The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05

was killed III the battle ot Perryvile while
gallantly lighting for the Union, and am
induced to relate Il little incident that occur
red to me that will place him in Il better
light than the article ut Gen. Sheridan was
calculated to do
Alter the battle Of Carter's Woods tiuna
II, lSl3) while attempting with the rest OF
ten. MilrOy's army to escape, | fell into the
hands of the ID Md trebph regiment, and
counternarched to Winchester aud was u-h
cred into the respnCc OF the Provost Mar.
shal. VINO happened 10 be my own brother
and the Ma or of he 2nd Md. Upon seeing
me brought into his office he became very
much affected and said Charley. what
in the drvii are you doing here" ! answer
ed by asking the same question of him. aud
he could not suppress smile At the stand
took. After inQuirng about home and dear
ones, he remark Il that he did not know
what 10 do with me. ] Immediately reltsv-
ed his embarrassment by telling hm de
sired only to be- treated ~ q prisoner oil war
and shown no favors.
Well have asked to lie relieved here,
aud Will Join my regiment Tomorrow hc
sad. and will be succeeded by col Ierrill
of the 18th Va, who also had brother III
the Union army who was killed ct Ferry.
vile, Ky. | feel satisfied that he will treat
you kindly; but be careful not 10 allude tu
his brother, as 1t may cause him pain You
Will find HIM very mach of a gentleman
That night my brother and slept
together Ou the counter Oi the empty store
room in which he mad his office. talking Of
our boyhoOd divs and home. Next morn.
ing Col. Tprril made his appearance AMI
after the transfer of authority my brother
introduced me to him, and lett 10 rcjpin hi,
regiment on its march to Gettysburg, where
he was desperately wounded, and remained
prisoner until after the war.
Alter my brothers departure Col. Terrill
invited me to dine with him in the office
and found him very pleasant gentleman
We Converscd about the fight, and my meet
ing my brother, and u sad expression of
lace seemed to indicate a struggle IN hts
mind. Suddenly he inquired If my brother
had informed me that H. also had brother
in theC Mon amy, ana ! tJld him that he
had.
"Ies. it was 80, and will tell you all
about IT. he said My iather procured
an appointment for my brother as Cadet
to West Point, aud remember when IL ar.
rived he called the family together and pre-.
sented II to him with copy ot the Constl.
tuition and the New Testament. and exac,ed
II pledge before us all that he would never
prove false 10 either Well, the war came,
aud father had forgotten all about the CIR
ctimStance, and when General Lee resigned
his commission, father wrote to brother
aud urged nm TO resign and come home
and enter the conf, deiate service; but my
brother =, minded him of the pledge he had
| made and declared his determination tu
SItllI Nv tue cause O lip | mon vi course
we felt very sorry, but did not blame broth.
| cr, ior lac was conscientious man. We have
| never heard any of the particulars of his
| death and only know that 1t occurred AT
| Pcrryvllc. ky.. and ii would be great
! satisfaction Tor the family to learn more
/ oi the particulars concerning our brother =
| death"
informed him would make inquiry
and # Learned anything of interest concern
| ing the matter, would endeayor to acquaint
| him Ol It
A few days after was sent on to Rich.
mond with "A large body OF prisoners, and
while in Libby Prison met surgeon NAMED
| Wood, from the Western army, who told
me he had attended Gen. lerrll after he
| had been wounded, and at my request he
| wrote our a tull account of II and about a
| week or ten days before the battle of Cold
| iiuibor | mailed ii To him from Richmond.
! but never received any reply, and after
| that battle saw IN the Richmond papers
tuat col, Trrrll. OF the 18Th Va, had been
xii cd at the head 0l his regiment III that
battle.
This account will 60 to show the lofty
principle that actliuted many other men
| born IN the south to take SIDE with the
| Union and in defense of the Government.
when compelled to sacrifice the lies OF blood
and kindred associations hard to appreciate
| by those who were not so situated.
| This account is given To- correct a feeling
of which our own gallant Sheridan ana
others could not rid themselves. "A SorrrH-
| LGN-BORN YANKEE, in National Tribune "