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A SULTANA SURVIVOR.Captured by the Cunfeda. Blown Into the Kiver and Kescued by a Yawl.A foraging expedition that was sent out from Huntsville, Ala., consisted of j ten men and a Lieutenant, and nine wagons. A force of 4^0 Johnnies attacked us, and we gave them a right warm reception. In less than twenty minutes we had killed twelve and wounded about twenty of our assailants; but we were overpowered and captured. The rebels took our shoes, coats, hats and then marched us to Hollow Mountain, distant one hundred miles, over frozen ' ground, barefooted. Thence we were shipped to Cahaba. on stock cars, where we received each day half a pint of corn-meal, cobs, husks and all being ground 1 together.We remained here until the Alabama river overflowed and for ten days we were compelled to stand in water waste deep. Eight hundred prisoners were then sent to Selma (myself among the number) and paroled, and thence to Vicksburg, having to walk from Jackson to Black river. A great many of the comrades died on the way. The Goverment sent food and clothing to Jackson, and wagons to transport the sick, but I don't know what became of tho goods and the horses. I was among those that were put on board the fated steamer Sultana, enroute toCampChase. The steamer exploded and I was blown into the river, sustaining a dislocated wrist. After floating twelve miles I was picked up by a yawl from one of our gunboats, being nearly frozen. I never reached Camp J Chase, but went to Indianapolis and was discharged. Would like to have others of the Sultana survivors respond.—Mar-cellus Reynolds, Co. C, Sixty-Eighth Ind. V. I., in Toledo Blade.
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Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Van Wert, Ohio, US
Fri, Jun 06, 1890
Page 7
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