Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
Johny Glenn.

tFrom the Newark True AmeriesnI
The following item will be read With live.
ly interest BY many ofour patrons. fJshny's
homo was here in our midst, and We all re-
member him as with his basket upon. his
arm he served those disposedt to patropize
him With vegetables in their season, apples
&c. to those upon the streets and At the de.
pot, bis intelligence, and delight ofsen at
tracing the attention Of the passcr. His
mother WAS scciaently killed at the Railroad
Depot about two years since. We all say
success to little Johny and those who honor
him.
Last week at the Caledonia supper Gen.
Rosecrans exhibited the photograph of q
boy who he said was the youngest sol.sr il
the Army Of the Cumberland. His name is
Johny Glenn, twelve years Of age, a member
of Co. 9, 22d Michigan Infantry His home
is at Newark, Ohio. He first attrated the
attention of Gen. Rosecrans during the re-
view at Nashville, where he was acting a.
marker for his regiment. His extreme
youth (he is quite small fer his age) and in
telligsnt appearance interested tho General,
and calling him TO him, he questioned him
as to his name, age, regiment, &c. General
Rosecrans spoke encouragiusly to.the youns
soldier, and told him to come and see him
whenever he came where he was
He saw no more Of the boy until Satur-
day last, when he went to bis place of resi-
dsncs-the Burnet House and found j any
Glenn sitting on his sofa, waiting to see him
Johny had experienced some of the vicisi-
fn1aa nf o;paa last fbsv u L Il
been captured by Wheslsr's cavalry, near
Bridgeport. Ills Captsrs took him to
Wheeler. who saluted him with
What are you doing here you id littls
Yankee scoundrel?"
Said Johny Glenn. stoutly-"Geu. Wheel
or, am no more id seoundrsl than you
are, SIR"
Johny said that the rebels stole about all
that he had. including bis pocket book,
which contained only twenty-five cents.--
But wouldn't have cared for the rest, )"
he added. IF they hadn't stolen my hat,
which bad three bullst-holes it received at
Chickamauga.
He was finally parolsd and sent North
On Saturday he was on his way from Camp
Chase to his regiment having been en-
changed. Gen. Rosecrans observed tina,
tue young eOiulci 1iQ cnevfO0b on nls arm
and asked the mssrisg of it. He said ht
was promoted to corporal for shooting ,
. rebel Colonel at Chickamausa. The Col
was mounted. and s,opped Johny at sem,
point on the field, crying. stop, you littl,
Yankee devil" Johny halted, bringing hi
Austrian rife to an ''order," thus THROWN,
the Colonel off his guard, cooked his piec
(which he could easily dc, being 90 short
and suddenly bringing it to his shoulder
ired, the Colonel falling dead with bulle
through his breast.
The little fellow told bis story simply ~
nodestly, and the General dstermissd I
honor his bravery. He gave him the bads
Of the Roll of Honor, which Mrs. SauI
ders, wife of the host of the Burnst Houss
sewed upon Johny's coat His eyes glii
tened with pride as he looked upon tn
badge, and little JOHNNY seemed suddenly t
have grown an inch or two taller, he stoo
SO erect. He left his photogra ph with Gen
Rosecrans, who exhibits it with pride. w
may again hear from .Johny Glenn, tn
Youngest soldier in the Army of the Cum
berland. = Gin. Times.