The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03

New Deposited Among War Relics After In
spring the Famous Hymn.

HARRISBURG. June 2.-The signal nag used
to send the message Of Gen. Sherman that in
spired the famous hymn, Hold the Fort, for I
Am Coming" has been deposited In the fas
room In the Executive building here with other
relics Of the Civil War. The original message
was sent at Kennesaw Mountain on Oct. I. 1894.
TO the commanding officer at Allatoona. who was
besieeed by a Confederate force. 10 whose aid
Gems. Sherman and vandever were hastenina.
The importance Of the message resulted from
the fact that all the ratons and stores Of Sher-
mans army were at Allatoona and II the Con-
federates had captured them the Union SOL
diers would have been cut OF from their sup
piles and It would have been q Iona time before
Sherman could have marched to the sea. Tho
signal was waved by Private Allen D. Frank
enberry. Company X. Fifteenth Pennsylvania
Cavalry. better knowna as the Anderson Cavalry.
AZ the close Of the wM he retained the nag and
county. Capt. John H. Campbell. a d~raughts-
man In the Internal Affairs Department has
frequently urged Fr~ankenberry to deposit the
flag In the flag room In this city and he has at
last done so, The message in the original signal
cipher code Is on the flag and there has also been
the donor.
MI. TTullkenD6QEy cullbtcu III COMPANY n
on Aug. %, 1898. and was an orderly at the head.
quarters OF the Department Of the Cumberland
In the field until J an. II. 1884. when he was trans.
t unai dls SO s9s s't from ' tSs Army mset is June Rs sei 1855.
He accompanied Sherman's army In its march
from Chattanooga during the summer Of ise4.
s:SShi Isssr b A. Sss ot Ga; On 10 RsDS.. q; M TnISe
ts1H 3; On a!RnaIl duty and remained he there e until until
On the railroad north Of Kennesaw on Oct. ;.
thsun rlAOinO a larDn fnrnA hAfuaAn AhArm n n
army and Chattanooga and cutting Oh all means
Of communication with the North. .
Several rsssases were sispalled WITH tnis
his message: Hold fast. We are coming
Gen. Corse reached Allatoona on the morning
soe division under Cen. French attacked him.
A hard battle resulted IN q victory for the Union
army and the SAVING Of the Allatoona stores.
famou. march to the sea, his army being sup
Piled with these, same stores, During the heat
Of the battle, when it appeared impossible for
from the signal officer with the ~beleaauered Union
soldiers stating that Gen. Corse had been
wounded. Then In answer to an inquiry from zen
Sherman as TO the condition OF the wounded oom-
mander. came this famous answer
Il am short Q cheek bone and one ear. but able
; Tell me where Sherman Is.
jon NJ. CoRsE. Brig Gen
l<2 killed. $50 wounded and 2l2 captured: He
had .a<4 men all told, while the Confederate
forces attacking Allatoona numbered 1000.
Their losses were estimated at 2,00 by Gen.
Young, one of their commanders.
About this time England and France were
both ready 20 recognize the Confederacy on the
condition that the South should emanclpate
all slaves. Duncan r. Kenner. a wealthy slave
holder and member OF the Confederate Con-
gress from Louisiana, was in Europe trying to
Induce those nations 10 take this action. assur-
ing them that Sherman's army would never
reach the sea. He went to Paris and had an In.
terview with the Emperor. who said he would
do whatever England did. Then he went from
Paris 70 Lord Palmerston in London to report
the position Of. France; News had just reached
England Of Sherman's successful march and
Palmerston's answer TO Kenner was 1T Ia too
late Had tho Union forces lost the stores at
Allatoona weeks would have been required to
replace them. and In the meantime England and
Francs might have recognized the Confederacy.
Mr.. Frankenberry fixes the Identity Of his
signal flag by stating in the communicable
which accompanies It that All messages sent
70 Alatoona, Oct. 8. 4 and s, 1894, were sent by
this flag" Early on the morning Of Oct. Q.
1894. he took the flag from the staff and retained
possession Of Il until Q few days ago, when he
turned Il over to Adjutant-6 General Stewart
for safe keeping in the flag room among the bat
tle-torn flags borne by pennsylvania's volun-
teers during the Civil War.