The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-10-19
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1880.
SOLDIERS DREAMS.
some Remarkable Fulfillmsnts.

Some Remarkable Fulfillments.
A week previous to the battle OF Fair
Oaks New York volunteer who passed
the night in the tentOf member OF tue
Third Michigan Infantry got up in the
morning looking very glum aud down.
hearted, and when ra,ied about his fan
cied sickness he replied:
IL have only week to live! / had a
dream last nigh, which has settled The
business for me and hundreds OF others
A week from to-day q battle will be
fought and thousands of people will be
slain. MY regiment will lose over one
hundred men, and will be killed while
charging across the field
The men laughed at his moody spirit,
bui he turned upon them and said:
"Ypur regiment will clso be in the
fight, and, when the roll is called after
the battle, you will have nothing to be
merry over. The two scrgcants who
were in here last night will be killed
among the trees l saw them living dead
As plainly as l now see YOU One will
he shot in the breast aud tue other in the
groin, and. dead men will be thick
around them"
The battle took place just week af-
ter. The dreamer was killed in full
sight Of everv man in the Third, before
the eight was an hour old, and, within
twenty minutes after, the two sergeanls
and six of their comrades were dead In
the woods, hit exactly where the drea
mer said they would be. More than
hfty men will witness to the truth OF this
statement.
just before the battle of Cedar Creek
camp sentinel. who was OF duty tenn
porarily and trying to put in . little
sleep, dreamed that he went out on .
srout. A mile to the right OF our camp
he came upon log barn, and, as it be-
gan to rain just then, he sought shelter,
or was about to, when he heard voices
sad discovered that the place was ai
ready occupied. After little investi-
cation be ascertained that three Confed-
crate scouts had taken up their quarters
for the night in the place, and he there
f,re moved away. The sentinel awoke
with such vivid remembrance OF de-
tails that be asked to 60 over and confer
with one Of the scouts. When the log
barn was described to this man he loca-
ted it at once, having passed Il dozen
times. The dreamer described the high
way exactly as it was, giving every bill
and turn. and the scout put such faith in
the remainder OF the dream that he took
four soldiers, one Of whom was the drea-
hef. and set out for the place. Three
Confederate scouss we're asleep 10 the
straw, and were taken without shot be-
ing fred. TIE dream and its results
we're known to hundreds OF Sheridan's
cavalry, and has been alluded TO at re-
unions.
The night before the cavalry fight at
Brady Station trooper, who slept IS
HE horse logged alcng In column dream.
ed thsr q certain Captain In his regiment
would be unhorsed in fight next day,
and while rising from his fall would be
wounded in the left knee. Everything
WAS 90 clesr to the dreamer that he took
an opportunity to lind the Captain and
relate bis dream.
Go to Texas with your croaking"
was ell the thanks he received, but he
WAS revenged. In the very frs! charge
next day the Captain was unhoised b,
the breaking Of the girth, and was pitch
ei head over heels into q patch of briefs
AS he struggled out q shell killed bis
horse and two men, and one Of the n.y.
ing pieces Of iron mashed the Captain .
left leg to bloody pulp. He is now
resident of Ohip, and his wooden leg is
indisputable evidence that dreams some
times comes to pass.
While Mcclellan VAS beseiging York
town tue fun Was not ail on one side.
The Confederates had plenty OF shot and
shell. and they sent them out with intent
10 kill One morning. q Michigan man.
who was 10 the trenches, walked back to
. spot on which three officers we're eat
Ing breakfast, and warned them that
they were in great peril. On the night
previous be dreamed that he bad looked
at his watch and remarked that it was .
quarter Of Z, when shell bit the ground
behind him and tore up the earth in .
terrible way II sas now twenty min
utes to Z, and he besought the officers
10 leave the spot at once. His earnest
manner induced them to comply, and
they had only reached cover when Q
Confederate shell struck the earth where
they had been grouped, and made an
/. excavation into which horse could have
rolled, with room to spare.