke of
+      battle. Only our wounded now came staggering and crawling out from under
+      the cloud of smoke to the rear. These few moments of suspense were
+      terrible. Looking, listening and waiting, our troops at this moment
+      ascended the hill and stormed the enemy's works, but could not hold
+      them against the destructive fire. They fell back to their original line.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On our left, at that moment, a great victory was being
+      accomplished. Col. Upson and Gen. Motley formed a storming party of some
+      twelve regiments, and drove right against the flank of the enemy. They
+      rushed with such impetuosity against the rebels that they could not
+      withstand the assault. Our forces captured an entire brigade and one
+      battery of the enemy. Hanscom now assaulted and broke the enemy's
+      line, capturing many prisoners. At six p.m. Broomfield attacked. Night
+      closed with our columns within one mile of Spottsylvania Court-house. The
+      fighting of this day was desperate, and the loss on both sides terrible.
+      The suffering was great; many were burned who had fallen wounded on the
+      field.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was the sixth day of blood and death. Our forces held some
+      4,000 prisoners, while the enemy had taken none from us save a few
+      stragglers. That night Boutler reported great success. Sherlin had got in
+      the rear of the enemy, destroyed ten miles of his railroad and nearly all
+      of his supplies of food and medical stores. Silent now ordered rest and
+      reconnoitering for the next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So, on the following day, our lines were adjusted and
+      reconnoissances made, with full preparations for the ending of the great
+      contest. Hanscom was to move in the night so as to join Broomfield, and
+      they were to attack at 4 A. M. of the 12th. They moved into line not more
+      than two-thirds of a mile from the enemy. The ground was heavily wooded
+      and ascended sharply towards the enemy. In the morning a heavy fog lay
+      close to the ground, but at 4:35 the order to move forward was given.
+      Burns and Barrow moved in advance. The soldiers seemed to be urged forward
+      by some kind of inspiration, and finally broke into a double-quick, and
+      with irresistible force over the earthworks of the enemy they went. Both
+      divisions entered about the same time, and a most desperate battle here
+      ensued. Muskets were clubbed and bayonets and swords pierced many bodies
+      on both sides. The struggle was short, however, and resulted in our forces
+      capturing some 5,000 prisoners, twenty pieces of artillery, and thirty
+      colors, with two General officers. The rebels broke to the rear in great
+      disorder, our men pursuing them through the woods. Shouts of victory rent
+      the air.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent was now by a small fire, which was sputtering and spitting,
+      the rain coming down in uncomfortable quantities. Hanscom had taken and
+      was now holding the center of their line. He reported: 'Have just
+      finished up Jones and am going into Ewelling; many prisoners and guns.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy made six assaults on Hanscom, which were repulsed.
+      Broomfield now reported that he had lost connection with Hanscom. Silent
+      wrote him: 'Push the enemy; that is the best way to make connection.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Desultory fighting continued until midnight, when the enemy gave up
+      the task of re-taking their lost line and retreated. Thus ended the eighth
+      day of marching and most desperate fighting ever known.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning an assault was made in order to take possession of
+      high ground near the court-house, which was a success, without any
+      considerable resistance. The rain was now falling in torrents. The roads
+      became so muddy that they were impassable, which prevented any further
+      movement for the present. The collecting of the wounded and burying the
+      dead was a sight to behold. The whole country back for miles was one
+      continuous hospital. Our losses were over 20,000, and no one could ever
+      ascertain the loss of the enemy; but it could not have been less than
+      30,000&mdash;including prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The howl that was set up by the Sons of Liberty and Copperheads
+      excelled anything that had ever been heard. Silent was a 'murderer,'
+      a 'butcher,' a 'brute,' an 'inhuman monster.'
+      The enemy, however, were all right. They were 'humane friends,'
+      'good Christians,' etc. The hypocrisy of this world is
+      perfectly amazing.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this time take a glance at the rebel capital. Boutler was within
+      ten miles; Sherlin's troopers were, many of them, inside the works
+      on the north side of Richmond. Sherwood was forcing the rebel Army of the
+      Center. Gen. Crookerhad cut all railroads between Tennessee and Richmond.
+      All lines of communication with Richmond were severed, and confusion and
+      terror reigned in the rebel capital. Jeff Davis contemplated flight, but
+      was prevented by those surrounding him. With all these evidences of our
+      final success and failure on their part, the anti-war party in the North
+      could find no words of contumely too severe for our successful commanders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry and I left for Washington, and in the confusion of everything
+      I finally found a surgeon by the name of Bliss, who informed me where I
+      could find my son Jackson. He had been brought to Washington and placed in
+      the Stone Mansion Hospital, on Meridian Hill. We lost no time in visiting
+      that place, and by permission of the surgeon in charge visited Jackson. We
+      found him with a high fever and some evidence of erysipelas. His wound was
+      in the right groin&mdash;a very dangerous wound. He talked quite freely,
+      and gave all kinds of messages for his mother, the family, and Gen.
+      Anderson, but said to us that he could live but a few days.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The fates are against our family,' said he. 'We
+      will all go down sooner or later. Mother is right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We remained in Washington and gave Jackson all the attention we
+      could. We merely paid our respects to the President. He was so busy we
+      could not interrupt him. Joy was in the hearts of all loyal people, while
+      curses were upon the lips of every disloyal and anti-war Democrat in the
+      whole country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jackson died from erysipelas on the sixth day after our arrival.
+      This shock almost broke me down. Henry was nearly frantic. Jackson was his
+      favorite brother. They had both been wanderers alike from home. We took
+      his remains to our home, had his funeral services in the church to which
+      his mother and I belonged, and buried him by the side of my son David, in
+      the Allentown Cemetery.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You must imagine this blow to our family; I will not undertake to
+      describe our distress. His mother almost lost her mind, and for several
+      days she talked incessantly about Peter. She seemed to lose sight of all
+      else. Seraine was deeply affected. She thought very much of Jackson, he
+      being the one who brought about her union with Henry much sooner than,
+      perhaps, it would have occurred.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Just then Mrs. Wilson came in. We could see that she kept a close watch
+      over Uncle Daniel. He took her in his arms and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My darling, I was just speaking of the death of your Uncle Jackson.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, Grandpa; I well remember when you and Uncle Henry came home
+      from Washington with his remains; how we were all distressed; how Grandma's
+      mind was affected; and how poor old Aunt Martha cried and spoke of him. I
+      remember also that he was buried by the side of my poor father.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      She ceased speaking and wept and sobbed, and finally she took her grandpa
+      by the hand and led him to his room.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XVIII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY OF THE CENTER.&mdash;GEN. SHERWOOD'S
+     CAMPAIGN AGAINST GATE CITY.&mdash;HEAD'S ARMY DESTROYED.&mdash;GEN.
+     PAPSON'S GREAT VICTORIES AT FRANKTOWN AND NASHUA.
+
+     &ldquo;We die that our country may survive.&rdquo;&mdash;Lyon.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;General Silent was now in command of all the armies of the United
+      States, having his Headquarters with the Army of the East, so that he
+      might have the immediate supervision of it. Sherwood, having been placed
+      in command of the Armies of the West, commenced organizing and
+      concentrating his forces for the Spring campaign, under the general plan
+      suggested by Silent and approved by the President and Secretary of War.
+      The condition of things in the North was as heretofore described. Sherwood
+      was kept continually on the alert, in order to meet the many raids that
+      were being made in his Department.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About the 1st of April, Gen. Forrester, with a large cavalry force,
+      again moved north, marched between Big and Little Combination Rivers, and
+      made his way unmolested to Paduah, and there assaulted the Union garrison
+      held by Col. Heck, by whom he was badly beaten. He made his retreat,
+      swinging around to Conception River, and following that down to Fort
+      Pillston, which was held by a very small garrison of colored troops. After
+      capturing the post the unfortunate troops were most barbarously and
+      inhumanly butchered, no quarter being given. The poor colored soldiers and
+      citizens were shot down like so many wild beasts. Some were killed while
+      imploring their captors for mercy; others were tied to trees, fires built
+      around them made of fagots, and in that way burned to death.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The sick and wounded fared no better. Such brutality is seldom
+      resorted to by the most barbarous of the savage Indian tribes. What do you
+      suppose would have been the fate of any Union officer who would have
+      permitted such conduct on the part of his command?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Why,&rdquo; said Col. Bush, &ldquo;the officer would have been
+      dismissed the service in utter disgrace, and would not afterwards have
+      been recognized as a gentleman anywhere in the Northern States.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No, sir,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams; &ldquo;such officers would have
+      been compelled to change their names and to find homes in the mountains,
+      where they would have been unobserved.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;that would have been so with
+      any of our troops; yet you never hear this fact alluded to. It is lost
+      sight of, and if you should mention it publicly, you would only be
+      criticised for so doing. Our tradesmen and merchants want their Southern
+      customers, and therefore, no matter what their crimes may have been, they
+      are hushed up and condoned. But to return to my story.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood had made his disposition for an advance, and on the same
+      day that the Army of the East commenced its movement to cross the Rapidan,
+      his army moved out against Gen. Jones, who had displaced Biggs and was in
+      command of the rebel Army of the Center. Sherwood's army moved in
+      three columns from and about Chatteraugus&mdash;Scovens on the left,
+      Papson in the center, and McFadden on the right. Papson moved directly
+      against Turner's Hill, and McFadden, by way of Gadden's Mill,
+      to and through Snake Gap, against Sarco. Papson had encountered the enemy
+      at Rocky Head, and failing to dislodge him, was ordered to the right in
+      support of McFadden. Jones fell back to Sarco and made a stand. Hord's
+      Corps assaulted him in front, Scovens on his right, Papson and McFadden on
+      his left, McFadden gaining the high ridges overlooking the fort and opened
+      a destructive artillery fire against it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Late in the evening, as night was closing in, Gen. Anderson ordered
+      a part of his command to assault and charge their works near the river,
+      south of the town. This was executed in gallant style, Gen. Ward leading
+      the charge. The firing all along both lines was picturesque. As volley
+      after volley was discharged, it reminded one of a line of Roman candles
+      shooting forth. Soon our troops succeeded in dislodging the enemy and
+      capturing his works, with many prisoners. This closed the contest; and
+      that night Jones, with his army, retreated, destroying bridges and all
+      else behind him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He was vigorously pushed by our army. Two days later Papson's
+      head of column struck the rear of the enemy between Caseyville and King's
+      City. Skirmishing commenced, and was kept up during the night. At this
+      point Jones had collected his whole army&mdash;three large corps,
+      commanded by Harding, Polkhorn and Head, numbering nearly as many men as
+      Sherwood's forces. During the night, however, the enemy retreated,
+      and did it so handsomely that the next morning there was nothing to be
+      seen as evidence of an enemy, save fresh earthworks.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After remaining there several days waiting for supplies, etc., our
+      forces resumed their advance and moved rapidly in the direction of a town
+      on the Powder Springs road called Dalls; McFadden on the extreme right,
+      Papson in the center, and Scovens on the left. Hord, of Papson's
+      army, in moving to the crossing of Pumpkin Run, met the enemy, and was
+      soon engaged in what turned out to be a severe battle, lasting until quite
+      in the night. This checked the movement of the army under Papson, and
+      changed the point to be gained to Hopeful Church. There was continuous
+      skirmishing and fighting at this point at close range behind works for
+      about five days. The losses, however, were not very considerable on either
+      side, both being under cover of earthworks. The troops here were so
+      situated in their lines and works that both sides kept well down behind
+      their cover. Finally our boys gave it the name of 'Hell Hole.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;McFadden having moved to Dalls, as ordered, was some miles away to
+      the right of the remainder of the forces. The enemy seeing this,
+      concentrated two whole corps and hurled them against the Fifteenth Corps,
+      and one small division on its left. The assault was made by Harding and
+      Polkhorn on the morning of the 28th of May, and lasted until late in the
+      afternoon. This was a fierce and very bloody battle, with quite a loss on
+      both sides. The enemy broke the line of our forces on the right and poured
+      through the gap like bees swarming, but the commander of the corps of
+      'Forty Bounds' was equal to the occasion, charging them with
+      reserve troops and driving them back with great slaughter. From that time
+      on, the day was in our favor. The General who commanded the corps came
+      down the line where bullets were thickest, with hat in hand, cheering his
+      men on to action and to victory; with a shout that could only be given by
+      that old, well-drilled corps, which had never known defeat, they rushed
+      forward against the enemy and routed twice their number. Men who were in
+      this battle say that the soldiers and officers were more like enraged
+      tigers than men. No power could stay them when it came to their turn
+      during the day to make an assault, the enemy having made the first one.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Two days after this brilliant victory they were ordered by Sherwood
+      to their left to join the right of Hord's command. The army now
+      being in compact form confronting the enemy, he withdrew to Bush and
+      Kensington Mountains, in front of Henrietta, covering the railroad to Gate
+      City. Gen. Sherwood moved his army on a parallel line to Shan tee,
+      covering the railroad to the rear, being our line of communication,
+      directly confronting the enemy on the Mountain ridge. The position of the
+      enemy was a good one; much better than our troops occupied. Thus, our
+      forces were 100 miles south of Chatteraugus. During the whole march it had
+      been one succession of skirmishes and battles, from Rocky Head to
+      Kensington Mountain. The skirmishes and battles were generally fought in
+      dense woods, and doubtless, in the rapid movements, many of our poor men,
+      and also of the enemy, were wounded and left to die in the forest. The
+      enemy's lines were several miles in length, covering those spurs&mdash;Kensington,
+      Bush and Pine Mountains. Our troops were pushing up as close as possible
+      under a continuous and heavy fire. While advancing our lines our forces
+      could see the signals of the enemy on the mountains, and very soon learned
+      to read them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In one of the forward movements on our extreme right a very sharp
+      artillery duel took place between Davies' artillery and Polkhorn's,
+      who formed the enemy's left. During this engagement Polkhorn was
+      killed by one of our round shots. Our signal officers interpreted the
+      enemy's signals stating his death. Our boys sent up a great shout.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy thereby discovered that our men could read their signals
+      and at once changed them, much to the chagrin of our Signal Corps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The railroad bridges that had been destroyed in our rear by the
+      enemy on their retreat having been repaired, the trains began running and
+      bringing up supplies. One day a train came in drawn by a very powerful
+      engine. The engineer concluded that he would tempt or alarm the enemy, so
+      he put on a full head of steam and started down the track as though he was
+      going directly into their lines. As soon as he came in sight&mdash;which
+      was unavoidable, as the road ran through an open field directly in front
+      of Kensington Mountain, and then curved to the left through a gap&mdash;they
+      opened a battery directed at the engine. Peal after peal was heard from
+      their guns, but the engineer ran the engine down to our skirmish line and
+      there held it for some moments, keeping up meanwhile the most hideous
+      whistling and bell ringing. The number of guns that opened fire and their
+      rapidity in firing was such that all along both lines they believed a
+      battle was raging. The engineer returned his engine to the train amid the
+      shouts of thousands of our troops.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our skirmishers were now close, approaching nearer and nearer every
+      day and night, the advance being made by regular stages. Several attempts
+      were made to double the skirmish-lines and move up the slope of the ridge,
+      but this could not be accomplished. Finally Gen. Anderson asked permission
+      to make a reconnaissance to our left and to the right and rear of the
+      enemy, or at least to find where his right rested. This was permitted, and
+      Gen. Anderson struck the enemy's cavalry some five miles to our
+      extreme left, driving them around the point of the mountain and capturing
+      very nearly two regiments. This at once disclosed the fact as to the
+      exposed flank of the enemy. He then moved back to his position in line and
+      waited further orders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just about this date Gen. Sherwood received information that the
+      expedition up Blood River had failed, and that Forrester had defeated
+      Sturgeon and was now preparing to raid the railroads in our rear. This was
+      not very encouraging to our forces, but caused great joy in the rebel camp
+      in our front, as our forces learned. The next day the enemy made a feeble
+      attack on our right, but was handsomely repulsed by Gen. Hord's
+      Corps. Sherwood seemed determined to try to dislodge the enemy,&mdash;a
+      flank movement seemed to others to be the way to force the enemy from his
+      lines of works on the crest of the mountain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the 27th of June, he ordered an assault on Little Kensington
+      Mountain. Our troops at the same time were to make demonstrations on all
+      parts of the line. McFadden assaulted, by order of the commander, the face
+      of the mountain, where there was no possibility of success. He was hurled
+      back, losing many officers and men. Papson assaulted on his right, where
+      the mountain sloped down to a low foothill with no rugged heights. Here
+      the enemy had strong earthworks, with an almost impenetrable abatis. One
+      division after another and one corps after another were hurled against
+      this breastwork, where fell many brave and gallant men and officers on
+      that fatal day. Papson did not believe our troops could take those strong
+      works, posted as the rebels were, but obeyed orders from his superior
+      officer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Towards noon our losses were heavy, and it seemed like leading men
+      into the very jaws of death to attempt another assault. Some of the
+      officers, as well as men, openly said it was most cruel and cold-blooded
+      murder to force men up against works where one man behind them would equal
+      at least four of the assaulting party. Yet another attack was ordered, and
+      about the middle of the afternoon all were ready. Sherwood was on a high
+      hill a good distance in the rear, where he could see all that was going
+      on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The order was given to move forward. Gen. Anderson was put to the
+      front, my son Peter in command of his advance brigade. On, on they went,
+      well knowing that many a brave boy would fall to rise no more. Not a word
+      was spoken save the one of command. The line moved right on, the enemy
+      pouring shot and shell into our ranks. Our brave boys fell like grass
+      before the scythe. As our ranks thinned and gaps were made by shot and
+      shell the solemn command could be heard, 'Close up, my brave boys!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson rode in full dress, with a long black plume in his
+      hat. On and on, to the very jaws of hell they went. When close up to the
+      enemy General Anderson raised his sword, the gleam of which could be seen
+      afar in the sunlight. He ordered a charge, and well was it made. Up, up,
+      and into the jaws of death they moved. But to take the works was
+      impossible. The whole line was now engaged. Finally our forces fell back.
+      Gen. Anderson held his men in their line. They were not dismayed. He was
+      finally ordered to fall back, and did so. Peter, my son, was shot through
+      the lungs. Sullenly and coolly did our men fall back, with curses many and
+      loud against the blunder.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was the first repulse to our army, and forced the commander a
+      few days later to do what should have been done without the loss of so
+      many men. He moved around against Jones's flank, which caused him to
+      abandon his line and fall back to Chatham River, into his heavy
+      intrenchments prepared some time before.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My son Peter, during the evening after the battle, had been
+      conveyed to the hospital. As soon as Gen. Anderson could do so, he started
+      to find him. He found young Whit-comb with my son, whom the General had
+      sent earlier to look after him; also, old Ham, who was in the rear during
+      the engagement, not far from the hospital. When the General entered, Peter
+      recognized and greeted him, but added:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'General, my time has come. When I go, that will be the last
+      finger but one. My mother's dream; O! how true! how true! This is
+      not unexpected to me, my dear General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have been waiting for it. This morning, when I found what our
+      orders were, I committed my soul to God, and felt this to be my time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General said to him that he thought there was a chance for him
+      to get well.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'No, no,' replied Peter; 'I may linger some time.
+      The doctor thinks there is a chance for me; but, no; I am sure this is
+      only the fulfilling of my mother's dream.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this recital the old man wept and walked out of the room. Very soon,
+      however, he returned, and continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Why should I grieve? I will soon see them all. I am very sure that
+      I will meet my good and brave family again in a better world.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Amen!&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel said: &ldquo;Peter always believed there was something in his
+      mother's dream; and while Gen. Anderson was trying to encourage him,
+      old Ham spoke up:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marsa Gen'l, dey's no use. I tell you dat dream
+      am a fac'. It is, sho', an' Marsa Peter he know it. I
+      'terpret dat for him; 'deed I did. I not fool on dat. But,
+      den, we mus' take keer ob him. I 'spec' he go home an'
+      see he mudder and fader. I 'spec' me better go wid him and
+      tend to him. Don't you fought so too, Marsa Gen'l?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General told Ham he would see about it. Peter began to improve,
+      and it really seemed as if he would recover. I was informed by Gen.
+      Anderson of Peter's misfortune, but kept it from my family, except
+      Henry, who was at home, as I before stated, in order to aid me in
+      protecting the family, the country being in such an alarming condition.
+      The growing belief in the final success of Silent against Laws was
+      quieting the people somewhat.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I made an excuse to the family, so that Henry was sent South to see
+      Peter and bring him home if he should be able to stand the journey. I
+      obtained a pass for Henry from the President by letter, and he started to
+      find his brother. He told Seraine, however, before he started, what his
+      mission was. She was discreet, and did not speak of it to any one.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During this time Sherwood moved out, McFadden on the extreme right,
+      Scovens in the center, and Papson on the left. About six miles on the road
+      leading to the crossing of the Chatham River Papson encountered the enemy
+      and passed the compliments of the Fourth of July with them, firing his
+      artillery loaded with shell into their lines. The celebration was kept up
+      in this way by both sides during the day, but the loss was not great on
+      either side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this time Gen. Russell, under orders, left De Kalb, Ala.,
+      with 2,000 cavalry, passing through the country and meeting but little
+      obstruction on his way. He finally struck the railroad west of Opelima and
+      destroyed it for many miles, making a successful raid. He reported to
+      Sherwood at Henrietta, with hundreds of horses and mules, supposed to have
+      followed him, on his return.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Stoner was also to the west of our forces hunting for railroads,
+      bridges, etc., which might be useful to the enemy. McCabe was with his
+      cavalry on Soap Run, and one other division under Garner at Ross Mills, to
+      the left of our main army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;McFadden with his army now moved to the left, by Ross Mills, across
+      Chatham River and down to De Kalb by way of Stonington's Mountain.
+      Scovens crossed the Chatham River near the mouth of Soap Run, and thereby
+      occupied the center. Papson crossed at or above the railroad bridge. The
+      whole army was now safely across the river and moving in the direction of
+      Gate City. McFadden had reached De Kalb and there connected with Scovens,
+      who had extended near to the Howland House. Papson was not so far
+      advanced, leaving quite a distance between him and Scovens.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As Papson lay at Crab Apple Run, the men carelessly taking their
+      rest in fancied security, they were furiously attacked by Head's
+      Corps. At first our men were scattered in confusion, but were soon in line
+      again, and the battle raged with great fury. After some two hours'
+      hard fighting the enemy fell back and again occupied their breast-works.
+      The losses on both sides were heavy for the length of time they were
+      engaged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the same afternoon Gen. Legg's division had a very sharp
+      contest for a high hill in an open field to the left and south of the
+      railroad from the east to Gate City. Legg secured this hill, which
+      overlooked the city and was the key to the situation on the east side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the 22d a great battle was fought over this ground by McFadden's
+      army, which was severe and bloody, lasting well into the night. Thousands
+      were slain on both sides. The field almost ran with blood. Gen. McFadden
+      fell early in the day, and the command then devolved upon another. The
+      battle was a success to the Union troops. It was a great victory. Many
+      prisoners and a great quantity of munitions of war fell into the hands of
+      our troops. Gen. Sherwood for some reason remained at the Howland House
+      during this battle, with Scovens, whose forces were not engaged. This
+      battle cannot be properly described in this narrative, nor will I attempt
+      it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the 28th another great battle was fought by the same gallant
+      army as on the 22d, without assistance, at a place called Ezra's
+      House, on the extreme right of our lines. Having been ordered to move
+      round to the rear of Scovens and Papson, after the 22d, they struck the
+      enemy. During this engagement the enemy made as many as seven different
+      assaults upon our line, but were repulsed with great loss each time. Night
+      closed in and ended the contest. The next morning the dead of the enemy
+      lay in front of our lines in rows and in piles. The enemy having retreated
+      during the night, our troops buried their dead, which numbered hundreds.
+      One of their Color-Sergeants, of a Louisiana regiment, was killed, and his
+      flag taken by a boy of an Ohio regiment within twenty feet of our lines.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Skirmishing and fighting continued around and about Gate City for
+      nearly a month, during which time the losses on both sides were very
+      serious. The latter part of August a general movement to the flank and
+      rear of the enemy was made by the whole of the united forces. McFadden's
+      army, now commanded by Hord, moved on the right in the direction of
+      Jonesville, and a terrific battle ensued, lasting for some four hours.
+      They fought against two corps of rebels, which were driven back and
+      through Jonesville to the southward.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Late in the night a great noise of bursting shell was heard to the
+      north and east of Jonesville. The heavens seemed to be in a blaze. The red
+      glare, as it reflected in beauty against the sky, was beyond brush or word
+      painting. The noise was so terrific that all the troops on the right felt
+      sure that a night attack had been made on Pap-son and that a terrible
+      battle was being fought. Couriers were sent hurriedly to the left to
+      ascertain the cause, and about daylight information was received that Head&mdash;who
+      was in command of the rebel forces, having succeeded Jones&mdash;had blown
+      up all his magazines, burned his storehouses of supplies, evacuated Gate
+      City, and was marching with his army rapidly in the direction of Loveland
+      Station.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thus the great rebel stronghold, Gate City, had fallen and was
+      ours. The joy in our army was indescribable. Sherwood moved on Loveland
+      Station and skirmished with the enemy during one afternoon, but no battle
+      ensued; why, has often been asked by our best-informed men. Our troops
+      moved back on the same road by which they had advanced to and around Gate
+      City, and then went into camp, remaining during the month of September
+      with but little activity.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;One day, at Gen. Sherwood's headquarters, Gen. Anderson was
+      asked by Sherwood if he was ever in the Regular Army. Gen. Anderson
+      replied in the negative.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood said: 'I am sorry for that, as I would like to give
+      you a larger command. You are certainly a good soldier.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well,' said Gen. Anderson, 'is it not good
+      soldiers that you want?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is true,' said Sherwood; 'but we are
+      compelled to make this distinction, where we have those who are or have
+      been in the old army, or have been educated at the Military Academy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, General, suppose a man is or has been in the Regular
+      Army or educated at the Military Academy, and is not a successful General,
+      how will you then decide?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Gen. Anderson, we have studied war and know all about
+      it; you have not. We must rely upon those who make it a profession.
+      Papson, Scovens and myself have considered the matter, and we cannot trust
+      volunteers to command large forces. We are responsible, you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But, General, you seem to trust volunteers where there is
+      hard fighting to do, or where there is any desperate assault to be made.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, that is true; but we cannot afford to allow volunteers
+      to be put over Regular officers; Regulars do not like it, and we cannot do
+      it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have seen some of your volunteer officers and soldiers
+      succeed where your Regulars have failed. Should not such men be as much
+      entitled to the credit as if they were professional or Regular Army
+      soldiers?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There may be cases of that kind; but we will not discuss
+      this further. I can only say that while we have Regulars to command our
+      armies, we will see to it that they are given the places.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson was very angry, but said no more except 'good-by.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time Peter had so far recovered that the Surgeon felt it to
+      be safe to remove him. Henry, who had remained with him all this time, now
+      brought him home, with old Ham's assistance. Henry had kept me
+      posted by letter, and it was very hard at times to explain his absence.
+      But when he reached home, and the truth was revealed to my good wife, she
+      was almost frantic, and was unable to sit up. She talked continually of
+      her dear son, and was haunted day and night by her dream. Peter gained
+      strength very rapidly. The members of the household were at his service at
+      all times. The children could not understand so many coming home shot as
+      they termed it, and little Mary Anderson was continually inquiring of her
+      mamma about her dear papa, and if he was shot again! Our family had all
+      become so nervous that I was continually on the alert for fear of sickness
+      being produced by the constant strain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham and Aunt Martha had many things to say to each other. Ham's
+      experiences in battle very greatly amused Aunt Martha. They were both very
+      kind to Peter, but wore very serious countenances in our presence. Ham
+      would only talk to me about Peter, and would always say: 'I hopes
+      dat Marsa Peter git well, but I fears. Marsa Lyon, I tell's you dat
+      dream of de Madam, dat am bery bad. I fears de time am mighty nigh come.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Aunt Martha did not express any opinion, but would shake her head.
+      Peter kept the two little girls by him nearly all the time, petting them,
+      but conversed very seldom. He would talk to his mother occasionally, to
+      keep her mind away from her horrible dream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About the 1st of October we learned of the movements of large
+      bodies of the enemy's cavalry in Tennessee, raiding the railroads to
+      the rear of Sherwood's army. Head had thrown his army across Chatham
+      River, below Gate City, to the north, and moved parallel to the railroad,
+      so that he could strike and destroy our lines of communication at various
+      points. Sherwood was compelled to follow him. Our forces were stationed on
+      the railroad at many places. Gen. G. B. Ream, with one division, held
+      Carter Station, Etwau Bridge, Alletooning, Ainsworth, King's City,
+      Adamsville, Sarco, and north to Dallytown. Chatteraugus was held by Gen.
+      Sleman with his division, and Romulus by Cortez. All had orders to support
+      any point that should be attacked. Gen. Ream was of the opinion that Head
+      would strike the railroad at Alletooning, where a great quantity of
+      supplies were stored.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood left Somers with his corps at Gate City and started north.
+      He arrived at Henrietta Just as Gen. Ream had got Cortez with his command
+      at Alletooning. Head was advancing on Alletooning by rapid marches. He
+      assaulted the garrison at once on his command's arrival The assault
+      was made with great determination, but it was not successful. His loss was
+      very great. He drew off and at once moved in the direction of Romulus.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Sherwood reached Carter Station, and was directing his
+      movement in order to protect the railroad and no more. Gen. Ream insisted
+      to Gen. Sherwood that Head's next move would be against Sarco.
+      Sherwood did not think Head would cross the Cussac River, and so commenced
+      his march on Romulus by way of King's City, and left the matter of
+      protecting Sarco to Gen. Ream, who procured trains and started all the
+      troops he could get together for that place. That night on the way they
+      found the track torn up. This was soon repaired, and the troops proceeded.
+      At five o'clock Gen. Head arrived in front of Sarco and demanded its
+      surrender. Gen. Ream, learning this, took the troops from the cars and
+      marched from Cahoon, sending the trains back for more re-enforcements. By
+      daylight our troops were in the fort and on the skirmish-line at Sarco.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ream at once sent word to Gen. Sherwood that Head was present with
+      his army in front of Sarco, and would like to pay his respects. About
+      daylight Head opened his artillery upon the forts, and sent forward his
+      skirmish-line. In the garrison every effort was made to impress Head with
+      the idea that Sherwood's main force was present. Every flag was
+      displayed on the forts and along the skirmish-line. Head kept up a
+      continuous fire on the forts during the day. Late in the afternoon
+      re-enforcements arrived. There were but 500; this was enough, however, to
+      show that re-enforcements were coming. The firing was kept up the most of
+      the night; the next morning the enemy was gone.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He passed around Sarco and struck the railroad north of this place
+      and dismantled it for many miles, capturing every garrison north from
+      Sarco to Turner's Hill. Turning west from there he passed through
+      Snake Gap, moving in the direction of Alabama. Gen. Sherwood arrived at
+      Sarco very soon and was gratified that the place, with its great quantity
+      of supplies, was safe. He at once pushed out through Snake Gap in pursuit
+      of Head.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next place that Head presented himself with his army was in
+      front of our garrison at De Kalb, Ala. He withdrew, however, and crossed
+      into Tennessee, where he rested for near a month, collecting supplies and
+      recruiting his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherwood halted his army, and while resting made such dispositions
+      as were in accordance with the plan to be followed out in the near future.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the meantime the excitement in the North was very great. Jacob
+      Thomlinson had returned from Europe and was again in Canada with a large
+      sum of money, which was freely used in all the States North in attempting
+      to elect the Democratic candidate, 'Little Mack,' for
+      President&mdash;the man that Thomlinson had suggested in the meeting of
+      the leaders of the 'Sons of Liberty' at St. Catharines,
+      Canada, of which I have heretofore spoken. Mobs were now frequent, and bad
+      blood was stirred up all over the country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finding the condition of things very unsatisfactory, I suggested to
+      Henry that he make a short visit to Canada. He did so, and returned to
+      Allentown four days before the Presidential election. He had met
+      Wintergreen, who had returned from England with Thomlinson. He disclosed
+      to Henry the fact that the rebels were greatly depressed, and were using
+      all the money they could to defeat the war candidate, Mr. Lincoln; and
+      that the night before the election a raid would be made on all the
+      Northern prisons, so that released prisoners might burn and destroy, and
+      thereby cause such alarm on the day of the election as to prevent as many
+      as possible from going to the polls. At the same time their friends were
+      to be in possession of the polls wherever they could. In this way they had
+      hopes of carrying the election.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I sent this report to the President by letter, which he received in
+      time to have all the prison guards re-enforced. The attempt was made,
+      however, but defeated in every instance. In Chicago they were very near
+      accomplishing their designs. They had cut the water pipes and were making
+      preparations for the burning of the city. But the attack on the camp was
+      thwarted, and the leaders arrested and put in prison. John Wall, of whom I
+      have heretofore spoken, was one of the leaders, and was captured and
+      imprisoned.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Lincoln was triumphantly elected. Mr. Jacob Thomlinson's
+      friend, 'Little Mack,' as he called him, was ingloriously
+      defeated. This indorsement by the people of the war measures and the
+      manner of their execution was cheering to our loyal people, as well as to
+      the armies and their commanders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Soon after the election Sherwood abandoned pursuing Head, leaving
+      the States of Tennessee and Kentucky, with Head's army scattered
+      along the main thoroughfares, to be looked after by Papson, with his
+      forces, preferring himself to take the Armies of the Tennessee and Georgia
+      and cut loose and march unobstructed to the Sea. On the march, food for
+      the troops and animals was found in abundance, making this march really a
+      picnic the most of the way.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While Sherwood was making this march, matters of great interest
+      were going on in Tennessee. On the last day of November the enemy,
+      maddened by disappointment in their failure in the North to carry the
+      election and have their Confederacy recognized, concluded to risk their
+      all in a great battle for the recapture of the State of Tennessee. Head,
+      then in command of an army increased to nearly 50,-000, moved across Goose
+      Run and against our forces at Franktown, where he at once assaulted
+      Scovens, who had been sent to oppose his advance. Our troops were behind
+      intrenchments. He attacked with fearful desperation. At no time during the
+      war did any commander on either side make a more furious and desperate
+      assault than was made by Head. After forming his lines in double column,
+      he moved right up to our works, where his men were mowed down by the
+      hundreds. Gen. Pat Cleber charged time and again with his division, and
+      hurled them against our works only to be as often driven back with great
+      slaughter. At last, in a fit of desperation, he led his men up to the very
+      mouths of our cannon and the muzzles of our muskets. He drove his spurs
+      into his horse until his forefeet rested on our parapet. In this position
+      he and his horse were riddled with bullets and fell into the trench, which
+      was literally running with blood. The desperation of the enemy was such
+      that they continued their murderous but ineffectual assaults until their
+      men were exhausted as well as dismayed at their great loss. Thirteen of
+      his commanding officers fell killed and wounded. Night forced him to
+      desist.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning his men could not be brought to the slaughter
+      again. The bloody battle ended and Scoven's men withdrew to Nashua,
+      three miles to the South of which place Papson's army was
+      intrenched. Wellston, in command of about 8,000 cavalry, covered both
+      flanks of our forces. It was now getting along in December. The enemy
+      moved forward and intrenched in the front and within two miles of Papson.
+      The weather became very bad for any kind of movement. It rained, hailed,
+      and sleeted until the country around and about them became very muddy and
+      swampy, and at times covered with a sheet of sleet and ice. Papson
+      hesitated to attack and Head could not retreat; so there the two armies
+      lay shivering in the cold, suffering very greatly, both fearing to take
+      any decisive steps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent became quite impatient, believing it to be the time to
+      strike, as the enemy could not get away. Finally he concluded to relieve
+      Papson, but notified him of his order. Papson now made ready for an
+      assault. His command was posted as follows: Gen. A. J. Smithers on the
+      right, who was to assault the enemy's left, supported by Wellston's
+      cavalry; Ward was to support Smithers on his left, acting against Monterey
+      Hill, on the Hillston road; Scovens was to hold the interior line, being
+      the defense of Nashua. When the time arrived, all being in readiness, the
+      order was given. The enemy seemed to be totally unaware of the movement.
+      Smithers and Wellston moved out along the pike. Wheeling to the left they
+      at once advanced against the enemy. The cavalry first struck the enemy at
+      the Harden House, near Rich Earth Creek, and drove him back, capturing
+      many prisoners. One of Smithers's divisions moving with the cavalry,
+      captured two of the enemy's strong advance positions, with about 400
+      prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this time Scovens's Corps was put in on Smithers's
+      right, and the advance was then made by the whole line. Ward's Corps
+      now found the enemy to Smithers's left, and Gen. Anderson led his
+      command against Monterey Hill and carried it, capturing a number of
+      prisoners. Ward's Corps at once advanced against the main line of
+      the enemy, and after a bloody contest carried it, capturing a great many
+      prisoners, a number of pieces of artillery, and many stands of colors. The
+      enemy was now driven out of his entire line of works and fell back to a
+      second line at the base of Harpan Hills, holding his line of retreat by
+      way of Franktown. Night closed in and stopped again the play of death. Our
+      forces were now in possession of sixteen pieces of artillery, with many
+      officers and 1,200 prisoners, not including wounded. Our troops bivouacked
+      on their line of battle in order to be ready for any movement in the
+      morning.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Ward's Corps at six in the morning moved south from Nashua,
+      striking the enemy and driving him some five miles, to Overton's
+      Hill, where he had thrown up works and was making a stand. Gen. Sleman now
+      moved rapidly to Gen. Ward's left. Scovens remained in his position
+      of the last night. Wellston moved to the enemy's rear and drew up
+      his line across one of the Franktown roads.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About two o'clock one brigade of Ward's Corps,
+      supported by Sleman's division, assaulted Overton's Hill,
+      which was the enemy's center. One of Sleman's brigades was
+      composed of colored troops. The ground over which they had to assault was
+      open. The enemy re-enforced his center. The assault was made, but received
+      by the enemy with a terrible shower of grape, canister and musketry. Our
+      forces moved steadily on, not wavering in the least, until they had nearly
+      reached the crest of the hill, when the reserves of the enemy arose from
+      behind their works and opened one of the most destructive fires ever
+      witnessed, causing our troops to first halt and then fall back, leaving
+      many dead and wounded, both black and white indiscriminately, in the
+      abatis and on the field.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Ward immediately re-formed his command, and all the forces of
+      the army moved simultaneously against the enemy's works, carrying
+      every position, breaking the lines in many places, and driving him in
+      utter rout from his position, capturing all his artillery and thousands of
+      prisoners, among whom were many officers, including four Generals. Ward
+      and Wellston pursued the fleeing enemy until by capture and other means
+      Head's army was entirely destroyed and wiped out of existence as an
+      organization. It appeared no more in the history of the great rebellion.
+      Thus were destroyed all the formidable forces of the enemy in the West.
+      The army of Papson now went into Winter quarters at different points which
+      were thought necessary to be garrisoned.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter, by this time, was growing very weak, having had a relapse,
+      resulting in a very serious hemorrhage. At his request I had telegraphed
+      Gen. Papson, stating his great desire to see Gen. Anderson. Upon the
+      receipt of which, leave was immediately granted the General and he came
+      home, bringing Lieut. Whitcomb with him. On the way home people greeted
+      him everywhere with shouts of joy. They could now see that the end was
+      near, and they were overflowing with gratitude and good feeling.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On their arrival you can imagine the joy of our household. The
+      meeting between him and Peter was most touching. Both wept like children.
+      All were much affected; even the two little children wept and sobbed aloud
+      at the bedside of their Uncle Peter. My wife was quite feeble. She greeted
+      the General as one of her own sons, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Our dear Peter is not going to live. I see it all, and I
+      pray God that he may take me also.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General encouraged Peter all he could. Ham and Aunt Martha were
+      as delighted to see the General as were any of his family. We all tried to
+      be cheerful and in good spirits, but it was very hard to do this under the
+      circumstances.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day after the General reached home he inquired of Ham why
+      he did not return to the army. Ham said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I fuss done thought I would, and den I knowed I be no use,
+      kase you so far off, and I feared I not jes' safe gwine trough dem
+      Sesh lines down dar; and den I knowed, too, dat you kin git as many
+      niggers as you wants dat am jes' as good as Ham is, 'ceptin
+      when you done wants good tings to eat, sech like as chickens. Ham can
+      allers get dem when dey is 'round and skeered of the Sesh. I all de
+      time noticed dey is powerful feared ob de Sesh', Marsa Lyon. De
+      General know dat am so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham, you must be ready to go back with me when I
+      return.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes, Marsa; oh, yes! I go all right; I will, sho'
+      as you is bawn. But I tells you dat Marsa Peter am powerful bad, he am,
+      sho'. I dream it all out las' night. Missus, she be right in
+      dat. He be agoin' dis time, and no mistake. Dat dream ob de Missus
+      be all come 'round.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That will do, Ham; you go and talk to Aunt Martha about your
+      dreams.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All right, Marsa, all right, sah; but you mine what I tole
+      you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day Joseph Dent came in, and we had a long conversation on
+      the subject of the war, the Golden Circle and the Sons of Liberty. He said
+      that they were alarmed, and quite a number had refused to meet recently,
+      but that the Grand Commander had issued a call for a meeting to be held in
+      Canada some time soon, where many of the leading men were again to
+      assemble and take into consideration some new plan for aiding the
+      rebellion. After he left for home the General, Henry and I consulted as to
+      the best plan to get at what those men in Canada were working up. They had
+      tried mobs and riots in New York and other places, had tried releasing
+      prisoners, burning and destroying cities, scattering disease in our
+      hospitals, and army raids, guerrilla warfare, etc., and had failed in all.
+      Now what next? We thought that it would be best for Henry and Seraine to
+      return to Detroit; that Henry again should visit Canada, and, by him the
+      information could be communicated to me. This being understood, they left
+      the next day. James Whitcomb, having gone immediately home on his arrival
+      at Allentown, would be with his parents and Seraine, while Henry should
+      visit in Canada.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Peter was now apparently improving and we felt he might possibly
+      recover. The news of Sherwood's safe arrival at the Sea having been
+      received, the people were greatly rejoiced. They felt that the Spring
+      campaign would probably end the rebellion. The country was full of hope
+      and the drooping spirits of anxious people were much revived. Things went
+      on in this way and our family enjoyed themselves as best they could. Mary
+      Anderson and Jennie Lyon, David's widow, and the two little girls,
+      made our home as pleasant as possible But my poor wife grew weaker all the
+      time, which gave us much concern.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry had arrived in Canada, and again found his friend
+      Wintergreen. They were now visiting different places. Henry had written
+      Seraine and she came down to Allentown, spending two days with us, and at
+      the same time posting the General and myself as to the movements of the
+      conspirators. Thomlinson had called the leaders of the Northern Sons of
+      Liberty to again assemble at St. Catharines the last Thursday in January.
+      Henry had concluded to remain and learn fully their intentions and
+      schemes. I told Seraine to say to him that his proposition to remain was
+      approved. I sent to the President the information and Henry's
+      intention, in answer to which I received a very kind and touching letter
+      from one of his Secretaries, exhibiting great sympathy for my family and
+      deploring our misfortunes.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Time moved on, and the General was preparing to leave for his
+      command, when Peter became very much worse; and, also, my wife was growing
+      weaker and losing her mind. Peter was coughing very often and having
+      slight hemorrhages. The physician pronounced him to be in a very critical
+      condition. One morning Aunt Martha came running into the parlor where the
+      family were sitting, and with much anxiety cried out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marsa Lyon and Marsa Gen'l, come to Marsa Peter,
+      quick; 'cause he bleed to deff if you not hurry.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We ran to him quickly. He was bleeding profusely, holding his head
+      over the edge of the bed. He could only speak in a gurgling whisper. He
+      took me by the hand and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Father, it is all over with me; soon there will be but one
+      finger left.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We laid him back on the pillow, and without another word or
+      struggle he passed away. Good bless my poor son!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Amen!&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel soon proceeded, saying: &ldquo;But, my good friends, this was
+      not my only grief. We tried to keep his death from his mother. She, in her
+      delirium, was constantly speaking of her dear son Peter, and crying. She
+      seemed to have no thought except of Peter and the constant shadow of her
+      dream. The day of Peter's funeral her reason seemed to return and
+      her strength revived. She asked for all of us to come into her room, and
+      we did so. When she saw that Peter was not with us, she inquired why. I
+      answered that he could not come. I then broke down and left her room
+      weeping. She saw it, and, with strength that she had not shown for many
+      weeks, arose, and leaping to the floor rushed past all into the parlor,
+      and there saw Peter lying a corpse. She shrieked and fell on his remains.
+      We lifted her and carried her back to her bed. She was dead!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0025" id="linkimage-0025">
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+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0382.jpg"
+      alt="Mrs. Lyon Dies at Peter's Coffin 382 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel sank back into his chair overcome with his sorrows. The
+      severe trials through which he had passed, re-called again, opened the
+      flood of sorrow, which well nigh swept him away. We withdrew for the
+      present, with intense sympathy for the old hero and a feeling that the
+      Government had sadly neglected him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XIX.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     THE SCHEME TO CAPTURE OR KILL THE PRESIDENT AND GEN.
+     SILENT.&mdash;A VILLANOUS PLOT.&mdash;THE RECKLESS AND DESPERATE
+     SCHEMES OF THE CONSPIRATORS.&mdash;THE PLAN REVEALED.&mdash;THE
+     PRESIDENT AND GEN. SILENT WARNED OF THEIR DANGER.
+
+     &ldquo;I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word
+     Would harrow up thy soul, freeze up thy young body.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The death of my son Peter and my beloved wife cast such a deep
+      gloom over our household that it seemed we never could rally again to do
+      anything for ourselves or our country. Gen. Anderson returned to his
+      command a sad and despondent man. He had left Ham to look after things for
+      us at home, our family now being reduced to Jennie Lyon, Mary Anderson,
+      the two children, Ham, Martha and myself. We were lonely in the extreme,
+      and seemed, for some cause undis-coverable to us, to be drinking the
+      bitter dregs from the poisoned chalice. Ham and Aunt Martha saw my
+      distress and tried in their honest and simple way to pour consolation into
+      my soul. The little children, in their childish simplicity, seemed to be
+      the only fountain whence I could drink draughts of comfort in my lonely
+      hours of distress. Seraine came to our house to attend the funeral, as
+      Henry could not reach home in time to be with us and see the last of his
+      mother and brother. I wrote him by his wife and directed him to remain. He
+      came to Detroit terribly broken down with grief, and returned, sad and
+      dejected, to Canada. He was frequently interrogated as to the cause of his
+      melancholy, but parried it as best he could.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About the 12th of February he returned to Detroit, and, bringing
+      Seraine with him, came to my house. Our meeting was mixed with joy and
+      sadness. The ladies, as well as my myself, were very much gratified at
+      having dear Seraine (as we all called her) with us again. She conversed so
+      sensibly on the subject of our misfortunes that she made us almost feel
+      that they must be for our good.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;As soon as we could do so, Henry and I sat down to talk over the
+      situation in Canada and the schemes of the conspirators. He reported to me
+      all he had seen or heard on the question of the war, stating in the
+      beginning that there was no time to lose. When he found Wintergreen they
+      set out for a trip through Canada. After visiting many places and meeting
+      various persons from the South who had been in Canada for the purpose of
+      aiding in carrying the Presidential election in favor of the anti-war or
+      Democratic party, but who had not been able to return since the election,
+      and were waiting, Micawber-like, for something to turn up, they had
+      finally arrived at Montreal, where they again met Joseph Thomlinson and
+      quite a number of faces to them unfamiliar. These persons were evidently
+      there for some purpose looking to the success of the rebellion. Thomlinson
+      received them kindly, inquired of Winter-green how he felt since his
+      return from London, and asked many questions about certain people at
+      Windsor. Henry was also interrogated as to how matters looked to him, to
+      which he answered that the signs were not so favorable as heretofore.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thomlinson went into a long disquisition on the recent campaigns.
+      He denounced Gen. Head, who had been so utterly destroyed by Papson, as a
+      'brainless ass,' and spoke of Gen. Laws as having lost much of
+      his vigor and daring. He said that if Gen. Wall, their greatest General,
+      was alive, he would drive Silent out of Virginia in one month. He said
+      that the re-election of Lincoln was a severe blow to them; that they had
+      been deceived by their Northern friends. They had been led to believe that
+      there was no doubt of Little Mac's election, with a liberal
+      expenditure of money; that he had drawn checks and paid out for that
+      purpose on behalf of the Confederacy $1,100,000, and seemed to think that
+      unless measures were taken at once to strike consternation into the hearts
+      of the Northern people all would be lost; that the President of the
+      Confederacy and his Cabinet had been all along expecting some great result
+      from the efforts of their Northern allies, and especially from the efforts
+      of Valamburg and Thomas A. Strider.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'True,' he said, 'Valamburg had been very much
+      hampered by the suspicions resting upon him in the minds of the people,
+      but it was not so with Strider. He could have done a great deal more if he
+      had not been so timid. He (Strider) seemed to think that he could secure
+      the success of the Confederacy by crippling the U. S. Government in
+      opposing legislation and breeding strife and jealousies in the Union
+      armies. 'But,' he continued, 'Lincoln is an old fox, and
+      soon smelled out those little devices of Strider. He has completely
+      checkmated him and his friends who were acting on his line, by relieving
+      from command all those who were playing into Stridor's hands, and
+      has put in their places a set of fanatics, who are fighting on moral
+      grounds alone.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He spoke of Silent as a man who did not value life or anything
+      else, saying that he was a superstitious man, who believed that he was
+      merely an instrument in the hands of the Almighty to wipe out slavery. Not
+      only so, but believed that he was guided and directed in all his movements
+      by the mysterious hand of Providence. So he (Thomlinson) could not see the
+      use of relying longer on any satisfactory result to come from the course
+      being pursued by their Northern friends. He said they must act more
+      openly, energetically and promptly, if they were to help the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There were two men present that Henry thought he had seen somewhere
+      before, but could not place them. One was a medium-sized man, with rather
+      dark complexion, dark hair, eyes and mustache. He was introduced as a Mr.
+      Wilkes. The other was a young man, perhaps thirty years of age, slight,
+      with brown hair, blue eyes and no beard, named John Page. These two men
+      seemed nervous and uneasy; they conversed but little. The man Wilkes
+      remarked that there was but one way, which was a part of every
+      insurrection, and he was in favor of that way. Page agreed with him, both
+      seeming to understand the proposition; yet it was not stated in the
+      conversation at that time what Wilkes meant by 'but one way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Thomlinson made no answer to Wilkes or Page, but continued by
+      saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have called the leading men of our organization to meet
+      again at St. Catharines, on the first Tuesday in February, and at that
+      time there must be some scheme devised and agreed upon that will turn the
+      scale, or all will be lost, and we will all be wandering vagabonds over
+      the face of the earth.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry inquired if Mr. Carey was in the city. Thomlin-son said no;
+      that he was in Richmond, but would be at their meeting if he could get
+      through the lines, in doing which they had met with no trouble heretofore.
+      Winter-green said that the people where he had been, who were friendly,
+      were now very despondent and greatly alarmed for the safety of Richmond,
+      as well as the Confederacy; that everything seemed to be against them of
+      late.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' replied Thomlinson, 'we have much to
+      discourage us, and at the same time all can be regained that we have lost
+      if our friends will settle upon some good plan and carry it out. But it
+      does seem that all our plans and schemes so far have been abortive. Our
+      first great scheme of burning the Northern cities failed by the burning of
+      the Will-o'-the-Wisp and the loss of Dr. Mears and Prof.
+      McCul-lough; and also of the material accumulated by Dr. Black-man. We
+      stirred up riots in New York city and elsewhere in opposition to the
+      draft, with a promise from Valamburg, Strider, McMasterson, and B. Wudd
+      that our friends would come to the rescue and make resistance everywhere..
+      But these men failed to stand by their promises. The inaugurating of riots
+      and the employment of men to engage in them cost the Confederacy $500,000.
+      We undertook to release prisoners from all the Northern prisons, We
+      purchased arms and smuggled them to our friends sufficient to have armed
+      all the prisoners. This was all that was wanting, our friends North stated
+      to me; but when the time came, which was the last night before the
+      Presidential election, at Camp Chase the effort was too feeble to be
+      recognized, and at Chicago, where we were assured that the prisoners would
+      be released and the city burned and destroyed, what was the result? They
+      cut one or two water-pipes, and Wall, Greenfel and Buckner were arrested.
+      All our arms were found in Wall's cellar, and taken possession of by
+      our enemies. Mr. Eagle and Mr. N. Judy Corn-ington were not on hand,
+      neither as actors nor advisers; and so it is. The arms, ammunition and
+      hire for smuggling them through cost a half million dollars. This kind of
+      work will not do. It is not only expensive, but fruitless.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He then stated to those present that he wished them all to attend
+      the next meeting, as mentioned, and to study up in the meantime, some
+      well-defined plan for successful operations. Henry and Wintergreen left
+      for other points, and returned to St. Catharines on the day appointed for
+      the meeting, where they met with many additional persons, strangers to
+      both of them. The delegates assembled in the same hall, in the rear of the
+      Victoria Hotel, as before. They were called to order by the Grand
+      Commander of the Sons of Liberty, Mr. Valamburg, of Dayburg, O. All were
+      seated and the roll was then called by Wintergreen, who was the Secretary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Illinois was first called. Wm. Spangler and John Richardson
+      answered; from Indiana, Messrs. Dorsing and Bowlin; Ohio, Valamburg and
+      Massey; Pennsylvania, Wovelson and Moore; New York, McMasterson and B.
+      Wudd; Missouri, Col. Burnett and Marmalade; Kansas, Stringfelter; Iowa,
+      Neal Downing; Wisconsin, Domblazer; Nebraska, Martin; Arkansas, Walters;
+      Connecticut, Eastman; Vermont, Phillips; Massachusetts, Perry; Maine,
+      Pillbox; Rhode Island, no answer; New Jersey, Rogers. Prom Richmond, for
+      the South, there were Thomlinson and C. C. Carey, the latter having just
+      arrived. Other names, not remembered, save those of Messrs. Wilkes and
+      Page, who were admitted as representing the District of Columbia.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the necessary examinations were made by a committee, the
+      persons mentioned, with several others, were admitted to seats in the
+      assembly. Henry was selected by Wintergreen to assist him in his duties as
+      Secretary. The preliminaries being settled, the Chairman (Valamburg) was
+      quite severe in his strictures against Dan Bowen, Thos. A. Strider, C. H.
+      Eagle and N. Judy Cornington for not attending, saying he had letters from
+      each of those gentlemen promising to be present. He characterized their
+      conduct as cowardly and they as sunshine friends, which was loudly
+      applauded by all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After remarks by quite a number of delegates on the situation and
+      probabilities of the success of the Confederacy, which were generally
+      tinged with ill-forebodings, a committee of five was appointed to take
+      into consideration and report to the assembly ways and means by which the
+      rebellion could be materially assisted. This report was to be submitted
+      the next day at 12 o'clock. The meeting then adjourned until that
+      time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the evening a variety of discussions were indulged in by
+      various delegates in favor of different schemes. Some went so far as to
+      favor the assassination of many of our leading men. Wilkes, Page, and
+      quite a number of persons from the South were in favor of assassinating
+      the President and Gen. Silent, with such others as the necessity of the
+      case demanded. And so the conversation and discussions ran until the
+      meeting of delegates the next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At 12 o'clock the assembly was called to order by Valamburg.
+      When the roll had been called and all were quiet, the Chairman inquired of
+      the committee if they were ready to report. The Chairman, Mr. Carey, arose
+      with great dignity and responded that the committee, after due
+      consideration of the many suggestions submitted to them, were now ready to
+      report. He was invited to take the stand, which he did.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said that, preliminary to reporting, he desired to make an
+      explanation, which was as follows: That on his return from Montreal to
+      Richmond, since the Presidential election, in viewing the many disasters
+      that had recently befallen the Confederacy, the authorities at Richmond
+      suggested to him to ascertain if he could communicate in some way with the
+      newly elected Vice-President, and discover his attitude towards the people
+      of the South. This was accomplished by sending one of the Vice-President's
+      old friends from North Carolina to Nashua, who being a citizen, and not in
+      any way connected with the Confederate army, easily passed through the
+      Union lines to Nashua, where the Vice-President-elect was residing at the
+      time. There was no difficulty in agreeing to an interview between himself
+      and Carey, it being understood that Carey was to pass into Nashua in
+      disguise and let the Vice-President know in some way where he was
+      stopping, and the interview was then to be arranged. In pursuance of this
+      agreement, Carey made the trip to Nashua disguised as a Louis City
+      merchant, and passing by the name of Thos. E. Hope. He had no difficulty
+      in getting into Nashua, but for fear of recognition, went directly to the
+      house of a rebel friend by the name of Hanson, and remained in a room in
+      the rear of the second story of the house. Through the lady of the house
+      the Vice-President elect was informed of the presence of Mr. Carey.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning the Vice-President visited the house of Mr.
+      Hanson, and he and Carey had the contemplated interview. Carey said that
+      in the interview the Vice-President contended for peace on the terms of a
+      restored Union, but agreed with the Democrats of the North that the
+      restoration should be on the basis of the old Constitution. Carey said
+      that in answer to the question as to what he would do if he were
+      President, the Vice-President said that he would restore the Union if he
+      could on the old basis, but that the people were tired of war and taxes,
+      and that unless Silent could drive Laws out of Richmond, capture it, and
+      destroy the Confederate army during the next Spring campaign, the
+      Confederacy must be recognized and the war ended.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this the assembly heartily cheered. Carey also said that in
+      answer to the question as to the powers of the Vice-President, in case of
+      the absence of the President, if he should be so situated that he could
+      not return to perform the duties of the office, the Vice-President replied
+      that such a case as stated would certainly come under the provision of the
+      Constitution, wherein it is recited that in case of the death,
+      resignation, or inability of the President to discharge the powers and
+      duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice-President;
+      that under such circumstances he should at once assume the duties of the
+      office, but hoped that such a case would not arise while he was
+      Vice-President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey stated that the Vice-President said that he had always been a
+      Union man, but that he was a Democrat, and had never been anything else,
+      and did not propose to be; that he was placed on the Republican ticket
+      without being consulted. Therefore he did not feel under any obligations
+      to that party. He also stated that he recognized the fact that when it was
+      evident that the Union could be held together only by subjugating the
+      people of the South, it was statesmanship to let them go, and stop further
+      bloodshed. This also brought applause.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey further stated that the Vice-President expressed a
+      willingness to meet privately with any of our leading men of the South at
+      any time when and where it could be done without danger to either party.
+      With this the interview ended. When the parties separated the
+      Vice-President bade him good-by and grasped his hand in the most friendly
+      and cordial manner. He said if Carey should experience any trouble in
+      getting back to Richmond to let him know.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey left the next morning, and returning to Richmond reported the
+      interview precisely as it occurred, at which the authorities were greatly
+      pleased, and thought it opened a way for success, knowing the character of
+      the man, his stubbornness, his egotism, and that he possessed a belief
+      that he was destined to be President of the United States at some time. It
+      was not intended to say any more to him than to ascertain his views on a
+      given state of facts, and having accomplished this much, the authorities
+      at Richmond felt sure that if the President of the United States could by
+      some means be captured and spirited away, and Silent also, or either of
+      them, the success of the Confederacy would be assured beyond question. In
+      the event of the capture and hiding away of the President, the
+      Vice-President would surely assume the powers and duties of President. The
+      friends of the Confederacy in Congress could then so cripple the
+      Government that no doubt could longer exist of success. He said it was
+      thought that in the event the President could not be captured, a party
+      could be organized who could, without much risk, surprise and capture Gen.
+      Silent. This done, Laws would at once assume the aggressive, drive Meador
+      and his army back on Washington, and continue the war beyond the next
+      Spring, so that the friends of the Confederacy could regain strength, and,
+      with the Vice-President in favor of the recognition of the Confederate
+      Government, it could not be longer postponed. But the great thing to be
+      accomplished, he said, was the capture of Mr. Lincoln; that would end all
+      controversy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This seemed to strike the audience, and they cheered the
+      proposition. Carey then stated that this was the first proposition the
+      committee desired to present. He had other important ones, however, that
+      must be considered by the assembly. While in Richmond he found many men of
+      great courage and daring who were ready to do anything to bring success if
+      they could be sustained and protected. The authorities gave him the
+      proposals and directed him to lay them before this assembly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The second was made by a foreigner&mdash;a man of good family in
+      Europe, and a most daring and courageous man, an educated soldier, who had
+      been successful in very many daring enterprises heretofore. His
+      proposition was read to the assembly, being a verbatim copy of the one
+      this party had made to the President of the Confederacy through the
+      Confederate Secretary of War, which was as follows:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'Secretary of War of the Southern Confederacy.
+
+     &ldquo;'Sir: In reference to the subject upon which I had the
+     honor to converse with you yesterday, and on account of
+     which you bade me call to-day, I take herewith the freedom
+     to address this most respectful writing to you. Your Honor
+     seemed to hesitate in giving me an affirmative answer to my
+     statement because I was unknown to you. Permit me to remark
+     that, notwithstanding I can give you no references in this
+     country, I am, nevertheless, worthy of your high confidence.
+     My grandfather, Maj. Baron De Kalb, fell in the
+     Revolutionary War of this country. * * * I received an
+     education proportionate to the means of my parents, and
+     served in the Crimean war as Second Lieutenant of Engineers.
+     * * * I landed in Quebec, Canada, in November last, and
+     arrived in Washington, D. C, about three weeks ago. I cannot
+     perceive why you should require any references or
+     confidence, for I do not expect personally to reap any
+     benefit before the strict performance of what I undertake.
+     The task I know is connected with some danger, but never
+     will it, in any event, become known in the North that the
+     Southern Confederacy had anything whatever to do with it.
+
+     &ldquo;'The whole matter resolves itself, therefore, into this one
+     question: Does the Southern Confederacy consider the
+     explosion of the Federal Capitol at a time when Abe, his
+     myrmidons, and the Northern Congress are all assembled
+     together, of sufficient importance to grant me, in case of
+     success, a commission as Colonel of Topographical Engineers,
+     and the sum of $1,000,000? If so, your Honor may most
+     explicitly expect the transaction to be carried into
+     execution between the 4th and 6th of the month. * * * I
+     trust you will not press in regard to the manner in which I
+     intend to perform it, or anything connected with the
+     execution.
+
+     &ldquo;'In case of an affirmative answer there is no time to
+     spare; and to show you still further my sincerity, I will
+     even refrain from asking for any pecuniary assistance in
+     carrying the project through, notwithstanding my means are,
+     for such an undertaking, very limited, and that some funds
+     would materially lighten my task, diminish the danger, and
+     doubly insure success. * * * I intend to throw myself at a
+     convenient place into Maryland and to enter Washington by
+     way of Baltimore.
+
+     &ldquo;'Very respectfully, your obedient servant, &ldquo;'
+
+     (Signed)
+     C. L. V. DeKalb.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Carey said that this man was in the employ of the Confederacy, but
+      that the authorities would not adopt his scheme without the indorsement of
+      their Northern friends, so that those friends could have warning and not
+      be endangered at the time. This man being a foreigner, and not
+      understanding the situation, regarded all Northern men alike and would
+      destroy one as soon as another. Therefore, those having the authority to
+      do so, would not accept the proposition unless due notice could be
+      secretly given, under the obligations of the Sons of Liberty, to their
+      friends in Congress. Carey said he thought this a very dangerous
+      undertaking on account of the friends who might be imperiled, but felt
+      that there was no doubt but it could be accomplished.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Walters spoke up at this point, saying this proposition was not
+      feasible at all, and a number assented to his remark.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Carey said the third proposition was also in the form of a
+      communication, and was placed in his hands by the authorities in Richmond
+      for consideration by the Northern friends, and was in the following
+      language, which he proceeded to read:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'Boston P.O., Ga. &ldquo;'Jefferson Davis.
+
+     &ldquo;'Sir: Having a desire to be of benefit to the Southern
+     States is the only excuse I can offer for addressing you
+     this letter; and believing the best plan would be to dispose
+     of the leading characters of the North, for that reason I
+     have experimented in certain particulars that will do this
+     without difficulty; although it is quite an underhanded
+     manner of warfare, and not knowing whether it would meet
+     with your approbation or not, prevents me from giving you a
+     full account of the material used, although I believe any
+     one of them would take the life of a Southern man in any way
+     they could. If you wish, write to me and get the whole
+     process.
+
+     &ldquo;'Hoping for your good health and future victory. &ldquo;'
+
+     (Signed)
+     J. S. Paramore.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Said Carey: 'This man was sent for and closely examined as to
+      what he proposed, and by the experiments made by our best scientists they
+      were of opinion that his plan could be made a success, as the process was
+      without doubt effective. The question, however, was not as to the process
+      by which this could be done, but must we resort to it? Had all other means
+      failed?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The other proposition was on the same line, but proposing a
+      different mode of execution, which Carey also read:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     &ldquo;'Headquarters 63d Ga. Reg't.,
+
+     &ldquo;'Near Savannah. &ldquo;'To President Davis.
+
+     &ldquo;'Mr. President: After long meditation and much reflection
+     on the subject of this communication, I have determined to
+     intrude it upon you, earnestly hoping my motives will
+     constitute a full vindication for such presumption on the
+     part of one so humble and obscure as myself, though I must
+     say that the evidences of your Christian humility almost
+     assure me. I propose, with your permission, to assist in
+     organizing a number of select men, say not less than 300 to
+     500, to go into the United States and assassinate, for
+     instance, Seward, Lincoln, Greeley, Prentice, and others,
+     considering it necessary to the chances of success at this
+     time. I will only say a few words as to the opinion of its
+     effects. I have made it a point to elicit the opinion of
+     many men upon this subject, in whose good sense I have great
+     confidence, and while a difference of opinion to some extent
+     is almost inevitable, most have confidence in its benefit to
+     us. The most plausible argument seems to be that to impress
+     upon the Northern mind that for men in high places there to
+     wield their influence in favor of the barbarisms they have
+     been so cruelly practicing upon us is to jeopardize their
+     lives; for distinguished leaders there to feel that the
+     moment they array hordes for our desolation, at that moment
+     their existence is in the utmost peril&mdash;this would produce
+     hesitation and confusion that would hasten peace and our
+     independence. With these meager suggestions upon the subject
+     I will leave it for this time. If you deem the matter worthy
+     of any encouragement, and will so apprize me, I believe I
+     can give you such evidences of loyalty and integrity of
+     character as will entitle it to your consideration. So far
+     as I am concerned, I will say, however, that I was born and
+     raised in Middle Georgia. All my relationships and
+     affections are purely Southern. I was opposed to secession,
+     but am now committed to the death against subjugation or
+     reunion with men of whose instincts and moral character,
+     till this war, I was totally ignorant. If I have insulted
+     any scruple or religious principle of yours I beg to be
+     pardoned.   I neglected to state in the proper place that I
+     am an officer in the volunteer service.
+
+     &ldquo;'Begging your respectful attention to this communication,
+
+     &ldquo;I am, your Excellency's most obedient servant,
+
+     &ldquo;'H. C. Durham, 63d Ga.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The reading of this communication was received with cheers from
+      quite a number of those present, principally Southern men. Carey said that
+      the Secretary of War had sent for Durham, and that he was then at
+      Richmond. He was a fine looking, intelligent man, terribly in earnest.
+      This was thought, although there was hesitancy about it in the Cabinet, to
+      be a much more feasible undertaking than the attempt to explode the
+      Capitol at Washington. The necessity for some radical measure to be
+      adopted and put into execution at once was the reason for these documents
+      having been taken from the archives and placed in the present hands in
+      their original form.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Lieut. W. Alston, of Sulphur Springs, Va., who was present, as
+      stated by Carey, also proposed to the authorities at Richmond to undertake
+      to rid the country of the Confederacy's most deadly enemies, and
+      authorized the committee to say that he, here and now, renewed his
+      proposition; all of which Carey submitted to the assembly for their
+      consideration.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The propositions having been submitted in due form, the Chairman
+      stated that they were before the assembly and open for consideration.
+      Jacob Thomlinson opened the discussion, and said that these propositions
+      were of the most vital importance; that the success of the Confederacy
+      hung upon the action of this assembly. The authorities were waiting with
+      bated breath until they could hear what their Northern friends would
+      consider proper and feasible to be at once entered upon. He wanted no more
+      promises without performance. He would save the Confederacy by any means
+      if he could, and would consider himself justified. If some of these
+      measures had been resorted to much earlier it would have been better. He
+      said that war was mere barbarism and cruelty; that plunder, burning,
+      pillage and assassination were merely the concomitants, and a part of the
+      system, of all wars; that when men make war it means crime, rapine and
+      murder, and those engaging in it should so understand. Each party is
+      expected to capture all of the enemy that can be so taken, and to kill all
+      that resist. It was proper to pick out and deliberately shoot down the
+      Generals. He asked if it would be any worse to secretly capture Lincoln
+      and Silent, the two leaders and commanders of all the United States
+      forces, or to assassinate either or both of them, than to shoot them near
+      our lines. He contended that if either or both of them should be seen near
+      the Confederate lines they would be shot down, and the persons doing it
+      would be rewarded with medals of honor, and would go down into history as
+      great patriots for performing the act. If this were true, as all must
+      concede, why should it be considered a dark and damnable deed in time of
+      war, when a great and dire necessity required, for two such tyrants to be
+      put out of the way in the cause of liberty? He insisted that no difference
+      could exist, save in the minds of individuals morbid on the subject of
+      human life. He said that he had witnessed enough shamming, and heard
+      enough shallow professions, and wanted no more of either; that the
+      promises of some of their Northern friends, already broken, had cost the
+      Confederacy millions of dollars in coin, and had left him individually
+      bankrupt and impoverished. There had been nothing but a series of failures
+      growing out of the pretenses of some of their Northern allies. He was very
+      severe on many of them, especially on Cornington and Eagle, of Chicago,
+      and Strider and Bowen, of Indiana, all of whom he charged with getting
+      large sums of money for use in the late election and for other purposes.
+      He said they neither accounted for its disposition, nor had they entered
+      an appearance, after promising on their obligation to do so. This he
+      considered the most unwarranted course of conduct of which any one could
+      have been guilty&mdash;no less than the deepest-dyed perfidy. When he
+      closed his speech he was cheered to the echo.&rdquo; Dr. Adams said:
+      &ldquo;This man Thomlinson was a very brutal man in his instincts. He
+      seemed also to have been out of humor with his co-conspirators. He was
+      certainly very angry and much disappointed that his schemes had all
+      failed. But how an intelligent man could argue and justify assassination,
+      as he seemed to do, I cannot understand.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush replied: &ldquo;Doctor, you must see that this man, no matter
+      what he may have been in former years, had become a hardened, inhuman
+      wretch. Do you not remember that he was the same person who employed men
+      to gather poisoned clothes for the distribution of disease, as well as his
+      attempt to have our cities burned, but was thwarted by Divine Providence,
+      in my judgment?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, I remember all this, and God knows that seemed the extreme of
+      barbarism and inhumanity; but his last proposition in his argument was
+      deliberate, cold-blooded murder in order to gain a political end; and to
+      think of Northern men listening at any time to such propositions without
+      remonstrance or disapproval in any way makes me shudder.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They seemed to indorse it instead of manifesting disapproval,&rdquo;
+      said Ingelsby, &ldquo;and I have no doubt they favored it, and in some way
+      assisted in trying to have it carried out.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel; &ldquo;the half of the
+      treachery and diabolical deeds of many of our Northern men, now leaders,
+      is not known or understood; but, my dear friends, I will continue my
+      story:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When Thomlinson had concluded his remarks, Valamburg followed in a
+      like strain, and concluded with a 'so help him God' that he
+      was ready for any enterprise to serve-the Confederacy, no matter how dark
+      nor how desperate and bloody. This was received with a wild shout, as
+      though some rebel victory had been announced.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Walters, of Arkansas, then addressed the assembly. He said he was
+      in favor of the first proposition; that there seemed to be something
+      practical in it. Since their last meeting he had been all over the North,
+      even in Washington city, and there was not the slightest difficulty in
+      passing to and fro without any questions being asked. He said he saw the
+      President riding out beyond Georgetown with only one person accompanying
+      him; that there would not have been the slightest trouble in five men
+      capturing him and crossing the river into Virginia, or retreating into
+      Maryland and passing along on byways with him to where he could have been
+      securely kept until a chance was afforded for conveying him to some more
+      secure place. So far as putting him out of the way was concerned, there
+      would not be the slightest difficulty in doing that, but he thought the
+      other the best, taking all things into consideration. The one would be
+      considered a clean trick, and perfectly legitimate warfare, while the
+      other would not, and would arouse the Northern people to more energetic
+      measures. He said that he did not think there would be very great
+      difficulty in capturing Silent; that he had made inquiry about him, and
+      found that he seldom had anything more than a few men as escort, and kept
+      but a small company as his headquarters guard; that 100 good, picked men
+      could capture him almost any night. If they even failed, it would only
+      make those who attempted it prisoners of war, so that they would be
+      exchanged. This, if accomplished, in case of either Lincoln or Silent,
+      would secure the Confederacy. With Lincoln captured, the Vice-President
+      would only be too glad to have an excuse for the recognition of the
+      Confederacy. With Silent captured, Gen. Laws would again be master of the
+      situation. Silent was the only match for him in the United States. So far
+      as the Vice-President was concerned, he was in a bad humor with the whole
+      administration. He (Walters) had seen him and conversed with him since the
+      time mentioned at which Mr. Carey had his interview. Walters had been at
+      Nashua, and remained for several days unmolested, and had talked freely
+      with quite a number of persons who were intimate with the Vice-President,
+      and who were conversant with his views and knew his feelings. He said that
+      the Vice-President suggested to him to get through the lines and go to
+      Richmond, and say to the authorities there that if he were President he
+      would recognize the Southern Confederacy; but he (Walters) did not then
+      have full confidence in what he was saying, as he was rather in his cups
+      at the time. But since he had heard what Mr. Carey had learned in his
+      interview with him he had no further reason to doubt his sincerity.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Wilkes here interposed and asked whether the whole question of
+      recognition by the Vice-President did not entirely depend upon the capture
+      and successful spiriting away of Lincoln.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Walters answered in the affirmative.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Wilkes then said: 'Suppose this scheme should fail, what
+      then?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Walters remarked that that was a question to be determined
+      by this meeting, and that he did not wish to decide it in advance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Mr. Spangler, from Illinois, said that he did not desire to detain
+      the assembly with a long speech, but he wished to impress upon the minds
+      of the delegates present that in the State from which he came, he did not
+      think the assassination of Lincoln and Silent would be indorsed, as it
+      would raise such a storm there that all their friends would be driven from
+      the State. He was in favor of their capture and, in fact, anything that
+      was thought necessary; but as he lived in the same town with Mr. Lincoln,
+      he would not like to be forced to stem the torrent if he, Lincoln, should
+      be assassinated. He would cheerfully vote for the first proposition, and
+      at the same time pay $100 into the general pool for that purpose. This
+      brought down the house&mdash;money seemed to be the one thing they greatly
+      desired. He said: 'Now, Mr. Chairman, who is the Treasurer?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Chairman answered that Mr. Thomlinson had the disbursing as
+      well as the authority to receive all funds for the carrying out of the
+      objects of the meeting.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Then,' said Spangler, 'here is my $100.'
+      handing it to Thomlinson. This started the ball, and in a few minutes
+      $5,000 were raised and handed over to Thomlinson, who thanked the friends
+      for their liberality.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The debate here closed and the vote was taken on the propositions.
+      The Chairman said he would put the third, or last, proposition first,
+      which was, whether the assembly would indorse the proposition of Capt.
+      Alston and Mr. Durham, who proposed to organize a force and assassinate
+      the leading men of the North who are prominent in the war against the
+      South, and recommend the authorities of the Southern Confederacy to carry
+      out the proposed project. The question being stated, the vote was taken.
+      Being very close, the roll had to be called, and the proposition was lost
+      by three votes.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next proposition was the one submitted by De Kalb to the
+      Confederacy, to blow up the Capitol at Washington when Congress should be
+      in session. The vote being taken, this proposition was lost; it being
+      deemed inexpedient on account of the danger of destroying so many of their
+      own friends.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The last proposition to be voted on was whether the assembly would
+      recommend to the authorities at Richmond to organize a force and capture
+      Lincoln and Silent, or either of them, and hold the captive or captives
+      until the Confederacy should be recognized. This question was taken and
+      carried unanimously with a great hurrah and three cheers for the man or
+      men who should accomplish this most desirable object.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the proposition had been agreed to, Mr. Page and Capt. Alston
+      both desired to know what was to be done, if anything, should this attempt
+      to capture those men fail. Quite a discussion here arose, during which
+      considerable feeling was shown on the part of some of the Southern men.
+      Finally they determined to recommend that Wilkes, Page, Alston and Durham
+      be put in charge and organize for the purpose mentioned, and that they
+      receive their instructions directly from Jacob Thomlinson. One of these
+      men should go to Richmond with C. C. Carey, and there meet Durham and
+      consult with the authorities as to the route to be adopted in getting into
+      and out of Washington, and the means to be resorted to for their
+      assistance and protection; also that, in the event of failure in capturing
+      either of those men, then in that case they, or some of them, were to
+      return to Canada and confer further with Thomlinson; and whatever measures
+      he and they should adopt that looked like bringing success were to be
+      carried out, with the understanding that the assembly here and now
+      assented to it; which it did, and appointed Mr. Thom-linson with power to
+      act as fully as if the matter had been laid before it and agreed to by a
+      vote.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This concluded the business of the delegates, and they adjourned to
+      meet on the call of the Grand Commander at any future time when necessary
+      for the benefit of the cause of the Confederacy. Henry remained a day or
+      so in order to note any further developments. Carey and Page left at once
+      for Richmond, intending to make their way in disguise by rail into West
+      Virginia, and from there to Richmond. Wilkes started for New York and
+      Alston for Buffalo. They were to make their way to Baltimore, and meet
+      there on a certain day and remain until Page should return from Richmond
+      with Durham. They were then to have an understanding as to how they should
+      operate. Before leaving they all had a secret meeting with Thomlin-son,
+      but what instructions they received of a private nature Henry did not
+      know, except that he learned if their scheme should fail, one or more of
+      them were to return at once to Canada and consult further with Thomlinson
+      as to their future operations.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I required this to be written in full by Henry, and leaving
+      him and his wife, Seraine, with what of our family was now left, I
+      telegraphed to the President:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Stay indoors; important; am coming!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;(Signed)Daniel.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I at once left for Washington, feeling that time was
+      important. The desperation of these men was such that they would undertake
+      an enterprise of any kind, and the condition of the Confederacy such that
+      nothing less than some heroic remedy would avail anything.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When I arrived at Washington it was early in the morning. I
+      directed my steps toward the Executive Mansion. On arriving at the door
+      the usher recognized me, but said that the President had not been to
+      breakfast.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I said: 'I do not wish to disturb him, but it is very
+      important that I see him before a crowd comes in. I will remain here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He stepped in and very soon returned, and at once showed me to the
+      President's office up-stairs. He was waiting for me, and as I
+      entered he came forward with both hands extended, and said, 'My dear
+      friend Lyon, how are you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I answered him as to my health in a sad tone. He spoke of my great
+      afflictions in the most tender manner, and inquired as to the telegram.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I said: 'Mr. President, this paper,' handing him
+      Henry's report, 'will explain it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He said: 'This is a long paper&mdash;as long as a President's
+      message,' and laughed, saying, 'I expect you have been writing
+      one for me?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I replied that it was an important message for a President.
+      At this he laughed, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is quite good, and is a very wise distinction; but,'
+      said he, 'we will not read it now. When we get our breakfast, that
+      will do, will it not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied: 'Yes, perhaps it will.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He would have me take breakfast with him. His family only were
+      present, and we all conversed freely, but principally about the late
+      election and our success in the West against Head, and the prospects of
+      Silent against Laws. He was feeling very happy and confident of final
+      victory. He told me about having just returned with the Secretary of State
+      from Hampton Roads, where they had met the Vice-President of the Southern
+      Confederacy and others on a peace mission; 'but,' said he,
+      'it was the same kind of peace that the Copperheads have been
+      preaching, under instructions from Richmond and the rebel agents in
+      Canada, for three years.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After breakfast we returned to his office. He instructed his usher
+      that he could see no one for the present. Being seated, he drew the paper
+      that I had given him from his side pocket and commenced reading. Very soon
+      he exhibited some little excitement, rang his bell and sent for the
+      Secretary of War, who soon came in. After the Secretary had exchanged
+      compliments with me, the President continued reading. When he had finished
+      he turned to me and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'This is the most extraordinary thing that I have ever read
+      or heard of, in or out of history. Mr. Secretary, please read this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0026" id="linkimage-0026">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0404.jpg"
+      alt="Uncle Daniel Conferring With Lincoln and Stanton 404 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary read it very carefully and remarked: 'This is
+      what they are coming to; they will stop at nothing. But the most
+      surprising part of all is the attitude of your Vice-President. What can he
+      mean by hobnobbing with those traitors and having interviews with one of
+      their principal leaders inside of our lines?' &ldquo;'Yes,'
+      said the President; 'this is strange, indeed.' &ldquo;After
+      further conversation it was determined to have the Cabinet officers meet
+      that day. The President also directed the Secretary of War to ask Gen.
+      Silent to be at the Executive Mansion the next morning. He asked me to
+      remain in Washington and come to see him the next day at 10 o'clock,
+      and not to fail. I left, went to the Owen House and took a room.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While there I met a man in rather delicate health, who said his
+      name was Alston, that he was a Canadian, and had come to Washington on
+      account of the mildness of the climate. He was about five feet ten inches
+      in height, hazel eyes, light hair, with small goatee; was quite a nervous
+      man, moving his hands, or sitting down and immediately rising again,
+      picking his teeth, or pulling his goatee. I remembered the man's
+      name as that of one of the conspirators, and marked him well. On inquiry I
+      found he had arrived the day before and was intending, as he said, to
+      remain for some time in order to test the climate in his case. I stepped
+      up to the War Department, and finding my friend, the Secretary, in, I
+      asked him to send a detective with me, and he did so. I put him on the man
+      and said no more to any one until I met the President and others the next
+      day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At 10 o'clock the following morning, I appeared at the
+      Mansion and was admitted at once. On entering the President's office
+      I met Gen. Silent. Having previously met him at Chatteraugus and
+      elsewhere, he recognized me, and after the usual compliments asked about
+      Gen. Anderson. I told him about my misfortunes, the last of which he was
+      not aware of. He said no more for a short time; he then asked me if Gen.
+      Anderson would not like to come East and have a better command. He said he
+      did not think he had been given a command equal to his ability; that he
+      would order him East if agreeable. I wrote the General as soon as I
+      returned to my hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The conversation was then turned to the report of Henry. The
+      President seemed serious, and said the astounding statement about the
+      Vice-President worried him, and yet, he said, it was almost incredible.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent said he could believe it, but was very much surprised
+      at his having the interview and disclosing his opinions to our enemies.
+      Silent said he made some curious statements to him while he was making his
+      headquarters at Nashua, but he attributed it to Tennessee whisky more than
+      to any wrong motive in his mind, until he repeated the same things over
+      more than once. He thought strange of it, but did not mention the
+      conversation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'But,' said the Secretary, 'what do you say to
+      the attempt they are to make to capture you two gentlemen?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent said: 'That scheme has already failed. Our knowledge
+      of the fact defeats it. You must have a guard of at least one company of
+      infantry at or near the White House, and the officers must be notified, in
+      confidence, why they are placed here. There must be a company of cavalry
+      ordered here for escort to the President, and he must not go out of call
+      of the guards without an escort.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President said: 'This will not look well, but I suppose I
+      must do it for safety. I do not like this Vice-President's talk; it
+      worries me. But how about yourself, Gen. Silent; they seem to be after you
+      as well.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the General; 'but you must remember
+      that I am surrounded by an army, and this notice protects me. I will look
+      after that hereafter. The truth is, they might have caught me napping, as
+      I have heretofore had but a small guard. I will make it large enough when
+      I return. My fears, however, are very much increased, as I see that there
+      were many of those conspirators in favor of taking the proposition to
+      assassinate instead of capture. That can be done in spite of guards, by
+      reckless men who will take desperate chances. This is what we must look
+      out for. I see that they are to take orders from Jacob Thomlinson, who is
+      a most reckless man, without any of the instincts of humanity, and utterly
+      without any regard for the rules of civilized warfare. He is a very
+      dangerous man if he has about him those who will do his bidding. So look
+      out, Mr. President; my judgment is that you will be in imminent peril.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the President. 'Gen. Silent do you
+      remember the dream I repeated to you when you came to Washington?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Oh, yes,' said Gen. Silent, 'perfectly; and in
+      that dream I was to be murdered as soon as the rebellion should be ended.
+      But I do not feel alarmed about myself; dreams, you know, Mr. President,
+      go by contraries.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' said the President, 'I will not say that I
+      believe in dreams, neither do I; yet they make an impression on my mind.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent said no more on the subject, and the conversation on
+      that topic was dropped.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I was asked if I would send Henry back to Canada to watch
+      further developments. I assented. They all thought that perhaps in this
+      way we would be able to head off any further scheme as the one reported
+      had been.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I then related what I had discovered at the Owen House, and
+      suggested a close watch on this man Alston. The President took up the
+      report, and finding the name, thought there might be something in my
+      suggestion. They sent for the detective that I had placed to watch him,
+      and he informed us that this man drank pretty freely, and had disclosed to
+      him while in his cups the night before that he was from St. Catharine's,
+      Canada; that he had plenty of money in gold, and was desirous of finding
+      some five or six good, active, bold and daring young men, who would be
+      likely to be fond of an adventure. The detective was sent back at once
+      with instructions to arrest him and have him taken to Old Capitol Prison.
+      If any questions should be asked, he was to answer that the Secretary of
+      War had directed it. The next morning it was telegraphed all over the
+      country that a Mr. Alston was arrested in Washington for attempting to
+      hire men to kidnap the President; and so the scheme, was exploded.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day I bade the President and the Secretary good-by, at the
+      same time warning the President of his great danger. He could not thank me
+      enough, he said, for my interest. Silent had left for the army. Just as I
+      was leaving, the President said to me in a whisper:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Look out for a great battle soon, and with it you will hear
+      of the fall of Richmond.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I thanked him for his confidence in me and left. On arriving at
+      home I found all well and very anxious to see me, as this had been my
+      first absence since the death of my wife and Peter. Henry had seen the
+      notice of Alston's arrest, and when I described him he said he was
+      the right man. I wrote to the President what Henry said, and Alston
+      remained in prison.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a short time I heard from Gen. Anderson. He was willing to go
+      East. I telegraphed Gen. Silent and he ordered him to report at once. He
+      came by home on his way and remained over several days. Lieut. Whitcomb
+      was with him. While there I related all that had taken place. He thought
+      Henry should return at once to Canada, leaving Seraine with us. He said it
+      would be dangerous since Alston's arrest to risk writing, so Henry
+      would have to come to my house with any information that he might have.
+      Henry left at once and the General the next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We were alone again. The women and children were weeping over the
+      departure of Henry and the General. Aunt Martha came in and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Bress de good Laud, chil'n, what is you cryin'
+      'bout. De Gen! all right; dars no danger 'bout him; he am
+      safe. De Laud protect him. He dun sabe him all dis time for good. Don't
+      you see de Sesh git whip whareber he goes? Dey all done killed down whar
+      he bin, and now dey jest' take him ober by whar Marsa Linkum am, and
+      de Sesh all git smash up ober dar de same way as what dey is down whar he
+      bin afore.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Old Ham chimed in: 'Yas, Marfa, dat am de fac\ You see, when
+      I goes wid Marsa Gen'l, he gets shotted nearly ebery time. I not
+      understand dis, but he not git any time hurt when I's away. How is
+      dat, Marfa? Guess it best for me not be wid him. I tell you I guess I see
+      it all now; de Laud want me to stay here wid dese womens and dese chil'ns,
+      and Marsa Gen'l he not t'ink ob dat, so de Laud jes' let
+      him git hurted, so he hab to come and stay wid de folks and hab me heah?
+      Is dat it, Marfa?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, dat am de case; and I 'spec you is glad, kase you
+      is a powerful coward, Ham; you knows you is.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marfa, you neber see me fightin' dem Sesh. Else you
+      not say dem hard words 'bout Ham. No, indeed, you not know 'bout
+      me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I 'specs dat's so, Ham. How many of de Sesh does
+      you 'specs you is killed?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Don' know, don' know. I neber counted em; war
+      too busy, Marfa.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was getting Ham into a close place, and he retired.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a few days Henry returned and reported that the arrest of Alston
+      had alarmed the conspirators in Canada very greatly. Carey and Page were
+      still in Richmond. Wilkes had returned to Canada and had been at Montreal
+      with Thomlinson, but Henry could get nothing out of him, as Thomlinson
+      thought it best not to have any one know what was to be attempted unless
+      they could aid in carrying it out; but he said the country would be
+      startled very soon. Henry surmised what he meant, and as soon as he could
+      get away from Wintergreen he left for home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I sent him to the President with this information, also a letter
+      calling the President's attention to his great danger, and the
+      danger in which the country would be in the event that anything should
+      occur that would put the Vice-President in power. This was the last
+      communication I ever had with the best of all Presidents.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XX.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     COLLAPSE OF THE GREAT REBELLION.&mdash;LAWS' ARMY SURRENDERS.&mdash;
+     THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
+
+     &ldquo;After life's  fitful fever, he sleeps well:
+     Treason has done his worst; nor steel nor poison,
+     Malice domestic, foreign envy, nothing
+     Can touch him farther.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When I left off speaking of Gen. Silent and his command in the
+      East, and continued my story about the West and Center, you will remember
+      that he had passed through eight days of bloody contest with Laws. We must
+      now return to him and understand the condition of things on his line while
+      these events were transpiring in the North, in Canada, and in Sherwood's
+      department, of which I have given you a history.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent moved out in the night time the last of May, and on June the
+      first found a heavy force in his front. Fighting at once began again.
+      Sherlin was in the advance, and by direction held his ground through that
+      night. By daylight support reached him and his position was secure. Silent
+      now established his headquarters at an old tavern, under wide-spreading
+      trees, at Cool Haven, some ten or twelve miles from the rebel Capital, and
+      at once assaulted Laws in his works. The Union troops charged with great
+      dash and heroism, taking the enemy's first line of rifle-pits; but
+      the enemy, falling back to his shorter and stronger line, was enabled to
+      hold his position and force our troops to abandon the assault. The contest
+      continued during the afternoon and evening. Our losses were quite heavy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the next day a general assault was made, which resulted in our
+      repulse. The enemy being behind heavy earthworks, it proved too great a
+      task to dislodge him. Onr army was now intrenched, and heavy skirmishing
+      continued for several days. Laws made two assaults on our lines, but was
+      repulsed with severe loss on both occasions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;A few more days of skirmishing and desultory fighting, and the
+      campaign closed for the season. During the Summer, Silent had succeeded in
+      holding Laws close to Richmond. The Copperhead press and orators of the
+      North made him the especial target for their calumny during the
+      Presidential campaign. This course was evidently directed from Richmond
+      and Canada.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The following September, Silent, with his usual vigor, began active
+      operations against the enemy. Sherlin was now in the valley of the
+      Shannon, operating against the rebel Gen. Dawn, and Silent was holding
+      Sentinel Point as his headquarters, and directing operations from there.
+      On the morning of the last day of September Boutler moved from Deep
+      Valley. Orden's Corps moved by the Veranda road close to the river,
+      Burns by the new Sales road, and the cavalry by the Derby road to our
+      right. All our forces were now moving in the direction of the rebel
+      Capital.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our troops struck the rebel works and attacked them at five o'clock
+      p.m., and after desperate fighting for hours Fort Harris was taken, with
+      its fifteen guns and all its garrison; also, the line of works running
+      down to Champ's farm, with several hundred prisoners. Thus again the
+      work of war had begun in earnest. Silent stood on the side of the fort,
+      and could with his field-glass view the whole line of rebel works now held
+      by them, as well as see the church spires in Richmond. Our cavalry had
+      advanced on our right to within six miles of the Capital. This was very
+      encouraging. Yet many a bloody battle must be fought before the prize
+      could be ours.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Burns now made a gallant assault against the enemy's works in
+      front of his advance, but, unfortunately, was repulsed. This checked the
+      advance of our troops on this part of the line. Boutler's position
+      now extended from the river (James) to the Derby road, fronting Richmond.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Meador's command was in front of Petersville. In the
+      afternoon of the next day Parker's Division of Warner's Corps
+      was attacked near Boyd's road. He was promptly re-enforced, and the
+      rebels were repulsed with great loss. Fort Harris was also assaulted with
+      a view of recapture, as it was a very important position. The attempt
+      failed, and we still held the fort.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Our right and left wings were now being slowly advanced in the
+      direction of the Capital, under the very eye of Laws, the rebel commander.
+      He had the advantage in this, that it would require a day for Silent to
+      move from one flank to the other, while Laws, holding the chord of the
+      circle, could re-enforce any part of his line in a few hours. Laws could
+      not by any possibility stretch his line much farther, while Silent was
+      steadily acquiring more ground.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The greatest consternation now prevailed in the city of Richmond.
+      Its evacuation was seriously contemplated. The publication of the
+      newspapers was suspended, and the printers were called out to defend the
+      city. Some of the city police fell into our hands. Offices and shops were
+      closed. The church bells sounded the alarm. Guards were sent into the
+      streets to impress every able-bodied man. Members of the Government were
+      sent into the trenches, and all between the ages of fifteen and fifty-five
+      were ordered under arms. Laws stubbornly held his position. He could
+      plainly see that Silent was determined to fight it out and settle the
+      contest in and about Richmond, without being driven or drawn away, unless
+      some alarm at Washington should cause a change of his campaign.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After many movements, counter-movements, and much fighting, of all
+      which I cannot speak in this narrative, Laws concluded to set Ewelling at
+      the work of threatening our Capital. He crossed the Potomac and turned and
+      threatened Washington, expecting Silent's army to be at once ordered
+      to its defense; but this made no impression on Silent. He sent Wight's
+      Corps to meet Ewelling and to follow him, which was done, and the danger
+      to our Capital passed. Ewelling struck for the Valley of the Shannon,
+      passed into Maryland and the border of Pennsylvania, levying contributions
+      as he marched through towns and country, returning with much booty to the
+      valley mentioned, joining Dawn. In the meantime Wight was following him.
+      Sherlin was sent to take command of these forces. He fell upon Ewelling
+      and Dawn, and almost annihilated their commands, driving what was left of
+      them entirely out of that part of the country, and making such a
+      desolation that another movement in that direction by the rebels would be
+      wholly impracticable. Leaving a sufficient force to prevent any further
+      movement, he returned to the army near Richmond, destroying railroads,
+      canals, and in fact nearly all the enemy's lines of communication of
+      any advantage to him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the meantime an attempt was made by our forces in front of
+      Petersville to mine and blow up some of the enemy's main forts. The
+      main sap was run some 500 feet, until it was under a fort on Cemetery
+      Hill. Wings were constructed to the right and left of the sap or tunnel,
+      so that about four tons of powder were placed under the fort, tamped with
+      sand bags and wood. The intention was to explode the mine, and at the
+      moment of the explosion to open with all the artillery in this front on
+      the enemy's lines, and to rapidly move a storming column through the
+      crater and carry the high ground in rear, which, if in our possession,
+      would command the city and the enemy's works. At about 3:30 on the
+      morning of the 30th of July the fuse was lighted, but no explosion
+      followed. Many attempts were made before the powder ignited. The suspense
+      was great. Silent was quietly waiting to see the result.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Finally the smoke was seen and the dead, heavy sound was heard,
+      like unto the mutterings of distant thunder or the rumblings of an
+      earthquake. Following this the whole surroundings were darkened, and up
+      far in the air were sent guns, gun-carriages, caissons, picks, shovels,
+      timbers and human beings. They went up in a confused mass and came down as
+      though falling from the clouds in fragments. Many poor fellows were blown
+      to atoms. Our artillery opened, and the cannonading that followed perhaps
+      was never equaled during the war. A column of infantry charged into the
+      crater and there hesitated and halted after capturing those who were left
+      alive. This hesitation gave the enemy time to recover from their
+      astonishment and alarm. They rallied and opened a terribly galling fire
+      into the crater. Support was sent in, which only made the confusion among
+      our men the greater. A cross-fire was now poured into them in the breach,
+      and it was turned into a great slaughter-pen. Both sides were slaughtered
+      in great numbers. Rebel and Union troops, white and colored men, were
+      mixed together, crying to one another for help. The scene, as described by
+      those who witnessed it, was one upon which no one could wish to dwell. Our
+      people felt this disaster as much as any during the war. It was used by
+      our enemies everywhere to prove our commander to be a heartless butcher.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;About this time an ordnance boat loaded with supplies of ammunition
+      was exploded at or near Silent's headquarters at Sentinel Point. The
+      report alarmed every one for miles around. The earth shook and trembled as
+      if this globe was dissolving. Fragments of shell, wood and human beings
+      fell about the locality like hail coming down. Men shrieked and ran wildly
+      about, thinking that the final end of all things was at hand. Silent was
+      near by, but uttered not a word. He entered his tent, quietly sat down,
+      and wrote a dispatch describing the disaster.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Time wore on without any very great results either way, until the
+      armies were all ready for the final movement in the Spring following.
+      Silent was still steadily gaining ground to his left, and holding Laws
+      close to his lines, at the same time keeping his cavalry in motion, to the
+      great annoyance of the enemy. In February, 1865, when I was at the
+      Capital, where I met the President, Secretary of War and Gen. Silent, the
+      campaign of Sherwood north to the rear of Richmond was about commencing;
+      but I was not then aware of it. Gen. Silent was also getting ready for his
+      final move against Laws, though he was waiting for Sherwood and Scoven to
+      make a junction at or near Goldsburg, in North Carolina.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In the meantime Charleston had been evacuated; Columbia, S. C,
+      surrendered, and many of our starving prisoners were there released from
+      their deadly and poisonous prison-pens, not fit for pigs, even, to live
+      in. Cotton had been piled in the streets of Columbia by the retreating
+      rebels and set on fire. When our troops entered the city they put the fire
+      out, as they thought. In the evening, however, the smoldering fire was
+      fanned into flames by a strong wind, and the burning flakes of cotton
+      lighting on and against houses, set them on fire. One division of our
+      forces worked hard to subdue the conflagration, but in vain. The flames
+      leaped from housetop to housetop, as if some unseen hand was aiding in the
+      terrible work of devastation. Men, women and children left their houses in
+      their night-dresses, screaming and crying for help. Nothing could be done
+      to allay the destruction. A great portion of the city was laid in ashes,
+      and many people were in the streets houseless and homeless. The troops of
+      Sherwood did all in their power to alleviate the suffering, by dividing
+      blankets and food, and also by taking as many families as could be placed
+      in the wagons to a point from whence they could take shipping North,
+      where, on their arrival, they were amply provided for.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Again moving forward rapidly, Sherwood's left wing struck
+      Harding's rebel corps at Averyville, and drove it in rout from its
+      position. Our left wing then moved by rapid marches on the Burton and
+      Goldsburg road, the right wing moving on a shorter and more direct route
+      in the same direction, many miles to the south. At Burton's
+      Cross-roads the head of column of the left wing struck the rebel army
+      under command of Gen. Jones, who had again been placed at the head of the
+      forces collected together since Head's defeat at Nashua. His forces
+      were now commanded by Harding, Biggs, Chatham and Hamden, the latter
+      commanding his cavalry. The Union forces, under Gen. Somers, discovering
+      that a large force was in their front, deployed two divisions and
+      attacked, but could not drive the enemy from his position. Somers hastily
+      constructed earthworks and held the enemy in his position until the right
+      wing, or a portion of it, could come to his relief. The word was soon sent
+      to the General commanding the right wing, and the Fifteenth and
+      Seventeenth Corps were dispatched at once to Burton's Cross-roads.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They arrived early on the next morning, having received the order
+      late at night. The General commanding the Fifteenth Corps, which was in
+      the advance, at once formed his leading division (Gen. Charles Ward's)
+      and charged the enemy's works. His men went on the run over the
+      works and right into his trenches, the General commanding the corps
+      leading and leaping his horse over the parapet in the midst of a shower of
+      deadly missiles. Our men captured the rebels who were in their front, and
+      a general stampede of the enemy followed, and in a short time Jones and
+      his whole command were hastily making their escape across Mill Run. The
+      march was not any farther impeded, and Sherwood's army marched to
+      Goldsburg, where, as before stated, they joined Scoven, and thus ended the
+      hard fighting of Sherwood's army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The President and Vice-President had been inaugurated, and the
+      message of the President was so mild and conciliatory, breathing
+      forgiveness and charity in such an honest and earnest spirit, that many
+      thought it might have some influence on the feelings of the enemy in
+      respect to the Union in which they had lived and controlled so long to
+      their own advantage. But no; the more he expressed sentiments of respect
+      for their opinions the more bitter they became, denouncing every
+      expression of kindness as an insult to their people; so that it was
+      determined there should be no let-up in any way whatever&mdash;no
+      armistice nor rest, but when the movement commenced, to let that end the
+      rebellion before ceasing. The country was now up to this point, and all
+      were ready and fully prepared for the result.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent had now directed Papson, as well as Sherwood, to keep
+      their cavalry at work in destroying lines of communication, bridges, and
+      supplies of the enemy. Willston in the West was operating south of
+      Tennessee, cutting off all chance of re-enforcements from that direction,
+      and Sherwood's cavalry in the direction of Augusta and northward,
+      performing the same character of service, while Sherlin was again marching
+      with 10,000 cavalry around Laws, making the whole country untenable for
+      want of facilities in gathering supplies, of which at this time the enemy
+      was in great need. The whole coast from Savannah to Newbern, with forts,
+      gunboats and munitions of war, was now in our hands, with 100,000 as good
+      soldiers as ever marched or fought a battle almost entirely untrammeled,
+      well supplied, and ready to drive Jones or any opposing force north back
+      to Laws, where the whole could be crushed at one blow. Sherwood was to so
+      conduct his movements as to detain Jones in his front until the 10th of
+      April, and then he was to move directly against him and drive and follow
+      him; but if possible, to get to the Roanoke River, so as to hold Laws in
+      his position.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;While Silent was preparing for his final movement against the
+      enemy, which was to commence on the 29th of March, Laws, suspecting the
+      movement, on the morning of the 25th, selecting the weakest point in our
+      lines, as he thought, assaulted the right of Meador's position in
+      front of the Ninth Corps. The point assaulted was a small fort known as
+      Fort Sleman, where the two opposing forces were not more than 200 yards
+      separated from each other. At dawn of day the rebels moved against this
+      point with Gadden's Corps, re-enforced by Bush Jones's
+      division. Parker's pickets were overwhelmed and the trenches taken
+      by the enemy, so that the main line of the Union forces was broken. The
+      rebels now seeing their advantage wheeled to the right and left, sweeping
+      our lines before them, and capturing our batteries, which they at once
+      turned upon Fort Sleman. The fort made all resistance possible, but, being
+      assaulted in front, flank and rear, was compelled to surrender. The guns
+      of the fort were now turned upon our own lines on either side with great
+      effect, driving our men and taking complete possession of this part of our
+      intrenchments.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;General Parker at this juncture came upon the scene, brought up
+      artillery on the hills commanding the point attacked, and ordered his
+      forces to occupy the fort. General Hartley also moved up and massed his
+      division and assaulted the enemy as they were moving along our line. He
+      checked their advance, and, being re-enforced, drove Gad-den's Corps
+      back, recaptured the fort and all our abandoned lines, with 2,000
+      prisoners. Meador arrived on the field and at once ordered Wight and Hume
+      to advance on Parker's left, which was promptly done, and that part
+      of the enemy's picket-line was taken, with many prisoners; so that
+      the temporary success of the enemy proved very expensive to him in the
+      end. This was the only unprovoked assault that Laws had made since the
+      campaign of the Summer before.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the night after this assault Gen. Meador, General Orden and
+      several other Generals were at Gen. Silent's headquarters,
+      discussing the contemplated movement to be commenced on the 29th. The
+      President had also been down to see Silent, and agreed in every particular
+      to his programme. Gen. Tom Anderson was also present, having been ordered
+      to Sentinel Point for assignment to duty. He was introduced by Gen. Silent
+      as an able and brave officer. Gen. Orden said to Gen. Silent that he would
+      be pleased to have him assigned to his command; to which Silent answered
+      that he would speak to Anderson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When the movement was understood, preliminary thereto Gen. Orden
+      was directed to move the next day to the extreme left, in connection with
+      and in support of the cavalry under Sherlin, designed to prevent Laws from
+      finally retreating in that direction, as was thought he might attempt, in
+      order to make a junction with Jones and fight Sherwood's forces
+      instead of Silent. This was not desired, as the General commanding wished
+      the army that had always confronted Laws to have the honor of the capture
+      of him and his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;When all had left for their respective headquarters, Gen. Silent
+      spoke to Gen. Anderson of Gen. Orden's request.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Anderson replied: 'General, assign me anywhere; I will try to
+      do my duty wherever I may be placed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent then wrote the order and handed it to him, saying:
+      'You will proceed to join Gen. Orden in the morning; he will move to
+      the left during the day.' Silent said that he would give him a
+      larger command in a few days, but could not do so then, as they were on
+      the eve of the movement in contemplation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson expressed entire satisfaction, and directed Lieut.
+      Whitcomb, who was with him, to have preparations made for starting at
+      daylight the next morning.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the evening, they being entirely alone, General Silent said:
+      'Gen. Anderson, do you remember a conversation we had at my rooms
+      the night before I left Nashua for the East?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Very distinctly, General; I was much impressed by what you
+      then said as to your views in reference to crushing this rebellion within
+      a certain time, and the mode to be adopted for the accomplishment of this
+      end.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, we will do it within the time mentioned. But do you
+      remember my asking you if you believed in dreams, and if you had ever seen
+      anything that you could not explain or understand?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, General, I well remember that also.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, sir, I desire to make a confidant of you in this
+      particular. I do not wish what I say known at this time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'You can do so; I will not betray your confidence.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I intended telling the President to-day,' continued
+      Gen. Silent, 'but was so taken up with other matters that I forgot
+      it; and I feel a strange kind of superstition that I may not see him
+      again. He and I are both in great danger, but I feel that I can protect
+      myself better than he can himself. I do not desire to tell this story to
+      any of my family, as I do not want them, or either of them, to become
+      superstitious. It is so easy for any of us to become so. I find even the
+      President, as strong a man as he is, somewhat so inclined.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson said: 'I am surprised at this. I did not
+      suppose he was so; but many strong people are, and many claim to have
+      cause for being so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson then related my wife's dream to Gen. Silent,
+      and told him Peters interpretation of it, and said six of her sons were
+      now dead&mdash;one only (Henry) remaining alive.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At this Gen. Silent became melancholy, and quietly responded,
+      ''Tis strange, indeed!' He then related to Gen. Anderson
+      the fact of his having seen a strange form in the night-time while under a
+      tree at Chatteraugus; also, the night that he met him at Nashua, as well
+      as in the night near his quarters while fighting the battle of the
+      Chaparral, its indications at Chatteraugus, and its indications to him at
+      Nashua and in the Chaparral. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I have also seen the same spectral form to-night, saying to
+      me: &ldquo;Move to the left rapidly; the enemy are all in your hands, and
+      in half a moon all will be prisoners.&rdquo; Gen. Anderson, what is this?
+      Am I dreaming, or am I laboring under some disease of the mind? I hope you
+      will speak freely to me as to what you think. I could not keep it longer.
+      I must tell some one. I feared I was becoming broken down in my brain
+      power,&mdash;I have studied over the military situation so much.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      ''No, General, you need not have any fears of that. You are as
+      vigorous in that respect as any man living. I cannot, however, explain
+      this; nor can I understand it. I will ask you, however, if you had this
+      character of campaign in your mind before you saw this strange apparition?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      '&ldquo;Yes, I had a thought of it; but somehow this seemed to
+      influence me not to deviate in the least, and to give me faith and
+      confidence in our final success; and yet I cannot but believe this to be
+      only an optical illusion. It must be; it cannot, it seems to me, be
+      otherwise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'There is one thing, General: it appears to be leading you,
+      or, at least, helping your faith, in the right direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes; but, Gen. Anderson, it harasses me by day and by night.
+      I cannot keep it from my mind. I try to throw it off, but cannot. But we
+      will speak of this no more at present. I feel that my mind is greatly
+      relieved since I have given you my secret. What a strange feeling this is;
+      but I believe it is so with every person.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, General, that is true. Things pent up in the mind and
+      heart become oppressive, and wear the mind until relieved. This seems to
+      be our safety-valve.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The conversation here ceased on this subject, and both retired to
+      rest. The next morning Gen. Anderson and his companion, Lieut. Whitcomb,
+      left very early for Gen. Or-den's headquarters. As they were leaving
+      Gen. Silent came out and spoke many kind words to Gen. Anderson. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I feel much better this morning. I will be at the front
+      to-day, and will see you, perhaps.9
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;With a good-by they separated. When Gen. Anderson arrived at Gen.
+      Orden's headquarters he was ready to move his command to the left.
+      He had been telegraphed by Silent of Anderson's assignment, so the
+      orders were ready, and Gen. Anderson at once took command of a splendid
+      division, getting acquainted as best he could on the march that day. His
+      command was in the lead. Late in the afternoon he met Gen. Sherlin, who
+      was overjoyed to see him, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Anderson, you have no time to learn the situation, but I
+      want you to be close to me. I will speak to Orden.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Their lines were formed that evening and all was in readiness for
+      action. On the afternoon of the 29th the Union line was continuous from
+      Appomattox, and still moving to the left. Silent said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'I feel now like ending the matter, if it is possible, before
+      going back.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The army of Silent was located about as hereinafter stated. Parker
+      and Wight held our line in front of Peters-ville, and Orden's line
+      reached to the crossing of Hatcher's Run. Hume had moved to the left
+      of Orden, by change of orders, and Warner was on the left of the moving
+      column. Sherlin was now at Dinwiddie, on our left flank, some five miles
+      separated from the left of our infantry. This movement was made late in
+      the afternoon. Our lines now covered the ground from Appomattox to
+      Dinwiddie Courthouse. Silent said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, let us see what we can do with the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This portion of the country was covered with forests and swampy
+      streams. During the night the rain fell in torrents, and by the next
+      morning it seemed impossible for man or beast to move without sticking in
+      the quicksands. The rain continued, and a deep gloom seemed to settle over
+      our army. Some who were in Silent's confidence suggested a return to
+      our former lines, but Silent could not see how we could go back if not
+      forward.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment Sherlin came riding up, through rain and mud,
+      and suggested that an advance was sure of success. Silent at once gave him
+      orders to return and take possession of Five Forks. The enemy was now
+      confronted by our army at every point.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherlin, on his return, at once sent one of his divisions forward.
