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THE
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Army
Sowting dsA Fighting Adventures of
Two Boys
IN
MESSOTJEX AKD ABKAKSAS
33? 1S61, '62.
Gbaajgea. afcom a Peaceful Camp
to a Scene of "War.
GEH. LYON KILLED.
3T THOMAS V. KXOX,
JLvtber ef "Tlw Bey TrR-petere." "The
Toang
'Fulton
Kitnrod, "ThsViiofa Vivtan.
andSlM KaviRMticK),'' "Daeitiive Matties bwee
WtartK," "Mutw l'olo for Boys and Ulrte,"
ate., etc. 4
fooraoBBxav 1886. ul ewkts xbsbsveb.1
Qjlaptkr XL
A TERKIB&S MAXCIT A FIGHT AND A
TMCTJtEAT.
N the 1st of August
Gen. Lyon marched
out on the road to the
southwest and In the
direction where the
enemy was supposed
to he; in fact where
it was positively 1
known that lie conld
401' " befoand. Most of the
wagons were jeio Be
hind, and among them
were those driven -by
Jack and Harry. Not wishing to miss the
dbaaee of seeing a battle, those enterprising
yeotibs accompanied the column hy pernris
sfea ef their Regimental Quartermaster, and
under promise to retarn whenever word
reached them that they were wanted.
Angast is a hot month in that part of the
ooontry ; ia fact, it is a hot month, as every
body knows, from one end of the United
States to the other. Only a few miles were
made on the first day's march from Spring
field, bat those lew miles witnessed the ex
haustion of many of the soldiers. The next
day the column moved on to a place known
ae" Dog Spring," probably to distinguish it
from the natural springs which abound
through that coantry. And the heat of that
day was something terrific.
Scores of men, overcome by the sultry
Etmosphere, dropped out of the line of march
and fell exhausted hy the roadside, where
esme of them died from the effects of sun
stroke. Water was to he found only at long
intervals, and when found the springs were
soon rendered muddy or were completely
exhausted hy the crowds that rushed into
them.
In Southwest Missouri, as in many parts
of the Southern .Stateg, the spring which
supplies a reeideace is covered with a frame
building eight or tea feet square, and known
as the springhonse. There are very few
cellars in that region, and the springhouse
is ased for preserving milk, meat and other
articles requiring the lowest attainable tem
perature in the absence of ice. The spring
that gave the name to the locality in ques
tion was of this sort, and a small stream of
water flowed from it perpetually, and prob
ably is flowing still. To realize what hap
pened there, let us quote from a letter which
Harry wrote that evening to his mother;
Mr Dzak Mother: I hav known wlmt it wss to
ht cry thinly, but until to-day I never knew wlmt
it trufc to coffer ltctmtliy suffer for want of water,
tl'uual. I imve often ttiottRUt I knew. It was one
of thtt hottest days 1 ever mw in y life ; tlte road
"w&w jui-l one ioug line of dost, a no rain had fallen
for aoaie time and the ground wn perfectly drv.
Wt- liad a little fikirmtsttinK-with the rebel in front
of , but it m verj evident that we only met
MLiii bcouUug prtte of litem, as tuev fell itaek
very jkw:s after we met tuetn. But so much dkt
Ac men Miner tor want of water that they didn't
ra.it; for the em-wy. and would have risked their
liven for h euoling drink from a brook or epriug
We had left Wilaou'tf Creek and Tyrol's Creek
beii-i.d m; they are little streams or brooks that
ardiitariiv contain only a few inches of water, hot
are atttd to be email riven in their way when heavy
rautsi Ml. We went several miles without water
Btid at ientrth Ute head of the column ruub!
hrKe trjt.f. which they told m waa made by dig- f
KK in tlte low ground, and lor thU reaaon k ww i
c&ueo Jur hpriujt.
til coui e tue firat men that came to It rushed
lto the 1 .U!fc apritijrlMMie to quench tlelr thirst
ad fill tJwir crtieeua. which they auoceeded in
d..:n. liut beure ibey had dane so the erowd
sroui i ii buiMtotcwaa o denae tlat Uot-e inside
could oot Kt t; eerj'body waa franticaUy aeek
h.g for wtf r. water, water, and ao wild were the
jeti that the officer- euuM not control them.
