Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-15

ROMANTIC WAR STORY.
Incidents Told at Recent Banquet to
Northern Capitalists in Atlanta, ga.

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From Letters on the South. by pr. Henry VI.
fIeld. IN New York Evangelist.
Mr. Grady had referred to the war with
out reserve and without bitterness Indeed
he had paId a handsome tribute to cen
Sherman. though he said me was not a very
careful man with firearms Yet hr huuured
him a. a gallant soldier. Prrrriying that
the time had come when nurtherner~ and
>"uthrrnerS could speak of these things
with perfect callnne>s, was glad To respond
To the spirit thus manifested. in giving a
picture of Gen. Sherman a. | saw him last
Ii was at the funeral of Gcm. Grant |
had place III the procession. being in
NIted Ia represent the PrtSby terianS. and
rode with Bishop Potter who represent
ed the kpl~cUpalians. In the second
carriage behind us sat Gen. Sheridan with
ten. BuCkner. who surrendered tu Grant at
Fort DuuplSon: side 10y side with whom for
the carriages moved in double column were
Gem. Sherman and Grm. Joseph f. John
StOm, the two chirftain> who TWENTY-FIVE
wears ago were opposed tO each other in the
battles which ragged round this very city Of
Atlanta. All along Broadway and Fifth
avenue, distance of miles. the streets were
| black with human beings hushrd and silent
as they saw pass by the catafaluue on which
rested the body "t our great soldier. and
when at the close of the day the doors of
the mauS"Icum swung open. and he was
laid to rest, while group OF warriors stood
round with uncovered heads. all felt that
the strife and the bitterness of the past were
buried III that honorrd grave.
In the procession of that daN rode a
Southern officer. OF whom la> his home Is
here in Atlanta it ~rtu~ not inappropriate
: Tn fell StprN il, lartu,D, Will, E
the lOur. A. | have had it related to me
by b II the actors in the scene described.
can NOuCh for its literal accuracy. give it
a. nearly aS | can in the very words of that
gallant soldier of Georgia. General John B.
Gordon:
1t was the first day of gettysburg. The
battle was i'll progress when | came into it
with my division, and struck the Federal
line al an angle, which CAUSED il to break.
doubling Oh itself, 80 that il was driven
back in some disorder. As il WAS retI eating
and our line advancing. in crossing a field
saw an officer lying on the ground, and
dSmOunted Ia see if | could render him
any assistance. Raising HIM up the blood
Spurtcd from him, and thought that he
must be- mortaly Wounded To my in
quIry for his name, he answered that he
was General Barlow. OF New York.
/ aSfed him il could be- ut any service to
him. He said No, aud told me tu leave hin.
and go and Ito my duty. But on my press
ing my offer of assistance, he asked me tO
send word to his wife. who was in the rear
ui General Mead> army. answered that
| puld not only send To her. hut send for
her. | called for bearers who were coming
on the field to pick up the wounded. tu
bring a >tretcher. They took him up and
If
| given AT the South Ia a stream. Oh which
camp hospital had been improvi>cd: and
| | sent an aide with tag of truce to
! the lines to forward the message to the
wife of the wounded and a. | supposed
dying officer. The message reached lis
destination, although Mrs. Barlow was Sev-
enteen miles back from the front, and al ;
o'clock i'll the morning word Was brought to
me that She was at the lines. seat word
t" have her Immediately passed through,
but badt 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 Te-
sumed and all that had passed was forgot
/ ten in the great struggle. II was nearly
two years more to the close of the war
/ | remained in the army tu the last, and was
with General Lee when he surrendered at
/ AppomattUN. When all was over | re-
turned home Ia help restore the fortunes uf
/ my state. if anything were left tu her in
the general ruin. Years passed on and
was chosen United States Senator from
Georgia. When in Washington | was i'll
/ vited one evening to dine at Nh Clark
son y. Potter'S. | did not arrive till the
guests were seated. Among the others to
whom was introduced heard the name
of Barlow, but took no notice of it until an
! interval arrived i'll the conversation. when
7 | turned Ia the gentleman 50 designated and
said. Pray, >ir. MAY | ask if you are rt
lation of the Gen. Barlow who was killed
at Gettysburg" Imagine my astoni>hment
at the answer: i am the man And you.
sir, he asked in reply. are you the Cen
Gordon who picked me up on the field?'
could not deny il. At til, he >pTang to his
feet, and | thought would have leaped
over the table. Any then he told the story
of the scene in which we had met before at
which not only the laGirS but the men
r"nnd the table tnund it difficult to control
their emotion -