The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-12-07
SOUTHERN PRISON-PENS.
Experience Of an Anderson.
Vile Prisoner in Dixie.
NO. XIV.
THE HISTORY OF LITTLE NIKE.


Little Mike was an Irish boy, but his parents
lived near Morrow, on the Little Miami Railroad
His father was an engineer on that road, and when
John Morgan made his raid through Ohio he
captured the train and killed Little Mixes father.
Mike, boy as he was, resolved on revenge, and
ran away from home and took up with New Jer-
sey regiment of Cavalry as the Colonels waiter
boy. He was bright intelligent looking little fel-
low, who, with proper training, bid fair to make
brave soldier.
The regiment that Mike had attached himself to
was sent to the Southwestern army, under the COM
m&nd OF Gen. Shermnn, and went into active duty.
Little Mike was furnished horse and pair of
reVoivers and was always at the side OF the Colon
el and ready to shsre his dangers.
The regiment was out on scout one day, when
tney came In contact with Gen. FORESTS command
ana aIter snarp skirmish the Union Cavalry was
defeated. In the retreat Mike became separated
from ms command, and WAS thrown or dismounted
from his horse, and In order to conceal himself,
Jumped over tne renee ana crept into the bushes.
de laid there until the rebel command had passed,
ana was on the point OF getting back over the
fence when ne discovered another horseman COM
ing up the road
ne dropped down INTO ms holng plaee again,
ana waited pa'ientiY tor tne norsenan TO pass ouf
wnen ne got opposite Little Mike ne stopped to
lls'en' anu Mike discovered II was reoei Coionei.
ne 50" acnAnce 10 revenge nis tstners de sth' and
PoAng MS reVoiVer 'hrougn tne renee snot tne
oincer ueao- ne JunnPeu over the iehee anu took
the ofncer arms ana was Just mounting tne Cot- /
onePs morse wnen party OF cavalry dashed up ana
LOOK MN prisoner Aney mao nearu tne snot Ano
ie'uineu " sec tne e4use- Ing o"eel A-noo
was sau u Oe Ooi' ROffes'' Os0'ne1 W 1en' h"f-
rest.
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al tne same 'lme was ne iookeo 80 young Lnse
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