Identifier: daringsufferingh03pitt Title: Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Pittenger, William, 1840-1904 Subjects: Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862 Publisher: New York, The War Publishing Co. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Text Appearing Before Image: -ing photograph was taken tenyears earlier. Perry G. Shadrack was abouttwenty-two, and came fromPennsylvania to Knoxville, Ohio,when the 2fid Ohio Regimentwas being reorganized for the three years service. He was not large,but plump and solidly built, merry and reckless, with an inexhaustiblestore of good nature. His temper was quick, but he was very forgiving and ready to sacrifice anythingfor a friend. His wit was fre-quently the life of the wholeparty, and his merry blue eyesparkled with mischief on theslightest provocation. As far as Wilson excelled allthe other members of the partyin intellectual strength andacuteness, so did .William Camp-bell in the more tangible qual-ity of physical strength. Hismuscular feats were often mar-vellous. He weighed two hun-dred and twenty pounds, wasof fine build, and with his greatweight was as agile as a cir- William Campbell. From a war-time photograph. cus &CtOr. Danger Seemed tO George D. Wilson. From a photograph ten yearsbefore the war.

Text Appearing After Image: 68 Daring and Snffcriiig. have an innate attraction to him, and the thought of death but littleterror. He was not in the least disposed to be quarrelsome, andoften reproved wranglers. But it was said that the use of stimulants,which he did not touch.so far as I know on this expedition, very consider-ably changed his nature. He was a native of Salineville, Ohio, and hadled an irregular life, being in Louisville when the Union army passedthrough. He had not formally enlisted as a soldier, but was on a visitto Shadrack when the latter was selected for the Andrews expedition, andhad requested permission to go along. Being fully trusted, and wellqualified for dangerous work, his request was readily granted. As wasnatural, he and Shadrack were inseparable friends. At length our luxurious chat was over and we laid down for rest, twoin a bed. I think Wilson slept at once, but I laid awake for some time,watching the fitful light of the declining fire as it flickered over the barerafters and ro

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