The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-03-01

Oh or remain Denfnd, but IL he fol
lowed on, he should have enough to
eat and receive proper care. That night
the ratlons OF dozen other horses
were reduced Just little 80 that "Old
Billy" had full ratlons The old fel.
low seemed to renew his youth as the
days passed. He was in no sense II
skulker or coffee cooler" When
the fighting began "Old Billy" was at
the front with the battery. At Bull
Run, when the first horse was dis
nbled. the harness was removed and
put upon "Old Billy" and he took his
place and did faithful service through.
out the fight, until another horse was
supplied. when he was again turned
out to do us he pleased. He pleased
to follow the army to Washington,
through the city and out into Mary
land, to South Mountain and Antie-
tam, all the time growing fatter and
apparently happier. But when the
army returned to Virginia, after An
tietam, "Old Billy" disappeared. The
boys In the battery always suspected
that some one had stolen him, and al
ways hoped that the thief would be
good to him.
At that same battle of Bull Run n
horse belonging to Lieut.. james Stew
art, of Battery Il, Fourth artillery.
was struck BY cannon ball which car
ried away his tail and gouged out many
pounds of his flesh. "Tartar'-that
was this war horses name-had been
with the battery long time. He went
with 1t to Salt Lake City in 1860, when
the Mormons needed looking after by
detachment of the United Stntes
army under Gen. johnson. and natur-
ally was favorite, but everybody In
battery p could see that his DAYS of
usefulness were over. He was turned
out, as 1t was supposed, to die, while
the battery Joined the army in hur-
ried retreat to Washington. While the
brigade to which battery b was at
tached was In camp near Halls hill,
few miles from Washington, Tartar"
marched into camp and readily found
his way to his old battery. The brig
ade heard n lusty cheer over In Bat
terry B. Some one wondered what
general was passing. A messenger was
sent over to find out. He came back
with the remark: Something better
than n general caused that cheer old
Tartar has Joined the battery, and
the boys say he shall go with them
If they have to make II horse ambulance
to carry him."
Veterinary surgeons were set to work
to dress the sufferers ghastly wounds,
and when the Ln.rch through Washing
ton occurred probably no one thing at
tracted more attention and caused
more comment than poor old Tartar
with his wonderfully bandaged body.
No horse in the battery received more
care nor had better ratlons than Tar
tar" from that time until he had fully
recovered. Though he was tailless,
and bore the marks of two wounds
Into which the fattest man in the bat
terry could lay his arm, he was one of
the sprlghtliest animals In Battery B
from that time until the end of the
war, and when he died, in the 70s he
was given honorable burial. and his
loss was keenly felt by the whole COM
mand.
am sorry to have to tell an unfav-
late Gen. John A. Kellogg. the last
commander of the Iron Brigade, who
led that force in Gen. Grants closing
campaign in Virginia, had large,
beautiful roam of which he was very
proud. But the roam proved to be Il
dress parade soldier At the battle of
White Oak Road and Gravelly Run, n
severe engagement, the first In which
kellogg had directed the movements of
the brigade, his big, handsome horse
retrented without orders ut the first
volley. The general sawed on the bits
and yelled whoa in vain. The roam
fairly flew from the firing line, car
rying the brigade commander away
from the battle. Finding that he could
not halt the animal Gen. Kellogg slid
off behind just as Billy Holloway, his
orderly, rode up. Taking Holloway's
horse he rode back to the brigade In
time to save his reputation and win
promotion.
1t was only necessary. after that, to
mention the roam to bring forth from
Gen. kellogg an Grafton specked with
stars and dashes that never failed to
set the audience into convulsive roars.
In that same battle my Charley"
as manageable and gentle In battle rs
the gentlest of carriage horses, was
shot. l was riding from the center of
the brigade to the right to give direc-
tions to change position. When the
ride was nearly completed Charley
dropped to his knees, but was up in
an Instant; and the next instant
twenty or more men in gray were de-
manding my surrender, the guns of
some of them being within few feet
Of my body. McGowan's Confederate
division had driven back the right of
our brigade, giving me chance to ride
through thick underbrush into the Con-
federate line, then advancing. was