The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-11-13


ntO the lines of the enemy.
A few hours later l received my
Icare. The ConfederateS had drawn
lp very close to our line-so close, In
,act, that at every volley several of
iur men would fall. About this time
rad advanced with my old 'Harper's
ferry musket and stood crouching be-
hind stump. from which point Of
Tantage l was loading and firing as
last as 1 could. Then the Confeder-
ties began advancing in heavy line.
Colonel G. w. Robbins had just been
wounded and had retired from the
ield. The next volley caught Major
Jefferson and he was carried off the
ield in a dying condition. 1 was so
ousy firing that l did not hear the
rider to retreat. Then looked around
5ut could see only one Union soldier,
Jewell Walker, of Company E. and he
was standing behind a tree and firing
1t the advancing enemy. l asked him
where our comrades were. He said
they must have been ordered to re-
reat. By this time the 'Johnnies' were
sery close and advancing rapidly.
.urned to Walker and said: Let's
ihoot and rum Talk about a fellow
,eing scared tC 1eath, Well. when we
began to run AMI the bullets began to
whizz over our heads we ducked at
every sound, whether the bullet was
within foot or ten feet of our heads.
Any man who says he was not fright
sned some time in battle must have
been in the hospital most of the time.
Chicago Record.
Chivalry in the Old South.
In 1862, when General Grant entered
Holly Springs. which from 1861 to 1865
Yas alternately in the hands of the
Federal forces and the Confederates. he
lrranged TO make his private residence
n one of the beautiful homes In that
little city of north Mississippi. He
night have occupied the house by force
II arms; but instead of doing so, says
/ writer in the Memphis Commercial
Appeal. he wrote courteous note to
iIrs. Pugh Goran, who had the place in
.harge, asking the favor of board for
himself, Mrs. Grant. several of their
children, and a large military family.
which included officers of his staff and
their wives.
During General Grants occupancy.
BUT while he was absent on 4 brief visit.
Gen. Earl Van Dorm made a raid into
Holly Springs, destroying commissary.
ordinance and Quartermaster's stores,
md other army supplies concentrated
there, and thus defeated temporarily
The purpose of the Federal commander,
The onward march of whose conquering
army through Mississippi had Vicks-
burg as its objective point.
Failing TO find General Grants Off
cial headquarters, General Van Dorm
and some of his followers dashed down
to Grants private quarters, intending
10 search his apartments. The Confed-
crates entered the house and mounted
:he stairway, but at the head of the
stairs Mrs. Goran, who was a beautiful
Southern woman of the finest type, met
them.
General" she gently said, Il entreat
Jou not to enter Mrs. Grants bedroom.
Such an intrusion would do for van
lals, but not for Southern soldiers"
Madam" returned Van Dorm, sit
would be courtesy and not the usual
Of ~, tho
However, we will not enter,
as il is possible with twinkle in his
eyes, that the documents are not
there"
Promptly turning, with his troopers
1T his heels, Van Dorm clattered down
The stairway and left the premises.
hours later Grant return
I'd. and heard of The Confederates' call.
Knowing what an uncompromising
Southerner Mrs. Goran was, he said TO
her:
Mrs. Goran. owe you debt of graf
tude. for you have unconsciously done
ne n great service. You have saved
ny campaign papers. All the docu-
nents General Van Dorm wished We're
n the drawer of my wife's dresser"
Mrs. Goran's womanly impulse,
which prompted her TO shield the wife
If generous foe, and Van Dorn's
.hivalrous Difference to her wishes, had
INJURED the cause for which they were
willing TO give their lives; but both
lets were typical of the high-bred
.ourtesy CT the South of that day.
1t is pleasant to add that General
Grant paid his debt of gratitude" in
he coin of kindness. When he left
Holly Springs he gave Mrs. Goran pro-
ection papers, which are still In posses
lion of her eldest son. Several times
hereafter the house was fired by