The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-04-01
A ROMANTIC STORY.
Incidents Told at Recent Banquet to
Northern Capitalists in Atlanta, Georgia.

A ROMANTIC STORY.
Incidents Told at Recent BANQUET to
Northern Capitalists In Atlanta, Georgia.
From Letters on the South, by DR.. Henry
M. Field in New York Evangelist.
Mr.. Grady had referred to the war
without reserve and without bitter
ness. Indeed he had paid a handsome
tribute to Gen. Sherman, though he
said, che was not q very careful man
with firearms!" Yet he honored him
as gallant soldier. Perceiving that
the time had come when northerners
and southerners could speak of these
things with perfect calmness, was
glad to respond to the spirit thus
manifested, in giving a picture of Gen.
eral Sherman as l saw him last.
1t was at the funeral of Gen.
Grant. l had a place in the pro-
cession, being invited to represent the
Presbyterians, and rode with Bishop
Potter, who represented the Episco-
palians. In the second carriage be-
hind us sat Gen. Sheridan with Gen.
Buckner, who surrenderedt to Grant at
Fort Donelson; side by side with whom
(for the carriages moved in double
column) were Gen. Sherman and Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston, the two chief
tains who twenty-five years ago were
opposed to each other in the battles
which ragged round this very city OF
Atlanta. All along Broadway and
Fifth avenue, a distance of miles, the
streets were black with human beings,
hushed and silent as they saw pass by
the catafalque on which reated the
body of our great soldier, and when
at the close Of the day the doors Of
the mausoleum swung open, and he
was laid to rest, while group ofwar-
riors stood round with uncovered
heads, all felt that the strife and the
bitterness OF the past were buried in
that honored grave.
In the procession of that day rode q
Southern officer, ofwhom las his home
is here in Atlanta), it seems not map
propriate to tell story in harmony
with the spirit of the hour. As have
had it related to me by both the &C.
tors in the scene described can vouch
for its literal accuracy. / give it as
nearly as ] can, in the very words Of
that gallant soldier OF Georgia, Gen.
John B. Gordon:
cit was the first day of Gettysburg.
The battle was IN progress when Icame
into it with my division, and struck
the Federal line at an angle, which
caused it to break, doubling on itself,
80 that it was driven back in some dis
order. As it was retreating, and our
line advancing, in crossing a field /
saw an officer lying on the ground, land
dismounted to see if l could render
him any assistance. Raising him up,
the blood spurted from him, and l
thought that he must be mortally
wounded. To my inquiry for his name,
he answered that he was Gen. Barlow,
of New York. I asked him if could
be of any service to him. Hesaid No,
and told me to leave him and 20 and
do my duty. But on my pressing
the offer OF assistance he asked
me to send word to his wife,
who was in the rear of Meade's
army. answered that ] would not
only send to her, but send for her. l
called for bearers, who were coming on
the field to pick up the wounded, to
bring a stretcher. They took him up
and carried him back to the branch
the name given at the south to a
stream on which camp hospital had
been improvised; and I sent an aid
with q flag of truce to the line to for
ward the message to the wife OF the
wounded, and as / supposed dying Of
ficer. The message reached its desti-
nation, although Mrs. Barlow was II
miles back from the front, and at 2
o'clock in the morning word was
brought to me that she was at the
lines. sent word to have her immedi-
ately passed through, but made the
messenger tell her that her husband
was desperately wounded had no
idea that she would find him alive.
"The next morning the battle was
resumed, and all that had passed was
forgotten in the great struggle. It
was nearly two years more to the
close OF the war. l remained in the
army to the last, and was with Gen.
Lee when he surrendered at Appomat-
tox. When allw over 1 returned
home to help restore the fortunes of
my State, if anything were left to her
in the general ruin. Years passed on,
and was chosen United States Sena-
tor from Georgia. When in Washing
ton was invited one evening to dine
at Mr.. GARRISON N. Potter's. l did
not arrive till the guests were seated.
Among the others to whom I was in
PRODUCED, heard the name of Barlow,
but took no notice of it till an inter-
val arrived in the conversation, when
l turned to the gentleman SO designat-
ed and said, Pray, sir may Task you
are q relation of the Gen. Barlow who
was killed at Gettysburg?' Imagine
my establishment at the answer: Il
am the mani And you SIR he ask
ed in reply, ARE you the Gen. Gordon
who picked me up in the field?' Icould
not deny it. At this he sprang to his
feet, and thought would have leaped
over the table. And then he told the
story of the scene in which we had
met before, at which not only the
ladies, but the men round the table
found it difficult to control their emo
ton"
The Stomach: