. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . iven them by their negrofriends, to assist them in making their escape. Theguards seemed to distrust each other, and declinedthe proposal. They, however, said they would beright glad to have the money, but feared to take it, asthey were held responsible for the safe return of theprisoners. ■ The offer of the bribe was reported to thelieutenant, who at once ordered the delinquents to besearched, and all the scrip found upon them was con-fiscated, as contraband of war, and appropriated torebel uses, leav
. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . iven them by their negrofriends, to assist them in making their escape. Theguards seemed to distrust each other, and declinedthe proposal. They, however, said they would beright glad to have the money, but feared to take it, asthey were held responsible for the safe return of theprisoners. ■ The offer of the bribe was reported to thelieutenant, who at once ordered the delinquents to besearched, and all the scrip found upon them was con-fiscated, as contraband of war, and appropriated torebel uses, leaving our two unfortunate friends penni-less. They were further threatened with condignpunishment for offering to bribe the guard. One said Shoot them ; another, Let em stretch hemp ; rseveral recommended that they be taken to the swampand sent after Shermans raiders,—referring, proba-bly, to the manner in which they had disposed of someof the Federal sick, who had been left in the rear ofthe army. Of this incident Glazier writes: I hadbeen told by the negroes that fifteen of our sick,. rfHE^EW YORK) |PU8LKLIBK^HY t, ■ **• ESCAPE AND PURSUIT. 271 who fell into the hands of the rebels but a few da}before our recapture, were taken to a swamp, wheretheir throats were cut, and their bodies thrown into aslough hole. I cannot vouch for the truth of thisstatement, but it came to me from many whoseveracity I have no reason to question/ Let us in the name of humanity doubt it! At ten oclock A. m. a mounted guard, consisting ofa corporal and two men, were detailed to march theprisoners to the headquarters of General had not proceeded far when Glazier assumed tobe footsore, and pleaded his utter inability to walk anyfurther. Believing this, one of the guards dismountedand helped him into the saddle. Our hero was nosooner mounted than he decided that, come what would,he would make his escape. In a few moments theguard who was on foot espied a black squirrel dartingacross
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