. The Confederate mail carrier; or, From Missouri to Arkansas through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. An unwritten leaf of the "Civil War". Being an account of the battles, marches and hardships of the First and Second brigades, Mo., C. S. A. Together with the thrilling adventures and narrow escapes of Captain Grimes and his fair accomplice, who carried the mail by "underground route" from the brigade to Missouri . ^t^t^f THE MAIL ARRIVES IN VICKSBURG. 113 He then bade him good-by with a pleasant, assuring smile,and hastened on to give instructions to the nurse and to attendto oth
. The Confederate mail carrier; or, From Missouri to Arkansas through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. An unwritten leaf of the "Civil War". Being an account of the battles, marches and hardships of the First and Second brigades, Mo., C. S. A. Together with the thrilling adventures and narrow escapes of Captain Grimes and his fair accomplice, who carried the mail by "underground route" from the brigade to Missouri . ^t^t^f THE MAIL ARRIVES IN VICKSBURG. 113 He then bade him good-by with a pleasant, assuring smile,and hastened on to give instructions to the nurse and to attendto other patients occupying other rooms of the hospital. The bunk on which Tracy lay was in the third story of thelarge brick building and near a window, looking out fromwhich one could see the great Mississippi River, whose murkywaters, coming down from above, were flowing on southward tothe Gulf of Mexico. The June morning was beautiful andbalmy; .the turbid waters glistened in the sunlight and hethought he caught the fragrance of sunny flowers. In theglance and the glow he had almost forgotten his surroundings. Speaking to the nurse he said, Move me a little nearer thewindow that 1 may catch a little of the refreshing you! Now pillow my head a little higher that 1 mayhave a better view of the grand old river. There, that will donow, let me rest, and do not disturb me for a while. And then looking away up the r
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