Waited Until The Child Was Safe

An ïnteresting httle war story has 3-overnor Jones, of Alabama, for i{s ïero. At the time Gordón was resisting Shercnan's auvance, Jones, then a staff captain, was delivering a message frcm lis chief when be saw a little child, ciad only in night clotbes, hiding in terror ehind a frame house in the direct range of the bullets from each anny. Jemes ode forward. took the child on lus horse and galloped back with her to the Conederate line. When the Union forces saw the act they ceased &ing, and there was an impromptu cessation of hostiliies until the child had been carriad to a