New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-07
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JACOB ,; PARROT,

JACOb y PAiIIiOl,
Company X. SD Ohio Volunteers
Robert Buifum was duly sworn and examined, as
follows
By the Judse Adgocats Question What your position
Answer am private In Company Il. 2lst Ohio Rsgi.
Question Were you member q the sIpsdi.iG1 SEE: 90.
BY Gen Mitchell OF which MI. Piienger aud M fsFT0s
have tssti6eii Answer. Yea. SL
1c.ea Have you heard Tho testimony Of those two wit
ono tion Hays you or nos persona knowledes OF tho
natter, spoken q ~ themi Answer. fs', sir have
your and belief tbs tae en which they have
made aTo tue An.wor. iss, ST. they are.
Qnofn Il there anytias Ia addition, which you recoi'
Answer would ,,y. that when tho boys taken ou
r execution r Eo6iusen the one Who was taken win
ifr. Parrot aud with hin when ne whipped,
taken sek bed TO be executed tie ~@s unable TO
oa,.tian. Was he Ned Ike tie restl
Answer Ye. sir his ssas were 'sd behind him and lie
who executed was FieemAson he made himseif known
to h5ee or tour oeeis WHO wers Ion ana hey o4sined
ior him 'ee privilege OF w'is home to 81, ifiendA lie va
the only one In char party who lad tudt priruoE-
QueGio. Halo you aay knowledge OF aouey being taken
An.~sr. We were captured in different parties Money
WINS skoI from US oy the oao-'issm '@a'e a. the tiue
we're taken and rom other, when hov Nefo confined IN
pnsou. was with MIR Wilson one OF thOse who
ents sn5 NJ Dorsey one Of tee's who ec,psd aud MT
u.s. Mr Wilson .ud had 80 between usi had go my
pockstkuis, everything .ha could be Of any The
money ws never rstafned to a' HSss Nsjos WHO took
were taAen into jail stripped clnthes taned
inside olt, md everything e1amiued mr. bensngef who
was with When were captured was tsken before
colonel who took him into ana questioned him That
ncht they took TO Marietta, confined Ia
under ground sHl 20 tho one at Chasloga The
rats were roaming in every decuon here
balls OF wool all the oor that the rails mad rolled up We
the jail TO keep tue noO rom taxing Us oa 70 they would
have zone bat for the guard The next day we were taken to
Chattanooga, where We met the rest Of the party.
Question. VIII you state the Circumstance. under which
you joined she expedition
and asked II was willing 10 20 On ssecstexped
ton aud said that was should report 10 him In twenty
business aud no said he coud not tell me snyshins but
dad not wish to there would DO nothing more said about H.
Colonel which I'D, and he gave mo pass to Sheeyville
where 20 meet M AndTew at tavern Shortly alter
with by the name Of Maon aud snother BY tie name "
ool Belon sng ~ tho 2ltt NT Andrews gave 80 10
three suits lo the 80 That night ,he 7n OF april we
commenced march. About mile from town BIZ An
thee and told that object was 20 destroy the bdgs
OH communications 8c and he would meet % at Chata
Chattanooga whore we procured tickets for Marietta When
got 20 Marietta stopped night aud IT O'clock ia
rinp mile. from Marietta. where seized the
na with three box which detached from the Of
encampsd within forty fifty rods OF tho we tared
We proc led sbsu bundled miles before lea the train
budges because followed cosey by the ethor
tans that happened TO be there that day. aud
by h.flug stop TO allow other
That delayed about hour. We al station olieg
CINE whom tue puGsung enlae in sight aud We
atarted OF sgan We ran ut the Fate Of about sixty miles
oour thought had got far enough ahead Of
them would stop got of and cut the wirep that hey
could not send ahead OF and take the track
delay then aud then btst again Finally wool
aud water out aud Mr. AD1ews told shit
selves Nh Andrews retained hs pfeseacs o. mind until the
last moment
Question. Who acted as tho ensineeri
Answer. man by the name Of Brown. Of the 2lst Ohio
Regiment lie Of those who escaped breaking
ROBERr BUFFUM, Co n, 2l.t O. Vols.
Corporal William Reddick was duly sworn and
e1anined as follews:
ny tho Judss ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WIN you state your
pcsiiioo In tho military sery,cel
Answer. sm corporal in go. b, 3)d Ohio Regiment.
Question. Len aud for how long did YOU enlist l
Answer enlisted on the 18Th Of August, 1861, for three
years
Question. Were you member Of the secret expedition
sent out by Gen. Mitchell Of which the other witnesses
have tetihsdl Answer. Yes, Sir
Question. win you state the circumstances under which
you were engaged 10 that expedition
Answer waa sitting by tbs camp hro when the captain
and second lieutenant called to them. Tue captain told
that there secret expedition hand and he wished
would whit stating that he preferred me before any
OF his company and that he had to furnish IRON mia
company lie said TO enter into tho encInys nss
capture train and destroy the bridges the road that IL
would be very easily accomplished that we had good lead
or, man who understood the business, aud who had
been employed In tho service OF the United 6taea lie told
me that he would give three quarters Of hour 10 study
upon a. Whistler woald go or not yen to my tent and
took to tho colonel and the colonel told ell tho
citizens clothing that could In camp. only made
s,uned camp and pair Of pants COOK in
tho hospital We then taken to Shebyvis, where
procured Clothes and hsn returned back to tho camp
supper. Amer supper we were taken back to Shelbyvs
We won't upon the railroad mile and half mes
aud there stopped and money given TO We were
uaintsd at time, with each other We divided
Into squads John Woan and myself up the railroad
about hive milss that night We stopped at house who're
there IVES light. and sPessntsd ossssTss ssass VIA