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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30


something to General Grant l got
back to the farmhouse just in time to
hear the general ask the woman II she
had anything to eat in the house.
"'No,' she replied. General Grant
and his staff have just been here and
eaten everything in the house except
one pumpkin pie
The general took In the situation at
once and asked the woman her name.
That night the regiment was ordered
out on dress parade, and the adjutant
general read this order from General
Grant:
Lieutenant wickheld OF the - In
diana cavalry having on this day eaten
everything In Mrs Jackson's house ex-
cept one pumpkin pie. he is hereby or
dered to return with an escort of 100 cav
airy and eat that pie"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

column. The divisions were headed by
Lieutenant Commanders Cushman,
Parker and T. o. Selfridge, Jr.
The instant the men sprang forward
into rife range 1000 marksmen opened
on them. They fell by scores, but the
column went on until It reached an an
gle where two faces Of the fort met.
The sailors found themselves In a
slaughter pen. The rear ranks broke,
soon to be followed by nearly all who
could get away. In the charge 300
were killed and wounded. Breese, Par
ker and Cushman refused to retire and,
with about sixty men, clung to the foot
of the parapet until the fortress fell.
Robley D. Evans, now rear admiral,
was wounded four times in this fight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

rode away, GER am dying.
tain that Barlow's death was a ques-
ton Of only few hours.
But Barlow did not die. His wife
came promptly and nursed him 80
faithfully that he recovered.
Many years passed until one night
both generals were guests at a dinner.
Some one introduced them.
Are you any relation to the General
Barlow who was killed at Gettys-
burgr asked Gordon.
Yes; a very near relation" answer
ed Barlow, with a laugh. II am the
man who was killed. A man named
Gordon lost his life In battle later on.
He saved my life at Gettysbwg. Are
you any hin to that manr'
IT am be-" was the reply.
Both heroes laughed a. they 0avs
sach other . hsartier haldshaks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30


do as tell you at once, my man"
Pat went about his business and In
couple Of hours returned to the gener-
ais headquarters.
Does 1t take you two hours to skin
a horser asked the general.
Sure, general; 1t took me an hour to
catch him." said the Hishman.
Catch himr' echoed Butler. you
don't mean that the horse was aliveT
"Yis, general, and couldn't skin him
alive very WELL" replied Pat
you don't mean to say you killed
my horse?" said General Butler.
Sure and 1 did," said Pat "You
know you told me 1 was to obey orders
without asking questions" General
Butler was at loss for a reply.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

two or three of the quartermasters,
ordered them TO dash buckets of water
over the mutineers In quick succession.
Derision, under repeated douches, turn
ed to silence and silence to supplica-
ton. Did the captain want to drown
themi If l would only let them go
q would never have occasion to com
plain Of them again. 1t became a say
ing afterward among the sailors that
tOld Beeswax' was hades on water
ing fellows grog"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
Grant and the Pumpkin Pie.

There was a lieutenant in my regi-
ment named Wickfeld," said veteran
at G. A. r. campfire. I'VE were cami
paignlng under Grant in southern Mis-
souri,. Wickfield was commanding the
advance guard, Of which was mem
ber. We were hungry and tired, and
when we caught sight of farmhouse
the lieutenant made tracks for It, and
the rest of us followed. A middle aged
woman demanded to know what we
wanted. Wickfield replied: Madam,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

battle and the
awful slaughter
"Lincoln wept
like a child"
"While thetwo
armies W ere
converg g."
said Lincoln, II
went into my
room and pray
ed as l never
prayed before.
I told God II we
were to win the
battle he must
do it, for l had
done all that l
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

meet the cruis-
er. The Ala
bama came on,
escorted as far
as the neutral
line Of waters
by a French
frigate. Fear
ing that the
Confederate
cruiser II de-
feated might
recross the
French shore
line and es-
cape, Win
slow put to sea
ILL.,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

stole up to the generals house, and as
General Stoughton turned to face the
intruders he was confronted by a brace
Of revolvers.
you're my prisoner said the guer-
rilla. my name is Mosby-Jack Mos
by, at your service. Stonewall Jack
sons between you and your army"
And Stoughton was 80 thoroughly
deceived that. though having an army
OF several thousand within call, he al
lowed Mosby to carry him OF.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
When Two Dead Generals Met.

