The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-24
Veterans Proud Record.

coSeDH LeVOy OF ClaromOnt, N. H.,
Is believed to be the heaviest barber
In the world. He weighs $50 pounds.
lie Is 8 feet inches tall, wears a No.
shoe, measures ffty-six inches
around his waist and ffty-four inches
around the body under the arms, but
In spite of his great size and weight
gets around easily.
He Is, withal. a very powerful man.
AT the second battle of Bull Run in
a charge across the railroad he shot
one rebel, then ran forward, grasped
the next man. and started with him
toward the rear. On the way he met
another rebel, took him in the same
way and brought both into the fed.
eral line.
For this he was commended in
orders read before the regiment Mt
dress parade and was named for a
commission. but he failed to pass at
the examination, having only a linn.
tied education.
AT Brandy station his regiment.
the Second United States Cavalry.
charged a regiment of rebel cavalry
and while holly engaged he saw a
rebel about to cut down one of bia
comrades. This he prevented. The
rebel then tried to run him through
nut ne warded off the thrust and then
shot the rebel with a revolver Gen
Merritt, seeing this, wrote a letter
or commentator, which Is carefully
preserved and cherished by Mr.. LIE.
voy. He was ordered before a board
OF officers to be examined for a can.
taincy In a colored regiment.
In 1864, while his regiment was
guarding a supply train coming from
the Luray valley 1t was surprised by
Mosby's men. 1t retreated a short
distance then rallied and soon had
Mosby's men flying back into the
mountains and here Mr.. Levoy took
another prisoner.
Refused Money From Mcclellan.
An old soldier of the name of
Sprague was in the city few DAYS
last week, says the Ohio State Jour.
nal, ana lie told pleasant story of his
war experience. He was a skilled
blacksmith when the war came on, but
dropped a profitable trade to enlist.
landing at last with his regiment
down In Gen. McClellan's army.
me army made a forward move
ment, and McClelans horse cast a
shoe. The horse could not travel, and
the general was in a fix. All such
baggage, as army FORCES, was away
behind, and there was no blacksmith
to be found near. Officers were dis.
patched in every direction to find
man who could shoe horse. Sprague's
captain asked him If he could shoe n
horse. Sprague replied:
Yes, but there is nothing to do the
work with"
The captain said rebel blacksmith
outfit had just been captured, and
5prague undertook the job. McClel.
an and his staff stood around Sprague
md watched the job with great inter.
'st Sprague in telling the story said:
Il found the hoof had been split, but
trimmed 1t up nicely and put on a
hoe in the best style could. When
he job was completed Mcclellan
pulled a s. gold piece from his pocket
md offered it to me, but | declined
t, thinking the honor of shoeing the
horse was sufficient. | was
oung then; 1t wasn't long until I
Wished had taken that goldpiece. for
went hungry several times soon
fter, when that money would have
elped me out. never would be
utility of such a trick again"
Shrewdness Of Gov. Tod.
Gov. Tod of Ohio was a wonderful
1obili2er of troops" said veteran
ecently. When Cincinnati was in
anger in 1862 he ordered the farmers
I certain counties to provide them.
elves with quilts or blankets, squirrel |
lies and ammunition, and, after or.
anization into companies, take the
rains for Cincinnati. The farmers.
Id and young, did as requested, and in
ess than a week $4,000 men who
new how to shoot were in Cincinnati
+ In Kentucky ready to shoot. These
ere the famous squirrel hunters
nd Gov Tod always believed that
ley and their squirrel rifles scared
,irSy Smith and led to his retreat
ertaiLiy the Squirrel hunters OF Ohio
their ready response to the COVER.
or's appeal demonstrated that Tod
new something of the men who had
Dto1 him into ofica |