They had him up before the church, agreed to let him off if he did not again set his trap.

"Well," he said, "brethren, I j-e-s-t did set it." RAIDING ON ROASTINGEARS At this place General Bragg issued an order authorizing citizens to defend themselves against the depredations of soldiers--to shoot them down if caught depredating.
Well, one day Byron Richardson and myself made a raid on an old citizen's roastingear patch.

We had pulled about all the corn that we could carry.
I had my arms full and was about starting for camp, when an old citizen raised up and said, "Stop there! drop that corn." He had a double- barreled shotgun cocked and leveled at my breast.
"Come and go with me to General Bragg's headquarters.

I intend to take you there, by the living God!" I was in for it.

Directed to go in front, I was being marched to Bragg's headquarters.