+      The conditions of the roads prevented any serious assault with cavalry.
+      Warner was now advanced, extending his left across the Boydton road, He
+      fortified his position, but did not attack; the enemy were too strong in
+      his front. Hume, meanwhile, attacked the enemy and drove him from his
+      advanced position. On account of mud and bad roads no further movement was
+      made during that day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the next day, however, as Silent had suggested to Meador, the
+      enemy made a heavy assault on Warner's left, and pressed his whole
+      corps back some distance. Hume sent Milo with his division to Warner's
+      support. The rebels were now checked. The Second Corps was sent to Milo
+      and the enemy were attacked in flank in front of Warner, and were driven
+      back to their original line. Warner now moved up, supported by Milo, and
+      gained a lodgment on the White Oak road. Sherlin was attacked near
+      Dinwiddie and a severe battle ensued, which continued until dark, Sherlin
+      holding his ground.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Both parties lay upon their arms that night within a stone's
+      throw of each other. During the night the Fifth Corps was ordered to the
+      support of Sherlin. The enemy, discovering this movement, retreated early
+      in the morning, Sherlin following and assaulting them at every
+      opportunity. Laws had instructed his infantry and cavalry that Five Forks
+      must be held. Sherlin well knew the importance of this position;
+      Petersville must fall with this in our possession. He ordered Mullet to
+      assault in front with his cavalry, while the Fifth Corps, and McKenon,
+      with his cavalry, were to hold the White Oak road and to drive the enemy
+      back toward Petersville. At five o'clock the assault was made. The
+      cavalry dismounted and fought on foot. The division of the Fifth Corps
+      under Griffith and one brigade under Ames charged the rebel ranks, and
+      under the inspiration of the bands playing and the lead of the intrepid
+      Sherlin, the works were stormed by our men and the rebels routed, leaving
+      6,000 prisoners in our hands. Five Forks was ours, and a noble day's
+      work had been accomplished. This was the first great battle fought in the
+      last campaign against the rebel Capital.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Silent now ordered the enemy's works assaulted at three
+      points at four o'clock the next morning, April 2. Promptly on time
+      Wight and Parker moved against the strong works of the enemy in their
+      front. They broke over the enemy's picket-line with ease; but now in
+      their front frowned heavy earthworks and forts. They moved under a galling
+      and deadly fire, tearing away abatis and all kinds of obstructions until
+      they came to the main works. Here the contest was severe and bloody.
+      Bayonets clashed and musketry rattled; but our troops seemed to know that
+      the end was near, and nothing could stay or resist them. They climbed and
+      leaped over parapet and wall and into the enemy's trenches,
+      capturing men and guns. The advance of our men could not be stopped. They
+      pressed forward to the railroad, tore up the track, and turned and swept
+      right and left down the enemies' lines. Soon the whole line, from
+      the point of attack to Hatcher's Run, and all the artillery and
+      forts were in our possession.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Parker made his assault near the Jerusalem road. His column stormed
+      and carried the works in his front, capturing twelve pieces of artillery
+      and about 1,000 prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Orden now assaulted, Gen. Anderson's division leading. The
+      fighting was severe, the rebels saw that this kind of fighting meant the
+      capture of Richmond. Anderson led his men in person, and was one of the
+      first to scale the enemy's works. The enemy retreated in great
+      haste. Anderson again recognized Joseph Whitthorne leading one of the
+      brigades in retreat.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'My God?' he exclaimed, 'am I always to meet this
+      man in battle!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Orden turned his command to the right and joined on with Wight, and
+      they now made their lines strong in order to resist the enemy, as they
+      expected him to attempt a recapture. It had now become one continuous
+      battlefield, from Petersville to and beyond Five Forks. Silent now
+      determined to face Meador's entire command, as well as Orden's,
+      in toward Petersville, and take it if possible. The entire rebel army was
+      rushing to the defense of Petersville. Sherlin was moving on the White Oak
+      road toward the city. Laws was exerting himself to stay the tide. Gadden
+      was ordered to drive Parker back from his Une. Hiller and Mahoney were
+      gathering all the fragments of commands that they could find and
+      reorganizing them. Longpath, who had not been engaged, was ordered to
+      cross the James River to the south side, for the defense of this portion
+      of the line. Laws telegraphed his chief, the President of the Confederacy,
+      of the imminent danger to his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The enemy now assailed Parker's line, which was on both sides
+      of the Jerusalem road, and several desperate efforts were made to dislodge
+      him, but being re-enforced he held his position. His line included several
+      forts, and also commanded the main bridge across the Appomattox, almost
+      the only exit then left to the enemy. The rebels were now concentrating
+      their forces within an interior line of very heavy works immediately
+      surrounding the city. There were, however, two strong forts outside of
+      this line not yet captured by our forces&mdash;Forts Gregg and Baldwin.
+      Orden was directed to take Fort Gregg, and two of his brigades, commanded
+      by Turnlee and Forest, made the assault. After one or two repulses they
+      succeeded in storming and capturing the entire garrison. Both sides fought
+      gallantly. It was finally taken at the point of the bayonet.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Milo was now attacking the enemy near the intersection of the White
+      Oak and Claiborne roads, but finding him too well intrenched, had to fall
+      back some distance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Late in the afternoon Sherlin, with the Fifth Corps and a portion
+      of his cavalry, struck the enemy who had repulsed Milo in their works that
+      day, taking them in flank. He routed them, capturing nearly 1,000
+      prisoners. He pursued, and struck them every opportunity, until finally
+      they threw away their arms and took shelter in the woods. Night covering
+      their retreat the darkness saved them. The day's work left about
+      fifty pieces of artillery and 12,000 prisoners in our hands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;All west of the center of Laws's army had been driven by
+      Sherlin across the Appomattox, and the rest had been forced inside the
+      interior lines around Petersville, from which there was no escape save by
+      bad roads&mdash;country highways. Laws was now struggling to get his army
+      out and escape, so as to join Jones, and get the best terms he could after
+      one more short campaign.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Hiller, of the rebel army, fell that day. Laws had him buried
+      that night, and after the last rites were paid, he rode with his staff out
+      of the city, and in accordance with orders previously given, the whole
+      rebel army, save a small picket-line, filed out and moved in the direction
+      of Amelia Court-house. Parker, under his orders to feel the enemy during
+      the night, discovered the movement, captured the rebel pickets, and the
+      city was surrendered at four o'clock the next morning. Laws burned
+      behind him the small bridges on the Appomattox and blew up his forts on
+      the James River.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning Silent ordered Meador immediately up the Appomatox
+      River. Sherlin was ordered to push for the Danville Railroad with Hume and
+      Griffith and all the cavalry. Orden was directed to push south-west, on
+      the Cox road. Silent waited until he got news of the surrender of the
+      rebel Capital and the flight of Davis and his Cabinet; then he pushed out
+      on the road to his army marching to intercept Laws. Mullett, being in the
+      advance, came upon the enemy at Deep Run, on the 3d of April, and then a
+      battle ensued, in which the rebels were defeated and put to flight. The
+      road was strewn with caissons, ammunition, clothing, and all kinds of
+      material used by an army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was evidence of the great demoralization of the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At 5 p.m. on the 4th, Sherlin, with the head of the column of the
+      Fifth Corps, arrived at Geterville, capturing Law's dispatch to
+      Danville for rations, his army being entirely destitute of food. He was at
+      Amelia, but our forces were in his front and in possession of the Danville
+      road.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the 5th, Silent received information from Sherlin, that Laws and
+      his whole army were at Amelia, and that he (Sherlin) had possession of the
+      road to Burkesville. He sent Davies' division on a reconnaissance in
+      the direction of Painstown to see if any movement was being made by the
+      enemy. This command struck a train of wagons, burned them, and captured
+      five pieces of artillery and several hundred prisoners. The enemy moved
+      out a stronger force and renewed the contest, but were driven back.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Meador had now arrived with his force and joined Sherlin, but
+      failed to attack, he being the senior and then in command. Silent rode
+      late in the night to Sherlin's headquarters, and at once ordered an
+      attack at four in the morning, but said that Laws would steal away that
+      night. The next morning he was gone, and changing his course, was now
+      heading for Lynchburg. Pursuit was immediately made. Hume struck the rear
+      of the enemy at Deatonville, and at once attacked him. Crooker and Mullett
+      attacked the enemy's wagon train in flank. Orden had arrived at Rice
+      Station, and was intrenched, so as to prevent any further movement of the
+      enemy south. At four o'clock Wight's Corps came up and at once
+      went into action and carried the road two miles south of Deatonville,
+      breaking the enemy in twain. Hume was on his rear and Sherlin on his
+      flank. Hume here moved to the right after one of the fragments, in the
+      direction of the Appomattox.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Wight now drove the enemy in his front two miles into a swampy,
+      marshy bottom of Sailor's Run. The cavalry were now to the left,
+      where they were burning and destroying the wagon trains of the enemy. The
+      rebels in front of Wight's Sixth Corps had crossed the run, and were
+      throwing up breastworks, Sherlin ordered the stream crossed and their
+      works assaulted. This was done by two divisions. The fight was a desperate
+      one. The works were carried on the enemy's left, but a division of
+      the enemy came sweeping down on our flank and drove the troops of the
+      Sixth Corps back across the stream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this moment Mullett's division of cavalry came
+      charging down on the enemy's rear. The Sixth Corps again advanced,
+      and a most desperate and bloody hand-to-hand bayonet and saber contest now
+      took place. Our artillerymen opened on the lines of the enemy some twenty
+      guns. Our lines were now closing around them. Crooker had come up with his
+      command and closed the gap. The enemy threw down their arms and
+      surrendered&mdash;7,000 men and fourteen pieces of artillery, with Gen.
+      Ewelling and his seven subordinate Generals. This utterly destroyed the
+      entire command that was covering Laws's retreat.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Hume had pursued the fragment of the enemy which he had opposed in
+      the morning to the mouth of the run, some fifteen miles, attacking and
+      fighting&mdash;a running battle all the day&mdash;as well as fording
+      streams, building bridges, etc. The last stand of the enemy was stubborn.
+      Hume's command was victorious. His captures during the day were four
+      pieces of artillery, thirteen stands of colors and about 2,000 prisoners.
+      Night now drew her curtain over the scene, and our troops lay down to
+      rest.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day was used almost entirely in winding the coil more
+      closely around Laws's army. Hume and Crooker were on the north side
+      of the river confronting Laws; McKenon was at Prince Edwards; the cavalry
+      column was moving in the direction of Appomattox Station; the second and
+      Sixth Corps were moving to the north side of the river to attack the next
+      day; Mullett was pushed to the south side to Buffalo Station; the Fifth
+      and Twenty-fourth Corps were moving on Prospect Station, south of the
+      river, to prevent Laws from escaping in that direction; Orden was
+      following Sherlin, having taken with him Griffith, with instructions to
+      attack the head of Laws's column. The next morning news was received
+      that Stoner had entered Lynchburg and was holding it. During the greater
+      part of the night the armies of the Union were moving in the direction
+      assigned them. Gen. Silent occupied the old tavern at Farmville, where
+      Laws had slept the night before.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;After the last of his forces on this line had passed, Silent was
+      sitting quietly on the porch, thinking Laws must surrender the next
+      morning. He concluded to send him a note suggesting his surrender, to stop
+      the further effusion of blood, stating that the last few days must
+      convince him of the hopelessness of his cause. He sent the note. Soon
+      after this he was about to retire, when he heard his name pronounced. He
+      looked and saw the same form as heretofore mentioned, which spoke in these
+      words:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Laws will not surrender if possible to escape with any
+      portion of his force. Do not let your army rest until he is surrounded
+      completely.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Silent returned to the porch, and did not retire that night. About
+      midnight he received Laws's reply, saying he did not feel as Gen.
+      Silent thought on the subject of surrender, and during the night again
+      moved out in order to escape.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On the morning of the 8th our forces moved at once. Slight contests
+      only occurred during the day. At night the head of our cavalry column
+      reached Appomattox Station. The enemy were coming in quite a force for
+      supplies, there being at the station four heavily-loaded trains, which had
+      just arrived, for Laws's army. One train was burned, and the others
+      were sent to Farmville. The enemy made an assault on our forces, but were
+      repulsed, 25 pieces of artillery and many prisoners falling into our
+      hands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Sherlin was here, with no force as yet save two divisions of his
+      cavalry. He moved a force on the road in the direction of Farmville and
+      found Laws's whole army moving to Appomattox. Orden and Griffith
+      were marching rapidly to join Sherlin, and by marching all night reached
+      Appomattox at 6 A.M. on the morning of the 9th, just as Laws was moving
+      his head of column with the intention of brushing away Sherlin's
+      cavalry and securing the supplies. Laws had no suspicion of infantry
+      having joined our cavalry at Appomattox. Orden was the senior and
+      commanded the two corps of infantry&mdash;his own and Griffith's,
+      formerly Warner's. These troops were deployed in line of battle
+      across the road where Laws must pass, the cavalry in front covering the
+      infantry. Crooker moved out and was soon hotly engaged with the enemy. He
+      fell back slowly, and finally our cavalry moved off to the right, leaving
+      the road apparently open to the rebels. They, seeing this, sent up a shout
+      and started as if to pursue the cavalry, when, to their utter amazement,
+      Gen. Tom Anderson came charging down at the head of his division upon the
+      head of Laws's column, and at the same time our battle line
+      advanced. The enemy were rolled back in great demoralization, our lines
+      pressing them on every side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Anderson was assaulting them in front. Griffith was on one flank,
+      and Sherlin, moving around quickly on the enemy's left, was just
+      ordering a charge, when Laws sent a flag of truce and asked for a
+      cessation of hostilities. The cordon was now complete. Laws and his army
+      were at our mercy. Laws surrendered his army that day, and thus the
+      rebellion virtually ended.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The news sped on the wings of lightning, and the joy that found
+      vent throughout the North no pen could do justice to by way of
+      description. Old and young wept, embraced and shouted aloud, with their
+      hearts full of the glad tidings. None but the class of rebel sympathizers
+      before mentioned mourned at the sad fate of the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next day after the surrender of Laws, Gen. Anderson and his
+      staff were riding around the field taking observations. While passing down
+      near Longpath's Corps, suddenly a man in a rebel General's
+      uniform, with two other officers, came dashing up to the General and
+      halted. It was Joseph Whitthorne. He cried out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Tom Anderson, is that you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson responded affirmatively, at the same time saluting
+      him in proper military style. At this Whitthorne drew his pistol and was
+      just in the act of firing at the General, when Lieut. Whitcomb rushed at
+      him and ran him through with his sword. He fell from his horse and
+      expired. Gen. Anderson shed tears, but did not disclose to anyone present
+      the close relationship existing between them. This occurrence was of such
+      a character as might have caused trouble with the troops, so it was kept
+      quiet. The officers present on both sides deemed this course the best
+      under the circumstances. Lieut. Whitcomb never knew of the relationship,
+      Gen. Anderson's wife, Whitthorne's sister, always thought her
+      brother was killed in one of the last battles. The General revealed the
+      facts only to myself.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The joy that now pervaded the North lasted for but a brief space of
+      time before sorrow and deep mourning took its place.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You remember that Alston, one of the Canadian conspirators, had
+      been arrested and placed in prison at Washington on the charge that, he,
+      with others, were intending to attempt the capture of the President. This
+      having failed, doubtless the last resort had been agreed upon by
+      Thomlinson, Carey and their allies. Page had returned from Richmond with
+      Durham and met Wilkes at Baltimore, where this diabolical scheme was
+      agreed upon. The President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War,
+      and Gen. Silent were all to share the same fate. Wilkes, doubtless, with
+      his picked few, were to dog the President, Page the Secretary of State,
+      and Durham the Secretary of War, and others to in some way destroy Silent.
+      My son Henry returned from Canada on the 14th of April, and stated to me
+      that Wintergreen said the three above named were near Washington and would
+      do their work well, each selecting his man; that Thomlinson and Carey had
+      left for Europe on the 6th of April.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry left that night for Washington with this information for the
+      President and his Secretaries. His trip, however, was for naught, as on
+      that night the assassins did their work in part. Wilkes did his, and Mr.
+      Lincoln, the noblest of all men, fell by the bullet of his murderer. Page
+      tried his hand, but failed to complete his task. Durham failed entirely
+      from some cause.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry arrived in Washington the next evening, when he saw the
+      Secretary of War. He told him to say nothing, as they would all be put on
+      their guard by these facts being made public. Gen. Silent only escaped, as
+      it seemed, by a miracle, as he had agreed to accompany the President that
+      night and was only prevented by his wife's trunks with her wardrobe
+      being carried by Washington to Baltimore that afternoon.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0027" id="linkimage-0027">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0431.jpg"
+      alt="The Shooting of President Lincoln by Wilkes 431 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The intelligence of Mr. Lincoln's death, as it trembled along
+      the wires on the morning of the 15th to every portion of this Republic,
+      coming as it did in the midst of universal rejoicing, firing of cannon and
+      unfurling of banners, struck dumb those who a moment before were shouting
+      with joy. Language nor pen can adequately express the horror and grief
+      with which the people were stricken. A Nation's shouts of joy and
+      triumph at one moment, were the next turned into grief and sorrow. The
+      people were bowed down and bathed in tears. The shadows of gloom were on
+      every countenance. The flags that were floating in triumph one moment were
+      the next at half-mast. Almost instantaneously all houses were draped in
+      mourning. Women ran into the streets wringing their hands and weeping
+      aloud. Children ran to and fro to learn the cause of the great change from
+      joy to overwhelming grief. Each family wept as though for the loss of
+      their first-born. The soldiers in the field had lost their idol; the
+      colored people had lost their deliverer from the wilderness of slavery.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The people gathered in their places of worship and mingled their
+      tears with their prayers. A dark pall hung over the whole land. The people
+      seemed to lose heart. The very earth seemed to groan and cry out against
+      the horrible deed. The enemies of the Government were alarmed and shocked
+      at this terrible crime, growing out of their own course of conduct.
+      Foreign Governments were horrified at the atrocity of the fiendish
+      resentment shown. Many men became alarmed and hastened to leave the
+      country. Some left for Mexico, some for South America, and some for
+      Europe.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Vice-President had now taken the oath of office and had entered
+      upon the duties of President. Lincoln was dead; the last act in the bloody
+      drama on the program of the conspirators had been played.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0021" id="link2HCH0021">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XXI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     SCHEME FOR A NEW REBELLION.&mdash;ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS CO-
+     CONSPIRATORS.&mdash;THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY AND SECRETARY OF WAR
+     SAVE THE COUNTRY.&mdash;&ldquo;TOM&rdquo; ANDERSON'S BRUTAL MURDER.&mdash;UNCLE
+     DANIEL DIES.
+
+     &ldquo;Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
+     But they never pardon who have done the wrong.&rdquo;
+      &mdash;Dryden
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Jones surrendered to Sherwood. Mobile had fallen Iand all the minor
+      commands in rebellion were trying to see which could get in first. The
+      President of the Confederacy had been captured by Wellston. Our great
+      armies were mustered out of the service, and peace once more reigned
+      throughout the land. The then President had by his declarations shown such
+      bitter hostility toward the leading rebels that they were greatly alarmed,
+      and many were leaving the country. The General of our armies had
+      established his headquarters at Washington, and all matters pertaining to
+      the future were now in the hands of the civil authorities.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson had returned to my house, where he found joy and
+      happiness in our little family at his safety after passing through the
+      storm of this great struggle. His wife and little Mary, as well as little
+      Jennie, seemed as though they would never get through kissing him. Henry
+      and his wife (Seraine) were now with-us. Lieut. Whitcomb returned to
+      Detroit to his parents. Gen. Anderson and Henry were all who were left of
+      the eight of my household who had entered the service. You can imagine the
+      sadness this brought back to me. David's wife (Jennie) became
+      melancholy and more depressed than usual. She was stricken with fever and
+      died in about three weeks after the General's return. This left this
+      dear child&rdquo;&mdash;pointing to Jennie Wilson&mdash;&ldquo;alone in
+      the world, without a protector, save her poor old grandfather. Mary
+      Anderson, the General, Henry and Seraine were all kind and willing to do
+      anything for her that they could. She was sole heir to her father's
+      farm, which had been left in my hands, and naturally looked to me, and so
+      we have ever since lived together.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Henry, Seraine, Gen. Anderson and his family stayed with me until
+      the General could determine whether he would remain North or venture to
+      return to his old home in Mississippi. Old Ham and Aunt Martha, after the
+      murder of Mr. Lincoln, seemed to have lost all energy, and were unusually
+      silent and melancholy, seldom speaking to any one, save in the expression
+      of their great joy at the safe return of their Marsa Gen'l.'
+      One day, while we were sitting on the porch, the General said to Ham, who
+      had come to the front of the house:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Ham, what is the matter with you and Aunt Martha? You seem
+      to be in a serious mood all the time, since my return?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes, Marsa Gen'l, we is monstrous serious, sah. We
+      feels bad 'bout Marsa Lincum, what dem 'Sesh kill. He war our
+      bes' frien', He make us free, and we feel dat dar am some
+      wrong somewhar, dat dem 'Sesh starve de Union sogers; dey shoots dem
+      when dey wants to, and dey kills our President, and none of dem get hunged
+      for dis. If dis is de way dat matters is a-gwine, what am goin' to
+      'come of de darkies? Whar am dey gwine? What am gwine to 'come
+      ob Marfa and Ham? Dat's what am worryin' us.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, Ham, you need not worry about that. You will be taken
+      care of. I will see to that.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just then Aunt Martha came into the house, and hearing the
+      conversation, the good old woman became greatly excited. When she heard
+      what the General said to Ham she caught hold of the former, and in her way
+      gave expression to her feelings. She said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Marsa Gen'l, I's mighty feered somethin'
+      bad gwine to happen to us poor colored folks. Dar frien's seem de
+      only ones what get kill, and when dey do de folks do nuffln wid de 'Sesh.
+      Dey send dem home agin, so dat dey do jes' what dey please. You mind
+      what Aunt Marfa say, dem 'Sesh do wid de darkies what dey wan'
+      to in less den no time. Dey is free; I know dat; but who dey work for? Mus'
+      dey be under de same ones what sell dem before de 'bellion? If dey
+      is, den de 'Sesh make dem young darkies what's comin' on
+      b'lieve anything dey wants to; and afore dey is growd up dey be
+      helpin' de 'Sesh, and den what we do? I tells you dis bin on
+      my min' and in Ham's head, too. We trus' in de good
+      Laud; and you, Marsa Gen'l, you kin fix dis. I's sure you kin.
+      De good Laud spare you for dis; I know he do. I's sure dar was six
+      mans in dis family, all kill, my good old missus die, den my good young
+      missus, she die; dey was all kill and die 'ceptin' you, and I
+      knows dat you are save to take keer of us darkies, or you bin kill long
+      afore dis!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Well, aunty, I will do all I can for everybody. You and Ham
+      shall be cared for; have no fears about that.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Dat be good. I always know you look after us, Marsa Gen'l,
+      case we sabe you life; but, den, my chillens, Laud knows whar dey is. Ham
+      and me bin talkin' 'bout dat. We wants dem to get long, but we
+      not know dem, nor whar dey am. Maybe we see dem some day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'All right, aunty, we will talk about this hereafter.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Poor old darkies! They both went back to the kitchen better
+      satisfied and much happier.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams said: &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, Aunt Martha did not miss it very far,
+      did she?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No; the poor old woman had a presentiment that matters would not be
+      as peaceful and well for the colored people as was anticipated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just at this time old man Joseph Dent rode up to the gate. He was
+      as glad to see the General as if he had been one of his own family. We
+      talked over the war, and praised the old man for the part he had played in
+      assisting us in discovering the plots of the conspirators. He returned to
+      the farm greatly delighted that his work was appreciated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;We all remained at home for some time trying to shake off our many
+      sorrows. Mary Anderson and Seraine tried to make it pleasant for all. The
+      General interested us in giving his experiences, and Henry in turn his
+      with the conspirators. Time wore on, and finally Gen. Anderson concluded
+      to go to Colorado for the purpose of seeing what he could do in the mines,
+      leaving his wife and daughter still with me. Henry remained with us; he
+      and Seraine visiting occasionally with his friends at Detroit.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Congress was engaged in trying to agree upon a plan for the
+      reconstruction of the South, as well as to reorganize the army. When the
+      law was passed for the latter purpose I was written to by the Secretary of
+      War in order to ascertain Gen. Anderson's whereabouts. I wrote him,
+      giving his address. The General was tendered a position in the army. He
+      came home and consulted his wife, but finally declined it. He recommended
+      Lieut. James Whitcomb, his Aid-de-Camp, Seraine's brother, for a
+      position, and he was appointed a Lieutenant in the cavalry arm of the
+      service. He is still alive and in the army, but transferred, as I
+      understand, to a different branch of the service.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General concluded to go to Washington city, where he remained
+      some weeks. On returning he thought he would settle there in the practice
+      of the law. His wife did not wish to go until he had tried the chances of
+      success. So it was arranged that his family should remain with me, his
+      wife wishing to return to her old home when she felt that it was safe for
+      the General. He returned to Washington, and did very well.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;By this time there seemed to be some friction between the President
+      and Congress. This condition of things continued, with ill-feeling, and
+      the breach still widening. The President differed widely with the
+      Republican majority, as well as the Secretary of War and the General of
+      the Army, as to the reconstruction of the States recently in rebellion.
+      Every measure that Congress would pass with a view of taking charge of the
+      colored people or aiding them in their perilous condition, was rejected by
+      the President, and had to be passed over his veto. It was the same with
+      matters in reference to reconstruction. He began haranguing the populace
+      from the balcony of the Executive Mansion, in order to create an
+      ill-feeling and prejudice in the minds of the people against their
+      representatives.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He, however, very suddenly changed his views as to the proper
+      treatment for the leaders of the rebellion. Instead of wishing them tried
+      and punished, as formerly, he thought a portion of Congress should be
+      tried and punished. He turned his back on his Union friends and made the
+      leading rebels and their sympathizers of the North his confidants.
+      Jefferson Davis and all those under arrest for treason were, under his new
+      programme, released. He denounced leading Republicans as conspirators and
+      traitors. He was cajoled by every conspirator of the late rebellion.
+      Finally the visits of certain men from Maryland and Virginia became so
+      frequent that it aroused a suspicion in the minds of the Secretary of War
+      and the Chief of Staff to the General of the Army, and very soon this
+      suspicion extended to the General himself that a new conspiracy was being
+      organized. The General was led to believe this, first, on the ground that
+      the President at one time wanted all the leading men who had been paroled
+      by the General arrested and tried by the U. S. Court in Virginia. This the
+      General of the Army had resisted in such a manner as to cause quite a
+      coolness between the two. The same men that he at one time desired to see
+      hanged had now become his companions, confidential friends and advisers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Information was received about this time, through a source that
+      could not be doubted by the Secretary of War nor by the General of the
+      Army, of a programme which had been agreed upon by the President and
+      certain rebels claiming that their States were sovereign, were States now
+      as ever, with all their rights&mdash;that of representation included. The
+      President determined to issue his proclamation for an election of Senators
+      and Members of the House of Representatives from all the States lately in
+      rebellion, and if they came to Washington claiming their seats, and should
+      not be admitted by the Republican majority, he would organize a Congress
+      with the Southern members and the Northern Democrats, and as President
+      would recognize them as the Congress of the United States and send his
+      messages and communications accordingly. If the Republicans resisted he
+      would disperse them by force, and thereby make them the rebels against the
+      lawful Government, as he claimed, and in that way turn it over to its
+      enemies and their sympathizers, with himself as their chief instead of Mr.
+      Davis, holding the Capital and all the Government archives. If he could
+      induce the General of the Army to obey his orders he could carry out this
+      scheme; if not, he would get rid of the General and try and find some
+      other officer upon whom he could rely. To be prepared in case he could not
+      use the Commander of the Army, a force was to be organized in Maryland and
+      Virginia, which was to sweep down upon Washington and take possession
+      before outside forces could be organized against the President's
+      authority, using in connection with this force such of the army as would
+      obey him. He tested the General of the Army and found he could not use him
+      to aid in starting a new rebellion. He then concluded that he would send
+      him away to Mexico, and put in some pliant tool as Secretary of War, and
+      then put this scheme in operation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Just about this time an application was made to the General of the
+      Army, without coming through the Secretary of War, by the State of
+      Maryland, for its quota of arms. This at once struck the General as
+      strange. He went to the Secretary of War, and upon consultation the
+      application was placed among the relics of the past. In a day or so the
+      President inquired of the General if he had received such an application.
+      The General said he had, and was asked what he was going to do. He
+      answered that it would be looked into. This seemed to the General very
+      unusual, for a President to be looking after such things.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I had gone to Washington to look after pay that was due three of my
+      sons when killed. While sitting with Gen. Anderson in his room, soon after
+      my arrival, a knock was heard at the door. A boy entered with a note from
+      the Secretary of War, saying he had just heard of my arrival and desired
+      to see me.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning as soon as I could I went to his office. When I
+      met him he was very cordial with me; conversed about the murder of Mr.
+      Lincoln and the utter collapse of the rebellion, as well as the great loss
+      in my family. I spoke to him about my business, and he at once directed
+      matters so that it would be attended to without delay. The Secretary then
+      said to me that it was through my direction that Mr. Lincoln and himself
+      had been able to thwart the late conspirators in many of their diabolical
+      schemes during the war, and that they failed only in one&mdash;that of
+      preventing the murder of the President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In speaking of this sad calamity the great tears stood in his eyes.
+      'But,' said he, 'my dear friend Lyon, we are now
+      standing upon the verge of a volcano, and this time, if the schemes of the
+      conspirators can be carried out, we will be in more danger than ever; and
+      we who have just put this great rebellion down will be compelled to play
+      the part of rebels ourselves in the next great drama.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was almost struck dumb by this announcement, and thought the
+      Secretary was perhaps unnecessarily alarmed at some minor matter. He rang
+      his bell for a messenger, and sent him across the street for the General
+      of the Army. He soon came in, and after pleasant greetings we all retired
+      to the Secretary's private room. There he was about to make me
+      acquainted with this whole matter, when the General said to the Secretary
+      that he desired his Chief of Staff to be present. He was sent for, and
+      soon entered. I was put under a pledge of secrecy, and then the whole
+      scheme was revealed to me as I have told it to you, except that it was
+      given to me more in detail. The name of their secret informant was given,
+      and I was then truly surprised and could no longer doubt the facts as to
+      the conspiracy for the second rebellion. The man who had unfolded the
+      scheme to the Secretary of War and to the General of the Army was a man of
+      reputation in a marked degree; had held a high position in the Confederate
+      service, but had seen enough of war, and also respected his parole to the
+      General of our Army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General did not know at what moment he might be relieved from
+      the command of the Army, and was therefore anxious that the Secretary of
+      War might in some way be prepared for the emergency, should it arise; but
+      said that he could not personally be a party to any preparations for such
+      an event while he was subject to the orders of the President. So he said
+      that he would retire, but would leave his Chief of Staff, who, he said,
+      seemed to be belligerent enough for any purpose. When the General withdrew
+      the Secretary said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Now, Mr. Lyon, what can you do to aid us, or what do you
+      suggest?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said: 'Give me until this evening to reflect upon the
+      matter and I will meet you gentlemen here at any hour that may be agreed
+      upon.' So eight o'clock was designated, and we separated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;During the day I made inquiry of Gen. Anderson about the disbanded
+      soldiers; how they, or some of them, could be organized in an emergency,
+      and supposed the case of the rebels trying their rebellion over again. He
+      laughed at the idea, but said there was but one condition of things that
+      could possibly bring about such a result, and that was if the President
+      should undertake the restoration of all the rebel States without the
+      action of Congress, as he had heard hinted by some leading rebels who had
+      recently been in Washington.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I asked him if it would not be well for some men of influence to be
+      on the alert.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Yes,' he replied; 'there ought to be a secret
+      force in Washington and elsewhere, until the reconstruction of the rebel
+      States is complete.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I said no more to him at this time on the subject. Gen. Anderson
+      said he would call and see the General of the Army in a day or so, as he
+      had only visited him occasionally since in Washington, but that his calls
+      were always made very pleasant.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;At eight o'clock sharp I went to the War Office and found the
+      Secretary and the Chief of Staff to the General waiting for me. We at once
+      entered into conversation on the subject of the conspiracy. I made the
+      same suggestion that Gen. Anderson had intimated to me, which was at once
+      discussed and thought to be a good proposition. But how could it be done
+      without the whole matter being made public in some way? The Secretary
+      thought this was a matter that should be kept within the knowledge of a
+      very few discreet men.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'True,' said I; 'but you must have a nucleus here
+      in Washington if you can find the man to organize it. I know a man who
+      would be perfectly safe, but I have a suggestion in connection with him
+      that I think better. It is this: My son Henry is very anxious to go to the
+      Black Hills, but that country being unsafe, on account of the Indians, I
+      have been thinking that a large number of discharged soldiers would jump
+      at an enterprise of this kind. They could be organized and have it so
+      arranged that they could be got together quickly for any emergency; and if
+      the emergency should not arise, when the danger should be passed the
+      General of the Army could properly issue an order preventing any
+      organization or combination of men from entering the Black Hills country,
+      and instruct the army in that part of the West to carry out the order.
+      This would let the men at the head of the organization out of the scrape,
+      and would afford them an ample excuse for abandoning the enterprise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary said: 'This seems feasible; who could you trust
+      with this management?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I replied: 'Gen. Tom Anderson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Just the man,' replied both gentlemen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'The Secretary said: 'This part is in your hands. We do
+      not wish to see anyone but you on this part of the plan. We will give our
+      confidence to no one else. We hope you will not delay. We will look out
+      for Washington. You need not hesitate; these two men, Gen. Anderson and
+      your son, will be amply compensated.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Chief of Staff to the General then remarked: 'I think I
+      know the man to take hold of matters in Washington.' He then named a
+      man who had been a Union officer, and who was then in the city. He was
+      sent for and had an interview the following afternoon with the two
+      gentlemen mentioned. I immediately returned, met Gen. Anderson, and asked
+      him to go with me to my room. When there I laid the case before him fully,
+      imposing entire secrecy, should the terrible threatened disaster be
+      averted, saying to him that Henry, my son, being young and thoughtless,
+      must not know the inside, but must look upon it merely as a matter of
+      precaution, and with the intention of carrying out the Black Hills scheme
+      in order to get into that rich mineral country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General readily assented to all, and at once prepared to return
+      home with me. He visited the General of the Army the following day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next morning I again visited the Secretary of War, and
+      explained to him the General's readiness to act. He was delighted
+      with the arrangement, and said to me that I must return in two weeks and
+      let him know how matters were progressing; that it would not do to
+      communicate in writing. I bade him good-by, and the General and I left for
+      home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On our arrival his wife and the two children were greatly
+      delighted, as well as the rest of the family, including Ham and Aunt
+      Martha. His wife, finding that he was to remain at home for some time, was
+      extremely happy. Henry was now called into council and put in possession
+      of a part of our plan. They at once went to work diligently, and in a very
+      short time had made up a secret organization with a view, as understood,
+      of going to the Black Hills, and by moving about in the country found that
+      any number of good soldiers could be rendezvoused at Indianapolis ready to
+      move by rail in any direction required, the Black Hills being the
+      objective.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gov. Morton was sent for and had an interview with the Secretary of
+      War. What arrangement or understanding was had between them I did not
+      know, nor did I ever learn. The only thing he ever said to any of us was
+      to Gen. Anderson, that there were plenty of arms, etc., in Indianapolis,
+      and if he should ever have to start for the Black Hills to let him know at
+      once. I suspected that he was fully posted.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I returned in about two weeks to Washington. In the meantime the
+      President had attempted to send the General of the Army out of the country
+      into Mexico, on some civil mission. The General had positively refused to
+      go. By this time there was quite a bitter feeling. The President expressed
+      himself freely. The General was silent.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The Secretary of War had been requested to resign, which he had
+      refused to do, and the excitement was warming up considerably. Many
+      telegrams were coming to the General of the Army from his old soldiers,
+      saying they were ready to come to Washington in case of trouble with the
+      President on the question of the enforcement of his views against the
+      action of Congress. The General would destroy these telegrams as fast as
+      they came. I told the Secretary of the progress of Gen. Anderson and Henry
+      in reference to the Black Hills. He was very much gratified at the result.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I was invited to come to the War Office at about 8:30 o'clock
+      that evening. On arriving I was admitted by the Secretary himself. Inside
+      the door I found a sentinel with musket in hand, regularly on duty. I said
+      to the Secretary, 'How is this?' His only reply was: 'It
+      looks warlike, does it not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;On entering his private room I found the Chief of Staff to the
+      General of the Army and two other gentlemen. One was a man whom I knew
+      well, the same mentioned by the parties as being the one to take care of
+      Washington city. The other gentleman I had never seen. He was a resident
+      of Washington city, had been a Colonel in the Union army, and was now
+      acting as Adjutant-General and organizer under the former. These men
+      remained during every night in the War Department with the Secretary of
+      War, having spies out in Baltimore and Richmond, as well as in Washington,
+      and knew of every movement that was going on. They also knew of every
+      meeting of leading rebels with the President. I learned that their
+      organization, secretly armed and equipped in Washington, amounted to over
+      2,000 men, the object of which was not disclosed to the men more than that
+      it was a military organization in favor of the Union, and to be ready on
+      call for any emergency.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;If the President had attempted to carry out his scheme, and any
+      movement had been made from either Baltimore or Richmond, or from any part
+      of any State, the first prisoner would have been the President. The
+      Secretary of War determined that his Department should not go into the
+      hands of any one who would be subservient to any set of conspirators, or
+      the President, who was to be at the head of them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I returned home the next day full of alarm for our country. I
+      greatly feared another scene of blood and desolation. I was so worried
+      over the situation that my family thought me ill.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson returned that night from Indianapolis, and Henry from
+      near Fayette. I told the General what I had seen and learned. When I told
+      him how the gentleman in charge of the secret forces in Washington seemed
+      to feel, and that he would make the President a prisoner the first thing
+      if any move was made, he remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'That is the way to do it! Cut off the head the first blow,
+      and the body will soon die.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Things went on in this way for a time. The President had copies of
+      telegrams given him from the telegraph office, which were sent from
+      different parts of the country, tendering the services of different
+      organizations of soldiers to the General of the Army. He also discovered
+      in some way that he would be in danger should he attempt the use of force.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The House of Representatives now presented articles of impeachment
+      against him. This alarmed his co-conspirators, and the embryo rebellion
+      collapsed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I have no doubt that if the President at that time had had a
+      General of the Army and a Secretary of War who could have been used by him
+      to further his and his co-conspirators' schemes, within ninety days
+      from the time when I first went to Washington, as stated, this country
+      would have been plunged into another bloody rebellion with an
+      unscrupulous, courageous and desperate man at the head of it, and at the
+      same time in possession of the Capital of the Nation. The country has
+      never known what it escaped and what it owes to those men&mdash;the
+      Secretary of War and the General of the Army and his Chief of Staff&mdash;for
+      standing as they did against these machinations.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams, &ldquo;why was this matter
+      kept so profoundly secret?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;There were two reasons: First, the country was easily excited at
+      the time, and on that account, when the danger was passed, it was thought
+      best to say nothing, and all who knew of it had been put upon their honor
+      not to disclose it. Second, it could not be verified as to the
+      co-conspirators in Maryland and Virginia, and the plan agreed upon by
+      them, without involving a man heretofore mentioned, in high position among
+      the very persons who were conspiring to do the deed. His exposure would
+      doubtless have cost him his life; and I hope you will not now ask me to
+      say whether he is living or dead.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I will inquire no further on this subject,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams,
+      &ldquo;but would like to know what became of the Black Hills scheme?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;That scheme failed at or about the same time of the collapse of the
+      new rebellion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Time passed, and finally the country got rid of this President by
+      electing the General of the Army. We all, or many of us at least, breathed
+      more freely. The reorganization of the South became a fixed fact, and the
+      machinery moved smoothly for awhile. My son Henry was still anxious to go
+      to work and try his fortune in the Black Hills country. About this time
+      his wife bore him a fine son. He therefore left her with me and started
+      fortune hunting.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson made a visit to his old home in Mississippi and was,
+      to all outward appearance, well received. He returned home, and, after
+      talking the matter over with his wife, they thought it would be safe to
+      return. The Union men were at that time in power in Mississippi, and many
+      Northern people were flocking there and purchasing property. Very soon the
+      General and his family got ready to leave Allentown for Jackson, Miss.
+      When the time came for them to leave, the sorrow with us all was very
+      great. Mary Anderson and Seraine wept, and held to one another,
+      instinctively fearing that this separation was forever. The two children,
+      little Mary and Jennie, shrieked and screamed, and begged not to be
+      separated. The scene was heartrending. I felt as though my last friend was
+      leaving me. The General and I acted like children. We both wept and
+      embraced each other&mdash;neither could speak. I held poor little Mary in
+      my arms and bathed her blessed cheeks with my tears. Old Ham and Aunt
+      Martha would go with 'Marsa Gen'l' They both wept and
+      heaped blessings upon us all. As far off as we could see the poor old
+      people, they were bowing and bidding us good-by. God bless their poor
+      souls; they were as good and as kind a couple as ever lived!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Seraine and I had procured good help before they left, and were, in
+      that particular, in excellent shape; but when the General, his wife,
+      little Mary and the old couple left, it was desolate, sure enough. We were
+      lonely in the extreme. We had been so long together, and had passed
+      through so many trials, had grieved, and had experienced so many sorrows
+      together, that no one could describe our feelings. The General, however,
+      felt that he could do well again at his old home, and he thought the
+      people down there were reconstructed and satisfied with their wrong
+      course.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;I spent most of my time out at the farm. I would take my Jennie, as
+      I called my granddaughter, with me and explain everything to her, as much
+      to employ my own mind as hers. Henry wrote us very often. He was delighted
+      with the country and was doing quite well; had made money, and was
+      investing it in property in Yankton. Seraine's father and mother
+      visited us frequently, and we were living as happily as we could under all
+      the circumstances.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;In a few months Gen. Anderson visited us. He was feeling satisfied
+      with his home and was doing well. He gave a glowing description of old Ham
+      and Aunt Martha's happiness now that they could see other colored
+      people. The President had offered him (Anderson) a foreign mission, which
+      he had declined on account of his fine prospects in his profession in
+      Mississippi.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The next year after Henry left us he returned, but was determined
+      to make his new home his permanent one, and insisted on Jennie and I going
+      with him. He said he would not leave us alone, and would stay in Indiana
+      if we could not go with him and Seraine. He could not think of leaving
+      Seraine and his fine baby boy any more. I thought I ought not to interfere
+      with the boy's prospects, so I agreed to go with them. I rented my
+      house, made arrangements about the farm, and we all left for Yankton.
+      Henry had purchased a nice place, and we lived there very happily
+      together. We kept up our correspondence with Gen. Anderson and his family.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;One day Henry came into the house very much excited, saying that he
+      had just seen Wintergreen on the street, who pretended not to recognize
+      him. The town was settling up and growing very fast. Many people from the
+      South were coming into the Territory as well as the town. I told Henry to
+      beware of this man; that he, knowing that Henry had his secrets, might,
+      through fear, if nothing else, do him some harm. One day there were quite
+      a number of persons near a billiard hall, in a dispute about some matter.
+      Wintergreen was in the midst of the crowd. Henry stepped up out of
+      curiosity to ascertain the cause of the trouble. Wintergreen spied him,
+      drew his revolver, and shot him dead.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams exclaimed, &ldquo;My God! Your last son!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel with a tremulous voice, &ldquo;this
+      was the last of my dear family. So you see, gentlemen, as I first stated,
+      my home is desolate. Why should I wish to buffet the world longer? This
+      was the fulfillment of my good wife's dream&mdash;the seven fingers
+      were now gone.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Wintergreen escaped. The distress of Henry's wife, as well as
+      my own grief, I will not undertake to describe. We conveyed his body to
+      Allentown and there laid him to rest with his mother and brothers. Gen.
+      Anderson, learning of our affliction, met us at our old home. Seraine and
+      I remained with our little family at Allentown, I getting back my house. I
+      broke down under this last sorrow, and was confined to the house for more
+      than a year. Seraine cared for me as she would for her own father, and
+      this child here, my dear Jennie, was with me and by my bedside nearly the
+      whole time of my sickness. God bless her!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;So say we all!&rdquo; was the response from those present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson visited me several times during my illness. His wife
+      and little daughter came and spent a month with us, which added greatly to
+      what happiness we could then enjoy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The men who had been in rebellion now began to show their feeling
+      and take hold of the politics of the South. Gen. Anderson was very
+      prominent as a lawyer and a leader in political affairs in Mississippi.
+      The rebels now commenced to organize secret societies similar to those
+      that were in the North during the war. Another Presidential canvass came
+      on, and the then President was re-elected. Very soon political matters in
+      that part of the country, in State affairs, became very exciting.
+      Prominent men were threatened; colored men were whipped and driven away
+      from meetings; raids were made upon their houses in the night-time and
+      many were murdered&mdash;some white men sharing the same fate.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Gen. Anderson used all of his influence to stay this tide of
+      oppression and wrong. He was threatened with violence, but did not believe
+      they would assault him. He was a brave man, and could not think of leaving
+      his friends, but determined to stand by them. Quite a number of Northern
+      men were driven from that part of the country, and their property
+      destroyed. A perfect reign of terror prevailed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The General moved into another county, so as to be out of the
+      excitement as much as possible. At a political meeting near the capital of
+      the State, Gen. McKee, a Northern man, without any provocation whatever,
+      was brutally assaulted and almost murdered for making a Republican speech.
+      This character of conduct continued until one day in court, where some of
+      these men were being tried for their outrages, the General denounced this
+      course as brutal, and such as ought to make barbarians blush. A mob
+      collected around the court-house and made threats of violence against him,
+      denouncing him as a &mdash;&mdash;- Yank and not fit to live. They then
+      and there notified him to leave the State within five days, and that if
+      found there longer than this his life should pay the forfeit.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;He had determined not to leave, so he prepared himself and remained
+      at home. At the end of the five days a mob collected about his house and
+      demanded that he leave at once. They were boisterous and threatening. One
+      of his neighbors was at his house and prepared to assist the General in
+      defense of his home and family. His wife and little girl were so much
+      alarmed that they screamed and cried for help. Finally the General,
+      standing in his door, flatly refused to leave. A volley was fired at him,
+      one shot taking effect in his right thigh. His little daughter ran to him
+      and threw her arms about his neck, shrieking and begging for her papa. His
+      neighbor fired from a window, wounding one of the mob.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0028" id="linkimage-0028">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0449.jpg"
+      alt="Murderous Assault Upon Gen. Anderson and Family 449 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This was like fanning the flame. They rushed upon the house, firing
+      indiscriminately. The General was shot three times and fell dead. His
+      little daughter, with her arms about his neck, received a shot in her left
+      breast, from which she died in a few minutes. His neighbor, Gibson, was as
+      brutally murdered in the house, being riddled with bullets. Old Ham ran
+      out of the kitchen to make his escape and was shot dead in the yard. Mary
+      Anderson fell senseless to the floor. Old Aunt Martha was the only soul
+      left to do anything. She was on her knees praying while the mob was doing
+      their desperate and bloody work. They retired yelling like Indians after
+      taking scalps. Poor old Martha ran to one of the neighbors for help, but
+      could get none from white people. A few old colored people gathered at the
+      house and cared as best they could for the dead.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;For two days this family of dead and stricken lay without a white
+      person coming to the house to aid or assist. The enemies would not, and
+      the few friends were afraid to do so. The General, little Mary, and Mr.
+      Gibson were buried by the colored people in the best manner they could.
+      Mary Anderson became a raving maniac and died in about one week after, and
+      was buried by the side of her husband and daughter, a minister and a few
+      women having come to look after her since the interment of the other dead.
+      Old Ham was laid away by the colored people. Aunt Martha was grieved
+      beyond expression, and alarmed for fear she also would be murdered. She
+      prayed night and day to be brought back to her 'Marsa Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;The colored people, having great respect for the General and his
+      family, made up money enough to send Aunt Martha back to my house. A young
+      colored man ventured to come with her, for which I remunerated him. This
+      poor old woman's story was enough to melt the most obdurate heart.
+      She talked constantly of the General, his wife, little Mary, and poor old
+      Ham, and felt that the 'good Laud' had deserted them for some
+      reason.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      We were all dumfounded at the recital of these barbarous murders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My God!&rdquo; exclaimed Dr. Adams, &ldquo;what is this people
+      coming to?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush shed tears, but could not speak. All were silent. Uncle Daniel
+      left the room, but returned in a few moments and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;My friends, you can now see why I so often have said, 'What
+      have I to live for?' Why should I desire to remain here and brood
+      over my great misfortunes and sorrows longer?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Finally Col. Bush walked the floor, and in a most subdued tone, said:
+      &ldquo;For such a man and so noble a family to die in such a villainous
+      manner! Did no one suffer punishment for this diabolical crime?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;No, not one was punished. The matter was investigated, but that was
+      all.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, I have asked myself heretofore the question, why did I give
+      my right arm for such a Government? That such a man, who had served his
+      country as faithfully as he, could be thus brutally murdered, with his
+      family, and no one punished for it, is a marvel to me; and no doubt some
+      of his murderers are now holding high official position!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; said Uncle Daniel, &ldquo;one of the instigators of
+      this crime has held office ever since, as a Southern patriot who nobly
+      assisted in ridding the South of one of those Northern Yankees.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what became of Aunt Martha?&rdquo; inquired Maj.
+      Clymer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Poor old woman, she lived with Seraine and me for about three years
+      after her return, when she sickened and died. When she spoke on any
+      subject she would finally get to those murders. They preyed upon her mind
+      constantly, and I think hastened her death.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;How strange that all who were connected with your household during
+      the war should have had such a fate!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, my friends, it has been the one unaccountable mystery in my
+      life. Poor old Joseph Dent died in the same year, and I was left almost
+      alone. My dear Jennie, a few years ago, married Mr. Wilson, and I came to
+      live with them in Oakland. Seraine went to her father and mother in
+      Michigan. They are both alive and she remains with them. Her son Harvey&mdash;named
+      for his uncle, my youngest son, who was murdered at the battle of the
+      Gaps, if you remember&mdash;is now in Chicago working as one of the
+      cash-boys in a dry-goods store. I thought, as he was the last link in our
+      family, that the Government owed it to us to send him to the West Point
+      Military Academy, but I could not get him into the school. The member from
+      here was not favorable, inasmuch as he was an anti-war Democrat during the
+      rebellion. Harvey is making his own living now and I hope he may have a
+      bright future. He often comes to see us. Poor Seraine; when the boy could
+      not get into West Point, it almost broke her heart. She said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;'Father, how shallow is this world. You, his grandfather,
+      lost seven sons, six in the army. This boy's father was starved near
+      unto death in Pine Forest Prison. I, his mother, risked my life in going
+      through the rebel lines to obtain his release. He was murdered by one of
+      the conspirators; and now we are forgotten. No one cares what we suffered
+      during and since the war. My son cannot even have the poor privilege of
+      being educated by the Government, when the sons of nearly every rebel
+      General who tried to destroy the Union are now under the guardianship of
+      the Government, being educated either at West Point for the army, or at
+      Annapolis for the navy.'&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams said: &ldquo;This is hard; it is uncharitable, and shows a great
+      want of the proper gratitude that should be due under the circumstances.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush said: &ldquo;What does the Government or people care for those
+      who made the sacrifices? We are so far away from the war now in space of
+      time, that we are not only forgotten, but regarded as pests in society.
+      Are the people not grumbling about what has been done for the soldiers? Do
+      they not complain about our pensions? A few years more, however, and all
+      of us cripples, one-armed and one-legged and those who are wholly armless
+      and legless, will have passed away out of sight. The recognition now is
+      not to the victors, but to the vanquished. If you wish to be respected by
+      a certain class, North or South, only make it appear that you headed a
+      band of marauders during the war, dealing death to Union men and
+      destroying their property, and you will be invited to agricultural shows,
+      to the lecture halls, and upon the stump; and if still living in the
+      South, you will either be sent to the United States Senate, made Governor,
+      or sent on some foreign mission.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Uncle Daniel, what became of Thomlinson and Carey, the Canadian
+      conspirators,&rdquo; inquired Inglesby.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;They are both dead, and many of their co-workers also. There has
+      been a very great mortality among the leaders of the rebellion. That is to
+      say, the older men&mdash;those who were somewhat advanced in years when it
+      began.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Are many of the Northern men of whom you have spoken in your
+      narratives as rebel sympathizers, Knights of the Golden Circle, or Sons of
+      Liberty, still living?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, they were generally young or middle-aged men, and with few
+      exceptions are still living, and are, almost without an exception, in some
+      official position&mdash;some of them in the highest and most honorable in
+      our Nation.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;This could not have occurred in any other Government than ours, and
+      is passing strange,&rdquo; said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, that is true; but do you not remember my mentioning the fact
+      that Hibbard, who was connected with one of the rebel prisons during the
+      war, came North last Fall to teach us our duty? I also said that probably
+      he would be sent abroad to impress some foreign country with our Christian
+      civilization.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, I well remember what you said.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Well, I see by the papers that he has been appointed to a Foreign
+      Mission. I also see that a man of great brutality, who is said to have
+      been connected with one of the prisons in Richmond, has been put in charge
+      of all appointments in the greatest Department of the Government&mdash;the
+      Treasury.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Are these things so? Can it be possible?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, these are truths. This is merely testing us in order to see
+      how much the people will bear; and they seem to bear these things without
+      a murmur. The next will be stronger. If the people of the South see that
+      they are sustained in this by the people of the large cities North, on
+      account of a fear that they may lose Southern trade, what may they not
+      demand? Certainly, very soon nothing less than Vice-President will be
+      accepted, and the same people who sustain these things now will cry out
+      that this is right!&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;It does look so. I have been studying this question since you have
+      been reciting your experiences and giving the views of yourself and
+      others, and am now prepared to agree that greed is at the bottom of all
+      this. This same greed is one of the several dangers that threaten our
+      country's institutions to-day. It causes crimes and wrongs to be
+      overlooked, and in many cases defended, in order to gain influence with
+      the people who are determined by any means in their power to control the
+      Government.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; and see the progress they are making in this direction. As I
+      have said, there is not a man, with but very few exceptions, North, who
+      denounced the war and those who were engaged in prosecuting it, who is not
+      in some official position. Turn to the South. So far as they are concerned
+      it may seem natural for them to select from their own class; but why
+      should the North fall in with them? You have given, in your answer to me,
+      the only reasonable answer&mdash;that of greed and gain; but to see this
+      great change in the minds of the people in so short a time is strange
+      indeed. Twenty years ago they were thundering at the very gates of our
+      Capital. To-day they control the country. There is not a man, save the
+      President of the Southern Confederacy and a very few of the leaders in the
+      war made to destroy our Government, who is not now in some honorable
+      position if he wishes to be. We find them representing us in the
+      first-class missions abroad, in the second-class and in the third-class;
+      and there not being high places enough of this kind, that the world may
+      know the Confederacy has been recognized fully by our people since its
+      downfall, those who were in high positions under it now take to the
+      Consulships and are accepting them as rapidly as can well be done.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;You find your Cabinet largely represented by their leading men, and
+      many of your Auditors, your Assistant Secretaries, Bureau officers, etc.,
+      are of them. This not being satisfactory, all the other appointments South
+      are made up of those men to the exclusion of every one who was a Union man
+      before, during, or since the war. The Government not furnishing places
+      enough, all the State, county, and city offices South are filled in the
+      same manner by this same class. This still does not satisfy, and all men
+      sent to the United States Senate or to the House of Representatives from
+      the South, with only one or two exceptions, are of the same class. In fact
+      all of Jeff. Davis's Cabinet, his Senate and House of
+      Representatives, and his Generals that are living, and who desire, are
+      holding official positions of some kind. What does this argue? Does it not
+      notify us who have made sacrifices for this Union that our services are no
+      longer desired, and that we are waste material, of no further use for any
+      purpose?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Who could have believed, while the war was going on, that this
+      state of things could ever have existed? Suppose this picture had been
+      held up before my seven dead sons when they entered the service. Suppose
+      they could have seen their mother's dream realized&mdash;all in
+      their graves beside their mother, and their father living on the charities
+      of a grandchild, laughed at in the streets by young men when speaking of
+      the wrongs inflicted by the rebellion, and told that this is of the past&mdash;how
+      many of them do you suppose would have gone right up to the enemy's
+      guns and been shot down in their young manhood?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Suppose Gen. Tom Anderson could have seen a howling mob murdering
+      his family and no punishment for the murderers; would he have risked his
+      life hunting up the Knights of the Golden Circle and chancing it in
+      battle, as he did, for his country, that the rebels might control it, and
+      that, too, through the influence of the North, whose all was at stake, and
+      whose fortunes were saved and protected by such men as he? I doubt if
+      patriotism would have gone so far. Can you find me the patriot to-day
+      that, deep down in his heart, likes this condition of things?&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes; but Uncle Daniel, these men are not rebels now. They are
+      Democrats,&rdquo; said Maj. Clymer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      &ldquo;Yes, true; but they are no more Democrats now than they were then,
+      and they were no less Democrats then than they are now. But I should not
+      say more; I have had trouble enough. Why should I grieve for the condition
+      of things which were not expected? I and mine have paid dearly for this
+      lesson. I hope it may never fall to the lot of any one else to pass
+      through such an experience. I shall see but little more trouble. May God
+      forgive all and protect the right.&rdquo;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0029" id="linkimage-0029">
+       <!--  IMG --> -- </a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig">
+      <img src="images/tom0456.jpg" alt="Death of Uncle Daniel 456 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel here ceased speaking and sank back in his chair. His
+      granddaughter came into the room. Seeing him, she screamed and fell upon
+      his neck. We moved quickly to him. He was dead.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      THE END. <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
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+      Uncle Daniel's Story, by John Mcelroy
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+
+Project Gutenberg's Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson, by John McElroy
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+
+Title: Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson
+       And Twenty Great Battles
+
+Author: John McElroy
+
+Release Date: March 25, 2010 [EBook #31769]
+Last Updated: October 31, 2012
+
+Language: English
+
+Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
+
+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY ***
+
+
+
+
+Produced by David Widger
+
+
+
+
+
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
+    </p>
+    <h1>
+      UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY
+    </h1>
+    <h2>
+      OF "TOM" ANDERSON
+    </h2>
+    <h4>
+      And
+    </h4>
+    <h2>
+      Twenty Great Battles.
+    </h2>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
+    </p>
+    <h2>
+      By John McElroy
+    </h2>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
+    </p>
+    <h3>
+      1886.
+    </h3>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     "UNCLE DANIEL" IS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC. A TRUTHFUL
+     PICTURE, IN STORY, BASED UPON EVENTS OF THE LATE WAR. THIS
+     VOLUME IS DEDICATED TO THE UNION  SOLDIERS AND  THEIR
+     CHILDREN.
+
+     The Author
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      <br /><br />
+    </p>
+    <h4>
+      New York, Jan. 1st, 1886.
+    </h4>
+    <p>
+      <br />
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img alt="tom0011 (222K)" src="images/tom0011.jpg" width="100%" /><br />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img alt="tom0012 (55K)" src="images/tom0012.jpg" width="100%" /><br />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <blockquote>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <big><b>CONTENTS</b></big>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        <br /> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> <b>UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY</b> </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0001"> CHAPTER I. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0002"> CHAPTER II. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0003"> CHAPTER III. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0004"> CHAPTER IV. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0005"> CHAPTER V. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0006"> CHAPTER VI. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0007"> CHAPTER VII.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0008"> CHAPTER VIII. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0009"> CHAPTER IX. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0010"> CHAPTER X. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0011"> CHAPTER XI. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0012"> CHAPTER XII. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0013"> CHAPTER XIII. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0014"> CHAPTER XIV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0015"> CHAPTER XV. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0016"> CHAPTER XVI. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0017"> CHAPTER XVII. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0018"> CHAPTER XVIII. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0019"> CHAPTER XIX. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0020"> CHAPTER XX. </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#link2HCH0021"> CHAPTER XXI. </a>
+      </p>
+    </blockquote>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <blockquote>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <big><b>ILLUSTRATIONS</b></big>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        <br />
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0001"> Uncle Daniel Telling his Story </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0002"> Tom and the Mob </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0003"> Death of Harvey Lyon </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0004"> The Charge of Col. Anderson's Regiment </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0005"> Pupils Attacking the Little Abolitionist </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0006"> Col. Anderson Wounded </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0007"> Uncle Daniel Meets Aunt Martha </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0008"> Ham Encounters the Rebels </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0009"> Knights of the Golden Circle Meeting in a
+        Barn </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0010"> Drinking to the Success of Treason </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0011"> Henry Lyon is Captured </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0012"> Death of General Lyon </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0013"> General Anderson Taking Command </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0014"> Anderson Overhears the Conspiracy </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0015"> The Murder of Steven Lyon </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0016"> Morganson's Raid </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0017"> A Spector Appears to the General </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0018"> Seraine With Henry at Pine Forest Prison </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0019"> Jackson Starts for Europe </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0020"> The Burning of the Will-o-the-wisp </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0021"> Thomlinson and Friends in Consultation </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0022"> Marriage of Henry and Seraine </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0023"> Gens. Silent and Meador in Conversation </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0024"> A Scene in the Trenches </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0025"> Mrs. Lyon Dies at Peter's Coffin </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0026"> Uncle Daniel Conferring With Lincoln and
+        Stanton </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0027"> The Shooting of President Lincoln by Wilkes
+        </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0028"> Murderous Assault Upon Gen. Anderson and
+        Family </a>
+      </p>
+      <p class="toc">
+        <a href="#linkimage-0029"> Death of Uncle Daniel </a>
+      </p>
+    </blockquote>
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <h1>
+      UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY.
+    </h1>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0001" id="link2HCH0001">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER I.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     DARK DAYS OF 1861.&mdash;A FATHER WHO GAVE HIS CHILDREN TO THE
+     COUNTRY.&mdash;RALLYING TO THE FLAG.&mdash;RAISING VOLUNTEERS IN
+     SOUTHERN INDIANA.
+
+     "The more solitary, the more friendless, the more
+     unsustained I am, the  more I will respect and rely upon
+     myself."&mdash;Charlotte Bronte
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      ALLENTOWN is a beautiful little city of 10,000 inhabitants, situated on
+      the Wabash River, in Vigo County, Ind., in the vicinity of which several
+      railroads now center. It is noted for its elevated position, general
+      healthfulness, and for its beautiful residences and cultivated society.
+      Daniel Lyon located here in 1850. He was a man of marked ability and
+      undoubted integrity; was six feet two inches in height, well proportioned,
+      and of very commanding and martial appearance. In 1861, he was surrounded
+      by a large family, seven grown sons&mdash;James, David, Jackson, Peter,
+      Stephen, Henry and Harvey&mdash;all of whom were well educated, fond of
+      field sports and inclined to a military life. The mother, "Aunt Sarah," as
+      she was commonly called by the neighbors, was a charming, motherly,
+      Christian woman, whose heart and soul seemed to be wrapped up in the
+      welfare of her family. She was of short, thick build, but rather handsome,
+      with dark brown hair and large blue eyes, gentle and kind. Her politeness
+      and generosity were proverbial. She thought each of her seven sons a model
+      man; her loving remarks about them were noticeable by all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Daniel Lyon is at present 85 years old, and lives with one of his
+      granddaughters&mdash;Jennie Lyon&mdash;now married to a man by the name of
+      James Wilson, in Oakland, Ind., a small town conspicuous only for its rare
+      educational facilities.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0001" id="linkimage-0001">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0017.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Uncle Daniel Telling his Story 017 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      On the evening of the 22d of February, 1884, a number of the neighbors,
+      among whom was Col. Daniel Bush, a gallant and fearless officer of the
+      Union side during the late war, and Dr. Adams, President of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;
+      College, dropped in to see Uncle Daniel, as he is now familiarly called.
+      During the evening, Col. Bush, turning to the old veteran, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Uncle Daniel,' give us a story from some of your experiences during the
+      war."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The old man arose from his easy-chair and stood erect, his hair, as white
+      as snow, falling in profusion over his shoulders. His eyes, though dimmed
+      by age, blazed forth in youthful brightness; his frame shook with
+      excitement, his lips quivered, and tears rolled down the furrows of his
+      sunken cheeks. All were silent. He waved his hand to the friends to be
+      seated; then, drawing his big chair to the centre of the group, he sat
+      down. After a few moments' pause he spoke, in a voice tremulous with
+      emotion:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My experience was vast. I was through the whole of the war. I saw much.
+      My story is a true one, but very sad. As you see, my home is a desolate
+      waste. My family consists now of only two grand-children; wife and sons
+      are all gone. I am all that is now left of my once happy family. My God!
+      My God! Why should I have been required to bear this great burden? But
+      pardon this weakness in an old man. I will now begin my story.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the month of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;, 1861, my nephew, 'Tom' Anderson,&mdash;I
+      called the boy Tom, as I learned to do so many years before, while
+      visiting at his father's; he was the son of my eldest sister,&mdash;his
+      wife, Mary, and their only child, a beautiful little girl of two years
+      (called Mary, for her mother), were visiting at my house. Their home was
+      in Jackson, Miss. One evening my good wife, Tom, his wife, my son Peter,
+      and I were sitting on our front porch discussing the situation, when we
+      heard a great noise a couple of blocks south of us. The young men stepped
+      out to see what the trouble was and in a very short time they returned
+      greatly excited. A company of men were marching down the street bearing
+      the American flag, when a number of rebel sympathizers had assaulted them
+      with stones, clubs, etc., and had taken their flag and torn it to shreds.
+      It seemed that a Mr. 'Dan' Bowen, a prominent man in that part of the
+      State, had been haranguing the people on the question of the war, and had
+      denounced it as 'an infamous Abolition crusade,' and the President as a
+      villainous tyrant,' and those who were standing by the Union as 'Lincoln's
+      hirelings, and dogs with collars around their necks.' This language
+      stirred up the blood of the worst element of the people, who sympathised
+      with secession, and had it not been for the timely interposition of many
+      good and worthy citizens, blood would have been shed upon the streets."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here Col. Bush asked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "What became of this man Bowen?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I understand that he now occupies one of the highest positions the people
+      of Indiana can give to one of her citizens. You see, my friends, that we
+      American people are going so fast that we pass by everything and forget
+      almost in a day the wrongs to our citizens and our country."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "But to return to what I was saying in connection with the young men. Tom
+      Anderson was in a state of great excitement. He said he had almost been
+      mobbed before leaving home for entertaining Union sentiments, and feared
+      that he could not safely return with his family. My son Peter suggested
+      that, perhaps, they (being young) owed a duty to their country and could
+      not perform it in a more satisfactory manner than to enter the service and
+      do battle for the old flag. To this suggestion no reply was made at the
+      time. I said to them:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'This seems to me a very strange condition of things, to see a Government
+      like this threatened in its permanency by the very people that have
+      controlled and profited most by it.' Tom replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Uncle, I have given a great deal of thought to this subject. You know I
+      was born in Ohio. My father was an Episcopal minister, and settled in
+      Mississippi while I was but a boy. My father and mother are both buried
+      there, leaving me an only child. I grew up and there married my good wife,
+      Mary Whitthorne. We have lived happily together. I have had a good
+      practice at the law; have tried to reconcile myself to their theories of
+      human rights and 'rope-of-sand' government, but cannot. They are very <i>different</i>
+      from our Northern people&mdash;have <i>different</i> theories of
+      government and morals, with <i>different</i> habits of thought and action.
+      The Pilgrim Fathers of the North who landed at Plymouth Rock were men of
+      independence of thought; believed in Christianity, in education and
+      universal liberty. They and their progeny have moved almost on a line due
+      west, to the Pacific Ocean, infusing their energy, their ideas of
+      government, of civil liberty, of an advanced Christian civilization, with
+      a belief in man's equality before the law. These ideas and thoughts have
+      become imbedded in the minds of the Northern people so firmly that they
+      will fight to maintain them; will make them temporarily a success, and
+      would make them permanent but for their habit of moving so rapidly in the
+      direction of business and the accumulation of wealth, which prepares the
+      mind to surrender everything to the accomplishment of this single object.
+      The Southern inhabitants are almost entirely descended from impetuous,
+      hot-blooded people. Their ancestors that landed at Jamestown, and later
+      along the Southern Atlantic coast within our borders, were of an
+      adventurous and warlike people. Their descendants have driven westward
+      almost on a parallel line with the Northern people to the borders of
+      Mexico, occasionally lapping over the Northern line. Their thoughts,
+      ideas, manners and customs have been impressed upon the people wherever
+      they have gone, by the pretense, always foremost and uppermost, as if a
+      verity, that they were the most hospitable and chivalric of any people in
+      America. Their civilization was different. Their arguments were enforced
+      by the pistol and bowie-knife upon their equals, and slaves subjected to
+      their will by the lash and bloodhound&mdash;the death of a man, white or
+      black, being considered no more than merely a reduction of one in the
+      enumeration of population. They have opposed common schools for fear the
+      poorer classes of whites might have an opportunity of contesting at some
+      time the honors of office, that being the great ambition of Southern
+      society. They would not allow the slave to be educated for fear he might
+      learn that he was a man, having rights above the brute with which he has
+      always been held on a par. The aristocracy only were educated. And this
+      was generally done in the North, where the facilities were good; and by
+      sending them from home it kept down the envy and ambition of the poorer
+      classes, where, if they could have seen the opportunity of acquiring
+      knowledge it might have stimulated them to greater exertion for the
+      purpose of storing their minds with something useful in extricating
+      themselves from an obedience to the mere will of the dominating class.
+      Those people, one and all, no matter how ignorant, are taught to consider
+      themselves better than any other people save the English, whose sentiments
+      they inculcate. They are not in sympathy with a purely Republican system
+      of Government. They believe in a controlling class, and they propose to be
+      that class. I have heard them utter these sentiments so often that I am
+      sure that I am correct. They all trace their ancestry back to some
+      nobleman in some mysterious way, and think their blood better than that
+      which courses in the veins of any Northern man, and honestly believe that
+      one of them in war will be the equal of five men of the North. They think
+      because Northern men will not fight duels, they must necessarily be
+      cowards. In the first contest my judgment is that they will be successful.
+      They are trained with the rifle and shotgun; have taken more pains in
+      military drill than the people of the North, and will be in condition for
+      war earlier than the Union forces. They are also in better condition in
+      the way of arms than the Government forces will be. The fact that they had
+      control of the Government and have had all the best arms turned over to
+      them by a traitorous Secretary of War, places them on a war footing at
+      once, while the Government must rely upon purchasing arms from foreign
+      countries, and possibly of a very inferior character. Until foundries and
+      machinery for manufacturing arms can be constructed, the Government will
+      be in poor condition to equip troops for good and effective service. This
+      war now commenced will go on; the North will succeed; slavery will go down
+      forever; the Union will be preserved, and for a time the Union sentiment
+      will control the Government; but when reverses come in business matters to
+      the North, the business men there, in order to get the trade of the South,
+      under the delusion that they can gain pecuniarily by the change, will,
+      through some 'siren song,' turn the Government over again to the same
+      blustering and domineering people who have ever controlled it. This,
+      uncle, is the fear that disturbs me most at present.'"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "How prophetic," spoke up Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, yes," exclaimed all present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush at this point arose and walked across the floor. All eyes were
+      upon him. Great tears rolled down his bronzed cheeks. In suppressed tones
+      he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "For what cause did I lose my right arm?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      He again sat down, and for the rest of the evening seemed to be in deep
+      meditation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel, resuming his story, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just as Tom had finished what he was saying, I heard the garden gate open
+      and shut, and David and Harvey appeared in the moonlight in front of the
+      porch. These were my second and youngest sons. David lived some five miles
+      from Allentown, on a farm, and Harvey had been staying at his house,
+      helping do the farm work. They were both very much excited. Their mother,
+      who had left. Mary Anderson in the parlor, came out to enjoy the fresh air
+      with us, and observing the excited condition of her two sons, exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Why, my dear boys! what is the matter?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "David spoke to his mother, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do not get excited or alarmed when I tell you that Harvey and I have
+      made a solemn vow this evening that we will start to Washington city in
+      the morning.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'For what, my dear sons, are you going?' inquired the mother, much
+      troubled.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'We are going to tender our services to the President in behalf of the
+      Union. Harvey is going along with me, believing it his duty. As I was
+      educated by the Government for the military service, I deem it my duty to
+      it, when in danger from this infamous and unholy rebellion, to aid in
+      putting it down.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Their mother raised her hands and thanked God that she had not taught
+      them lessons of patriotism in vain. She laid her head upon David's manly
+      breast and wept, and then clasped Harvey in her arms and blessed him as
+      her young and tender child, and asked God to preserve him and return him
+      safely to her, as he was her cherished hope. Peter, who had been silent
+      during the entire evening, except the bare suggestion to Tom to enter the
+      service, now arose from where he was sitting, and extending his hand to
+      David, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My old boy, I am with you. I shall commence at once to raise a company.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "David turned to his mother and laughingly said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mother, you seem to have taught us all the same lesson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "His mother's eyes filled with tears as she turned away to seek Mary. She
+      found her in the parlor teaching her sweet little daughter her prayers. My
+      wife stood looking at the pretty picture of mother and child until little
+      Mary Anderson finished, kissed her mamma, and ran off to bed; then
+      entering the room she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mary, my child, I am too weak to speak. I have held up as long as I can
+      stand it,' and then burst into tears. Mary sprang to her at once, clasping
+      her in her arms.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Dearest auntie, what is the matter? Are you ill?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No! no! my child; I am full of fear and grief; I tremble. My sons are
+      going to volunteer. I am grieved for fear they will never return. Oh!
+      Mary! I had such a terrible dream about all the family last night. Oh! I
+      cannot think of it; and yet I want them to go. God knows I love my
+      country, and would give all&mdash;life and everything&mdash;to save it.
+      No, I will not discourage them. I will tell you my dream when I have more
+      strength.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just then my blessed old wife fainted. Mary screamed, and we all rushed
+      into the parlor and found her lying on the floor with Mary bending over,
+      trying to restore her. We were all startled, and quickly lifted her up,
+      when she seemed to revive, and was able to sit in a chair. In a few
+      moments she was better, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I am all right now; don't worry. I was so startled and overcome at the
+      thought that so many of my dear children were going to leave me at once
+      and on such a perilous enterprise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "To this Peter answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mother, you ought not to grieve about me. Being an old bachelor, there
+      will be but few to mourn if I should be killed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; but, my son, your mother loves you all the same.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just then a rap was heard at the window. It being open, a letter was
+      thrown in upon the floor. I picked it up. It was addressed to 'Thos.
+      Anderson.' I handed it to him. He opened it, and read it to himself, and
+      instantly turned very pale and walked the floor. His wife took his arm and
+      spoke most tenderly, asking what it was that troubled him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mary, dear, I will read it,' he said, and unfolding the letter, he read
+      aloud:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     "'Jackson, Miss., June &mdash; 1861.
+
+     "'Dear Tom&mdash;You have been denounced to-day in resolutions as
+     a traitor to the Southern cause, and your property
+     confiscated. Serves you right. I am off to-morrow morning
+     for the Confederate Army.
+     Good-by.
+     Love to sister.
+
+     "'Your enemy in war,
+
+     "'JOS. WHITTHORNE.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "'Mary sank into a chair. For a moment all were silent. At last Tom
+      exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What is there now left for me?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "His wife, with the stateliness of a queen, as she was, her black hair
+      clustering about her temples and falling around her shoulders and neck,
+      her bosom heaving, her eyes flashing fire, on her tip-toes arose to her
+      utmost height. All gazed upon her with admiration, her husband looking at
+      her with a wildness almost of frenzy. She clenched both hands and held
+      them straight down by her side, and exclaimed in a tone that would have
+      made a lion cower:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Would that I were a man! I would not stop until the last traitor begged
+      for quarter!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Tom flew to her and embraced her, exclaiming:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I was only waiting for that word.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She murmured:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My heavens, can it be that there are any of my blood traitors to this
+      country?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The household were by this time much affected. A long silence ensued,
+      which was broken by David, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Father, Harvey and I having agreed to go to Washington to enter the
+      army, I wish to make some arrangements for my family. You know I have
+      plenty for Jennie and the babies, and I want to leave all in your hands to
+      do with as if it were your own, so that the family will have such comforts
+      as they desire.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "David's wife, Jennie, was a delightful little woman, with two beautiful
+      children&mdash;Jennie, named for her mother, and Sarah, for my wife. I
+      said to David that I would write to his brother James, who was a widower,
+      having no children, to come and stay with Jennie. I at once wrote James,
+      who was practicing medicine at Winchester, Va., that I feared it would be
+      'unhealthy' for him there, so to come to me at once. This being done and
+      all necessary arrangements made, David and Harvey bade all an affectionate
+      farewell and started for their farm, leaving their mother and Mary in
+      tears. As their footsteps died away their mother went to the door,
+      exclaiming, "'Oh, my children! will I ever see you again?' "That night we
+      all joined in a general conversation on the subject of the war. It was
+      arranged that Peter should start next morning for Indianapolis to see the
+      Governor, and, if possible, obtain authority to raise a regiment under the
+      call of the President. This having been decided upon we all retired,
+      bidding each other good night. I presume there was little sleeping in our
+      house that night save what little Mary did, the poor child being entirely
+      unconscious of the excitement and distress in the family. The next morning
+      Peter took the train for Indianapolis, Tom went down town to ascertain the
+      latest news, and I took my horse and rode out to David's farm, leaving the
+      two women in tears, and little Mary inquiring: "'What is the matter, mamma
+      and aunty?' "I rode on in a deep study as to the outcome of all this
+      trouble. I came to David's house, unconscious for a moment as to where I
+      was, aroused, however, by hearing some one crying as if in despair. I
+      looked around and saw it was Jennie. She stood on the door-step in great
+      grief, the two children asking where their father had gone. "'Good
+      morning, my daughter,' I said, and, dismounting, I took her in my arms,
+      and laying her head on my shoulder she sobbed as if her heart would break.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'O! my dear husband, shall I ever see him again? O! my children, what
+      shall I do?' was all she could say.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I broke down completely, this was too much; the cries of the little
+      children for their papa and the tears of their mother were more than I
+      could stand. He had never left them before to be gone any great length of
+      time. I took Jennie and the children into the house. There was a
+      loneliness and a sadness about the situation that was unendurable, and I
+      at once ordered one of the farm hands to hitch the horses to the wagon and
+      put the family and their little traps in and get ready to take them to my
+      house, and turned David's house over to his head man, Joseph Dent (he
+      being very trusty) to take charge of until David should return. With these
+      arrangements I left with the family for Allentown. On our arrival the
+      meeting of the three women would have melted the heart of a stone. I
+      walked out to the barn and remained there for quite awhile, thinking
+      matters over to myself. When I returned to the house all had become quiet
+      and seemingly reconciled. For several days all was suspense; nothing had
+      been heard from any of our boys; I tried to keep away from the house as
+      much as possible to avoid answering questions asked by the women and the
+      poor little children, which I knew no more about than they did. But while
+      we were at breakfast on the morning of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;, Jennie was
+      speaking of going out to her house that day to look after matters at home
+      and see that all was going well. Just at this moment a boy entered with a
+      letter, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. Burton sent me with this, thinking there might be something that you
+      would like to see.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. B. was the Postmaster, and very kind to us. He was a true Union man,
+      but the opposition there was so strong that he was very quiet; he kept the
+      American flag flying over his office, which was burned on that account a
+      few nights later, as was supposed, by Southern sympathizing incendiaries.
+      These were perilous times in Southern Indiana."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes! Yes!" said Col. Bush. "We had a taste of it in Southern Ohio, where
+      I then resided; I know all about it. The men who were for mobbing us at
+      that time are now the most prominent 'reformers,' and seem to be the most
+      influential persons.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I opened the letter and read it aloud. It ran substantially as follows:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     "'We arrived at Columbus, O., on the morning of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;, when
+     there was some delay. While walking about the depot I
+     chanced to meet your old friend the Governor. He was very
+     glad to see me, and said to me, "Lyon, you are the very man
+     I am looking for." I asked, "Why, Governor? I am on my way
+     to Washington to tender my services to the President in
+     behalf of the Union." The Governor answered, "You are
+     hunting service, I see. Well, sir, I have a splendid
+     regiment enlisted, but want to have a man of some experience
+     for their Colonel, and as you have been in the Regular Army
+     and maintained a good reputation, I will give you the
+     position if you will take it. I grasped him by the hand and
+     thanked him with all my heart. This was more than I could
+     have expected. So, you see, I start off well. We are now in
+     camp. I am duly installed as Colonel. Harvey has been
+     mustered in and I have him detailed at my headquarters. He
+     seems to take to soldiering very readily. I have written
+     Jennie all about matters. I hope she and my darling children
+     are well and as happy as can be under the circumstances.
+
+     "'Your affectionate son,
+
+     "'David Lyon.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "He did not know that I had them at my house, and all were assisting one
+      another to keep up courage. This letter affected the whole family, and
+      caused many tears to fall, in joy as well as grief; joy that he had
+      succeeded so well at the beginning, and grief at his absence. That evening
+      Jennie received her letter from the 'Colonel' as we now called him, all
+      becoming very military in our language. Her letter was of the same import,
+      but much of it devoted to family affairs. This made Jennie happy. We all
+      retired and rested well that night, after pleasing the children by telling
+      them about their father being a great soldier, and that they must be good
+      children, and in that way cause their mother to write pleasant things
+      about them to their good papa."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0002" id="link2HCH0002">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER II.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF THE "GAPS."&mdash;YOUNG HARVEY LYON BRUTALLY MURDERED.&mdash;
+     UNCLE DANIEL'S RETURN.&mdash;RAISING  TROOPS IN SOUTHERN
+     INDIANA.
+
+     "When sorrows come they come not single spies, but in
+     battalion." &mdash;-Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "Three days later Peter returned from Indianapolis, with full authority
+      for Tom Anderson to recruit a regiment for the Union service. This was
+      very gratifying to him, and he said to his wife, 'Mary, my time will
+      come.' She appeared happy over the news, but her quivering lip, as she
+      responded, gave evidence of her fears that the trial to her was going to
+      be severe. My good wife then called us into tea, and when we were all
+      seated, Mary said to her:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Aunt Sarah, you have not yet told us your dream. Don't you remember, you
+      promised to tell it to me? Now let us hear it, please."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, my child. It has troubled me very much; and yet I don't believe
+      there is any cause for alarm at what one may dream.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mother, let us hear it,' spoke up Peter; 'it might be something that I
+      could interpret. You know I try to do this sometimes; but I am not as
+      great a success as Daniel of old.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, my son, it was this: I thought your father and I were in the
+      garden. He was pulling some weeds from the flower-bed, when he was
+      painfully stung on both hands by some insect. Soon his fingers began
+      dropping off&mdash;all five from his right hand and his thumb and little
+      finger from his left.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Tom laughingly said, 'Uncle, hold up your hands;' which I did, saying,
+      'You see my fingers are not gone.' Whereupon they all laughed except
+      Peter.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My wife said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My son, what is your interpretation of my dream! It troubles me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, mother, I will not try it now. Let the war interpret it; it will
+      do it correctly, doubtless. Let us talk about something else. You know
+      dreams amount to nothing now-a-days.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During all this time, Peter wore a serious countenance. We discussed the
+      matter as to how Tom should go about raising his regiment. It was
+      understood that he should start out at once, and that Peter should take
+      the recruits, as fast as organized into companies, and place them in the
+      camp of instruction at Indianapolis. The next morning Tom opened a
+      recruiting office in Allentown, placed Peter temporarily in charge, and
+      started through the country making speeches to the people (he was quite an
+      orator), and soon succeeded in arousing patriotic sentiments in and about
+      Allentown. After raising two companies, he extended his operations, going
+      down on the O. &amp; M. R. R. to Saco, a town then of about 1,000
+      inhabitants. While addressing the people, a mob gathered and were about to
+      hang him. He stood them off until the Union people came to his rescue and
+      saved his life."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That is just as it was where I lived," said Col. Bush. "I know of just
+      such a case, where a mob tried the same thing; some of them, however,
+      repented before they went to heaven, I hope."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He left the town, however, under a guard and returned home. Soon after
+      this he made a second effort, by arming 20 resolute men of his recruits
+      with Colt's revolvers, which he procured from the Governor of the State,
+      and returned to Saco. He at once gave notice that he would speak the next
+      day. When the time arrived, he told his men to take positions in the
+      crowd, scattering as well as they could in his front. This done he
+      commenced his speech. Soon mutterings of the crowd could be heard, and
+      finally the storm came and they rushed towards the stand. He shouted at
+      the top of his voice, "Hold!" at the same time drawing his revolver,
+      declaring he would shoot the first man that advanced another step, and
+      also raising his left hand above his head. This was a signal for his men
+      to "fall in," and they all rushed into line in his front with drawn
+      weapons. The crowd instantly ran in all directions, much to the amusement
+      and gratification of Tom.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0002" id="linkimage-0002">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0030.jpg" width="100%" alt="Tom and the Mob 030 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "There were some loyal men in that community, and before leaving Saco, Tom
+      had raised a full company. When the day came for them to leave, they
+      marched with the flag presented to them by the ladies of the town proudly
+      waving, and with drum and fife making all the noise possible. There was no
+      more disturbance there, except in secret. The 'secesh' element murdered
+      several soldiers afterwards, and continued secretly hostile to the success
+      of our army. In a few days after this Tom had recruited another company.
+      There seemed then to be an immediate demand for a regiment, with a brave
+      and daring officer, at the Capital, for some reason not then made known.
+      Tom was ordered to have his four companies mustered in, and, attached to
+      six already in camp; he was commissioned Colonel, and the regiment was
+      numbered the &mdash;&mdash; Indiana Infantry Volunteers. Tom Anderson
+      looked the soldier in every respect. He was five feet eleven, straight as
+      an arrow, well-built, large, broad shoulders, black eyes and hair, and
+      martial in his bearing.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He placed his family in my charge. The next day after Tom had left (Peter
+      Lyon, my son, having gone before him with the recruits), my wife, Mary,
+      Jennie, the three children and myself, were all on the porch, when a tall
+      man, fully six feet, rather fine looking, made his appearance at the gate,
+      and asked if that was where Daniel Lyon lived. As I answered in the
+      affirmative, he opened the gate and walking in, saluted us all with:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'How do you do? Do you not recognize me? I am James Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I sprang to him and grasped his hand, his mother threw her arms around
+      his neck and wept for joy, the other women greeted him heartily, and the
+      little children rushed to him. Although they had never seen him before,
+      they knew he was some one they were glad to see, as their fathers and
+      uncles, whom they knew, were gone from them. We all sat down and the
+      Doctor, as I must call him (being a physician by profession), gave us some
+      of his experiences of the last few weeks. When he received my letter and
+      commenced getting ready to leave, the people of Winchester suspected him
+      of preparing to go North to aid the Union, and so they threw his drugs
+      into the street, destroyed his books, and made him leave town a beggar. He
+      walked several miles, and finally found an old friend, who loaned him
+      money enough to get to my place."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Mr. Reeves, who was of the party, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I have been through all that and more, too. I had to leave my wife and
+      family, and was almost riddled with bullets besides; but it is all past
+      now."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I have been greatly interested, Uncle Daniel," said Dr. Adams, "and am
+      taking down all you say in shorthand, and intend to write it up."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day," continued Uncle Daniel, "the newspapers had telegrams
+      stating that the troops at Columbus and other places had been ordered to
+      the East for active operations. I said to Dr. James that he must stay with
+      the family while I went to Washington, as I wanted to see the President on
+      matters of importance. The truth was, I wanted to see David and Harvey, as
+      well as the President. I started the next morning, after telling the women
+      and children to be of good cheer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When I reached Washington I found the army had moved to the front, and
+      was daily expecting an engagement, but I could not understand where. I at
+      once visited the President, to whom I was well known, and told him my
+      desire, which was to see my sons. He promptly gave me a note to the
+      Provost-Marshal, which procured me a pass through the lines. That night I
+      was in the camp of my son David, who, you remember, was a Colonel. After
+      our greeting we sat down by his camp chest, upon which was spread his
+      supper of cold meat, hard crackers and coffee, the whole lighted by a
+      single candle inserted in the shank of a bayonet which was stuck in the
+      ground. While enjoying the luxury of a soldier's fare I told him all about
+      the family, his own in particular. Harvey enjoyed the things said of him
+      by the children which I repeated. The Colonel, however, seemed thoughtful,
+      and did not incline to very much conversation. Looking up with a grave
+      face he said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Father, to-morrow may determine the fate of the Republic. I am satisfied
+      that a battle, and perhaps a terrible one, will be fought very near
+      here.'"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      'I asked him about the armies, and he replied that we had a very large
+      army, but poorly drilled and disciplined; that the enemy had the advantage
+      in this respect. As to commanding officers, they were alike on both sides,
+      with but little experience in handling large armies. He suggested that we
+      retire to rest, so that we could be up early, but urged me to stay at the
+      rear, and not go where I would be exposed. To this I assented. Soon we
+      retired to our couches, which were on the ground, with but one blanket
+      apiece and no tent over us. I did not sleep that night. My mind was
+      wandering over the field in anticipation of what was to occur.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Early next morning I heard the orders given to march in the direction of
+      the gaps. Wagons were rolling along the road, whips were cracking, and
+      teamsters in strong language directing their mules; artillery was noisy in
+      its motion; the tramp of infantry was steady and continuous; cavalrymen
+      were rushing to and fro. I started to the rear, as my son had directed,
+      and ate my breakfast as I rode along. About 10 o'clock I heard musket
+      shots, and soon after artillery; then the musketry increased. I listened
+      for awhile. Troops were rushing past me to the front. As I was dressed in
+      citizen's clothes, the boys would occasionally call out to me, 'Old chap,
+      you had better get back;' but I could not. I was moved forward by some
+      strong impulse, I knew not what, and finally found myself nearing the
+      front with my horse on the run. Soon I could see the lines forming, and
+      moving forward into the woods in the direction of the firing, I watched
+      closely for my son's command, and kept near it, but out of sight of the
+      Colonel, as I feared he would be thinking of my being in danger, and might
+      neglect his duty. The battle was now fully opened&mdash;the artillery in
+      batteries opening along the line, the infantry heavily engaged, the
+      cavalry moving rapidly to our flanks. Steadily the line moved on, when
+      volley after volley rolled from one end of the line to the other. Now our
+      left was driven back, then the line adjusted and advanced again. The rebel
+      left gave way; then the center. Our cavalry charged, and our artillery was
+      advanced. A shout was heard all along the line, and steadily on our line
+      moved. The rebels stubbornly resisted, but were gradually giving way. The
+      commanding General rode along the line, encouraging all by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'The victory is surely ours, Press forward steadily and firmly; keep your
+      line closed up;' and to the officers, 'Keep your commands well in hand.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He felt that he had won the day. For hours the battle went steadily on in
+      this way. I rode up and down the line watching every movement. I took
+      position finally where I could see the enemy. I never expected to see
+      officers lead their men as the rebels did on that day. They would rally
+      their shattered ranks and lead them back into the very jaws of death. Many
+      fell from their horses, killed or wounded; the field was strewn with the
+      dead and dying; horses were running in different directions riderless. I
+      had never seen a battle, and this was so different from what I had
+      supposed from reading, I took it for granted that, both sides being
+      unacquainted with war, were doing many things not at all military. I
+      learned more about it afterward, however. From an eminence, where I had
+      posted myself, I could see a large column of fresh troops filing into the
+      plain from the hills some miles away. They were moving rapidly and coming
+      in the direction of the right flank of our army. I at once rode as fast as
+      I could to the left, where my son was inline, and for the first time that
+      day showed myself to him. He seemed somewhat excited when he saw me, and
+      asked: 'In Heaven's name what are you doing here?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I said: 'Never mind me, I am in no danger.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I then told him what I had seen, and he at once sent an orderly, with a
+      note to the General commanding. In a short time, however, we heard the
+      assault made on our right. It was terrific. Our troops gave way and
+      commenced falling back. The alarm seemed to go all along the line, and a
+      general retreat began without orders. Soon the whole army was leaving the
+      field, and without further resistance gave away the day. The rebel army
+      was also exhausted, and seemed to halt, in either joy or amazement, at the
+      action of our forces.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just as our army retired I found a poor young officer wounded. I let him
+      take my horse, thinking that I could walk as fast as the army could march.
+      I came to the place formerly occupied by my son's regiment. There I found
+      quite a number of wounded men, and my young son Harvey trying to help one
+      of his comrades from the field.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Neither army was then in sight. I heard the sound of horses' hoofs;
+      looked up, and saw a cavalry troop coming. I supposed it to be our own,
+      and did not move. They dashed up where we were, and Col. Hunter, in
+      command, drew his sabre and cut my dear boy down. I caught him as he fell,
+      his head being cleft open. I burst out loudly in grief, and was seized as
+      a prisoner. I presume my dress and gray hair saved my life. I was torn
+      from my son and made to walk some three miles, to the headquarters of Gen.
+      Jones, who heard my story about my adventure and my dead boy. He at once
+      released me and sent an officer with me to that part of the field where my
+      dead child lay.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0003" id="linkimage-0003">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0035.jpg" width="100%" alt="Death of Harvey Lyon 035 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "I shall ever respect Gen. Jones. He is still living, and respected highly
+      for his great soldierly qualities. I walked on the line of our retreat
+      until I came up with a man driving an ambulance. I took him back with me
+      and brought my son away from the field to the camp of his brother, whom I
+      found in great distress about Harvey, but he was not aware of what had
+      befallen him. I pointed to the ambulance, he looked and saw him lying
+      there dead. He fell on my neck and accused himself for having brought the
+      young boy away from home to encounter the perils of war. I was going to
+      take his body back to his mother, but the Colonel said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No; bury him like a soldier on the battlefield.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So I gave way, and we buried him that night in the best manner we could.
+      He now lies in the cemetery at Arlington. My sorrow was great then, but I
+      am past it all now, and can grieve no more."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col Bush here interrupted, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Uncle Daniel, you made a narrow escape. My heavens! to think of a father
+      carrying his young son dead from the battlefield, slain by an enemy in
+      such a villainous and dastardly way."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "What a blow to a father," said Dr. Adams. "Uncle Daniel, this Colonel was
+      a demon to strike down a youth while assisting a wounded comrade. He
+      deserved to be killed."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, it would seem so. I felt just as you do, and my son David uttered
+      many imprecations against him. But, you see, we forgave all these men and
+      acquited them of all their unholy deeds. Col. Hunter has become a very
+      prominent man since the war, and now holds a high position in one of the
+      Southern States. You know, in the South, the road to high position since
+      the war has been through the rebel camps."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, yes! Uncle Daniel, that is true. Not so, however, with us in the
+      North. The road to high position here is not through the Union camps, but
+      through wealth and the influence of what is called elegant society, where
+      no questions are asked as to how or where you got your money, so you have
+      it."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "It does seem so, Doctor, now; but it was not so in our earlier days. I am
+      sorry to confess that this change has taken place.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After going through the scenes of this battle, now called the battle of
+      the 'Gaps,' and burying my son, I felt for the time as if I could have no
+      heart in anything the only thought on my mind was how to break the sad
+      news to his mother. The Colonel said he would keep the name from the list
+      of the dead until I could return home to be with the mother, so as to
+      console her in her grief. I bade my son, the Colonel, farewell. There he
+      stood, quiet and erect, the great tears rolling down his cheeks. I
+      commenced my sad journey alone. In going to Washington I overtook
+      straggling detachments, teams without drivers, and found on the road
+      general waste of army materials, and equipage of all kinds in large
+      quantities. Arriving in Washington, everything was in great confusion. The
+      old General then in command of all the forces was dignified and martial in
+      his every look and movement, but evidently much excited. There was no
+      danger, however, as both armies were willing to stand off without another
+      trial of arms for the present. I saw the President and told him what I had
+      witnessed, as well as my misfortune. I advised that no movement of our
+      forces be again attempted without further drilling and better discipline,
+      as I was sure good training would have prevented the disaster of that day.
+      On my way home I was oppressed with grief, causing many inquiries of me as
+      to my distress, which only made it necessary for me to repeat my sad story
+      over and over again until I reached Allentown. My friends, there was the
+      great test of my strength and manhood. How could I break this to my wife?
+      They had all heard the news of the battle, and were in sorrow over our
+      country's misfortune. On entering the gate all rushed out on the porch to
+      welcome me back, eager for news; but my countenance told the sad story.
+      The Doctor was the first to speak:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'We know about the battle, father,' said he; 'but your face tells me
+      something has happened to the boys. What is it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sarah and the women stood as pale as death, but could not speak. Then I
+      broke down, but tried to be as calm as I could, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Our dear Harvey is killed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My wife fell upon my neck and sobbed and cried aloud in despair until I
+      thought her heart would break. The children ran out to their mother,
+      crying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh! mother, what is the matter? Is papa hurt? Is he shot?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They screamed, and the scene was one that would have melted the strongest
+      heart. James stood and gazed on the scene. When all 'became somewhat calm,
+      my wife was tenderly placed in bed, and Jennie, after hearing that the
+      Colonel was safe, staid with her. To the others I related my experience on
+      the battlefield, and the death of Harvey, his burial, my capture and
+      release, my arrival at and departure from Washington, and all up to the
+      time I reached home. The saddest time I ever spent in my life was during
+      the long, weary hours of that night; the attempt to reconcile my wife to
+      our sad fate, the fears expressed by the wives of the Colonel and Tom, the
+      questions of the children, and their grief and sobs for their Uncle Harvey&mdash;they
+      all loved him dearly; he had petted them and played with them frequently,
+      entertaining them in a way that children care so much for. Many days my
+      wife was confined to her bed, the Doctor keeping close watch over her.
+      Weeks of sadness and gloom in our household passed before we seemed to
+      take the matter as a part of what many would have to experience in this
+      dreadful and wicked attempt to destroy the peace and happiness of our
+      people. In the meantime, Col. Tom Anderson (as he was now a Colonel), and
+      my son Peter, who had been made a Captain in Col. Anderson's regiment,
+      came home to see us, and tried to make it as pleasant for us as could be
+      done under the circumstances. When Peter heard of Harvey's death, through
+      Col. Anderson, he was very much affected and wept bitterly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That dream haunts me,' he said, 'by day and by night. I know my fate so
+      well.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This amazed the Colonel, and he asked Peter what he meant by this
+      nonsense.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I know,' said Peter, 'but&mdash;'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But what?' asked the Colonel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Nothing,' replied Peter, and the conversation on that subject dropped
+      for the time being.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The visit of Col. Tom and Capt. Peter, as we now out of courtesy called
+      them, made the time pass much more pleasantly. Col. Tom and the Doctor,
+      both being good conversationalists, kept the minds of the family as much
+      away from the battle of the Gaps as possible. The Doctor having lived in
+      Virginia and Col. Anderson in Mississippi, their conversation naturally
+      turned on the condition of the South. The Doctor said 'there are in
+      Virginia many Union men, but they were driven into secession by the
+      aggressiveness and ferocity of those desiring a separation from the
+      Government.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Those people are opposed to a Republican form of Government, and if they
+      succeed in gaining a separation and independence, sooner or later they
+      will take on the form of the English Government. They now regard the
+      English more favorably than they do the Northern people, and the most
+      surprising thing to me is to see the sentiment in the North in favor of
+      the success of this (the Southern) rebellion. True, it is confined to one
+      political party, but that is a strong party in the North as well as the
+      South.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'One of the dangers that will confront us is the tiring out of our Union
+      people at some stage of the war, and following on that the success by the
+      sympathizers with the rebellion in the elections North. If this can be
+      brought about it will be done. This is part of the Southern programme, and
+      they have their men selected in every Northern State.'"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have heard this discussed frequently, and their statements as to the
+      assurances that they have from all over the North&mdash;in New York, Ohio,
+      Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and so on. In Ohio, their chief adviser
+      from the North, Mr. Valamburg, resides. Such men as "Dan" Bowen and Thos.
+      A. Stridor, both very influential and prominent men, are regarded as ready
+      to act in concert with them at any moment. Should that party succeed, with
+      such men as I have mentioned as leaders, the independence of the
+      Confederacy would at once be acknowledged, on the ground that we have
+      failed to suppress the rebellion, and that a further continuance of the
+      war would only prove an absolute failure; and I fear that our Northern
+      peacemakers would then cry "peace! peace!" and acquiesce in this outrage
+      upon our Republic and our Christian civilization," 'Yes,' replied Col.
+      Tom; 'but, Doctor&mdash;there is a feature preceding that which should be
+      carefully considered. I fear, since I have heard what is going on here,
+      that these Northern secessionists and sympathizers will organize in our
+      rear and bring on war here at home. I was ordered to the Capital to watch
+      this movement. They are organizing all around us. I was about to be mobbed
+      near here for trying to raise troops for the Union army. Thos. A. Strider,
+      of whom you spoke, is doing everything he can to discourage enlistments.
+      He speaks of the Republican President as "a tyrant and this war as an
+      unholy abolition war," and people listen to him. He has been considered a
+      kind of oracle in this State for many years, as you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just then Jennie returned from the post-office with two letters from Col.
+      David&mdash;one to her and one to the Doctor. This concluded the
+      conversation between Col. Tom and the Doctor. Jennie's letter gave her a
+      more complete description of the battle of the Gaps than any he had
+      heretofore sent. He spoke of my appearance on the ground and the tragic
+      death of Harvey. The household assembled and listened with great
+      attention, except my wife, who went weeping to her room, as she could not
+      hear of her boy without breaking down, wondering why it was her fate to be
+      so saddened thus early in the contest. The Doctor opened his letter and
+      found that the Assistant Surgeon of Col. David's regiment had died from a
+      wound received at the battle of the Gaps, and the Governor of Ohio had
+      commissioned Dr. James Lyon Assistant Surgeon at the request of the
+      Colonel. He was directed to report to his regiment at once. This was very
+      gratifying to the Doctor, as he felt inclined to enter the service.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      When his mother heard this she again grew very melancholy, and seemed to
+      think her whole family were, sooner or later, to enter the army and
+      encounter the perils and vicissitudes of war. The next morning the Doctor
+      bade us all good-by, and left for the army of the East. The visit of Col.
+      Anderson and Pefer helped to distract our attention from the affliction
+      which was upon us. Peter, however, was very quiet and seemed in a deep
+      study most of the time. His mother finally asked him if he had thought of
+      her dream, saying it troubled her at times. He smiled, and answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mother, I think this war will interpret it. You know there is nothing in
+      dreams,' thus hoping to put her mind at rest by his seeming indifference;
+      but he afterwards told Col. Anderson his interpretation."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams here asked Uncle Daniel if he knew Peter's interpretation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes; it was certainly correct, and so it will appear to you as we proceed
+      in this narrative, should you wish to hear me through."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My dear sir, I have never been so interested in all my life, and hope you
+      will continue until you tell us all. I am preserving every sentence."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The day passed off quietly, and next morning Col. Anderson and Peter left
+      for their command. Mary was brave; she gave encouragement to her husband
+      and all others who left for the Union army. She was very loyal, and seemed
+      to be full of a desire to see the Union forces succeed in every contest.
+      In fact, the letter of her brother to her husband seemed to arouse her
+      almost to desperation; she went about quietly, but showed determination in
+      every movement. She taught her little daughter patriotism and devotion to
+      the cause of our country, and religiously believed that her husband would
+      yet make his mark as a gallant and brave man. She gave encouragement to my
+      good wife Sarah, and to Jennie, Col. David's wife. She told me afterwards,
+      out of the hearing of the others, that she hoped every man on the Union
+      side would enter the army and help crush out secession forever."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0003" id="link2HCH0003">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER III.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF TWO RIVERS.&mdash;COL. TOM ANDERSON MEETS HIS BROTHER-
+     IN-LAW.&mdash;UNCLE DANIEL BECOMES AN ABOLITIONIST.&mdash;A WINTER
+     CAMPAIGN AGAINST A REBEL STRONGHOLD.
+
+     "Cease to consult; the time for action calls,
+     War, horrid war approaches."&mdash;Homer
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      For a season battles of minor importance were fought with varying success.
+      In the meantime Col. Anderson had been ordered with his command to join
+      the forces of Gen. Silent, at Two Rivers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here there was quiet for a time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At length, however, orders came for them to move to the front. For a day
+      or so all was motion and bustle. Finally the army moved out, and after two
+      days' hard marching our forces struck the enemy's skirmishers. Our lines
+      moved forward and the battle opened. Col. Anderson addressed his men in a
+      few eloquent words, urging them to stand, never acknowledge defeat or
+      think of surrender. The firing increased and the engagement became
+      general. Gen. Silent sat on his horse near by, his staff with him,
+      watching the action. Col. Anderson was pressing the enemy in his front
+      closely, and as they gave way he ordered a charge, which was magnificently
+      executed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "As the enemy gave back, evidently becoming badly demoralized, he looked
+      and beheld before him Jos. Whitthorne.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The recognition was mutual, and each seemed determined to outdo the
+      other. Anderson made one charge after another, until the enemy in his
+      front under command of his wife's brother retreated in great confusion.
+      Col. Anderson, in his eagerness to capture Whitthorne, advanced too far to
+      the front of the main line, and was in great danger of being surrounded.
+      He perceived the situation in time, and at once changed front, at the same
+      time ordering his men to fix bayonets. Drawing his sword and rising in his
+      stirrups, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Now, my men, let us show them that a Northern man is equal to any other
+      man.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He then ordered them forward at a charge bayonets, riding in the centre
+      of his regiment. Steadily on they went, his men falling at every step, but
+      not a shot did they fire, though they were moving almost up to the enemy's
+      lines. The rebel commander shouted to his men:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What are these? Are they men or machines?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The rebel line wavered a moment, and then gave way. At that instant a
+      shot struck Col. Anderson's horse and killed it, but the Colonel never
+      halted. He disengaged himself, and pushing forward on foot, regained his
+      line, and left the enemy in utter rout and confusion. Whitthorne was not
+      seen again that day by Anderson. The battle was still raging on all the
+      other parts of the line. First one side gained an advantage, then the
+      other, and so continued until night closed in on the combatants. A truce
+      was agreed to, and hostilities ceased for the time being.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Colonel worked most of the night, collecting his wounded and burying
+      his dead. His loss was quite severe, in fact, the loss was very heavy
+      throughout both armies. Late in the night, while searching between the
+      lines for one of his officers, he met Whitthorne. They recognized each
+      other. Col. Anderson said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Jo, I am glad to see you, but very sorry that we meet under such
+      circumstances.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Whitthorne answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I cannot say that I am glad to see you, and had it not been for making
+      my sister a widow, you would have been among the killed to-day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Colonel turned and walked away without making any reply, but said to
+      himself:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Can that man be my wife's brother? I will not, however, condemn him; his
+      blood is hot now; he may have a better heart than his speech would
+      indicate."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Thus meditating, he returned to his bivouac. In the morning the burying
+      parties were all that was to be seen of the enemy. He had retreated during
+      the night, and very glad were our forces, as the battle was well and hard
+      fought on both sides. The forces were nearly equal as to numbers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Col. Anderson did not see the General commanding for several days; when
+      he did the latter said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Colonel, you handle your men well; were you educated at a military
+      school?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Colonel answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No; I am a lawyer.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "General Silent remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I am very sorry for that,' and walked on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Tom wrote his wife a full report of this battle. He called it the battle
+      of Bell Mountain. It is, however, called Two Rivers. He said that Gen.
+      Silent was a curious little man, rather careless in his dress; no military
+      bearing whatever, quite unostentatious and as gentle as a woman; that he
+      did not give any orders during the battle, but merely sat and looked on,
+      the presumption being that while everything was going well it was well
+      enough to let it alone. In his report he spoke highly of Col. Anderson as
+      an officer and brave man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This letter of the Colonel's filled his wife's heart with all the
+      enthusiasm a woman could possess. She was proud of her husband. She read
+      and re-read the letter to my wife and Jennie, and called her little
+      daughter and told her about her father fighting so bravely. We were all
+      delighted. He spoke so well of Peter also. Said 'he was as cool as an
+      icebox during the whole engagement.' He never mentioned to his wife about
+      meeting her brother Jo on the field until long afterwards.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The troops of this army were put in camp and shortly recruited to their
+      maximum limit. Volunteering by this time was very active. No longer did
+      our country have to wait to drum up recruits. The patriotic fires were
+      lighted up and burning brightly: drums and the shrill notes of the fife
+      were heard in almost every direction. Sympathizers with rebellion had
+      hushed in silence for the present&mdash;but for the present only."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0004" id="linkimage-0004">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0045.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="The Charge of Col. Anderson's Regiment 045 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel," said Major Isaac Clymer, who had been silent up to this
+      time, "I was in that engagement, in command of a troop of cavalry, and saw
+      Col. Anderson make his bayonet charge. He showed the most cool and daring
+      courage that I have ever witnessed during the whole war, and I was through
+      it all. Gen. Pokehorne was in command of the rebels, and showed himself
+      frequently that day, urging his men forward. He was afterwards killed at
+      Kensington Mountain, in Georgia. We got the information very soon after he
+      fell, from our Signal Corps. They had learned to interpret the rebel
+      signals, and read the news from their flags."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, I have heard it said by many that our Signal Corps could do that,
+      and I suppose the same was true of the other side."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "O, yes," said Col. Bush, "that was understood to be so, and towards the
+      end of the war we had to frequently change our signal signs to prevent
+      information being imparted in that way to our enemy."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "There was a Colonel," said Major Clymer, "from Arkansas, in command of a
+      rebel brigade, in that battle, who acted with great brutality. He found
+      some of our Surgeons on the field dressing the wounds of soldiers and
+      drove them away from their work and held them as prisoners while the
+      battle lasted, at the same time saying, with an oath, that the lives of
+      Abolitionists were not worth saving."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes. The Colonel mentioned that in his letter and spoke of it when I saw
+      him. He said it was only one of the acts of a man instinctively barbarous.
