The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-07-23

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"My regiment" said an old Eleventh
Ohio man. served in three or four
different armies, and we had expe-
rience among Eastern as well as West
ern men. We went first to West Vir-
ginia, serving under ROSecrans, Cox
and Crook, then to the Army of the
Potomac, and later to the Army of
the Cumberland. So far as anecdotes
are concerned we have a large stock
to draw from, if the doors of memory
are opened by the proper sort of a
reminder.
Il have in mind now Rosecrans and
Turchin, differeing as widely as two
men could differ, but each with an in
dividuality attractive to men in the
| ranks. While we were on Sewell
mountain, West Virginia. there was
and officers and men were careless In
the matter of dress. One day Rose
Grams, wearing a citizens Overcoat and
slouch hat, was walking about on
one of those little tours of personal
inspection he was so fond of making
when he was halted by sentry
watching pile of oats and hay.
"Rosecrans waved him aside with
an impatient gesture, stating who he
was. But the sentry brought his mus
ket to a charge and said eNcitedly:
Stand back, old fellow. You can't fool
me. You are one Of them darned team
sters sneaking around here for a
chance to steal feed of oats. Stand
back or I will punch you Rosecrans
smiled grimly and, signaling to a
STAFF officer to approach, said: Intro
duce me to this man. He takes me
for a teamster and a thief and liar.
Not very fattering, is it? The SEN
try began to apologize, but Rosecrans
cut him short, saying: I don't blame
you. l was wrong to wear an old
coat like this, and you were right in
stopping me-
"On another occasion there was a
report brought into camp by an officer
Of the Second Kentucky that there was
a Aoh OtiSduC VI lCuCiS III III
the woods not more than five miles
from us. There was great excitement,
and the Ninth and Eleventh Ohio and
Second Kentucky were ordered out to
take the rebels in out of the wet. The
column made the march of five miles,
guided by the officer who had seen
the enemy, and came out in the rear
Of our own camp. 1t was case of
getting turned round in the woods and
mountains and there was great fun at
the expense of the officer who had
led a heavy column to attack his own
brigade.
while Colonel Bob McCook and 9TH
ers were laughing. Colonel Frizell of
the Eleventh, rising in his stirrups. or
dered, BY right flank to camp. march,
and don't forget. boys. that am very
fond Of mutton This was
called out by flock of very
fine sheep which we had
passed on our way, and was a hint
that the Colonel would not be shocked
II We carried some of those sheep into
camp. The boys acted ON the hint
and several of them were loaded down
with fresh mutton when they reached
the picket lines. Here one of them.
with sheep on his shoulder, came
face to face with General Rosecrans.
The General was as much surprised
as the sheep bearer, and both were in
doubt, evidently. as to the course to
be pursued under such unusual cir
cumstan noes.
"The General asked, TO what regi-
ment do you belong? Promptly, our
Eleventh Ohio man answered, The
Second Kentucky The General
smiled at this, because he had learned
that it was a rule among men of the
other regiments of his division to
charge all foraging excesses to the Sec
ond Kentucky. Then he asked: What
is your name? Again our man named
Jones answered promptly, Wolf
naturally disposed to ac-
ton that would favorably impress his
men. looked the perspiring sheep
bearer over and said, Pass on. A
wolf has right to a sheep once in |
awhile As Rosecrans OWNED it would |
be. this story was told and retold to |
his advantage.
In contrast with this picture of |
Rosecrans in playful humor comes one |
Df gruff old General Turclin, who was |
more disposed than any other officer |
under whom We served to sympathize
with fOragers. In the course of the |
march south from Murfreesboro our
boys as soon as they went into camp
invaded a sweet potato patch, and |
The invasion was regarded leniently |
Dy Gneral Turchin, commanding the
brigade. General Reynolds. command
ing the division, however, did not
regard any such breach of discipline
eniently. Looking out from his head
quarters, he saw the men in the sweet
potato patch, and, jumping on his
horse, rode to General Turchin's head
quarters.
HE reprimanded Turchin for lax
discipline and called his attention TO
The men digging sweet~potatoes. Tur-
hin looked down upon them and said
that he would look after
hose rascals himself-@sReyAolds rode
back to his headquarters and Turchin
ode down to the sweet potato diggers.
This is what occurred: Turchin rode
Up to the fence and said. What you
loing dare, boys? Several of the men
'eplied promptly, Getting sweet pota-
oes. General
According to the established Gus
ON General Turchin at this point
should have called the boys harsh