align="right">Chapter XIV.

— The Advance Guard of the Yankee Army—I am Ordered Out—A Noble Federal 124 Chapter XV. — The Battle of the 22d of July, 1864—The Death of Toby 135 Chapter XVI. — Everett’s Desertion 146 Chapter XVII. — A Visit to Confederate Lines—A Narrow Escape—My Return—The Fall of Atlanta 156 Chapter XVIII. — The Ten Days’ Armistice—Going Out with the Confederate Clothes—Scenes at Atlanta, and at Lovejoy’s Station—The Visit to Granbury’s Brigade—The Last Interview with Thomie 168 Chapter XIX. — The Return Home—From Jonesboro via Augusta—Scenes and Incidents by the Way—The Lonely Journey from Stone Mountain to Decatur 193 Chapter XX. — On the Verge of Starvation—A Worn-out Army Horse is Found—Uncle Mack Makes a Wagon—I Make a Unique Trip—Starvation is Warded Off—Dangers and Scenes by the Way 207 Chapter XXI. — A Second Trip for Supplies—Gathering “Fodder” from a Cane-brake, as a Preliminary—The Lonely Journey—Changing Yankee’s Name—I Meet the Federal Raiders 226 Chapter XXII. — News from the Absent Brother—He Marches into Tennessee with Hood—Extracts from His Letters written on the Way—Two Ears of Parched Corn—The Night Burial of a Soldier 243 Chapter XXIII. — An Incident of the War—Related to the Writer by Hon. Roger Q. Mills, of Texas 251 Chapter XXIV. — Picking up Minie Balls Around Atlanta—Exchanging Them for Bread 255 Chapter XXV. — The Decatur Women’s Struggle for Bread—Sweet Singing in Hard Places—Pleasant Visitors—I Make a Trip to Alabama—The News of My Brother’s Death 260 Chapter XXVI. — My Mother’s Death—Rev. John S. Wilson Performs the Funeral Service 274 Chapter XXVII. — A Reminiscence 281 public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@41548@[email protected]#CHAPTER_XXVIII"