Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22
cr-9Dsis Of Lieutenant James R.
Kell7'S Military Record.

& hey, ItIi '"'4ie''ii N,'ii N''''S 4o'
S,.-;fT. speak n the highest terms o
In He WAS a brave soldier; h,
-,.a : kini and obljging comrade; II,
rs ssn officer in whom the solder, il
.5s ranks, could so to with sucf
Tisysnces rs occur IN army life, a.
=. fatnG goes 10 another, and be
ssr-,in of securing him as an earnest
.Ir,,ate IN al matters Of grievance
mi were correct IL principle,
Hewgnt out against Rebellion with
=, FIRST rglnized company from Ju
r;,-a county. lie WIS enlisted july
1Ssi as First Sergeant of Company
First Pennsylvania Reserve Vol
~n.eer Cavlry. He WAS promoted
n the o,l.te of First Lieutenant, and
r,s:n al marches, skirm:shes and
sgbss Of his regiment. until he was
u,upaed at SnepherGstOwn, Virginia.
Jr'v17. 1903. TIE wound was in
f,.e.. by a piece Of shell, which re-
md lin from military duty for a
rsro. O. three months. the Lien
,s-snt nal scarcely more than re-
-1rned when lie was again wounded.
I1. not 80 seri0u=iy as the first time,
an, ans not con- pei ed to reiinquish
sn,y !, tie iesd From that time
Ct he WIS with the company in allits
marches acd Engagements until June
q 1854. wJen tnv regiment was dis
mounted and participated IN fght
u15sr Sheri5ln. against Hampton,
who low represents South Carolina
Is Tr:..l States Senator. The First
PENNSYLVANIA CLvaiTy, as dismounted
nan. were hurried forward to hold
me rebels in check until wagon trains
bslol-ng to the Union army could
cross tie James river. While In the
Esaharce Of this duty the Lieutenant
VS. ..ken prisoner, at place called
s.maria Church, not far from Rich
nzcd the next day, June -. 1864,
b. with others, Was separated from
tie enlisted men and taken to Rich
rsnd ani Tut in Libby Prison. The
rear approach OF the Union forces
minced the Rebel authority to send
many OF the prisoners southwark.
Tie Lieutenant was sent to Lynch
burg. thence to Macon, Georgia, and
ther. with seven hundred other pris-
o1ers. pat into a stockade. On July
SS.lS6h he. with FIVE hundred others,
vas taken to Savannah, Georgia, and
thence l3 several other places, to keep
tlsm out OF tie reach Of General
S-1he.aan raid. On the 18th day
ct September, 1854, z large number
ol 7rs,ze-s. the Lieutenant among
ha nu2.ce.. we're taken to Charles
N City and put in The jaii-yard, 3
l-rectly under the fire Of the
rGns q the Union General Foster.
Isua5v-yne days and nights were
rg>=al vnier the FIRE from the guns
-. .1ienis. the city was being
yirora~1,y bombarded at the time by
n army under Gen Foster.
Il Was believed by the rebels, that 10y
sgtjsctiag Union soldiers to the fire
Of their friends, Foster would re-
iair from bombariing; but the Gen
erai simply retaliated by collecting a
Ut Of rebel prisoners and exposing
ilem to the fire Of the guns from the
G,y The retaliatory treatment
caased the Union prisoners to be
take- out Of the jail-yard IN Charles
ton and removed 10 Columbia, where
two Intellectual attempts TO escape
were made. In the first attempt the
Lieutenant got but q short distance
away xnen he was re-capJu and
returned In the second attempt he
was accompanied by Captain McNltt,
Of Mtiin county, and they Travelled
40 miles in the direction of Sher
mars army. and were within 10 miles
u lis amy when they were again cap
;u-el Blood hounds traileI them
and found their whereabouts for the
parties hunting them. The capture
took place on the bank Of Savannah
nTer. twenty mics above Augusta
Georgia. The were taken from
there to F1gefeld jail, ana thence
to the place from whence tBey hac
escaFcL namely, Columbia. Wher
Shern.Gl's army approached that
piaee tLey were sent to Charlotte
North Carylina. They were at tina
Place OILY a-e week, when they wer'
-r-oTei 10 R.leigh, thence TO Colds
noro. ami from that place 10 Winning
ton, to the place Of exchange or pa
ro.e. t. Lieutenant vas p9roled a
Tie place 10 ntiore about the clos
Of March, 1865. On the 9th cf April
1866, LIE splrCu Tered. and the wa
was ended I4e Lieutenant wa
never exchanged A volume nigh
be written % th7 incident through
winch he passed, 5lt as the object o
tals article is simply to outline tn
pivotal events in ms military career
further narrative Of his miiitar,
Lie IS NOT mentioned at this time.
TEE Bloomfield .fdUooGte Of last wee
SAYS: TIE owners of fish baskets in the Ju
h!ats river had quite a scare last week i
lie person Of fish warden, who tock
survey Of said baskets and a list of IN
'Fners. He bad list of only twenty-sI
baskets from the mouth of the Juniata {
The bi .4st of the Nillcrstown dam. One
Two were so much agitated over the pros
pective payment OF SIS that they returne
themselves, and got off by the payment
one-hllf, the other hal: Of the fine to go
De iniormer. What the warden will do
lhe premises can only be surnised at th
'ime. lie appeared to mean business, no"
ever. and said to a citizen of Oliver tow
shiP that under the law his duty was yer
clear, and that he did not see how-in cas-
the baskets were not Immediately remove
lie could avoid prosecuting all owners
baskets Used Illegally in The catching OF fis
i- IT, JCLlsca -i-er aud its tributaries.
Martha T. KNIT vii sell on the farm