, 1876-07-07
crnl's presence md presented With hts CaptnEn's
commisrton. Thnt Ia the way lIr got It.
pEtt3t9Nh Al. Aj'EEtRANCE

about q foot In height s1nootll.facc,l excerpt
for tho long n,alstaeie. anl will, long golden
hail., hanging 9a his shoulder, for about = foot
flowing III tho wnil. Mcgrrcrally wore n ilack
velvet jackct and tight hlack vclyot brooches,
tolrtoots, asl long sIsura, md llo generally
r"'a a horse TINT .was fully the. bright IT n!l
i"on of h!s alze. lilo worc thu insignia Of he
rank IN hla sleeve, mt on The shoulder. 1fc
nleo wure white elnlcli llAt, mil was Il very
strIklng-lookug man. Ilo waa ono Of thoso
men wIlo. wlrf, you say him rasa. ut 4 Fnllop,
throw himself down fiat OH Ills l,reastto rest.
haYe acsn him 10 It hundreds uf ttinrs~
Maj. ncano-l rover saw ntiy tnntl INT hin
who could lump from his fcct from tho aat lM,-
oxa NOTICEABLE rutna
ahont HIN WIS that hfI nen were always at the
with hin, urivate conlA talk to him as freely
aa an uiiicer, II ho Ind any complaint to make
Custer was always reu,lr to iistciI.
Cu, Dirge-Every man IN hs brigade war-
abipcd lln1,, md would follow him through
OH thu men. We hnvc been in sumo IA tight
places as troops evor were ill., but lie always got
MaI. Dcanc-t,cu. Sheridan tu,d rne once .hat
see Ei,stsr and tlir Michigan lsrlgnlc. Tint
was Just before tho battle of Winchester, and
he WIS speaking Of Custer and the Michigan
Col. Dlrgc-Thc Third Cavalry Division which
woy M tl,s I'D brtaa.ic. '' ' ''''''~
Capt Ballar1l--l don't supposc any man IN
the Eastern ariny Ind those
AA~1A4''' s0"A' nnsm "'' 'AN"''' "''N
that c,stor no.sesse,1. iIo WINS perfcct]y c,,-
ini 1,ir"1at H. n,o,t In was rt,,np with ia nj,
4hc tine, fnktmr II, ,,s anil thn n,rf,t tni!in Inv
tn h,,ii,l brrosttworks n,Hi cyrrytiinr oi' thnt
kIni' o,,,l tnltinr rfgi,t nl of tlc rnifs imseif
Stat, pcancm1Mst % was aI gallant tItng i At Trc.
WSntsr,,fY,s s"rtfon ~ mr. rornirr wSs failss
.,,es Viii Wnn,,r,fr ami s,.',n ~ t1,n nf1"nr.
tht,,rit tbr i,ht yns nretty ,irarly aver in thnt
n,lnrfrr. Iint / tl0nrht IIff,,renf.y. I saw
rlu,1 nf t]ust. nnl ss1i to Wnmiri,iY. nThrr,
nr. sntur nnr,. nf thuso internal fellows
@nn,,," Ho' v,v. ti,cn, " tms.imn w wnls3pif
saI'l. q Sn: thry ars ali rislIt." l sal. :" Not
mf,ct, " a,,A ,vhjle tn1kfnr fhrrc camn /" nus, nj
,s , h ,tna Ms th s i"Ivu an t'tr tsr EnSi E~,i ~
tNi rsals nf ns. WA As N' "''@ ''~' "''''l'
,r.Mt,rn. .ov,ya rt,,1 ,,ron us
Wou,r,Isf swu,,, tic imttcry ro1nd md naro
th.n, n 'iustin~s IL tnsi,rl fnr Castcr ~" and I'LL
lin ifut Tcn. 'irn,nntnn wult]d hayc ,ur t,,Ins.
IVA ti ra1ieI nrubabfy tlfty men, VII, VIII wcrc war;,
mnrnt al haoan,,nrt"T ,,n1, vht"n ~ bnh ntrtc,i
~ ,vra W.. rn,,ii i"i th,',n..for ~ iii ri~ thn
nihcrs were flis,nn,1tct-~nn W.. t1aslsi i,ow,,
i".t -, fin,',",, f" lin o,,ns hn~tn irro,,
INK oftcr ic ah't TN MI itss, e uhtinp NJ sn y W,
ruif lin1bcred % up Ills g.s, % got tl,en, away, md
Sfoi ncann-Alt thc regiment crcent thoso
bea,1,nrtcrrrn Min war; I,isn,,ntrt,. ""o''
T"i WrSaMI hnva .er,, J!stcr st m Aim t,c,,,
at Winchester and cscw1,ero and ln,tgh M at tbs
] fnii i,v a r rrl.el lint st Wnshrsfcr ar '''' MAO
a width cnwrASY w.s DETAILED To suoor
"t'"''" eoNf""i r,ts1rp mnp Nt1"' :" ''ioot
h,t tho. In ,ov,r te,noi,o'i or, eat n, III. h,r.,
AMI i,.,S imt,Sci NJ ~ thm ~ 0's WI '''' ''o' 0'
xfn; i,nnnnS.ft,m l,,ho,u al, ,,rr,r f,ustor op1
,ts siM h1i,ro,i" '''pe'' "' nut" ~os''' "iu
''.1 rnnt tlni1,rJ -yo. NJ ,r,11 10 u.o ,,ta
Nh f,na,,. 1nta"rst 20 ~ t',,,, had
,,st LII H., ,'tot..t. ~ ~. ,nft s,rIn ,,tr, Nn"
crsov ."0 iimssarsWS"w ~ .Icrs.~ nmttnrilio" in""
siSG} ~ ,,snn !" II, v3,o, hon,,ad,
afa,r ta'f ,fr.. .rn ,vto1 oeeui'e ..i,,,
v"iIn,v 1ocamIn'i hmm tI,rro ori hat, bc,1tn
;oH s 'd ~ ,,.i.M, ts"i, si '"W ~
!eRot nF,g ,ig "nu A soa atsS Duff msn H. Ivy W.
Ment w .nsae @ @ TIs u,uc 4 49, ~ ,t tc ~ wv
,' III 1n1 u to 1,ovv VII, a r" NJ
,,t ~, ,. .p Ha ~ ,,. ~" H. h.'..os sI nI
out 70 thg 9pen nGa H. 81 %!Ete tne 13 Hnrses A9u
tot mi,nsa u 1nr iinc '1 Ha. usa,. b,s
s.. .at "aaete WIZ .ar, LII uat .1t