The National tribune., 1905-11-30
Prisoners OF War.


Editor National Tribune. met
Capt. Americas Whedon recently. We
had a long talk about our prison life
together. He wished me to write a
short article for your paper. asking the
officers associated with US, IL living. to
write each OF us. II dead. we would
be pleased to hear from relatives or
friends We would like to have a Re-
union Of all who are living. I will
give names and residence as given in
1866:
Maj. N. Cutler, I'd Me. Cav. An
gusta, Me.
Capt. J. H. Hafford. 10th Ohio Cav.
Fremont, o.
Capt. William C. Buck. Co. F, ssth
Ohio, Marietta. o.
Second Lieut.. Elias Ritnaur, Co. A.
8th Mo-, Philadelphia, Pa.
First Lieut.. Thomas S. Berry, Co. d,
Hath Ill, Virginia, Ill.
Second Lieut.. Daniel Murphy, LIST KY.
Cav, Buckeye p. o.. KY.
Capt. II. c. Crawford, Co. e, 39th
Iowa, Lake City, Iowa.
Lieut.. N. Asper, Co. K, 33d N. J., New
York City, N. Y.
Second Lieut.. Theodore Oliver, Co. F,
9th Pa. Cav, Easton, Pa.
First Lieut.. Thomas b. O'Harra, Co.
D, Seth H., Binghamton. n. Y.
First Lieut.. Mark G. Wilson, Co. H,
99th U. S. c. T., Nashua, N. HI.
Lieut.. ]. F. w. Crane, Sd U. S. C. T.,
Newark, N. ].
First Lieut.. John A. Hivling, Co. K,
Gath Ohio, Xenia,. o.
Capt. Americas Whedon. Co. A, SD
Ind, Madison, Ind.
Adj't ALT. G. Hunter, SD Ind, Yer
sailles. Ind.
On the night Of Feb. IL. 1865. at a
little station onlthe Charleston Central
Railroad, In South Carolina, about II
miles south OF Augusta, Ca, the left
wing OF Sherman's army was engaged
In tearing up the railroad. Capt. Whe-
don and myself were on the staff Of Col
Morton C. Hunter, who was in COM
mand of the First Brigade, Third d.
| vision. Fourteenth Corps. Water be-
Ing very scarce, and the men having
marched all day and had to work in de-
stroying the railroad, Col. Hunter or
dered the Captain and myself to go in
search of water, and IL finding any, to
report to the commanders of the regi-
ments composing the brigade. We
hadn't Travelled very far until we no.
ticed a squad of Is men, mounted,
patrick's men, they being dressed In
our uniform. We separated, Whedon
taking to the right and I to the left.
WhedoR travelled in the direction this
squad OF hOrsemen had gone. He soon
found that the uniform was being badly
disgraced, for there was Texas Ranger
inside of each suit. After his capture
me. They travelled us most of the
night, and finally landed us in rebel
camp, where we found Lieut.. Oliver,
who was captured the night of the 18th
while carrying orders for Gen. Kilpat-
rick. The night Of the 18th we arrived
O'Hara. We four served IL days and
nights in the Augusta Jail. and were
then moved to Macon, Ga, where we
found Cutler. Hafford, Buck, Ritnauer,
Berry. Murphy, Crawford, Asper and
aivlfng. We spent one month here,
then moved to that place Of places
called - on earth-Andersonville
Shortly after our arrival here we were
joined by Lieuts. Wilson and Crane
About the 9Th Of April, 1866, the rebels
| concluded that Gen. Wilson was MAX
ing effort to release the prisoners at
this place, and we were moved down
to- Albany. Ca, and footed 1t over to
| in Florida, when the bottom fell out OF
| the Southern cause. We soon came into
| our lines at Jacksonville, Fla. We
moved to Hilton Head. s. c., and took
passage for Annapolis, Md. On the
18th Of May. 1865, we babe each other
good-by and started for our homes. ]
have never met any of the members
| except Capt. Whedon, nor have I ever
heard from any Of them in the 40 years
now past / would like to meet any
| who may be living or receive a letter
from them. II any one should wish to
correspond with Capt. Whedon, they
can address him, 1418 East Broadway,
Louisville, Ky.-Alf. q. Hunter Yer
| sailles,. Ind.