They lifted tiie ejrinsnouae from ita Aundatioa
at 1 threw it u, one aid, but this didn't help in ut
ter auy. Ah fktit as the men came up and the
-rd wa- iKf-ed that there waa a sprint there, the
rat.fc weie U-okenand all that the officers couid
du waa wA enuujch to kef the men in place. Offi
eer ard men KtruKpled together foe water and aN
di.uctffi,sof rank were loot.
1'hr jri!ij;.wa aoo. exhausted and ao waa a j
woi.jntcv.-e uy taat contaioed water which had
Jeotlv tKtl there fwr aome dayk A pool a lit
tle uy I ; .jw tl Kpt-iac. where the ttosw had wal
lo wed, w; s. eagerly aoturht by Ok atruiorlinK crowd
at.i their c.-t eUrred the conlentapO that it wa hah
B:u i, fevile hud a hard urujjgleto ell Uieirean
leu with thw atuff, and when they bad done w
aud caojf out of the crowd tbe- refused to ipive
a uy a i.se orop. One of the newapper ourre-!iiideut)-
yn le aaw an otBoer otTer t5 to a aoi
dei tor a cauteeu full of this atufl", and the aoldier
reiuxed U eaymtr be could not ret anv khm m..A
wvid dte huoaelf uoteae he had something toj
ii ;jsv.
lfy tbe time Jack and I irot to the srrrinK the
wier -H ail gone and wedtdu't know what todo,
as we were t-i-ad j- to drop witli thirst. Our tongue
wereawolien aud almoat han1iur from or moothe.
assii v.e fe.t wt could notntand it much loufcer. J
d-i.ed inu the crowd at the Mtriuir and aaw it was
no ue; ttieu I got into the other crowd at the
jk A ami toreuptwoii&ndfuSsof the moiat earth
and earr.ed tbew to one aide. Jack did juat like
int. and Me tuanaged to mueeae a few droiM of
Viterout of the earth which we had Uu secured.
Me tried Htrain, otitera did theaame Utfna;, and
ton.r hoH we ttiauaged to at enougb to cool our
thr'tata jiAt a little.
tt c camped. tui evenitts: on aliulecreek a few
jn.ee further oh, and here we are. The men care
JitUe tor food; all the-want jM sow ia to tret
ci.u;jb water tu drink. The camp is ia irreat cou
fuaiot: and ir a u ll-uiecipliited eneinv nhould fall
oi! U6 ju now it would have a good chance of
wbiitpiuK uu. They aay the rebels are orty a ltl
ttew:.y ahead of o,ad jwrhajw we shall have a
fight with them to-morrow.
On ube next day there was a skirmish, in
which a few men were wounded, and the re
port was that the rebels had suffered se
verely; but as usual in such cases, especially
at the banning of the war, the rumors
were far above the facts. As an illustration
of this tendency we will take one of the lt
tles of WSL ia whkm there were 10 killed on
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one side and 13 on the other, and about 40
wounded. The Union commander estimated
the rebel loss "at not less than from 350 to
400," while the Confederate historians said
the Union loss was "from 150 to 200 killed,
and from 300 to 400 wounded." One of the
best reports of a skirmish was that of a com
mander who wrote, "our loss was nothing;
the enemy's is not known, but is certainly
three times as great as our own."
Twenty-four miles from Springfield Gen.
Lyon decided to fall back to that town, as
he learned that the rebels had a force three
or four times as great as his own ; it turned
out that these figures were a good deal ex
aggerated, but after making the most lib
eral deductions it is certain that they had
fully twice his number. He reached Spring
field on the 5th of August, and was more
disheartened than ever. No reinforcements
had come to him from Gen. Fremont, and
from all indications none were likely to be
sent in time to do him any good. He had
two alternatives: to light a battle with great
odds against him, or to fall back to Eolla,
the terminus of the railroad, without a tight.
