The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-03-23
A Rraxe Confederate.

Lieutenant G. A. Coryell, formerly
of the One Hundred and Forty-first
New York Volunteers, Twentieth
Army Corps, was with Sherman on
the famous march to the sea. One
bright Sunday in December, 1864, the
lieutenant was detailed to take charge
of the picket line in front of Savan-
nah, on the edge Of rice swamp.
There was a truce between the pick
cts and everything wore a Sabbath
like stiffness.
Coryell had nothing to do and was
out of tobacco. How to get a chew
was the question. Finally IL handsome
young officer from the Confederate
side strolled out between the lines.
Coryell hailed him at once:
Il say, Johnny, if 1 come over to
you, can 1 get tobacco and return
safely to my lines?"
"Come along. I'll treat you right"
"How do 1 know that I'll not be
taken prisoner"
You have the word Of gentle
man and a Confederate officer"
Coryell thought moment and then
decided to make the venture. He laid
aside his sword and belt and started
across the high and narrow dixie
leading to the Confederate line. On
either side of the dixie the water in
the rice fields was five feet deep.
The lieutenant reached the opposite
shore without any misgivings. The
Confederate produced some tobacco,
and a trade was made in no time.
Then the two fell into a pleasant con-
versatiOn.
Suddenly Coryell saw a signal fiut-
ter from a house some distance in
the rear OF the Confederate line.
what does that mean?" he asked
sharply.
II don't know" replied the Confed-
crate
Just then an orderly dashed up on
horseback, and, with a dignified sa-
lutte, said to the Confederate officer:
Lieutenant, the General orders you
to take the Yankee officer to head
quarters"
Coryell was dumfounded. Then he
looked at the Confederate lieutenant,
and noted his honest eyes and his
manly face.
"Am 1 your prisoner?' asked Cory.
ell.
81 offered you my protection" he
said. Go to your lines. l will fol-
low you over the dyke. and if my
body can shield you from Confederate
lead you shall reach your command in
safety. Good-by and God bless you
The Federal started on his return
trip. He was half way across when
the first shot came. There was an
other and another, until a whole bri'
gade seemed to be firing at him.
The fugitive walked rapidly onward
until he reached the Federal lines and
| yaulted over the breastwork. Then
he looked back and saw his protector
standing on the dyke. The Confeder
ate waved his hand. turned about and
marched back to his own side. Hs
had kept his promise like true sol
dier.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Flag Above the Schoolhouse Door
In cities and in villages, in country dis
tricts scattered wide,
Above the school house door it floats;
thing of beauty and of pride;
The poorest child, the richest heir-'ti
theirs in common to adore,
For tits their flag that proudly floats
the flag above the. school hous
door!
What does 1t mean o careless boy,
thoughtless girl at happy play?
Red for the blood your fathers shed o.
some far-off eventful day
White for the loyalty and faith Of count
less women who forbore
To mourn, but gave their all to save til
flag above the school house door,
And blue-sweet hopes ethereal hue
the color of true loyalty
Red. white and blue. united in one grant
harmonious trinity!
'Tis yours to love! tits yours to serve
tits yours to cherish evermore!
God keep it ever floating there-the fla
above the school house door!
Youths Companion.
The Rebel Yell.
In the bloody attack of Palmer's d
, vision against Cheatham. writes wa
historian in describing the battle G
Kenesaw Mountain, the Confederate
reserved their fire till the assaulter
were very close upon them, almost Il
to the Confederate intrenchments. a
they came into full view from th
, tangled underbrush, there broke upo
, them an appalling fire, sheet
, flame and sound of musketry thf
shook the ground. In two or thrt
places almost the entire Union lin
seemed to disappear under it.
succeeding this murderOuS swee
of DEATH" says writer who wi
= messed the scene, there arose fro
p behind thepintrenchments a wild an
\ piercing sound. 1t was the rebel ye
j Often ere this it had occurred on Il
\ fields of strife. but never before ha
n it smote the ears of those whom
n now greeted with more daring defian'
g than in the moment of horror al
e blood. Above the roar of the battl
: clear and shrill, it rang out, and aga
r and yet again it was re-echoed fro
S the mountain crags TO the woody +
!, cesses of the plain. Like an inspir
4 ton from the genii of ruin, it seem'
i to arouse those from whose throats
C leaped forth to more than mort
energy, and now, from 10000 muske
e and from a score of cannon. the
e poured forth an incessant blaze, viii
s scattered carnage and death for hu
IS dreds of yards around"
S. The fire was so tremendous tn
n cannon ball plowed the ground a
a shell hurled earth and sod into t
ID air like a charge Of blasting powd
% os4on 1rbo1o trepS were cut to DieC