General Barlow Of the Union army
fell wounded and, 1t was thought, dy-
ing during the first day Of the battle
Of Gettysburg and within the Confed-
crate lines. General Gordon, cantering
by, inquired what he could do for him.
II am dying" said Barlow. "Just
reach into my coat pocket, draw out
the letter you find there and read II to
me. 1t is from my wife" Gordon
read the letter. "Now, general" said
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
Dewey and the Shark.

At Mobile bay after the fall Of New
Orleans George Dewey was a Junior
watch officer on the steam sloop Mis-
sissippi The ships colored cook, call
ed in naval parlance the doctor" tried
to convert Dewey to faith in the dan
ger of sharks, but Dewey held that
they would never bite human being
One day Dewey was sent ashore In
the ships dingey on some tri6lng duty
He had on, as usual, frock coat with
very long tails, and as he sat in the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

smoked more They sent N cigars.
than two cigars a day in his life. When
the people of the north found that their
commander evidently liked cigars,
loyal souls from every great northern
city sent In cigars to Grants head
quarters until he had piled up in his
tent 10000 cigars. He felt that it
would not be polite to return them or
to give them away, so the only thing
to do was to smoke them"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

upon his telling
the story Of his
being lashed to
the rigging Of
the Hartford In
the battle Of
Mobile Bay.
"Oh," answer
ed Farrag ut,
"some moi Sc
was made about
that, but 1t was
not as people
told It. l had
gone up aloft-
10 see better
to get above
the smoke of
the ahln'a nuna
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

NN Aug. 8, 1864, when Farragut
u steamed into Mobile bay, tax
ing the lead of the line Of moni-
tors and gunboats with his flagship
Hartford, Captain Craven of the Te-
cumseh asked for the post of honor in
attacking the Confederate ram Ten
pessee, whose destruction was the object
if the raid. The bay was planted with
torpedoes, and the line marking them
was buoyed out, yet when the gallant
captain saw a chance to close with the
Tennessee he drove the Tecumseh has
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

when the ship was struck. Both he
and the pilot turned to the turret lad
der, seeking escape. The pilot gave
way to his commander. but Craven
stepped back. After you, pilot" he
said, with grace comparable to that Of
the dying Sydney on the field of Zut-
phen. There was no after" said the
pilot in relating the incident. Craven
and 100 men were drowned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

stern of the skif
his coat tails
trailed In the
water. Just as
the dingey was
on the point Of
re ching the
vessel a shark
rose to the sur
face and bit of
the starboard
side Of the lieu
tenants after
uniform.
Dewey jump
ed to his feet
and ran up the
.IIo "a A. .hI
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

l am General
Grant, and this
Is my staff. We
are hungry
HE did not
need to say any
more. The wo-
man brought
out the best she
had, and we ate
until there was
nothing left in
sight. We had
gone on but a
short distance
when the lieu
tenant sent me
honly fo rannrf
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

he pulled past
F ort Caswell
and the forts at
Bald Head, in
the mouth OF
Cape Fear riv-
er, and landed
at Smithville,
the Confederate
headquarters.
Hldinghls boats
and their crews
within twenty
nve yards Of
a battery, he
went, with two
men, to Gener-
Al
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

rear Of us, und den Schwartz's pattery
vas took"
you, Of course, spiked the guns"
"VotT exclaimed the Dutchman in
astonishment "Schpike dem guns!
Schpike dem pran new guns7 Wy, II
would shpoil demv'
well" said the general sharply,
what did you dor
"Do? Py chimmeny, We took dem
pack again.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
One Of Cushing's Exploits.

