, 1877-01-06

they were from every district south Of
arstni stnsi'e & 4f pF';nsi: Gf aue!; tet
whfci1 lie trtthfulIy claims TINT Logan was re-
esleeted to Congress By nearly 18ool maturity;
rs: m ;t sot sp'sW Il WasSnata 81 tst srs9 s y,a sSy q
Counties, extending from tho Mlsslfslpp to the
Wabas River, The people were Intensely
Ucrhoeratic; a large .proportlon, wcrc from thu
suntlsrn States, md Ut The t,t,tset fnyored the
Rebellion. 80 strong was t'!is feeling that
taectInEa werc held in several countlcs, not
only denying tho rIept OF lie Federal tioycr,l-
mcI,t to coerte tile ltel5et Btates back fptn The
Union, but RECOMMENDING that Southern tll1nois
auuthcrn Confectionery. Such we're tllc views
ta,idly proclaimed BY most Of The leading Demo
c!ats, and svcry Democrat wio differed from
s'frdtor.'' md submitted to numerous pcrsccu-
tions. 1T cost spn,cthtnE to no unlon lnan--
." fnr Democrat '-In Lower Egypt in Those
days, and it required more than Ordinary e0r-
belonged to from boyhool snd Join thu lctcstcd
"A0Ulitionfsts.' Such was the stato of fecliny
when sffkg Lawicr's Eighteenth RcEltn cnt war
raised. KlGl't hrrd aulfcr Ino to say | k,tow
recruits for tllu Rc,lul service; ho warned the
boys aganst their tladYfstd c0lrsc, nntl he wna
tile only Democrat III tn!lucl,ee who raised his
voice aga!,'st i. This hatta!on was raise! aud
bfottortfn-lnt. f.ogan'S hr1thcr-ln-law, Cum
nEnglau, mere lad, was Lieutenant OF one Of
tfsc companies. Lugan's opposltlon to this Isal
s:c',eulc sas Il matter Of put1tc notoricty, atd
battalion assembled 1t atiElon.
During this time logaE opposed ''cocrciou,"
ns did lss party. wifi few noblc exceptions; he
wanted every attempt made to .'wI1' back tho
cd; should such nttenipss prove fruitlcss, he
wou1d then 10 prepared tD l1r8 other and more
foreItlc measures: Int ise til! nut bclicyo such
q contingency toud possibly arisc. sueli was
tho tenor q hls sper.aes prior +, the extra
nesat0n OF CoNgfcas. However, bctaru leaving
Carhom1alc to attend tlIs extra scssttn ol Cnli-
Grcss, be told the writer aid other "Far pcn,-
dcn's compromise; il tlat failcl, he xonii re-
sign lis stnt In Congress, raisc u regiment
anlong his OLD nelghbors, ind ttn tho lest liz
cennld to whip tho sctsded States buck Into tac
Nurk how well lle kept his promise. At the
first hattie Of buil hun c took Ills plarc IN tic
ranks anong ptiyate soldiers. carried hIs
,na.kst and fought KalaatI} al that ilt.fat.d
Colonel Of illc Thlrtytnrst Regiment. Ang. j,
lut 4il not got It. really fnr muster nntll Sept.
10. T!c tr"th is, IN Jtet "ta' days atssr Logan
arrived ut his loMc IN Catbo'i,lafc, he l,al n
s sas.ty ysfft 5ey t. and ensts ts f. sasy sp;ose e.
II hie Iueli were nut mustered fn untn
scnt. 10, It was not Iogans fau!t,-thcy WIRE
II camp in Springfield long before s!at s!sle.
LIN HA tEt1lI Ut W kltk1IaGE.
and Is 90 fat ucal Of rnlners as is tlic l4tter'a
ahca.t Of the r,erest private fri the ranks. 10.
gAns regiment Ct once bccamc iutcd fur Its
,'riil a'nl spaa'rrly selptemssntg,, md wht.
knew nothing Of military affairs, relied upol
Logan to organize thu brtgatic n,at ttrlt TIA
work hl* cxperrncc In thy Mnxican Nar we'll
qualified l,ln t2 2Intfar',. EsSpt "aliadss q
hut careiu'T a',s'alns ffon! nutfeIng tbs iniror
t.it part l.oymn sllsnntt Il, tit,sr first IN
the Ml.ais.ippi Valley. ~ ieI,nous, alter tIu
battle hui been won. md While our men were
Rebel commander ut Cu,ul,,ln,+ threw u heavy
fnrtb u cavalry ucrtss tic river beluw the point
tita occupied ty Grant anil Nlcclsrnani; le
also crossed force 1T ,ntaatry, tresI, tru,!s,
'n1re tllan ctIua1 III numbers to Actiarnanll'4,
lt'se the lattcr'a lines, thus plaiEg them br.
