The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-06
LID ABE, TIE VETERAN.
.ath Of the War Eagle Whose Name
VIII Be famous in Histories of
The War
SIX etch of a Bird That Was as Well
Known as a Major Generel-
His Battle Record.
fOcf 5, Warriors, Historians and Patriots
Have Made Him Immortal G
Hero


Did Abe" the famous war'essle of Wis
in, whose name is known to almost
y man, woman and child an the United
es, died on Saturday. The telegraph an
need his death, but the Wisconsin State
rnal has some interesting incidents in
eventful life.
HIS PKAEH-ssow CAME ABOUT.
ne severe weather of the past few months
Obliged the keeper George Gillies, to
his charge closely confined, much to
latters disgust, wio pleaded hard and
family 10 be allowed to take the air. A
K ago Saturday night, the old bird w'ss
veil as ever; Sunday he refused food,
ugh the most tempting viands WIRE
nd sbefore hin Through the week
iical skj3l was supplied, but by Friday
moved serious Sung difficulties, and went
SpasISs. Saturday afternoon. at 4:30
ok, iE the presence of
rterssester General George Z. Bryant,
I Abe passed away, while in
arm of liis keeper All that coud':have
dofFe for human being had been Done.
ed human public servant had gene to
hereafter The remains are to be stuffed
Major c. @. Mayors. and deposited IN the
Historical ROOms-duly encased in
:. and tle record of his battles emblaZ-
4 on a neighbOring shield. The old sol
at frst wanted the veteran buried at
est Hill, with an appropriate monument
ed over his bones, but this plan was
lily given up on the assurance that the
aims could be kept for any leafgth of
in the manner first suggested
CAPTURE OF THE BIRD.
July or early August, 1861, a young In
q, &bcut twenty-five years of age named
,-mah-we-ge-zhig( CEief sky, one of the
= Flambeau band of ChippeUas, cap
d two young eagles from nest on the
Is of the Flambeau Rapids. seventy
) from the river mouth, and about 125
fyom the Eau Claire. Chief Sky and
her Indian cut the tree down. amid the
ices of the parent birds, the nest-as
az a wash-tub, made of sticks turf and
lS,"-they preserved; one of the fiedg-
died, and the other Chief SKY nursed
Plsything for the pappooses at the In
village A few weeks after, while en-
to Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire. the
--oaptOr sold his pet to one Daniel Nc
for bushel of corn. McCann tried TO
the bird to a Company forming at the
for the First Wisconsin Battery; and
theft falling to buy it, he proceeded to
Claire, where a Company, organizing
lac Eighth Infantry, became the pur-
.rs, for $3.50 This was in August, 1861,
4 the eaglet, true American specimen,
bout two months old.
bird, duly decorated With rosette,
70 nj " no loi LODI
rsed for Madison with Captain John f.
lbs Company, September 6. The eagle
.Eenced to act nObly on mis- perch, and
re arrival at the Capitol became Il verita-
pct. At La Crosse, en- route. there was
-iderable enthusiasm over the war bird
e. Madison the Eagle Company was re-
ed with great eclat. the State Journal of
ember 10, 1861, thus announcing the
At:
IN incident occurred yesterday as the
,,sewa Company arrived at Camp Ran
They bore in advance of them plat
a on which was a live eagle, surmounted
small American flag. Just as they en-
{ camp the eagle expanded his wings
>eized the flag in his beak. The incident
toted much attention, and ii it had hap
4 in other days, in a Roman camp,
I have been regarded by the augurs as
.-ularly favorable omen.'
FARM OFFERED FOR THE BIRD.
Chicago, on the way to the frOnt-Oc-
r12-there was another ovation, the en-
Regiment now enjoying the honor of
the eagle-bearers. The city papers
time were enthusiastic over the living
sol of the Nations greatness. AT St.
= ''Old Abe" as he had been named,
the President, escaped, and the final
are on the top of a chimney was wit
ed by shouting thousands. Here Secre-
cameron and General Thomas eompli-
ted the Eighth on their pet, and one
Esiastic Illinoisan Offereda farm for the
J.. bat Captain Perkins rejoined that mo
,ey can buy him." became proverbial.
TX here the Eagle Regiment went ON to
front, and they and their bird partici-
ID in the following notable engagements
sfdrmishes: