Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-02-17
THE BOOMING CANNON
RECITALS OF CAMP AND BAT
TIE INCIDENTS.
Survivors of the Rebellion Relate
Many Amusing and Startling Incl
dents of Marches, Camp Life, ForaS-

Speaking OF privates and Major
Generals" said the Sergeant, there
was the case of myself and General
Thomas NJ Anderson. The General
enlisted as private in the Guthrie
Grays, or Sixth Ohio, in April, 1861. l
/ enlisted about the same time in Col
onels Guthrie's First Kentucky. An
derson In less than n month was given
| commission in the regular cavalry,
later was transferred TO the regular
infantry, came out OF the war Cap
tain, was a Colonel In 1898, was a
Major General in the war of that year,
and was retired as Brlgadier Gen
| eral of the regular army in 1901.
II, on the other hand, remained with
my regiment 10 the end of the Civil
War, carried rifle for nearly four
| years, and was mustered out a ser
! geant; went into business at the close
| of the war and succeeded only fairly
well. Nearly forty years after our
muster in l met General Anderson at
reception here in Chicago and was
hesitating about speaking Of old times
when the General took the matter In
his own hands saying: The Col
onel tells me that you were in the old
/ First Kentucky regiment | remem-
Der it very well, and because l was in
the Sixth Ohio, | watched yonr regi-
ment through the war. Some of your
officers came TO the regular service,
and through them kept ny my ac-
Quaintance. 1t warns my heart to
meet any of the old boys
This was as unexpected as 1t was
gratifying, and | felt very much at
ease with nay old acquaintance of the
Sixth Ohio. The General made ref
erence to his uncle, General Robert
Anderson, by whose advice he went
into the regular service. He said he
! remembered just how the First Ken
lucky looked when it was formed
without uniforms or arms to receive
! Major Anderson when he came West
BE said the Major was much touched
when he was told that hundreds of
| oAilO llCli Idu tIiilSltI III tue hbu-
| tucky regiment in the belief that he
was TO have personal command of the
brigade. | don't know how General
Anderson would meet an enlisted man
Of any one of his regiments in the reg
| ular service, but | know that in meet
ing an enlisted man Of the old voun-
teer army he left nothing to be de
1 sired"
THAT reminds me-" said the Major,
"0f my meeting with member Of the
Twenty first Illinois in 1866 or 1866.
We were crowdlng toward the stair
way near which General Grant was
standing. when the Illinois man said
impatiently, Push ahead man; | want
to get good look at the little cuss
1 who beat our regiment into shape the
first year Of the war. lie tanned MS
by marching MS across the country
and by disciplining every man who
/ dlsobeyed orders. He was our Col
his persistence in beating us into
shape. Now, here lie Is the biggest
man in the whole country and | want
to tell him what think Of him
Il regarded my Illinois friend with
some suspicion, bat when we came TO
where Grant was standing with his
hands In his pockets, while the people
in four ranks filed by him, little
country girl passed under the rope
! stretched in front Of the General.
| peered about in n sort Of personal in
spection for half a minute, then took
one of the Generals hands from the
! pocket kissed ii In a Carcssng way.
ana put 1t back into the pocket with a
satisfied, tender, reverent look or her
face. The General looked down at her
with queer smile on his face and
said quietly, Here. will shake hands
with you II die for it, What is your
name2
Thirty thousand people. within
seeing distance, yelled and cheered as
they saw the General take the little
! girls hand and lower his head to her
| face In the midst Of the cheering my
! Illinois friend leaned forward on tho
rope and, holding out his hand. said
Here. Sis. give me that hand. The
| girl. bewildered, tried 10 obey orders
and as the Twenty first man caugbt
! hold Of the hand and the General
fiinched tit had been shaken 10000
times that day.. the private Of the
/ Twenty first said. with chuckle.
That's all right. General | will han
die 1t as ! would sick baby. be-
longed to your old regiment. You tied
( me like mule to the end gate Of a
wagon. Another time carried n rail.
and | cussed you up and down in a
I whisper
The General looked annoyed aud
raised his eyes to those Of General
I Wilcny In pOmmRnh of The a,,nrin1