+      His name was Gumber&mdash;Col. Gumber. He has been a prominent politician
+      since the war, holding important positions. You know, these matters are
+      like Rip Van Winkle's drinks&mdash;they don't count, especially against
+      them."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But among Christian people they should,' said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That is true, but it does not. There are two distinct civilizations in
+      this country, and the sooner our people recognize this fact the sooner
+      they will understand what is coming in the future. But, returning to my
+      story, the winter was now coming on, and I had to make provision for the
+      families that were in my charge, so I called the women together and had a
+      council as to what we would do for the best; the first thing was to
+      arrange about sending the little girls to school. After discussing it, we
+      concluded to start them the next day to the common school. Our public
+      schools were said to be very good. So the next morning my wife, Mary and
+      Jennie all started with the children to school. They saw the teacher and
+      talked with her, telling her that their fathers were in the army, and she
+      entered them in school. They came and went, back and forth, and seemed
+      greatly pleased during the first week, but on Wednesday of the second
+      week, they came running home crying and all dirty, saying that some of the
+      school children had pelted them with clods and pebbles, calling them
+      Abolitionists. Little Jennie said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Grandpa, what is an Abolitionist?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I replied: 'One who desires the colored people to be free, and not sold
+      away to strangers like cattle.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Grandpa, do white people sell colored people like they sell cows?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, my child.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, grandpa, is that right?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I think not, my child. Would it be right for me to sell you away from
+      your mother and send you where you would never see her again?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh! no, grandpa; you would not be so wicked as that. I would cry myself
+      to death; and mamma&mdash;what would she do without me, she loves me so?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, said little Sarah, 'I love sister, too. I would cry, too, if you
+      sent her away where I could not see her. Why, grandpa, people don't do
+      that, do they? Your are only fooling sister.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, no, child; in the South, where the war is, there are a great many
+      colored people living. They are called slaves. They work for their masters
+      and only get what they eat and wear, and their masters very often sell
+      them and send the men away from their wives and children, and their babies
+      away from their mothers and fathers.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Grandpa, do they ever sell white people?' asked Jennie.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, my child.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, why don't they sell white people, too?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh, my child, the law only allows colored people to be sold.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, grandpa, I don't think any good people ever sell the little
+      children away from their mothers, any way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, my child, nor any grown people either.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, grandpa, you wouldn't sell anybody, would you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, my child, I would not.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, then, grandpa, you are an Abolitionist.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, in that sense I am.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, grandpa, I am one, too, and I will just say so at school, and will
+      tell the boys and girls who threw clods at us and called us Abolitionists
+      that they sell people like cows, and that they are not good people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0005" id="linkimage-0005">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0048.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Pupils Attacking the Little Abolitionist 048 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,'said little Mary Anderson, 'I know what colored people are. They've
+      plenty of them down where we came from. They call them "niggers". They are
+      mighty good to me, grandpa, and my papa doesn't sell 'em. He is a good
+      man. He don't do bad like those rebels, does he, ma?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, my child, your papa does not sell anybody. He is against it. He
+      never owned anyone. He does not think it right to own people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No; my papa don't, does he, ma? He is going to fight the people that
+      sell other people, ain't he, ma?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, my darling; but don't say any more. Let us go in and get our tea,
+      and you will feel better.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This interference of little Mary and her mother let me out of a scrape,
+      for I say to you, friends, that I was getting into deep water and would
+      have very soon lost my soundings if Jennie and little Sarah had kept after
+      me much longer. You see, the truth is that I had never been an
+      Abolitionist, but a Freesoil Democrat; but soon I became a full-fledged
+      Abolitionist after our flag was fired upon by the Secessionists.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "However, we all entered the house, and after tea, the children being put
+      to bed, we held another council and decided that inasmuch as there was
+      such great excitement in the country, and Allentown being such a hot-hole
+      of rebel sympathizers, it was not safe even to allow our children to
+      attend the schools. Jennie, however, being a good scholar and having prior
+      to her marriage taught school, we unanimously elected her our family
+      teacher, and setting apart a room, duly installed her on the next Monday
+      morning over our Abolition school, as we found on the evening of our
+      discussion with the children that they had converted the household by
+      their innocent questions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day I rode out to my son David's farm and saw Joseph Dent, the
+      man whom I had left in charge. I inquired of him if everything was all
+      right about the place, and he told me that he had moved his family into
+      David's house, as he feared some damage might be done to it, having seen
+      several persons prowling about at different times. He did not know who
+      they were, but was sure they meant mischief, as they were very abusive of
+      the Colonel, calling him a 'Lincoln dog,' after the manner of Dan Bowen in
+      his speech.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Joseph said he was now prepared for them; that he had another man staying
+      with him, and if I would go with him he would show me what they had done.
+      I did as he asked me, he led the way into the house and upstairs, where he
+      showed me a couple of holes cut through the wall in each room, just
+      beneath the eaves, and standing in the corner was a regular arsenal of war
+      materials. I said to him that he seemed to be in for war. The tears
+      started in his eyes, and he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Uncle Daniel, I am an old soldier; was in Capt. David's company when he
+      was in the Regular Army. I came to him three years ago when my enlistment
+      was out. I will defend everything on these premises with my life. I would
+      be in the army now with the Colonel (I am used to calling him Captain) if
+      he had not asked me to stay here and take care of his farm. These "secesh"
+      will not get away with me and my partner very easily, and should you hear
+      of this fort being stormed, you bring some men with you to pick up the
+      legs and pieces of the fellows who shall undertake it. Do not be afraid;
+      we will take care of all here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, Joseph, I see that. I will tell Jennie, and also write the Colonel
+      how splendidly you are doing.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Thanks,' said Joseph, giving me the regular soldier's salute. 'Is there
+      anything wanted at your house, sir? Tell the Colonel's wife that I will
+      bring down anything that she may be wanting at any time. I will certainly
+      bring a load of wood in to-morrow.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We were in the habit of getting many things from the farm&mdash;butter,
+      eggs, chickens, potatoes, etc. All our wood came from there. Joseph was
+      very useful in many ways. I returned home satisfied that all was going
+      well at the farm.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The weather was now getting cold and disagreeable; too much so, it was
+      thought, for any very serious army movements on our Western lines. The
+      rebels had collected a very heavy force at Dolinsburg, situated on a high
+      ridge, with hills sloping down to Combination River, one of the
+      tributaries of the Ohio. Here they had built an immense fortress, with
+      wings running out from either side for a great distance; on the outer
+      walls were placed large guns, sweeping and commanding the river to the
+      north. The rebels were well prepared with all kinds of war materials, as
+      well as in the numbers of their effective force, to defend their works
+      against great odds.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent, who, it seems, always did everything differently from what
+      the enemy expected him to do, conceived the idea that he would try to
+      dislodge them. When the enemy heard that he was preparing to move against
+      them, they but laughed at such an attempt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General, however, made ready, gave his orders, and his army was soon
+      in motion. The direction in which our army was to march was very soon
+      known, as it was impossible to keep any of our movements a secret, on
+      account of the great desire of newspapers to please everybody and keep
+      every one posted on both sides, the rebels as well as friends; which
+      prompted them to publish every movement made. This was called
+      'enterprise,' and it has been considered patriotic devotion by many,
+      especially the gold gamblers and money kings. This was not permitted by
+      our enemies; the publication of any secret expedition or movement of their
+      forces, by any one inside of their lines, would cost him his life; and so
+      in any army save our Union army. Why was this? It does seem to me that
+      this ought not to have been so. I have often thought of it, and concluded
+      it must have been fear. 'The pen is mightier than the sword' has been
+      truthfully said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Our Congress was afraid of the press, and were not willing to make laws
+      stringent enough for the army on this subject. The President was nervous
+      in this respect, and commanding Generals were afraid of criticisms; so it
+      was the only class that had the privilege of doing and saying what it
+      wished to, and, my friends, that is one of our troubles even now. Our
+      statesmen are afraid to speak out and give their opinions, without first
+      looking around to see if any one has a pencil and notebook in his hand.
+      This is getting to be almost unbearable, to find some person in nearly
+      every small assemblage of people, on the street, in the hotel, in the
+      store, even in your own private house, reporting what you have for dinner,
+      what this one said about some other one, what this one did or said, or
+      expects to do or say in the future. But I am wandering from my story."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, Uncle Daniel, your discussions on all subjects are interesting,"
+      replied the Doctor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I have been thinking of what you said about the press during the war,"
+      said Col. Bush; "and taking what you said upon the subject of our great
+      ambition here in the North to get money, and let all else take care of
+      itself, I can see that the same sordid spirit pervaded the press during
+      our war; fortunes were made by many newspapers in that way; everybody
+      bought papers then; we sold the news to our own people for money and
+      furnished it to the rebels gratis. Get money, get money; that is our worst
+      feature, and most dangerous one it is, for the country's welfare."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I agree with you, Colonel," spoke up Maj. Clymer, "but I would rather
+      hear Uncle Daniel talk. On any other occasion I would be delighted to hear
+      you."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I beg pardon, Uncle Daniel," replied the Colonel. "I will hereafter be a
+      patient and delighted auditor."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, when the army was under way there was great excitement and alarm
+      throughout the North among the Union people. Our armies in the East had
+      not been successful, and the sympathizers with the rebellion all over the
+      country were again beginning to be rather saucy. They would enjoy getting
+      together and reading of our defeats and discuss, to our disadvantage, the
+      failures of our attempts to subdue the rebellion, and in this way made it
+      very uncomfortable for any person who loved his country and desired its
+      success. They would in every way try to discourage our people by saying
+      'this movement now commencing will only be a repetition of what we have
+      already had so often lately in the East.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "But our army moved on, and during the march to the vicinity of
+      Combination River they were met by the enemy frequently, who were trying
+      to impede their march, and several severe skirmishes and minor engagements
+      occurred. They were now within some twenty miles of Dolinsburg Fortress,
+      when a sharp and very decisive engagement took place between one battalion
+      of cavalry, two batteries of artillery, and three regiments of infantry on
+      our side, where Col. Anderson was the ranking officer, and therefore in
+      command, and five regiments of infantry, two batteries and one troop of
+      cavalry on the side of the rebels. They were posted behind a small stream,
+      known as Snake Creek, having steep banks. The action commenced, as usual,
+      with the skirmishers. After reconnoitering the position well, the Colonel
+      determined to send his cavalry and one regiment around some distance, so
+      as to cross the stream and strike the enemy's left flank. He could not
+      expect re-enforcements, if they might be needed, very soon, as he marched
+      on the extreme southern road, so as to form the junction with the other
+      troops on their extreme right, touching Combination River to the south of
+      the enemy's works, so as to be the extreme right flank of our army. The
+      enemy, finding his force was superior in numbers, attempted to cross the
+      stream with his infantry. The two batteries were opened and poured
+      shrapnel into the advancing column, dealing havoc and slaughter on all
+      sides. They tried to keep their line, but they soon staggered, halted, and
+      fell back. The Colonel then opened a destructive musketry fire all along
+      the line. Just at this moment he heard the attack of his regiment of
+      infantry and troop of cavalry on their flank. He quickly advanced across
+      the stream, and the enemy was in utter rout.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He captured all his guns&mdash;six 12-pound Napoleons and four howitzers&mdash;and
+      a large number of prisoners. He followed closely on the rear of the enemy,
+      gathering in stragglers and squads of men until night closed in and
+      compelled him to desist and go into camp. When safety from surprise was
+      assured, he sent for one of the prisoners to get some information about
+      the road and the fortifications, commands, etc. After ascertaining many
+      things that he considered important, he found, upon further inquiry, that
+      his enemy upon that afternoon was commanded by Col. Jos. Whitthorne, his
+      wife's brother. He turned and said to Peter, who was standing near:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'This man seems to be my evil genius. I hope I will not meet him again.
+      It seems hard that I am to continually meet my own kindred in combat. Is
+      it possible that these people are willing to spill the blood of their own
+      friends and kindred, merely because they have failed to retain power
+      longer, and for that reason will destroy the Government?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes," said Peter; 'they will never be content except when they can
+      control other people as well as the Government. But see here, Colonel, do
+      you see this?' showing him a great rent in the breast of his coat and
+      vest; 'a pretty close call, wasn't it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'By George! it was that!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, never mind; but was not this about as nice a little fight as you
+      would wish to have for an appetiser?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, you are quite right; and that reminds me that I have not had a bite
+      to eat since four o'clock this morning. By the way, have you any cold
+      coffee in your canteen?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'O, yes, I have learned to keep that on hand. Here, help yourself.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Colonel took a good drink, and turned to Peter and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What is the matter with that coffee?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Nothing; it is only laced a little.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Laced? What is that?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Why, I put a little brandy in it, that's all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That's all, is it? Well! that is something I have learned. Let me taste
+      it again.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Which he did, as Peter afterwards said, until there was none left. I tell
+      you these poor fellows were excusable for occasionally warming up after a
+      hard march or a battle. I have learned to look very leniently on the
+      shortcomings in that direction of the poor old unfortunate fellows who are
+      going through this hard world without a penny, after having served their
+      country faithfully. I see them nearly every day, forgotten, neglected, no
+      home, no friends to care for them; and to see them when they pass by the
+      American flag always salute it. I hope their fate will be a better one in
+      the next world.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I well remember that during the war every one who cared for his country
+      would say, 'God bless the Union soldier and his family.' We all prayed for
+      them then; the good women in church, at home, in the hospital, at the side
+      of the sick, wounded or dying soldier, prayed fervently for their safety
+      here and hereafter. We loved him then, and say we do yet; but we find the
+      same men who reviled him then, complaining about the pension list, and
+      some saying: 'The Confederates fought for what they believed to be right.
+      We are all American citizens. Why not put all on the same footing? Let us
+      be brothers.' I tell you, my friends, the people of this country are hard
+      to understand. I heard the President of the Southern Confederacy applauded
+      this year. I was saddened by this, and was glad that my time here could
+      not be regarded as of great duration. Can such things be? Am I dreaming?
+      Where am I? Is it possible that I am in Indiana and not in South Carolina?
+      Am I under the Union flag, and not the Confederate?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel here bowed his head, and in a whisper to himself, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Is it so? Is it so?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0004" id="link2HCH0004">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER IV.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF DOLINSBURG.&mdash;HEROIC CONDUCT OF COL. TOM ANDERSON
+     &mdash;REPORTED DEAD.&mdash;HIS WIFE REFUSES TO BELIEVE THE REPORT.
+
+     "There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
+     gesture, they looked as they had heard of a world ransomed,
+     or one destroyed, a notable passion of wonder appeared in
+     them; but the wisest beholder, that knew no more but seeing
+     could not say, if the importance were joy or sorrow; but in
+     the extremity of the one it must needs be."&mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      The next morning the march was resumed. At an early hour the whole army
+      was in motion on different roads with the general understanding that the
+      command would close in line around the west side of the fortress that
+      afternoon. The weather being very disagreeable for marching, there was
+      delay on the roads, but, finally, late in the evening the army commenced
+      closing in and forming its line. The centre was commanded by General
+      Smote; the left, resting north, on the river, commanded by General
+      Waterberry, and the right, resting on an almost impassable slough,
+      connecting with the river, commanded by General McGovern. In moving into
+      position the place was found to be well protected by a heavy abatis and
+      chevaux-de-frise, from point to point, above and below the fortress. This
+      seemed impassable, and the enemy, seeing our army closing in around them,
+      kept up a terrible fire on our advancing columns, causing us very severe
+      loss in getting into position. It was at a late hour in the night (when
+      our lines were only partially formed) that our army rested, as best as
+      they could, in the snow and sleet; but not a murmur was heard. The next
+      morning our lines were advanced to the front and the impediments removed
+      as much as possible; though a severe and deadly fire was poured upon our
+      men most of the day. Late in the afternoon an assault was ordered in the
+      centre, and a bloody affair it was; again and again our brave fellows
+      moved on the works, but were as often driven back with severe loss. About
+      'o'clock Gen. Silent came riding along with an orderly by his side, his
+      staff having been sent in different directions with orders. He came up to
+      where Col. Anderson was sitting on his horse, watching the engagement in
+      the centre. Gen. Silent, after passing the compliments of the day, said to
+      the Colonel:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Your engagement at Snake Creek (that being the name of the creek where
+      the Colonel met the enemy the day before) was a rather brilliant affair as
+      I learn it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,'said the Colonel; 'it was my first attempt at commanding in a
+      battle, but we had the best of it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the General; 'and now I want to see if you can do as well
+      here. I wish you to assault the enemy's works in this low ground on the
+      right, in order to draw some of his forces away from the centre; our
+      forces are having a hard time of it there.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Col. Anderson gave the order at once to prepare for action&mdash;knapsacks
+      and blankets were thrown off, and the assaulting column formed. The
+      General rode away after saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'It is not imperative that you enter their works; but make the assault as
+      effectual as you can without too great a sacrifice of men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Colonel looked at the ground over which they must pass and viewed the
+      works with his glass, but said not one word save to give the command
+      'Forward!' On, on they went, and as they moved under a torrent of leaden
+      hail, men fell dead and wounded at every step; but they went right up to
+      the mouths of the cannon. There they stood and poured volley after volley
+      into the enemy, until at last he began to give way, when re-enforcements
+      came from the centre, as was desired. The Colonel's force could stand no
+      longer. Sullenly they fell back to a strip of woods when night closed in,
+      and the battle ceased for the day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Our lines were much nearer the enemy than in the morning.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The centre held their ground at last, and all was still, Part of the
+      night was employed in hunting the dead and wounded. Many were wounded and
+      frozen to death, being left on the ground during the night. The suffering
+      in front of Dolinsburg was something almost indescribable&mdash;it snowed,
+      sleeted, hailed and froze during the whole of the night. The troops did
+      not sleep, nor did they attempt it; they had to form into squads and walk
+      around trees all night. No fires could be lighted&mdash;they were so close
+      to the enemy's entrenchments. Just at daylight the sharp sound of their
+      skirmishers was heard. They had concluded to move out on our right and
+      attack us on our flank, and open the way for the escape of their army. On
+      they came. Our line was soon formed and our musketry opened. During the
+      night one of our batteries had been brought up and given position on a
+      slight elevation to the right of Col. Anderson's centre. The enemy opened
+      furiously on our line, and in a few minutes our battery was knocked to
+      pieces and was charged by infantry. Here there was a bloody conflict; men
+      fell by the score; the snow was reddened by the blood of both patriots and
+      traitors. The smoke seemed to hover around the trees and underbrush, as if
+      to conceal the contending forces from each other. The flame of musketry
+      and the red glare of the cannons lighted up the scene with a lurid tint.
+      Limbs fell from the trees, and the ground was mown as smoothly of weeds
+      and underbrush as if by a scythe. Our right was under orders to hold their
+      position at all hazards. The battle, dreadful and bloody, continued. By
+      degrees the troops on the right of Col. Anderson gave way and abandoned
+      the field. At noon but one regiment besides Col. Anderson's withstood the
+      enemy on the right of our line. They were terribly cut up, and having no
+      food, were nearly exhausted. Their ammunition was growing scarce, none
+      having been brought up to this point for their supply. In this condition
+      they stood like a wall, under the most galling fire of artillery and
+      musketry, their comrades falling like grass before the sickle. At length
+      the enemy's cavalry appeared in the rear; not in line, but as if observing
+      the battle with a view of taking advantage at the proper time of any
+      mishap that might occur in our lines. Col. Anderson seeing this, and
+      feeling that his command was now in great peril, conceived the idea of a
+      bayonet charge on the line to his front, and so ordered it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0006" id="linkimage-0006">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0059.jpg" width="100%" alt="Col. Anderson Wounded 059 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "His line moved forward, in a double-quick, and with a shout drove the
+      enemy, who was stampeded by the impetuous assault. The Colonel, being on
+      foot, led his men right up to the works, the enemy having been driven
+      inside. As he leaped forward to them, with sword in hand, calling to his
+      men, 'Come on, my boys,' he fell, as they then thought, mortally wounded.
+      The enemy seeing this made a fresh assault, and drove our force back. Col.
+      Anderson was left on the field supposed to be dead. The battle raged all
+      along the line. Our right was driven and forced under the brow of a hill.
+      While under this partial shelter a portion of the enemy made their escape
+      through this unoccupied part of the field. At this time our left made a
+      successful assault upon the works of the enemy, capturing their outer line
+      and forcing them into their more contracted lines but more strongly
+      fortified. The centre had made several ineffectual assaults and had lost
+      in killed and wounded very heavily. Re-enforcements came to the right, and
+      a renewal of the assault all along the line was ordered. To the work of
+      blood and death the men again came forward with a heroic will, and for
+      about an hour the battle was like the long roll on a thousand drums. The
+      air was filled with shells; the heavens were lighted up as if meteors were
+      flying in all directions; the rumbling of artillery was heard as batteries
+      changed position, and the loud commands of excited officers. On and on
+      moved the serried masses. As the lines opened by the dropping of the dead
+      and wounded, 'close up, boys,' could be heard. It was now about dusk. One
+      grand charge all along the line, one grand shout, 'up with the flag,
+      boys!'&mdash;all was over, the fortress was ours, and the Stars and
+      Stripes floated over Dolinsburg. That night, however, was a night of gloom
+      and sorrow in our army. Gen. McGovern was killed in the last assault. Gen.
+      Smote was badly wounded and died a few days later. Gen. Waterberry, a
+      brave and gallant officer, fell a few weeks later at the battle of
+      Pittskuk."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I remember when Waterberry fell, poor fellow," said Col. Bush.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, many a poor fellow lost his life in those two battles. We captured a
+      great number of prisoners. Gen. Bertram surrendered. Many of his leading
+      officers were killed and wounded, and some made their escape through the
+      opening in our line on the right, where Col. Anderson fell wounded."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams asked: "Uncle Daniel, did you ever hear of him? Was his body
+      found?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, Doctor, and the story of that and his recovery is a very singular
+      one. Peter searched diligently for him, but failed to find him; this
+      distressed him so much that he decided to ask for a leave and return home,
+      so as to stay a short time with the family and do what he could to help us
+      bear the sorrow of the Colonel's supposed death. After our grief-stricken
+      family could have the patience to listen to his recitals, he gave us the
+      story just as I have told it. Mrs. Anderson, although stricken down with
+      grief, insisted that her husband was not killed, or he would have been
+      found among the slain; that a man of such marked features would have been
+      noticed by some one who did the interring. The Captain insisted that there
+      could be no doubt but that he was killed. Time passed on, but little Mary
+      would continually ask, 'If her papa was dead?' 'Was he shot?' Who had
+      killed him?' and a thousand other questions which constantly kept her
+      mother thinking of the Colonel's fate, and soon she determined to go in
+      search of him. Peter was leaving for his regiment, now under command of
+      Colonel Rice. Col. Anderson having been reported as killed, Rice had been
+      promoted Colonel, and the regiment had moved with the army in a
+      southwesterly direction some considerable distance from Dolinsburg. Still
+      there had been troops left there, so that it was perfectly safe to visit
+      the battle-field, there being no rebel force in that part of the country
+      at that time. I agreed to go with her, and made all the arrangements
+      necessary for the family; the farm of Col. David having been looked after,
+      and our family-school reorganized under Jennie, which had become
+      demoralized by the news of Col. Anderson's death. In the meantime we had
+      heard from Col. David and James, who were well, and also had letters from
+      Stephen and Henry; both had joined the army: Stephen in an infantry
+      regiment from Ohio, where he lived, and Henry in a cavalry regiment from
+      Michigan, where he had been employed for a time in surveying for a
+      company; so at this time I had one son left not yet in the army, he being
+      my third son, Jackson, who was then engaged in railroading in Minnesota.
+      We had not heard from him for some time, and his mother was sorely
+      troubled, expecting soon to hear of the last of the Lyons being in the
+      army. This, she thought, was a little more than ought to be required of
+      any one family."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So say I, Uncle Daniel," spoke up several of the listeners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "True, true; but our country's demands should be satisfied by her
+      citizens, no matter what they may be. Well, when all was arranged, Mary
+      Anderson and I started. We went as far as we could by cars and boat, and
+      then obtained horses and traveled on horseback to Dolinsburg. Coming to
+      the pickets we were halted, and, on telling our errand and where we were
+      from, we were taken to the headquarters of Col. Harden, who was in command
+      of the post. We were well received and most hospitably treated by himself
+      and officers. They all sympathized with Mrs. Anderson; knew of the
+      Colonel's gallant conduct in battle, but all thought there was no use of a
+      search for him; that he was certainly killed in charging the works near
+      the fort. They showed us where he made the assault. After resting for the
+      night we started on our search, Capt. Day accompanying us as guide and
+      protector. We first went to the place where the Colonel fell, but there
+      was nothing but long trenches, where the dead had been buried. We passed
+      over the battle-field, which was mowed down smoothly by bullets. Limbs of
+      trees had fallen in confusion, furrows were plowed in the ground by shell,
+      horses' skeletons, broken muskets, pieces of wagons, parts of caissons,
+      spokes, ammunition boxes, pieces of blankets, coats, pantaloons, parts of
+      tents&mdash;everything in pieces, the evidences of a great contest were
+      marked at every step. Late in the afternoon, worn out with walking and the
+      excitement, we returned, very much disheartened. We dined on soldier's
+      fare, which seemed to us delicious. After discussing the battle and the
+      probabilities of the result of the war until a late hour, we retired to
+      the camp cots for a night's rest. Next morning we got ready for a start.
+      Mary Anderson inquired of Col. Harden which way the rebels who got through
+      our lines had retreated. He answered her that they retreated on a road
+      along the river up stream some twenty-five miles, and then crossed on a
+      boat that had come down the river on its way to Dolinsburg, which was
+      stopped by the retreating rebels. Mary said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Uncle Daniel, I am going to that place if I can be allowed to do so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I replied: 'This would be a very tiresome and fruitless trip, my child;
+      but if you will be any better satisfied by doing so, I will make it with
+      you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Col. Harden said he would send a small escort for protection, though
+      there was no danger of any force of the enemy, but there probably would be
+      some wicked people there who might do us some harm. He had our horses
+      brought out, and sent Capt. Day and ten mounted men with us. The road was
+      somewhat rough, but very passable for saddle-horses. When we had gone
+      about ten miles we met a colored boy, some fourteen years old, who said he
+      was going to Dolinsburg. Mrs. Anderson rode on with Capt. Day. The escort
+      was in front of them. I asked the boy why he was going to Dolinsburg. He
+      said he lived about ten miles further up the river, and that an old
+      colored woman, called 'Aunt Martha,' had sent him down to see if any
+      soldiers were at Dolinsburg; and if so, to tell them that there was a
+      Union officer at her house, sick.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do you know his name?' I asked.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir; but Aunt Martha calls him Massa Tom.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I trembled all over. My blood was hot and cold by turns.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'When and how did he come there?" asked.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He said that the rebels had left him. My brain was now dizzy, and I told
+      him to turn back and take me to the place. We rode past the rest of the
+      company while they were resting for a short time. I told them I would ride
+      on to the place where the river was crossed, and wait there for them. Mary
+      was hearing all she could from Capt. Day about the battle, and so she
+      raised no objections. I inquired of the boy as to the appearance of the
+      sick officer. He described him as very pale, black hair, eyes and beard. I
+      could understand his being pale, and felt sure it was Col. Anderson. I
+      asked the boy if he ever spoke to him. He said he had not, but Aunt Martha
+      talked to him about his wife and little girl and Uncle Daniel. I now was
+      positive it was Tom. I reeled in my saddle and nearly fell from my horse.
+      What should I do? I could not tell Mary, for if it proved not to be him
+      she would not be able to bear it. So I rode on. After a long time we came
+      to the house. It was some hundred paces from the road, a square log cabin
+      or hut, occupied by an old colored woman ('Aunt Martha ') and her
+      husband('Ham'), both over sixty years, I should judge.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0007" id="linkimage-0007">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0064.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Uncle Daniel Meets Aunt Martha 064 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The old aunty was in the yard, a smooth, hard, flat piece of ground,
+      fenced off by a low fence, about four rails high, which a man could easily
+      step over. I saluted her with:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'How do you do, aunty, do you live here?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sa, I lives heah&mdash;me and Ham, my ole man. What is you, massa?
+      Is you Union or is you "Sesh?"'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh! I am a Union man,' I replied.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Den I is glad to see you. I'll jes' call Ham. He runned away when he
+      seed you. He's feared; yes, he's dat. He isn't gwine wid de "Sesh" any
+      mo'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, aunty, have you a Union officer in your cabin, sick?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, now, massa, I'se jes' got to know who you is afore I 'fess on dat
+      case.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, aunty, I am Daniel Lyon, sometimes called "Uncle Daniel."'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Afore God, is dat you, Massa Lyon? Jes' get off yo' hoss an' wait rite
+      heah; I be back in a bit.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She hobbled in, evidently to speak to the Colonel. I waited quietly until
+      she returned. Just then the others came in sight, and I sent the boy to
+      halt them. Aunty came out so excited that she could hardly speak.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Sho' as you is born'd, dat Massa Tom knows you; but, sah, he's powerful
+      weak, an' you must exclose who yo' is to him in a most delicacious manner,
+      or you'll incite him. He's 'fraid, sah, dat you is a exposter.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'O, no, aunty, I am his uncle and benefactor.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yo'is what?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'His uncle,'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, but de oder t'ing what you is?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'His benefactor.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Glory to God! Is you? May de Laud shine his light in dis pore house, an'
+      brush away de fears ob dis misfortunate famly.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Then she called Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh, yo' Ham, come heah.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I entered the cabin and beheld Col. Anderson, as pale as death, lying on
+      a poor, broken-down bed. I knelt by his side upon the floor and wept
+      aloud. The Colonel could only whisper. Extending his hand, while the great
+      tears were rolling down his face, he asked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Is my wife with you? How is my child?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He was greatly excited and very weak. I arose from his bedside and told
+      him who were coming, and begged him to be calm. Aunty brought some cloths
+      and laid on his breast, saying to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Now, Massa Tom, you mus' be still. Don' be like I tole you. You mussent
+      get 'cited now&mdash;nuffln of the kine. Jes' see de folks like yo' allers
+      done. Dey's come a mighty long ways to fine yo'. Wish dey stay away 'til I
+      cure yo'; but spose it's all rite. De good Laud he done knowed de bes'.
+      Maybe de "Sesh" come take him some day afore long, so de Laud he knows
+      what he wants. Bress de good Laud.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I went out to meet the others. Mary at once asked me what the matter
+      was. I spoke as gently as I could, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mary, Tom is still alive.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She instantly leaped from her horse and made for the cabin, and in an
+      instant was at the bedside of her husband, covering his face with kisses
+      and tears. Tom was too weak to more than whisper 'my dear wife,' and weep
+      in silence. Old Ham had come in, and stood in one corner of the room
+      looking on the scene with his hands locked together over his head. He was
+      heard to say over and over in a low tone: "'De Lord bress dese chilien.'
+      "Aunt Martha took hold of Mary, saying: "'Deah Misses, yo' jes' stop dat
+      cryin'. You ought to be 'joiced dat Massa Tom be libbin. You ought ter
+      seed him when de "Sesh" fotched him heah. I tell you dat was de time what
+      fotched me down, I done got rite on my old knees an' axed de good Laud to
+      spar dis good Massa Tom. I knowed him the berry minute I laid my eyes on
+      him. Many's de time I make his bed and cook his dinnah. I tell you all
+      about dat. Why, dem "Sesh," when dey fetch Massa Tom heah in de old wagon,
+      dey des frowed him out like he been a hog, and tole Ham an' me dat we mus'
+      dig a hole and put him in; dat we be killed if we don't. I done went and
+      looked at him, an' tole Ham dat he wasn't dead; dat he was wa'm an'
+      bredin. So Ham an' me jes' carried him into dis house, an' got blankets
+      and kivers, and wash him wid wa'm water, and took keer on him; setted up
+      all de time, one or bofe on us, and kep' him good an' wa'm, an yo' see
+      he's done gittin' well. De good Laud heah our prayers, an' he whisper to
+      pore ole Marfa dat he gwine to fetch him out for some good he gwine to do
+      for us pore people. Bress de Laud; he is good to us. I tell yo', de man
+      what said to dig a hole fo' him is a bad man; his name is Whitthorne. I
+      'member de name kase I knowed de Whitthornes in Jackson, Miss., when I
+      libbed there. Yes, dat so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At this Mary broke down again. She felt sure that this was some of her
+      people. Aunty continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ole Massa Gawge (George), that we b'longed to, move upheah six year ago,
+      on dis place, from Jackson. He libbed up dar on the hill in dat white
+      house dat yo' see up dar, dat am locked up an' no one is in it. Dey got
+      lot ob t'ings in dar. When de Union whip de Sesh at Dolins-burg, and de
+      Sesh come dis way, gwine home or some-whar, den Massa Gawge an' all de
+      famly dey go, too, an' take all de niggers 'cepin' me an' Ham. Dey say
+      we's too ole, an' dey done lef us to take keer ob de place; dey leabe de
+      smoke-house so we kin git in an' git sumpin to eat. Well, dey is plenty in
+      dar, an' we lib all right, and, bress de Laud, dat save Massa Tom's life.
+      De good Laud fix it dat way, sho' as yo' born. He take tkeer ob de good
+      folks.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Ham, who had been silent, broke out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, dat's so, massa, dat's so. De Laud do do dis. He done told me up at
+      de smoke-house to take all dat we wanted, an' dat when Massa Tom done get
+      well, dat we mus go wid him 'way from heah an' lib with Massa Tom; dat de
+      Sesh kill us when dey find out we done cure him up. Yes, sah, de Laud say
+      dat to me, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I said to him: 'Ham, are you sure the Lord said that; did you not dream
+      it, or was it not Aunt Martha that said it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, massa, no; de Laud told me, sho! I know 'twas he. De words come
+      right down frough de smokehouse when I was gittin' meal to make de gruel
+      for Massa Tom. O, no, massa; Martha was down heah. I told Martha when I
+      come back.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Ham, what did Martha say?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'She say dat we must 'bey de Lord; dat he was mo' our massa den Massa
+      George; don't we b'longs to de Laud mo' dan to Massa George. Den I say
+      dat's well, Martha; you know, and if you b'lieve in dat we go. An' we is
+      gwine wid Massa, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'If you should go, Ham, they would accuse us of stealing you, and have us
+      arrested for it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, I doesn't know 'bout dat. I knows we can steal our ownself away,
+      an' go to de place whar Massa Tom lib; I knows dat. We's gwine; dat's done
+      fix; we's gwine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Colonel had been listening, and smiled to find that these two good
+      old people loved him so, and he nodded his head to Ham, which caused him
+      to laugh immoderately.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'It's done fix,' said Ham, and he left the cabin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I said: 'Aunty, have you any children?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Laud bless yo' good soul, we has six chilien some whar; don't know whar.
+      Massa George he sole our chilien 'way from us soon as dey was six year
+      old. I never see any ob dem since den; neber heard anything 'bout dem. He
+      sole 'em 'way down on de Gulf some whar; neber would tell us. Dey done
+      forgot us, or whar we lib, long go; dey so young when dey taken 'way, O,
+      dey do dat way, so de ole folks not fine 'em. I tell you, Massa Lyon, 'tis
+      purty hard on ole folks, to lose de chilien dat way. If dey die an' de
+      Laud take dem 'way, dat's all rite; de Laud know he own business; but when
+      dey sole 'way, dat hard. You see, dese people dey got chilien, but dey
+      tink we no keer for our'n. Dat is whar dey don't know. We does keer jes as
+      much as de white folks, but we can't help ourself, dats all. I tell you
+      dat's bad. O, I cry myself nearly to deff 'bout my chilien; but all do no
+      good; dey done gone; I neber see dem any mo'. If I was to, dey would not
+      know me, an' me not know dem; so no good now to cry any mo'; dey be all
+      dead, maybe&mdash;hope dey am&mdash;den dey work for de Laud and Master
+      all de time, and not be worked all de time fo' de people for nuffin' an'
+      doin' no good. Yes, I hope dey is all done dead. Wish I knowed dey was,
+      den I'd be feelin' good. You see, me an' Ham talked dis all ober. We neber
+      see our chilien no mo' no matter whar we is; so we am gwine where we will
+      be counted wid de people an' not wid de cattle. Yes, sah; dat's what we's
+      got in our heads; dar's no use tryin' to put it out; it in dar, an' dar it
+      stay. We's gwine, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, well, aunty, all right; I will see that you go. I will take the
+      consequences. I will not see as good an old couple as you are held like
+      cattle if I can help it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The old woman shouted 'glory,' and hobbled out of the cabin, I presume,
+      to tell Ham what I had said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "By this time the Colonel had recovered somewhat from his excitement, and
+      quietly and in a low voice told us how he came to be there. He said that
+      when he was wounded on the works of Dolinsburg and left for dead, that
+      some one came along and stanched the flow of blood by binding some cloth
+      around the wound saturated with something&mdash;his wound was through the
+      right breast, touching slightly the right lung&mdash;that in the
+      afternoon, when a portion of the rebel army passed over the ground that he
+      occupied, Col. Whitthorne, his wife's brother, discovered him and had him
+      placed in one of his ambulances, bringing him away; had no knowledge as to
+      what his intention was&mdash;whether to take him to some place of safety&mdash;some
+      hospital, or let him die and bury him where his remains could afterwards
+      be found by his family; that up to within a few days he had no idea where
+      he was; that these old colored people had kept his whereabouts a profound
+      secret, except among a few of their race whom they could trust; that when
+      he found a force was stationed at Dolinsburg, he got them to send there
+      and give the information, so that he might make some arrangement about
+      getting away, for fear of recapture by the enemy, and they had sent the
+      boy that we met. He was anxious to get away, and thought that he could
+      bear being moved in some easy conveyance to Dolinsburg in two or three
+      days' travel. We consulted together, and Capt. Day sent a messenger back
+      with a letter to Col. Harden, asking him to send an ambulance and a
+      surgeon the next day, we remaining with the Colonel until their coming.
+      There was plenty of fodder at the plantation barns, and the men took care
+      of the horses. Aunty prepared a sufficient quantity of wholesome food for
+      ourselves. We passed the night without much sleep, the Captain and I using
+      our chairs for beds, as there was not sufficient accommodation for us all;
+      Mrs. Anderson slept on the bed by her husband, and the men found
+      comfortable quarters in the stables. We enjoyed ourselves, however,
+      hearing Aunt Martha and Ham tell us how they had taken care of the
+      Colonel; how they had bathed and dressed his wound once each day with warm
+      water and poultices of white-oak ooze and slippery-elm bark; how they
+      stopped the bleeding with soot from the wooden chimney; how they dosed him
+      occasionally, when his wound seemed painful, with good whiskey that Ham
+      got up at the house on the hill (he had managed to force an entrance
+      somehow); and how every day they asked the Lord to heal his wound and make
+      him well, so he would take them away from their long suffering and unhappy
+      life. The story of the old woman was most interesting as well as very
+      amusing. The next morning we had bread, coffee and chicken, which was
+      relished by all, I assure you. The Colonel was fed on gruel and a piece of
+      chicken. Aunty, who had him entirely under her control, would not allow
+      him to eat anything else. After breakfast was over I asked Aunty how she
+      came to know Col. Anderson, and she in her way told me the story of her
+      having been hired out once by her master to Col. Anderson's family before
+      the Colonel was married, and she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Laud bressyou, chile, I know Massa Tom soon I put my eyes onto him. Yes,
+      sah. I neber let on, doe. He didn't know nuffin when they frowed him out
+      heah like a pig. No, sah. He was mos' dead, sho'. Dat's one time he mos'
+      done gone to glory, sho'. But he all right now; he come out. An' when he
+      do, oh, great Laud, don't I jes' want him to go for dem "Sesh." Yes, I
+      tell you, I do. Dar is no mistake on dat pint.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The day passed. The Colonel improved and conversed considerably with his
+      wife. We left them together all we could to enjoy their reunion. He was
+      very desirous of getting away and having the assistance of a surgeon, who,
+      however, could do no more for him than was being done. In the afternoon
+      late, however, there came an ambulance and the Post Surgeon. This seemed
+      to give new life and spirit to all. The Surgeon entered the cabin, and,
+      after pleasantly conversing about the Colonel with us, proceeded to make
+      an examination of his wound. Aunty was determined to be present. She
+      raised the Colonel up, and showed the Surgeon where the wound was, its
+      condition, etc. He said it was healing rapidly, and would be well soon,
+      but that he would be some considerable time gaining sufficient strength to
+      do any service. He said that aunty ought to have a diploma; that she had
+      treated him as skillfully as anyone could have done, and much better than
+      some might have done, Aunty at once replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I tell you where you gib de "'plomas." You jes' gib dem to de Laud. He
+      is de one what do dis work. I tell you, He keep Massa Tom for some good. I
+      don't know what, but he is got some good work afore he, sho' I tells you,
+      de Laud never show dis pore old nigger what to do, des like she be a
+      doctor, less He wanted Massa Tom to do something. He know what He wants.
+      He know all t'ings, de Bible say so, an' dats the book you can't 'spute.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We all agreed with aunty, and she was happy. The next morning the
+      ambulance was arranged in the best possible manner and the Colonel
+      tenderly carried out and laid in, his wife and Aunt Martha having a place
+      arranged so they could stay in the ambulance with him. We all started, old
+      Ham tying their belongings up in a couple of blankets and lashing them on
+      a horse loaned him by one of the escort. We were two days in making
+      Bolinsburg, but did it without any very great inconvenience or suffering
+      to the Colonel. When we arrived Col. Harden welcomed us most heartily, and
+      made all necessary arrangements for the comfort of Col. Anderson, as well
+      as the rest of us. I noticed that Col. Harden said nothing about the two
+      colored people, and did not seem to notice them, so I called his attention
+      to them. He looked at me rather quizzically and remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Why, I did not observe any colored people. You did not bring any through
+      the lines, did you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I took the hint, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'O, Colonel, what did I say? I was a little absent-minded being up with
+      Col. Anderson; and loss of sleep has bothered me."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So, you see, I got out of the scrape. Orders then existed against
+      bringing colored people through the ines, as I learned afterwards. He
+      (Col. Harden) always said that he was color-blind, and could not
+      distinguish between the color of people. I remained several days, and Col.
+      Anderson continued to improve. I, however, felt that I ought to go home
+      and look after the family. So old Ham and I got ready, and bade good-by to
+      all, after returning thanks for the kindness shown us. We took the two
+      horses that Mary and I rode to Dolinsburg and made our way through in
+      several days to Allentown. I preferred to go all the way on horseback, to
+      save, perhaps, some trouble about Ham. He claimed to be freeborn and from
+      Ohio, where I formerly lived. This went as sound, and no trouble ensued.
+      Ham lived at our house and did chores for us and made himself generally
+      useful. I related the whole story to the family and made all happy,
+      especially little Mary Col. Anderson's child, who had the impression fixed
+      on her mind that her papa had been killed, like her Uncle Harvey. We
+      received letters from David and James, in the Eastern army; also, from
+      Stephen, who had marched with the regiment to which he belonged to the
+      Army of the Center, then in the western part of Kentucky, and on the way
+      to Pittskill Landing, where the Union forces were now concentrating. Henry
+      wrote that his regiment of cavalry had been ordered to the East to report
+      to Gen. Kilpatterson. Having heard from all our family, except Jackson, we
+      were again happy. We all longed for the day to come when Col. Anderson and
+      his wife would return home, and were anxious also to see the good old
+      colored woman who had been a mother to him during his illness. The
+      children especially asked me every day about Aunt Martha; how she looked?
+      if she was as black as Uncle Ham? and why Mr. George sold her children?
+      and in any other questions that could not well be answered."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel, I knew Col. Harden, of whom you spoke," said Maj. Clymer.
+      "He was a good soldier, went all through the war, and died in 1868. He was
+      rather an old man for the service, and was never well after the war
+      closed."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes; I heard of his death; I kept track of him up to that time; he was a
+      good man."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel," said Dr. Adams, "the implicit faith of those two old
+      colored people was an example that might well be followed by the masters
+      now."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes; the colored people are the most faithful on the face of the earth,
+      and deserve better treatment than they are getting in the South."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Why is it that they are deprived of their political rights in the
+      Southern States?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My dear sir, that is easily answered. As I have heretofore repeated in
+      the discussion of other points, the controlling element in the South is
+      now, as it ever has been, an aristocracy of and for power. They do not
+      intend that in any way or by any means, lawful or otherwise, the control
+      of their States shall pass out of their hands; by this means they will
+      control the General Government. It would be the same were these colored
+      people white; if they were poor and not of the ruling class, they would be
+      deprived of their rights in the same way. They believe that they were born
+      to control, and control they will, unless we shall find men hereafter in
+      charge of this Government with nerve enough to see that the rights of the
+      people are protected and enforced."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Col. Bush, "another war will come some day, and it will
+      commence at the ballot-box. People will suffer just so long and no longer.
+      The idea that I gave my right arm away for a Government that allows its
+      citizens to be bulldozed and murdered merely for desiring to participate
+      in the affairs of the Republic. No, sir! I fight no more until I know what
+      I am fighting for and also that we will sustain the principles for which
+      we contended."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This is a curious people. They are nearly ready for any kind of
+      government to-day, when only a few years ago they expended billions of
+      money and rivers of human blood for liberty, and now care nothing for it.
+      They made the gift of franchise to millions at a great sacrifice, and now
+      quietly smile at its surrender. O, yes; but how can you expect anything
+      else. Are we not apologizing every day for what we did? Do we not avoid
+      speaking of the war in the North? Are not some of our great leaders to-day
+      men who aided and sympathized with treason, while we teach kindness to our
+      erring brethren and forgive all? Do we not find our flag despised nearly
+      everywhere in the South? Do they not march under their State flags instead
+      of the Stars and Stripes? Are not all their monuments to rebel leaders and
+      Generals? Are not their school books full of Secession sentiments? Do they
+      not teach the children that we conquered them with hired Hessians? While
+      this is so in the South, and any allusion to the war in the North is
+      regarded as stirring up bad blood, is it not submissive, cowardly and
+      unworthy of any brave people, and will it not result finally in their
+      dominating over us? These are the reflections that annoy me in my old and
+      lonely days."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here he stopped, was silent for a moment, then said in a low tone:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Why should I have lived to tremble now for the future of my country."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The tears stood like crystals in his eyes, and he ceased to speak for the
+      present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER V.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE&mdash;TWO DAYS OF AWFUL FIGHTING AT
+     PITTSKILL LANDING&mdash;HARD-WON VICTORY-UNCLE DANIEL'S SONS BEAR
+     THEMSELVES GALLANTLY.
+
+     "But whether on the scaffold high, Or in the battle's van,
+     The fittest place where man can die Is where he dies for man."
+     &mdash;Barry.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "During the suspense great preparations were being made for the various
+      campaigns by the several ar-armies of the Union, which caused much
+      excitement throughout the country. The many prisoners captured at the fall
+      of Dolinsburg had been sent to different camps in the North. The secession
+      sympathizers were vieing with each other as to who should visit them the
+      oftenest and show them the greatest consideration. The whisperings of
+      releasing them and organizing for 'a fire in the rear,' as the saying
+      went, were loud and plentiful I traveled to Indianapolis and Chicago to
+      see if I could learn anything of a definite character on these points, and
+      at both places heard mutterings and threats that were calculated to
+      produce alarm and also to make any loyal man feel like beginning a war at
+      home. Everything that was being done by the authorities was denounced as
+      arbitrary and despotic&mdash;their acts as unconstitutional. In fact, no
+      satisfactory act had been performed by the Administration that was
+      calculated to assist in putting down the rebellion (according to their way
+      of thinking). When I returned home I found a letter from Peter, who had
+      been promoted to a Majority in his regiment. The Lieutenant-Colonel
+      (Rice), as I before stated, had been made Colonel, Major Pierce
+      Lieutenant-Colonel, and Capt. Lyon (Peter) Major. They had not as yet
+      learned of the discovery of Col. Anderson. I wrote to Peter, giving him in
+      full the details in reference to the Colonel, but told him not to reveal
+      the facts to a soul until it should be reported officially. In his letter,
+      however, he informed me of the massing of the rebel troops at Corin
+      Junction, and the like process going on at the High Banks, on the Little
+      Combination River, now called Pittskill Landing, and that he looked for
+      hot work as soon as the Army of the Center, under Buda, could make a
+      junction with Gen. Silent. When I read Peter's letter all the family were
+      anxious about his fate, should there be another battle fought. Old Ham was
+      present and seemed to be much interested in what I was saying. He had been
+      entertaining the three children with his simple stories about the 'Sesh,'
+      as he and Aunt Martha called the rebels. He spoke up, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Massa Daniel, I tells you da's no danger, sah. I had a dream 'bout dat.
+      Massa Peter am all right, sah; I tells you he is. I neber dreams 'bout
+      anything but what comes out good.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My wife asked Ham if he could interpret dreams. 'No, missis; I not know
+      'bout dreams 'cept my own. I knows dat Massa Peter all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "There was no way getting the cunning old darkey to tell his dream. My
+      wife said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I am troubled about a dream that I had at the commencement of the war.
+      It distresses me still.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She then related her dream, and he broke out into a laugh, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, but you see, massa got all he hands, all he fingers; dey all dar&mdash;none
+      done gone. Dat dream all good, kase, you see, he fingers all right. O,
+      dat's nuffin. De bug he be Sesh; skare you, dat's all; bite de chilien
+      little spec, dat's all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We all laughed at the curious speech of old Ham, and yet he sat down and
+      commenced counting his fingers, and said: "'How many chilien yo' got,
+      misses?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Seven.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ham became silent, and nothing more could be got from him on the subject
+      of the dream. He never spoke of the matter again to any of us, except to
+      Peter. I found after all was over that he and Peter had the same
+      interpretation&mdash;strange, yet so true."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel, what was the interpretation, may I inquire the second
+      time?" said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "It was very strange; but the interpretation is disclosed by the
+      casualties of war, and as we proceed you will recognize it. But to my
+      story: The rebel and Union forces were now confronting each other, and
+      each was constantly on the lookout for the movements of the other. About
+      midway between the camps of the two armies they were almost constantly
+      having skirmishes, sometimes with cavalry, and sometimes with infantry.
+      The successes were about equal. Peter related the story of an old colored
+      man, I presume something after the style of old Ham, meeting him while he
+      was making a reconnaissance with his regiment. The old darkey was tall and
+      very black, and was walking in great haste when Peter called to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Uncle, where are you going?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ise gwine to de ribber, sah. Ise ti'd ob de wa', Ise been cookin', sah,
+      for de 'Sesh.' He say he gwine to whip dem Yankees on de ribber,&mdash;dat
+      dey am gwine to come right on and drive dem in de ribber and drown dem
+      like cats; dat's what he say, sho'. I heah him wid dese old ears, I did.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'When did he say he was coming?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, massa, he say he comin' right off, sah; he say he kill 'em an'
+      drown 'em all afore de res' ob de Yankees come for help dem; dat's what he
+      say.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Who was it said this?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Why, sah, it wah de big Gen'l&mdash;de one what boss all de res'; he
+      name wah Massa Sydenton Jackson. He say he kill all ob you stone dead&mdash;he
+      not leab one ob em.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'If he is going to kill all of us, you don't want to go to our camp and
+      get killed, do you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sah; I doesn't spec' to git killed; I 'bout 'cluded dat I wait till
+      de shootin' git goin' pretty libely, den I jes' skip de ribber and neber
+      stop 'til I be done gone whar dey done got no wa'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'How many soldiers have they in Gen. Jackson's army?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, I dunno, but I 'spec' dar am somewhar near a million ob dem, sah.
+      Dey's got de woods full ob hoss sogers, an' all de fiel's full ob 'em what
+      walks. Den dey got big guns wid hosses. Oh, Laudy, massa, I dunno, but
+      dey's heaps ob dem.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What were they doing when you came away?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Dey was campin' 'bout ten miles, I 'spose. I walk mighty fas', and I is
+      monstrous tired. When dey start dis mornin' I get outside and go in de
+      woods and keep whar I see dem all de way. When dey stop I keep on. Dey be
+      here in de mornin', sho'. I knows dey will, massa.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This being about all Peter could ascertain, he thought perhaps it would
+      be as safe back towards the main army, so he returned, bringing old 'Dick'
+      with him, that being his name. When Peter reported with Dick at
+      headquarters the General cross-questioned the old man in a manner that
+      would have done credit to a prosecuting attorney, and said to Peter:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Major, I guess the enemy intend to try our strength very soon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He then said to Dick:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'You can go around behind my quarters. You will find some colored people
+      there, with whom you will remain until after we have this fight. You can
+      then go where you please.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Bress de Laud, Massa Genl, you gwine to make me stay heah and get
+      shotted?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, I don't know whether you will get shot or not but you will stay as
+      I direct.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Afore God, Massa Gen'l, you see dese heah 'backer sticks, (meaning his
+      legs), 'dey go, dey go if dey shoot; I can't hole 'em. I tried dem one
+      time, an' I tell you dey won't stay. You can't hole 'em, no, sah; dey git
+      ebery time&mdash;when you 'spec dem be stayin' dey's gwine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General laughed at his peculiar expressions and sent him away. The
+      position of the Union forces was an exceedingly good one for defensive
+      operations. The country all around was covered with heavy timber and very
+      thick underbrush, save a small opening or field on the right center and to
+      the rear of our right flank. The ground was very uneven, full of streams,
+      gulches, hills and hollows. The line of the Union troops stretched from
+      Hawk Run to Bull Gulch and Buck Lick Junction, the right resting on Hawk
+      Run and the left at or near the Junction, the center in heavy timber quite
+      a distance farther south than either flank. The right of the line was
+      commanded by Gen. Sherwood, the left by Gen. Prince; two divisions were in
+      reserve, commanded by Gen. Waterberry. The Army of the Center, under Gen.
+      Buda, was within communicating distance, but advancing very slowly,
+      causing some fear that they would not get to the field prior to the attack
+      being made by the enemy, who was in great force ready to be hurled against
+      our comparatively small army at any moment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The suspense must have been terrible for the time, but at last it was
+      over, for on the morning of the third day after Dick made his revelation
+      about the enemy's movements, our forces having become a little careless on
+      their front, the enemy were upon them without much warning. Just as Gen.
+      Sherwood was about to take his breakfast skirmishing commenced not more
+      than a mile from his camp, and nearer and nearer it seemed to approach our
+      lines. The 'long roll' was sounded and 'to arms' was the cry all along the
+      lines. The roads passing through the camp were leading in almost every
+      direction, affording the enemy ample opportunity for unfolding their line
+      all along our front by a very rapid movement, of which they took
+      advantage, and in rapid succession threw their divisions in line of battle
+      and moved with quick motion to the assault which was made simultaneously
+      along our front. From Peter's description it must have come like a
+      thunderbolt. They struck Sherwood's command on the center and right flank
+      and drove him from his first position back on the reserves and a part of
+      his command entirely from the field. So thoroughly were they demoralized
+      that they could not find time to return to their places during that day.
+      Sherwood tried to rally them, but could not; so he joined his remnant to
+      the first command he found, and continued resistance to the impetuous
+      assaults of the Confederates.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The battle was now raging all along the line; our troops were in good
+      condition, and the ones that had won the victory at Dolinsburg were in no
+      wise discouraged. They came into action like veterans and stood the first
+      shock of the battle without the least movement to the rear or panic. Our
+      lines were again adjusted on the right, and one continuous rattle of
+      musketry from one end of the line to the other could be heard. There was
+      no chance for the operating of cavalry on either side. Artillery was run
+      up to the front by both armies. How the different arms rattled and
+      thundered. Batteries to the front, right and left rolled amid confusion
+      and death. Closer still the armies came until their eyes were seen and aim
+      taken as if in target practice. To the rear and front, as the armies
+      gained or lost a little of their ground, lay the dead and the wounded. The
+      shrieks and groans of the wounded and dying were unheeded; the crushing of
+      bones might also be heard as the artillery rushed from one part of the
+      lines to another. In this way the contest continued for the greater part
+      of the forenoon. At last our center was penetrated and our right was
+      forced back again with the center for the distance of perhaps a half mile.
+      Our left, having a better position, under Gen. Prince, held their ground,
+      and, turning their fire partially on the advancing column that was forcing
+      our right, checked them somewhat in their rapid advance. At this critical
+      moment our reserves came up in good style and entered the conflict. The
+      enemy were now steadily driven back to their original position.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Over the field the Union and rebel soldiers lay side by side, dead and
+      wounded alike. They were seen helping one another, their anger and fury
+      soon subsiding when they found themselves helpless by the side of each
+      other, and, perhaps, often asking 'Why are we thus butchering one
+      another?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This bloody battle raged with a deadly fury unparalleled on the continent
+      up to that time. Louder and louder roared the artillery and more steadily
+      and sharply rattled the musketry. The smoke was rising in great clouds
+      from the field of carnage. Gen. Silent was very impatient on account of
+      the non-arrival of Gen. Buda, as well as Gen. Wilkins, whose division was
+      some six miles away to the rear, and was expected to come rapidly forward
+      and strike west of Hawk Run, on the left flank of the enemy; but no Buda
+      and no Wilkins came. The battle was then raging with great slaughter on
+      both sides. The entire Union force was now engaged, and the rebel
+      commander was bringing his reserves forward and re-enforcing his lines. He
+      could be seen re-organizing his forces and putting his reserves in line.
+      Gen. Jackson and his staff were seen riding along giving directions. He
+      had on his staff one Gen. Harrington, who seemed to be very active in
+      moving about. Soon another assault was made on our lines. The fresh troops
+      seemed to inspire them with new zeal, and on they came, steadily and
+      firmly, with a constant and heavy fire pouring into our lines. The assault
+      was resisted for some time. It seems that during this assault, their
+      Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Sydenton Jackson, was shot through the breast,
+      falling from his horse dead. At the fall of Jackson, Gen. Harrington
+      seemed to become crazed and rushed madly on, directing that every Yankee
+      be killed. 'Bayonet them!' 'Kill them like cats!' 'Let none escape,' he
+      cried. So on they came like a line of mad animals, sending forth such
+      unearthly yells as to induce the belief that all the fiends of the
+      infernal regions had been turned loose at once and led on by old Beelzebub
+      himself. On, on they came. Our line reeled and staggered under the
+      assault. A fresh column came up under Gen. Bolenbroke, and advanced
+      rapidly against our right flank, and bore down so heavily that our line on
+      the right and centre again gave way. In falling back, Gen. Waterberry, a
+      gallant officer who had brought up our reserves on our first repulse, was
+      killed while trying to rally his men.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "His death seemed to create a panic, and Gen. Sherwood was unable to hold
+      the men to their line. He would form and reform them, leading them
+      himself; but when he would look for the command he was trying to bring to
+      the front, he would find them going to the rear, making very good time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter's command was in this part of the line. He could hear this man
+      Harrington, as the rebels came rushing on, crying out: 'No quarter!' 'Kill
+      every Yankee!' 'Let none escape!' 'Rid the country of the last one!' 'Take
+      no prisoners!' The panic continued on our right, and at least one-half of
+      this part of Sherwood's command broke, and was utterly disorganized,
+      hiding behind trees, in hollows and ravines, to cover themselves from the
+      enemy. In great numbers they sought roads leading to the rear, and
+      followed them without knowing to what point they might lead. In this
+      demoralized condition of one portion of our army, despair seemed to set
+      in. Gen. Silent sat on his horse looking sadly at this condition of
+      things. He spoke not a word. Riding up to Sherwood, who was greatly
+      excited, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, can you not send word to Prince to fall back slowly? I see the
+      enemy will soon be on his flank.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "As the General rode away he said: 'I cannot understand the delay of Buda
+      and Wilkins.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He sent orderlies immediately to hurry them up, giving imperative orders
+      to them 'to move to the field of battle as rapidly as possible.' In the
+      meantime Gen. Hudson had gone to the support of Prince; our forces on the
+      right having steadily fallen back. It was too late, however, to save him.
+      The enemy had surrounded him before Hudson could form on his right, and he
+      was compelled to surrender with a portion of his command, the rest having
+      fallen back and thereby saved themselves. Hudson joined on the remainder
+      of Prince's command and made resistance to the further advance of the
+      enemy. Our line, being again intact, fell back behind a ravine that
+      crossed the battlefield from northwest to southeast&mdash;from Moccasin
+      Run to the river. The enemy by this time were in possession of the camps
+      of the Union forces, and partially giving themselves up to plunder, the
+      battle gradually slackened until darkness closed in on the contending
+      armies The enemy occupied our camps during the night, intending the next
+      morning to capture what was left of our army. During the first part of the
+      night they kept up a fearful noise, evincing their joy over what they
+      thought a great victory. Gen. Silent, however, was engaged in arranging
+      his forces for an attack at daylight, being satisfied that he could
+      surprise the enemy and defeat him, as he would not expect our forces to
+      fight, and, therefore, take the noise of preparation for a retreat. The
+      column under Gen. Wilkins came up early that night and was posted on the
+      right of our army, with its right on Hawks Run.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Buda also arrived during the night and was given position on the
+      left, his left resting on the river. The center, held by Sherwood, was
+      re-enforced by Hudson and that portion of Prince's command not captured.
+      The artillery was put in battery in the center and on the right center,
+      and orders given for the men to replenish their boxes with ammunition, to
+      sleep on their arms, and at 4 o'clock in the morning to make a
+      simultaneous attack all along the line with infantry and artillery, moving
+      the artillery rapidly to the front. This being understood, all were quiet.
+      The enemy were so confident of having our army at their mercy that they
+      lighted fires and made night hideous with their howls. During the night
+      the leaves and grass were set on fire by some unknown means and burned
+      over the battlefield, causing great consternation, as many of the wounded
+      were yet lying where they fell. Their shrieks and appeals for help would
+      have made the tears come to the eyes of the most heartless. An allwise
+      Providence, however, heard their prayers and appeals for help, and the
+      windows of heaven were thrown open and the flood poured forth and subdued
+      the flames, saving many a poor fellow from dreadful torture and death. The
+      storm continued nearly all night swelling the little streams that ran
+      through the battlefield, causing the roads to become almost impassable.
+      The stragglers were collected and returned to their commands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At 4 o'clock the crack of musketry was heard, and soon after the
+      artillery from our lines opened and we were upon the rebels. They were
+      taken by surprise and thrown into confusion. The hurrying of officers from
+      one part of the field to another was distinctly heard by our men and
+      greatly encouraged our forces. On they moved, driving the enemy pell-mell
+      from our former camp. It was impossible, under our galling fire, for the
+      enemy to form in any compact line. They fell back as our troops advanced.
+      We struck them in front, on the flank, and, as they sometimes turned in
+      their retreat, in the rear. The slaughter for a time was terrible and
+      sickening. They were at last driven into the woods where they had formed
+      the day before. Here a lull came in the contest, and they took advantage
+      of it to form their line again, believing that our advantage could only be
+      temporary, having no knowledge of the number of our re-enforcements. When
+      they were in a condition to do so they advanced and took the aggressive.
+      On they came. Our line stood as immovable as a rock, received the shock of
+      their first assault, and then poured the missiles of death into their
+      ranks as if they were being rained down from the heavens. For a time the
+      lines both advanced slowly and dealt death into each other. The commands
+      from each army could be distinctly heard by the other. Harrington on the
+      rebel side was heard to say:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Charge the Lincoln hell-hounds! Give the cowardly dogs the bayonet!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This gave our troops that heard it a contempt for the man, and a
+      determination to receive the charge in a soldierly manner. They stood
+      silent until the enemy was within close musket range, and at the order&mdash;the
+      batteries having come up&mdash;everything opened and poured volley after
+      volley into the advancing columns, which swayed and halted; no power could
+      press them forward. Our forces seeing this, advanced steadily, firing as
+      they moved. At last the rebel line gave way and fled to the woods on their
+      left, taking shelter among the trees. The ground between the lines was now
+      literally covered with the killed and wounded. On our extreme left the
+      battle was still raging, and seemed to be going to our rear. Gen. Silent
+      rode away to this part of the field. Finding that our forces had fallen
+      back nearly to the junction of Bull Gulch and Buck Lick Run, he ordered
+      Hudson to move rapidly and strike the enemy in flank where the line had
+      been broken by the falling back of their left and center. This order was
+      executed with much alacrity and was a great success. Hudson struck the
+      detached portion of the enemy's army in flank and rear, and doubled them
+      up (over the very ground from which our forces had fallen back the day
+      before), capturing many prisoners and several pieces of artillery. Here he
+      met a young officer whom he had noticed moving rapidly to the front and
+      assaulting the enemy with his command at any and every point where he
+      could hit him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Hudson rode up to him and inquired his name.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My name, sir, is Stephen Lyon. I belong to an Ohio regiment. I joined
+      the Army of the Center only a short time since, and this is my first
+      battle. I have lost many men; my Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel were both
+      killed, and I am the Major and now in command of the regiment.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was my fifth son in line of birth, and sixth in the service. I am
+      digressing, however. Their conversation was here cut short, as Gen. Buda
+      had ordered an advance along his line, which was the left wing of the
+      army. The advance was duly made. The rebels, however, in the meantime had
+      been re-enforced on this part of their line. The contest, therefore,
+      became a very stubborn one on both sides. The advance of Buda was soon
+      checked, and the fighting became desperate. Both armies to our right
+      seemed to have partially ceased their advance, seemingly to understand how
+      the event was being decided on this part of the line. The enemy was driven
+      slowly to the rear for some distance. A halt then came and a rally on the
+      part of the rebels. They organized into column of regiments and made a
+      desperate attempt to break the center of our left. Buda massed his
+      artillery against them, keeping it well supported, and mowed them down
+      with shell and canister until they lay in piles on the ground. They
+      advanced to the assault three times with a heroism and desperation seldom
+      witnessed in any ancient or modern battle, but each time back were their
+      shattered columns sent in utter confusion. Thus the battle continued until
+      late in the afternoon, when both parties reorganized for a last and
+      desperate struggle. The lines of the enemy showed all along the skirts of
+      timber, leaving the open space to our right and center, and extending to
+      Buck Lick Run. Both seemed eager to make the attack, but our forces were
+      first in motion, and with a quick-step movement they advanced against the
+      enemy. The firing opened all along the line. First one and then the other
+      line staggered and swayed to and fro. The forces on both sides seemed
+      determined to win or die on their ground. At last Wilkins crossed Hawks
+      Run and struck the enemy in his flank, causing consternation to seize him,
+      and he gradually gave way, his left flank doubling back on the main line
+      nearer the center. At this moment Gen. Silent ordered an advance with
+      infantry and artillery simultaneously. This was executed in good order,
+      the firing again became general. The roar of artillery now was almost
+      deafening. The yell of the enemy was heard in every direction as though
+      assaulting, but they could no longer stand against our determined forces.
+      Steadily on the advance continued; the enemy stood, delivering his fire
+      with deadly results, until our army approached to the point where one or
+      the other must give way. The rebels, seeing that our force was coming with
+      a steady step and determination unmoved by their fire, broke in different
+      parts of their line, and finally the moment arrived when they could no
+      longer stand our deadly aim, and their whole line gave way. They retreated
+      through the woods and on different roads in great disorder; our forces
+      followed up their lines of retreat and kept a constant fire upon them
+      until night intervened, which protected them from any further disaster.
+      This closed one of the bloody battles of the war. That night our army
+      again slept upon their arms. Some supplies were brought to them during the
+      night, which stayed their hunger. The next morning the enemy was nowhere
+      to be seen or heard; he had made his retreat in the night, leaving many
+      wagons, ambulances and guns. The roads being made almost impassable by the
+      rain of the night before, their dead and wounded were left in our hands,
+      save those whom they had removed to the rear the night of the first day's
+      contest, when they held the ground. The battlefield presented a ghastly
+      and sickening sight,&mdash;the dead, the dying, the wounded; the hospital
+      in the rear, near the river; the parties burying the dead, finding Union
+      men and rebels piled up in heaps together; the long trenches being
+      prepared; the soldiers being wrapped in their blankets and buried without
+      any knowledge of who they were, or to what command they belonged; the
+      words of the dying to be taken back to their friends; the messages to fond
+      wives and blessed children; the moans and shrieks of the wounded as they
+      were carried on stretchers from where they had lain and suffered, some of
+      them, for two days and nights.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "These things, when first recited to me by my son Peter, filled me with
+      deep sorrow and pain. O, my friends, the suffering of our poor men for
+      their country was great-it was heartrending to hear of it. When the sick,
+      wounded and dead had been cared for, of course the army could not move
+      again very soon,&mdash;it must have rest and reorganization. So the camp
+      for the present was established a little in advance of the battle-ground.
+      Many were furloughed for a short time and returned home. My son Peter came
+      home on a leave, having been wounded late in the evening of the second
+      day. His wound being in his foot, he was unfitted for duty for some time.
+      His Lieutenant-Colonel having been killed that day, he was promoted to the
+      vacancy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "While Peter was kept in the house (where he was confined by his wound),
+      he constantly entertained us by his recitals of all of these incidents and
+      movements that I have given to you in my poor way. It is a matter of great
+      interest to me to follow the history of men on both sides, and see what
+      their good or bad fortune may have been since. Now, on our side in this
+      great battle, Gen. Waterberry, one of our leading generals, was killed on
+      the first day. Gen. Hudson went through the war creditably and died away
+      from home in some of the South American states. Gen. Buda soon left the
+      army under a cloud, and I do not know what became of him. I think,
+      however, that he is dead. Wilkins went through the war with some credit to
+      himself, but was killed in Mexico afterwards in some of their periodical
+      revolutions."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel, do you know the history of the rebel generals since the
+      war, who commanded in this battle of which you have been speaking?" asked
+      Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Oh, yes! You know Sydenton Jackson was killed on the first day.
+      Bolenbroke was in the rebel army up to its surrender, but died soon after
+      from dissipation, as I have been informed."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I am curious to know what became of Dick, the darky," he said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel smiled and said: "Dick, poor fellow, has not been seen since
+      his 'backer sticks' ran off with him, just as he said they would."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "What became of Harrington, who wanted every d&mdash;&mdash; Yankee killed
+      like cats&mdash;bayoneted&mdash;without any quarter being shown, etc.?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He went to Mexico after the war closed; could not live under 'Yankee'
+      rule. He there tried to assist in establishing an empire. Was regarded by
+      some of the Imperialists as suited to become a Duke. When the Empire fell,
+      and no further hope of a dukedom arose before his flattered vanity, he
+      came back, and is now one of the leading governmental reformers and placed
+      in official position by his party (how strange to say 'reformers'. They
+      were once known by a different name). But things are changing with the
+      seasons now.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "You see, this great battle of Pittskill Landing, following so soon after
+      the battle of Dolinsburg, had marked influence on the country. The people
+      began to see that the question of courage did not depend so much upon
+      where a man was born as it did on the amount of it he had when he was
+      born, and the principle for which he was contending, as well as drill and
+      discipline in his duty. The people in the North were beginning to learn
+      that every hill in the South was not mined and ready to be exploded,
+      blowing up everything that approached. After becoming cool they would ask
+      themselves as to where the powder could have been procured, etc."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Dr. Adams, "I remember well when it was reported, and believed
+      by many, that all the hills in Virginia, near Washington, were mined, and
+      that masked batteries were behind every bush."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, I know many would speak of those things to prove that the rebellion
+      could not be conquered, or any headway made against it. Just as though a
+      masked battery was any more dangerous than a battery uncovered; and
+      without reflecting as to the quantity of guns that would have been
+      required, and the number of men supporting the batteries at every place
+      where they were by the vivid imagination of many whose stories were
+      invented for the purpose of frightening the ignorant."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The truth is that it was and is to me one of the great wonders how we
+      ever succeeded in putting down the rebellion, with nearly the entire South
+      in arms, while there were but few that were not in arms who did not
+      sympathize fully with those who were; and in the North a strong political
+      party, as an organization, prayed and worked for the success of secession
+      and rebellion. The only ones of the party who did not sympathize with the
+      rebellion were a few old men who knew the benefits of a government, those
+      who entered the Union army, those who had friends in the service, and
+      those who were taught to revere the Union in early youth. The remainder of
+      that party who desired our success were but few and far between. They are
+      now the ones, however, who saved the Government, preserved the
+      Constitution, the flag, and our honor, and are going to reform all abuses
+      and make everybody prosperous and happy. The Colonel here, who lost an arm
+      for his country, is laid aside as 'worthless crockery'; and as for myself,
+      who gave seven sons to the service of my country, I am of no use whatever.
+      Of course, I am very old, but I supposed that it would be considered an
+      honor to me to have made so great a sacrifice. So I went out to one of the
+      Reformers' meetings last Fall, and instead of being invited on the stand
+      and referred to as an old man who had given up his whole family for his
+      country's cause, I was permitted to sit on the ground and hear an old
+      Secessionist and rebel sympathizer extolled to the skies, with great
+      applause following, and one of our best and most gallant soldiers
+      ridiculed and abused as if he had been a pirate during the war. So it is
+      and so it goes. I am poor. So are all who spent their time in aiding our
+      country. The mistake we made was not to have staid at home and made
+      fortunes, and let these men, who "feathered their nests" during the war,
+      have gone and served in the army and showed their love of country. We
+      would now have been the patriots and the ones to be intrusted with public
+      affairs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "But why should I care? I think I should not. But it is impossible for me
+      to lay aside my feelings on the subject of my country's welfare. I will go
+      down to my grave with the feeling that those who so loved their country
+      that they risked their lives for it are the safer ones to trust with its
+      control. I cannot see how those who did not wish the success of our
+      country and those who exerted every nerve to destroy it can be the best
+      persons in whose hands to place our vast interests.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I may be wrong about this, however, and, therefore, will return to my
+      story, believing that the Lord doeth all things well.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter and our family at home were sitting in the parlor. Jennie was
+      wrapping Peter's foot in cloths and bandages, when the conversation turned
+      on Col. David and Col. Anderson. Jennie had a letter from David but a day
+      or so before, which gave us the news of the good health of himself and
+      James, the doctor. It also informed her that Henry had been assigned to
+      duty in the same command with himself, which made it very pleasant for
+      them. My wife, Aunt Sarah, had received a letter from Mary Anderson a day
+      or so before which brought the gratifying intelligence that the Colonel
+      was improving rapidly and would be able soon to return to Allentown and
+      once more enjoy for a time the quiet of our home. He was informed that he
+      must not return to take the field again for some months. While I was at
+      home, trying to arrange the difficulty about the colonelcy of his
+      regiment, inasmuch as his discovery and return to Dolinsburg had not been
+      officially announced, I wrote to the President the situation, telling him
+      the whole story and calling his attention to the reports of the battles in
+      which the Colonel had participated, and asking that he give him
+      recognition by promotion to a Brigadier-Generalship. With this request the
+      President had kindly complied, and I had his commission in my possession,
+      which fact I kept a profound secret. Just then Peter said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What can be done to arrange matters in Col. Tom's regiment? There is
+      Col. Rice, who, when Tom takes command or when the facts are ascertained,
+      will be reduced in his command as Lieutenant-Colonel, and I will go back
+      as Major. This I do not care for, but Col. Rice is a proud man, and will
+      dislike this, I fear.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Then he will show himself an unworthy officer. He should be glad that
+      his Colonel is alive and yield up the command gracefully.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'There is no other way for him to do,' said Peter; 'that is true.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Ham was sitting off to one side with little Mary Anderson on his lap.
+      The child had been listening to what was said about her father. She spoke
+      to Uncle Ham, as she, with the rest of the family, had learned to call
+      him, and asked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'When is papa coming home? Is he well? Is mamma well? How will they get
+      home?' and many other questions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham said, 'I doesn't know. Hopes he git heah all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The old fellow seemed rather serious, and finally he asked Aunt Sarah 'If
+      dat letta diin't say nuffln 'bout my ole woman Marfa.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh, yes,' said my wife. 'Uncle Ham, you must pardon me; I was so engaged
+      talking to Peter and Uncle Daniel about our sons that I really neglected
+      to tell you. I will get the letter and read you what Mary says about your
+      wife.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She took the letter from her pocket and read to Uncle Ham that Martha was
+      well and so kind to Col. Tom, calling him her boy and saying 'the good
+      Laud' had saved him for some good purpose, and sent her love to her 'dear
+      ole Ham.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham broke into a laugh and said: 'Datfs it; dat's good. I knowed she say
+      jes' like dat. I tell you, Aunt Marfa, she be all right. She know
+      something I tell you she do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He then entered into a disquisition on Aunt Martha to little Mary, until
+      she seemed to feel as much interested in Aunt Martha as did Uncle Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "While we were enjoying the rest of the evening in conversation we heard a
+      noise coming from the children's bedroom. Jennie at once left us and
+      proceeded to the room and found little Sarah Lyon&mdash;David's youngest
+      child, then four years old&mdash;very sick with a violent attack of croup.
+      We at once sent for a physician. He came, examined her and pronounced her
+      very ill. He very soon gave her relief, that proved to be only temporary.
+      We watched her during the night. In the morning she had a violent fever,
+      and seemed to be very flighty. Everything was done for the blessed child,
+      but all in vain. That afternoon she passed away. This was another stroke
+      to our whole family. Jennie, her mother, was nearly frantic. This was the
+      first misfortune of any sort that had happened in David's family. We were
+      all cast down in grief, as we loved little Sarah. She had been named for
+      my wife, who had made the child a special pet. Little Mary and Jennie were
+      almost heartbroken by her death. They cried continually, and could not be
+      pacified for several days. I telegraphed her father, but it seems my
+      dispatch, for some unknown reason, was not delivered for three days. When
+      it was he was almost crazed by the unwelcome news. It was too late,
+      however, for him to come home. This seemed to sadden him. He was never
+      himself any more during his life. Little Sarah lies in the cemetery at
+      Allentown."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here the old man broke down and wept bitterly for a time. When he
+      recovered he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My friends, it seems to me strange that I should weep now. My sorrows are
+      passed. I am only waiting here below for the reward that true devotion
+      must bring in the other world. There is no recompense for it here. At
+      least, I have only found that which comes from the affections of a loving
+      family. Oh! why should my family all-all have been taken from me as they
+      were? Who has had such a hard fate as mine? Yes! yes! when I come to
+      reflect, many have. Yes! when all are gone&mdash;one or many&mdash;that is
+      all; we can lose no more. My country, O! my country, it was for thee they
+      died."
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER VI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     "K. G. C."&mdash;ORGANIZATION OF THE ENEMIES OF THE UNION IN THE
+     NORTH&mdash;PLOTTING EVERYWHERE&mdash;OBJECTS OF THE TRAITOROUS
+     LEAGUE.
+
+     "The bay trees in our country are all withered,
+     And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven&mdash;
+     The pale faced moon looks bloody on the earth,
+     And lean-looked prophets whisper fearful change,
+     Rich men look sad, and ruffians dance and leap."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "The loss of little Sarah had spread such a gloom over our household that
+      I felt a desire to be out at David's farm, away from the house, as much as
+      possible. Peter also seemed much depressed and showed a great desire to
+      return to his regiment. On one occasion, when Ham and I returned in the
+      evening, the conversation drifted in the direction of the absent ones in
+      the army, and to Harvey, who fell at the battle of the Gaps. My wife at
+      once alluded to her dream, which seemed to be preying upon her mind almost
+      constantly. Peter was silent, but I noticed that he dropped a tear. After
+      a moment he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mother, you should not be constantly thinking of your strange dream. You
+      will become morbid on the subject, unless you drive it from your mind.
+      There is nothing in it that worrying will or can change. There can be
+      nothing sure in dreams, and if there is, you can only discover it in the
+      future. The war will reveal it all to you should there be anything in it."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham must speak; it was thought by him to be his time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, missus, de wah 'splain it all. Massa Peter and me talk 'bout dat.
+      No danger come out of dreams, you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Why, Ham,' said Aunt Sarah, 'I thought you dreamed about Peter, and said
+      he was all right. You assured us of it; and you said that you always knew
+      by your dreams when matters were all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yeas, yeas, missus; but, you see, I be fool on dat. You see, Massa Peter
+      come back wid a so' foot, shot up putty bad. I got fool on dat dream. You
+      see, Marfa allers tells me 'bout de dreams. So you see, I jes' thought I
+      could tell, too. I miss it. Yeas, I miss him dat time. Marfa, she know,
+      she do. She tell you all 'bout dem when she comed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Then he laughed a regular darky laugh, as I found he was sure to do, if
+      he concluded he had drawn you off on a 'false scent,' or heard anything
+      that pleased him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Aunt Sarah was relieved. The fact that Ham admitted that he was humbugged
+      by his own dream seemed to quiet her nerves; so she did not allude to her
+      dream again for a great while. But I could see plainly that Peter was very
+      much depressed whenever allusion was made to it. O, it was prophetic,
+      'twas a revelation of dire calamities to follow, one after another.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I could see it all when time unfolded the mystery, as it did, in regular
+      order. It was a warning so strangely imparted. But why, why this warning,
+      and why the calamities? That is the question which has been demanding an
+      answer so long; and yet no answer comes that seems to satisfy my mind.
+      Well, well, let that pass for the present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning I sent Ham to the farm on horseback to bring some
+      vegetables. Early in the forenoon we heard a noise as if the running of a
+      horse down the street, and looking out saw Ham coming under heavy
+      pressure, with sails spread. I ran out on the porch, and Ham pulled in
+      opposite the little yard gate. I called to him, and asked what was the
+      trouble. The old darky was so scared that he stammered and made motions,
+      but I could get nothing of an intelligent character from him. I made him
+      dismount, tie up his horse, and come in. By this time the family were all
+      out inquiring into the trouble. Ham sat down on the edge of the porch near
+      the entrance and fanned himself with his hat. Great drops of perspiration
+      were rolling down his face. He seemed to be in much distress. Finally
+      Jennie said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ham, where is the lettuce, the asparagus, and the butter we sent you
+      after?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham, finding by this time that he was not dead, essayed to speak. He
+      raised himself to his full height.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'W'y! W'y! Yeas! Yeas! De&mdash;de&mdash;de&mdash;dey done gone!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Gone where?' asked Jennie.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Dey done gone on de road, missus. I jes' tell you-uns dey's Sesh in
+      heah. 'Spec dey got dem, dey eat dem for dey dinner. Dey got dem, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, what about the "Sesh," as you call them?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'O, I tole you all 'bout dem. 'Pore de Laud, I mus' rest fust. I is
+      powerful tired, missis&mdash;I is.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Ham, put up your horse and get over your fright, and then perhaps
+      you can explain more satisfactorily what has happened to you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yeas, missus, I 'spect dat am de bes' way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So, when Ham had cooled off, we had him give us his experience. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Massa Daniel, I jes' go to de farm and dar seed Massa Joseph Dent.
+      He fix up de littis, de 'sparagrass, and de eggs; and when dey all fix up
+      I get ready to come home. He says, "Ham, you see dem fellows down de road
+      dar?" I looked and seed 'em, and say "Yes, sah." Den he say, "Dey bad
+      man's dey is; kase dey's done bin heah all de mornin' lookin' round like
+      dey wants sumfin, and I watch 'em close; if dey boddersme dey ketch it,
+      sho;" dat's what he say! I done told Massa Dent dat I not feared. But dat
+      was a story, kase me was some skea'd. I gits on de hoss and corned right
+      on jes' like I wa'n't skea'd at all. I rides slow doe, kase as how I
+      wa'n't sho' 'bout dem mans. So I gits 'bout half way down the road home,
+      and dem mans&mdash;dar war free of dem; dar war free, sho', dey jes' steps
+      right in de road afore me and de hoss. I say "Good mornin," and takes off
+      my hat like a gemman. Dey say "Whar you goin', nigga?" Den I know'd who
+      dey is. When dey say "nigga," dat's nuff for dis child. I know'd dey be
+      "Sesh." Dat's what "Sesh" all call us&mdash;"niggas." I tells you, den I's
+      ska'd. One ob dem say, "What you got dar, nigga?" I say "wegetables for de
+      house." Ben dey say "Who house?' I told dem Massa Daniel. Den dey say,
+      "Dat ole Lyon? Dat ole Ablishner? Dat ole scoun'el what want to whip de
+      Souf? To free de niggas 'mongst us?" I say, "Don' know 'bout dat. Massa
+      Lyon not say nuffin to me 'bout dat." Den dey sajr, "Whar you come from,
+      anyhow?" I tole 'em I comed from up in de State whar Massa Daniel comed
+      from. Den dey swar dat I a liar; dat dey know'd Massa Daniel; dat he
+      fetched no niggas hyar from 'Hio. Den when dey say "'Hio," golly, I be
+      glad; kase I could't smell out de name afore; forgot him clar, sho'. Den I
+      say I comed from 'Hio awhile ago, an' stay wid you, kase I know'd you back
+      dar in 'Hio. Den dey ax me w'at town I comed from. Den dey get me. I
+      skea'd den. One of dem say, "O, he a d&mdash;&mdash;d fool; he not know
+      nuffin." I say, "Yes, sah, sho'; dat's fac. I doesn't know nuffin'bout dem
+      matters what you say." Den dey laff. Yes, sah, dey laff. I start on. Den
+      dey say, "Nigga, stop dat hoss." De hoss stop. Yes, sah, den I be orful
+      skea'd. O, dey was de mos' wostest lookin' disciplinous "Sesh" you eber
+      did see wid yo' eyes. Dey had ole brown jeans coat an' britches. Dey look
+      like de "Sesh" what I seed when dey lef Col. Tom at my cabin.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, said Peter, 'they were escaped prisoners, I have no doubt, from
+      some place, and are hunting their way South.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sah,' said Ham; 'dat's it; dey 'scape and is gwine back to de reb's
+      army, sho': dat's who dey is. I know'd dey was "Sesh."'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, go on, Ham; tell us the rest,' said Aunt Sarah. I was so much
+      amused at Ham's story that I kept rather quiet.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said Ham, 'den dey took de hoss by de bridle and made me git off.
+      I s'posed dey was gwine to take de hoss, but dey looked de hoss ober, and
+      say he no good, and gib de hoss back. I got on and dey all pull out
+      pistols and tell me to "git;" dat's wa't dey say, and sho' you bo'n, I git&mdash;an'
+      de lettice go one way, de 'sparagrass go anoder way, and eggs go de Lord
+      knows whar&mdash;to smash, I reckon. Dey all gone, sho,' an' I's hyar. Dey
+      shoot when I go. I 'spect I be kill; but I'm hyar, sho'; dis is ole Ham;
+      he 'scape.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0008" id="linkimage-0008">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0097.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Ham Encounters the Rebels 097 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "We all laughed&mdash;in fact, could not help it. I told Ham that I would
+      go out with him the next day and we would see about this matter. Ham
+      withdrew, scratching his head and looking very serious.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day I had the horses hitched to the wagon, and Peter feeling
+      that he had so far recovered that he could stand the ride, we went out
+      together. When we came to the place where Ham had met his three suspicious
+      looking friends we examined the spot, found Ham's lettuce, etc., scattered
+      somewhat over the ground, but could not see much evidence of anything
+      else.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham said but little. Finally, I asked him which direction his friends had
+      gone from here. He at once pointed the way, saying, 'Doesn't you see de
+      track? Dar he go, Turn 'roun' and go back de same way he come.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We could see some indications that Ham's story might be true, but not
+      enough to be very satisfactory. However, we went along. When we arrived at
+      the farm and found Joseph Dent we had Ham relate his experience. Joseph
+      Dent said to come in the house. When we had all been seated, Joseph said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, I have no doubt as to the truth of what Ham says. The same three
+      men (at least, I suppose them to be, from the description), came here last
+      night and forced me to let them stay in the house. I was not very fearful
+      of their doing me any harm, as I was watchful. My partner and myself could
+      have handled them if they had made any demonstration. We gave them their
+      suppers and a mug of ale and got them going, and found that they were
+      escaped rebels, who had been in prison camp at Indianapolis. They told us
+      that there was a plot to let all the prisoners loose and to raise an army
+      out of their friends North to commence war here, and in that way to have
+      the rebellion succeed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter inquired how they came to tell so much about their plans.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Joseph answered that he and his partner pretended to them that they were
+      in full sympathy with the rebellion, and were staying here only to have
+      the influence of Col. David to keep them out of the Union army, and that
+      if compelled at any time to join either army they would join the rebels.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Where have they gone?' inquired Peter.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'They have gone into the country some twenty miles, to Collins Grove.
+      There is to be a political meeting there to-morrow, and they expect, as
+      they told us, that Thomas A. Strider, of Indianapolis, and Dan Bowen, also
+      of Indiana, were to be there, and through one of them they thought they
+      could obtain aid; that while in prison they had been initiated into a
+      society called the "Knights of the Golden Circle," which was a secession
+      organization, intended as an auxiliary force to the rebel army; that Dan
+      Bowen was one of their main men, and so called "Agitator"; that Thomas A.
+      Strider was Chief Counselor to the organization in Indiana; was to be in
+      Washington most of the time to "watch things" and to defend them at all
+      times when any of their order should be arrested or in any danger.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter and I went out to the barn and talked the matter over, and thought
+      that in such a case as this we would be justified in resorting to any
+      means or strategy to discover this secret organization and ascertain the
+      designs of its members. We concluded to get Joseph Dent, who was an old
+      soldier, and very bright, with an excellent memory, to join it and find
+      out all that he could about the organization. Agreeing to this, Peter
+      hobbled back on his crutches. He being a soldier made the proposition to
+      Dent, which he readily acceded to, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I had thought of that myself, but feared that you might take me to be
+      too intimate with these people. I call them Secessionists and rebels. I
+      think, that if you agree, I will go down to this meeting to-morrow, and
+      when I come back will come to Allentown, as they might keep a watch on me
+      here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "With this understanding we returned, instructing Joseph Dent to stay as
+      long as might become necessary, in order to learn all that he could as to
+      the design of these people. After getting our supplies in the wagon we
+      returned home. On arriving we found all feeling very joyful over the fact
+      that Col. Anderson would be home in the course of a week. He had so
+      written to me. Aunt Sarah had opened and read the letter. Little Mary was
+      so delighted that she ran out and tried to tell us all that her father had
+      written. She would talk and stammer and draw a long breath, and then
+      commence again, and repeat until I had to tell her to rest and begin
+      slowly. When we got in we heard all. The two children were delighted at
+      the prospect of seeing Aunt Martha almost as much as seeing the Colonel
+      and his brave wife. Peter and I had to keep quiet about our program with
+      Joseph Dent, and therefore discussed other matters. During the evening
+      Peter concluded that he would not attempt returning to his regiment until
+      Col. Tom should arrive, so that he could arrange about the command and
+      take some word back to Col. Rice. (I said not one word about Tom's
+      commission as Brigadier, but continued the suggestion that Col. Rice could
+      not think of doing otherwise than turning over the command to Col.
+      Anderson.) Just then the post-boy came again with a letter. I opened it
+      and found it to be from my son Jackson, at St. Paul, Minn., (where he
+      resided and was engaged in railroad building,) stating that he considered
+      it his duty to enter the service of his country. Being young and healthy,
+      he said, no patriot in this crisis, blessed with good health, could afford
+      to remain out of the army; that the day would come when the question would
+      be asked of all such persons, 'Why did you not go to the war and fight for
+      your country?' Poor boy, if he were living now he would ask himself the
+      queston: 'Why did I go; for what did I peril my life?' Yes! yes!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, I kept this from my wife, Aunt Sarah, for the time. She was so
+      worried about our family that I thought best to wait for a day or so,
+      inasmuch as she did not see me get the letter. A couple of days passed and
+      Joseph Dent came to our house. After seeing and speaking to Jennie about
+      the farm and her interest generally, and telling Aunt Sarah about Ham's
+      scare and joking him somewhat, he spoke to Peter and myself, and said that
+      he wanted to see us alone.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We all went out to the barn, and there he told us all that he had heard
+      and seen&mdash;that he had gone to Collins' Grove; that there was a large
+      political meeting there; that Dan Bowen spoke in the most excited manner
+      of the wrongs and outrages, as he termed them, of the vile abolition
+      adminstration; that the Union soldiers were mere hirelings; that he hoped
+      none of his party would join the Abolition army to assist in robbing and
+      murdering our brethren down South. (Dent had noted these sayings in his
+      memorandum; he was a man of fair education and a close observer.) Bowen
+      was vociferously applauded during his remarks. Thos. A. Strider spoke
+      also; but he was not so vehement and abusive as Bowen, but was equally
+      strong against the war for the Union. Strider spoke of it as an unholy war
+      on our part, and all the acts of Congress and the President being
+      'unauthorized and unconstitutional,' and that the war would be a failure
+      and ought to be; that he would not see money appropriated, if in his power
+      to prevent, to carry it on; that if the Government undertook to draft his
+      friends in Indiana as soldiers, he would defend any of them (free of
+      charge) that resisted such an unconstitutional proceeding. He continued in
+      this vein for an hour. These utterances were loudly applauded by the
+      majority of the audience. But, continuing, he stated that on that day he
+      came across the three escaped prisoners heretofore mentioned, and staid
+      with them during the speeches and agreed to all that was said, so as to
+      satisfy them of his strict adherence to their principles.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They said to him that if he would remain that night they would initiate
+      him into their mysterious organization. He acceded to their proposition
+      without hesitation, and remained&mdash;not leaving them for an instant. In
+      the evening, shortly after dark, they were all conducted to a large empty
+      barn near by, and on entering it Dent found Thos. A. Strider presiding,
+      and Bowen lecturing on the designs and purposes of the Knights of the
+      Golden Circle.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After he had explained the objects of the organization, an obligation was
+      administered to all who had not before been admitted and obligated. Dent,
+      being one who had not before joined, with others took the obligation, and
+      was then instructed in the signs, grips and passwords. He said that he
+      played it pretty well, so that he was thoroughly instructed, and kept
+      repeating them to himself, so that he might not forget any part. The
+      obligation pledged them to use all possible means in their power to aid
+      the rebels to gain their independence; to aid and assist prisoners to
+      escape; to vote for no one for office who was not opposed to the further
+      prosecution of the war, to encourage desertions from the Union army; to
+      protect the rebels in all things necessary to carry out their designs,
+      even to the burning and destroying of towns and cities, if necessary, in
+      order to produce the desired result. They were also directed to give
+      information at all times of any knowledge they might have of the movements
+      of our armies, and of the coming of soldiers to their homes; to use their
+      influence to prevent their return to the army. They were not even to
+      disclose the murder of any returned soldier or Union man, if done by any
+      one belonging to this organization. They were told in the instructions
+      that men were sent into our prisons to obligate and instruct all
+      prisoners, so that they could make themselves known in traveling, should
+      they escape; also, that the organization extended into Canada, as well as
+      every State in the North; that men in our army belonged to it, who would
+      retreat in battle, or surrender whenever they could do so; they could
+      always make themselves known to the rebel commanders; that the members
+      were in every way possible to foment jealousies and ill-feeling between
+      the Eastern and Western troops, and especially between the commanding
+      Generals of the two sections; they were to encourage the Western
+      volunteers not to allow themselves to be commanded by Eastern officers,
+      and especially were they to tickle the fancy and pride of the Eastern
+      officers and men, by encouraging them not to allow themselves to be
+      subjected to the control of the uneducated men of the West&mdash;in short,
+      every kind and character of argument was to be resorted to. In the event
+      of failure, any other means, no matter what, was to be employed to cause
+      failure on our part and success on theirs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0009" id="linkimage-0009">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0103.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Knights of the Golden Circle Meeting in a Barn 103 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "Peter wrote down every word told us by Dent, being very careful about the
+      signs and passwords. This being done, we cautioned-Dent to be extremely
+      careful in his conversations with others, and never to speak of this
+      organization to any one, for fear that he might get into trouble or suffer
+      in some way from its members. Dent bade us good day and left for home. We
+      returned to the house and there read over Peter's memorandum carefully,
+      and studied the signs and passwords so as to fully comprehend them. This,
+      to us, was a serious question. Peter felt as though there was much in this
+      to cause our country great trouble in addition to what was already upon
+      us. I said to Peter that I would at once write to the President and send
+      him all the statements as they were made to us by Dent, as well as suggest
+      to him the necessity of having this conspiracy (as it was nothing less)
+      ferreted out at once, which I did that day, and also suggested the arrest
+      and trial of all that could be found who were engaged in getting up these
+      organizations. I soon received a letter, not from the President, but from
+      another, which satisfied me that my letter had been received by the one
+      for whom it was intended.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Very soon the whisperings and newspaper gossip showed plainly that there
+      were jealousies in the Army of the East as well as in the Army of the
+      Center. Officers were complaining of each other, and some were charging
+      ill-treatment on the part of the Administration, showing clearly that
+      there were influences silently at work. About this time I received a note
+      from Washington requesting me to come to that city. I prepared for the
+      trip. Bidding good-by to our family, and requesting Peter not to leave
+      until I should return, I was off, no one but Peter and my wife holding the
+      secret of my leaving home at this time. When I arrived at Washington I
+      proceeded to the Executive Mansion, sent in my name, and was at once
+      admitted. The President met me most cordially, and asked me to be seated.
+      He wrote a note and sent it out by a messenger, then turned to me and
+      entered into conversation about the health of our people, the crops of the
+      country, and the sentiments I found generally held among the people of the
+      West in reference to the war. I said to him that among the Union people
+      there was but one sentiment, and that was that the last man and last
+      dollar must be exhausted, if necessary, to put down the rebellion. He
+      grasped me by the hand warmly and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Lyon, my good friend, I am exceedingly glad to know that. I have been
+      hearing curious stories about your part of Indiana. The Governor of your
+      State seems to fear trouble from some cause.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My dear Mr. President,' I said, 'do not misunderstand me. I do not mean
+      to say our people are united; it is only the Union people I had reference
+      to. There is a strong party in the State who are utterly opposed to the
+      prosecution of the war, and they are led on by very strong and influential
+      men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the President, 'this man Strider is at the head of that
+      party. He is a smooth-talking fellow&mdash;rather an "Oily Gammon," very
+      shrewd, and hard to catch at any open or overt act. He has a way of
+      setting others on and keeping out himself. At least, I should so conclude
+      from what I have seen and know of him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, Mr. President, you have estimated the man correctly,' was my reply.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Just at this point in the conversation, the Secretary of War came in.
+      The President was going to introduce me.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No introduction is necessary, Mr. President,' said the Secretary; 'this
+      is one of my old neighbors and friends.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Our meeting was full of warmth and friendly greetings, having been
+      friends for many years in Ohio prior to my leaving the State. We were all
+      seated, and after some general conversation between the Secretary and
+      myself, the President remarked that he had sent for me, and on my
+      presenting myself he had sent for the Secretary of War for the purpose of
+      having a full conference in reference to the situation in the rear of the
+      army out West, and that from my letter to him he did not know of any one
+      who could give him that information better than myself.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'By the way,' said he, 'what about your nephew, Anderson? He must be a
+      glorious fellow and a good soldier. Of course, you have received the
+      commission that the Secretary and I sent you for him?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes I thanks to you, Mr. President. He is improving very fast. His wound
+      will soon be well, and he will then be ready for the field again.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Tell him,' said the President, 'that I will watch his career with great
+      interest. Coming from where he does, he must have good metal in him to
+      face his friends and relatives in taking the stand he has.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sir,' said I;'he is a true man, and his wife, though a Southern
+      woman, is one of the noblest of her sex, and as true a patriot as ever
+      lived.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Your family are nearly all soldiers, I believe, Mr. Lyon,' said the
+      Secretary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, Mr. Secretary; I had seven sons&mdash;five are in the army, one was
+      killed at the battle of the Gaps, and the seventh is on his way from St.
+      Paul to join it. God knows I have some interest in our success, and I will
+      go myself at any time should it be necessary.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'The President here interrupted:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Mr. Lyon, you must not. You have done enough. If this Government
+      cannot be saved without the eighth one of your family putting his life in
+      peril at your age, it cannot be saved. We will accept no more recruits
+      from the Lyon family.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'The President then asked me to give to the Secretary and himself the
+      situation in the West as nearly as I could, and especially in Indiana.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I proceeded to state the situation&mdash;the bitterness of the opposition
+      to the Administration, as well as to the war, then being manifested by the
+      anti-war party, or, in other words, by the Democratic party as an
+      organization; the organized lodges of the Golden Circle, their objects and
+      designs, the influence they were to bring to bear, how they were to
+      operate and in what directions, the jealousies they were to engender
+      between the officers of the East and the West; the fact that they were to
+      release prisoners and to destroy towns and cities in the North, should it
+      become necessary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President and Secretary both listened with grave attention, and
+      seemed to fully comprehend the situation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President finally said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. Secretary, this is a very serious matter, and is becoming more so
+      every day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' replied the Secretary; 'you know, Mr. President, that we have
+      talked this over heretofore, but this revelation seems startling. I can
+      begin to see where the influence partly comes from which gives us so much
+      trouble with some of the officers of the Eastern army. At first I was
+      induced to believe that they were jealous of each other, but I am
+      beginning to think it comes from political influences in opposition to the
+      Administration, having a desire to change the policy of the Government in
+      reference to the war. Several of the senior officers in different commands
+      act as though they thought more of promotion and being assigned to large
+      commands than the success of our cause. They will not serve under any but
+      their own selection of commanders&mdash;at least, make opposition to doing
+      so. There seems to be a little coterie who think no one is suitable to
+      command except themselves. They have not been very successful so far, and
+      act as though they were determined that no one else should be. We have
+      relieved their chief and brought a new man to the field, and I do believe
+      that some of these men will not give him a cordial support. We must wait,
+      quietly, however, for developments. One thing is strange to me, and that
+      is that I find these complaining gentlemen all have been and now are in
+      sympathy with the party which is found in a great degree opposing the war.
+      I do not mean by this to impeach their patriotism, but to suggest that the
+      influences which operate upon them and flatter their vanity by suggestions
+      of presidency, cabinets, head of the army, future power, greatness, etc.,
+      are not coming from the people or party in full accord with the
+      Administration and in favor of such a prosecution of the war as will
+      insure ultimate success.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said the President, 'we are in their power at the present, and
+      their demands upon the Administration are of a character to induce the
+      belief that they are preparing the road to an ultimate recognition of the
+      so-called Confederacy; but, gentlemen, they will not succeed.' (This he
+      said with much warmth.) 'I will not let them succeed. The Lord, in his own
+      good time, will raise up and develop some man of great genius as a
+      commander, and I am now patiently waiting for that time. I cannot put
+      these men aside now. The country would sympathize with them and feel that
+      I do not know as much about war as they do; but they will tell the tale on
+      themselves very soon, and then we will be completely justified in getting
+      rid of them. This war must go on for some time yet if the Union is to be
+      restored, and I have faith that it will be; but I am just now bothered
+      more about the condition in the rear than in the front; that will come out
+      all right in time. But if these Golden Circle organizations spread, as
+      they seem to be doing, in the West, where a great portion of our troops
+      must come from, and the people should once get the idea fixed in their
+      minds that the war must be a failure, and a fire in the rear is started of
+      great proportions, then what? Then will come the serious question. And
+      should the people pronounce at the next election against a further
+      prosecution of the war, there will be a secret understanding with those
+      who come into power that the so-called Confederacy is to be recognized,
+      and that will be the end.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But, Mr. President, do you look for such a result?' I asked.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir,' responded the President; 'I was only putting the worst side of
+      the case&mdash;just as I would look at the worst side of a client's case
+      in court. The people of this country love this republic too well to see it
+      go down marred and destroyed merely for the purpose of upholding the crime
+      and infamy of slavery. No, gentlemen, this Union will be restored. All the
+      rebels of the South, and all the sympathizers and Golden Circles of the
+      North cannot destroy it so long as there is one patriot left qualified to
+      lead an army. They will have to burn every city and assassinate every
+      leading man who is able to be a leader before our flag will go down in
+      gloom and disgrace. This they may try. God only knows what desperate men
+      will do to uphold an unholy cause.'"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "How prophetic this thought was," said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, it was really so. The very things mentioned were attempted, and an
+      organization completed for the purpose. They accomplished a part of their
+      hellish design, but they did not succeed to the extent contemplated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "But to return to the conversation with the President and Secretary:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President then asked me if I would, in my own way, further ferret out
+      what was being done by this organization in the West and post him by
+      reports in writing as often as I could conveniently do so.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I responded that I could not go into the lodges myself, but I would, in
+      every way that I could consistently, through others, obtain information
+      and send him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'This,' he said, 'was all that he could ask me to do, situated as I was.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This being all that was desired, the Secretary of War made out a pass
+      authorizing me to enter any and all of our lines or camps of prisoners, to
+      visit any and all hospitals&mdash;in fact, to go to and pass through all
+      places under military control in the United States. With this pass in my
+      pocket I bade good-by to the President and Secretary and left for home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When I returned I found that Col. Tom Anderson, his wife, and old Aunt
+      Martha had arrived. The family had a joyful meeting and had become settled
+      down. All were glad to see me. Col. Tom, his wife, and Aunt Martha had
+      many pleasant things to relate&mdash;how Tom recovered so rapidly; how
+      kind Col. Harden had been; what a good man Surg. Long was; how a band of
+      rebels came down the river to old George's farm, where Tom had been so
+      long; how they were surprised and captured by one of Col. Harden's
+      reconnoitering parties, and that they said they were sent to take Mr.
+      George's property away and to bring with them old Ham and Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Ham, being present, broke out in one of his characteristic laughs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ah! He-ogh. Fo' de good Laud, dat's de time dey miss der cotch. Dis
+      darky was done gone when dey comed. I know'd dey'd be dar sometime for dis
+      cat, and Marfa, too. I tells you, dey want her, dey do. She know how to
+      cook and do things, she do. Be a cole day when dey gits dis cat agin,
+      sho's you born'd.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Aunt Martha came in and said to Ham:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What you doin' heah, Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I's sympensizen wid dem "Sesh" what comed down to ole Massa George's
+      place back yonder for to fotch me and you back to de Missip. De cat done
+      gone. He-ah! he-ah!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; but you ole fool, dey'd got you if it had not bin for me. I beg you
+      afore you goes to go wid Massa Daniel, you knows I did.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, Marfa, dat's so. I tole dem all de time dat you knows de bes'.
+      Don't I, Massa Daniel?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh, yes, Ham,' I said. 'You always speak well of Martha, and what she
+      knows.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Deed I do, Marfa; dat's so; I does, all de time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Dat's all right den, Ham. I forgib you all what you do, so you jes' git
+      out in de kitchen; dar's whar you blong. Dese folks spile you ef dey don't
+      mind deyselves.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The family, or a considerable portion of them, again being together, we
+      naturally drifted in our conversation as to the war, it being uppermost in
+      everybody's mind at that time; so I found an opportunity to tell Col.
+      Anderson and Peter all about my trip, what had occurred, and what I had
+      promised to do. Peter said that I would have to be very cautious, and that
+      the first thing was to understand whether or not the Postmaster here could
+      be trusted. Should he allow it to be known that I was frequently
+      communicating with the President, the enemies at Allentown would manage in
+      some way to discover my communications, and thereby my life would be in
+      danger.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I knew the Postmaster, however, and that he could be trusted; so that
+      part of the matter was settled.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Colonel Anderson suggested that there should be no haste in settling the
+      arrangements; that it was of such importance that a little reflection
+      would do no harm; so we laid the matter over for the present."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel," said Col. Bush, "we who were in the army felt the
+      influence of the Knights of the Golden Circle. There was one time during
+      the war when we would have hundreds of desertions in a night; nor could we
+      stop it for a considerable length of time. We finally discovered that the
+      people opposed to the war were engaged in every possible way in
+      influencing the relatives of the soldiers. They would sometimes get their
+      wives to write about their sufferings, sickness in their families, and in
+      every way that it could be done they were rendered dissatisfied."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Maj. Clymer, "that is true in every respect. Part of my
+      command deserted, and I have found since the war that they were induced to
+      do so by these very influences."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The situation at that time was very critical," said Dr. Adams. "I
+      remember well when mobs were organized and when soldiers were shot down on
+      the road in this vicinity while returning to their commands after being
+      home on a leave of absence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "O, yes, those were perilous times for all who were in favor of their
+      country's success. Returning, however, to family matters:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the morning of the next day, after Peter, Col. Anderson and myself had
+      talked over the matter of my Washington trip, and sat down to breakfast,
+      Col. Anderson found a paper under his plate. All eyes were upon him, and
+      he turned his upon the paper. He read it, and looked at me as though he
+      understood it all, yet it was evidently a very happy surprise; he said not
+      one word, but handed it to his wife, supposing that the rest knew of it.
+      She jumped up from the table and threw her arms around my neck and wept
+      for joy. This procedure seemed to puzzle the rest of the family, as they
+      were totally ignorant of the contents of the paper.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mother,' exclaimed Peter, 'what is all this?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Col. Anderson said: 'Aunt, do you not know what it is?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, indeed,' she replied.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I then revealed the secret of my keeping the fact quiet about Tom having
+      been commissioned as a Brigadier-General
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter at once said: 'Well, that settles the question in our regiment; and
+      I am truly glad, for two reasons: first, that Col. Anderson has been
+      promoted, and, second, that it leaves our regiment intact.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "All congratulated the Colonel and were happy over it. Old Aunt Martha who
+      was waiting on the table that morning shouted out 'Glory! Dat's jes' what
+      I sed; dat de good Laud was gwine to keep Massa Tom for some big thing, so
+      he do good. I know'd it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We all felt that it was due him and all were glad. Upon looking up I
+      discerned tears in Jennie's eyes, I knew in a moment her thoughts, but
+      said not a word. Her darling child, Sarah, had died, and of course she was
+      sensitive and easily touched. After breakfast I took the first opportunity
+      to say to her: 'My dear child, don't feel badly; your husband's promotion
+      will come very soon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This seemed to cheer her up, and all went on well and pleasantly. No one
+      seemed to understand Jennie's tears but myself, and I was very quiet on
+      the subject. Sure enough, the very next day she got a letter from David,
+      telling her that he had been promoted and assigned to the command of a
+      brigade. This made us all doubly happy, and caused us to forget our grief
+      for a time. The two children did not quite understand all this. But Aunt
+      Martha, to whom the children had become quite devoted, was in her very
+      peculiar way explaining it all to the children, and yet she knew but
+      little more about it than they did, and between her explanations and their
+      understanding of it, made it very amusing indeed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Two days afterwards Peter left for his command, which was still encamped
+      on the battle-field of Pittskill Landing. He felt as though he could do
+      camp duty if no more. He wore the same sad countenance that had become
+      fastened upon him since he had been pondering over his mother's dream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Col. Anderson was still very weak, but was nervous about the future and
+      extremely anxious to recover sufficiently to take the field. His bloodless
+      face and trembling motion showed that he couldn't perform field duty for
+      some time to come. He made a request, however, for the detail of Capt.
+      Day, of Col. Harden's regiment, as one of his aides-de-camp. The order for
+      the detail, in accordance with his wishes, he soon received, but delayed
+      sending it forward, leaving Capt. Day with Col. Harden until such time as
+      he should be able to be assigned to duty. In talking over with Gen.
+      Anderson the situation and the mission I had to perform, we concluded,
+      inasmuch as he was only slightly known through the West, that he could
+      travel through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois on a prospecting tour and be
+      less liable to suspicion than myself, known as I was in many parts of the
+      country, and that the journey was just what he needed to give him
+      strength.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Preparatory to his undertaking the expedition we thought proper to visit
+      Joseph Dent on the farm, and have the General more fully posted in the
+      mysteries of the Golden Circle. We at once repaired to the farm. While
+      there Dent instructed him thoroughly, he having it at his tongue's end, as
+      he had been meeting with the Circle frequently in the neighborhood, under
+      the advice of Peter and myself. Gen. Anderson carefully wrote down
+      everything in his pocket memorandum book, and after frequently going over
+      the signs, manipulations, passwords, etc., with Dent, we left for home.
