The Portland daily press., 1865-11-20
IEron tie C;nciaaaqtii Gazette. llo.,'l'
The Secret Service.


The Secret Service n, .,
GENERAL ORDERS No.-.s1au sqilidG s1bl
Captain Carter,-th Indiana Volunteers, is hereby
relieved from his command indefinitely, and will re-
port al these headquarters immediately.
By order Of Mai. Cen Rossorans, slni
asa1 Lieut.. Col. GODDARD, A. A. e.
[Curxent Series.l s1aT Gisle1k i1.sad
The above was read upon dress parade to
the gallant old -th in January, 1868. The
cotton fields and cedar thickets Of @Stone Riv-
err were as yet scarcely dry from the loyal
blood which had there been given up to free
dom's cause. The regiment was struck dumb,
so to speak, and the Captain most Of an.--
What could such an order ineanP Surely,
none deserved ce,ssaire less than Capt. Carter
He was the idol of the regiment--a perfect
specimen of manly strength, bold and fearless
in battle, perfect master of the "sword" and
"gloves," kind and gentle hearted, always
found upon the side of the weak. He had
been frequently spoken of by his superiors for
his gallantry. These thoughts passed through
the minds of some after this order was read,
but none could give sufficient reason why
he should be thus relieved, for, said they, does
not the order imply disgrace But these
and were of no avail. The Captain retired to
his tent, relieved himself of his accoutrements,
called his servant Tom, and set out for heal
quarters, with none but his sable compan-
ion. e,ters-'ieII3. u yaeiE iasW \ q
Gen. Rosecrans was quartered in Judge
ReSdy's house. and had private suit of rooms
unon a verandah. He was sitting before a
brioht Are on the evening our story opens. in
nndraso uniform. with nothing hnt fhe but.
TONS 10 bet1lIen rank. An orderly entered and
announced Captain Carter. The General
arose quickly, and advanced to meet him with
that easy, smiling look, that put the Captains
fears at rest. The General took him by the
hand wbiIa his countenance assumed a more
thoughtfnl look. or rather settled in repose,
and said: Ii sHI1i'e 'egi; ll.1l3i5
"Tbis is Captain Garter. of the - Ind-
ana pv sseG3 4 sqs0 naa
oft ;s s;rn ranl;ad the Cantain. s1aG
"You received a peremptory order this eve
ming to renort forthwitb,n IN s1,ff,sI saoo1.
II did sir. and have done soDsgW
sYas VOC. taka q saat Cantains Tam in
want of a man Of same exnerience Cantain.
who has not onIv a shand to do and a heart to
dare ) hut Also has iudoment m Guide and di-
rect both Cen, Thomas after ouietIy look
ino thronob his command has n;clfed ON Won
and I have such confidence Ia the rgrizzled
old boro. tbat have summoned Won here for
Sauu hcpo at Won in %;iI;nn to i; with
all its risks 9s '''' ~ - ''''
aGnvth;no canaraI for onr conntrv,s good -
.cVarv well sir. Won will remain here to-
Az &c yo,r affaots vi, NV naad
' send for hwy bv the orderly % at the s door During
,,;S, ;,sfo,; no., Mot uo,,r duties
n;Il 1nT hen my" J "'' "''e'
General Rraoo,s baadouaarrtars were x, at Tul-
lahoma. The two armies % s. were " rel lying in a sem.
;a;1oin 81, I'll ;,,I,t .os.;,,s. -, az 11,,aba
end a 'G HartsyiIe rtuI above Nasbyje Sf their left
rasting at the ssbnaIS, below ''''s W.
io1S Gnp " Ven my Dorm co,nmamdal tha loft with
boodouortars Of Snring Hill Orr r;obt wing
,estad at ErsnIl;n which is naarIv a1 . d;recf
line betNean Snrinp Hill and Nashville This
,,,oi, ~ 80, ppr oSs,,lonot;a,,- = 1,r-"--r"
0no oy rnno way o. in uA Fahr"arv 1899 two nor
sons were making their way on horseback
from Shelbvyille to Spring Hill. The first of
stroSo "1 I;ott L,,;t dannIo ha,, staI;,, n,boso
snoII s;nn1v l;mhS hrpaJ cIast and ndan nos7
triI i betokened % both speed % and bottom otto % Horse
and rider were in matchad b,,t sae,nad To have
o ,,arsaot ,'ndorstand;,a ''''SS SoN0'''
The other narson was a negro, % r,,d drassad l;ke
his master broad brim, white necIrtie and ali
,,r,+oJ On sto,,t rn.dstar sTar ,,,are e. =
anoroaehing a yidette post were s 'iw Shortly 1T
hailed Inv q cavalrvman, They drew rein and
d;smouDted aa,,eu py Anes oi0~ WI ie'n anu
GIs thee a man of war Pn asked the ouaker.
IsT don,t know rae,ron tbouoI, 7 ,,,o,,,,gbt ho
Rut What's % % vour business. ] Onaker pss ~ : '''
aDoes thee know a Mr. Van Dorm about
here Pn fiWl3 a7GIs
swell T reckon T does. hut he'll o,ister ve. v
If va cali him tbatn IN n pif~Il ~
We'll. 7 have business with him. and de-
sire admittance into tbv caInnsy " 7Sla lo'
1AU ripbt. old fellow. wait, until T call the
Cornorai l"'''' -
GenaraI Won Dorn use Avamin;no some
mans and charts, when an orderly entered
and announced that Quaker desired to see
him. him HaiDa5 |-TIsls
Admit him." said the General. ~
as thee Mr. van Dorm. whom catnal men
call General?" 9aTsaI DO 4 2 isalIol2
"What is your business with me, sir ?"
asked the General. without answering the
question. '''' ~ deI ii
~T am sent. friend VAN Dorm, by nv Society
TO minister comforts and consolation to these
men of war. and would ask permission to
bring in such things as they may needor my
means may supply" q Z ndagInodn
"Have you any recommendations ?' ?'',e 4 : - '0'
ayes, verify" and the Quaker produced
bundle of papers, and commenced asserting
them out. "Here is one from friend Broad
bent, and here is one from friend Quakerbush,
and here" 1s5sn
''Never mind, said the General, while the
corners of his mouth began to jerk, s5t@here,
Mr@" Il f5sW
"Thurston," suggested the Quaker.eW
eMr Thurston, is pass through the lines,
at will, for such articles as you may see prop
er to bring. That is all, sir.p a.. 4 tt554aU
"May ask, friend, how farit is to those un-
godIy men who are prosecuting our people
with fire and sword whom 1carnai men call
the Yankees?" tae9 g g'sislw -''ei'
.fYes, sir, about fourteen miles. See that
YOU give them wide berth, for they have a
curious way of burning men of your persua-
sion." ..qe! pa z,aa.W
1Yea. verify WILL" and with this the Qua
lxer retired. n " 0o7"
9Oueer character. that remarked the Gen
eral to himself, "but it takes all kinds to make
a W world" a85Isa /.
The Quaker passed out among the camps
meeting smile here and a rough jest there,
but they seemed not to ruffle the placidity of
his countenance; though the negro's eyes
would flash out, who followed few steps in
the rear. The Quaker seemed to have good
sePP-y II csaI III 4. sporJ af oantla a.l,.,o-