Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23

hill, OLD FELLOW, HOW ARE YoU?"
away when Gen. Anderson came for
ward and was as demonstrative over
the federal officer as though that Off
Ger had been his father. Gen. Garland,
too, on being introduced, was evident
" affected and shook hands with a
heartiness that showed some tie be-
tween them, personal strangers though
they were.
"The federal officer of Col, after
wards Gen, II. B. Clitz, of the Twelfth
United States regulars. Gen. Hill
and Col. Clitz had been cadets at
West Point mt the same time, had
served together in the Mexican war,
and We're warm personal friends. Col.
Clitz had been an instructor at West
Point when Anderson was cadet
there, and Anderson had been one of
his favorite pupils. Clitz had also been
guardian for Garland's wife, and as
Mrs. Garland had died only short
time before this Gen. Garland was nat
urally touched by suddenly meeting,
for the first time, his dead wife's
friend"
After few minutes spent in pleasant
social inquiries, Gen. Hill asked Col.
Clitz about his wound and proposed to
send him to the field hospital to have
his wound dressed.
NO" generously answered Col. Clitz
'let others who need it worse have at
tention first
So he stayed with Gen. Hill that
night, the two sleeping on the same
overcoat-the best bed obtainable
Next morning Gen. Hill gave his friend
an ambulance and said:
"Clitz / must send you to Richmond
about fifteen miles away-but will
not send you under guard. You just
give me your promise to go there and
report to Gen. Windcr. And say, Clitz
here is my wife's address, She is my
banker now. If you need any money
while prisoner draw on her for it,
just as the ambulance was about to
start, some of Gen. Hills soldiers
brought in Gen. John L. Reynolds, a
federal division commander.
Gen. Hill and Gen. Reynolds had
been together at West Point for three
years, they had been associated as
young officers at Fort Moultrie, they
had gone out to the. Mexican war in
the same company-a company that
had Braxton Bragg for captain and
George ii. Thomas, John f. Reynolds
and ID. ii. Hill for lieutenants But
now when Gen. Hill advanced to shake
hands Gen Reynolds would not recog-
nize him nor speak at ALL.
Gen. Hills military instincts led him
to divine the cause of his old comrades
, depression and enabled him to sympa-
thize with Il brave soldiers chagrin at
being surprised and captured.
So, going up to Gen. Reynolds with
extended hand, he said
Reynolds, do not feel so badly about
your capture; it is the fate of war"
ut is not being captured" was the
generals answer, that hurts SO, but ii
is being captured asleep"
Gen. Hill, Everybody knows that you
are a brave and good soldier, and
everybody knows chat you would dc
all that human nature can do"
Gen. Reynolds frightened up and
said: "Well, Hill, if you say that, ]
shall feel better about the matter, foI
know you would not mislcad me. Nc
mans good opinion is more appreciated
by me than yours. and if you do not
condemn me, perhaps Others viii not.
Then telling him the same thing
about guard and about money mat
ters that he had told Col. Clitz, Gen.
Hill put him in the same ambulance
and, after cordial handshake, the
two friend-foes parted never to meet
again.
81 Gen. Reynolds, after filing full the
measure of an intrepid and successful
officer, was killed at Gettysburg. Few
even on his own side, Qfmembered him
with more affection than Gen. Hill did
Twenty-six years after Gen. Reynolds
death, few weeks before his own