The remaining installments of J. Montgomery Bailey’s (aka “High Private Manton”) Under Guard or Sunny South in Slices have been posted under the Gettysburg category. Actually, part 10 is still missing – but the remaining parts are now online. Thanks to Bridget Carroll, gr. gr. granddaughter of Pvt. John Augustus Lowden, 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, Company I, for taking the time to transcribe these articles!
The articles offer a glimpse into the experience of the soldiers who did not accept the Confederate parole offer shortly after the end of the battle – their initial captivity, march south to Richmond and imprisonment there, and their eventual parole and release the following month.
And…if anyone has “Slice Tenth” handy, please feel free to send it along!