Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-20
ENTERTAINING "REMINISCENCES
OF THE WAR.
Graphic Account Of the Stirring Scenes
Witnessed on the Battlefield and In
Camp-Vetefans OF the Rebellion Recite
Experiences Of . Thrilling Nature.
Three Short War Stories,

these anecdotes, of which a couple Of
specimens from the memory of guest
will be found below.
McCook's regiment was in front of
the enemy, and, expecting to make an
attack next morning, he mounted his
horse to ride down to the picket line
and examine the situation. With this
purpose in view he called on soldier
to accompany him, and the command
Ing officer made detail. McCook was
astonished when little red-headed fell
low rode up to him and touched his
cap, ready for this service, for he was
a4mere" boy,9Weighing not more than
seventy-dve pounds and looking scarce
" bigger than the Sharp's rife he car
ried.
"You going with met" asked Nc
Cook.
The lad saluted and replied in the
affirmative.
We're going right to the front" said
the officer do you know that it is
very dangerous?"
yes, your honor" said the youth.
"Haye you been under fire?" inquired
the officer.
Il have, your honor"
DO you suppose you have the back
bone to keep up with me wherever
goY'
"1'll thry, sir; that why I'm STINT, sir.
An II it's heavy firm an we're got
among the bullets and we're kilt you
won't be in h half mint before I
come a-tappin' at the window"
| They went to the front.
The second story was located at the
hospital. One of the chaplain's regi-
ment was very badly wounded and
certain to die. But the chaplain was
tired-the chaplains were often tired
In the army, you remember-and SO he
went to bed, and he left special word
with Sergeant Joe that he was to be
called if Barney showed signs of i'm
mediate collapse. When he arose in
the morning he was much surprised to
hear that Barney had died during the
night. He upbraided the watcher with
not having reused him in time to ad-
minister the last consultations to the
dying soldier.
well, to tell the truth, yer highness,
l didn't want to disturb you, an you
couldn't hev done nuthin' for him.
Nuthin' could a-helped him. An when
he come to die I consoled him mysilf"
I'm what way did you console him,
sergeantY'
well, chaplain, talked to him
gentle like, an hip his hand an said
to him, Barney says I, I'm afraid
you're dyin,' my boy"
" / think | am says he.
can't expect you'll go below says I.
81 think WILL says he.
"'Well, Barney, my boy says I, you
ought to]be, glad you've got some place
to go to-
Gen. Sickles rarely sits down to
uting some valuable historical remin-
iscence; At this same banquet he told
this story:
ut was, should think, very early in
the winter of '61-'62 that, having some
business with Gen. Mcclellan, walked
up one forenoon to his headquarters in
Admiral Semmes' house, opposite the
Arlington. The man on duty said the
General was engaged, and asked me to
wait. took a seat, and shortly the
Secretary of War came in and inquired
for the General An officer came out
Of the next room, said the General was
busy just then, and asked the Secre-
~ +n to1y -
Mr. Cameron sat down and we fell into
conversation, In a few minutes Mr..
Lincoln came in and inquired for Gen.
Mcclellan The officer repeated what
he had said to us, that the General was
very busy, and Mr.. Lincoln would have
to wait. The President sat down with
us and said, AL right, I'll wait The
President ought in some way to have
access to one of his generals. Lincoln
threw one leg over the either as if pre-
pared for q long siege, and SAID, oh,
no. It's all right. My time is of no Spe-
cial value, and the General is engaged
in attending to our business. I can
wait as we'll as not And he fell into
his famous story telling, showing rot
the slightest Impotence at the neces-
sity of cooling his heels in the ante
room Of a man who was a civilian less
than year before, whom he had APP
pointed to office.
1.-THE incident illustrated, added Gen.
Sickles, 1.-TWO things first, that Mr. Lin
coin was one of the most unpretentious
of men, and second, that at that time
everybody, including Mcclellan him
self, expected Mcclellan to put down
the rebellion
He Told the Confederates.
The Rev. Father Thomas Ewing
Sherman, of st. Louis, has been con-