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State: Georgia Person Interviewed: Rastus Jones While living in Mississippi, Rastus ran off with a crowd "o' Niggers" and joined the Federal forces at Memphis. During the siege of Vicksburg, he was employed as cook in General Grant's Army, and later marched east with the Yankees. Subsequently, he seems to have become attached to Sherman's forces. Near Marietta, Georgia, in July or August, 1864, he was captured by the Confederates under General Hood, who confined him in prison at - or near - Macon until the close of the war. After his release, in May, 1865, he had "a pretty hard time of it" for several years. Still later, he came to Spalding County and hired out to Mr. Jones Bridges. He remained with Mr. Bridges for seven years, then went to work for, and farming with, the Parker family, with whom he has since remained. |
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State: Georgia Person Interviewed: Lewis Oglstree Lewis Ogletree was born on the plantation of Mr. Fred Crowder of Spalding County, (Georgie,) near Griffin. He does not know exactly when he was born, but says that he was maybe seventeen years old at the end of the war in '65. This would make him 33 now. |
