The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-08-21

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around. and catching in the lady's
hoops. it threw her upon her face in
the mud, one way. and him the other
| Struggling to her feet. without assist
ance the lady looked with horror upon
/ her ruined garments. and rage depicted
! itself upon her mud-beSpaitercd coun
tenance. Opening her lips she was
about 10 pot.f forth volley of invec-
| tives upon the unfortunate Colonels
head. when he. hastily reSaining his
feet tor FOOT. looked as forlorn us she.
and returning her vicious glare five
fold. said before her lips could frame
single word:
Madame l have nothing against
you. but darn your hoops" !';cn lift
ing his hat again, he strobe away.
Civil War Boy Heroes.
While it is known that youthful he
roes We're not rare during the Civil
War. il is not generally realized. per
haps. at what very tender ages boys
were actually allowed 10 join the army
Johnny Glen. the drummer boy OF
Chickamauga. offered his services to
the Third Ohio Regiment when lie WAS
but 10 years old. but was rejected he
cause of his youth. Johnny installed
himself on the train which bore the
regiment to the front and on its arriv-
al in Cincinnati repeated his offer IN
the Twenty-third Michigan. His per
sistency was at last rewarded and he
subsequently became enrolled as Il
drummer boy. He conducted himself
courageOusly ct the battle of Pitts
burg Landing. but it was at Chicka-
mauga that lie performed the act of
valor that crowned him as hero. At
the close of that memorable day the
Union Army fell back TO Chattanooga,
the brigade to which Johnny belonged
being left behind TO guard the position.
1t was soon surrounded by the troops
In gray, and colonel on horseback
dashed forward and ordered the little
fellow to surrender Instead of obey
ing the boy raised his musket and,
as the colonel bore down upon him.
sword in hand. fired. and the officer
fell dead from his horse. \ fierce on
slaught followed. Three balls pierced
Johnny's cap on that day. He lay as if
dead, and not until the Confederates
had ceased firing and night had fallen
did he venture forth, making his way
to the Union headquarters at Chatta.
nooga. He was then created Ser.
geant by General RoSecrans
After this lie figured In other battles
and received recognition from General
Grant and the Secretary of War, the
latter of whom appointed him profess
sor military science and tactics at
Galesburg University. He was created
major and quartermaster in 1895, and
stationed at Atlanta. Ga.
Some years ago the Wisconsin Leg
islature awarded a medal to John Z.
Francisco as the youngest real soldier
of the Union army during the war.
Young Francisco was not drummer
boy. but carried musket from the
time of his enlistment until mustered
out. During the first three years of
the war Francisco was too young to be
accepted as a soldier, but in 1864. at
the age OF IA. he had attained a stature
and developed physique that pro-
voked the envy Of boys several years
his senior. Farm life became unbear.
able to him and he yearned 10 go to
the war. He made several attempts
to do so and was finally accepted.
though the surgeon expressed his
doubts of the boys ability to success.
fully withstand the hardships of a sol
dier's life. whereupon John promptly
offered to satisfy them as to his sol
dierly qualities by whipping the ser
geant or any other officer present.
On his enrolment the captain think
ing to relieve him OF many trials and
offered to attach John to
as his servant, an offer which,
made in all kindness, was hotly resent.
ed, and thereafter the boy was allowed |
to assume the duties of a regular sol |
dier
There are other youngest soldiers of |
the war" Gilbert Van Zandt, better
known as Little Glib" enlisted at the
age of 10 years and months with |
the Seventy-ninth Ohio Volunteer In. |
fantry. He soon became the pet of |
his regiment and was in all the en-.
yagements that occurred during Sher-
mans famous march to the sea.
At Milledgeville, Ga, a pony was
captured. and by the generals orders |
t was turned over to Little Glib"
on this pony he acted as one
If the generals orderlies. When the
,ony was confiscated on the muster
'ut in Washington in June, 1865, GIL. !
BERT. who was then only Is years and
months old. went to President John
ION and asked permission to take the
,ony home with him. (which would
-ou rather have, the pony or an Off.
'er's commission:" asked the Presi-
lent. "The pony" promptly replied
he boy, true to his equine friend, and
% the pony was given him and taken
o his Ohio home.