Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-16
y Praying Mau az vicksburg.

praying man In the army. At least. |
prayed once under very distressing cir
cumstances. and my prayer was an
swered. After the surrender of Nicks-
burg, and after the army was ordered
forward in the new campaign was
detached for hospital duty, and was
put in charge of sixteen sick men of
the Niney-fourth Illinois II was ex-
tremely difficult TO obtain the bare ne
oessitstes Of life, aud my poor sick
comrades. unable TO help themselves.
looked 10 me for food and care.
The army was intent on the new
move. All the quartermasters aud
commissarieS were looking 10 supplies
for the troops ordered TO sdvance. No
pleas for sick men. Everybody from
highest To lowest seemed Ia have for
gotten us. Thoroughly discouraged |
went outside the hospital camp. crept
into the bushes. knelt down, and pray
ed. The load was lifted from my
spirit. l returned TO camp To find tina [
we had not been forgotten. Supplies
soon came, and with them orders to
transfer my sick men 10 Illinois
II went into the battle of Spring
field. Mo, in 1862 with prayer on my
lips. I came out with seven bullet
holes through my clothes and without
II cap, the latter having been shot Off
my head. And vet there was not Il
scratch ON my body. and | was never.
In the hottest fights, disabled by n
wound. Here | am long past the 10
year milestone, hale and hearty, pre-
served, | verify believe, by the grace
of an all-wise Providence. Yes, | was
a praying man, and ! believe my pray
erS were answered.
Il served in General McNulty'$ rcgi-
ment myself" said another Ninety
Fourther. Il was on duty rs a private
in New Orleans when General Grant
visited that department. The day he
was to return north many of our regi-
ment gathered on the street leading 10
the landing To see the general and his
escort pass. As General Grant passed
the point Mt which / stood the horse
ridden by one Of The department staff
SHE'D and boltcd Squarely into the gen
eral and his mount
Grant was a good horseman. but.
despite all his efforts, his horse bolted.
Became unmana geabie. aud threw his
rider Grant sustained injuries that
made him an invalid until the battle
Of Ice , 81. I ~ Ffx-.,
the incident at New Orleans much
thought until the cotton buyers and
Others whose plans for speculation had
been spoiled by Grant started the story
that the general had been thrown from
his horse because he was drunk Then
| felt that the soldiers Who Witnessed
the accident ought 10 Tell the truth
1T is mistake" said the captain.
Ito say that Grant was IN Invalid I'M
Gil the battle of Missionary Ridge lie
WAS lame, hut great Scott. he was the
most active lame man ever saw. The
morning after he slipped into Chatta-
nooga. several weeks before the battle
Of Missionary Rridgc. be limped over
TO the old railway station and surprised
lot Of fellows who were loading Wag-
ons. after the manner of soldiers who
didn't care tinker's dam fot any
body They didn't know Grant WAS
within 4 thousand miles of Chattanoo-
"a. but they recognized him and
buckied down 70 work. They Won
dered as they worked what the silent
man with cane was up To. They
learned the next night, when they were
ordered across the river and down to
Sbelmound ia support Hooker. 49, chi
cago inter Ocean.