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"amenities" captured.

The prisoners having finished the breakfast which their servants were
allowed to prepare for them, we, joyful at our success, though saddened
by the price so cruelly exacted, took up the line of march for Macon.
Lieutenant-Colonel Harnden and his tired 'boys,' sharing in the general
feeling, led the way.

Mrs. Davis was very watchful lest some disrespect should be shown her
husband. She assumed the responsibility of the disguise, saying she put
the clothing on the "President." She complained that the guard kept
their guns cocked; but when it was explained to her that the Spencer
carbine was for safety carried at half-cock, she seemed content. In
personal appearance she is nearly the opposite of her husband, who is a
man wearing an ill expression of countenance, slim, spare, and under six
feet, while she is quite fair and of good size. On the road both Mr. and
Mrs. Davis were at times seen in tears. She read the Bible to him, and
he regularly asked a blessing over their meals. We "Vandals," as he so
often proclaimed us to be, did not disturb him. There were men among his
captors who had been prisoners at Andersonville, but they spoke of him
without malice; they only asked for justice, as they recalled their
fearful experience. Davis recognized and claimed the horse Private Lynch
had seized, and when he pleased, was permitted to ride him.

The members of Davis's staff submitted with better grace than he to the
capture and march, and were generally quite communicative; but when
speaking to Jeff, they removed their hats, and addressed him as
"President Davis." The most interesting individual of the captured party
was James H. Brooks, a little mulatto boy, about the size of Davis's
son, who was his playmate. The little fellow readily affiliated with the
Yankees, and became quite a pet.

About dusk of this day, the 10th of May, we reached Abbeville, where
Captain Hathaway's detachment joined us.

The news of Davis's capture spread like wildfire. The country people
came in great crowds to see him;--he did not show himself, however,
usually avoiding the sight of those who flocked to him. We did not
understand that the people had come to sympathize with him, or to do him
honor, but only that they were simply seeking to gratify their
curiosity. To us they expressed exultation at his capture and the
prospect of peace.

The day we reached Hawkinsville we met a reinforcement coming out from
Macon to