, 1865-10-20
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.
A Rebel Soldier Nominated by ll1e
CoPperhead* for County Judge In
Woodlord County.

A Rebel Soldier Nominated by ahe
CoPperheadH for County Judge In
Woodlord County.
= TheEoppeshcads Of Woodford county, Il1i-
nois, have nominated. one Peter Ecxrode Tor
County Judge. 1n the nominating Conven-
tion, Mr. Rexrode waa opposed by . returned
soldier Of the Union army. The Union SOL
dicr was defeated, OF course. 1t now turns
out that Rexrode was rebel soldier, and was
captured in October, 1861, by our forces, near
Rol1a, No. The El Paso Journal publishes
the following documents, consisting Of two
letters from ]. N. Moulton, late Of the 4th
Iowa volunteers, 10 lis wife, supported By
the afIidayits Of the vito and father Of said
Mou1ton, now deceased. The documents are
as sfollowa:
Ro1IA, No, oct. :, 1861.
prisoner. every day OF two. We have about any
now here, and more coming. Peter Re1rode fs one
of oar P.,aoners pow. had long ak With him
Co. G, iii Kegt Iowa Voils.
BkIwKEy NKxPoKr AND TEsCuxHLA,
Ala, Oct. =, 1859. {
Peter Rexrode was taken
n sktrm1eh at Wet Glaze, NO., int about this
touIt cavalry, and ff1y-ni1e mo1e OF tic SANG
stamp with hin. They Wese brought 10 11olla,
and kept in fort that we xese building; When
fee them as Wild rebei was sFichs h; s9,art" % dcht
70 me then I soon recognized old Pete among
them. ! could not Get 70 speak to him then, butf
ihc foi4, and talked with him for nearly an hour
He told nc that the Union srmy was lhe Las. place
he eve e1peeted 70 SEQ me, a.d taat toa. on 80
t1spng sid<! told him we would show him who
WIS tight md Who vas wrong.
r1- %Jy.A nj
affair. The rebels had just stopped train of orr
amluiances that was coming Ii from Springfield,
with coayaletcent wounded. when our cayalry came
to asH s s1R T1 md a gsodd
ree &c h% ak hin 1ot me hor be h.
guard. They were about the hardcst looking set Of
jso. n, Mou1rox.
Arr1pAvtrs.
Stale Of Illinois, Woodfnrd County ss.
Margaret J. Monlon being first duly sworn, upnn
her oath. says, that che js the widow OF John N.
from which lhe above i an extract, dated Kolla,
letter referring to Peter Re1Iede, is d tine copy.
MARGARET JANE AouLroE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me at my oIlca
EZRA D; DAv1nsesa
Notary Public,
STATE or ILLINOIS, Woodsort county-ss.
Personally appeared before me At my Office In MI
monk, Levi Moulton, who bend duly sworn, says
that be Is the faihes Of John n. Mou1ton deceased
that the lettcrs from which The above extracts are
Iue copics,Were written By hia SOP, The said John
i. Mon1tou, deceased, md that afterwards In the
fall Of 1868, he had several conversations with
his son John n. Moulton in reladon
10 the reference hai IN the said
iestert 10 Peter Re11ode, and his ron stated
that what be had written concerning. Re11ode waa
true. a1ncng ether things adding that when said
lsexrode was captured he WAS clothed in the nni-
1orn Of rChel soldier, with armk In his hands, ant
that hts son John y. Moulton vas well acquainted
with l'etcr ReIode previous to the wnr and that
taid Rexrode now l[yes in Woodfofd county In this
Siatc- And further this deponeut saith not:
LETT MouLIoS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me at my odico
In Ainonk, uct. 18th. 1876
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