The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-25
REGIMENTS son
RECouNTS STORY
FOR GUARDIANS

When the seth Indiana embarked for
the Hoosier state at Mobile, Ala, at
the close Of the Civil War, 1t took on
board the ship and adopted 1o-year-old
John H. Newman. an orphan Of Con-
federate parentage.
Today this "son Of the seth" is a
candidate for Secretary Of State on
the Ohio Democratic ticket.
1t was with personal pride that each
Of the sixty-four veterans of the regi-
ment listened to Mr.. Newman while
he related his life history to them at
their annual reunion in the circuit
court room Saturday.
Joined Rebel Army
When the war broke out, the father
and brothers OF little John Newman
Joined the Confederate army to Aght
for the cause they thought just. Dur
ing the first year Of the struggle,
Yankee bullets claimed their lives.
The mother while grieving over the
loss of her husband and children, took
sick and died.
Orphan John Newman was left with
out estate or home. He sold papers
to make enough to buy his meals and
slept where he could find shelter.
I'm 1864 and early in '65 sold pa
pers printed on ono side Of old wall
paper for S. EACH" the loyal son of
the seth who never misses the regi-
mental reunion. told the veterans Sat
urday. II would have to sell a dozen
or more papers before would have
cough to buy meal. was dealing
with Confederate money.
Men In Blue Arrive
"One night In the spring Of '65
went to bed when the boys in gray
were f1ocking the streets. The next
morning they were all gone. A day
passed. Again went to bed. When
] rose the next morning, saw outside
the city long rows of strange tents.
The men to whom the tents belonged
were dressed in blue.
Such men had been described to
me as horrible people With the nerve
which Is common to newsboys, | de-
cided to investigate. The newcomers
me FIVE and ten cents. 1t was diff
ferent kind of money from that with
which had been dealing. The Yam
kee soldiers treated me fine. Before
they let me leave the camp, they gave
me the first square meal | had had
for over year.
"My boyish instinct took me back
to the same place the next morning
The men called me their boy, and l
was pleased.
Follows Boys In Blue.
"A few weeks passed and then one
morning the paper which | sold an
nounced that the war was over. A few
days later | learned that my blue uni
formed friends had received orders to
leave. ! followed them to the dock
With tears streaming down my
checks, stood on the shore and saw
the gang-plank drawn in. A big heart.
ell soldier saw me- He threw down
the plank and told me to come. With
almost one jump, was on the boat.
IL steamed away.
II was petted and made over. AZ
ter the regiment was mustered out,
was brought to Richmond To make
sure that | would be well taken care
Of the veterans placed me in the care
Of q soldier. Charles Bloom who lives
in Ohio. He gave me good educa-
tion and cared for me.
THE Northern army robbed me of
my dearest friends on earth. hold no
malice towards them. The South now
realizes that the North, through the
civil War, started thai part of the
country on the path of prosperity that
II had never known before"
After teaching school for number
Of years. Mr. Newman was appointed
Ohio State Legislative librarian. He
resigned this position recently to en-
ter chautauqua work and to become a
candidate for Secretary Of State.