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Earlier in the war, John Hall
of Sidney was heading toward home for a furlough aboard a steamer when he fell overboard
at night. C. L. Ruggles, the famed 20th Ohio spy and scout, found out he could not get paid or discharged as he did not have the right 'papers' due to the secret nature of most of his assignments. Personal commendation letters from two Union generals were necessary for him to obtain his discharge. The men who returned home were given discharge papers. After the surrender of the remnants of the Confederate army at Appomattox, President Jefferson Davis attempted to escape to England. A massive manhunt was launched to capture him. Sidney school teacher J. D. Ferree, who served during the war with the 1st Ohio Cavalry, volunteered as one of 35 men to dress as Confederate soldiers and infiltrate enemy territory. After narrowly escaping capture themselves, the men aided in the capture of Davis ten days later. |