+      All the preliminaries were then arranged, so that the General was to start
+      as soon as he considered himself sufficiently strong to undergo the
+      fatigues of the journey.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Late in the evening the form of a tall, well-proportioned man appeared at
+      the door and rapped. I said 'Come.' He entered, saying, 'Father, how are
+      you?' I saw it was my son Jackson, from St. Paul, Minn. After hearty
+      greetings, I introduced him to Gen. Anderson and wife. Aunt Sarah soon
+      entered the room, and the meeting between mother and son was most
+      touching. In the conversation that ensued Jackson soon disclosed the fact
+      that he was on his way to join the army somewhere, not entirely defined in
+      his own mind; but came by to pay a visit to us first.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson seemed at once to take a fancy to Jack son, and proposed
+      that he make application for a Captaincy in the Regular Army and be
+      assigned to him as one of his staff officers. This was readily acceded to
+      by my son. The papers were made out, and Jackson started for Washington
+      the next morning to make the request of the President, the understanding
+      being that he was to return to my house and await the future movements of
+      Gen. Anderson. His mother, hearing of this arrangement, was better
+      satisfied with it than she would have been if he had started out in some
+      regiment; but she wept bitter tears at the thought of all her sons
+      endangering their lives.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Daniel, if our whole family, or a greater part of them should be lost,
+      who will remember it to our honor, and where will sympathy for us come
+      from? You know the youth who fired the Ephesian Dome is remembered, while
+      the builder is forgotten.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "These words of my good wife are constantly ringing in my ears. How true!
+      how true!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0007" id="link2HCH0007">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER VII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     TRAITOR KNIGHTS&mdash;ORGANIZATION OF REBEL SYMPATHIZERS IN
+     INDIANA AND ILLINOIS&mdash;SIGNS AND SECRETS&mdash;GEN. ANDERSON'S
+     TOUR OF INVESTIGATION &mdash;THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
+
+     "O, Conspiracy, shame'st
+     Thou to show thy dangerous brow by night,
+     When folks are most free?  O then, by day,
+     Where will thou find a cavern dark enough
+     To mask thy monstrous visage?
+     Seek none, conspiracy."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "Several days elapsed before Gen. Anderson felt that he could undertake
+      the journey contemplated. Finally he concluded that he would make the
+      effort. He thought it best for him to pass into Illinois first, as he
+      would not be known in that State. After arranging his matters and leaving
+      word for Jackson to remain at my house, (on his return from Washington,
+      should he succeed in obtaining the desired appointment,) until he returned
+      from his tour of investigation, he started.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The first stopping place of the General was at Colestown, in Charles
+      County. There he remained several days, and found the most bitter feeling
+      existing between the political parties. He passed very easily among the
+      anti-war people for a Southerner and rebel. He made the acquaintance of
+      one Maj. Cornell, who was home on leave of absence. The General, finding
+      him a very intelligent and apparently an honorable, high-minded gentleman,
+      explained to him that he was not a rebel, but on a mission for the
+      Government. This made him all right with the loyal element, that could be
+      privately communicated with and trusted.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He had noticed a gentleman, rather fine-looking, with the movements and
+      general appearance of a Southerner. He managed to get a good look in his
+      face, and recognized him as Mr. Jas. Walters, of Arkansas. He spoke to
+      him. The recognition was mutual; the General invited him to his room, and
+      there the knowledge of the Golden Circle was at once manifested. Neither
+      disclosed at first anything about himself, but finally the General told
+      Walters that he was up here North for his health, and to spy out the
+      situation and report the same. They soon became very confidential, and
+      Walters unbosomed himself to the General. He told him that he was
+      traveling under the guise of a real-estate agent, selecting land for some
+      large and wealthy firm, but in reality he was organizing the Knights of
+      the Golden Circle; that he had organized, some ten miles southeast of the
+      town, a lodge of sixty members. He gave all the names. In Colestown he had
+      another lodge, seventy strong, with Col. O. B. Dickens as Chief of the
+      Order for that Congressional district.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During that evening he showed the General his lists and gave him the
+      names of men to go to in Vernon County, Jeffersonville, Fayetteville,
+      Franklin, Perryville, Fultonville and many other places in the state.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Chicago being the main headquarters, he directed him (if he should go
+      there) to Morrison Buckner, John Walls, N. Judy Cornington, C. H. Eagle,
+      and many other prominent men who belonged to the organization and were in
+      direct communication with Windsor, Canada, where a portion of the main
+      directors and managers were stationed, and from whence they were sending
+      out organizers for the West. Walters told him that Indianapolis, Ind., was
+      one of the 'Head Centers,' and that Dodgers, Bowlens, Millington, Dorsing
+      and Byron were the Chiefs, with several so-called Agitators, and that Mr.
+      Strider was Supreme Counsel; that the organization was spreading rapidly;
+      that in Ohio, at Dayburg, was the Head Center; that along the great river
+      there were very many lodges and quite a number of members, but that it had
+      not been so long at work in Ohio as in Illinois and Indiana. Also, that
+      the Supreme Commander lived in Dayburg, O.; his name was given as
+      Valamburg; that in Kentucky and Missouri nearly all the people were
+      joining the order and sending men as fast as they could to the rebel army,
+      and at the proper time, when things were ripe for the people to rise, one
+      of the most popular officers in the rebel army, who lived in Missouri,
+      would be sent there with enough troops to protect himself until the
+      Knights could join him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He went on to say that Col. Burnett, of St. Louis, was Supreme Commander
+      for Missouri, and Marmalade was Chief Agitator; John Morganson was Supreme
+      Commander in Kentucky; that he was gathering men from there all the time;
+      that he was not only Supreme Commander of Kentucky, but appointed to make
+      excursions and raids into Ohio and Indiana, whenever the organization
+      should be considered strong enough to protect him. This, he said, was
+      considered one of the measures to be resorted to in order to frighten the
+      property-holders of the North, and thereby drive them into a peace-policy;
+      that if the North could be once thoroughly alarmed about the safety of
+      their property, the anti-war party would then carry an election, and that
+      would secure the recognition of the Southern Confederacy; that a perfect
+      understanding of this kind existed with the leaders of the Confederacy and
+      the leaders of the anti-war party North. He told the General that this
+      organization was first started in New York city by a man by the name of
+      McMasterson and some gentlemen from Richmond, who had passed through the
+      lines and gone there for this purpose; that there were at that time
+      100,000 Knights in the State of New York; 80,000 in Ohio; 75,000 in
+      Indiana, and 50,000 in Illinois.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He said it was thought that it would require about one year yet to get
+      the organization perfected and in good working order; that they had to
+      work very cautiously, and would have considerable trouble getting the
+      right kind of arms into their hands. There was no trouble, he said, in
+      having them all armed with pistols; 'for,' said Walters, 'these Yankees
+      are so fond of money that you can buy arms anywhere, if on hand. You can
+      get them made at some of the private arsenals, if you could assure them
+      against discovery. The intention, however, is to get all things ready by
+      the time of the next Presidential election, and if we do not whip them
+      before that time we will resort to such methods as will insure the
+      election of one of our friends, or one who believes that we can never be
+      subjugated.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0010" id="linkimage-0010">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0118.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Drinking to the Success of Treason 118 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The General responded to what he had said, and remarked that it did seem
+      that if those plans could be carried out that success must certainly
+      follow.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Walters; 'we must not and cannot fail. I tell you, when these
+      money-loving Yanks see their towns and cities threatened, prisoners turned
+      loose, maddened by confinement, and commence applying the torch, you will
+      hear peace! peace! for God's sake, give us peace! This will be the cry,
+      sir! Mind what I say!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Col. Walters by this time had disclosed the fact that he was a colonel in
+      the rebel army; he had pulled at his flask frequently, and was growing
+      quite eloquent. Gen. Anderson could not drink, and his looks gave him a
+      good excuse for not doing so. Finally Walters said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Anderson, how did you get here, anyhow? The last time I saw you was at
+      Vicksburg, four years ago, attending court.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said the General, 'I might have asked you the same question.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Now, don't play Yankee on me in answering my question by asking me
+      another.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, said the General, 'I was in Kentucky, and when I crossed the river
+      no one asked me any questions. I looked so ill and emaciated that they
+      thought I told them the truth when I said I wanted a change of climate&mdash;and
+      then, I am also playing the Union role, you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Is it not very curious,' said Walters; 'I have traveled all over this
+      country, and no one has asked me a question as to where I came from or
+      what I am doing. In our country we would both have been in prison or hung
+      before this as spies. Don't you think so?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'We would have been in great danger,' said the General
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Danger! Thunder!' said Walters; 'we would have pulled hemp before this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "It was then getting quite late, and the General began to excuse himself
+      on account of his health, and they finally spoke of meeting again
+      sometime, and bade each other good night. The General retired after
+      arranging to leave on the train in the morning for Chicago. Leaving
+      Coles-town at an early hour, he arrived in Chicago that evening and put up
+      at the Richmond House. In the course of the next day, by proper
+      management, he got acquainted with Walls, Morrison Buckner and Mr. Eagle.
+      This hotel seemed to be the common meeting-place for this class of men.
+      The subject of the war was discussed very freely by all of them. They
+      seemed to be very much exasperated about the course of the Administration,
+      denouncing its acts as revolutionary, arbitrary and unconstitutional.
+      Eagle seemed to be rather a good-natured fellow&mdash;dealt measurably in
+      jokes, as I took it. He said that he did not owe allegiance to any
+      country, as he understood it; that his father was French, his mother was
+      German, and he was born on English waters under the Italian flag; and that
+      he should claim protection from all until his nativity could be settled.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General said he rather took a liking to him. He finally explained to
+      the General, however, that he was from the South, but left there because
+      his health was not good enough to go into the Confederate army, and he
+      knew if he staid he would have been compelled to do so. In Chicago there
+      was no danger of having to go into either army; that a man could stay and
+      help the rebels more than if he we were South, and if they wanted him in
+      the army he could hire some fool to go and get shot in his place for a
+      hundred dollars. He said that there was another advantage&mdash;that the
+      people went so fast that they forgot which side you were on in a month,
+      and that you did not have to live there always to become a citizen. You
+      could go to Congress after you had been there a week, if you only knew how
+      to handle the 'boys.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'The General said that he was really amused at the fellow, but very soon
+      the Grand Head Center of the State came in and he was introduced to Mr. N.
+      Judy Cornington.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'The General gave him the sign, which was at once recognized, and the
+      wink went round that the General was a brother. They conversed freely
+      about the condition of the country; the ultimate result of the war; what
+      must be done to bring about peace; how the Administration must be changed
+      and peaceful commercial relations established with the South, and the
+      Southern Confederacy recognized. To all this the General responded:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; but suppose these things that you mention do not bring about the
+      result. What then?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What then?' you ask, 'We will then resort to any and every means, no
+      matter what, for success. We are now in the same condition as the rebels
+      South. Should they fail we will have to go South, or forever be under the
+      ban of treason. You do not suppose that these people who support the Union
+      will ever trust any of us or any of our party again, should our friends
+      South fail, do you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, what of it?' asked Mr. Buckner. 'I do not now, nor do I expect
+      hereafter to ask these people for anything. I am actuated by principle
+      purely, without reference to the future. Let the future take care of
+      itself.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, that is well enough, Mr. Buckner,' said Corning-ton, 'as a
+      sentiment just now; but some day we will feel differently, and our people,
+      who are now taking desperate chances, will want to have something to say.
+      You do not suppose that all these brave men who are now in the rebel army,
+      and their friends North, are going to allow these Abolitionists to run
+      this Government, even if we should not succeed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do you think that these people North will care (after this thing is
+      over) anything about who shall be in power,' said Mr. Eagle. 'I tell you,
+      Mr. Cornington, that they will soon forget all about it. You show them
+      where the least taxes are and the most money to be made, and they will
+      throw patriotism to the dogs. Why, if the rebellion fails, I expect to see
+      Jeff. Davis' Cabinet, or part of them, running this Government, with him
+      behind them directing things. Yes, sir; no matter what occurs, we only
+      have to let these people go on making money, and we will look after the
+      politics. They will not take time to do it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Why, gentlemen, I expect to run the politics of this State yet. I intend
+      to make money now, and when the thing blows over I will then have leisure.
+      I do not care for the amount of money these Northern men want. When we
+      Southern men get enough to have a small income to live on, we turn our
+      attention to politics; and there is no trouble to run things if you only
+      attend to it. These rich fellows think all you have to do is to have
+      plenty of money, and if you want anything done in politics, buy it. There
+      is where they make their great mistake. You must work the boys&mdash;give
+      them a show along with you. The people all have their ambitions&mdash;some
+      great, some not so great, but all want a show. There are some men here in
+      this city who think they can buy the whole State. But they are mistaken;
+      when they try it they will discover their error. They will find the
+      fellows that play politics play the game well,' and so rattled on this man
+      Eagle. The General said that when he got started he was like a wound-up
+      clock&mdash;you either had to let it run down or smash it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said Cornington, 'Eagle, you seem to take rather a rosy view of
+      things. I do not look at matters quite in the same light that you do. I
+      want to see success assured; then matters may assume the shape you say.
+      But I fear if we fail the result will be otherwise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Said Eagle: 'I tell you, sir, that no matter what happens, the brains and
+      courage and aggressiveness of the Southern people will control this
+      country, Union or no Union, and you will see it yet, if we live. But that
+      belief must not prevent us from doing our duty manfully. We must hang
+      together and terrify the Northern people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Cornington, 'as was said by one of our fathers in the
+      Revolution, "we must hang together, or we will hang separately."' This
+      caused Eagle to laugh.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh I' said he, 'those old fellows were frightened into success, and you
+      must know that to alarm the North about their money and property being in
+      danger is the only road to success. You can't scare them about their
+      lives. Our people are mistaken on that point. They care much less for
+      their lives than for their "oil."'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General, after getting all the information he could as to the extent
+      of the organization, their designs and intended future operations, which
+      corresponded with what he had learned from Walters, promised to see them
+      again, and left that night for Dayburg, Ohio. On arriving there he tried
+      every way to obtain an interview with the Supreme Commander of the Golden
+      Circle of the United States, but in vain. His attempts were all thwarted
+      in one way or another. The Commander (Valamburg) must have had some fears
+      in reference to strangers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "For three days the General tried to get a chance to see him, but could
+      not. He met, however, three men,&mdash;Pat Burke, Tim Collins and John
+      Stetson,&mdash;with whom he formed a slight acquaintance, and, on giving
+      them the signs and passwords of the Circle, was taken into their
+      confidence. They took him riding into the country and showed him several
+      large barns where they were in the habit of holding their meetings, and
+      gave him full information as to their prospects in reference to future
+      operations. The three men were Agitators or, in other words, Organizers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "John Stetson had been in Dayburg about three months; was a Colonel in the
+      rebel army; had been a prisoner at Camp Chase, but in some mysterious way
+      was permitted to escape by putting on different clothes from his own,
+      which in some manner were smuggled in to him. He had shaven off his
+      whiskers and made a close crop of his hair, and was so changed in his
+      appearance that no one would have suspected that he was the same man. He
+      was known in prison, and so entered on the records, as Col. Jacob Reed,
+      13th Ky. (Confederate) infantry. This man Stetson, alias 'Reed,' was very
+      communicative; told the General that if they did not succeed in working up
+      sufficient feeling in the Northern States to change the course of the
+      Administration that they would have to resort to other and more severe
+      methods&mdash;such as raiding in the North, destroying property, burning
+      cities, etc.; that the Confederacy must be successful; that they were now
+      in for it, and there must be no faltering; that there must be no sickly
+      sentiment about the means to be adopted hereafter; that fire and flood and
+      desolation were perfectly legitimate if necessity should ever demand the
+      use of different means from the present. He said that they could raid from
+      Kentucky and Missouri; that New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago
+      had been agreed upon as the cities for destruction, if the time should
+      ever come for such action; that their friends in those cities could make
+      themselves whole from the wreck&mdash;at least, all that they particularly
+      cared for; so far as the property-holders who pretended to be their
+      friends were concerned, they did not care for them,&mdash;that they would
+      not help them any, and only wanted to fill their pockets out of the
+      general misfortunes of the Southern people.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After the General had traveled around considerably with these men as
+      their friend and guest, he wished them success and health, bade them a
+      hearty good-bye, and left for Indianapolis to see the Governor, not
+      wishing to try experiments there, where he had been in camp so long. When
+      he arrived and had time to visit the Executive, he found him greatly
+      perplexed at what he had ascertained about the secret treasonable
+      organization in the State of Indiana. He asked the General a great many
+      questions about his recovery, his promotion, etc., and finally said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I want you to help keep up the reputation of our State in the army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I hope, Governor, you will never have any cause for complaint in that
+      direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No,' said the Governor; 'I hope I shall not! But,' said he, 'it begins
+      to look as though we might have trouble at home. These Golden Circles are
+      bound to give us trouble, and I fear very soon,'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the General, 'they are getting pretty numerous, and very bold
+      and exasperating at the same time. How many do you suppose there are in
+      this State, Governor?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I suppose there must be twenty or thirty thousand-enough for a pretty
+      good army. If they had any bold man to lead them, they could release our
+      prisoners here and destroy our city.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Seeing that the Governor exhibited some alarm, the General was afraid to
+      tell him then how many there actually were in the State. But very soon his
+      Adjutant-General came in, and in conversation raised the figures to some
+      forty or fifty thousand. The Governor looked surprised, and the General
+      thought that he might then disclose the facts as to numbers, and told the
+      Governor that he had found out means of ascertaining, and that their claim
+      for Indiana was 75,000. This seemed to startle him. He at once asked his
+      Adjutant-General how many regiments there were now in camp near the city,
+      and was informed that there were four, with a great many recruits in the
+      camp of instruction. He made many inquiries of the General as to how he
+      obtained his information. Gen. Anderson told him that he had obtained it
+      in various ways; that some of his friends had joined the organization and,
+      not believing in it, had posted him, under the seal of confidence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do you believe them?' inquired the Governor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I most certainly do,' responded the General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General then gave him the names of Strider, Bowen, Bowlens,
+      Millington, Dorsing and Byron as the leaders&mdash;Organizers, Agitators,
+      Commanders, etc.&mdash;for the State of Indiana. The Governor was
+      surprised at hearing some of the names, and said he had no doubt of
+      Strider being at the bottom of it, but that he would not be caught; that
+      when the trying time should come, if ever, he would turn up as counsel,
+      and in that way would get out of it, and thereby seal the mouths of the
+      criminals.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He advised the Governor to keep a watch on some of these men, and he
+      would soon discover them; that they had not been long enough at this thing
+      to understand the necessary precaution. None had yet been caught and
+      punished, and they were not looking to the serious consequences to
+      themselves should they be exposed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He also asked the Governor to apprise the President of the United States
+      of the condition of these matters in the State, but at the same time not
+      to mention his name as the source of information. He bade the Governor
+      good-by and left for Camp Chase, Ohio, having, while in Indianapolis,
+      determined to return to Ohio and investigate the prisoners at Camp Chase.
+      When he arrived there, having no authority, he could not converse with the
+      prisoners alone; but, becoming acquainted with the Colonel commanding the
+      Camp, and explaining in confidence who he was and his mission, he was
+      allowed free access to the camp and to the prisoners. He soon picked out a
+      young man from Virginia&mdash;his appearance would indicate his age to be
+      about eighteen years. He told the General that he lived in the extreme
+      south-western part of what is now old Virginia. His name was Ridenbergen.
+      He said to the General that he had no cause to fight against the United
+      States, but that he was in now and proposed to fight it out. The General
+      having played the Southern dodge and sympathy with the rebellion in such a
+      way as to satisfy him, and also having given the sign of the Circle, which
+      this young Virginian seemed to well understand, there was no longer any
+      necessity for withholding anything in reference to their condition,
+      expectations of succor, release, etc. He told the General that John
+      Stetson, alias Col. Jacob Reed, of Dayburg, had been there frequently;
+      that only a few of them recognized him; of course no one 'peached,' as
+      they knew he was working for their benefit.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He said our commander of the prison was not very observing; that quite a
+      number had escaped, and nothing was known or said about it; that others
+      answered for them, reported them sick, or gave some other excuse which was
+      always taken; that Stetson had brought in the rituals of the Golden
+      Circle, and that all of them who were intelligent enough to understand it,
+      were posted, and that some of the guards belonged and were constantly
+      making the signs to the Confederate officers inside. He had no doubt that
+      sooner or later they would be released. He had the same idea about how
+      they would ultimately succeed. This idea pervaded the minds of all with
+      whom he had spoken on the subject. Many leading men in Ohio were in accord
+      with all that they contemplated with reference to their release and the
+      future success of the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He also said that the party in Ohio who were in sympathy with the
+      rebellion were quite outspoken, and were under the lead of a very able and
+      bold man. The General inquired of whom he had reference, and he said
+      Valamburg, of Dayburg.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' the General responded, 'I have heard of him frequently; but is he
+      a military man?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No,' replied Ridenbergen; 'but we have them in the State in many places,
+      from the Confederate army, just waiting the sound of the bugle. But the
+      fears I have are as to the time. It takes so long to get everything ready&mdash;our
+      people have to move so cautiously.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Have you heard that we are organizing for raids from Canada at some
+      future time?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh, yes; that is understood. Many of our best and brightest men are over
+      there, at different points, preparing for it; but that is to be done only
+      when we must strike in Northern cities for the purpose of terrifying the
+      Northern property-holders; we must strike then where the greatest amount
+      of wealth is concentrated.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General then said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. Ridenbergen, you are a young man. I hope to hear good things of you
+      in the future,' and bade him good-bye.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General arrived at Allentown the next day. After the family
+      greetings, kisses from his wife and little daughter, and a 'How ar' you,
+      Marsa Tom?' from Ham and a 'Bress de good Laud, heah you is agin!' from
+      Aunt Martha were over, the General related his trip to me in minute
+      detail, and told me that matters were much worse than he had any suspicion
+      of prior to his investigations. In speaking of those he had seen, and his
+      many talks with members of the Knights of the Golden Circle, his utter
+      contempt for them, and especially for many leading men who claimed to be
+      loyal to the Union, but did not like the unconstitutional manner of
+      prosecuting the war, he remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'There was but one of all of them that I have seen for whom I have any
+      sympathy or respect, and he is the young Virginian, Mr. Ridenbergen. I
+      rather liked the frankness of this young man. I am satisfied that at heart
+      he is not a rebel, but is young, and, after engaging in the rebellion,
+      will go as far as any one to make it a successful cause.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just then Jackson came from the train and entered the house.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My! how well you are looking, Gen. Anderson, compared with your
+      appearance when I left. You must have been to some water-cure or have used
+      some kind of elixir of life,' was his first greeting.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir,' replied the General; 'I have been marching, and it has brought
+      me out wonderfully.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, it has. Well, Jennie, I saw David, Dr. James and Henry. They are
+      all well and "spilin'" for a fight. David thinks that his brigade can
+      thrash the whole rebel army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Little Jennie rushed to her Uncle Jackson, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Did you see my good papa?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, dear, I saw him, and he sent you a thousand kisses and asked all
+      about you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Turning away, he said, 'Poor David, his heart is broken over the loss of
+      his little Sarah.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson said, 'Sit down, and tell us all about your visit. Were you
+      successful?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh, yes; I am a full-fledged Captain in the 18th U. S. Inf., and
+      assigned, by order of the Secretary of War, as Aide-de-camp to Brig.-Gen.
+      Thomas Anderson, the hero.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Stop, stop,' said the General; 'you must not commence that too soon. The
+      taffy part must be left off if you are to be on my staff.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My dear,' said his wife, 'he can say that about you to me; for it's the
+      truth. Capt. Jackson, I will not get mad at you for speaking in a
+      complimentary manner about my husband.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Hereafter I will repeat all the good things which I may have to say
+      about him to you; but you will tell him, and then he will get mad at me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, he will not be mad; don't you know what peculiar animals men are?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, yes; they are rather peculiar,' said Jackson. 'They like
+      compliments when not deserving; but when deserving they then dislike them.
+      Is that not about the way with most men? I notice women are somewhat
+      differently constituted? Are they not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, indeed; they always like compliments. Do they not, my dear?'
+      addressing her husband.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have usually found it so,' replied the General. His wife ran into the
+      house, and laughingly said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, I guess Tom has been trying his compliments on some one else. Has
+      he not, aunty?' addressing Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'God lub you' sole, chile, dese men, you can't tell nuffin 'bout dem,
+      sho'; but Massa Tom be all rite, I 'spect; I knows him; no fear 'bout him;
+      de good Laud spar' him for good work, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I asked the General to write out a full statement of all he had reported
+      to me. He did so that night, and the following day I mailed it to the
+      President with a private note accompanying.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During the day Jackson entertained us with his visit to Washington, to
+      the army, and the pleasant time he passed in camp with his brothers. He
+      said that there was something wrong in that army; that the machinery did
+      not seem to work very smoothly, but that never having been a soldier,
+      perhaps he could not form a correct opinion. The sequel told the tale,
+      however."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, Uncle Daniel, this Golden Circle discovery was most extraordinary,"
+      said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes. It grew into greater proportions later on, however."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I feel an interest in knowing what became of that young Virginian whom
+      Gen. Anderson met at Camp Chase; his name I forget, but have it written
+      down."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes; you mean Mr. Ridenbergen?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I have learned that he went through the war on the rebel side unharmed,
+      after the war married in Pennsylvania, and is now one of the most
+      prominent men in Virginia. He espoused the advanced policy of the men who
+      saved the Union, and is now one of the leading opponents of the
+      unreconstructed in that State."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel becoming very weak and exhausted, by an agreement with us,
+      the continuance of his story was postponed until another time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER VIII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF PAGELAND&mdash;A VICTORY TURNED INTO A DEFEAT BY
+     TREACHERY&mdash;DEATH OF GEN. LYON&mdash;ON THE TRAIL OF THE KNIGHTS
+     OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
+
+     "Sorrow breaks seasons, and reposing hours,
+     Makes the night morning, and the noontide night."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "During the two weeks intervening, Dr. Adams was engaged in carefully
+      writing from his very full shorthand notes the relation of facts as given
+      by Uncle Daniel. At the appointed time all were again present, eager for a
+      continuance of this interesting and remarkable history of events only a
+      short time past, and yet almost forgotten. When all were seated Uncle
+      Daniel began:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The time between the sending of my report to the President of Gen.
+      Anderson's trip and his answer, with further instructions, was
+      considerable. Finally, I received a letter from the Secretary of War, who
+      seemed very much gratified about the information that had been gathered,
+      as also at the manner in which it had been obtained. He requested that I
+      send or go myself to Canada and ascertain such further facts as I could in
+      reference to the conspiracy and the movements of the conspirators. Gen.
+      Anderson, my son Jackson, and myself held a consultation as to my going.
+      They thought the undertaking too hazardous for me to attempt, and finally
+      Jackson proposed that he would go himself, saying that it would be at
+      least two months before Gen. Anderson could again take the field for
+      active operations; in the meantime he (Jackson) could be profitably
+      employed in this business for the Government. This was agreed upon as the
+      better course to pursue. Jackson was at once given all the secrets of the
+      Circle as far as the General knew them. He studied the passwords, signs,
+      and their instructions until the General pronounced him sufficiently well
+      informed for a first class conspirator. And as soon as he could get
+      himself in readiness he started for Montreal, C. E., by way of New York.
+      During all this time the Circle had been busily at work, and the
+      excitement was increasing all over the country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The alarm for fear of the enemy in our rear was producing such a
+      condition of things as to endanger the safety of the people every where in
+      the West, and at this time much encouragement was given to our enemies at
+      home by the many failures of our armies in the East. The army, as before
+      stated, had been put under a new commander, Gen. Pike, and the displeasure
+      created among the ranking officers was easily to be seen by their language
+      and manner towards him. This feeling was constantly fed by disparaging
+      articles in the opposition press. The enemy in arms could easily see that
+      this was a golden opportunity, and they availed themselves of it. They
+      commenced a movement which indicated an advance against our forces. Gen.
+      Wall, of the rebel army, had by rapid marches put himself between Gen.
+      Pike and his base. This forced a movement on the part of our troops to the
+      rear, and necessitated an immediate attack upon Gen. Wall in order to
+      drive him back from the threatening position he occupied. The troops were
+      moved rapidly back in the direction of Cow Creek, where it was intended by
+      Gen. Pike to assault him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The army was at last all collected in easy supporting distance, and Pike
+      moved out with Gen. Horn's corps and assaulted Gen. Dawn's division of
+      Wall's army. The contest was a spirited one, and lasted until well in the
+      night. Dawn finally retreated. During the night all arrangements were made
+      for an advance. The next morning the General-in-chief of the rebel armies
+      was moving by forced marches in order to join Wall prior to any serious
+      engagement, and Pike was determined to attack Wall before the main army of
+      the enemy could arrive; but, to his utter astonishment, his forces under
+      Farlin, ordered to join him from the base of supplies, were not in motion
+      as yet, as he ascertained; and so with Fitzgibbon, who had been repeatedly
+      urged to come with all dispatch. This left Pike in such a condition that
+      he must delay his attack, which delay might bring great disaster to his
+      army. Pike sent his staff officers to notify those Generals of his desires
+      and intentions, which was done; but all manner of excuses were given for
+      the delay. Finally, the next day, when part of his forces had arrived,
+      Fitzgibbon coming up leisurely with his corps of magnificent soldiers, he
+      was forced to commence the battle in the absence of Farlin and his corps.
+      He moved out, putting his cavalry on the right flank, near Siddon Springs,
+      threatening the left of Wall's army, who were formed in line of battle at
+      or near a small town called Pageland. Rackett holding Pike's right, Shunk
+      in the center, and Brig-Gen. David Lyon on the left of Shunk, his left
+      resting on the edge of a grove of thick timber. The extreme left of the
+      command was held by Gen. Fitzgibbon's corps. It was understood that
+      Fitzgibbon would attack the enemy during the engagement on his right
+      flank, and in that way measurably destroy him. The troops being thus
+      disposed they were ordered to advance. The battle soon commenced by slight
+      cavalry skirmishing on our right. Our cavalry having met the cavalry of
+      the enemy, he, discovering our movements and positions, moved out to meet
+      us. The firing and cracking of carbines increased, until finally musketry
+      was distinguishable on the line fronting our cavalry. They soon asked for
+      support, which was sent, and the enemy driven back. At this time
+      skirmishing opened in several places on our infantry line, and continued
+      until our whole line was formed and advanced. The enemy having advantage
+      in position, did not advance to meet our forces, but held themselves in
+      readiness to receive any attack that our troops should make upon them,
+      Wall intending to save his men as much as possible, and to hold out until
+      the main rebel army should arrive. Finally an assault was ordered all
+      along the Une, and Wall was driven back to a deep depression in the
+      ground, behind which, on the rising slope beyond, he reformed his line.
+      Our forces pressed forward and assailed his left with great energy. Wall
+      gradually gave way and was being easily driven back, when all at once a
+      dash was made from the position to which they had been forced. This
+      onslaught was so vigorous and irresistible that our forces had to give way
+      and fall back to the main line. Gen. Rackett, seeing this dash of the
+      enemy, at once said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'These are fresh troops. They are re-enforcing from some other part of
+      the line.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This being communicated to the commanding General, he said they must have
+      weakened the center. In order to test this he ordered an assault to be
+      made at once upon their center. In this opinion he was correct. The
+      assault upon the enemy's center dislodged him and drove him in much
+      confusion back to another position. Our left then moved forward rapidly
+      with the same result, and the battle was going well and very
+      satisfactorily. Our right being then re-enforced, the enemy was driven
+      from his line at every point. Gen. Pike believing that he had the enemy in
+      a position where he could easily beat him, if his other forces would come
+      up promptly, sent to the rear to find Farlin, but he could not be found.
+      He said to one of his staff officers:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Does not this look as if I was betrayed?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The staff officer, now dead, replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, this is what I have feared for some time. The movements of the
+      enemy look as though they were only fighting for time. You see how easily
+      they are forced back&mdash;in numbers engaged more than equal to ours.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What of Fitzgibbon on the left? I have not heard a gun in that
+      direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Nor will you,' replied the officer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But he has orders to attack at once. He must attack very soon, I am
+      sure. How can he see and hear a battle like this without engaging?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The officer made no reply. The General thought he would ascertain, and
+      ordered his staff officer to proceed to the line of Gen. Lyon, and ask him
+      to feel out from his left for Fitzgibbon, and to open communication with
+      him. This order being executed, Gen. Lyon reported that he could not find
+      any force to his left, but at the same time reported that there was much
+      noise and dust in his front on the main road, and he feared
+      re-enforcements for the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just then Gen. Mcintosh reported with his command, which had been
+      marching from Fitzgibbon's rear for some time in order to reach the
+      battlefield. As soon as he had reported Gen. Pike directed that, as soon
+      as his command could rest, so as to be in condition to move forward, he
+      desired him to move up in support of Gen. Lyon; as he feared
+      re-enforcements were moving to his (Lyon's) front.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just about this, time Fitzgibbon had discovered much dust rising in the
+      direction of the south. He called the attention of some of his officers to
+      it, and proposed a retreat. But his command did not think a retreat
+      without losing a man or testing the enemy would look quite soldierly, and
+      the retreat was abandoned for the present; but in a few moments an immense
+      flock of wild pigeons (having been by some means disturbed,) came down
+      like a great cloud, and the roaring sound they produced in their flight so
+      startled Gen. Fitzgibbon that he thought a large corps of cavalry were
+      charging upon him. Thereupon he immediately ordered his men under cover
+      and to prepare for retiring, at the same time announcing that our forces
+      were evidently beaten. Gen. Mcintosh moved forward and at once engaged the
+      enemy, and the battle became general.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The enemy, then evidently being re-enforced, made several desperate but
+      unsuccessful assaults upon our center; but soon fresh troops were thrown
+      in its support, and our lost ground regained. Our right at this time
+      pressed forward, and at once were hotly engaged. Our artillery now opened
+      from the different positions occupied by our batteries. The enemy's
+      batteries promptly replied. Our cav airy were ordered to try and penetrate
+      to the rear of the enemy. Here was a contest between cavalry. Carbines
+      cracked and rattled almost like the heavy musketry of infantry. Many a
+      horse was seen going at full speed over the field riderless. Many a
+      cavalryman fell. At last a charge with sabers drawn was ordered. The
+      sight, as described to me, was one of grandeur to behold. On to the charge
+      they went, each saber flashing in the sunlight. Crash went saber against
+      saber. Sparks flew as if from heated steel. 'Forward?' was heard on both
+      sides. Flashes of sparks and ringing sounds from the steel as saber came
+      against saber. Arms were gashed, hands and faces were cut, heads were
+      cleft, and sabers pierced the bodies of the troopers on either side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0011" id="linkimage-0011">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0135.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Henry Lyon is Captured 135 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "Back went the rebel cavalry and on against them our men were thrown,
+      until infantry came to the enemy's support, accompanied by a battery of
+      artillery. A deadly fire from both was poured into the ranks of our
+      horsemen. Our lines staggered, then recovered again, but could not
+      withstand both the infantry and artillery. They were compelled to fall
+      back. Many were unhorsed and quite a number captured. Among them was my
+      son Henry, of the Michigan Cavalry. His horse was killed, and his own back
+      injured in the fall, so that he could not make good his escape. (He was
+      sent to the rear. I heard nothing from him for months&mdash;only knew that
+      he was taken prisoner.) But the command again rallied and held their line
+      on the flank of our infantry. The artillery on the left of our line were
+      having a regular duel with several batteries of the enemy. Our center was
+      being sorely pressed again. Column after column assaulted and checked our
+      advance. Gen. Pike was very anxious about his support, and repeatedly sent
+      to find Farlin, but the same report was made each time, 'Not in sight;
+      cannot be found.' At last a report came that Farlin was some twenty miles
+      away, and moving very leisurely.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My God!' exclaimed Gen. Pike, 'my army is sacrificed. These men will not
+      support me. The battle is to be lost, and perhaps all depends upon the
+      issue here to-day. To win this battle makes our success sure; to lose it
+      may be the loss of all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He called an officer and said, 'Take this written order to Fitzgibbon. He
+      must attack at once.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Fitzgibbon was found beneath the shade of a broad oak. He had not fired a
+      gun; his men were panting for a chance to enter the contest. As the
+      officer passed along they cried out, 'Why not put us into the fight?' How
+      is the battle going?' 'Are we driving them?' 'The rebs are being
+      re-enforced; we can see troops coming down by Pageland.' (The town was in
+      full view from where they were impatiently waiting for the command
+      'Forward!')
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Fitzgibbon paid no attention to the order, except to say, 'Pike
+      doesn't know what he is doing.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The officer said, on returning, Fitzgibbon's men were lying by their
+      arms, (which were stacked,) and could be put into use instantly. The
+      General could not believe that the attack would not be made by Fitzgibbon.
+      The battle now was at white heat&mdash;infantry, artillery and cavalry
+      were all engaged. The lines swayed, sometimes the rebels were gaining
+      slight advantage, and then the forces on our side. Gen. David Lyon's
+      command was now all engaged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He drove the enemy through the woods where his left first rested. He was
+      handling his troops well. The commanding General came along where he was
+      engaged and complimented him very highly for the manner in which he was
+      succeeding on his part of the line. He then asked David (Gen. Lyon) if he
+      could hear any firing on his left. Gen. Lyon answered him in the negative.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Is it possible? Are you not mistaken? It seems to me that I can hear
+      it.9
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Gen. Pike,' said Gen. Lyon; 'you imagine so; for I assure you I have
+      watched and listened for some movement on my left. There has been none
+      whatever.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Shunk came up just at that moment and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Gen. Pike, Gen. Rackett is killed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Is that so? He was one of my most faithful Generals.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He sent an officer back to see that the next officer in rank should take
+      command at once.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Shunk said to Gen. Pike:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I fear that re-enforcements for the enemy are coming up. I have just
+      captured some prisoners, who say they have marched fifteen miles to-day,
+      and were put into the battle as soon as they arrived. They also say that
+      the commander of the rebel armies is not more than ten miles away with at
+      least 20,000 men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, that may be so; but if Fitzgibbon will attack on the left, as I
+      have ordered him positively to do, and Gen. Farlin comes up&mdash;who is
+      not farther away than the rebel troops&mdash;we will be their equal in
+      numbers.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do you think Farlin is trying to get here, General?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Why, he knows we are engaged. He is an old soldier and ought to do his
+      duty.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'True enough; but if he did not know his duty, and was not an old
+      soldier, he might come sooner than he will, knowing it. I do not like to
+      say so, General, but I have my suspicions that Farlin and Fitzgibbon do
+      not wish you to win this battle.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The conversation was here broken off. The enemy having made a desperate
+      assault on Shunk's command, he rode quickly away. By this time the battle
+      was terrific, and the slaughter terrible on both sides. The field was
+      beginning to look more like a slaughter-pen than anything else to which it
+      could be compared. Men were being brought to the rear on stretchers, and
+      also carried by their comrades without stretchers; in fact, you know it
+      was a very common thing for several men to take hold of one to help him to
+      the rear when sometimes the soldier had but a scratch..
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Horn, who had been in reserve up to this time, came up with his
+      command and supported Gen. Mcintosh, who was now hard pressed. When Gen.
+      Horn entered the field he could be heard far away, having a stentorian
+      voice. He advanced rapidly and drove the right of Wall back far from his
+      main line; but here, in close supporting distance, lay Longpath, with his
+      fresh troops. He waited until Horn's line was clear in advance of the main
+      line, and at once set upon him with great ferocity, driving him back on
+      Mcintosh, that portion of our line giving way for the moment. Gen. Lyon's
+      command was then furiously attacked by fresh troops. They stood the shock,
+      but had finally to give way. Pike witnessed this terrible fighting, and
+      said again, 'Can it be possible that Farlin will not get here in time to
+      save this battle?' He again rode up to Gen. Lyon and asked if he still
+      heard nothing on his left. The General answered 'No.' He then directed him
+      to send a courier through and communicate with Fitzgibbon. By this time
+      the heaviest fighting was on the right and center, the firing having
+      slackened on the left. The courier was gone but a short time, when he
+      returned and reported the enemy marching down a road to our left and
+      forming at right angles with our line. This was easily understood, and as
+      soon as possible our left was changed to face the troops so forming on and
+      across our flank. New troops were thrown in at this point, to enable
+      proper resistance to be made, their attack on our angle being made as a
+      diversion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This attack now having been repulsed, the enemy were driven back, and
+      quite a number of prisoners captured; the soldiers became much elated and
+      commenced cheering, which was taken up all along the line. On our left our
+      officers took it that Farlin had arrived, or that Fitzgibbon had sent word
+      that he was going to attack at once and relieve the situation, the
+      position of the troops facing our left being such that he could attack
+      them in the rear. But all were doomed to be disappointed. The rebels
+      forming on our left were troops just arriving and under the immediate
+      command of the General-in-chief of the rebel army. They were soon in
+      position, and their skirmishers moving through the woods in the direction
+      of our refused left. The situation was critical indeed. The commanding
+      General ordered all the artillery that could be brought into battery to be
+      placed in position on this flank. The line then held by Wall on his left
+      could not be abandoned, nor could he draw from his center, as he was being
+      pressed all along that part of the line. But on they came through the
+      woods. None but infantry could get through without great delay. They
+      opened fire. Our line gave way, and fell back to the support of the
+      batteries. Finally the batteries all opened, and like the roar of mighty
+      thunders was the noise. The earth shook as though an earthquake was
+      disturbing it. Fire was vomited forth as though it were from the mouth of
+      some burning volcano. Destruction and death were dealt out unsparingly to
+      the enemy. They started to charge the batteries, and with that hideous
+      yell that they seemed only to employ or understand, on they came. But
+      finally, when they could stand against the torrent of shot and shell no
+      longer, they broke to the rear in great confusion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Pike saw the success, and exclaimed: 'If my other troops would only
+      come up, or Gen. Fitzgibbon attack, the day would soon be ours.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "But he was doomed to further disappointment. They did not come up,
+      neither did they attack. The rebel General soon took in the whole
+      situation. He put his artillery in battery on a hill to the right of our
+      refused line, so as to concentrate his fire on the flank of our batteries
+      and force them to change position. This being done he opened some eighteen
+      guns. This forced a change in the position of our batteries, and there and
+      then commenced, one of the most destructive artillery duels that was ever
+      witnessed. Battery horses were killed on both sides, gunners blown to
+      pieces by shell, officers and men mangled, Gen. Mosely, on the rebel side,
+      had his head shot off, and a Colonel and two Captains were blown to pieces
+      on our side. While this duel was going on the rebel General was reforming
+      his men for another infantry attack on our left. At this moment Gen. Pike
+      said to Gen. Lyon:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, I hear guns over to our left.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Lyon listened, and answered:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, General, I believe you are correct. I think I heard a gun.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Pike then believed that Fitzgibbon had made an attack, and would compel
+      the enemy to withdraw their forces directly on our left. But he was
+      mistaken. No attack was made except the one by the rebels. Very soon
+      afterwards they had completed their line, and, knowing the value of a
+      flank attack, again assaulted in the same manner as before. They came this
+      time with more caution than before, but with a stronger force. They opened
+      fire on both sides about the same time. The battle was now renewed all
+      along the line&mdash;cavalry, infantry and artillery. The Unes wavered
+      occasionally on both sides. The left of our line gave way at first, but
+      rallied again. Gen. Lyon rode up and down his line, cheering his men. He
+      led them again and again against the seeming adamantine wall of rebels,
+      and finally forced them back slowly, holding all the ground gained. By
+      this time our center was penetrated and broken. Our troops could not be
+      rallied for some time. The rebels seeing our confusion took advantage of
+      it, and with the intrepidity of so many demons made another attack on all
+      parts of the line and forced our whole line some distance to the rear. It
+      looked for an hour as though all was lost. At one time our lines seemed to
+      be melting away and becoming disorganized. They were rallied again,
+      however, and formed a new line about a mile in the rear of our first. Both
+      armies were exhausted. Fresh troops then to our aid would have settled the
+      fortunes of the day in our favor But they did not come. Gen. Pike thought
+      that whoever made the first attack would be successful, and ordered our
+      line forward. They moved cautiously, but steadily, attacking and driving
+      the enemy back. He kept falling back until he occupied his first line and
+      we ours. Our left, however, was soon struck by a division of fresh troops,
+      and was driven back some distance through the woods with great loss. My
+      dear son, Gen. Lyon, here, while rallying his men, was shot through the
+      heart and instantly killed."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0012" id="linkimage-0012">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0142.jpg" width="100%" alt="Death of General Lyon 142 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The old man wept bitterly, and many tears rolled down the cheeks of his
+      listeners. When he could resume he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "If Fitzgibbon had attacked as was expected, our flank could not have been
+      turned, and the great slaughter that occurred on this part of the line
+      would have been avoided. Night here closed the day's slaughter with our
+      left completely turned and our troops demoralized. They passed the night
+      on their arms. The next morning at daylight the attack was resumed by the
+      rebels and our army was beaten. Gens. Stepleton and Kearnan fell on that
+      day, with many other brave officers and men. No battle lost during the war
+      fell with more crushing effect upon the loyal people than did the defeat
+      of the Army of the East at the battle of Pageland. The battle was lost by
+      the failure of Farlin and Fitzgibbon to support Gen. Pike. They did just
+      what the President and Secretary of War feared they would do&mdash;that
+      was, fail in supporting Pike, the new commander. Their idea was to dictate
+      the commander or not fight. One would think that men who had fed upon the
+      charity of the Government from youth to middle age would be inspired by a
+      more lofty feeling and sentiment. But this is a mistake. You cannot infuse
+      patriotism by drilling at a college or in the field. This comes from the
+      nursery of the mother. Nor can you put brains, commonsense or courage
+      where God has refused it. The question with these men was, 'Do you belong
+      to a certain chosen few?' If so, that was put above every other
+      consideration. A volunteer, no matter how much he might develop a genius
+      for military affairs, could have no recognition at their hands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The fact that Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte were great generals
+      without military training except in the field proved nothing. If men like
+      those who first commanded our army in the East, and who formed the
+      coterie, had lived during the Revolutionary War, Washington and the best
+      of his generals would not have been permitted to have commanded a brigade,
+      if these men could have controlled as they did at the outbreak of the
+      rebellion. The same feeling has grown among our people since the war,
+      until the brains of a man cuts but little figure in matters connected with
+      governmental affairs. He must belong to one of two classes: either a snob
+      or one who has made a fortune. No matter whether he made it selling rotten
+      blankets to the Government, worthless arms for the soldiers, bad meat,
+      diseased horses, small mules, rotten and poorly-put-together harness, or
+      procured his money in some other way&mdash;if he has it, the conclusion is
+      at once that he is a great man and full of wisdom. These things are
+      unfortunate in a government like ours. But this is the tendency, and has
+      been for many years. Dash and swell is the motto now; it is growing more
+      in that direction every day. But I have wandered away from my subject. The
+      battlefield of Pageland and its surroundings was a sight to behold the day
+      after our defeat. The private soldiers felt outraged and officers were
+      discouraged, and many good people despaired of our final success. Even the
+      President was more despondent than he had ever been, but still had faith
+      in God and our cause. The losses on both sides were very great. The
+      country all around was by both sides turned into a great hospital. The
+      army was almost disorganized; it certainly was most thoroughly
+      demoralized. Gen. Pike was relieved, and McGregor put in command again.
+      Fitzgibbon was sent to the rear without a command. Farlin was everywhere
+      by every friend of his country severely censured. Fitzgibbon was denounced
+      as a traitor to his superior officer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The mournful part to myself and family had only in part come upon us. Dr.
+      James Lyon, having cut one of his hands in making an amputation, feared
+      bad results from the wound; for that reason he procured a leave of
+      absence, and accompanied the remains of his brother David home. I will not
+      attempt to describe to you the depth of grief in our family, from the
+      oldest to the youngest. It was greater than I now wish to recall, even
+      though so many years have passed since that melancholy scene. Suffice it
+      to say that Gen. David Lyon fills the grave of as gallant and noble a
+      soldier as ever drew a sword. He rests beside his wife and little daughter
+      Sarah in the cemetery at Allentown."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The old man, overcome by this recital, could not speak for some time, but
+      finally continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson was very sad. Dr. James was very restless with his hand,
+      which had commenced swelling and was becoming extremely painful. My wife
+      Sarah and Jennie (David's widow) were stricken down with fever, requiring
+      the constant attendance of Mary Anderson and Aunt Martha for many days
+      before their recovery was assured. In the meantime Peter arrived, the
+      wound in his foot having broken out again. When he came to his mother's
+      bedside she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'O! Peter, my son, that horrible dream haunts me still.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This dream from the first had a very depressing effect upon Peter, though
+      he pretended to think nothing of it. We now commenced casting about to see
+      if there was any way to have Henry exchanged. He being merely a private
+      soldier, this was not so easy of accomplishment, as if he had been an
+      officer. During the evening, while we were engaged in conversation in the
+      parlor, Aunt Martha came in and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Uncle Daniel, dar's a young lady on de porch who wants to see you very
+      bad, she say, on mos' obticlar bizness.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Tell her to come in,' was my answer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In a moment a very modest and rather pretty young lady walked in. She was
+      evidently greatly embarrassed. I arose, and extending my hand asked her to
+      be seated. She sat down for a moment, and then hesitatingly said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Your wife is unwell, I understand, Mr. Lyon?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' I replied; 'very unwell. She has had a great sorrow recently.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sir; so I understand. I very much desired to see her, but will not
+      annoy her at this time. I had a matter about which I wished to speak with
+      her. You know, women give their confidence to one another; but I hope you
+      will allow me to give mine to you, as your wife is sick?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, my good girl; you can say what you wish to me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Mr. Lyon'&mdash;she then hesitated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I encouraged her to proceed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, I am on my way South, and I wish your good offices in getting
+      through the lines.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'How can I assist you, my child?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I hear, sir, that you are a great friend of the President, and I thought
+      perhaps you might intercede for me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'May I inquire for what purpose you wish to go South? Do your people live
+      there?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir; I live in Michigan. I was never farther South than this place,
+      and this is my first visit here. My name is Seraine Whitcomb. I am going
+      South to see what I can do to have a young man exchanged who is now a
+      prisoner in the hands of the rebels.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Is he your brother?' I inquired.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She blushed, and replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir, he is not a relative; but one in whom I am much interested.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I saw through the whole matter at once, but did not press the young lady
+      further. If I had only known whom she meant I would have embraced her as
+      the greatest little heroine living. She said she only wished a letter from
+      me to the President; that she would do the rest herself. This letter I
+      gave her without further questions. She was so modest and yet so brave.
+      She took the letter, bade me good-by, and left. As she went out she
+      remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do not be surprised if you should receive a letter from me at some
+      future time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After she had gone Peter remarked that perhaps she was sent down South by
+      the Golden Circle, and I might be bestowing favors on the wrong person. I
+      said, 'True, but I will take my chances on that girl's being honest, and,
+      not only honest, but a regular little heroine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Here the conversation on this subject came to an end, and we took up the
+      condition of the army. Peter said the jealousies between officers in the
+      Army of the East were strange; that there was nothing of this kind among
+      the Western troops; that all seemed to have the same common purpose, and
+      that was success; but, said he, it may be partly accounted for in this,
+      that we are all alike unskilled in the arts of war, and do not know enough
+      to get up these conspiracies and jealousies. We are all volunteers, save
+      two or three, and all obey orders, and go into a battle to win, each one
+      believing he is doing the best fighting. It seems that at the battle of
+      Pageland the only object of some of the leading commanders was to find
+      some way to lose the battle and at the same time save their own scalps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, I do not know how I may succeed as a commander; but I will have
+      the courage to relieve any man, and send him to the rear, of whom I may
+      have the least suspicion, whether it be for cowardice, want of good
+      intentions toward the Government, good faith toward his superior officer,
+      or for any other cause that might give uneasiness about his properly
+      performing his duty.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That would seem to me to be the proper course for any commander of
+      forces,' I replied."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel," said Dr. Adams, "I am curious to know what became of those
+      two generals&mdash;Farlin and Fitzgibbon."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, sir, the same power that is now rewarding those who struck us the
+      heaviest blows, both North and South, is paying homage to these men. They
+      are both held in high esteem by many people, and you would think they were
+      the only loyal men that were near the battlefield on that day."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Col. Bush; "to have lost an arm or leg on the Union side is
+      like the brand of Cain nowadays; but to have been a rebel or to have
+      belonged to the Golden Circle, or failed in some way by which the rebels
+      profited or gained advantage, entitles one to a medal or some high
+      position of honor and emolument."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0009" id="link2HCH0009">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER IX.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF ANTLER'S RUN&mdash;SERAINE WHITCOMB LEAVES FOR THE
+     SOUTH&mdash;PLOTTING IN CANADA&mdash;DISCOVERY OF A CONSPIRACY AMONG
+     ARMY OFFICERS.
+
+     "Yesterday was heard,
+     The roar of war; and sad the sight of maid,
+     Of mother, widow, sister, daughter, wife,
+     Stooping and weeping over senseless, cold,
+     Defaced, and mangled lumps of breathless earth,
+     Which had been husbands, fathers, brothers, sons,
+     And lovers, when that morning's sun arose.
+     &mdash;Pollock.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson, Peter and myself concluded that we would again visit the
+      farm. There we found poor old Joseph Dent in utter despair on account of
+      his 'poor Captain' (as he called David) having been killed. He talked of
+      him in the most enthusiastic manner, and would then weep, saying 'the only
+      friend I had is gone, and I will not be satisfied until I can get even
+      with these rebels.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson said: 'Well, Joseph, what will you do?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Joseph was silent; as an old soldier he knew how to keep his thoughts to
+      himself.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Will you go to the war?' continued the General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir; I will stay here and take care of this farm for Mrs. Lyon and
+      little Jennie. They shall not suffer while I am able to look after them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Ham thought he had a point, and said: 'Dat's good; dat's jes' what I
+      'tend to do when Massa Tom git killed. Jes'so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Shut up, Ham. Your Massa Tom, as you call him, is not going to get
+      killed. There have been enough of the Lyon family killed already,' said
+      Peter.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Dat's so, Massa Peter. I not got dat in my kalkerlate, you see; but I
+      tell you I is monstrous feered 'bout dese matters; deys is heaps of people
+      gittin' killed, and most of dem is good peoples, so dey is. Can't tell who
+      nex', massa; can't tell, sah!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Joseph, there will be no trouble about your staying. We want you
+      here on the farm,' I said. 'We are all very much distressed, but, at the
+      same time, we must look out for our country somewhat; and our family all
+      being in the army, of course we must expect some misfortunes. Have you
+      heard any more of the Golden Circle in this neighborhood?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, Uncle Daniel; they are at work, and since the defeat of our forces
+      at the battle of Pageland, they are outspoken about what they intend to
+      do; not only in aid of the rebellion, but they threaten the Union people
+      here at home&mdash;threaten to destroy their property, and make war in
+      Indiana if it becomes necessary, just as you have heretofore understood. I
+      am keeping close watch, and they will not be able to do any very great
+      harm here without my knowing it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We cautioned Joseph, and told him to come in to our house frequently and
+      let us know what was going on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On returning home we found Aunt Sarah and Jennie much improved, but Dr.
+      James was suffering very great pain. The swelling was extending up his arm
+      from his hand. I said to him perhaps we had better have a physician. 'You
+      are suffering so much that I fear you are not in a condition to attend to
+      your own case.' He consented, and one was called in. On examination he
+      pronounced the trouble blood poisoning. James was greatly alarmed at this.
+      The physician commenced at once with the most radical treatment. The next
+      morning James seemed much easier, and looked as if he was coming out of it
+      all right.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day, while we were sitting on the porch, the postman brought me
+      a letter, written in a delicate female hand. I read it and then called
+      Gen. Anderson and Peter to listen:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     "Washington, D. C.
+
+     "My Dear Mr. Lyon, Allentown, Ind.:
+
+     "Thanks for your very great kindness. I have the President's
+     pass through onr lines; when you hear from me again, I will
+     let you know about your son Henry.
+
+     "Very respectfully,
+
+     "SERAINE WHITCOMB."
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, well,' said Peter; 'that tells a tale. Now, father, I agree with
+      you. She is a brave girl; there is not more than one in a thousand like
+      her.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; but what does she mean by saying I will hear from my son?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'It will reveal itself,' said Peter. 'She is in love with Henry, and has
+      gone to look after him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do you think so?' I inquired. 'Well, I do sincerely hope so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just then we saw Jackson coming. He came in, and after salutations and
+      greetings between us, he entered the house to see his mother, the Doctor,
+      and Jennie. He was much broken down over the death of his brother. The
+      news of the battle and the list of the dead in the papers having contained
+      David's name, he hastened home. He had, however, been very successful in
+      laying the foundation for probing many things which might be of vast
+      importance in the future.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When he left home he first went to New York and had an interview with
+      McMasters and B. Wudd, who were the leading spirits in New York, and one
+      of them the principal man North in starting the organization. From these
+      men he learned much about what was going on in Canada; the fact that there
+      was no doubt that quite a number of Southern men were there with a large
+      amount of money with which to carry out any scheme that might be agreed
+      upon. These men in New York were in constant communication with those in
+      Canada; also, with leading men in Richmond. He managed to obtain a letter
+      of introduction from McMasters to the leading Knights of the Golden Circle
+      in Canada; this letter introduced him as William Jackson, of Memphis,
+      Tenn., and was directed to the Hon. Jacob Thomlinson. With this letter and
+      the information he had now obtained, he made his way home, feeling that he
+      could not undertake the further prosecution of his mission without
+      returning and consoling his mother and the family as much as he possibly
+      could in their distress. Knowing his mother's feeble condition he feared
+      the consequences of the heavy affliction that had fallen upon her during
+      the battle of Pageland&mdash;with one son a prisoner and another killed
+      outright.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I wrote the President, and promised that later on I would have the Canada
+      mystery solved. Our people were in desperate straits. Our army had been
+      outnumbered and forced back to the position in front of Pageland; defeated
+      there, and forced to shelter itself in the rear of Cow Creek. It was now
+      broken and shattered, lying in defenses near the Capital, discouraged and
+      worn down by fatigue, wounds and disease. The outlook was anything but
+      bright. Commanders had been changed. Some of our best fighting generals
+      had lost their lives at Pageland. The country had but little confidence in
+      the staying or fighting qualities of the commander, Gen. McGregor, as he
+      had made no success heretofore. The rebel commander, well understanding
+      the situation, was moving rapidly up and along the south line of the Grand
+      River, evidently intending an invasion of the loyal States by penetrating
+      our lines and crossing at or near Brown's Ferry. Our lines were held at
+      this point by Gen. Milo, having in his command 10,000 men, who were all
+      surrendered at the demand of Gen. Wall without very much resistance. Wall
+      had slipped through the mountains like a cat, and was upon Milo before he
+      knew of his approach. This was very strange though, and hard to
+      understand, and only increased the fears and suspicions already existing
+      that something was out of joint, so that the machinery was working badly
+      in that army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'The enemy now had no impediment in the way of a rapid movement except
+      high waters, which seemed to interpose as the only power that could stop
+      their advance into the interior of our country and to the rear of our
+      capital, cutting off all communications to the North with the loyal
+      States.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The administration was now in a position of great danger, in many
+      respects, not before contemplated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The rebel sympathizers and Golden Circles were loud in their denunciation
+      of the war and the party sustaining it. Thos. A. Strider and Dan Bowen
+      were traversing the state of Indiana, making inflammatory speeches, and
+      all over the North the same policy was being pursued by the anti-war
+      party. They alarmed the people by declaring that unless the war was
+      stopped our homes North would be invaded; that our armies could not cope
+      with the rebels. The only thing that seemed to put a check to their hopes,
+      operations and denunciations was the fact that our armies in the West were
+      having a continuation of victories.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This being the situation of the armies and the condition of the minds of
+      the people, the loss of another great battle at this time would have
+      greatly prolonged the war, if it would not have been fatal to the ultimate
+      success of the Union cause. The authorities at Washington were doing
+      everything in their power to allay the excitement among the people, and at
+      the same time were trying to have the Army of the East put in motion so as
+      to pass down to Pottstown and interpose in front of the enemy; he
+      evidently intending to move by way of Brown's Ferry, throwing part of his
+      force on the Brown's Ferry road and a portion over into the Sheepstown
+      road, making a junction at or near Shapleyville. The Union forces were
+      expected to move across by Fardenburg, down the sloping mountains of
+      Cochineal and along and across Mad Valley to Pottstown, and take position
+      behind Antler's Run. But it seemed to be almost impossible to get Gen.
+      McGregor to put his army in motion. Many were the excuses made; want of
+      this thing to-day, and something else to-morrow&mdash;shoes, clothing,
+      blankets, and many other things&mdash;protracted the delay. Finally, the
+      President and Secretary of War being out of patience with his hesitancy
+      and excuses, the President directed the Secretary of War to order Gen.
+      McGregor to move without further delay. This seemed to be understood by
+      McGregor, and the next day everything about the camps was in a bustle, and
+      the Army of the East was again in motion; but the movements were slow, and
+      made in such a manner as not to inspire very great confidence in our
+      immediate success. The men and subordinate officers seemed resolute and
+      determined, but there was something surrounding all the movements that was
+      mysterious.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The papers were full of all the movements, and were discussing the
+      probabilities, etc. Seeing this Gen. Anderson was fired with a desire to
+      at once return to the front. On account of his very weak and feeble
+      condition we tried to detain him, but in vain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He said: 'No, I am going to the front, and I wish to go to the East. Will
+      you ask by telegraph for such an assignment for me?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I answered that I would, and did so immediately.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day he received a telegram from the Secretary of War, directing
+      him to report to Gen. McGregor for assignment to duty.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson said to Capt. Jackson: 'Your invasion of Canada will be
+      postponed until later. You will be ready to start in the morning with me
+      to the Army of the East.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He called old Ham, and repeated the order to him to be in readiness.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham said: 'Afore de Lord, Massa Tom, you isn't gwine to be fitin' agin,
+      is you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes! You get ready. Have your bedding and all your traps ready, if you
+      think you can stand to be shot at by the rebels.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Shot at! Is you gwine to put me out to be snot at? Me done thought thar
+      war 'nuff white folks to get shotten at, widout de poor darkies like me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; but you want to be free, do you not, Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yeas; Massa Tom, I wants dat&mdash;I wants it bad; but how is gwine to
+      come?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Fight for it. You are no better than I am, are you? Had you not as well
+      be shot as for me to be?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yeas, sir; dat am so. 'Specks de darkies got to fight. I'll fight, Massa
+      Tom, if you say so. Yes, I do. I stay wid you, I will sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Martha happened to hear this, and broke forth:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, well, Massa Tom, I's sorry you is gwine to de wah agin. But it all
+      right. I tells you dat de good Laud save you up for some good. I jes' know
+      he do it all right. I take care of Missus Mary and de little gal; don't
+      you hab no fears 'bout dem. But you isn't gwine to hab Ham go, is you? If
+      you doz, dat ole fool he git kill. I 'spect he got no mo' sense dan jes'
+      git rite in whar dey is fitin?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, no, Marfa; you is wrong dar. I tell you dat you is. I stay by Massa
+      Tom.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter and Jackson laughed, and said to the General:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ham thinks you will be in a safe place during the fighting.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, he seems to be of that impression. I think I may, perhaps, relieve
+      his mind somewhat,' said the General, with a smile.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General telegraphed Capt. Day at Dolensburg to report at once to him
+      at Gen. McGregor's Headquarters, Army of the East. The preliminaries being
+      arranged, all were to be ready early the next morning. The General and
+      Capt. Jackson having arranged and got ready their proper uniforms, horses,
+      mess-chest and everything that would be required in the field, they spent
+      the evening quietly. The Doctor was very sleepless, and suffered more than
+      usual, but was thought not to be in any immediate danger. My wife and
+      Jennie were now also quite recovered.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning, the General having procured a car for their horses,
+      camp equipage, etc., they took leave of the family, who were in tears, the
+      two little girls, Mary and Jennie, crying aloud. As the General, Capt.
+      Jackson and Ham walked away, Aunt Martha called after Ham:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Now, Ham, ef you eber spects to see me agin, don't you forgit your
+      prares ob a night, and de good Laud will fotch you back ef you do dat; but
+      He let you git kill like a cat when you done forget it. Do you mine me,
+      Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Turning to me, she continued: 'I 'spect de rebs git dat darky,' then
+      going to the kitchen she gave vent to her grief. The poor old woman felt
+      as badly to part with her Ham as did Mary in parting from her General, but
+      gave expression to it in her own simple way.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0013" id="linkimage-0013">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0154.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="General Anderson Taking Command 154 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The General, Jackson and Ham arrived safely at the headquarters of Gen.
+      McGregor, which were in the valley to the north and east of Cochineal
+      Mountains. His commands of infantry and artillery were variously located
+      on the mountains and in the valley, with his cavalry at Pottstown. It so
+      happened that one of the division commanders had been taken seriously ill,
+      and was sent to the rear. This gave an opportunity for Gen. Anderson to be
+      placed in command of a good division at once. To Anderson's great delight
+      Gen. McGregor ordered him to take command of this division. Having
+      reported, he sent immediately for all the commanding officers of the
+      division and made their acquaintance. He was greatly pleased with them and
+      they with him. He learned all he could in so short a time about the
+      troops, and at once took measures to put them in good condition. In a few
+      days Capt. James Day reported, and the General's military family was
+      organized, he having taken an Adjutant-General from the command.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The army was now being rapidly put in good shape; a complete
+      re-organization was being effected, and all were feeling less discouraged.
+      They seemed to well understand that there was to be a great battle fought,
+      and the imperative necessity for a victory by our forces East at this
+      particular time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The enemy found means by which to pass the obstructions in his way, and
+      moved through the country in different directions. Finding that the
+      movements of our army were slow, he seemed to feel that there was no
+      immediate danger of a serious engagement. But the surrender of our forces
+      under Gen. Milo (who died immediately afterwards) so elated the rebel army
+      that they were determined to attack our forces whenever and wherever
+      opportunity offered. Both parties were, however, maneuvering for some
+      advantage; the General of the rebel forces holding McGregor off until his
+      force under Wall could come up from Brown's Ferry. The cavalry of both
+      armies were now scouting continuously for many miles on the flanks of the
+      armies. The pickets were out quite a distance in advance of the opposing
+      forces. No conflict had yet occurred between any of the outposts. Finally
+      the commander of the rebel forces selected his position and gave challenge
+      to our forces, with his rear to the Grand River, covering two main roads
+      leading to the rear, his front facing the winding course of Antler's Run,
+      his right resting on a bridge at the main crossing, his center occupying a
+      ridge commanding the open fields in his front, the right of his left and
+      right center resting on the junction of the two main roads, his extreme
+      left refused so as to form an angle at his left center, extending along
+      and through a skirt of heavy woods; his reserves to the rear on the roads,
+      so as to be thrown easily to the center or either flank in case of
+      necessity; the country to his front, right and left being very uneven,
+      full of gulches and ravines, difficult of passage, especially under fire.
+      So posted he flaunted the rebel flag in the face of our army, although at
+      this time his main support had not arrived from Brown's Ferry. But no
+      doubt existed in his mind, I presume, as to their coming up in good time.
+      McGregor did not then seem inclined to accept the challenge, His command
+      was moving slowly. Farlin, still in command of a corps (for shame be it
+      ever to our indulgent chiefs), was some distance away and did not arrive
+      on that day. So the armies rested. In the meantime Gen. Anderson was eager
+      for the fray. He visited Gen. McGregor's headquarters and indicated his
+      desire to bring on the engagement, saying very soon the enemy would be so
+      securely posted that it would be exceedingly difficult to dislodge him. To
+      this McGregor replied that he could not risk a battle without Farlin's
+      forces being up and in readiness to support our line.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During the night Farlin came up. A battle must then and there be fought.
+      The whole country stood with bated breath awaiting the result, as all
+      understood that the rebels must be driven back on what they claimed as
+      their own ground, or our country was in imminent danger of becoming
+      demoralized should they see the battlefields changed to the North.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When the morning came, the commands being in readiness, the movement of
+      our forces commenced. It was soon discovered that the main crossing of
+      Antler's Run was held by a strong force of the enemy, which compelled our
+      troops to seek for some other and less dangerous passage. This was found
+      to our right, facing the left of the enemy. His left being refused gave a
+      safer passage over the stream. The plan of battle was to throw Gen. Horn's
+      Corps at the upper crossing, assail the rebel left and, if successful, to
+      cross the left of our forces, under Gen. Broomfield, by assaulting the
+      enemy at the lower crossing, and if he could be driven from there, to
+      cross and assault his right, his center being too strongly posted to risk
+      an attack on it then. (Gen. Anderson had been assigned with his division
+      to Gen. Horn's Corps.) The crossing over on our right was effected without
+      much difficulty, and the enemy pressed back in the heavy woods. The enemy
+      were evidently holding and waiting, as no general engagement ensued.
+      Another corps crossed in the rear of Gen. Horn's and formed ready to
+      assault. Our left had not as yet been able to cross in front of the
+      enemy's right, and in this position we found ourselves,&mdash;part of our
+      army on the one side and part on the other of Antler's Run, in front of
+      the enemy; thus the two armies rested that night. Our intention being thus
+      revealed to the enemy, he had only to wait the attack, which they must
+      have concluded would be commenced at an early hour in the morning. The
+      night was most beautiful; the vault of heaven being studded with stars, so
+      that either army was in plain view of the other, at no very great distance
+      separated. During the night another of our corps crossed the Run at the
+      same crossing that Gen. Horn had passed over in the morning, and moved
+      down to the left and in front of the rebel center. Occasionally the
+      movement of this corps would be responded to with a few musket shots and a
+      few shells from a battery posted on the ridge in the rebel center. At an
+      early hour in the morning the Union forces took the initiative and hurled
+      Horn's Corps against the rebels' extreme left. The struggle was a severe
+      one&mdash;re-enforcements could not well be sent to the rebel left for
+      fear of the movement being now made against their right. The battle on the
+      left was at full height, and the lines swayed to and fro. Gen. Anderson
+      made a movement around a skirt of woods near a chapel, and charged the
+      enemy's lines, with sword drawn, leading his men in person. The assault
+      was of such an impetuous character as to send dismay into the ranks of the
+      enemy, and they gave way in confusion. Gen. Horn, however, advanced his
+      left and center farther to the front than should have been done without
+      other troops being in position to sustain the movement, and the rebel
+      center, with their left reformed behind the woods, fell upon Horn's left
+      and center with great energy and determination. The two columns now
+      engaged with dauntless courage on both sides. The combatants, equal in
+      mettle, faced each other in open field at very close range; each holding
+      his ground until it appeared as though none would be left alive on either
+      side. Neither line wavered, and it seemed as though the contest would only
+      be determined by a complete demolition of the two forces. Gen. Horn fell,
+      mortally wounded, and the command fell upon Gen. Simmons, who was killed
+      soon after taking command. At this time the killed and wounded of the
+      superior officers were such that it left Gen. Anderson the ranking General
+      of the corps. He at once assumed command, and could everywhere be seen
+      giving his orders and encouraging his men to stand. This they did until
+      the slaughter on both sides became a shocking sight to behold.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Hughes and Gen. Baily had fallen on the rebel side. The batteries
+      from our side were playing from a hill on the east side of Antler's Run,
+      pouring a galling enfilading fire into the rebel Une. Thus these lines
+      stood amid death and desolation in their ranks until the men themselves on
+      both sides, in order to stop the cruel slaughter of comrades, with one
+      accord ceased firing, and the officers sat on their horses looking at each
+      other as their forces slowly retired each to his rear. At this time, if
+      Gen. Far-lin had moved forward the day would have been won without further
+      slaughter. Gen. Anderson repeatedly sent word to him that if he would
+      attack the enemy he could be routed, as their left was almost destroyed;
+      but he did not assault at the opportune moment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "It was then seen that nothing more than skirmishing had been going on
+      between the forces on the Union left and the rebel right. Gen. Broomfield
+      had not succeeded in crossing the run, and was held at bay by a small
+      force, thus enabling the rebel commander, after discovering this hesitancy
+      on our left, to concentrate on his left and center for the purpose of
+      renewing the conflict. His re-enforcements had now arrived from Brown's
+      Ferry, and he was eager to make an assault, being now satisfied that he
+      should take the aggressive. Our batteries had crossed the run, and were
+      supported on elevated ground by sufficient infantry, as we thought, for
+      their safety. The rebel forces moved from their cover behind the woods,
+      and were advancing to the crest of the ridge that ran across the open
+      field from north to south, the best position to occupy for vantage ground.
+      Gen. Anderson seeing this, determined to meet the attack and contest for
+      this ground. Both forces were now in motion, each determined the other
+      should not occupy this ridge. Orders were given to Gen. Broomfleld to
+      cross the run at once and attack the enemy's right. Gen. Mausker was
+      ordered to move on the left of Gen. Horn's Corps, now under Gen. Anderson,
+      and attack at once; Farlin being in reserve, perhaps, because he could not
+      be got anywhere else.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The artillery was all across the run and ready for action. The cavalry
+      had crossed some miles above and to the north, and were ordered to charge
+      the enemy in the flank as soon as the engagement should be renewed. So on
+      came the troops of both armies, and when in close range, the firing
+      commenced again on our right and the rebel left, it continued all down the
+      line until all were engaged. The firing was terrible and most destructive.
+      Our batteries opened, and on in full charge came our cavalry. The rebel
+      infantry on the left prepared to receive the cavalry, kneeling on one knee
+      with fixed bayonets. What a charge that was, and what a slaughter! On came
+      the cavalry; on, on to the bayonet came horse and man. Clash against
+      bayonet came saber. Many the horse and man went on and over the bayonet in
+      that charge. Part of the cavalry halted and hesitated, some retiring to
+      the rear. Many an infantryman that did the same. Infantry and cavalrymen
+      were piled together in the long slumber of death. At last our cavalry had
+      to retire. While this tragedy was being enacted, the infantry on the
+      right, left and centre were also playing the role of death. Column after
+      column were hurled against each other, only to be repulsed. Our two corps
+      first drove the enemy back and occupied the ridge, and for awhile held
+      this advantage, until the whole rebel army, save a skirmish-line, was
+      withdrawn from the right and center, and concentrated on and against our
+      right. It looked as though the contest was now to be continued only on
+      this part of the line. Farlin was now in line on the left of Mausker. Many
+      of the enemy's troops were thrown in at this point who, not having been
+      engaged, were comparatively fresh. Their column was formed in two lines.
+      On and against our lines in quick succession they were thrown. Another
+      great slaughter then commenced and continued, line facing line in open
+      field. Gaps were made by falling men. The command on both sides could be
+      heard, 'Close up!' Never did men stand more courageously amid slaughter
+      and death. Gen. Anderson rode to the line and along its full length, sword
+      in hand, with a large white plume in his hat, that his men might recognize
+      him. Artillery roared and musketry rattled as if they were the hail and
+      thunder from a hundred clouds. Groans and shrieks were heard. The ground
+      was strewn with the dead and dying. As the lines finally gave way, the
+      spot could be designated by rows of the dead. Our line was now distended
+      and no reserves. The rebels were again re-enforced, Their dash and
+      desperation broke our center, and Farlin fell back. Gen. Mausker now fell,
+      shot through the head. His corps became demoralized and fell back in
+      fragments. Gen. Anderson tried to rally the lines, but could not, and was
+      compelled to fall back to the rear, where the artillery was posted. The
+      situation at this time was most critical. The General in command was
+      desperate. To lose this battle was his disgrace, having more troops than
+      the enemy, as it would also probably in a measure seal the fate of his
+      whole army. He at once gave Broomfield an imperative order to cross the
+      run at the point of the bayonet, and to advance upon and assault the
+      enemy's position, being his extreme right. This was done in good style,
+      the enemy driven at the point of the bayonet from the crossing and from
+      his position on his right. The contest was now changed from the enemy's
+      left to his right. Troops were thrown in on his right quickly, and the
+      battle became desperate on this end of the line.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson, discovering this, without orders rallied his men and all
+      others that he could, and made a furious attack again on the enemy's left,
+      driving him from the open field into the woods. He then ordered the
+      artillery to advance to the ridge occupied by our line, and from there
+      poured shot and shell into their ranks. The enemy became demoralized and
+      broke in many parts of his line, ours still advancing and Gen. Anderson
+      moving his artillery to the front as he could get position for it. The
+      enemy on their left commenced a retreat down the Sheepstown road in great
+      disorder. The batteries poured their deadly missiles after them, doing
+      great damage. Gen. Anderson pressed forward, believing that their army
+      could now in a great measure be destroyed before they could get back to a
+      strong defensive position for protection. Many prisoners were now being
+      captured. Gen. Broomfleld was following upon the Brown's Ferry road, when
+      darkness set in. An order was now received from Gen. McGregor to desist
+      from any further pursuit for the present. Gen. Anderson put his troops in
+      position for the night, and ordered up stores and supplies for their
+      comfort and made all necessary arrangements for an early movement in
+      pursuit of the enemy the next morning. After attending to these matters he
+      left Capt. Jackson Lyon and Capt. Bay, both of whom had been by the side
+      of the General during this terrible battle. The General with an Orderly
+      retired to the headquarters of the commanding General, which he found in a
+      small farmhouse some two miles to the east side of Antler's Run. When he
+      arrived he was welcomed very heartily and highly complimented by Gen.
+      McGregor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Anderson, we will not attempt to follow these rebels. Our army is worn
+      out and so terribly damaged and demoralized that it would not do to risk
+      another assault, should the enemy make a stand, inasmuch as they would
+      have an advantageous position, which they certainly will, as they can
+      select where they will fight if we pursue.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Gen. Anderson; 'but, General, could we not press them so
+      close and worry them so as to keep them on the run, and virtually destroy
+      them before they can get back to their own ground? You know that while our
+      army is terribly mangled, the enemy is certainly in no better condition.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That is true,' said Gen. McGregor; 'but I never have, nor will I ever
+      fight my army when in bad condition. But we will not discuss the matter
+      any further now. You will stay and get a bite to eat and take some rest,
+      but before doing that take a glass of wine.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Thanks, General; I think I would enjoy a glass about this time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After taking a glass together they sat down and had quite a conversation
+      on the events of the day. The house being very comfortably furnished with
+      beds and cots, Gen. McGregor said to Gen. Anderson, 'Lie down and rest
+      while the servants are preparing the supper.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General did so, and dropped off to sleep. Soon some general officers
+      came in and were seated at a table, imbibing rather freely. The noise they
+      were making aroused the General from his slumbers. He recognized Farlin;
+      to the others he was afterwards introduced, being Gen. Bowlly Smite and
+      Gen. William Cross. The General did not rise, nor did he, by any means,
+      exhibit any knowledge of their presence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the conversation between these three Generals they were discussing the
+      probable success of the war and the course of the Administration.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Farlin said: 'I am very decidedly of the opinion that this war will last
+      for ten years, and finally the South will gain their independence. The
+      North will tire out, and the property-holders will get tired of paying
+      taxes. This war is very expensive, and the debt will eventually alarm the
+      country, so that they will be ready to accede to anything.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0014" id="linkimage-0014">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0162.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Anderson Overhears the Conspiracy 162 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "Said Smite: 'Well; but what will become of everything? This Government is
+      not strong enough to stand this strain. It has not power, except it be
+      usurped, to prosecute the war against these Southern States. I do not
+      believe in a Republic anyway. We ought to have a government of central
+      force and power&mdash;a military government, or a monarchy, such as
+      England. Suppose we had such a government as that. We would not be
+      afflicted every now and then with new commanders that we who make
+      soldiering our profession know nothing and care nothing about, and cannot
+      allow to be placed over us when we can avoid it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well; but,' said Cross, 'what can we do? That is what we should think
+      about. For instance, here, to-day, we have won a great battle. It is not
+      likely that either of us will be put in command of anything higher than a
+      corps. The command of the different armies will be given to some of those
+      pets who want to free the niggers; and I was told the other day in
+      Washington by Mr. Thos. A. Strider, who is one of the ablest men in this
+      country, that this Abolition President was going to try to set the slaves
+      free and thereby impoverish the South, so as to force them to lay down
+      their arms. He said that if this was done he would not be surprised if
+      Indiana would rise up in revolt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'If that be true, I will leave the army myself, said Smite.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, you are wrong,' said Cross. 'If this is the intention of the
+      Administration, we ought to organize the army on a better basis than it
+      now is, have McGregor relieve every one who is not his friend; and let us
+      urge him to march upon the Capital and there we can install him Dictator,
+      recognize the South's independence, with the understanding that they in
+      turn will send their army to the front near to us, so as to sustain him.
+      We could seize all armories, arsenals and war materials. The people would
+      then be powerless. England would at once recognize the South, and if we
+      can maintain ourselves six months, which we can easily do, the whole of
+      Europe would recognize our government.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Just at this moment Gen. McGregor entered the room and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Gentlemen, I hope you have been enjoying yourselves. I have been out to
+      my Adjutant-General's office, dictating my orders for to-morrow. I hope
+      you have helped yourselves to my sherry and champagne. I had quite a good
+      lot of it brought on, not knowing how long this campaign might last.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Farlin said:'General, I would think that the campaign for the present is
+      almost over; our troops are in no condition for further offensive
+      operations.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do you think so?' said Gen. McGregor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; most assuredly.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' added Smite; 'we are in no hurry; this war cannot be rushed
+      through; and if this Administration is going to do what I understand it
+      is, there are some of us who will not submit.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What is that?' inquired McGregor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Free the negroes. We will not stand that. We want you to be up and
+      dressed. We will put you in place of the Administration, and have the
+      country governed properly, make peace with the South and stop the war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. McGregor here put his finger to his lips, indicating silence on
+      their part; and looking in the direction of the bed on which Gen. Anderson
+      was resting, all became silent on this subject, and commenced speaking of
+      the quality of the wine. Very soon supper was announced, and the messenger
+      was told to call Gen. Anderson. The General, turning over and groaning as
+      if awakening from a deep sleep, arose, and addressing Gen. McGregor, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, I would have slept till morning, without intermission, had I
+      not been called.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'He was then introduced to Generals Cross and Smite, and all repaired to
+      their elegant meal, and there discussed the occurrences of the day, the
+      merits of the several officers who had fallen, etc.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When supper was over, which continued quite late, Gen. Anderson repaired
+      to his own headquarters, which had been moved up to and in a depression or
+      cut near Antler's Run, on the east side. There he found his
+      Adjutant-General, a few darkies, and old Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'How are you, Ham?' inquired the General. 'Are you still alive? You did
+      not stay very close to me, to-day, so that you "might be safer," did you
+      Ham?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Massa Tom. When you fust start out, I was gwine long wid you, but
+      you lef me, and den you said nuffin 'bout me comin' wid you, and I spose
+      you not kear 'bout habin me bodderin' you. Dat's all how it war, Massa
+      Tom.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, Ham, I see. Well, it is all right. You stay with the headquarters
+      and take care of my traps, and I will not ask you to take command of my
+      troops in time of battle.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham laughed one of his peculiar guffaws.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yah! yah! Massa Tom. I speck dat is de bes' way. Doz you want sumfin to
+      eat? Got plenty of chicken. Dey git skeered at de fitin', and jes' cum
+      rite to de camp, sah. Yes, sah, dey am 'fraid of de Sesh, dey is; dey know
+      der friends, dese chickens do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General laughed, saying, 'Ham, are you quite sure they came into camp
+      alone?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sah, dey got in heah some way. I not fotched dem in. De fuss I
+      seed dem, dey in de corner ob de tent all scrouched up, so I spose dey
+      hidin' from de Sesh, and I jes' took 'em in to sabe dem. Yes, sah; dat's
+      de way it war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham retired behind a tent, and laughed immoderately, saying 'I spect he
+      not keer bery much; I feels my way pretty good, I does.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The troops rested during the night, and next morning there were no rebels
+      in sight, and they were ordered into camp, and no further pursuit of the
+      enemy contemplated by the commanding General. They, however, were soon
+      required in another direction, for the purpose of protecting the Capital
+      of the Nation. Gen. Anderson's old wound re-opened, which caused him to
+      turn over his splendid command. At the suggestion of his surgeon, he with
+      his two Aides-de-camp and old Ham, returned to Allentown until such time
+      as he could again recover sufficiently to perform his duty. The President
+      hearing of his skill in maneuvering troops, and his gallant conduct on the
+      battlefield, at once promoted him to be a Major-General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Their return home, of course, made our family very happy again&mdash;only
+      marred by the continued severe illness of Dr. James. He had lingered for
+      months, sometimes improving, and then again suffering severely. He seemed
+      to revive and gain strength on the return of his friends. Capt. Day took
+      up his abode at Young's Hotel, and Capt. Jackson remained at home with us.
+      Peter returned in a few days, his foot being in a very bad condition, he
+      fearing that an amputation might become necessary without great care and
+      immediate rest. Thus our family were once more partly together, and
+      although some were suffering greatly, we enjoyed the recital of the battle
+      of Antler's Run, by both Capt. Jackson and the General The story of his
+      lying on the bed and hearing the suggestions of a conspiracy by the
+      superior officers of the Army of the East, caused me serious reflection.
+      The details of this conversation he gave me in confidence, having never
+      revealed it even to his staff officers. I at once repaired to the Capital,
+      and saw the President and Secretary of War, and stated to them the whole
+      of the conversation and the proposed scheme. They were almost dumbfounded.
+      The President thanked me saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have now declared the slaves free. We will see what we will see.' "He
+      then remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have my eye on the man the Lord I think is raising up in order to
+      complete the work we have begun. These men must be held in our hands until
+      the right time arrives;' which he thought would not be very long.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Secretary of War was not so mild. Under a promise that I would still
+      prosecute my inquiries further into Canada and elsewhere I left for home.
+      On my arrival I found the Doctor much worse, and the family greatly
+      distressed. He lingered but a few days and passed away. You can see our
+      household was again in deep gloom. I will not speak of our grief. We were
+      a sorely stricken family."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0010" id="link2HCH0010">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER X.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     BATTLE OF MURPHY'S HILL.-THE MOST SANGUINARY FIGHTING OF THE
+     WAR.&mdash;-MURDER OF STEPHEN LYON.&mdash;UNCLE HAM GETS A STRONG
+     DISLIKE TO WAR.
+
+     Generals 'gainst Generals grapple gracious God,
+     How honors Heaven heroic hardihood!
+     Infuriate, indiscriminate in ill,
+     Kindred kill kinsmen, kinsmen kindred kill,
+     Labor laid levels, longest, loftiest lines;
+     Men march 'mid mounds, 'mid molts, 'mid murderous mines,
+     &mdash;FINLEY
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "After the lapse of considerable time Gen. Anderson whether or not he had
+      recovered sufficiently to again take the field. His staff officers and his
+      wife were protesting that his strength was not sufficient.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I said: 'Well, we will consider this matter at another time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Aunt Martha called us; we all walked in and sat down to tea, Capt. Day
+      with us, having been with Gen. Anderson almost daily since his return.
+      While at the table my wife spoke of the absence of Stephen and Peter,
+      wishing them with us, and again alluded to her dream, saying that she had
+      dreamed it all over again last night, and that she thought there must be
+      some kind of a warning to her in it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just at this moment I discovered old Ham standing in the corner very much
+      absorbed in counting his fingers. He seemed to be considerably bothered,
+      however, in making up the proper count. Aunt Sarah discovered him, and
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ham, what are you doing?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ham saw that his manner caused my wife (Aunt Sarah) to be disturbed, and
+      the old fox (for he was very sly) said: "'es, missus, I's&mdash;I's jes'
+      seein'w many is here, and how many dey is wid de oder boys what goed away,
+      so dat I know how many you is when you'uns is all togedder. I tell you,
+      dis am a big family&mdash;dat's all.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Martha, who was attending the table, spoke to Ham in her usual way,
+      saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham, you jes' git out, you ole fool; go to de kitchen, whar you belongs.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When Ham left we finished our tea, but Aunt Sarah showed plainly that she
+      was very much troubled. She soon retired for the night, and the rest of us
+      conversed about the situation and Gen. Anderson's condition; he claiming
+      that he was strong, the rest of us to the contrary. We concluded to settle
+      it for the present by visiting the farm the next morning, which e did,
+      taking Ham with us as driver of our wagon. When we arrived Joseph Dent
+      invited us all into his house, and while making inquiries of him as to his
+      health, the condition of his stock, etc., a man came to the gate and
+      called for him. When he returned he said that this man was notifying him
+      that he must come to a meeting that night of the Golden Circle; that the
+      Circle had some very important business on hand. We encouraged him to go,
+      and to report to us at Allentown the next morning. Bent consented, saying
+      that the Circle had been exceedingly active; that an agent had been there
+      from Canada and had required them to make a selection of agents of their
+      Circle to be ready to do some particular work, which would be explained at
+      the proper time. He also gave us the names of two men, one of whom resided
+      in Allentown. This caused us to think seriously about the danger that we
+      might be in, as men coming from Canada might discover us in some way and
+      afterwards recognize any of us who should be in that country prying into
+      their designs. We left for home, and on the way noticed that Ham was
+      unusually quiet, but watchful. Finally, he concluded that it was his time
+      to speak, and turn ing to Gen. Anderson, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mssa Gen'l, did you see dat man out at de barn, sir?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No,' said the General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sah! dat was the wussest lookin' Sesh I eber did see. He war lyin'
+      in de hay, and when he look at me I lef; yes, sah, I lef. Somefin wrong
+      dar, sah. You better ax Massa Joseph, when he be down to de house, 'bout
+      dat.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We satisfied Ham by agreeing to find out on the next day; so we came
+      home, and were sitting on my portico talking about what was best to do,
+      when the General received a dispatch from Washington, stating that Gen.
+      Rosenfelt, commanding the Army of the Center, had asked for Gen. Anderson
+      to be assigned to him, which would be done whenever he was well enough to
+      take the field. The General was somewhat disappointed, as he wished to
+      return to the Army of the East, for reasons that you can understand from
+      what occurred in his hearing while at Gen. McGregor's headquarters. He was
+      a true soldier, however, and said not a word, but promptly telegraphed,
+      thanking them for the assignment, and saying he would report very soon. He
+      felt that he would be able to attend to duty without very great danger to
+      himself; so he directed Capt. Jackson, as we now called him, to get ready,
+      also Capt. Day, who had come in a few moments after the receipt of the
+      telegram. The young men seemed particularly well pleased. Capt. Jackson
+      felt that he would be with Peter and Stephen. Stephen had been promoted
+      and was now a Brigadier-General. So all seemed pleased, though I knew how
+      Gen. Anderson felt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General sent a telegram to Gen. Rosenfelt, who was then encamped
+      between Nashua and Stone Run, Tenn., informing him that he would start for
+      his headquarters in about two days. He did not get away, however, as soon
+      as he stated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day Joseph Dent came, and was greatly delighted at something. So
+      we gave him a seat and cleared the decks, as you must know that these
+      secret matters about how information was obtained of which we were coming
+      in possession, other than in the ordinary course of things, was not told
+      to the whole household. Before proceeding, however, we asked him to tell
+      us who was in the barn at the farm the day before, that had so alarmed
+      Ham. He laughed and said it was his partner; so we dropped further
+      inquiry, but did not tell Ham.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Joseph Dent said he attended the Circle the night before, as he had
+      promised, and that they were in great trouble. They had been advised that
+      the agents would not be needed for the present; that some scheme that was
+      on foot had been postponed, and that a consultation was to be held in
+      order to come to an understanding as to what course was to be pursued. He
+      said a man who was a stranger to him stated that two of their principal
+      men who were to carry out the scheme (whatever it might be) had been sent
+      to Europe, and that this left them in a condition so that they could not
+      proceed until they could work up their plan; that their plan or scheme was
+      being matured by the men, who were to obtain their material in England;
+      that it could not be done here without suspicion being aroused. This, he
+      said, was all that was said or done. So you see, this meeting evidently
+      had reference to some desperate undertaking, of which their leaders in
+      Indiana seemed to be posted as to the fact that something was to be done,
+      without knowing the details. This proved to us that they had communication
+      one lodge with another all over the country, and also with the heads of
+      the conspiracy, and therefore we would have to take every precaution in
+      all of our movements; but as we acted only through persons that we could
+      trust with our lives, we considered the matter comparatively safe, and
+      were very sure that we would be able to post the President at all times as
+      to what might be danger in the way of our success.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day, when the family were informed that the General, Capt.
+      Jackson and Capt. Day must leave us, our house again became a scene of
+      distress. My wife cried all day long. Mary Anderson was nearer breaking
+      down than I had ever seen her since we heard that the General (then a
+      Colonel) was killed at Dolensburg. Jennie also nearly gave way. The two
+      children begged them most piteously not to go away to fight (as they
+      termed it) any more.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham seemed rather serious, and did not relish the renewal of his
+      acquaintance with the Sesh, The next morning, all matters being arranged,
+      the General and his two aides, with old Ham, after taking leave of all the
+      family, left. The scene that followed in my household I will not attempt
+      to describe. Ham lingered a little behind, but finally he embraced Aunt
+      Martha, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Good-by, Marfa; I guess I'se a gone darky dis time. I tell you I do not
+      like de dream what I had.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Go long, you ole fool; dreams 'mount to nuffin. You eats too much
+      cabbage las' night. Dats all what ails you. Dar's no danger you git kill.
+      You jes' go long wid Massa Tom. Dat's what you do.' "'All right, Marfa, I
+      do it. Good-by.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They arrived at Gen. Rosenfelt's headquarters (which were with his army)
+      and reported. Gen. Rosenfelt was very glad to see the General, and told
+      him that he would assign him to the command of a first-class division
+      under Gen. Papson, his army then being divided into three full corps,
+      commanded respectively by Papson, Gen. Critsinger and Gen. McCabe. His
+      army numbered, embracing all arms of the service, some 56,000 effective
+      men, and was well supplied with all necessary material for any kind of
+      movement.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the next morning Gen. Anderson was assigned to the command of such a
+      division as mentioned. He was well pleased with his corps commander, who
+      was a fine-looking man of middle age, very quiet and unostentatious. The
+      whole army seemed to be in splendid condition for a campaign. On looking
+      through his division that day he found Stephen Lyon in command of his
+      Third brigade, and Peter in command of one of Stephen's regiments. This
+      delighted the General, and he quickly said to Capt. Jackson:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Gen. Rosenfelt and Gen. Papson both being old friends of Uncle Daniel, I
+      suspect one of his letters might be found amongst the papers of both
+      Rosenfelt and Papson.' "'Capt. Jackson laughed and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, father has nothing else to do except to keep the President posted
+      and look after his children, which he faithfully does.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Gen. Anderson; 'he does his duty in all respects.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That afternoon Gen. Stephen Lyon and Col. Peter Lyon (being their
+      respective rank at that time) visited Gen. Anderson's headquarters, and of
+      course enjoyed themselves, each thanking the good fortune that had brought
+      them together. They discussed the situation, and Stephen was decidedly of
+      the opinion that unless we advanced at once and gave battle that the enemy
+      would do so, and the position we occupied not being a favorable one for
+      defense, he thought we could force a battle where our position would be
+      better.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The enemy at this time were also in good condition, and were commanded by
+      Gen. Biggs, with three full corps, commanded respectively by Gen.
+      Polkhorn, Gen. Chatham and Gen. Harding. Biggs's command was disposed as
+      follows: Polkhorn's corps and three brigades of Harding's were at Murphy's
+      Hill; the remainder of Harding's corps to the southwest some twenty miles,
+      forming the left flank; the remainder of Biggs's army lay some twenty
+      miles to the south and east; on and in advance of his extreme left was one
+      division on the Nashua and Franktown road. In this position lay the rebel
+      army, in easy supporting distance to the center and main line, it having
+      been selected by Biggs as a good position on which to make his stand
+      against.our forces, his outposts being ordered to fall back should our
+      forces advance. The position was a good one, as it forced our army to
+      cross Stone Run in his front in any direction that our troops might
+      approach him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During the evening a lady came to our picket line and asked to be taken
+      to Gen. Rosenfelt's headquarters. This was done. When she appeared, Gen.
+      Rosenfelt recognized her as Mrs. Lotty Houghton, who had been employed, it
+      seems, by Jardine, Marshall &amp; Co., northern manufacturers of cotton
+      goods, to purchase cotton and get it through our lines. They had a permit
+      to do so from the Treasury Department of the United States, and it seems
+      she was quite successful as one of the agents. The enemy were eager to
+      sell their cotton and our people anxious to get it. She went to and fro
+      with passes from both sides, neither believing she could give any
+      information that would be of importance to either side. She, however, was
+      an exceedingly bright woman, who noted in her mind everything she saw or
+      heard. She was as true and as loyal to the Union as any commander we had.
+      She asked the General for a private interview, and gave him the position
+      of the enemy, as I have before stated. This was the only certain
+      information he had up to this time as to their exact position. She also
+      told him that the reason she came to him now was that all the enemy's main
+      force of cavalry were gone. That of Morganson and Forester were far away
+      on raids, and would not be able to return in time to aid in a battle,
+      should Gen. Rosenfelt feel like assuming the offensive. She proposed to
+      him that she would go to Nashua and from thence down the Franktown road,
+      pass through the lines of the enemy, and come in their rear to Murphy's
+      Hill, where she was well known; remain there quietly with a lady friend,
+      and when she discovered anything that she considered absolutely important,
+      she would get through the lines some way and come to him with the
+      information. He was delighted at this proposition and said to her:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'You shall be well rewarded for this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She said, in reply:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir; you mistake me. I am no spy! I give this information because it
+      comes to my knowledge without my seeking it, and not in any confidence. I
+      do this for the good of my country, and not for reward.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General bowed and applauded her devotion to her government. She then
+      bade him good-by and left for Nashua, refusing an escort.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Rosenfelt sent for his corps commanders that evening, and explained
+      the situation as he understood it. After examining the map and showing his
+      officers the manner he desired an assault to be made, should he determine
+      to attack, all agreed that there was no cause for delay.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The troops were in fine condition and 'eager for the fray.' The General
+      commanding told them to be ready to move at 'o'clock in the morning. He
+      would send them written instructions in the meantime. So he prepared his
+      orders and sent them out. First, his headquarters would be with those of
+      Gen. Papson's corps; that the army would march by three different roads,
+      leading from Nashua in a southerly direction. Gen. McCabe, with his
+      command, would march on the Franktown road; Gen. Papson, with his command,
+      being the center, on the Nolton and Shell-town Road; Critsinger on the
+      Murphy's Hill road. McCabe was to assail Harding's forces on his road; but
+      if Harding should fall back on the main rebel line, in that event McCabe
+      and Papson were both to bear to the left, so as to present an unbroken
+      front or line at or near Stone Run, opposite Murphy's Hill. The movement
+      commenced the next morning, but not so early as directed. During the march
+      McCabe ran against Harding's pickets, when a skirmish began. The rebel
+      forces fell back on their main line. Gen. McCabe was delayed for some
+      reason and did not reach Harding's main position that day, but on the
+      next. And when he did arrive, Harding had left and was far away on his
+      road to join Bigg's main force. The rain was now falling in torrents, and
+      Papson and Critsinger were troubled to get their trains through the mud
+      over very poor roads. When Gen. Rosenfelt's forces were finally
+      concentrated he was compelled to rest one day, he thought, in order not to
+      engage the enemy with his army in a tired and worn-out condition.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The enemy had to march about the same distance, however, in order to make
+      their concentration of forces. The ground over which the battle must be
+      fought lies between Stone Run and Overman's Creek; it is slightly rolling
+      ground, with sticky, clayish soil, in which the roads are tortuous and
+      easily worked up by teams so as to become almost impassable. There were
+      clearings on this ground, but they alternated with a chaparral that was
+      almost impenetrable. There are three roads through this valley, between
+      the two streams, which converge on Murphy's Hill.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Rosenfelt, after resting, formed his line with McCabe on the right,
+      Papson in the center, and Critsinger on the left, leaving Stone Run
+      between the enemy and himself. One or the other must cross this stream
+      sometime and somewhere during the engagement, in order to attack his
+      opponent. There is much in the first assault if made with decision. In the
+      evening, just before dark, one of McCabe's brigades struck one of
+      Wittington's (rebel) brigades. The contest was a severe one, in which our
+      forces were damaged very much. This ought to have proven that the enemy
+      were intending to cross the run and strike our right flank. But it did not
+      seem to disturb our commander in the least. That night Rosenfelt laid
+      before his corps commanders his plan of attack, which was to throw his
+      left across the run and attack and drive the rebel forces from Murphy's
+      Hill, and get between the hill and the enemy, and use the high ground for
+      artillery on the line and flank of the enemy; at the same time strike him
+      in the center with Papson, leaving McCabe to merely hold his line to
+      resist and not to attack.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This being understood, all were to be ready the next morning to carry out
+      the plan of the battle laid down by the General commanding. During the day
+      Mrs. Lotty Houghton heard directly from one of the rebel officers that
+      they were to move that night all their available forces to our right and
+      attack us on our flank in the morning. So she concluded to leave that day,
+      in order to be out of the way of the battle, and started south. After
+      traveling several miles outside of the enemy's lines, she cut across to
+      the west and took the road leading from Nashua to Pulaston. Traveling on
+      that for some distance she struck across to the road from Nashua to
+      Murphy's Hill, following that until she came to our pickets, and there
+      asked to be shown to Army headquarters. She got in very late, and the
+      Sergeant made a mistake and took her to Gen. Papson. He did not know her
+      and was rather suspicious. She told him of the movement of the enemy. He
+      took her into his headquarters and sent out to find Gen. Rosenfelt. But he
+      could not be found. He was out somewhere looking after his lines. This
+      caused delay. He was not found until morning, and then not until after the
+      movement had commenced on his left. Critsinger was crossing the run in
+      front of Murphy's Hill. When Gen. Rosenfelt was informed that Mrs.
+      Houghton was in our lines, and of her statement made about the enemy, he
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'It cannot be so. Biggs cannot suspect our movement. But even so, I will
+      crush his right, which he has left exposed, and carry out my plan before
+      he can do anything.' Gen. Rosenfelt superintended the crossing of the run
+      in person. He saw the moment approaching when he could throw himself with
+      a vastly superior force upon the isolated division that Gen. Biggs had
+      left at the hill&mdash;the rest of Biggs's command having crossed the run
+      to his left. At this juncture skirmish firing was heard, and in a very
+      short time sharp musketry burst forth on our extreme right.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At once Rosenfelt questioned in his mind, could Biggs have guessed the
+      movement by which he was menaced? Was he endeavoring to forestall it, or
+      was this one of those encounters between pickets? Or had Mrs. Houghton
+      brought to him the correct information? He at once sent to have her
+      brought to him. But she had left for Nashua on the turnpike road, so as to
+      be out of the way, as well as out of danger. Very soon the facts were
+      revealed to him, when too late, however, to retrace his steps. There was
+      nothing left but to attack the isolated force at once, as McCabe had
+      stated that he could hold his position against any force that might attack
+      him. The battle had commenced on his right, and the rebels were pressing
+      forward and gaining very great advantage. Our forces were taken completely
+      by surprise on our right&mdash;the soldiers were in their tents, the
+      officers scattered; the Chief of Artillery was at the headquarters of Gen.
+      McCabe; the artillery horses had been taken to water, and in the great
+      haste to get under arms each regiment formed in front of their tents. On
+      came the rebel division, pouring a terrific fire into our ranks, advancing
+      at every discharge, and loading as they came. Our artillery was mixed up
+      and the portion of it that could be got into position was operated in
+      vain. The two forces came together and fought hand to hand amid a musketry
+      fire that struck friend and foe alike. Gen. John's brigade held their
+      ground manfully, but could not long withstand the impetuosity of the
+      attack and the superiority of numbers. Their line broke in several places,
+      and the batteries, deprived of horses, fell into the hands of the enemy.
+      Gen. Willis's brigade was totally routed and he made a prisoner. Kirkham's
+      brigade was broken to pieces and routed. The first assault did not last
+      long, but was extremely damaging to our forces. Thus attacked, our lines
+      were falling back in the direction of Overman's Creek, when Lawting's
+      rebel cavalry fell upon their flank, capturing many prisoners, guns, and
+      much camp equipage. Polkhorn now assaulted Gen. Davies' division with two
+      fresh divisions. Davies repulsed the first assault, but was struck in
+      flank by Clayber, which forced him back. Potter's brigade was by Clayber
+      entirely dispersed. By this time our right flank had been broken and
+      driven back on Hospital Hill, and finally from there.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The rebel cavalry then came charging down, capturing many prisoners. Our
+      wagon trains, ammunition and rations were only saved by the action of one
+      regiment of our cavalry charging the rebel flank and forcing them back.
+      News reached Rosenfelt that his right was completely routed. He at once
+      countermanded his order to attack with his left, and moved to the right in
+      order to save a great disaster and perhaps his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the meantime Biggs was preparing to attack the center, and on came one
+      of his divisions in double column and struck the troops of a general who
+      was in waiting to receive them (Gen. Sherlin). The attack was quick and
+      terrible, but they were rolled back, attacked in turn, and the rebel loss
+      in one brigade was one-third of its force. Gen. Sull, one of our brave
+      officers, here lost his life while leading a charge. Rosenfelt and Gen.
+      Papson now commenced forming a new line, which had to be done under a
+      heavy fire, as the battle had extended down to and on the center. Sherlin
+      had fallen back to form on the new line. Rosen felt had become excited,
+      and was riding over the field with his hat off, ordering everything he
+      came to&mdash;batteries, regiments and companies. Papson, who was always
+      cool and calm in battle as on dress parade, had his corps well in hand,
+      and ordered Gen. Anderson, who was on his right and adjoining Sherlin, to
+      receive the enemy and give him the bayonet. There had been a cessation of
+      fighting for an hour, and the broken troops had commenced to re-organize
+      and get into line. Biggs, seeing that postponement would not do, ordered
+      up the division from Murphy's Hill, and again the battle commenced with
+      renewed vigor. Sherlin was assailed first by Polkhorn. Gen. Anderson now
+      seeing his chance, moved quickly to Sherlin's support, and with a dash
+      struck one of Polkhorn's divisions in flank, and almost annihilated it.
+      One of his brigades, Stephen Lyon commanding, was ordered to charge
+      against another division. This was handsomely done, and the rebels fell
+      back rapidly. At this time Biggs came into the fray, and led back his
+      broken brigades in person, but they fared the same as before. In this
+      assault Sherlin lost his other two brigade commanders, and had his troops
+      somewhat demoralized for a time; but they soon recovered and the attacking
+      commenced on our side. Our lines were moved forward and the battle was
+      furious; first an advantage was gained on the one side and then on the
+      other. At last our men became encouraged and were fighting with a firm
+      conviction that we were gaining ground and driving the enemy back. During
+      an hour of hard stand-up hand-to-hand fighting, officers and men fell like
+      the leaves of Autumn after a bitter frost. Night then closed in, leaving
+      the two armies facing each other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "A profound silence prevailed during the night, interrupted only by the
+      groans and the shrieks of the wounded and dying, after a constant strife,
+      which had lasted for ten hours. No more sanguinary struggle for the length
+      of time was ever witnessed. During this day there was not a single
+      regiment of our troops that had not been more or less engaged. The enemy's
+      cavalry had crossed the run below our army and captured and destroyed a
+      great quantity of our provisions, ammunition, etc. That night no rations
+      were distributed. The poor boys gathered around the campfires and
+      anxiously inquired about missing comrades, and what of the day to-morrow.
+      Many of the soldiers thought our army surrounded. Three of our Generals
+      had fallen during the day, and many thousand poor soldiers were killed,
+      wounded and captured.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That night Gens. Anderson and Sherlin met for the first time, and in
+      talking over the morrow both agreed that they would die on that ground or
+      win the battle, and they infused this same determination into all they
+      met.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Biggs thought that Rosenfelt would retreat during the night. He could not
+      believe that he would undertake to maintain himself in the position in
+      which he bad been forced. He thought that he had only to wait until
+      morning to gather the fruits of a great victory. He was mistaken. The next
+      morning he found the Union forces in a compact line skirting the timber,
+      with hastily thrown-up earthworks. If Rosenfelt had made his movement, on
+      the information given by Mrs. Houghton, earlier in the day, instead of the
+      afternoon, he would, perhaps, have met with no disaster. But the next day,
+      when he found that Biggs did not attack, he determined to do so. He made
+      the same movement that he began the day before, and was driven back in his
+      first attempt to take the hill. He then began a general assault, and
+      retook all the positions lost the day before. The loss of the enemy was
+      very heavy, and the victory of the second day was complete. Gen. Anderson
+      moved out with his division by the side of Sherlin, and the two seemed to
+      vie with each other as to which could face the greatest danger. The rebels
+      lost two Generals, killed that day. In the two days' fighting the losses
+      on both sides were most serious. In the evening, after the battle was
+      concluded, as General Anderson was riding over the field near Hospital
+      Hill, he discovered a rebel officer leaning against the root of a tree.
+      There were two rebel soldiers with him. He was very pale, and not able to
+      speak in louder tones than a whisper. The General dismounted, giving his
+      reins to his orderly. Approaching the group, the two soldiers arose and
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, we surrender.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That is not my purpose. I do not come to make prisoners, but to know if
+      I can be of any service to this wounded officer.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "As the General spoke, the wounded officer said, in a whisper:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Tom, is that you?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the General, reaching out his hand to Capt. Whitthorne, in
+      whom he recognized his wife's cousin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Capt. Whitthorne took his hand and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I am dying. I want you to tell cousin Mary that I have never forgotten
+      her; I love her, and wish I could see her now. We will not speak of our
+      differences now; the approach of death softens our hearts. You are a brave
+      man, Tom. I am proud of you, even as an enemy. When I die, as I will in a
+      few minutes&mdash;I can only last a little while&mdash;will you bury me
+      just where I fell? There is the spot,' looking over his left shoulder and
+      asking one of the men to mark it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This exertion caused the blood to flow profusely, as he had been shot
+      through the lungs.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In a few minutes he breathed his last. Gen. Anderson had him properly
+      interred at the place where he requested, and marked it with a headstone
+      with his name upon it. He wrote to his wife the facts as I have given them
+      to you. Gen. Anderson never alluded to him afterwards except in the most
+      respectful terms. When Mary, the General's wife, received a letter giving
+      an account of her cousin's death, she wept, but said nothing.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "But to return to the results of the battle: Biggs retreated and left the
+      field to Rosenfelt, who concluded to go into winter quarters instead of
+      making pursuit. He said it was necessary that his army should recuperate.
+      Wishing, however, to cover Nashua, he sent a command out to the west from
+      Murphy's Hill, on the road to Frank-town. It fell upon Stephen Lyon's
+      brigade to go. He was quite unwell, but would by this station have an
+      independent command&mdash;his brigade and two regiments of cavalry and two
+      batteries of artillery&mdash;consequently he was gratified by the order.
