Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01

Caldwell at the other end 81 The wire promptiv
responded. Gen. Mcclellan and the offieer.
about HIM regarded the opening Of telegraph
communication nj that point and moment ss q
godsend. Bunnell. having no orderlies. Nc
Cle!lan sent = telegram 90 him 20 stop the Art
mounted officer or soldier passing that vAv and
order him in McCiellans tame 20 t.le .
message 10 Gen Porter 20 send Bunnell az
teen mounted orderlies and communicate al
orce with him by telegraph. This was done
and Tor several hours Bunnen sat there close
to that tree and sent and received mAny me,
sages as 20 the progress If tie eight Of Which
ne was receiving no mean sample himself The
roar OF battle was all around him, shells and
bullets often coming his way He could hear
the cheer OF the Union men and az the same
time the wells OF the confederates
This psndemonium did not conduce
70 telcgraphing by the ear but Bunnell tbongh
youngster. did his work ike a veteran. ~
eral OF the messages which his orderlies brought
HIM were bespattered with their own blood.
He was obliged. in fact TO forward IN. t.le-
grams 10 Gen Porter by two or three mes
~engers, As several OF them were shot on their
way. Mcclellan fought that battle by tels-
graph.
BATTERY MATERIAL
The telegrspher ls not void Of ingenuity In
providing stores for himself This i. yerv
APPLY shown by an incident at Gen. Hallecks
headquarters in front Of Corinth. HAlleek',
provost marshal had issued an OF der forbldtins
the landing Of any liquor and closing the bar.
on ali steamers on the Tennessee river. The
operators at headquarters undertook 20 circum-
vent this order. believing that liquor
was no worse for them than FOR members OF
Tie stan, who enjoyed H. One Of the opera
tors had great idea. He called on the mar
shall and told him that the field lines were
nearly useless for want OF battery material
The marshal asked what article was needed TO
supply the deficiency. The reply Was that acid
was needed. The marshal said that he had no
acid. but If II was possible to use alcohol as q
substitute he could furnish that article.
Inc operator told him that he might get
along with the alcohol If il WAS sent 70 him in
the form of very good whisky. The marshal
sent a barrel Of his best 10 the telegraph head
quarters The barrel wac sunk in a hole of the
moor oil the tent and covered with earth. A
reed protruded from IL about three
inches from the ground. This battery
material tested and found 70
work beautifully. One afternoon while one
of the telegraph operators was lying upon the
ground drawing battery material Gen. Hal
lech uneApectedly entered the tent The ope-
rator scrambled up rs Gen Halleck inquired
why he was SO PROSTATE. The operator STAN
mered out, Il am drawing battery material,
general. Halleck that something Was
wrong and questioned the young man. He
GREW out the whole story, over which he had
hearty laugh.
The telegraph bows stand by one another.
When the Union forces were in Atlanta W. X.
4 Auih hau charge OF the Office there. An op-
orator near Allatoona informed the Atlanta Of
nee That there were reports that Grant
hGhung three miles from Richmond and that
50 lar As could be learned all was progressing
favorably. his report like many other rumors,
was gwen TO q newsdeAler who bulletined it,
Ten. Slocum, who in command at At
li1nia, felt outraged because. as he said, he
received the news from his orderlies, who had
read the bulletin. He made two soldiers
march plum TO his quarters. where he gave a
a-sagreeable exhibition OF official temper.
Plum Was confined among a lot of thieves, de-
serters and spies until liberated at the per-
sonal solicitation of Gen. Brannon and some
other officers of Gen. Thomas staff. Cass
Sholes, the chief operator, was refused an inter-
view with the prisoner while the latter vas
IN confinement Ihereupon he notified Gen
Siocum that until the prisoner was released the
telegraph Office at Atlanta would he closed.
The Operators also autographed TO Gen. Sher-
man. signaling part Of the way, but the affair
was all over before a reply came.
The above will give the reader a very good
idea of the class of men who are soon % have
their reunion in Washington. Thousands Of
stories illustrating their courage, intelligence
and fidelity could be written.
President Lincoln a great friend of the
photographers. 10 those stationed IN the White
House aid the War Department he paid daily
VISITS. He took great interest in the men who
we've furnishing him with information which
conveyed sometimes joy and sometimes sorroxs-