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.
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