Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-11-01
THE FIELD OF BATTLE
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES OF
THE WAR.
The Veterans of the RebeIIio Tel of
Whistling Bullets, Bright Beyonets,
Bursting Bombs, Bloody Battles,
Camp Fire, Festive Bugs, Etc, Etc.

to General William H. Gibson in Ohio,
said the Major. and Il ought 10 be
big one. remember Gibson before the
war. when he ranked as thc most Gle
quent nan in the new Republican par
ty. My boys heart went out 10 him
when he was dismissed from the state
Treasurer's Office because OF the defal-
cation Of another man. There were
8 lot of us youngsters who g1ieve,l
over the enforced silence Of Gibson il
the campaign of 1860. and wno rejoiced
when the cloud lifted from his person
atty in 1861
When Gibson announced that he
would raise a regiment for the Union
service over 400 men in ms county
came to him. His fervid. picturesque
o1atory was heard again ii central
Ohio. and over 700 Ohio born men
served in his regiment; The Forty
ninth Ohio. under Gibson, was the first
fully organized Union regiment 10 enter
Kentucky, and The survivors of the reg
ilnent remember with a thrill the en-
thusiastic reception q; Louisville
There were speeches by men Of She
South, who could speaG WEI. nut no,
one could speak as dl5 Colonel Ru
Gibson on that day Ho was rc.cla
tlon to the Kentuckiaue ana VI was
the pride OF his own mea WHO ehepred
Themselves hoarse over h.s tr.uupn as
an orator The Forty was
Fighting regiment, and. II. euAstluc.
the men served under saee elaqncut
Colonel uatil Novpmher 1865. a.in.
duty in the last month uuGer sherman
In Texas.
When Gibson returned I'd b.~ uld
home in Tain there was Hc ,.oua on
his name, an, he was inclined 10 hceu
out of the political field. beard man
Tor the iirst time after the WAY at II
night session Of the 0lio Agricultural
convention in tho Senate chamber If
the capitol The main question before
the convention was the permanent H.
cation of he state fair a Columbus
and we who We're ia favor uf the prone.
sltion felt sure we had won the dnv.
There had been long. stormy debate
with strong speakers OF our side when.
Just before midnight. we demanded
vote.
Just then a member of tie State
Board of Agriculture entered thr room
with General Bill Gibson ana asked
that the General he permitted 10 saw
few words in the interest Of Seneca
County There We're loud protests. tint
an old soldier cried Shame On wont
When General Gibson speaks Ohio lis.
tens | Joined in the call for the Gen
eral, although | knew that il lie spoke
Fe werasSsaten. Many OF the lights IN
the large, ligh-cellinged room had been
turned our, and the General stepped for
ward in The circle Of light from tie cen
trail chandelier
He knew the convention was against
him, and fer a minute he seemed to he's
itate. Then he began Ia speak in his
old way, and in ten minutes the crowd
was with him and orr cause WIS lost.
| did not care. 1t was Like the taking Of
Wine to hear GibSon's voice. He an
pealed to us in the name Of tie country
people, saying. among other things.
Men! Think Of IT, What are yuu pro
posing TO DO? Ignore the wishes Of
those who make the fair and consult the
convenience Of those vine profit Icy rs
location?'
AT the close Of his short address Dc
put on his overcoat and started out. We
voted against permanent location and
surrounded Gibson. Later heard nun
ut many political meetings Jn the first
Mckinley campaign In Ohio I heard
him in church in n remote village.
whe.~ A.,n of all parties gathered Ia
greet him. lie began To talk to them ia
a neighborly way and worked along uu-
til he was speaking after the manner OF
an exhorter urging men to save their
souls.
He knew his men and he was after
the Democrats in his audience He could
talk as rapidly as lngersoll or as delib-
eratcly as Conkling. And IN this speech
he talked rapidly and deliberately by
turns, frequently asking the Democrat
ic soldiers how they could vote the Dem
ocratic ticket when they thought Of
1861 and 1864
Turning 10 q group Of old Wings. he
said: Boys, how can you bear to think
OF Old Tippecanoe and Tom C0rwn and
Henry Clay and vote against Major Nc
Kinley? You can't boys, because can
remember when you were sick for q
week because the locos defeated Clay
Think of that Remember how efck
you were, how You loved the man who
stood for what Mckinley stands for
now And al the close Of the meeting
the rheumatic and stubborn old Wings |
promised their old friend, General BIZ
Gibson. they would vote for Mckinley"
Chicago Inter Ocean.