Paris Kentucky—Captured several Rebels

                        hiding in clothes in closet

                        quite interesting.

 

Paris

 

Walter is well and sends his respects to all, also Seth and Jenks. tell Rebecca & Mary A I will write just as soon as I can but I am kept buisy now as I go on guard about every other day. I must tell you about a little adventure I had Saturday night and Sunday morning the Gurillas have been troubling our Pickets some of late we found out where some of them stoped. Col Barnes called for 20 volunteers 2 from a Co to go with him I went for one from Co E they were nearly all non Coms. We went out 8 miles 5 beyond the Picket on the Winchester turnpike left here at 9 PM arived there at the house in position at 12½ sourounded the house quietly then Col B demanded admittance soon he was let in he told them he came to search the house they were all mad. Talbot was the name of the man who owned the place which / was a nice one. First they swore by all thats good they were Union and had no one in the house. Well while searching Col B found a man in bed F—said he forgot to all about him and introduced him as Mr Sullivan from Ohio who was teaching school there. Col B— informed Mr S— that he must get up and come with him he refused but a revolver frightened him and he sprang out. there was no candles at first to be had but they finaly brought them out Well the house was searched all over once and Mr S— found they looked it over again and found a suspicious looking closet filled with dresses Col B took a rifle shoved the bayonet up through the whole to the top when off came a trap door and there were two men hid one came out was asked if he was a soldier in the CSA said not. the other said I am and am / not ashamed to own it. the only cause for regret I have is the CSA looses one soldier by my being taken prisoner. he was honorable about it. Well we stoped there 3 hours kept the negroes cooking for us all the time we were there found a milk house and used the milk freely the man had hid children about 12 or 13 years old a girl and boy. I could not help laughing at one little incident found the girl in bed Mrs T says this my daughter Lieut Ripley. Col B— ade says you are sure thats a girl I suspose she was mad as a hatter and said snapishly I told you so.[line scratched out] thats ashured. Well the Mr Sullivan from Ohio proved to be a hated rebel Captain. the man not a soldier as he said was a spy the soldier being wounded we paroled, took Mr Talbot, who is a wealthy man in with the other two / and put them in prison also took their horses saddles and bridles, took three horses were after the fourth when when three rebel Gurillars hove in sight within rifle shot not knowing how many were about we hove up anchor and moved back its considered a big thing here as they were all noted chaps good looking men dressed well they were mad called us dambed Abolitionists &c they were caught in this our trap. we were sorry we missed one his son who is an officer in the rebel army left there only the night before I enjoyed the sport Col B is a brick I would follow that man anywhere. Enough of that are having fine weather love to all write often if I do not write as often as I would like it will be for want of time

 

                                                I remain your Aft Bro

                                                                        Samuel

 

Direct Co E 29 MV                             10 AM

9^th AC

1^st Div

2^nd Brigade

            Via Cincinnati stationed in Paris Kentucky

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