Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-03-07
= Thrilling Incident OF the War.

Nine or ten years ago q citizen of one
: Of the tosas in the eastern part Of Massa-
chusetts, was unjusily suspe cted ola crime
which the statute can only reach, bet
which deservediy brings upon him guilty
Of 1t the Indignation OF upright men,
There were circumstances WHICH gave
color to ths suspicion, and The unfo:tuna:a
gentleman suffered the misery Of loss Of
friends, business and reputation. His
sensitive nature could not face these trials
And he tell into n condition OF body and
mind which alarmed his family. At length
having invested his property where it cod
be easily mauaged by his wife, he sud-
denly disappeared, leaving her comior-
table home and the care Of two boys, of
10 and y years. The first fear that he
had sought violent death, was partly
dispelled by the orderly arrangement o,
his affairs, and the discovery that a da-
guerreotype OF the family GROUP was miss
ing from the par!or table. Not much ef
fort was made 10 trace the tneitlve.-
When atterward, facts were Developed
which established his innocence of the
crime charged, il was found to be imro5
the publication q! the story in the column.
Of several widely circulated Journals fail.
ed to recall him, he was generally suppos.
ed to be dead.
At the outbreak Of TIE present civil var
his eldest son now a young man, was in
da""d hya friend, Captain in Western
regiment, to enlist in his COMPANY. He
carried himself well through the campaign
in Missouri and Tennessee, and alter the
capture Of Fort Donaldson was rewarded
with . First Lieutenaat's commiszioa-
At the battle OF Murl.eesborc he YVES
wounded in the left arm, but so slightly
that he was still able to take caarse of q
aquad 0! wounded prisoners While per.
forming this duty he became aware That
one OF them, q middle aged man, with
fol! heavy beard, was looking at him with
fixed attention. The day after tie fight
as the officer was passag, the soldier gave
the military, and said
"A word with you, if you please, sir
You emind ne OF an old friend. Are
yoa ION New England T.
y au.'
From Massachusetts, %
ayes
Aaisvourename p
The young Lieutenant told his name.
and why he came 20 serve IN d Western
regiment.
l thought: so, said the other auI turn
ing away he "as sj.~nt Although bis q.
rIosity was much extucd by the soldiers
n!auDer, the o.iicer furybsre to question
bim, and wb.~r,w But il ,ba afternoon
h. took 0ccasiDa . renew the cUuyersa
TIA, aud expressed the interest awakened
," lnm ~ 'hc incident OF The morning.
i Enew youg tA,Ler,' said the prisoner.
" Is h. veil q
I'VE have not seen him for -ea.s. We
think he is dead"
Then followed snc! an explanation Of
the circumstances Of his lisappeasance as
the young man could give. He had never
known the precise r.ture of the charges
ara;rst his father, but vas able to make
il quite clear that his innocence had been
established.
Il knew your mother aiso," continued
the So.di"r twas in love with her when
size married yoar iather.'
II have letter from her dated ten
days ago. My brother is Il nine months
manin New Or!cans.'
After a iitIe Gesultory conversation. the
soldier took from under his coat leathern
wallet, and disclosed daguerrtof7pe case.
The has2 was gone and the corners were
roanded by wear.
viii yon ob'ige me" he said, "by
looking at this alone, in your tent?'
Ag;tated almost beyond control, the
young officer took the case and hurried
away. He had seen The picture before -
IL represented q man and a woman, sitting
side by side, with boy at the knee of each
The romantic story moved the comman.
der OF the division to grant the vo1nr man
turlough, and both father ani son
reached home last week.