The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-30
MIR. REID WAS AFRAID.
HE DIDN'T DARE FACE OLD
SOLDIERS.
Now he Grossly Misrepresentetl
and Insulted the Indian volun-
ters Driven Out Of Camp Will,
u Warning.

/ ters Driven Out VI camp Win
| Warning.
/ lxplAEAPoLIs. Sept 1s The failure
of WhiteIaw Reid 10 attend the 'tim
plate" meeting At Elwood on Tuesdsy |
has given the party managers no little
concern, for bic presence was specially |
ldesirable from the fact that Il was hoped
that he might be able TO overcome the
disagreeable impression that many of
the Indiana veterans have retained OF
him since the war, and which even hisl
nomination for the vice pr. sidency has
mot been able entirely TO eradicate.
/ Some OF the veterans do not believe that
Reid desires TO show himself to the pe0-
pie Of Madison. Randolph. Wayne and
other counties OF the old burnt district,
and many OF them do not hesitate 70 say
that 1t will be equally we'll II he does
not. for his coming would awaken un-
pleasant memories and renew resent
lments that wore we'll nigh forgotten
until his nomination ~ Harris0n's run
ming mate revived them in the minds of
men who believe that they suffered from
Iacid's prejudices during the VAT: The
story rs given BY one OF the veterans lei
substantially o follows:
/ In July. 1861, the Eighth. Tenth and
Thirteenth Indiana regiments constr
, tutcd : part Of the army Of the Potomac
under General Mcclellan, and in the
ssme command were several regimentsI
; - Ohio volunteers. Some ten days be-
,lfore the battle OF Rich Mountain COL
Ilonel. afterward General Rosecranz, wis
lordered to form . junction with Nc
j Clellan st Buckhannom, and he started
with the Eighth. Tenth and Thirteenth
''Ircgimenis aud one or the 0hiO regi-
ments by forced marches to join hisl
lsuperior officer. The country through
! " hich he had to pass was mountainous,
aud the road was ofen . mere path
leading around some mountain peak,
. here even the infantry got along with
difficulty. With the command was y
|, detachment Of light artillery under Col.
/, Loomis. OF Michigan, and at times Il
was almost impossible 10 got the artillery
/, ,Ithrough tha mountain dcfiles. White
rrliaw Reid was tho war correspondent Of
1.-The Cincinnati Gazette, and accompa.
: MED Rosecranz' command on the march.
!, bout midnight one dark. stormy night
! 'llthe iroops came TO deep gulch IN the
side Of the mountain. and II became
!. Unnecessary to turn the gulch, and in do
! ling so the soldiers entered = rough mill
4 ltary road that had been cut ID the side
ot the mountain. While Il was not more
!. Than couple of rods across the guIch,
J, the enforced detour caused a march OF
lnesrly halt . mile. When the head OI
!. the command had turned the raviue II
conid look across aud see the rear just
eniering. Al this moment one Of the
!, horses attached to the battery got looss
: land came running back around the head
Z Inf The rsvlne. the sparks flying from
I. ..levery contact Of his iron-shod hoof'
with The rock that formed the rOadbed
A part of the Eighth Indiana regiment
under The command Of Lieutenant Con
'-lnor, OF Richmond, Wayne county wa
= Infringing up the rear, and the Ohio reg
'rlisnent was about the center AZ ths
e frightened animal came plunging alOni
? the road, the Tenth and Thirteenth reg
'-liments opened ranks and permitted him
e To pass through, hut the Ohio regimen
- became panic stricken. aud, throwing
,e eIdown their arma and haversacks. flet
s-lpell. nell down the road. aud Colone
N Connor found II impossible 10 reform
na'lshem till they had become thorough,
- elexhanssed b. their fight. They sup
~ posed the confusion In front Was csnse'
= by an attack of tbs enemy. and, bcinl
alraw recruits. fed precipitately from th
q: -supposed danger.
80 CONFESSED HIMSELF LIAR.
The command reached Buckhsnno
without further incident two or thre
- - days later aud went into camp. Abou
the same time the Cincinnati paper
I \ were received. aud The Indisnians wer
~ .urpriscd 10 find that Reid had repOrte
i the Incident with many cxagveraii0n'
~ and had represented The Indiana soldier
osas running before m atIrlghted hors
sal while the Ohio regiment WAS praised "a
solisa bravery and given The credit ~ ssOJ
y ming The rout aud hringiug order out |
~ the confusion ot the nlght The write
I u had considerable hum0r In his story. ~
4. the Indiana boys were made the butt
~ every Joke by those who did not kn0
to,he truth Of the story. Silss Colgrov
ilof Winchester, afterwsrd promoted 10
lcolonelcy and now connected With q
pension department AZ Washington, "
1rr 80 exasperased by the affair that he tot
~ Reid out of HE tent and abused him .
u" mercituiiy, calling him = lisr and q
80 mouncing him ~ the paid minion of q
~ Gazette, who was afraid 70 give the tr
\" facts 10 his paper. Taking NJ some
'or the deserted hsversscke that the India
1rn boys had picked up. he showed Re
go the initials on them, aud made him CO
N" fesa in the presence ot the camp that
III. had miarepsescnsed the sfIsir.
yi,l SAVED FROM MOB VIOLENCE.
pjls When the Cincinnati Gazette reach
,est the camp after the battle the lnhjauja
saw thev hsd been wilifuIly misrepI
sd- aented again by Reid aud their anu
ous knew no bounde- IN his cnrrespomnru
IRE. giving ~ account o. the battle ~ .
4 10, 0,dcIibetately covered me ONO troops
'ers over with glory, describing them - !
ch- Ing foremost IN the night ana ~ rn..'
,he rebels 70 rout, while the Indis