INDEX.
| CHAPTER I—[Page 9.] |
| Description of Plymouth, N. C. |
| CHAPTER II—[Page 13.] |
| The Battle of Plymouth—The Cavalry Pickets Driven In—Hoke Appears in our Front with Eight Thousand Men—A Magnificent Artillery Duel—Four Days Hard Fighting—Sinking of the Southfield and Defeat of the Fleet by the Ram Albemarle. |
| CHAPTER III—[Page 19.] |
| A Description of the Battle Between the Albemarle and our Gun Boats—Death of Captain Flusser—Captain French Cuts Loose from the Sinking Southfield and Runs Away. |
| CHAPTER IV—[Page 22.] |
| Our Retreat Cut Off—A Perilous Reconnoissance by the Cavalry—Cavalry Sent to Capture a Boat’s Crew—Fleeing North Carolinians—Walking Back into Prison Rather than to Skulk a Fight—Firing the Two Hundred Pounder at the Ram—Squelching a Rebel Sharpshooter—A Furious Attack and Fearful Slaughter—A Prisoner of War. |
| CHAPTER V—[Page 32.] |
| Marched Off Over the Battlefield a Prisoner—Among the Enemy’s Dead and Wounded—Evidences of our Deadly Work—The Rebs Go Gunning for “Niggers”—The Johnnies Appropriating my Wardrobe—Massacre of the Colored Troops—They are Drawn up into Line and Shot Down Like Dogs by order of General Hoke—Caring for our Wounded and Burying our Dead. |
| CHAPTER VI—[Page 36.] |
| On the March—An Eighteen Mile March—Treated to a Drink of Our Own Commissary at the End of the First Days March—Uniform Good Treatment by our Captors—An Attempt to Escape Frustrated—March to Williamstown—The Band at Foster’s Mills Treats us to “Dixey”—Kind hearted Mrs. Piffin Gives us All the Provisions She Had Cooked for Dinner—Hopes Some One Will do as Much for her Son (Who is in the Confederate Army)—A Ride in Filthy Cattle Cars Through Charleston, Savannah and Macon—Arrival at Andersonville. |
| CHAPTER VII—[Page 41.] |
| Andersonville—Separated from the Enlisted Men—An Interview with the Inhuman Monster “Wirz”—Placed in a Church—Divine Service Sunday Morning—Sent Back to Macon—Drawing Rations—A Blindfolded Man Divides Them—Ladies Visit Our Camp and Show Their Sympathy—Union Girls Forever—Boquets and Notes Sent Us—A Drunken Riot—Reckless Shooting of the Guards—Prices of Provisions in Macon. |
| CHAPTER VIII—[Page 51.] |
| Moving Into The Stockade—Skirmishing—Mr. Cashmeyer’s Sutler Wagon—Captain Irsh Bucked and Gagged By Order of Tabb—Captain Tabb Relieved—How We Passed the Time—The Meetings—Gambling Houses—Social and Singing Circles. |
| CHAPTER IX—[Page 72.] |
| Fresh Fish—Arrival of Col. Miller—Death of Lieut. Wood, 82nd Indiana—More Fresh Fish. |
| CHAPTER X—[Page 80.] |
| Manner of Tunneling. |
| CHAPTER XI—[Page 98.] |
| Receiving and Sending off the Mail—Attempts to Smuggle Through Forbidden Matter—Samples of Letters Sent Home—Boxes of Letters Received—My Feelings at Not Receiving Any. |
| CHAPTER XII—[Page 105.] |
| The First Division Leaves Camp Oglethorp—Plans for Escape—Their Destination, Charleston—Thirty Union Officers and Four of the “Reb” Guard Are Missing on Their Arrival at Charleston—The Story of the Lieutenant In Charge of the Train as Told to Major Lyman—Departure of the Second Division—Stopped at Savannah, Thus Foiling Our Plans for Escape. |
| CHAPTER XIII—[Page 130.] |
| Camp Sorghum—A Sleepless and Miserable Night—Building a Brush Tent—The Escape—I Turn Over My Tent and Household Effects to Colonel Miller and Adjutant Lyman—Crawling Across the Guard Line—Our Escape Discovered and we Fired Upon—Captains Geere and Eastmond Recaptured—Tramp, Tramp, Tramp. |
