Four Years a Scout and Spy "General Bunker", One of Lieut. General Grant's Most Daring and Successful Scouts, Being a Narrative of ... the Experience of Corporal Ruggles During Four Years' Service as a Scout and Spy for the Federal Army

Goes to Ohio to recruit--Raises twenty-one men--Difficulty with the Governor--Visits Lieutenant-General Grant--Order from the War Department--Again in difficulty--Runs away from...

Starts home on veteran furlough--Trouble at the table--Bluffs the Captain--Suspected of being a rebel spy--Commissioned officer serves him at the table--Kind attentions at home-...

Frightened by a dead Colonel--Burns Confederate corn in face of the enemy--Gets into a tight place--A frightened Major--Captures information--A headstrong Captain gobbled up--Ca...

Fired at by a citizen--The sick overseer--How he was cured--Pickets fired on--Trip to White Church--Visits General Van Dorn--Meets a rebel spy--Reports to General Leggett--Grand...

In looking back over my experience, I can recall to mind many little incidents not included in the preceding narratives. It is sometimes amusing to witness the effect of fear up...

First sharp-shooting at Vicksburg--Silences two guns--The rifle-pit--Shoots a Carolinian--The Carolinian's comrade--Outshoots a squad of sixteen--The defiant rebel--Shoots for G...

Reconnoiters Hickory Flats with a squad of seven men--Shoots at the mark--Orders to march with two days' rations--Cause of the alarm--Reconnoiter beyond Whitesville--Major Mudd'...

Rumored attack upon Grand Junction--"General Bunker" sent out as spy--Passes himself as a rebel soldier--Falls in with rebel cavalry--Visits a rebel camp--Attempts to deprive hi...

Reports to Major-General McPherson--Instructions--Disguise--Starts for Vicksburg--Changes his route--Reports to General Denver--Acquaintance with a cotton-buyer--Plan to make mo...

Return to the regiment--The Henry rifle--The march from Milliken's Bend--The tug of war--The army crosses the Mississippi--Capture of Port Gibson--Battle of Raymond--Amusing Cap...

Unfortunate state of affairs--Informality of charge and specifications--Assistance of friends--Fails to get a trial--Gloomy prospects--Evidence accumulates--Guard-house incident...

Not long after my return from running with the 2d Arkansas Cavalry, General Ross requested me to make a general reconnoissance of the country along the railroad as far as Lagran...

On the 22d day of January, 1863, General Logan's division arrived in Memphis, Tenn., preparatory to moving down the Mississippi, to join in the campaign against Vicksburg. While...

Starts on a trip for General Lauman--His instructions--A Confederate widow--Discovers a squad of rebel soldiers--Captures part of their arms--Learns the whereabouts of guerrilla...

Sent to Grand Junction to capture guerrillas--Suspicious incident--Strategy to get out the guerrillas--Orders disobeyed--The rebel flag--The very kind secesh lady--The mistake--...

Return to Mississippi--Instructions--Visit to Troy--Movement of cavalry--Reports to General Denver--Is arrested--Federal Cavalry driven back--Is released--Visits Greenwood--Jour...

I was born in the town of Copley, in what is now known as Summit County, Ohio, on the 17th day of June, 1823, and at the time that I entered the army I was thirty-nine years of...

The forage party--Runaways--Daring scout--Narrow escape--The line of battle--Safe return--Scout reports--Assumes the character of a rebel prisoner--Finds a friend--How he introd...

Sent for by General Grant--Instructions--Crosses Black River--Is captured by rebel cavalry--Sent to General DeVieu--The interview--Passes as Johnston's spy--The attempt to escap...

Sent to Somerville--Finds himself a prisoner--Taken to Cold Water--Meets with old acquaintances--Is paroled--Runs with the 2d Arkansas Cavalry--Goes to Lumpkins' Mills--Intervie...

Starts to find General Bragg's forces--"Wools" the secesh farmer--Receives a bottle of rum--Guerrillas washing stockings--Finds Bragg's advance--Recognized as a Yankee spy--Orde...

Starts for Grenada--Instructions--Is captured--Returns to Water Valley--Starts again--Arrives at Grenada--Condition of Price's army--He returns--Again sent to Grenada--Proposes...

From the time that I finished my trip to Yazoo City until the next November I had but very little to do, and nothing occurred of interest in my experience as a scout. About this...

Attempts to visit the enemy's camp--Learns the strength and position of the enemy--Return intercepted--Perilous situation--Loses his mule--Frightened by men of his own regiment-...

On the 3d day of July, I again went to General Grant to see if he had found out where I could get some cartridges for my rifle. He told me that the Paymaster-General (I have for...

Moves to Cincinnati--Detailed to guard the forts--Meets a secesh lady--First scout--Unexpected visit of the Colonel--The drill--Bad report--The mischief investigated--Attempts t...

About a week after my attempts to get into the rebel camp near Wash. Newbern's, General Ross sent me down to the corners, at Newbern's lane, to ascertain whether the enemy had a...

"Marching orders"--Arrives at Fort Donelson--The surrender--Goes North with prisoners--Meets an old friend as a rebel Captain--The Captain attempts to bribe him--Expedition up t...

