. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . Samuel Slavens. From a war-time photograph. 182 Daring and Suffering. genuine resident of Fleming county who happened to be travelling in theSouth at that time ! Campbell, the Hercules of the party, Slavens, also a man of massiveproportions, and Shadrack, were the first to leave the fagging has even been said that they jumped off under the command of Andrewsbefore we reached Ringgold, and that as we came near the town the de- f/3. Slavens, Campbell, and Shadrack in chains. parture of the others
. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . Samuel Slavens. From a war-time photograph. 182 Daring and Suffering. genuine resident of Fleming county who happened to be travelling in theSouth at that time ! Campbell, the Hercules of the party, Slavens, also a man of massiveproportions, and Shadrack, were the first to leave the fagging has even been said that they jumped off under the command of Andrewsbefore we reached Ringgold, and that as we came near the town the de- f/3. Slavens, Campbell, and Shadrack in chains. parture of the others was suspended for a little time, so that these werewidely separated from the rest. This was well adapted to the idea whichAndrews entertained of dividing the pursuit, but the idea itself was notgood. They were seen to leave the train and a large party with dogs wasqu ckly gathered; having hidden to wait for night they were soon dis-covered and arrested. They were examined, told at first the Kentuckystory, and afterward, finding that circumstances had fixed their connection The Roll of the Captives. 183 with the flying train, the}7 gave their names and positions in the army—Campbell claiming, as it had been agreed, that he belonged to Co. K, ofthe 2nd Ohio. They did this as they thought their fate as soldiers mightpossibly be better and could not be worse than that of citizens. Theywere loaded with heavy irons, a long log chain being found, and Campbell,as the largest, having the middle of the chain locked around his ne
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