The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-06-23
In Leavenworth, Kan."-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
yetersu,s Career Was UNIQUE

Quested her to make known the fact:
after his death, and she has just relat
ed the interesting story Of the ole
mans career.
Mr.. Brooks early life and his com
ing as government teamster to thu
site of Sioux City before there was
any town here have already beer
traced in the Journal in connection
with the old mans death.
A short time before the civil wal
broke out Mr.. Brooks and his family
moved to New Orleans. He had the
Northern spirit strongly. On attempt
ing to interfere with slave owner
| who was beating a negro Mr.. Brooks
was arrested and locked up in the New
Orleans Jail. He remained there fol
| nearly six months. In the meantime
the war had broken out, and on prom
Use of joining the confederate forces
he was released, and for three months
fought side by side with the confeder.
ate forces. He told his niece that he
never shot his rifle once during this
time, although he was in a number OF
engagements. He said that he always
either chewed up the paper shell OF
threw 1t away.
At the close Of the three months
service he had won the confidence of
the confederate officers, and at his own
request became spy in the army in
order that he might have an oppor-
tunity to escape to the union forces,
with which he sympathized. During
one of his expeditions, in which he was
sent to ascertain the strength Of the
union forces stationed in certain To-
cality, he found the opportunity for
which he was seeking. A long line of
sentinels of the union forces was sta
toned outside the main forces, and,
approaching one of these, he told him
who he was and that he was serving
in the confederate army practically
under compulsiOn. He was taken to
headquarters, where the commanding
general, realizing that he had the conf
dence of the confederate officers, and
tnat he was in position to gain much
valuable news in regard to their
forces, proffered him the position as
scout in the union army. The offer
was accepted, and from then to the
close of the war he acted as a scout.
Mr.. Brooks returned to the confed-
crate forces, enjoying the peculiar po-
sition of being spy in both armies.
He remained with the confederate
army as a spy for fifteen months long
er, when he was suspected of giving
out information to the union forces
and sentenced to be hanged. On big
oak tree which stood just outside Of
camp a rope was tied, and a moose
hung dangling to the ground. Mr..
Brooks was taken to the tree, the
moose adjusted, and all was ready for
the execution when a tremendous
storm came up, driving the would-be
executioners to their tents. The pris-
oner loosened the bonds that held his
hands, and seizing luckily upon the
generals horse he dashed away to the
union lines. Later he was placed at
lue utdu VI Il VI lWelNe
scouts. He was regarded as one of the
most valuable union scouts in the war.
City Journal.
The Regimenta1 ColOrs.
At the bombardment Of Fredericks-
burg, Va, Confederate soldier was
taking sight for a shot at an enemy
across the street. Just as his fingers
trembled on the trigger a little 3-year-
old, fair-haired baby girl toddled out
of an alley, accompanied by big New
foundland- dog, and gave chase to a
shell that was rolling lazily along the
pavement. Major Stiles tells the story
in -Four Years Under Marse Rob-
ert':
Burke's hand dropped from the trig
ger. There was the baby, amid the
torrent of shot and shell. and on came
the enemy. A moment and he had
grounded his gun, dashed out into the
storm, swept his right arm round the
child, gained cover again, and with
the baby clasped to his breast and
the musket tPailed in his left band,
was trotting after the boys up to
Marye's Heights.
Behind that historic stone wall all
those hours and days Of terror that
baby was tenderly cared for. They
secured the countryside for milk, and
cOnjured up their best skill to prepare
dainty viands for her little ladyship.
When the struggle was over and the
enemy had withdrawn, the Twenty
first Mississippi, having held the post
of danger in the rear, was assigned to
the place Of honor in the van, and led
the column. There was long halt,
the brigade and regimental staff hurry
ing to and fro. The regimental colors
could not be found.
Buck Denman stood about the mid
die of the regiment. baby in arms
Suddenly he sprang to the front.
swung her aloft above his head. her
little garments fiuttering like the folds
of a banner. and shouted, Forward,
here are your colorsw
and without further order off started
the brigade toward the town. Buck
himself describes the last scene in the
drama:
81 was holding the baby high, ad-
jutant, with both arms, when above
all the racket 1 heard a woman's
scream. The next thing l knew l was
covered with calico, and the woman
tainted on my breast 1 caught her be-
fore she fell. and laying her down gen.
tly, put the baby in her arms"
An Inspiring Emblem.
One of our regiments, the Seventy
fourth Illinois. belonging to General
Sheridan's division, had just received
q new flag from the friends at home.
IT was soon to receive its fiery baptism
I'm the storming of Missionary Ridge.
In that charge it was carried by SOL
dier who fell, struck by a mimic ball.
1t was quickly upheld by another, who
bore it but short distance, when he
was severely wounded The falling
flag was seized by another defender,