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A GLOS A. Thrilling Nayra i Vol. L.P.Thomas i There are a number of very promi nent ex-Confederates who during the civil war n?jd very narrow ?BOipes. or ? close calli." Their individual en counters wjth the enemy make inter esting reading and will equal in thrill ing interest any storios told by writ ers of any age. The Journal's inten tion to print a series of these articles, beginning with one from Colonel L\. JJ Thomas, as gallant a colonel ?a over wore a sword. Wo ho; ? to fol low this up with other articles. Hon. W. T. Smith, Buford, Ga. : l)v.ar Bill At your request, and others of that grand old regiment, the Forty-second Georgia, together with others not belonging to it, to givo them au account of my 'adventures with the Federal cavalry away back in war times. I have concluded to do so, so that you can use it aa you please. Ia fact, iu thinking over this affair, which you always take, so much delight in narrating to our boys at our annual reunions, with all t.je trim mings which your fertile imagination putd on, I feel compelled to give you a truo history* of it. You, on these occasions, I remember, always speak of it as the officer of our regiment that tho Yankees treed, just as if I bad been a squirrel, and for about thirty minutes, more or less, you keep thc crowd laughing at my expense; but you might call this little affair ono of my cir-so calls during the war times, and as I have been asked so often what was the closet call made by myself to death or espiare during tlie.se times, this may answer the pur pose. Yet it would be hard to an swer, and I oould not attempt it if the account was to cover the battles through which I passed. Numbers of my men fell near me in battle, and in the desperate charges on the battle field at Resaoca eight bullet holes were found in my clothing aud an old army blaukct which was thrown across my shoulder, after tho fight was over. I took charge of our regiment, the For ty second Georgia infantry, cn tho battlefield there on that day, after our brave colonel, R. J. Henderson, had been wounded, and nearly all tho offi cers, with over one hundred meu of this regiment. After this battle I was in command in nearly all tho battles till the close of the war, and surren dered with it as lieutenant coronel, other regiments having been plaeed in thc same command, making the con solidated Forty-second Georgia regi ment of Stovalf s brigade. You sen from the above statement that "CIOBU .alls" were numerous ard common events that we all shared in; but I will give an aocount bf one of my adventures only, somewhat thrill ing, where capture and escapo made up the particular features of the event, and where I do not claim much for gallantry displayed on the battle field, but a good deal of oredit might be given m? for neatness of feet, and. this might be put down as one of the closest calls I had during the late un pleasantness. 'Tis said, you know, that a success ful retreat is botter than abm stand. Wc will go baok to the battle of Re sacca, where I took command. Fol lowing that most bloody event came New Hope, Kennesaw, and the march lug and countermarching until we passed the Chattahoochee River, fallr ?og back gradually on Atlanta, losing mcD daily on the skirmish line and battlefield. The events, thrilling in deed, were occurring daily, bnt too numerous to mention hete. Thon followed in quick succession tho bot tle of the 20th of July, 1864, on Peachtree Creek; then the 22d and 28th of July, all detailed in history, and a true account given of gallantry : nnsurpassed by soldiers of any age. I These battles are only mentioned that ?you mair tho better understand the physical condition of onr spirited sol diery. I was broken down myself hom tho arduous duties aud dangers through which I had passed. My .ife had refugeod from Lawrenceville, '?., to her grandfather's, Mr. Sam uel Lee, about four miles from Jones WJ. She had with h?r'eur two small children, and had fled from home and '.he enemy aud located herself right in 'he path of Sherman and his victori ous army, then soon to overrun all tho country around and near Joncsboro. I ?ccurrd threo day3* leave of absence Wa scouting expedition to watoh the Remy's movements, and, if possible, 'eoure other and safer quarters for my Wl[e and little oneo. It was at this j?!5t, and under theso conditions I found them, after an absence of many [Months from them. Qb, ?u*i a grand time I oould have k?d at this old homestead of my wife's [T*oerable old father, for * few days in jecuperating and resting, if this had pa possible! JTfae old gentleman j* Reaped the ravages of war np to bl9 time. I can seo him now in E CALL. tive of War Times. 