The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-29

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be Is q man, and
one with sufficient I5lnck to carry him TO
the battlefield VIII acqg1it himself like q
azaan If given half a chance When Davr
Crockett WAS in his teens. he fought in
Jackson's Indian wars, and On one occa-
sion volunteered for a hazardous mission.
His colonel rl5eeted him on account OF
rGuth5nlness Why, said The irrsa7y--ss-
s1bis frou4derS5na1a szcoazras-e carlr,ot he
measured by the length Of beard other
wise a goat 1aEast DE fsrsver T7a1n any
man Overcome either by the wit or the
force OF iae argument the ssda7a9ael sle-a4ss
ara Dayy zvcn glory in TIE ,czE3laft.
III F-as hardly 80 be OK ecia1 that a MOI
est yozzrag clerk from q rural toysa would
oessr-sabe the Boston sfa4Rho7rse br ts1aosiras
Davy Crockett CIR Initiating his sI1dacjfv.
and SO when Governor John A Andrew
bold Nelson A Miles that, being ONLY 81
Years old, INC was too young 10 command
the company which he had raised the cal
liant young patriot saluted the flag as
sign that his sword was ont for liberty,
NOT Tor glory and accepted lower rank
Lieutenant Miles WAS rapid in proving the
truth OF Colonel Crockett saving. He
did NOT remain long with his COMPANY.
but Was selected by General Howard 10
seTTe as aad upon the brigade staff In
that capacity he Was doing duty at Fair
Oaks when succession OF incidents
brought him ont as a gallant leader of
Insn- Howard s brigade suffered hs.ay-sar
while making glorious fight almost in
the nature of a forlDrn hope The general
lost his arxsa and was taken from the field.
leaving the regiments widely seg,arasxsd
Before he left the field Howard learned
that the colonel of a PENNSYLVANIA ,,efrs
nent IN has command had been killed and
that the regiment had retired in disorder
AFTER the loss OF its leader Calling nm
Miles, he sent him TO rally the scattered
companies and bring the regiment into
ACTION Miles cxxsc-sTied the task in man-
nex that attracted notice of sITr,eriors all
around him. and. although wounded. be
kept the field until the hattie was over.
somehow The fame of the Massachusetts,
lieutenant travelled 10 Albany, and Gov
ernur Morgan appointed him lieutenant
colonel of the sSixty-Grst regiment The
slxty-Hr belonged 10 Howard's brigade.
ana at Fair Oaks kept up the fight after
the brigade header fell 7twas commanded 1
ny a soldier Of the same stamp as Miles.
{ 1Ancas T. BARLOW. the hero of the most 1
Uf1iizrt charges of the ARMY In the first /
tshbtie alter Miles ap,soi n41nenf--a terrible
nEnt at the Bloody Lame Ansierarr,-Fsar
low Was desperately wounded. That rslaced /
/. a1-aes as the mead of q regiment, the unit 4
Ia an army. where De had a <F,a-,ra ~, 4
show fhe warrior stuff that was in hi,-,
SeneTal Hancock assumed command Of ss,e
corps In which Miles was rapidly winuins
honors about the time that the r,r.,,ne.fsc1,
TO tho c0loaelcy Of the Sixty-first tool
place Referring 10 SOME brilliant feat at
zxzns executed 10y the bsa,riless boy colonel.
me general exclaimed Il expect 10 he nm
Yer command OF that young man some
lazy
Inc prophecy WAS fulfilled IN IT'S broad Il
- sense Miles was destined to command |
t1r = nsfta States ARMY. at the close Of |
sas yas hn bold the rsszss. Of sss,s,r. r,.rsr-,,