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.' . r 2 ' l Where a granite monument nuirks tlll. V . To Us Editor!) -.
T * l! L lice of ten 101153 50mm soldiers,lzatliered 05-m- John H' Thompson,.late 0313mm. 0! I CHICAGO Mny 28.In Saturdays 510 of thel .
*  ir  7) T ' h" :roin the ho'iltlls and lmtile-tields within and Company B, Fourth Indiana Cavalry. Wllte Times appears {iii uccounl mngfllisgvgspvivgl '. _ ,
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l" _.1. V 'V lVV i V around the cityl to theVCincinclnngti Commercial Queette, of :13: \%Aligirlzililhlb 201. Jg' 1mm ought, not  V 2.
i :l {l i l Beyond the citys bus) hum. the story of onoLIsgrizE,V'I-is follows:  E iiiiiiduce him 1301me the 11911) Vir :3: string: , g; V
.4 . .: 0 : 4 Above the shining river. Unmoidablo circumstances have plje- f manta athVoV Mi: (28391:: 2126?? IV-1:155 1mm em .
. 2: f g . 11', Where brightly oer the xmssy hill, vented me from contradietiug. Vat an (girlie? l {V1031} hgllnzilif 033110 lanbject, or to create a 5,um , V ,
l  i ,. lzV - The golden sunbemns qnlvcr. date, the statements credited to dieubi dbrry l thy illi- ii. {man who deserves nothing but contempt V ._. , .
.i '.- l .1 .- ' Is .1 formerlv of the Bouith ii lanai. l , id d Union-lovini! citizen of the. . ; z
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' i :- ~ o i 1 MWW 3 Cavalry, winch P990 1 5 e .   United States. . t .l. ; - ': ~
V; , .V 9V ; 41;. . IVS sentry watch is keeping; Gazette in Septelnbel laet, Concerning the 1.st u, partywere not traveling nsdhe 53:;ng .. ,
. '- V l. V! V e . wm; arms at restand banners furled mum of Jefferson DnVlS. and I TESPECF' they were traveling togethointlitnd 1"; , Xi)? a1g'ol I:
T i. l . ' i cl . A warrior host lies sleeping. fullv request that you Will allow me space 0 niiibiilimces for the lailies of 19 1331 fl 1 news  ,. ,
TT 1, \ l, . curfew some of those statements. as they (wagons, Wlllcn contaVitiied ugl13t2ghgish lgoldl : V _
.. ( ll. . :' ~57; T- "5 barely now a score or years :1 should not be permitted to go uncontra- l unvivlmah 19%;; 1.3.3332; fgom 118 b sinks n-t Rich- V
h L . V: Vich-f; . V since wars wild 00511fouaneV a dicted. .- t P _ mond. AlltllD men of 11m command had gold. anal .V-VV
.- iV ._ 'f l: . . When in response to duty svo CL In the rst, place, Isgiigg was_ no r9 one in particular, James Lynch. 015V CompunyV /, _ iV x . ,.
i . V . -[: . Ten thousand brave hearts bounded. vosti Marshal at Macon at 2:19 ttime DiViVis Fourth Michigan Cavalrydsecured $ggaowehfgl . V .K
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. , . as ea. tnred nor at any 0% 81 "116 P .110 bmled and r .
. V'va .': l 'l ~ 5  And from ten thousand happy homes. V :inuringpthe WlM. No superior ofcer, who . charged. qaiiies Lynch also engtureddaliegilagig _ . V 1V
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M l' v .2 .  l < l . Iliave never seen it equaled l Vie (.5. V V. . -. . . ' 7V . 111,15 3.  3' r '
- . . lg - With which they sprang to battle. and :lmP Y . . . , mu march. 118311115, rim tiring, ue,VWlS w ,
l J l 8' high above the cannons roar. for unblushing 13)" As. 13 well known to l an? Mrs. .inhnsoii, started 3'01: the woods, 'und had l - V? .
V ; . V. ~. mg V - . .. 1 _ the country, Jeiferson DaVis was captured \nm gone ten wash, the an: of morning before V V, _, .
. V V . V 5 1 V The musketSdcndl) nine, by the Fourth Michigan Cavalryor rather Myra plump against Comma, Mung. 0V- V1. V i- ,
i L , 1 l 33: . W wthewngted gory elds a detachment of that regimentunder. the V. Company, who ordered tVlieiiinVri hViilt. Mrs. DnVis q. f." V
. t ..  tap. a  ' P ' -h rd and Is rlgg 'l as spokesman. She said, W 011 1237011 1913 15 P333 :33. .
.. .6 _v. Mini: From which the foe was driven; command of Lieut. riLLV 11V . V th g tlie l 2i; the spring to get some writer? Mungei, who .42" . .
