Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-06
CANBY'S STRATEGY.

the tevcrrst tsrt aud most important lat
tie Of the war In many rcspccis-we could
not fail to rejoice when the sun rose bright
and eloar on the morning Of the oth. over
most glorious and happy result
II IL o. something which occurrcd that
DAY that write this little sketch. In 70.
gard 20 tho experience Of a lieutenant %
the Twsnty.third Pennsylvania volun-
teers. whom will call Candy. aud who
va. Ia Charge VI The Sixth corps amfnuni-
ton train
Late on the nigh, Of the 5,h Candy was
sent for. n my m1mory serves me cor
rcctly, By Major General Wright com
handing the corpa
"IAoutsnsnt. ! want you 10 take your
Ammunition train aud start with the first
streak q daylight, BY tho most direct
road, for Emmettsburg. You must not
start later than 4 o'clock. You must not
fall under any circumstances, and the
corps coming by wAynoaburg will be there
10 meet you. You shall have detail 81
ono company Of theTwenty seventh Massa-
ehusetta 10 act M guard aud rvmovc any
distractions You understand, lieutenant.
no failurcf'
1T shall b. done promptly, general"
and the lieutenant departed into Que Of the
worst storms Of thunder. lightning aud
rain that ever followed heavy battle. aud
one wV always SURF 10 do ~.
Efnmsttsburg. Nd, Il ten miles from
Gettysburg. over a flne road. through one
u tho most beautiful agricultural regions
conceivable.
Lieuisnan, Candy rot out hia train and
bis plonecr party on time. and also Lieu.
tenant Langdon. tho ordnance ofilcur. Tho
storm had passed away, aud the rudy
dawn was lust breaking NJ thcy passed
over the battlefield, whore blood and ruin
aud many a yet unburici corpse attested
the horrld carnage which had but q few
houra before Eioted over the now quiet
scene
Half mile Of progrvss brought them TO
an abatth Of stout tres across tho rnad,
around which dctour had 10 /, made
Then came At intervals for the firt mile or
two fences, bitches and other oh.truetlona.
left behind by the cnemy to prevent pur-
suit by calvary.
LanRdon. after studying soma time. sud.
denly zsiil
II say. Candy. don't this thing look n
little rhaky 10 you"
''As 10 howf qusrisi Candy.
"why, our straying Oh this way with
only a handful Of men. and than with
their gun. la tho wagons and AXIS on their
Shoulder"
"oh. Ne all right. guess Anyhow 4,
don't coat mo dArhsi cent Old Wright
told mo 10 take THIS train 10 EanmettAburg.
and III take u there, unlez. the gentlemen
ahead Of us haye carried u on"
Nothing moro wa iAid on tho subject,
and tho train ploddcl on. officers and men
loudly admiring tho dellghtful country
through which they passed. and which, a.
tho bright sun eame up, showed itself On.
tirely barren Of every living thing. The
people had ieft their houses. tho barns wero
tsnAntls,a Of cattle and tho vacant pat
ufc. wosv a bssuteoas blank.
The sun was about halt an hour high
when. upon reaching tho summit Of a
slight elevation. Emmcttsburg lay before
them a mile awAy Aoross q little valley.
through which . small stream gracefully
meandcfe'L Thp hills beyond the town
wrrr cnvelopcd In dense fog. which slight
~ oh-ourcd the prospect down 10 tho houses
hfthest away from tho direction Of Ap-
proaeh.
Candy save directions 10 his wagon mas.
ter 10 double up the train al the stream
whsru the road widened. and TO water his
mules Then he and iAnRdon rode 10 into
the town 10 look at the Sixth corps Nv.
efythlnr In tho streets was ~ quiet A. the
tomb. Not an opn door OF shutter. OF
even a curl Of smoke, indicated that there
waa lilo within the place.
After thorough bat cautious inspection
they rode up tho main street 10 the suburba,
and found what was eyidently a hotel Of
some preiensiona ordinarily, but no amount
Of kicking could produce landlord. They
rode back 10 the burnt district" where a
IRE had seriously ravAged the town, but
there wa. nobody obo found. They refined
up their horses. whom IAngdon haidi
this Is eussed humbug."
Second the motion"
what are you going TO do nowp
'Nothlne."
Wherefore nothlngw
'No order, fulnlled 'em all. IN pack
The traln now. get breakfast aud walt for
the Army u the Potomac 10 novel,
"liellol There's a smoke"
80 thev Il. blessed harhlngcr Of hu.
manity and hot coffee I.ot's interview Il. -
They rode up 20 the house aud dis.
mounted. A. the back kitchen door they
found man washing his dirty face. To
him Candy said
10 you know where the Sixth corps
lesp
The man muttsrod 6omtthine, aud then
dabbcd he face iuto hls two hands full Of
water with n tplutlsr Ike a steamboat
wheel
Can't you anawer, slri Have you seen
the Sixth corpsi"
Tie Individual rubbed bis head yigor
onsly With an Immense towel, out of which
b. Rrimbled.
Don't know 'em."
sixth corps, unlan armyin
(which b. they, now, blue uns or gray
nnsi zee lots o them round here lately
o. both kinds"
"Well, Il it viii help your understand
lng any fs the blue ones that we want Il
Lndn
mo, thor. haln't been no blue nn,
about here lately. Hut about two week
"Blest your two weeks' Have You seer
any soldier, around here last light OF thi,
mnrningW
"oh, yes, there's soiers about here. lot,
OF them, and he felt ielsurely away donI
In hls pants Tor comb that 10 didn't fnd
Candy.
on You want To see the soier,, do your
Yea. AID tbunderin qus,k. tao.H
well, Just come aru,fnd The corner o
lne ktehen and IN show you tho roa.
aver 70 sbera they be-"
uolng 70 the place in1s'sad he polni.,
.o.A The short half mlo that infsrvenc,
Ne"s7n tho town aul tho Catholic con
,sh' woods, and there. who're the sun ha
~n me log. glitterlug In tho fair morn
sntn'i We're four ~ ppuy braas 8inr
,p'''en. as ever started an orphan a.,
wv Two Held glasses were quick
us,' AUD then two very gallant oiileer
sa AZ each other blankly.
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