Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-22

Franklin Johndro received his medal Of
honor for gallantry at Chaffn's Farm, Va. Mr..
Johndro says, in writing of the affair: 1--WE had
taken line Of works the day before and the
rebels tried to retake them the next day, but
We were nverse to giving them up. About
noon, when We were eating lunch, the enemy
began to shell US. An officer came and told us
to get ready for fun, for we would have some
presently. They shelled us about an hour and
then Gen. Longstreet and his army came out
of the woods to charge on us. To the foot of
the hill from our works was a distance of about
twenty rods, and from there it was up hill to
the enemy. AS soon as they broke over the
hill we broke IN on them and repulsed them by
the time they got to the foot of the hill. That
fire continued for about half an hour and then
everything was quiet for about an hour and a
half. Then they made another charge on US
with about as many men again as they had the
first time. We repulsed them as before. 1t
was again quiet for about an hour. Then my
captain came to me and asked ne to 60 to the
foot OF the hill. where there was a little ravine,
and bring some of the enemy who were there
and annoying US in. i told him l did not want
to go. but if he said go should have to. He
said he would not force me, but would like to
have me go. / asked him If he had requested
any one else and he said YES, but no one was
willing. / hesitated, but finally consented to
go. fixed my rifle and started over the works
and down the hill. l made up my mind 1 was
not afraid of the men down there, only it was
the peril of going. There were about twenty
sharpShooters' guns pointed at me and
the shots few in all directions about me.
Sometimes the balls would strike between my
feet. Finally came upon squad OF eight
men and drove them In, and Kept driving
them III until got forty-nine."
Mr.. Johndro was captured at Fair Oaks and
was sent to Libby prison and subsequently to
Salisbury prison. While he was in prison
captains commission was sent to his regiment
for him, but was returned After he got out of
prison his colonel, Nichols, sent for him to
come to his quarters When he went in the
colonel said: "Johndro, have something for
you. Ole opened the box and took 1t out.) 1tis a
medal of honor and if | owned it and got it in
the way you did would think more of it than
do OF the eagles carry on my shoulders"
Following is list of those who received
medals of honor for special service under
Gen. Mitchell, in Georgia, in 1862" VIM. Pit
tenSer, sergeant, company G, second Ohio in
fantry; Eiihu ii. Mason. sergeant, company X,
twenty first Ohio; John IL Scott. sergeant
company +, twenty-first Ohio; Marion A Ross,
sergeant, second Ohio; Martin ]. Hawkins
corporal, company A. thirty third Ohio; Daniel
A. Dorsey, corporal, company Ii, thirty-third
Ohio; William II. Reddlck, corporal, company
B, thirty-third OHIO; James Smith, private
company l, second Ohio; Samuel Robertson,
private, company G., thirty third Ohio; Samuel
Ohio; VIM knight, private, company E,
twenty-frst Ohio; John A. Wilson, private
company c, twenty-tirst Ohio; Mark Wood,
private, company G, twenty first Ohio; VIM
Bensiger, private, company G, twenty-frst
| Ohio, Robert Buffum, private. company II,
twenty-frst Ohio; John r. Porter, private,
company G., twenty-frst Ohio; Jacob PARROT;
private, company X, thirty-third Ohio; Wilson
Brown, private, twenty-frst Ohio; John Wal
lam, private, company C, thirty-thi Ohio
anpcial uh fhaaa
ceived the medal consisted in running q
| special Union train through the heart Of
the confederacy and they ran it with SWIM ="
DARING RAID.
Many Of the veterans Of the Grand Army
will, no doubt, remember this celebrated rail.
| road raid and locomotive chase, which oc-
| CURED in Georgia in the spring of 1862 1t is
| not unlikely that some OF the survivors land
recipients Of medals) of the expedition are
| now in the city attending the encampment
For daring Of design and thrilling adventure
| 1t probably has not its equal in the annals OF
war. 1t was led by James J. Andrews, citi-
zen of Kentucky, who had previously acted az
| q spy for Gen. Buell. Twenty picked Union
soldiers selected from the three Ohio regi-
| ments (the second, twenty-first and thirty
third, belonging to the brigade of Gen. J. W.
Sills made up the complement Of the COM
| mHnd,
These men proceeded to Chattanooga, Tenn,
| In detachments Of three or four, representing
| themselves Kentuckians ON their way to
Join the confederate army. They had donned
citizens attire and carried only their side
arms. Thence they made their way to
Marietta, Ca, for the purpose OF capturing Q
train and using it to make the run to Chatta-
nooga, destroying the bridges and track and
thus breaking the rebel line Of communication
with the south and east and placing CKatta-
nooga at the mercy Of Gen. Mitchell's forces.