The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-27
Hayes AT CEDAR CREEK
ospytal Running. Fire Story Of
the War,
SOME FUN IN THE FIGHTING.

,,otiDg Long for a Man who Sent his
wltea Welcome relOgram-He was
Modest West Virglntap-Whst was
colnr ON in the Hayes Family
shorldaq's Mistake Good Naturally
Corrected
rx.Pesidont Hayes, as many lNTELtE'
,rycra readers know, was one OF the
be.t soldier takers in the country, He
Tsd tbe knack OF speaking in pictures
and told story remarkably we'll, A
,,Ik before the Loyal Legion OF Ohio,
$50 taken in shorthand without the
knowledge Of General Hayes aud since
then locked up with the archives of the
Tovol Legion, is now, for the first time,
n,intol by tho Cincinnati Tribune.
Tno captain referred to rs sending a tel
,cram at critical time was Captain
Thomas Reed, Of IsIvmopt W. Va
who was appointed postmaster at that
nl,ce by President Hayes in recognition
kline service, was reappolnted by Pres-
liant Arthur, at Mr.. Hayes request,
and is tine present postmaster through
lbo same influence.
General Hayes said;
THE STORY.
Ihayc a story OF which, I believe, !
am largely tho hero, and Iwould like to
plit. | always enjoy telling stories OF
Tint SORT but do not often havo chance
IN teIl them. Laughter. There Is Il
requirement that public men should be
modest and not talk too much about
themselves, and when l have to obey,
lint requirement do it, but / always
Gi.likp 10 obey it. Renewed laughter.
In regard to the battles Of our war, l
think nothing is moro tragic, pathetic
md interesting than many OF the little
incidents that occurred. / will relate
one Of these little incidents that &C:
CURED in my immediate ncighborhood
Al The battle of Cedar Creek we were
astouished IN the morning, and left tho
Mace whore We were astonlshed laugh
iprI and advanced away from 1t con-
tinned laughterl, until finally VIC
formed a lolerable line, facing, rs |
supposed, toward tho enemy, aud, look
inc IN to tho left Of tho line, found that
Tasin front oft / naturally would
desire to have tho line in my front, but
the circumstances OF the morning were
inch that il was difficult to fad out
where should place myself, and /
made mistake and got in trent OF the
line Of battle. Laughter. / went up
TO tho extreme left, which rested on n
little grove or hillock, where there
was q pretty strong forco-a brigade
that was not much acquainted
with. 1t had lately joined US. l went
to the commander, and said to him:
"Can you hold on here?" "oh, yes"
said he, ~ shall have no trouble. This
is agood position, and l can hold on
hoteii you can hold on down there"
Ills was a now command, and l felt
that sort Of assurance in tho presence
Of anew recruit that I would naturally
feel and said to him: "You need not
feel afraid Of my line. will guarantee
that my limo will stand there" But,
happening 10 turn around, l saw my
line breaking. Naturally ! was some'
what surprised, and galloped down
10 500 what was going oil, I''saw moth
ing that would indicate what had taken
place, until | got some distance-to a
point where tho line bent of first this
way and then in that way. ! galloped
IN, ind Us rode down the descent |
saw what the trouble was.
HIS MEN KNEW THEIR business.
There was q rebel line coming just
this way [Taughter.l My men wero
old soldiers, aud know what had to be
done without orders, and, in advance Of
orders, they were leaving. Laughter.
The situation evidently demanded that
sort Of strategy, Although l was gall
Looping rapidly, could not get away as
rapidly as they did, and, therefore, got
the full benefit Of the firing from the
rebel line. My horse rolled over aud
was dead. fell, and for a moment /
suppose | was bewildered, and was also
somewhat disabled in ono ankle. j lay
there some little time, how long do
not know precisely, but the men OF the
retreating line saw me there, aud they
carried the report to the rearthat l was
killed. Whom l awoke out OF u sort Of
iainting spell saw that the rebel line
was too near for me to escape unless ]
used good deal OF strategy and a good
deal Of speed. put out one leg and
then tho other, and found there was
some trouble with my right ankle, but
80. myself together and started up the
NIL Tor the little grove. Just then there
came, tremendous yelling from those
gFay'backsi | cannot repeat their Ian.
gnage even in the privacy OF the family.
Laughter, Tho names they called me
reflected dIsrespeCt on my parentage.
Langhterl was in tho kindost possi-
DC way advised TO stop, but | succeeded
ingetting away, and finally /, was on q
morse again, but, as have said, the re-
port that had been killed went to the
rear.
Now, 1t happened that my family was
nelIor known than other families were
IN the command to which belonged, as
MyWiiO had been frequently with us in
camp. About that time q vesy interest
ihg circumstance had occurred in my
family AZ homo, in Ohio. A child had
Deen born. We had boon having aome
victories that were notable, at tho battle
Of Winchester and Fisher Hill, and
when tho news came OF this incident ut
myehomO Hot 1t DO known that / had a
new boy at homo and that l should call
nm George Crook, after our corps com.
m %i%Gqe y; VIII now skip along to tho