The value of the Oath--Attempt to take "Bunker's" life--Sent to Grand Junction--The hazardous ride--Shoots the picket--The chase--Unfortunate occurrence--The chase abandoned--Me...

Lorain Ruggles was enlisted by me in December, 1861, at Columbus, Ohio. The name of "General Bunker" was given to him by the men in his company, and it was by that name that he...

Starts to find General Bragg's forces--"Wools" the secesh farmer --Receives a bottle of rum--Guerrillas washing stockings--Finds Bragg's advance--Recognized as a Yankee spy--Ord...

Reconnoiters Hickory Flats with a squad of seven men--Shoots at the mark--Orders to march with two days' rations--Cause of the alarm--Reconnoiter beyond Whitesville--Major Mudd'...

Rumored attack upon Grand Junction--"General Bunker" sent out as spy--Passes himself as a rebel soldier--Falls in with rebel cavalry--Visits a rebel camp--Attempts to deprive hi...

Reports to Major-General McPherson--Instructions--Disguise-- Starts for Vicksburg--Changes his route--Reports to General Denver--Acquaintance with a cotton-buyer--Plan to make m...

Starts home on veteran furlough--Trouble at the table--Bluffs the Captain--Suspected of being a rebel spy--Commissioned officer serves him at the table--Kind attentions at home-...

Goes to Ohio to recruit--Raises twenty-one men--Difficulty with the Governor--Visits Lieutenant-General Grant--Order from the War Department--Again in difficulty--Runs away from...

Sent to Somerville--Finds himself a prisoner--Taken to Cold Water--Meets with old acquaintances--Is paroled--Runs with the 2d Arkansas Cavalry--Goes to Lumpkins' Mills--Intervie...

Fired at by a citizen--The sick overseer--How he was cured-- Pickets fired on--Trip to White Church--Visits General Van Dorn --Meets a rebel spy--Reports to General Leggett--Gra...

Sent for by General Grant--Instructions--Crosses Black River-- Is captured by rebel cavalry--Sent to General DeVieu--The interview--Passes as Johnston's spy--The attempt to esca...

First sharp-shooting at Vicksburg--Silences two guns--The rifle- pit--Shoots a Carolinian--The Carolinian's comrade--Outshoots a squad of sixteen--The defiant rebel--Shoots for...

Starts on a trip for General Lauman--His instructions--A Confederate widow--Discovers a squad of rebel soldiers--Captures part of their arms--Learns the whereabouts of guerrilla...

Attempts to visit the enemy's camp--Learns the strength and position of the enemy--Return intercepted--Perilous situation-- Loses his mule--Frightened by men of his own regiment...

Frightened by a dead Colonel--Burns Confederate corn in face of the enemy--Gets into a tight place--A frightened Major-- Captures information--A headstrong Captain gobbled up--C...

Return to Mississippi--Instructions--Visit to Troy--Movement of cavalry--Reports to General Denver--Is arrested--Federal cavalry driven back--Is released--Visits Greenwood--Jour...

Return to the regiment--The Henry rifle--The march from Milliken's Bend--The tug of war--The army crosses the Mississippi--Capture of Port Gibson--Battle of Raymond--Amusing Cap...

Sent to Grand Junction to capture guerrillas--Suspicious incident--Strategy to get out the guerrillas--Orders disobeyed --The rebel flag--The very kind secesh lady--The mistake-...

"Marching orders"--Arrives at Fort Donelson--The surrender--Goes North with prisoners--Meets an old friend as a rebel Captain-- The Captain attempts to bribe him--Expedition up...

Starts for Grenada--Instructions--Is captured--Returns to Water Valley--Starts again--Arrives at Grenada--Condition of Price's army--He returns--Again sent to Grenada--Proposes...

The forage party--Runaways--Daring scout--Narrow escape--The line of battle--Safe return--Scout reports--Assumes the character of a rebel prisoner--Finds a friend--How he introd...

Unfortunate state of affairs--Informality of charge and specifications--Assistance of friends--Fails to get a trial-- Gloomy prospects--Evidence accumulates--Guard-house inciden...

Moves to Cincinnati--Detailed to guard the forts--Meets a secesh lady--First scout--Unexpected visit of the Colonel--The drill-- Bad report--The mischief investigated--Attempts...

The value of the Oath--Attempt to take "Bunker's" life--Sent to Grand Junction--The hazardous ride--Shoots the picket--The chase--Unfortunate occurrence--The chase abandoned--Me...

Sent to find the enemy's pickets--Suspicious circumstance--Sick child--Captures three citizens standing picket--Releases them-- Falls asleep--Perilous situation--Fortunate turn...

Sent to Lagrange--Observes two cavalrymen--Arrival at Lagrange--Waits for the cavalry--Accompanies them out--Takes his departure--Is pursued--Evades the pursuit--Finds himself c...

Arrival in Memphis--Daring robbery--Detailed by the Provost- marshal General--Assumes the character of a rebel Major--Secesh acquaintances--Captures a rebel mail--A jollificatio...