Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-23
WAR FICTION.

The indianapolis journal has sever
al correspondents among the Indiana
soldiers at Chickamauga park. In its
batch of correspondence from there
printed in yesterdays issue was this
story:
Yesterday afternoon there was an
interesting coincidence, half way be-
tween Chattanooga and Chickamauga,
which pictured an evolution rather
than a repetition of history. The
fourteenth New York, commanded by
Col. Fred ID. Grant, had reached the
city the day before, and even the pres
tige Of his distinguished sire's name
could not nave Col. Grants regiment
one hour ahead of the other regiments
hlockaded in the bakeoysn rallroad
that the fist section of Col. Grants
regiment was started on its way to
Chickamauga, and then it proceeded
by fits and starts, taking three hours
to 90 six miles, at which point it was
again sidetracked with hot sun over
head. Col. Grant, looking out from
his Pullman palace car window. saw
Orchard Knob, where his father made
his headquarters, in the dis
lance. AT the time of the
movement about Chattanooga
Fred Grant was lad of about
thirteen years of age, and he was with
his father at Orchard Knob. The
scene. these thirty, five years after
wards, remembering the assoc ations
OF those days long ago, and. consider
ing the circumstances under which he
now revisits the place. caused Colonel
Grant to lapse into pensive mood,
and his associates of his regiment left
him to himself. After a while, how
ever, even memories were driven from
his mind by the insufferable delay of
his train and the blistering heat. He
bore with it as patiently as he could,
till at last tolerance became too remote
virtue, and Colonel Grant started to
see why.
He alighted from his sleeper and
went up to little railroad way station.
In the corner of his mouth he chewed
a cigar, and down over his eyes was
drawn his campaign hat. He
placed his right hand upon his
hip and unconsciously, perhaps, struck |
a pose that at once suggested TO several |
on board a remarkable |
of Ulysses s. Grant 1t was |
the pose in which millions of people in |
this country remember the engraving |
of this second greatest American cap
tain.
Il want you to tell these railroad |
people that Colonel Grant says that |
this train has to he moved at once"
Colonel Grant in a tone of
voice that fairly startled one The
son did not propose to do as the father
had done and fight it out on that line
all summer. The humble railroad
employees quailed before the eye of the
colonel and in ten minutes q Pennsvl.
vania regiment was sidetracked and
robbed of its engine in order
hat Colonel Fred ID. Grant and his
New York might be moved :
% Chickamauga. This regiment, which
col. Grant commands, it was stated, is
he success IT to the one which acted
~ General Grants body guard in the
middle campaign. the regimental
,fiicers had purchased a supply of
! Chattanooga paper containing very
strong editorial suggesting that it
would be well for the sons of great
generals to begin where their fathers
lad begun and not try to begin where
heir fathers left off This. editorial.
however. did not appeal 10 the officers
# the Fourteenth New York; ST least
hey had nothing TO say about it. Ii
5 believed by the regiment that Col.
irant will soon be made brigadeer
general. His regiment is recruited
'ntirely from Brooklyn, n. Y.
In the first place Gen. Grants head
uarters were never at Orchard Knob.
lie stood on that knob at the time of
be battle of Mission Ridge, but Fred
the present coloneD was not with him
here. In the second place the state
rent that Col. Grants regiment was
iven the preference over other regi-
rents by the railroad authorities on
oil. Grants pompous demand is more
han improbable. Col. Grant is the !.
On of his father, but possesses very !
W Of his characteristics. While the !