Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-23
Odd Kentucky Officer.

of ais the "Greenback Raid"
Odd Kentucky officers
.sThe oldest character among the
Kentucky colonels Of the civil war;"
said the Captain, was Col. Wolford
of the First Kentucky Cavalry. Prob
ably no name was more familiar to the
infantry of the Army OF the Cumber-
land than Wolford's. Even when he
commanded only a regiment he seemed
to be constantly In hot water, and, as
the boys put it, he was always feeling
the enemy. When he came to command
a brigade and division he seemed to
be more active and to have greater
luck In striking the enemy or in being
struck, because Woolford was not the
kind Of man that was uniformly ON
top.
ION one occasion he was surrounded
by the cavalry of the enemy and cut
his way out with difficulty. He imme
diately sent a report to Gen. Burnside
stating the plain facts of the case, say
ing In effect that he had been surround
ed, that he and part of the command
had cut their way out, but that he
feared that adj his guns had been cap
tured, and that good many of the ar
tillerymen had been shot. He offered
no excuse whatever. He might have
said that a flag of truce was used to,
mislead him, and that this led to his
defeat. But he told the plain truth
y, nx,4 o1nc ivorr nunr tho dis.
tressing parts Of the report.
"Wolford, after he came to command
q brigade and a division, was so con-
stantly ON the move, was in so many en-;
gagements, that we Of the infantry
came to regard him as handsome,
dashing man like Rousseau, always in,
front of prancing horse and always
in state Of great excitement. On one
occasion when was on the Generals
staff I was sent forward to WolfOrd
with a message. His whole command
was engaged and there was a tremen-
odus racket. could see that the troops
were being well handled, and rode to-
ward the front expecting every minute
to come ON Wolford and his staff.
II saw two rather slouchy looking Of
fcers sitting on a fence and stopped
to ask where I would find Wolford.
One of them seemed to be very much
interested in the fight, but he was
calmly whiting a splinter from a fence
rail, and looking up asked what
wanted with Wolford. l replied that
had message from the commanding
General. Very well, them said the off,
Ger, you may give it to me. am Col
Wolford' did not believe 1t for q min
ute, but then / saw that he wore
colonel's shoulder straps, and after
looking him over suspiciously decid,
ed that would give the message
"As he read the message OR the order,
he turned and said something In low,
tone to his companion ON the fence,
and the latter, jumping down, gave 81
low whistle, an orderly came up with
a horse, and away he went to push for.
ward the line on the left. Then VOL.
ford turned to me and said: The Gen,
eral wants to know how the fight Is
going. VIII you tell him that I'll be
BANKED If know? think we are go
ing to whip them, but If we do it will
be heavy job, and none Of us are
shouting any. Yes he said, as he
jumped or the fence, you present my
compliments to the General and tell
him that am blanked If know how
the fights going"
Voting for Candidate on Principle.
Gentlemen" said Virginia planter,
trembling with passion, I'm CONVERSE
tion between half dozen persons I'm
the parlor OF New York insurance
Office, before the Republican nominal
ton in 1860 had been made, gentle
men, If you elect Mr.. Seward President
we shall break up this Union
II think not, sir" calmly replied the
man TO whom he seemed more partdcv-.
larIy to address himself.
you'll see, sir; you'll see; we viii
surely do IT.
Then, SIR, said the other, as quiet1y
as before, but looking him steadily in
| the face, I'VE shall nominate Mr. Sew
ard. Mr.. Seward Is not my man, for
ann free-trader and an old Democrat.
But if Virginia or any other State or
States shall declare that, upon the con-
stdtutional election Of any citizen of the
United States to amy Office the Union
shall be broken up, then nominate
that man and vote for him ON primer
pie
And all present, with a single excep
ton, uttered hearty "Ay."
Feeling the Effect.
Sandy Pikes-We'se bin hangin,
~ mo fx,,. 4nraIz fos. foa,r l,x...s.