. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . orinth to Pulaski. We agreed that we would leave for the Southon Friday, the 19th of November, 1863. A number had been cap-tured and several kiled. We were to start that night each man forhimself; each of us had his own information but I did not write itdown or make any memorandum of it for fear of being captured. Ihad counted almost every regiment and all the artillery in the Six-teenth corps and had found out that they were moving on Chatta-nooga. Late in the afternoon we started out and ran into the Sev-enth Kansas cavalry, known as the Kans
. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . orinth to Pulaski. We agreed that we would leave for the Southon Friday, the 19th of November, 1863. A number had been cap-tured and several kiled. We were to start that night each man forhimself; each of us had his own information but I did not write itdown or make any memorandum of it for fear of being captured. Ihad counted almost every regiment and all the artillery in the Six-teenth corps and had found out that they were moving on Chatta-nooga. Late in the afternoon we started out and ran into the Sev-enth Kansas cavalry, known as the Kansas Jay Hawkers, and when 260 BATTLES AND SKETCHES ARMY OF TENNESSEE. we were told what regiment had captured us, we thought our timehad come. We were taken to Pulaski about fifteen miles away, andput into jail where several other prisoners had been sent, amongwhom was Sam Davis. I talked with him over our prospects of im-prisonment and escape which were very gloomy. Davis said theyhad searched him that day and found some papers upon him and that. SAMUEL DAVIS. he had been taken to General Dodges headquarters. They had alsofound in his saddle seat maps and descriptions of the fortificationsat Nashville and other points and an exact report of the Federalarmy in Tennessee. They found in his boot this letter with otherpapers, which were intended for General Bragg: Giles County, Tenn., Thursday Morning, Nov. 18, A. McKinstry, Provost Marshal-General, the Army ofTennessee, Chattanooga. Dear Sir:—I send you seven Nashville and three Louisvillepapers and one Cincinnati, with dates to the 17th—in all eleven. Ialso send for General Bragg, three wash-balls of soap, three toothbrushes and two blank books. I could not get a larger size diaryfor him. I will send a pair of shoes and slippers, some more soap,gloves and socks soon. The Yankees are still camped on the line of the Tennessee &Alabama Railroad. (He evidently meant Nashville & Decatur)General Dodges headquarters are
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