Evening star., 1901-02-02

gan strolling about from battalion to bat
talon. from brigade to brigade. and by
dozens they drifted to the campfres OF the
kentuckans, and looked up Norman Holt
To think that the man the state had re-
fused to own, to recognize or commission
should be the man to rally the Buckeyes in
the midst of the fight! What would be
said to this in Columbus and Cincinnati
when finally published, as sooner or la er 1t
would be? Every man knew that Sheri-
dams rep rt extolled the conduct Of Lieut..
Norman Holt as something beyond praise
Every man had heard that the dashing
little division commander had offered Holt
billet on his staff and the young officer
had thanked him, blushingy. but begged
to be permitted to serve with his regi-
ment where already. officers and men. they
swore by him. And this was he whom a
court had sentenced and a general ordered
shot. BY more than one voice. over and
again, was echoed the chaplain's cry. God
bless Abraham Lincoln!
Some ten days after the battle came or
ders down through military channels Civ
ing the Emmets to know that a general
court-martial was to convene at once for
the trial of such prisoners might prop
erly be brought before 1t, one of whom was
Private Theodore Lane. Company C, in
Ohio, on the grave charge of desertion.
To summon and transport witnesses from
the extreme front to Louisville or even to
Nashville was far less troublesome and eX-
pensive than t. ship the accused straight
to the field. where, If found guilty, they
could be punished in presence Of the army
NO doubt there were good soldiers left
among the Emmets who would gladly have
had 1t the other way, for the "byes''
throughout the army of the Cumberland
were living on half rations now, the con-
federate cavalry, which far outnumbered
the northern horse. being already uo to
the old tricks of wrecking the railway that
supplied them.
The court would meet in Murfreesboro'
on the II h of January. on which date Cap
tai fssf ffr,Hr-
gan. with several soldiers. who were Of
the guard of the wagon train, were direct
ed to be present. 1t was an occasion the
gallant CAPT ain looked forward to with SEN
timents of lively anticipation. It had LEAKED
out in some way that Lieutenant Malloy
was to appear as counsel for the prisoner
that he had volunteered for the purpose
and On being interrogated Mr. Malloy said
IL was SO. Carney went wild with Celtic
delight. "Can ye get away. meetor?" he
demanded excitedly of the temporary COM
mander. 'Wlll ye come over wild me? Shure
wld the brigades so far apart there's been
no way Tor 1t yet. but Holt, too, must be
there! Malloy's got to meet him. and then
yen see spa-arkS"
Oh. bitter was Gaffney's disappointment
IN! ne triai OF private Lane, announced for
the 18th. failed to come off on that date
was unavoidably. Indefinitely postponed
Ihe train bearing that valuable young SOL
dier and several other scapegraces drove
straight into the welcoming arms of Joe
Wheelers rafding dragons at the north of
Nashville and guards. prisoners and SUM-
pies were "hisked of into Dixie. Gaffney
groaned in genuine distress of mind Il
promised Holt he should pull the nose nv
him." said he. land the Lord came be-
tune them in the shape Of a seecesh raid
Malloy has the luck av Limmerick law
yer!"
But. as Mr.. Oakhurst remarked, the one
sure thing about luck is-it's bound to
change.
CHAPTER XXI.
And many change did that dread mid.
, winter battle make in the Army of the
Cumberland. To begin with, in recognition
OF its sufferings and its stalwart fighting.
its divisions were expanded into three
corps darmee. with the senior major gen.
eral to command in each. Heavy reinforce
ments were ordered. Many a new regiment
appeared In the old brigades, many a new
face In the old regiments. many officers
who had won enviable distinction were pro-
NOTED, and a few. whose distinction had
been unenviable, were permitted to resien n
But to the amaze, the wrath of the Buck
eyes. their one officer to quit the field un-
wounded early In the day, and to return no
more until the bloody work was done, was
heralded In two home papers as the hero
of the fght-"the gallant adjutant who.
bearing his wounded colonel In his arms,
hewed his way through swarming foes to a
place Of safety"
Even the rank absurdity of the statement
the impossibility of the feat described in
the great journal (Which was more than
half owned. as was understood by Senator
Malloy) did not rob It Of certain effect
among the masses It paved the way for
the next move; Lieutenant Burnett Malloy
was summoned home to assist in the organi-
zation OF new regiment. in which he was
appointed major. The first lieutenant OF
the Emmets was safely out of camp and
into town before the Buckeyes got the