| CHAPTER XIV—[Page 148.] |
| Assailed by a Dog—Scaring a Negro—Free Mitchell—He Dare Not Let Me Into His Yard on Account of a Yankee Schoolmaster who Kept Blood Hounds—Flanking the Hounds—Meeting Captain Alban—Losing My Former Companions I Start Out With Him. |
| CHAPTER XV—[Page 154.] |
| How to Roast a Chicken—A Good Square Meal Once More—On the Tramp Again—We Meet a Darky who Furnishes Us Supper and Chickens From His Master’s Hen Coop—Surprised by Two White Men While Eating Breakfast—Passing Through Walhalla—Avoiding Some Cavalry. |
| CHAPTER XVI—[Page 162.] |
| Back into Walhalla—We Run into a Rebel Picket in the Dark and are Taken in—A Little Judicious Lieing Secures Our Release—Overtaking Some Wagons Going from Market—Chatting with a Company of Rebel Cavalry. |
| CHAPTER XVII—[Page 173.] |
| At Major Carters—My Swollen Limbs Give Me an Excuse to Cut Off the Conversation—Rev. Mr. Burch Gives Us a Hearty Welcome and a Good Breakfast—Passing a Confederate Soldier—Recaptured—Eccentric but Loyal Tom Hubbard—Taken Back to Fort Emory.d |
| CHAPTER XVIII—[Page 180.] |
| In Prison Again. |
| CHAPTER XIX—[Page 187.] |
| A Hospitable Host—Franklin Jail—Charitable Women—A Thoughtful, Motherly Gift—A Generous Guard—Ashville Jail—Attempt to Break Out. |
| CHAPTER XX—[Page 195.] |
| Another Attempt at Escape Discovered—A Bold Plot—Lack of Sand in the Reb Deserters—A Brave Negro—The Flogging. |
| CHAPTER XXI—[Page 201.] |
| Placed in an Iron Cage—Breaking Out and Attempting to Dig Through a Brick Wall—An Unexpected Surprise. |
| CHAPTER XXII—[Page 209.] |
| Danville Prison—A Cold Winter—Double-Quicking Around the Room to Keep Warm—Excitement Caused by the Arrival of Fresh Troops—They Stack Arms in Front of Our Prison—Plans for Escape. |
| CHAPTER XXIII—[Page 216.] |
| Prison Rules—Starving in the Midst of Plenty—Organizing for a Break—Trading With the Guard—Business in Prison. |
| CHAPTER XXIV—[Page 222.] |
| Organization for a Break Completed—The Attempted Break—The Guard Disarmed—Too Late, Go Back—Colonel Raulston Shot. |
| CHAPTER XXV—[Page 232.] |
| Borrowing Seven Hundred Dollars of a Reb. |
| CHAPTER XXVI—[Page 243.] |
| CHAPTER XXVII—[Page 249.] |
| CHAPTER XXVIII—[Page 253.] |
| More about Charleston—Exchange on the Brain—More about Macon—Charleston Jail Yard More Fully Described—The Old Privy—The Gallows or Gibbet—Terrible Suffering for Want of Food and Shelter—A Fire and How Gillmore Helped it Along—Death of Lieutenant Mosher, 12th N. Y. Cavalry. |
| CHAPTER XXIX—[Page 263.] |
| Exchange on the Brain. |
| CHAPTER XXX—[Page 273.] |
| Scouting in North Carolina—Sergeant C—— in a Well—The Accident Prevents a Fight with our own Troops—A Fight with North Carolina Troops—Mrs. Modlin Turns a Back Somersault—Our Irish Lieutenant. |
| APPENDIX—[Page 287.] |
| LIST OF OFFICERS CONFINED IN MACON, GA—[Page 295.] |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
| Page. | ||
| The Cavalry Sent to Capture a Boat’s Crew | [25] | |
| Skirmishing at Macon, Ga | [53] | |
| Capt. Irsh Bucked and Gagged | [59] | |
| Capt. Alban on Police Duty | [65] | |
| Fresh Fish | [73] | |
| Tunnelling at Macon, Ga. | [81] | |
| Mr. Cashmeyer’s Sutler Wagon | [89] | |
| Washing Clothes at Savannah, Ga. | [111] | |
| Escaped Prisoners Searching for the Road at Night | [137] | |
| Pencil Sketch of Author | [241] |
Footnote
[1] General exchange.