. 7  - 1! d the Victors shout . had no more to do With his Laiituie an . . . V - V 'ertt: and had orders to let no . V
l . - .5 .- . 1 0m voices swe e . y d I .V knows is i was one of the vii ., LB. _
.: 7 -. l That rent the viinlt of heaven; " man 1 3 910) an 5g} gg D ~ .  one pass. seeing a cavalrymnus 000th beneath the . V ' .
i l x \ ll 51 3 My "30011901710 15 that W119 ans was l waterproof covering the glllc of the Rebel Presi-VV . . -
. l V VV 3: V E We saw them on the weary man-ch, V brought into M39011. and was taken to heud- .VV dent, said : You are the party we m-eVlookng 1913  . . , . . .' 2
. i . i: l  l With bruised feet and bleeding; quarters, at the international Lionel, Isgrag VV mid ordered If? agogfai $331135? fax-332330 . V V V
l 1  ET ll l l We 5" M" Starved and Shivering vvas "on even Present. but was m camp, 0 5 EETPSESilloie ngvtitei'pruul, a bonhet, With n. V I}. -' h
l . . ; [Vi i 1 when. own distress scarce needing. side the City liniitis. . . ll . V hi. V about his neck. and was supported on _
 L l . ll 1 l The most unblushing falsehood or a is ;8 :sideb his wife and on the other by Mrs. . .V; 1. .,
l  l 1 l L l 2 These never knew conqueror the statement that when we SLOPPed at the l gghnsoii. y ' i, 
"  NV .2; . Of mortal fame or power, International hotel and were about to gel: '.I These are the facts. The garments are now at _ _..r .
. J. : Only to deuth,the invincible, out of the wagon, CVaptalp lhonipson (inenu i the War Department, at Washington. The men V Vi. 
' ' W? r ~ did tle'lower in the writei of this article), or 5118 hourth : are mu aiive and Corporal Mniiger maiden m - f . .
.V . _ VVli: V Their mes l 3 I 1151mm. Cavalry, drew Lil? revolver 10 re , Michigan. Mi'li. Davis was very indignant. and l .
1 1 I llhibi Some, mld the battles fearful din. at Davis. A more unjustiable falsehood ! rated Col. Prjtciiai'd neveiol-y for calling her hug I "i
ii :. '5 ~ . ,  , - h- 4 . be of . bandMr-D!-Vls. She said she wanted him ad . .g _
l. 'l {I [4 \T ' Fen with one pans of auxuis   was never uttered m the we mini 1 ' 1 d1 sed as the President. Col. Pi-itciixu'd iepliedl ' . -
. V llll :VV ,. -V . And some through weary months of pain l , . words. It is true I was Present as Mr. Davis l mg}; he could. know him only as Mr. D. At this _ l; V .
l 9 |  ll i l Were doomed 9 pine and languish. l ascended the 359W! standing perhaps 1mm l time llli was heard out on our front, 01' where I ' T
\. I. 31' l i ' -. ve or six feet of him, but the men of trying ,- the adt'nirce guard were posted, nearly a. mile be- V . '
V i. {mum v-VVIV i But all were spared the keenei-piing j Or attempting to shoot him never entered valid the canal), which was soon discovered to be a . _ . l ,
. \\-- (i, with which our hearts were riven, ! my head um. do I believe in was thought of heinchincnt or the IVltliVlRCuusin Cavalry. Tsz-y 3 1? ' .
 \ I " j When to the Cloris 100" 1 I l d :- resent As Davis his wife, > were upon the chase like ourselves, and were disV - . .l ,1
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_: ~ \\ V  . V Our couquere d8 WAS 51 8 ~ ; and private .secretarVy BicetflzeeoldlerT pr: ' out-men in Federal uniform, n. mitke occurred .1! 1
 . - .. v . i . throngh be open 15 {5 " ' m sides. ()ui- men supposing them Rebel , .
\\ lii' 53,, Ten thoumiid graveVs. ten iiioViViVsaVnd sons .- . sent. the soldiers faced inward and presented :11; (be1le Imaging am. we Rebels, chewed ii I V . 3V0
. Vj, 'VLF ien thousand mVole" weep g . 3 arms. to which Mr. DaVis littod his hat- 111 Federal uniform for disguise, g, gkimmgh cVom-i V , V a..-
.  \ x l iQ' Ten thousand achmmmonming hearts 1 renogulbion of the compliment. As be en- menced in which two or three men on both niiles' _ , xi .-
1 '\ A; EVT. 1: Their sacredmemolles keelmg- tered the hotel he turned partially Mound: were killed and several wounded. including, 1. ; . l
.  or ii: " '.i '  h t .1 then nssed View Bontelle who had command oiour advancov , , . .
