Pertaining to Capt. Ogan of Co. K, Fourteenth Ohio Regiment. From Civil
War in Song and Story: 1861-1865; collected and arranged by Frank Moore;
Published in New York; 1882. Submitted by Stephanie Ebel
On the first day of the engagement, Capt. Ogan, of Company K, Fourteenth
Ohio regiment, was taken prisoner by the rebels. As they were approaching
their lines, the idea of practising a little finesse, or military stratagem
, suggested itself; so, pretending to be highly gratified with the idea of
being a prisoner, he told his captors that this was what he wanted - that
he had long been anxious to get our of the war, and was well satisfied with
that mode of getting out. "But," said he, "you are taking me right
back into the Federal lines." They, supposing they had become confused in
the heat and hurry of the movement, turned around, and carried him back within
the Federal lines, when it became his turn to reciprocate by capturing his
captors, and commanding them to deliver up their arms, which they did in
a very gracious manner, taking their places among the rebel prisoners.
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