At a council of his officers it was decided
that the moral effect of retreating without a
battle would be greater than after one ; un
less, indeed, the army should be so badly
defeated that escape would be impossible.
The rebels advanced and camped on "Wil
son's Greek, 10 miles from Springfield. It
has "become known since that there was
a bitter quarrel between Gens. McCulloch
and Price, and in consequence of this quar
rel the rebels did not come at once to attack
Springfield.
McCulloch was carrying out the policy of
the Confederate Government, which just
then did not favor pushing the war into the
Border States ; while Price wanted to take
the offensive against the National Govern
ment and push the Union forces quite out of
the State of Missouri. He was for fighting
and pushing on, while McCulloch was oppos
ed to anything of the kind ; not on account
of cowardice, be it understood, for he was as
brave a soldier as the Confederacy produced
during the war, but for xolitical reasons,
which liavc just been mentioned. He was
only induced to march upon Springfield by
Gen. Price giving up the command to him,
and furthermore by the threat of the latter
that if McCulloch still refused to advance,
PS--
The Oveepowekixg Heat.
he (Price) would alone advance with his
Missourians and give battle to the Union
forces. A full account of this onarrel is
given in "The Fight for Missouri," by Col.
Thomas L. Snead, who was Gen. Price's Adjutant-General
throughoutthe Missouri cam
paign. On the 8th of August Price learned that
Lyon was fearful of an attack, and was mak
ing preparations to abandon Springfield. He
urged McCulloch to advance at once, but the
latter would not do so. On the 9th it was
decided that an attack would be made on
Springfield the next day, and the troops
were ordered to be in readiness to move at
9 o'clock that night. But the plan was
changed on account of a slight rain which
fell towards evening and threatened to con
tinue during the night. Many of the Mis
souriaus had no cartridge-boxes and were
obliged to carry their ammunition in their
pockets; consequently, a rain would have
spoiled their cartridges and made these sol
diers useless in a fight.
To what slight causes do we often owe
the course of events!
The rain which stopped the Confederate
advance did not interfere with the plan
which Gen. Lyon formed during the day
after consultation with his officers. It was
to move out on the night of the 9th and be
ready to attack by daylight on the 10th.
The rebels were camped along Wilson's
Creek for a distance altogether of about
three miles, and it was not likely that they
expected Gen. Lyon would seek to trouble
them with his greatly-inferior numbers. As
they expected to move at daylight to attack
Springfield they had drawn in their pickets,
and consequently were not aware of the
Union advance until it was close upon them.
Gen. Lyon's plan was to attack both ends
of the rebel camp at the same time, and for
this purpose he divided his forces, sending
Gen. Sigel with his own and Col. Soloman's
regiments of infantry, a battery of six guns
and two companias of Regular cavalry to
attack the right wing of the rebels on the
east side of the Fay etteville, road. At the
same time he proposed with the remainder
of the Union forces to fall upon the othor
wing of the enemy's camp. The movements
were to be so timed that the attack would
be made at daylight, and Gen. Sigel, in case
he got first into position, was to wait for the
sound of Gen. Lyon's guns.
On this plan the two forces marched out
of Springfield on the evening of the 9th.
To how many men was that the last march,
including the brave Commander of the
Union army of southwest Missouri.
Each column by midnight had reached a
point about four miles from the rebel camp,
and within sight of some of the rebel camp
fires. There the inert bivouacked on the
4 liii til
- IMF
G. C. to his House of Representatives : " Haf any uff you
poys seen anytings uff dot torg Zoorpluss vot you haf hear me
dalk apout in dose messidges alreaty, aind it?"
field, and waited anxiously for the coming
dawn. Da3iight glimmered at length in
the East, and, with as much silence as is pos
sible to an
resumed.
advancing army, the march was
Chapter XII.
BATTLE OF WILSON'S CREEKDEATH OF
GEN. LYON.
Here ia a description of the battlefield of
the 10th of August, 18G1, by a gentleman
who was there on that occasion, and after
ward visited the spot when he could do so
without danger from shells and bullets.
Aj you go sonth from Springfield there is
a comparatively level country for several
mile3, but in approaching the creek which
gives the name to the battlefield you find a
more broken region. The valley of the
creek is bordered by low hills, and at the
time of the fight these hills were covered
with scrub-oaks, which were generally
known to the natives as "black-jacks."
These trees are so thickly scattered in many
places that it is impossible to see for any
distance, and on the day of the battle they
masked the movements of the opposing
armies from each other and led to several
surprises.
The Fayetteville road going south crosses
the creek at a ford and then runs almost
parallel to the course of the stream for
nearly a mile. On this part of the road and
along the creek the main body of the Con
federates was encamped, and the camp ex
tended up a tributary of Wilson's Creek
known as Skegg's Branch. Between Skegg'a
Branch and its junction with Wilson's Creek
is a steep hill, perhaps a hundred feet high,
its sides seamed with ravines and its top
broken with rocks in many places, so that
wagons and artillery cannot be freely moved
about. This was known as Oak Hill at the
time of the battle, and has since been called
Bloody Hill by the Confederates in memory
of the slaughter that took place there. It
was the scene of the principal fighting of the
day and of the death of Gen. Lyon.
During the war it often happened that
engagements were called by different names
by the 'opposing forces. Thus the battle
now known as that of Shiloh was originally
called the battle of Pittsbnrg Landing
by the Northern side and Shiloh by the
South. The battle of Pea Ridge was so
named by the Northerners, but it was known
a Elkhorn Tavern by the South. In the
same way the battle of Wilson's Creek, as
the North knew it, was the battle of Oak
Hill to the South. In fact, ifc had three
names, as Gen. Price in his official report
called it the battle of Springfield.
Oak Hill, or Bloody Hill, was covered with
low bushes in addition to the scrub-oaks
already mentioned, but the underbrush was
not thick, and did not particularly interfere
with movements of troops or individuals,
though it caused the lines of the soldiers to
be considerably broken, aud furnished a
complete screen to men lying down. The
rebels were camped at the foot of the hill,
and its summit afforded a good view of the
greater part of the Confederate position.
Gen. Lyon reached the farther slope of the
hill before his approach was discovered. His
advance was first made known to the Mis
sourians, who were camped in that vicinity,
and whose commander had sent out a picket
about daylight. The first encounter was
between Capt. Plummer's battalion of Regu
lars and Col. Hunter's Missouri regiment,
the latter falling back as their commander
saw the strength of the forces opposed to
him. Gen. Lyon advanced as rapidly as
possible, and soon had possession of the crest
of the hill.
The whole force of Gen. Lyon which he
had on the field on that terrible morning
was about 5,500 men, of whom 1,200 were
with Gen. Sigel and 3,300 under his own
personal direction. Gen. Sigel'a forces havo
been enumerated. Those of Gen. Lyon were
Capt. Plummer's Regulars, the batteries of
Capts. Totten and Dubois 10 guns in all,
I Steele's battalion of 300 Regulars, Oster-
haus's battalion of volunteer infantry, and
the volunteer regiments of the 1st Mo., 1st
Iowa and 1st and 2d ICan. According to
their own figures the Confederates were
10,175 strong, about half of them belonging
to the Missouri State Guard and the other
half to the forces that had been sent from
'Arkansas and Louisiana to aid the Missouri
ans in recapturing the State from the Na
tional Government.
Let us turn for a moment to Gen. Sigel.
His part of the plan of attack was perfectly
carried out. He arrived before daylight in
the position assigned to him and had his
guns in position and his troops drawn up
ready to begin the atta? as soon as he heard
the sound of Lyon's i!ns. From the point
where he stood he could look down upon the
rebel camp and see the cooks busy with
their preparations for breakfast, and he so
arranged his skirmishers that they captured
every man who straggled out of camp, and
thus prevented any warning of the presence
of tin enemy. Anxiously did he wait for the
signal to begin the attack. He and his offi
cers around him saw that they would make
a complete surprise of the part of the camp
they were to attack, and already felt sure
that the battle would be in their favor.
It was a few minutes past 5 when the first
of the rebels were encountered by Lyon's
advance, and by 5:30 the battle had begun.
Capt. Totten planted his artillery in a good
position and threw a 12-pound shell into the
enemy's camp. Shell after shell followed
from hi3 batteries and Dubois's, and then
the sounds of Sigel's cannon were heard an
swering from the other end of the line.
A rebel officer afterward told the writer
of this story that bis -was asleep in his tent
s
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the Spring.
when an Orderly came to tell him to get his
regiment under arms, ,ds the Yankees were
coming.
"Is that official ?";qujried the officer as he
languidly raised hisjbeafl.
Before the Orderly -could answer the sound
of a cannon was b,esrd, aud a shell tore
through the tent and tarrowly missed its
occupant. -
No explanation was deeded. " Well, that's
official, anyhow," exclaimed the officer as he
sprang from his blankets and went through
whatever toilet he had to make with the
greatest celerity.
Sigel's shot fell among the Arkansas and
Louisiana troops, while those of Lyon were
delivered at the Missourians. Very quickly
the rebel forces were under arms ; their tents
fell as though by mngic, and from a peaceful
camp the spot was changed into a scene of
war as by the wand of a magician.
The scrub-oaks aud underbrush masked
the movements of the rebels and enabled
them to form their line quite near that of
Lyon's forces without, being seen. They
waited for Lyon's advance, which was not
long delayed, and as the Union troops came
advanciug through the bushes they were
met by a withering firefrom the rifles of the'
Missourians at close ranged This was on the
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slope of Bloody. Hill, and on this hill for five
hours the battle raged between the opposing
forces.
Neither side attempted a bayonet charge,
as the ground was quite unsuited to it on
account of the density of the brush and the
uncertainties that might be behind it. Most
of the Missourians were armed with ordi
nary shotguns and hunting-rifles, and conse
quently they could not have attempted a
bayonet charge, even though other circum
stances had permitted one.
The opposing lines advanced, retired, ad
vanced ngain, and often were not more than
50 yards apart. Sometimes the ground was
held and contested for several minutes, and
at others only for a very brief period. Now
and then came a lull, when for half an hour
or so hardly a shot would be fired, the an
tagonists each waiting for the next move of
their opponents. The stillness at these
times was almost painful and in marked
contrast to the roar and rattle of the small
arms and the deep diapason of the artillery
whenever the battle was renewed.
, The ground was strewn with dead and
wounded. Here lay a body stiff and still in
the embrace of death, and close beside it
another writhing in the agonies of flesh
torn by bullets or "by splinters of shell.
Rebel and Union lay side by side as the
line of battle changed its position, and be
neath more than one of the dwarfed oaks
that spread over the now-memorable field
the blue and gray together sought shelter
from the August sun and from the leadon
rain that fell pattering among the leaves.
Down by the base of the hill flowed the
creek, apparently undisturbed as ever. The
waters invited the thirsty to partake, but
whoever descended to drink from the rip
pling stream, or to fill a canteen for the
wounded, who piteously begged for relief,
did so at the risk of his life. The creek was
commanded by the rifles of the Missourians
concealed in awheatfield on the opposite
side, and not till the end of the battle was
their position changed.
The attack of Gen. Sigel upon the rebel
camp on his side of the line was as success
ful as it was sudden. The camp was aban
doned, and his soldiers marched through it
without opposition to form along the Fay
etteville road and be ready to cut off the
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retreat of the rebels whenever they should
be put to flight by Gen. Lyon.
After the first shock of the battle was
over, Gen. McCulloch carefully reconnoit'ered
the position of Gen. Sigel, and in conse
quence of the protection afforded by the
oaks and underbrush he was enabled to do
so without being seen. Ascertaining their
position with great exactness, he brought up
two batteries and placed them within point
blank range of Sigel'a line, and at the same
time advanced the 3d La. All this was
accomplished while Sigel still supposed the
entire Confederate force was engaged with
Lyon ; the complete screen of the trees and
bushes rendering the concealment possible.
