The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-27
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But this was, not the end. The
Eighteenth Battery was attached to

Out tuls WAS not the onQ. ne
Eighteenth Battery was attached to
General Whittaker's brigade, and bluff
| General Whitaker took more stock in
Marshall than did the austcre Brannan.
He had fellow feeling with him, too,
for the flag was thorn in the flesh to
| him. Every morning he would take
/ his glass and look to see If the flag
| was still there and invariably as he
took the glass from his eyes q. big, big
D-epithet exploded wrathfully from,
his lips. He was wont to talk with,
Marshall about it.
| Marshall" he would say, s.Y ou are
sure you can shoot down that did,
| aag ?" afata.. 2 sssY - 81: r
But, do you, know what General
Brahnan says 'Marshall?''= tid baRSjs.s
81 do, sir.a lBntrwith all respect to
General Brannan, maintain that I
can do it." -..----
Onenight Whitaker sent for Marsh
all to come to his headquarters. When
he got there, he said: $ 49,, y 4s,
Marshall, I've been to Chattanooga
to;,day, and I've signed my name, to
5000 for you" soasrsf sxf-5 a;.,
assigned 5000 for me? Why what's
that for, General?'
/ Well, sir, am going to have you
| try at that flag, and General .Brannan
says you will burst gun, and l have
gone security to the amount of $500,
and tomorrow morning you shall
make the trial. = '9' ioHs'.< as. M Il
John Marshall went back to his
quarters that night happy man. He
was now to have the opportunity to
show that he could do as much as, he
said Hesfel the hour OF his triumph
approaching. av XGgbH los hHcFq i3a7
In the morning after breakfast Gem
eral Whitaker came down too the
point His gun squad was there in.
perfect drill, for he had shown othem
so often how he would do it if he only
could get permission, and they hsd
taken SO much interest that each man
was proficient in his part, : aiiE- 5sloa
/ The General took his place where
he could watch the effect Of the shet.
He was little anxioas.t sNow, Mar :
SHALL" he said, ''be carefuli Don't you
explode gun and kali me, yourself.
and half dozen men,"
"Never fear, General" responded
Marshall, confidently. .Ill hurt no
gun. Now watch where the first shot
goes" -,
Every thing in readiness, Marshall
pulled the lanyard. General Whit
taker took the glasses from his eyes
and said: o;'' 80 ''' 8
"Too high, Marshall, too high! It
WenJ nunureu yards above the
flag"
ssYes, sir, 1 know that and the next
shot will be fifty yards above it," ''ise
And the next shot was fifty yards
above It, hilssI 80 .!a 2afEff ,iasiia as"
s'7Now, General, this time I'll fetch q
the fag."aiil tsgfs jq3g j ieFs9 9hl
The gun doomed. General Whittak-
er looked and looked for the flag. At
last he burst out %By --, Marshall,
she's gone." In his delight he forgot
the distinctions of rank, and, handing
his glass to private of the gun squad, 81
told him to take look. The soldier
did SO, and cerroberated the General.
Tie glass passed around, and all saw
that the flag was gone. sHe9e Sai7uaa.
General Whitaker went to Marshall
and said: Marshall, my man., 1 con-.
gratulate you. I'm going right over
to Chattanooga and tell General Bran:
nan that the Eighteenth Ohio Battery
knows more than he does. ss,i 7l-3t
General Brannan was.an honorable,
if strict officer, and when he heard
that Marshall had succeeded in shoot, :
ing the flag. he sent him his congratu-
lations, and commended him for his
skill. But General Whitaker enjoy
ed Marshall's triumph even more than
did Marshall himself, and he always
afterwald treated him with great con-
sideration and favor, and he would
rub his hands ana laugh with the in
tensest of relish whenever he had oc-
casion to relate how Lieutenant Mar
shall, of the Eighteenth Ohio Battery,
knew more of practical gunnery than
the Chief of Ordinance of the Army
Of the Cumberland, and had forced
him to take water on an opinion.
HE NAM ID HIM JUDAS, qfr