Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-30
ROLL OF GREENBACKS.
Inquiry Started byan Article an the "An-
mails OF the T0r."

mails OF the Far"
Atlanta Constitution
War has its horrors-but no less til
amenities, as the following curious story
will show: short time ago Col. B. F
Sawyer wrote an article for the Philadel.
phia weekly Times describing the battle OF
Shiloh. The article was copied extensive
~ throughout the country. Among
other papers it found its way
into the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Then Col. Sawyer received a letter from
David Baker, of Atchison. Mr.. Baker
who was first lieutenant in company G.
Eighth Kansas infantry, wrote: Seeing an
an article in the st. Louis Globe Democrat
written by you for the Philadelphia weekly
Times, giving an account of some of your
army experience, take the liberty to ask
If you were colonel of the Twenty fourth
Alabama land if you were present and took
part in the battle of Chickamauga. Ga.
And,if SO, you doubtless recollect, on Sat
urday night, the 18th, after the close of
the fighting for the night, that, as you
were passing over the battlefield, you
came up to me as lay severely wounded;
in conversation with me, told you had
some money, which I gave to you, you
saying that you would take it, and keep it,
and return it at some future time, being
afraid that some irresponsible parties
might take it from me. You gave me
your sname andi address, with the assur-
ance that you would return it to me again.
From the effect of the wound I wear an
artificial leg. The amount gave you was
Sill"
Colonel Sawyer was surprised, of course.
He at once wrote to Mr.. Baker: 81 re-
member the incident Iwell. l found you
lying badly wounded in the leg. You told
me your name was David Baker, first SER
geant, company B, First Kansas regiment
Tor at least this is the rank I made on the
memorandum, and that you had some
money you wished me to take charge of
and send to your wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Ba-
ker, Lafayette, Ind, she being living there
at the time with her father. You had SLY,
think, in greenbacks. I reluctantly took
the money, and, wrapping it in leaf torn
from note book, wrote
on it: This is the property of
Sergeant David Baker, company B, First
Kansas, to be sent to his wife, Mrs. Eliza
beth Baker, Lafayette, Ind wrote by
the dim and uncertain light OF The moon.
I was thus particular TO write, as then
explained, that in the event of being killed
or captured the next day, there could be no
doubt as to the money found upon my per-
SON.
Colonel Sawyer's letter added that the
money was sent By him to army headquar-
ters with the request that it be forwarded
to Gen. r. Rosecrans under flag
Of truce. Col Sawyer having written
to Mr.. Baker, then wrote to
General Walker, at Charleston, S.
c., to trace the money if possible. Gen
eral Walker has been in correspondence
with the brigade commander, General
Manigault, of Columbia, about it, and a
general search for the money is going on.
curious episode of the war the whole
story makes. After twenty years chance
publication brings together once more the
two soldiers,who, fighting under opposition
flags, met on a battlefield and parted
after hurried clasp of the hand and a
whispered word of sympathy.