Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-13


Near Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
ingtou, overlooking one Of It's beauti-
full triangle squares are the two
front windows of two-story and one
half structure now called the Gray
son house. and in small room, TO
which they give light aud air is the
couch OF the soldier who saved the
Northern army from utter annihila.
ton al Charlottesville. In this
bright cheerful and cosy retreat and
upon the well-worn couch. with his
tobacco, cigarettes books and papers
scattered about him. may be iougd at
any l.lue the broken and Bonded form
or Gen. Alfred Pleasanton One Of
the most dashlug cavalry officers dur
ing iAe war second perhaps 10 Sheri-
dan aud Custer in the field, this mod
est ..tilo man has succumbed 10 bodily
iuHrm.lics which weaken him moro
ana more as each day passes. Fully
realizing that he has not long 10 live.
Gen P,easBnlon iinds comfort and
sOiace Nllh the one or two old friends
who make his home their rendezvous
dAy by day. After the war he WAS
made commissioner 81 internal rev.
cnuc and about that time introduced
90 the country the famous blue grass
theory % treatment for ailments
A. the battle OF Charlottesville
Cen then MAJ plcasanlon. dis
t.usulshel himself 1, was at the
time Nhen SIoncwali jackson was
forcing the Eleventh Army corps
back ana rseasuu,on was called upon
Tor -aMe cavalry 10 stop i, Ho had
bgt $50 regiments Of cavalry with
him ono 81 them having been re-
tHsnci by Gen Sirkles al the front.
rgeasapton found himself in an open
suace and Il was alicd with iugiiiycs,
CaissoBs. ambulances. guns and
everything. lie SAW the moment was
critical. and called upon MAJ. keenan,
% thu Eighth Pennsylvania and
ordered him 10 charge the Confcd
crates and hold them unit. he Pleas.
anton. cavalry officer could gel
some gems Ia position.
KcruNn charged and made one Of
thc uc4t gallant charges OF the nat
and was killed Ai the head 81 his regi
mcul ~ 400 or 300 mea. By Thu
move Gen Plcasantou gained lei
minutes. ia which he ran up aud I'm
l4mhercd n battery. double shot,ed !
with canister mud directed 10 fire i
ow lie ran oil tho fugitlyes ant
stopped what cannon he could. Al
together he got twenty-five gun
landed aud pointed them 20 the oper
lpncs beyond There was an i'm
ucUsr body % mon coming. and n
ilru.autnn WIS about to give tn
word Fire the cry was raised tina
they were friends, As an aid -tarie,
forward the whole woods hlazcd witt
mUskctgy and The rebels jumped owe
Tho parRpcts and charged for Plcasan
tons guns. There were teen eight 9
ten rebel baltic flag. Ia sight
p,casantou gave the word Fire
and tn response the charg
crs were actually swept away. |
was nov dark and the lighting wa
between the rebel mu-kctry an
p,casanioa artillery al tho rear o
wh.na hc had placed two squadron
Of raw Pennsylvania troops TO max
how with drawn sahrcs II was /
thg- fire tha' Stoncwall jackson wa
KILLED, which was the whole turn Z
battle
Ccu PlcnsanlUn Is living on smaI
retired pay given him four wears age
and he mas no aims. II seems, but
Be permitted to pass tho remainde
81 bis days IN peace aud scclusior
His complicated troubles will not PEI
mit o. his moving abou, much. Gen
Pcasauton has many friends and a'
quu.ntanccs in st Louis