Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-11-13
TOP SHORT IN THE SLEEVE.

TOP SHORT IN THE SLEEVE.
about the blouse sleeves that came only
a little below his elbows, but was
laughed at, and was advised by the boys
to saw off his arms.
Finally Frank, in desperation wrote
to President Lincoln, stating his case,
with good deal of emphasis, and ask
ing the president If he couldn't order
proper blouses for long-armed men. He
marked this confidential, and sent it on
to Washington. In a few days letter
came from the president to the proper
officers, directing them to provide Sam
uel Frank with proper-fitting blouse.
If this could not be done in the field, the
officers were instructed to send Franks
measure to the quartermaster's depart
ment at Washington, where a blouse to
fit the long arms would be made. The
blouse was made, and was worn through
months of hard service. Lincoln's or
der was given to Frank, and he has kept
it as the most precious of his war relics.
After that order Sam was never ashamed
of his long arms, but was proud of them.
81 have no doubt" said the major,
that Frank was a character. The char
acter of our regiment, the Fifty-second
Ohio, was Jack Jeffers When the brigade
came east to Richmond, Va, it went into
camp on the south side of the James
river in the outskirts Of Manchester. l
was then serving with the Twenty
fourth army corps, and went over to see
the boys Of my old company in the Fifty
second. On reaching their camp found
Jack Jeffers, of company X, bucking and
gagging a mulatto boy he had picked up
at Frankfort Ky, in 1852 The boy had
followed Jack and his fortunes from the
Ohio to the Potomac, but had his 'ornery'
spells, and then Jack disciplined him un-
der what he called the rules Of war.
''In the midst of the ceremony there
was commotion in the Eighty-fifth Illi-
nois, and 1t was the custom Of the Fifty
second to join in when the Illinois boys
were in trouble. Jack went over. 1t ap-
peared that fellow who had been
lounging about convalescent camp,
irritated because he had been ordered
to join his regiment in front, said in the
presence of the unsympathetic Eighty
fifth Illinois boy that he would like to
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Illinois boy who resented this was of
slight build, and was getting the worst
of the scrap when Jack came up at a
run, caught the copperhead by the shoul-
der and proceeded to tan his hide after
the manner of past master in roukh
and tumble fight.
when the job was finished Jack eX-
planned to the crowd that when any fell
low jumped on one of his partners in
the Eighty-fifth Illinois the fellow had
to lick all of Dan McCook's fighting
brigade, because the boys of the brigade
were as one family, and the man who
struck one might as we'll strike all. Jack
was not peculiar in this respect. Men
of regiments brigaded together for a
long time became very loyal to one an
other, and strong men were always
ready to go TO the front in the interest Of
men not given to scrapping In one case
remember gentlemanly fellow was
being abused by a hard swearer, when
one of the boys went into action with a
quick-fring profanity that silenced the
others guns. Then he saluted, smiled
and walked away with the air Of a man
who had performed a pleasant duty"