The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-12
aioned oflicers bad already been selected,

but the one bringing in the most recruits
, for the company weuld be first or orderly
sergeant, the next second sergeant, and g
I ION through the list Of observation-disclosures
! officers. The first place was gained BY
Z Foraker, but being . boy in years, mex
perieneed rs soldier, and with destretc
benefit the service, he voluntarily relin'
auished his claims 70 the office of orderly
sergeant, which was given TO tfeman who
secured the next highest number OF re-
Icruits, and who had some experience IN
army affairs, reserving to himself the sec.
| ond sergeantcy. The terrible marches and
the priyations Of camp LIE, in addition 70
Losses sustained in battle, soon depleted
the ranks Of the Eight hty-ninth, which went
= into active and severe service at once, and
made way for promotion by loss OF COM
Imissioned officers. In all this service Ben
Foraker participated, and rose successive.
lily from orderly sergeantIto the rank o.
: first lieutenant. Late in the summer OF
1858 he was sent home on recruiting duty.
hDurfng his absence the battle OF Chicka-
mauga took place.
On his return to the army he reached
his regiment Just as It was going into the
battle OF Mission Ridge. Foraker imme.
diately assumed command OF his company,
lied It In the charge, and was the first man
Of the regiment to scale the enemy's works.
4 He was thep about seventeen years old.
Hs BATTLES.
After this he participated with his regi:
ment in the charge at Rocky Face, and
then went into the campaign against At
lapta, taking part in the battles Of Buz-
zard,s Roost, Resaea, Burnt Hickory,
Peach.tree Greek, and Atlanta. Alter the
Ifall Of Atlanta Foraker was detailed for
duty in the signal corps. he was assigned
| to the staff Of General slocum, on the or
ganization Of sherman's army for the
march to the sea, serving through that
campaign and until the close OF the war.
being mustered out at Camp Dennison on
June IL, 1855, before he attained the
age Of nineteen years. While on General
ISIocum'G staff in the march to the sea, he
was, selected by his chief 10 perform two
acts, both OF which required true courage
and unerring judgment. johnson, the
rebel general, suddenly and unexpectedly
appeared in front Of aloslm IN the viGin-
| ity of Goldsboro. 1t was necessary TO get
word to General Sherman, who was with
fHoward's wing Of the army. To reach
Thin the messenger was compelled to ride
around the entire left flank Of the rebels,
about ten miles distant. This was src.
eessfully accomplished by ]. B. Foraker.
/ On the 2lst of December, alter the city OF
\ Savannah had surrendered, the United
States feet lay of the mouth Of the Savan-
nah river, eighteen miles below the city,
and the only way 70 let the waiting people
Of the sopth know that Sherman had got
To Savannah and the sea was to reach the
fleet. The river was full ot toFpedoes and
1.-THE bank full ofrebels.
Foraker was ordered 10 open up COM
Imunication, and taking row-boat, se-
cured the services of two negroes to row
| 1t, and in the night started with one or.
derby on the ReHllo9s trip, feaoAiHg tie
fleet in safety after being nearly cqpsized
and running aground several times in the
darkness.
RE ctFiH ItFs.
Foraker came home, after passing
through the perils ofSar, and at once be-
gan his efforts to secure a better education.
He studied shiip ct South Salem, Ross
county, spent two years at Wesleyan Uni
versity, and then went to Cornell, gradu-
ating in the first class in 1861. While pur-
suing his eellpgiatp eoaFse he studied
law, and entered the college Of Judge
James Sloane on graduating, being admit
ted TO the bar in the fall OF that year. In
lls79 he was elected to the Superior
Court bench OF Hamilton county
| for the fnll term Of FIVE Yeag, blt res
signed IN three Yeas on sccopnk
| ofillhealth. disability in thispositio
recognized by leading members sof the bar,
irrespective Of marty afli liati ions and when
! II became known that he intended % re- Te. |
sign, strong effort was made to have him |
change his mind, and take vacation un-
I'll his physical condition improved. Even
after bis rssignatisn had been forwarded
telegrams Nese sent 70 9oyefnaa Faste9 |
by many members Of the bar, among them
being Governor Hoadly, Hon. Aaron P.
Perry, and II. F. Force, urging that it be
not accepted.
In Juhe, 1sSS, be was nominated i9F
Governor at the Republican State Gon-
yention, receiving large majority OF the
delegates. His canvass OF the State pend.
ing the election was one Of the most brill
liant In the histoty OF POLITICAL cEnteSts in |
Ohio. The events Of that campaign, and
the defeat Of the Republican ticket, arc |
fresh in the minds Of the people OF Ohio,
and it is not necessary to repeat them
here -. Il.
General Kennedy. Candidate for Lien.
.anont c;o,o.nor ,.,. 49, y 100 sr,,;s
.euAa' oosetA, m-S go1t ~ t9a0' anu
not much older than ForaFer. he earned
his title Of General by good service on the
field Of battle.
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