. Famous adventures and prison escapes of the civil war . the east; but Rose, whowas a little in advance, walked boldly by on the op-posite walk, and was not challenged; and thus the twofriends separated. Hamilton, after several days of wandering and fearfulexposuie, came joyfully upon a Union picket squad,received the care he painfully needed, and was soon onhis happy journey home. Rose passed out of the city of Richmond to the YorkRiver Railroad, and followed its track to the Chicka-hominy bridge. Finding this guarded, he turned tothe right, and as the day was breaking he came upon 1 Captain
. Famous adventures and prison escapes of the civil war . the east; but Rose, whowas a little in advance, walked boldly by on the op-posite walk, and was not challenged; and thus the twofriends separated. Hamilton, after several days of wandering and fearfulexposuie, came joyfully upon a Union picket squad,received the care he painfully needed, and was soon onhis happy journey home. Rose passed out of the city of Richmond to the YorkRiver Railroad, and followed its track to the Chicka-hominy bridge. Finding this guarded, he turned tothe right, and as the day was breaking he came upon 1 Captain Gates, of the 33d Ohio. COLONEL roses TUNNEL AT LIBBY PRISON 235 a camp of Confederate cavalry. His blue uniform madeit exceedingly dangerous to travel in daylight in thisregion; and seeing a large sycamore log that was hol-low, he crawled into it. The February air was keenand biting, but he kept his cramped position until latein the afternoon; and all day he could hear the loudtalk in the camp and the neighing of the horses. VacantLots. CiEEY GROUND-PLAN OF LIBBY PRISON AND SURROUNDINGS. A. Break in fireplace on floor above; B. End of tiinnel; CCC. Courseof party escaping; D. Shed; E. Cook-room (abandoned Oct., 63); ; G. Office of James River Towing Company; HH. Gates;III. Doors; J. Cells for condemned prisoners; K. First tunnel (aban-doned); L. Fence. Toward night he came cautiously forth, and findingthe Chickahominy fordable within a few hundredyards, he succeeded in wading across. The uneven bedof the river, however, led him into several deep holes,and before he reached the shore his scanty raimentwas thoroughly soaked. He trudged on through thewoods as fast as his stiffened limbs would bear him. 236 ADVENTURES AND ESCAPES IN THE CIVIL WAR borne up by the hope of early deliverance, and made abrave effort to shake off the horrible ague. He hadnot gone far, however, when he found himself againclose to some Confederate cavalry, and was compelledonce more
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