Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-10-08
AsScENE AT GETTYSBURG.

| A Very Pretty Story of Two Generals,
Which Is said to he True.
In the procession of that day rode a
Southern officer of whom Gas his home
is here in Atlanta) it stems not inap-
propriate TO tell story in harmony
with the spirit of the hour. As it has
been related to me by both the actors
in the scene described, can vouch for
its literal accuracy. l give it as nearly
as l can in the very words of that gal
liant soldier of Georgia, General John
b. Gordon:
at was the first day of Gettysburg
The battle was in progress when | came
into it with my division. and struck the
Federal line at an angle, which caused
it to break, doubling on itself, so that it
was driven back in some disorder. AS
it was rctreating, and our line advanc-
ing, in crossing field | saw an officer
lying on the ground, and dismounted to
see If | could render him any assistance.
Raising him up the blood spurted from
him and thought he must be mortally
wounded. To my inquiry for his name,
he answered that he was General Bar
Il
could be of any service to him. He said
No, and told me to leave him and 20
and do my duty. But on pressing my
offer of assistance, he asked me to send
word to his wife, who was in the rear
of General Meade's army. answered
that | would not only send TO her. but
for her. | called for bearers, who were
coming on the field to pick up the
wounded to bring stretcher. They
took hi a up and carried him back to
the branch (thc name given at the
South to Il stream), on which camp
hospital had been improvised, and |
sent an aid with n flag of truce to the
lines to forward the message to the
wife of the wounded and, as | supposed,
dying officer. The message reached its
destination, although Mrs. Barlow was
seventeen miles back from the front,
and Mt two o'clock in the morning word
was brought to me that she was Mt the
lines. | sent word to have her mme-
diatcly passed through, but babe the
messenger tell her that her husband
was desperately wounded l had no
idea that she would find him alive.
1.-The next morning the battle was re-
sumed, and all that had passed was for
gotten in the great struggle. 1t was
nearly two years more to the close of
the war. l remained in the army to
the last, and was with General Lee
when he surrendered at Appomattox.
When all was over | returned home to
help restore the fortunes of my State,
if any thing were left to her in the gem
eral ruin. Years passed on, and | was
chosen United States Senator from
Georgia. When in Washington, l was
invited one evening to dine at Mr..
Clarkson N. Potter's. | did not arrive
till the guests were seated Among the
Others to whom | was introduced l
heard the name of Barlow, but took no
notice of it till there was pause in the
conversation, when turned to the gen
tleman so designated and said: Pray,
sir, may ask if you are relative of
the General Barlow who was killed at
GettysburgP' Imagine my astonishment
at the answer: Il am the mani And
you, sir, he asked in reply-'are you
the General Gordon who picked me up
on the iieldP' | could 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
emotion"
How can officers who have met thus
on the field of battle ever regard each
other but with manly atlection?-At-
lanta Constitution.