M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-04-23
Fo tie Dcm at
Captivity and : iavrI$ III D!xtrr
by yInt "a CoEnty fits. Her
OfWuP. 1903 N'. .t .... "it

ny - ~ -. ' - . 80 49,
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hlnu rTaacr, IN treseh''I1 :" w."
'he following account OF my GEaP'l''V''y
ana ttAYi Is ~ Di%ir, uesirc 10 rep
resent D,Xle as u vs. ana cnn' gan, " ~ rh
,dra Hl iHe u"a'm'hGI rece'vco 'c'1 w oh
ION SoiC,erS, Nho arc 80 u.i'o''',''"'o ave
us 10 a'l mo - ha"uS wv ~. IJ,yG ~ ?
| | was egl 4reiIl eil,s ,Sp'o. ,l"on r ". =" "'u'
HPSpRy; Pe 81 ~ CAV gay o' Oec;' ' "l' -, y
yRfh 70 70 y, ~ nrIeso7r"' Nncre .' l "r V"'H
iip' I" axe lp arms a!"IhSt w . "
ih'rp Conc j' deracy; nor Go any eau can 7
.0r garrison dnty' %c" un''i 'esH''y
rXcl an@ch; was "1ln'nS,erel' A"e'
rec'i'lnI 'le hooVo P'hh, wv "''t
cnhllhed IN me Ooult iiouSc y"'H
WIN Il, a,strohS SuaFd ol c'!'ScnS "rouhu
us. =, ,.. ,.,f.r.v,
! On Wednesday morning W" wa
N't'''eu I 'aEe care ~ 'n1 .,'I ' ""u ,''.'
|? carry then "liWE n nLI"' ,' ns,',t
HreSSIh9 'ner W''i'n'S' S''' ,',! nl'.' '. ""'"'
hqpG was captured III 'he ul'c''"rEc
I"l my duty. =.
JAMES Bussard, Leroy ,. BNrcro,
[ Asa Scot: aud several lnorT"t co. Il,
w>ro wounded, ard | was determined
10 Stag with them as long ~ possible
lhni Go them all the good could.
but did not intend 10 let thd rebels
get mo II the wonndel were captured
| was bnsI'y engaged sprcadlnt down
blankets, removing Cartridge bcXrs
from them, anl binding nn wounds
To sfop The How OF bloodiann ana mol
NJ tee The advancing rrne's, WIN
were s'o"iy driving our nlcn OcIort
them.
Inc liin1 became very warm, ard
Tue Surgeon ordered us tI1lo down
III mean aIIwho were deiaIlci 70 TAKE
care OF the wouud"i.) and a'l wlh
twers not 'Io'ailed were ordercd tt
fhtir regiments. A great many Tell
lhe IIosplVal and went IN search o'
Their regiments. We obeyed orders
aud wtrn soon :. lying elos9 - ~, NV
- r',''i' ~ = l"ii{e'sf ape; canister. snol
"'' So',u s'o' n''l'@ ,i'cN "'o'!'N' '.S
"'SGS' .y, wa" W'''' I'.I"I; l'""s'"s !"
Fy"I'y r,, - ''oun olI T,''''''''''. .I"' ..
h'u-Nrtry ,'y "EG W''Iery--a'll'l I"
''so '' "',o o'.''"''o'' '"'',' ''J '''''
a" , Sco Nv" ,"VS ' "e'0 ,''N."| u;
ANU o'S., cr W" " ''S,'''V"y S, - o, &c Il
a. :. '"'" III e' HS''l',",, III l '"''"'''
J""'i'svn' isn "F N'o va. VIZ " S'I"' '' ''"'''
''or' , ~ t''2 , S''no ' 'Iule' 'nu % ".onP
o' ~ run "'lG" l.' 's ''"vu ,,I'' '''"
" "i' VI ~ ",''"''s ,'s ".'u9, wa '"' } =" ~
-" ~ l"nNHS 50" VI ~ o-a' ,,, 10, M
- ''i1 ,', ''n' . ~ vs. ", =" T.' n.n wv ','
'--u or,,''s oi'"eu oi''' w. 90,
1etven tl. '"a' SeHe!"' % soGe'" t nH'
,ne'r guns 10 IN Vn''F M n'n"' ready
u S'"o' 1t "''e",t ''u ,,'''''Gr ,, Nv Go,
cape, 81 most most scl"c'"'''Y oocy o'
',' % r"'l'' , " 'SV''r' ,l ! was NV
a"iie' n""eVcT' viewer, ~ s,'". ''''ny "''
c"P.uIsu WIN ,.',l ,','; ""'' '"'' ""''ue'
NE ~ So'no Sa'IS'' s' . ,o''' ..., ..
we "e'e c'H'''u''tn ,'.,I' y" q''SH ':lI"''
''r'hs'y gU1ru:u' tow"'u i, IH"''''S
"'n' ,,,, W nnc l'"IH'',S = TnI'"@ m - "'''"o
y nc'"; 'T"'','S ~ 70 D. D''lV','', 'r. 81"
""i'''''u reou' ,N'"S ',n'' "''o 'I,"'
fo"cn " "l' I"'N'o"' ' o'o'' W "E
mouth. "a much as 10 SAY, glVe ne
. drink. / went o. nln' hst l'''
an''eh ha' 'n,I oi W"rr' rom my
'"''ce"' SP'o'' h'S pi'"Nt' vi ~ ,"..',
-r"ssF SP''' cH'r'o" nun !" r. ''"'
nm low'l on IL ana 'n'h 'Pi'sScu o"
HIS lcIt Reg W"s or"Nti'' ana NO 'iau |"
2gyrre ,!!I w".lni IN INC lllollth. 80
soon came up WIN asa oc',''
Tl" was haIIy wounded ~ The riG"'
arm above the elbow ITO sa'l lie
t'it very SICK ana Wa'Lcu 'ao " he'P
hln' / c"h@ht hoIa o' llhf ihii ~
sisted MN rs Innch us co,iId we
'oon arrived where q Scce@h d9ctrI
Sas dressing wounds. ho .orlered