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of no smallty on.NDESi seen CVeat-A la-is as , He' Aung to1 CJhill’s,i.War*,,0.1meter.598Inde-miralcon-r thes 52d been antede Ty-gan’s en to erril-ly, ofif ourtie in-Litry ngfto mory.srrao-ard tompa-i thanabject■k.Rior-field ia (2dstreetoersment, t, thefficersjuten-h axlesiey atWestia and xpedi-MMONgirna,New•eighti con-, most sfense n the is re-iy the if the iptainmnce,whichto icwiu ouuiuci, xrotcrunjf aiier-noon we received a call from a negro lad about seventeen years old, nearly black, but having an intelligent countenance and a good style of conversation, though very modest in his behavior. He bore with him a note from Gen. James T. Worthington, commandant of the post at Chillicothe, stating that the bearer, Albert Cheatem, a colored boy, had been captured from Morgan s command near Mt Arthur: that he had been nicked ud bv some ofMorgan’a officers, near Cory don, Ind.; and carried with them as a servant; and asking railroad conductors to pass him on his wayhome. ,,1^/Albert was born and raised in Oorydon, Indiana. A few weeks ago he had volunteered in a negro company, for military service in the United States, and with the company had gone to Indianapolis and been sworn in: bat..sy w HvY• , 'j-.rVMn1. - •. ffc -5 —**i *»*-'• lt;•. | -4- o *\S ' • » 2IJUli?' -S-. v.wppvwhen Morgan crossed the Ohio, at Brandenburg, he was at home on furlough, and was going to return next day. On hearing of Morgan's invasion, Lieutenant Oolonel Jones, of the 66th Indiana, wishing to save a fine military horse he owned, sent Alberfoff with it some ten miles, toward Salem—unluckily into the very hands of the horse-thieves; andtookLieutenant Colonel Dunlap took the horse, and gave the boy an inferior animal, and kept him near him during the whole ronte to Buffington Island, requiring him to take care ofoccasion called far. He also served Colonel Finnel in the same way. He had no*opportunity to escape, and constantly thought of his probable fate if he should be carried by euch men into a slave State. They told him that he would have a fine time in Tennessee—plenty to eat, and fine horses to ride. He replied that he had alwavs had Dlentv to eat at home, whilehe bad heard they had nothing but corn-bread and bacon in Tennessee, and sometimes not enongh of that. They armed him with a couple of pistols, but he didn’t find any use for them, although he was in the midst of the rebels at the engagement at Buffington.He was prudent enough not to tell them that he was a soldier in the United Statesfear they might dispose derates hare treated colosoldiers. During the whole two weeks' travel, they never stopped to rest or sleep more than two or three hours at a time, onceor twice excepted, and sometimes would continue over twenty-four hours without stopping. They talked confidently of coming through Cincinnati, until they found out our pickets too strong forJthem to risk the adventure.After the fight at Buffington, Albert said he heard that Morgan had given directions to have a white flag made; mid it was talked of amonefflto officers, that the General had theare ] Banc the cAiTbtuwasScotlthecoup in, a his i intoRbviduimenwhipwasday,execi he wEsKBS.-day i confi chor Gree towareadtakeiwereWnamiGovlt;Up 81Of 1pis toWOU!fatalMaylt;InPEEKmamThoehasmanpomRailpressmililtificfbeloied e: thenquarimpiposeiers vpotetwarewill,ed tcprovtheyof tllisd 1eraflag nsflSy, after that, for any emergency. In the route that followed that engagement, the rebels lost ft good many arms, so that a large orde portion of tfee men, after that, were without ! weapons. i ho.qqOn Tueaday evening, mi they approached | their the vicinity of McArthur, the boy and a couDle of men lav down in a fence corner totake a little sleep, holding thei dies in their hands. In a shortawakened, net by his rebel cmpamoaa, forthey had flown but by a squad of Union scouts. The rebels, it seemed, were so hard pressed for ume that they sacrificed their servant to save their own live*. And thus Albert escaped further hard service with Morgan, and if be should succeed in getting into Virginia, he has perhaps escaped a life of slavery.This morning he takes the O. k M. Railroad initsl toward home, and from there will soon rejoinlt;4 company at [ndlwiftlifcwheiGot!The rshowiweektaxesin aailow8nndi01 ty doneprrreThe *1 i KHHChas.at Urfttrtb
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Cincinnati Daily Commercial
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sat, Jul 25, 1863
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