All the bridges were guarded, and all the boats destroyed.

Early in the morning the Rebels discovered our absence, and the whole garrison of Savannah was sent out on patrol after us.

They picked up the boys in squads of from ten to thirty, lurking around the shores of the streams waiting for night to come, to get across, or engaged in building rafts for transportation.
By evening the whole mob of us were back in the pen again.

As nobody was punished for running away, we treated the whole affair as a lark, and those brought back first stood around the gate and yelled derisively as the others came in.
That night big fires were built all around the Stockade, and a line of guards placed on the ground inside of these.

In spite of this precaution, quite a number escaped.