i H'- V I \ ill l Oh! doubly hallowed is this Sim"  and again elevaileCVlV ms $12,530 more p Tirnaia, before the mistake was discovered throng-h l - ; ,
1 X l 7; Sacred to love and glory, ourt .5131) .3 5; into the. willful {he fact that both parties Were urinal. With the} ,  '. * -
3) ~ .:  Where site the brave whose fame shall live ' 5 5 91 euoug 0 r 9 ,. _ 1 Spencer seven-shooting caibhies, which we knew 2 Z r '-
'l L 35' l p : d  falsehood that Duvlsz seeingV lliompbci a were not used by the Rebels. This alfray took}. ' . 1 . .
. V V V Ever in song .in story. . purpose, cried 011mg.- ;}V.Vo;V-V\Ienod:msVadlu:V,mI;1:l:- V... . place lifter JeiVl ngcis 111% pilrtyaugggenafVaptui-gg V - . _..;
l  .-  save in i e. 0 a  '  1, imam osaesswn 0 up ._ m son on; i 2  ' '
.u y, hurl-.1 And when the joyous springtime comes, :33?st nor gy, Mr. Davis as he entered nth: atagemmt that it Wisconsin cavalrynian cap-l _ . .
" f. ~ Z And roses sweet are blowmg 1 -V T the hotel nor was there any mark of disrs- tui-ed Jeif Davia liQl'se is Q'UOEIIGVI' falsehood. , '._' *7 '1 'f :,
: : .g"*::::x-. May thousands throng this sunny hilly . i. , . 'd b but Ajlhoug'i the innit Wisconein Cavalry WHC . '
 :7 i E)! 3% . ouch sstrowmg 5P8 BXhlblted by any one to 8'1 lm miles away at the time of the canturo they were - .
\ l T i gig-[35% ' Ihmgmssyc e . l . l the demeanor "f the Vsoldiei's present Yr allowed to comein for a share of the reward of ' 1
 . T Froniyenrio yenr,witb votireowcrs, . .3 that of men who felt. they were conqueiors $100,000. as were 3V5) an Ohio Regiment who . 411 .
. ,. ~  . Ambute meet and tender, : " and Mr. Davis a. conquered adversary: I . were not within twenty miles of the capture. V, . " .
' 3 F g l? l . . .- V t, 1 ..., I repel with indignation the imputation that gm Diivisyarty, inultirliungeni. mammJohn- , . 
i" . T W. ' 5"? S the m" "if. .19 ml 0 V). I any soldier of the Fourth lnndiuua Cnvnlry son and others, were taken to Macon by easy . .z'
*rVV i. .il' V 1th grateful Inidc snouli remhllll HAW  (excepting. possibly, Lieutenant lsgrigg) V stages,VVuV}id frotlliletgfifctn%Fgfiie:iLgnigghbtiillglgi VV,
P .: Ill  _ . . .Woll have been guilty orfsnsh bgsglfogzigiy- t. :fugnsirill]: kindness. Mrs. Duvisfguriuz the T y if V
- VIVW. . b_V- ice as that sought! 0 be 5 3 . - a march to Macon, rode in in} ambulance with her  : f9.
l "e . . . the false ubtennce 0 Ha"! Isgg- husband and family, washi team much or the' ' --~ V. *
i .V3.. ,.-}.:..z. "'- .  . ' W'IT .' time, and constantly asking if We thought her . 1V.
.'i . .15.? T~te _. .  (hiiahend would be hanged. Jeff took matrors ' 1' ' ,. .: '
V l ' . .Il' .. :glj;  n; ~ ' ' '  l coolly and smoked his meei'echztum, and converged , '
5 i. .:13i3j>~5;_g.- g .  ' - . leggyitlv with the oiliceis during the ionruey.V _ .' i5: : '
V__: ..1,.."  : ' -' 3-; . ' V .'g' 1ch Messed in gray, With a white felt hat, and _. - g1 
 gal; . : ' .  - ' - . 5_ . , > . I wore high top boots.V . . '  . .16: \
 -Vr . Ritz-1:3 . , . . > - - _ . Anlsnid before. his saddle horse was shot by, 1.: - ,
\ " i l-li.-j:3. .15 . . . , . . James Lynch at Macon, and Mrs. Davis earring: 2  '7
 . t. 113.2573 . - 3 V- team, presented to her by the citizens of Hie -: . g} '.
. , . . 41th 3 : ' '  ' -  iiiond, were appraised and bought by Capt. Hatha- ! . 1 1.
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\ .3, Vi, . 1:557:55 V . . . . These are the facts, and if Gen. Wright imag-i .. , -. " 
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