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The End of the War ,73
tion, as Federal officers in Mississippi advised us that if we came
to Tennessee we would find bands of outlaws, horse thieves, etc.,
plentiful, and we ought to have some defence against these."
After examination of two of the paroles, the colonel bade us to
proceed on our journey.
This was about six or eight miles south of Wayland Springs,
which was the regular camping place for this regiment, as we
learned later in the day. These springs as it happened were on
the road we were traveling. After sundown as we approached
these springs that evening, a sentinel on guard called out to
"Halt! Halt !" several times, to which we paid no heed, but kept
riding on towards him. When we drew near this sentinel was
furious and cursed us vigorously and threatened to shoot us. His
calling to us and cursing us aroused the curiosity of his comrades
back in camp, so they, eight or ten of them, came out to the road
to see what the trouble was. They first discovered we were Confederate
soldiers, and one discovered we were on McClellan saddles
and said, "Why, they are using our saddles," meaning we
were riding saddles the Federal army used for their cavalry, and
then another one called out, '"Why, they are armed with pistols;
look at them." Then I said, "Yes, we have our pistols and all of
us know exactly how to use them, so you need not trouble yourselves
further about trying to halt us, for we are going on," and
bade them good-night, and rode on. It may be but fair to state
that they had come out to the road without their guns and as the
vidette only was armed and we had two six-shooters each, they
simply acted wisely and judiciously by letting us pass on, without
molestation. This was my last personal interview with the Yankee
soldier.
Next day we reached Giles County, and as some of the crowd
wished to go on up to Franklin County and on to Maury County
while I wanted to stop in Giles County, we separated with the
understanding we would meet at my stopping place to begin our
western trip after the Mississippi river had gone down sufficiently.
Pretty soon, after this date, Generals Lee, Johnston, and Taylor,
having surrendered, the future for our independence seemed so
unpromising to General Kirby Smith's army that they simply
broke camps and went home without awaiting any enemy to ask
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Blackburn, J. K. P. Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers, book, 1919; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46826/m1/82/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .