River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-29
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AKISD DEED THE wAR
Tntet esting Train Of Incidents Con.
Meeting Maine and Georgia.

fnter esting Train OF Incidents Con-
Meeting Maine and Georgia.
A Maine paper relates that Gov
Robes wife recently addressed the
Biddeford Grange, and her remarks
having been quoted By the Dixie Farn-
err, Of Atlanta, Ga, Gov Robbie wrote the
editor the following letter:
Sidney Herbert Lancey:
DEAR SIR: I thank you for the copy
Of your interesting magazine. | have
read It's contents with much pleasure.
accept my thanks for the compliment
tary notice y0u were pleased to best0w
upon the paper which Mrs. Robe pre-
pared for Grange meeting in Maine.
We hardly expected it would be repro
duced so far from home. 1t was my
fortune in the year 1912, before ] had
reattaIned my majority, TO teach an aeai-
envy in Thomas county, Ga. [ stillmem-
ber with admiration the kind and hos
pitable characteristics of the citizens OF
that county. look back that period upon
as one of the happlest years of my life.
| have watched the progress whlch'youF
state mas made during the past 10 years,
and ! rejoice at your success. Ii was
nv fortune 10 be an officer (paynaster,)
in the Union army. A little incident
occurred In the seven DAYS battle
in front of Richmond, Va, which |
shall never forget. / was temporarily as
sisting in caring for the wounded prison.
ers at Savage Station; and while dis
charging that duty found Col. Lamar,
of Georgia, who was severely wounded
by mime ball, which had penetrated
the groin, making fearful wound. The
surgeons were discussing the necessity OF
n py,f alton o. tIa hin iAiuf Col anaF
expostulated. and asked me TO use my
influence and his wishes, against such
course, which | did, being myself sur
geon and physician. [ told him that /
was once citizen Of Georgia, and when
young man received many iay0rs from
her people, and was glad Of an OPP
portunity to do him a kindness. lie
asked me for a blanket, which | was
very glad TO find and present to him.
After this little episode, circumstances
required that | should leave with haste,
and although ! have often inquired |
have never learned the fate OF that brave
officer. My only object IN making mem
ton of this incident is to inquire OF you
whether Col. Lamar still lives? The
Grange organization has accomplished
much in restoring good feeling and
kindly relations between the extreme
seCtiO is of our country. The future
greatness of free and united Nation
Increases every year. IS the representa-
ives of different and remote sections
become better acquain ed and their pur-
poses better understood May t.tricud-
ship grow and be perpetual so as to es-
IablisI eternal peacs. Yours truly AMI
ratarnaliy EAenERlGk RoBE.
Acknowledging the receipt of this let
ter Major Lancey wrote: II MAS born
Y tod nj
lie, and was schoolmate OF Gov Ding
'ey and Gov Chamberlain. So you see
/ nave reason to love Maine. Some
weeks ago | read in the MHne Farmer
the resolution OF the Third Maine Vet
erns rs to a soldiers home for disabled
Confederate soldiers aud sailors. Show
ing it to the Mayor W. I. Carey Of Au-
&usta, member Of the House rom Rich
mOnd, he drew up resolutions which
were adopted unanimously by y rising
vote. In the senate, rs Col. Lamar IS
chairman Of the committee on the State
81 the republic he called up and elo-
4uently advocated the resolutions which
uad passed the House
Major Lancev also inclosed the follow
| ing letter from Col. Lamar:
HAMBiINsvuLG Ga, Oct n, 1888.
My Dear Major: Ycs ! am the Col.
| Lamar 10 whom GOV. Robbie refers
was wounded in tile groin by mimic
| ball whi!e leading my regiment the he
| role Elghthl IN a charge IN one of tbs
| series ot battles AROUND Richmond. /
| vas captured ald carried 10 il field hos
| pi;al at Savage station. cannot describe
| to YOU my sensations at this critical Pc
rod 0i my lie. when tie surgeons were
| discussing the pioprlejy o, ttEing OIL lay
| leg or periOr.- lns ah operation 10 take