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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: nes we would gladlypass over, but they are a partof the record, and to omit themwould give a false impression of the whole story. The two men werequestioned and maintained an obstinate silence. Parrott was the younger,being at that time barely eighteen. His educational advantages had beenlimited, but he had a clear head and a resolute character He was sepa-rated from his comrade, and every device used to open his lips. He wasthreatened with hanging; a rope was procured, and they were apparentlyabout to proceed in their work when a colonel, at least addressed as such—possibly Col. Jesse Glenn, whose regiment was camped near Dalton,and whose men at any rate were engaged in this terrible affair—interferedand saved his life. A lieutenant and four men then took him and strip-ping him naked, held him down over a stone, while they inflicted over ahundred lashes on his bare back ! Several times the whipping was sus-pended and he was let up to see if he was ready to tell all they wished to

Text Appearing After Image: Jacob Parrott. From a war-time photograph. 184 Daring and Suffering. know, and especially who was the engineer of the party. From the veryfirst they were anxious to ascertain who had run the engine, probably sup-posing him to be a Southern man in league with us. Finally the crowdthemselves grew sick of the terrible work and it ceased, without the poorboy having uttered one word. His companion, however, believing thatthey both would be obliged to die, and wishing to die under his ownname, gave it, with his regiment. He had also first tried the same Ken-tucky story in vain. They were then ironed and taken off to jail. These were all that were captured on the day of leaving the train. Inthe night following none were taken but Sunday was more fruitful to theenemy. None of the party had apparently a better opportunity of escape thanHawkins and Porter. They were left at Marietta, and felt wonderfullydisappointed and chagrined when, on reaching the station, they saw thetrain drawing out. To

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