. The blue coats and how they lived, fought and died for the Union : with scenes and incidents in the Great Rebellion comprising narratives of personal adventure, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, life in the camp, field and hospital, adventures of spies and scouts, together with the songs, ballads, anecdotes and humorous incidents of the war . wore, as a distinguished body, ared ribbon, or badge, fixed in their button-hole. When heencountered the sentinel, he was challenged, and forbidden topass on the ground of being a prisoner; the order of thegeneral di
. The blue coats and how they lived, fought and died for the Union : with scenes and incidents in the Great Rebellion comprising narratives of personal adventure, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, life in the camp, field and hospital, adventures of spies and scouts, together with the songs, ballads, anecdotes and humorous incidents of the war . wore, as a distinguished body, ared ribbon, or badge, fixed in their button-hole. When heencountered the sentinel, he was challenged, and forbidden topass on the ground of being a prisoner; the order of thegeneral did not include him. Xow, as they called him aFrench Yankee, he thought ho would play them a Yankee THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY A8TOH. LENOXTILDEN FOUNDATIONS. COLONEL DE VILLIERS ESCAPE. 403 trick; so he wrote a note stating that he was included. Whenhe returned to the hospital, the rebel physician said he hadbeen practising deceit, and must consequently go back amongthe prisoners. He was again incarcerated and put in soon made up his mind, however, to escape from there, ordie. He was asked to take an oath by the rebels ; but, saidhe, I have taken an oath as a naturalized citizen of theUnited States, and I will never take another to conflict with,it. He had been tempted by the offer of position, but heabhorred the enemies of this Union, and could never forgetthat he came here for libertys sake. He told Col. Wood-ruff of his determination to escape, for his time had W. wished him well, and hoped that he would set about it, and devised a lie, and stole; for which hefelt assured he would be forgiven. He stole the coat and hatof a secession ofl&cer, and in that garb passed the guard. Col. De Villiers, while brig
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