The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-04-04
THE CAMP FIRE.
OUR BRAVE OLD SOLDIERS IN WAR
AND PEACE.


IOrp QUO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ETieou-
srs NJ the Nerth-Etc.
At q Joint Memorial meeting OF all
the Grand Army Posts OF Toledo, o..
In honor OF Gen. w. +. Sherman, Past
Commander-tn-C Chief John s. Kountz
was the orator OF the occasion. In the
course of his address, which was q fine
tribute to the momory OF the departed
hero, he related the following incident
and anecdote connected with his own
regiment. the .37th Ohio:
II remember our arrival near Chat
tano0ga and going into concealed
camp on the west side OF the Tonnes
see, just opposite Chickamauga Creek,
where Maj. Hipp, Of my regiment, was
placed in command OF the detail which
was to cross the river in small boats,
and. II possible, secure landing.
Near midnight, Nov. 23, 1868. all was
ready and the signal given to start;
and when nearing the point whore 1t
was proposed to land, q rebel picket
fire was discovered and our troops hur-
riedly landed and captured it. On
returning to the other side, the
darkness made it difficult for
him to find our troops, and Mai. Hipp
shouted for the Fifteenth Corps, when
he was Immediately answered in sup
pressed voices to keep still or he
would be arrested. Having no time
for explanation, becoming impatient,
the Major cried out. Where in hi
Is Gen. Shermanp' The answer
promptly came from the General him
self. who was not more than so feet
away, What do you wantp' The
Major answered, i want a brigade;
the boats are in waiting The Gen
eral at once asked, Did you make a
landingp' Major Hipp answered.
Yes. and captured the picket Gen.
Sherman, who was on horseback, sur
rounded by his staff. was SO elated
that he took off his hat and cheered.
remember that after crossing to the
south bank Of the river our men
throwing up earthworks, and how
Gen. Sherman. who had crossed the
river just behind us, told the boys to
Pitch In; this is the last ditch" The
nights undertaking was grandly .ac-
complished, and Gen. Sherman was
perhaps the happiest man in Grant
army the morning Of Nov. "a, 1868. J"
Sherman.
No figure in late years had become
more familiar in New York than that
of General Sherman. The simplicity,
candor, and childlikeness Of his ma
ture, his manly cordiality OF manner,
his ready sympathy and lively humor,
and the great career Of heroic achieve
ment which lay behind all, made him
q most interesting and memorable
personality. His name is indissolubly
associated with that Of General Grant
in the history OF the civil war, and
there Is no more romantic and inspir-
ing story in our national annals than
that Of the march to the sea.
The general was always welcome,
not only because of his great renown
and his illustrious services, but be-
cause Of his personal charm. The
papers have been full Of CONVERSE
tions which recall his happy speeches,
the constant flow OF delightful anec-
dote, the pleasant dalliance OF a great
nature in repose. Edward Everett in
his Grafton at the unwilling OF the
statue OF Daniel Webster in Boston
describes the Defender OF the Consti-
tuition on the evening before the de-
livery OF his most famous speech. the
reply to Hayne. and on tho next day
at its delivery in the Senate. In the
evening, says Everett, but in his most
elaborate and consummately effective
manner, he was like one of the boats
he loved rocking and swinging on the
gentle lap OF the waves upon the
shore. But the next day he was "a
mighty admiral in action on mid
ocean, with all his broadsides thunder
ing. his canvas strained, and his flags
and remnants streaming.
Sherman, In his later day, as we
have known him In New York, was
the boat easily swinging on the tide,
the lightnings OF battle sheathed. and
the frowning tier on tier OF guns in
visible. 1t is perhaps not too much
to say that the feeling with which in
every company he was greeted was
akin to love. 1t Is good to think OF
him so, good that the last thought OF
a man whose name Is honored and
cherished by millions should be as
kindly and gentle as 1t Is admiring
, and grateful. So he would have had
It, and would have asked no sweeter
rosemary for remembrance - Har-
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