The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-13

looking after to make its fre effective''
From that day the brigade was known as
the Iron brigade, but long before this Glib
bon was called by the men of his brigade
Johnny, the War Horse Many a time,
by day and by night, have / heard some
was making his way to the front while We
We're on the march There's business ahead; /;
here comes Johnny. the War Horse and
this name stuck to him with the men Of his
old command. Gen. Gibbon tried at one time to
make us wear leggings. They were trouble
some to keep Clean. The Virginia mud would
make the soldiers swearing mad. One day,
Just as we were starting out for brigade drill,
as the generals horse was brought out to
him to mount, it was found some one had
inelosed his horses legs in the 1eggings.
When the boys saw this they raised great
shout of laughter Gibbon tried to find out
who it was that played the trick, but was
unable to do SO. About Is years after the
war reunion was held at Boscobel, Wis,
Of the soldiers living in Southwest Wisconsin.
Gibbon, in citizens clothing, hearing of it
as he was passing through the state, stopped
Off. AS soon as he got to the gathering he
inquired II there were any members of the
Iron brigade present. They brought him one
Of the old boys, of whom the general inquired
If he was member of the Iron brigade, and
he, ne said he was Well said Gibbon, u
am looking for man." What MANI? said
the soldier. why the man who put the leg
gfngs on my horse when we were opposite
Fredericksburg. "Geewilikinsr' shouted the
soldier, and motioning to a group of old sold
diers standing short distance away, he said:
Come over here, boys, quick Here's Johnny
the war horse" Gen. Gibbons conduct dur
ing the battle was magnificent. For such acts
OF bravery as he there displayed Napoleon
made men marshals of France and compan-
ions of Ney, Davout and Massena.
When the monument which stands in the
Antietam cemetery was unveiled, on the ami
versary of the battle, in $780, Gen. Gibbon
and his brother, who fought on the other
side, visited the battlefield together, and as
the former telling the direction the bri-
gade moved the latter said John, did your
brigade move along here very early in the
morning?' And the general said Yes"
We'll, said his brother, do you recollect
battery that went into position over on that
Yes" came the reply. THAT was my bat
terry" said the brother.
Some time in the afternoon I was taken
from the stone house to small frame house
still further to the rear where all the
wounded of my company were collected to-
geant Uriel P. Olin, who died some time dur
ing the night. He was left by my side until
morning, when he was taken and buried.
About an hour after Olins death the sur
to the little frame house and gave us some
whisky. | was informed afterwards that it
was considered quite probable that | could
be buried in the morning with Sergeant Olin,
as was bleeding frequently from the mouth.
The two members of my company who were
looking after us felt, l presume, something
like the lrishman who went to the undertaken
and said he wanted coffin for Tim McCarty
WHAT! said the undertaken, rs Tim, coor
fellow, dead?" NO. was the reply, "but
the doctor says he can't live till morning,
and he knows what he has been giving him.
The remainder Of Capt. Harries' pa
per was devoted to the battle in a gem
eral way