. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . till the trees took the shape of masts, and best of all, therewas the old flag streaming over them ! They stood up and screamed and shouted with delight. Wood wasalmost disposed to jump overboard to swim to them; but they consideredit better, as soon as their rapture had moderated, to sit down and rowsteadily toward the largest. There were three of the ships, and rowingup to them with the knowledge that they were safe from their foes, wasone of the happiest experiences in their whole lives. 5 3 8 Daring an
. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . till the trees took the shape of masts, and best of all, therewas the old flag streaming over them ! They stood up and screamed and shouted with delight. Wood wasalmost disposed to jump overboard to swim to them; but they consideredit better, as soon as their rapture had moderated, to sit down and rowsteadily toward the largest. There were three of the ships, and rowingup to them with the knowledge that they were safe from their foes, wasone of the happiest experiences in their whole lives. 5 3 8 Daring and Suffering. They were crossing the bows of a little gunboat which seemedalmost too insignificant to be noticed, when they were brought too soroughly that for a moment they half thought that perhaps it might be arebel cruiser under false colors. The officers and sailors were almostequally struck with their odd appearance. They were covered with theirold moss, and so starved, that it was not hard to make the commanderbelieve that they had passed through a rough experience. When within. At Sight of the Old Flag. speaking distance,Wilson had to tell who they were, and his story of beingfrom the camp of Gen. Mitchel—who was no longer in Tennessee--puz-zled them still more. In helping Wood up the ladder, the commanderpulled off the moss with which he was covered, and the nakedness andemaciation of the poor fellow excited both wonder and compassion. They told their story, which made the commander—Lieut. J. F. Cross-man, of the gunboat Somerset—terribly indignant at the cruelties themen had suffered. With a sailors generosity he gave them every kind-ness. They received brandy, a good wash, new clothes, and plenty of Floating to the Gulf. 359 good food. So hungry were they that it seemed almost impossible toget filled up. As they wished to report the whole matter to the WarDepartment they asked the commander to signal the cruiser, which wastne large ship they had first seen, and
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