The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-03-30


cluse together that common conversa.
tion among the men could easily he
heard. Almost the only sound that
disturbed The stillness OF perfect
night which succeeded u beautiful
summers day was the sharp cl'nk of
the intrsnching tools as the men VI
both sid,s worked with II will upon
the breast works that were to shelter
them from the hail of bullets that was
sure TO come With the dawn. Gordon
was busy along the tiues uns'l past
midnight before he sat down for u
short rest. About l O'Clock he fund q
seat under big tree, and leaning back
against its ample trunk, WAS soon in
dos. lie had slept but n short time
when n staff officer rode up, disnount-
ell aud shook him into consciousness.
&C neral" said ne. s,there is y lady
| ia the lines under Il h.g of truce. She
! says she has your permission TO come
in and see her husband, who was
| wounded to-day
.Ies, that is General Ba.low's wife,"
replied Gordon. For Il few seconds he
was silent, as il trying to decide how
10 act. The remarkable scene in the
clover field which had almost unman-
tied him came back like Il dream. A
personal meeting with the wife would
be still more affecting and do no good.
lie quickly decided, and said 10 his
staff 0tticer: aH. E
ulsaturn al once to Mrs. BARLOW and
escort her 10 the field hospital, near
the Stresm we crossed this afternoon
when making our attack. There she
will find the body OF her hush md.
DO not leave her so long as she requires
your assistance, and do all in yOur
power to make her as comfortable as
possible"
The staff offer mounted and rode
quickly away, while Gordon thought
OF the pathetic meeting soon to take
place. Ga the record Of his army ex.
periences General Barlow was then and
there set down as killed at Getty sburg
on July l., 1863. lie fell asleep again
just as this entry was indelibiy made
upon his mind, but was soon awaken
*, by some ,'u'y on the line. All was
! then bustic until day-bfeak, when the
stern eXaciions Of another battle drove
| all else from the Confederate Comman-
del's mind; but Barlow was dead 80
! far as he was concerned. ..-..
\ " MIC ak tpdt L hsate Nsu' AoN oCSu
passing into memory, Brtow was
lying ia the hospital. After Gordon
had left him to join his command,
Major P.,z'r had obeyed his chiefs
orders "to make the Federal general
as colnfertsble as possible.'' Instead
OF taking him to the shelter of the
woods, lie was carried farther away,
and placed with other officers in n brick
house beyond the creek.
The examination of his wound was
terribly painful, for the Confederate
surgeons had no chtoro!orm, and it was
long past midnight before any arrived.
Then the physicians had practically
completed their examination aud noti-
fed the General that his death was but
question OF few hours.
] HI think not" was the calm reply
Of the brave, self possessed officer.
"Nou are shot through the body
i said the surgeon, whom General Bar
low remembers as being exceedingly
4 kind. "My advice is that ii yOu have
any earthly matters TO conclude, you
i had better consider them quickly"
"I have been wounded before" said
I Barlow, "and do not believe that this
will prove fatal; but my wife is al
General Meede's headquarters, and
am expecting her through the lines
The Confederate surgeons turned anu
left him, and among themselves said,
.'Tbat is an officer ot remarkable
nerve"
! While these scenes were enacting IN
the hospital Mrs. Barlow, under escort
Of General Gordon's staff officer, was
: sea rching for him. The rtticer's dire C
) tiOns were to take her to :he temporary
hospital under the trees. Barlow was
not at the place designated; no one
could tell there where such AN nthce
: could be fouud. Fer several hour:
they searched, but falling 10 get any
, information AS to the location of the
) wounded General, Mrs. Barlow return
ed 10 the Union lines frcighted with
desperate uncertainty rs to her hus
, bands fate. Barlow remained in tn.
hospital uHt'}late in tine morning of tn
SECOND days battle, when he said tt
! the surgeons:
uYou have been very kind TO me
. but should prefer tu he with my ow
G people in the village if could be taken
9 there"
lie was p,aee'i in AN ambulance and
acconipa by General Won GiiSs
= " hose com mana General Gordon ha
T. broken to pieces, was taken int
u Gettysburg There he found cnmfOl
u table quar- GERS with nHe oi the familie
Il IF tho yiil,yR and 1 no next t!ay anoi ht