Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18

was asked of Clerk Wright. few
days ago.
well, you just bet was and a live
one. too" replied the clerk
why, here is a claim that an Indi.
ana man was the last of the SQUAD
and he died a few days ago" was the
reply of the clerk who took on the at.
titude of the soldier of the civil war
which action resulted in saving the
| union.
No Hoosie- In 1t.
There wasn't an Indiana man in
the squad. my dear boy It was the
first Wisconsin cavalry which cap
tured the rebel president at Twins
vile, Georgia. May 5, 1865, and am
proud to say that / was there and
probably the youngest man in the
army at the time.
Il wasn't sixteen years old when
JEFF was captured and when | enlist
ed was under fifteen years. Joined
the army at Madison, May 4. 1864,
when under the age of fifteen years,
was born Nov. %, 1S49, so you
can figure it out for yourself /
stretched a little and worked around
and they finally took me because l
wanted to go for my country and the
men were needed Just pardon the
use of the word man
4 was one of the squad 10 90 with
/ Commander Harnden. When he
asked for volunteers I was the first
to respond For days and days we
were on the trail of the rebel presi-
| dent and once had a skirmish with
fourth Michigan cavalry Everyone
knows about the capture of the con.
federate and his subsequent confine.
ment at Fort Monroe until 1867 when
he was released.
Il want to refer you to a book
published by Lieutenant Colonel Harm.
den OF the first Wisconsin cavalry,
later brevet brigadier general, where
you can get all of the lforma- ion.
This gives the facts and you will see
my name among those who were
there. There wasn't a single In.
diana man in the party
After the capture vas one of
! the guard who kept watch on the
| president"
indisputab!e Evidence,
The book by Lieutenant Harnden
was secured and contained the names
of The members of the squad which
! car+,-roJ ToHForgr,,, n.,.ir G,x-orol
afidayits of members Of the company
fill the last pages of the book to
show that the story is genuine. The
names of the men in the First Wis.
consin Cavalry, reproduced later, also
are published and the names OF
/ George Wright is found among them
This indisDutable evidence brands
the story told by Mr. Wright as the
truth and the Indiana story as Dor
dering on the opposite order
Lieutenant Colonel Harnden answers
a number of queries in the latter
pages, among which are the follow
ing:
What was done with Jefferson
! Davis?"
After he was brought to Macon
he was sent under guard by way Of
Savannah to Old Point, virginia
where he was kept prisoner for sew
| eral months, Governor Upham of Wis
consin, then a lieutenant in the United
States army, being one of the officers
to guard him. Davis was finally
released on bail. Horace Greedy and
others going on his bond
Who was Captain Yoeman?'
He was captain in an Ohio regi
ment, who somewhere in the Carroll
mas fell in with the Davis party, and
passing himself off for . confederate
travelled with them for several day
and ii was he who contriyed to get
the dispatch to General Wilson al
Macon, which caused him to send a
number If men Of regiments In differ
ent direct .ols to try and head of
| Davis. ami which did finally result in
his capture"
No Hcopskirts.
How was Davis dressed?"
He wore common slouched hat
nice fire boots. coat and pants of light
blue English broadcoth taking all
circumstances into consideration, he
was neatly dressed
"Who captured him.
1T was said and not disputed at the
time. that the soldiers name who
said halt to Davis, was Munger, a
corporal in the Fourth Michigan
cavalry but he did not then know it
was Davis.
How did the hoop skirt story get
started?"
when we got back TO Macon, Gen
eral Wilson sent for me and made me
tell him all about my pursuit and the
incidents of the capture OF Davis. The
general insisted upon every particu
lar as how he appeared, what he said
how he was dressed, etc.
After hearing all, | told him that
heard that the soldier who halted him
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