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

CHAPTER XII.

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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--Ordered off his mule to be shot--The clamor of the crowd--Recognized as a Confederate spy--Rebel Surgeon vouches for him--Is released-- Gray-headed rebel brought to justice--The Sutler of the 2d Arkansas Cavalry a prisoner--What became of the guerrillas that were washing stockings 127