, 1876-03-26
CARSON THE SCOUT.


iFr1tea for Thc Chicago Tribune.
Among tho many brave spirits which Chicago
furnished thu 1Jniou aroav in the Rebelion mona
x.ra br,ver mr. mora nnn;ndfnl NJ self th,n
"-'o ,s. 49,,
young Cafson' 4a'i auu alnlet'c' t14o pe1aouln-
cation aud picture Of perfect health, and just
passing from youth to manhood, with koen
sanse of iustiee. aud temnerament suited for
.t. .,,.r',o,,, o...ara - .o,f,r Ia .-o. "a .,ro
'n0 oaAA.ooa' oat.et ~ o4esA' ~ w.. 80
to enlist IN oenalf OF the Union "nen " was ID
danger as the sun is to rise in the morning and
make it's exit in the evening. and no doubt put
1.,a .,, - ~. fr.+ ri, ,s,,,,, ,r.. ,,ooartaa
no "a.4o ~ uo o' ,1'...~, 49, -
u0''us JUDI oeeu "a''''seo ~ 'no D"A
as an attorney, tno chahee OF occuPa-
ton and scene when be reached Cairo in May,
1871 with narkcrs Chicaro Drngoons. wa, novel.
,t t.. =, ,,,o, s1;ro ~ ororr,h,no ,a-+s;,;,o
"no 10 "4o a. eA~o 49, ~ .'".
to the dusies OF so'ale1' Aln"ss LIS n1se outS
was to act us an orderly at Preutlss headquar-
ters. When q change of commanders was made
cr,,+ a,,nor.odin, 1,rant;s.-fareon vas 1aft
-. B..,.a As1 a.se.a.a - -
"hnoo3 0et s1eo' a. o4tAeA aoo a'o =. o.a6oooS A"a
suddenly boon ordered away to JOIN McCleuah IN
Virginia, forgetting, in the hurry Of his depars-
,,ro. that tho tall dreeoon WAS left behind. When
ten Grant assumed command. tho forgotten
snder was there. and. on be,ue questioned. told
his story. The-o was something in the young
man. dameanor. A certain air Of respectfal in
.1cnendencc which counleel with his Inteilieenre.
;,nnresaad Cen Grant in his f,vor md aft,r mn
e1tsnded intery;ew. ths latter discoyercd that
ti,e vonnc draroon had the nerye a11l the rona,-
~. no tvuue ~ - saa~at ~ s.o,,+;n- sarr,,a
III ros aont ;Dto Missouri and Ean,uc,,v m
eavar,, bozarnou, o1pedItionn and ac,inr fully
~ ~ 10 swirl snE latter nf h;a instr,ir,;nrs
Ar, AT, h;s -rork wall yI,s edncation md wn|l'
,rs;nad mind made It unnecexeary to rive lin
anr wr;tYen instrnce,ons. which lessened h,s
a., a., ,cos ~ d,tact,on in casa of cnntnre Car
son's servicas had hocone very valuable. and. rs
~ ~ rha .rboe charge of the secrat service II
wns proner that be should have position, and
1,e was tnrnris.tl oue n1ornin5 py receiving from
T,t psr,;n. f,ftar,rnrd Secretary of NARY a
oaps amuD anta;n If Gevsrr Tha ro1n@
draroon nrayionn to this had been uncer1a1u as
~ sis fate Int now haying a permapent rank.
ha worked with tedoubled energy. With the
F.stern army in al its movements and fre-
snry7cs in the informatiou be gained before and
dnrino the bat1les of both Forts Henry and Don
elson'
Dnrinc tho first davis fighting at Shiloh the
Union troous received fearful roycrseY. Gen,
lew Wallace (Inuiaua>. with his command at
GRIMM. Landing down the river. had at first re-
fnsed to shay the verbal orders given him AZ TO
wher and where he was to form junction with
the ricbt wing Of tho army, aud when he did
,,,nva = vs. ~ lata p1entiss on Tho Ieft way
,'ro1uoa snd With nexrlv his wholo command
,raa cantn1od without hardly strikiur blow
villa NcCl,rn,nd in thu centre. had receiyed
tbe terrible blows of the enemy, rnaintain.n: his
,.ronnd tenacionsIy. and only falIing back When
Fasrru1 ~ heinc tI.nked uern fbo iron and
ie,den hail feii chick and hot. Appallnc was
80 sinrnbtor i, ho,, ar1n;cs ammo the slain
w.. Ji1;nn;a, h-avn Weilaca nv. II. rs and tha
nohel commander Albert Silnev Johnson
ira ot;o,, was critical and the fitnra lookod
;iar', ana n,nor,r someth;nc m,at he done ani
that omcE1v
ina. m qmcAiys NY ,;a rn- ,e ,,norn ~ ha .-cb-
~ tr,"nI, Tho ca,;,,trr for r;s ro:nt and Il