Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
I4E BoONyILLE RAID.

Thai afternoon ] Joined the regiment
and before night was IN the saddle on my
| first campaign as 8 cavalry man. 1t WAS
| what Is known IN military records SIS the
| BOonvllle raid. We went down the
| Mobile i Ohio railroad around Corinth,
| and got IN between the two forces of the
! confederate army, capturing lot of
| prlsoners-so many that We had to parole
them-ani securing some valuable in
! formation In regard to the plans and
movements of the rebels. We captured
| the headquarters of Gen. Leouidas Polk
! the fgung bishop, you remember
and l took the liberty of bringing away
| his best usiforu With me. 1t was only
| few days after when l got in my first Il hit
and cleaned out Gen. Chslmers-the man
| who was sfterward memb, of congress
! from Mississippi, you remember That
| made me brigsdier general, and l was al
| ways glad that Chalmers let me lick him,
although hs bad about three times as
many men as l."
when did you meet Grant uextG"
at wss a good while between the time
when l was introduced to Gen. Grant in
McPherson's tent, and my next meeting
with him, for although we were in the
same army, he was at headquarters, while
| was at one of the outposts near the town
of Rienz, Miss, with g brigade of cavalry.
covering the front of the army and soour
| ing around the country good deal
After Nelson was killed HalIeck ordered
! me to report to Gen. Buell. at Louisville.
and when vas on my way TO the cars
| stopped at headquarters to say good bye
to the boys, ana there | saw Gen. Grant
for the second tine in my life. was
only barely acquainted with him, sou
know, and being an insignificant subor-
dinate | did not have much to say, but he
spoke very kindly to me, complimented
me for the work had been doing down
IN Mississippi, and said he was very sorry
| had been ordered away"
And wheB did you meet next?"
Il didn't see the general again until the
siege of Chattanooga. There had been
a good deal of fighting going on in the
meantime, and | had been in the middle
of 1t. I'd got to be major general and
had command of division in the en-
gagement at Chattanooga on the 25th OF
November. Grant stood on Orch ard
Knob and saw my men climb Mission
Ridge, and when we broke the rebel lines
he saw US charge them. My horse wa,
shot under me in that engagement and
spent most of the day on foot, but after
|
tent on Chickamauga creek, got word
from Gen. Grant and soon after received
a visit from him. But then didn't sec
him but few moments.
CATER that campaign Grant went east
to take command of the army, and I wa
sent up to Knoxville to reinforce Burn
side. | lay around there for while and
one morning got telegram to report a
Washington at once. l went right on
bpt had no idea what was wanted of mt
until l So to Washington and called o.
Gen. Grant who gave me command of al
the cavalry of the army of the Potomac
After that saw him great deal, aud W,
became very good friends. Our intimac,
was never interrupted for a moment"
And when did you see him last?"
The last time / saw Gen. Grant" con
tinued Sheridan, twas in the library O.
his house in New York, shortly before h,
went to Mount McGregor to die. He sen
for me TO come over and make him visit
and Mrs. Sheridan and [ were there few
days.