The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-06-28
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NARROW ESCAPEFRoSI DEATH.
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,snv " VI times have I. q I'M nv "a capsac;ty as
u o,,ssstor received MESSAGES Of death.
which / shuddered to deliver; and
lcould not have the courage to witness
Itbe grief the agony Of the bereay-
led. Sadly have I eazed upon the anx-
Iious faces Of husbands and wives, par
Isnta brothers and sisters waiting in
ttellirence ffom the absent and forever
lost Joyfully have / sought parties
Bearing to them welcome news of the
labsept and saved. / have seen eyes
Igrow dim with sorrow-I have seen,
THEM grow bright and glow with joy.
IL have thousands Of times experienced
pleasure and pain in consequences OF
THESE things, but never have I exper-
iienced the same sensation as on one oc-
icssion, in 1864, when the life or death
ief two innocent men were IN my hands,
land but one short minute to save them
!in, and eighty one niles away. TO
ieive the public brief account Of this
!occurrence is the objectof this sketch.
I During Hunters raid through the
iyalleg Of virginia ana down thu Kanas
Wah. two.men, prixates, wera ont with
tfat;gua. loss offIest and want OF food,
lweFs left behind Asrrto their names,
icoad;t;ou n other circumstances, orths
lipcident. connected with their enlist
imeuk It is not necessary. to be, specific
ior 10 say other than they were snbsti.
ttptes. and i am .prettF sure beloneed q
tWessern. regiments. On that unprs.
lcsdert march Of Hunters army ,up the
IN. .llav ~ -Virg;nia. there was not an
libdiy;dual Who participated IN, it, from
1.-The highest officer 70 the lowest private,
IN bo All not experience .great suffering
I and pr;yation. Even now whepeser w
imeet one Who participated in that raid,
We 'ean ,hesr OF the extreme bsrdships
Jof the men. or some exciting story o
lha;r-breadth escape from the enemy
alwho followed so closely upon the lin,
stof march, Then il Is mot strange tina
tbese two men issfraegled.n on accoun
4 u ibeir.wora out condition, snd Eel
$ into The hands Of the enemy ,5sss !
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sibsns sseapa.aud expressed their willing
eess To sarvs the. Uoufedefacy.. The
! lGsals we're At once ;rsliyed ofiFons, an
lthsy we're al once given in charge of
81 lsar,,srv' ofi;eer...who. with his con
;. sssnd immediately returned to the eas
| lsnd- reported himself and compan
sasJv eor sarv;ee aqxiust, the Federal
Il ncsrnv;no the Valley of the Shenar
nlgosb Thew we're assigned To, duty /
Mosby,s guerriilss, under the notoriou
IT, C:I,.ora and soon found acti,
Iservice against the fsderals in q raj
Iupon the line of the, Baltimore an
Ohio railroad. On, this raid, whic
& proved unsuccessful, the party, we
Iambuscaded BY q company Of Federal
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