The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20


Didn't Know the Company.
"somc men," said the captain, "re-
member the Incidents Of the battle and
forget the anecdotes OF their associ-
ntcs. Others remember the anecdotes
and forget the battle Incidents, but
Judge j. S Anderson Of the Fifth wis.
consin remembers Incidents and ancc-
dotos Some OF his stories, at our
rogImonlal reunions. are worth re-
poating Speaking of Gen Hancock.
reminded him Of Hugh ONeil. OF ready
wit Hugh was coming into camp with
hayersack and arms fun Of sweet POI
tatoos and garden vegetables. and. In
snoakIng past Hancock's headquarters,
was confronted by Hancock himself.
"Tho general asked Hugh whore no
got tho vegetables, aud pressed tho
question In such way that Hugh be-
came ratified and. In answer to the per.
emptory Where did you get them. sir?'
stammorod . drawod them There.
upon Hancock Numbered: Don't an.
swor me that way, d. There has not
boon a vegetable ration issued 10 this
command for a month. How did you
draw them? Hugh was himself again.
and answered. mecbly: Why. by their
tops General lie was permitted to
go his way.
"This story was probably common
property In the army OF the Potomac,
but had forgotten Il aud Anderson
had remembered Il. Here Is another,
pertaining 10 an adventure OF Ander.
son himself After the battle OF Gettys.
burg. In pursuit OF Lee troops were
sent over South Maintain, A storm
came on and IL was very dangerous
marching To- the darkest kind OF dark.
ness aud among preclpces and gullies.
Late at night the column was halted
simply because Il could. not 30 for.
ward. and the tired men dropped down
along the roadside and under the trees.
too tired. most OF them, to take cog.
nizanco OF the heavy rain that was
falling.
Anderson noticed a little distance
In front good.sized frc with q log
before Il ON which were seated two or
three figures with rubber ponchos over
tneir heads and with their feet to tho
uro. iie went toward the IRE and the
men on the log sat like statues. tho
rain beating on tho rubber blankets.
Not one OF them made a movement to
Indicate that he was alive Anderson
asked II no might make coffee at tho
fro, and one OF the men, without turn.
ing hls head. said yes.
Soon after an artilloryman came
up to make co1oo and he proceeded to
make II without asking permission, lie
was In a state OF mind over the din.
Guilty his company had mot with In
bringing forwag. the guns. and no
sworo at an ,uc officers from Gen.
Meade down. for bringing men into
such q place. and pronounced them all
thick.hoadcd blundorors. Ia the midst
OF the tlrado. one Of the men ON the
log threw back his poncho. and Gen.
nussell In command OF the division
said. orderly. take that fellow out and
tic him up by the thumbs until no
oools on
Tho arUllcrymnn was thunder
struck Anderson looked for the i'm.
mediate arrest OF the swcaror. just
then the roncho OF the other silent ng.
uro was thrown back. and Con. sedg.
wick. commanding the corps. said, oh,
pooh. Russell. lct the man alone. I
don't know but what he Is more than
hall right. anyway The artilloryman
made his coffee but he was very quiet
ABOUT IL. and wncn ne returned 10 his
battery ne explained that ne had had
A very interesting conference with the
General commanding the corps. and
tue General commanutng the division,
and that the corps commander agreed
VITA him as 10 the movement over the
mountains. - Chicago Inter Ocean.