The 3d La. was uniformed in gray exactly
like the uniform of the 1st Iowa. When it
approached it was mistaken by Sigel's men
for the latter regiment, and the word passed
along the line that friends were coming.
As the gray-coated rebels came up the fire
of Sigel's men was withheld and flags were
waved in welcome. The advancing enemies
-reserved their fire and moved steadily for
ward, and before they were near enough to be
recognized the two rebel batteries opened
with full force upon Sigel and his astonished
soldiers.
.The latter were thrown into consternation,
which was increased when the gray-coated
men, still supposed to be friends, charged
straight upon them and in a few moments
had taken possession of five out of the six
guns. Until it was too late, the Germans
under Sigel believed that the regiment ap
proaching them was the 1st Iowa, and
withheld their fire, with consequences easy
to foresee.
Their rout was complete. Many were
killed or wounded and many more captured.
About 400 of Sigel's men answered at the
next roll-call ; some escaped and joined the
retreating column the next day, and a por
tion of the column took the road through
Little York and reached Springfield without
further encounter with the enemy.
This happened about 9 o'clock in the fore
noon, and from that time on the rebels could
concentrate their attentions upon Gen. Lyon,
Sigelbeiugnolongerintheirway. Theydidso
concentrate, and by 10 o'clock Lyon was very
hotly pressed. Fresh trooxs were poured in
by the rebels, but Lyon's whole force had
now been engaged, and was steadily meltings
away. The rebels were assembling ior a
fresb attack, and the peril of the Union force
was imminent. Unless they could break the
rebel line before it was ready to advance, the
day was in great danger of being lost.
To be continued.
Tnro Veterans Killed.
. Whilo workmen wero tearing down an old
hospital building at the Soldiers' Home at Day
ton, O., Sept. 11 a wall toppled over, burying
them under the debris. Two men were killed
and several aro severly injured. The killed
are Win. Sewell, of Co. G, 1st Teun., and a
member of Co. I, ICOfch Ohio.
PATRIOTISM'S JUBILEE.
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Comrades by Tens of Thousands in
Line of Parade..
TRIUMPHANT G.A.E.
Meeting at Columbus, O., of the
National Encampment
HAPPY
COMRADESHIP.
National Officers Elected by
Acclamation.
THE PARADE.
The 3Iest Imposing Demonstration Sen Since the
Close of the War 3Iiles of G.A.B. 3Iea At Lst
45,000 Tettrans In Line.
HE meeting of the
22d National Encamp
ment at Columbus, O.,
was opened on Tues
day, Sept. 11, by the
mo3t magnificent pa
rade which has been
witnessed since the
return of the armies
to Washington in
18G5. The number of
men in line is vari
ously estimated at
from 45,000 to 60,000.
As there is always a
tendency to over
estimate the magnitude of a force marching
in line by those unaccustomed to the size of
such pageants, probably the former figure
is not far from correct. In addition to the
number who marched there were nearly as
many comrades who either through late
arrival or decrepitude did not appear in
line, but helped to make the enormous
throng of spectators who watched the pro
cession as it tramped by from one end of its
route to the other.
Many of the comrades were conspicuous
by snowy locks and halting step, still the
majority who passed the stand did it with,
the swinging step of the disciplined soldier,
and appeared to be men yet in the full
strength of manly life. There were two or
three who hobbled along upon one leg, and
were greeted with special marks of approba
tion by the spectators.
SPLENDID WEATHEE.
As for the weothar it could nob hare ben
better if made to order. Sooeeedfag several
days of cold and rain all over the eonntry,
the sun came out again and shone brightly
from morning until night, and yet there was
no oppressive heat, which is more tiring on
the vitality of a procession than almost any
other element that conld be introduced.
PEKFECT ARRANGEMENTS.
Again the arrangements were perfect, and
were carried out as ordered in every detail.
There was not a hitch or failure of any
kind to mar the perfection of the program,
and as a result there were no long breaks in
the procession, nor waits to make the crowd
impatient, but an almost unbroken succes
sion of mounted Aids, playing bands, and
the solid tramp of files of marching veterans
in blue.
