At the dawn of the day he and his fellow-prisoners were marched to Sudley Church, where they were to be confined until they could be sent to Richmond.

Here Tom found a captain belonging to his regiment; but neither could give any information to the other in regard to their friends.
"I shall not stay here long," said the captain, in a whisper, when they had become better acquainted.

"I intend to leave to-night." "Can't I go with you ?" asked Tom.
"You can go, but we had better not go together." Tom thought for a while, and determined upon an attempt to escape.

During the day, he carefully examined the premises, and decided upon his mode of operations..