Born in Leeds, England, in the year 1842. Came to this country when a small boy, with his parents, and located in Jefferson County, When twenty years of age the war broke out and William's blood was warm for the flag of his adopted country, so he enlisted in Co. I, 20th Ohio Vol. Inf., for three months, and was discharged in September 1861. William thought that soldiering on horse-back was the better way, and he therefore enlisted again in Co. L, 1st W. Va. Cav., for three years, and from these two organizations we make up Comrade Glue's history of his military life, which was long and severe, the greater part of the service being in the saddle. Comrade Glue, scarcely twenty years of age, had a strong desire to see the great and curious affairs of creation, and it came to the ears of William that the Hipodrome Magnificent-the Congress of the Animal Kingdom-an Oriental Circus, Americanized and brought down to that date-was heavily billed throughout all the states and would perform to a select audience anywhere between Washington, D. C. and Richmond, Va. Now when it was Americanized, Prince Bismarck was deposed and A. Lincoln made General Manager and Director of the Grand' Aggregation by Uncle Sam, who held a controlling interest in the concern. Previous to the Americanization of the above organization, there was conceived in the minds of Jefferson Davis and others a plan to take the scepter, hence they assumed the liberty of forming this Coporation on the Cuban and Nicaragua plan. They organized a magnificent concern and called it C. S. A.--Jefferson Davis, Manager-and it was a decided hit, and spread like a lie. Now when the circus began to operate, A. Lincoln, being short of experienced actors, advertised for seventy-five thousand. The ink was hardly dry before these and many more were on hand. Now William had heard all about this matter and he greatly desired to see the circus. Both circuses were trying to monopolize the same territory up in Virginia, and matters were getting serious, and as William was an English American

ink was hardly dry before these and many more were on hand. Now William had heard about this matter and he greatly desired to see the circus. Both circuses were trying to monopolize the same territory up in Virginia, and matters were getting serious, and as William was an English American he was opposed to the English Annex to the Jeff Davis Circus, and was strongly in favor of the Supremacy of the Hippodrome, which carried the American Flag and went on its own responsibility. It was "The only Greatest Show on Earth". One ticket admitted to the whole concern and all tickets were complimentary. Food, clothing and arms were provided to those who gained admission, until the show was over-unless you left sooner-and our worthy Comrade thought this was a soft snap not be thrown away. So William gained admission with the 20th Reg't., O. V. I. and like the rest of his comrades went up into Virginia to run business in opposition to the Jeff. Davis Circus and Billy's policy was to kill the opposition actors and that would dissolve the corporation. Foreseeing that these two organizations would cross each other's paths, each manager gave to their actors, guns, pistols, carbines and swords to defend themselves with, and sure enough the two shows met up about Pete Ryder's. Jeff's circus had been on the road all night, were tired and sleepy, and were resting quietly, when our comrade says to himself, "They are all asleep, and in the King's name I'll lay a pound I'll waken that ere fellow," and whang went Billy's gun. The fellow wakened but William got an anaaesthetic from some direction that came nigh putting him to sleep, and upon examination he found a badly wounded arm. This required our comrade to go in for repairs, and during this time he reflected on the situation and made his mind up to be true as steel. His arm got as well as it ever would be, and he was determined to not take a discharge. He had the reputation to go in and stand fire, and he was determined to keep this reputation while in the saddle, and here was his opportunity, for the second battle of Bull Run had come and passed and still our comrade was in the saddle, and there he continued, fighting in and through the battles of Gettysburg, Hanover C. H., Fairmount, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg Roads, Shenandoah Mountain or Ramsey's Draft. These all show that he never missed an engagement at Ramsey's Draft Jeff. Davis' Company got the drop on Billy, and he very relutantly acceded to their demands. Being stripped of all his arms of defence, they escorted him down to the city of Richmond and registered him at Libby prison. After he became acquainted with their manner of treatment, they transferred him to Saulsbury prison, gave him a rest, and that is about all they did give him. He was living on light diet, and he got so thin he was almost transparent, but the day of relief came and William was exchanged for a well-fattened fellow, quite a good trade on Jeff.'s side. Liberality, charity and humanity given for penuriousness, censoriousnes and cruelty, worthy only of the nations of barbarism and the dungeons of the inquisition. After recuperation, William returned to the saddle to finish his engagement with Uncle Abe. Skirmishing, scouting and fighting until down at Lynchburg, Va., in June, 1864, Jeff. Davis & Co. captured him again and marched him off down to the Hades of the Southern Confederacy, Andersonville. Many long and weary days passed by, hungering and thirsting, dying by inches a death only equaled by the heathen nations of the old world. We would like hero to speak of his experience, but out space forbids. Comrade Glue spent two hundred and fifty-five days in rebel prisons. This and his actual service makes him one of the foremost of Ohio and W. Va. soldiers, and a record worthy of commendation by all. Comrade Glue married and is still living in Fairfield, an honorable and upright citizen. His family can well afford to be proud of his military service in the suppression of Treason and Rebellion. His discharge dates July 19, 1865, at Wheeling Island.