The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-12-26
Lincnln's Kindness.

Lincoln's Kindness.
W. G. Reiff, Eddy, n. NJ, sends story of
an Irish soldiers visit to Lincoln. He says:
| Hugh Mclaughlin, genial and brave
| Irishman hailing from Boston, after having
served three-months' term in the Goth n.
| Y, and being also wounded in the First Bull
| Run battle, later on found his way into my
company and regiment. Hugh was several
times wounded while with us, which, as
matter of course, compelled his going North
to hospitals.
"An acquired desire to spree at times
caused Mac, or Hughey, as we called him,
to leave the different hospitals and have
what he considered good time of it be-
fore going to the front. One day, in 1864,
Hugh brought up in Washington City and
applied to certain Army Paymaster whose
office was, / understood, opposite the Treas
ury Department. He asked for his pay, but
| the Dispenser of Greenbacks said he could
not accommodate him on account Of his
hospital record. Hughey volunteered the
| information that he would have his pay
even if he had to see President Lincoln
about it. He turned his back upon the
Paymaster's office and started for the White
House. Right here L must add by way of
explanation that our Hughey was polite
and intelligent man when free from drink,
and not at all forward. Just now he was
not exactly himself
Upon reaching the main entrance of the
White House, there was an attempt made
by the white gloved sentry at the door to
prevent his entry. Hughey just pushed
this guardian of the National Chief aside
and stepped into the home of the President
and soon found himself in the presence OF
that good man and his wife,
" The President was seated at a table,
writing. Hughey made his errand known
at once with the eloquence of q Burke.
The soldiers best and truest friend listened
attentively, and so did his companion. They
asked Hughey good many questions about
his long army service and his home. Then
the President took up a pen and wrote a
few lines to the Paymaster. He instructed
Hugh to take the note to him and get his
pay. When Hugh got the funds he sent
them almost all to his wife and family in
Boston,"
McPherson's Death.
Herman Bates, Co. G, 18th Ohio, Mount
Ephraim, o., writes as to McPhersOn's death:
" l was in the Second Brigade, Third Di-
vision, Seventeenth Corps. Our brigade was
the extreme left of our corps. l think
Mcpherson lost his life by the carelessness
of the commanding General of the Sixteenth
Corps; for the corps failed to close up on
our left, and thereby left gap open of from
half to three quarters of a mile. This
had been reported to Mcpherson, and he
and two Of his staff started around the lines
to look for this gap. This was between
8 and 10 o'clock in the morning.
The rebels opened fire OH us with aril-
lery. Just at this time Mcpherson came
riding just In the rear of our regiment. Right
opposite our company was byroad that |
led off from the main road down through
body of timber in our rear. The General
and two of his staff went down this byroad
and at the same time the rebels was charg- !
ing through the woods. They ran onto |
Mcpherson and killed him, and his horse |
came running back"
Wheeler Gave 1t Up.
A. P. Thompson, Sergeant, Co. f, 1st |
Tenn, lockwood, Tenn, writes: 1.-THE 1st |
Tenn, Byrd's regiment, organized at Camp |
Dick Robinson, KY, Aug 90, 1861, and was,
think, in some engagements Of which no
record was ever made. During the siege at
Knoxville, after the battle of Chekamauga,
our regiment was stationed at Kingston, and
details were watching the river to see
whether Longstreet would cross or go on to
gan Wheeler came down to Kingston with
his brigade to take in cur regiment. We
objected in very positive terms, and after
arguing the case on top of the hill east of the
town. Wheeler decided that we did not need
taking in, and left u.s."
Hard to Convince.
Samuel r. Bolton, McComb, O., writes: 81
have always thought that Johnston out-gen-
eraled Uncle Billy Just little at Benton
vile, N. c.. Those of the old Fourteenth
and Twentieth Corps possibly remember
the contest there. | then belonged to the
Signal Corps at Gen. Slocum's Headquarters.
Some of us went out foraging that morning,
rs was the custom. We went to left and
front, crossed a large, wide swamp, went out
possibly four miles beyond and got some
forage, etc. An old darky approached one
of our boys, and said that old Massa Bragg
had been marching on that road (about
Off all night and that the wagons
were to be seen yet.
We didn't stop long, but took back, and
got to the same ford where we had crossed
in early morning. Here we found Kilpat-
rick's cavalry. They seemed to be as much
as we had been to see us come
from across the swamp. We informed Kill
patrick of our observation, then rode to
where the First DIVISION OF the Fourteenth
Corps was engaged. Here we found Slocum
and our Headquarters.
"Johnston's men had driven our men
back quite good way. Slocum sent Lieut.
Howgate (of the Signal Corps with dis
patch for Sherman, then on u road to the
right. When they overlook him Sherman
refused to believe Sloeum's statement
claiming that it was nothing but cavalry.
Slocum must push on to Goldsboro.
Il was right there when Howgate re-
turned, and if ever you heard anyone swear
/; was SlOcum and Fitzpatrick, for by that
time the Generals all together and ,
things looked mighty blue. Slocum then
sent another dispatch by Lieut.. Foraker.
He still insisted that it was nothing but 9
cavalry, but Foraker tsince Governor of I
Ohio) insisted that Johnston's whole army /
was in our front; that we had captured /
quite lot of prisoners, and that they testi- S
led to the same thing. c
"a moment later the rebs made some des- @
Derate charges on our men, and the noise of
cannon soon convinced old Billy that some |
,ne else beside cavalry was there. He then l
ordered the Fifteenth Corps to stop and face
% the left and go in, which they did in good
style, and them of course, it was too late for
Toe to do anything but look out for himself" :
Scattering.
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