One of the most daring of Captain w.
B. Cushings many sensational exploits
was his attempted capture Of the Con-
federate General Hebert. To convince
his superior OF the feasibility Of a GER
tain plan he had matured Gushing un-
dertook to bring the Confederate COM
mander to breakfast on board the flag
ship. With twenty men in the boats
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

t h o u gh t he
would have the
horse skinned
and stuffed. He
called one of
the soldiers, an
Irishman, and
told him to go
and skin the
horse.
" W hatl Is
Almond Eye
deadT asked
the Irishman.
what busi-
ness Of yours Is
itT replied
General Butler.
Don't ask
questions, but
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

discipline that
the ON ent
they heard the
well known sig
mails the crew
tfell In mechan-
acally at their
gums. Wherever
n observed a
drunken man I
lordered his
fcomrades to ar
rest him. Some
showed fight,
but they were
soon overpow-
cred and put in
sirons. Calling
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

Barlow. ''please
destroy that let
ter. l want
you to notify
her-she is in
the town over
yonder - what
has happened
to me-"
II WILL" re-
piled Gordon.
He sent for
Mrs. Barlow,
giving her safe
conduct through
the southern
lines, and then
rode awav cnr-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

The doctor" who had viewed the pro-
ceedings from the vessel, approached
him presently with a grin of the ut
most width. "Ah, haw he said, TAX
ing advantage Of the familiarity Gus
tomarily allowed him on board. Per
haps, Massa Dewey, yo' biisve now
dat sharks won't bite q pusson. WhaI
yo' coat tail. chr
MY coat tail" replied the lieutenant
with his habftual sang froid," has becr
removed By an Aet Of Providence
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
Colonel Jack Mosbys Ruse.

Colonel Jack Mosby, the Confederate
raider, was not very particular who he
picked up on his raids around the coun-
try, but Of course preferred prisoner
with straps on his shoulders to one
without them. One night in March,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
How Semme. OueIed a Muiny.

"The first and only mutiny on the Ala
bama," wrote Captain Raphael Semmes
h his memoirs, occurred when the
vessel was lying at St Pierre, Mar
Unique A crowd Of sulky and surly
sailors gathered about the foremast,
Elg1ng mudnous language and defying
the authorities Of the ship. ordered
The first lieutenant to beat to quar-
ters.' Such was the effect Of previous
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
...111ess Boom Stories,
Told by Naval Veterans of the Civul War

for her father thought II was in his
boots would throw up both hands and
Tield. But he didn't He just shut his
teeth together and said that his duty
compelled him to take those men, and
he was going to take them. 1t was
pretty tough. though, and 1t ended ev-
erything between them"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

the Fort Donel-
son fight the
newspapers all
over the north
were filled with
the story Of
how the silent
captain had
fought tn at
fight with an
unlighted cigar
in his mouth.
"Up to that
tim e." said
General Will
son, General
Grant never
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
Buffers Order Was Obeyed.

General b. F. Butler had horse that
he thought great deal of. The name
Of the horse was Almond Eye. An
orderly reported that the horse had
fallen into a ravine and broken his
neck. Butler felt pretty bad, and he
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
The Sinking Of the Alabama.

On June 10. 1864, the United States
frigate Kearsarge was off Cherbourg,
France. 1t was Sunday. The bell toll
ed for service, and Captain Winslow
stepped on deck, his prayer book in
his hand. While the crew was assem-
bling the lookout shouted, "The Ala
bamaw The captain put by the sacred
volume and ordered his ship about to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

tily across the
line. She had
gone but a few
yards when one
or more torpe-
does exploded
under her. She
W ent dow n
bows first, her
screw plainly
visible for a
moment to all
on the Tennes-
zee, which was
Awaiting the
onset not 200
yards distant.
Craven was In
kha nilof hnrtGo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

1858, he and
his men were
prowllng about
the Union head
quarters at
Fairfax Court
House, Va, and
from a prison
er lear n e d
where General
s t o u 8 n ton,
commander Of
the infantry
outposts, was
sleeping. TAX
ing with him
a few trusty
man NJ nahv
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
CAMPFIRE STORIES
Told by Brave Soldiers For Memorial Day

Of the shirts made by the patriotic
women Of America
"In about FIVE minutes after this con-
versation 1 saw the venerable veteran
and the bandaged hero at the office TAX
ing the oath-with sugar in it-togeth-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
The Song Of the Shirt.

