The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-03-16

Touching lncidnet Of the War.
a correspondent Of the 'Tribupe,
with Gen. Sheridan's army makes
the following Interesting notice Of
Sheridan's headquarters, and tho
death of Col John Marshall. a
great son ofChief Justice Marshall
IN the light of the 18th Of Noven.
ber:
General Sheridan had made his
headquarters at Bartonville, the
venerable country seat. for more
than a century past, of the Bartons
who were formerly one OF the most
wealthy and sristocratic families Of
Winchester.
The fine old stone mansion was
originally built for fort, and was
long occupied as frontier post in
the olden times, and often garrison
ed against the Indi .us Washing.
ton himself 1t is said to have slept
within It's walls.
IL stands on the valley pike FAC
ing westward at the crossing of
OpeYuHn, aud 'ita n,aaive walls still
bonb'prooG. through enlar ,ed aud
surrounded with everything new
aud elegant, suggests all that is
ivy grown aud venerable in an
American flmily his tory.
lts broad acres, now fcnceless
and wasted, and its beautiful lawn,
now scred in the light Of crowded
camp fires, afford one Of the sad.
dest pictures Of the dcsolation OF
war.
A beautiful child now stands
upon the porch, a girl of ten sum-
ners. rosy aud bright, Fannie
Marshal by namo. a great grand
daughter ut the distinl uished
Chief Justice OF the United States.
She clings to the hand of Major
Gen Sheridan, who listens to her
prattle, and looks up inqiTingly into
into his face as the sound OF dis
tance cannon comes near TO warn
him he is needle in the front.
General Sheridan is good
looking m II, in spite OF the wretch
I'd picture OF him which prevail
and by no means the brutal ruhan
which he is sometimes represented
to be, but a most genial, kind-hear-
tod, amiable man, with face run
ming over with smiles, and dis
position full Of humor and even
boisterous good nature.
As he stoops 10 "arress the fair
child, the human for moment
Ievidently subdues the heroic, for
no lingers Mt the parting as ii hs
knew, what the child probably
does not, that her father (Col' John
Marshal. of the rebel army. is the
gallant officer who so fiercely pres
sos forward the rciel artillery,
already within sight of his home e.
stead, and VIII IN it his duty to
sweep from the very heartLstone
Iof his family.
On came tho rebel troopers,
evidently urged by m ,re than or.
dinary zeal and impetuosity.
Il Charge follows charge aud vol
ley answers volley. Our bravest
arc falling; tho limo wavers: even
ter is forced backward; and the
&c rebel father rushed homewardtu
see his wife and child.
A strange light kiuiles in Shcr
dams eye Heno longer 81. les
but hastily and gently caresse.
the child, and after ordering his
headquarters more to the rear a:
the hostile cannon comes nearer
with all the soldiers again in his
face he pressed rapidly to ths
front.
Alas for the sal fate Of war, th,
presence OF sheridan is inevitabl,
; death AMI destruction to the enc
, my.
lie had scarcely reached tn,
field ere the gallant Col. Marshal
ii is slain at the head OF his comman,
I while bravely pressing iorwar,
. sdiately in front of holnestea,
and not three miles distant there
. from.