The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-04-17
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HONOR TO WHOM IloNoR Is DUE.
THE BRAVE soLpIBv5 ENeAeBD
IN THE FAMOUS RAID INTO
GEORGIA.
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From The nsWngiou Nnl"nViV'l
We have already briefly alluded to the
arrival In this city, on Saturday last, in
the flag o, truce boat State Of Maine, OF
six Ohio soldiers who belonged TO the
squad of twenty two men sent into Geor-
ria nv the lamentcd Major General q.
NJ. Mitchell, one year ago on the 9TH
rroximo. We are glad 10 he able to-
pr cent our readers this morning some in.
cidents which occurred yesterday, of the
most pleasing AID interesting character.
For the pas. two or three days these
gentlemen have been before Joseph Holt,
Judge Advocate General, aud Major Gen
erol Hitchcock, giving a detailed nc.
count of their expedition into Georgia,
the time and manner of their ccpture,
aud their treatment by the rebel uu.hori-
ties.
The expedition originally consisted OF
TWENTY-FIVE mon, selected from the Sec
ond, Twcnty-firs' aud Thirty y.third Ohio
regiments. Only one man was taken
| from a company, and he was chosen be-
cause he was considered most reliable for
the duty that was expected OF him. They
DR. ssed in citizens clothing aud avoided
all rebel camps, and made their way to
Marietta, Georgia, short distance above
Allentown, on the Western Railroad,
coanccting the latter city with Chaito-
noo.B. At an eatinl -iousc few miles
above Marietta, while passengers were
getting a meal one of the party actng as
engineer, they seized the train aud made
/ lightning speed to Chattanooga. In pas.
sing stations they only sluckencd up u
little--telling those congrcgoted there
that they had munitions of war for the
army in Virginia, aud were in cousc-
qucnce compelled to make the utmost
speed. Unfortunately the telegraph
wires were not cut in time, and when the
wood aud water gave out they were me-
ccssitated to abandon the train. They
took to the bushes, but were subscquent-
ly captured and taken to Atlanta.
Seven of the members of the cxpcdi-
ton were tried, convicted and hung. In
their examination, they established that
they had not been in the vicinity of any
rebel camp; that, although they dressed
in citizens clothing, they did 10 more
than they had known hundreds of rebel
soldiers 10 do in Tennessee, and who
were treated when captured, ns prisoners
of war. They laid bcfore Col. Holt q
copy OF the htidiita Coufederacy con-
tanning these proceedings Of the trial oI
their comrades.
The rebel author ties treated them with
the greatest intignity aud outrage. The
most determined anxiety WINS manifested
by them to elicit the name of the party
who had acted as engineer. To that end
they took Jacob Parrot, one of the sol.
diers, who is only twenty years Of nge
stripped him, aud gave him ono hundred
lsshcs. This is the punishment usually
Inflicted on such of the Southern slaves
as may be accused of ontnses of which
there is no rrooi; and this is the means
by which many of this unfortunate ClIss
of humanity are constrained 10 confess ,o
the commission of crimes of which they
are as innocent 0s the child unborn. But
in Jacob Parrot the cowhide found oAc
who d,fied its power. Although each
stripe cut rond of blood across his back
he would neither disclose TO them the
regiment to which he belonged, nor the
name Of the gentleman who had driven
the engine on the expedition which came
near being 80 very DISASTROUS to the reb-
els.
The death warrant of these patriots
was signed by General Ledoetter, who
was in command at Chattanooga at the
time, and indorsed by the General T..
Kirky Smith. They were given no no.
tice Us TO the time of their execution
They were executed with the expedition
that people would shoot dog with the
by ydrophobia. Two OF the men, weighing
over two hundred pounds, broke the rope
and fell to the ground. They earnestly
demanded only one hour, to be wholly
devoted to prayer, but the inhuman agents
of this internal order were inexorable,
aud the men were again mounted on the
scaflold as soon as the rope could be ad-
justed
When the rebel Secretary OF War was
notified that seven of the prisoners were
executed, he telegraphed back, inquring
why they were not all executed After
wards this same Secretary denied TO our
q government that any Of these men had
been hung.
Early yesterday morning, Mr., James
c. Wetmore, State Agent fer Ohio, was
notified that Secretary Stanton desired a
visit from these returned heroes. Ac-
cordingly, as soon us their evidence be-
fore the Judge Advocate General had
been revised aud qualified to, Mujor Gen
eral Hitchcock and Mr.. Wetmore accom-
panied than to the War Office in a
body.
They were received by Secretary
Stanton with eordialiiy and simplicity
as only occurs in our own Government.
Numbers of military and civil dignitarles
were anxiously awaiting outside to see
Mr.. Stanton, but were required to wait
until the patriotism OF these heroic sol
diers had been commended and their
merit awarded. Mr.. Stanton familiarly
shook each one of them by the hand, and
introduced them to Sec eiary Chase and
! Andrew Johnson. He then, in a conver-
sational and unreseryed style, addressed d
Mr.. Parrot, the gallant soldier who had
been ignolniniously cowhided by the reb-
els, informing him that he had heard of
his persistent devotion TO his flag under
the most trying circumstances, aud ap-
freciated his merit. Secretary Stanton
(opening morocco ease) further inform
ed Mr.. Parrott that Congress had aus
thorized him to present medals to such
soldiers. as shall by their brave d.eds
prove that they deserve them. None OF
these medals have yet been awarded TO
any soldiers, aud ! nov present you with
the fret one that has been issued by su-
thority of.the late act" The Secretary
then presented each one Of Mr.. PARROTS
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