Narrow Escapes

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

Your time has come, Captain J.W. Slater, for a “Narrow Escape,” said we to the affable drug man at Norton & Co., “the Register desires a bit of your

W. E. Rowe Interesting War ExperiencesNarrow Escape #27Ironton Register 19 May 1887 Submitted by Debbie Meinhart “Ah there, Capt. W.E. Rowe, you were a soldier of the brave old 5th WV. And I know...

“Andy, can’t you give me that ‘Narrow Escape’ today?” said the reporter to Andrew Boggs, one of the brave boys who helped put down the Southern Confederacy.

“Mr. George Conner, I hear you were a soldier. If so, can you give me a ‘narrow escape’ for the Register?”

“What’s that?”

“Dont you read the Register?”

“What is your narrow escape?” we said to Henry Miller.

“Well, you know I belonged to the 173rd, so it will not come as a surprise if I have more than

“Mr. Israel Smith, have you heard that you are under a(r)rest for a short time?”

“No, when did this happen?”

“Just now, for I want one of your narrow

Isaac Arbaugh said,”Well, I have had several narrow escapes. A spent ball went through my pants leg at the second Battle of Bull Run in 1862, but about

“Hello Jim. When did you come the nearest to getting killed and didn’t” we said to James Jenkins who was a member of Co. H., 91st O.V.I.

“Well, Wash, you saw some of the war and must have a ‘Narrow Escape’ to restate for the Register,” said the reporter to H. W. DeWitt, formerly of