The National tribune., 1906-07-26

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Order No. 81, Feb. 8, 1853, in which he
orders q reduction OF the transportation
Of the army to 10 wagons for each regi-
ment of infantry, rs to each regiment
of cavalry. one wagon for each gun in a
battery Of artillery, FIVE wagons for each
brigade headquarters, and q train of IS
wagons for each division. How gener-
Gus the supply may have been before
we can only imagine by this reduction.
which was eight or 10 times as many
as Sherman allowed to his army In the
campaign Of Atlanta. Then the regi-
ment that got more than one wagon
was In luck, and likely to lose it the
first time t. General noticed it. The
veterans of "a and '65 must smile at
the thought of a regiment being fol-
lowed by 10 wagons as we'll as AN am
bulance, and a battery OF artillery trail
Ing around with 1t six wagons In addi-
ton OF it's battery wagon, forge, etc.
A Painful Incident.
In the early part of June, while For
rest was threatening franklin and had
cut off all communication with Nash
vile, there occurred an incident Of sin
gular sadness to all concerned. Late in
the afternoon of Junes8 two well-dress-
ed, well-mounted officers rode into
Franklin, and. going to Post Headquar-
ters. informed Col. J. p. Baird, Com
Col. Auton and Maj. Dunlop. Both
were very young, handsome. intelligent
men OF agreeable maDners. They pro>
duced official documents from e. D.
Townsend, Assistant Adjutant-General
Of the United States Army. and Gen.
James A. Garfield, Chief of Staff, OF the
Army Of the Cumberland, instructing
hnr Ahn \
outposts of the army and report there
on. These documents were as follows:
Especial Orders, No. 140)
WAR Department, Adjutant- Gener-
ais Office, Washington, May Is, 1863.
NV. Col. Lawrence w. Auton, cavalry
u. S. Army, and Acting Special Inspec-
tor-General, is hereby relieved from
duty along the Line of the Potomac
He will Immediately proceed to the
West and minutely inspect the Depart
ment Of the Ohio and the Department
Of the Cumberland, In accordance with
special Instructions Nos. 14O162 and
1875. furnished him from this office and
that Of the Paymaster- General.
Quartermaster, Is hereby relieved from
duty In this city. He Will report im-
mediately to Col Auton forstluty.
by order Of the Secretary of War.
"E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant-
General.
Col. Lawrence w. Auton, u. s. A.. Spe-
cial Inspector-General."
Especial Orders, No. 140)
: "War Department, Adjutant-G -Gener-
ais Office. Washington. May rs, 1853.
w. Mai. George Dunlop, Assistant
Quartermaster, is hereby relieved from
duty in this city. He viii report Inn
mediately to Col. Auton, Special I1spec-
tor-General, for duty. t bsk
by order OF the Secretary Of War.
"E. D. Townsend. Assistant Adjutant-
General 80
MAI. George Dunlop. Assistant Quar-
termaster. on special duty"
Headquarters. Department the
Cumberland. Murfreesboro, Tenn, May
''col. l. W: Auton. Cavalry, Special In
Colonel: The Ma3or-General COM
'manding desires me to say to you that
he desires that. II you can spare the
time at present. you WIN inspect his
outposts before drawing up your report
for the War Department at Washington
City. All commanding officers OF out
posts will aid you In this matter to the
best of their ability. The General de-
Oh 90 HiS ~ 8IvC HIS ICSpCClS I'D you.
Il remain. very respectfully, your
obedient servant, -.
-. A. Garfield, Brig. Gen. of Vols, Chief
OF Staff and Asst Adyt-Gen.'
(Indorsements.)
Headquarters, Department Of the
Cumberland. Murfreesboro. May 80,
"An guards and outposts will imme-
diately pass without delay Col Auton
and his assistant, Maj. Dunlop.
"By command of Mat-Gen. Rose
Grams.
-. A. GARFIELD, Vol. Chief OF Staff and
Asst Adj't Gen."
headquarters. u. s. Forces, Nash
Vile. Tenn. June s, 1863. -
"All officers In command of troops
belonging to these forces Will give every
assistance In their power to Col. L. w.
Auton, Special Inspector-General,u under
direct orders from the Secretary of War.
by command Of Gen. Morgan.
"Jno. Pratt, Asst Adjt Gen.
The Men and TheirI story.
Col. Auton and his companion had no
baggage or orderlies with. them. and
explained that on their way they had
been attacked by guHrrilaas. who had
killed. wounded or ca ptt1ned their or
ueTHes ana laken LneHSHJggage from
them. They solicit8d fhH 1oan of $50
to enable theH1o partially refit at
accepted thelT story. and Col. Baird
lent them the money, and they started
on the road to Nashville. But Col. Wat
kins was not wholly satisfied. and start
ed after them. He reached them be.
fore they had passed out of the lines,
and under some pretext took them back
to headquarters. In the. meanwhile
Baird had telegraphed to Mhrfreesboro
and learned that there were no such
officers and that the ytwop men were
probably spies. Thereupon they were
put under rigid ross-examination,
under which they finally shroke down,
eonfessing their true character. &c. s..
A." was found engraved on .sCol. Au-
toms" sword. The so-callad Col Auton
was William Orton Williams, the son OF
a gallant officer Of the Regular Army
who had been killed in Mexico. His
son was born in New York: and was a
near relative Of Gen: Robert e. Lee. At
the beginning of the civil war he had
solicited an appointment In ths- Regular
Army. and received one as Second Lieu
tenant of Cavalry, March s23. 1851, was
promoted to First Lieutenant later, and
resigned June 10. 1851. In the mean
time he had married q beautiful South
Carolina widow, who had been q Miss
Hamilton. All these influences had