Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-15

tact with him. To p Star reporter Mr. Foxes
said: THE 7th Independent Ohio Volun-
teers were assigned to Gen. Sherman's
headquarters as his escort in May, 1864
He had at that time three wagons and one
ambulance, which made up his headquar-
tiers train. The general had three horses
he usually rode. One of them was chest
nut sorrel known as Old Duke. The boys
used to say when they saw him on Duke
there was something doing, as he usually
rode him when battle was on or expected.
His staff consisted of Gen. Barry, chief Of
staff; Major L. NJ Dayton, acting adjutant
general; DR.. k1ttoe, medical director; Col
Ewing; Col Beckwth. chief OF commissary;
Col. Poe. chief engineer, who drafted all
the maps in his campaigns; Col. Warner,
Major Nichols, Captain Baylor, Captain
Audenreid and Major Mccoy. There were
others who served on the staff at different
times. The general always wore his uni
form and other evidences of rank when on
duty That old chestnut that has been pub
lished sometimes about his going around
with an old plug hat and old coat and
had to be identified by the sergeant of the
guard before the sentinel would pass him,
is all rot. There was a tailor in the COM
pany who always kept the generals clothes
in repair. The general was somewhat of
an athlete and could jump little higher
than any Of his staff could jump
Atlanta was surrendered the I'd of Sep
TENDER. 1854, after which the rebels tried to
take Altoona and capture about one million
general signaIed to General Corse from
near Marietta to Kenesaw Mountain and
from there to Altoona Hold the fort, for
am coming After going back as far as
GaleSburg after General Hood, General
Sherman decided to send General Thomas
with the 4th and 23d Corps back to Nash
vile, and he took the remainder of the army
to the sea, leaving Atlanta November 10,
1864, cutting off all communication in our
rear and foraging off the country.
Passing through MilledgeVille. then the
capital of Georgia, the boys captured the
state house. elected a speaker, voted the
state back into the Union, and gave the
papers to General Fitzpatrick, but he could
not catch the governor to have him sign
them The general had great confidence in his
generals. When asked by one of the staff
if he was not uneasy about the situation at
Nashville, he said No, General Thomas
is there
Savannah was surrendered December 81,
1864. We remained there one month and
then started for Columbia. S. c. When we
got there we found the city afire. but not
caused by our army as some of the southern
folks say but set on fire by General Wade
Hampton burning the cotton that was in
the city 1t looked pretty hard to see the
city burned, but this was war.
From there we went to GoldSborO, n. c.,
where we again had communication with
the outside world. 1t was between Colds
boro and Raleigh that we got the news of
General Lees surrender on the 18th Of April,
1865. AS the general ana MS stan were
about to take the train from Raleigh to
Durham for the purpose of meeting General
Joe Johnston about surrendering, the opera
tor came, out and told the general not to
start the train yet as he was receiving
very important message for him, and that
the President was assassinated, and they
thought some one would be sent down to
assassnate him. The train then started.
General Fitzpatrick with regiment of cav
airy, escorted the general from the train
to the place of meeting General Johnston.
1.-The two generals met again on the 18th
and agreed to terms of surrender, but the
terms were not approved by the War De-
partment. They again met on the 26th of
April, when Johnston surrendered on the
same terms as did General Lee. In few
days we started for Washington via Rich
mond, arriving at Washington May %. The
grand review was the ed and 24th.
We then left Washington for st. Louis on
the 18th of June