Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11
SHERIDAN AND CUSTER.
How the Two Generals Met After the Bat
tie of Winchester.

How the Two Generals Net After the Bat
tie of Winchester.
History tells US of the great battle Of
Cedar Greek, fought October 10. 1864;
OF the surprise and flank attack of Gen
eral Early in the morning which dou-
bled up our left flank and brushed it
away like chat before the wind; then
forcing our army back, inch by inch,
for four miles, over one of the most
stubbornly- contested fields of the war;
OF the final turn in the tide of battle,
and the complete rout of the enemy.
Clusters grand charge after the re-
treating foe with the 1st Vermont and
9Th New York Cavalry, and the Won
derful captures made by him, have
been read and will continue to be read
for ages to come. Sheridan's ride from
Winchester, turning back the democrat
lied soldiers as he met them. and then
on arriving at the front leading them
to a glorious victory, has been told in
song and story until it has become as
familiar as the Lord Prayer"
Many of the old boys of Sheridan's
grand army saw and will remember the
clouds of dust and smoke that followed
in the track of the gallant Custer in
that impetuous charge, and heard the
clash of -saber and the rattle of musket-
ry until all was over
1t was a grand and inspiring sight to
see the captured artillery and trains,
prisoners and mules, all damned up in a
heap at the stone bridge, where they
had been vainly trying to cross the
creek, and all so tangled and twisted
one would hardly expect to see them
Strengthened out again until the end OF
time
The grandest OF all sights, however,
was that of witnessing the meeting of
the two great heroes, Sheridan and
Custer, after the battle was over. The
wagons containing Sheridan's baggage
and headquarter tents followed closely
on the heels of the charging column.
and sound of musketry had not yet died
away when tents were up just where
they had been the night before, and
there, at least, was to be seen no evil
dence of the fierce struggle just then
being brought to a close.
Duty called the writer that way just
in time to see the victorious Custer rid
ing up to report. OF course Sheridan
had been in communication with the
advance. and knew very nearly what
had TRANSFERRED.
As he saw Custer coming he walked
out to meet him. and while yet several
feet away. said: You have done it for
me this time, CUSTER" and then as Gus
ter came up Sheridan caught hold OF
him, pulling him off his horse, then
throwing their arms around each other
in one fond embrace, the two great he
roes wept and sobbed like children, and
this over the grandest victory of the
war of the rebellion.
Before | realized what was doing l
had stopped scarcely thirty feet away,
taking in the grand sight, the tears
down my own cheeks. Unlike
the great heroes, l had no comrade con-
veniently near who could mingle his
tears with mine, and who would permit
me to throw my arms around his neck,
while 1.-The girl left behind me" was
six hundred miles away, and could not
take the place of a loving comrade. so
had nothing to do but cry away all by
myself until the curtain felL-T H.
White, Lieutenant 10th Vt, Single
Springs, Cal, in National Tribune.