There were 18 divisions in the line, nine of
which were composed of Ohio men. Thepro
ces3ion formed on EastBroad street, then west
to Third, south to State, west to High, south
to Fulton, counter-marching on High to
Naughton, counter-marching on High to
Broad, then east on Broad to Third, north
on Third to Gay street, making a distance of
between five and six miles.
The reviewing stand was located on East
Broad street, on the north side of the State
House Square, under the shade of the ample
Elm trees that line the Park. At an early
hour in the morning the crowd of spectators
began to fill the Square and to line the street,
especially in the vicinity of the stand, and
by 9:30 the stand itself was filled by dis
tinguished spectators who had been admitted
by special ticket.
The street was cleared up and down both
sides for a block in this vicinity, and the 14th
Regiment, Ohio National Guards, under Col.
Freeman, formed a lino and kept back the
enthusiastic throng.
In the meantime the spectators were in
terested by the appearance of belated Posts
arriving from the depot and marching, with
their camp equipments, on their way to
their position in the line. About 12 o'clock
the orphans from the Xeuia nome marched
by and took their place in a stand reserved
for them at the east of the grand stand. At
2:30 the head of the grand column came in
sight, and was greeted by the children as
they approached, with a chorus of several
hundred voices ringing out the strains of
"Marching through Georgia," and "John
Brown's Body." The Commander-in-Chiefs
mounted escort was drawn up in line on
High street, and the veterans who carried
the old Ohio battleflag3 (not sent back)
counter-marched and took position the oppo
site side of the way, where they stood through
out the day.
Gen. Kea then took his place with the
distinguished guests of the Department for
the review, and the procession moved on.
ON THE GRAND STAND
the General found, among others, the last
of tl great triumvirate of the war,
Gen. Sherman, Mrs. Gen. Logan, Mrs. Ex
President Hayes and daughter, Mrs. Gov.
Foraker, Mrs. Gov. Alger, Gen. McMillen, of
New Orleans; Judge Thurman, Mrs. Gen.
Crook, the veteran Gen. Kelly, Gon. Lnciu3
Fairchild, Gen. John S. Konutz, Gov. Thayer,
of Nebraska; Gen. Thomas J. Wood, Gen.
Bnckland and many others.
There was also a lady who attracted a
great deal of attention, Mrs. Rebecca Bon
sall, of Winchester, Ya., who occupied a
seat near Mrs. Hayes. A romantic bit of
hiat O. s connect! with htc mm, whieh
is i- Sp referring to. She was Miss Wrighfc
durO ie wr, ami hue in her poemwioa a
lett eived from Gen. Phil Shoridftn re
cooiH- her services in eon oetio with the
batt. Opeqnan and the enptttre el Win
ehe O As Gen. Sheridan relates the eir
cura4..ice, he wrote aote to Hwe Wright,
in whose loyalty he had confidence, and
rolled it up in tin foil, giving it to a eolored
man to carry through the hnes. The aegro
deposited the message in his eapaeioM iouth
and safely delivered it. In this note Gen.
Sheridan asked accurate informaiiea m to
the number and strength of the enemy; Miss
Wright secured the information aad re
turned it to the General by the saaie mease,
and he gives her the credit of his soceeae in
the subsequent engagement, he Wag en
abled to successfully attack the Confederates
through the information famished. He also
I presented her with an elegant goM seaveair
as a memento of the event Mm. Boosall
was present at the invitation of the Depart
ment, and waa a gaeat of Gea. John G.
Mitchell.
Another person oa the tevfewiag stand,
who seemed to be especially iateresttng to
Gen. Sherman, was
TH VKXEJtABL GAJtDKZ BAXHEX,
of Northville, Mich., who was 101 jean aid
last January. He k a veteran of the 134th
Ohio, in which he served one year, having
enlisted at the age of 75.
Ben. Franklin, the veteran wh ket both
arms and both legs, was also oa the stand,
and was recognized hy Gea. Sherman as as
old aeqnaintanee.