"The shirts made by the patriotic la
dies of America" wrote soldier feel
ingly from the front, "are noble articles
as far down as the collar, but would
not do to use as an only garment.
Captain Mortimer de Montague Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
Carnase at Fort Fisher.

Fort Fisher, the last important for
tress OF the Confederacy, succumbed
on Jan. Is, 1865, to a combined land and
naval assault. For three hours Com
modore Porter had bombarded the
fort. At noon the signal was given to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

sailors ana ma
rim es to go
ashore. Two
thousand men
landed in small
boats. Owing
to the heavy
musketry hre
they found 1t
impossible to
intrench, and
the whole as
semblage in
bands OF Is to
100 advanced in
three divisions
with wild yells.
Ii e u t Q n a n t
Com m a n der
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

fax's task was
an unpleasant
one" he says.
HE was a Vir-
ginian by birth
and was on
terms Of init
macy with the
Mason and Sill
deli ia antilles.
The two men
reproached him
bitterly and
called him q
traitor to the
south and to his
state. II was
said that be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

ger rode furt-
ously at the gen
eral and, touch
ing his cap
addressed him
thus:
"SheneraL l
wants to make
one rebort-
Schwartz's pat
terry is took"
"Ah!' said the
general. How
was thatr
well, you see,
sheneral, der
shecessionists
hanked us, und
der sheceesion-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
Capture Of Mason and SEdel.

The real hero Of the capture of the
confederate ENJOYS Mason and Slidell
from the British steamer Trent, ac-
cording to a sailor who was present
nyas Lieutenant D. NJ. Fairfax, COM
mander Of the boarding party. Fair
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

the skirmish
guard put on
one when he
went to the
generals re-
ception, and the
collar stood
up so high that
he couldn't put
his cap on,
while the other
epar TIM ent
didn't quit g
reach to his
waist As he
entered the
drawing room
nnro~aI Gn0tt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
"Schwartz's Pattery Vas Took"

During the battle Of Shiloh an officer
hurriedly rode up to an aid and in
quired for Grant. That's the man,
with the field glass;" said the aid.
Wheeling his horse about, the stran-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
A Modest Admiral.

Illustrative Of Admiral Farraguts
simplicity Of character was an incident
OF the annual race Of the New York
Yacht club in 1866. In the course Of
that day a number Of ladies insisted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

II sometimes happens that a man faints
when wounded, and to insure me
against a fall in such case an officer
took small piece Of rope and tied me
tRst-that's all"
that's alp was delightful in its
modesty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

remarked very feelingly. 'Ah. here
comes another Of the wounded heroesg
"Hs's not wounded. general re-
marked an onacer standing BY.
Then why II his head bandaged mp
soF asked the vensrabis veteran.
"'OA' said tno cfacse, that's only ons
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

- ENERAL DANIEL sICKLEs
R tells a story illustrating the ten
derness of President Lincoln's
aeart, as well as his faith in Providence
and his beautiful optimism. After Sic
kles had been wounded at gettysburg
he was removed to Washington, and
yhe president called on him at the hos
pltal. When the general described the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
Why Grant Smoked So Much.

At campfire and dinner Of the
Eleventh army corps in New York re-
Gently General James Grant Wilson
told how General Grant became the
inveterate smoker that he was. After
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30

Vas engaged to Miss siidell. one Of
h most beautiful girls l ever cav.
md when saw her pleading with him
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-15
Wasbipgtop apd bipco1p.

