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Accession no.
CL-4at P C. PROJECT UNIT
Form. --3
12662
Date received
141/0/41a
Consignment no.
Shipped from Place of origin..64A24.
Label V V Project worker ..tketet.e...e1 6Y14.2ftiu-04.0
Amount Project editor
4. Remarks
Collection (or Type)
Title
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There were some illree thousand soldiers in the Oentederate Wein.
They were gentlemenly and represented the best manhood ef Kentesky mai
their native states. Of course in war and in that large a crowed there
would be some unlaeasant things, bat on the whale the atal were polite.
&snorer they saw a horse they wanted they exchanged their worm out horse
for ititigually with the suggestion of "Lot's Swap, 1 think you can plww all
right Ihith this horse". .1Any of the horses left were really better than
the cnos taken but were worn out anu many ilea sore books.
Lr. o3rnsQn' tr was ridin,4 along with Mt Buckstont a Southern
yrrutilizer who had a valuaUe horse, when the leader said, "I'll mad your
horse," then l'ingering Daokston's gold watch chain which extended
v.croso hic waist, he seAd, "I can also relieve you of this watch and Chain.°
ith us zood a grace as he coula Luster for he belonged to the Knights of
the Golden Circle, z. ckston 'raveled from his horse und meekly handed
over his watch.
The ,sane. eveni 1obson's men came through the country hurd on Morgan's
tracks, In his band there were five thousand Union men. They foraged off
the in road in small grope for two or three miles. They drove Wel the
land to r. Johnson's bomel as they reached the gate to the yard, they
halted and drew their guns. The memory of those armed soldiers was still
very vivid to Nr. Johnson. For awhile the family wee very frightened with
so many e:uns pointing directly at the house. Mrs. JOhnson had done sonr
sideralae baking ler unday, among the things were several pies, a largo
corn pone which was several inches in diameter and very deep, all of these
were crammed rto aack by Hobson's an. To bake these pones hot coals
were raked in .1.ont of the fire iaaoes, the dough placed in an oven or
p.42 vith a tiif't cover and red hot ooals place on top of it. This bread
was much better two or three days after it was baked4
There WWI no differenco in the foraging of the two 0 es, but if
Hobson took a horse he left a note which was redeemed by the govt. after
the *ax.
When Ur. Johnson vs* watChing tho Morgan men pass by be vas attraistod
noticeably by it hones with spots en it as large as your hand; he vas
asked. "Do you know that horse" °Yes. I think it belongs to Mr Hardy mho
lives down the road." he answered.
"well, I don't know who it belongs to. I didn't soe the owner vhinl
got it out of the stable", audiwered the Confederate.