Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26
Gen. Hicken1oOper in the Army.

D the fact that General Hickenlooper's
D career in the army, his bravery and
: his ability as a military engineer,
S should not have been heralded to
= the world at the time, or that out
= side of the world he was not much
2 heard of. Hickenlooper was one
: of the many thousand soldiers in the
J Union army who went into the ser
vice from a purely patriotic sense
of duty; and, like many others, un-
heard of to fame, his every act was
prompted by the consciousness that
he was right. He did not enlist to
aggrandize himself. He did not en-
list for glory. He did not risk his
life at the cannon's mouth for that
bauble-Fame. He did not endure
the terrible exposures to a tOrrid
sun, and the fierce winds and pelt-
ing storms of the frigid winters for
personal honor alone. He saw that
his country was in danger, and, fill
ed with an enthusiastic love for that
country, the hoblest feeling that the
son of man can know, he enlisted in
the ranks with but one feeling in
his heart, and that to fight, and die
if need be, for that country. And
because he did stand firm for his
country he has become man hon
ored and loved
WHERE THEY KNOW him.
1t may be that HickenloOper was
not heard of throughout the State,
but here in his home his deeds dur
ing the war were known, and the
memory of them is still fresh in the
minds of his friends and neighbors.
| At Washington, D. c., in the War
| Department, ,Hickenlooper was heard
of again and again by the hon.
orable mention of Grant, Sherman,
Howard and Mcpherson, and his
services are there recorded. Gen
eral Hickenlooper is modest man,
and it may be that he has not been
heard of more frequently because he
has not Wanted and lauded himself
before the people and through the
press and other channels. But wheth-
er General HickenloOper was heard
of throughout the land or not, mat
ters but little. He was heard of in
the army and known, beloved and
honored by his comrades and sol
diers for his bravery, his sincerity,
his kindness, and his upright, noble
character. He was also known and
heard of by the Confederates. His
daring courage, combined with his
good judgment, was felt in all the
engagements and sieges in which he
participated, and many times the
defeat of the rebels was owing to
the superior knowledge of General
Hiekenlooper, his valuable sugges-
tions, his remarkable skillfulness in
handling and managing his men,and
in the example for bravery and cour-
age which he set before them.
Justice in many cases withholds
her rewards until we weary in wait
ing, but as sure as time exists its
whirligig sooner or later makes all
things even.
The laurel wreath which should
have crowned the brave soldier
Hickenlooper fifteen years ago, is
now about TO be placed upon his
brow, and it is none the less fresh
and green on account of the years
which have elapsed since he achiev-
ed his triumphs. 1t was my fortune
to participate in
THE SIX MONTHS CAMPAIGN AROUND
VICKsBURG,
And the memorable siege of that
place. l was an officer in the artil-
lery service (the Seventeenth Ohio
Battery of the Thirteenth Army
Corps, which was then commanded
by General McClernand. General
Hickenlooper also participated in
the "march around Vicksburg," in
all the battles which took place, and |
in the siege, and I propose to tell
WHAT I KNOW PERSONALLY OF HIS
RECORD IN THAT CAMPAIGN,
Which was one of the most sangui-
nary of the war, and the results of |
which doomed the Rebellion and
hastened the close of our civil strife. |
Hickenlooper was with General !
Mop Pherson, who commanded the |
Seventeenth Army Corps. When
the march around and in the rear
of Vicksburg commenced from Mil
liken's Bend, Louisiana, in April,
1868, the Thirteenth Army Corps, |
commanded by General McCIenand, |
was in the advance; the Seventeenth |
Army Corps, commanded by Gener-
al Mcpherson, was in the center, and /
the Fifteenth Corps, under the com
mand of General Sherman, brought
up the rear. On the 18th of April,
the day and night on which our
transports ran the batteries of Vicks-
burg, our division, the Tenth and
the Thirteenth Corps, broke camp
at Miliiken's Bend, and made a
march of about eleven miles. We
went into camp that night close to
the river, and about two miles from
Vicksburg. r.. 80
THE FLASH OF THE GUNS IN THE REB-
Ell BATTERIES,
As they belched forth their shot and
shell on the frail transports that
were steaming for place, of safety,
was plainly visible to us, and the
constant roar of artillery was hideous
in its souhd. 1t was a night of fear
full suspense to all of us, as we knew
that upon the success of this daring
and dangerous undertaking depend
ed our making a landing below and
in the rear of Vicksburg, and we
were also anxious for the brave boys
who had volunteered to take the
transports by those terrible batteries.
Daylight brought us the cheering
news that the transports, with two
exceptions, had safely passed the
deadly fire of the rebels, and lay
down the river a few miles away,
ready to receive us. But it is not
my intention to give the details of
the battles fought on that march
"around Vicksburg," which lasted
from April Is until the I9th of May,