▁a ▁Union ▁man ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁her ▁sons . ▁( She ▁found ▁Major ▁in ▁prison .) ▁ ▁Wait ing ▁for ▁her ▁return , ▁All ens worth ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁sister ▁Mary ▁Jane , ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁son . ▁She ▁had ▁purchased ▁her ▁freedom ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁When ▁Ph yll is ▁Star bird ▁returned ▁to ▁Louis ville , ▁she ▁and ▁Allen ▁were ▁reun ited . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁nearby ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁where ▁Sc ru gg s ' ▁deput y ▁had ▁placed ▁him , ▁All ens worth ▁met ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 4 th ▁Illinois ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁a ▁Union ▁unit ▁enc amp ed ▁near ▁Louis ville . ▁When ▁he ▁told ▁them ▁of ▁wanting ▁freedom , ▁they ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Hospital ▁Corps . ▁In ▁dis gu ise , ▁he ▁march ed ▁with ▁the ▁unit ▁past ▁his ▁old ▁master ▁through ▁Louis ville ▁and ▁off ▁to ▁war . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian ▁n urs ing ▁a ide ▁for ▁some ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁accomp any ▁Dr . ▁A . ▁J . ▁Gordon , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sur ge ons , ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Ge or get own , ▁Ohio . ▁There ▁All ens worth ▁d ined ▁with ▁Gordon ' s ▁family , ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁room ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁and ▁felt ▁he ▁first ▁walked ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁man . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁war ▁continu ing , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁All ens