grand carriao'e, drawn by a span or mules, himself dressed in a 

 Confederate officers uniform, a silk hat and smoking a cigar, the 

 carriage being driven by a finely dressed darkey. The carriage 

 was loaded down with chicken?, hams and other eatables. He 

 afterwards drove through the streets of the city while houses 

 were burning on each side. 



One of the saddest incidents that it has ever been the mis- 

 fortune of soldiers to be engaged in, took place while on this 

 march, and would illustrate the truthfulness of the declaration 

 of Gen. Sherman, that -'War is Hell." 



On this march the killing of our men by citizens or "bush- 

 whackers, "" became so common that the general in command, 

 issued an order, that if we found any more of our men killed, we 

 ■should take a prisoner and shoot him in retaliation. In a few 

 days after this order was issued a man by the name of Woodruff, 

 of company H of our regiment, was found with his brains beat 

 out. At that time we had, with us, about 300 prisoners. They 

 were allowed to cast lots to decide who should be taken. The lot 

 fell on a man by the name of Small and about 45 years of age. 

 He was brought to our regiment and given in charge of our chap- 

 lain. A squad of twelve men were detailed to do the shooting. 

 Thev were furnished with guns, six of which were loaded with 

 blank cartridge and six with ball. The squad was in charge of 

 Major Rhodes. Campany A under command of Capt. Candor, 

 was detailed as guards and to see that the execution was duly 

 performed. The company was formed in line, facing a swamp, 

 a few rods distant. The chaplain brought the prisoner into the 

 intervening space, then asked him if he had anything to say. 

 He said, ''I was forced into the army, never was in a battle, 

 never wished the yankees any harm, have a large family, all 

 girls, who live about 40 miles from here, I have been a local 

 Methodist minister."" It was the general opinion that he told 

 the truth. The ihaplain tnen blindfolded him and led him to a 

 tree, against which the prisoner leaned. The Major commanded 

 his squad to make ready— take aim— FIRE. The man stood for a 

 mouient, his muscles contracted, then fell and died without a 

 stuggle. Five balls entered his breast and one his thigh. He 

 was hurried and a board put to the head of his grave on which 



