. On wheels and how I came there; . DH CHAPTER Kailroad in Shermans Rear. triE Confederates, who had evacuated Rome bnta short time before we arrived tliere, had thrownquantities of their stores into the Coosa River,and we found the Union troops engaged in fishingthem out. As soon as we had haked and stackedarms we joined tliem in the sport. Being fond of thewater, this was just to mj liking, and in one of mydives I came up with a ten-pound caddy of good to-bacco, a trophy which was much pi-ized by those ofmy company who were users of the Meed. AVe remained at Rome but one nigli
. On wheels and how I came there; . DH CHAPTER Kailroad in Shermans Rear. triE Confederates, who had evacuated Rome bnta short time before we arrived tliere, had thrownquantities of their stores into the Coosa River,and we found the Union troops engaged in fishingthem out. As soon as we had haked and stackedarms we joined tliem in the sport. Being fond of thewater, this was just to mj liking, and in one of mydives I came up with a ten-pound caddy of good to-bacco, a trophy which was much pi-ized by those ofmy company who were users of the Meed. AVe remained at Rome but one niglit, when webroke camp and continued our march soutlieasttlirough Kingston and on to Etowali, Ga., situated onthe noi-th bank of the Etowah River. Arriving tliereJune 6, 1864, we found both wagon and raih-oadbridge destroyed. We weie now in the immediaterear of the army of Genei-al Sherman, who waspressing his way onwai-d to the siege and captureof Atlanta, the enemy sharply contesting every footof ground. We remained at Etowah two d
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