This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... watches for a mouse. Cannonading and musketry heard westward, in direction of Jonesboro, on the railroad. "Are the rebs retreating down the railroad?" "Push 'em back, 'Uncle Billy, ' push 'em back; push 'era south of our 'position, ' anyway." The day passes, and so do "great expectations." Not a soul passes ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... watches for a mouse. Cannonading and musketry heard westward, in direction of Jonesboro, on the railroad. "Are the rebs retreating down the railroad?" "Push 'em back, 'Uncle Billy, ' push 'em back; push 'era south of our 'position, ' anyway." The day passes, and so do "great expectations." Not a soul passes on the road--everybody willing to stay at home; all seem tremblingly awaiting developments. Freemans extra proud of their guest, in whose presence they feel protection and favor from the "enemy." Getting quite aristocratic now--sleep under a roof. Sunday, September 4.--Greater excitement. "Yankees certainly coming"--rebels demoralized, and falling back. Along the roads and lanes, and scattering through the woods and fields, straggle the defeated and disheartened Confederates; no longer an army--no longer an organization--disconnected and dispirited mob; devil-may-care airs--every man his own commanding officer j woods decidedly unsafe for blue cloth. The Freemans conceal the writer in their garret; comparatively good view of surrounding country from garret window--small volumes of blue smoke are curling gracefully skyward through the foliage, marking the numerous " camp-fires " of straggling soldiery. Siss turns spy for the Union cause; she hails the straggling, jaded soldiers in gray, and elicits valuable information. " What is the matter, sir?" asked she of an intelligent but tired and worn "gray-back." "Matter, ma'am! why the war is over! That's what ails us--we're going home." Another replied, " The Yankees are in Atlanta. We did our best to keep 'em out, but we are badly whipped; no use--nothin' but murder to put us before the Yankee guns." Butternut and gray only colored cloth on the road--patiently awaiting appearance of something blue....
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