+      In marching the command moved slowly, there not being an urgent necessity
+      for their presence at Franktown. On the second day's march they halted and
+      had a luncheon at a spring by the roadside.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Stephen Lyon was lying on a mattress in an ambulance. When the
+      command had rested he sent them forward, remaining at the spring himself,
+      saying to his officers that he would come on after resting, as he could
+      soon overtake them. H e kept with him only one officer (Lieut. Curtis),
+      two orderlies and the driver, not dreaming of an enemy being in that part
+      of the country, as Biggs's army was many miles south of Stone Run, or
+      rather to the southeast at Tullahoming.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Col. Joseph Whitthorne (then Brigadier-General), with a detachment of
+      cavalry, came dashing up. He captured Lieut. Curtis and the two orderlies
+      and driver, and then asked who the officer was that was lying in the
+      ambulance. On being told that it was Gen. Stephen Lyon, he replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have sworn to kill him if I ever met him, for sending a spy into my
+      camp.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Stephen was unarmed, and protested that he knew nothing about the charges
+      alleged against him. But it did no good. Whitthorne ordered his men to
+      shoot him, and it was done and my poor boy was in this cold-blooded way
+      murdered by this gang of bushwhackers. My other sons had his body taken
+      back to Murphy's Hill and buried. I never knew who murdered him until the
+      war was over."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0015" id="linkimage-0015">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0182.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="The Murder of Steven Lyon 182 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The old man again broke down and for a time was unable to proceed, but at
+      last said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "You can see how the fates were against my family. When the news was
+      received at home my poor wife could not rally under these successive
+      blows, and she lay sick for months. I thought she would soon follow the
+      poor boys. When she did recover it was only partially. She was never well
+      afterwards.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After the battle, Gen. Anderson thought he would look up his military
+      family, as his headquarters had been sent to the rear during the conflict.
+      Capt. Day and Capt. Jackson were near him all the time, and were no better
+      posted than the General as to where the headquarters were. Finally they
+      were found some three miles to the rear. The orderlies, driver, cook,
+      etc., were found established at the headquarters; but old Ham, poor old
+      man, was nowhere to be found. A general search was at once instituted, and
+      finally he jumped up like a rabbit from some thick underbrush. When he
+      came out he looked all around, and at last realizing who the parties were
+      that had discovered him he threw up his hands and exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Bress the good Laud, and you'uns are not all killed. Afo' de Laud I
+      never 'spected to see any you good people agin. And heah is Massa Gen'l
+      Tom, and Massa Jackson and Massa Capt. Day. Well! well! if dis isn't a
+      sprize to ole Ham.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ham, how did you get here? What made you run away? I thought you were
+      going to stay with us.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sah, I thought so, too; but, sah, de shell, de guns and de bums dey
+      all come rite down over whar I was, and I not know how to fight. One ob de
+      mans git me a gun and fix it up, and I git behind a tree and poke it out
+      and pull de trigger, and bress de Laud it shoot de wrong way and I fine
+      myself knocked ober away off from de tree. Den I said dis is no place for
+      dis darkey, and I gits; dats what I does, and I corned along pretty fas'
+      and I got wid de wagons, and pretty soon de hossmen ob de Sesh&mdash;I
+      b'leves dey calls 'em cabalry&mdash;dey come on de run and burned up de
+      wagons and slashed 'bout and cussed about de Yanks and swared about de
+      niggers and skeered me out ob my breff. Den I gits in de woods and creeps
+      under de brush and dar I stay, and sho' you born I thought ebery one was
+      killed, I wouldn't never come out if you hadn't found me, sho'. I done
+      thought I neber see Marfa no more. O, bress de Laud, I's hungry doe.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, come along, Ham; I guess I will have to send you home; you seem
+      not to take to war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sah! Massa Gen'l, 'spect it be de bes'; for afore de Laud I feels
+      curous when you is fitin'. Somehow I doesn't jes' feel rite all de time
+      dey is shootin'. It seems dey would kill a darky jes'as quick as dey do a
+      white man.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the General; 'why not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sah, I doesn't know why; it 'pears like dey wouldn't kill the
+      darkies when we work for dem so long. But de Sesh dey is quar folks dey
+      is; dey fight doe, don' dey, Massa Tom?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; they fight like other people.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "By this time they were at headquarters, and Ham got hold of his namesake
+      and devoured it as a wild beast would have done. Ham was very serious and
+      finally said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Massa Tom, I guess dey not fight any mo' berry soon, does dey?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General replied that he did not know.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said Ham, 'I guess I stay wid you a while longer. You won't write
+      home 'bout me gittin' in de bush, will you'uns?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No; if you wish us not to do so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'O, for de Laud's sake! Marfa she d neber lib wid dis darky no mo' if she
+      know what I do. You won't tell her, Massa Tom, will you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Ham; I will keep it a secret from her.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, den, I will try him once mo'. I 'spects I stay here nex' time. I
+      knows I do. O, I knows de nex' time, sho.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "All right, Ham; you get around now and get our things together, and look
+      after my "traps."'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, massa, yes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham's conduct and explanations afforded great amusement for the boys
+      around headquarters for some time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Capt. Zeke Inglesby said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel, I did not know before that Gen. Stephen Lyon, who was
+      murdered at Bethesda Springs, was your son. I know all about his murder. I
+      belonged to his brigade. That dastardly murder was considered by all
+      soldiers as one of the most outrageous acts and cold-blooded murders ever
+      known in civilized warfare."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Oh, yes. I grieved over his death very greatly, he being the second one
+      of our dear boys murdered outright&mdash;the fourth dead since the war
+      began. It chilled the blood of our whole family. The strangest thing to me
+      was how Gen. Anderson, Capt. Jackson and Col. Peter could restrain
+      themselves so as not to mention the name of his murderer, in all their
+      conversations about his death; but, as I said, I never knew who did it
+      until after the war. I could easily understand the reason for their not
+      telling the name. Mary Anderson, being his sister, was never told the
+      facts; nor my wife nor any of us at the time, the boys fearing that it
+      might cause an unpleasant feeling even to know the fact that a near
+      relative of one of our family could be such a barbarian.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I was kept quite close at home for some months with our family, being
+      their only protection within call. During this time no man ever suffered
+      more in spirit. I can see it all before me now: my poor wife's agony, the
+      sorrowing of David's widow, Mary Anderson's trouble, the two poor little
+      children&mdash;their questions about their Uncle Stephen, who killed him,
+      and why? These questions I could not answer."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this point Dr. Adams inquired if Gen. Rosenfelt ever expressed any
+      regret at not listening to the information imparted to him on the morning
+      of the battle.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "No, sir; I did not so understand."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel, did you know anything of Mrs. Houghton after this?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes; she continued to do good service for our cause, as you will learn
+      hereafter."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel here called in Mrs. Wilson. She was a bright and beautiful
+      woman. He took her in his arms and said to us:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This dear child and one boy, the son of another of my boys, are all of
+      whom I can now boast."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      His speech at this point was so pathetic and saddening, that the whole
+      party were unconsciously moved to tears. His voice trembled, and he slowly
+      walked out of the room, overwhelmed by the sad memories he had awakened.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     THE COURT-MARTIAL.&mdash;AT MURPHY'S HILL.&mdash;THE TWO OPPOSING
+     ARMIES AND THEIR MOVEMENTS.&mdash;JAMES WHITCOMB'S TRIAL.&mdash;
+     SENTENCED TO DEATH AND PARDONED BY THE PRESIDENT.
+
+     "But mercy is above this sceptered sway,
+     It is enthroned in the heart of kings,
+     It is an attribute to God himself;
+     And earthly power doth then show likest God's,
+     When mercy seasons Justice."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Biggs having taken up his position in the angle of the headwaters of
+      Goose River and Cane's Fork, near Tullahoming, in the midst of a rich
+      valley, Rosenfelt at once commenced repairing the railroads and throwing
+      up earthworks near Murphy's Hill, which almost encircled the entire place.
+      There he remained during the winter and following spring. The two armies
+      were principally engaged in watching each other, neither being willing to
+      risk an advance against the other. For several months this situation
+      continued. The only operations that marked this long period of inaction on
+      the part of the two armies were a series of small exploits which were
+      calculated to cause the two armies to degenerate into small bands, that
+      could only be employed in harassing their enemies. The rebels got ready,
+      however, and made the first attempt. Gen. Weller, with a brigade of
+      cavalry, pushed his way up within a few miles of Nashua, burned a railroad
+      bridge, then descended on the right bank of the Le-Harp River to the banks
+      of Combination River, and there seized several of our transports, which
+      were loaded with supplies. He burned these with all their cargoes. One of
+      our gunboats reached the scene of action just in time to also become a
+      prey to the flames.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This act on the part of the rebel cavalrymen in its audacity seems to
+      have completely paralyzed our mounted troops, and Weller was permitted to
+      return entirely unmolested. In a very short time, elated by his success,
+      he concentrated a force of some 3,000 men under Gens. Forrester and
+      Lawting, with two batteries, within twenty miles of Nashua. Gen.
+      Rosenfelt, seeing that the rebels were riding all around and about him
+      with impunity, sent Gen. Davies with one division of infantry, and two
+      brigades of cavalry commanded by Gen. Minting, in order to hem Weller in
+      and 'bag him' and take him into camp, as the soldiers would say. Davies
+      marched from Murphy's Hill to Eagle Cove; Sleeman marched from Nashua with
+      a division of infantry, upon Tyrone; Minting moved away to the south by
+      way of Franktown, where the forces were all to close in like pulling the
+      drawstring of a bag and closing it over your game. But when opened there
+      was no Weller inside. The next heard of him he had pushed on far to the
+      northwest, and while our forces were closing in at Franktown, Weller had
+      again reached the borders of Combination River at Mariam's Crossing, and
+      appeared before Dolinsburg on the next day. You remember the great battle
+      fought at Dolinsburg, where Gen. Tom. Anderson was thought to have been
+      killed, but was found by me in the darky's cabin?" They answered: "Yes;
+      that could not be forgotten." "Well, gentlemen, this place was still
+      commanded by good old Col. Harden. He had but 700 men all told. The place
+      was encircled by parapets commanding the ravines north and south. In the
+      center the Colonel had constructed large earthworks, and mounted thereon
+      one 32-pounder. He also had a section of field-guns. The rebels lost no
+      time in making their dispositions, and were ready for the assault. Col.
+      Harden hastily made preparations to receive the enemy. He placed his women
+      and sick on a transport that lay at the wharf. That being done, the old
+      Colonel said to his men: 'Boys, here I will die before I will lower that
+      flag.' and his command all cheered him, and said 'we agree to that
+      sentiment.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Weller was now ready; he ordered Forrester and Law-ting to advance and
+      attack. But before doing so he thought it would be the more correct
+      warfare to summon the garrison to surrender. He did so by sending a flag
+      of truce and demanding a surrender of the fort. Col. Harden inquired by
+      what authority the surrender was demanded. The reply was that Gen. Weller
+      demanded it 'in the name of Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern
+      Confederacy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Tell Gen. Weller that if Mr. Davis is here in person I will see him; but
+      if Gen. Weller wants this fort he must take it at the point of the
+      bayonet. Col. Harden never surrenders to the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was reported to Gen. Weller, and he remarked, 'We will see.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Forrester deployed his command and moved forward up the hill, but as he
+      galloped up under a heavy fire his loss was severe. The soldiers who were
+      defending that part of the outer works retreated inside of the heavy
+      fortifications. A murderous and destructive fire was now opened upon the
+      enemy from all sides of the works.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Forrester fell back and formed a new line, and Weller put his whole force
+      in action. Lawting joined Forrester on the right, and the assault was
+      made.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Col. Harden said: 'Boys, here they come; let them charge close up
+      before you fire. Fill that old 32-pounder with bullets on top of the
+      shell;' and they did.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So Forrester charged with his men right up to the works. Col. Harden gave
+      the command 'Fire!' and with one volley from muskets and the old
+      32-pounder the cavalry retreated in every direction; many horses and men
+      fell under this terrible fire. Our men leaped out of the works, and with
+      bayonets fixed charged down against Forrester's men and captured many of
+      them. Forrester's best Colonel was killed and his command routed and
+      demoralized. Lawting had captured the Cemetery Ridge, where some of Col.
+      Harden's men had made a stand, but finding they could not hold it, fell
+      back into the fort. Darkness here closed in and the old flag still floated
+      over Dolins-burg. During the night a gunboat came to the rescue.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning there were no rebels in sight, save killed and wounded.
+      Dolinsburg was never again assaulted by the enemy during the war. Col.
+      Harden was a brave man, and dearly beloved by my whole family; not alone
+      for his bravery, but for his kindness to Gen. Anderson during his stay at
+      the Colonel's Headquarters.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Weller was being followed up by Davies, who had finally gotten on his
+      track. But he took another tack; he moved a short distance, as if
+      intending to meet Davies, and then suddenly wheeled to the right and
+      reached Center-town by way of Pinche's Factory, along the line of Goose
+      River. After fording the river he called a halt at Colesburg. His men were
+      now worn out with fatigue, and his horses totally unfitted for further
+      service until thoroughly recuperated. This ended Gen. Weller's exploits
+      for a considerable length of time. Just then another raider appeared upon
+      the scene&mdash;one Gen. Van Doring, in command of some 5,000 fresh
+      cavalry. This new force gave the enemy courage, and they at once renewed
+      their former audacity. They were determined to wipe out if possible the
+      terrible and painful result of their attack upon Col. Harden at
+      Dolinsburg, and immediately advanced within a short distance of
+      Rosenfelt's main encampment, drove in his outposts, and threatened his
+      short Une of communication with Nashua. By this time large re-enforcements
+      had arrived by way of transports up the Combination River to Nashua.
+      Sleeman's division had moved forward to the main force at Murphy's Hill.
+      The General felt that he must rid the country of these raiders, or his
+      situation would become intolerable. His detachments, except in large
+      bodies, could not venture out of camp without danger of being attacked by
+      rebel cavalry. Later on, one day, a report came that our outposts were
+      attacked and part of them captured within a few miles of his main army.
+      Rosenfelt was greatly excited to think that with his force of cavalry&mdash;one
+      brigade at Nashua, one at Franktown supported by a division of infantry at
+      each place, and two brigades at his main position&mdash;the rebels were
+      audacious enough to come in sight of his camp and menace him. Just at this
+      moment Gen. Sherlin, a small man, but a great soldier, came into his
+      headquarters and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, how would you like to have an infantry commander take one of
+      your detachments of cavalry and try his hand on Van Doring, who, I
+      understand, is running round your camp playing marbles on your boys'
+      coat-tails?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sir,' said Rosenfelt, 'I wish we had some one like old Col. Harden
+      at Dolinsburg after this fellow Van Doring. Do you think you can run him
+      back on his own ground?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I will try.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sir, you may try your hand to-day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'All right,' said Sherlin; 'I am now ready, and I want only 1,000 men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General ordered two regiments to report; they did so promptly, and
+      were off. They started with Sherlin at their head, and were not long in
+      reaching Brady's Wood, where the enemy was strongly posted. Without
+      hesitating for one moment Sherlin attacked them and charged, saber in
+      hand. The contest was of short duration. The rebels had not seen that kind
+      of cavalry fighting before. They were soon routed and driven in great
+      disorder back to and across Goose River. Sherlin returned the next day
+      with 200 prisoners and a command of encouraged men. This aroused great
+      jealousy with the cavalry officers, and made him the subject of many
+      remarks. But he went quietly back to his command of infantry without any
+      exultation or mention of his victory.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Sherlin and Gen. Anderson that evening were speaking of our cavalry,
+      when Sherlin remarked that they only wanted some one to teach them how to
+      fight.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That is true,' said Gen. Anderson; 'we must obtain consent to go out and
+      attack the enemy whenever and wherever we may find him. We now have
+      re-enforcements, our army is fresh and well supplied in all respects.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General commanding finding this feeling existing, and seeing that his
+      re-enforcements had all come forward and were in camp, amounting to some
+      14,000, while Biggs had only received the 5,000 cavalry under Van Doring,
+      he felt that he could afford to make a forward movement and attack his
+      antagonist wherever he might be found. So he commenced by directing that
+      our forces were to make Goose River our line for the present, by first
+      driving the enemy to the south side of the same, and if possible force him
+      out of this part of the country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sherlin's division and two brigades of cavalry were to march to Eagle
+      Cove and thence to Columbiana; Sleeman's division, with other troops, were
+      to form the center; the left was to move on Shelltown;&mdash;the whole to
+      concentrate on and along the north bank of Goose River. Gen. Corbin, being
+      in advance on the road leading to Columbiana, met Van Doring at Spring
+      Hill, and after five hours' hard fighting surrendered his whole command.
+      When this news reached Rosenfelt, who was still at Murphy's Hill, it
+      disturbed him much. The troops having now marched for a week over very bad
+      roads through rain and mud, he directed them to return to their former
+      positions, 'having accomplished all that the commanding General desired,'
+      as he said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Kentucky was at this time infested with raiders and guerrillas. Gen.
+      Broomfield, who had about that time been sent to the West to command the
+      Department of Kentucky, soon cleared that State of these pests. Their mode
+      of warfare on either side was merely harassing without accomplishing any
+      great results. Very soon Rosenfelt's troops were again within his old camp
+      lines, and Forrester commenced annoying him in many ways. Gen. Papson
+      being at Rosenfelt's Headquarters, in conversation remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'If you will allow Gen. Anderson, of my corps, to take command of a
+      division of your cavalry, and give him instructions that Forrester must be
+      driven beyond Goose River and kept there, I will guarantee good results.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Rosenfelt readily assented, and the arrangements were made and the order
+      given. The command started, and by rapid marches came up to Forrester at a
+      point near Auburnville, and drove him as far as Winter Hill, a point where
+      the general headquarters of the rebel cavalry had been for some days. Gen.
+      Anderson charged down upon them with his whole force in regular old
+      English cavalry style, with drawn sabers. The rebel cavalry made stubborn
+      resistance, but our force drove them from their position with much
+      slaughter. They retreated in great confusion, and were closely pursued and
+      sorely pressed until they were forced to cross Goose River at different
+      points. The country was now cleared of them for the present. Gen. Anderson
+      returned with 600 prisoners. This ended the raids, and our army was not
+      subjected to these harassing exploits again while it remained at Murphy's
+      Hill. During these many annoyances by the rebel cavalry our troops were
+      sent after them so frequently and marched so rapidly, and at times such
+      great distances, that they often became weary and footsore.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The day after Gen. Anderson returned from driving Forrester out of this
+      portion of the country a division of infantry under Sleeman returned from
+      a very long and circuitous march. On the detail for guard duty that night
+      was a boy from one of the Michigan regiments, (the 1st Michigan I think,)
+      who during the night was found asleep on his watch. He was arrested and
+      taken to the guard-house. The young man was greatly troubled. He had been
+      a good soldier; had never shirked any duty imposed upon him. The next day
+      he was reported by Serg't Smith as being found asleep while on duty. This
+      was a serious matter,&mdash;the penalty being death if found guilty. The
+      report was taken to Gen. Sleeman, and by him transmitted to Gen. Rosenfelt
+      with a request that he order the Court-Martial, if one should be decided
+      upon. The General at once ordered the Court. I never have believed that
+      severe punishments in the army were productive of good discipline. The
+      best soldiers are the kindest men, and the most successful are those who
+      inflict the fewest severe punishments upon their men. The detail for the
+      Court was made and the charges filed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Court held its sessions at Gen. Rosenfelt's Headquarters. The poor
+      boy was brought out of the guardhouse in the presence of the Court. He was
+      20 years old, very slight, light complexion, light auburn hair, large blue
+      eyes, delicate frame, and, in fact, looked almost as much like a girl as a
+      boy. His appearance made a deep impression upon the members of the Court;
+      great sympathy was felt for him. The Judge-Advocate asked him if he had
+      any objections to the Court, which was composed of officers from Gen.
+      Sleeman's Division, with Gen. Sleeman as President of the Court. The boy
+      answered that he had no objections; 'for,' said he, 'I do not know any of
+      the officers. I know but few persons in the army. I know only my
+      messmates. I am not acquainted with any of the officers of my own company.
+      I know their names, but have no personal acquaintance with either of
+      them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do you never talk with any of your company officers?' inquired the
+      Judge-Advocate.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir,' replied the youth; 'I have never asked a favor since I have
+      been in the army. I have obeyed orders, and strictly performed my duty and
+      asked no questions.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Have you any relatives?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sir; I have an aged father and mother, and one sister.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What was your business before entering the service?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I was a sales-boy in the wholesale dry-goods store of Baldwin &amp;
+      Chandler, in Detroit, Mich., where my parents live.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Have you written to your parents or sister since your arrest?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir; I asked permission to do so, but it was refused me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Sleeman, an old man, full of sympathy and kind feelings, on the
+      impulse of the moment said, 'That was an outrage.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Judge-Advocate reminded the General that such remarks were not proper
+      in the presence of the Court.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the General, 'I spoke before I thought; but the impropriety
+      of the remark does not change my opinion.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The charges were read to the boy, charging him that in this, 'he, James
+      Whitcomb, a private soldier, was regularly detailed and placed on guard
+      duty, and that he slept while on post in the face of the enemy, thereby
+      endangering the Army of the United States.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Judge-Advocate advised the boy to plead 'not guilty,' which he did.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just at this moment Capt. Jackson Lyon came along where the Court was in
+      session, and for the first time heard of this trial. He listened for a
+      moment and heard the name of the boy mentioned, and it struck him at once
+      that it might be Seraine's brother. He waited until the Court adjourned
+      and asked permission to speak to the boy. It being granted, he ascertained
+      that James Whitcomb was the brother of Seraine, who had gone South in
+      search of Henry. He told the boy to be of good cheer&mdash;to admit
+      nothing; that when they proved the charge, as perhaps they would, to ask
+      permission to make a statement, and then to tell all about his march; the
+      reason for his inability to keep awake, and all about his condition on
+      that night, and that he, Capt. Jackson Lyon, would look after him; but not
+      to mention him as his friend, but as one only feeling a sympathy for him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson wrote to me that day all about the case, and thought it was best
+      that his father and mother should not be made aware of his arrest and
+      trial, but that I should write to the President all about the case, and do
+      no more until he (Jackson) should arrive. My son Jackson was a very
+      cool-headed man, and always did everything in the manner that would create
+      the least excitement or suspicion. You see, he had a plan in a moment for
+      the safety of this poor boy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, to get back. The next day the Court reassembled at 12 o'clock and
+      proceeded with the trial. The witnesses were sworn. Serg't Smith exhibited
+      the detail for the guard, as well as the detail from the boy's company,
+      and the report of the detail to him with James Whitcomb's name on the
+      same. He then showed the time for the boy's guard-duty to commence on that
+      relief, and finally, by the Officer of the Guard who went around with the
+      relief guard, that the boy was found asleep and did not arouse from his
+      slumber when he was challenged, but that the Sergeant of the Guard had to
+      shake him quite hard to arouse him. This, you can see, was very strong and
+      hard to get over."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Col. Bush, "that was a strong case. I was hoping to hear that
+      there was a mistake about it."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Maj. Clymer said: "Well, I hope he was acquitted. I have slept many a time
+      on my horse during a hard march, when if I had been placed on guard-duty I
+      would have gone to sleep in five minutes."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So have I," said Capt. Zeke Inglesby.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, yes. I have no doubt of that; but it is not the men who commit acts
+      against law that are always punished, but those who are caught. These men
+      seemed to think this a terrible crime in this boy, and yet, perhaps, there
+      was not one of them who could have done differently under the same
+      circumstances.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After the witnesses had been heard against the poor boy, he showed great
+      mental suffering and agony; the disgrace to his parents and sister was
+      what troubled him so much. His company officers were sworn, and stated
+      that prior to this no complaint had ever been made against the boy. That
+      although they only knew him as a soldier, they had always observed his
+      neatness and soldierly appearance and bearing; they all thought that the
+      march the two days before and until 9 o'clock the night on which he was
+      found asleep on post, was calculated to tire out a boy of his frail
+      organization.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Chief Surgeon stated that a boy of his constitution would be very
+      likely to drop to sleep anywhere after such a strain upon his physical
+      strength.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This closed the evidence with the exception of one witness. The boy asked
+      if he could make a statement to the Court. Some discussion arose on this
+      point. The Court was cleared, and Jackson said that he afterwards learned
+      that old Gen. Sleeman grew very angry at the idea of refusing an innocent
+      boy a chance to say a word in his own defense. Finally, it was agreed that
+      the boy might make his statement. He arose, and, with a tremulous voice
+      and much agitation, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Gentlemen of the Court: I am a poor boy. My life is of no value to me,
+      and but little to my country. I have risked it several times without fear
+      or nervousness. For my parents' sake I would like to go through this war
+      with an honorable record. To take my life would do me but little harm. I
+      can meet death as a true soldier. But what can this great Government gain
+      by taking my life? You can inflict ruin, distress and misery upon an old
+      man and woman, and upon my queenly sister, who is now going through more
+      perils, if I am correctly informed, than any of us. I came to the army not
+      for gain. I was getting much more pay without risking my life, but I felt
+      it my duty to aid in sustaining our Government. I did not dream, however,
+      that in the event that I should escape death from the hands of the enemies
+      of our country that, for an unhappy result entirely unavoidable, my
+      comrades-in-arms would hasten to make a sacrifice of me. Were I guilty of
+      anything that I could have avoided, then I would not ask for leniency; but
+      this I could not avoid. That I slept on my post I will not deny; but I
+      pray you hear my excuse. It is this: Two days before this offense was
+      committed, we had marched through rain and mud some twenty miles in
+      pursuit (as it was said) of Forrester's cavalry. I did not see many horse
+      tracks in the road, however, and took it that our forces had captured all
+      their horses, and that the rebels were taking it on foot, as we were.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Here Gen. Sleeman laughed, and said <i>sotto voce</i>: 'That boy ought to
+      be put in command of our cavalry, instead of being shot.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'The night of this march my messmate, John Martin, a boy of my own age
+      and my neighbor before coming to the army, was taken quite ill. It was his
+      turn to be on guard. I took his guard duty that night, and was entirely
+      without sleep. When not on post I was attending to him, as he would have
+      done for me. The next day John was not able to carry his knapsack and gun
+      on the march, and as we had no transportation, I carried his as well as my
+      own. The burden was very great for me, and when we arrived in camp I was
+      completely exhausted. John was not able to stand my guard, and when I told
+      the Sergeant my condition, he would not excuse me, and gave as a reason
+      that I had no business to carry John's gun and knapsack, inasmuch as I had
+      no orders from him to do so. I think the Sergeant would do much better as
+      a General than as a Sergeant. I may do him injustice, and I would not do
+      that for the world, but I do believe that he entertains the same high
+      opinion of himself that I do of him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At which remark old Gen. Sleeman laughed again, and said, so as to be
+      heard, 'That boy will be a man some day, and, by the eternal, it would be
+      a crime&mdash;yes, a murder&mdash;to shoot him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Continuing, James Whitcomb said: 'This, gentlemen of the Court, is my
+      excuse, no more, no less. I hope that John Martin may be called to verify
+      my statement.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When the boy sat down the whole Court were in tears.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "John Martin was called, and he did verify everything that had been stated
+      by James Whitcomb. This closed the evidence in the case. The Court
+      adjourned until the next day at 12 o'clock. When they met they began the
+      consideration of the verdict. The Judge-Advocate charged the Court that
+      the evidence was clear and conclusive; that the law fixed the penalty;
+      that there was no way out of it; they must find the fact that he did sleep
+      on his post, and that fact being found, the verdict must be death.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Court was two days coming to a conclusion. When they did, my God, it
+      was enough to make a man's blood run cold in his veins. They found him
+      guilty on all the charges and specifications, and sentenced him to be shot
+      to death, with only ten days' respite. The sentence was approved, and
+      orders given to manacle the boy and double his guard. Gen. Sleeman raved
+      like a madman, and came near resigning; said if the boy was shot he would
+      at once resign. As soon as the judgment of the Court was known, Jackson
+      took a leave of absence for ten days and left on the train that evening
+      for home. He came, and on his arrival was looking like a ghost. All ran to
+      him to welcome him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He soon assumed his wonted calmness, and talked with his mother, Mary
+      Anderson and Jennie, as well as the little girls, telling them all about
+      the army. His mother was still sick in bed over the murder of our son
+      Stephen; but we all enjoyed seeing Jackson, and were glad to know that
+      Peter and Gen. Anderson were well. Our family, you will observe, was not
+      very large at this time. Jackson made Aunt Martha happy by telling her
+      that Ham was well, and was behaving splendidly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Thank de good Laud for dat. I always 'spects to hear he killed. But I
+      knows Ham; he am awful coward. He allers runs off when dere is any danger.
+      I have to look out for dat.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson had a full report of the proceedings of the Court-Martial so far
+      as the testimony and the boy's statement was concerned. He read the whole
+      statement over to Jennie (David's widow), Mary Anderson and myself. As he
+      read the boy's statement the two ladies burst into tears. Mary Anderson
+      arose and walked the floor, looking like a Queen, and seemingly much
+      excited. Finally she said&mdash;I shall ever remember her words:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My God, what does all this mean? Has the great Father forsaken this
+      family? Four have already lost their lives, and one now suffering in some
+      loathsome prison if alive; my husband and Peter nearly at death's door on
+      more than one occasion; Seraine Whitcomb, a lovely girl, with her only
+      brother in the army (he a mere boy), she leaves her old father and mother
+      to take the chances of her life through the lines searching for one of our
+      family, and now her only brother under sentence of death for what he could
+      not help doing. Capt. Jackson, what do you propose?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson replied that some one must proceed to Washington at once, and
+      that he thought it was not best to let the boy's parents in Detroit know
+      the facts, they being old people and alone (according to the statement of
+      the boy), and as the young lady is doubtless searching for Henry, as we
+      all surmise from her letter to our father, it is certainly our duty to
+      look after this boy's case ourselves. I have only ten days' leave from my
+      duty, and therefore brought these papers, thinking that father might
+      perhaps go to see the President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mary Anderson spoke up at once and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir; no, sir. Your father will not go. He must not leave Aunt Sarah
+      in her present condition. I will go; yes, I will go at once. Get me a
+      ticket, I want no trunk; my satchel will do. I will be off on the first
+      train.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jennie said, 'Why, Mary, you will not go, will you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, I am going. I am determined to do so. It is settled; so do not
+      attempt to stop me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said Jennie, 'Uncle Daniel, what shall we do?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I replied, 'She is determined on it, and we will just help her to get off
+      at once.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So the ticket was procured and Mary was off with a good-bye, taking with
+      her a full statement of the case made out by Jackson, also his letter, and
+      a letter from me to the President. Under the circumstances this was a
+      painful trip to her&mdash;the anxiety as to her success; the fact that she
+      knew nothing about the family in whose behalf she was enlisted. She a
+      stranger to the President, how should she approach him? What could she say
+      to him? Suppose he would refuse to interpose in behalf of the boy? And a
+      thousand inquiries would come to her mind to annoy her. She slept none on
+      her way, but finally arrived safely in Washington, and went directly to
+      the Executive Mansion without stopping to take a mouthful of food or a
+      moment's repose.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When she reached the threshold of the mansion she came near fainting; her
+      courage and strength both seemed to leave her all at once. Presently her
+      strength returned, and she asked to be admitted. The usher said, 'I will
+      see,' and took her name to the President; also my letter. The President
+      was alone. She could not speak. The President came forward and took her by
+      the hand and greeted her most kindly, saying that he almost knew her; that
+      he knew much of her through me, as I had spoken of her in connection with
+      her husband. The President said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Your brave husband is so well known to me through my friend Mr. Lyon,
+      and through his daring on the field, that you would need no introduction
+      more than that I should know who you are; and I take it that you are on an
+      errand of mercy, as I am sure you could not be here to ask anything for
+      your husband, as I would do anything for him, as he knows, merely for the
+      asking by himself or my friend Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Mr. President; you will never be troubled by me in that way. I am
+      truly on an errand of mercy and justice'; and here she broke down and
+      wept.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When she recovered she said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. President, my errand is to save the destruction of a good family.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She then recited the facts as to the two old people, and that Seraine,
+      the only daughter, was now on an errand of mercy South somewhere.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President replied that he remembered giving her a letter at the
+      request of his friend Daniel Lyon, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My dear Mrs. Anderson, there is hardly anything that I would not do for
+      any of Mr. Lyon's family, as well as Gen. Anderson and yourself; and,
+      certainly, if to prevent a calamity to such a family as you describe Mr.
+      Whitcomb's to be, I would do anything that would be proper and reasonable
+      for me to do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She was very much encouraged by these remarks, and began to feel more at
+      ease.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President, seeing this, asked her many questions about her husband's
+      health, and also about my family. When she spoke of Stephen's foul murder,
+      the President walked the floor and remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Most diabolical&mdash;fiendish.'"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      ("Little did he or she then suppose that it was her own brother that had
+      committed this wicked and cruel murder.")
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "By this time she was so much encouraged that she handed him the letter
+      and statement of Jackson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President read the letter, and then read and reread Jackson's
+      statement. Great tears rolled down his bronzed cheeks as he read the
+      statement. He tapped a bell, and sent for the Secretary of War. The
+      Secretary soon came, and greeted Mrs. Anderson very cordially on being
+      introduced. The President asked him to take a seat, and handed him the
+      statement. He read it, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I will at once see if any papers in this case have been forwarded.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During all this time imagine the suspense and fears of Mary Anderson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Secretary sent to the Judge-Advocate-General, and found that the
+      papers had just arrived.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Let them be brought to me immediately.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When they were placed before him he read them over carefully, remarking,
+      when he had finished, that they were exactly as stated by Capt. Lyon. He
+      handed them to the Secretary and asked him to read them, which he did, and
+      laid them down without a word of comment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After some conversation between the two men, the President turned to her
+      and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mrs. Anderson, cheer up, weep no more; your friend shall not be hurt!
+      Instead of showing himself unworthy of clemency he has proven himself a
+      noble boy. The kindness which he showed to his messmate and neighbor boy
+      was enough to have commended him to mercy. He should have been
+      complimented for his kindness and excused from duty, instead of having it
+      imposed upon him. You can go home and bear the glad tidings to his father
+      and mother that their boy shall be saved for a better fate.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mary Anderson, trembling with emotion, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. President, you are so very kind, sir. But, if you will pardon me,
+      his father and mother know nothing of their boy's trouble. We kept it from
+      them, believing it would have caused them great distress. We desire to
+      keep it from them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do you say that his father and mother do not know of this, nor that you
+      are here?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. President, they are not aware of the case.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mrs. Anderson, that was very considerate in your friends and yourself,
+      to keep this from them for the present at least.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President then wrote, with his own hand, a telegram, ordering the
+      suspension of sentence against James Whitcomb&mdash;that he had been fully
+      pardoned&mdash;signed it and sent it to the office with directions that
+      the dispatch be sent at once. Mary Anderson on her knees thanked the
+      President from the fullness of her heart. He bade her rise; said he had
+      done nothing that she should thank him for; that if he had permitted such
+      a sentence to be carried out he never could have forgiven himself. He bade
+      her go home and carry the good tidings to her friends. He told her to give
+      me and my family his kindest regards. She then left with a light heart.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She went directly to the train, forgetting that she had eaten nothing
+      during the day. She returned to us one of the happiest persons that ever
+      lived, and you may depend upon it that we all shared in her joy. Capt.
+      Jackson had returned to his command prior to Mary's return from Wash
+      ington. When we all got through with the family talk and Mary had eaten
+      her dinner, she gave us a full account of her trip, her agonies and
+      sensations on meeting the President. She was exceedingly happy in her
+      details about her trip and her success; but, strange to say, she never
+      alluded to it again voluntarily, and would, as much as possible, avoid
+      conversation on the subject when spoken to in reference to it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson had asked that James Whitcomb be detailed from his regiment
+      and assigned to him as an Orderly at his Headquarters, which was done. And
+      again all was moving on quietly in the field."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Capt. Inglesby, "as I before stated, there would have been
+      warm times in that camp had they shot that boy. The whole camp had heard
+      the facts about his helping his comrade, and the soldiers with one voice
+      said he should not be executed. His pardon was a Godsend to the officers
+      who were intending to carry out the sentence. During all my experience
+      (and I was through the whole war) I never knew such a mutinous feeling in
+      the army as that sentence created."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams remarked that in all his reading and experience in life there
+      had not been a female character brought to his notice who had shown the
+      will, determination and good judgment that Mrs. Anderson had from the
+      beginning of the war; her fixed Union principles; her determination to
+      make any and all sacrifices for the cause of her country; her persistence
+      in hunting for her husband when all others were sure of his death at
+      Dolinsburg&mdash;few women like her have lived in our time. "God bless
+      her, whether she is living or dead!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The tears rolled down the old man's cheeks, but he uttered not one word in
+      response.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0012" id="link2HCH0012">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     MORGANSON'S RAID AND BATTLE OF CHEROKEE RUN.&mdash;THE REBEL
+     CAVALRYMEN WHIRL THROUGH INDIANA AND OHIO.&mdash;BEATEN AND
+     CAPTURED.&mdash;KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE CONTINUE THEIR
+     MACHINATIONS.
+
+     "If that rebellion
+     Came like itself, in base and abject routs,
+     Led on by bloody youth, guarded with rage,
+     You revered father, and these noble lords
+     Had not been here to dress the ugly form
+     Of base and bloody insurrection."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "After the long-continued idleness of the Army of the Center around
+      Murphy's Hill, the people began to clamor for a movement of some decisive
+      character.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During Gen. Rosenfelt's inactivity, Gen. Silent had moved with the Army
+      of the West against Gen. Pendleton, who had continued to obstruct
+      Conception River by holding Victor's Hill, as well as the grand bluffs
+      below. Gen. Silent had made some of the most wonderful marches and
+      successes ever known. He had opened ways for the water to flow from the
+      river into the lands; had cut canals through at different points; had run
+      the batteries of an hundred guns with his transports laden with supplies
+      for his army; marched on the opposite side of the river below Pendleton,
+      crossing his army below the Grand Bluffs in one day and night; moved out
+      against the enemy, who was in superior force, cutting loose from his own
+      base of supplies, and fought him in six hardly-contested battles with
+      victorious results each time, and he finally succeeded in hemming
+      Pendleton inside his fortifications at Victor's Hill and forcing him, with
+      his entire army, to surrender unconditionally.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President had also in the meantime placed Gen. Meader in command of
+      the Army of the East on account of the constant failure of other
+      commanders during the Spring campaigns. Soon after assuming command Meador
+      had gained a great victory over the enemy at Gotlenburg, and had driven
+      him back across Grand River to his own ground. The enemy had become so
+      encouraged by his victories over our armies heretofore, that he concluded
+      to try a second invasion of the loyal States.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The people who desired the success of the Union forces were greatly
+      rejoiced over the victory at Gotlenburg and in the West by Gen. Silent,
+      and by them Rosenfelt was constantly urged to do something by way of
+      giving some activity to his army. But he hesitated and thought the heat of
+      Summer was too great in that climate for his men to march and endure the
+      fatigues of a campaign. This was so discouraging to his troops that many
+      of them sought relief by obtaining a leave of absence and returning home
+      for a few days. Among those who returned were Gen. Anderson and my son
+      Peter. When they arrived at home all greeted them with many hearty
+      welcomes. My wife by this time had so far recovered as to be up a portion
+      of the day, and the return of the General and Peter seemed to revive her
+      drooping spirits. The children were overjoyed and Aunt Martha was as much
+      delighted as any of the family, and repeated her confidence in the "good
+      Laud's" having saved the General for some good purpose. Finally she could
+      not restrain herself any longer, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Massa Gen'l, what you do wid Ham? Whar is he? I 'spect he be kill and
+      you done 'eluded you not tell ole Marfa'.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Martha,' said the General; 'Ham is well. I left him with Capt.
+      Jackson and Capt. Day to take care of our traps.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, dat's all right. I feered he kill.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Aunty; he is all right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day Joseph Dent came in from the farm and told us he had learned
+      the night before that a meeting of a few of the leading men had been held
+      at Windsor, Canada, and that meetings were to be held at different places
+      in the Northern States by prominent Knights of the Circle to consider what
+      was best to be done, and also to appoint delegates to meet somewhere in
+      Canada at a time and place to be hereafter designated, and that several
+      propositions were being considered about work which would be undertaken
+      very soon; such as destroying property, raiding in the North, releasing
+      prisoners, etc.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This information was of such a character that we deemed it important to
+      have a full report of what was at the time being done in Canada, as that
+      seemed to be the base of the enemy's operations for our part of the
+      country, and inasmuch as Peter had promised James Whitcomb, now Orderly to
+      Gen. Anderson, that he would go to Detroit and visit his aged parents and
+      satisfy them of his innocence should they have learned of his misfortune
+      in having been court-martialed and condemned, we concluded that this would
+      be an excellent opportunity for him to pass over to Windsor or elsewhere
+      in Canada and gather what information he could. This being understood, he
+      left at once, desirous that no time should be lost during his leave of
+      absence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The family being gathered in the parlor that evening, Gen. Anderson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mary, now give us your experience as a visitor at the White House; how
+      the President appeared to you, etc.?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mary related what had transpired in a modest way, saying in conclusion
+      that nothing but the feeling aroused in her breast by the outrage that was
+      about to be perpetrated upon that poor, innocent boy could have induced
+      her to have undertaken such an expedition. She said she could do anything
+      except to ask favors. Said she:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Tom, my dear, you need have no fears about my ever becoming a lobbyist
+      in Washington, or a courtier at the White House. I have tried appealing to
+      the President once, and although successful that time, and treated
+      courteously and kindly by that big-hearted and noble old patriot, yet I
+      have hardly recovered from my scare up to this time; and now I do hope
+      that you will never mention this again, for it does really give me a
+      palpitation of the heart whenever the subject is alluded to. I am a
+      coward, I know I am, and am frightened still.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Mary, you did a noble act, and I am the prouder of you for it.' He
+      kissed her and she sank down in her chair overcome with emotion. We then
+      changed the subject, and the General entertained us by recitals of the
+      trials and vicissitudes of the army. We were all enjoying the visit of the
+      General very much and hoped to have a pleasant time, but a few days after
+      his arrival the country about Allentown became greatly alarmed and
+      excited.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Morganson, of whom I have heretofore spoken, had crossed from
+      Kentucky at or near Louis City into Indiana, and was raiding the country,
+      taking horses, wagons, and all kinds of property that could serve any
+      purpose whatever in aiding the rebellion or in facilitating its movements.
+      Stores were pillaged, houses plundered, banks robbed, and farms laid
+      waste. The people were taken entirely by surprise, and the only thing that
+      could be resorted to to meet the emergency that was upon them, was for the
+      loyal citizens along the raider's path before and behind to assemble and
+      make resistance and obstruction to his march. Gen. Anderson, comprehending
+      the situation, at once gathered together a few men and started in pursuit
+      of Morganson. He collected men and material as he went. He also aroused
+      the people to action everywhere. Morganson's force was being recruited
+      from the Golden Circle as he passed through the country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0016" id="linkimage-0016">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0206.jpg" width="100%" alt="Morganson's Raid 206 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "That community was never so thoroughly excited before. Many murders were
+      committed on his line of march, and this one had lost his horses, that one
+      had his house plundered; this town had been sacked, and in some instances
+      burned, and so on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson made his march as rapidly as he could with raw men and
+      horses. He finally struck Morganson's rear and forced him to make a stand.
+      Gen. Anderson dismounted his men and told every man to cover himself
+      behind a tree where it could be done. The contest lasted for about an
+      hour, when a small body of men who had been gathered together in advance
+      of the raiders, struck him in the rear, as he was then facing, and caused
+      a great stampede, and his force broke in various directions through the
+      woods. Morganson turned upon this small force and drove it back, making
+      his escape. Gen. Anderson followed him up closely, however, forcing him to
+      change his course in the direction of the river. Gen. Broomfield had
+      withdrawn a small force from Kentucky, which finally joined Gen. Anderson.
+      Morganson was preparing to cross the river at a point near an island, the
+      water being shallow there. Gen. Anderson with his raw recruits and about
+      100 of Broom-field's men at once assaulted him, broke his line, and killed
+      and wounded many of his men as they were attempting to cross the river.
+      After hard fighting for a few moments Morganson and those of his command
+      that were still with him surrendered.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This ended the raiders and their foolish exploits. The men who had
+      volunteered to follow Gen. Anderson were of all ages and sizes&mdash;from
+      the schoolboy to the grandfather. None of them had been in the army or at
+      any time seen service, so that they were without any sort of discipline,
+      with the exception of a few who were at home on furlough from their
+      regiments, and some of Gen. Broomfield's command. But Gen. Anderson said
+      that they fought like veterans, each one in his own way. Morganson and his
+      command were taken to Camp Chase for safe keeping, and Gen. Anderson
+      returned to Allentown to enjoy the leave of absence interrupted by the
+      raiders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Joseph Dent came in the next morning after Gen. Anderson's return, and
+      told us that when Morganson entered Indiana on his raid the Golden Circles
+      were notified, and were getting ready to join him and make war all over
+      the State, but that he appeared too soon for them; that on account of his
+      (Dent's) illness he had not been able to advise us earlier."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams inquired who this Gen. Morganson was.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel said: "He was part of Forrester's command, that had raided
+      around Rosenfelt so much during the previous Winter and Spring. He had
+      crossed the Combination River to the east of Rosenfelt at Carthage, moving
+      nearly due south by way of Greenberry, avoiding all points at which there
+      were Union troops. He doubtless believed either that the members of the
+      Golden Circle were ready to join him, armed and equipped, or that his raid
+      would strike consternation into the hearts of the people, inasmuch as our
+      armies were all far away from where he proposed to lay the scene of his
+      audacious exploits. But he made a mistake when he began to take horses and
+      other property from all alike, whether Union men or rebel sympathizers.
+      This changed the sentiments of many people very rapidly."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Said Maj. Clymer: "What has become of Gen. Morgan-son? I have not heard of
+      him since the war."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He was killed somewhere in Tennessee soon after his escape from Camp
+      Chase, so I have been informed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During Gen. Anderson's absence in pursuit of Morgan-son, Peter was
+      traveling rapidly through Canada. He returned the day following Gen.
+      Anderson's from his capture of the raiders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The people everywhere seemed to be greatly rejoiced at the General's
+      success. He received a great ovation from the citizens of Allentown, and
+      they cheered whenever he made his appearance. This caused him to keep very
+      close to the house, as he was not fond of demonstration. The people,
+      however, flocked to see him, and many of them could see great virtues in
+      our family who, prior to that time, did not know us because we were not
+      good enough for their society. So you see their own safety was the
+      patriotic spark that burned brightly in their bosoms. But this is human
+      nature. Selfishness seems to pervade nearly all, as is evidenced every
+      day. Many of those who wanted the rebellion to succeed did so not because
+      they were really rebels, but because they had said that we could not
+      conquer them, and were willing to see our Government destroyed, merely to
+      get a chance in the future to say to every one, 'I told you so.' These
+      people now want the Government placed in the hands of its enemies for the
+      same reason, so as to say, 'You cannot keep the control out of the hands
+      of such able and brave men as these.' Thus, you see, it is in many merely
+      a selfish pride of former expressed opinions."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That is a new idea, Uncle Daniel," said Dr. Adams; "but I am not sure but
+      there is much in what you say."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, Doctor; experience and close observation have taught me many things
+      that I would have been slow to believe years ago. I am wandering, however,
+      from what I was stating.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next evening after Peter's return we were all at tea and while at the
+      table Aunt Sarah, my good wife, asked Peter the condition of his foot.
+      Peter replied that it was nearly well; he did not suffer from it except
+      occasionally when he caught cold in it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'You must be very careful, Peter,' said she; 'I am fearful about it. You
+      know how your brother James lingered and finally died with a mere cut on
+      his hand. I was disturbed about your wound last night in my sleep. I was
+      dreaming about it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, mother,' said Peter, 'you seem to be dreaming something
+      constantly, and will continue to do so, so long as you allow yourself to
+      be worried.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "But Peter ceased speaking on the subject, and his face took the sad
+      expression that seemed to have fixed itself upon him. I then spoke up to
+      relieve the matter and said, 'Wife, you must not worry so much. You are
+      just able to be out, and I fear you will make yourself sick again. Peter
+      will take care of himself&mdash;at least I hope so.7
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Aunt Martha seemed to be listening to our conversation, and (having been
+      greatly indulged by all our family on account of marked kindness to Gen.
+      Anderson as well as to all the rest of the family) here chimed in and
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Marsa Lyon, I tells you dat you is wrong on dat pint. De mans don't know
+      how to take kear of demsefs. Now, dars Ham. He's like to get kill any day,
+      he am. He don't know nuffin, he don't.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson and Peter laughed when she spoke of Ham getting killed.
+      Peter seemed to lose for the time-being his sad countenance, when he
+      remembered about Ham getting under the brush at Stone Run.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Aunt Martha knew nothing about Ham's precipitate retreat during the last
+      battle, so she continued by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Jes' see, Massa Tom, de Gen'l dar. Whar he bin if he lef wid de mans
+      when he got shotted at dat fight at Dolins-burg? He done bin dead sho.
+      Dars whar he bin. I tell you de good Laud know who he trus' him wid; yes
+      sah, he do. So he put him wid me and den he make my ole head cifer out de
+      cures what fotched him out. Jes' kase he want Marsa for good work, dat's
+      why. What would Ham do curin' him up? No, sah, he not know how, and de
+      Laud no trus' him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter said: 'Aunt Martha, you rather like the Lord, I take it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sah, I do. He be good. He fotched de poor darkies out ob workin'
+      all de time for nuffin for dem Sesh, and he know what he doin'. He goin'
+      to let dem Sesh 'spect dat dey whip dem Yanks affer while, but he not let
+      dem do it. He jes' coaxin' dem on till he git good men hold of de army,
+      den dey all git smash up. Jes' like Genl Tom, de Laud save him for dat.
+      Don't you see dat? My! when Marsa Tom git after dem Sesh, dey done gits
+      ebry time, dey do; don't dey, Marsa Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I agreed with her and the rest laughed. She finally cut her speech short
+      and retired to the kitchen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After tea Gen. Anderson gave us quite an amusing account of his little
+      improvised army that followed Morgan-son. He said no braver set of men
+      ever marched, but that it was very hard to tell his men from the raiders
+      when they got together; that some were riding in saddles and some without,
+      substituting a doubled up blanket or quilt; some were on old and some were
+      on young horses; some were on ponies and some on mules, some wore
+      'stove-pipe' hats, some caps, some straw hats, and some were without
+      either. Some had on frock, some dress, and some round-coats, and many
+      entirely without coats of any kind; some with boots, some with shoes, and
+      some entirely barefoot. Take them all in all, they were in dress <i>� la</i>
+      Falstaff's troop, but they were a success, and did what the Army of the
+      Center, under Rosenfelt, had failed to do, and that was to capture the
+      rebel cavalry. This raid of Morganson was an audacious adventure,
+      doubtless encouraged by the Knights of the Golden Circle, and had he
+      waited long enough I have no doubt that we would have had an uprising in
+      Indiana that would have been very troublesome to put down. It was quite
+      fortunate that it occurred when it did."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Dr. Adams; "I have no doubt that plans were being perfected
+      about that time and later on for a general raiding and plunder of many
+      cities, as well as portions of the North outside of cities, where we could
+      be seriously damaged."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel resumed, saying: "During that evening we discussed matters
+      generally, but Peter felt very much disappointed at his being absent in
+      Canada while Gen. Anderson was bagging Morganson. He said that it was just
+      his luck to miss everything of this kind, but that he always had the luck
+      to get into some hard place in front of the enemy, and usually get hurt in
+      some way or other, but that when it came to getting rebels into a place
+      where they could be easily whipped or captured or chased out of the
+      country, the luck seemed always to fall to Gen. Anderson. He turned to the
+      General, and with a twinkle of the eye asked him if he had Ham with him to
+      assist in hiving these Sesh. The General laughed and said no; that Ham was
+      back watching out for the Army of the Center and keeping Gen. Forrester
+      from coming in some morning and taking away our trunks and camp equipage.
+      At this they both laughed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter said: 'Ham will not have quite the trouble that we have all had
+      heretofore since Forrester's command has been depleted by Morganson's
+      capture.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No,' replied the General; 'he will only need to watch one of them now.'
+      The conversation then turned on Peter's trip into Canada.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I inquired if he saw Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb. He said that he spent one
+      night at their house; said they were nice old people, very religious, and
+      lovely in every respect; that they were very proud of their children and
+      spoke of James as a brave and good boy. They knew nothing whatever about
+      his having been in trouble. When he told them that he knew him and that he
+      was on duty with Gen. Anderson, they were delighted, and asked many
+      questions about the army, our prospects, etc. They spoke of Seraine as
+      their lovely daughter; knew about her mission, her fondness for Henry,
+      and, in fact, gave him much information about Henry prior to the war that
+      we did not know. Altogether his stay with them was very pleasant. After
+      hearing about these good people, in whom we all felt an interest, I
+      insisted on his now giving us a full report of what he had found out about
+      the situation in Canada in reference to the conspiracy and conspirators.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He stated that on leaving Detroit, Mich., he went directly to Windsor,
+      and while there became acquainted with several gentlemen, one from Chicago
+      in particular by the name of John Wall. Peter, having learned all about
+      the Golden Circle, their signs, passwords, etc., had no trouble in making
+      himself known, and, as he represented that he was from Nashville, Tenn.,
+      he got along without being suspected by any one. Wall and he became
+      friends at once, and as they had rooms adjacent at the hotel they were
+      together the first night in Peter's room until very late. Wall knew all
+      about Morganson's raid, but not about his failure and capture. Peter
+      learned that on his way home from the Detroit papers. Wall told Peter that
+      he feared Morganson would not succeed in obtaining many recruits, as the
+      authorities in Canada at the head of the organization had not furnished
+      the arms that were promised to their friends in Indiana and Ohio; that he
+      was at that time there for the purpose of procuring arms for Illinois, and
+      that he had been sent there to see Mr. Jacob Thomlinson and a Mr. C. C.
+      Carey on that business. He said he was to have the arms smuggled through
+      to Chicago, where they would be subject to the orders of one Mr. N. Judy
+      Cornington, and that the intention was to release the prisoners at Chicago
+      and Bock Island at a time to be agreed upon for Camp Chase, Chicago, and
+      other places. At this point Gen. Anderson inquired if Wall was a man about
+      five feet eight inches in height, heavy build, gray eyes and light hair
+      mixed with gray, about half and half. Peter replied in the affirmative.
+      The General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'He is the same man Wall that I met in company with Cornington, Buckner
+      and Eagle when I was in Chicago on my voyage of discovery.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No doubt of it,' said Peter. Peter continued by saying that Wall gave
+      him full particulars as to what was intended. He said that so soon as arms
+      could be procured and the prisoners released it would be made so hot for
+      the Abolitionists, as he called the Union men, that they would be glad to
+      call their army back from the South in order to protect themselves against
+      fire and plunder in the North; that men were now organizing to burn many
+      of the cities North, and if that did not bring the Abolitionists to terms
+      other methods would be resorted to, but that the destruction of property
+      would be effective, as the North cared more for their property than they
+      did for the Government. The next day they met a man by the name of Tucker,
+      who was on his way to Montreal, where he was to meet Jacob Thomlinson and
+      Mr. Carey, in order to consult with them about what was to be done in the
+      direction mentioned by Wall.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He said that arms must be procured at once; that the friends North were
+      ready but that no means had yet been provided so that they could act. He
+      thought that if Jacob Thomlinson did not have the arms in Canada he should
+      at once proceed or send to England for them; that he was ready himself to
+      perform the journey. To this Wall replied 'That is all that is wanted in
+      Illinois.' Tucker said that already men were in England procuring and
+      preparing material only recently discovered that would burn up all the
+      cities of the North without endangering the parties applying it, and
+      should this fail something else must be resorted to; that the Confederacy
+      could not and must not fail. He was in favor of assassinating every
+      leading man North if absolutely necessary to procure their independence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter met several other Southern men while in Canada, as well as quite a
+      number of Northern men, who were in the conspiracy, and said that they all
+      seemed to be imbued with the same feeling and spirit&mdash;a determination
+      to have the rebellion succeed at no matter what cost. In their desperation
+      he thought they would resort to any means, no matter how destructive,
+      barbarous, or murderous. He left Wall and Tucker, and visited one or two
+      other places, and then returned, as he thought he was meeting too many
+      Southern men who might afterwards recognize him. His statement only
+      strengthened what we already had reason to believe. Peter also said that
+      this man Tucker and Wall placed great reliance in Valamburg, of Ohio, and
+      Thomas A. Strider and Bowen, of Indiana, and felt sure that they would
+      arouse the people of the North against the Administration to such an
+      extent that the war men would be put out by the people, and anti-war men
+      put in their places, so that a recognition of the Southern Confederacy
+      would be assured. The only thing that seemed to alarm them was the success
+      of Silent at Victor's Hill and Meador at Gotlenburg. They said they had
+      fears that these two men were their greatest enemies, and would relieve
+      from the Union army all the officers who were not Abolitionists. They
+      seemed to mean all who were opposed to the Administration. They appeared
+      to understand but two classes of men in the North&mdash;their sympathizing
+      friends, and Abolitionists.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I made Peter write out his statement and leave it with me. I sent it to
+      the President, and soon received his thanks through his Secretary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Two days later Gen. Anderson and Peter left for their commands, and on
+      their arrival at the Army of the Center they were most enthusiastically
+      received by officers and men. An officer said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, you had to go home to get a chance at the rebs.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' the General replied, 'Morganson and his men were merely visiting
+      up North during the vacation.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General found his staff officers, orderlies, and old Ham at his
+      Headquarters. When he had seen them all and inquired as to their welfare,
+      he told James Whitcomb about Peter having seen his parents. This delighted
+      the boy very much to think that any of us should care enough about him to
+      seek out his father and mother. Ham, being present, concluded that it was
+      about his time to say a word, so he inquired of the General about Martha.
+      The General told him that she was well, and sent love to him, and said she
+      prayed for his safety.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham laughed and said: 'I's not killed yet, but I 'spec' I will be some
+      day; for de nex' time I's gwine right into de fight, so I is. I jes' tell
+      you, Marsa Gen'l, I done sleep on dis, and jes' make up my mind dat I
+      fight dem Sesh de berry nex' time we git at em.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Ham,' said the General, 'I am not sure that we will need you to do
+      any fighting; but we would like it if you would stay around where we could
+      find you, the next battle in which we are engaged. Will you do that?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sah! I will, no mistake, dis time.' He got up pretty close to the
+      General, and said, 'Marsa Gen'l, you didn't tole Marfa 'bout I hidin' in
+      de bush, did you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Ham; we said nothing about it to any one.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Thank you, Marsa Gen'l; thank you, sah. I go now an' look after de
+      hoses; I guess dey hungry.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'All right, Ham,' said the General; 'go on.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Rosenfelt at this time was reorganizing and putting his army in
+      shape for a forward movement.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Papson had been home, and had just returned and was changing some of
+      his divisions. In this change he had assigned some three more regiments to
+      Gen. Anderson, thereby making his division very strong. After the
+      reorganization had been completed, Rosenfelt called several of his
+      Generals together at his Headquarters and talked over the proposition to
+      advance upon the enemy, and found perfect unanimity among them in favor of
+      an early advance. He then said to them that he should move within ten
+      days. His Quartermasters and Commissaries were put to work and were busily
+      engaged in procuring supplies and having them loaded into the several
+      corps and division train-wagons. Everything was active in camp. The horses
+      and mules were being re-shod, and the sound of many anvils could be heard
+      both by day and by night. Officers were supplying their mess-chests and
+      obtaining extra supplies, as they supposed there would not be another
+      opportunity very soon. At this time the Army of the Center numbered some
+      60,000 effective men, and was in splendid condition as to health, but had
+      grown somewhat lazy after so long a rest in camp with nothing to do. Gen.
+      Biggs, who was in his front, had scattered his forces very much, and while
+      he had fewer infantry than Rosenfelt, he had more cavalry. His cavalry,
+      however, had been diminished by the silly exploit of Morganson, who, as we
+      know, had been captured with many of his men, and those who were not
+      captured had concluded that raiding was unprofitable and did not return to
+      Bigg's army again. His force was divided about as follows: Polkhorn was at
+      Shell-town with about 20,000 men; Harding was at Waterhouse, to the right
+      some distance, with some 10,000 men; and at Tullahoming, with about 15,000
+      men, lay Chatham in a well-intrenched position, his cavalry to the front
+      and left of his army about 8,000 strong. Gen. Bertram, who surrendered
+      Dolinsburg to Gen. Silent, was now holding Knoxburg and Chatteraugus with
+      some 18,000 men, about equally divided between the two places.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Rosenfelt was now compelled to attack his intrenched position or move to
+      the left, thereby endangering his communication to the rear. This was
+      somewhat perplexing to him. In marching forward he would be obliged to
+      leave forces behind him to guard his communications, thereby constantly
+      diminishing his strength, while the enemy in falling back would lose none
+      of his strength. Looking at the situation after he was ready, he again
+      concluded not to move. This caused a terrible clamor both in and out of
+      the army. Finally he was ordered peremptorily to move forward against the
+      enemy. He obeyed the order, the army was put in motion, and a forward
+      movement began. The question was how to out maneuver Biggs. A feint was
+      made on Shelltown, which lay in the direct route of his march. This caused
+      Biggs to concentrate his forces at this point. While this movement was
+      being made our main forces were moved by rapid marches to Munster on the
+      enemy's right, which jeopardized his communications with Chatteraugus and
+      the valley south.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Biggs now finding his forces flanked, and seeing the danger of being cut
+      off from a junction with Bertram, fled precipitately over the mountains to
+      Fayette. Rosenfelt finding that Biggs had retreated in such hot haste, was
+      deceived into the belief that Biggs had gone into Georgia at or near
+      Romulus, and on finding that Bertram had left Chatteraugus with his
+      command, concluded that the enemy were re-enforcing the rebel army in the
+      East, and therefore thought to push on with force enough to attack and
+      defeat him, at the same time holding the strong points in the rear. So he
+      sent Gen. Critsinger with his corps to Chatteraugus, and with the rest of
+      his force marched over the mountain into the valley, intending to have the
+      larger portion of Critsinger's Corps join him in the valley, and then to
+      move south. Instead, however, of Gen. Biggs having sent any portion of his
+      army to re-enforce the rebel army in the East, he was concentrating all
+      his forces at Fayette and quietly awaiting re-enforcements from the East.
+      Gen. Longpath, with a corps of 20,000 men, was moving on railroad cars as
+      rapidly as possible to the support of Biggs. Gen. Rosenfelt was now on the
+      road between Bridgeton and Fayette without any knowledge as to the
+      whereabouts of Biggs, and yet he was now within fifteen miles of him, and
+      Biggs with somewhere about 80,000 men was lying in wait for Rosenfelt's
+      advance. During this afternoon a lady came into camp and asked to be shown
+      to Gen. Rosenfelt's Headquarters. When she appeared to the General he at
+      once recognized Mrs. Houghton, who had made such a trip just before the
+      battle of Murphy's Hill, in order to give the General the movements of the
+      enemy on his right the night before the assault. The General was
+      exceedingly glad to see her. She was invited to partake of soldiers' fare,
+      and was very pleasantly entertained. As soon as she could get an
+      opportunity she said to the General:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Are yot going to meet Gen. Biggs with your army?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General responded: 'Yes, if I can ever find him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, General, if you continue marching in the direction that you are
+      now going, you will find him to-morrow.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General laughed and said, 'I hope so; but, my dear lady, he is near
+      Romulus.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, General, he is not; he is at Fayette.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'At Fayette?' said the General with astonishment. 'You say he is at
+      Fayette?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sir, I do; I saw his camp this day; I was not in the camp, but in
+      sight of it. I have been at Smallwood, some fifteen miles south of
+      Fayette, and know that Gen. Long-path, with his corps from Gen. Law's
+      command in Virginia has joined Biggs. The last of these troops passed on
+      yesterday for Fayette, and I was told by a well-informed person that the
+      corps would increase Bigg's army to between eighty and ninety thousand
+      men.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Impossible!' said Rosenfelt; 'he would not have more than sixty thousand
+      with these.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; but, General, you must know that 20,000 of the Victor's Hill
+      paroled prisoners captured by Gen. Silent have been collected together and
+      organized into a corps under Gen. Stephenson, and are now in camp with
+      Biggs.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Is that so?' inquired Rosenfelt.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, General; what I have stated is true, and I hope you will believe me
+      this time. I once before took the chances of my life to give you correct
+      information, and had you believed my statement as then made to Gen. Papson
+      many a poor soldier might be living to-day who sleeps beneath the sod. I
+      come now as I did then, merely because I love my country, and for no other
+      reason. These rebels treat me kindly and never ask me a question which
+      would indicate their suspicion of me. I do not dislike them personally,
+      but I am an inborn Union woman, would make any sacrifice for the
+      preservation of our Government. General, you are in the greatest danger of
+      having your army destroyed. If I were a man and a General in command of
+      this army I would fall back at once to Chatteraugus and make resistance,
+      as they are sure to attack you in a very short time. The understanding
+      with them is that they must crush your army before re-enforcements arrive
+      to your support from the Army of the West, that army having cleared that
+      portion of the country of the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Rosenfelt said: 'If you had seen the army and made an estimate of its
+      strength, I would then have no doubt, but I am persuaded that you are
+      mistaken as to the whole rebel army being at Fayette. They say so to you,
+      but there is merely a force there to impede my march. It is a mere
+      outpost. Their main army is at Romulus, Ga.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, General, I should not like very much to see you move on this
+      outpost at Fayette, and I beseech you to send your scouts and find out the
+      exact situation before you make any further movement, as I assure you that
+      you will not proceed very far on this road without a great battle, and one
+      that you will have cause to remember the rest of your life.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "And so he has."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General said: 'Well, it is best to proceed with great caution at all
+      times, and inasmuch as I know you feel sure of what you say, and having
+      given very correct information heretofore, I will halt for the day and
+      send my cavalry to Fayette and let them clear the town of the rebels.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mrs. Houghton laughed and said: 'General, you had better give orders to
+      have what will be left of them (if you should send them there with such
+      orders) return and let you know which road will be left to you to march
+      on, which ever direction you may wish to go.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the General, 'you seem to think we will not be strong enough
+      for the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, he has a great army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Rosenfelt concluded that perhaps he had better be prepared, so he
+      placed Gen. McCabe's Corps on the right, Gen. Critsinger in the center;
+      Gen. Papson being some ten miles to his left near Cherokee Run, was
+      allowed to remain. His cavalry, under Gen. Straiter, was ordered to take
+      the main road to Fayette, and to enter the town if possible; but at all
+      events to feel the enemy and ascertain his position and force. The cavalry
+      were late in getting in motion, and when they had gone some ten miles the
+      darkness of the night impeded any rapid movement. But their orders were
+      such that they must move on. Soon they struck the rebel pickets, who
+      retired before them. Finally they approached the rebel camp which was
+      lighted and stretching out for miles to the east and south. The rebels had
+      discovered the approach of the cavalry and sent two regiments of infantry
+      on a side road to their rear, who opened on them from an unsuspected
+      quarter. This forced Gen. Straiter to strike off to his left, following a
+      road leading from Fayette to the old Mission House. By doing this he made
+      his escape with small loss, but was completely cut off from his retreat
+      back to Rosenfelt's Headquarters. He traveled all night and struck the
+      left of Gen. Papson's Corps at daylight, giving this information to
+      Papson, which was at once sent to Rosenfelt. Messengers were sent with all
+      dispatch to inform him of the situation, and not only so, but to say that
+      it looked as though the enemy were about moving, and Gen. Papson thought
+      they would be most likely to strike our left. This Rosenfelt did not
+      credit, as he could not see, if they intended an attack, why they would
+      not attack our right. In this he was mistaken. The enemy were intending to
+      turn our left, take possession of the Mission House road, and interpose
+      between Chatter-augus and our army, secure Chatteraugus and Bridgeton,
+      thereby taking possession of the lines of railroad between there and
+      Nashua, forcing Rosen felt away from his base of supplies, and,
+      eventually, to destroy and capture his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Papson, taking in the situation, ordered one of his divisions, with
+      Straiter's tired cavalry, at once on and across the road in rear of
+      Cherokee Run, holding two of the main crossings, at the same time
+      notifying Rosenfelt of his position and the reasons for it. In the
+      meantime Rosenfelt had concluded that the information given him by Mrs.
+      Houghton was in part correct. Having said this much to her, she asked to
+      be permitted to go into Chatteraugus, which she could do by crossing over
+      in the rear of the army to the Mission House road. Her request was
+      granted, and she started on her way. She had not traveled far before she
+      heard cannonading. She was then sure that the battle had begun. Rosenfelt
+      was greatly perplexed. Finally he agreed to Papson's suggestions, and
+      ordered Crit-singer's Corps to the left, and to join on to Papson's right.
+      By this time he could hear the sound of artillery in the distance, but
+      held McCabe, believing that the attack would most likely be made on that
+      road and on his right. Gen. Papson, seeing that one brigade of the enemy
+      had advanced to the crossing on Cherokee Run, did not hesitate, but
+      ordered Gen. Anderson to attack it, which he did at once. The contest was
+      a sharp one, but the enemy were driven back very much broken up, with
+      heavy loss in killed and wounded. Papson then threw Palmerston's division
+      in on the extreme left, on high ground, covering the road and crossing
+      well with artillery. In the afternoon a strong force under Polkhorn
+      advanced, and furiously attacked the two divisions under Anderson and
+      Palmerston. The contest raged for over an hour.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Palmerston was driven from his position, and our cavalry, which had been
+      posted on his left, was broken into fragments. Gen. Anderson changed front
+      with his left brigade and struck Polkhorn in flank and forced him back on
+      his main line. Palmerston was now supported by Sherlin's division and his
+      former position retaken. By this time Longpath had come up on Polkhorn's
+      left and had assailed violently Critsinger's left, and after a severe
+      struggle, in which the loss was great on both sides, our lines gave way
+      and the rebels came through and down the slope of the hill in perfect
+      swarms. Papson, quietly and coolly, as if in church, threw a portion of
+      his corps into the breach and checked the advance. He then adjusted
+      Critsinger's line and moved at once against Longpath's right and broke it,
+      driving it back in great confusion. He then advanced his whole line and
+      drove the enemy back for some distance through the woods on to his
+      reserves, and in this position night closed in on the two armies. During
+      the night Rosen-felt came up with McCabe's Corps, which was now posted on
+      a ridge to the right of Critsinger. This being done, he had his corps
+      commanders assemble at his Headquarters, now near Papson. When all were
+      together the manner of the enemy's assault was stated and various views
+      given as to his number. Some contended that his whole army was engaged;
+      some, his right wing only.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "General Papson was of a different opinion. He thought that the day's
+      battle had been fought on the part of the enemy by his advance merely;
+      that he was marching rapidly, believing that he could pass around our left
+      flank on the Mission House Road, by way of Roseville, into Chatteraugus
+      without much of a struggle, thinking our army all to be on the Bridgeton
+      and Fayette road; that in the morning they would attack with their whole
+      force; and for that we should prepare during the night. Rosenfelt agreed
+      that all arrangements for a great battle must be made during the night. He
+      directed that the lines be adjusted and made as compact as possible, and
+      all be ready to receive their assault by daylight in the morning. He then
+      sent out to find his cavalry commander, Straiter. When found it was
+      ascertained that part of his command had retreated to Roseville.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General ordered him to get his command together that night and move
+      by daylight in the morning around our left, and on the right of the enemy,
+      and attack his right flank; to dismount his men and fight them as he would
+      infantry, and to fall back on Palmerston's left and there take his
+      position, and to maintain it if possible. He directed McCabe to refuse the
+      right of his line and to close up on the left with Critsinger. Papson he
+      directed to take command of the left and center and to advance, if he
+      should drive the enemy in the direction of the Mission House road, so as
+      to get the enemy across it if possible. The two armies could be heard
+      during the entire night moving into different positions. The movements of
+      the artillery sounded at times as if it was coming into the other's line.
+      Hospital parties could be heard on both sides in search of the wounded.
+      The light of the fires could be seen for miles on either side, where the
+      men were getting their scanty meals and perhaps their last one. Rosenfelt
+      was busy all night in giving directions for the morrow. He rode all along
+      his lines during the night.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Biggs intended to make the assault at the opening of day the next
+      morning. Polkhorn was to move around and make an assault on our left and
+      center with one wing of the rebel army, composed of two corps. This attack
+      was delayed, however, by a heavy fog that hung over the field, lasting for
+      some two or three hours, giving Gen. Papson time to strengthen his lines.
+      At length the breathless suspense came to an end. Bolenbroke with a full
+      division had moved around on Papson's left flank (our cavalry failing to
+      get round as ordered) and made a most desperate assault. This was taken up
+      by successive Confederate divisions toward the center with a view of
+      getting possession of the road to Chatteraugus. Gen. Papson was equal to
+      the occasion, and Bolenbroke was soon hurled back in utter rout, two of
+      his Generals killed&mdash;Helmer and Deshling&mdash;and many of their men
+      and officers killed, wounded and taken prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the same manner were all attempts to break Papson's line abortive.
+      While these things were going well and Pap-son's command proving itself
+      the superior of the enemy, rolling him back in dismay, a terrible disaster
+      befell us on the right, which endangered the safety of our whole army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the morning, very early, Rosenfelt, in passing along the lines of his
+      army, discovered that McCabe was stretched out like a string, with no
+      solidity whatever in his line; that Davies with his division was entirely
+      detached from the main line and isolated; and Critsinger was also
+      stretched over entirely too much ground. He at once ordered the proper
+      dispositions to be made, which was not attended to until late, and in
+      changing these divisions the movement was attended with the most fearful
+      results to our troops, a gap being opened in our front by the withdrawal
+      of one of our divisions to the rear, the place not being closed up, as it
+      should have been. On its discovery by the enemy, Longpath threw Hoadley's
+      division in at this point, at the same time assaulting our right flank
+      with Bertram's force. By this movement and assault on our flank our whole
+      right wing was utterly disorganized and demoralized. They rushed in every
+      direction. The commanders seemed to be stampeded and worse demoralized (if
+      such a thing could be) than even the men. The woods swarmed with
+      disorganized bands of men without officers. The whole right became a
+      confused mass, mingling together without any reference to organization. In
+      this mixed and confused condition they came like a rushing torrent through
+      the woods in all directions; but finally, getting the direction to the
+      northward, they bore everything along in the same direction. Rosen-felt,
+      by some means, was carried along by this moving mass in the direction of
+      Roseville, and, being now separated from the rest of the army, he
+      continued his way to Chatter-augus, the presumption at least being that he
+      went to Chatteraugus in order to collect together and reform his shattered
+      divisions, that Papson might be properly protected in his looked-for
+      retreat with the remainder of the army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When Papson was looked for he was not to be seen coming on the road. He
+      had met the shock which came upon him after the General commanding and the
+      whole right wing had abandoned the field, leaving him and his command to
+      take care of themselves. Papson stood like the pillars of Hercules, and
+      met every assault of the combined army of Biggs with his single corps.
+      Gen. Gregor came back from the retreating column with his command, as also
+      did several other brigades. They were reconstructed hurriedly and formed
+      in line in support of Papson. He soon distributed these troops and
+      strengthened his flank. He fell back to a ridge across the road over which
+      the enemy were moving, and here reformed his lines and encouraged his men.
+      Gens. Anderson and Sherlin were gathering and putting in line anywhere
+      that they could do so the men who had been lost from their commands on the
+      right. The rebels were now advancing on Papson with the assurance of an
+      easy and triumphant march upon Chatteraugus, where they expected to make
+      prisoners of Rosenfelt and his entire army. Papson was still receiving
+      companies and regiments returning to the field after finding that a
+      portion of our army stood its ground. Batteries that had been abandoned on
+      the field by McCabe and Crit-singer in their stampede were gathered and
+      put in position with other artillerymen to work them. Gen. Gregor was
+      moved to the right with his returned forces (who redeemed themselves at
+      once), he hurled one of Longpath's divisions from a hill on Papson's
+      right, where a flank attack was intended by the enemy. By this success we
+      gained the position that entirely protected our right. Papson now with his
+      small force was in a strong position. The fighting continued on different
+      parts of our line. Palmerston had been again driven from the left and Gen.
+      Anderson again sent to his support. He fell upon the enemy with his
+      command and drove him back with great slaughter. Palmerston was again
+      re-established, and, with his position strengthened, could now hold it.
+      The battle raged with great fury the full length of the line, and never
+      did a Spartan band stand more firmly than did our gallant men. At four
+      o'clock like a mighty tempest in all its most terrible fury did the
+      musketry and artillery of the enemy burst forth upon Papson's devoted
+      columns, the entire rebel forces moving down upon him in solid phalanx.
+      Our forces replied with all their artillery. The roar of the artillery,
+      with its blazing fire, the rattle of the musketry on both sides, equaled
+      any ever heard or witnessed. Solid masses boldly marched up in front of
+      Papson's lines, where they were literally mowed down by our musketry and
+      discharges of shrapnel and canister from our batteries. They would recoil
+      and then move forward again into the very jaws of death. You could see
+      them fall almost in heaps, as it were.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This character of contest continued until darkness set in, our columns
+      not moving or swerving in the least. At dark the enemy retreated. The
+      victory of Gen. Papson was complete. Had the whole army remained and
+      supported Papson during the day a great battle would have been won by our
+      army, and Biggs driven out of the country, although his army was so
+      greatly in excess of Rosen-felt's in numbers. As the battle closed Papson
+      received orders from Rosenfelt at Chatteraugus to fall back to Rose-ville,
+      which was done. They encamped there for the night. Gen. Anderson and staff
+      were worn out and hungry. They hunted their Headquarters, but Headquarters
+      were not there. Old Ham was nowhere to be found, and no provision had been
+      made for anything to eat. Gen. Anderson was greatly annoyed, but thought
+      perhaps there was some excuse for it, as most of the men seemed to get
+      lost during the day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Capt. Day and my son Jackson said to the General: 'Perhaps he is with
+      Rosenfelt, assisting him in reorganizing the army in Chatteraugus.'
+      Matters were really too serious for jokes to be very amusing or
+      interesting at that time, so the conversations on the subject of Ham and
+      his whereabouts ceased. The next day they marched to Chatteraugus without
+      disturbance from the enemy. Many of our men remained on the battlefield
+      that night (compelled to do so from exhaustion) and came on to camp next
+      morning without the enemy coming in sight. Gen. Rosenfelt stated his loss
+      at 16,000, and Biggs admitted his to be 18,000. The army of Rosenfelt was
+      all collected and concentrated at Chatteraugus.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When Gen. Anderson came into camp he had a search made for Headquarters
+      wagons and tents, as well as for Ham. Finally one of the orderlies found
+      Ham down under the bank near the river and brought him to Gen. Anderson.
+      When Ham saw the General he was delighted and called out: "'My Laud, Marsa
+      Gen'l, I 'spected you done dead!' "'Yes,' said the General; 'but it seems
+      you did not wait to see.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir; dat am so. I staid doe, Marsa Gen'l, jes' as long as anybody
+      else do whar I been. I tell you, our mans all git, dey do; and when I seed
+      dat big Gen'l what's ober all ob you'uns (what am his name)&mdash;when I
+      seed him a gittin' from dar, I 'eluded it war about time for dis ole nigga
+      to march on dis way, too. Dat Gen'l, he not ride slow, I tell you; he go
+      fas'. And, afore de Laud, I 'spected you ebery one killed or cotched by
+      dem Sesh; den whar's de use ob me stayin' any mo' at dat place, Marsa
+      Gen'l?' "'Well, Ham, did you ever study law?' "'No, sir; I 'spect not; I
+      dunno what it am.' "'I think you would have made a good lawyer, Ham.'
+      "'Well, Marsa Gen'l, de truf is, ole Ham no good for nuffin'. I cannot
+      stand dis fitin'; dat am de truf, Marsa Gen'l. So, you see, I is no good.
+      I stay all right jes' as long as it am all quiet; but whar am de use ob me
+      stayin' by myself?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General laughed and said that was too good to keep. He let Ham off,
+      sending him out with Capt. Day and Jackson to get some tents and camp
+      equipage from the A. Q. M. The next day he amused himself telling Papson
+      and Sherlin what Ham said about 'no use for him to stay by hisself when de
+      big Gen'l gone.' They all enjoyed the joke except those that came in
+      early. Ham came back after a while to the General and begged him to
+      promise not to tell 'Marfa,' and then went off satisfied.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Biggs soon followed up and took possession of the ridge to the east
+      running from the old Mission House to the Little Combination River, called
+      Middleton's Ridge, and also a spur branching off from the regular chain of
+      mountains down to the river west of Chatteraugus, known as Looking-Glass
+      Mountain. The line thus formed was in the shape of a horseshoe, and, with
+      the river washing the north side of the town, Rosenfelt was completely
+      encircled; the object of Biggs being to force a surrender by starving him
+      out, Biggs now fully commanding all Rosenfelt's communications both by
+      rail and river. This was the position of the two armies at this time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent was ordered to leave Victor's Hill and proceed to
+      Chatteraugus, sending as many troops as could be spared from the Army of
+      the West. Gen. Meador was directed to send 20,000 men from the Army of the
+      East, in order to protect the communications of the Army of the Center. In
+      the meantime Broomfield had been ordered to move with his force, then in
+      Kentucky, on Knoxburg. Gen. Hord had come on transports up the Combination
+      River to Nashua with his corps from the Army of the East, and had sent
+      them in advance to protect the railroad between Nashua and Bridgeton.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent learning the situation, sent the troops forward from Victor's
+      Hill and hastened to the scene himself. The first order he issued in
+      connection with the Army of the Center was that of relieving Rosenfelt of
+      his command and placing Gen. Papson in his place. The condition of the
+      Army of the Center by this time was really frightful and perilous, and to
+      relieve this situation was the thing to be done, if possible. To this end
+      all the energy of the Chief was directed. To do this before an
+      unprovisioned army would be forced by starvation to surrender was the
+      problem. Gen. Silent telegraphed to Papson to hold out, and the answer
+      came, 'We will hold out until we starve.'"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "What a noble old Roman," said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Col. Bush; "the old man had no superior in the army, either as
+      a patriot or fighter; he was like a rock when he once took his position
+      and got his lines formed."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I knew him well," said Inglesby; "he was a noble man. He would have
+      starved to death in Chatteraugus before he would have surrendered."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel, what has become of Gen. Rosenfelt?" inquired Maj. Clymer.
+      "He was a kind man, and I liked him very much, barring some faults."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes. Well, he became soreheaded and got mad at the Administration, and
+      was exceedingly bitter on Gen. Silent for relieving him, and soon took
+      shelter under the wing of the anti-war party; but I have not heard of him
+      for many years. I think he went to some foreign country, then came back
+      and went to mining. I have no knowledge of his whereabouts now, however."
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XIII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     GEN. SILENT GUIDED BY A SPECTER.&mdash;ARMY OF THE CENTER.&mdash;
+     BELEAGUERED AND HALF STARVED IN CHATTERAUGUS.&mdash;MIDDLETON'S
+     RIDGE.&mdash;GEN. SILENT'S FORCES SWEEP THE REBELS FROM THE
+     CREST.
+
+     "O thou whose captain I account myself,
+     Look on my forces with a gracious eye.
+     Put in their hands thy bruising irons of wrath
+     That they may crush down with a heavy fall,
+     The usurping helmets of our adversaries.
+     Make us thy ministers of chastisement,
+     That we may praise thee in thy victory.
+     To thee I do commend my watchful soul.
+     Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes,
+     Sleeping and waking, O, defend me..."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "The Army of the Center was now in a most deplorable condition. Gen.
+      Biggs's lines extended to the river above and below, so that the Union
+      army inside of Chatteraugus was practically invested, the rebel army being
+      so situated that every movement of our troops could be watched as
+      carefully as if they were all of the same army. The enemy persistently
+      threw shells into our camp and made it very uncomfortable both by day and
+      night. The rains had so swollen the river and damaged the roads that there
+      was no direction from which supplies could be drawn in wagons of
+      sufficient quantity to be of any very great assistance, had the rebels
+      only held the Une of communication by rail. Our whole command had to be
+      placed at once on half rations. Over 3,000 wounded soldiers were in camp
+      and hospital, suffering and dying for want of proper food and nourishment.
+      Forage for the animals could not be procured, and more than 10,000 died in
+      and about Chatteraugus. One-third of the artillery horses died, and the
+      remainder were unfitted for service.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Biggs had cut off a train of supplies of medical stores for the wounded,
+      and the ammunition of our army was reduced to the minimum. In the battle
+      of Cherokee Run the men had thrown away and lost their blankets, so they
+      were exposed to the hot sun and the chilly nights, without blankets,
+      tents, food, or any of the comforts that even soldiers usually enjoy in
+      the field. When Rosenfelt started on the campaign his order was to take
+      but one blanket to each man, and no overcoats. In this condition they
+      could not retreat. They seemed doomed to surrender at no distant day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The enemy well knew the condition of our troops, being in possession of
+      the route to our depot of supplies, and the one by which re-enforcements
+      would reach our army. They apparently held our forces at their mercy. For
+      these reasons the enemy deemed it unnecessary to assault and lose lives in
+      an attempt to take what seemed secure. All that Biggs had to do, as he
+      thought, was to wait, and Chatteraugus would fall into his hands without a
+      struggle. Starvation would soon force terms, as retreat or re-enforcements
+      were considered alike impossible. No other portion of our armies was
+      reduced to such a terrible extremity during the war.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was the situation of the Army of the Center when Gen. Silent took
+      command of it. Biggs had sent his cavalry to the interior to watch all
+      movements on our part, and especially to prevent supplies from being
+      brought to or concentrated anywhere for our almost famished soldiers.
+      Weller and Lawting, in command of the rebel cavalry, captured and
+      destroyed in the Sewatch Valley 1,000 wagons loaded with supplies. They
+      also captured 700 wagons at Macklinville, with about 1,000 prisoners, and
+      at the same time destroyed millions of dollars of other property.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent had just arrived at Nashua, and, finding that the raiders
+      were burning wagon trains and railroad trains loaded with supplies,
+      collected all the cavalry he could, obtained horses and mounted two
+      regiments of infantry. Under a skillful officer he started them in pursuit
+      of Weller and Lawting, chasing them into Northern Alabama and capturing
+      near one-half of their commands. Gen. Silent had no means of getting into
+      Chatteraugus until Biggs's force at Bridgeton and on the river between
+      there and Chatteraugus could be dislodged and driven out of Looking-Glass
+      Valley, which ran down along the mountain side to the river. He had
+      difficulty in getting all the positions correctly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Finally he met Mrs. Houghton, who had come out from Chatteraugus prior to
+      its investment. She gave him the most satisfactory detailed statement that
+      he had received from any one as yet. In the interview she told him what
+      she was doing in that country and where she had been; what she had said to
+      General Rosenfelt the night before the battle of Murphy's Hill, and what
+      she told him the day before the battle at Cherokee Run. The General
+      questioned her as to the number of the enemy, the names of the commanders,
+      etc. When she gave the names of Longpath and Stephenson, the General said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'They are sending troops here from the rebel army East?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, General,' she replied; '20,000, I am sure, and I so told Gen.
+      Rosenfelt.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General said: 'They are using the Victor's Hill prisoners?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said she; 'Gen. Stephenson is said to be in command of 20,000 of
+      them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But they have not been exchanged as yet?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "As to that she did not know, but they were now in Gen. Bigg's army. Gen.
+      Silent thanked her and invited her to come to Chatteraugus when he should
+      take it; 'which,' he said, 'I mean to do in ten days from the day I open
+      the lines of communication, so as to get food to those starving soldiers.'
+      He then left her with many thanks for the information.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day Mrs. Houghton sought Gen. Silent again and said to him:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, there is one matter, which may be important, I did not think to
+      mention yesterday in our conversation.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Pray, what is that?' said he.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Gen. Longpath is to start in a day or so to Knoxburg with his command,
+      in order to drive Broomfield from there, who they understand is now in
+      possession of that place.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said the General, 'that is of more importance to know than
+      anything you have told me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I am exceedingly glad then, General, that I thought of it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General then said to her: 'I am extremely curious to know how you
+      learned this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sir, I visit hospitals on both sides, and many things are there
+      said that would not be told to anyone in camp. I had seen a sick rebel who
+      had just come into the city in citizen's clothes to be taken care of by
+      his friends, and you must not ask me who or where he is.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No,' said the General, 'I will not. Good-by!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent at once ordered Gen. Hord to concentrate his whole force at
+      Bridgeton as quickly as possible, and in three days the 20,000 men from
+      the Army of the East had secured Bridgeton and crossed over Little
+      Combination River on the road to Looking-Glass Valley. They moved forward,
+      driving Biggs before them, until they reached the western base of Coon's
+      Mountain, in order to pass into Looking-Glass Valley. At the point where
+      he was to enter the Valley the rebels made an assault upon his head of
+      column. Hord deployed his troops, advanced to the attack, and very soon
+      routed the enemy. The enemy now could very plainly detect and understand
+      the movement. Our troops went into camp at about six o'clock.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The rebels could see that if this movement was successful re-enforcements
+      as well as supplies to the Union army would immediately be the result, and
+      they were bewildered and chagrined. At about one o'clock the same night,
+      Hord was attacked in force by the enemy. Gear's command first received the
+      assault. Hord at once moved to the support of Gear, but before reaching
+      him found a large rebel force posted on a range of hills which completely
+      commanded his line of march. These hills were steep and rugged. There was,
+      however, but one course left, and that was to assault. This was done in a
+      most gallant style. The hills were scaled and the enemy driven from them
+      with a loss of many prisoners, as well as killed and wounded. Gen. Gear
+      meanwhile had been contending against a superior force for two hours, and
+      though almost enveloped at one time by the enemy, he finally succeeded in
+      repelling the assault. The moonlight was so bright that the firing seemed
+      to light up the whole heavens, as if meteors were in every possible space.
+      The yells of the rebels, the running away of teams, the heavy sound of
+      artillery, were enough to 'frighten the souls of fearful adversaries.'
+      Mules broke away from their wagons and hitching places, some with halters,
+      some with harness and singletrees dangling at their heels. Horses neighing
+      and mules braying, all dashed in the direction of the enemy, who mistook
+      the fleeing animals for a cavalry charge, and fled in disorder and
+      confusion. At daylight the enemy had been repulsed at every point and our
+      route to Chatteraugus secured.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent had managed to communicate with Gen. Papson, and directed
+      that one of his divisions should cross over the river in front of his camp
+      in plain view of the enemy, and while the enemy were watching these
+      movements pontoon bridges were being laid across the river by the Engineer
+      Corps, they passing down the river beyond the left flank of the enemy in
+      the night time. Over this bridge crossed Palmerston's Division and joined
+      Hord, and by the next morning all the heights commanding the bridge and
+      Looking-Glass Valley were secured&mdash;communication opened by way of the
+      north side of the river by crossing the pontoon bridge, and on that very
+      day rations for the men were taken into Chatteraugus. Such a shout as went
+      up from the throats of nearly 50,000 men was perhaps never heard before
+      nor since. Gen. Silent entered Chatteraugus with the supplies for the
+      hungry, and was most gratefully received by officers and men. When this
+      line was opened the boys christened it 'Silent's cracker line.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The scene that followed the opening of this line of communication is not
+      to be described by any one. Poor fellows, they had suffered long and much.
+      They were patriots; but how many people remember it now?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this point the old man grew eloquent, and finally bowed his head for a
+      moment. Resuming, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In a very short time every one had gained confidence and courage, and was
+      again not only ready but eager for the fray. Biggs at once saw his peril.
+      Longpath was at Knoxburg trying to dislodge Broomfield, while Gen. Papson
+      was being rapidly re-enforced. And now the tables were turned. The rebels
+      no longer jeered at and tantalized our boys with inquiries as to when they
+      proposed to start for 'Pine Forest Prison.' Jeff Davis, the Confederate
+      President, had only a few days before visited Biggs's army and looked down
+      upon our starving soldiers. Our boys knew this, and would ask if Jeff
+      Devis would like to dine with Gen. Silent on hard-tack?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just at this time our forces were anxiously looking for the arrival of
+      the troops from the Army of the West, which they knew were marching with
+      all the energy they could to the aid of their comrades. So the next
+      morning the rebels were saluted with a shout that rang from the valley up
+      to the top of Looking-Glass Mountain and along Middle-ton's Ridge. It was
+      the arrival of Sherwood from Victor's Hill with two full corps of as good
+      soldiers as ever marched under the American flag. Cheer upon cheer from
+      both our armies rang out and gladdened the hearts of all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day Gen. Silent was handed a note by a cavalryman. He examined
+      it, and found that it bore information to the effect that Longpath had
+      failed to capture Knoxburg, but had been repulsed by Broomfield and was
+      then marching rapidly to re-enforce Biggs. On inquiry the General found
+      that the note was written by a lady, who was then some ten miles away at a
+      farmhouse. The cavalryman stated that she was very anxious that Gen.
+      Silent should get the note that day, and that she had also told him to say
+      to the General that she was the same lady who had given him certain
+      information at Nashua some days before, and that she informed the bearer
+      of the contents of the note and requested him to destroy it if in danger
+      of being captured. Gen. Silent consulted Gen. Papson and found that he had
+      implicit faith in her statements, as he said she had given Rosenfelt
+      truthful and important information twice as to the numbers and movements
+      of the enemy. Gen. Silent said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'This being so, we must drive Biggs from his position before Longpath can
+      join him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "It was then raining and blowing a perfect gale, and Gen. Papson said that
+      it might be well to delay until the storm was over. This Gen. Silent
+      assented to, but directed that all preparations be made for the attack, so
+      as to be in perfect readiness at a moment's notice.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sherwood, however, had not yet succeeded in getting to the position
+      assigned him. He was struggling against rain, wind, and high water. In
+      crossing Little Combination River to the north side the pontoon bridge
+      gave way, and Gen. Osterman and his division of Sherwood's command were
+      completely cut off and left on the south side of the stream. Silent
+      ordered him to proceed up the river to a point opposite Middleton's Ridge
+      with the remainder of his command. By this time the freshet was so great
+      that it was impossible to repair the bridge. So Osterman was ordered, if
+      he could not get across by eight o'clock the next morning, to report to
+      Gen. Hord. Sherwood finally succeeded in moving the rest of his command to
+      the point indicated. Pontoons were now necessary for bridging the river at
+      this point in order to cross the troops again over to the south side to
+      assault Middleton's Ridge, the point of it sloping down near to the river,
+      on which rested the rebel right flank. There were but few pontoons to be
+      obtained, and here the genius of man came well into play. Rafts and boats
+      of a rough character were at once improvised, and by the morning of the
+      24th of November Sherwood's command was once more on the south side of the
+      river, with men, horses and artillery, ready for the assault. He was
+      moving in a drizzling rain, and as the clouds hung low his movement was
+      pretty well covered. He pushed forward with great rapidity and seized the
+      smaller hills near the river, driving the enemy therefrom, and at once
+      fortified them securely.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The rebels now seeing this advantage made an ineffectual assault to
+      dislodge him. He had possession of two hills, with a depression in his
+      front between him and the main ridge, it being his objective point. The
+      mist and heaviness of the day prevented the enemy on Looking-Glass
+      Mountain from seeing or understanding the movement of Sherwood on the
+      right. Night closed in, and as the clouds cleared away, the light of the
+      camp fires revealed the position of both armies. Indeed, the night was
+      beautiful. The lights on the north side were made by those guarding the
+      camp of Sherwood, left in his movement, across the river. These lights of
+      the camp fires of both armies now formed a complete circuit, making a
+      grand picture. The stillness of the night was a warning to all that in the
+      morning work was to be done.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "About the hour of ten Gen. Silent was out looking at the lights, and in
+      order to form some opinion of the condition of the weather during the next
+      day, he strolled along the river bank alone. Stopping at no great distance
+      from one of the sentinels, he sat down upon a stone under a large tree,
+      the shadows of which obscured him from view.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0017" id="linkimage-0017">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0238.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="A Spector Appears to the General 238 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "While sitting absorbed in thought as to what the future would be to the
+      army then preparing for a desperate battle, a strange form seemed to
+      appear before him. He was at first startled, and then felt as though he
+      had dreamed, and was thereby deceiving himself. The object was apparently
+      a woman dressed in a long flowing robe of pure white. The features were
+      regularly formed; she had large blue eyes, long, auburn hair, and a light
+      shone about her which made every feature plain and visible to him. This
+      strange apparition did not speak, but pointed to Looking-Glass Mountain,
+      and passed her hand, extending her forefinger, as though tracing the
+      mountain along to where it dips down to the Roseville road. At this point
+      she held her finger pointing for some seconds. She then turned and pointed
+      to the end of Middleton's Ridge, near the river, and there hesitated; then
+      turned and pointed to the center of the ridge, near where Gen. Biggs's
+      Headquarters were afterwards located. Here she seemed to trace two lines
+      on the side of the ridge by passing her finger twice back and forth. She
+      hesitated at this point for some moments, finally pointing to the sky as
+      though calling attention to the stars. At this moment Gen. Silent arose
+      quite excited, and the strange specter vanished. He stood for some moments
+      motionless. He could not move, and was trembling with nervousness. Finally
+      he aroused himself and stepped to the spot where the strange figure had
+      appeared. There was nothing that could have been by dreamy imagination
+      distorted into such a form. He said to himself, 'I dreamed; I must have
+      dreamed; how could this be otherwise?' Just at this moment he saw a
+      sentinel walking his beat some paces away and approached him cautiously.
+      The sentinel challenged, and Silent went forward and gave the countersign.
+      He then told the sentinel who he was, and inquired if anything unusual was
+      going on. The sentinel replied in the negative. Silent then inquired if he
+      had seen nothing unusual.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No,' replied the sentinel, 'except that you have been sitting on the
+      stone under this tree for some time. I have been watching you, as I was
+      not aware of your business.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'You saw nothing else?' said the general
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir,' was the reply.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General then bade him good night and returned to his headquarters,
+      feeling pretty sure that he had fallen asleep and dreamed while sitting
+      under the tree. Yet he had a half lingering superstition on the subject,
+      and it annoyed him very much. He could not divine the meaning of it;
+      whether a dream or not he could not decide. He walked back and forth in a
+      very unusual manner. One of his staff inquired if anything had gone wrong
+      in the movements of the army. He said not, but inquired if all the
+      Orderlies were at their posts, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I will want them very soon to take orders to the field. They must be
+      cautioned, also, as they will be in some danger in passing to where they
+      must go.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He then sat down and commenced dictating his orders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At midnight they were sent out to the different commanders. Hord was to
+      attack with all his force, assisted by Osterman's division, in the morning
+      at the earliest moment possible, and scale Looking-Glass Mountain. Gen.
+      Papson was to make a demonstration against the rebel center.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The mountain is very steep and covered with trees and underbrush. Crags
+      jut out at every turn all over its sides, and at the summit a high crest
+      rises almost perpendicular 50 or 60 feet. Around the point of the mountain
+      nearest the river the enemy had heavy earthworks, held by one brigade. The
+      ridge or crest of the mountain was held by some 7,000 men, with many
+      pieces of artillery. Hord's command was all on the west side of the
+      mountain, entirely obscured from the sight of any of our troops who were
+      in the town of Chatteraugus, so that nothing could be seen except the
+      rebels who occupied the crest of the mountain. The movements of the enemy
+      proved clearly that some advance was being made.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gens. Silent and Papson stood on an earthwork on the north side of the
+      town near the river, where they could plainly see all the rebel lines.
+      Very soon the smoke and sounds of battle were seen and heard. Osterman had
+      attacked the rebels in their works at the foot of the mountain nearest the
+      river and driven them pell-mell out of their intrenchments, killing,
+      wounding and capturing a great number. At the same time Gen. Gear was
+      pushing up the mountain, his right passing directly under the muzzles of
+      the enemy's guns which were on the summit, climbing over logs, boulders
+      and crags, up hill and down, dislodging and driving the enemy wherever he
+      opposed. Up and on went our brave boys to the mouths of cannon and into
+      the very jaws of death. Gen. Silent, addressing Papson, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, our men must be climbing up the mountain's side. The enemy
+      would not fire so rapidly nor such volleys unless our men were near them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, I should think they would not,' said Papson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The fire flashed from their guns and muskets in the sunlight as though
+      the heavens were in a blaze. Soon batteries could be seen pulling out and
+      moving on the table of the mountain in the direction of the south.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Do you see that, Papson?' said Silent. 'They are getting ready to
+      retreat. See, they are sending their batteries out of danger!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Papson looked, but said not a word. Soon a portion of their infantry
+      moved in the same direction. The noise of artillery firing could be heard
+      no longer, but the rattle of musketry was becoming more distinct. The men
+      and officers who were not in the demonstration against Middleton's Ridge,
+      which was not a very heavy one, were standing and looking in breathless
+      silence at the upper table-land of Looking-Glass mountain. Finally our
+      line was seen moving up the crest, the men firing as they came, and such a
+      yell as arose from our men in the town of Chatteraugus was of the kind to
+      bring joy to a patriot's soul. On they went, the fire flashing from the
+      muzzles of their muskets. The rebels began to retreat, our men pressing
+      them until they were driven entirely from the mountain and across the
+      valley near the old Mission House, and nearly to the foot of Middleton's
+      Ridge. Papson's movement against the ridge, which was the enemy's right,
+      ceased, and Looking-Glass Mountain was ours. Joy was unconfined among our
+      troops.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The poor fellows, who were nearly starved, acted as though they were
+      perfectly well and hearty, although they had had but little to eat for
+      weeks.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was only the beginning of the end at Chatteraugus.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent thought the rebels would now retreat into Georgia; but in
+      this he was mistaken. They strengthened their line on Middleton's Ridge
+      and extended it across the valley to where Looking-Glass Mountain slopes
+      down to the road from Roseville to Chatteraugus, and there they seemed
+      bent on staying. Two days later, finding the enemy again preparing for
+      battle, Gen. Silent issued his orders for a general assault. Sherwood at
+      early dawn was to attack the enemy on his right and drive him back if
+      possible on the southern portion of the ridge; Papson was to be ready to
+      assault in front at the moment when the commanding General should think
+      the proper time had arrived; Gen. Hord was to cross from Looking-Glass
+      Mountain over to the Roseville road and attack his left flank.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The morning was clear and cold. Biggs's Headquarters could be seen on the
+      crest of Middleton's Ridge, near the center of his line. Gen. Silent
+      occupied a knob or high point near our lines that had been wrested from
+      the enemy in a skirmish the day before. All were anxiously waiting the
+      assault and final result. Now and again a shot would be heard, and then a
+      volley. There were skirmishings occasionally in different directions. On
+      Hord's line, as he advanced, slight skirmishing was kept up, and at the
+      base of the ridge a shot would be fired in the direction of where Papson
+      was forming his line. Finally shots were heard on our extreme left, then
+      more, then a piece of artillery, then a volley, then a battery opened,
+      then commands were heard and the battle began. Sherwood was moving against
+      the enemy's right flank.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He attacked as ordered, but found the enemy in strong force and very
+      stubborn. The battle continued on this part of the line without any very
+      material advantage to either side. At about three o'clock Gen. Papson was
+      ordered not to delay his attack any longer, so at this time the movement
+      of the whole army against the enemy commenced. Papson attacked in double
+      column, Gens. Anderson and Sherlin leading the assault with their
+      divisions. In the center, at the first assault made on the rifle-pits at
+      the base of the ridge, our forces were not successful, and falling back
+      for a short distance they readjusted their lines, changed some of the
+      regiments, and moved forward again to the attack. This time the movement
+      was as if it were machinery in motion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When close to the enemy a bayonet charge was ordered, and against the foe
+      they drove the instruments of death. The men who were in this deadly
+      charge will never forget it. As they came with bayonets fixed and
+      directed, the enemy, seeing their determination, poured a deadly fire into
+      their ranks. Many a brave man fell, but on the lines swept over the
+      trenches. Here the rebels were killed and wounded in such numbers that
+      they lay one across another in great numbers. The enemy fell back, giving
+      up the trenches to our victorious troops, and retreated to their main
+      works on the top of the ridge.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Our troops moved right on up the slope of the ridge, facing a shower of
+      shot and shell and musketry most destructive and deadly. Anderson and
+      Sherlin led the way. Commanders of corps, divisions and brigades vied with
+      one another as to who should reach the crest first. For a time it seemed
+      doubtful if any of them would succeed in accomplishing it. Our artillery
+      was in battery playing on the enemy from an eminence on the plateau east
+      of the town and between the two lines. Finally the guns of the enemy were
+      disabled, some dismounted, and others driven from their position. Our
+      whole line then made one desperate effort to scale the ridge and charge
+      the rebel works. With a mighty shout and 'Come on boys!' from Sherlin and
+      Anderson, the heights were scaled, and amid sickening scenes of blood and
+      death our brave boys stormed and captured their breast-works. Their center
+      was pierced and broken. They wavered and finally retreated down the
+      opposite slope of the ridge. Gen. Anderson seized one of our flags,
+      mounted the rebel works, and held it up so that our whole army might see
+      it, and they did. The sight of the old flag on the rebel works on
+      Middleton's Ridge, filled our men with joy and enthusiasm. They rushed
+      forward, shouting as they went. The men who had been shut up and nearly
+      starved, wept with joy unspeakable.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sherwood now doubled the enemy's flank back until they were retreating
+      and falling back on the two divisions of Anderson and Sherlin, who turned
+      and poured volleys into their rear. The retreat of Biggs's army now became
+      general We captured many prisoners. Just at this moment a rebel cavalry
+      officer on a white horse was seen dashing down the ridge from the
+      direction of the rebel left. He came within a short distance of our line
+      and took off his hat to our troops, as if he intended to surrender.
+      Turning on his horse he drew a revolver and flred. The ball struck Gen.
+      Anderson in the right shoulder, inflicting a severe and painful wound.
+      Gen. Anderson turned and saw him as he escaped down the side of the ridge.
+      Anderson recognized him, but did not say a word. Many shots were flred at
+      him by the soldiers, but he made good his escape. (It was Gen. Joseph
+      Whitthorne, the fiend.) Gen. Anderson was taken by Jackson and James
+      Whitcomb (who had been by his side during the whole of the engagement)
+      back to the town to be cared for by the Surgeon. Gen. Anderson inquired
+      after Capt. Day, and upon inquiry it was found that he had been severely
+      wounded during the last charge up the ridge, and had been carried in an
+      ambulance to the hospital.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The battle was won. No rebel flag was insight, and the Stars and Stripes
+      w ed over Looking-Glass Mountain and Middleton's Ridge once more. Longpath
+      just reached Ringgold's Gap in time to meet his flying friends, who were
+      in a great state of demoralization. They had been utterly routed and
+      broken to pieces. Our army was in great glee and full of joy that night
+      and for many days thereafter. The Army of the Center had been in such bad
+      condition for so long a time&mdash;being hemmed in and starved&mdash;that
+      it became necessary to go into quarters for recuperation, and also to
+      refit and refurnish it with horses, mules, harness, etc. The troops were,
+      therefore, distributed at the most convenient points on the lines of our
+      communications.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent, now having put Gen. Biggs and his army in a condition of
+      harmlessness for the season, took up his headquarters at Nashua.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning after the battle, my son Jackson left Gen. Anderson (who
+      was comparatively easy, for his wound, though painful, was not considered
+      dangerous,) to search for Capt. Day. He found him in the officers'
+      hospital, wounded severely, shot through the bowels. He died that night.
+      This was sad news to the General, for he loved him as if he had been a
+      brother. He was buried at Chatter-augus. His friends were notified, and
+      removed his remains to the cemetery near Bloomington, Ill. He was a
+      gallant soldier, and had been so kind to Gen. Anderson that we all loved
+      him. His death caused nearly as much sadness in my family as the loss of
+      one of our own sons.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My son Jackson, James Whitcomb and old Ham staid close by Gen. Anderson,
+      doing all they could to alleviate his sufferings. There was no suspicion
+      as to who had shot him. One day, however, he was suffering with a severe
+      fever, and in a delirium remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Jo Whitthorne is my evil genius. He intends to murder me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This he repeated so often that when he was sufficiently recovered Jackson
+      asked him if he remembered saying this? He replied that he did not.
+      Jackson told him that it had aroused his suspicions on the subject. He
+      then revealed the secret to Jackson under the seal of confidence, as he
+      said it would kill his wife if she knew it. Jackson afterwards revealed
+      the same to me, but no mention was ever made of it by either of us.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Ham was so attentive and kind that no one asked him as to his
+      whereabouts during the battle. Jackson, however, found him under the bed
+      when they brought the General back from the field. The old man said that
+      he had been sick all day, and got under the bed to be out of the way. When
+      they came back he said to the General; 'I know you be kill' dat day or
+      hurted bery bad, kase I dream it. De good Laud tole me so when I sleep. No
+      'sputin' it, sho, for de Laud allers tells me 'bout dese matters; and you
+      can ax Marfa if it is not so when you go home.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When the General recovered so as to think of these matters he dictated
+      his report to Jackson, who wrote it for him, in which he recommended Peter
+      for promotion, among many others, for gallant conduct, and also
+      recommended Orderly James Whitcomb for a Lieutenancy in the Regular Army.
+      These recommendations were complied with at once, and Peter was assigned
+      to the command of a brigade. James Whitcomb was assigned to the 13th U. S.
+      Inf., and detailed at Gen. Anderson's request as an Aide-de-Camp in place
+      of Capt. Day. The President sent Peter's commission to me and I took it to
+      him at Chatteraugus, in accordance with the wish of Gen. Anderson, who
+      desired to see me, and at the same time to keep from his wife and our
+      family the fact of his being wounded until he should be able to come home.
+      I found my sons both well and Gen. Anderson improving when I arrived. I
+      remained several days. I met Gen. Silent and had several conversations
+      with him. I found him well posted as to all matters North as well as
+      South. He said there was no danger of Biggs during that Winter. He could
+      not more than recuperate his army, and in the Spring, in all probability,
+      the rebel army in the center would have a new commander, as Biggs was a
+      great failure; that if he had moved against our forces when he had them
+      caged up before re-enforcements came, our army would have been compelled
+      to surrender. He also spoke of our danger in the North from the anti-war
+      party. He regarded it more dangerous than the rebel army. If they could
+      succeed in carrying the election the Confederacy would by them be
+      recognized and the Union dissolved.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In a few days Gen. Anderson was adjudged by the Surgeon to be strong
+      enough to travel. He was granted an indefinite leave of absence by Gen.
