Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-02
A Chase After MILK.

In noting the death of Ashley Chase
a pioneer citizen of Kansas, the Cawk-
err City Record gives the following &C.
count of war experience had by that
gentleman:
ION April 1, 1868, Chase was sol
der in the Seventh Kansas cavalry.
and stationed at Germantown, Tenn.
fifteen miles east of Memphis. One
day, in company with a comrade
Chase went to a farmhouse after some
milk, and while there was surprised
and captured by the rebel picket and
taken to their headquarters. He ex-
pected to be shot, as the Kansas Jay.
hawkers received no mercy from the
enemy. He was taken out into the
timber for that purpose, but the lead
er of the party recognized him as one
of a party which had captured him
the rebel, three weeks before, and
who had escaped. Chase was then
taken to their main camp, twenty
miles distant. He was cautioned by
one of his guard to keep quiet on tbs
identity of his regiment. An officer
invited him to play checkers, and was
beaten by Chase. The defeated of
ficer called others to come and beat
this - Yankee but he vanquished
them all in the game. He was or
dered to accompany Gen. Chalmers
command, and was in constant danger
because it was learned that he was a
Jayhawker, and the men were anxious
to kill him. The provost marshal
learning that he was from his own
county in New York. took some inter
est in him and protected him. He was
imprisoned at Richmond, and was
later exchanged at City Point, thence
going to Fortress Monroe then 10
ST. Louis, visited his Kansas home
and rejoined his regiment at Corinth.
Miss, after journeying four thousand
miles. AS he entered camp his com
rades inquired. Did you get your
milk?' kansas City Journal.
Found His Brothers Grave.
The queer things. that happened in
the army" said the doctor. would fill
volume as large as Webster's un-
abridged. In the Tullahoma campaign
of 1863 there was not much heavy
fighting, but there was a great deal of
rapid maneuvering that brought on I'M
looked for skirmishes between picket
lines and advanced posts In march
ing through the bottom lands, just be-
fore we reached Manchester, we found
d NEWLY IndUe grave at the TOaQSlOe,
and there was much speculation as to
how the man buried therein had been
killed.
"On pine board at the head of the
grave was cut the name of a member
of the Third Kentucky infantry, C. s.
A. with regfmental and company des-
ignation. As some of the boys lounged
about the grave 4 member of the Third
Kentucky Union regiment came up,
and his eye catching the number OF
the pine board he walked up close to
investigate and said: Great Scott-my
name and my regiment Seeing there
the C. s. A., he said: Boys. / believe
that is my brother. He enlisted in
Kentucky Confederate regiment. ten
days before l enlisted in the Third
Kentucky Union l am going to open
the grave
The boys ran for picks and shovels
and in ten minutes the dead body of
a man in Confederate uniform was
uncovered, and was identified as that
of the brother of our Third Kentucky
friend The living brother in the
Union service stood for many min
utes looking down into the face of the
dead Confederate, not one of the men
in the group saying a word Then, at
a sign from the captain, the grave was
refilled, more distinctly marked. and
the command moved on."-Chfcago In
ter Ocean,