. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . s, feeling a deep compassionfor us, and were rejoiced to have them interrupted. George D. Wilson related an incident that occurred while he was ontrial, which showed how hard they were put to their wits to secure effectiveevidence. A young lieutenant volunteered to testify as to at least oneplace where we had passed a Confederate picket line. When put on the 1 Possibly those who talked in this manner were sincere, but were outvoted in render-ing the verdict. Knoxvillc. 271 nooga on the evening of our first
. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . s, feeling a deep compassionfor us, and were rejoiced to have them interrupted. George D. Wilson related an incident that occurred while he was ontrial, which showed how hard they were put to their wits to secure effectiveevidence. A young lieutenant volunteered to testify as to at least oneplace where we had passed a Confederate picket line. When put on the 1 Possibly those who talked in this manner were sincere, but were outvoted in render-ing the verdict. Knoxvillc. 271 nooga on the evening of our first arrival. This was very good, but im-mediately the president of the court arose, and said that the young gen-tleman was badly mistaken, as he, himself, had commanded the guard atChattanooga that day, and no sentinels were stationed at the ferry. Thisraised quite a laugh at the expense of the lieutenant, who did not volun-teer any more testimony ! The request to hear the pleading of counsel was made by us and de-stand, he declared that we passed the guard at the river ferry at Chatta-. The Court-Martial. nied. This was the more strange because Andrews nad been allowed thatprivilege; but in this, as in several other particulars, the soldiers weretreated more harshly than their leader. After several of the trials hadpassed, Judge Temple visited us in prison and read the plea which hadbeen composed by Judge Baxter and himself, and read on each trial. Itwas an able paper and worthy of their subsequent fame. They contendedthat the whole case against us consisted in our being dressed in citizensclothes instead of our regular uniform; that this was nothing more than 272 Daring and Suffering. what Confederates frequently did, sometimes from necessity and some-times for their own advantage; that they had many regiments in servicethat were not yet in uniform, and that they had expressly encouragedguerilla bands to raid Federal communications, who by every interpreta-tion of law should far
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