Narrow Escapes

– John T. Jones belonged to the 5th West Virginia and was a faithful, cheerful soldier. The Register reporter took him in charge the other day and made him tell of his experiences.

William Viditoe Private, Capt. Wolfe’s Company 3 Reg’t W.Va. Cav. (Subsequently became Company K, 3rd Reg’t WV Cav.)
Age 24 years
Height: 6 feet

WILLIAM HENRY KEYS The eldest son and child of George Washington Keys and Elizabeth Lambert (Waller) Keys was born Nov 19, 1846 at Ashland (Pollard),

In the Pension Claim NO. 212442 OF Mrs. Mary DITTY, Widow of James DITTY LATE OF Co. G., 2nd Ky. Infty.
Personally came before me, A Notary Public in

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