The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-06-19

much OF these fellows because they
have little TO conceal and much to be
increasingly proud Of. Their records are
as an open book. but there are others
who In the last year Of the war
had adventures and experiences that
were known only to their company OFF,
GERS or to their most intimate comrades
or to men OF my profession"
| A Flankinx Party of One.
Il fianked company of rebel sharp
shooters out Of position once" said Al.
bert GrOssman Of the Twenty-fOurth
Illinois. Il am not Dragging about 1t,
but did that very thing. Our regiment
reached the gap between Rocky Face
Ridge and Buzzards RoOst in the even
ing. Our Colonel. Geza Mihalstzy. saw
the danger OF our position and instruct
ed us to throw up breastworks as soon
as possible. The Colonel was a Rus
sian, Il fine, courageous officer, and
when occasion demanded he worked
with his men. On this occasion he was
helping a squad engaged In rolling u log
into position, when squad Of rebels,
not over twenty rods distant, fired a
volley into us. The Colonel was NOR
tally wounded and died some days later.
Our squad drove the rebels of. and af-
ter that there was quiet during the
night.
The next morning we found the
Nineteenth Illinois In line on our left.
Soon the rebel sharpshooters In front Of
them were getting in their work. and
every once in while we could see
some Nineteenth Illinois boy carried to
the rear. We talked about the Nine
teenth bearing the brunt Of the skir-
mishing, and many suggestions were
made as to what ought to be done to
relieve them. The discussion resulted in
no action. but I decided to make an
effort on my own hook. l selected a
stump some distance in front, squarely
OH the rebel flank and not 200 yards
distant from their line.
Il made a zig-zag rush and got to the
stump and under cover. l had thirty
rounds Of ammunition. and opened on
the rebel sharpshOOters and soon had
them carrying their wounded to the
rear. l also kept them away from q
cabin which commanded my own posi-.
ton. Several Of the sharpshOOters
made an attempt to reach this cabin.
but drove every one back. At one time
a rebel ran out from shelter to assist
| o,,o 80 tho ,,-o,ndax1 cIirun{s hors IN fho
rear. l shouted to him to keep back
or would drop him, and he ran back
to where he belonged.
when my ammunition was exhaust
ed. called back to our boys to bring
me a supply, and our adjutant, Julius
Pam, deliberately walked out from our
line and brought me more ammunition.
When he started to return l told him
to make run for 1t, and 1 would keep
the rebs down until he reached our rife
pits. But he replied that he would
take his chances. He said that he had
been cramped up all night In the rifle
pits and he was out for a walk, and he
walked every foot Of the way back in
a straight line and without stopping.
l was all this time squarely on the
flank Of the rebels, and the Nineteenth
kept them busy from the front. They
kept lodging from tree to tree. until
finally they made a break and retreat
ed back into their own rife pits. There
were over 100 mimic bullet marks on my
stump. But hanked them. Chicago
| Inter Ocean.
Hampton's Body Servant.
When the Civil War broke out and
Wade Hampton went to the front he
took q negro body servant with him.
The man was a companion as well as
slave. and loyal. great-hearted. low
ing worshiper Of his master. Years
went on and the war continued On one
day an officer bearing dispatches or 60
ing back on furlOugh stopped with Gen.
eral Hampton. who learned that the
man was going to Columbia.
Here. SAM" said he to his body SER
want, you got married the day before
you left home. and It is now three years
since you have seen your Dinah. This
gentleman is going to your old home.
and have asked him to take you
along. Get ready. Sam. you lucky fel-
low; it's a great chance for you"
The servant cast his eyes on the
ground and great tears welled up into
them.
Are you tired Of me, Massa Hamp-
ton" he said. "Why do you want to
get rid Of meY'
viction that Sam must want to see his
wife, and that this was a good chance.
"Well. then. don't go step. massa."
said the slave. Use a gwine to stay
along wild you"
"What for, Sami Don't be foolish"
what forY' the servant answered In
sheer astonishment: what for? Why,
IL 1 60 and leab you, what you gwine
to do, wild nobody to take keer Of you.
Who's gwIne to take keer Of you. and
what you gwine to do widout me-
| massa"
Sam died while the General was In
the United States Senate. and his mas
ter having heard Of the loss by tele-
gram. packed his bag and went home
to Columbia to walk humbly behind
the faithful servants body at the fu-
neral.-Julian Ralph. in New York Mail
and Express.
Two Presidents In Battle.
President William McKinley's and
President Hayes parts in the battle Of
Antietam will be marked by q monu-
ment erected by the State Of Ohio. In
this battle Mckinley. then a private,
acted as commissary to the Ohio troops.
The monument will stand at the place
where he stood during the fiercest part
Of the fight. At the head Of the Twenty
third was the late President, then Col
Rutherford B. Hayes. on whose staff
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