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me the Yankees were all gone and a Confederate cavalry com pany had gone down the road. While I was talking with Hund ley, I saw a soldier coming with a Yankee overcoat on. I saw he was armed and as I was not, I left. The soldier, after speaking to Hundley, fol lowed me. He rode fast and tried to overtake me, but my horse could outrun bis. When we came to the -forks of the road, I went to tbe right. He went straight ahead. I had been fooled the day before and did not Intend to be fooled again If I could help it. About two o’clock I got back to the Berks ley residence, but I had lost the best horse I was ever on, and the worst part was that he belonged to Col. Berkeley I had lost also a good silver watch, and $600, but I did not go to prison. After glv lng my friends an account of my capture and escape, I ate my dinner and went to bed and slept till about nine o’clock when they waked me to eat sup per. After eating supper and giving Major William Berke ley, who had come over to see his family, an account of my adventure I went to bed, and slept the balance of the night, something I had not done for a long time. About the 25th of March ’65, Col. Edmond Berkeley and I started on our detail to get lead and arms, but before we got to work, the army fell back from Richmond, and then the surrender at Appomattox took place, and on the 29th of April we went down to Fairfax Court house, surrendered and were paroled.
The war is over; slavery is abolished; the Union is restored, and we are at peace with the world and with ourselves, for which I am thankful. I would have given my life to have secured the independ ence of the South, but now I think it better that we did not gain it. I do not wish it to be understood that I regret what I did or that if it were to be done over again, I would act differently. If it were to be done over again, I would act just as I did in 1861. If I had not acted as I did, I would be ashamed to lookmyfellowmen in the face. I have much to thank our Heavenly Father for I was in eleven battles', ten of them on horseback and was never touched by a bullet. My health is good. I am able to work, in the Patent (mice, everyday and go to see 'some one/-"-^
Signed; G. W. F. Hurrftner
September 11,4909
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