The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-08-28

ing in ambush TO pour hot fire in.l
General Bartlett's regiments.
THE rebs were so well concealed
that was within Il few feet of them
before l saw a man. and then l saw
a good many all ready to fire. They
ordered me to surrender, but l wheeled
my horse quickly and lying fiat to the
saddle dashed away and gained ra-
vine. by following which l reached our
lines without scratch. Not reb
fired at me. because volley would
have betrayed their position to Bart
let's men forming attack.
when l rode up to General Bartlett
and saluted he inquired if l had seen
any rebels in front l replied in con-
siderable excitement, the JOhnnies are
masSed in the edge of the wood and
are thicker than suffers in hell The
General looked me over for minute
and then said slowly. Captain, your
report is satisfactory and gives me the
Information wanted, but duty COM
pels me to say that your language as
to suffers. while possibly not eXtrava-
CANT is, from. the standpoint Of mill
tary etiquette. out of order. Thank
you, sir never came nearer a repri-
mand than that"
Il had a narrow escape myself" said
Twentyfourth New York man. "and
all through being outwitted by wom-
an. After our battles in Virginia un-
der Pope we had retreated as far as
Warrenton, when l undertook to dis
cover the enemy. l came upon large
brick mansion and a brick barn.
moved on the latter and found an old
negro guarding Extra Billy Smiths
horses, carriages and other property.
l knew enough about ExtM Billy to
put myself on friendly terms with the
old negro and In ten minutes he was
confiding in me.
among other things. he asked my
advice as to how to proceed to save
the valuables in his masters house.
gave him directions how to bury them,
and in this 1 had no Interior motives.
But in the course Of the conversation
| asked, in casual way. about the
poultry. The negro said the chickens
roasted in large tree in the garden in
the rear Of the house. Taking advan-
tage Of the coming darkness, l recon-
noitered in that direction, making n
circuit to locate the tree l found Mrs.
Extra Billy Smith standing under the
tree and a servant in the tree catching
the fowls.
There was only an Usage orange
hedge between u.s. heard Mrs. Smith
inquire: Have you got them all. Man.
dy:' A voice from the tree replied,
'Ebery one, 'cept the ole dominic roos-
ter. He done roost so high 1 can't
cOtch him. Mrs. Smith said. Never
mind. Mandy. come down. and down
climbed the negro girl and they re-
turned to the house. 1 made up my
mind to capture that chicken. and find
ing an opening in the hedge. got inside
the garden, climbed the tree and To-
Gated the rooster
Just as reached out for him. how
ever, he flew and landed at the feet Of
Mrs. Smith and Mandy, who held a
lighted candle. Mrs. Smith had heard
the in the tree and returned cutting
off my retreat by standing at the foot
Of the tree. She stood her ground
while Mandy under her instructions
ran to the house to bring our Ma
jor. The Major soon reported. and in
a wrathful state of mind ordered me
to come down. He promptly put me
under arrest, inquired what was do
Ing away from my command. and
told him frankly that l was trying to
cOntiscate that rooster.
THE Major looked ME over, and in
quired il l didn't know was violating
General POpe's orders as to foraging.
said l did. but as l had failed to cap
ture the rooster, and as the fowl was
now safe with the other chickens i'm
the custody of the worthy lady. his
hostess, l insisted that had not yio-
lated the order. This argument had
its effect on Mrs. Smith, and she at
once appealed to the Major to let the
title fellow 60 The Major saw which
way the wind was blowing. and or
1ered me to report to my captain at
once.
Later in the season, when the Army
If the Potomac was making one of its
,n-tO- Richmond tours, we passed
through WarrentOn again. l fell out
If the line and called ut the brick man.
sion of Extra Billy Smith. When Mrs.
Smith asked my business, explained
hat l called to thank her for getting
ne out of trouble ON the occasion of |
ny attempting to steal her rooster.
rhereupon she exclaimed, is it pos
'ible" and called back into the house.
Mandy, bring this little fellow some |
biscuits and Mandy came out with |
'ix as luscious, hot. Virginia biscuits
Is Il hungry soldier ever ate. l was
Is well served rs if had gone to her
able"
Il took a pickle from a table" said |
-eavell of the Thirty-sixth Indiana.
under very peculiar circumstances.
n the last hour of the battle of Chick
as our regiment was moving
fl the field some men passed me. car
wing wounded man of the Tenth
)hio, and called to me to help The
mans leg had been broken, and he was
% helpless that the two men support
ng him Were making slow progress.
lent hand without dropping out of
he ranks at first, but as the march be-
anne more rapid, was compelled to fall
,ehind. We did not want to leave the
nan. and still We didn't want to lose
light of our command
'In this extremity, we came upon n
deserted house and left the man there
o take care of himself / never heard
What be, a .Ie of him. After resting
ew minutes, l started for my regi-
nent and came upon another house.
deserted, and with the table set. ready
or supper l walked through and
aught up pickle from the table and