. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . the short time given to themis astonishing, particularly when the simple tools are consid-ered. The usual plan was to begin in some concealed spot,preferably under a bunk, sink a shaft three or four feet andthen run out horizontally beyond the stockade or an outer ring of sentinels was stationed at some distancefrom the fence, the attempt was always made to run the tunnelbeyond them. Seldom was the diameter of the tunnel greaterthan would accommodate one person on all fours. The loosenedearth was either carried back by
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . the short time given to themis astonishing, particularly when the simple tools are consid-ered. The usual plan was to begin in some concealed spot,preferably under a bunk, sink a shaft three or four feet andthen run out horizontally beyond the stockade or an outer ring of sentinels was stationed at some distancefrom the fence, the attempt was always made to run the tunnelbeyond them. Seldom was the diameter of the tunnel greaterthan would accommodate one person on all fours. The loosenedearth was either carried back by the operator, thrown into awell, a sewer, a sink, or a stove, or concealed in any one of adozen other ingenious ways. Sometimes two cords were at-tached to a box or a haversack. When the vessel was filled,some one at the end would draw it back when the signal Masgiven, and empty it. The seekers for liberty were sometimes successful in car-rying their tunnels under the fence without discovery. A darknight was usually chosen for the attempted escape. The earth.
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