+      Silent, who regarded him very highly as an able officer. Gen. Anderson,
+      myself, Jackson, James Whitcomb (now lieutenant), and Ham started for
+      Allentown. On arriving at home the family were overjoyed, surprised, and
+      grieved all at the same time&mdash;overjoyed at our return, surprised that
+      they had not heard of the General being wounded, and grieved at his
+      suffering.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Lieut. James Whitcomb was introduced to the family, who were delighted to
+      see him. He left the same evening for his home in Detroit, and we were
+      together once more, save two sons, Peter and Henry. The meeting between
+      Ham and Aunt Martha was very affecting. Their manner and queer remarks
+      were laughable. Soon Aunt Martha came in to see her Marsa Gen'l Tom. She
+      hugged him and got down on her knees and prayed for him, and then said to
+      me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Uncle Daniel, I bress de good Laud, for you bring Marsa Tom back. I cure
+      him, sho. I knows what to do; de Laud tell me, he do. He not goin' to let
+      Marsa Genl Tom die; no he not! He want him to whip de Sesh, he do. I
+      knows; de Laud tell me bout dat in de dream. He not fool dis old 'oinan;
+      he neber do. Ham, he dream 'bout dat when he down to de fight. He say he
+      sick when dey fight. How is dat, Uncle Daniel? Did Marsa Tom tell you? Was
+      he sick? He awful coward, Ham is, but if he sick, den all right; but when
+      he not been sick he must stay wid Marsa Gen'l to keep he things all right.
+      Ham say he do dat. I 'spect he do; he say so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We told Aunt Martha that Ham was all right, and that pleased her, poor
+      old woman. She was pure gold; God never made a better heart under any
+      white skin than she had under her black one.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson had the best of attention, and improved daily until he
+      could walk about without pain, but he was not fit for duty for a
+      considerable time. The two children were delighted, and were full of
+      questions of all kinds. One day when they were trying to entertain the
+      General, his little daughter asked him who shot him. I saw the tears come
+      into his eyes, and he arose and walked out on the porch without making any
+      answer."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Just at this moment Mrs. Wilson came into the room, and Uncle Daniel took
+      her on his knee and kissed her, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jennie, you are my all and only hope, save my poor grandson, that I now
+      have left. My time will soon come, however, when I can quietly quit this
+      world of trouble and care and find a home where works will have due
+      consideration; where those who serve in the army of the Lord will at least
+      be considered the equal of those who have been in rebellion against him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My good friends," said Uncle Daniel, "you may think strange of my
+      melancholy mood; but why should I desire to live longer and see what I do
+      and feel as I do constantly on account of the manner in which things are
+      now being conducted."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I am not in any way surprised at your feeling as you do. I have felt and
+      do feel the same, though my misfortunes and troubles have not been severe
+      in comparison with yours," said Col. Bush. "But, Uncle Daniel, to call
+      your attention away from your sorrows for a moment, I am very desirous of
+      knowing what became of Mrs. Houghton."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She remained in that part of the country during that Winter and until our
+      combined Armies of the Center and West commenced their next campaign,
+      during all of which time she kept our commanding Generals posted as to the
+      movements of the enemy, his strength, when troops were sent east or west,
+      where and how many; and when the troops were moved south in the Spring she
+      returned to New York, and, I have been informed, married again. I hope she
+      may be yet living and enjoying great happiness. She was a true woman. I
+      have not heard of her for many years, however."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She was a heroine sure," said Col. Bush; "her movements were of a most
+      important character, Uncle Daniel."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, Colonel, she was a true patriot, and loved her country for her
+      country's sake, and I hope the Lord has thrown fortune and pleasure in her
+      pathway. There were a great many patriotic and daring acts performed by
+      women during our war. God bless the good women. To our poor sick and
+      wounded soldiers they were like ministering angels, both in the camp and
+      hospitals."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0014" id="link2HCH0014">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XIV.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     SERAINE WHITCOMB'S EXAMINATION OF THE REBEL PRISONS AND
+     HENRY LYON'S RELEASE.&mdash;MAN'S INHUMANITY.&mdash;SERAINE WHITCOMB
+     VISITS THE SOUTHERN PRISON PENS.&mdash;A SAD TALE OF WOE.&mdash;
+     GRAPHIC PICTURE OF SUFFERING, WRETCHEDNESS AND DEATH.
+
+     "Oh war, thou son of hell,
+     Whom angry heavens do make their ministers,
+     Throw in the frozen bosoms of our past,
+     Hot coals of vengeance."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel Lyon resumed his story by giving us a history of the
+      adventures of Miss Seraine Whitcomb, who, as had been discovered, was the
+      sister of James Whitcomb, now Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Anderson. He continued
+      by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Miss Seraine's journey to Richmond was accomplished by overcoming the
+      greatest of difficulties. The President's authority was good at every
+      point in and through the Union lines. But when she reached the rebel
+      pickets at or near the Rapidan she was placed under arrest as a spy, and
+      taken to the headquarters of the commander of the rebel army. She then
+      stated her case in a modest way, presenting the note given to her by our
+      President. Her story was so simple and reasonable that she was permitted
+      to enter Richmond in order to lay her case before President Davis. At the
+      same time the authorities at the rebel army headquarters had a lurking
+      suspicion of her on account of (as they thought) her pretended perilous
+      undertaking. Yet she was conducted to Richmond, and there took lodgings at
+      the Virginia Hotel, where she was subjected to a constant watch over her
+      every movement. She was in much doubt for several days what course to
+      pursue. There was great activity going on in making preparations for some
+      movement of the rebel army. She was not permitted to leave her hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She finally wrote a note to President Davis, stating that she wished to
+      be permitted to have an interview with him on a matter of grave import to
+      her; that she was alone and under a vigilant watch; that she thought she
+      could satisfy him of her harmless intentions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "To this she received a very polite answer permitting her to see him at 11
+      o'clock the following day, and informing her that he would send an escort.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day, promptly at the time, an officer appeared and inquired if
+      Miss Seraine Whitcomb was in. She readily responded, and directed that he
+      be admitted. Presenting himself, he said he was Capt. T. P. Redingson. The
+      arrangements were soon agreed upon, and the two started for the Executive
+      office. The detention in the ante-room was-but slight, before they were
+      ushered into the presence of Mr. Davis. Seraine said he was seated in an
+      arm-chair, rather oldish and common. Mr. Davis rose and greeted her
+      pleasantly. He looked care-worn and haggard, and seemed thoughtful; but at
+      no time during the interview did he forget his genial, polite manner
+      toward her. She hardly knew what to say. After a short time he broke the
+      ice by asking her if he could serve her in any way. She gained courage
+      enough to tell him her whole story. She told him she would not give
+      information of any kind to any one in reference to what she might see or
+      hear while under his protection; that she wished to examine the prison
+      records for the name of her friend, Henry Lyon, who she hoped, through his
+      kindness, to find, and have exchanged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She seemed to touch a tender spot in his nature. He gave her a letter of
+      safe conduct through all the rebel lines, and authority to examine the
+      prisons and hospitals, exacting at the same time a pledge from her that
+      she would, when satisfied, return by way of Richmond and make a report to
+      him of all she should see and hear that was of interest in connection with
+      the prisons, the army, or other kindred subjects. With this understanding
+      and pledge on her part she gave him her thanks, with many good wishes for
+      his health. She then bade him good, good-by and returned to her hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Capt. Redingson, her escort, was very polite to her, and promised that he
+      would call the next day and make arrangements for her to visit the prisons
+      and examine the records or rolls of prisoners in Richmond. The next day at
+      ten o'clock the Captain called and escorted her to Libby. There she saw
+      such suffering as made her almost frantic, but she indulged in no remarks.
+      As she passed along the pallets of rotten straw, the tears would roll down
+      the sunken cheeks of their occupants as she uttered some kind word to
+      them. The rolls did not disclose the name of the one for whom she was in
+      search, and she returned with the Captain to her hotel. That night she
+      could not sleep. She had seen that day such sights as she had never
+      expected to witness, and could not have believed had she not looked upon
+      them with her own eyes. Men eating rotten food; many, very many, sick,
+      sore and distressed; quite a number without sufficient clothes to cover
+      their persons; no blankets; no way to send word to friends; no privileges
+      granted, their treatment harsh and brutal. For the least delinquency
+      inhuman punishment was inflicted. No prospect of help or relief of any
+      kind. All kinds of stories were told them of disasters to the 'Yanks,' as
+      the rebels called the Union soldiers. It was really a sickening sight to
+      behold.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day they visited Belle Isle, and there found the same condition
+      of things. After an examination of records they returned to the Virginia
+      Hotel. Miss Seraine then concluded to leave for Salisbury. She asked the
+      Captain if he would be kind enough to see to getting her tickets and
+      placing her properly in charge of the conductor, with such instructions as
+      might enable her to avoid annoyance on her route. The next morning she was
+      feeling dull and heavy on account of having passed a restless night. The
+      shadows of that which she had seen during the day were continually before
+      her eyes. She got ready, however, and was soon put on the train by Capt.
+      Redingson, who knew the conductor and explained to him her situation and
+      desire to avoid annoyances. Then bidding the Captain good-by, with many
+      thanks for his kindness, she sat down in the car to pursue her weary
+      journey, with many ill forebodings. She looked out of the window over
+      valley, hill and stream, and as she passed on through that picturesque
+      country her eyes fairly feasted on the majestic scenery beautified by the
+      pines that tower heavenward along the line of the railroad.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In her loneliness she could not resist the floodtide of hopes and fears
+      that swept through her mind&mdash;now hoping and then fearing that she
+      would not find Henry. If she should, would he be in the condition of the
+      poor, starved skeletons she had seen at Libby and Belle Isle? Could it be
+      possible that her lovable and gentle Henry could be so starved and harshly
+      treated by these people, who had been so polite and kind to her? 'No! no!'
+      she thought to herself; 'it cannot be.' The train sped along, and at night
+      she was in Salisbury. There she was taken to a hotel of limited
+      accommodations and worse attendance, as it was of the character so common
+      to that country in the days of slavery. Quite a number of sick rebel
+      officers, who had been sent there to recuperate, were in the hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning it was discovered that a female 'Yank' was in the house,
+      and, the gossips whispered 'a spy!' Miss Seraine was unsuspecting, and
+      acted as if she had been a mere traveler in her own State. But very soon
+      an officer came and sat down by her and began a series of questions, all
+      of which she answered frankly. She told him her mission, and made inquiry
+      about the prisoners there, wishing to look for her friend, Henry Lyon.
+      This officer left her and went to the authorities and had her put under
+      arrest. At this she was frightened almost out of her wits. She wept and
+      begged, but nothing would do but she must have her baggage (merely a
+      satchel) examined. This done, they sent a lady with her to her room and
+      searched her person. Being so much alarmed, she did not think of her
+      letter from Mr. Davis. This was found in her pocket and declared a
+      forgery, as they thought if genuine she would have produced it sooner.
+      Finally the conductor who had brought the train through from Richmond
+      returned, and finding how matters were, relieved her situation
+      by-explaining it to the authorities. The officers and Mayor then hastened
+      to make apologies for their action and afterwards treated her very kindly,
+      and offered her every facility for the examination desired. Her search at
+      the place was as fruitless as heretofore. She found the condition of
+      things here as elsewhere with our poor prisoners&mdash;nothing but extreme
+      suffering and ill treatment. It was hard for her to understand how any
+      civilized people could find it in their hearts to treat human beings so
+      barbarously.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She left Salisbury the first moment it was-possible for her to do so, and
+      made her way in great sadness to Pine Forest Prison, meeting with many
+      perplexing things on the way. As she neared Pine Forest she became nervous
+      and almost sick with fear that her mission would be a failure. Her
+      strength and resolution all at once seemed to fail her. But on she went,
+      between hope and despair. En route to this horrible place, all kinds of
+      phantoms rose before her mind. She would first see a starved human being,
+      and then a wild beast pursuing him; then the butchery and murder of the
+      victim; so that when she arrived at the village she was almost frantic and
+      nearly insane. A gentleman, seeing her lonely and peculiar situation,
+      assisted her to a house, where she procured quarters.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "It was not until the next morning that she made known her desire to visit
+      the prison. The lady of the house seemed to take in the situation, and,
+      instead of regarding her as a spy, felt a sympathy for her and willingly
+      rendered her all the assistance she could. Miss Seraine told her whole
+      story to her, and sought her aid in making the proper investigation. This
+      lady, Mrs. Lawton, made all necessary arrangements for the two to visit
+      the Superintendent at three o'clock that afternoon. Promptly at that hour
+      they started, and when they entered the Superintendent's office outside
+      the prison-pen they were received most courteously by Mr. Hibbard. At the
+      same time his face wore an expression that made Miss Seraine shudder. His
+      movements were sluggish, his manner uneasy. She hastened to make known to
+      him the cause of her visit, and at the same time presented Mr. Davis's
+      letter. He scanned the paper very closely without making any remark. The
+      arrangement being made to come at twelve o'clock the next day, they
+      returned to Mrs. Lawton's house.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mrs. Lawton was kind, and readily engaged in conversation, giving the
+      most horrible description and picture of the prison and the inhuman
+      treatment the prisoners were receiving. Seraine was silent, and refrained
+      from expressing opinions or making any remarks save to say that she had
+      been treated with great kindness and consideration by the officers she had
+      met. Mrs. Lawton gave her to understand that she had great sympathy for
+      the prisoners, and that she was not entirely in harmony with the
+      rebellion, although she had been a sufferer by the war, having lost her
+      husband in the Confederate service. She said she was living there merely
+      to make what she could by selling things to the soldiers when she was
+      permitted to do so. She had a great contempt for Mr. Hibbard, then keeper
+      of the prison. It seems Hibbard was only there temporarily.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Miss Seraine slept but little that night,&mdash;she was so eager to
+      ascertain if Henry was, or if he had been, there. Next morning she arose
+      early and was ready for breakfast, though she ate but little. When the
+      hour of twelve o'clock arrived she and Mrs. Lawton repaired to the office
+      of Mr. Hibbard as per appointment. They were received in a very polite
+      manner, and informed that a guard would be sent through the grounds with
+      them. They asked if he could not accompany them, as they were very timid
+      about passing through without his presence. He finally consented to attend
+      them as guide and protector.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'On first entering at the south gate they met a stench that almost
+      stifled them. As they passed along they saw the prisoners in groups,
+      standing and gazing at them with a stare like that of maniacs. Some were
+      moderately well clad, others almost in a state of nudity. The pen, for
+      that was what it really was, was in the most filthy condition that human
+      mind could imagine. As they passed along they could see the blush of shame
+      mantle the cheek of their escort. They walked through the center of the
+      grounds, being the dryest and most cleanly. To describe accurately the
+      suffering of the men, the filthy condition of this pen, and the ghastly
+      looks of those poor creatures, was more than any tongue or pen could do.
+      They came to where a portion of the sick were lying under a very poor
+      shelter, and there saw sick men with but little clothing and in all the
+      conditions of human suffering possible. Many were covered with ulcers from
+      scurvy, some were sick with fever, some with their teeth dropping out,
+      some dying with dysentery, some with old wounds not healed, some with
+      fresh ones made by their brutal keepers, and nearly all were literally
+      swarming with vermin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Miss Seraine became so sick at these sights that she was almost fainting,
+      and asked to return to the house and be permitted to come earlier the next
+      day, so as not to be in the pen during the midday heat. Her request was
+      granted, and they left the prison. She was greatly alarmed for fear she
+      would find Henry among this suffering class of sick men. The next day they
+      entered the prison at nine o'clock, and passing around on the north side
+      of the grounds found many cooking and eating their meals. There were no
+      satisfactory conveniences for cooking. A little fire and a few pans and
+      cups were all. The meat, what little they had, was broiled on coals. Many
+      took their meal and stirred it in a cup with the most disagreeable water
+      ever used, and drank it down without cooking. Hundreds had died within a
+      few days&mdash;some from sheer starvation, as they could no longer take
+      the food into their stomachs; some from scurvy, some from fever, and some
+      were murdered by the guards for passing beyond where ordered. How any one
+      could live in that polluted and poisonous atmosphere was the wonder. In
+      the inclosure there was a dirty, swampy piece of ground, with water
+      stinking with filth of a character sickening to behold. When the rain fell
+      all were subjected to the drenching cold bath. On the ground and in the
+      mud and the damp they lay. Many were there who during the prior Winter had
+      been so exposed as to have their feet frozen, until in many instances they
+      were rotting off.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "These sights were so shocking in all respects that Miss Seraine was
+      afraid to speak, (except to say a kind word, when permitted to do so,) to
+      any of the unfortunate men. It seemed to her that Hibbard knew where Henry
+      was, but was avoiding bringing her into his presence. So she said not a
+      word, but looked well at all in view as she passed along.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The punishments for any and every little breach of discipline were of the
+      most outrageous character. She saw many persons with their hands tied
+      behind them, and others standing, with their thumbs run through loops of
+      cords tied up to posts. The guards were insolent and were constantly
+      damning the prisoners. Take it altogether&mdash;their dirty, filthy food,
+      their mode of cooking, their scanty rations, their clothes, the stinking
+      water they were forced to use, the treatment of the sick, the punishments
+      they were compelled to bear, the dirty, vile pen they were in, and the
+      poisonous atmosphere they were forced to breathe, there is no account
+      anywhere in the barbarous ages that ever did or could equal Pine Forest
+      Prison.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Miss Seraine became sick and tired of the horrible sights, and at last
+      said to Mr. Hibbard that she did not wish to go around any more to look
+      upon the suffering prisoners, but desired to be taken where Mr. Lyon was,
+      if in the prison. He replied that he thought he was in the main hospital.
+      They directed their steps thither. On entering it she beheld so many
+      ghastly men at one view that she recoiled, and for a moment hesitated.
+      Recovering herself she proceeded. While passing along she beheld a young
+      man with sunken eyes, pale and ashy cheeks, lying on a board cot, so
+      emaciated that she had no thought of who it could be. But in a moment she
+      heard her name whispered, and saw a lean, bony hand reaching out towards
+      her. She looked at him, took his cold, withered hand, and spoke to him,
+      asking if she could do anything for him. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I am Henry Lyon, Seraine. Do you not recognize me?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She fell into Mrs. Lawton's arms, exclaiming: 'My God!' When she revived
+      she fell upon Henry's neck and wept bitterly, exclaiming:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My Henry! my Henry! Can it be possible, can it be possible?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After some little conversation between them, she telling him that all
+      were well at home, etc., Hibbard informed her that the rules of the prison
+      would not allow any further interview at present."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "What a brute," interrupted Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Miss Seraine asked to see Surgeon Jones. She ascertained that Henry was
+      just recovering from an attack of typhoid fever and was now out of danger.
+      She obtained permission from the Surgeon to visit him daily while she
+      remained, and to bring him certain delicacies to eat. She then returned to
+      Henry and bade him an affectionate good-by, with a promise to see him
+      again. With a sad heart she retraced her steps to Mrs. Lawton's. Retiring
+      to her room she gave way to her grief and spent the remainder of the day
+      in tears.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0018" id="linkimage-0018">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0258.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Seraine With Henry at Pine Forest Prison 258 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The following day Mrs. Lawton again accompanied Seraine to the
+      prison-pen. They took some wine and cake to Henry. After being refreshed
+      he and Seraine had a long and pleasant interview, in which Seraine told
+      Henry all about her trip, etc. She told him she had decided to leave soon
+      for Richmond, and thence for home, but would try and arrange with the
+      Surgeon, (who seemed to have some humanity left,) for Mrs. Lawton to visit
+      and bring him some nourishment. The prison and the sights beheld by her
+      had quite affected her nerves. On returning to Mrs. Lawton's she was
+      suffering with a violent headache, and, going to her room, she remained in
+      bed for three days.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mrs. Lawton was very kind. She sat by her bedside and gave her a detailed
+      account of her own trials. She was a daughter of a Union man, and had
+      never lost her veneration for her country and the old flag. Although her
+      husband had lost his life in the Confederate army, she had not changed her
+      smothered feelings for the Union. She related to Seraine the many
+      villainous outrages perpetrated upon the Union prisoners by the inhuman
+      keepers and guards of this vile den. She told graphically of seven
+      fine-looking young men who were brought out of the prison for attempting
+      to escape, and shot in the presence of a crowd of jeering devils. Said
+      she:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'If a man wishes to learn of "man's inhumanity to man," this is the
+      place.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She expressed her great desire to leave the place, as it was like
+      dwelling on the verge of the prison for the souls of the damned. Seraine
+      talked to her of her mission and what she desired to accomplish; also
+      asked her to keep a watchful eye on Henry, and when the time should come
+      for an exchange of prisoners to remind Hibbard of Henry as one to be sent
+      away, provided she could arrange the matter. Henry had been a prisoner now
+      for more than a year, and was naturally near the time for his exchange if
+      any one would look after the matter. After quite a delay on account of her
+      being taken sick again, the time came for her to leave for Richmond, and
+      after thanking Hibbard for his courtesy, and tendering manifold thanks to
+      Mrs. Lawton for her kindness and great care of her, as well as leaving
+      some money with Mrs. Lawton for Henry's benefit, and promising to write
+      from Richmond if permitted to do so, she embraced Mrs. Lawton as if she
+      were her mother, and with tearful eyes they separated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Soon Seraine was on her way to report to Mr. Davis, President of the C.
+      S. A., as she had promised to do, and also to effect an early exchange of
+      prisoners if possible. Her trip was a dreary one. She remained as quiet as
+      possible, having no one to cheer her on her way. On arriving at Richmond
+      she again stopped at the Virginia Hotel, and there again met Capt.
+      Redingson. He expressed pleasure at seeing her, and tendered his services
+      as escort and protector while in the city. After detailing some of her
+      experiences on her journey, and thanking him for his former politeness,
+      and also for his present proffered services, she requested him to bear her
+      compliments to President Davis and ask for an early interview, as she had
+      promised to return and report to him. The Captain readily assented, and on
+      returning that evening informed her that he would be pleased to accompany
+      her to the Executive Office the next day at eleven a.m., at which hour
+      President Davis would see her. She was very anxious and quite nervous
+      until the time arrived. Exactly at eleven o'clock the next day the Captain
+      came for her with a carriage, and very kindly attended her to the presence
+      of the President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Davis met her with cordiality. He spoke to her about her perilous
+      undertaking, and hoped she had been treated kindly by his people. He also
+      inquired as to her success in finding her friend, to all of which she
+      responded that her treatment was kind, and her efforts were so far crowned
+      with success. She gave him an account of her journey and visits to the
+      prisons; her examination of them, and finally her success in finding Henry
+      at Pine Forest. She told him the truth about the prisons, the food,
+      raiment, and treatment of the prisoners. He answered in a manner rather
+      tender, and feelingly expressed his desire to have matters in this
+      direction improved, but regretted the impossibility of doing all things as
+      we might desire to have them done. He spoke of the barbarism of war and
+      its attendant cruelties. But he soon changed the subject, after thanking
+      her for her honesty and for having the nerve to tell him the truth.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He then inquired what she desired in reference to her friend. She asked
+      for his release as the only means of saving his life. He responded that he
+      would order his exchange at once, and promised her that he should be on
+      the first boat or train sent North with prisoners. He also gave her
+      permission to write to Mrs. Lawton on this subject, provided she did not
+      use his name in connection with this promise. He then gave her a letter of
+      safe conduct through his lines and detailed Capt. Redingson to go with her
+      to our lines. Having accomplished the object for which she had gone South,
+      and reported fully and truthfully to Mr. Davis as she had promised to do,
+      she took leave of him with her best wishes for his personal welfare. He
+      bade her farewell and God-speed in a very kind and tender manner, so much
+      so that Seraine has ever spoken kindly of him as a man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She repaired to the hotel and told Capt. Redingson that she desired to
+      leave early the next morning for the Headquarters of the Union army. He
+      said he would call for her as requested, and they separated. Seraine,
+      after going to her room, wrote to Mrs. Lawton and inclosed a note to
+      Henry, merely telling him that she was well and on her way home,
+      encouraging him to bear up under his sufferings, etc.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning Capt. Redingson called according to his promise, and
+      they were off at once for the lines of the armies. On arriving at the
+      Headquarters of the Confederate army, they were nicely entertained by the
+      commanding General. They partook of a good meal and then rested for the
+      night, Seraine being cared for at a farm house near by. The next morning,
+      on being provided with a pass through the lines, they were conducted under
+      a flag of truce to the Headquarters of the Union army, some twenty miles
+      away.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Seraine was received by the commanding General and taken care of. Capt.
+      Redingson, after having delivered his charge, returned with Seraine's
+      blessing for his kindness to her. After she had taken a rest she conversed
+      with Gen. Meador, who was then in command, and related to him her
+      experiences, at the same time keeping her promise to speak of nothing
+      pertaining to the Confederate army or any movements of the same. After a
+      night's rest she was sent under charge of an escort to Washington city,
+      where she stopped for several days, until she could see the President and
+      Secretary of War. She finally managed to have an interview with the
+      Secretary, and, after explaining who she was and her mission South, he
+      replied with some nervousness:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Henry Lyon' Is he a son of Daniel Lyon, of Allentown, Ind.?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On being answered in the affirmative, he exclaimed:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My God? what affliction that family has had! His oldest son died
+      recently, being the third son he has lost since this war began.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was the first knowledge that Seraine had of the sad distress in the
+      family. She sighed and dropped a tear. The Secretary at once understood
+      the situation, and told her Henry Lyon should be looked after and properly
+      cared for. She asked if, when he was exchanged, he could not be discharged
+      from the service. She said that Mr. Lyon's seven sons were all in the
+      army, and three having lost their lives, she thought one ought to remain
+      at home to comfort the parents during their terrible trials. She struck a
+      tender chord in the Secretary's heart, and he replied: 'Yes; when he
+      returns, you write me and it shall be done, if he consents.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This brought joy to her very soul. She bade the Secretary good-by, saying
+      as she left that he would hear from her in due time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She then called at the President's and sent in his own letter which he
+      had given her when she started South, that she might thereby be recalled
+      to his memory. He sent for her at once. As she entered his office he arose
+      and greeted her most affectionately, calling her 'my child,' and bidding
+      her be seated. He commenced plying her with questions, and she told him
+      the whole story. When she related what she had seen in the rebel prisons,
+      his countenance saddened and tears fell from his eyes. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'This must be remedied somehow. Humanity revolts at retaliation in kind,
+      but in an instance like this it might be justified.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She told him what she desired, and what the Secretary had promised. He
+      replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My dear child, it shall be done. My old friend Lyon is making more
+      sacrifices than should be demanded of any one. I hope you will see him
+      soon, and when you do, tell him that I often think of him and his family,
+      as well as what they are doing for their country.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President was a man of generous impulses. He had a very kind heart,
+      full of sympathy for humanity.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She left the President with feelings of the deepest affection and
+      gratitude, having every assurance that her wishes would be complied with.
+      As she left, he bade her good-by, calling her his 'little heroine.' From
+      Washington she went to Baltimore, learning that some prisoners who had
+      been exchanged were to be landed there. She remained at the Burnett House,
+      most of the time in her room, not wishing to make any acquaintances, but
+      watching the papers closely to ascertain the time for the arrival of the
+      prisoners. One evening she learned that a vessel had come into port with
+      200 prisoners. She hastened to the dock; arriving all out of breath, and
+      seeing the large crowd that was waiting she became very much excited, and
+      observing an officer in uniform she ventured to speak to him. It was Gen.
+      Shunk, of Ohio. She told him who she was, and also for whom she was
+      looking. He answered her very cordially, and said he knew Mr. Daniel Lyon,
+      formerly of Ohio, and inquired if the person in question was one of his
+      sons. She said he was, and he told her to wait and he would see, as he was
+      then in command at Baltimore. In a few moments he came back with the glad
+      tidings that Henry Lyon was among the prisoners. She was going to rush on
+      board the vessel, but the General detained her, informing her that it was
+      not allowable under the orders, but he would bring Henry to her as soon as
+      possible. Soon she saw Henry coming from the vessel, leaning upon the arm
+      of a comrade. He seemed to be very weak, and still looked like a mere
+      shadow. He was brought where she stood, trembling and almost fearing to
+      meet him lest his mind might have given way somewhat under the trying
+      ordeal through which he had just passed. She threw her arms around his
+      neck and wept aloud. A carriage was procured, and she accompanied him, by
+      permission, to the hospital where he was ordered to go. Reaching there, he
+      was placed in a nice clean ward. There they talked matters over, and Henry
+      agreed to the discharge from the service. Seraine left him with the
+      nurses, saying that she would return as soon as possible; at the same time
+      he was not to let his people know anything of his whereabouts. She left
+      that night for Washington.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning at the earliest hour that she could see the Secretary of
+      War, she made her appearance. On meeting the Secretary he recognized her,
+      and asked if she was after the discharge about which she agreed to write
+      to him. She replied that Henry was now at Baltimore, having been
+      exchanged. Then she told him of his condition. The Secretary at once
+      ordered the discharge made out, and as soon as it had passed through the
+      proper officers' hands and was returned to him he handed it to her,
+      saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'You deserve this yourself, without any other consideration.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She again thanked the Secretary, and at once repaired to the President's
+      Mansion. When she was admitted, on seeing her the President guessed from
+      her bright countenance the whole story, and congratulated her most
+      heartily. She told him all, and showed him Henry's discharge and thanked
+      him for his kindness. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'May God bless you, my child, and give you both a safe journey home!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Returning to Baltimore, she made arrangements to have Henry placed in a
+      clean car and taken to Allentown. After they were under way she told him
+      about the discharge, and he was delighted. She telegraphed me to mee her
+      at the depot, but did not say one word about Henry. I read the dispatch to
+      the family, and many were the conjectures. Peter said she had not found
+      Henry, and a great variety of opinions were expressed. My wife burst into
+      tears, fell down on the sofa, and cried, saying she felt that Henry was
+      dead. Ham, hearing what was being said, concluded it was his turn to
+      guess; so he began:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'You's all off de track. Ham sees it all frough de glass in he head, he
+      do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Go 'long wid you, you ole fool: since you's free you 'spec' you is big
+      and knows a heap. You doesn't know nuffin, you don't,' said Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, alright, Marfa; 'spec' me not know bery much; but, sho's you is
+      born, dat boy all right; you see, you jes' wait. I say no mo', but I see
+      what is de matter. You jes' wait, dat's all you got to do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning I went down to the depot with a carriage, and there
+      found Seraine and Henry waiting for me. I embraced my poor boy, overcome
+      with grateful emotion. My joy was complete in finding him alive. He was a
+      living skeleton. We were not long in driving to the house. All were out on
+      the portico to see Seraine, no one but Ham expecting Henry with her. As
+      they all saw Henry the family leaped with joy, and rushing out to meet us,
+      but seeing Henry's ghastly appearance a sudden sadness came over all. We
+      helped him out of the carriage. He was completely overcome when he saw his
+      mother. She clasped him in her arms and cried piteously. He was assisted
+      into the house and laid upon the sofa. All seemed to have overlooked
+      Seraine in their great joy over Henry's return. I introduced her to each
+      one of the family including old Ham and Aunt Martha.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Didn't I see dem in my glass, Marfa; didn't I? What you got to say now?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I 'spects you did, Ham; dey is heah, sho.' Bress de Laud; he bring dis
+      boy home. I not see him afore dem pizen Sesh fix him dat way! Dey starve
+      him. What did dey do to him to make him look like dat?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Soon we all got settled, and after breakfast we heard Seraine's story.
+      She was our heroine, and no mistake. No one of us could do too much for
+      her. My good wife wanted to have her for a daughter at once. She could not
+      let her go out of her sight for a moment. She hugged her, kissed her,
+      seemed almost to want to take her in her lap as a child; in fact, we all
+      loved her. She had gone through great perils to save our dear boy, and why
+      not love her I For some days we did nothing but talk over her journey-ings
+      and what she saw and did. She was the idol of our household. When Henry
+      had gained strength enough to bear up under the double shock, we told him
+      of the death of David and James, which painful news he had not heard
+      before. It took him many days to rally after this melancholy intelligence
+      of the fate of his dear brothers. After Henry was strong enough to walk
+      about without help Seraine thought she must leave us for a time and return
+      home. This saddened our hearts, as we had grown much attached to her. But
+      she and Henry talked the matter over, making their own arrangements, and
+      the next day Jackson escorted her to her home in Michigan. When she left,
+      no family ever wept more in sorrow at the departure of any one than did
+      ours.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "There was a mystery connected with her periling her life in the way she
+      did that I could not then solve, but I made no inquiry into her secret.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Of the few left to us they were now once more nearly all together, and
+      further plans were in order."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this point Dr. Adams said, "The horrors of those rebel prisons have
+      ever been like a specter before me whenever I hear them mentioned."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Judge Reed here interrupted, saying: "I indorse every word of Miss
+      Whitcomb's description of these prisons. I endured their horrors and
+      inhumanity for nine months, and she does not tell the half that might be
+      told. To show that Seraine's statement is not in the least exaggerated, I
+      have saved an article from the Sumter (S. C.) <i>Watchman</i>, published
+      in reference to the Florence Prison at that time, which seems to have
+      equaled the Pine Forest.".
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Being asked to do so, Dr. Adams read as follows:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Camp we found full of what were once human beings, but who would
+      scarcely now be recognized as such. In an old field, with no inclosures
+      but the living wall of sentinels who guard them night and day, are several
+      thousand filthy, diseased, famished men, with no hope of relief, except by
+      death. A few dirty rags stretched on poles give some of them a poor
+      protection from the hot sun and heavy dews. All were in rags and barefoot,
+      and crawling with vermin. As we passed around the line of guards I saw one
+      of them brought out of his miserable booth by two of his companions and
+      laid upon the ground to die. He was nearly naked. His companions pulled
+      his cap over his face and straightened out his limbs. Before they turned
+      to leave him he was dead. A slight movement of the limbs and all was over&mdash;the
+      captive was free! The Commissary's tent was close by one side of the
+      square, and near it the beef was laid upon boards preparatory to its
+      distribution. This sight seemed to excite the prisoners as the smell of
+      blood does the beasts of the menagerie. They surged up as near the lines
+      as they were allowed, and seemed, in their eagerness, about to break over.
+      While we were on the ground a heavy rain came up, and they seemed to
+      greatly enjoy it, coming out <i>a paris naturalibus</i>, opening their
+      mouths to catch the drops, while one would wash off another with his
+      hands, and then receive from him the like kind of office. Numbers get out
+      at night and wander to the neighboring houses in quest of food.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "From the camp of the living we passed to the camp of the dead&mdash;the
+      hospital&mdash;a transition which reminded me of Satan's soliloquy&mdash;
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell, And in the lowest deeps, a lower
+      deep, Still threatening to devour me, opens wide."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "A few tents, covered with pine-tops, were crowded with the dying and the
+      dead in every stage of corruption. Some lay in prostrate helplessness;
+      some had crowded under the shelter of the bushes; some were rubbing their
+      skeleton limbs. Twenty or thirty of them die daily; most of these, as I
+      was informed, of the scurvy. The corpses laid by the roadside waiting for
+      the dead-cart, their glaring eyes turned to heaven, the flies swarming in
+      their mouths, their big-toes tied together with a cotton string, and their
+      skeleton arms folded on their breasts. You would hardly know them to be
+      men, so sadly do hunger, disease, and wretchedness change 'the human face
+      divine.' Presently came the carts; they were carried a little distance to
+      trenches dug for the purpose and tumbled in like so many dogs. A few
+      pine-tops were thrown upon the bodies, a few shovelfuls of dirt, and then
+      haste was made to open a new ditch for other victims. The burying party
+      were Yankees detailed for the work, an appointment which, as the Sergeant
+      told me, they consider a favor, for they get a little more to eat and
+      enjoy fresh air.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Thus we see at one glance the three great scourges of mankind&mdash;war,
+      famine, and pestilence, and we turn from the spectacle sick at heart, as
+      we remember that some of our loved ones may be undergoing a similar
+      misery."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This publication," said Col. Bush, "made in one of their own papers at
+      the time, proves that all that has ever been said of their treatment of
+      our prisoners is true."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Uncle Daniel, "and much more."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel," said Dr. Adams, "this Miss Seraine Whitcomb was, indeed, a
+      true woman, and, as the President well said, a 'little heroine.' I take it
+      she was rather small, from this expression of his."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, she was rather small, but a pure jewel."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She was a woman of great determination, and loved purely and strongly.
+      There are but few instances of such pure devotion and rare patriotism to
+      be found in the annals of history. What feelings she must have had while
+      traveling through the Confederacy in such anguish and suspense. She was a
+      jewel, sure enough."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush here interrupted, saying: "The condition of our poor soldiers in
+      the prisons she visited must have driven her almost insane. It certainly
+      drove many of the poor sufferers into a state or condition of insanity, in
+      which numbers died in their ravings and delirium."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Is it not wonderful," said Dr. Adams, "how soon these barbarities and
+      inhumanities are forgotten by our people?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Col. Bush; "but you must remember that our people are moving
+      too rapidly to look back upon scenes of distress. Money and power are now
+      the watchwords&mdash;throw patriotism to the dogs. It is not needed now to
+      save their property and their rights. You must remember that a man like
+      Hibbard, the deputy at Pine Forest Prison, who allowed men to be shot down
+      like dogs and starved like wild beasts, is now looked upon with more
+      consideration and favor than Uncle Daniel, who gave his whole family as a
+      sacrifice for his country. Did not this same Hibbard travel all through
+      our country last Fall making speeches? Was he not received with shouts by
+      our very neighbors, within a stone's throw of this dear old man, whose son
+      was starved near unto death in Pine Forest Prison by this man? Has he not
+      held high positions in his State since? And I would not be surprised to
+      hear that he had been appointed to some Foreign Mission, in order that he
+      may represent our country abroad in the true Christian spirit of our
+      advanced civilization!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Uncle Daniel; "when he was North on his stumping tour I
+      mentioned the fact of his inhumanity, and only received jeers from those
+      who heard me&mdash;some young students who were not old enough to be in
+      the war, and now feel that it must never be mentioned except in a whisper.
+      It seems that all the treason, infamy, and the barbarities and cruelties
+      practiced during that bloody period are now condoned, and the persons who
+      practiced the greater wrongs are made thereby the more respectable. Oh,
+      that I had not lived to see these things! It makes me almost doubt my own
+      existence. Sometimes I feel that it is all a dream."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Maj. Clymer, in order to draw the aged man's mind away from this
+      unpleasant theme, inquired if he knew what became of Mrs. Lawton.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I cannot tell," said Uncle Daniel; "she and Seraine corresponded for a
+      number of years after the termination of the war. The last we ever heard
+      of her she had married with an Englishman and located in Canada. God
+      knows, I hope she may yet be living and happy. She was a noble woman. I
+      fear, however, that she, too, has passed away, as we have had no tidings
+      of her for many years."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel at this time becoming weary and very melancholy, we excused
+      him for the present, and asked permission to return again, when he
+      promised that he would continue his narrative, and, bidding him
+      good-night, we left, with an increased desire to hear more from his honest
+      and truthful lips.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XV.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     PLOTS TO POISON AND BURN.&mdash;FIRE AND POISON.&mdash;THE PLOT TO
+     BURN NORTHERN CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.&mdash;THE SCHEME
+     AVENGED.&mdash;PART OF THE CHIEF PLOTTERS BURNED BY THEIR OWN
+     COMBUSTIBLES.
+
+     "The earth had not
+     A hole to hide this deed."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      Some weeks having elapsed since Uncle Daniel was excused, we were anxious
+      to hear him further, and assembled again at Mr. Wilson's house. Uncle
+      Daniel was feeling quite well, greeted us pleasantly, and asked that we be
+      seated. After the compliments of the season, we inquired if he was ready
+      to continue his story. He replied that he was, and began by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After Jackson had returned from escorting Seraine to her home in Detroit,
+      we discussed the question as to what steps should now be taken. Gen.
+      Anderson was still quite feeble, his wound being very painful. It was
+      thought that it would require considerable time for him to recover
+      sufficiently to again be able to take the field. He thought it would,
+      perhaps, be several months. Jackson, after reflection, thought he would
+      continue his investigation of the Golden Circle conspiracy, and to do so
+      satisfactorily deemed it best for him to go to England and get on the
+      track of their allies in that country, and see what preparations were
+      being made abroad in connection with the leaders in this country. Gen.
+      Anderson thought this a good plan. Henry, who had been growing stronger,
+      said to Jackson, that while he (Jackson) was making his voyage of
+      discovery through parts of Europe, he would go to Canada as soon as he was
+      able to do so, and carry out the plans left unexecuted by Jackson at the
+      time he returned from New York. This arrangement being understood by all,
+      we sent Ham out to the farm, in order that Dent might be summoned to
+      Allentown to give us what information he had gathered, if any, during our
+      afflictions and consequent suspension of our operations in that direction.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We directed Ham to bring Mr. Dent back with him the next morning. At ten
+      o'clock Joseph Dent and Ham arrived from the farm. As soon as we could
+      conveniently do so, we had an interview with Dent as to what was
+      transpiring in his immediate neighborhood among his friends, the Knights
+      of the Golden Circle. He related to us the facts in reference to a meeting
+      held two nights before, about which he had intended to come in that day
+      and tell us, if Ham had not come after him. The facts, as he stated them
+      to us, were these:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "A person by the name of Harris stated to his confederates that he was
+      just from Richmond, Va., at the same time claiming to be a member of the
+      Confederate Congress from Missouri. (A part of Missouri believed that it
+      had seceded, as you may remember, just as a few Counties in Kentucky
+      thought they had.) Harris had passed through the lines, coming through
+      West Virginia and Kentucky, as any one could have done at any time, and as
+      many doubtlesss did. His statement, as Dent told it to us, was this: That
+      he was sent by the President of the Confederate States (so-called), and
+      was on his way to Indianapolis to lay a plan before the leaders in this
+      and other States; thence he was to pass into Canada and meet the leaders
+      there, and in that way have prompt action and co-operation assured. His
+      greatest desire seemed to be to meet Mr. Thos. A. Strider, who, he said,
+      was one of their best and shrewdest advisers. His headquarters were to be
+      at Windsor, Canada. He directed the Lodge to which Dent belonged to be
+      ready at a moment's notice to do whatever might be directed from the
+      Supreme Council. He told his hearers to spread the alarm wherever they
+      could without being suspected, that there was to be a great destruction of
+      property in the North; that, he said, would terrify leading men and
+      property holders; and, in order to satisfy his confederates that there was
+      a basis for this statement, he disclosed a part of a plot that had been
+      proposed to Jefferson Davis and was soon to be carried out. It was that a
+      discovery had been recently made by a professor of chemistry, one
+      McCullough, by which towns and cities, and vessels coming in and going out
+      of our ports, could be easily burned without danger of discovery. With
+      this newly-discovered combustible material a general and wholesale
+      destruction of all kinds of destructible property was to be inaugurated.
+      Harris said that agents were to be employed all over the country, who were
+      to be selected from the members of the Knights and to be made up of the
+      most reliable and tried men; that this matter had been duly considered and
+      determined upon by the authorities at Richmond; that Jacob Thomlinson, C.
+      C. Carey and others were now on their way to England to meet Mr.
+      McCullough, who was already there, and where the destructive material was
+      to be manufactured and brought in an English vessel to Canada, as there
+      was noway of getting from the Confederate States to the place from which
+      they wished to operate without running the gauntlet, and perhaps meeting
+      with dangers not desirable to be encountered. This man Harris also
+      instructed all who heard him that the penalty now fixed by the authorities
+      in the Councils of the Knights for disclosing any of their secrets was
+      death, which might be inflicted by any of the Order ascertaining the fact
+      so that no doubt could exist as to the guilt of the person who had played
+      traitor to them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This, I could see, alarmed Dent and made him cautious and hesitating at
+      times when we would give expression to our utter abhorrence of the use of
+      such villainous means as seemed to be in contemplation by our enemies. We
+      constantly assured the old man, however, that he need have no fears of any
+      of us, which, of course, he had not; yet he was somewhat timid. He could
+      not tell which way Harris started from their meeting, nor how he was
+      traveling. This ended his recollection of Harris's statement. We then got
+      Dent again to repeat the signs, grips, passwords and instructions to Gen.
+      Anderson and Capt. Jackson, as well as to Henry, and so they found
+      themselves well posted. Then, thanking Dent and encouraging him to
+      persevere in his discoveries, we allowed him to go and make his
+      arrangements with David's widow about matters at the farm and then return
+      home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day I wrote to the President, giving him the history of matters
+      as detailed to us by Joseph Dent; also, the plan we had laid out for the
+      future. In a few days I received a note from Washington, unsigned, merely
+      saying, 'the plan is approved.' I knew from whom the note came, and was
+      well satisfied to have the plans carried out.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day we received a letter from Peter, informing us that he was
+      well, and that the Army of the Center was in camp and were expecting a
+      long rest after the two great battles. This delighted my wife, as she felt
+      that while they were not moving, her boys were safe. By this time all
+      necessary arrangements had been made for Jackson's departure, and after
+      bidding his mother and the rest of us good-by he left for New York; from
+      there he expected to sail for Europe. On arriving at New York he called
+      upon Mc-Masterson and B. Wudd, and made satisfactory statements to them as
+      to the reasons for not going to Canada. After obtaining letters of
+      introduction to Jacob Thomlinson they proceeded to discuss the situation,
+      and from them he learned that preparations, such as had been detailed to
+      us by Dent, were evidently being made for great damage to towns, cities,
+      and property generally. He also obtained letters from McMasterson to some
+      important persons in London, where he professed to be going on some
+      mission for the rebels. The letters, as before, introduced Mr. Jackson, of
+      Memphis, Tenn.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0275.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Jackson Starts for Europe 275 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "He sailed the following day and had a pleasant voyage. While on board the
+      vessel crossing the Atlantic he made the acquaintance of one Capt.
+      Redingson, a jolly, gentlemanly companion. They were very suspicious of
+      each other for some time, but finally Capt. Redingson gave him the sign of
+      the Golden Circle, to which Jackson responded. The friendship was then at
+      once established. Jackson carefully felt his way,&mdash;as you have seen,
+      he was a cautious man,&mdash;and finally discovered that Capt. Redingson
+      was well acquainted in Memphis. This rather placed Jackson in a dilemma,
+      as his letters located him at Memphis. Finally he turned the conversation
+      in the direction of building railroads, and finding that Capt. Redingson
+      knew nothing about railroads, he mentioned that he had been employed in
+      engineering work on the Memphis &amp; Chattanooga Railroad. He said he
+      lived in Ohio, but claimed Memphis, Tenn., as his residence, inasmuch as
+      he was a rebel and would have nothing whatever to do with the North while
+      they were making war against his friends, as his people were all natives
+      of Virginia, he himself having been born there. This statement made all
+      things right, and the two had a jolly good time together the remainder of
+      the voyage.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During one of their conversations Capt. Redingson, in relating some of
+      his war experiences, made mention of the fact that at one time, not long
+      past, he had met a young lady from Michigan in search of her sweetheart,
+      and that he had been her escort while she was at Richmond, and through
+      their lines to ours. At this moment Jackson told me that he came very near
+      spoiling everything by his agitation, but by rising and taking a glass of
+      water had time to recover, and then listened to the story with great
+      interest, asking a question occasionally. Capt. Redingson finally took a
+      small book from his pocket and read her name, 'Se-raine Whitcomb,' and
+      that of her lover, 'Henry Lyon,' and remarked, that he intended, if ever
+      he should have an opportunity, to find out the history of the two, as she
+      had impressed him very favorably, and, in fact, had excited his
+      admiration,&mdash;she was so gentle and frank, and withal so brave.
+      Jackson said at this point he again became very thirsty.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Very soon the conversation took a turn in another direction, and Jackson
+      inquired if the Captain thought there were any persons in London looking
+      after the interests of the Confederacy, to which the Captain replied that
+      Jacob Thomlinson, C. C. Carey, and one or two others that he did not know,
+      were there on a secret mission, the nature of which was not fully known to
+      him, as he had only returned to Richmond from Mexico on one day and left
+      under orders the next, and had to run the blockade in order to get away.
+      His description of the passing of our vessels in the night out from
+      Wilmington in a vessel laden with cotton; the darkness, the stillness of
+      the night, the lights on our vessels, the fear of being discovered and
+      overtaken, the joy he experienced when they had passed our line and were
+      covered by one of their fast-running cruisers (the Susquehanna) was indeed
+      quite graphic. Jackson said that although the Captain was a rebel, and
+      perhaps engaged in running the blockade frequently, yet he was cheerful,
+      and took everything that seemed to be working against their success so
+      philosophically that he enjoyed his company, and rather liked him. During
+      the trip Capt. Redingson learned to like Jackson also, and made him a
+      confidant, promising to introduce him to many friends after they should
+      arrive, among whom he included Jacob Thomlinson, Carey, and many others.
+      He finally disclosed to Jackson the fact that he was sent by the
+      authorities at Richmond to London and Paris with a large amount of
+      Confederate bonds for sale, and that he would take Jackson with him to
+      visit the bankers, and also get him introduced, so that he might be
+      admitted to some of the Gentlemen's clubs, where he could hear much
+      discussion pro and con about the war. It seemed that Capt. Redingson had
+      been across several times on business for the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When the vessel reached port, and all was ready, the two went out
+      together, and from Liverpool to London were engaged in conversation as to
+      how they could best manage to enjoy themselves while in London, and at the
+      same time attend to the business for which they were abroad. Jackson had
+      satisfied the Captain that he was going more to find out how the people
+      there felt, and the probabilities of the English Government rendering aid
+      to the Southern Confederacy, for the purpose of his speculating in bonds
+      and stocks, than for anything else, and at the same time to aid if he
+      could the friends of the Confederacy everywhere; and to use all means, no
+      matter what, for their success. They had not noticed any of the important
+      points until they came within some ten or twelve miles of London, when
+      their attention was attracted by the church and school buildings of
+      Harrow, beautifully situated on a hill rising from a plain. This
+      celebrated institution is one of the first in the Kingdom. It was founded
+      in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Many distinguished men have been educated
+      there, among whom were Lord Byron, Sir Robert Peel, and Lord Palmerston.
+      After this the Captain and Jackson took much interest in the historic
+      objects presenting themselves till they reached London.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On arriving they engaged rooms at the Charing Cross Hotel. During the
+      next day Capt. Redingson found his friend Jacob Thomlinson and brought him
+      to his room. Very soon after this he invited Jackson in and introduced him
+      as Mr. Win. Jackson, of Memphis, Tenn., a good and true friend of the
+      Confederacy, who was willing to do anything to aid in making the rebellion
+      a success. Mr. Thomlinson received him with much cordiality, and conversed
+      very freely, but cautiously. He was not quite as free and easy as Capt.
+      Redingson. Finally Mr. Thomlinson invited them to visit him at his hotel,
+      'The Palace,' near Buckingham Palace, on the following evening, stating he
+      would have some friends who would be pleased to meet them. Jackson was
+      very desirous to accept this invitation, as perhaps the opportunity would
+      be afforded to get some information of value, and was consequently
+      delighted that Capt. Redingson promptly indicated their acceptance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In good season they made their toilets as if they were to meet the Queen
+      of England or the Prince of Wales, and set out for the Palace Hotel. On
+      arriving at the hotel and notifying Mr. Thomlinson of their presence, they
+      were ushered into his apartments, which they found were most elaborate and
+      elegant.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On entering they were presented to Mr. C. C. Carey, Prof. McCullough, and
+      Dr. Blackman, of Kentucky. These men had the appearance of the Southern
+      aristocrats, except Prof. McCullough, whose manner and speech denoted
+      Northern antecedents. Jackson noted this particularly, and in the
+      subsequent conversation he learned that the Professor was of Northern
+      birth and education, having been, prior to 1860, professor of chemistry at
+      Princeton College, N. J. For a time the conversation ran on the voyage and
+      the many interesting places that should be visited by all travelers.
+      Before the evening was over, however, the topic was changed, and the
+      success of the Confederacy (as they were pleased to call it) became the
+      engrossing subject of discussion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson was here tested and found not only sound in this, the most
+      interesting of all questions to them, but it was thought he might be made
+      very useful in assisting them in perfecting and executing their plans.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Thomlinson and Captain Redingson discussed the selling of bonds,
+      etc.; Thomlinson stating that the intention of the authorities at Richmond
+      was to have given him the bonds, but that they were not prepared in time,
+      as he had to leave at a certain date to escape the blockade, on account of
+      his previous relations with the United States Government. Captain
+      Redingson replied that he knew nothing about the business except from his
+      instructions, and he could not do otherwise than to obey them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After many suggestions it was finally understood that a meeting of the
+      gentlemen then present should be held every evening at the same rooms,
+      except when engagements otherwise should interfere. Capt. Redingson and
+      Jackson then took leave of the other parties and returned to their hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After going to their rooms Captain Redingson remarked that he wished
+      Jackson to stay with him and be his guest, as he feared he might need a
+      friend in future in reference to his business; that he desired him to
+      witness his transactions in reference to the sale of the bonds in his
+      custody. At the same time he asked Jackson if he had heard what Thomlinson
+      stated in reference to his (Thomlinson) being the one who was to have
+      placed the bonds. Jackson responded that he had. Redingson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. Jackson, I intend to deal honestly with my Government (meaning the
+      Confederacy) in this whole matter, and I do not intend that these bonds in
+      my possession shall be a missing 'Indian Trust Fund?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson remarked, 'Why, Captain, what do you mean by Indian Trust Fund?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh! nothing,' said the Captain; 'it was a mere idle remark.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This, however, opened a flood of light in upon Jackson's mind in
+      reference to matters of the past, in connection with certain frauds upon
+      the United States Government. He pretended not to understand the Captain,
+      however, and there the conversation on this subject dropped. Jackson
+      thanked the Captain for his generosity, but declined to accept his offer,&mdash;that
+      of being his guest while in London,&mdash;but said he would remain with
+      him as long as he could do so. They agreed that the next day they would
+      visit some few points of interest while resting and before starting into
+      business matters, and separated for the night. After Jackson had retired
+      to his room he jotted down what he had seen and heard, the names of those
+      whom he had met, etc., and at the same time he concluded there was a
+      chance for a fair-sized row between Jacob Thomlinson and Capt. Redingson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Evidently, the latter had but little confidence in the former, and was
+      determined to look well to his own matters of business.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning, after they had breakfasted, a programme was arranged
+      and they started out in a cab sightseeing. The first place of interest
+      visited was the monument at Fish-street Hill, near London Bridge, which
+      stands as the enduring monument to London's great fire in 1666. The next
+      place, which is usually the first one visited by travelers, was
+      Westminster Abbey&mdash;the shrine of the ashes of some of the most
+      illustrious and greatest of England's dead. They then visited the Temple,
+      being next in antiquarian interest; then St. Paul's Church, the Middle and
+      Inner Temple Hall, Middle Temple Library, Temple Gardens, and one or two
+      of the principal parks. By this time they had whiled away the most of the
+      day, and therefore returned to Charing Cross Hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After dinner that evening they again visited the rooms of Jacob
+      Thomlinson and found the same friends of the evening before. After
+      salutations, and the ordinary chat about London and the points visited by
+      each, the conversation again turned on the war at home. On this occasion
+      ways and means were discussed very freely. The Professor and Dr. Blackman
+      seemed to be really fiendish in their feelings and suggestions. The
+      Professor was very anxious that money should be obtained at once, in order
+      that the plan agreed to at Richmond should be entered upon without delay,
+      which was, as heretofore stated, that the material was to be made in large
+      quantities wherewith towns, cities and other property could be easily
+      burned without detection. Jackson inquired of the Professor what his
+      combustible was, to which he replied:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'There are but two men who have the secret; it cannot be given without
+      the consent of both and in the presence of both. I can,' he continued,
+      'burn the city of New York in one day or night by throwing this
+      preparation in eight or ten places at the same point of time, and no power
+      can prevent its success in making destruction certain. The person throwing
+      it can, by a certain gauge, give himself plenty of time to be entirely out
+      of the sight of any one who might chance to be near. In that way he would
+      not even be suspected. When the explosion takes place the flames will
+      instantly cover an entire block of buildings. It has been so thoroughly
+      tested that there is now no longer any doubt of the destructive power of
+      the material.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Capt. Redingson here interposed a question, desiring to know if this
+      would come within the range of civilized warfare?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Civilized warfare!' said Dr. Blackman; 'what do I care for the rules of
+      civilized warfare? Have not these Yankees destroyed our property? Are they
+      not setting our slaves free? Is not that destruction of our property
+      rights?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Capt. Redingson; 'but this is retaliation on property and
+      persons that are not doing any injury. You must remember that we have many
+      good friends North, and this mode of warfare would be the destruction of
+      women and children.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Very well,' said Dr. Blackman; 'let that be so. If those people are, as
+      you say, our friends, let them join in and help us. They can stop this war
+      if they want to do so. No, sir! they are only pretended friends. They are
+      after the dollar, and play between the lines!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jacob Thomlinson here spoke up, saying: 'You are quite right, Doctor; we
+      cannot look for help from any of those people, and the sooner we light up
+      their cities with a grand and bright light the better!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Very well, gentlemen; I was merely wishing to understand the matter,'
+      said Capt. Redingson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Dr. Blackman by this time was walking to and fro across the room somewhat
+      excitedly. Halting in front of Capt. Redingson, he said: 'I presume that
+      your Christian sentiments would revolt at my proposition, and to which the
+      authorities have already assented.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'What is that?' quickly inquired Capt. Redingson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'It is to spread disease in the Northern cities and through the Northern
+      army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Captain promptly replied: 'Well, sir, this would be a novel way of
+      fighting battles. I had supposed that physicians were educated in the line
+      of preventing and curing diseases, and not in the practice of how to
+      spread them.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sir! as a principle, that is so; but in a case like this, where is
+      the difference between shooting a man to death and poisoning him to
+      death?' said the Doctor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Doctor, I can see a very great difference. In the one case you fight
+      him, giving him an equal chance with yourself; in the other, you murder
+      him in the most dastardly and cowardly manner.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I am greatly surprised at you, sir,' said the Doctor. 'I thought you
+      were one of our truest men?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'So I am,' responded the Captain. 'But, Doctor, we had better not discuss
+      this matter further. I shall obey my orders; but please excuse me from
+      anything more than to do so in the direction of which you were speaking.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During this discussion Jackson had remained silent. The Doctor, turning
+      to him, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. Jackson, what are your views on the subjects under discussion?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "To this Jackson replied that, being unacquainted with the usages of war,
+      he was not competent to decide, but he thought while all parties
+      implicitly obey orders, he did not see that individual opinions cut very
+      much of a figure in the operations of a great war.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Thomlinson said that was the most sensible solution of the question; that
+      he presumed there were a great many questions upon which we might all have
+      very different shades of opinion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But, Doctor,' said Jackson, 'there is a difficulty in my mind as to how
+      you are to carry out your proposed plan.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Not the slightest difficulty, sir. I have already made arrangements with
+      all the smallpox hospitals of England, so that instead of destroying or
+      burying in the ground the towels, sheets, covers, blankets, and
+      under-clothing, they are all to be boxed up tightly and covered with clean
+      blankets and sent to an out-of-the-way place which I have prepared.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I am to pay for them on delivery. I have persons employed, all of whom
+      have passed through the most malignant forms of the disease. They are
+      collecting and having brought to this out-house those infected goods. When
+      I have a sufficient quantity of them I shall purchase a large amount of
+      material used by soldiers, such as handkerchiefs, stockings, underwear,
+      sheets for hospitals, etc., mix them with the infected goods, box them up
+      and ship them to the Sanitary Commission in New York by way of Canada for
+      distribution to the Union Soldiers, post hospitals, and sanitariums. I
+      shall go to the Charity Hospital Association here and get permission to
+      send them in their name; in fact, I have the permission now. They, of
+      course, do not know they are infected goods, but I have given them the
+      list of goods I intend to purchase, and they will give me the letter I
+      wish, turning the goods over to me as their agent to take them to New York
+      and present them to the Sanitary Commission for the Union armies. I have
+      given to them the name of James Churchill, of London.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But, Doctor, how will you take them on board ship without danger to the
+      people on the vessel?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Very easily, sir. There is not the slightest danger in doing so. I will
+      pack them inside fresh linens and blankets, with cotton and paper outside
+      of them, making the boxes of good material and very close in the joints. I
+      shall leave for New York in about one month, and I have no fears that I
+      will not succeed in doing great damage to the army, and also to the
+      members of the Sanitary Commission who handle the goods. I regard the
+      Commission as a set of scamps and hypocrites.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson here interrupted, saying: 'Doctor, you seem to have your scheme
+      pretty well planned, and it looks as though it might be a success.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This Dr. Blackman seems to have been a communicative individual, and
+      Jackson having sounded him all that he wished at that time, the Captain
+      and Jackson took their leave and repaired to their hotel. When there the
+      Captain walked into Jackson's room and stood for a moment looking straight
+      into Jackson's face. Finally, he spoke in about these words:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. Jackson, I am a rebel! I am what is called a traitor to the United
+      States Government. I am in favor of the whole country becoming one
+      universal wreck before I would submit to go back into the Union. But, sir,
+      I want you to remember, if you should ever think of Capt. Redingson in the
+      future, that his mother was a Christian woman, and taught her son to have
+      some of the instincts of humanity. No, sir; I am no murderer; no city
+      burner; no poisoner! I have listened to all these things and remained
+      partially silent. But, as God is my judge, I will not be a party to any of
+      these schemes. I will obey all legitimate orders, so far as money is
+      concerned, and as a soldier will do my duty; but no man has a right to
+      order me to commit murder or to perform inhuman acts, and I will not do
+      it!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson listened to him, and then gave him his hand, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Captain, you are a man, and a gentleman, with true appreciation of what
+      may be justified in war, and that which cannot be.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Captain said he would go the next day to see the syndicate that was
+      to take the bonds, and as soon as he could arrange his matters he would
+      leave London.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson told him he would go with him, and they parted for the night with
+      that understanding.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day the Captain made a visit to the office of the syndicate,
+      where all the preliminaries were arranged. Jackson, at the Captain's
+      request, and in pursuance of their former understanding, accompanied him.
+      An arrangement was made for the Captain to meet these gentlemen the next
+      day at the Bank of England, where the bonds were to be verified with
+      papers sent by the Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederacy. Being
+      quite weary they did not that evening visit the rooms of Jacob Thomlinson.
+      After the Captain retired Jackson wrote to me a detailed statement of all
+      that had transpired, and directed his letter to his mother, so that no
+      suspicion could attach, not knowing what might happen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I will digress here a moment to say that the letter was received in the
+      due course of the mail. The statements it contained as to the proposed
+      schemes were so revolting that they struck terror to my very soul. I left
+      for Washington the next morning. On arriving there I laid the letter
+      before the President. He read it and seemed to be dumfounded. He finally
+      said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Is it possible that such men live in this day and age?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He sent for the Secretary of War. The letter contained a minute
+      description of Dr. Blackman and Professor McCullough. Certain reliable
+      officers were at once detailed and dispatched to New York, with proper
+      authority to arrest either or both of these men, if they or either of them
+      should chance to enter that city. The President talked freely with me
+      after this was done, asking me many questions about the feelings of the
+      people. As soon as I could leave Washington I did so. Having performed my
+      errand I returned home and found Henry sufficiently recovered to undertake
+      his promised trip to Canada, and the day following my arrival he started.
+      I have wandered from the subject, however, and must get back to London."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "It is all interesting, Uncle Daniel," said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, yes! but I must get back to London. The day agreed upon the Captain
+      (Jackson accompanying him), met the gentlemen of the syndicate of the Bank
+      of England, and then and there the bonds in the possession of Capt.
+      Redingson were verified and found correct according to the Secretary's
+      letters. The bonds taken by the syndicate amounted to several millions of
+      dollars, and, much to the surprise of the Captain, the syndicate had
+      instructions also from the authorities at Richmond to place two millions
+      in the Bank of England to the credit of the Treasury of the Confederate
+      Government, one million in the Bank of France to the same credit, and one
+      million in the Bank of England to the credit of Jacob Thomlinson, and the
+      remainder (|50,000) to be paid to Capt. T. P. Redingson. This he placed to
+      his own credit. He then took a statement of the whole transaction from the
+      bank. After giving his signature, so that he might draw for his money, he
+      was then ready to leave. When asked if he knew Mr. Jacob Thomlinson, he
+      replied that he did, and then in turn asked the bank officer the same
+      question. He answered that Mr. Thomlinson was well known to the bank, and,
+      in fact, was then in the back room in consultation with some other
+      gentlemen. This seemed to nettle the Captain, as he felt that he was
+      watched by Thomlinson. Jackson asked the Captain if he was ready to
+      return. He signified that he was. They took leave of all the gentlemen,
+      and left for their hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That evening they visited the rooms of Jacob Thomlinson. Before starting
+      the Captain spoke rather angrily about Mr. Thomlinson's conduct and about
+      the amount of money placed to Thomlinson's credit. Jackson, being a very
+      deliberate man, advised the Captain not to have any discussion with
+      Thomlinson, but to take everything for granted and to agree to whatever
+      plans the gentlemen at the rooms might suggest; that he could leave the
+      country whenever he wished, and not meet them at any point in the United
+      States or Canada. The Captain, with some warmth, said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. Jackson, I will not meet them anywhere away from here to assist in
+      carrying out their murderous plots and schemes! Thomlinson has the money
+      to his credit, and can buy and pay for what he pleases. I will no longer
+      be responsible; and the fact that so much money is placed to his credit
+      causes me to have suspicion that these schemes, as they say, have been
+      indorsed by the authorities at Richmond. Now, my dear sir, if I knew that
+      to be true, so help me Heaven, I would renounce the whole concern, as much
+      of a rebel as I am. I would go to Mexico or some other country and live.
+      What! I, Thomas P. Redingson, a man of reputation, born of Christian
+      parents, assisting in spreading disease amongst poor soldiers, who are
+      merely obeying the orders of their Government? No, sir! no sir! never I I
+      do not believe that the All-seeing God will allow this infamy to prosper.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson then said: 'Captain, let us go; they may be waiting for us.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They proceeded to the meeting place. Upon entering they found all
+      present, and apparently feeling very much gratified at something. The
+      champagne was flowing freely and the conversation became quite loud. A new
+      face appeared in their midst. They were introduced to him. His name was
+      given as Dr. Mears, formerly of Washington City. In the course of the
+      evening it was disclosed that he was the man referred to by Prof.
+      McCullough as the only man other than himself possessing the secret of the
+      discovery of the great combustible that was to burn up the world. Jackson
+      excused himself from taking any wine on account of his head not being in
+      good condition. After many bumpers they all sat down to review the
+      situation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "C. C. Carey said that the first thing now, since the necessary money had
+      been provided, was to ascertain what length of time would be necessary to
+      perfect the arrangements, as well as for Dr. Blackman to complete his
+      collection.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Dr. Blackman, always loquacious, spoke up instantly, 'I will be ready in
+      two weeks.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Prof. McCullough thought it would require a greater length of time for
+      him and Dr. Mears to make proper preparations. He thought that four weeks
+      would be sufficient time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So it was finally decided that the three should make their arrangements
+      to be ready to sail within four weeks, and that they would sail on the
+      same vessel for Montreal, Canada. Jacob Thomlinson and C. C. Carey were to
+      precede them and have matters all prepared for taking care of and storing
+      their materials. The time was not then fixed for these gentlemen to sail,
+      but it was understood they should go in advance and make all the necessary
+      arrangements for quick and effective work as soon as the Professor and the
+      two Doctors should arrive in Montreal. The plan was that agents were to be
+      selected from their sworn friends of the Golden Circle, who were known to
+      be tried and true men of great daring and courage. These men were to be
+      placed at different points, where they were to be furnished with the
+      material and instructed by Prof. McCullough and Dr. Mears on their
+      arrival. Their operations were to be from Canada. The agents were to
+      operate against New York and New England towns and cities from Montreal;
+      also, against Buffalo and interior cities in the State of New York from
+      Toronto, and against Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago from Windsor.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "These preliminaries having been settled, the next inquiry was as to how
+      the money was to be placed to defray all the expenses. Mr. Thomlinson made
+      inquiry as to the amount that would be required. The estimates were made
+      at once by Dr. Blackman for his part, and by Prof. McCullough for the
+      'fireworks,' as Redingson now called them. The two estimates footed up
+      $109,000. Thomlinson thought that would be very extravagant. The Professor
+      inquired if he knew the material to be used. Thomlinson admitted that he
+      did not.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson saw that Redingson was regarding Prof. McCullough, with a look of
+      intense curiosity. Nothing was said for some moments. The silence was
+      finally broken by Mr. Carey saying that he thought it might be a good plan
+      to have one of the party who was to remain in London to have the amount
+      placed to his credit somewhere, so that he could act as Treasurer for the
+      two divisions of labor, and draw all the checks or drafts necessary. Dr.
+      Blackman spoke to Thomlinson, saying that he thought well of that plan.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, gentlemen,' Mr. Thomlinson said, 'whom will you select?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Prof. McCullough said: 'I do not care; I am willing that Dr. Blackman
+      shall act if he will do so. What say you, Dr. Mears?' The Doctor assented,
+      and it was so arranged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jacob Thomlinson said: 'All right, gentlemen; on tomorrow I will make the
+      deposit, and then Mr. Carey and myself will take the first chance for
+      getting to Canada, in in order to make the arrangements as now
+      understood.' At the same time he asked Capt. Redingson when and where
+      would his orders take him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Captain replied that he should return to Richmond as soon as he could
+      get through the lines. Speaking to Jackson, he said: 'I suppose you will
+      remain in London for the present.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' replied Jackson; 'I shall look around the country some little
+      before returning.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They all agreed to have one final meeting the next evening, prior to
+      separating for their various destinations. Bidding each other good-night
+      they left.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Capt. Redingson and Jackson wended their way to their hotel. After
+      arriving at their rooms Capt. Redingson commenced the conversation. You
+      will notice that these two men never talked on the street, or elsewhere
+      than in their room. Redingson said to Jackson:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Did you see how loath Thomlinson was to put money in any other hands
+      than his own?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I saw some hesitancy,' said Jackson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sir, he proposes to spend only what is absolutely necessary. None
+      of it will ever find its way into the Confederate Treasury. He loves money
+      equal to any Yankee. But now, Mr. Jackson, what do you propose? Will you
+      return to New York, or will you remain here for a time?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Said Jackson, 'I ought to return very soon, but I have learned but little
+      as yet in reference to the sentiments of the people in England, and am
+      thinking of remaining for a short time longer.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sir, if you have no objections, I will remain for a time with you.
+      I would like to see and learn more than I have about several matters. Let
+      us go to-morrow and take a look around. What do you say?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Very well,' replied Jackson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Good night,' said the Captain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When Jackson was alone, he wrote again under cover of his mother's name,
+      without signing his own, giving full details of the plan of attack on the
+      cities named, agents to be employed, etc. He gave the names of places in
+      Canada from which the attacks with fire were to be made. Thomlinson and
+      Carey's headquarters were to be at Montreal; therefore Jackson suggested
+      that I send for Henry and put him on the track, and for him to discover
+      the agents so they could be arrested, etc. This, he thought, could not be
+      risked in a letter to Canada. Hence, I wrote to Henry to come home. He
+      came at once. I gave him Jackson's letter and he studied it, making
+      diagrams, etc., and then returned to Canada, determined to get in with
+      these men and learn who their agents were, etc. I could not visit
+      Washington at that time, so I took the chances of a letter to the
+      President. He received my letter and took the proper precaution to have
+      careful watch for the developments of the dreadful wickedness.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Now, let me return to the Captain and Jackson. According to their
+      agreement when we left them, the following morning they started out and
+      spent a day of great interest to them. While riding in a cab the Captain
+      said: 'I have a proposition to make to you, Mr. Jackson, which I will do
+      to-night. The more I reflect upon what certain men are going to attempt,
+      the more atrocious it appears to me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson looked at him, but with his usual caution made no response,
+      except that he would be glad to hear what he had to say. That night when
+      all the parties met at Jacob Thomlinson's rooms, as per engagement, all
+      were good natured and full of hope and belief as to their success and the
+      future triumph of the Confederate cause. In the conversation it seemed
+      that the Professor and Dr. Blackman had come to the conclusion that they
+      could be ready perhaps a week sooner than they had at first thought. Jacob
+      Thomlinson said: 'All right, gentlemen, the sooner the better.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He then revealed to them that he had that day chartered for safety a
+      fast-running steamer called the Will-o'-the-Wisp, to transport them and
+      their supplies of material from Liverpool to Montreal. The Captain and
+      officers were, he said, their friends, and ready to aid them in anything.
+      To Dr. Blackman he said: 'Take this letter; in it you will find full
+      instructions and memoranda, so that you can at any time communicate with
+      the Captain of the vessel. You had better send your material along with
+      some discreet person as rapidly as possible, and leave for Montreal the
+      first moment you can do so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He also stated that he and Mr. Carey would leave London in the morning to
+      take passage from Liverpool to Montreal. The Messenger being the first
+      steamer to leave, they were going over in her. After some further talk of
+      no great importance, the Captain and Jackson bade good-by to all and
+      withdrew.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After entering Jackson's room the Captain said: 'Mr. Jackson, I told you
+      last night that I could not see how the Living God could allow such
+      inhuman plans to succeed. Now, what I propose is this: for you and me to
+      remain and find if any vessel will leave for Montreal near the time, but
+      later than the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and that we take passage on her and
+      follow them. I am resolved that I will prevent this inhuman scheme from
+      being carried out. I do not believe that you will betray me, therefore I
+      tell you this. I do not now know how I am to do it, <i>but I will do it!</i>
+      What say you, sir? Are you a Christian man?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson responded, saying, 'I am a man of but few words, and therefore
+      only say, give me your hand.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They elapsed hands and pledged fidelity to each other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Now,' said the Captain, 'let us off for Paris to-morrow. We will not see
+      these men any more while here. We can watch the papers and learn about the
+      vessels, when they leave, etc.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This being agreed upon, the next day they were off.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They visited Paris and quite a number of points of interest during the
+      delay of their friends in London. Finally, the Captain came to Jackson
+      with the Liverpool <i>Gazette</i> and showed him the advertisements. The
+      Will-o'-the-Wisp leaves Liverpool for Montreal, Canada, on Thursday,
+      &mdash;&mdash;&mdash; day of &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'We must leave for Liverpool at once,' said the Captain, and in an hour
+      they were en route to London.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Here they took the cars for Liverpool, and arrived the morning of the
+      departure of the parties with their fireworks, poisoned clothing, etc., on
+      the Will-o'-the-Wisp. She was a beauty&mdash;very long, with a sharp prow.
+      She sat in the water like a seafowl, and sped away out of port as if she
+      expected to attract the admiration of the immense throng on the wharf.
+      They soon ascertained that the Fairy Queen, a very fast-going steamer,
+      would leave the same evening for the same place,&mdash;Montreal, Canada,&mdash;and
+      at once engaged passage and went on board of her.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During the day the Captain said: 'Mr. Jackson, you are not as much of a
+      talker as our friend Blackman. I do not believe there is one of the
+      friends whom we have met in London who could tell your full name, where
+      you were born, what your business is or has been, or where you intend
+      going.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir,' replied Jackson; 'I never intrude myself upon any one. These
+      gentlemen all seemed unreserved in their conversation, did they not? How
+      did they know that I could be trusted with their secrets?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh! they knew that I would not have introduced you unless I knew you
+      were all right. And they do not seem to appreciate the enormity of what
+      they are doing. Oh! I did not tell you the curious dream that haunted me
+      in my sleep last night?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No,' replied Jackson; 'will you tell me what it was?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sir. It was this: I dreamed that Dr. Mears and the Professor had
+      committed a murder in London, and were tried, convicted and hanged; they
+      were both cremated mated, and that you and I were invited to see it; then
+      their bodies were in a blaze like tinder, and soon became nothing but a
+      small quantity of ashes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson said that was a very singular dream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But that was not all. I thought that Dr. Blackman was a perfect sight to
+      behold with smallpox, and that he was delirious, and jumped into the
+      Thames, and that you and I rescued him, took him to the hospital, and had
+      him attended to. I then awoke. The whole thing was so vivid to my mind
+      that I believed it to be true for a moment. What say you to this? I
+      believe somewhat in dreams, and fear that these reckless men will get into
+      trouble with their infernal machines, or fireworks, and poisons. They must
+      not be permitted to carry out their hellish purposes, as I told you, and
+      you agreed that they shall not do it. I will suffer death before I will
+      see these plots succeed and carry the guilty knowledge on my conscience
+      through life. I swear, if President Davis has sanctioned this, I hope the
+      Confederacy may sink into utter nothingness. What say you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Said Jackson: 'I agree to all, except I do not believe in dreams.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, well, we shall see,' said the Captain. 'It is a warning of some
+      kind.9
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That afternoon the vessel moved out of port in majestic style. The
+      steamer Fairy Queen was stylish and noted for speed. Nothing transpired to
+      cause any excitement until the sixth day out. They had spoken several
+      vessels on the voyage and found them moving on all right. On this day they
+      discovered a vessel far in advance of them. The Captain and Jackson were
+      on the deck, and concluded that it must be the Will-o'-the-Wisp. That
+      night they were coming close to her, when the Captain of the Fairy Queen
+      told them that the vessel in sight was the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and that she
+      was moving slower than usual.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During the night, perhaps about two o'clock, they were aroused by
+      fog-horns and various noises. They arose and went out. It was dark and the
+      fog so dense that nothing could be seen. The fog-horns indicated that the
+      vessels were coming dangerously near to each other. The running to and fro
+      and the language of the Captain of the ship all betokened danger.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "By this time the passengers were all up and out in so many different
+      garbs that it was laughable, though the danger was imminent. The two
+      vessels were nearing each other in spite of all that could be done by
+      officers or crews. Finally the Fairy Queen was turned and run in the
+      contrary direction from her course, and by that movement we got out of the
+      swing of the Will-o'-the-Wisp. All remained up, filled with alarm.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the morning the fog lifted, and again they could see their way. The
+      Will-o'-the Wisp was still in view, but seemed to be struggling. Nearing
+      her again they found she was crippled in some way. The Captain of the
+      Fairy Queen spoke her and inquired her trouble, when he found one of her
+      shafts was broken. The arrangement was being made to get her tow-line and
+      aid her on her way. Just as they were fastening it they saw a stream of
+      fire pour from her that looked as if the whole ocean was in a blaze. Their
+      vessel had to cut loose and move rapidly to save herself. The fire seemed
+      to leap into and out of the water, like great burning shafts, seemingly
+      reaching the very heavens. It would then play on the surface of the water
+      and reach apparently miles away.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0020" id="linkimage-0020">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0284.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="The Burning of the Will-o-the-wisp 284 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "There was no possible means by which any assistance could be rendered. No
+      one could live near her, nor could a vessel of any kind approach. They
+      could hear such frightful shrieks as would have made a demon shudder.
+      Finally nothing could be seen save sheets of sulphurous flame jumping and
+      skipping over the water as if playing with the waves. Then all became
+      dark, and a streak of suffocating smoke hung over the water, as if a lake
+      of burning brimstone was belching forth over the sea.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "All on the Fairy Queen stood aghast and looked as though stricken with
+      paralysis. When the dark cloud of smoke had passed away there was nothing
+      in sight save one small boat, perhaps a mile away. The Will-o'-the-Wisp
+      was gone forever, and it looked as though all on board had gone with her.
+      The Fairy Queen steamed up and steered in the direction of the small boat,
+      and found that it contained but two persons. It was found that one sailor
+      and Dr. Blackman had escaped by cutting loose with the little boat when
+      the first signs of trouble were discovered. The doctor knew what was
+      coming, and made away for dear life.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When Jackson and Capt. Redingson made themselves known to him he was
+      greatly surprised. They then talked the matter over, and all agreed that
+      all the schemes of the Professor and Dr. Blackman were at an end.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Capt. Redingson turned to Jackson, saying, 'There is my dream.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Blackman said Dr. Mears and the Professor were lost, and their great
+      secret with them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Capt. Redingson asked how this fire could have occurred.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Doctor thought some of the Professor's material must have ignited in
+      some way. 'The truth is,' he said, 'the ship was wrapt in flames in an
+      instant. I saw this sailor jump into the life-boat, and I followed him. We
+      are the only ones of all on board that are saved. The rest were all burned
+      to death before they could possibly get from the vessel into the sea.
+      There has never been any such combustible made before, and perhaps never
+      will be again. But it is lost.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He seemed very despondent all the rest of the voyage. When they arrived
+      in Montreal and conveyed the sad intelligence to Jacob Thomlinson and Mr.
+      Carey, they were overwhelmed with disappointment. Their schemes were all
+      blasted and they were bewildered.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Finally, after some days of talking and consulting, they concluded to
+      send Dr. Blackman to Richmond for instructions as to further operations.
+      The first news that reached Richmond of the burning of the
+      Will-o'-the-Wisp created great consternation. The loss of Prof. McCullough
+      and Dr. Mears was thought to be the severest blow they had received.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Dr. Blackman left Jackson and Capt. Redingson to go to Richmond, but
+      which way he went they never knew. Capt. Redingson took passage for
+      Nassau, there to run the blockade, and was never heard of again by
+      Jackson. I hope he is alive, as I think he was at heart a good man, full
+      of noble impulses. Jackson was very fond of him, rebel as he was."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush said: "Well, Prof. McCullough and Dr. Mears got their just
+      deserts; their own fireworks did the business."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, yes! but the innocent officers and crew suffered with them."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Col. Bush, "but this had to be; the Lord did not intend that
+      such infamy should be permitted to succeed."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "But," said Maj. Clymer, "there was Dr. Blackman, just as bad as either of
+      the others; he escaped most miraculously."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Col. Bush; "his material, however, was all lost, and he had a
+      warning against trying the same thing again. There was no great secret in
+      his material to be lost; but there was in the others', and the gain to
+      mankind was in the loss of their diabolical secret."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel, what became of this vile conspirator, Dr. Blackman?" asked
+      Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, Doctor, I am sorry to be compelled, with shame, to state the fact,
+      but nevertheless it is a fact, that this same man, Dr. Blackman, has been
+      made Governor of one of the States since the war, and at the same time his
+      record was known by his constituents. But it did not seem to lose him any
+      friends with his party, but, on the contrary, seemed to help him. Yes,
+      yes, my friends, this is the sad phase of the whole matter. It matters not
+      what a man did if he was a rebel; but if a Union man, and he did the
+      slightest wrong, he was disgraced forever. None of the great and inhuman
+      wrongs are remembered against the individual rebels who violated every
+      instinct of humanity."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Here the old gentleman became silent, and placing his hands over his face,
+      wept like a child. At length he continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I, with all my sacrifices, even here at home would be thrust aside in
+      order that the citizens might pay homage to the men who would have
+      afflicted their own household with loathsome disease, and at the same time
+      mocked at their calamity. If God wills, let it be so. I do not believe,
+      however, that He is doing more than trying the Nation, to see if our
+      people are worthy of such a Government as ours."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0016" id="link2HCH0016">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XVI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     A HAPPY WEDDING.&mdash;MARRIAGE OF SERAINE WHITCOMB AND HENRY
+     LYON.&mdash;FIRE AND PLAGUE.&mdash;THE PLOTTING IN CANADA TO BURN
+     CITIES AND SPREAD DISEASE.
+
+     "I did not fall in love&mdash;I rose in love."&mdash;Bulwer.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "After Jacob Thomlinson and C. C. Carey had recovered somewhat from their
+      alarm and demoralization, they spoke freely to their friends in Montreal
+      (and they had many there) about the burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp,
+      saying it was a great loss to their interests, without specifying in what
+      way. In a few days Jackson, (after finding that they had invited
+      Valamburg, of Ohio, Strider, Bowen, and Bryan, of Indiana, for
+      consultation,) could remain no longer, as he would be known by Valamburg
+      at once. He bade his friends good-by, saying he would travel through the
+      West and would return if it became important to do so. He left for
+      Toronto, remained there a day or so, and then came to Windsor, where he
+      remained for several days. Finally he met Henry, who had just returned
+      from Montreal to Windsor, where he was known as Henry Davis. He was
+      introduced by Henry to one Samuel Wintergreen, who was in the employ of
+      the Confederacy, or, in other words, of the rebels, getting everything
+      ready for raids on the cities and villages in Ohio and Illinois. This man
+      was very shy of Jackson, but spoke freely on all subjects save what he was
+      himself doing. Henry and he were chums and seemed to understand each other
+      perfectly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0021" id="linkimage-0021">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0299.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Thomlinson and Friends in Consultation 299 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "Wintergreen was from Thomlinson's town in the South, and was fully
+      trusted and posted by him with all their plans and schemes. The only
+      remark he made to Jackson was that he knew, from Mr. Thomlinson, who
+      Jackson was, and merely asked if he saw the burning of the
+      Will-o'-the-Wisp; to which Jackson replied in the affirmative. Jackson and
+      Henry had arranged so that they should leave for Detroit the next day.
+      Henry informed Wintergreen that he must visit Detroit on matters of
+      importance, and that he might, perhaps, be detained for some considerable
+      time, but that he would keep his eyes and ears open at all times during
+      his absence. The next morning Jackson and Henry met in accordance with
+      their agreement and immediately left for Detroit. Upon arriving they drove
+      directly to the house of Mr. Whitcomb, where they found the old gentleman,
+      his wife, and Seraine; James, her brother, now a Lieutenant and
+      Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Anderson, having some time prior left for Allentown,
+      in order to be with the General, where he had since remained, giving to
+      him every attention. While spending a pleasant evening at the home of Mr.
+      and Mrs. Whitcomb, in conversation, in reference to the army, Henry
+      remarked that he longed to be in the cavalry service once more, so that he
+      might get even for the suffering he had experienced at the hands of our
+      enemies while nearly starving to death in Pine Forest Prison.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Miss Seraine here spoke with much feeling, her eyes filling with tears as
+      she said: 'I think there are quite a sufficient number of your family
+      already in their graves by the hands of the rebels without any more of you
+      taking the chances of death that must be taken in the army.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Jackson; 'and there seems to be one less at almost every
+      turn. I feel that my time will surely come sooner or later, before this
+      war closes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was uttered in such a sad and melancholy tone that Henry could not
+      for a moment control his feelings. Recovering, he said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'It does seem that our family are struggling against fate; just think of
+      the barbarous manner in which Harvey was killed, and see how, recently,
+      the fiendish bushwhackers murdered poor brother Stephen. Would you not
+      desire to be avenged on such wretches as these? Ever since I heard this,
+      which was but a short while ago, (first told me by Seraine,) I have felt
+      almost desperate, and certainly very revengeful.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Jackson, 'revenge is saia to be sweet; but suppose you cannot
+      get it, and instead of being revenged, you lose your own life?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That is not all, Capt. Lyon,' as Seraine called him by his title; 'Mr.
+      Henry Lyon promised me that he would not enter the service again, but that
+      he would stay at home and take care of his father and mother, and I hope
+      he will do so, and not break his promise to me. I have periled my life for
+      him, and would do the same again.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Henry clasped her in his arms and said: 'Seraine, I will do anything for
+      you, and now I want to say right here, in the presence of my brother, that
+      I am now and ever have been, ready to fulfill all of my promises to you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Seraine looked him in the face and said: 'I have never doubted you,
+      Henry, nor do I now.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Jackson here interrupted, and turning to Henry, said: 'What are your
+      promises to Seraine?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That she and I would become man and wife whenever she should say that
+      the time had arrived to have the marriage take place. Is it not so,
+      Seraine?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, Henry, that is true; but I have never thought that the proper time
+      had arrived.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said Jackson, 'if you will allow me to suggest, I think the time
+      has now arrived. Seraine, your father and mother are growing old; your
+      only brother is in the army and may never return.' And to Henry he said:
+      'Our mother and father are also growing feeble from so much grief. Mother,
+      I think, cannot survive very much longer, and all of us who are now left,
+      save yourself, are in the army. From our experience thus far the future is
+      not full of hope. You and Seraine may soon be all that are left of both
+      families, except, perhaps, some one or more of our parents. Now, Seraine,
+      let us get your father and mother to go with us to ALLentown, and there,
+      in the presence of both families who yet remain above the sod, (save
+      brother Peter, who cannot be with us,) have this marriage solemnized.
+      Henry, our mother and Jennie would be very happy over this, and so would
+      Mary Anderson and the children, all of whom love Seraine very much.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "By this time the tears were rolling down Seraine's cheeks. Henry stood
+      looking at her, and grasping her by the hand, when Jackson had finished,
+      he led her into the presence of her father and mother and told them the
+      proposition, and asked them to consent. They gave Seraine to Henry, and
+      blessed them both as their children. Seraine, in answer to Henry, thought,
+      in consideration of the whole situation, that the time had come, and that
+      she would acquiesce in the arrangements as proposed by Jackson, who was
+      happier now than he had been since the beginning of the war, and so
+      expressed himself to Seraine and Henry. The next day being agreed upon for
+      their departure for ALLentown, Jackson repaired to his room, leaving Henry
+      and Seraine together to talk over the details of their prospective
+      marriage.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Leaving Detroit the following morning they arrived at my house in the
+      afternoon and found a warm welcome awaiting them, my wife and the two
+      other ladies of my household doing everything to make Seraine's father and
+      mother feel that they were more than merely welcome. When we were all
+      together Jackson became spokesman, and waxed quite eloquent over the whole
+      affair. When he had finished Gen. Anderson cried out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Bravo! Bravo! Henry and Seraine!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My wife drew Seraine to her bosom as she would have taken a child, and
+      embraced her and wept, until, from sympathy, we all were overcome with
+      emotion. The family congratulated Henry. The two little girls did not
+      quite understand it all, and began plying us with questions until we had
+      to explain all about it, and tell them Seraine was going to be their
+      'aunty.' This delighted them, and they commenced climbing upon Henry's
+      lap, and questioning him about their 'Aunty Seraine,' until finally he
+      made his escape from the house.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0022" id="linkimage-0022">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0313.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Marriage of Henry and Seraine 313 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The preliminaries were soon arranged, and Mr. Whit-comb and I procured
+      the necessary license. I then called in our minister, the Rev. Mr. Lowe,
+      who performed the marriage ceremony in the parlor of our home. We were
+      very happy that evening in celebrating Henry's and Seraine's wedding, and
+      seemed to have forgotten for the time being all our misfortunes and
+      griefs. In speaking of Seraine's success in visiting the Southern
+      prison-pens and rescuing Henry, I came very near letting out the secret
+      kept from her father and mother about the visit of Mary Anderson to the
+      President in order to rescue her brother, but caught myself in time and
+      changed the conversation. Our minister, a truly loyal man, was most
+      enthusiastic over the marriage, insisting that this was just as it should
+      be, and at the same time expressing some surprise that it had not taken
+      place before. I said to him that I felt so, but had not interfered. I had
+      allowed the two young people to arrange the matter to suit themselves. I
+      must confess, however, that I was well pleased, and certainly should never
+      have been satisfied if Henry had not married Seraine. No more devoted
+      woman ever lived.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just at this moment Aunt Martha announced tea. We all entered the
+      dining-room and sat down to tea, as she called it, but found, instead, a
+      right royal wedding feast, which all enjoyed exceedingly. Young James
+      Whitcomb, who had been very quiet during the evening, though very
+      attentive to his mother and father, now asked the minister if he thought
+      it right for him to keep from his parents anything pertaining to himself
+      which might distress them in his absence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Lowe replied that he thought they should know all. All turned and
+      looked at each other with surprise. The young man was silent for a moment,
+      and his great blue eyes filled with tears. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have never heretofore kept anything from my mother, father or sister,
+      and I am now fully determined to tell them all about myself.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We enjoyed our dinner, however, and joked Henry by telling him that
+      Seraine would have to look after him, as she had been doing all through
+      the war up to this time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Here Aunt Martha had to come in; we could not stop her. She said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, sah; dat gal takes kear of Marsa Henry. If it not done been for her
+      he done starved to deff, he would. Dem Sesh, dey be affer dis fambly. Dey
+      done kill mos' all, and am still affer you. I tells you, dey am; I knows
+      dem, I do. Marsa Henry, you mus' stay home wid de folks, you mus'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At this my wife became much distressed. I told Aunt Martha to stop, which
+      she did. Aunt Sarah then referred to Peter, saying that her dreams were
+      now entirely about him, and that she was sorely troubled on his account.
+      Ham stood near by, listening, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No mistake, Marsa Peter all right. I see him las' night in my head glass
+      when I's sleep. He all right, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "By this time we had finished dinner, or tea, and were returning to the
+      sitting room, when James Whitcomb took his parents out on the veranda and
+      told them all about his trouble, the kindness of our family, Mary
+      Anderson's trip to see the President, his clemency, etc.; his present
+      situation, and how he obtained his position. We thought that this was a
+      mistake, but he felt relieved, and his parents and sister, after they were
+      satisfied of his having done no wrong intentionally, felt that it was the
+      best for them to know it. We had intended it should be kept from them, but
+      it was now no longer a secret in my family, and it was perhaps best that
+      his father and mother should know all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb thought that they must return home.
+      Mr. Whitcomb said to Henry and Seraine that they must come as soon as they
+      could do so to their house and make it their home, as he and his wife
+      being alone at such a time it was very hard, and made them discontented.
+      They thanked all of us for our watchfulness over their only son, and it
+      seemed that they could not thank the General and his wife sufficiently for
+      what they had done for him. They bade us all good-by and separated from
+      Henry and Seraine with many regrets.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After they had gone Jackson entertained us by a recital of his visit to
+      Europe, and, in addition to what he had written me, he gave us all he had
+      seen and heard. His recital of the burning of the Will-o'-the Wisp was
+      quite graphic, and excited Henry and the General very much. No one except
+      those who were in the secret knew what she had on board, nor the
+      importance to the Confederacy of the men that were lost with her. The
+      language used by Gen. Anderson against such fiendishness as Jackson's
+      statement disclosed I will not attempt to repeat. It was strong and
+      denunciatory, such only as men like himself, versed in letters, could
+      employ.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I requested Jackson to make me a detailed report from the day he left my
+      house up to the date of his return, which he did. I retained a copy of his
+      report, and still have it. We did not call on Henry for his report that
+      day, but on the next told Henry that if he could leave Seraine long enough
+      (you know how young people are), we would like him to tell us what he
+      learned in Canada. I really did not suppose that he could tell us a very
+      great deal of interest, as I presumed he had spent much of his time in
+      Detroit, as there was an attraction for him in that place which would
+      naturally draw him thither. He said, however, that he was ready to tell us
+      all that he had discovered in reference to the conspiracy; that when he
+      went to Canada he formed the acquaintance of a Mr. Samuel Wintergreen, and
+      soon they became great friends, as he satisfied Winter-green that he was
+      ready to carry out any plan to aid the Confederacy. The passwords, signs
+      and grips of the Golden Circle seemed to be all that any one needed in
+      order to be at once recognized as a friend to those people. In Canada the
+      people, almost without exception, were in sympathy with the rebellion.
+      After traveling for quite a while he came back to Windsor, and there again
+      met his friend Wintergreen. Remaining there for some time and talking with
+      many persons without any material results, Wintergreen invited Henry to
+      accompany him to Toronto, and finding nothing of importance there, they
+      left for Montreal On arriving at Montreal they found Jacob Thomlinson, C.
+      C. Carey, and many other distinguished men. Wintergreen met Jacob
+      Thomlinson, and reported to him that his friend of whom he had written was
+      with him. Thomlinson asked him to come to his rooms, and to bring his
+      friend Davis. That evening they visited Mr. Thomlinson, and found Mr.
+      Carey and two other gentlemen&mdash;a Mr. Landers and Ben Wudd. Henry was
+      presented as Henry Davis, one of the agents under Mr. Wintergreen who was
+      to assist (as it was then understood) in carrying out such plans as might
+      be agreed upon in the interest of the rebel or Confederate Government.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They remained together till a late hour discussing various points. One of
+      the topics was the great loss the Confederacy had sustained in the burning
+      of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, in the material, and by the death of Prof.
+      McCul-lough and Dr. Mears, as they alone held the secret of manufacturing
+      the wonderful explosive. Thomlinson and Carey insisted that there should
+      be no let-up, and that they must now resort to other means, in which the
+      other gentlemen agreed. It was thought best to try releasing prisoners and
+      arming them and such others as would join them, and make portions of the
+      North a desolate waste, as they said was now being done in the South by
+      the Union army. Thomlinson said in reference to releasing prisoners that
+      he intended in a very short time to make preparations in Illinois for an
+      attack on Camp Douglas, near Chicago.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I think,' said he, 'that will result in the burning of the city. It is
+      one of the worst places in the North. The influence of Lincoln over the
+      people there is very great, and extremely bad for us, and that city must
+      be destroyed by some means. If the Will-o'-the Wisp had not been lost,
+      Chicago would now be in ashes.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After some further discussion on this subject, all went their way for the
+      night, with an understanding that there would be a meeting of delegates
+      from the Northern States, called by Jacob Thomlinson, to assemble at St.
+      Catharines in one month from that time, where many matters of interest
+      would be discussed and considered. Henry and Winter-green then returned to
+      Windsor with the understanding that they would attend the meeting at St.
+      Catharines. At Windsor, Henry and Jackson met, and that which followed
+      their meeting I have already stated. What Henry ascertained in Canada was
+      only important in this, that it had opened the way for discovering that
+      which was important to know, which probably would occur afterwards. I
+      requested Henry to do as Jackson was doing,&mdash;to write out his
+      statement in full. After both were prepared, I sent Henry with them to the
+      President. He thought it a little hard to be sent so summarily away from
+      his bride. The President received Henry with great kindness, and told him
+      to inform me that the whole matter had been more skillfully and
+      successfully managed than anything in this line since the war began. He
+      also said, that he and the Secretary of War could breathe freer since they
+      had learned the fate of the cargo of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and that
+      McCullough and M ears had their deserts.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President requested Henry to continue his investigations, and
+      especially to attend the meeting of the leading Knights of the Golden
+      Circle, who were soon to meet at St. Catharines, in Canada, and send
+      through me, without delay, his report. The President inquired very
+      particularly about all our family, including Gen. Anderson and Jackson. He
+      also desired to know what had become of James Whitcomb and his sister.
+      Henry explained fully about them all, and when he mentioned that Seraine
+      was his wife, the President shook his hand most heartily, and told him
+      that he was a very fortunate man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When Henry returned home and had sufficient time for rest we held a
+      consultation, and agreed to the following plan: Henry was to start at once
+      with his wife for Detroit, leave her with her parents, and pass over to
+      Windsor, and there, in company with Wintergreen, visit all places that
+      Wintergreen might suggest, and then go to St. Catharines to the meeting
+      arranged for the delegates from the Golden Circle of the Northern States;
+      that when he had obtained information of any value, he was to return to
+      Detroit, write his report in full, give it to his wife Seraine, and she
+      was to come in person with it to me."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "She was a jewel," said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Col. Bush; "there were but few like her."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel continued: "Our lines of communication now being safely
+      established, we were all anxious for Henry's departure; therefore, Henry
+      and Seraine left for Detroit, leaving all of us almost heartbroken to be
+      forced to give them up. But the hope of seeing them very soon again
+      reconciled us to some extent. The two children said they loved their Aunty
+      Seraine so much that they did not wish her to go away any more. After they
+      were gone, it now being far into the Winter&mdash;in fact, Spring was
+      approaching&mdash;Gen. Anderson said he felt that he could again take the
+      field and perform his duty without endangering his health, and therefore
+      must make preparations for returning to his command. We tried to dissuade
+      him from it, but it was of no avail, so the next day he told the family
+      that he should leave very soon. In the conversation he said that he had
+      felt all the time that there was a void in his military family that could
+      not easily be filled. He felt the loss of Capt. Day very much, but said he
+      would try James Whitcomb thoroughly and had great hopes of him. Aunt
+      Martha was near by and heard what was said. She immediately hunted up Ham
+      and said: 'Marsa Gen'l is gwine off to fight dem Sesh agin, and I 'spect
+      he want Ham to go, too.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ham said: 'Well, Marfa, maybe he not want me any more. I's not well; I's
+      got dem pains in de knees and de breas' and de shouldars and de stomach.
+      What is it dey calls dem pains?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Rumatiks, you ole fool; doesn't you know nuffin'?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Marfa, I not know nuffln'; you know I doesn't. I 'spect you better
+      told de Gen'l, Marfa, I's sick. I go off and die wid dem pains, den what
+      you do, Marfa? You be all by yerself, and don't you see dat won't do,
+      Marfa. No, indeed, dat won't do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, now, Ham, I's not goin' to tell Marsa Gen'l no such way as dat.
+      No, sir. Ham, you jes' got to go wid de Gen'l; dat's what you do, so you
+      needn't be tucken sick jes' for to skeer me, kase I know you, Ham. You no
+      get kill. No, sah, no danger; so you jes' go, dats what you do.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Marfa, jes' as you say. If you say Ham go, he goes, dats all; but
+      de good Laud love you, Marfa, I's powerful sick, sho'.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No you isn't; you play dat afore. I knows you, Ham; you knows I do. You
+      jes' stop dis rumatiks and go wid de Gen'l, dat's what you do. When did
+      you get sick? I not hear it afore. You not sick. Let me see you walk.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Ham hobbled off and Martha laughed at him. This nettled the old man
+      and he straightened up and said: 'Well, I guess I's not bery bad, but I's
+      not well, all de same.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I came up to them, and nothing more was said.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I told Ham to go out to the farm and ask Joseph Dent to come into my
+      house in the morning. His sickness all left him and he did the errand. The
+      next morning Dent came in with Ham and we interrogated him on the question
+      of his friends and what they were doing. He said that two days prior to
+      this they had a meeting and were notified that they must change their name
+      to the 'Sons of Liberty'; that the object of their organization was
+      becoming too well known, and that they could not operate any longer under
+      their old name. This was being done all over the country and in Canada. He
+      also stated that Thos. A. Stridor had ordered them to send delegates to
+      Indianapolis secretly, in order to assist in appointing delegates to go to
+      St. Catharines, in Canada, in a few days, to consult as to the best means
+      to be adopted to aid their friends, as they had met with a great loss.
+      They had lost a ship and a valuable cargo, as well as their most important
+      men who were to operate in burning cities. This was so true of what had
+      occurred that we no longer had any doubt as to their certain communication
+      one with another, as well as their perfect organization. This was all they
+      did at that time. We excused Dent, and he returned home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That evening at tea my wife (Aunt Sarah) said to Jackson and the General
+      that she wished Peter to come home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But,' said Jackson, 'mother, you must remember he has been promoted, and
+      is now a Brigadier-General commanding a brigade, and he cannot very well
+      get away. He might lose his command by leaving.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said his mother, 'I want to see him. I am dreaming about him
+      whenever asleep, and I feel there is something sure to happen to him. I
+      have seen all the rest of you who are alive, and I want to see him.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Here Jennie broke down and cried, remembering the death of her poor
+      husband when mention was made of all being present who were then alive.
+      Jackson spoke to Jennie and his mother and quieted them. We all repaired
+      to the sitting-room and talked over Gen. Anderson's returning to his
+      command. This was Saturday evening. So he instructed Capt. Jackson and
+      Lieut. Whitcomb to be ready on Monday morning, as they would then leave
+      for Chatteraugus. They were well pleased with the General's determination.
+      His poor wife was depressed, and said she felt as though he had made so
+      many narrow escapes that perhaps he might not escape again. But grief and
+      sorrow had been such constant visitors at our house that we were all
+      prepared for almost anything, and always looking for the worst. We enjoyed
+      ourselves, however, as best we could until Monday. Jackson took in the
+      situation, and kept us interested by giving accounts of many things seen
+      and heard by him in England. This was very interesting to us, but more
+      especially to the ladies and little girls.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On Monday they left for their command. The parting with the family was
+      one of those affecting scenes natural under the circumstances. When poor
+      old Ham bade good-by to all, after kissing Aunt Martha, his wife, he
+      turned to my wife and Mary Anderson, and said: 'You need not to cry no
+      mo.' I be 'sponsible for de General and Capt. Jackson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was too much for Mary Anderson. Although weeping, she could not
+      restrain a smile, nor could the others; but Ham was in good faith, poor
+      old man.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After they had gone I felt keenly, and drove out to the farm, and there
+      spent the rest of the day with Joseph Dent. He, however, knew nothing more
+      than he had disclosed to us, about which I have already spoken. On
+      returning in the evening I found all the family very lonely and solemn.
+      They felt the loss of that portion of our family who were compelled to
+      leave. Our little children climbed upon my knees and talked and chattered
+      about their Uncle Henry and Aunty Seraine, as well as the General and
+      Jackson, but 'Aunty Seraine' seemed to be the favorite. I did the best I
+      could to gratify them by trying to answer their questions. Some two weeks
+      had passed in this way when one morning I was notified to meet Seraine at
+      the depot. I did so and brought her to the house. When the very hearty and
+      affectionate greetings were over, and the two poor little girls had gotten
+      through climbing on Seraine and asking her questions, which she did the
+      best she could to answer, she gave me a paper which was Henry's report,
+      accompanied by a good letter from him, stating that he would come soon
+      himself. This was not signed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I carefully examined his report, and was almost dumfounded at some of his
+      statements; but he had gone into such minute details and given such
+      indubitable proofs that no one could for a moment doubt. Henry said that
+      on his arrival again at Windsor he met Wintergreen, and after
+      preliminaries were arranged they traveled about the country from one town
+      to another, until the time had arrived for the assembling of the prominent
+      friends of the rebellion at St. Catharines in accordance with Jacob
+      Thomlinson's request. They started for that place, and on arriving stopped
+      at the Victoria Hotel, where they met a great number of persons, strangers
+      to both, but well known in the Circle. Henry, on recovering from his
+      prison starving and sickness, had grown quite stout, and was so different
+      in his appearance from what he had ever been prior to his recovery that
+      his own acquaintances would not have recognized him, therefore he did not
+      feel that he was in any danger of being detected. He had heretofore
+      claimed to Wintergreen that he was from Parkersburg, W. Va., and having
+      been raised near there in Ohio could speak quite understandingly of the
+      country thereabouts, as well as about a number of people.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On Wednesday, being the day fixed, quite a number of men from different
+      parts of the country assembled. Quite a large room in the rear of the
+      Victoria Hotel had been procured, in which the gentlemen were to meet, and
+      Wintergreen, having been designated by Jacob Thomlinson for that purpose,
+      notified the various delegates of the time and place of meeting. When all
+      were assembled each one was required to give the signs, grips and
+      passwords of the Golden Circle, or the 'Sons of Liberty,' as the name had
+      been changed within a few days from the Knights of the Golden Circle to
+      the Sons of Liberty. Henry did not find the slightest difficulty in being
+      recognized, as he had perfected himself in all the signs, grips and
+      passwords of the order in his travels with Wintergreen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After Jacob Thomlinson, Mr. Carey and their committee were satisfied as
+      to those present, they were called to order and seated in as regular a
+      manner as would have been done in any deliberative body, by Mr. Valamburg,
+      of Ohio, who, in taking the chair, said that as Grand Commander of all the
+      Sons of Liberty in the United States, Canada and the Southern Confederacy
+      he desired to occupy the time of the delegates for a few moments, in order
+      that he might explain the object for which they had met. The assembling at
+      that place, he said, was in order to be without the jurisdiction of the
+      United States; that while together and out of the way of danger they were
+      to deliberate in reference to matters that were best calculated to
+      effectively aid the Southern people, who were struggling for an
+      independent constitutional government; that the Government of the United
+      States had become intolerable in its oppressions and tyranny. He made a
+      long speech, presenting a list of abuses by our Government against the
+      Southern people, and urged the necessity for aid to the South at once, in
+      some way that would be most potent. When he took his seat he was loudly
+      applauded by all his hearers. In this meeting were B. Wudd and McMasterson
+      from New York, Mr. Woodsen and Mr. Moore from Pennsylvania, Valamburg and
+      Massey from Ohio, Dan Bowen and Dorsey (who was a substitute for Thos. A.
+      Strider) from Indiana, N. Judy Cornington and a Mr. Eagle from Illinois
+      (both from Chicago). Other States were represented&mdash;Missouri,
+      Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine and Massachusetts; but Henry did not give
+      the names of the delegates from those States.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Many propositions were discussed. Jacob Thomlinson gave the full details
+      of what Prof. McCullough and Dr. Mears were preparing to do; their loss by
+      the burning of the Will-o'-the Wisp; also, Dr. Blackman's proposition and
+      the loss of his goods, and he now wanted to see what could be devised as
+      substitutes. All of the representatives present seemed to deeply deplore
+      the loss to the Confederacy of the secret only known to the men who went
+      down with the Will-o'-the Wisp.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jacob Thomlinson explained that he had been instructed by the authorities
+      at Richmond to lay several matters before this or any meeting they might
+      have of representative men from the North. It was desirable to have these
+      matters fully understood, so that the friends of the South in their
+      meetings could commit all who were willing to aid the South in carrying
+      out the various propositions. First, he would lay the message of President
+      Davis on only one important subject before this meeting. It was dated
+      January 13, 1863, and was in reference to the Proclamation of Emancipation
+      by Mr. Lincoln. Thomlinson said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. Davis claims that "by it the negroes are encouraged to general
+      assassination of their masters by the insidious recommendation to abstain
+      from violence unless in necessary self-defense. Although our own
+      detestation of those who have attempted the most execrable measures
+      recorded in the history of guilty man is tempered by profound contempt for
+      the impotent rage which it discloses so far as regards the action of this
+      Government on such criminals as may attempt its execution, I confine
+      myself to informing you that I shall, unless in your wisdom you deem some
+      other course more expedient, deliver to the several States' authorities
+      all commissioned officers of the United States who may hereafter be
+      captured by our forces in any of the States embraced in the proclamation,
+      that they may deal with them in accordance with the laws of those States
+      providing for the punishment of those criminals engaged in inciting
+      servile insurrection."'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At the conclusion of the reading of this extract loud cheers went up for
+      Jeff Davis. Jacob Thomlinson continued reading:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'On the first day of May last the Confederate Congress passed a series of
+      resolutions. The fourth resolution declares that every white person, being
+      a commissioned officer, or acting as such, who during the present war
+      shall command negroes or mulattoes in arms against the Confederate States,
+      shall be deemed as inciting servile insurrection, and shall, if captured,
+      be put to death. The seventh resolution declares that all negroes and
+      mulattoes who shall engage in war, or shall be taken in arms against the
+      Confederate States, or shall give aid or comfort to the United States,
+      shall, when captured in the Confederate States, be delivered to the
+      authorities of the State or States in which they shall be captured, to be
+      dealt with according to the present or future laws of such States.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After reading the message and resolutions, he said that in order to
+      understand the full scope of both, it would be proper for him to state
+      that the laws of all the Southern States for the crime of inciting servile
+      insurrection fixed the penalty of death, so that the meaning of the whole
+      proposition is, that any white man commanding negroes or mulattoes, who
+      shall be captured, shall suffer death, and it will be the same when
+      negroes or mulattoes are captured in arms against the Confederacy. With
+      this explanation he submitted these documents, which were all printed and
+      distributed in confidence, and in this way Henry was enabled to give the
+      whole proceedings. Mr. Valamburg decided that the proposition might be
+      debated, and on this being so determined, Dan Bowen, of Indiana, arose and
+      made a most inflammatory speech. He said he was born in Virginia, and
+      would stand by her in her trials. He was in favor of Jeff Davis's message,
+      and not only so, but would favor the hanging of any white man who would
+      lead negroes against his Southern friends, and would sustain them in any
+      measure of punishment that they might adopt in such cases.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Eagle, of Illinois, made quite a speech on the same line. He was from
+      Kentucky originally, and was for the South getting their rights at any
+      cost. He said: 'Let blood flow like rivers, sir. Yes, sir; let fire rain
+      upon Northern cities, and let the destruction of property become general,
+      if necessary to produce the desired result. You must make the Northern
+      people feel poverty, sir, if you wish to succeed. They care more for their
+      property than for their lives. You must touch their pockets and then you
+      touch their hearts. They are a fast-going people. I would just as lief as
+      not they would know after the war is over, if it ever is, that I was in
+      this meeting. No matter how the war may terminate, they will forget it all
+      in a month, especially if times are good and money shall be plenty.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This caused a great laugh, and the speaking ended. The question was taken
+      and decided unanimously in favor of the proposition. None but delegates
+      were allowed to vote.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Carey then presented his views, which were that their Northern
+      friends must encourage raids and guerrilla warfare in their own States,
+      and that they must commence it themselves. Burning must be resorted to
+      when it could be done. He said that it had been so managed at Camp Chase
+      in Ohio, by their friend, the Grand Commander of the Sons of Liberty, that
+      a great many very excellent Confederate officers had made their escape,
+      and were ready at any time to take command of men whenever their friends
+      were ready, and that those officers were brave and fearless men ready to
+      undertake any kind of enterprise or daring exploit. He did not look for
+      any more foolish expeditions like the one made by Gen. Morganson. That it
+      was not successful is easily understood. The Southern people were in too
+      great haste in trying raids by large bodies of men where there were no
+      lines of escape or retreat."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Col. Bush; "they counted their chickens before they were
+      hatched."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I think they were stale eggs," said Capt. Inglesby.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Carey said," continued Uncle Daniel, 'We have now entered upon a
+      system of small raids and destruction of property, so as to be very
+      effective. And although we fear that we cannot repair our loss in the kind
+      of material we had secured and had on board of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, yet
+      we may, by good management, in some degree compensate for it, and, in
+      order that you may understand how we propose to operate, I will read to
+      you the order of the Secretary of War of the Confederate States to one J.
