The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-04-13

such a fool, after ALL The division
held the advance of Buell's army, and
was the first of that army to reach the
field at Shiloh Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mi1lions in Confederate Money.
IA correspondent with the Russian
army" said Dan II. Anderson, says
the Russian officers and soldiers bab-
BILE too much. All soldiers do, but as
rule they babble of things about
which they know little or nothing.
And where's the harm? Now, here
is q story about which little was said
at the time. but which is worth the
telling now. In May, 1865, 1 was
commissary Of subsistence at Mont
gomery, Ala. The war was over and
was issuing rations to people who
came for them. One morning a tall,
military looking man, with hair and
beard as white as snow, came to the
table or counter where / was issuing
ratiOns.
He asked IL I was the commissary
and introduced himself as General
Gideon ]. Pillow. He confided to me
that it was very embarrassing to him
to ask assistance from enemies. 1
told him it would afford me great
pleasure to follow the instructions in
his case, and proceeded to weigh out
a weeks ration, so much bread, sugar,
coffee, salt, soap, vinegar, candles,
sol 4 fho
quantity in each case and was enjoy
ing the performance when he asked,
How much Is a ration with your
Il told him, reading the regulations
for his entertainment. Thereupon ha
said, I am Major General Gideon j.
Pillow, G. 8. A., and on your own
showing am entitled to thirty-two ra-
TONS This was a sumner, but said.
Great Scot, General, don't you know
that the war Is over, and that By the
grace Of the government your one rii-
| ton is there on the table?' After /
had agreed to send his ration to his
house he turned to go, when his eye
caught sight Of lot Of Confederate
bills on the floor, dropped in the course
Of poker game. STOPPING he picked
up $50 note and offered it to me. I
declined to take 1t, and drew from a
box a handful Of $50, $50 and $500
notes and rendered them to him.
HE accepted that as a sign that
peace had come. 1 had at that time
in my office twenty-seyen boxes each
containing $1,0OO,OOO in Confederate
notes. In the basement Of the state
house there were several carloads of
Cancelled Confederate notes and bonds,
and In the poker games Of the time It
was not unusual for our boys to say;
L raise you a Million While commis-
sary 1 issued rations to the crew OF
| the pirate Tallahassee and to thou
sands of Lee and Johnston's men on
the way to their homes west of the
Mississippi. In those days Uncle Sam
did his duty by his erring children:"
Chicago Inter Ocean.
BaGging Retreating Army.
ut Is no easy job" said the Colonel
ito bag defeated or retreating army.
We had lots of experience in the
| Maryland and Pennsylvania cam-
paigns, but we never bagged an army,
in the East, until the Appomattox cam
paign in 1865. l was at that time in
the Twenty-four Army corps. From
the minute that we got into position
on the Petersburg front there had
been beautiful fighting, day and night;
up to the capture Of Fort Gregg
AFTER the inner line Of Confeder-
ate works had been taken we drew out
and followed General Sheridan's cav
airy in a night march after the enemy.
It was an exciting chase, and we ex-
pected message from Sheridan every
three or four hours to this effect;
Bring up the infantry. We are driv-
ing the enemy like - There was
a sameness in the messages, but every
one was received with cheers, and aft
er the reception Of each we would cut
out after the cavalry with quicker
step.
II remember particularly the mes
sage tSat came just before we got
into line at .Smelia Court House.
Sheridan was still calling for the in
fantry, and when we put in an appear;
ance his men were making rear
guard fight, falling back under heavy
pressure. However, as soon as we
swung Into position tie cavalry struck
out like lot Of wild horses for the
road on which Lee was marching to
Farmyille. General Walter G.. New
berry, by the way. dashed into the
Confederate column at Paine's Cross
Roads, cut it in two, and captured six
guns and other war material.
AT Sailors creek we struck General
EwelPs corps and gobbled good
many prisoners. We struck the same
corps at Farmviile, and doubled 1t up
but did not head 1t off until we
reached Appomattox. There We
pushed General Gordon's corps back
until we reached the brow of the hill
overlooking Appomattox Court House
and the valley of the Appomattox riv
er, on the slopes beyond which was
drawn up General Lees army prelim
mary to surrender.
1--WE had bagged the army at last
but after the surrender we did not &c
into camp That same afternoon Gen
eral Grant put the Army of the Poto
mac in motion for Danville, Genera
Sheridan leading. General Grant hnd
been I'm the bagging business befort
at Fort Donelson and Vicksburg, ant
he didn't seem to appreciate the feel
ings of the officers and soldiers Of tn,
Army of the Potomac after their Ions
chase. At all events, away we wen
as il the catching Of an army wa:
nothing to brag about."-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
To the Point.
/ The late General Russell Hasting;
;erved with distinction in the Cfvi