The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-22
TAe rue Heses

The True Heses
| Fbe q,sestion is already gitatirg he pub.
licanind as to who was the hero Of the great
battle Of Corinth. It is asserted by some
that Gen. Grant was the man, Others say
it was Gen. Buell.. Some are inclined to
think il was Gen Hallee while dkhers stout,
iy contend that it was Gen Wallace. But
I'VE have the unspcakable pleasure to- sta,s,
on the authority Of private telegram re-
ceived oy ye Local at this Office, that no one
of the Generals we have designat d wsS the
true hero Of the battle. They were al heroes
/ in subordinate sense.
The victory was positively won by "Old
Strategy ~ He alone did it, and no ode
participated with him in the glory Of the
transaction W hile quietly snoozing in his
pavilion on the banks Of the Po,tpmack,. !.
and while his servitors were tanning the mo-
sketoes from his lordly brow, his faithful
nose smelled afar of the coming battle at
Corinth ~ - "@
He started from his deep sleep. and called
for his boots! His voice was like the rush
ing Of many waters in Des Moines river
food
Said he, Bring the clothes-line here and
establish a Telegraph Office iILmejltly at the
side of this bed post ?" The order was
obeyed. The operating instruments were
brought in and the machine was put in mo,
ton. All right Old strategy hsd engi-
neered the battle at Fort Donelson hy Tele.
graph. when there was chasm Of 100 miles
for the lightning to leap over without the
aid Of wires Lightning could do it, and
"Old Strategyn did tlss a''1 ss
aa Click |! click went the instrument, ma
king the clothes-line vibrate with thrilling
|comInands. ssaf D. b5ae +
tn"Thero r. said "Old Strategy wiping his
benign visage and ejectins a dark colored
fluid from his mouth, "General Prentiss by
my orders has attacked 'em at Pittsburg
Landing. Heis giving 'cm fits ~
i"Click click! General McClernand was
ordered to reinforce Gen. Prentiss.
Click Click General Hurlburt's d.
vision was thrown forward,,to support centre!
! Click click Major Tayior's Battery
from Chicago was ordered by "Old Strategy
to NOW down the luxuriant rehels, and the
Battery went to moving
Click click General Grant was directed
to ride among the raining bullets for diger-
sion, with his hat off and he rid @
Click click The Federal gun-boats Lex
ington and Tyler were directed to rain shell
ON the rebels, and they rained for an indeft-
mite period. 1919
At this point the Tennes see icrp.inus of
the Telegraph went poking into the ribs Of
General Wallace informing him that his ser
vices were needed in the battle, and that he
was lost in the woods This was grand
stroke of "old Strategy" which was highly
appreciated by General Wallace, although
his ribs gave evidence of painful abrasion.
+ Click click General Nelson with new
reinforccmen.s was advised that it was his
duty to go in on his muscle, and he went ig
with his sleeves rolled up anG his collar un-
buttoned . -ast 7n9i t.1J"nt t'A .a
q Click click. It was ordered that the
Iowa Regiments should be restrained a
long as practicable, because if they were let
loose on the rebels, they had . dangerous
disposition to hurt Sour dear Southern Breth-
rem z" This order from '.Old Strategy" was
the only one which was fully disrsgsrded.
The Iowa Regiments waded into the battle
with the unconquerable devotion for which
they are distinguished, and part Of their
war cy was--"OM Strategy Be eussed!
q At nightfall Sunday, "Old Strategy" look
ed fatigned He retired to his couch, and
slept with the profound quietude which is
characteristic Of the classic Pottomack He
arose early, threw back his locks from his
ma sive brow, and called for lunch. Lunch
came, and then came tho ubiquitous Tele-
graph. q @
Click lclick / Gen'ls Wood and Thomp-
son we're ordered to reinforce. The rein:
70 cements came. ~
Finding that be possessed such magnetic
and irresistible power over the masses, "Old
Strategy" taking good ready about
o'clock in the afternoon, gave . thrilling
order to the rebels to "skedaddle" With
muchs haste to Corinth This was 81, Aicieptl
No sooner did the word electric reach the
rebel hosts, than Beauregard's arm and ar
my went off otfsimultageously, and the grand
army Of the Coniederacy, gallantly turning.
their backs on the enemy, made . Bull r
advance OH Corinth with the Federal g
Ii full pursuit. Who, then, is ,hG
the Corinth battle .Old
cours, .-Des Hoines Registe
FIT AND WIS
| Ifyou want to be good
Every door may be SD
Every day Of thy life
tory. II .aa M
Wrinkles are the I'd
Of time. s
| The crow is bra
the white feather.
"No fun is hones
both parties"
Ii is bcau.y's ps
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