tween two ilres, arh ruttlny oH his return to
the Transports which wcrc to fpcon,cy tho army
to Cairo. MrClerflsEd WAS IN despair, aud eI-
cla!N,ca: !" Ny tAi. VIZ aEe surrau'n!etl! What
allail VIC dof" For 4 moment 1tatll~lkr NJ
lcuct prevailed, ,--uyery 0IlIrrr prcscnt felt the
gravity Ut thc sltuat1oE,-defcat stared Ill In
ths fart. LEa1' slm|;c up and said:
"t}cperal, Let luu take my regiment aud cut
our way through"
s...t'ut you d. lt1' questioned slcclesnaud;
e ynM ran, tlo It ut once"
The 'fh!rty-tiE.s Regiment led the advance on
tie return to tho Transports, gnl thrte fitlrs
encountered and hrthc through the lcl,el lisus.
a few days attcr this batto u ifa,t was presented
70 Logan ~, tho la'tlcs of .CarlUula!c; all thu
tff'xei's at ItiIo witnr sel tht presentation nni
o.catt'n. III which l't sahl: "Yon saved III.
aF1Hy' Three tis,es. ut thu heatl Ut ynnr l,raye
men, You hurled yourself upon tbs sctrr,l
nhks 1T tho toe, i1rccl them to glyr way and
thus "pciea thu why l"r the army to tts
noatsi Wa ever Iraso like thi. bestowed
again, s4lrer me to relate IN incident Ut tho
battlu ut Furt uunei,on, wuteh wet.t lar ia sr-
snre the substantial yl,tory of that light,
t PVT Is nowhere 'uent!onett in AteClef:
nan.Fs ., :iispatshes. IL VIM le remembered
TIT o., se seeoaaday Ut ths battle the raynt
which was on this e1trenlc right. Thu Rebels,
kuoSinR this to lie tlr weakest point In (;gant's
NV nlxls hliucross eIorts to brcak through;
mnn ,aa thGy y saess.sd larEerto ol thelf ary
Ma''dsr-in-chlaf rather than viii hi4 DrI.a.ir.
uhs M light waxs.. nut and Hotter, aud alnii,unl.
tor, ba; n9as ra.ae The Eighteenth Icgi.nrnt
Eallant!y held its ground, NotwitlIstantin: i,s
fearful iosses Rearlon's (Twcuty-nf!t1j trsl-
n,snt 1esatup ne.y91's ani showed signs u
Mayt1i1is, a!ta hnat'y nrctl by mistake into i
kentAeEy Union ecgl,ucnt Ia their fso.t. THIS
Hensucklsns 1t onts bsoks and fell back in Ills.
oFdsr 9pon Asas.!o9'a men, who beeaulo
r"aIfort a1 n I'll ~ n hsny no Ioans
tnsnt. ant! ordering h!a men u open rnuks, to
IHtWlt tAs gunawu}s to pass through, w4rn l,o
elnac1 up tstc zap a!!tl Att his rrgl,I,eut to tto
front. lie At uncc rallied tt'u Kentucky and Ii.
liisols Regiments, andf taking then, under ILL
own to.ut1asll. uule tlrul return to the 1glt,
Logan's toaru**c ant psrseuec Ut ui., prevent
cd i stataptda Ut the whole Lrikndc, aud turned
thrcatvlel defeat iutoa noDe victory. Ilu
twu incidents relatcd ahoye llaw that Io.au
possesses iu an uNusual degree tho rcuutstte for
q successful con.ual4es, aud no effort OF hts
ynetnies yan deprive hisn Vi tho hunezs 10 gul-
fantfy won.
am not ~ ardent roI!tlsal, supporter Of
Logau's, hut the ultrIapt Ut "ErYut" to tra-
.!ncc lly ull cuu.nuudcr, to bc,peau LIS clulucut
services in the field, ai.5 l., 4npu.u hfa LOYALTY;
excited my iudtsnaslot'. II y WRONG to eut1sr i
van with I.oxau's ssrsnt IL bs ho tfuluscsl, 4sYl
nat suffer thoss vie .lauders to pass unre-
aHEE1. &C.,. IMiRGr-tlM1T.