Late in the afternoon Col. Fred. Grant and
wife arrived, their train having fceea delay
ed, and after their various Department had
passed, Gov. Alger of Miengaa, Seaator
Warner Miller and Commander Carte, of
New York, also joined the reviewing party,
as did Gov. Foraker, who was greeted with
a round of applause from the opposite side
of the street.
TUB PXOCESSKW.
It would he nseless to pretend to give &
detailed description of a spectacle of such.
magnitude and of ever-varying character.
There was a constantly-changing appearance
to the line, owing to the naraeroas hands,
the specially-uniformed companies, the ban
ners and devices carried hy the men. As
will be seen hy the official order of march
the Ohio Department occupied the first half
of the procession, and a grand display they
made. After the two platoons of mounted
police, under Chief John E. Murphy, eame
Col. Patton and staff; then a body of cav
alrymen of the 1st Ohio Cav., who were act
ing as escort to the Commander-in-Chief;
then Ex-President R. B. Hayes ioUowed,
standing with uncovered head in a barooche,
and the battlefiag. veteran hattslien men
tioned above.
The first Post in the preceastwa was J. G.
McCoy Post, No. 1, of Columbus. They
were a magnificent body of men, and their
uniforms were made conspicuous hy white
belts. The Geo. H.Thomas Zouave Drum
Corp3 and W. H. Little Post Drum Corps
were loudly applauded. Forsyth Post, of
Toledo, carried a huge copper canteen sap
ported on a frame carried hy a half-dozen
comrades, and was an object of much atten
tion. The first colored organization was a
Post of Chillicothe, and they presented a
veteran-like appearance and were loudly
cheered. Tod Post, of YoungstowB, O., all
carried steel ramrods, and Garfield Post,
of Mentor, carried a splendid banner, upon
which was painted a life-size portrait of the
late President. Groce Post, of Cirdeville,
O., dragged a fieldpieee labeled u TeenMseh."
As it passed Gen. Sherman smiled, and the.
veterans cheered for "Uncle Billy.'r Daniels
Post, of Xenia, was the largest eolored Post
in the parade; they marched in tee sixth,
division. Conspicuous among other things
was a cannon completely covered with,
buckeyes. The Sheridan battalion, from
Perry County, carried a magnificent oil por
trait of the late General painted upon a
silken banner, and trimmed witii heavy
crepe. They also had a flag made by the
mother of the dead General, and presented
to the battalion the day before by Miss
Sheridan, the daughter of the General's
brother.
The ninth division was made an of
ms-
cellaneous commands, prominent
which was the only regimental organisation
in the parade. It was, the 5th TJ. S. C. T,
raised daring the war in the vieiaHyof
Delaware, O.
The survivors of the Andrews raiders,
accompanied by members of their mmiliee,
rode in an ambulance, and were loadly
cheered on the line of march. Their daring
attempt to burn the railroad bridged between
Chattanooga and Atlanta in '62 is familiar to
the readers of " Capturing a Locomotive,"
which is published by Thk Naxionai.
Tribune. Ex-prisoners of war, under the
command of Capt. S. S. Caafield, represented
the Toledo Ex-Prisoners5 Association along
the line of march.
There were several floats in this division,
which fired off Japanese bombs. The first
was a model of the gunboat Careedelet,
drawn by a traction engine, with a mortar
on board. The boat was fully manned, and
a Jack-tar took soundings every few yavds
This was followed by another boat repre
senting the Kearsarge, recalling the history
and final end of the famous pirate Alabama.
The third was a model of the old Monitor,
35 feet long, and then eame four cutters,
followed by a doable line of sailors marching
afoot, with arms interlaced.
The 10th division embraced the Depart
ment of Illinois, and they all recognised
Mrs. Logan upon the stand and greeted her
with swinging hats and rousing cheers. She
leaned forward upon the rail of the review
ing stand and bowed personal recognition to
many as they passed. They were a fine
looking body of men, and were accompanied
by Maj. Nevins's Band of Chicago, than
which there was no better in the line.
A STAl-F OF MAIMXD VKFSRAJRS
Wisconsin came next, and at the head of
the column was home the emblem of the
State in the form of a stuffed badger sur-
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