The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-25
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

a CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY-A DEAD
AND BURIED SOLDIER TURNS UP ALIVE
iIne Detroit Tribune, of the 18th inst, mar
rates the following story:
"A case of mistaken identity has been
Drought to our notice, the result of which
has created thrill of joy to an afflicted
motner, and at the same time shows how
easily 1t is for one to be mistaken. In
Marcn last, Mrs. Julia Esmond, of Parma,
jackson county, in this State, received a
ietter from Capt Soule, of company 1, 9th
Mlchigan infantry, announcing the death
ter adds:
Inc surgeon informs me that he was
buried IN beautiful spot by kind old
lauy and her daughter, the grave covered
WIN evfrgreens, and a nice head-board
bearing his name, age and residence, to-
getner with the regiment and company
| Young Esmond, the identical person
alluded to in this letter as having been
buried, arrived in Detroit few days ago
ana reported for duty at the barracks.
AS soon as Mrs. Esmond received the
letter announcing the death of her son, she
sent 1t to Capt. Robinson, commanding at
the barracks, with the solicitation that
and, II possible, aid her in obtaining his
remains, DC. Captain Robinson broke the
seal, adjusted his spectacles, and read the
letter. While engaged in reading young
man-apparently stranger-walked up to
hlm, and with hat in hand, awaited his
leisure. As soon as he had completed read
ing the letter, the young man accosted him
with, :" Are you the commander of this
post?' II am, said the Captain. "Then
l wish to report for duty said the stran-
ger: 81 am from the 9th Michigan and
having just at this moment arrived from
my regiment, desire to he sent back as
soon as you may nave detachment of men
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name, he told it. The Captain informed
him of the contents of the letter which he
held in his hand. The young man assured
the commandment that he was the identical
Edward V. Esmond, and desired pass to
visit his mother. The necessary documents
were of course granted, and he departed
for his home. The story as stated by him,
is that he was engaged in a skirmish, but
having got separated from his regiment he
wandered about in the marshes for some
days, rebel force cutting him off from re-
joining his comrades. After remaining out
some time he obtained transportation to
New Orleans. From that place he took
passage on some steamer to New York, ar
irving in Detroit, as above stated, when,
like true soldier, no delivered himself up
to the commandant at the barracks. This
he did, too, before he visited his mother
CAPTURED CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAGS.
On Wednesday last Colonel Schriver
arrived at the War Department with
thirty-one Confederate battle flags, cap
tured on the I'd and Sd inst, at Gettys-
burg, Penn. Several of them bore Latin
notices, while the mass were the plain
red ground, with the cross and thirteen
stars. One was silk flag with the stars
and bars, with the names of the battles it
had been carried through; another silk flag
of the cross pattern has a rising sun in the
centre with a Latin iNScriDtiOO Sayen-
teen of them had their regimental marks
on, viz: 9TH, cd, 23d, and 34th North Caro-
lima, 18th Alabama; LIST, 18th, 9th, Sd, two of
the 18th, 18th, 2Sth, 56th, SD, and 3Sth Vir-
ginia. They are all more or less bloody
and torn. several of them having been
carried since the first Bull Run fight They
were all exhibited for a short time in the
yard attached to the War Department.
JoNFIsCATIoN.-The Mobile Advertiser
of June 18th, announces the sale of taDentu
RUe conttScated StdUeS, the property of Ly-
Ola and Richard S. Johnson, alien enemies.
Over 200 acres Of valuable land, twenty
bales of cotton, and large amount of 9TH
er property of the same parties, is also con-
fiscated. So much for confiscation in Dix
lie. If the military and civil authorities in
this department were to adopt similar
course here, instead of allowing claims on
the Federal Government to the amount of
$4,000, to the most wealthy and active reb
els in Davidson, it would be better for the
Government, and for loyal people. We
shall present some facts to the public soon
on this point which will astonish unso-
phisticated people. We want the public
to know that the rebels have the hardi-
hood to come before the Board of Claims,
as creditors of the United States.-Nash-
viIle Union.