The National tribune., 1900-01-25
SOME PEOPLE OF THE s4TH OHIO.
"reminiscences by Comrade Henning Call to
Mind Interesting Bits by Comrade Wentz.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the
issue of Nov. 16 was an interesting article
from Lewis Henning, Co. III, S4th Ohio,
relating to the experience of two companies
of the regiment while notwithstanding 20
miles east of Cumberland, Md, on the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad in June, 1862
While Comrade Henning's Renaissance
can be pronounced in the main by me as
true, yet there are one or two discrepancies
that for the sake Of history ought to be
Strengthened out
Comrade Henning and both belonged to
Co. X. S4th Ohio Gnstead of Co. H } which,
with Co. d, was sent to Green Spring Run,
Va, instead of Old Town, Nd, in June,
1862, to look out for the guerrilla Wood and
his gang. Old Town was but one mile
distant and across the north branch of the
Potomac River, which at this point Is the
dividing line between the two States;
l remember Comrade Henning well, also
the others mentioned by name. Uriah
Gregory, Of Toledo, was our Captain;
Edmund Payne, of Cleveland, our First
Lieutenant; and our Second Lieutenant
was school teacher from Maumee, W. 81.
II. Miller, who was Attorney-Generalu under
the Administration of President Harrison.
was recruited by the latter in the village of
Maumee, together with Orderly-Sergeant
Robert Potter. CorpI John l.. North, Jas.
Allen, Oscar J. Neeley, Zip Wolcott, Robert
Burge, VIM. Horton, and, last of all, Old
John Chapman, who was the mascot of the
whole regiment. Chapman wore whiskers
protruding in large bushes from the sides
Of his face, which were capable Of carrying
more burdock burrs than any ordinary
burdock bush could produce, especially
when thrown into them by Horton in our
Sibey tent on very dark night.
The Saith Ohio was brought into the service
when there was much need of enlarging the
forces guarding railroads and protecting
lines of communications, and its personnel
was interesting from the commanding
officer to privateS. VIM. Lawrence was our
Colonel he was afterward Member of Con-
gress and Comptroller of the Treasury. He
was a strict, old-Iine Methodist, who could
preach sermon far better than he could
command at battalion drill. But Lieut.-Col.
Wiseman, on the other hand, (who was
Regular Army officer, as l remem
berl was just the opposite, and l am
sure many of the boys could be brought in
evidence to easily prove that Wiseman
could drill better than he could preach.
1t was pleasure to me TO be privileged to
call on Ghenl Attorney-General Miller at
the Department of Justice during National
Encampment week at Washington. 1t was
a very busy morning for that officer, and
the corridor was crowded with men awaiting
their turn for a hearing; but on announcing
to the General who | was he Immediately
ordered the doors closed to renew an ac-
quaintance which had formerly existed be-
tween Lieutenant and a private, broken
by the lapse of 30 years.
| met Serg't Geo. J. WillistOn and Corp1
David L.. Stratton, both of Co. X, some
where near Atlanta two years after dis
charge | have partly forgotten the COM
mands they We're then serving in. but am
impressed that it was the 10th Ohio Cav.
Stratton' S coat, as remember. was weighted
with Lieutenant's shoulder.straps.
At the time of the arrival of your issue
containing Comrade Henning's article
there was visiting in my house Comrade
Rev. Corwin V. Wilson, Pastor of the NJ. E.
Church of North Tonawanda, n. Y, who
was a member of Co. c, S4th Ohio. He was
at this place conducting a revival service in
our local church We discovered each
other almost by accident. The button did
it, His visit to my home was combina-
ton of fraternity and Methodism richly
enioyed by both of Use. j. WENTZ, Co.
K. Saith Ohio, Co. H, 9th Ohio Cav, Little
Falls, N. Y.