Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-19


QrAnryax .srrR rooE The Mnrfree-boro cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Csnmercia tells
the followirg stories on our genial friend lgo'
the Efficient and energetic Quartermasier OF The
Lat Irish regiment The stories We have often
heard hut a. they are well told By +" All we clip
them for our readers
Everybody in the 81 division, 81 Critienden's
corps knows the Quartermaster OF the 5Sth In
diana-Martin Igoe: in fact his fame is not con
fined to Gen Van Cleve's division. No. sir. not
by no meansl His eccentricies are the theme o.
conver-ation--irom Triune 10 Stone river. from
"Krpple kreek" TO Nashville
His first Introduction to favorable notice Of
high military authority occurred ~ Nashville
Shortly after the gallant 35th came into service.
he stopped General Wool one day IN the streets
Of Louisville - inquire uron the subject of"yarn
socks." The General informed him that be new
er transacted business on the street and suggest
Cd the propriety of calling at Headquarters. A
short time after this the General met Igoe on the
street. and having heard something queer about
fgoe's forage account. requested Information In
regard thereto fgoe cody remarked-"Gcneral.
never transact business on the street: YOU will
p'ease call at my quarters when shall be happy
90 afford you an insight into NV Affairs
The next day. n couple of the Generals staff
officers called upon the imperturbable Igoe, 10 ina
vestigate matters. and they investigated lin a
horn lgoe remarked that II they had waited
untH next morning 10 make their report, things
would have worked: but they foolishly went into
the presence Of the General Immediately upon
their arrival. and when they reported Our hic
termaster Igoe's business all hic.souud - the Gen
eral couldn't see it, and dispatched another
officer who could resist the Establishments OF
whisky punch long enough To conduct the invest
gation
The result Of this move was rather tart re
quest from the Quartermaster General Depart
msnt o. Lieutenant lgoe. 20 send M All the papers
belonging Ia his department, 20 Washington for
adjustment, n request which our friend complied
with by hunting up vouchers. receipts. reQuis
tons Ac in an ammunition keg. with letter
stating that. inasmnch as the Department bad a
great many more clerks at its command than he
had. and were probably better acquainted with
the "biz" of making out quarterly reports. or re-
turns they might be able To understand how
things stood between him and the Government.
confessing nj the same time that he "couldnt
maize head or tail out of the blasted figures. In
due course of ma /. lgOe received a cOmmunica.
ton from the Department. Informing him that IL
he did not Immediately send in his report for the
quarter ending on the 3lst Of October, he would
find himself IN Washington. under arrest. To
this. Igoe answered thus:
"SR-Yours of - date received Contents
fOel. 1 nave long Defu ut~lTous VI NlNlliilp tue
city OF magnificent distances. but have not
hitherto been able 10 realize sufficient funds al
any one time TO crafty that desire; therefore
gratefully avail myself Of your obliging offer To
defray the expenses Of my journey, and most re
spectfully suggest the propriety of your going
ON with your rat killing
II am. sir. your obedient servant.
MARTIN iaoE.
Lieut. and A. A. G. NJ, 18th Ind, Vols .
This closed his official correspondence with
the Department at Washington. He had the
good luck" to be captured by John Morgan
last fall, and OF course. Morgan DESTROYED all
| his papers. That struck balance for him for
the quarter ending las, October. He had another
stroke of good fortune mt Stone river. on the Isl
of January. in having wagon captured. O
course all his papers were in that identical wagon
He was very indignant that battle did not
take place about the last Of March, rs that would
cave saved him heap of trouble Do not think
however. that our Quartermaster has done any
thing that will not bear investigation, for more
honest or conscientious man is not to be found
in the Quartermaster's Department, but lgoe has
a holy horror for vouchers. and invoices and re
ceipts all in tripicate, and small blame to him
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