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reuei cause. JMIW » nu»rlt;j IR5-cusred to-duy, which I will have to give a little preface to.At our hrst halt after cross ng Flk Hiv^r we rested at a planter's hous**, near wh* re a cavalry tight had tak«n place theiiay before. The rebelb had been (legated, and our troops had swept on after them. The works ol'the devastation of war was plainly visible, and among them was the scarcity of eatables. The troops of both sideshad subsisted off tiio country. We found a lady at the house, with her children and women servants, but no master or man.— The latter were in tho rebel sorvioe. Hhe was an educated lady, pretty, and agreeable, but a most wilful rebel, and in an hour’s conversation 1 had with her she abused us most soundly, stating at the same,time her unbounded liiith in the fini.l success of tho rebel cause. Wo had to supply her with food for her present necessities which eho received with saucy^ remarks, as to wondering where wo sU»e it. In fact, her being a woman, a pretty intelligent one at that, gave her license thut a man would not have had. Our troops encamped on the plantation and forage and meat were procured therefrom as usual. Quartermasters and Commissaries were prepared to give vouchers in the usual form, “to be paid on the proof of loyalty.*' Wo left next day;day she came into our camp accompaniedby her uncle, to get payment lov winttwe hud taken. She did not wish to take the vouchers as described above, but olnimefhat her husband bad boon oouacr ipted, am
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Burlington Weekly Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Sat, Aug 29, 1863
Page 7
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Courtney T.
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