with her. She pointed to the six young men standing outside our door.
I approached the young men, who were between twenty and thirty years
of age, and shook hands with them, saying, "It seems your overseer
didn't succeed in whipping the Yankee out of you night before last."

"No, indeed," said one; "he drove in the Yankee deeper every lick;"
and another said, "I reckon he'll find out this mornin' how much
Yankee he whipped out."

I informed Colonel Eaton of his new comers; and of the earnest appeal
of the old woman in behalf of the remaining thirty-three, and how she
backed her pleading, with enumerating the abundance of every thing her
mistress possessed. He said he would see General Veach, and he might
conclude to send a gun-boat for them.

On May 17, 1863, I called at Dr. Warrener's office on my way to
General Veach's office for transportation to Cairo, but designed
calling at Island No. 10 and Columbus, Kentucky. The doctor kindly
offered to take my papers and get transportation and pass from the
provost marshal for me, and allow me to rest the while. I was glad to
accept the favor; but he soon returned, rather discouraged, and said,
"I think the general rather cross today, and I don't know whether
you'll get transportation or not. After reading your papers he asked
where you were, and I told him you looked tired and were resting in my
office, and I offered to do this errand for her, as it would save her
a mile of walk. 'I'd like to see the lady,' he said, as he handed back
your papers; and you'll have to go and see him." Here was another
narrow place. I took my papers to General Veach in haste, as there was
a boat which I was anxious to take going up the river that afternoon.
I entered his office and handed him my papers, telling him I hoped to