+      C. S. Blackman, the brother of Dr. Blackman, whose poisoned goods were
+      lost on the Will-o'-the-Wisp. The order is dated Richmond, 1863, and
+      signed J. A. Seddon, Secretary of War, C. S. A., authorizing Blackman to
+      enlist a company of men, not to exceed fifty in number, for special
+      service on the Mississippi River. In lieu of pay or other compensation
+      they are to receive such percentage of the value of all property of the
+      United States or loyal people destroyed by them as may be awarded by an
+      officer selected by the Department in charge of such duty, but in no case
+      to exceed fifty per centum of the value.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Carey said that under this order it was understood as soon as Blackman
+      should enlist twenty-five men for this purpose he was to receive a
+      commission in the provisional army without pay. This commission was for
+      his protection in case he should be captured. Said he:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'We are now issuing quite a number of these commissions, and much good
+      has already resulted. Blackman has destroyed a great quantity of property
+      on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. A man by the name of J. G. Beall, who
+      holds a like commission, has destroyed a great amount of supplies and
+      other property on the Chesapeake. He is near here now, has a vessel, and
+      is recruiting men for the Sons of Liberty in New York city, with a view of
+      running over to St. Albans, in Vermont, and is not only to destroy
+      property, but is to terrify those rich old Vermont Yanks out of their
+      wits. It is by such means that we must alarm the Northern property-holders
+      into peace measures and into voting the anti-war ticket. This is the only
+      sure way to success, in my opinion.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They all laughed and agreed that a St. Alban's raid would be a splendid
+      thing, as the old Yankees would do anything to save their money and
+      property. Mr. Carey continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I think Mr. Beall is known to Mr. Wudd and Mr. McMasterson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They both replied that they knew him well, and he could be relied upon to
+      do whatever he should undertake.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Now,' said Mr. Carey, 'the prisoners at Camp Douglas, near Chicago,
+      Ill., and at Camp Chase, in Ohio, must be released. Mr. Thomlinson has the
+      money to pay all expenses. Cannot you men in the Northern States assist in
+      this? Can you not get up organizations such as Blackman and Beall have
+      done? The Richmond authorities will pay the same percentage for the
+      destruction of all property necessary for the use of the army, as they do
+      Blackman and Beall. Why, gentlemen, crops enough might be destroyed in one
+      night by a simultaneous move to very badly embarrass the prosecution of
+      the war.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "A man by the name of Burnett H. Yonkers, who was present, said he would
+      undertake to release the Camp Douglas prisoners if the gentlemen here from
+      Chicago would render their assistance, to which the gentlemen replied that
+      they would give any aid in their power; that already there had been arms
+      sufficient for this purpose secured by Thomlinson and placed in the hands
+      of a friend in Chicago by the name of Wall; that if Mr. Yonkers should go
+      to Chicago on that business he should stop at the Richmond House and
+      inquire for Mr. John Wall, Mr. Morris Buckner, or either of the gentlemen
+      present; that any of the clerks of the Richmond House would know where to
+      send for either of the persons mentioned.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Walters, of Arkansas, being present, (the same that Gen. Anderson met
+      in Colestown, Ill.,) and being one of the chief Organizers, was asked in
+      reference to the condition of the Sons of Liberty. He said he had been
+      traveling for more than a year in the Northern States. He had never been
+      molested, nor had he been questioned as to his business. He had organized
+      thousands of Lodges and found the friends&mdash;that is to say, the common
+      people, who connected themselves with the order&mdash;ready and willing to
+      act at any time, and willing to do anything that was required. The only
+      trouble he found was in the cowardice of the leaders. To illustrate what
+      he meant, he said: 'I came from Indianapolis here. Thos. A. Stridor
+      promised me faithfully that he would be here, but you do not see him. He
+      is the one man of all others in the West who is expected to advise and
+      suggest.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Dan Bowen here interrupted, saying: 'Strider has been at work. He has
+      been in Washington, and has sown seeds of dissension in the army; has
+      created jealousies between the Eastern and Western commanders, and
+      produced much trouble on account of the Emancipation Proclamation.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Col. Walters, 'that I believe to be true; but why is he not
+      here? I see he sends a substitute; is he afraid? Mr. Eagle was correct
+      when he said the people of the North will forget all about the war in a
+      month, if you will only give them a chance to make money. I can go into
+      any city and proclaim myself in sympathy with the rebellion, and no one
+      will molest me. If we should fail, and our cause go down, it would not be
+      one year before Jeff Davis would be invited to attend agricultural shows
+      North, so as to draw a crowd and increase the gate money.' This caused
+      great laughter. 'I want now to ask my friend Bowen why his friend Thos. A.
+      Strider is not here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said Bowen, 'I cannot say. I had hoped that he would be here, but
+      I find he is not.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Eagle, who seemed to be rather sarcastic, said he understood Strider
+      was compelled to stay at home on account of a cow case in which he was
+      employed. They laughed at this, and then proceeded to business. The
+      propositions and suggestions were all indorsed, and many promises made on
+      the part of each one present as to the part he would take in the matter
+      when he returned home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jacob Thomlinson said to Mr. Yonkers that he wished him to remain a day
+      or so longer, as he desired to confer with him about the prisoners at
+      Chicago. He then made quite an address to those present, saying the
+      success of the Confederacy depended largely upon their friends in the
+      North; that if the war continued two or three years longer the supply of
+      men and money would fail. All their available men were in the army, and
+      there was now nowhere whence they could draw recruits. Their friends in
+      the North must wake up and help. They had friends enough in the North to
+      make the Confederacy a success in six months, if they would only come up
+      to the work manfully. "'Let our friends do as our friend Carey suggests,
+      get up raids, organize companies for spoils; this is seductive and
+      calculated to gather in young men. We will release our men who are now
+      prisoners and turn them loose full of fiendish revenge, and alarm our
+      enemies into peace measures. You who are our friends in the North must go
+      home determined to carry the next election. This is important. If we can
+      defeat Lincoln at the next Presidential election we are safe. The
+      watchword must be that the war has been a failure; that the North cannot
+      subdue the South; that foreign countries are ready to recognize the
+      Confederacy, which will involve the United States in other wars; that the
+      people are being taxed unmercifully; that the war should stop and the
+      unbearable taxation cease. Your next Democratic platform should start out
+      with the proposition that the war has been prosecuted only for the freedom
+      of the negroes, and not for the Union, and that their freedom can only be
+      maintained by the Union armies being entirely successful, and that during
+      years of horrible, bloody war the Government has failed to conquer the
+      rebellion and must continue to fail. Do this, and stand by it with a good
+      candidate, and you must succeed. I would suggest that you take your
+      "Little Napoleon," General Mac, for your candidate. He is exceedingly
+      popular with the soldiers of the East, and with the people also, as I am
+      told. The sympathy will be with him, having been relieved from the command
+      of the Eastern armies because he could not whip us, which was no fault of
+      his, as none of their commanders will succeed in doing that on our own
+      ground. We were foolish to undertake an invasion of the North. But no
+      matter, we will soon make up for this. If you will take up Little Mac
+      there will be no trouble in your giving him the nomination, and then one
+      united effort on the part of our party will send him into the White House.
+      If he can be elected that will end the war, as he is a peace man and a
+      Democrat. We would then have another advantage. Many of the officers of
+      the Union army of the East do not believe in our subjugation, and are
+      bitterly opposed to the Emancipation Proclamation. Some of them have large
+      commands. For instance, there is Gen. Farlan, who is a friend of mine of
+      long standing; he is violently opposed to the Lincoln administration, and
+      would at once favor a cessation of hostilities. So also is Gen. Smite and
+      General Cross, both leading Generals. I may also mention Gen. Fitzgibbon.
+      He has been ready for some time to stop the war, because he is thoroughly
+      satisfied that we have been wronged and oppressed. He is in favor of
+      putting Little Mac in as President. He would be ready for peace on our
+      terms, which would be to withdraw the Union forces and let us alone. We
+      have been robbed of our property, but should we gain our independence we
+      care nothing for this, as we would reclaim our slaves, such as have not
+      been stolen by the Abolition army. This, gentlemen, is what we desire and
+      expect you to aid us in securing. If these things all fail us we will, in
+      our desperation, make the homes of many of your Northern men miserable and
+      desolate.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When he was through with his suggestions they all cheered him, and each
+      one, by short speeches, pledged a faithful adherence to the Confederacy.
+      When they adjourned it was to meet again at some place in Canada to be
+      named by Jacob Thomlinson, and the representatives to be notified by Mr.
+      Valamburg. They separated with three cheers for the Confederacy."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams said: "I am desirous of knowing if Jacob Thomlinson and Mr.
+      Carey are the same persons whom your son Jackson met in London?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes; they are the same men who were engaged in procuring explosives and
+      poisoned clothes, of which I have heretofore given you a full account."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush asked if this man Blackman, who took out a commission in order
+      to depredate and plunder, is still living?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, he is not only living, but is now holding one of the highest
+      positions in the United States, as a Reformer."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "What?" said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, sir, as I once before have stated, his brother, who was to
+      distribute poisoned clothing to our soldiers and in our hospitals, was
+      made Governor of one of the adjacent States, and this marauder has been
+      given one of the highest and most honorable positions. But why? You look
+      surprised, Doctor. Has this not been so ever since the war? The most
+      desperate and reckless men have been given the highest places by the
+      opponents of the war, while our people, many of them, are only too glad to
+      find something against one of our good soldiers as an excuse for laying
+      him aside as useless furniture."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Said Maj. Clymer: "Valamburg is dead, I believe."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes; he shot himself accidentally soon after the war, and died of his
+      wound."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel proceeded by saying: "I made my arrangements to leave for
+      Washington at once, in order to have this information in the hands of the
+      President as soon as possible. I requested Seraine to remain with the rest
+      of the family until I should return, as I might wish to send some word to
+      Henry. When I arrived at Washington and called upon the President I told
+      him the reason I had not visited him recently, and why I had sent my son
+      with the last report. Our afflictions had been severe and my wife was in
+      such a condition, both in mind and body, that I really feared to leave
+      her, except under very extraordinary circumstances. The President was very
+      glad to see me and very grateful for what my sons were trying to do for
+      our country He asked after the health of my family, Gen. Anderson, and all
+      of whom he knew as in any way a part of us, and the poor man seemed almost
+      as much grieved over our misfortunes as myself. He seemed to be full of
+      hope, however, and spoke to me very freely about the war and our chances
+      of final success.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He strode across the room and, turning to me, said: 'We are now on the
+      right road, I think. I have rid myself of some of those Generals that we
+      spoke about when we last met, and I intend to be rid of them for the
+      remainder of the war. If they want dictators, and will not obey the
+      President, they will have to organize outside of the army. I have now a
+      new commander for the Army of the East who seems to be doing well. I hope
+      he may continue as he began. He won the battle of Gotlenburg and broke the
+      rebel army to pieces. 'I think,' said he, 'that Gen. Meador should have
+      followed up his victory; but perhaps not. If he should not exactly fill
+      the bill my eye is on a Western man who seems to know what he is about,
+      and I think of bringing him East and giving him control of all the armies;
+      but I will determine this later.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I then gave him the statement made to me by Henry. He read it over
+      carefully, and in an excited manner ordered a messenger to go for the
+      Secretary of War. He soon arrived, and after greetings the President
+      handed the statement to the Secretary. He also read it carefully. They
+      then discussed the matter, and concluded to order an additional force to
+      Camp Chase, relieve the commandant, and place a more careful and efficient
+      officer in his place. This was done by telegraph, with a warning to the
+      new commander to look out for an attempt to release the prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Secretary said to the President: 'The rebels are desperate, and since
+      they lost their shipload of explosives and poisoned clothes, with their
+      two friends who were to carry out their plans, they are determined to
+      attempt something else equally desperate, and we must look for raids, fire
+      and plunder. By the way,' said the Secretary to me, 'that was rather a
+      nice thing your son Jackson did in finding out all their schemes in
+      London. Had it not been for his discovery we never would have known the
+      desperation and infamy to which those men were driven.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the President. 'Mr. Lyon, is he your eldest son now in the
+      army?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have but two left in the army&mdash;Jackson and Peter. The latter you
+      promoted for gallantry at Middleton Ridge. Jackson is now my oldest son in
+      the service.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Mr. Secretary,' said the President, 'you will make out a commission for
+      him as Brigadier-General, and give it to Mr. Lyon to take home with him as
+      an evidence that we appreciate the services of his family, and especially
+      Jackson's great service in this most important matter.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I was visibly affected. The President saw it as he stood by a window for
+      a moment. I arose and thanked him. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, the obligation is the other way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just then a dispatch was handed the President, stating that quite a
+      number of prisoners had escaped from Camp Chase. He gave it to the
+      Secretary, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I guess we were a little late in removing the commander of Camp Chase;
+      it ought to have been done sooner. Mr. Lyon,' said the President to me,
+      'we will have to watch those fellows. They are doubtless up to some game.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He asked me to keep Henry in Canada if I thought he could do good by
+      staying there. I promised him to do so, and after getting Jackson's
+      commission and bidding the President good-by I left for home, feeling
+      gratified at the recognition given me. Arriving at home, I found my wife
+      better, and when she found that Jackson had a commission as
+      Brigadier-General she seemed so happy that we felt that she would entirely
+      recover.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I placed Jackson's commission in an envelope with a letter explaining how
+      the President came to promote him. When the boy returned from the
+      post-office he brought me a morning paper containing an account of Beall's
+      raid on St. Albans, Vt.; how he had sacked the town, robbed the banks and
+      alarmed the people. I said to Seraine, 'There it is! They have carried out
+      the first part of their program, and we will soon hear of trouble in all
+      the prison camps. I regard this as the beginning of desperate work.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Seraine; 'Henry was very sure that they were desperately in
+      earnest; but I thought, perhaps, the warning we had given to the President
+      might save any further disaster in that direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Seraine remained about a week longer, and then left for Detroit. I sent a
+      letter to Henry, directing him to remain in Canada as long as necessary to
+      find out when, where and how they were to move and operate. My poor wife
+      was soon taken ill again, and was quite feeble and almost helpless for
+      some weeks. Aunt Martha was constantly by her bedside, waiting on her, as
+      well as trying to entertain her with her curious interpretations of dreams
+      and her experience while in slavery. My friends, this did not last a great
+      while. More sorrows soon came to us."
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XVII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     MOBS IN THE NORTH.&mdash;LAWLESS VIOLENCE AND OUTRAGE BY REBEL
+     SYMPATHIZERS.&mdash;THE CLASH OF ARMS.&mdash;BATTLE OF THE CHAPARRAL
+     BETWEEN GEN. SILENT AND GEN.  LAWS.
+
+     "One day thou wilt be blest,
+     So still obey the guiding hand that fends
+     Thee safely through these wonders for sweet ends."
+     &mdash;Keats.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "After the battle of Middleton's Ridge some rest for Papson's troops was
+      indispensable. As soon, how-ever, as it could be done consistently with
+      the condition of things, Gen. Silent issued orders from his headquarters,
+      then at Nashua, to Papson and Sherwood for a disposition of the troops to
+      be made so as to protect the lines of communication between Louis City,
+      Nashua and Chatteraugus north, and from Chatteraugus to Bridgeton,
+      Huntersville and De Kalb west. This distribution was speedily made. The
+      enemy was in no condition for serious offensive movements, and contented
+      himself during the Winter with a continuous harassing of our troops
+      whenever found in squads or small commands not sufficiently strong to make
+      effective resistance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Near Huntersville a man by the name of John Cotton, with somewhere
+      between fifty and one hundred men, was constantly raiding small corrals
+      where only a few guards were left to watch them. His business seemed to be
+      to steal mules and wagons, being one of the parties operating under a
+      contract to plunder for fifty per cent, of the property so taken. He had
+      the same authority and character of commission from the authorities at
+      Richmond as Blackman and Beall, of whom I have heretofore spoken. During
+      the Winter this man crossed the Little Combination River near Painter's
+      Rock, and made a raid on Gen. Chas. Ward's corrals. Ward had been notified
+      of the intention of John Cotton by a Union man named Harris, who resided
+      near Huntersville. Gen. Ward had a company of infantry under cover near
+      the corral, and about midnight Cotton made his appearance. The men who
+      were watching for him remained quiet until he was near the corral, and
+      then fired a volley into his raiders, killing three and wounding ten. They
+      then rushed at Cotton, and he, with nine of his men, were taken prisoners.
+      The wounded were cared for and the dead buried. The next day Gen. Ward
+      organized a drumhead court-martial and tried those captured who were not
+      wounded. The nine men claimed to have been forced into the service by
+      Cotton, and were sent to Nashua and put to work, under sentence. John
+      Cotton was treated differently. He was not troublesome again during the
+      time that our troops remained at Painter's Rock. The understanding South
+      and North among the friends of the rebellion was that raids were again to
+      commence whenever they could be made at all advantageous to our enemies.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Knights of the Golden Circle, or 'Sons of Liberty,' began to be open
+      and bold in their utterances and their villainous work. In New York they
+      aroused their friends and got up mobs of such magnitude that they could
+      only be suppressed by withdrawing troops from the field to operate against
+      them. The recruiting offices were mobbed, offices and papers burned, and
+      the officers brutally beaten; houses were set on fire in great numbers and
+      destroyed. Many large stores were broken open and plundered by the mob.
+      All helped themselves to dry goods, clothing, jewelry, watches, and
+      whatever they discovered. Innocent men were brutally murdered in the
+      streets. Women were driven from their houses and insulted in every
+      possible way. Hospitals and asylums for orphans were plundered and burned,
+      and the poor, helpless inmates driven into the streets. Children were
+      clubbed and brained by brutes for no other reason than that they were
+      colored. Wounded and sick soldiers were thrown on the sidewalks and left
+      without aid or assistance of any kind. Poor negro men were taken from
+      hacks and wagons and hanged to lampposts. In one instance a poor man was
+      cut into halves as if he were a slaughtered beast. Men were sent from
+      Canada, employed by Thomlinson and his co-conspirators, to come to New
+      York and aid in this inhuman butchery."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My God! What brutality and inhuman cruelty! It does seem impossible that
+      such things could have transpired in a civilized community!" said Dr.
+      Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," continued Uncle Daniel, "it would really seem so. Yet these things
+      did not only take place, but were carried on here in the North by the
+      anti-war party, and were well known by all who were old enough at the time
+      to understand matters; but they are now forgotten. Why, sir, mob violence
+      was resorted to in many places. Inflammatory speeches were made in every
+      community where they would be tolerated. Our people were alarmed
+      everywhere in the North, and were preparing for great trouble at home in
+      the absence of the army. Indiana was stirred up to white heat. Many
+      outrages were perpetrated on the State soldiers who returned home on a
+      furlough, and in many instances they were murdered. One old man by the
+      name of Banty, who had two sons in an Illinois regiment&mdash;they being
+      residents of that State at the outbreak of the rebellion&mdash;was tied to
+      a tree in the woods some distance from home, and remained in this
+      condition till rescued by his wife. It became so intolerable that troops
+      were held at Indianapolis for protection to the city and country. The
+      Governor, as well as other citizens, were threatened:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In Ohio the same condition of things existed. Camp Chase was about to be
+      attacked. Troops had, of necessity, to be sent for the safe keeping of the
+      prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At Coleston, Ill., the Knights of the Golden Circle attacked a squad of
+      Union soldiers, who had just returned home from the army on furlough, and
+      killed seven of them. In one county further south in Illinois, the name of
+      which I have forgotten, there were quite a number of soldiers killed in
+      secret. A man by the name of Geo. Akers, who had once been Sheriff of the
+      County, but at the time of which I am speaking was the Head Center of the
+      Golden Circle in that part of the country, was so strongly suspected of
+      having soldiers quietly 'put out of the way,' that a search of his
+      premises was made by a Provost Marshal, and in his mill, which was on his
+      place, were found many suits of Union soldiers' uniforms, evidently taken
+      from dead bodies. He was put in prison, but was aided to escape by his
+      brother conspirators. In the same County a soldier by the name of Stacks,
+      while home on a furlough, was called to his own door in the night and shot
+      by one Honeycliff. I give these instances merely to have you understand
+      the feeling and determination of the men in the North who sympathized with
+      the rebellion, to aid it in all ways and by any means, no matter how foul
+      or vile."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel," said Col. Bush, "I know about Akers and the cases you
+      mention in Illinois, as I was sent there at that time with a battalion to
+      look after those fellows, and you do not tell one-half the trouble there
+      was in that part of the country."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "No, I presume not; I only remember these facts in regard to matters in
+      that State that fastened themselves irrevocably upon my mind."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Said Dr. Adams: "It seems incredible that such things could have happened
+      in the North, where the same men now claim to have been loyal then."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "But, Doctor," said Col. Bush, "all these things did occur, though they
+      are now forgotten by many, and our young people, who know very little
+      about the war, except such things as they may gather from imperfect and
+      distorted histories, doubt the truthfulness of these facts, being unable
+      to understand why traitors should go unpunished. Why, Doctor, many of the
+      men who were harassing and alarming the people then as Knights of the
+      Golden Circle, are now the leading men in the communities where they were
+      then the most offensive to Union people and disloyal to their Government.
+      They have so managed as to be at the front politically, and if affairs
+      continue as they are now, and seem tending, very soon the same men will
+      claim that they put down the rebellion. They have already deceived many by
+      their self-assertion. You see, Doctor, the policy of not allowing
+      ourselves to speak of the war nor any of its concomitants, leaves the
+      young people in ignorance of what we suffered during its existence."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That is true, I am sorry to say," replied Dr. Adams; "but we who do know
+      all about it should teach the present and coming generations these very
+      important facts. The difficulty is, however, that when you undertake it
+      many people insist that they wish to forget all about it, and that they do
+      not want their children to know anything of its horrors. But, Uncle
+      Daniel, please continue what you were telling us."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Richmond authorities," said Uncle Daniel, "had detached a portion of
+      Biggs's command under Gen. Brice, some 20,000 strong, and sent them into
+      Missouri, where they had made the homes of many Union people desolate, and
+      spread terror throughout that State and a portion of Kansas. Brice had
+      organized bands of marauders and bushwhackers, as they were termed, in the
+      same way and under the same character of agreements as made with Blackman
+      and others. Quartel's and Stringfinder's bands were the most destructive
+      to life and property, murdering Union men as they moved, and making the
+      country a desolate waste through which they passed. The smoke rising from
+      houses, barns, etc., could be seen in every direction. It could well have
+      been termed 'a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At the same time the rebel cruisers were a terror on the high seas. The
+      Alabama, the Florida, and the Shenandoah were a dreaded scourge among our
+      merchantmen. Our commerce was being driven from the seas and passing under
+      the flags of other countries.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'All these things were very discouraging to the loyal people of our
+      country, and at the same time greatly encouraged the rebels and their
+      allies and friends in the North. The demagogues of the anti-war party
+      traversed the whole country, haranguing the people, preaching peace and
+      crying high taxes, and insisting that the war had so far been a total
+      failure, and that it would not be any better in the future. In fact, they
+      were carrying out to the letter that which had been suggested by Valamburg
+      and his friends at St. Catharines, in Canada, at the meeting about which I
+      have heretofore spoken. Many of our best men had to return home from the
+      army for a brief period and canvass as stump orators before the people, in
+      order to quiet their apprehensions and fears as to the chances of our
+      ultimate success."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Capt. Inglesby, "I well remember the very great anxiety then
+      amongst our people. I returned home about the time mentioned, and the
+      question was constantly asked me if I thought we could ever suppress the
+      rebellion. All our successes during the Summer and Fall before seemed to
+      have had only a temporary effect upon our people. In fact, they were
+      easily discouraged during the whole period through which the war was
+      continued."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, Col. Bush, that is easily accounted for. We left behind us an
+      element nearly or quite a majority; certainly so in many parts of our
+      country North, which was constantly decrying the war and the means which
+      were being used against the rebellion. Their constant talk in the same
+      direction could not help having a great influence, especially on the minds
+      of weak men, aud in many instances on those whose nearest and dearest
+      relatives were in the army taking the chances of their lives; and, as you
+      all well know, these pretended friends to our faces were in their hearts
+      wishing and praying for the success of our enemies."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, that is true; and it was strange and hard to understand at the time,
+      as these same people could have gained nothing by the success of the
+      rebellion. They lived North, and would have been equally despised by the
+      rebels (if they had succeeded) as a part of the Yankee Nation."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Doubtless that would have been so, but it was not particularly the love
+      that they had for the rebels or their cause, but their hatred for the
+      party in power. They had been in power so long, that being ousted by the
+      voice of the people made a number of the leaders who had lost in the
+      political contest feel a desire to see the people who had beaten them lose
+      in the contest against the rebellion. They had said so many bitter things
+      against Mr. Lincoln and prophesied war and final separation between the
+      slave and free States, that they were willing to see the country destroyed
+      in order to be considered among the people as wise oracles and political
+      prophets; so that they made it their interest politically that the
+      rebellion should succeed. Many people were followers of these men in all
+      the States North. Out of this feeling grew and prospered the Knights of
+      the Golden Circle, or Sons of Liberty."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, gentlemen," said Dr. Adams, "I agree with all you have said; but I
+      am growing somewhat impatient to again hear Uncle Daniel."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      All were again listeners, and Uncle Daniel proceeded:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I was speaking of the alarming condition of the country and the dangers
+      that were menacing peaceful citizens, as well as their property. I became
+      very much alarmed for the safety of the two families left in my charge. I
+      sent a letter to Henry to come with his wife and make my house his home
+      for the present. He and Seraine came at once, and were willing as well as
+      happy in remaining with us for a while, Seraine feeling satisfied that, as
+      her parents were two such quiet people, no harm could come to them. After
+      the excitement and confusion created by the delight in the household over
+      their arrival subsided, Henry took me aside and related his experience
+      since leaving home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He said that he remained quietly in Detroit for some time at his wife's
+      home. Then he went to Windsor, and there learned that the people of the
+      Confederacy were very much disheartened, but were making a desperate
+      effort to harass the armies of the Union, without fighting great battles,
+      until their armies were recuperated and filled up with new recruits; that
+      the plan was for their friends to confuse and excite the Northern people,
+      just as they were doing. He stated Jacob Thomlinson's plans just as they
+      were being literally carried out. After these plans were well on the way
+      in the direction of being fully executed, C. C. Carey left for Richmond,
+      and Jacob Thomlinson for London, accompanied by Mr. Wintergreen, who was
+      to act as his private secretary. On separating from Carey the
+      understanding was that they would remain away from Canada until the
+      political canvass for President had well advanced and until after the
+      nominations by both parties had been made. During their absence they were
+      to ascertain what new plans were being executed and what new schemes could
+      be put into operation during the Fall and Winter following. Henry said the
+      one mentioned was the only one matured, and that was being carried out.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent had now been promoted and ordered East, and Gen. Sherwood put
+      in command of the Center, with orders to make a campaign South, pushing
+      and pressing the enemy at every point possible. This movement was to and
+      did commence at the earliest possible moment in the Spring following.
+      Simultaneously with this a movement was made in the East against the
+      capital of the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "One evening, a few days prior to Gen. Silent's departure for the East in
+      pursuance of his orders, while walking out on the bank of the Combination
+      River a short distance from Nashua, as the shadows of night were quietly
+      gathering about him, a form seemed to stand before him, which, from its
+      appearance and the flowing white robes in which it was arrayed, he at once
+      recognized as the strange specter that had appeared to him while sitting
+      on a stone beneath a tree at Chatteraugus. Gen. Silent was startled for a
+      moment, but stood still with eyes fixed upon the apparition. Finally a
+      light, beautiful and dazzling, shone around the figure. He did not move.
+      It approached him, saying in a subdued, soft and melodious voice:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Gen. Silent, you have been selected to forever wipe out the crime of
+      slavery. This can only be done by suppressing the rebellion now in
+      progress against your Government, which must be completed within fourteen
+      months from this day or all will be lost. Start East at once; take no rest
+      with either of your great armies until this is accomplished. All is with
+      you. The matter is exclusively in your hands.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After speaking thus, the specter disappeared and all was still. He stood
+      for a moment, bewildered. When he had collected his thoughts he turned and
+      walked rapidly to his quarters, which were at the Nashua House. He entered
+      his room and sat for some time in deep meditation. While at Victor's Hill
+      he had thought of moving his army across to Mobile, and thence to Savannah
+      and North to the rear of Richmond. He was not a superstitious man, but at
+      the same time was forced by what he had seen and heard that night to
+      consider well that which seemed to be before him. The condition of the
+      armies of the Union, and also that of the rebels, was taken in at one
+      grasp of the mind. The East and West were carefully considered, and a plan
+      seemed to be placed before him that would certainly be successful. The
+      whole question of the suppression of the rebellion seemed to be disclosed
+      to his mind, and indelibly photographed thereon, as if in a vision from on
+      high. He could see his Army of the West and Center combined under one
+      commander, making their way against obstinate resistance to the sea; and
+      then coming north to the rear of Richmond, breaking the shell of the
+      Confederacy as it marched. At the same time he saw the great rebel army of
+      the East, under Laws, in Virginia, melt away before him, driven,
+      demoralized, and finally captured. This all seemed to be a dream, and yet
+      it was the true method to pursue in order to put down the rebellion. These
+      things were at once firmly fixed in his mind, and thus he would undertake
+      to bring success, should he be selected as the commander of all the armies
+      of the Union, as had just been indicated to him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just then a rap was head at his door. 'Come in,' was the response, and
+      Gen. Anderson entered. Gen. Silent met him with great cordiality and asked
+      him to be seated. They conversed for some time on the subject of the war
+      and the probabilities of success.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Finally Gen. Anderson said: 'General, this war can be concluded in but
+      one way, and that is by desperate fighting. The armies on both sides are
+      made up of Americans, each believing they are right, and numbers and
+      endurance will finally determine the contest, provided our people do not
+      become alarmed at the constant cry for peace by the Northern Golden
+      Circles and other sympathizers with the South.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That is true,' said Gen. Silent; 'I feel more bitterness towards those
+      Northern croakers and sympathizers than I do toward the rebels in the
+      South, who take their lives and put them in chance for what they believe
+      to be right. Wrong as they are, they are better men than those who are
+      behind us trying to discourage us, and to encourage the rebels, without
+      the nerve to fight on either side.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said Anderson; 'I fully agree with you. Allow me to ask at about
+      what time will our Spring campaign begin?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'At the very first moment that we can move on the roads in safety. I am
+      now sending Sherwood with what troops are within his call from Victor's
+      Hill east to Meredith, breaking railroads, destroying bridges, etc., so
+      that when we commence our movements in the Spring, Biggs will have no line
+      save the one due south or east. We will then force him into the extreme
+      South or cause him to make a junction with the army in the East, under
+      Laws, where our Army of the West and Center must pursue him. The
+      destruction of the two great rebel armies must be our task. This done, the
+      rebellion will be at an end. This must be accomplished within the next
+      fourteen months; sooner if we can, but within that time we must succeed,
+      if at all, and I have no doubt whatever of a final triumph. The Almighty
+      is only permitting the continuation of this struggle in order that the
+      people shall become thoroughly satisfied with the destruction of slavery.
+      Whenever that time comes He will give our enemies over into our hands.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Gen. Silent, your faith is certainly very strong.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; I am now thoroughly convinced in my own mind that within the time
+      mentioned our enemies will be at our feet. I am going East, where I am
+      ordered by the President for some purpose. I intend to lay my whole plan
+      before him and urge its adoption, believing that if followed the rebellion
+      will end as I have stated. Would you like to go East, Gen. Anderson, if I
+      should wish you to do so?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I would certainly not disobey your orders, Gen. Silent, but I have a
+      good command, and one with which I am well acquainted, and perhaps I would
+      be of more service by remaining with it than by taking a new one. I did
+      have a great desire to be ordered East when I was sent here, but the
+      reasons for that desire do not now exist.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson then, in confidence, related to Gen. Silent what had
+      transpired at McGregor's headquarters the evening after the battle at
+      Antler's Run, which astonished Gen. Silent. He sat for some time without
+      making any remark. Finally he asked if the President and the Secretary of
+      War had this information.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson replied that they had.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent smiled, but said not a word. The conversation on this subject
+      then dropped. Gen. Silent inquired if he believed in dreams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson answered in the negative; at the same time he said he had
+      heard on one or two occasions of very strange dreams, and one especially
+      that he was watching closely to see if it would turn out in accordance
+      with an interpretation given to it by a person whom he well knew.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent then asked him if he had ever seen anything that he could not
+      understand or account for.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir,' replied Gen. Anderson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent said no more, and it then being quite late they separated.
+      Gen. Silent left early next morning for the East. As soon as he could
+      reach Washington he appeared at the Executive Mansion and had an interview
+      with the President, when he was informed that he had been ordered East
+      with a view of putting him in command of all the armies of the United
+      States. He did not exhibit the least surprise at this, but at once
+      proceeded to lay his plans before the President and Secretary of War. The
+      plans were the same as suggested by him to Gen. Anderson. After careful
+      consideration they were approved.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President told Gen. Silent he now should have the full support of the
+      Government, with supreme command, and that the President would hold him
+      responsible for the suppression of the rebellion, and expect that the
+      enemy would be dispersed at an early day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent replied that the rebellion would end within fourteen months.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Why fourteen months? Could you not say twelve?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, sir,' replied Silent; 'I put it fourteen. I hope to see it
+      accomplished at an earlier date, but within this time it will be done.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Gen. Silent, I have a strange reason for saying twelve months,' and the
+      President laughed at the idea of having a superstition about dreams, 'but,
+      General last night I had such a curious dream that I must tell it to you.
+      I thought a strange man appeared in the presence of the Armies of the
+      West, riding upon a large brown horse, and that where-ever and whenever he
+      appeared the armies were successful; that this strange man would disappear
+      without uttering a word. This same strange man had appeared at the East,
+      and at his appearance the rebel armies laid down their arms and sued for
+      peace. In my dream peace was restored, but it lasted for only a short
+      time; the citizens of Maryland and Virginia conspired together and swept
+      down upon Washington, captured the city, burned the Government records,
+      and murdered many of our leading men, amongst whom was yourself. What do
+      you say to this, General? Can you interpret it?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, Mr. President, I cannot. I do not allow myself to think but very
+      little about dreams. They certainly can be nothing more than the
+      wanderings of the mind during sleep. But, Mr. President, since you have
+      taken me into your confidence I must confess that I am sometimes startled
+      by what seems to be an unfolding of events in the future.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Saying this much he relapsed into his wonted silence. After some further
+      conversation they separated. The next morning Gen. Silent left for the
+      Army of the East. He was received on his arrival in a manner that showed
+      their confidence in him as a great commander. He established his
+      headquarters in the field near Meador, and at once commenced giving
+      directions in his quiet way for reorganizing the troops and preparing in
+      every way for an early advance. His army was soon organized into three
+      corps,&mdash;Second, Fifth and Sixth,&mdash;commanded respectively by Gen.
+      Hanscom, Gen. Sedgewear and Gen. Warner; the Ninth (Independent) Corps,
+      under Broomneld, with the cavalry under Sher-lin, who had been ordered to
+      the East from the Army of the Center.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My son Jackson, having been spoken of very highly to Gen. Silent by Gen.
+      Anderson, had also been ordered to the East and placed in command of a
+      brigade under Gen. Hanscom.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0023" id="linkimage-0023">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0347.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Gens. Silent and Meador in Conversation. 347 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The armies both in the East and the West being reorganized and in good
+      condition, Gen. Silent began his arrangements for an immediate movement.
+      The Armies of the West and Center now being combined under the command of
+      Sherwood were to move from Chatteraugus directly down the railroad against
+      Biggs,&mdash;or rather Jones, the new commander of the rebel forces. The
+      movement of the combined armies, East and West, against the enemy, was to
+      take place on the same day. The rebel army East was admirably posted for
+      defensive operations, provided they were to be attacked in their position.
+      Laws had his army divided into three corps, commanded respectively by
+      Ewelling on the right, A. P. Hiller on the left, and Longpath (who had
+      come from Biggs) as reserve in the rear; his cavalry by J. E. Seward. His
+      army was on the south bank of the Rapidan, and in rear of Mine Run, and
+      extending east to the spurs of the Blue Ridge, on the west and left flank,
+      protected by heavy earthworks. His forces and his movements were covered
+      by streams, forests, hills, and by a very heavy chaparral or copse for
+      miles in extent.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Silent would not attack in his front, as Laws expected, but concluded to
+      plunge immediately into the chaparral and threaten Laws's right. This
+      would compel the enemy to give battle at once or retreat. So orders were
+      issued for the Army of the East to move at midnight, cross the Rapidan,
+      and march into the dense woods by the roads nearest the rebel lines. The
+      troops moved, and by dawn the next morning had possession of the crossings
+      and were passing over the river. By night of that day the army had crossed
+      with most of their trains. The cavalry had pushed forward and camped near
+      Sedgewear, who had gone into bivouac on the hill after crossing the
+      Rapidan. During the day our signal corps had read the signals of the
+      enemy, which were that Laws had discovered Silent's movements and was
+      making preparations to meet them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Silent had ordered Broomfield to move at once and make night marches so
+      as to be up in time. Sherlin was to move forward and attack the rebel
+      cavalry at Chancellor's City. Three times this army had crossed the
+      Rapidan before and as many times had been driven back. The question in the
+      minds of all was, 'Will Silent go on, or will he be forced to recross the
+      stream?' Laws was very confident that he would force him back.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That night Silent received a telegram from Sherwood at Chatteraugus,
+      saying that his army had moved out that day and was near the enemy; also,
+      from Crooker and Boutler; all had moved. Thus Silent had all the armies of
+      the Republic, wherever they might be, at the same hour moving against the
+      enemy aggressively. No such movements had a parallel in history. The enemy
+      were menaced in every front, so that no portion could give aid or
+      re-enforcements to the other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Laws, when he saw the situation, determined to attack, believing that he
+      could assault Warner and drive him back before Hanscom (who had crossed
+      some miles from Warner) could come up to join on Warner's right. That
+      night Warner and Ewelling lay facing each other, nearly together. They
+      might easily have divided rations, though hidden from each other by the
+      dense forest. Yet, like the knowledge we all have by instinct of our near
+      approach to danger, they were each aware of the other's presence.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent ordered a change, so as to move his head of column direct for
+      the right flank of Laws's new position. Warner moved, with cavalry in
+      advance, to Craig's Meeting House, his left resting at Chaparral Tavern.
+      Sedge-wear was to join on his right, Hanscom to move from Chancellor City
+      to his support, and Sherlin on the left and in rear of Hanscom.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Early in the morning the enemy appeared in Warner's front. One regiment
+      of cavalry had already been hurled back. Meador had made his disposition
+      in accordance with Silent's instructions. Broomfleld was now crossing the
+      river, and Silent waiting at the ford to see him; but learning of Laws's
+      movement, he went forward at once to Chaparral Tavern. This tavern was in
+      a low place, densely surrounded with trees and underbrush. Here Silent
+      placed his headquarters in the rear of Warner's Corps. The woods and
+      chaparral were so dense in all directions that neither army could
+      distinguish the line of the other.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "By 9 o'clock an occasional shot could be heard, and then the rattle of
+      musketry, as though a company or so had discharged their pieces. Presently
+      a few skirmishers would come back to the main line, asserting that the
+      enemy were in force in our front. Then orders would be given to advance
+      the skirmish-line and feel for the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "About 10 o'clock a shot from the artillery of the enemy announced the
+      fact that he was posting for resistance. Our line at once advanced as best
+      it could in the direction of the enemy. The musketry opened and continued
+      to increase until one whole division of our troops were engaged. The
+      artillery opened on both sides and roared as the mighty thunders. Musketry
+      rattled like hail on the housetops. The enemy in our front, Ewelling
+      commanding, was driven in great disorder for some distance by Griffith's
+      division, but the underbrush was so dense that no alignment could be made
+      with the troops. Regiments and brigades could not find each other. It
+      became impossible to have any unity of action. This same cause prevented
+      Sedgewear from joining on Warner's right or connecting with Griffith. This
+      left Griffith's flank exposed, and the rebels at once taking advantage of
+      this, forced him back again with the loss of some of his guns and quite a
+      number of prisoners. The rebels made no attempt to follow up their
+      advantage, but began at once erecting earthworks.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Laws was attacked before he anticipated, although making a show of
+      readiness; but he was resting on ground familiar to him and wholly unknown
+      to our troops. Silent was notified of our repulse. It was apparent that
+      Laws's whole army was on the field, and meditated an attack before our
+      army could be brought into action. Sedgewear's troops were not all up;
+      Broomfield had not arrived, and Hanscom was not yet on the ground. This
+      was not quite what Gen. Silent had been accustomed to. His commands
+      heretofore were always at the spot on time when ordered, and generally
+      before the time appointed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He at once mounted his horse and rode in person to the front, in order to
+      get a view of the situation. He followed Warner on a narrow road, which
+      was thronged with troops in great disorder. Slight works thrown up by both
+      sides, in intervals of the fight, were very close together. He at once saw
+      from the nature of the surrounding country the importance of maintaining
+      Warner's position. On his return to his headquarters he dispatched
+      officers to hasten Sedgewear's and Broomfield's troops with all possible
+      speed. His wish now was to bring to bear as largo a force as possible
+      against Laws's left, in order to prevent the discovery of the great space
+      between Warner and Hanscom. Laws, however, had detected this gap, and was
+      forming Hiller's Corps to move through it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Geddis was now ordered to move at once and hold this part of the line
+      with his division of Warner's Corps against all force that might come
+      against him. This was the breathless time during the day. Geddis took the
+      position. Hiller moved against him, but Geddis held the point. Hanscom
+      came up, but his corps was far away to his rear. It was nearly two o'clock
+      before his troops came in sight, certainly none too soon. He at once
+      formed on Geddis's left. There was but one spot, on account of the density
+      of the forest, where artillery could be put in battery or used to any
+      advantage. Here Hanscom put all his artillery. At 2:30 he received orders
+      to attack Hiller at once in conjunction with Geddis, which he did. This
+      compelled Hanscom to move two of his divisions in support of Geddis, Burns
+      and Motley. The two lines had both approached until they were exceedingly
+      close together.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The battle now commenced in great earnest on both sides, and was of a
+      most destructive and deadly character. The musketry firing was continuous
+      along the whole line. The remainder of Hanscom's Corps was ordered up and
+      went into action, having no time for protecting themselves. Several
+      desperate assaults were made by Hanscom and Geddis, but the enemy, having
+      the cover of the chaparral, were able to inflict great damage on our
+      forces.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Silent, learning that our forces could not dislodge the enemy, sent a
+      force from Warner's left to relieve the troops who were so hotly engaged.
+      Accordingly one division under Gen. Walworth and one brigade under Roberts
+      were sent through the woods to the sound of battle. But they could not see
+      fifty yards before them on account of the underbrush. The roar of the
+      battle was like a continuous peal of thunder. Gen. Walworth tried to
+      penetrate the thick woods to relieve his comrades, but did not arrive
+      until nightfall.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sedgewear had now taken position on the right of Warner, and both of
+      their corps had been engaged during the afternoon. Sherlin had struck the
+      rebel cavalry near Ford's House and driven them back. He now held the
+      country to the left of Hanscom on the road to Spottsyl-vania. The night
+      had closed in and the two armies rested facing each other. The killed,
+      wounded and dying were strewn between the lines like leaves.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Meador and others came to Silent's Headquarters that night. One
+      corps in each army had not been engaged during the day, and so the battle
+      had but fairly commenced. Silent gave orders to assault the enemy the next
+      morning at five o'clock. Longpath on the side of the enemy, who had not
+      been engaged during the day, was moving that night to the support of
+      Hiller, evidently intending to crush our left. Geddis was ordered to
+      remain with Hanscom; Walworth was to assault Hiller's left, while Hanscom
+      made a front attack. Broomfield was to move to the gap between Walworth
+      and Warner's left. But Laws was preparing also for an attack, and made his
+      assault on our right a little before Hanscom made the attack contemplated
+      by Silent.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The battle commenced by Ewelling assailing Wight. The fighting became
+      furious along Sedgewear's entire front and over and along Warner's line.
+      Burns and Motley, of Hanscom's Corps, advanced upon the enemy and
+      assaulted him with very great energy. Walworth now assaulted where he was
+      directed. The contest was a desperate one. The smoke rose through the
+      woods like a dense cloud. The artillery was brought to where it could be
+      used, and from both sides it belched forth its iron hail and sounded as if
+      the earth was breaking into a thousand fragments. The musketry rattled and
+      showered the leaden missiles of death in every direction. The yells and
+      shrieks of the wounded were enough to strike terror to the souls of the
+      strongest, during the whole time of this great battle of blood and death.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The enemy were driven at every point, and retreated in great confusion.
+      Our troops undertook to pursue them through the thick woods and became
+      broken up and confused. Sherlin was now engaged with Seward's cavalry,
+      near the Todd House, in a terrible contest, The firing and shouting could
+      be heard by Hanscom's troops. Sherlin was victorious and Seward retreated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Up to this time Longpath had not taken the position assigned him, but now
+      moved rapidly against Hanscom's left. The contest was renewed. Silent and
+      Meador rode out to the front and looked over the ground. Silent never lost
+      confidence in the result for a moment.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Longpath now assaulted with great vehemence; our advance brigade was
+      swept like chaff before the wind. The density of the brush was such that H
+      an scorn could not make his proper formation, and therefore had to fall
+      back to his position held early in the day. Walworth was driven back, and
+      in trying to rally his men was shot through the head and instantly killed.
+      Sedgewear's right was assailed and turned, losing many prisoners. He
+      rallied, however, and drove the enemy back again. Longpath being now
+      severely wounded, Laws led his corps in person.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "A simultaneous attack was now made by our forces. Broomfield assaulted
+      for the first time during the day, and the enemy were forced back. In this
+      assault my son Jackson, leading his brigade, was wounded and taken to the
+      rear. This was late in the afternoon. The woods had been on fire several
+      times during the day, but at this time the breastworks of some of our men
+      having been constructed of wood were fired by the musketry and blazed up,
+      catching the timber and leaves with which the ground was covered. The fire
+      became general and drove men in every direction, both Union and rebel. The
+      shrieks and screams of the poor wounded men who could not escape the
+      flames were heartrending.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Darkness came on and the contest ceased. During the night Laws withdrew
+      the rebel army to his old line of works and gave up the idea of driving
+      Silent back across the Rapidan. Gen. Silent repaired to his headquarters,
+      where he received the reports of the commanding officers. Some were sure
+      that Laws would attack again the next morning. Some thought that we had
+      better retire across the Rapidan. At this Silent said not a word, but
+      smiled. He finally gave orders to be ready to meet the enemy the next
+      morning, and to attack him if he had not withdrawn. When he spoke of the
+      enemy withdrawing a look of surprise was on the faces of many.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After they had all repaired to their respective quarters he went out to
+      look around, and while listening under a tree in order to hear any
+      movements that might be making in the enemy's lines, he was again startled
+      by the same spectral form that had appeared to him twice before. It
+      pointed in the direction of Richmond and spoke these words, 'Move on
+      to-morrow,' and disappeared. He was strangely affected by this, and became
+      quite nervous for a man of his stoicism.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0024" id="linkimage-0024">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0354.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="A Scene in the Trenches 354 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "He returned to his tent and inquired for his Adjutant-General. When he
+      reported, he asked if any further reports had come in, and was told that a
+      messenger had just arrived with dispatches announcing that Boutler had
+      moved on City Point, capturing it; that Sherwood expected to attack Jones
+      at Rocky Head on that day. Silent then went to bed and slept soundly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning there was no enemy in sight. Gen. Silent advanced his
+      troops well to the front until satisfied that Laws had withdrawn. He gave
+      orders for taking care of the wounded and burying the dead. The wounded of
+      both armies were thickly strewn all over the battlefield. Many had
+      perished from the smoke and fire in the woods. It was a sight I do not
+      wish to describe if I could.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That day Silent issued his orders for the army to make a night march by
+      the left flank in the direction of Spottsyl-vania. He and Meador started,
+      with the cavalry in advance, late in the afternoon, and as they passed
+      along the line going in that direction the boys understood it and cried
+      out, 'Good! good! No going back this time; we are going to Richmond,' and
+      they made the woods resound with shouts of joy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day about noon Sherlin was directed to move with his cavalry to
+      the rear of the enemy, cut the railroads, and destroy all the enemy's
+      supplies he could find. He moved at once. Silent notified Broomfield of
+      the resistance being made to our further advance, and ordered him to move
+      up as rapidly as possible. Skirmishing and sharp fighting between isolated
+      divisions and brigades occurred. Many officers and men were killed. Gen.
+      Sedgewear was among the killed on this morning, and Gen. H. G. Wight was
+      assigned to the command of his corps. This was the 9th day of the month,
+      and the armies had been marching and fighting five days.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Silent's lines were now formed and ready to attack or resist. Thus they
+      lay during the fifth night. On the next morning orders were issued to
+      assault the enemy's center at 10 o'clock. Some movement of the enemy
+      delayed the assault, and about 1 o'clock the enemy pressed forward to
+      attack, which they did with great vigor. They were repulsed with great
+      loss and fell back in confusion. They reformed and came forward again. The
+      contest now became fierce and even terrific. They made their way close up
+      to Hanscom's front and delivered their fire in the very faces of our men.
+      Our line did not waver, but now opened such a terrible fire of musketry on
+      them that they broke in great disorder.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the very heat of the contest the woods had taken fire again, and the
+      flames were leaping along with frightful rapidity, destroying nearly
+      everything in their pathway. Our troops on this part of the line were
+      compelled to fall' back, leaving many poor fellows of both sides to
+      perish. Soon, however, the skirmishers were re-enforced and drove the
+      enemy for a mile into their entrenchments.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "It was now determined to make the assault contemplated in the morning. So
+      about 4 p.m. Silent ordered the assault. Warner and Wight were to move
+      simultaneously with Warner's and Gibbs's divisions, Motley to advance on
+      the left of Wight's Corps. Our troops had to advance up a densely-wooded
+      hill. Silent and Meador took position on an elevated point, but could see
+      little of the field, it was so overgrown with bushes.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The battle had again commenced, our troops assaulting. A cloud of smoke
+      hung heavily over the field, lighted up occasionally by flashes from
+      artillery. The shouts of the commanders giving their orders, the yells of
+      the soldiers on both sides, as well as the groans of the wounded and
+      dying, could be distinctly heard in every direction. Across an open field,
+      then through heavy woods, across a soft morass in front of one division of
+      the enemy near the stream, went our lines, struggling forward under a most
+      galling fire until lost to view in a copse of wood and the smoke of
+      battle. Only our wounded now came staggering and crawling out from under
+      the cloud of smoke to the rear. These few moments of suspense were
+      terrible. Looking, listening and waiting, our troops at this moment
+      ascended the hill and stormed the enemy's works, but could not hold them
+      against the destructive fire. They fell back to their original line.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On our left, at that moment, a great victory was being accomplished. Col.
+      Upson and Gen. Motley formed a storming party of some twelve regiments,
+      and drove right against the flank of the enemy. They rushed with such
+      impetuosity against the rebels that they could not withstand the assault.
+      Our forces captured an entire brigade and one battery of the enemy.
+      Hanscom now assaulted and broke the enemy's line, capturing many
+      prisoners. At six p.m. Broomfield attacked. Night closed with our columns
+      within one mile of Spottsylvania Court-house. The fighting of this day was
+      desperate, and the loss on both sides terrible. The suffering was great;
+      many were burned who had fallen wounded on the field.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was the sixth day of blood and death. Our forces held some 4,000
+      prisoners, while the enemy had taken none from us save a few stragglers.
+      That night Boutler reported great success. Sherlin had got in the rear of
+      the enemy, destroyed ten miles of his railroad and nearly all of his
+      supplies of food and medical stores. Silent now ordered rest and
+      reconnoitering for the next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So, on the following day, our lines were adjusted and reconnoissances
+      made, with full preparations for the ending of the great contest. Hanscom
+      was to move in the night so as to join Broomfield, and they were to attack
+      at 4 A. M. of the 12th. They moved into line not more than two-thirds of a
+      mile from the enemy. The ground was heavily wooded and ascended sharply
+      towards the enemy. In the morning a heavy fog lay close to the ground, but
+      at 4:35 the order to move forward was given. Burns and Barrow moved in
+      advance. The soldiers seemed to be urged forward by some kind of
+      inspiration, and finally broke into a double-quick, and with irresistible
+      force over the earthworks of the enemy they went. Both divisions entered
+      about the same time, and a most desperate battle here ensued. Muskets were
+      clubbed and bayonets and swords pierced many bodies on both sides. The
+      struggle was short, however, and resulted in our forces capturing some
+      5,000 prisoners, twenty pieces of artillery, and thirty colors, with two
+      General officers. The rebels broke to the rear in great disorder, our men
+      pursuing them through the woods. Shouts of victory rent the air.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Silent was now by a small fire, which was sputtering and spitting, the
+      rain coming down in uncomfortable quantities. Hanscom had taken and was
+      now holding the center of their line. He reported: 'Have just finished up
+      Jones and am going into Ewelling; many prisoners and guns.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The enemy made six assaults on Hanscom, which were repulsed. Broomfield
+      now reported that he had lost connection with Hanscom. Silent wrote him:
+      'Push the enemy; that is the best way to make connection.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Desultory fighting continued until midnight, when the enemy gave up the
+      task of re-taking their lost line and retreated. Thus ended the eighth day
+      of marching and most desperate fighting ever known.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning an assault was made in order to take possession of high
+      ground near the court-house, which was a success, without any considerable
+      resistance. The rain was now falling in torrents. The roads became so
+      muddy that they were impassable, which prevented any further movement for
+      the present. The collecting of the wounded and burying the dead was a
+      sight to behold. The whole country back for miles was one continuous
+      hospital. Our losses were over 20,000, and no one could ever ascertain the
+      loss of the enemy; but it could not have been less than 30,000&mdash;including
+      prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The howl that was set up by the Sons of Liberty and Copperheads excelled
+      anything that had ever been heard. Silent was a 'murderer,' a 'butcher,' a
+      'brute,' an 'inhuman monster.' The enemy, however, were all right. They
+      were 'humane friends,' 'good Christians,' etc. The hypocrisy of this world
+      is perfectly amazing.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At this time take a glance at the rebel capital. Boutler was within ten
+      miles; Sherlin's troopers were, many of them, inside the works on the
+      north side of Richmond. Sherwood was forcing the rebel Army of the Center.
+      Gen. Crookerhad cut all railroads between Tennessee and Richmond. All
+      lines of communication with Richmond were severed, and confusion and
+      terror reigned in the rebel capital. Jeff Davis contemplated flight, but
+      was prevented by those surrounding him. With all these evidences of our
+      final success and failure on their part, the anti-war party in the North
+      could find no words of contumely too severe for our successful commanders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Henry and I left for Washington, and in the confusion of everything I
+      finally found a surgeon by the name of Bliss, who informed me where I
+      could find my son Jackson. He had been brought to Washington and placed in
+      the Stone Mansion Hospital, on Meridian Hill. We lost no time in visiting
+      that place, and by permission of the surgeon in charge visited Jackson. We
+      found him with a high fever and some evidence of erysipelas. His wound was
+      in the right groin&mdash;a very dangerous wound. He talked quite freely,
+      and gave all kinds of messages for his mother, the family, and Gen.
+      Anderson, but said to us that he could live but a few days.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'The fates are against our family,' said he. 'We will all go down sooner
+      or later. Mother is right.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We remained in Washington and gave Jackson all the attention we could. We
+      merely paid our respects to the President. He was so busy we could not
+      interrupt him. Joy was in the hearts of all loyal people, while curses
+      were upon the lips of every disloyal and anti-war Democrat in the whole
+      country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Jackson died from erysipelas on the sixth day after our arrival. This
+      shock almost broke me down. Henry was nearly frantic. Jackson was his
+      favorite brother. They had both been wanderers alike from home. We took
+      his remains to our home, had his funeral services in the church to which
+      his mother and I belonged, and buried him by the side of my son David, in
+      the Allentown Cemetery.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "You must imagine this blow to our family; I will not undertake to
+      describe our distress. His mother almost lost her mind, and for several
+      days she talked incessantly about Peter. She seemed to lose sight of all
+      else. Seraine was deeply affected. She thought very much of Jackson, he
+      being the one who brought about her union with Henry much sooner than,
+      perhaps, it would have occurred."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Just then Mrs. Wilson came in. We could see that she kept a close watch
+      over Uncle Daniel. He took her in his arms and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My darling, I was just speaking of the death of your Uncle Jackson."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, Grandpa; I well remember when you and Uncle Henry came home from
+      Washington with his remains; how we were all distressed; how Grandma's
+      mind was affected; and how poor old Aunt Martha cried and spoke of him. I
+      remember also that he was buried by the side of my poor father."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      She ceased speaking and wept and sobbed, and finally she took her grandpa
+      by the hand and led him to his room.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0018" id="link2HCH0018">
+      <!--  H2 anchor --> </a>
+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XVIII.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY OF THE CENTER.&mdash;GEN. SHERWOOD'S
+     CAMPAIGN AGAINST GATE CITY.&mdash;HEAD'S ARMY DESTROYED.&mdash;GEN.
+     PAPSON'S GREAT VICTORIES AT FRANKTOWN AND NASHUA.
+
+     "We die that our country may survive."&mdash;Lyon.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "General Silent was now in command of all the armies of the United States,
+      having his Headquarters with the Army of the East, so that he might have
+      the immediate supervision of it. Sherwood, having been placed in command
+      of the Armies of the West, commenced organizing and concentrating his
+      forces for the Spring campaign, under the general plan suggested by Silent
+      and approved by the President and Secretary of War. The condition of
+      things in the North was as heretofore described. Sherwood was kept
+      continually on the alert, in order to meet the many raids that were being
+      made in his Department.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "About the 1st of April, Gen. Forrester, with a large cavalry force, again
+      moved north, marched between Big and Little Combination Rivers, and made
+      his way unmolested to Paduah, and there assaulted the Union garrison held
+      by Col. Heck, by whom he was badly beaten. He made his retreat, swinging
+      around to Conception River, and following that down to Fort Pillston,
+      which was held by a very small garrison of colored troops. After capturing
+      the post the unfortunate troops were most barbarously and inhumanly
+      butchered, no quarter being given. The poor colored soldiers and citizens
+      were shot down like so many wild beasts. Some were killed while imploring
+      their captors for mercy; others were tied to trees, fires built around
+      them made of fagots, and in that way burned to death.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The sick and wounded fared no better. Such brutality is seldom resorted
+      to by the most barbarous of the savage Indian tribes. What do you suppose
+      would have been the fate of any Union officer who would have permitted
+      such conduct on the part of his command?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Why," said Col. Bush, "the officer would have been dismissed the service
+      in utter disgrace, and would not afterwards have been recognized as a
+      gentleman anywhere in the Northern States."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "No, sir," said Dr. Adams; "such officers would have been compelled to
+      change their names and to find homes in the mountains, where they would
+      have been unobserved."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Uncle Daniel, "that would have been so with any of our troops;
+      yet you never hear this fact alluded to. It is lost sight of, and if you
+      should mention it publicly, you would only be criticised for so doing. Our
+      tradesmen and merchants want their Southern customers, and therefore, no
+      matter what their crimes may have been, they are hushed up and condoned.
+      But to return to my story.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sherwood had made his disposition for an advance, and on the same day
+      that the Army of the East commenced its movement to cross the Rapidan, his
+      army moved out against Gen. Jones, who had displaced Biggs and was in
+      command of the rebel Army of the Center. Sherwood's army moved in three
+      columns from and about Chatteraugus&mdash;Scovens on the left, Papson in
+      the center, and McFadden on the right. Papson moved directly against
+      Turner's Hill, and McFadden, by way of Gadden's Mill, to and through Snake
+      Gap, against Sarco. Papson had encountered the enemy at Rocky Head, and
+      failing to dislodge him, was ordered to the right in support of McFadden.
+      Jones fell back to Sarco and made a stand. Hord's Corps assaulted him in
+      front, Scovens on his right, Papson and McFadden on his left, McFadden
+      gaining the high ridges overlooking the fort and opened a destructive
+      artillery fire against it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Late in the evening, as night was closing in, Gen. Anderson ordered a
+      part of his command to assault and charge their works near the river,
+      south of the town. This was executed in gallant style, Gen. Ward leading
+      the charge. The firing all along both lines was picturesque. As volley
+      after volley was discharged, it reminded one of a line of Roman candles
+      shooting forth. Soon our troops succeeded in dislodging the enemy and
+      capturing his works, with many prisoners. This closed the contest; and
+      that night Jones, with his army, retreated, destroying bridges and all
+      else behind him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He was vigorously pushed by our army. Two days later Papson's head of
+      column struck the rear of the enemy between Caseyville and King's City.
+      Skirmishing commenced, and was kept up during the night. At this point
+      Jones had collected his whole army&mdash;three large corps, commanded by
+      Harding, Polkhorn and Head, numbering nearly as many men as Sherwood's
+      forces. During the night, however, the enemy retreated, and did it so
+      handsomely that the next morning there was nothing to be seen as evidence
+      of an enemy, save fresh earthworks.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After remaining there several days waiting for supplies, etc., our forces
+      resumed their advance and moved rapidly in the direction of a town on the
+      Powder Springs road called Dalls; McFadden on the extreme right, Papson in
+      the center, and Scovens on the left. Hord, of Papson's army, in moving to
+      the crossing of Pumpkin Run, met the enemy, and was soon engaged in what
+      turned out to be a severe battle, lasting until quite in the night. This
+      checked the movement of the army under Papson, and changed the point to be
+      gained to Hopeful Church. There was continuous skirmishing and fighting at
+      this point at close range behind works for about five days. The losses,
+      however, were not very considerable on either side, both being under cover
+      of earthworks. The troops here were so situated in their lines and works
+      that both sides kept well down behind their cover. Finally our boys gave
+      it the name of 'Hell Hole.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "McFadden having moved to Dalls, as ordered, was some miles away to the
+      right of the remainder of the forces. The enemy seeing this, concentrated
+      two whole corps and hurled them against the Fifteenth Corps, and one small
+      division on its left. The assault was made by Harding and Polkhorn on the
+      morning of the 28th of May, and lasted until late in the afternoon. This
+      was a fierce and very bloody battle, with quite a loss on both sides. The
+      enemy broke the line of our forces on the right and poured through the gap
+      like bees swarming, but the commander of the corps of 'Forty Bounds' was
+      equal to the occasion, charging them with reserve troops and driving them
+      back with great slaughter. From that time on, the day was in our favor.
+      The General who commanded the corps came down the line where bullets were
+      thickest, with hat in hand, cheering his men on to action and to victory;
+      with a shout that could only be given by that old, well-drilled corps,
+      which had never known defeat, they rushed forward against the enemy and
+      routed twice their number. Men who were in this battle say that the
+      soldiers and officers were more like enraged tigers than men. No power
+      could stay them when it came to their turn during the day to make an
+      assault, the enemy having made the first one.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Two days after this brilliant victory they were ordered by Sherwood to
+      their left to join the right of Hord's command. The army now being in
+      compact form confronting the enemy, he withdrew to Bush and Kensington
+      Mountains, in front of Henrietta, covering the railroad to Gate City. Gen.
+      Sherwood moved his army on a parallel line to Shan tee, covering the
+      railroad to the rear, being our line of communication, directly
+      confronting the enemy on the Mountain ridge. The position of the enemy was
+      a good one; much better than our troops occupied. Thus, our forces were
+      100 miles south of Chatteraugus. During the whole march it had been one
+      succession of skirmishes and battles, from Rocky Head to Kensington
+      Mountain. The skirmishes and battles were generally fought in dense woods,
+      and doubtless, in the rapid movements, many of our poor men, and also of
+      the enemy, were wounded and left to die in the forest. The enemy's lines
+      were several miles in length, covering those spurs&mdash;Kensington, Bush
+      and Pine Mountains. Our troops were pushing up as close as possible under
+      a continuous and heavy fire. While advancing our lines our forces could
+      see the signals of the enemy on the mountains, and very soon learned to
+      read them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In one of the forward movements on our extreme right a very sharp
+      artillery duel took place between Davies' artillery and Polkhorn's, who
+      formed the enemy's left. During this engagement Polkhorn was killed by one
+      of our round shots. Our signal officers interpreted the enemy's signals
+      stating his death. Our boys sent up a great shout.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The enemy thereby discovered that our men could read their signals and at
+      once changed them, much to the chagrin of our Signal Corps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The railroad bridges that had been destroyed in our rear by the enemy on
+      their retreat having been repaired, the trains began running and bringing
+      up supplies. One day a train came in drawn by a very powerful engine. The
+      engineer concluded that he would tempt or alarm the enemy, so he put on a
+      full head of steam and started down the track as though he was going
+      directly into their lines. As soon as he came in sight&mdash;which was
+      unavoidable, as the road ran through an open field directly in front of
+      Kensington Mountain, and then curved to the left through a gap&mdash;they
+      opened a battery directed at the engine. Peal after peal was heard from
+      their guns, but the engineer ran the engine down to our skirmish line and
+      there held it for some moments, keeping up meanwhile the most hideous
+      whistling and bell ringing. The number of guns that opened fire and their
+      rapidity in firing was such that all along both lines they believed a
+      battle was raging. The engineer returned his engine to the train amid the
+      shouts of thousands of our troops.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Our skirmishers were now close, approaching nearer and nearer every day
+      and night, the advance being made by regular stages. Several attempts were
+      made to double the skirmish-lines and move up the slope of the ridge, but
+      this could not be accomplished. Finally Gen. Anderson asked permission to
+      make a reconnaissance to our left and to the right and rear of the enemy,
+      or at least to find where his right rested. This was permitted, and Gen.
+      Anderson struck the enemy's cavalry some five miles to our extreme left,
+      driving them around the point of the mountain and capturing very nearly
+      two regiments. This at once disclosed the fact as to the exposed flank of
+      the enemy. He then moved back to his position in line and waited further
+      orders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just about this date Gen. Sherwood received information that the
+      expedition up Blood River had failed, and that Forrester had defeated
+      Sturgeon and was now preparing to raid the railroads in our rear. This was
+      not very encouraging to our forces, but caused great joy in the rebel camp
+      in our front, as our forces learned. The next day the enemy made a feeble
+      attack on our right, but was handsomely repulsed by Gen. Hord's Corps.
+      Sherwood seemed determined to try to dislodge the enemy,&mdash;a flank
+      movement seemed to others to be the way to force the enemy from his lines
+      of works on the crest of the mountain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the 27th of June, he ordered an assault on Little Kensington Mountain.
+      Our troops at the same time were to make demonstrations on all parts of
+      the line. McFadden assaulted, by order of the commander, the face of the
+      mountain, where there was no possibility of success. He was hurled back,
+      losing many officers and men. Papson assaulted on his right, where the
+      mountain sloped down to a low foothill with no rugged heights. Here the
+      enemy had strong earthworks, with an almost impenetrable abatis. One
+      division after another and one corps after another were hurled against
+      this breastwork, where fell many brave and gallant men and officers on
+      that fatal day. Papson did not believe our troops could take those strong
+      works, posted as the rebels were, but obeyed orders from his superior
+      officer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Towards noon our losses were heavy, and it seemed like leading men into
+      the very jaws of death to attempt another assault. Some of the officers,
+      as well as men, openly said it was most cruel and cold-blooded murder to
+      force men up against works where one man behind them would equal at least
+      four of the assaulting party. Yet another attack was ordered, and about
+      the middle of the afternoon all were ready. Sherwood was on a high hill a
+      good distance in the rear, where he could see all that was going on.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The order was given to move forward. Gen. Anderson was put to the front,
+      my son Peter in command of his advance brigade. On, on they went, well
+      knowing that many a brave boy would fall to rise no more. Not a word was
+      spoken save the one of command. The line moved right on, the enemy pouring
+      shot and shell into our ranks. Our brave boys fell like grass before the
+      scythe. As our ranks thinned and gaps were made by shot and shell the
+      solemn command could be heard, 'Close up, my brave boys!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson rode in full dress, with a long black plume in his hat. On
+      and on, to the very jaws of hell they went. When close up to the enemy
+      General Anderson raised his sword, the gleam of which could be seen afar
+      in the sunlight. He ordered a charge, and well was it made. Up, up, and
+      into the jaws of death they moved. But to take the works was impossible.
+      The whole line was now engaged. Finally our forces fell back. Gen.
+      Anderson held his men in their line. They were not dismayed. He was
+      finally ordered to fall back, and did so. Peter, my son, was shot through
+      the lungs. Sullenly and coolly did our men fall back, with curses many and
+      loud against the blunder.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was the first repulse to our army, and forced the commander a few
+      days later to do what should have been done without the loss of so many
+      men. He moved around against Jones's flank, which caused him to abandon
+      his line and fall back to Chatham River, into his heavy intrenchments
+      prepared some time before.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My son Peter, during the evening after the battle, had been conveyed to
+      the hospital. As soon as Gen. Anderson could do so, he started to find
+      him. He found young Whit-comb with my son, whom the General had sent
+      earlier to look after him; also, old Ham, who was in the rear during the
+      engagement, not far from the hospital. When the General entered, Peter
+      recognized and greeted him, but added:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'General, my time has come. When I go, that will be the last finger but
+      one. My mother's dream; O! how true! how true! This is not unexpected to
+      me, my dear General.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I have been waiting for it. This morning, when I found what our orders
+      were, I committed my soul to God, and felt this to be my time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General said to him that he thought there was a chance for him to get
+      well.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'No, no,' replied Peter; 'I may linger some time. The doctor thinks there
+      is a chance for me; but, no; I am sure this is only the fulfilling of my
+      mother's dream.'"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      At this recital the old man wept and walked out of the room. Very soon,
+      however, he returned, and continued:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Why should I grieve? I will soon see them all. I am very sure that I will
+      meet my good and brave family again in a better world."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Amen!" said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel said: "Peter always believed there was something in his
+      mother's dream; and while Gen. Anderson was trying to encourage him, old
+      Ham spoke up:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Marsa Gen'l, dey's no use. I tell you dat dream am a fac'. It is, sho',
+      an' Marsa Peter he know it. I 'terpret dat for him; 'deed I did. I not
+      fool on dat. But, den, we mus' take keer ob him. I 'spec' he go home an'
+      see he mudder and fader. I 'spec' me better go wid him and tend to him.
+      Don't you fought so too, Marsa Gen'l?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General told Ham he would see about it. Peter began to improve, and
+      it really seemed as if he would recover. I was informed by Gen. Anderson
+      of Peter's misfortune, but kept it from my family, except Henry, who was
+      at home, as I before stated, in order to aid me in protecting the family,
+      the country being in such an alarming condition. The growing belief in the
+      final success of Silent against Laws was quieting the people somewhat.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I made an excuse to the family, so that Henry was sent South to see Peter
+      and bring him home if he should be able to stand the journey. I obtained a
+      pass for Henry from the President by letter, and he started to find his
+      brother. He told Seraine, however, before he started, what his mission
+      was. She was discreet, and did not speak of it to any one.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During this time Sherwood moved out, McFadden on the extreme right,
+      Scovens in the center, and Papson on the left. About six miles on the road
+      leading to the crossing of the Chatham River Papson encountered the enemy
+      and passed the compliments of the Fourth of July with them, firing his
+      artillery loaded with shell into their lines. The celebration was kept up
+      in this way by both sides during the day, but the loss was not great on
+      either side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just at this time Gen. Russell, under orders, left De Kalb, Ala., with
+      2,000 cavalry, passing through the country and meeting but little
+      obstruction on his way. He finally struck the railroad west of Opelima and
+      destroyed it for many miles, making a successful raid. He reported to
+      Sherwood at Henrietta, with hundreds of horses and mules, supposed to have
+      followed him, on his return.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Stoner was also to the west of our forces hunting for railroads, bridges,
+      etc., which might be useful to the enemy. McCabe was with his cavalry on
+      Soap Run, and one other division under Garner at Ross Mills, to the left
+      of our main army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "McFadden with his army now moved to the left, by Ross Mills, across
+      Chatham River and down to De Kalb by way of Stonington's Mountain. Scovens
+      crossed the Chatham River near the mouth of Soap Run, and thereby occupied
+      the center. Papson crossed at or above the railroad bridge. The whole army
+      was now safely across the river and moving in the direction of Gate City.
+      McFadden had reached De Kalb and there connected with Scovens, who had
+      extended near to the Howland House. Papson was not so far advanced,
+      leaving quite a distance between him and Scovens.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "As Papson lay at Crab Apple Run, the men carelessly taking their rest in
+      fancied security, they were furiously attacked by Head's Corps. At first
+      our men were scattered in confusion, but were soon in line again, and the
+      battle raged with great fury. After some two hours' hard fighting the
+      enemy fell back and again occupied their breast-works. The losses on both
+      sides were heavy for the length of time they were engaged.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the same afternoon Gen. Legg's division had a very sharp contest for a
+      high hill in an open field to the left and south of the railroad from the
+      east to Gate City. Legg secured this hill, which overlooked the city and
+      was the key to the situation on the east side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the 22d a great battle was fought over this ground by McFadden's army,
+      which was severe and bloody, lasting well into the night. Thousands were
+      slain on both sides. The field almost ran with blood. Gen. McFadden fell
+      early in the day, and the command then devolved upon another. The battle
+      was a success to the Union troops. It was a great victory. Many prisoners
+      and a great quantity of munitions of war fell into the hands of our
+      troops. Gen. Sherwood for some reason remained at the Howland House during
+      this battle, with Scovens, whose forces were not engaged. This battle
+      cannot be properly described in this narrative, nor will I attempt it.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the 28th another great battle was fought by the same gallant army as
+      on the 22d, without assistance, at a place called Ezra's House, on the
+      extreme right of our lines. Having been ordered to move round to the rear
+      of Scovens and Papson, after the 22d, they struck the enemy. During this
+      engagement the enemy made as many as seven different assaults upon our
+      line, but were repulsed with great loss each time. Night closed in and
+      ended the contest. The next morning the dead of the enemy lay in front of
+      our lines in rows and in piles. The enemy having retreated during the
+      night, our troops buried their dead, which numbered hundreds. One of their
+      Color-Sergeants, of a Louisiana regiment, was killed, and his flag taken
+      by a boy of an Ohio regiment within twenty feet of our lines.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Skirmishing and fighting continued around and about Gate City for nearly
+      a month, during which time the losses on both sides were very serious. The
+      latter part of August a general movement to the flank and rear of the
+      enemy was made by the whole of the united forces. McFadden's army, now
+      commanded by Hord, moved on the right in the direction of Jonesville, and
+      a terrific battle ensued, lasting for some four hours. They fought against
+      two corps of rebels, which were driven back and through Jonesville to the
+      southward.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Late in the night a great noise of bursting shell was heard to the north
+      and east of Jonesville. The heavens seemed to be in a blaze. The red
+      glare, as it reflected in beauty against the sky, was beyond brush or word
+      painting. The noise was so terrific that all the troops on the right felt
+      sure that a night attack had been made on Pap-son and that a terrible
+      battle was being fought. Couriers were sent hurriedly to the left to
+      ascertain the cause, and about daylight information was received that Head&mdash;who
+      was in command of the rebel forces, having succeeded Jones&mdash;had blown
+      up all his magazines, burned his storehouses of supplies, evacuated Gate
+      City, and was marching with his army rapidly in the direction of Loveland
+      Station.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Thus the great rebel stronghold, Gate City, had fallen and was ours. The
+      joy in our army was indescribable. Sherwood moved on Loveland Station and
+      skirmished with the enemy during one afternoon, but no battle ensued; why,
+      has often been asked by our best-informed men. Our troops moved back on
+      the same road by which they had advanced to and around Gate City, and then
+      went into camp, remaining during the month of September with but little
+      activity.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "One day, at Gen. Sherwood's headquarters, Gen. Anderson was asked by
+      Sherwood if he was ever in the Regular Army. Gen. Anderson replied in the
+      negative.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sherwood said: 'I am sorry for that, as I would like to give you a larger
+      command. You are certainly a good soldier.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well,' said Gen. Anderson, 'is it not good soldiers that you want?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That is true,' said Sherwood; 'but we are compelled to make this
+      distinction, where we have those who are or have been in the old army, or
+      have been educated at the Military Academy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But, General, suppose a man is or has been in the Regular Army or
+      educated at the Military Academy, and is not a successful General, how
+      will you then decide?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Gen. Anderson, we have studied war and know all about it; you have
+      not. We must rely upon those who make it a profession. Papson, Scovens and
+      myself have considered the matter, and we cannot trust volunteers to
+      command large forces. We are responsible, you know.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But, General, you seem to trust volunteers where there is hard fighting
+      to do, or where there is any desperate assault to be made.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, that is true; but we cannot afford to allow volunteers to be put
+      over Regular officers; Regulars do not like it, and we cannot do it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have seen some of your volunteer officers and soldiers succeed where
+      your Regulars have failed. Should not such men be as much entitled to the
+      credit as if they were professional or Regular Army soldiers?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'There may be cases of that kind; but we will not discuss this further. I
+      can only say that while we have Regulars to command our armies, we will
+      see to it that they are given the places.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson was very angry, but said no more except 'good-by.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "By this time Peter had so far recovered that the Surgeon felt it to be
+      safe to remove him. Henry, who had remained with him all this time, now
+      brought him home, with old Ham's assistance. Henry had kept me posted by
+      letter, and it was very hard at times to explain his absence. But when he
+      reached home, and the truth was revealed to my good wife, she was almost
+      frantic, and was unable to sit up. She talked continually of her dear son,
+      and was haunted day and night by her dream. Peter gained strength very
+      rapidly. The members of the household were at his service at all times.
+      The children could not understand so many coming home shot as they termed
+      it, and little Mary Anderson was continually inquiring of her mamma about
+      her dear papa, and if he was shot again! Our family had all become so
+      nervous that I was continually on the alert for fear of sickness being
+      produced by the constant strain.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Ham and Aunt Martha had many things to say to each other. Ham's
+      experiences in battle very greatly amused Aunt Martha. They were both very
+      kind to Peter, but wore very serious countenances in our presence. Ham
+      would only talk to me about Peter, and would always say: 'I hopes dat
+      Marsa Peter git well, but I fears. Marsa Lyon, I tell's you dat dream of
+      de Madam, dat am bery bad. I fears de time am mighty nigh come.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Aunt Martha did not express any opinion, but would shake her head. Peter
+      kept the two little girls by him nearly all the time, petting them, but
+      conversed very seldom. He would talk to his mother occasionally, to keep
+      her mind away from her horrible dream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "About the 1st of October we learned of the movements of large bodies of
+      the enemy's cavalry in Tennessee, raiding the railroads to the rear of
+      Sherwood's army. Head had thrown his army across Chatham River, below Gate
+      City, to the north, and moved parallel to the railroad, so that he could
+      strike and destroy our lines of communication at various points. Sherwood
+      was compelled to follow him. Our forces were stationed on the railroad at
+      many places. Gen. G. B. Ream, with one division, held Carter Station,
+      Etwau Bridge, Alletooning, Ainsworth, King's City, Adamsville, Sarco, and
+      north to Dallytown. Chatteraugus was held by Gen. Sleman with his
+      division, and Romulus by Cortez. All had orders to support any point that
+      should be attacked. Gen. Ream was of the opinion that Head would strike
+      the railroad at Alletooning, where a great quantity of supplies were
+      stored.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sherwood left Somers with his corps at Gate City and started north. He
+      arrived at Henrietta Just as Gen. Ream had got Cortez with his command at
+      Alletooning. Head was advancing on Alletooning by rapid marches. He
+      assaulted the garrison at once on his command's arrival The assault was
+      made with great determination, but it was not successful. His loss was
+      very great. He drew off and at once moved in the direction of Romulus.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Sherwood reached Carter Station, and was directing his movement in
+      order to protect the railroad and no more. Gen. Ream insisted to Gen.
+      Sherwood that Head's next move would be against Sarco. Sherwood did not
+      think Head would cross the Cussac River, and so commenced his march on
+      Romulus by way of King's City, and left the matter of protecting Sarco to
+      Gen. Ream, who procured trains and started all the troops he could get
+      together for that place. That night on the way they found the track torn
+      up. This was soon repaired, and the troops proceeded. At five o'clock Gen.
+      Head arrived in front of Sarco and demanded its surrender. Gen. Ream,
+      learning this, took the troops from the cars and marched from Cahoon,
+      sending the trains back for more re-enforcements. By daylight our troops
+      were in the fort and on the skirmish-line at Sarco.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ream at once sent word to Gen. Sherwood that Head was present with his
+      army in front of Sarco, and would like to pay his respects. About daylight
+      Head opened his artillery upon the forts, and sent forward his
+      skirmish-line. In the garrison every effort was made to impress Head with
+      the idea that Sherwood's main force was present. Every flag was displayed
+      on the forts and along the skirmish-line. Head kept up a continuous fire
+      on the forts during the day. Late in the afternoon re-enforcements
+      arrived. There were but 500; this was enough, however, to show that
+      re-enforcements were coming. The firing was kept up the most of the night;
+      the next morning the enemy was gone.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He passed around Sarco and struck the railroad north of this place and
+      dismantled it for many miles, capturing every garrison north from Sarco to
+      Turner's Hill. Turning west from there he passed through Snake Gap, moving
+      in the direction of Alabama. Gen. Sherwood arrived at Sarco very soon and
+      was gratified that the place, with its great quantity of supplies, was
+      safe. He at once pushed out through Snake Gap in pursuit of Head.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next place that Head presented himself with his army was in front of
+      our garrison at De Kalb, Ala. He withdrew, however, and crossed into
+      Tennessee, where he rested for near a month, collecting supplies and
+      recruiting his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sherwood halted his army, and while resting made such dispositions as
+      were in accordance with the plan to be followed out in the near future.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the meantime the excitement in the North was very great. Jacob
+      Thomlinson had returned from Europe and was again in Canada with a large
+      sum of money, which was freely used in all the States North in attempting
+      to elect the Democratic candidate, 'Little Mack,' for President&mdash;the
+      man that Thomlinson had suggested in the meeting of the leaders of the
+      'Sons of Liberty' at St. Catharines, Canada, of which I have heretofore
+      spoken. Mobs were now frequent, and bad blood was stirred up all over the
+      country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Finding the condition of things very unsatisfactory, I suggested to Henry
+      that he make a short visit to Canada. He did so, and returned to Allentown
+      four days before the Presidential election. He had met Wintergreen, who
+      had returned from England with Thomlinson. He disclosed to Henry the fact
+      that the rebels were greatly depressed, and were using all the money they
+      could to defeat the war candidate, Mr. Lincoln; and that the night before
+      the election a raid would be made on all the Northern prisons, so that
+      released prisoners might burn and destroy, and thereby cause such alarm on
+      the day of the election as to prevent as many as possible from going to
+      the polls. At the same time their friends were to be in possession of the
+      polls wherever they could. In this way they had hopes of carrying the
+      election.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I sent this report to the President by letter, which he received in time
+      to have all the prison guards re-enforced. The attempt was made, however,
+      but defeated in every instance. In Chicago they were very near
+      accomplishing their designs. They had cut the water pipes and were making
+      preparations for the burning of the city. But the attack on the camp was
+      thwarted, and the leaders arrested and put in prison. John Wall, of whom I
+      have heretofore spoken, was one of the leaders, and was captured and
+      imprisoned.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Lincoln was triumphantly elected. Mr. Jacob Thomlinson's friend,
+      'Little Mack,' as he called him, was ingloriously defeated. This
+      indorsement by the people of the war measures and the manner of their
+      execution was cheering to our loyal people, as well as to the armies and
+      their commanders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Soon after the election Sherwood abandoned pursuing Head, leaving the
+      States of Tennessee and Kentucky, with Head's army scattered along the
+      main thoroughfares, to be looked after by Papson, with his forces,
+      preferring himself to take the Armies of the Tennessee and Georgia and cut
+      loose and march unobstructed to the Sea. On the march, food for the troops
+      and animals was found in abundance, making this march really a picnic the
+      most of the way.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "While Sherwood was making this march, matters of great interest were
+      going on in Tennessee. On the last day of November the enemy, maddened by
+      disappointment in their failure in the North to carry the election and
+      have their Confederacy recognized, concluded to risk their all in a great
+      battle for the recapture of the State of Tennessee. Head, then in command
+      of an army increased to nearly 50,-000, moved across Goose Run and against
+      our forces at Franktown, where he at once assaulted Scovens, who had been
+      sent to oppose his advance. Our troops were behind intrenchments. He
+      attacked with fearful desperation. At no time during the war did any
+      commander on either side make a more furious and desperate assault than
+      was made by Head. After forming his lines in double column, he moved right
+      up to our works, where his men were mowed down by the hundreds. Gen. Pat
+      Cleber charged time and again with his division, and hurled them against
+      our works only to be as often driven back with great slaughter. At last,
+      in a fit of desperation, he led his men up to the very mouths of our
+      cannon and the muzzles of our muskets. He drove his spurs into his horse
+      until his forefeet rested on our parapet. In this position he and his
+      horse were riddled with bullets and fell into the trench, which was
+      literally running with blood. The desperation of the enemy was such that
+      they continued their murderous but ineffectual assaults until their men
+      were exhausted as well as dismayed at their great loss. Thirteen of his
+      commanding officers fell killed and wounded. Night forced him to desist.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning his men could not be brought to the slaughter again. The
+      bloody battle ended and Scoven's men withdrew to Nashua, three miles to
+      the South of which place Papson's army was intrenched. Wellston, in
+      command of about 8,000 cavalry, covered both flanks of our forces. It was
+      now getting along in December. The enemy moved forward and intrenched in
+      the front and within two miles of Papson. The weather became very bad for
+      any kind of movement. It rained, hailed, and sleeted until the country
+      around and about them became very muddy and swampy, and at times covered
+      with a sheet of sleet and ice. Papson hesitated to attack and Head could
+      not retreat; so there the two armies lay shivering in the cold, suffering
+      very greatly, both fearing to take any decisive steps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent became quite impatient, believing it to be the time to
+      strike, as the enemy could not get away. Finally he concluded to relieve
+      Papson, but notified him of his order. Papson now made ready for an
+      assault. His command was posted as follows: Gen. A. J. Smithers on the
+      right, who was to assault the enemy's left, supported by Wellston's
+      cavalry; Ward was to support Smithers on his left, acting against Monterey
+      Hill, on the Hillston road; Scovens was to hold the interior line, being
+      the defense of Nashua. When the time arrived, all being in readiness, the
+      order was given. The enemy seemed to be totally unaware of the movement.
+      Smithers and Wellston moved out along the pike. Wheeling to the left they
+      at once advanced against the enemy. The cavalry first struck the enemy at
+      the Harden House, near Rich Earth Creek, and drove him back, capturing
+      many prisoners. One of Smithers's divisions moving with the cavalry,
+      captured two of the enemy's strong advance positions, with about 400
+      prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At this time Scovens's Corps was put in on Smithers's right, and the
+      advance was then made by the whole line. Ward's Corps now found the enemy
+      to Smithers's left, and Gen. Anderson led his command against Monterey
+      Hill and carried it, capturing a number of prisoners. Ward's Corps at once
+      advanced against the main line of the enemy, and after a bloody contest
+      carried it, capturing a great many prisoners, a number of pieces of
+      artillery, and many stands of colors. The enemy was now driven out of his
+      entire line of works and fell back to a second line at the base of Harpan
+      Hills, holding his line of retreat by way of Franktown. Night closed in
+      and stopped again the play of death. Our forces were now in possession of
+      sixteen pieces of artillery, with many officers and 1,200 prisoners, not
+      including wounded. Our troops bivouacked on their line of battle in order
+      to be ready for any movement in the morning.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Ward's Corps at six in the morning moved south from Nashua, striking the
+      enemy and driving him some five miles, to Overton's Hill, where he had
+      thrown up works and was making a stand. Gen. Sleman now moved rapidly to
+      Gen. Ward's left. Scovens remained in his position of the last night.
+      Wellston moved to the enemy's rear and drew up his line across one of the
+      Franktown roads.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "About two o'clock one brigade of Ward's Corps, supported by Sleman's
+      division, assaulted Overton's Hill, which was the enemy's center. One of
+      Sleman's brigades was composed of colored troops. The ground over which
+      they had to assault was open. The enemy re-enforced his center. The
+      assault was made, but received by the enemy with a terrible shower of
+      grape, canister and musketry. Our forces moved steadily on, not wavering
+      in the least, until they had nearly reached the crest of the hill, when
+      the reserves of the enemy arose from behind their works and opened one of
+      the most destructive fires ever witnessed, causing our troops to first
+      halt and then fall back, leaving many dead and wounded, both black and
+      white indiscriminately, in the abatis and on the field.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Ward immediately re-formed his command, and all the forces of the
+      army moved simultaneously against the enemy's works, carrying every
+      position, breaking the lines in many places, and driving him in utter rout
+      from his position, capturing all his artillery and thousands of prisoners,
+      among whom were many officers, including four Generals. Ward and Wellston
+      pursued the fleeing enemy until by capture and other means Head's army was
+      entirely destroyed and wiped out of existence as an organization. It
+      appeared no more in the history of the great rebellion. Thus were
+      destroyed all the formidable forces of the enemy in the West. The army of
+      Papson now went into Winter quarters at different points which were
+      thought necessary to be garrisoned.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter, by this time, was growing very weak, having had a relapse,
+      resulting in a very serious hemorrhage. At his request I had telegraphed
+      Gen. Papson, stating his great desire to see Gen. Anderson. Upon the
+      receipt of which, leave was immediately granted the General and he came
+      home, bringing Lieut. Whitcomb with him. On the way home people greeted
+      him everywhere with shouts of joy. They could now see that the end was
+      near, and they were overflowing with gratitude and good feeling.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On their arrival you can imagine the joy of our household. The meeting
+      between him and Peter was most touching. Both wept like children. All were
+      much affected; even the two little children wept and sobbed aloud at the
+      bedside of their Uncle Peter. My wife was quite feeble. She greeted the
+      General as one of her own sons, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Our dear Peter is not going to live. I see it all, and I pray God that
+      he may take me also.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General encouraged Peter all he could. Ham and Aunt Martha were as
+      delighted to see the General as were any of his family. We all tried to be
+      cheerful and in good spirits, but it was very hard to do this under the
+      circumstances.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day after the General reached home he inquired of Ham why he did
+      not return to the army. Ham said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I fuss done thought I would, and den I knowed I be no use, kase you so
+      far off, and I feared I not jes' safe gwine trough dem Sesh lines down
+      dar; and den I knowed, too, dat you kin git as many niggers as you wants
+      dat am jes' as good as Ham is, 'ceptin when you done wants good tings to
+      eat, sech like as chickens. Ham can allers get dem when dey is 'round and
+      skeered of the Sesh. I all de time noticed dey is powerful feared ob de
+      Sesh', Marsa Lyon. De General know dat am so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Ham, you must be ready to go back with me when I return.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh, yes, Marsa; oh, yes! I go all right; I will, sho' as you is bawn.
+      But I tells you dat Marsa Peter am powerful bad, he am, sho'. I dream it
+      all out las' night. Missus, she be right in dat. He be agoin' dis time,
+      and no mistake. Dat dream ob de Missus be all come 'round.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That will do, Ham; you go and talk to Aunt Martha about your dreams.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'All right, Marsa, all right, sah; but you mine what I tole you.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day Joseph Dent came in, and we had a long conversation on the
+      subject of the war, the Golden Circle and the Sons of Liberty. He said
+      that they were alarmed, and quite a number had refused to meet recently,
+      but that the Grand Commander had issued a call for a meeting to be held in
+      Canada some time soon, where many of the leading men were again to
+      assemble and take into consideration some new plan for aiding the
+      rebellion. After he left for home the General, Henry and I consulted as to
+      the best plan to get at what those men in Canada were working up. They had
+      tried mobs and riots in New York and other places, had tried releasing
+      prisoners, burning and destroying cities, scattering disease in our
+      hospitals, and army raids, guerrilla warfare, etc., and had failed in all.
+      Now what next? We thought that it would be best for Henry and Seraine to
+      return to Detroit; that Henry again should visit Canada, and, by him the
+      information could be communicated to me. This being understood, they left
+      the next day. James Whitcomb, having gone immediately home on his arrival
+      at Allentown, would be with his parents and Seraine, while Henry should
+      visit in Canada.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Peter was now apparently improving and we felt he might possibly recover.
+      The news of Sherwood's safe arrival at the Sea having been received, the
+      people were greatly rejoiced. They felt that the Spring campaign would
+      probably end the rebellion. The country was full of hope and the drooping
+      spirits of anxious people were much revived. Things went on in this way
+      and our family enjoyed themselves as best they could. Mary Anderson and
+      Jennie Lyon, David's widow, and the two little girls, made our home as
+      pleasant as possible But my poor wife grew weaker all the time, which gave
+      us much concern.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Henry had arrived in Canada, and again found his friend Wintergreen. They
+      were now visiting different places. Henry had written Seraine and she came
+      down to Allentown, spending two days with us, and at the same time posting
+      the General and myself as to the movements of the conspirators. Thomlinson
+      had called the leaders of the Northern Sons of Liberty to again assemble
+      at St. Catharines the last Thursday in January. Henry had concluded to
+      remain and learn fully their intentions and schemes. I told Seraine to say
+      to him that his proposition to remain was approved. I sent to the
+      President the information and Henry's intention, in answer to which I
+      received a very kind and touching letter from one of his Secretaries,
+      exhibiting great sympathy for my family and deploring our misfortunes.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Time moved on, and the General was preparing to leave for his command,
+      when Peter became very much worse; and, also, my wife was growing weaker
+      and losing her mind. Peter was coughing very often and having slight
+      hemorrhages. The physician pronounced him to be in a very critical
+      condition. One morning Aunt Martha came running into the parlor where the
+      family were sitting, and with much anxiety cried out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Marsa Lyon and Marsa Gen'l, come to Marsa Peter, quick; 'cause he bleed
+      to deff if you not hurry.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We ran to him quickly. He was bleeding profusely, holding his head over
+      the edge of the bed. He could only speak in a gurgling whisper. He took me
+      by the hand and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Father, it is all over with me; soon there will be but one finger left.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We laid him back on the pillow, and without another word or struggle he
+      passed away. Good bless my poor son!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Amen!" said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel soon proceeded, saying: "But, my good friends, this was not
+      my only grief. We tried to keep his death from his mother. She, in her
+      delirium, was constantly speaking of her dear son Peter, and crying. She
+      seemed to have no thought except of Peter and the constant shadow of her
+      dream. The day of Peter's funeral her reason seemed to return and her
+      strength revived. She asked for all of us to come into her room, and we
+      did so. When she saw that Peter was not with us, she inquired why. I
+      answered that he could not come. I then broke down and left her room
+      weeping. She saw it, and, with strength that she had not shown for many
+      weeks, arose, and leaping to the floor rushed past all into the parlor,
+      and there saw Peter lying a corpse. She shrieked and fell on his remains.
+      We lifted her and carried her back to her bed. She was dead!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0025" id="linkimage-0025">
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+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0382.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Mrs. Lyon Dies at Peter's Coffin 382 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel sank back into his chair overcome with his sorrows. The
+      severe trials through which he had passed, re-called again, opened the
+      flood of sorrow, which well nigh swept him away. We withdrew for the
+      present, with intense sympathy for the old hero and a feeling that the
+      Government had sadly neglected him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
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+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XIX.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     THE SCHEME TO CAPTURE OR KILL THE PRESIDENT AND GEN.
+     SILENT.&mdash;A VILLANOUS PLOT.&mdash;THE RECKLESS AND DESPERATE
+     SCHEMES OF THE CONSPIRATORS.&mdash;THE PLAN REVEALED.&mdash;THE
+     PRESIDENT AND GEN. SILENT WARNED OF THEIR DANGER.
+
+     "I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word
+     Would harrow up thy soul, freeze up thy young body."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "The death of my son Peter and my beloved wife cast such a deep gloom over
+      our household that it seemed we never could rally again to do anything for
+      ourselves or our country. Gen. Anderson returned to his command a sad and
+      despondent man. He had left Ham to look after things for us at home, our
+      family now being reduced to Jennie Lyon, Mary Anderson, the two children,
+      Ham, Martha and myself. We were lonely in the extreme, and seemed, for
+      some cause undis-coverable to us, to be drinking the bitter dregs from the
+      poisoned chalice. Ham and Aunt Martha saw my distress and tried in their
+      honest and simple way to pour consolation into my soul. The little
+      children, in their childish simplicity, seemed to be the only fountain
+      whence I could drink draughts of comfort in my lonely hours of distress.
+      Seraine came to our house to attend the funeral, as Henry could not reach
+      home in time to be with us and see the last of his mother and brother. I
+      wrote him by his wife and directed him to remain. He came to Detroit
+      terribly broken down with grief, and returned, sad and dejected, to
+      Canada. He was frequently interrogated as to the cause of his melancholy,
+      but parried it as best he could.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "About the 12th of February he returned to Detroit, and, bringing Seraine
+      with him, came to my house. Our meeting was mixed with joy and sadness.
+      The ladies, as well as my myself, were very much gratified at having dear
+      Seraine (as we all called her) with us again. She conversed so sensibly on
+      the subject of our misfortunes that she made us almost feel that they must
+      be for our good.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "As soon as we could do so, Henry and I sat down to talk over the
+      situation in Canada and the schemes of the conspirators. He reported to me
+      all he had seen or heard on the question of the war, stating in the
+      beginning that there was no time to lose. When he found Wintergreen they
+      set out for a trip through Canada. After visiting many places and meeting
+      various persons from the South who had been in Canada for the purpose of
+      aiding in carrying the Presidential election in favor of the anti-war or
+      Democratic party, but who had not been able to return since the election,
+      and were waiting, Micawber-like, for something to turn up, they had
+      finally arrived at Montreal, where they again met Joseph Thomlinson and
+      quite a number of faces to them unfamiliar. These persons were evidently
+      there for some purpose looking to the success of the rebellion. Thomlinson
+      received them kindly, inquired of Winter-green how he felt since his
+      return from London, and asked many questions about certain people at
+      Windsor. Henry was also interrogated as to how matters looked to him, to
+      which he answered that the signs were not so favorable as heretofore.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Thomlinson went into a long disquisition on the recent campaigns. He
+      denounced Gen. Head, who had been so utterly destroyed by Papson, as a
+      'brainless ass,' and spoke of Gen. Laws as having lost much of his vigor
+      and daring. He said that if Gen. Wall, their greatest General, was alive,
+      he would drive Silent out of Virginia in one month. He said that the
+      re-election of Lincoln was a severe blow to them; that they had been
+      deceived by their Northern friends. They had been led to believe that
+      there was no doubt of Little Mac's election, with a liberal expenditure of
+      money; that he had drawn checks and paid out for that purpose on behalf of
+      the Confederacy $1,100,000, and seemed to think that unless measures were
+      taken at once to strike consternation into the hearts of the Northern
+      people all would be lost; that the President of the Confederacy and his
+      Cabinet had been all along expecting some great result from the efforts of
+      their Northern allies, and especially from the efforts of Valamburg and
+      Thomas A. Strider.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'True,' he said, 'Valamburg had been very much hampered by the suspicions
+      resting upon him in the minds of the people, but it was not so with
+      Strider. He could have done a great deal more if he had not been so timid.
+      He (Strider) seemed to think that he could secure the success of the
+      Confederacy by crippling the U. S. Government in opposing legislation and
+      breeding strife and jealousies in the Union armies. 'But,' he continued,
+      'Lincoln is an old fox, and soon smelled out those little devices of
+      Strider. He has completely checkmated him and his friends who were acting
+      on his line, by relieving from command all those who were playing into
+      Stridor's hands, and has put in their places a set of fanatics, who are
+      fighting on moral grounds alone.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He spoke of Silent as a man who did not value life or anything else,
+      saying that he was a superstitious man, who believed that he was merely an
+      instrument in the hands of the Almighty to wipe out slavery. Not only so,
+      but believed that he was guided and directed in all his movements by the
+      mysterious hand of Providence. So he (Thomlinson) could not see the use of
+      relying longer on any satisfactory result to come from the course being
+      pursued by their Northern friends. He said they must act more openly,
+      energetically and promptly, if they were to help the Confederacy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "There were two men present that Henry thought he had seen somewhere
+      before, but could not place them. One was a medium-sized man, with rather
+      dark complexion, dark hair, eyes and mustache. He was introduced as a Mr.
+      Wilkes. The other was a young man, perhaps thirty years of age, slight,
+      with brown hair, blue eyes and no beard, named John Page. These two men
+      seemed nervous and uneasy; they conversed but little. The man Wilkes
+      remarked that there was but one way, which was a part of every
+      insurrection, and he was in favor of that way. Page agreed with him, both
+      seeming to understand the proposition; yet it was not stated in the
+      conversation at that time what Wilkes meant by 'but one way.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Thomlinson made no answer to Wilkes or Page, but continued by saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have called the leading men of our organization to meet again at St.
+      Catharines, on the first Tuesday in February, and at that time there must
+      be some scheme devised and agreed upon that will turn the scale, or all
+      will be lost, and we will all be wandering vagabonds over the face of the
+      earth.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Henry inquired if Mr. Carey was in the city. Thomlin-son said no; that he
+      was in Richmond, but would be at their meeting if he could get through the
+      lines, in doing which they had met with no trouble heretofore.
+      Winter-green said that the people where he had been, who were friendly,
+      were now very despondent and greatly alarmed for the safety of Richmond,
+      as well as the Confederacy; that everything seemed to be against them of
+      late.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' replied Thomlinson, 'we have much to discourage us, and at the
+      same time all can be regained that we have lost if our friends will settle
+      upon some good plan and carry it out. But it does seem that all our plans
+      and schemes so far have been abortive. Our first great scheme of burning
+      the Northern cities failed by the burning of the Will-o'-the-Wisp and the
+      loss of Dr. Mears and Prof. McCul-lough; and also of the material
+      accumulated by Dr. Black-man. We stirred up riots in New York city and
+      elsewhere in opposition to the draft, with a promise from Valamburg,
+      Strider, McMasterson, and B. Wudd that our friends would come to the
+      rescue and make resistance everywhere.. But these men failed to stand by
+      their promises. The inaugurating of riots and the employment of men to
+      engage in them cost the Confederacy $500,000. We undertook to release
+      prisoners from all the Northern prisons, We purchased arms and smuggled
+      them to our friends sufficient to have armed all the prisoners. This was
+      all that was wanting, our friends North stated to me; but when the time
+      came, which was the last night before the Presidential election, at Camp
+      Chase the effort was too feeble to be recognized, and at Chicago, where we
+      were assured that the prisoners would be released and the city burned and
+      destroyed, what was the result? They cut one or two water-pipes, and Wall,
+      Greenfel and Buckner were arrested. All our arms were found in Wall's
+      cellar, and taken possession of by our enemies. Mr. Eagle and Mr. N. Judy
+      Corn-ington were not on hand, neither as actors nor advisers; and so it
+      is. The arms, ammunition and hire for smuggling them through cost a half
+      million dollars. This kind of work will not do. It is not only expensive,
+      but fruitless.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He then stated to those present that he wished them all to attend the
+      next meeting, as mentioned, and to study up in the meantime, some
+      well-defined plan for successful operations. Henry and Wintergreen left
+      for other points, and returned to St. Catharines on the day appointed for
+      the meeting, where they met with many additional persons, strangers to
+      both of them. The delegates assembled in the same hall, in the rear of the
+      Victoria Hotel, as before. They were called to order by the Grand
+      Commander of the Sons of Liberty, Mr. Valamburg, of Dayburg, O. All were
+      seated and the roll was then called by Wintergreen, who was the Secretary.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Illinois was first called. Wm. Spangler and John Richardson answered;
+      from Indiana, Messrs. Dorsing and Bowlin; Ohio, Valamburg and Massey;
+      Pennsylvania, Wovelson and Moore; New York, McMasterson and B. Wudd;
+      Missouri, Col. Burnett and Marmalade; Kansas, Stringfelter; Iowa, Neal
+      Downing; Wisconsin, Domblazer; Nebraska, Martin; Arkansas, Walters;
+      Connecticut, Eastman; Vermont, Phillips; Massachusetts, Perry; Maine,
+      Pillbox; Rhode Island, no answer; New Jersey, Rogers. Prom Richmond, for
+      the South, there were Thomlinson and C. C. Carey, the latter having just
+      arrived. Other names, not remembered, save those of Messrs. Wilkes and
+      Page, who were admitted as representing the District of Columbia.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After the necessary examinations were made by a committee, the persons
+      mentioned, with several others, were admitted to seats in the assembly.
+      Henry was selected by Wintergreen to assist him in his duties as
+      Secretary. The preliminaries being settled, the Chairman (Valamburg) was
+      quite severe in his strictures against Dan Bowen, Thos. A. Strider, C. H.
+      Eagle and N. Judy Cornington for not attending, saying he had letters from
+      each of those gentlemen promising to be present. He characterized their
+      conduct as cowardly and they as sunshine friends, which was loudly
+      applauded by all.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After remarks by quite a number of delegates on the situation and
+      probabilities of the success of the Confederacy, which were generally
+      tinged with ill-forebodings, a committee of five was appointed to take
+      into consideration and report to the assembly ways and means by which the
+      rebellion could be materially assisted. This report was to be submitted
+      the next day at 12 o'clock. The meeting then adjourned until that time.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During the evening a variety of discussions were indulged in by various
+      delegates in favor of different schemes. Some went so far as to favor the
+      assassination of many of our leading men. Wilkes, Page, and quite a number
+      of persons from the South were in favor of assassinating the President and
+      Gen. Silent, with such others as the necessity of the case demanded. And
+      so the conversation and discussions ran until the meeting of delegates the
+      next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At 12 o'clock the assembly was called to order by Valamburg. When the
+      roll had been called and all were quiet, the Chairman inquired of the
+      committee if they were ready to report. The Chairman, Mr. Carey, arose
+      with great dignity and responded that the committee, after due
+      consideration of the many suggestions submitted to them, were now ready to
+      report. He was invited to take the stand, which he did.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He said that, preliminary to reporting, he desired to make an
+      explanation, which was as follows: That on his return from Montreal to
+      Richmond, since the Presidential election, in viewing the many disasters
+      that had recently befallen the Confederacy, the authorities at Richmond
+      suggested to him to ascertain if he could communicate in some way with the
+      newly elected Vice-President, and discover his attitude towards the people
+      of the South. This was accomplished by sending one of the Vice-President's
+      old friends from North Carolina to Nashua, who being a citizen, and not in
+      any way connected with the Confederate army, easily passed through the
+      Union lines to Nashua, where the Vice-President-elect was residing at the
+      time. There was no difficulty in agreeing to an interview between himself
+      and Carey, it being understood that Carey was to pass into Nashua in
+      disguise and let the Vice-President know in some way where he was
+      stopping, and the interview was then to be arranged. In pursuance of this
+      agreement, Carey made the trip to Nashua disguised as a Louis City
+      merchant, and passing by the name of Thos. E. Hope. He had no difficulty
+      in getting into Nashua, but for fear of recognition, went directly to the
+      house of a rebel friend by the name of Hanson, and remained in a room in
+      the rear of the second story of the house. Through the lady of the house
+      the Vice-President elect was informed of the presence of Mr. Carey.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning the Vice-President visited the house of Mr. Hanson, and
+      he and Carey had the contemplated interview. Carey said that in the
+      interview the Vice-President contended for peace on the terms of a
+      restored Union, but agreed with the Democrats of the North that the
+      restoration should be on the basis of the old Constitution. Carey said
+      that in answer to the question as to what he would do if he were
+      President, the Vice-President said that he would restore the Union if he
+      could on the old basis, but that the people were tired of war and taxes,
+      and that unless Silent could drive Laws out of Richmond, capture it, and
+      destroy the Confederate army during the next Spring campaign, the
+      Confederacy must be recognized and the war ended.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At this the assembly heartily cheered. Carey also said that in answer to
+      the question as to the powers of the Vice-President, in case of the
+      absence of the President, if he should be so situated that he could not
+      return to perform the duties of the office, the Vice-President replied
+      that such a case as stated would certainly come under the provision of the
+      Constitution, wherein it is recited that in case of the death,
+      resignation, or inability of the President to discharge the powers and
+      duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice-President;
+      that under such circumstances he should at once assume the duties of the
+      office, but hoped that such a case would not arise while he was
+      Vice-President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Carey stated that the Vice-President said that he had always been a Union
+      man, but that he was a Democrat, and had never been anything else, and did
+      not propose to be; that he was placed on the Republican ticket without
+      being consulted. Therefore he did not feel under any obligations to that
+      party. He also stated that he recognized the fact that when it was evident
+      that the Union could be held together only by subjugating the people of
+      the South, it was statesmanship to let them go, and stop further
+      bloodshed. This also brought applause.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Carey further stated that the Vice-President expressed a willingness to
+      meet privately with any of our leading men of the South at any time when
+      and where it could be done without danger to either party. With this the
+      interview ended. When the parties separated the Vice-President bade him
+      good-by and grasped his hand in the most friendly and cordial manner. He
+      said if Carey should experience any trouble in getting back to Richmond to
+      let him know.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Carey left the next morning, and returning to Richmond reported the
+      interview precisely as it occurred, at which the authorities were greatly
+      pleased, and thought it opened a way for success, knowing the character of
+      the man, his stubbornness, his egotism, and that he possessed a belief
+      that he was destined to be President of the United States at some time. It
+      was not intended to say any more to him than to ascertain his views on a
+      given state of facts, and having accomplished this much, the authorities
+      at Richmond felt sure that if the President of the United States could by
+      some means be captured and spirited away, and Silent also, or either of
+      them, the success of the Confederacy would be assured beyond question. In
+      the event of the capture and hiding away of the President, the
+      Vice-President would surely assume the powers and duties of President. The
+      friends of the Confederacy in Congress could then so cripple the
+      Government that no doubt could longer exist of success. He said it was
+      thought that in the event the President could not be captured, a party
+      could be organized who could, without much risk, surprise and capture Gen.
