Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-26


were loved, ] vas a1cne, and got desper-
ate .nu don't care what became of me:
I'D made, up my mind If you attempted
to show sur superiority / would do some
thing tn At would get me court mart'aled.
for c. suld not remain in the regiment and
bear four sco1n; but you are just my dear
boy again, and, Fred, I'll stand by you"
chen we had long confidential talk.
t I'D him of Nelly and my happiness, and
also told him that Chloe loved him. Nelly
/, discovered it and told me. Oh, what
! glory shone over his face then. will she
wait for me, Fred?" he asked. II know
she is waiting for you, replied. Then
| Ill be worthy of her."
1t was late when Captain and private
separated that night, hut closer than ever
were the ties then that bound Tvs, and light
hearted slept till morning.
that than Lyman. The company never
knew the bright charm that redeemed him,
but they all grew to love and respect him,
and when called him from the ranks ono
roll-call to fasten pair of corporals
chevrons on his arms they cheered us both.
And never did more popular thing
| among them than when gave him SER
| yeant's warrant.
Often after the camp got quiet at night
We had cur hours of sweet communion,
and, by woman's tact. Nelly had get Ly-
/ man and Chloe into correspondence, and
| he had her love now TO hold him to the
right.
On every march aud in every skirmish
he was my closest companion, and l was
ANTIQUE for the time when he could carry q
sword by my side.
The winter soon pissed, and that terrible
| spring of 1864 came upon us with those
horrible battles of the Wilderness. We
were through them all. Lyman was the
bravest of the brave, standing closely as
ever at my side, winning encomiums from
regimental and staff officers, and never was
l happier than when one May day pre-
| sented him his commission as my Second
Lieutenant. Now we were tent mates and
bed-fellews. Skirmish and disease LESSEN
ed our officers, and not long after came his
| commission as First Lieutenant and mine
| as Major. But still my duties allowed me
to be much with him.
| As we entered Richmond be won the
other bar, and sitting in my tent one even
ing i'll that suffering, captured city, placed
upon his shoulders the straps had worn as
Captain, the same ones upon which his
head rested when he said, upon that memoir
able occasion: Fred, do you care SO much
for me?" felt Us though then my task to
|
redeemed him and given him back oil he
had lost. In a closer embrace than ever,
We thought Of peace and home.
few weeks later, when the TIL Con-
necticut Volunteers marched through the
streets of Hartford with tattered banners
and depleted ranks, among the faces tear
believed to welcome ns were Nellie and
Chloe with each other. We four went home
together, and before his uniform was laid
away there was a marriage in mothers old
| home.
1t is eighteen years since then, and am
now only forty. We were mere boys then.
An honored citizen, loving husband and
father became my oomrade. Waiting at
the station at Worcester two days ago, l
met one of the boys Of the old company. I
had not heard from Lyman in two years,
for have been travelling South and West,
SO l asked for him.
promoted" was the answer. The Grand
Army post will carry another wreath to the
cemetery next Decoration Day.
Moving the Confederate Treasury.
The following bit of interesting history
we find in the Southern Btcouac, contrib
uted by Gen. Duke:
1t was determined that we should resume
our march that night for Washington, Ca,
one or two days march distant, and orders
were issued by General Breckenridge that
We move at midnight.
About ten o'clock I received a message
from General Breckenridge that he desired
to see me Immediately. j went to his quar-
tiers. and he Uniformed me that the Treasury,
which had been brought from Richmond,
was at the railroad depot, and that it was
necessary to provide for its removal and
transportation. He instructed me to pro-
cure a sufficient number of wagons to re-
move it, and to detail q guard of fifty men
under field officer for its protection. He
further informed me that there was be-
tween five and six hundred thousand dol
lars in specie-he did not know the exact
amount-the greater part gold must, he
said, personally superiatend its transfer
from the cars to the wagons. This was not
q very agreeable duty. l represented that
if no one knew just what sum of money
was there, it was rather al unpleasant re-
sponsibility 10 impose on the party who was
to take charge Of it. I would have no op-
portunity to count it, nor possible means OF
asccltaining whether the entire amount was
turned over to me. He responded that all
that had been considered, and bade Inc
proceed to obey the order. detailed fifty
picked men as guard, and put them under
command of Colonel Theophilus Steele
and four Of my best subalterns l OBJ
tanned six wagons. and. proceeding to the
depot, began at once the task of removing
the treasure.
1t was in charge of some of the former
Treasury clerks, and was packed in money
belts, shot bags, g few small iron chests,
aud all sorts Of boxes, some of them of the
trailest description. In this shape found
1t loaded in open box-cars. I stationed
sentrios at the doors, and rummaging
through the cars by the faint light of few
tallow candles gathered up all that was
shown me, or that J. could find. Rather
more than an hour was consumed in max
ing the transfer from the cars to the wagons
aud after the latter had been started off
and had gotten half II mile away. Lieuten-
ant John 3. Cole, one of the officers Of
the guard, rode up to me with pine box.
which may have held two or three thousan d
dollars OF gold, on the pommel OF lis sad
die: lie had remained after the others
had left, and ferreting about in u car which
we thought We had thoroughly searched
had discovered this box stuck in a corner
and closely covered up with piece of
sacklng. On the next day General Brock
lnridSe directed me to increase the qnord