The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-07-15

night and the road was full of troops,
wagons and batteries. We tried to keep
our regiments separate, but all became in
extricably mixed Toward morning we
reached Vienna, where I slept some hours,
and the mex; day, about noon, We reached
/ Fort CCrcoran.
AN INCIDENT.
! The sixty ninth still occupied Fort Cor
coran, and one morning, after reveile, when
I | had just received the report, had dismiss
/ ed the regiment and was leaving. found
myself IN a crowd Of mem crossing the
draw bridge on their way to BAN close by,
where they had their sinks; amCng them
Was an officer, who said: Colonel, | am
going TO New York TO day. What can l
do for you?" | wered: "How can ou
20 to New YorL? | do not remember to
have signed a leave for YOU" be said "no,
he did not want leave. lie had engaged
to serve three months, and had already
served more than that time. 1.-THE govern
ment did not intend to pay him, he could
afford to lose tie money; that lie was
lawyer, and had neglected his business long
enough and was then going home" l no.
ticed that good many Of the soldiers had
paused about US to listen, and knew that,
if this Q flcer could defy me, they also would.
So | turned on him sharp, and said: Cap
tain, this question of your term of service
has been submitted to the rightfuI authori-
ty, and the decision has been published IN
orders. You are a soldier, and must sub
nit to orders till you are properly discharg
ed. If you attempt to leave without orders;
it viii be mutiny and / will shoot you ike
a dog. Go back into the fort now, instant
iy, and dun'5 dare TO leave without my CON
sent" | had on an overcoat, and may
have bad my hand about The breast, for le
looked at NE hard, paused moment, and
then turned back into the fort The men
scattered, ard | returned to the house
where | was quartered, c'ose by.
LINCOLN AMONG THE SOLDIERS.
The same day ! was near the river bank
'oal;rg at block house which had be, :.
built Ter the defense Of the ;queduct, when
] saw carriage coming By the read that
crossed the Potoma: river at Georgetown
by ferry. ! thought recognized in the
carriage the person Of president Lincon.
hurried across q bend, so as to stand by
the roadside as the carriage passed. l was
IN uniform, with a sword on, and was re-
cognizcd by Mr. Lincoln and Mr.. Seward,
wko rode side by side in an open hack.
inquired if they were gorg to my camrs,
and Mr.. Lincoln said: ''Yes; we heard you
had got over the big scare and we thought
we woald come over and see the boys"
The roads bad been much changed and
were rough. asked if ] might give dircc-
tons to his coachman; he promptly invited
me to jump in and tell the coachman which
way to drive. Intending to begin on the
right, and follow round to the left, turned
the driver into side road which led up
very steep hill and seeing soldier, called
to him and sent him up hurrieily to an
nounce to the colonel Bennet, think,
that the president was coming. As we
slowly ascended the hill, l discovered that
Mr.. Lincoln was full Of offeeling, and wanted
to encourage cur men. asked If be intend
ed to speak TO them, and be said he would
like TO. ] asked him then TO please discour-
age ali cheering, noise or any sort of con-
fusion; that we had had enough of 1t be,
fore Bull Run to ruin any set of men, and
that what we needed were coCl, thoughtful,
hard fighting soldiers no more hurrabing,
no more humbug, He took my tmarks in
the most perfect good nature. Before we
had reached the first camp, | saw the men
inning for their tents, ar in few min
utes the regiment was in line, arms prcsen-
ted and then brought to an order and
parade rest. Mr.. Lincoln stood up in the
carriage and made one of the neatest, best,
and most feeling addresses, ! ever listened
to, referring to our late disaster at Bull
Run, the high duties that still devolved on
US, and the brighter days yet to come. At
oRe or two points the soldiers began to
cheer, bat he promptly checked them, say
/ ing: Don't cheer boys. / confess rath-
er like it myself, but Col Sherman here
+ says II Is not military, and | guess we had
better defer to his opinion" In winding
+ up he explained that, as president he was
ommander-in-chief; that he WAS resolved
that the soldiers should have everything
that the law allowed: but he called on one
and all to appeal to lin personally in case
they were wrcnged. The effect of this
speech was excellent. We passed along in
the same manner to all the camps of my
brigade, and Mr.. Lincoln complimented me
highly for the order, cleanliness and discip
line that be observed. Indeed, te and Mr..
Seward both assured me that it was the
first bright moment they had experienced
since tie battle. At last we reached Fort
Corcoran. The carriage could not enter.
so | ordered the regiment, without arms, to
come outside ard gather about Sir, Lincoln,
who would speak to them. He made to
them the same feeling address, with more
personal allusions, because of their special
pallantTy in the hattie Inder Co~oor.o 1rbr