'n Atlanta Journal- l imagination with hi? flowing gray J looks walking tho main wagon road to his little mill, where the people of the aeitlemen.t had their grain ground. This kept the old gentleman busy. His corn cribs looked fall, and the negroes and mules looked sleek and fat, tho yard waa full of ohiokens, and the bee-gums stood iu rows near the old kitchen and smokehouse, as if on ?entincl duty tu watch for coming danger. The merry laugh of the young negro children, the cackling of tho chickens, the barking of dogs made this a picture of one of the hap piest and brightest of old time coun try homes bofore tho war, and this waa the place and spot where the dashing cavalry of General Kilpatrick oaptured me. It is a strange sensa tion for four or five blue coated, sol dierly looking fellows of Uncle Sam's army to walk up right in your front demanding at every step as they moved towards you, * 'Surrender, sur render, and hold up your arms." I was in for it. It wgs just at the dawn of day as the scattering rays of light veuic through tho east, and dimly you could sec the approaching cavalry moving up the road from the old mill. I was on the lookout in the public road at the time. The Confederate wagon train with teamsters with an officer io charge, was also oaptured at tho same time and place, having run out from Joneaboro the evening be fore to save the scant store of proven der and baggage, and hero we were all captured by the advance guard of the enemy. This occurred, too-, after I had so often counselled my men and officers against such ovents, saying in most positive terms to them that no such thing could happen to mo, and that, no squad of cavalry could ever take me or send nie to a yankee prison, as they were so often doing with our men. Now tho time was on me for action. I surrendered as gracefully as possible^ and informed my captors, who saw that I was an officer from my uniform, who I was and to what com mand I belonged. I pleaded with one of my captors who guarded me to per mit me just for a moment to step to tho rear door of the house and tell my wifo and little ones good-bye. He refused most firmly, shaking his head and watching me still more closely. I said to him that I would not treat him as ho waa treating me under simi lar circumstances. I said pleadingly, "You cannot refuso me this request. You can't make me believe that you would treat a prisoner that way. On ly allow me to kiss my wife and little ones good-bye. Oh, no, you can't re fuse to do that. You are too brave a soldier to do a thing of that kind." He looked on the ground thought fully bat said noshing. As I moved off toward the gate leading to the hack door of the house, ho followed me, watohing my every movement, and I expected al! the time he would halt me. I secreted my watoh and ono small bill of Confederate money as I walked on. My watch was an old sil ver one given to me by my father, and ono which I prized highly on that ac count. He followed me on, keeping close in the rear, and when I kissed my wife, assuring her I would take care of myself, and not to be uneasy about me, she saw then for tho first time tb at I was a prisoner. I pressed her hand while holding it, and kissing her good-bye she felt the wateh and money, and carefully secreted it about her person. Well she did for the house was searched and many things of value carried off, and a threat was also made to burn the house. I had turned to see what WOB being done with the other prisoners in tho road, and in going out ono of tho negroes was Ordered out of the yard by Mr. Yank, and he refused, and would not move an inch, al thc ugh the soldier in blue was holding his gun down on him, until I ordered him myself. He did not understand the situation as I did, and would have stood his ground if I had said the word. I passed to thc road again, going through tho big gate. Tho Confeder ate Captain of tho wagon train looked into my face and said, "Major, ain't wo in a h-1 of a fix?"' I agreed with him, and asked him to loan me one of his horses. Of course he oould will ingly consent for all were captured, as ho waa, and wore then in tho enemy's hands. By this thne my mind was fully made up to do something des perate. What, that was time alono would develop. I untied the norse and was leading him around by a halt er, asking in a loud tone of voice as I looked fir?t isle cns W?&?? and then into another, "Boys, loan mo a bridle? Who will losn me a bridle?" And kept np the inqniry ss I seemed in tent on moving ow with my captors who thonght they had a prize in me. The timo tb act was near at hand. I felt Oool and collected. So many times I had declared that tho oem y would never carry mo off a prisoner, and that I would risk forty shots at forty paces before it was done, I knew in my desperation something would happen soon. Just ss I again carno near thc big gate that was left a little ajar, and making my last request for some ono to loan me a bridle I turned the horse quickly, throwing the horso between me and my captor, I sprang through thc gate and ? few bounds placed the houso betweeu me and the Yankees. I Bprang over the first fenco and running as swiftly as an eagle in its flight, or