The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-12
TAKES LONG WALK
TO CLEAR RECORD
LIE Barre to Foot 1t From
Cincinnati.
is ACCUSED OF DESERTlOH
Enlistsd at Seventeen Years Old-Dis-
liked by His Colonel,
de Says.

CINCINNATI oct. Thames lie
Barre, a civil war veteran, VINO lives
In Coyiugton. KY Just across the
river from Cincinnati viii soon start
ON a second trip afoot 70 washington 60
clear his record of an old c0urt-martiaI
charge. shat OF deserti0u. so that ne
may be able TO draw pension IN hIs
lie Barre-has already made the trip
20 the Capital once, walkins the entire
distance. But short session Of CON
Eress cut short his hopes, and he VIII
walk 20 Washington again this IalL
lie Baue's Defense.
'I was born July 2, 1S45, lust across the
pike there on the old Major Anderson
farm" said lie Barre. My father,
James lie Barre. was born I'm Virginia
ana was the SON of James lie Barre,
who fought under Napoleon. After the
downfall or the great general, he emil
grated to America My mother was a
Welsh woman. daughter of Leroy Jones,
who was a soldier I'm the war Of 1879.
and q cousin of John Paul Jones of
Revolutionary fame.
Il enlisted i'm the Union army at the
age of seventeen years June H. 1852, IN
COVingt0u, KY. William COudell, a car
peuLer ia that city, was raising COM
pauy Tor the Fiftieth Ohio Volunteer In
with The SiXty-first Ohio. I left home
without informing my parents OF my In
tentions, and was on to the war before
they knew II. i served in that regiment
until about two years later. when j was
transferred 10 the Thirty-third Massa-
chuseJts- Gems Franz SiEel ana o. o.
HoWera were my commanders, and Gen.
Carl Schurz was the division command
err
A Crack Shot.
'I was considered in those days one
Of the best shots I'm my regiment, and
served most of the time with the sharp
shooters ] shall never forget my first
experience on the sEirmish line.
eve ran unexpectedly into a bunch
of Confederate CT, rather, they came
upon us unawares. Our color bearer.
after the exchange OF few voIleys,
dropped our fac and ran. I was anxious
TO save the flag. and jumped 10 the
front ana caught up the c0lors. was
chased by q Johnny at the point Of his
bay0ueL he ran me Tor a Half-miIe,
believe, faster than any sprinting done
I'm my life. MY. how that I0ug-IegEed.
Eandy-W Etskered Confederate could cover
ground! He threatened TO shoot. but /
knew his gun was not loaded. His bayo-
net was close 10 my cOat-tan during the
whole race. I saved the c0l0rs and stiu
served as a private. The color bearer.
who threw them away, was made a lieu
tenant what for, ] don't know This
was at Freeman's Ford near CuIpeper
IA.
At Second Manassas.
Il fought in The Second Manassas. and
came out without a scratch. AT the bat
tie Of Charlottesville 1 and q private
named Brown were sent by our lieu
tenant 20 bring In some haversacks.
We got beyond the firing line and were
halted By another lieutenant, who
placed me under guard and had me
tied 10 a tree and bucked and gagged,
Tor what he termed disobedience Of or
ders. I had been fla that position for
nearly ara hour when General Jackson s.
men came upon U.S. The guard ran and
LETT me
"a private from an Illinois regiment
saw nay prcdicament. and at the risk OF
his life cut the bandages- / ran with
Confederate after me. He ordered
me % halt or he would shoot I ran
raster ana 1e ureo, the bullet striking
L-y carriage u1A- epL away Al
Getty sIurg we were defeated
what little there was LETT Of my
regiment was scattered. SD we were UNI
able 10 locate each other. Here I Joined
the IEirCy-rhiEl Massachusetts, and re-
manned with that regiment until the
'rThe regiment was commanded by
Colonel kirEWuods VINO held a great dis
Ike Tor anyone from Kentucky. On tle
= u July 4 proceeded O. celebrate my
birthday which made him angry He
had me cDurr-uartialed and punished
me severely. He called me many names.
among his epithets he called me "a Ken
lucky rebel which was more than I
could stand then be Increased the pun
islmelt.
Not a DeserteI.
'If 7 had been "a rebel sympathlzer I
could have Joined General Buckner's
forces right iu C0viugtou, without going
90 Ohio. have two amdaylts relative
20 Colonel kirzwood's treatment OF my
self winch j shan lay before Congress
with nay honorable discharge papers. j
was mustered ont by Capt. j.. J. Harper
Nav p. 1855. al Columbus, Ohio
MS talk OF nay being guilty or de-
EerLDl IS al nonsense have the pa
pars % show otherwise. and challenge
anyone 20 gai4say them
Yes, walked 10 Washington be-
cause j am a poor man and had no
other means OF reaching the Nations
Capital j left home November a. 1890
walked the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad track 10 MaysvllIe. Hunting
Ton. Charleston. Charlottesville, then
took the Southeru's tracks through Gull
pepper east 60 Washington, a distance OF
81 miles in tWenty-seVen days j walked
a great deal an night During thai time
] slept only three nights under root
drEL az South Portsmouth. Ohio, then ia
a tower house up ln the Blue Noun
taius. and last IN a hut nor FAR from
washington. remained iu Washington
four weeks.
Food on the Tip.
How did j secure something TO eat
iu the mouutaiusg Wen. ] always
looked ahead, even % counting the num-
Der 0f miles before me. I always Sc
cured my supplies az country stores. I
never leLL r. store without asking the
distance 20 the next store, and would
lag ia supplies accordingly. My pro-
visions cost mo on the trip a little more
than $40 was compelled 10 leave
Washington without making any head
way toward securing nay pension, which
! applied Tor eight years ago There
was short Session or Congress and
our Congressman was unable 20 bring
the matter before the committee Ny
trip homo was less interesting. but much
easier. a. C0ugrgssmau GCUch secured
me transportation.