. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . tives. But the planter also saw his approach, and, comingunawares upon Bensinger, revolver in hand, forced his surrender. Amessenger sent to Atlanta brought a company of cavalry very promptly,and we had the melancholy pleasure of welcoming back our comrade. Mason was brought in shortly after, and the account stands:—six recap-tured, and eight of our own party, with two others—Capt. Fry and the de-serter—escaped. This was a better result than we had any good right toanticipate, when planning the attempt. l
. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . tives. But the planter also saw his approach, and, comingunawares upon Bensinger, revolver in hand, forced his surrender. Amessenger sent to Atlanta brought a company of cavalry very promptly,and we had the melancholy pleasure of welcoming back our comrade. Mason was brought in shortly after, and the account stands:—six recap-tured, and eight of our own party, with two others—Capt. Fry and the de-serter—escaped. This was a better result than we had any good right toanticipate, when planning the attempt. l A Daring Escape. 323 The most lamentable part of the story was the case of Barlow, ayoung East Tennessee soldier, who alone attempted to go with us. Hewas only 18, but brave and very amiable. No harm came to him in thefight, but in jumping down from the fence he broke his leg just abovethe ancle, and was dragged back to his cell in a very rough manner. Noattention was paid to him till the next morning, and very little then. Hedied from the injury after enduring great Flight to theWoods. From the window where I was I had a good view of the proceedingsbelow. In a short time all the force of the place, including a regiment ofcavalry, was drawn up in front of the jail. I heard Col. Lee directing thepursuit. He was in a towering passion, and shouted out his orders in avery angry tone. Said he, Dont take one of the villains alive. Shootthem down and let them lie in the woods. He ordered pickets to beplaced at the ferries of the Chattahoochee, along the railroads and at allcross rods. I was glad to hear such arrangements, for these were the 324 Daring and Suffering. very places we had promised to avoid. The following report1 written amonth afterward, gives the Commanders views of his own success in thepursuit. He is as much mistaken as to outside sympathy in any effectiveform as in regard to the number of killed and wounded. It is marvelous,considering all the firing
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