jack rabbit with a pack of grey hounds behind him, I was soou over another fence, and then io ? skirt of woods overlook ing tho house and road near by. I have often thought I made the quick est time on record, reaching that little patch bf forest., ?nd without ? scratch. I halted for a moment and was watch ing through a rail fence the move ments of the enemy around tho house. Tbs uriug of small arms and tho screaming of the? child reu with thc equeeling of the pigs, and all other noises combined, made it heart-rend ing, but tho searching of the houso throughout and the out houses, with threats to burn up the place, did not bring me forth. I was non-comatibus up treeo. But I was not yet safe. I was at this point near the road lead ing from Joncsboro to the old mill, so near that I could hear the names of the men of Kilpatrick's federal raid ers. One was quarreling with another about his pocket knife, and a lively time they were having as the artillery rattled down the hill. I knew that a fight or skirmish would soon follow, for General Ross, with his Texas Con federate oavalry, was pushing tho raiders in a brisk way. This point so near the mill being a spleidid foraging territory, was the vory place for a halt and a fight. It was timo for me to act again, and act quickly. I could hear their men deploying and forming the hattie line near mc. I found an oak tree near at hand with grape vines and foliage for a hiding place, and as nimbly as a squirrel I was soou up thc tree and hid iu its branches. I had a limb for a scat and hugged the body of the treo tc keep in po>iti<>u. Now, at this dis tance from thc scene of action I con cluded I was just about as comforta ble as a mau riding a rail. Soon thc skirmishing opened up lively, but ] held my position. Some shelling was done by a light battery placed in thc road by our cavalry, and tho limbs ot the trees, ns thc balls wou?? strike them near me, were disturbed consid erably. Underneath my tree rode on? of the raiders, and near by their lin? of skirmishers was placed, protcctec by a fence; and kept a continual skir mish fire on us. After looking ant watohing for another chance for eeeapi by parting the vines and viewing th? landscape o'er, I notice * a company o: our oavalry moving slowly and cauti ously along a country road, and al though uncertain as to whether the: were Confeds or Yanks, I made up ur mind to make another effort to escape x slipped down the tree cautiously a: I could, picked up my old srmy blan ket that was covered in the leaves and just as I was getting in positio: again for the run the enemy opene? upon me from their skirmish line knocking up the leaves all around m as I sped through the woods. Ont o breath I headed for this oavalry which proved to be our own meu. urged thom to move on the'enemy a once. I was fighting mad. I wa certain wo could capture all on tba side of - tho creek. They refused however, and had mo to report to Gen eral Boss in person; and hero I joine the cavalry for one day. In the afternoon as wo pursued th eno'.iy along tho main road towar McDonough, Ga., a short distance th other side of Lee's mill, we pushe the federal cavalry so closely that stand was again made and a prett stubborn fight followed. I was bac in the rear with my old worn out arm horse that I had picked up by tb roadside, with other dismounted mei holding the horses while onr men wh were dismounted, were charging tb enemy. The Yanks returned tb compliment, and mounted as thc were, ran over our line, into our ho Bes, scattering and demoralizing u We fled for dear life, and as we ra along the road toward the ol * mil and again by the Lee farm where was captured, our men would send tl word down the line in stentoris voices, "Close up, boys, close up; fi ing in tho rear." Thus my thii osoape in one day was made. I h the regiment again a few days ther after. I rejoined my command pc fectly satisfied with cavalry service tho Confederate army. 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"Tie his hauds behind his hack, for he's dangerous.' This was two mnch for tho judge. 'I am Judge So-and so,' he began with dignity, 'and this outrage' Just then ho felt a rope on his wrist, and his self-possession de certed him, and ho fairly raved at thc indignities that ?vere being heaped upon him. He resorted to language not usually heard from thc bench or employed by the judiciary. But the more he said the less effect it seemed to have on his captors. "Finally he paused for breath, and the lawyer in a quiet voice said 'Are you satifefi2d now that I was right in argument?' 'Satisfied!' began the judge, hysterically; 'satisfied 1' But he got no further. 'Yes, d-n you!' was the manner in which he lowered bis colors. "A few words and judiciously dis tributed coins ascng his captors by tho lawyer released tho judge and ena bled him to get upon thc train just as tho conductor called 'All aboard!' 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