The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-20
THE STORY OF A Soldier
A Kentucky Veteran Walks From
Cincinnati to Washington.
Claims to Have Been the Victim of
Mistaken Court-NurtiaI Verdict
at Warrcnton. Va, in 1SGI-'ro Ask
Congress for the Removal of His
DisabiIity-A Terrible Experience.

Among the many soldiers of the civil
war who claim to have been misjudged and
to have been the victims OF oircum-
stances or the injustice of individuals is
| James Lebare OF Kentucky, who, having
walked from Cincinnati to Washington, is
seeking vindication from Congress.
| a Washington comrade of Lebare tells
the following story concerning the case
! OF the Federal soldier:
In the year 1862, on January II, boy
sixteen years of age, reared in the Blue
Grass Safe, and residing in Covington,
went to Cincinnati and enlisted for three
I years as a private in the Union Army
This boys name was James Lebare.
He went to the front with his regi-
| ment, the SiXty-frst Ohio, and upon the
! sworn testimony of his comrades of the
same company, he was a faithful and hon
est soldier.
AT the battle of Freemans Ford, on
August %, 1852, it is claimed, the color
sergeant of the company threw down the
regimental coiors while in a retreat, and
Lebare picked them up, carried them to
the rear and gave them into the charge
of corporal of his company From that
time forward the color sergeant, he
seemed TO be his personal enemy ard did
all he could to make the young soldiers
life as miserable as possible. He avs
that he actually tried to get him into
trouble in every way possible.
AT the battle of Charlottesville May
Ia, 1868, young Lebare was on brigade
duty and was ordered by the lieutenant in
charge OF the guard to go with another
private to the rear and bring up the hav-
ersacks of the men on duty, these having
been left in charge of the company cook.
While coming back with the haversacks,
Lebare was ordered by his personal en-
envy, who had been promoted to lieuten-
ant, to halt. Lebare did so. and. the lieu
tenant, it is said. knocked the young pri-
vate down. kicked him. and told him to
go back to his company. Lebare oteyed.
Then, it is claimed that he was, by the
lieutenant's orders. bucled and gagged
and tied to a tree where he remained for
about half an hour.
During this the his regiment had dis
appeared, during flank movement by the
enemy, and LebaIe. when cut loose by
passing soldier, Joined the Thirty-thlrd
Massachusetts, Regiment and remained
with it until the next morning, when he
was sent by the colonel of the Thirty
third massachusetts,, with note. to his
own colonel. who at once ordered him OF
duty on the firing line.
"Lebare served With his company until
after the battle of Gettysburg, which he
participated in with his regiment. About
the 18th of August 1863. he was on bril-
gade picket duty near Warrenton Junction,
and when relieved was ordered by the
officer OF the guard to report to his regi-
ment with six other men. While on the
1. to ~. 10
provost guard and finally turned over to
their own regiment. when all were re-
leased with the exception of LebaTe, who
was kept under guard until the next day,
when he was sent to the headquarters of
Gen. Carl Schurz. After four days con-