The blue coats, and how they lived, fought and died for the Union - with scenes and incidents in the great rebellion; comprising narratives of personal adventure, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, (14742522886)

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Title: The blue coats, and how they lived, fought and died for the Union : with scenes and incidents in the great rebellion ; comprising narratives of personal adventure, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, life in the camp, field and hospital, adventures of spies and scouts, together with the songs, ballads, anecdotes and humorous incidents of the war
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Truesdale, John
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. Cincinnati, Ohio Chicago, Ill. St. Louis, Mo. Atlanta, Ga. : National Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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l&cers, who couldhuy something to eat; for if the rebels did not love thenortherners, they loved their gold. But, to shorten, he gotthe brain fever in prison, and v/as removed to the hospital;and here the colonel took occasion to affirm, that the kind-ness which had been spoken of, as practised by the physi-cians, was not from rebels, but from our own surgeons. Being by profession a physician, Col. De Y., when he hadsuf&ciently recovered, was asked by the hospital doctor toassist, which he consented to do ; and he was thus permittedto enjoy more liberty. By good fortune, one day the com-manding general gave the physicians liberty to go into thecity several times. They wore, as a distinguished body, ared ribbon, or badge, fixed in their button-hole. When heencountered the sentinel, he was challenged, and forbidden topass on the ground of being a prisoner; the order of thegeneral did not include him. Now, as they called him aFrench YankeC; )-e thought he would play them a Yankee
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COLONEL DE VILLIEES ESCAPE. 403 trick; so lie wrote a note stating that he was included. Whenhe returned to the hospital, the rebel physician said he hadbeen j^ractising deceit, and must consequently go back amongthe prisoners. lie was again incarcerated and put in irons.He soon made up his mind, however, to escape from there, ordie. He was asked to take an oath by the rebels ; but, saidhe, I have taken an oath as a naturalized citizen of theUnited States, and I will never take another to conflict withit. He had been tempted by the offer of position, but heabhorred the enemies of this Union, and could never forgetthat he came here for libertys sake. He told Col. Wood-ruff of his determination to escape, for his time had come.Col. W. wished him well, and hoped that he would escape.He set about it, and devised a lie, and stole; for which hefelt assured he would be forgiven. He stole the coat and hatof a secession officer, and in that garb passed the guard. Col. De Villiers, while brigad