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Identifier: immortalsixhundr00murr (find matches)
Title: The immortal six hundred; a story of cruelty to Confederate prisoners of war
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Murray, J. Ogden
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prison life Charleston (S.C.) -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: Roanoke, Va., The Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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m look—a Yankee officer of the newly arrivedtroops from the East. The boys went into the townof Hilton Head, mixed with the troops, talked withthe officers, learning all they could that would helpthem on their final trip. In the distance our mensaw some old breastworks and told the officer whohad pointed them out that they would run overand take a look at them. Saying good eveningthey started for the breastworks; but before reach-ing them darkness overtook them, and before theyknew it they walked into a lake of water. Intheir struggle to reach the shore they attractedthe attention of the sentinel on duty, who chal-lenged them and demanded one should advanceand give the countersign or he would shoot. Cap-tain Campbell told the sentinel to call the sergeantof the guard. The sentinel obeyed, and in a fewmoments the sergeant came up with a lantern.Seeing Captain Campbell in the uniform of a Yan-kee lieutenant, he saluted him and asked whatwas the matter. Campbell told the sergeant a 214
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LIEUTENANT J. D. JENKINSTEXAS (Planter) A3TOR, V THE IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRED story about his men wanting to look over the oldbreastworks and he gratified them by coming withthem; but in the darkness they lost their way andwalked into the lake. The sergeant listened at-tentively to Campbells story, was convinced hewas all right, piloted Campbell and his companionsover the lake shore without going past the re-serve guard. Before leaving prison Campbell hadprepared himself and comrades a pass. This heshowed the sergeant, who grew very polite andinsisted on putting the boys on the right road tocamp. After the sergeant left our boys they pushedup the road and soon found themselves in Sea-brook; and all this due to the polite sergeant, whonever suspected he was aiding Rebel prisoners ofwar to escape. While on their way to Seabrookthey heard before them the gallop of horses, andhardly had time to conceal themselves before twocavalrymen dashed past, evidently couriers fromSeabrook. After a consu

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