The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13

tackled, the boys hustled into line and
were double quicked for more than a
mile to find-nothing Then it was
explained that the double-Quick march
was to get up a good circulation and
counterfeit the influence of the cold
bath. The boys accepted the situation,
saying one to another, old Jakey isn't
such 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.
Millions in Confederate Money.
"A correspondent with the Russian
army" said Dan r. 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 story about which little was said
at the time, but which is worth the
telling now. In May, 1865, 1 was
commtssary Of subsistence at Mont
gomery, Ala. The war was over and
l 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 I was issuing
rations
He asked if l 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,
pepper, salt pork. 1 mentioned the
quantity In each case and was enjoy
ing the performance when he asked,
How much Is a ration with your
II told him. reading the regulations
for his entertainment. Thereupon he
said, Il am Major General Gideon j.
Pillow, c. s. A., and on your own
showing am entitled to thirty-two ra-
TONS This was a sumner, but 1 said,
Great Scot, General, don't you know
that the war is over, and that by the
grace Of the government your one ra-
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 a lot of Confederate
bills on the floor, dropped in the course
Of a poker game. STOPPING he picked
up $50 note and offered it to me. I
declined to take It, and drew from a
box a handful Of $40, $50 and $500
notes and rendered them to him.
HE accepted that as sign that
peace had come. l had at that time
in my Office twenty seven boxes each
containing S1,OOOOO0 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,
I raise you a million While commits
sary I 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.
Ba22ing Retreating Army.
1T is no easy job" said the Colonel,
Ito bag a 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. / was at that time il
the Twenty fourth 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
1t 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 h There was
a sameness in the messages, but ever
one was received with cheers, and aft
er the reception of each we would cut
out after the cavalry with a quicker
step.
Il remember particularly the mes
sage that came just before we got
into line at Amelia Court House.
Sheridan was still calling for the in
fantry, and when we put in an appear
ance his men were making a rear
guard fight, falling back under heavy
pressure. However, as soon as W..
swung into position the cavalry strucl:
out like a lot of wild horses for tho
road on which Lee was marching to
Flrmville. General Walter C. New.
berry, by the way, dashed into thu
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 g0bbled a gooi
many prisoners. We struck the same
corps at Farmville, and doubled it up,
but did not head it OF 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 ris-