The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-22
NO. II.
An Cid Soldier Arrests Els Seminar
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Yesterday morning case Of arrest
! for desertiOn from tho British army os-
CURED in this city As lLo ci7cum-
stances connected with it arc peculiar
we give them in detail It appears
that while the Thirteenth regiment was
garrisoned here q private belonging to
/ that corps, named James EcTre. met
! wO0ed and won the daughter Of ap old
/ soldier, naned Samuel Dunbar. DUN
! bar is a gallant old fellow who has Ssrv-
/ ed his country faithfully, having re-
I ceIved an honorable DISCHARGE flom the
service after he had attained the rank OF
/ sergeant His loyalty and devotion 20
/ the British crown are ECtol words alone,
l Tor m has younger days lie proved, 10y
I deeds OF ya.O-, his attachment to the
/ old iag beneath which DC bis Glory 90
live, and IN defending which &c is Ills
wish to die. So strong IS ais attach
ment for everything British, and es-
\ pecisily when connected with tho or
my, in which he himself has honoraLly
served, that he was glad 10 give tho
I hand of his daughter Co q man wearirg
/ the humble but honorable uniform IL
I q private soldier MCGEE was O we'll
/ conducted man, and stood well the
estimation Of his officers, so that the
colonel offered no objection to his mar
riage
some short time after the two Esd
been made one, the regiment received
orders T. remove 10 MOuueGLond NcGee
was, OF course, compelled TO &c with
the others, and receive PERMISSION TO
take his wife with him. The last
words at n0rtiug that tho old soldier
said 10 his sonin-lsw were words Of
warning and advice telling him to
remain loyal snd true to his Queen
and country, and % keep his uamo
unstained By any di~houoraJle action,
as q British soldier should always do
Well the regiment went to Mon.
treal, and shortly afterwards Dunbar
was shocked 20 hear that his s0u-iu-
law, McGee, had deserted the service
and taken refuge under the stal5 and
stripes, leaving bis wife behind him.
The feelings OF the old soldier can be
imagined on hearing that one coLuec-
ted with him had committed such o
violation Of loyalty and honor Sooner
nc said, would have seen him dead be-
fore him than known he had deserted
his cOlors Sending for his d8ueht,r Ls
had her brought home, and with him
she has lived ever since.
McGee, on DESERVING, procured en-
plOyment in some town IN The State or
New-Y ork, and wrote occasionally toL.s
wife and iather-in-iaw, informing them ,
Of his whereabouts. and stating that Is
was doing well lie wished TO have L.5
wife sent TO him, but her father wrote
.hot his daughter would never. during
his life at all events, live with q l.seIt-
er The letters between the parties
then ceased, and DUnLaraud bis JaulG-
ter came to the conclusion chat McGeo
had given up oil idea of-ajtCmp,iug 90
get his wife 90 follow him
Great, however, was their astouisi-
ment yesterday morning, vixen cab
drove Up 20 the door Of tLrir lcnr.
and 3IcGee, dressed in the aciaht OF
American fashion, stepped from is gud
entered the house without ceremony.
The wife naturally few loh,rhusjards
arms, but not so the old soldier Gong
ND TO his sou-in-law. he. iu n stern, cool.
determined manner. laid Dis haud On
NcCee's shoulder, saying, You are my
prisoner, ] arrest you tOr dcseTtiou from
her Inajcsty's army" LcGes was as
touishcd. and attempted 10 reason with
the old man, saying to him, surely
you would not hand over your own SON
iu-law for desertion" eyes rcuIcI
tho old warrior sternly, d" would, and
do, and even if you were my own fou,
or my own brother, I would not let you
asoqpa You are q traitor and es 4frrI
I arrest you, no matter what you may
be % me The daughter then suppl.
Gated on behalf Of her husband, but
even her tears could not make the old
man forget his duty and loyalty TO
conveyed his prisoner % the racks
and handed him over to tho military
authorities to be dealt with as Tie ~
directs.