+      Silent. This done, Laws would at once assume the aggressive, drive Meador
+      and his army back on Washington, and continue the war beyond the next
+      Spring, so that the friends of the Confederacy could regain strength, and,
+      with the Vice-President in favor of the recognition of the Confederate
+      Government, it could not be longer postponed. But the great thing to be
+      accomplished, he said, was the capture of Mr. Lincoln; that would end all
+      controversy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This seemed to strike the audience, and they cheered the proposition.
+      Carey then stated that this was the first proposition the committee
+      desired to present. He had other important ones, however, that must be
+      considered by the assembly. While in Richmond he found many men of great
+      courage and daring who were ready to do anything to bring success if they
+      could be sustained and protected. The authorities gave him the proposals
+      and directed him to lay them before this assembly.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The second was made by a foreigner&mdash;a man of good family in Europe,
+      and a most daring and courageous man, an educated soldier, who had been
+      successful in very many daring enterprises heretofore. His proposition was
+      read to the assembly, being a verbatim copy of the one this party had made
+      to the President of the Confederacy through the Confederate Secretary of
+      War, which was as follows:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     "'Secretary of War of the Southern Confederacy.
+
+     "'Sir: In reference to the subject upon which I had the
+     honor to converse with you yesterday, and on account of
+     which you bade me call to-day, I take herewith the freedom
+     to address this most respectful writing to you. Your Honor
+     seemed to hesitate in giving me an affirmative answer to my
+     statement because I was unknown to you. Permit me to remark
+     that, notwithstanding I can give you no references in this
+     country, I am, nevertheless, worthy of your high confidence.
+     My grandfather, Maj. Baron De Kalb, fell in the
+     Revolutionary War of this country. * * * I received an
+     education proportionate to the means of my parents, and
+     served in the Crimean war as Second Lieutenant of Engineers.
+     * * * I landed in Quebec, Canada, in November last, and
+     arrived in Washington, D. C, about three weeks ago. I cannot
+     perceive why you should require any references or
+     confidence, for I do not expect personally to reap any
+     benefit before the strict performance of what I undertake.
+     The task I know is connected with some danger, but never
+     will it, in any event, become known in the North that the
+     Southern Confederacy had anything whatever to do with it.
+
+     "'The whole matter resolves itself, therefore, into this one
+     question: Does the Southern Confederacy consider the
+     explosion of the Federal Capitol at a time when Abe, his
+     myrmidons, and the Northern Congress are all assembled
+     together, of sufficient importance to grant me, in case of
+     success, a commission as Colonel of Topographical Engineers,
+     and the sum of $1,000,000? If so, your Honor may most
+     explicitly expect the transaction to be carried into
+     execution between the 4th and 6th of the month. * * * I
+     trust you will not press in regard to the manner in which I
+     intend to perform it, or anything connected with the
+     execution.
+
+     "'In case of an affirmative answer there is no time to
+     spare; and to show you still further my sincerity, I will
+     even refrain from asking for any pecuniary assistance in
+     carrying the project through, notwithstanding my means are,
+     for such an undertaking, very limited, and that some funds
+     would materially lighten my task, diminish the danger, and
+     doubly insure success. * * * I intend to throw myself at a
+     convenient place into Maryland and to enter Washington by
+     way of Baltimore.
+
+     "'Very respectfully, your obedient servant, "'
+
+     (Signed)
+     C. L. V. DeKalb.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "Carey said that this man was in the employ of the Confederacy, but that
+      the authorities would not adopt his scheme without the indorsement of
+      their Northern friends, so that those friends could have warning and not
+      be endangered at the time. This man being a foreigner, and not
+      understanding the situation, regarded all Northern men alike and would
+      destroy one as soon as another. Therefore, those having the authority to
+      do so, would not accept the proposition unless due notice could be
+      secretly given, under the obligations of the Sons of Liberty, to their
+      friends in Congress. Carey said he thought this a very dangerous
+      undertaking on account of the friends who might be imperiled, but felt
+      that there was no doubt but it could be accomplished.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Walters spoke up at this point, saying this proposition was not feasible
+      at all, and a number assented to his remark.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Carey said the third proposition was also in the form of a
+      communication, and was placed in his hands by the authorities in Richmond
+      for consideration by the Northern friends, and was in the following
+      language, which he proceeded to read:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     "'Boston P.O., Ga. "'Jefferson Davis.
+
+     "'Sir: Having a desire to be of benefit to the Southern
+     States is the only excuse I can offer for addressing you
+     this letter; and believing the best plan would be to dispose
+     of the leading characters of the North, for that reason I
+     have experimented in certain particulars that will do this
+     without difficulty; although it is quite an underhanded
+     manner of warfare, and not knowing whether it would meet
+     with your approbation or not, prevents me from giving you a
+     full account of the material used, although I believe any
+     one of them would take the life of a Southern man in any way
+     they could. If you wish, write to me and get the whole
+     process.
+
+     "'Hoping for your good health and future victory. "'
+
+     (Signed)
+     J. S. Paramore.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "Said Carey: 'This man was sent for and closely examined as to what he
+      proposed, and by the experiments made by our best scientists they were of
+      opinion that his plan could be made a success, as the process was without
+      doubt effective. The question, however, was not as to the process by which
+      this could be done, but must we resort to it? Had all other means failed?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The other proposition was on the same line, but proposing a different
+      mode of execution, which Carey also read:
+    </p>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     "'Headquarters 63d Ga. Reg't.,
+
+     "'Near Savannah. "'To President Davis.
+
+     "'Mr. President: After long meditation and much reflection
+     on the subject of this communication, I have determined to
+     intrude it upon you, earnestly hoping my motives will
+     constitute a full vindication for such presumption on the
+     part of one so humble and obscure as myself, though I must
+     say that the evidences of your Christian humility almost
+     assure me. I propose, with your permission, to assist in
+     organizing a number of select men, say not less than 300 to
+     500, to go into the United States and assassinate, for
+     instance, Seward, Lincoln, Greeley, Prentice, and others,
+     considering it necessary to the chances of success at this
+     time. I will only say a few words as to the opinion of its
+     effects. I have made it a point to elicit the opinion of
+     many men upon this subject, in whose good sense I have great
+     confidence, and while a difference of opinion to some extent
+     is almost inevitable, most have confidence in its benefit to
+     us. The most plausible argument seems to be that to impress
+     upon the Northern mind that for men in high places there to
+     wield their influence in favor of the barbarisms they have
+     been so cruelly practicing upon us is to jeopardize their
+     lives; for distinguished leaders there to feel that the
+     moment they array hordes for our desolation, at that moment
+     their existence is in the utmost peril&mdash;this would produce
+     hesitation and confusion that would hasten peace and our
+     independence. With these meager suggestions upon the subject
+     I will leave it for this time. If you deem the matter worthy
+     of any encouragement, and will so apprize me, I believe I
+     can give you such evidences of loyalty and integrity of
+     character as will entitle it to your consideration. So far
+     as I am concerned, I will say, however, that I was born and
+     raised in Middle Georgia. All my relationships and
+     affections are purely Southern. I was opposed to secession,
+     but am now committed to the death against subjugation or
+     reunion with men of whose instincts and moral character,
+     till this war, I was totally ignorant. If I have insulted
+     any scruple or religious principle of yours I beg to be
+     pardoned.   I neglected to state in the proper place that I
+     am an officer in the volunteer service.
+
+     "'Begging your respectful attention to this communication,
+
+     "I am, your Excellency's most obedient servant,
+
+     "'H. C. Durham, 63d Ga.'
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "The reading of this communication was received with cheers from quite a
+      number of those present, principally Southern men. Carey said that the
+      Secretary of War had sent for Durham, and that he was then at Richmond. He
+      was a fine looking, intelligent man, terribly in earnest. This was
+      thought, although there was hesitancy about it in the Cabinet, to be a
+      much more feasible undertaking than the attempt to explode the Capitol at
+      Washington. The necessity for some radical measure to be adopted and put
+      into execution at once was the reason for these documents having been
+      taken from the archives and placed in the present hands in their original
+      form.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Lieut. W. Alston, of Sulphur Springs, Va., who was present, as stated by
+      Carey, also proposed to the authorities at Richmond to undertake to rid
+      the country of the Confederacy's most deadly enemies, and authorized the
+      committee to say that he, here and now, renewed his proposition; all of
+      which Carey submitted to the assembly for their consideration.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The propositions having been submitted in due form, the Chairman stated
+      that they were before the assembly and open for consideration. Jacob
+      Thomlinson opened the discussion, and said that these propositions were of
+      the most vital importance; that the success of the Confederacy hung upon
+      the action of this assembly. The authorities were waiting with bated
+      breath until they could hear what their Northern friends would consider
+      proper and feasible to be at once entered upon. He wanted no more promises
+      without performance. He would save the Confederacy by any means if he
+      could, and would consider himself justified. If some of these measures had
+      been resorted to much earlier it would have been better. He said that war
+      was mere barbarism and cruelty; that plunder, burning, pillage and
+      assassination were merely the concomitants, and a part of the system, of
+      all wars; that when men make war it means crime, rapine and murder, and
+      those engaging in it should so understand. Each party is expected to
+      capture all of the enemy that can be so taken, and to kill all that
+      resist. It was proper to pick out and deliberately shoot down the
+      Generals. He asked if it would be any worse to secretly capture Lincoln
+      and Silent, the two leaders and commanders of all the United States
+      forces, or to assassinate either or both of them, than to shoot them near
+      our lines. He contended that if either or both of them should be seen near
+      the Confederate lines they would be shot down, and the persons doing it
+      would be rewarded with medals of honor, and would go down into history as
+      great patriots for performing the act. If this were true, as all must
+      concede, why should it be considered a dark and damnable deed in time of
+      war, when a great and dire necessity required, for two such tyrants to be
+      put out of the way in the cause of liberty? He insisted that no difference
+      could exist, save in the minds of individuals morbid on the subject of
+      human life. He said that he had witnessed enough shamming, and heard
+      enough shallow professions, and wanted no more of either; that the
+      promises of some of their Northern friends, already broken, had cost the
+      Confederacy millions of dollars in coin, and had left him individually
+      bankrupt and impoverished. There had been nothing but a series of failures
+      growing out of the pretenses of some of their Northern allies. He was very
+      severe on many of them, especially on Cornington and Eagle, of Chicago,
+      and Strider and Bowen, of Indiana, all of whom he charged with getting
+      large sums of money for use in the late election and for other purposes.
+      He said they neither accounted for its disposition, nor had they entered
+      an appearance, after promising on their obligation to do so. This he
+      considered the most unwarranted course of conduct of which any one could
+      have been guilty&mdash;no less than the deepest-dyed perfidy. When he
+      closed his speech he was cheered to the echo." Dr. Adams said: "This man
+      Thomlinson was a very brutal man in his instincts. He seemed also to have
+      been out of humor with his co-conspirators. He was certainly very angry
+      and much disappointed that his schemes had all failed. But how an
+      intelligent man could argue and justify assassination, as he seemed to do,
+      I cannot understand."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush replied: "Doctor, you must see that this man, no matter what he
+      may have been in former years, had become a hardened, inhuman wretch. Do
+      you not remember that he was the same person who employed men to gather
+      poisoned clothes for the distribution of disease, as well as his attempt
+      to have our cities burned, but was thwarted by Divine Providence, in my
+      judgment?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, I remember all this, and God knows that seemed the extreme of
+      barbarism and inhumanity; but his last proposition in his argument was
+      deliberate, cold-blooded murder in order to gain a political end; and to
+      think of Northern men listening at any time to such propositions without
+      remonstrance or disapproval in any way makes me shudder."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They seemed to indorse it instead of manifesting disapproval," said
+      Ingelsby, "and I have no doubt they favored it, and in some way assisted
+      in trying to have it carried out."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, yes," said Uncle Daniel; "the half of the treachery and diabolical
+      deeds of many of our Northern men, now leaders, is not known or
+      understood; but, my dear friends, I will continue my story:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When Thomlinson had concluded his remarks, Valamburg followed in a like
+      strain, and concluded with a 'so help him God' that he was ready for any
+      enterprise to serve-the Confederacy, no matter how dark nor how desperate
+      and bloody. This was received with a wild shout, as though some rebel
+      victory had been announced.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Walters, of Arkansas, then addressed the assembly. He said he was in
+      favor of the first proposition; that there seemed to be something
+      practical in it. Since their last meeting he had been all over the North,
+      even in Washington city, and there was not the slightest difficulty in
+      passing to and fro without any questions being asked. He said he saw the
+      President riding out beyond Georgetown with only one person accompanying
+      him; that there would not have been the slightest trouble in five men
+      capturing him and crossing the river into Virginia, or retreating into
+      Maryland and passing along on byways with him to where he could have been
+      securely kept until a chance was afforded for conveying him to some more
+      secure place. So far as putting him out of the way was concerned, there
+      would not be the slightest difficulty in doing that, but he thought the
+      other the best, taking all things into consideration. The one would be
+      considered a clean trick, and perfectly legitimate warfare, while the
+      other would not, and would arouse the Northern people to more energetic
+      measures. He said that he did not think there would be very great
+      difficulty in capturing Silent; that he had made inquiry about him, and
+      found that he seldom had anything more than a few men as escort, and kept
+      but a small company as his headquarters guard; that 100 good, picked men
+      could capture him almost any night. If they even failed, it would only
+      make those who attempted it prisoners of war, so that they would be
+      exchanged. This, if accomplished, in case of either Lincoln or Silent,
+      would secure the Confederacy. With Lincoln captured, the Vice-President
+      would only be too glad to have an excuse for the recognition of the
+      Confederacy. With Silent captured, Gen. Laws would again be master of the
+      situation. Silent was the only match for him in the United States. So far
+      as the Vice-President was concerned, he was in a bad humor with the whole
+      administration. He (Walters) had seen him and conversed with him since the
+      time mentioned at which Mr. Carey had his interview. Walters had been at
+      Nashua, and remained for several days unmolested, and had talked freely
+      with quite a number of persons who were intimate with the Vice-President,
+      and who were conversant with his views and knew his feelings. He said that
+      the Vice-President suggested to him to get through the lines and go to
+      Richmond, and say to the authorities there that if he were President he
+      would recognize the Southern Confederacy; but he (Walters) did not then
+      have full confidence in what he was saying, as he was rather in his cups
+      at the time. But since he had heard what Mr. Carey had learned in his
+      interview with him he had no further reason to doubt his sincerity.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Wilkes here interposed and asked whether the whole question of
+      recognition by the Vice-President did not entirely depend upon the capture
+      and successful spiriting away of Lincoln.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Walters answered in the affirmative.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Wilkes then said: 'Suppose this scheme should fail, what then?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Walters remarked that that was a question to be determined by this
+      meeting, and that he did not wish to decide it in advance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Mr. Spangler, from Illinois, said that he did not desire to detain the
+      assembly with a long speech, but he wished to impress upon the minds of
+      the delegates present that in the State from which he came, he did not
+      think the assassination of Lincoln and Silent would be indorsed, as it
+      would raise such a storm there that all their friends would be driven from
+      the State. He was in favor of their capture and, in fact, anything that
+      was thought necessary; but as he lived in the same town with Mr. Lincoln,
+      he would not like to be forced to stem the torrent if he, Lincoln, should
+      be assassinated. He would cheerfully vote for the first proposition, and
+      at the same time pay $100 into the general pool for that purpose. This
+      brought down the house&mdash;money seemed to be the one thing they greatly
+      desired. He said: 'Now, Mr. Chairman, who is the Treasurer?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Chairman answered that Mr. Thomlinson had the disbursing as well as
+      the authority to receive all funds for the carrying out of the objects of
+      the meeting.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Then,' said Spangler, 'here is my $100.' handing it to Thomlinson. This
+      started the ball, and in a few minutes $5,000 were raised and handed over
+      to Thomlinson, who thanked the friends for their liberality.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The debate here closed and the vote was taken on the propositions. The
+      Chairman said he would put the third, or last, proposition first, which
+      was, whether the assembly would indorse the proposition of Capt. Alston
+      and Mr. Durham, who proposed to organize a force and assassinate the
+      leading men of the North who are prominent in the war against the South,
+      and recommend the authorities of the Southern Confederacy to carry out the
+      proposed project. The question being stated, the vote was taken. Being
+      very close, the roll had to be called, and the proposition was lost by
+      three votes.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next proposition was the one submitted by De Kalb to the Confederacy,
+      to blow up the Capitol at Washington when Congress should be in session.
+      The vote being taken, this proposition was lost; it being deemed
+      inexpedient on account of the danger of destroying so many of their own
+      friends.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The last proposition to be voted on was whether the assembly would
+      recommend to the authorities at Richmond to organize a force and capture
+      Lincoln and Silent, or either of them, and hold the captive or captives
+      until the Confederacy should be recognized. This question was taken and
+      carried unanimously with a great hurrah and three cheers for the man or
+      men who should accomplish this most desirable object.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After the proposition had been agreed to, Mr. Page and Capt. Alston both
+      desired to know what was to be done, if anything, should this attempt to
+      capture those men fail. Quite a discussion here arose, during which
+      considerable feeling was shown on the part of some of the Southern men.
+      Finally they determined to recommend that Wilkes, Page, Alston and Durham
+      be put in charge and organize for the purpose mentioned, and that they
+      receive their instructions directly from Jacob Thomlinson. One of these
+      men should go to Richmond with C. C. Carey, and there meet Durham and
+      consult with the authorities as to the route to be adopted in getting into
+      and out of Washington, and the means to be resorted to for their
+      assistance and protection; also that, in the event of failure in capturing
+      either of those men, then in that case they, or some of them, were to
+      return to Canada and confer further with Thomlinson; and whatever measures
+      he and they should adopt that looked like bringing success were to be
+      carried out, with the understanding that the assembly here and now
+      assented to it; which it did, and appointed Mr. Thom-linson with power to
+      act as fully as if the matter had been laid before it and agreed to by a
+      vote.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This concluded the business of the delegates, and they adjourned to meet
+      on the call of the Grand Commander at any future time when necessary for
+      the benefit of the cause of the Confederacy. Henry remained a day or so in
+      order to note any further developments. Carey and Page left at once for
+      Richmond, intending to make their way in disguise by rail into West
+      Virginia, and from there to Richmond. Wilkes started for New York and
+      Alston for Buffalo. They were to make their way to Baltimore, and meet
+      there on a certain day and remain until Page should return from Richmond
+      with Durham. They were then to have an understanding as to how they should
+      operate. Before leaving they all had a secret meeting with Thomlin-son,
+      but what instructions they received of a private nature Henry did not
+      know, except that he learned if their scheme should fail, one or more of
+      them were to return at once to Canada and consult further with Thomlinson
+      as to their future operations.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I required this to be written in full by Henry, and leaving him and his
+      wife, Seraine, with what of our family was now left, I telegraphed to the
+      President:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Stay indoors; important; am coming!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "(Signed)Daniel.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I at once left for Washington, feeling that time was important. The
+      desperation of these men was such that they would undertake an enterprise
+      of any kind, and the condition of the Confederacy such that nothing less
+      than some heroic remedy would avail anything.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When I arrived at Washington it was early in the morning. I directed my
+      steps toward the Executive Mansion. On arriving at the door the usher
+      recognized me, but said that the President had not been to breakfast.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I said: 'I do not wish to disturb him, but it is very important that I
+      see him before a crowd comes in. I will remain here.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He stepped in and very soon returned, and at once showed me to the
+      President's office up-stairs. He was waiting for me, and as I entered he
+      came forward with both hands extended, and said, 'My dear friend Lyon, how
+      are you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I answered him as to my health in a sad tone. He spoke of my great
+      afflictions in the most tender manner, and inquired as to the telegram.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I said:'Mr. President, this paper,' handing him Henry's report,'will
+      explain it.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He said:'This is a long paper&mdash;as long as a President's message,'
+      and laughed, saying, 'I expect you have been writing one for me?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I replied that it was an important message for a President. At this he
+      laughed, and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That is quite good, and is a very wise distinction; but,' said he, 'we
+      will not read it now. When we get our breakfast, that will do, will it
+      not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I replied: 'Yes, perhaps it will.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He would have me take breakfast with him. His family only were present,
+      and we all conversed freely, but principally about the late election and
+      our success in the West against Head, and the prospects of Silent against
+      Laws. He was feeling very happy and confident of final victory. He told me
+      about having just returned with the Secretary of State from Hampton Roads,
+      where they had met the Vice-President of the Southern Confederacy and
+      others on a peace mission; 'but,' said he, 'it was the same kind of peace
+      that the Copperheads have been preaching, under instructions from Richmond
+      and the rebel agents in Canada, for three years.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After breakfast we returned to his office. He instructed his usher that
+      he could see no one for the present. Being seated, he drew the paper that
+      I had given him from his side pocket and commenced reading. Very soon he
+      exhibited some little excitement, rang his bell and sent for the Secretary
+      of War, who soon came in. After the Secretary had exchanged compliments
+      with me, the President continued reading. When he had finished he turned
+      to me and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'This is the most extraordinary thing that I have ever read or heard of,
+      in or out of history. Mr. Secretary, please read this.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0026" id="linkimage-0026">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0404.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Uncle Daniel Conferring With Lincoln and Stanton 404 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The Secretary read it very carefully and remarked: 'This is what they are
+      coming to; they will stop at nothing. But the most surprising part of all
+      is the attitude of your Vice-President. What can he mean by hobnobbing
+      with those traitors and having interviews with one of their principal
+      leaders inside of our lines?' "'Yes,' said the President; 'this is
+      strange, indeed.' "After further conversation it was determined to have
+      the Cabinet officers meet that day. The President also directed the
+      Secretary of War to ask Gen. Silent to be at the Executive Mansion the
+      next morning. He asked me to remain in Washington and come to see him the
+      next day at 10 o'clock, and not to fail. I left, went to the Owen House
+      and took a room.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "While there I met a man in rather delicate health, who said his name was
+      Alston, that he was a Canadian, and had come to Washington on account of
+      the mildness of the climate. He was about five feet ten inches in height,
+      hazel eyes, light hair, with small goatee; was quite a nervous man, moving
+      his hands, or sitting down and immediately rising again, picking his
+      teeth, or pulling his goatee. I remembered the man's name as that of one
+      of the conspirators, and marked him well. On inquiry I found he had
+      arrived the day before and was intending, as he said, to remain for some
+      time in order to test the climate in his case. I stepped up to the War
+      Department, and finding my friend, the Secretary, in, I asked him to send
+      a detective with me, and he did so. I put him on the man and said no more
+      to any one until I met the President and others the next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At 10 o'clock the following morning, I appeared at the Mansion and was
+      admitted at once. On entering the President's office I met Gen. Silent.
+      Having previously met him at Chatteraugus and elsewhere, he recognized me,
+      and after the usual compliments asked about Gen. Anderson. I told him
+      about my misfortunes, the last of which he was not aware of. He said no
+      more for a short time; he then asked me if Gen. Anderson would not like to
+      come East and have a better command. He said he did not think he had been
+      given a command equal to his ability; that he would order him East if
+      agreeable. I wrote the General as soon as I returned to my hotel.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The conversation was then turned to the report of Henry. The President
+      seemed serious, and said the astounding statement about the Vice-President
+      worried him, and yet, he said, it was almost incredible.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent said he could believe it, but was very much surprised at his
+      having the interview and disclosing his opinions to our enemies. Silent
+      said he made some curious statements to him while he was making his
+      headquarters at Nashua, but he attributed it to Tennessee whisky more than
+      to any wrong motive in his mind, until he repeated the same things over
+      more than once. He thought strange of it, but did not mention the
+      conversation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'But,' said the Secretary, 'what do you say to the attempt they are to
+      make to capture you two gentlemen?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Silent said: 'That scheme has already failed. Our knowledge of the fact
+      defeats it. You must have a guard of at least one company of infantry at
+      or near the White House, and the officers must be notified, in confidence,
+      why they are placed here. There must be a company of cavalry ordered here
+      for escort to the President, and he must not go out of call of the guards
+      without an escort.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President said: 'This will not look well, but I suppose I must do it
+      for safety. I do not like this Vice-President's talk; it worries me. But
+      how about yourself, Gen. Silent; they seem to be after you as well.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the General; 'but you must remember that I am surrounded by
+      an army, and this notice protects me. I will look after that hereafter.
+      The truth is, they might have caught me napping, as I have heretofore had
+      but a small guard. I will make it large enough when I return. My fears,
+      however, are very much increased, as I see that there were many of those
+      conspirators in favor of taking the proposition to assassinate instead of
+      capture. That can be done in spite of guards, by reckless men who will
+      take desperate chances. This is what we must look out for. I see that they
+      are to take orders from Jacob Thomlinson, who is a most reckless man,
+      without any of the instincts of humanity, and utterly without any regard
+      for the rules of civilized warfare. He is a very dangerous man if he has
+      about him those who will do his bidding. So look out, Mr. President; my
+      judgment is that you will be in imminent peril.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the President. 'Gen. Silent do you remember the dream I
+      repeated to you when you came to Washington?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Oh, yes,' said Gen. Silent, 'perfectly; and in that dream I was to be
+      murdered as soon as the rebellion should be ended. But I do not feel
+      alarmed about myself; dreams, you know, Mr. President, go by contraries.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' said the President, 'I will not say that I believe in dreams,
+      neither do I; yet they make an impression on my mind.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent said no more on the subject, and the conversation on that
+      topic was dropped.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I was asked if I would send Henry back to Canada to watch further
+      developments. I assented. They all thought that perhaps in this way we
+      would be able to head off any further scheme as the one reported had been.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I then related what I had discovered at the Owen House, and suggested a
+      close watch on this man Alston. The President took up the report, and
+      finding the name, thought there might be something in my suggestion. They
+      sent for the detective that I had placed to watch him, and he informed us
+      that this man drank pretty freely, and had disclosed to him while in his
+      cups the night before that he was from St. Catharine's, Canada; that he
+      had plenty of money in gold, and was desirous of finding some five or six
+      good, active, bold and daring young men, who would be likely to be fond of
+      an adventure. The detective was sent back at once with instructions to
+      arrest him and have him taken to Old Capitol Prison. If any questions
+      should be asked, he was to answer that the Secretary of War had directed
+      it. The next morning it was telegraphed all over the country that a Mr.
+      Alston was arrested in Washington for attempting to hire men to kidnap the
+      President; and so the scheme, was exploded.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day I bade the President and the Secretary good-by, at the same
+      time warning the President of his great danger. He could not thank me
+      enough, he said, for my interest. Silent had left for the army. Just as I
+      was leaving, the President said to me in a whisper:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Look out for a great battle soon, and with it you will hear of the fall
+      of Richmond.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I thanked him for his confidence in me and left. On arriving at home I
+      found all well and very anxious to see me, as this had been my first
+      absence since the death of my wife and Peter. Henry had seen the notice of
+      Alston's arrest, and when I described him he said he was the right man. I
+      wrote to the President what Henry said, and Alston remained in prison.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In a short time I heard from Gen. Anderson. He was willing to go East. I
+      telegraphed Gen. Silent and he ordered him to report at once. He came by
+      home on his way and remained over several days. Lieut. Whitcomb was with
+      him. While there I related all that had taken place. He thought Henry
+      should return at once to Canada, leaving Seraine with us. He said it would
+      be dangerous since Alston's arrest to risk writing, so Henry would have to
+      come to my house with any information that he might have. Henry left at
+      once and the General the next day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We were alone again. The women and children were weeping over the
+      departure of Henry and the General. Aunt Martha came in and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Bress de good Laud, chil'n, what is you cryin' 'bout. De Gen! all right;
+      dars no danger 'bout him; he am safe. De Laud protect him. He dun sabe him
+      all dis time for good. Don't you see de Sesh git whip whareber he goes?
+      Dey all done killed down whar he bin, and now dey jest' take him ober by
+      whar Marsa Linkum am, and de Sesh all git smash up ober dar de same way as
+      what dey is down whar he bin afore.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Old Ham chimed in: 'Yas, Marfa, dat am de fac\ You see, when I goes wid
+      Marsa Gen'l, he gets shotted nearly ebery time. I not understand dis, but
+      he not git any time hurt when I's away. How is dat, Marfa? Guess it best
+      for me not be wid him. I tell you I guess I see it all now; de Laud want
+      me to stay here wid dese womens and dese chil'ns, and Marsa Gen'l he not
+      t'ink ob dat, so de Laud jes' let him git hurted, so he hab to come and
+      stay wid de folks and hab me heah? Is dat it, Marfa?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, dat am de case; and I 'spec you is glad, kase you is a powerful
+      coward, Ham; you knows you is.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Marfa, you neber see me fightin' dem Sesh. Else you not say dem hard
+      words 'bout Ham. No, indeed, you not know 'bout me.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I 'specs dat's so, Ham. How many of de Sesh does you 'specs you is
+      killed?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Don' know, don' know. I neber counted em; war too busy, Marfa.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was getting Ham into a close place, and he retired.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In a few days Henry returned and reported that the arrest of Alston had
+      alarmed the conspirators in Canada very greatly. Carey and Page were still
+      in Richmond. Wilkes had returned to Canada and had been at Montreal with
+      Thomlinson, but Henry could get nothing out of him, as Thomlinson thought
+      it best not to have any one know what was to be attempted unless they
+      could aid in carrying it out; but he said the country would be startled
+      very soon. Henry surmised what he meant, and as soon as he could get away
+      from Wintergreen he left for home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I sent him to the President with this information, also a letter calling
+      the President's attention to his great danger, and the danger in which the
+      country would be in the event that anything should occur that would put
+      the Vice-President in power. This was the last communication I ever had
+      with the best of all Presidents."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0020" id="link2HCH0020">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XX.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     COLLAPSE OF THE GREAT REBELLION.&mdash;LAWS' ARMY SURRENDERS.&mdash;
+     THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
+
+     "After life's  fitful fever, he sleeps well:
+     Treason has done his worst; nor steel nor poison,
+     Malice domestic, foreign envy, nothing
+     Can touch him farther."
+     &mdash;Shakespeare.
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "When I left off speaking of Gen. Silent and his command in the East, and
+      continued my story about the West and Center, you will remember that he
+      had passed through eight days of bloody contest with Laws. We must now
+      return to him and understand the condition of things on his line while
+      these events were transpiring in the North, in Canada, and in Sherwood's
+      department, of which I have given you a history.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Silent moved out in the night time the last of May, and on June the first
+      found a heavy force in his front. Fighting at once began again. Sherlin
+      was in the advance, and by direction held his ground through that night.
+      By daylight support reached him and his position was secure. Silent now
+      established his headquarters at an old tavern, under wide-spreading trees,
+      at Cool Haven, some ten or twelve miles from the rebel Capital, and at
+      once assaulted Laws in his works. The Union troops charged with great dash
+      and heroism, taking the enemy's first line of rifle-pits; but the enemy,
+      falling back to his shorter and stronger line, was enabled to hold his
+      position and force our troops to abandon the assault. The contest
+      continued during the afternoon and evening. Our losses were quite heavy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the next day a general assault was made, which resulted in our
+      repulse. The enemy being behind heavy earthworks, it proved too great a
+      task to dislodge him. Onr army was now intrenched, and heavy skirmishing
+      continued for several days. Laws made two assaults on our lines, but was
+      repulsed with severe loss on both occasions.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "A few more days of skirmishing and desultory fighting, and the campaign
+      closed for the season. During the Summer, Silent had succeeded in holding
+      Laws close to Richmond. The Copperhead press and orators of the North made
+      him the especial target for their calumny during the Presidential
+      campaign. This course was evidently directed from Richmond and Canada.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The following September, Silent, with his usual vigor, began active
+      operations against the enemy. Sherlin was now in the valley of the
+      Shannon, operating against the rebel Gen. Dawn, and Silent was holding
+      Sentinel Point as his headquarters, and directing operations from there.
+      On the morning of the last day of September Boutler moved from Deep
+      Valley. Orden's Corps moved by the Veranda road close to the river, Burns
+      by the new Sales road, and the cavalry by the Derby road to our right. All
+      our forces were now moving in the direction of the rebel Capital.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Our troops struck the rebel works and attacked them at five o'clock p.m.,
+      and after desperate fighting for hours Fort Harris was taken, with its
+      fifteen guns and all its garrison; also, the line of works running down to
+      Champ's farm, with several hundred prisoners. Thus again the work of war
+      had begun in earnest. Silent stood on the side of the fort, and could with
+      his field-glass view the whole line of rebel works now held by them, as
+      well as see the church spires in Richmond. Our cavalry had advanced on our
+      right to within six miles of the Capital. This was very encouraging. Yet
+      many a bloody battle must be fought before the prize could be ours.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Burns now made a gallant assault against the enemy's works in front of
+      his advance, but, unfortunately, was repulsed. This checked the advance of
+      our troops on this part of the line. Boutler's position now extended from
+      the river (James) to the Derby road, fronting Richmond.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Meador's command was in front of Petersville. In the afternoon of the
+      next day Parker's Division of Warner's Corps was attacked near Boyd's
+      road. He was promptly re-enforced, and the rebels were repulsed with great
+      loss. Fort Harris was also assaulted with a view of recapture, as it was a
+      very important position. The attempt failed, and we still held the fort.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Our right and left wings were now being slowly advanced in the direction
+      of the Capital, under the very eye of Laws, the rebel commander. He had
+      the advantage in this, that it would require a day for Silent to move from
+      one flank to the other, while Laws, holding the chord of the circle, could
+      re-enforce any part of his line in a few hours. Laws could not by any
+      possibility stretch his line much farther, while Silent was steadily
+      acquiring more ground.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The greatest consternation now prevailed in the city of Richmond. Its
+      evacuation was seriously contemplated. The publication of the newspapers
+      was suspended, and the printers were called out to defend the city. Some
+      of the city police fell into our hands. Offices and shops were closed. The
+      church bells sounded the alarm. Guards were sent into the streets to
+      impress every able-bodied man. Members of the Government were sent into
+      the trenches, and all between the ages of fifteen and fifty-five were
+      ordered under arms. Laws stubbornly held his position. He could plainly
+      see that Silent was determined to fight it out and settle the contest in
+      and about Richmond, without being driven or drawn away, unless some alarm
+      at Washington should cause a change of his campaign.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After many movements, counter-movements, and much fighting, of all which
+      I cannot speak in this narrative, Laws concluded to set Ewelling at the
+      work of threatening our Capital. He crossed the Potomac and turned and
+      threatened Washington, expecting Silent's army to be at once ordered to
+      its defense; but this made no impression on Silent. He sent Wight's Corps
+      to meet Ewelling and to follow him, which was done, and the danger to our
+      Capital passed. Ewelling struck for the Valley of the Shannon, passed into
+      Maryland and the border of Pennsylvania, levying contributions as he
+      marched through towns and country, returning with much booty to the valley
+      mentioned, joining Dawn. In the meantime Wight was following him. Sherlin
+      was sent to take command of these forces. He fell upon Ewelling and Dawn,
+      and almost annihilated their commands, driving what was left of them
+      entirely out of that part of the country, and making such a desolation
+      that another movement in that direction by the rebels would be wholly
+      impracticable. Leaving a sufficient force to prevent any further movement,
+      he returned to the army near Richmond, destroying railroads, canals, and
+      in fact nearly all the enemy's lines of communication of any advantage to
+      him.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the meantime an attempt was made by our forces in front of Petersville
+      to mine and blow up some of the enemy's main forts. The main sap was run
+      some 500 feet, until it was under a fort on Cemetery Hill. Wings were
+      constructed to the right and left of the sap or tunnel, so that about four
+      tons of powder were placed under the fort, tamped with sand bags and wood.
+      The intention was to explode the mine, and at the moment of the explosion
+      to open with all the artillery in this front on the enemy's lines, and to
+      rapidly move a storming column through the crater and carry the high
+      ground in rear, which, if in our possession, would command the city and
+      the enemy's works. At about 3:30 on the morning of the 30th of July the
+      fuse was lighted, but no explosion followed. Many attempts were made
+      before the powder ignited. The suspense was great. Silent was quietly
+      waiting to see the result.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Finally the smoke was seen and the dead, heavy sound was heard, like unto
+      the mutterings of distant thunder or the rumblings of an earthquake.
+      Following this the whole surroundings were darkened, and up far in the air
+      were sent guns, gun-carriages, caissons, picks, shovels, timbers and human
+      beings. They went up in a confused mass and came down as though falling
+      from the clouds in fragments. Many poor fellows were blown to atoms. Our
+      artillery opened, and the cannonading that followed perhaps was never
+      equaled during the war. A column of infantry charged into the crater and
+      there hesitated and halted after capturing those who were left alive. This
+      hesitation gave the enemy time to recover from their astonishment and
+      alarm. They rallied and opened a terribly galling fire into the crater.
+      Support was sent in, which only made the confusion among our men the
+      greater. A cross-fire was now poured into them in the breach, and it was
+      turned into a great slaughter-pen. Both sides were slaughtered in great
+      numbers. Rebel and Union troops, white and colored men, were mixed
+      together, crying to one another for help. The scene, as described by those
+      who witnessed it, was one upon which no one could wish to dwell. Our
+      people felt this disaster as much as any during the war. It was used by
+      our enemies everywhere to prove our commander to be a heartless butcher.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "About this time an ordnance boat loaded with supplies of ammunition was
+      exploded at or near Silent's headquarters at Sentinel Point. The report
+      alarmed every one for miles around. The earth shook and trembled as if
+      this globe was dissolving. Fragments of shell, wood and human beings fell
+      about the locality like hail coming down. Men shrieked and ran wildly
+      about, thinking that the final end of all things was at hand. Silent was
+      near by, but uttered not a word. He entered his tent, quietly sat down,
+      and wrote a dispatch describing the disaster.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Time wore on without any very great results either way, until the armies
+      were all ready for the final movement in the Spring following. Silent was
+      still steadily gaining ground to his left, and holding Laws close to his
+      lines, at the same time keeping his cavalry in motion, to the great
+      annoyance of the enemy. In February, 1865, when I was at the Capital,
+      where I met the President, Secretary of War and Gen. Silent, the campaign
+      of Sherwood north to the rear of Richmond was about commencing; but I was
+      not then aware of it. Gen. Silent was also getting ready for his final
+      move against Laws, though he was waiting for Sherwood and Scoven to make a
+      junction at or near Goldsburg, in North Carolina.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In the meantime Charleston had been evacuated; Columbia, S. C,
+      surrendered, and many of our starving prisoners were there released from
+      their deadly and poisonous prison-pens, not fit for pigs, even, to live
+      in. Cotton had been piled in the streets of Columbia by the retreating
+      rebels and set on fire. When our troops entered the city they put the fire
+      out, as they thought. In the evening, however, the smoldering fire was
+      fanned into flames by a strong wind, and the burning flakes of cotton
+      lighting on and against houses, set them on fire. One division of our
+      forces worked hard to subdue the conflagration, but in vain. The flames
+      leaped from housetop to housetop, as if some unseen hand was aiding in the
+      terrible work of devastation. Men, women and children left their houses in
+      their night-dresses, screaming and crying for help. Nothing could be done
+      to allay the destruction. A great portion of the city was laid in ashes,
+      and many people were in the streets houseless and homeless. The troops of
+      Sherwood did all in their power to alleviate the suffering, by dividing
+      blankets and food, and also by taking as many families as could be placed
+      in the wagons to a point from whence they could take shipping North,
+      where, on their arrival, they were amply provided for.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Again moving forward rapidly, Sherwood's left wing struck Harding's rebel
+      corps at Averyville, and drove it in rout from its position. Our left wing
+      then moved by rapid marches on the Burton and Goldsburg road, the right
+      wing moving on a shorter and more direct route in the same direction, many
+      miles to the south. At Burton's Cross-roads the head of column of the left
+      wing struck the rebel army under command of Gen. Jones, who had again been
+      placed at the head of the forces collected together since Head's defeat at
+      Nashua. His forces were now commanded by Harding, Biggs, Chatham and
+      Hamden, the latter commanding his cavalry. The Union forces, under Gen.
+      Somers, discovering that a large force was in their front, deployed two
+      divisions and attacked, but could not drive the enemy from his position.
+      Somers hastily constructed earthworks and held the enemy in his position
+      until the right wing, or a portion of it, could come to his relief. The
+      word was soon sent to the General commanding the right wing, and the
+      Fifteenth and Seventeenth Corps were dispatched at once to Burton's
+      Cross-roads.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They arrived early on the next morning, having received the order late at
+      night. The General commanding the Fifteenth Corps, which was in the
+      advance, at once formed his leading division (Gen. Charles Ward's) and
+      charged the enemy's works. His men went on the run over the works and
+      right into his trenches, the General commanding the corps leading and
+      leaping his horse over the parapet in the midst of a shower of deadly
+      missiles. Our men captured the rebels who were in their front, and a
+      general stampede of the enemy followed, and in a short time Jones and his
+      whole command were hastily making their escape across Mill Run. The march
+      was not any farther impeded, and Sherwood's army marched to Goldsburg,
+      where, as before stated, they joined Scoven, and thus ended the hard
+      fighting of Sherwood's army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The President and Vice-President had been inaugurated, and the message of
+      the President was so mild and conciliatory, breathing forgiveness and
+      charity in such an honest and earnest spirit, that many thought it might
+      have some influence on the feelings of the enemy in respect to the Union
+      in which they had lived and controlled so long to their own advantage. But
+      no; the more he expressed sentiments of respect for their opinions the
+      more bitter they became, denouncing every expression of kindness as an
+      insult to their people; so that it was determined there should be no
+      let-up in any way whatever&mdash;no armistice nor rest, but when the
+      movement commenced, to let that end the rebellion before ceasing. The
+      country was now up to this point, and all were ready and fully prepared
+      for the result.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent had now directed Papson, as well as Sherwood, to keep their
+      cavalry at work in destroying lines of communication, bridges, and
+      supplies of the enemy. Willston in the West was operating south of
+      Tennessee, cutting off all chance of re-enforcements from that direction,
+      and Sherwood's cavalry in the direction of Augusta and northward,
+      performing the same character of service, while Sherlin was again marching
+      with 10,000 cavalry around Laws, making the whole country untenable for
+      want of facilities in gathering supplies, of which at this time the enemy
+      was in great need. The whole coast from Savannah to Newbern, with forts,
+      gunboats and munitions of war, was now in our hands, with 100,000 as good
+      soldiers as ever marched or fought a battle almost entirely untrammeled,
+      well supplied, and ready to drive Jones or any opposing force north back
+      to Laws, where the whole could be crushed at one blow. Sherwood was to so
+      conduct his movements as to detain Jones in his front until the 10th of
+      April, and then he was to move directly against him and drive and follow
+      him; but if possible, to get to the Roanoke River, so as to hold Laws in
+      his position.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "While Silent was preparing for his final movement against the enemy,
+      which was to commence on the 29th of March, Laws, suspecting the movement,
+      on the morning of the 25th, selecting the weakest point in our lines, as
+      he thought, assaulted the right of Meador's position in front of the Ninth
+      Corps. The point assaulted was a small fort known as Fort Sleman, where
+      the two opposing forces were not more than 200 yards separated from each
+      other. At dawn of day the rebels moved against this point with Gadden's
+      Corps, re-enforced by Bush Jones's division. Parker's pickets were
+      overwhelmed and the trenches taken by the enemy, so that the main line of
+      the Union forces was broken. The rebels now seeing their advantage wheeled
+      to the right and left, sweeping our lines before them, and capturing our
+      batteries, which they at once turned upon Fort Sleman. The fort made all
+      resistance possible, but, being assaulted in front, flank and rear, was
+      compelled to surrender. The guns of the fort were now turned upon our own
+      lines on either side with great effect, driving our men and taking
+      complete possession of this part of our intrenchments.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "General Parker at this juncture came upon the scene, brought up artillery
+      on the hills commanding the point attacked, and ordered his forces to
+      occupy the fort. General Hartley also moved up and massed his division and
+      assaulted the enemy as they were moving along our line. He checked their
+      advance, and, being re-enforced, drove Gad-den's Corps back, recaptured
+      the fort and all our abandoned lines, with 2,000 prisoners. Meador arrived
+      on the field and at once ordered Wight and Hume to advance on Parker's
+      left, which was promptly done, and that part of the enemy's picket-line
+      was taken, with many prisoners; so that the temporary success of the enemy
+      proved very expensive to him in the end. This was the only unprovoked
+      assault that Laws had made since the campaign of the Summer before.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the night after this assault Gen. Meador, General Orden and several
+      other Generals were at Gen. Silent's headquarters, discussing the
+      contemplated movement to be commenced on the 29th. The President had also
+      been down to see Silent, and agreed in every particular to his programme.
+      Gen. Tom Anderson was also present, having been ordered to Sentinel Point
+      for assignment to duty. He was introduced by Gen. Silent as an able and
+      brave officer. Gen. Orden said to Gen. Silent that he would be pleased to
+      have him assigned to his command; to which Silent answered that he would
+      speak to Anderson.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When the movement was understood, preliminary thereto Gen. Orden was
+      directed to move the next day to the extreme left, in connection with and
+      in support of the cavalry under Sherlin, designed to prevent Laws from
+      finally retreating in that direction, as was thought he might attempt, in
+      order to make a junction with Jones and fight Sherwood's forces instead of
+      Silent. This was not desired, as the General commanding wished the army
+      that had always confronted Laws to have the honor of the capture of him
+      and his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "When all had left for their respective headquarters, Gen. Silent spoke to
+      Gen. Anderson of Gen. Orden's request.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Anderson replied: 'General, assign me anywhere; I will try to do my duty
+      wherever I may be placed.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent then wrote the order and handed it to him, saying: 'You will
+      proceed to join Gen. Orden in the morning; he will move to the left during
+      the day.' Silent said that he would give him a larger command in a few
+      days, but could not do so then, as they were on the eve of the movement in
+      contemplation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson expressed entire satisfaction, and directed Lieut.
+      Whitcomb, who was with him, to have preparations made for starting at
+      daylight the next morning.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During the evening, they being entirely alone, General Silent said: 'Gen.
+      Anderson, do you remember a conversation we had at my rooms the night
+      before I left Nashua for the East?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Very distinctly, General; I was much impressed by what you then said as
+      to your views in reference to crushing this rebellion within a certain
+      time, and the mode to be adopted for the accomplishment of this end.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, we will do it within the time mentioned. But do you remember my
+      asking you if you believed in dreams, and if you had ever seen anything
+      that you could not explain or understand?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, General, I well remember that also.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, sir, I desire to make a confidant of you in this particular. I do
+      not wish what I say known at this time.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'You can do so; I will not betray your confidence.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I intended telling the President to-day,' continued Gen. Silent, 'but
+      was so taken up with other matters that I forgot it; and I feel a strange
+      kind of superstition that I may not see him again. He and I are both in
+      great danger, but I feel that I can protect myself better than he can
+      himself. I do not desire to tell this story to any of my family, as I do
+      not want them, or either of them, to become superstitious. It is so easy
+      for any of us to become so. I find even the President, as strong a man as
+      he is, somewhat so inclined.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson said: 'I am surprised at this. I did not suppose he was so;
+      but many strong people are, and many claim to have cause for being so.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson then related my wife's dream to Gen. Silent, and told him
+      Peters interpretation of it, and said six of her sons were now dead&mdash;one
+      only (Henry) remaining alive.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At this Gen. Silent became melancholy, and quietly responded, ''Tis
+      strange, indeed!' He then related to Gen. Anderson the fact of his having
+      seen a strange form in the night-time while under a tree at Chatteraugus;
+      also, the night that he met him at Nashua, as well as in the night near
+      his quarters while fighting the battle of the Chaparral, its indications
+      at Chatteraugus, and its indications to him at Nashua and in the
+      Chaparral. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I have also seen the same spectral form to-night, saying to me: "Move to
+      the left rapidly; the enemy are all in your hands, and in half a moon all
+      will be prisoners." Gen. Anderson, what is this? Am I dreaming, or am I
+      laboring under some disease of the mind? I hope you will speak freely to
+      me as to what you think. I could not keep it longer. I must tell some one.
+      I feared I was becoming broken down in my brain power,&mdash;I have
+      studied over the military situation so much.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      '''No, General, you need not have any fears of that. You are as vigorous
+      in that respect as any man living. I cannot, however, explain this; nor
+      can I understand it. I will ask you, however, if you had this character of
+      campaign in your mind before you saw this strange apparition?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      '"Yes, I had a thought of it; but somehow this seemed to influence me not
+      to deviate in the least, and to give me faith and confidence in our final
+      success; and yet I cannot but believe this to be only an optical illusion.
+      It must be; it cannot, it seems to me, be otherwise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'There is one thing, General: it appears to be leading you, or, at least,
+      helping your faith, in the right direction.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes; but, Gen. Anderson, it harasses me by day and by night. I cannot
+      keep it from my mind. I try to throw it off, but cannot. But we will speak
+      of this no more at present. I feel that my mind is greatly relieved since
+      I have given you my secret. What a strange feeling this is; but I believe
+      it is so with every person.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, General, that is true. Things pent up in the mind and heart become
+      oppressive, and wear the mind until relieved. This seems to be our
+      safety-valve.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The conversation here ceased on this subject, and both retired to rest.
+      The next morning Gen. Anderson and his companion, Lieut. Whitcomb, left
+      very early for Gen. Or-den's headquarters. As they were leaving Gen.
+      Silent came out and spoke many kind words to Gen. Anderson. He said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I feel much better this morning. I will be at the front to-day, and will
+      see you, perhaps.9
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "With a good-by they separated. When Gen. Anderson arrived at Gen. Orden's
+      headquarters he was ready to move his command to the left. He had been
+      telegraphed by Silent of Anderson's assignment, so the orders were ready,
+      and Gen. Anderson at once took command of a splendid division, getting
+      acquainted as best he could on the march that day. His command was in the
+      lead. Late in the afternoon he met Gen. Sherlin, who was overjoyed to see
+      him, saying:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Anderson, you have no time to learn the situation, but I want you to be
+      close to me. I will speak to Orden.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Their lines were formed that evening and all was in readiness for action.
+      On the afternoon of the 29th the Union line was continuous from
+      Appomattox, and still moving to the left. Silent said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'I feel now like ending the matter, if it is possible, before going
+      back.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The army of Silent was located about as hereinafter stated. Parker and
+      Wight held our line in front of Peters-ville, and Orden's line reached to
+      the crossing of Hatcher's Run. Hume had moved to the left of Orden, by
+      change of orders, and Warner was on the left of the moving column. Sherlin
+      was now at Dinwiddie, on our left flank, some five miles separated from
+      the left of our infantry. This movement was made late in the afternoon.
+      Our lines now covered the ground from Appomattox to Dinwiddie Courthouse.
+      Silent said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Now, let us see what we can do with the enemy.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This portion of the country was covered with forests and swampy streams.
+      During the night the rain fell in torrents, and by the next morning it
+      seemed impossible for man or beast to move without sticking in the
+      quicksands. The rain continued, and a deep gloom seemed to settle over our
+      army. Some who were in Silent's confidence suggested a return to our
+      former lines, but Silent could not see how we could go back if not
+      forward.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just at this moment Sherlin came riding up, through rain and mud, and
+      suggested that an advance was sure of success. Silent at once gave him
+      orders to return and take possession of Five Forks. The enemy was now
+      confronted by our army at every point.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sherlin, on his return, at once sent one of his divisions forward. The
+      conditions of the roads prevented any serious assault with cavalry. Warner
+      was now advanced, extending his left across the Boydton road, He fortified
+      his position, but did not attack; the enemy were too strong in his front.
+      Hume, meanwhile, attacked the enemy and drove him from his advanced
+      position. On account of mud and bad roads no further movement was made
+      during that day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the next day, however, as Silent had suggested to Meador, the enemy
+      made a heavy assault on Warner's left, and pressed his whole corps back
+      some distance. Hume sent Milo with his division to Warner's support. The
+      rebels were now checked. The Second Corps was sent to Milo and the enemy
+      were attacked in flank in front of Warner, and were driven back to their
+      original line. Warner now moved up, supported by Milo, and gained a
+      lodgment on the White Oak road. Sherlin was attacked near Dinwiddie and a
+      severe battle ensued, which continued until dark, Sherlin holding his
+      ground.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Both parties lay upon their arms that night within a stone's throw of
+      each other. During the night the Fifth Corps was ordered to the support of
+      Sherlin. The enemy, discovering this movement, retreated early in the
+      morning, Sherlin following and assaulting them at every opportunity. Laws
+      had instructed his infantry and cavalry that Five Forks must be held.
+      Sherlin well knew the importance of this position; Petersville must fall
+      with this in our possession. He ordered Mullet to assault in front with
+      his cavalry, while the Fifth Corps, and McKenon, with his cavalry, were to
+      hold the White Oak road and to drive the enemy back toward Petersville. At
+      five o'clock the assault was made. The cavalry dismounted and fought on
+      foot. The division of the Fifth Corps under Griffith and one brigade under
+      Ames charged the rebel ranks, and under the inspiration of the bands
+      playing and the lead of the intrepid Sherlin, the works were stormed by
+      our men and the rebels routed, leaving 6,000 prisoners in our hands. Five
+      Forks was ours, and a noble day's work had been accomplished. This was the
+      first great battle fought in the last campaign against the rebel Capital.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Silent now ordered the enemy's works assaulted at three points at
+      four o'clock the next morning, April 2. Promptly on time Wight and Parker
+      moved against the strong works of the enemy in their front. They broke
+      over the enemy's picket-line with ease; but now in their front frowned
+      heavy earthworks and forts. They moved under a galling and deadly fire,
+      tearing away abatis and all kinds of obstructions until they came to the
+      main works. Here the contest was severe and bloody. Bayonets clashed and
+      musketry rattled; but our troops seemed to know that the end was near, and
+      nothing could stay or resist them. They climbed and leaped over parapet
+      and wall and into the enemy's trenches, capturing men and guns. The
+      advance of our men could not be stopped. They pressed forward to the
+      railroad, tore up the track, and turned and swept right and left down the
+      enemies' lines. Soon the whole line, from the point of attack to Hatcher's
+      Run, and all the artillery and forts were in our possession.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Parker made his assault near the Jerusalem road. His column stormed and
+      carried the works in his front, capturing twelve pieces of artillery and
+      about 1,000 prisoners.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Orden now assaulted, Gen. Anderson's division leading. The fighting was
+      severe, the rebels saw that this kind of fighting meant the capture of
+      Richmond. Anderson led his men in person, and was one of the first to
+      scale the enemy's works. The enemy retreated in great haste. Anderson
+      again recognized Joseph Whitthorne leading one of the brigades in retreat.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'My God?' he exclaimed, 'am I always to meet this man in battle!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Orden turned his command to the right and joined on with Wight, and they
+      now made their lines strong in order to resist the enemy, as they expected
+      him to attempt a recapture. It had now become one continuous battlefield,
+      from Petersville to and beyond Five Forks. Silent now determined to face
+      Meador's entire command, as well as Orden's, in toward Petersville, and
+      take it if possible. The entire rebel army was rushing to the defense of
+      Petersville. Sherlin was moving on the White Oak road toward the city.
+      Laws was exerting himself to stay the tide. Gadden was ordered to drive
+      Parker back from his Une. Hiller and Mahoney were gathering all the
+      fragments of commands that they could find and reorganizing them.
+      Longpath, who had not been engaged, was ordered to cross the James River
+      to the south side, for the defense of this portion of the line. Laws
+      telegraphed his chief, the President of the Confederacy, of the imminent
+      danger to his army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The enemy now assailed Parker's line, which was on both sides of the
+      Jerusalem road, and several desperate efforts were made to dislodge him,
+      but being re-enforced he held his position. His line included several
+      forts, and also commanded the main bridge across the Appomattox, almost
+      the only exit then left to the enemy. The rebels were now concentrating
+      their forces within an interior line of very heavy works immediately
+      surrounding the city. There were, however, two strong forts outside of
+      this line not yet captured by our forces&mdash;Forts Gregg and Baldwin.
+      Orden was directed to take Fort Gregg, and two of his brigades, commanded
+      by Turnlee and Forest, made the assault. After one or two repulses they
+      succeeded in storming and capturing the entire garrison. Both sides fought
+      gallantly. It was finally taken at the point of the bayonet.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Milo was now attacking the enemy near the intersection of the White Oak
+      and Claiborne roads, but finding him too well intrenched, had to fall back
+      some distance.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Late in the afternoon Sherlin, with the Fifth Corps and a portion of his
+      cavalry, struck the enemy who had repulsed Milo in their works that day,
+      taking them in flank. He routed them, capturing nearly 1,000 prisoners. He
+      pursued, and struck them every opportunity, until finally they threw away
+      their arms and took shelter in the woods. Night covering their retreat the
+      darkness saved them. The day's work left about fifty pieces of artillery
+      and 12,000 prisoners in our hands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "All west of the center of Laws's army had been driven by Sherlin across
+      the Appomattox, and the rest had been forced inside the interior lines
+      around Petersville, from which there was no escape save by bad roads&mdash;country
+      highways. Laws was now struggling to get his army out and escape, so as to
+      join Jones, and get the best terms he could after one more short campaign.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Hiller, of the rebel army, fell that day. Laws had him buried that
+      night, and after the last rites were paid, he rode with his staff out of
+      the city, and in accordance with orders previously given, the whole rebel
+      army, save a small picket-line, filed out and moved in the direction of
+      Amelia Court-house. Parker, under his orders to feel the enemy during the
+      night, discovered the movement, captured the rebel pickets, and the city
+      was surrendered at four o'clock the next morning. Laws burned behind him
+      the small bridges on the Appomattox and blew up his forts on the James
+      River.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning Silent ordered Meador immediately up the Appomatox
+      River. Sherlin was ordered to push for the Danville Railroad with Hume and
+      Griffith and all the cavalry. Orden was directed to push south-west, on
+      the Cox road. Silent waited until he got news of the surrender of the
+      rebel Capital and the flight of Davis and his Cabinet; then he pushed out
+      on the road to his army marching to intercept Laws. Mullett, being in the
+      advance, came upon the enemy at Deep Run, on the 3d of April, and then a
+      battle ensued, in which the rebels were defeated and put to flight. The
+      road was strewn with caissons, ammunition, clothing, and all kinds of
+      material used by an army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This was evidence of the great demoralization of the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At 5 p.m. on the 4th, Sherlin, with the head of the column of the Fifth
+      Corps, arrived at Geterville, capturing Law's dispatch to Danville for
+      rations, his army being entirely destitute of food. He was at Amelia, but
+      our forces were in his front and in possession of the Danville road.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the 5th, Silent received information from Sherlin, that Laws and his
+      whole army were at Amelia, and that he (Sherlin) had possession of the
+      road to Burkesville. He sent Davies' division on a reconnaissance in the
+      direction of Painstown to see if any movement was being made by the enemy.
+      This command struck a train of wagons, burned them, and captured five
+      pieces of artillery and several hundred prisoners. The enemy moved out a
+      stronger force and renewed the contest, but were driven back.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Meador had now arrived with his force and joined Sherlin, but failed to
+      attack, he being the senior and then in command. Silent rode late in the
+      night to Sherlin's headquarters, and at once ordered an attack at four in
+      the morning, but said that Laws would steal away that night. The next
+      morning he was gone, and changing his course, was now heading for
+      Lynchburg. Pursuit was immediately made. Hume struck the rear of the enemy
+      at Deatonville, and at once attacked him. Crooker and Mullett attacked the
+      enemy's wagon train in flank. Orden had arrived at Rice Station, and was
+      intrenched, so as to prevent any further movement of the enemy south. At
+      four o'clock Wight's Corps came up and at once went into action and
+      carried the road two miles south of Deatonville, breaking the enemy in
+      twain. Hume was on his rear and Sherlin on his flank. Hume here moved to
+      the right after one of the fragments, in the direction of the Appomattox.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Wight now drove the enemy in his front two miles into a swampy, marshy
+      bottom of Sailor's Run. The cavalry were now to the left, where they were
+      burning and destroying the wagon trains of the enemy. The rebels in front
+      of Wight's Sixth Corps had crossed the run, and were throwing up
+      breastworks, Sherlin ordered the stream crossed and their works assaulted.
+      This was done by two divisions. The fight was a desperate one. The works
+      were carried on the enemy's left, but a division of the enemy came
+      sweeping down on our flank and drove the troops of the Sixth Corps back
+      across the stream.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just at this moment Mullett's division of cavalry came charging down on
+      the enemy's rear. The Sixth Corps again advanced, and a most desperate and
+      bloody hand-to-hand bayonet and saber contest now took place. Our
+      artillerymen opened on the lines of the enemy some twenty guns. Our lines
+      were now closing around them. Crooker had come up with his command and
+      closed the gap. The enemy threw down their arms and surrendered&mdash;7,000
+      men and fourteen pieces of artillery, with Gen. Ewelling and his seven
+      subordinate Generals. This utterly destroyed the entire command that was
+      covering Laws's retreat.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Hume had pursued the fragment of the enemy which he had opposed in the
+      morning to the mouth of the run, some fifteen miles, attacking and
+      fighting&mdash;a running battle all the day&mdash;as well as fording
+      streams, building bridges, etc. The last stand of the enemy was stubborn.
+      Hume's command was victorious. His captures during the day were four
+      pieces of artillery, thirteen stands of colors and about 2,000 prisoners.
+      Night now drew her curtain over the scene, and our troops lay down to
+      rest.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day was used almost entirely in winding the coil more closely
+      around Laws's army. Hume and Crooker were on the north side of the river
+      confronting Laws; McKenon was at Prince Edwards; the cavalry column was
+      moving in the direction of Appomattox Station; the second and Sixth Corps
+      were moving to the north side of the river to attack the next day; Mullett
+      was pushed to the south side to Buffalo Station; the Fifth and
+      Twenty-fourth Corps were moving on Prospect Station, south of the river,
+      to prevent Laws from escaping in that direction; Orden was following
+      Sherlin, having taken with him Griffith, with instructions to attack the
+      head of Laws's column. The next morning news was received that Stoner had
+      entered Lynchburg and was holding it. During the greater part of the night
+      the armies of the Union were moving in the direction assigned them. Gen.
+      Silent occupied the old tavern at Farmville, where Laws had slept the
+      night before.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "After the last of his forces on this line had passed, Silent was sitting
+      quietly on the porch, thinking Laws must surrender the next morning. He
+      concluded to send him a note suggesting his surrender, to stop the further
+      effusion of blood, stating that the last few days must convince him of the
+      hopelessness of his cause. He sent the note. Soon after this he was about
+      to retire, when he heard his name pronounced. He looked and saw the same
+      form as heretofore mentioned, which spoke in these words:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Laws will not surrender if possible to escape with any portion of his
+      force. Do not let your army rest until he is surrounded completely.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Silent returned to the porch, and did not retire that night. About
+      midnight he received Laws's reply, saying he did not feel as Gen. Silent
+      thought on the subject of surrender, and during the night again moved out
+      in order to escape.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On the morning of the 8th our forces moved at once. Slight contests only
+      occurred during the day. At night the head of our cavalry column reached
+      Appomattox Station. The enemy were coming in quite a force for supplies,
+      there being at the station four heavily-loaded trains, which had just
+      arrived, for Laws's army. One train was burned, and the others were sent
+      to Farmville. The enemy made an assault on our forces, but were repulsed,
+      25 pieces of artillery and many prisoners falling into our hands.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Sherlin was here, with no force as yet save two divisions of his cavalry.
+      He moved a force on the road in the direction of Farmville and found
+      Laws's whole army moving to Appomattox. Orden and Griffith were marching
+      rapidly to join Sherlin, and by marching all night reached Appomattox at 6
+      A.M. on the morning of the 9th, just as Laws was moving his head of column
+      with the intention of brushing away Sherlin's cavalry and securing the
+      supplies. Laws had no suspicion of infantry having joined our cavalry at
+      Appomattox. Orden was the senior and commanded the two corps of infantry&mdash;his
+      own and Griffith's, formerly Warner's. These troops were deployed in line
+      of battle across the road where Laws must pass, the cavalry in front
+      covering the infantry. Crooker moved out and was soon hotly engaged with
+      the enemy. He fell back slowly, and finally our cavalry moved off to the
+      right, leaving the road apparently open to the rebels. They, seeing this,
+      sent up a shout and started as if to pursue the cavalry, when, to their
+      utter amazement, Gen. Tom Anderson came charging down at the head of his
+      division upon the head of Laws's column, and at the same time our battle
+      line advanced. The enemy were rolled back in great demoralization, our
+      lines pressing them on every side.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Anderson was assaulting them in front. Griffith was on one flank, and
+      Sherlin, moving around quickly on the enemy's left, was just ordering a
+      charge, when Laws sent a flag of truce and asked for a cessation of
+      hostilities. The cordon was now complete. Laws and his army were at our
+      mercy. Laws surrendered his army that day, and thus the rebellion
+      virtually ended.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The news sped on the wings of lightning, and the joy that found vent
+      throughout the North no pen could do justice to by way of description. Old
+      and young wept, embraced and shouted aloud, with their hearts full of the
+      glad tidings. None but the class of rebel sympathizers before mentioned
+      mourned at the sad fate of the enemy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next day after the surrender of Laws, Gen. Anderson and his staff
+      were riding around the field taking observations. While passing down near
+      Longpath's Corps, suddenly a man in a rebel General's uniform, with two
+      other officers, came dashing up to the General and halted. It was Joseph
+      Whitthorne. He cried out:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Tom Anderson, is that you?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson responded affirmatively, at the same time saluting him in
+      proper military style. At this Whitthorne drew his pistol and was just in
+      the act of firing at the General, when Lieut. Whitcomb rushed at him and
+      ran him through with his sword. He fell from his horse and expired. Gen.
+      Anderson shed tears, but did not disclose to anyone present the close
+      relationship existing between them. This occurrence was of such a
+      character as might have caused trouble with the troops, so it was kept
+      quiet. The officers present on both sides deemed this course the best
+      under the circumstances. Lieut. Whitcomb never knew of the relationship,
+      Gen. Anderson's wife, Whitthorne's sister, always thought her brother was
+      killed in one of the last battles. The General revealed the facts only to
+      myself.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The joy that now pervaded the North lasted for but a brief space of time
+      before sorrow and deep mourning took its place.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "You remember that Alston, one of the Canadian conspirators, had been
+      arrested and placed in prison at Washington on the charge that, he, with
+      others, were intending to attempt the capture of the President. This
+      having failed, doubtless the last resort had been agreed upon by
+      Thomlinson, Carey and their allies. Page had returned from Richmond with
+      Durham and met Wilkes at Baltimore, where this diabolical scheme was
+      agreed upon. The President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War,
+      and Gen. Silent were all to share the same fate. Wilkes, doubtless, with
+      his picked few, were to dog the President, Page the Secretary of State,
+      and Durham the Secretary of War, and others to in some way destroy Silent.
+      My son Henry returned from Canada on the 14th of April, and stated to me
+      that Wintergreen said the three above named were near Washington and would
+      do their work well, each selecting his man; that Thomlinson and Carey had
+      left for Europe on the 6th of April.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Henry left that night for Washington with this information for the
+      President and his Secretaries. His trip, however, was for naught, as on
+      that night the assassins did their work in part. Wilkes did his, and Mr.
+      Lincoln, the noblest of all men, fell by the bullet of his murderer. Page
+      tried his hand, but failed to complete his task. Durham failed entirely
+      from some cause.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Henry arrived in Washington the next evening, when he saw the Secretary
+      of War. He told him to say nothing, as they would all be put on their
+      guard by these facts being made public. Gen. Silent only escaped, as it
+      seemed, by a miracle, as he had agreed to accompany the President that
+      night and was only prevented by his wife's trunks with her wardrobe being
+      carried by Washington to Baltimore that afternoon.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0027" id="linkimage-0027">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0431.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="The Shooting of President Lincoln by Wilkes 431 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "The intelligence of Mr. Lincoln's death, as it trembled along the wires
+      on the morning of the 15th to every portion of this Republic, coming as it
+      did in the midst of universal rejoicing, firing of cannon and unfurling of
+      banners, struck dumb those who a moment before were shouting with joy.
+      Language nor pen can adequately express the horror and grief with which
+      the people were stricken. A Nation's shouts of joy and triumph at one
+      moment, were the next turned into grief and sorrow. The people were bowed
+      down and bathed in tears. The shadows of gloom were on every countenance.
+      The flags that were floating in triumph one moment were the next at
+      half-mast. Almost instantaneously all houses were draped in mourning.
+      Women ran into the streets wringing their hands and weeping aloud.
+      Children ran to and fro to learn the cause of the great change from joy to
+      overwhelming grief. Each family wept as though for the loss of their
+      first-born. The soldiers in the field had lost their idol; the colored
+      people had lost their deliverer from the wilderness of slavery.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The people gathered in their places of worship and mingled their tears
+      with their prayers. A dark pall hung over the whole land. The people
+      seemed to lose heart. The very earth seemed to groan and cry out against
+      the horrible deed. The enemies of the Government were alarmed and shocked
+      at this terrible crime, growing out of their own course of conduct.
+      Foreign Governments were horrified at the atrocity of the fiendish
+      resentment shown. Many men became alarmed and hastened to leave the
+      country. Some left for Mexico, some for South America, and some for
+      Europe.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Vice-President had now taken the oath of office and had entered upon
+      the duties of President. Lincoln was dead; the last act in the bloody
+      drama on the program of the conspirators had been played."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="link2HCH0021" id="link2HCH0021">
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+    </p>
+    <div style="height: 4em;">
+      <br /><br /><br /><br />
+    </div>
+    <h2>
+      CHAPTER XXI.
+    </h2>
+<pre xml:space="preserve">
+     SCHEME FOR A NEW REBELLION.&mdash;ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS CO-
+     CONSPIRATORS.&mdash;THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY AND SECRETARY OF WAR
+     SAVE THE COUNTRY.&mdash;"TOM" ANDERSON'S BRUTAL MURDER.&mdash;UNCLE
+     DANIEL DIES.
+
+     "Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
+     But they never pardon who have done the wrong."
+     &mdash;Dryden
+</pre>
+    <p>
+      "Jones surrendered to Sherwood. Mobile had fallen Iand all the minor
+      commands in rebellion were trying to see which could get in first. The
+      President of the Confederacy had been captured by Wellston. Our great
+      armies were mustered out of the service, and peace once more reigned
+      throughout the land. The then President had by his declarations shown such
+      bitter hostility toward the leading rebels that they were greatly alarmed,
+      and many were leaving the country. The General of our armies had
+      established his headquarters at Washington, and all matters pertaining to
+      the future were now in the hands of the civil authorities.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson had returned to my house, where he found joy and happiness
+      in our little family at his safety after passing through the storm of this
+      great struggle. His wife and little Mary, as well as little Jennie, seemed
+      as though they would never get through kissing him. Henry and his wife
+      (Seraine) were now with-us. Lieut. Whitcomb returned to Detroit to his
+      parents. Gen. Anderson and Henry were all who were left of the eight of my
+      household who had entered the service. You can imagine the sadness this
+      brought back to me. David's wife (Jennie) became melancholy and more
+      depressed than usual. She was stricken with fever and died in about three
+      weeks after the General's return. This left this dear child"&mdash;pointing
+      to Jennie Wilson&mdash;"alone in the world, without a protector, save her
+      poor old grandfather. Mary Anderson, the General, Henry and Seraine were
+      all kind and willing to do anything for her that they could. She was sole
+      heir to her father's farm, which had been left in my hands, and naturally
+      looked to me, and so we have ever since lived together.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Henry, Seraine, Gen. Anderson and his family stayed with me until the
+      General could determine whether he would remain North or venture to return
+      to his old home in Mississippi. Old Ham and Aunt Martha, after the murder
+      of Mr. Lincoln, seemed to have lost all energy, and were unusually silent
+      and melancholy, seldom speaking to any one, save in the expression of
+      their great joy at the safe return of their Marsa Gen'l.' One day, while
+      we were sitting on the porch, the General said to Ham, who had come to the
+      front of the house:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Ham, what is the matter with you and Aunt Martha? You seem to be in a
+      serious mood all the time, since my return?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes, Marsa Gen'l, we is monstrous serious, sah. We feels bad 'bout Marsa
+      Lincum, what dem 'Sesh kill. He war our bes' frien', He make us free, and
+      we feel dat dar am some wrong somewhar, dat dem 'Sesh starve de Union
+      sogers; dey shoots dem when dey wants to, and dey kills our President, and
+      none of dem get hunged for dis. If dis is de way dat matters is a-gwine,
+      what am goin' to 'come of de darkies? Whar am dey gwine? What am gwine to
+      'come ob Marfa and Ham? Dat's what am worryin' us.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, Ham, you need not worry about that. You will be taken care of. I
+      will see to that.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just then Aunt Martha came into the house, and hearing the conversation,
+      the good old woman became greatly excited. When she heard what the General
+      said to Ham she caught hold of the former, and in her way gave expression
+      to her feelings. She said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Marsa Gen'l, I's mighty feered somethin' bad gwine to happen to us poor
+      colored folks. Dar frien's seem de only ones what get kill, and when dey
+      do de folks do nuffln wid de 'Sesh. Dey send dem home agin, so dat dey do
+      jes' what dey please. You mind what Aunt Marfa say, dem 'Sesh do wid de
+      darkies what dey wan' to in less den no time. Dey is free; I know dat; but
+      who dey work for? Mus' dey be under de same ones what sell dem before de
+      'bellion? If dey is, den de 'Sesh make dem young darkies what's comin' on
+      b'lieve anything dey wants to; and afore dey is growd up dey be helpin' de
+      'Sesh, and den what we do? I tells you dis bin on my min' and in Ham's
+      head, too. We trus' in de good Laud; and you, Marsa Gen'l, you kin fix
+      dis. I's sure you kin. De good Laud spare you for dis; I know he do. I's
+      sure dar was six mans in dis family, all kill, my good old missus die, den
+      my good young missus, she die; dey was all kill and die 'ceptin' you, and
+      I knows dat you are save to take keer of us darkies, or you bin kill long
+      afore dis!'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Well, aunty, I will do all I can for everybody. You and Ham shall be
+      cared for; have no fears about that.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Dat be good. I always know you look after us, Marsa Gen'l, case we sabe
+      you life; but, den, my chillens, Laud knows whar dey is. Ham and me bin
+      talkin' 'bout dat. We wants dem to get long, but we not know dem, nor whar
+      dey am. Maybe we see dem some day.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'All right, aunty, we will talk about this hereafter.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Poor old darkies! They both went back to the kitchen better satisfied and
+      much happier."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams said: "Uncle Daniel, Aunt Martha did not miss it very far, did
+      she?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "No; the poor old woman had a presentiment that matters would not be as
+      peaceful and well for the colored people as was anticipated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just at this time old man Joseph Dent rode up to the gate. He was as glad
+      to see the General as if he had been one of his own family. We talked over
+      the war, and praised the old man for the part he had played in assisting
+      us in discovering the plots of the conspirators. He returned to the farm
+      greatly delighted that his work was appreciated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "We all remained at home for some time trying to shake off our many
+      sorrows. Mary Anderson and Seraine tried to make it pleasant for all. The
+      General interested us in giving his experiences, and Henry in turn his
+      with the conspirators. Time wore on, and finally Gen. Anderson concluded
+      to go to Colorado for the purpose of seeing what he could do in the mines,
+      leaving his wife and daughter still with me. Henry remained with us; he
+      and Seraine visiting occasionally with his friends at Detroit.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Congress was engaged in trying to agree upon a plan for the
+      reconstruction of the South, as well as to reorganize the army. When the
+      law was passed for the latter purpose I was written to by the Secretary of
+      War in order to ascertain Gen. Anderson's whereabouts. I wrote him, giving
+      his address. The General was tendered a position in the army. He came home
+      and consulted his wife, but finally declined it. He recommended Lieut.
+      James Whitcomb, his Aid-de-Camp, Seraine's brother, for a position, and he
+      was appointed a Lieutenant in the cavalry arm of the service. He is still
+      alive and in the army, but transferred, as I understand, to a different
+      branch of the service.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General concluded to go to Washington city, where he remained some
+      weeks. On returning he thought he would settle there in the practice of
+      the law. His wife did not wish to go until he had tried the chances of
+      success. So it was arranged that his family should remain with me, his
+      wife wishing to return to her old home when she felt that it was safe for
+      the General. He returned to Washington, and did very well.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "By this time there seemed to be some friction between the President and
+      Congress. This condition of things continued, with ill-feeling, and the
+      breach still widening. The President differed widely with the Republican
+      majority, as well as the Secretary of War and the General of the Army, as
+      to the reconstruction of the States recently in rebellion. Every measure
+      that Congress would pass with a view of taking charge of the colored
+      people or aiding them in their perilous condition, was rejected by the
+      President, and had to be passed over his veto. It was the same with
+      matters in reference to reconstruction. He began haranguing the populace
+      from the balcony of the Executive Mansion, in order to create an
+      ill-feeling and prejudice in the minds of the people against their
+      representatives.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He, however, very suddenly changed his views as to the proper treatment
+      for the leaders of the rebellion. Instead of wishing them tried and
+      punished, as formerly, he thought a portion of Congress should be tried
+      and punished. He turned his back on his Union friends and made the leading
+      rebels and their sympathizers of the North his confidants. Jefferson Davis
+      and all those under arrest for treason were, under his new programme,
+      released. He denounced leading Republicans as conspirators and traitors.
+      He was cajoled by every conspirator of the late rebellion. Finally the
+      visits of certain men from Maryland and Virginia became so frequent that
+      it aroused a suspicion in the minds of the Secretary of War and the Chief
+      of Staff to the General of the Army, and very soon this suspicion extended
+      to the General himself that a new conspiracy was being organized. The
+      General was led to believe this, first, on the ground that the President
+      at one time wanted all the leading men who had been paroled by the General
+      arrested and tried by the U. S. Court in Virginia. This the General of the
+      Army had resisted in such a manner as to cause quite a coolness between
+      the two. The same men that he at one time desired to see hanged had now
+      become his companions, confidential friends and advisers.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Information was received about this time, through a source that could not
+      be doubted by the Secretary of War nor by the General of the Army, of a
+      programme which had been agreed upon by the President and certain rebels
+      claiming that their States were sovereign, were States now as ever, with
+      all their rights&mdash;that of representation included. The President
+      determined to issue his proclamation for an election of Senators and
+      Members of the House of Representatives from all the States lately in
+      rebellion, and if they came to Washington claiming their seats, and should
+      not be admitted by the Republican majority, he would organize a Congress
+      with the Southern members and the Northern Democrats, and as President
+      would recognize them as the Congress of the United States and send his
+      messages and communications accordingly. If the Republicans resisted he
+      would disperse them by force, and thereby make them the rebels against the
+      lawful Government, as he claimed, and in that way turn it over to its
+      enemies and their sympathizers, with himself as their chief instead of Mr.
+      Davis, holding the Capital and all the Government archives. If he could
+      induce the General of the Army to obey his orders he could carry out this
+      scheme; if not, he would get rid of the General and try and find some
+      other officer upon whom he could rely. To be prepared in case he could not
+      use the Commander of the Army, a force was to be organized in Maryland and
+      Virginia, which was to sweep down upon Washington and take possession
+      before outside forces could be organized against the President's
+      authority, using in connection with this force such of the army as would
+      obey him. He tested the General of the Army and found he could not use him
+      to aid in starting a new rebellion. He then concluded that he would send
+      him away to Mexico, and put in some pliant tool as Secretary of War, and
+      then put this scheme in operation.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Just about this time an application was made to the General of the Army,
+      without coming through the Secretary of War, by the State of Maryland, for
+      its quota of arms. This at once struck the General as strange. He went to
+      the Secretary of War, and upon consultation the application was placed
+      among the relics of the past. In a day or so the President inquired of the
+      General if he had received such an application. The General said he had,
+      and was asked what he was going to do. He answered that it would be looked
+      into. This seemed to the General very unusual, for a President to be
+      looking after such things.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I had gone to Washington to look after pay that was due three of my sons
+      when killed. While sitting with Gen. Anderson in his room, soon after my
+      arrival, a knock was heard at the door. A boy entered with a note from the
+      Secretary of War, saying he had just heard of my arrival and desired to
+      see me."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning as soon as I could I went to his office. When I met him
+      he was very cordial with me; conversed about the murder of Mr. Lincoln and
+      the utter collapse of the rebellion, as well as the great loss in my
+      family. I spoke to him about my business, and he at once directed matters
+      so that it would be attended to without delay. The Secretary then said to
+      me that it was through my direction that Mr. Lincoln and himself had been
+      able to thwart the late conspirators in many of their diabolical schemes
+      during the war, and that they failed only in one&mdash;that of preventing
+      the murder of the President.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In speaking of this sad calamity the great tears stood in his eyes.
+      'But,' said he, 'my dear friend Lyon, we are now standing upon the verge
+      of a volcano, and this time, if the schemes of the conspirators can be
+      carried out, we will be in more danger than ever; and we who have just put
+      this great rebellion down will be compelled to play the part of rebels
+      ourselves in the next great drama.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I was almost struck dumb by this announcement, and thought the Secretary
+      was perhaps unnecessarily alarmed at some minor matter. He rang his bell
+      for a messenger, and sent him across the street for the General of the
+      Army. He soon came in, and after pleasant greetings we all retired to the
+      Secretary's private room. There he was about to make me acquainted with
+      this whole matter, when the General said to the Secretary that he desired
+      his Chief of Staff to be present. He was sent for, and soon entered. I was
+      put under a pledge of secrecy, and then the whole scheme was revealed to
+      me as I have told it to you, except that it was given to me more in
+      detail. The name of their secret informant was given, and I was then truly
+      surprised and could no longer doubt the facts as to the conspiracy for the
+      second rebellion. The man who had unfolded the scheme to the Secretary of
+      War and to the General of the Army was a man of reputation in a marked
+      degree; had held a high position in the Confederate service, but had seen
+      enough of war, and also respected his parole to the General of our Army.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General did not know at what moment he might be relieved from the
+      command of the Army, and was therefore anxious that the Secretary of War
+      might in some way be prepared for the emergency, should it arise; but said
+      that he could not personally be a party to any preparations for such an
+      event while he was subject to the orders of the President. So he said that
+      he would retire, but would leave his Chief of Staff, who, he said, seemed
+      to be belligerent enough for any purpose. When the General withdrew the
+      Secretary said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Now, Mr. Lyon, what can you do to aid us, or what do you suggest?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I said: 'Give me until this evening to reflect upon the matter and I will
+      meet you gentlemen here at any hour that may be agreed upon.' So eight
+      o'clock was designated, and we separated.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "During the day I made inquiry of Gen. Anderson about the disbanded
+      soldiers; how they, or some of them, could be organized in an emergency,
+      and supposed the case of the rebels trying their rebellion over again. He
+      laughed at the idea, but said there was but one condition of things that
+      could possibly bring about such a result, and that was if the President
+      should undertake the restoration of all the rebel States without the
+      action of Congress, as he had heard hinted by some leading rebels who had
+      recently been in Washington.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I asked him if it would not be well for some men of influence to be on
+      the alert.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Yes,' he replied; 'there ought to be a secret force in Washington and
+      elsewhere, until the reconstruction of the rebel States is complete.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I said no more to him at this time on the subject. Gen. Anderson said he
+      would call and see the General of the Army in a day or so, as he had only
+      visited him occasionally since in Washington, but that his calls were
+      always made very pleasant.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "At eight o'clock sharp I went to the War Office and found the Secretary
+      and the Chief of Staff to the General waiting for me. We at once entered
+      into conversation on the subject of the conspiracy. I made the same
+      suggestion that Gen. Anderson had intimated to me, which was at once
+      discussed and thought to be a good proposition. But how could it be done
+      without the whole matter being made public in some way? The Secretary
+      thought this was a matter that should be kept within the knowledge of a
+      very few discreet men.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'True,' said I; 'but you must have a nucleus here in Washington if you
+      can find the man to organize it. I know a man who would be perfectly safe,
+      but I have a suggestion in connection with him that I think better. It is
+      this: My son Henry is very anxious to go to the Black Hills, but that
+      country being unsafe, on account of the Indians, I have been thinking that
+      a large number of discharged soldiers would jump at an enterprise of this
+      kind. They could be organized and have it so arranged that they could be
+      got together quickly for any emergency; and if the emergency should not
+      arise, when the danger should be passed the General of the Army could
+      properly issue an order preventing any organization or combination of men
+      from entering the Black Hills country, and instruct the army in that part
+      of the West to carry out the order. This would let the men at the head of
+      the organization out of the scrape, and would afford them an ample excuse
+      for abandoning the enterprise.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Secretary said: 'This seems feasible; who could you trust with this
+      management?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I replied: 'Gen. Tom Anderson.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Just the man,' replied both gentlemen.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'The Secretary said: 'This part is in your hands. We do not wish to see
+      anyone but you on this part of the plan. We will give our confidence to no
+      one else. We hope you will not delay. We will look out for Washington. You
+      need not hesitate; these two men, Gen. Anderson and your son, will be
+      amply compensated.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Chief of Staff to the General then remarked: 'I think I know the man
+      to take hold of matters in Washington.' He then named a man who had been a
+      Union officer, and who was then in the city. He was sent for and had an
+      interview the following afternoon with the two gentlemen mentioned. I
+      immediately returned, met Gen. Anderson, and asked him to go with me to my
+      room. When there I laid the case before him fully, imposing entire
+      secrecy, should the terrible threatened disaster be averted, saying to him
+      that Henry, my son, being young and thoughtless, must not know the inside,
+      but must look upon it merely as a matter of precaution, and with the
+      intention of carrying out the Black Hills scheme in order to get into that
+      rich mineral country.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General readily assented to all, and at once prepared to return home
+      with me. He visited the General of the Army the following day.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next morning I again visited the Secretary of War, and explained to
+      him the General's readiness to act. He was delighted with the arrangement,
+      and said to me that I must return in two weeks and let him know how
+      matters were progressing; that it would not do to communicate in writing.
+      I bade him good-by, and the General and I left for home.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On our arrival his wife and the two children were greatly delighted, as
+      well as the rest of the family, including Ham and Aunt Martha. His wife,
+      finding that he was to remain at home for some time, was extremely happy.
+      Henry was now called into council and put in possession of a part of our
+      plan. They at once went to work diligently, and in a very short time had
+      made up a secret organization with a view, as understood, of going to the
+      Black Hills, and by moving about in the country found that any number of
+      good soldiers could be rendezvoused at Indianapolis ready to move by rail
+      in any direction required, the Black Hills being the objective.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gov. Morton was sent for and had an interview with the Secretary of War.
+      What arrangement or understanding was had between them I did not know, nor
+      did I ever learn. The only thing he ever said to any of us was to Gen.
+      Anderson, that there were plenty of arms, etc., in Indianapolis, and if he
+      should ever have to start for the Black Hills to let him know at once. I
+      suspected that he was fully posted.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I returned in about two weeks to Washington. In the meantime the
+      President had attempted to send the General of the Army out of the country
+      into Mexico, on some civil mission. The General had positively refused to
+      go. By this time there was quite a bitter feeling. The President expressed
+      himself freely. The General was silent.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The Secretary of War had been requested to resign, which he had refused
+      to do, and the excitement was warming up considerably. Many telegrams were
+      coming to the General of the Army from his old soldiers, saying they were
+      ready to come to Washington in case of trouble with the President on the
+      question of the enforcement of his views against the action of Congress.
+      The General would destroy these telegrams as fast as they came. I told the
+      Secretary of the progress of Gen. Anderson and Henry in reference to the
+      Black Hills. He was very much gratified at the result.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I was invited to come to the War Office at about 8:30 o'clock that
+      evening. On arriving I was admitted by the Secretary himself. Inside the
+      door I found a sentinel with musket in hand, regularly on duty. I said to
+      the Secretary, 'How is this?' His only reply was: 'It looks warlike, does
+      it not?'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "On entering his private room I found the Chief of Staff to the General of
+      the Army and two other gentlemen. One was a man whom I knew well, the same
+      mentioned by the parties as being the one to take care of Washington city.
+      The other gentleman I had never seen. He was a resident of Washington
+      city, had been a Colonel in the Union army, and was now acting as
+      Adjutant-General and organizer under the former. These men remained during
+      every night in the War Department with the Secretary of War, having spies
+      out in Baltimore and Richmond, as well as in Washington, and knew of every
+      movement that was going on. They also knew of every meeting of leading
+      rebels with the President. I learned that their organization, secretly
+      armed and equipped in Washington, amounted to over 2,000 men, the object
+      of which was not disclosed to the men more than that it was a military
+      organization in favor of the Union, and to be ready on call for any
+      emergency.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "If the President had attempted to carry out his scheme, and any movement
+      had been made from either Baltimore or Richmond, or from any part of any
+      State, the first prisoner would have been the President. The Secretary of
+      War determined that his Department should not go into the hands of any one
+      who would be subservient to any set of conspirators, or the President, who
+      was to be at the head of them.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I returned home the next day full of alarm for our country. I greatly
+      feared another scene of blood and desolation. I was so worried over the
+      situation that my family thought me ill.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson returned that night from Indianapolis, and Henry from near
+      Fayette. I told the General what I had seen and learned. When I told him
+      how the gentleman in charge of the secret forces in Washington seemed to
+      feel, and that he would make the President a prisoner the first thing if
+      any move was made, he remarked:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'That is the way to do it! Cut off the head the first blow, and the body
+      will soon die.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Things went on in this way for a time. The President had copies of
+      telegrams given him from the telegraph office, which were sent from
+      different parts of the country, tendering the services of different
+      organizations of soldiers to the General of the Army. He also discovered
+      in some way that he would be in danger should he attempt the use of force.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The House of Representatives now presented articles of impeachment
+      against him. This alarmed his co-conspirators, and the embryo rebellion
+      collapsed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I have no doubt that if the President at that time had had a General of
+      the Army and a Secretary of War who could have been used by him to further
+      his and his co-conspirators' schemes, within ninety days from the time
+      when I first went to Washington, as stated, this country would have been
+      plunged into another bloody rebellion with an unscrupulous, courageous and
+      desperate man at the head of it, and at the same time in possession of the
+      Capital of the Nation. The country has never known what it escaped and
+      what it owes to those men&mdash;the Secretary of War and the General of
+      the Army and his Chief of Staff&mdash;for standing as they did against
+      these machinations."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel," said Dr. Adams, "why was this matter kept so profoundly
+      secret?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "There were two reasons: First, the country was easily excited at the
+      time, and on that account, when the danger was passed, it was thought best
+      to say nothing, and all who knew of it had been put upon their honor not
+      to disclose it. Second, it could not be verified as to the co-conspirators
+      in Maryland and Virginia, and the plan agreed upon by them, without
+      involving a man heretofore mentioned, in high position among the very
+      persons who were conspiring to do the deed. His exposure would doubtless
+      have cost him his life; and I hope you will not now ask me to say whether
+      he is living or dead."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I will inquire no further on this subject," said Dr. Adams, "but would
+      like to know what became of the Black Hills scheme?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "That scheme failed at or about the same time of the collapse of the new
+      rebellion.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Time passed, and finally the country got rid of this President by
+      electing the General of the Army. We all, or many of us at least, breathed
+      more freely. The reorganization of the South became a fixed fact, and the
+      machinery moved smoothly for awhile. My son Henry was still anxious to go
+      to work and try his fortune in the Black Hills country. About this time
+      his wife bore him a fine son. He therefore left her with me and started
+      fortune hunting.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson made a visit to his old home in Mississippi and was, to all
+      outward appearance, well received. He returned home, and, after talking
+      the matter over with his wife, they thought it would be safe to return.
+      The Union men were at that time in power in Mississippi, and many Northern
+      people were flocking there and purchasing property. Very soon the General
+      and his family got ready to leave Allentown for Jackson, Miss. When the
+      time came for them to leave, the sorrow with us all was very great. Mary
+      Anderson and Seraine wept, and held to one another, instinctively fearing
+      that this separation was forever. The two children, little Mary and
+      Jennie, shrieked and screamed, and begged not to be separated. The scene
+      was heartrending. I felt as though my last friend was leaving me. The
+      General and I acted like children. We both wept and embraced each other&mdash;neither
+      could speak. I held poor little Mary in my arms and bathed her blessed
+      cheeks with my tears. Old Ham and Aunt Martha would go with 'Marsa Gen'l'
+      They both wept and heaped blessings upon us all. As far off as we could
+      see the poor old people, they were bowing and bidding us good-by. God
+      bless their poor souls; they were as good and as kind a couple as ever
+      lived!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Seraine and I had procured good help before they left, and were, in that
+      particular, in excellent shape; but when the General, his wife, little
+      Mary and the old couple left, it was desolate, sure enough. We were lonely
+      in the extreme. We had been so long together, and had passed through so
+      many trials, had grieved, and had experienced so many sorrows together,
+      that no one could describe our feelings. The General, however, felt that
+      he could do well again at his old home, and he thought the people down
+      there were reconstructed and satisfied with their wrong course.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "I spent most of my time out at the farm. I would take my Jennie, as I
+      called my granddaughter, with me and explain everything to her, as much to
+      employ my own mind as hers. Henry wrote us very often. He was delighted
+      with the country and was doing quite well; had made money, and was
+      investing it in property in Yankton. Seraine's father and mother visited
+      us frequently, and we were living as happily as we could under all the
+      circumstances.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "In a few months Gen. Anderson visited us. He was feeling satisfied with
+      his home and was doing well. He gave a glowing description of old Ham and
+      Aunt Martha's happiness now that they could see other colored people. The
+      President had offered him (Anderson) a foreign mission, which he had
+      declined on account of his fine prospects in his profession in
+      Mississippi.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The next year after Henry left us he returned, but was determined to make
+      his new home his permanent one, and insisted on Jennie and I going with
+      him. He said he would not leave us alone, and would stay in Indiana if we
+      could not go with him and Seraine. He could not think of leaving Seraine
+      and his fine baby boy any more. I thought I ought not to interfere with
+      the boy's prospects, so I agreed to go with them. I rented my house, made
+      arrangements about the farm, and we all left for Yankton. Henry had
+      purchased a nice place, and we lived there very happily together. We kept
+      up our correspondence with Gen. Anderson and his family.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "One day Henry came into the house very much excited, saying that he had
+      just seen Wintergreen on the street, who pretended not to recognize him.
+      The town was settling up and growing very fast. Many people from the South
+      were coming into the Territory as well as the town. I told Henry to beware
+      of this man; that he, knowing that Henry had his secrets, might, through
+      fear, if nothing else, do him some harm. One day there were quite a number
+      of persons near a billiard hall, in a dispute about some matter.
+      Wintergreen was in the midst of the crowd. Henry stepped up out of
+      curiosity to ascertain the cause of the trouble. Wintergreen spied him,
+      drew his revolver, and shot him dead.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams exclaimed, "My God! Your last son!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Uncle Daniel with a tremulous voice, "this was the last of my
+      dear family. So you see, gentlemen, as I first stated, my home is
+      desolate. Why should I wish to buffet the world longer? This was the
+      fulfillment of my good wife's dream&mdash;the seven fingers were now gone.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Wintergreen escaped. The distress of Henry's wife, as well as my own
+      grief, I will not undertake to describe. We conveyed his body to Allentown
+      and there laid him to rest with his mother and brothers. Gen. Anderson,
+      learning of our affliction, met us at our old home. Seraine and I remained
+      with our little family at Allentown, I getting back my house. I broke down
+      under this last sorrow, and was confined to the house for more than a
+      year. Seraine cared for me as she would for her own father, and this child
+      here, my dear Jennie, was with me and by my bedside nearly the whole time
+      of my sickness. God bless her!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "So say we all!" was the response from those present.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson visited me several times during my illness. His wife and
+      little daughter came and spent a month with us, which added greatly to
+      what happiness we could then enjoy.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The men who had been in rebellion now began to show their feeling and
+      take hold of the politics of the South. Gen. Anderson was very prominent
+      as a lawyer and a leader in political affairs in Mississippi. The rebels
+      now commenced to organize secret societies similar to those that were in
+      the North during the war. Another Presidential canvass came on, and the
+      then President was re-elected. Very soon political matters in that part of
+      the country, in State affairs, became very exciting. Prominent men were
+      threatened; colored men were whipped and driven away from meetings; raids
+      were made upon their houses in the night-time and many were murdered&mdash;some
+      white men sharing the same fate.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Gen. Anderson used all of his influence to stay this tide of oppression
+      and wrong. He was threatened with violence, but did not believe they would
+      assault him. He was a brave man, and could not think of leaving his
+      friends, but determined to stand by them. Quite a number of Northern men
+      were driven from that part of the country, and their property destroyed. A
+      perfect reign of terror prevailed.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The General moved into another county, so as to be out of the excitement
+      as much as possible. At a political meeting near the capital of the State,
+      Gen. McKee, a Northern man, without any provocation whatever, was brutally
+      assaulted and almost murdered for making a Republican speech. This
+      character of conduct continued until one day in court, where some of these
+      men were being tried for their outrages, the General denounced this course
+      as brutal, and such as ought to make barbarians blush. A mob collected
+      around the court-house and made threats of violence against him,
+      denouncing him as a &mdash;&mdash;- Yank and not fit to live. They then
+      and there notified him to leave the State within five days, and that if
+      found there longer than this his life should pay the forfeit.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "He had determined not to leave, so he prepared himself and remained at
+      home. At the end of the five days a mob collected about his house and
+      demanded that he leave at once. They were boisterous and threatening. One
+      of his neighbors was at his house and prepared to assist the General in
+      defense of his home and family. His wife and little girl were so much
+      alarmed that they screamed and cried for help. Finally the General,
+      standing in his door, flatly refused to leave. A volley was fired at him,
+      one shot taking effect in his right thigh. His little daughter ran to him
+      and threw her arms about his neck, shrieking and begging for her papa. His
+      neighbor fired from a window, wounding one of the mob.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0028" id="linkimage-0028">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0449.jpg" width="100%"
+      alt="Murderous Assault Upon Gen. Anderson and Family 449 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      "This was like fanning the flame. They rushed upon the house, firing
+      indiscriminately. The General was shot three times and fell dead. His
+      little daughter, with her arms about his neck, received a shot in her left
+      breast, from which she died in a few minutes. His neighbor, Gibson, was as
+      brutally murdered in the house, being riddled with bullets. Old Ham ran
+      out of the kitchen to make his escape and was shot dead in the yard. Mary
+      Anderson fell senseless to the floor. Old Aunt Martha was the only soul
+      left to do anything. She was on her knees praying while the mob was doing
+      their desperate and bloody work. They retired yelling like Indians after
+      taking scalps. Poor old Martha ran to one of the neighbors for help, but
+      could get none from white people. A few old colored people gathered at the
+      house and cared as best they could for the dead.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "For two days this family of dead and stricken lay without a white person
+      coming to the house to aid or assist. The enemies would not, and the few
+      friends were afraid to do so. The General, little Mary, and Mr. Gibson
+      were buried by the colored people in the best manner they could. Mary
+      Anderson became a raving maniac and died in about one week after, and was
+      buried by the side of her husband and daughter, a minister and a few women
+      having come to look after her since the interment of the other dead. Old
+      Ham was laid away by the colored people. Aunt Martha was grieved beyond
+      expression, and alarmed for fear she also would be murdered. She prayed
+      night and day to be brought back to her 'Marsa Lyon.'
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "The colored people, having great respect for the General and his family,
+      made up money enough to send Aunt Martha back to my house. A young colored
+      man ventured to come with her, for which I remunerated him. This poor old
+      woman's story was enough to melt the most obdurate heart. She talked
+      constantly of the General, his wife, little Mary, and poor old Ham, and
+      felt that the 'good Laud' had deserted them for some reason."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      We were all dumfounded at the recital of these barbarous murders.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My God!" exclaimed Dr. Adams, "what is this people coming to?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush shed tears, but could not speak. All were silent. Uncle Daniel
+      left the room, but returned in a few moments and said:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "My friends, you can now see why I so often have said, 'What have I to
+      live for?' Why should I desire to remain here and brood over my great
+      misfortunes and sorrows longer?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Finally Col. Bush walked the floor, and in a most subdued tone, said: "For
+      such a man and so noble a family to die in such a villainous manner! Did
+      no one suffer punishment for this diabolical crime?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "No, not one was punished. The matter was investigated, but that was all."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, I have asked myself heretofore the question, why did I give my
+      right arm for such a Government? That such a man, who had served his
+      country as faithfully as he, could be thus brutally murdered, with his
+      family, and no one punished for it, is a marvel to me; and no doubt some
+      of his murderers are now holding high official position!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes," said Uncle Daniel, "one of the instigators of this crime has held
+      office ever since, as a Southern patriot who nobly assisted in ridding the
+      South of one of those Northern Yankees."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel, what became of Aunt Martha?" inquired Maj. Clymer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Poor old woman, she lived with Seraine and me for about three years after
+      her return, when she sickened and died. When she spoke on any subject she
+      would finally get to those murders. They preyed upon her mind constantly,
+      and I think hastened her death."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "How strange that all who were connected with your household during the
+      war should have had such a fate!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, my friends, it has been the one unaccountable mystery in my life.
+      Poor old Joseph Dent died in the same year, and I was left almost alone.
+      My dear Jennie, a few years ago, married Mr. Wilson, and I came to live
+      with them in Oakland. Seraine went to her father and mother in Michigan.
+      They are both alive and she remains with them. Her son Harvey&mdash;named
+      for his uncle, my youngest son, who was murdered at the battle of the
+      Gaps, if you remember&mdash;is now in Chicago working as one of the
+      cash-boys in a dry-goods store. I thought, as he was the last link in our
+      family, that the Government owed it to us to send him to the West Point
+      Military Academy, but I could not get him into the school. The member from
+      here was not favorable, inasmuch as he was an anti-war Democrat during the
+      rebellion. Harvey is making his own living now and I hope he may have a
+      bright future. He often comes to see us. Poor Seraine; when the boy could
+      not get into West Point, it almost broke her heart. She said to me:
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "'Father, how shallow is this world. You, his grandfather, lost seven
+      sons, six in the army. This boy's father was starved near unto death in
+      Pine Forest Prison. I, his mother, risked my life in going through the
+      rebel lines to obtain his release. He was murdered by one of the
+      conspirators; and now we are forgotten. No one cares what we suffered
+      during and since the war. My son cannot even have the poor privilege of
+      being educated by the Government, when the sons of nearly every rebel
+      General who tried to destroy the Union are now under the guardianship of
+      the Government, being educated either at West Point for the army, or at
+      Annapolis for the navy.'"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Dr. Adams said: "This is hard; it is uncharitable, and shows a great want
+      of the proper gratitude that should be due under the circumstances."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Col. Bush said: "What does the Government or people care for those who
+      made the sacrifices? We are so far away from the war now in space of time,
+      that we are not only forgotten, but regarded as pests in society. Are the
+      people not grumbling about what has been done for the soldiers? Do they
+      not complain about our pensions? A few years more, however, and all of us
+      cripples, one-armed and one-legged and those who are wholly armless and
+      legless, will have passed away out of sight. The recognition now is not to
+      the victors, but to the vanquished. If you wish to be respected by a
+      certain class, North or South, only make it appear that you headed a band
+      of marauders during the war, dealing death to Union men and destroying
+      their property, and you will be invited to agricultural shows, to the
+      lecture halls, and upon the stump; and if still living in the South, you
+      will either be sent to the United States Senate, made Governor, or sent on
+      some foreign mission."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Uncle Daniel, what became of Thomlinson and Carey, the Canadian
+      conspirators," inquired Inglesby.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "They are both dead, and many of their co-workers also. There has been a
+      very great mortality among the leaders of the rebellion. That is to say,
+      the older men&mdash;those who were somewhat advanced in years when it
+      began."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Are many of the Northern men of whom you have spoken in your narratives
+      as rebel sympathizers, Knights of the Golden Circle, or Sons of Liberty,
+      still living?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, they were generally young or middle-aged men, and with few
+      exceptions are still living, and are, almost without an exception, in some
+      official position&mdash;some of them in the highest and most honorable in
+      our Nation."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "This could not have occurred in any other Government than ours, and is
+      passing strange," said Dr. Adams.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, that is true; but do you not remember my mentioning the fact that
+      Hibbard, who was connected with one of the rebel prisons during the war,
+      came North last Fall to teach us our duty? I also said that probably he
+      would be sent abroad to impress some foreign country with our Christian
+      civilization."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, I well remember what you said."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Well, I see by the papers that he has been appointed to a Foreign
+      Mission. I also see that a man of great brutality, who is said to have
+      been connected with one of the prisons in Richmond, has been put in charge
+      of all appointments in the greatest Department of the Government&mdash;the
+      Treasury."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Are these things so? Can it be possible?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, these are truths. This is merely testing us in order to see how much
+      the people will bear; and they seem to bear these things without a murmur.
+      The next will be stronger. If the people of the South see that they are
+      sustained in this by the people of the large cities North, on account of a
+      fear that they may lose Southern trade, what may they not demand?
+      Certainly, very soon nothing less than Vice-President will be accepted,
+      and the same people who sustain these things now will cry out that this is
+      right!"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "It does look so. I have been studying this question since you have been
+      reciting your experiences and giving the views of yourself and others, and
+      am now prepared to agree that greed is at the bottom of all this. This
+      same greed is one of the several dangers that threaten our country's
+      institutions to-day. It causes crimes and wrongs to be overlooked, and in
+      many cases defended, in order to gain influence with the people who are
+      determined by any means in their power to control the Government."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes; and see the progress they are making in this direction. As I have
+      said, there is not a man, with but very few exceptions, North, who
+      denounced the war and those who were engaged in prosecuting it, who is not
+      in some official position. Turn to the South. So far as they are concerned
+      it may seem natural for them to select from their own class; but why
+      should the North fall in with them? You have given, in your answer to me,
+      the only reasonable answer&mdash;that of greed and gain; but to see this
+      great change in the minds of the people in so short a time is strange
+      indeed. Twenty years ago they were thundering at the very gates of our
+      Capital. To-day they control the country. There is not a man, save the
+      President of the Southern Confederacy and a very few of the leaders in the
+      war made to destroy our Government, who is not now in some honorable
+      position if he wishes to be. We find them representing us in the
+      first-class missions abroad, in the second-class and in the third-class;
+      and there not being high places enough of this kind, that the world may
+      know the Confederacy has been recognized fully by our people since its
+      downfall, those who were in high positions under it now take to the
+      Consulships and are accepting them as rapidly as can well be done.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "You find your Cabinet largely represented by their leading men, and many
+      of your Auditors, your Assistant Secretaries, Bureau officers, etc., are
+      of them. This not being satisfactory, all the other appointments South are
+      made up of those men to the exclusion of every one who was a Union man
+      before, during, or since the war. The Government not furnishing places
+      enough, all the State, county, and city offices South are filled in the
+      same manner by this same class. This still does not satisfy, and all men
+      sent to the United States Senate or to the House of Representatives from
+      the South, with only one or two exceptions, are of the same class. In fact
+      all of Jeff. Davis's Cabinet, his Senate and House of Representatives, and
+      his Generals that are living, and who desire, are holding official
+      positions of some kind. What does this argue? Does it not notify us who
+      have made sacrifices for this Union that our services are no longer
+      desired, and that we are waste material, of no further use for any
+      purpose?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Who could have believed, while the war was going on, that this state of
+      things could ever have existed? Suppose this picture had been held up
+      before my seven dead sons when they entered the service. Suppose they
+      could have seen their mother's dream realized&mdash;all in their graves
+      beside their mother, and their father living on the charities of a
+      grandchild, laughed at in the streets by young men when speaking of the
+      wrongs inflicted by the rebellion, and told that this is of the past&mdash;how
+      many of them do you suppose would have gone right up to the enemy's guns
+      and been shot down in their young manhood?
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Suppose Gen. Tom Anderson could have seen a howling mob murdering his
+      family and no punishment for the murderers; would he have risked his life
+      hunting up the Knights of the Golden Circle and chancing it in battle, as
+      he did, for his country, that the rebels might control it, and that, too,
+      through the influence of the North, whose all was at stake, and whose
+      fortunes were saved and protected by such men as he? I doubt if patriotism
+      would have gone so far. Can you find me the patriot to-day that, deep down
+      in his heart, likes this condition of things?"
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes; but Uncle Daniel, these men are not rebels now. They are Democrats,"
+      said Maj. Clymer.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      "Yes, true; but they are no more Democrats now than they were then, and
+      they were no less Democrats then than they are now. But I should not say
+      more; I have had trouble enough. Why should I grieve for the condition of
+      things which were not expected? I and mine have paid dearly for this
+      lesson. I hope it may never fall to the lot of any one else to pass
+      through such an experience. I shall see but little more trouble. May God
+      forgive all and protect the right."
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      <a name="linkimage-0029" id="linkimage-0029">
+      <!-- IMG --></a>
+    </p>
+    <div class="fig" style="width:80%;">
+      <img src="images/tom0456.jpg" width="100%" alt="Death of Uncle Daniel 456 " />
+    </div>
+    <p>
+      Uncle Daniel here ceased speaking and sank back in his chair. His
+      granddaughter came into the room. Seeing him, she screamed and fell upon
+      his neck. We moved quickly to him. He was dead.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      THE END. <br /> <br />
+    </p>
+    <hr />
+    <p>
+      <br /> <br />
+    </p>
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