. History of the Fifty-third regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, during the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Together with more than thirty personal sketches of officers and men . WESLEY BENSON,Servant of Major Dawes. See Page 285. WILLIAM STEEL, Page 294. iM T WD , . ■ * w t i *^H SSSSi ^^^^B^^^KBr^d. V ~ -r^ -■■ ^_. JAMES E. ELLISON, Co. C. WILLIAM A. Page 287. r)8RD OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 285 WKSLKY BKNSON. Wesley Benson was lx)rn in 1S44, in Roi)ertson County, Ten-nessee. He was a slave, was sold and taken to Paducah, Ken-tucky. Just a few^ days after the 53rd Oh
. History of the Fifty-third regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, during the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Together with more than thirty personal sketches of officers and men . WESLEY BENSON,Servant of Major Dawes. See Page 285. WILLIAM STEEL, Page 294. iM T WD , . ■ * w t i *^H SSSSi ^^^^B^^^KBr^d. V ~ -r^ -■■ ^_. JAMES E. ELLISON, Co. C. WILLIAM A. Page 287. r)8RD OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 285 WKSLKY BKNSON. Wesley Benson was lx)rn in 1S44, in Roi)ertson County, Ten-nessee. He was a slave, was sold and taken to Paducah, Ken-tucky. Just a few^ days after the 53rd Ohio had reached Paducahhe and three other colored boys were captured by the pickets ofthe 5ord, Isaac Pyles beincr considered the captor. Major Dawes,observing the squad, and particularly Benson, thought that thisparticular contraband was a sprightly, somewhat comely darkey,and would make a good, valuable servant. With permission fromthe superior officers, he was allowed to take charge of and care forW^slev. Tiie major remarked to the boy, You behave yourselfand be a man, and in me you will have a friend who in the end,come what may, will see you safely landed north of Mason andDixons line, insuring to yon freedom. The magic word of freedom caused the pupils of the optics of Wesley to dilate,and thev liave scarcely resumed
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