This month contains two day made
memorable by having been the natal
days of two of the greatest presidents
the United States has ever produced.
This state has wisely and sfttingly
made both days legal holidays, that
the memory of the two men may be
preserved and kept fresh in the minds
OF the people. The two men are Wash
ington and Lincoln.
The former has passed into history.
That which could have been used dis
paragingly in reference to his mem
DRY, has been inferred with his bones;
the good he has done lives after him
he has been idealized
Not SO with Lincoln. The rugged
truth and unvarnished sincerity of the
man has not lost its original color by
the succession of years that have
passed since the hand of Booth was
raised against him. Men still live
who knew him as a man among men.
Only to the negro is he a patron saint,
but the time is coming when his mem
DRY will be stripped of all the human
interests that made him like other men
and a new Lincoln will live glorifed
by his great deeds even to an extent
surprising the memory of Washing
ton.
Weare all, to a greater or less ex-
tent, hero worshipers. We cannot
look, however imperfectly, upon a
great man, without gaining something
by him. He is the living light-foun-
tain which it is good and pleasant to
be near.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-15

We may rightly pause IN sorrow and
silence over the depths of darkness
that is still in man, if we also rejoice
in the heights of purer vision to which
he has attained, and looking to such
characters as Washington and Lin
coin, bow ia almost sacred reverence
to them, for no nobler feeling than this
of unselfsh admiration for one higher
than himself dwells in the breast oi
man.
Washington believed IN himself as
he believed his God, SO did Lincoln.
Great consciousness of an ability to
do something. Belief is great, it is
life-giving. The history of a nation,
of a people, becomes fruitful, soul
elevating, great, SO soon as that peo-
pie believes.
Let us know all we can of these men,
their heart struggles and reverses.
To know them conscientiously brings
US into closer and clearer relation with
the great truth which lies at the
foundation Of our nation. The past
is only the possession OF the present
and out of it comes only that which
is true. Let us hold to that, for the
false in history vanishes never to re-
turn. In like fashion to that pass
away our highest ideals, our castles
in the air. All things that have been
IN this world, all things that will be,
have their end: to them all, however
dear, we have only to say our sad
farewells, only the great truths remain
and such are these two principles we
call Washington and Lincoln.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-15
Shearine Waits on Weather.

Sheep shearing will begin at the
Pope & Howard sheep sheds located
across the river on the first day OF
March, now two weeks off, if the
weather has sufficiently moderated by
that time. It's an interesting work
and a number from the city always
visit the sheds while it is being done
and watch the def users of the shears
as they nip and nip and roll back the
heavy wool. Shorn of his winter
covering, the sheep is ready for the
slaughter house where he will be made
into mutton, and shipping to Chicago
begins shortly after the shearers get
busy.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-15
Cheap Buyfpg*

In a neighboring city, blessed with
some excellent stores and having
among it's business men generous,
public-spirited people, supporting city,
county and state government, contrib
uting to all worthy enterprises, Civ
ing to churches and charity, there has
been injected one of those mushroom
stores, having the salvage of what
was once a good stock, to dispose Of.
People are lured to it by prices SO
rediculously low that they imagine
they are getting bargains.
The end will prove their foolish
ness. We believe the wise thing o
do is to stick to the men who stick to
you. Your city is only a community
of interests. It's welfare is dependent
upon the support of those who are
reckoned its citizens and it's prosperity
is regulated by the prosperity Of its
individuals.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-15

Is it wise to jeopardize this by send
ing out of the city the thousands OF
dollars that must follow from the sale
of cheap goods that may prove to be
worth even less than was paid for
them?
There is a local pride that. is built
upon local loyalty. It is that home
merchants are always the best. They
satisfy if there is dissa abstraction, they
buy your produce, they make the mar
ket for what you have it sell, and
what spirit of justice is it that prompts
you to forsake them for a Ay-by.
night concern which seeks to unload
itself OF the product of sweat shops
where all the misery of humanity is
woven into every fabric that is Offered
for sale? ~
In the end it pays to be true to your
home merchants. You know who
they are.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-15
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