Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-28

johnson. Then Hancock made another
demand and said IL / did not surrender
he would march his army up the valley
and devastate it. 7 could not surrender
honorably because did not know what
johnson was going to do. disbanded
my army, and started for the James
river. Before getting there I heard
johnson had surrendered, and went to
my fathers house near Lynchburg. Gen.
Gregg was in charge there and through
friends he began negotiating for my
surrender. Gen. Gregg telegraphed to
Washington, aid was told to receive
me and give me my parole. This was
brought to me, and on the day agreed
upon went to Lynchburg in a buggy,
and went to my brothers law Office. For
safety carried my pistols with me, and
laid them down ON the table in the Of
flee. then sent word to Gen. Gregg
that ! was in town and ready to sur
render. In the meantime Gen. Gregg
had been instructed by Secretary STAN
ton to arrest me, and send me on. Gregg
was an honorable man. He knew that
l had come in on his statement that
would be paroled, and he sent a man to
me telling me of his subsequent orders.
The man said something about arrest
ing me, and picked up my pistols, say
ing: Il came here to be paroled and not
arrested, and I'll kill the man who tries
to arrest me- The man left with a
peculiar smile, and got out of Lynch-
burg. Gregg did not molest then, but
twenty-four hours later sent a squad to
arrest me. They went to my fathers
house, but of course 1 was not there.
Gen. Gregg finally got an order from
Gen. Grant to parole me. Then l went
in and gave myself up. / became an
admirer of Grant, and ought to have
been. have been censured for it, but
not by those who know the story.
with my parole 1 went to Warren
ton, Va, and sat down to law. Every
time / would leave the county some
petty provost marshal would arrest me.
1t was ceaseless annoyance, besides
being constant source of anxiety to
my wife and children. My wife left
home for Baltimore, and in passing
through Washington, without my
knowledge, decided to call on Presi-
dent johnson. Her father and johnson
had been bosom friends before the war
and had been in the same congress. She
made herself known to johnson, and he
not only refused her request, but treated
her very rudely.
"As she was leaving the White house
my son, Beverly, seven years old said
Go and see Gen. Grant Mrs. Mosby
did go and see Gen Grant. He received
her kindly and treated her with the
greatest courtesy. When he had heart
her through he wrote me u passport
which was ever after protection, ant
l have that letter now in Gen. Grant!
own handwriting in my trunk in Sar
Francisco.
"Then in 10 when Grant and Greely
were before the people, Grant was ter
rible abused and / took the stump fo
him to refute the abuse, and these wer,
the only political speeches 1 ever made
l never accepted anything from Grant
because l promised the people in m,
speeches that / never would.
"How many times were you wounded,
the colonel was asked.
''SiX times, and l carry a Yanke
bullet in my thigh now"
| were you ever cdpIuTeu!
mo, but had two or three might
narrow escapes. In December, 1864
after some hard fighting with Illinoi
troops, in which we We're scattered,
with Tommy Love, one of my best mer
stopped one night at Mr.. Lakes, nea
Rector's Cross Roads. Our horses wer
hitched outside the yard, and squad c
Yankees in passing saw them. The
surrounded the house and one of thel
shot at me through the window. Th
ball struck me in the side and passe
around to my backbone. l knew wa
hit hard, but before the Yankees cam
, in my coat was under the bed. l ha
put my hand on the bloody wound an
, smeared it over my mouth, giving til
appearance of an internal hemorrhag
The Yankees did not know me. The
!, thought was one of Mosby's men, br
they were unable to prove it. l locke
as if We're done for, and after takin
my clothing and boots they left.
= knew that as soon as they went into N
! pockets they would find out who w;
and come back for me, so got the fan
lily to put me in an ox-cart, cover II
with fodder, and Negro drove n
= away. Soon after / was gone IL
= Yankees came galloping back. The
= had found whose clothing they had al
" they wanted me. But was safe in IL
;, mountains" The colonel hesitated
second, and then with a peculiar smi
y remarked: "And do you know tn
a Negro ran away the very next day."
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