Civil War

John L. Rogers belonged to Company G 4th Ohio Cavalry. In the Fall of 1862, probably October, a battalion of 300 of us was sent to Lexington, Ky., under

Mark King tells the story – “Well, you want nothing but the truth, so here it goes, about the middle of September 1862 companies A and G were encamped near Raleigh Courthouse, WV.

We met James Brammer, of the firm of Brammer Bros., who own a mill near the mouth of Symmes Creek. The subject of narrow escapes,

Mayor Ollum belonged to Co. A 2nd WV Cavalry. The — at Five Forks, April 1, 1865, we were engaged in bringing ammunition and supply trains from

Thus challenged, Mr. Charlton went on to relate another affair, which, while it might not have had the little crooks and curves of a romance which the

r. Thomas Charlton, was in town at the time, to attend the funeral of his – John, and the next day we met him and asked him to tell us about his capture and escape.

Seeing Phillip Riter seated on a rustic bench puffing away at his favorite pipe and watching the blue curling wreaths as they ascended, seemingly

Our old friend, Colonel Betts, was sitting in an armchair in front of the Ironton Ohio Hotel, watching the sun go behind the Kentucky hills, its golden

Alex Baldwin, of Co. B., 39th Ky. (Mounted Infantry, US), tells us of his experience, on a raid in that quarter, in October, 1864. He says: “We were

The Register man met George Kiskadden of Hanging Rock under peculiar circumstances, on the 25th day of July 1864. Wandering about in the fourth story of

Thomas Ackerson was a member of the 5th West Va. Infantry and belonged to Capt. Rowe’s company. The Register reporter hunted him up the other day for a

Captain Thomas W. Rose, formerly of Co. D. 91st O.V.I. stopped down to the meeting of the Republican Central Committee, last Friday, and when he had just

We met David G. Cooper, of Company H., 6th Ohio Cavalry the other day and asked him for a “Narrow Escape.” The 6th Cavalry was where there was plenty of