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Identifier: daringsufferingh03pitt Title: Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Pittenger, William, 1840-1904 Subjects: Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862 Publisher: New York, The War Publishing Co. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Text Appearing Before Image: I am not sure that any had adopted it before thebreak was made. Certainly noneof us knew exactly the course ofthe Chattahoochee River or thegreat advantage it possessed forsuch a purpose. Rising in theNorth-eastern part of Georgia, itis already a considerable streamwhen it flows a short distance westof Atlanta, and then southwardbetween Georgia and Alabama,and across Florida, till it emptiesinto a large bay which in turnopens to the gulf. Wilson seemsto have been a natural boatman,and his adventures in his first at-tempt to escape by the Tennesseeare vividly recalled in this new ef-fort. In no other way would ithave been possible for him to havesaved his friend Wood, who was too sick to put forth great exertions, buttook shelter under the guardianship of his more robust companion. Thebearing of this sick man safely through four hundred miles of foes wasone of the most heroic deeds ever inspired by soldierly fidelity. At the first, however, Wood probably saved the life of his comrade.

Text Appearing After Image: Mark Wood. From a war-time photograph. Floating to the Gulf. 349 Wilson was engaged in trying to drive away the two guards outside of thejail-gate with bricks, so that it might be clear for exit—an unequal contest,for they were armed with muskets and were now receiving reinforcements—when Wood, who had noticed the other raiders climbing the fence at theback of the yard, called him to come quickly in that direction, or it wouldbe too late to escape. No second call was required. They scaled thefence together, though a volley was fired, and hurried on their way. Itwas a terrible run, especially for Wood, but they reached the shelter ofthe forest, and then dodged from one thicket to another till night. Darkness came none too soon, for a squadron of rebel cavalry in skir-mish order galloped toward the place where they were. They could onlydart under a pine bush and falling flat, hope that they might not be ob-served. Here they remained for some time hearing rapid firing and think-ing t

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