The National tribune., 1900-05-10

"Mai-Gen. Steedman has been stopped
at the north gate, and sent me for you"
"Why didn't you let him in, Sergeant"
said the Doctor.
you gave me orders not to letany one
ride through the grounds, not even Gen.
Steedman," l replied.
On the way to the gate be said he was
afraid this would get us all into trouble,
and he wished l had let the General pass:
major, did you issue such an order"
demanded Gen. Steedman.
81 did, General, but did not think this
would ever occur. We had been terribly
annoyed by promiscuous riding and driv
ing through the grounds when l gave it.
This hospital receives only the worst Of
cases, and the noise of hoofs and wheels
had a bad effect on the patients. Sergeant,
instruct the guard to let Gen. Steedman
ride through the grounds whenever he
pleases, as he has right to do"
| told the sentinel to let him pass, and
Or. Salter told him he was very sorry he
had been delayed so long. The General
rode leisurely up the long lIill, and the
Doctor went back to his breakfast. After
few minutes the General went out al the
gate by my tent, and it was some time
before | saw him again.
i often had to go to his Headquarters on
business connected with my work, and the
first occasion after his experience with nv
guard ] found him surrounded by his staff
and a lot of other officers. AS | entered
and saluted, he turned and said TO those
around him:
Here is the Sergeant who would not lei
me ride into the grounds Of Hospital No.
not long ago. What ought | TO do with
himg
began to think there was a rough road
ahead. Ny detail had been made by
authority of Gen. Steedman, and | thought
to forestall an ignominious dismissal by
asking him to relieve me from il and ie: NE
60 to my regiment.
"No, sir" he said sternly, Your ser
vices are too valuable. The Medica
Director tells me you are taking the place
and doing the work OF an Assistant Sur
geon, &nd igst now Surgeons are more
valuable at the front tiIan Sergesnt.i
Stay where you are" and | stayed.
TROUBLE AT DALTON.
On Aug. IA considerable excitemen
prevailed from report that Wheeler Aal
surrounded Dalton with 5000 cavalry
Gen. StceGinan took all the force ne coulc
spare and reinforced Col. Liebold, I'd Mo.
commanding that post; the negro troops
and one regiment OF the provost guards
were among the reinforcements.
Two days later the rebels sent in a de
mand for the unconditional surrender Of tn,
city and Notifications of Dalton, signed
by MaJ.-Gcn- Wheeler, and backed by
5000 cavalry. Col. Licbold, who ther
had only 400 men, replied that he was
and Gen. Wheeler tried TO enforce his dc
mand, but failed 10 drive them from their
blockhouse and earthworks. After the
reinforcements arrived, the 14th u. S. c. f
charged, with their battle-cry, Remember
Fort Pillow!" and drove the rebels back
They fought the rest of the day, our loss
being reported as 20 killed and wounded
and the rebels $50.
On Aug. 10 borrowed Lon Francisco's
horse and rode over TO our horse camp
and found the Colonel and Capt Rowland
of Co. c, there. The Captain was sicB
with low camp fever; took him back tc
my tent TO stay with me, then went down Il
going right to Gen. Sherman's Head
quarters. Lieut.-Col. Touey, in com
niand OF the regiment, being sick witt
lung trouble. ! sent him bottle OF coo
liver oil by Col. IA Grange.
l asked the Colonel if I could go Will
TO keep you here, and think you bette
stay"
On Aug. 20 1 went to the Medical Di
rector's Office and got an order for ad
mission TO the officers hospital for Capt
Rowland; then TO the Paymaster's MAJ
Williams, with him TO get his pay, bu
found he had TO be admitted 10 the hospita
before he could receive it, SO had to go u
tine mountain.
Two Sergeants Of the goth Conn. A
Leroy Porter and Bradley, had been sen
TO me when my guards were detailed.
put the guards under the direct comman,
of Serg't Porter and had Serg't Bradle'
placed IN charge of the ambulance corral
Going 10 the corral we found that all tn
four-horse ambulances had gone, so Brad
ley gave US a two-horse one, and told tn
driver to catch the mountain ambulanc
before they got through the picket-line
DE ran his team and gave us lively ride