Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-05-05
AN UNwRfTTEN CHAPTER IN
THE HISTORY OF THE REBEL
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| In 1854, Mr. Henry K Maple,
brother of T. Maple, of this city,
moved from Fulton county, H., to
Western Texas with his family, con-
sisting of a wife and one child--a
daughter--then about six years, old
Uutil the breaking out of the rebeli-
len regular correspondence had
been kept up between the; brothers.
but after that period no word was
received from Henry. A few days
ago his daughter arrived in Chicago
with the distressing intelligence that
her father had been hung by the
rebels, In the fall of 1862, for his
uncompromising Union sentiments,
He was at the time of his murder
living in Wise county. His wife
died soon after he went to Texas.
and lie married the daughter of q
wealthy citizen of that county, with
whom he was living when the rebell-
ion broke out Being a popular
Baptist preacher, he was watched,
and when the war became more earn
est on the part of the Union, the
rebels would no longer tolerate even
a sympathizer with the Union. and
he, with thirteen others of his Union
neighbors, were arrested. Within a
few weeks of each other, they were
tried by mock court martial, con-
demned and hung. '. ''t..f' 81
At the time of his arrest he was
trying to escepe to the Union lines,
but was BETRAYED by his rebel father
in law, whose name is Samuel Sheets
and who was a general informer a,
gainst Union men. This man Sheets
has since been driven from the coun-
try, his life beng threatened, and
his fear of death so great that he had
to keep a guard about his house
When he left he was guarded by reb-
ell soldiers for more than q hundred
miles. Naples wife, who was a
good Union woman, stood by him to
the last. " T ".
When he was under sentence Of
death. his daughter, then about fifteen
years old was allowed to visit him at
Decatur, sixteen miles from where
they lived She gladly availed her
self of the opportunity, and taking
his youngest child, four years old
(, in her arms. she made the journey
on horseback to have the last inter
view with him. ''as s.iir0 ar-s'
I Arrived atiDecatur, she found her
father under q strong guard, in an old
log building. She walked up to the
door and inquired if Mr. Maple was
inside, when the men VINO crowded
the doorway in the most insulting
manner told her 'yes' She said He
Is my father, and / with to see
him -- Ha--E -' r.. -e
you can't see him. was the an
swer. .rr--.- 1-E
II will see my father Stand out
ofthe way" was the reply of the he
roic girl, as she pressed against the
guard, loudly calling to her father to
come to the door. After some par
leying, he was allowed to see the
I children, but onlyIn the presence of
his murderers.. -..,-,.,.
Just in time to reach home that
day, she left him, and the next day
his life was taken because he would
not renounce his country and take
the oath to the accursed rebel gov.
ernmentg is oil. -- "tr...
This girl, then. without father or
mother, or any one on whom she
could rely for support, at once re-
solved to come North to her re.atives,
but she had no money. All was
gone, yet she possessed robust
health, and at once set to work to
learn to card, and spin, and weave,
such work being in great demand
Having never had to do anything of
the kind. it went hard at first, but
late and early s,e piled herself to the
task, and from house to house, until
she had earned and saved about
one hundred and fifty dollars
About the first ofFebuary last she
learned through friend of her
father s-a Union man who still liv-
es there-that two men. one of them
an old acquaintance OF Naples. from
Kentucky, were soon to start North
to try and get beyond the rebel lines.
They agreed to let her accompanv
them, and with her suit ofhomespun
the work of her own hand, she left
the hated place. They Travelled in
buggy over five hundred miles, and,
after being halted, examined and
questioned many times by rebel pick
cts and soldiers, they reached the
Mississippi river at Napoleon. Ark.
There they traded their horse and
buggy for bale of cotton, which they
sold for greenbseks, and took the
first boat North. si'zf3 hGr .nI9di
ni She is new in heruncle's family. in
Chicago, and will be well provided
for.AfC Chi Journal. 18th. q 7'r-
IMPRESSIONS AT FIRST SIeHT.-This
subject, at the supper table, was get
ting talked over, when the lady who