The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24

Famous Historic Paper Turns ~ In
the Pocket OF Texan Editor Whiie
Visiting the Bunnio Fair-How 10
~as Pound In the Bottom of Pi;.
The recent visit of many of the Texas
Press association 90 Buffalo has
brought Co light q valuable war d0cu-
mcnt which has been missing since the
battle Of Mission Ridge on Nov. %.
1868. says the Buffalo Express Man
AFCr a. B. Pcuheld of the Pan-Ameri.
can exposition was accostcd the other
day hy tall. s0ldiorly looking man,
with an accent which betrayed his
southern origin. with hearty. you
nre Mr. ponhold. are you uotf'
Il am" said the manager.
swell. my dear sir / am Captain
Harry Lacey Of Cors.caua. Tex. and
with my regiment fought the Federal
troops at Mission Ridge. / wish 90 say
your picture is very hnc, extremely
nnc sir, and am glad 10 see the action
30 impariially reproduced. I was with
Rogers Texas rangers. You know we
a. an organization were badly cut up
at Coriuth. Miss Wen. Mr. Peuleld
your Red Star Midway route is all
right. and your shows are superb.
shall like an the rest of my editorial
cOnfreros. carry back 10 Texas. sir.
lively sense Of gratitude Tor your great
Kindness % Us as body. Now / am
going 10 give you treat
Nr. pcnneld started beck with fright
n be saw visions Of drinking bout
and realized that HE average south.
erncr drank as well as hc fought. lie.
however, was much relieved when he
saw the tall Texan uubutt0n his frock
coat aud draw forth from an inner
pocket with care q worn leather book.
from an inner pocket of which De took
a worn piece of parchment. such as
was used during the civil war for gen.
eral orders 0r disparics
Unfolding 30. tile former Confederate
captain said. "Bead that slr anl tcil
nee if you realize what 70 treasure That
paper really isf Mr. PoudeId looked
at the uuiolIcl sheet and read as tol-
lows;
Ctusea,. Nas o. l-1
Major Ger.Hl Cc.u. fl T.Hrf4 tHattlH.
Ccr.flI sherman o.rual N..a. raH fi'-. .. ns
a. thc 'Hrr.i. u.tH .r.F H.sHt diminishing. Ns
nsht aoa r.,s 90 Poo iuraa r1I ua t.l % ..e
hiii, DIS l0it 90 th...HnIlla Ur.Hk Har. ia.
sffurfll Cenffai sherman fH advance as s..l lf 70
is lislt iu che m.rHIre, arI SOUR lffa.k. aII.l
Nil d. f.multInc.1s Wil o. in cIorf..i.n.
Your command wall other carry hc rao ri.s
and rdse directly i1 foot % ttam 20 move t1 fa.
leii o. che presence % he eurmy mls require.
u liattef's position r1 fhe mountain O.lrH.t be
E-lrtair.ll uitl a small iHf0a ara .f is found
fnrfacticatis t1 carry trc frp ifam uusre he is.
u would De- advisable flr him tn move up tHe
wl1l with 40 the force he can spare anl ascend
b tle ifst uract.elblc read.
q. S. CaASr. Mi..r General
Mr. Penleld easpel Hero was the
original ordcr-the long lost ORDER
which General Grant Ia Dis own per
sonal memoirs speaks Of as lost Turn
ing 10 Captain Lacey. he said, Where
did you get thlst"
The old soldier said. "Why. when
Sheridan forced his way 20 the crest
OF the ridge l broke through his line In
the confusion and. passing rapidly
down 10 the first liue az our old posi-
tion. hid In a rifle pit until nightfall.
when / escaped and Joined Longstrcet
In Virginia. In the bottom of the pit
i found the order with some other pa
pers addressed 10 the Federal general
Granger. think It dropped from somc
officers coat Ia the scramble mp hill 1
have managed 10 keep IL ever since,
for II was that charge ne orders in this
paper which carried the day for the
Union forces. SO you see It las a great
historic valuc.'
Mr rcnhcld pleaded with the south
erncr 10 sell IL. but the tall Texan re-
fused with a dignity which told Mr..
Penhcld 20 dosist. The former Con-
fedcmte leaned over the platform and
scanned closely The great battle. saying
softly "lrs grand. It's real but an so
terrible" Thcu. w.p.ns "a urtiyc tear
from bis eyes. hc added. "Bnt 20 took
western blood 90 DO it lnl. offer 400,
they were mostly 90 southern oztuc-
ton
In fact, thc great man 90 whom
Grant addressed tlc order was Nir.
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