CHAPTER VII.. My Escape.

MY ESCAPE.

Obstacles in the Way of Escape. -- Farewell to Selma. -- Gold versus Confederate Scrip. -- An unnamed Friend -- Conscription Act. -- Swearing in a Regiment. -- Soldier shot. -- Chattanooga reached. -- Danger of Recognition. -- Doff the Military. -- Transformation. -- A Bivouac. -- A Retired Ferryman. -- Conscience versus Gold. -- Casuistry. -- Embarkation and Voyage. -- Pistols and Persuasion. -- An unwilling Pilot. -- A Night-reverie. -- My Companion's Pisgah. -- Selim. -- Secession a destructive Principle. -- Practical Illustration. -- A third Night in the Rocks. -- Home and the Welcome. -- The Dying Deserter. -- One more Move--but how? -- My loss and Selim's Gain. -- Off for Home. -- Federal Officer and Oath of Allegiance. -- Plea for Treason. -- Sanctity of an Oath. -- Résumé. -- Home 196

THIRTEEN MONTHS IN THE REBEL ARMY.