Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-31
HoNoR no me OHIO BOYS.
The Brave Soldiers Engaged in the Raid
into GeOrgia--Their Interview with the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Medals.

honor from the Secretary of War, and their
reception by the Secretary and the Presi-
dent:
we have already briefly alluded to the
arrival in this city, on Saturday last, in the
fag-of-truce boat State of Maine, fisk Ohio
soldiers, who belonged to the squad of
twenty-five men sent into Georgia by the
lamented Maior-General o. NJ. Mitchell,
one year ago on the It'll prOximo. We are
glad to be able to present to our readers
this morning some incidents which oc-
Cured yesterday, Of the most pleasing and
interesting character.
THEIR TESTIMONY Al THE OFFICE OF JUDGE
ADVOCATE GENERAL HOLT.
"For the past two or three days these
gentlemen have been before Joseph Holt,
Judge Advocate General, and Major Gen
eraI Hitchcock, giving a detailed account
Of their expedition into Georgia, the time
and manner of their capture, and their
treatment by the rebel authorities.
The expedition originally consisted of
twenty-five men, selected from the Second,
Twenty-frst, and Thirty-third Ohio regi-
ments. Only one man was taken from a
company and he was chosen because he
was considered the most reliable for the
duty which was expected of him. They
dressed in citizens clothing, and avoided
all rebel camps, and made their way to the
vicinity Of Marietta, Georgia, d short dis
lance above Allentown, on the Western
Railroad, connecting the latter city with
Chattanooga. At an clearinghouse a few
miles above Marietta, while passengers
were getting a meal, one Of the party act
ing as engineer, they seized the train and
made lightning speed towards Chattanooga.
In passing stations they only slackened up
a lttle-telling those co~ngregated there
that they had munitions of wal for the
army in Virginia, and were in consequence
compelled to make the utmost speed. I'm
fortunately the telegraph wires were not
cut in time, and when the wood and water
gave out they were necessitated to aban-
don the train. They took to the bushes,
but we're subsequently captured and taken
to Atlanta
SEVEN OF THE PRISONERS lung.
3" Seven of the members of the expedition
were tried, convicted, and hung. In their
examination, they established that they
not been in the vicinity of any rebel camp;
that, although they dressed in citizens
dress, they did no more than they had
known hundreds Of rebel soldiers to do in
Tennessee, and who were treated, when
captured, as prisoners Of war. They laid
before Colonel Holt a copy of the Atlanta
COnfederaey containing the proceedings of
the trial of their comrades"
THE REBELS TRY THE VIRTUE OF THE LAsBy
"The rebel authorities treated them with
the greatest indignity and outrage. The
most determined anxiety was manifested
by them TO elicit the name of the party that
had acted as engineer. To that end they
took Jacob PARROT, one of the soldiers, who
is only about twenty years of age, stripped
him, and gave him one hundred lashes.
This is the punishment usually inflicted on
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and this is the means by which many of
this unfortunate class are constrained to
confess to the commission Of crimes Of
which they were as innocent as children
unborn But in Jacob PARROT the cowhide
found one who defed its power. Although
each stripe cut a road of blood across his
back, he would neither disclose to them the
regiment to which he belonged, or the name
of the gentleman who had driven the en-
CINE on the expedition which came near
being so disastrous to the rebels"
PREPARE FOR DEATH.
1.-THE death warrant of these patriots
was signed by General Ledbetter, who
was in command at Chattanooga at the
time, and Endorsed by General E. Kirby
They were given no notice as to
the time of their execution. They were
executed with the expedition that people
would execute a dog with the hydropho-
biR. Two of the men weighed over two
hundred pounds, broke the rope and fell
to the ground. They earnestly demanded
one hour, TO be wholly devoted to
prayer, but the inhuman agents of this
order were memorable, and the
men were again mounted on the scafFold
as soon as the rope could be adjusted"
BRUTALITY OF A REBEL CABINET OFFICER.
"When the rebel Secretary of War was
notified that seven of the prisoners were
executed, he telegraphed back inquiring
why they bad not all been executed At
forwards this anne Secretary denied to
bur GOvernmenttha any of these men had
been hung"
AN INVITATION FROM SECRETARY STANTON.
EARLY yesterday morning Mr.. James
:. Wetmore, State Agent for Ohio, was
that he desired q visit from the
returned heroes. Accordingly, as soon as
heir evidence before the Judge Advocate
General had been revised and qualified to,
General Hitchcock andMr. Wetmore
accompanied them to the War office in a
'Ody.p
low THEY WERE RECEIVED BY THE sECRE-
ARY
"They were received by Secretary
with a oordiality and simplicity
8 only occur in cur WI Government. ]
numbers Of military and civil dignitaries :
Eere %anxiOusly awaiting outside to see
Ir. Stanton, but we're required to wait
ntil the patriotism of these heroic SOL
iers had been commended, and their mer-
t awarded. Mr.. Stanton Familiarity Z
hook each one of them by the hand, and
Introduced them to Secretary Chase and
johnson. He then, in q CONVEX
stional and unreserved style, addressed
lr. Psrrott the gallant soldier who had !
cen ANONYMOUSLY cowhided by the reb-
Is, informing him that ne had heard Of
is persistent devotion to his flag under
ne most trying circumstances, and appre-
lated his merit. Secretary Stanton,
a morocco case) further informed
lr. PARROT that Congress had authorized
i'm TO present medals to such soldiers as