Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-10-13

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( and Unexpectedly bursting over our
I heads common minds become confused
and give up everything as lost. Great
finds grasp the situation, and with
/ the rapidity of thought evolve success
ont of disaster Such was the case on
this occasion. IN a moment. IN the
| twinkllng of an eye, was seized with
| an irrcpressibe desire to lead one
! grand charge-to the rear-back
across Chickamauga river. know
there are some would-be critics who
would style that movement democrat
ized stampede. shame on such critics
Know they not that thousands of brave
men are living to-day. both North and
South. who saved their lives by Just
such charges as I led that memorable
November evening? But nothing of the
kind was ever conceived and put in
execution with greater rapidity than
that brilliant charge. No need of say.
Ing veterans and vIctorS. follow
me" l had only to start and they
followed without telling. Down the
hill we went, heller SHELTER, pell.men.
! heelS-winding, totally oblvious as to
what became Of the Confederacy. We
had no sooner crossed the first little
ridge toward Chickamauga river than
some skulking aides with drawn pis-
tolls, ordered us to halt and form. They
might as well have ordered the Niagara
to halt and form. | felt that my repu-
tation as leader was at stake and
! was not to he thwarted: moreover,
the great desire which had taken pos.
session of my mind-which permeated
every fiber of my being, was to put
Chickamauga river between me and the
horde of bowling Yankees We halted
not, but kept ON ana ON, up hill and
down through woods ana over fallen
trees; we deviated neither to right
nor ieft-we had a purpose in view
which was bound to be carried out
Shortly after dark reached the pom
to0u bridge across the Chickamauga
without gun or cartridge box. without
knapsack or hat. | crossed over IN
trumph--l was safe What became
|
in fact. didn't consider that | was
under any obligation to look after she'll
welfare. | had lost all the pity that
| felt for them two or three hours he,
fore-my feelings were hurt on ne.
count of their actions to us that even.
ing, and IL they wanted TO come turn
bling down through those woods In the
darS and fall in the river and get
drowned, l wasn't going to care cent
Corporal Flynn, Jr., in Americas
Tribune
Hero of Thrilling Deed.
Bloomington,--The capture of two
Federal generals at one time dur
.Ge the civil war Is the remarkable rec
ord made by Captain Jesse Mcneil
} Low a resident Of Champaign County
} H., but who commanded a baud OF
: tu enty Confederate rangers Curing the
} great conflict of the COS. Captain Me
Neill's father organized the band, but
he fell in battle, and the son, who had
been a lieutenant, was advanced Il
captain. He did not dlsappont his
supcrors or his own men 10y lack Of
courage or daring. He Is mentioned in
the memoirs of General Phi sheridan
and reference is made to what can be
c!assed as one of the most remarkable
and unique incidents Of the war in the
capture of the two generals.
General Sheridan was greatly an.
noyed by the work of these rangers,
and was successful in capturing Cap
tain Gilmore and a number OF his rhcu
of one band, due to a clever ruse,
, Twenty Federal soldiers We're disguised
in Confederate uniforms and sent to-.
ward Gilmores camp, apparently flee
ing from a band Of 300 Federal cav
airy. Gilmore welcomed the pursued
hut was Immediately made prisoner
and escorted back to the Union lines
the return being supported by 'hG
squadron Of cavalry. The capture was
Irritating to the Conrcderatcs. and
Captain Mcneil determined to execute
n bold coup In return,
At the head Of his command Of TWEEN,
~ be made his way to the Union lines
| ana captured General Crook ana cen
cral Kelly, both promlucn. command,
crs in the Army of the Cumberland. At
that period Cumberland. Md, WAS thor
oughly invested with Federal troops
ana no danger 10 any one was anJjcj
patcd. The surprise, therefore, was
complete. and before the startled negro
Waterman was able 10 give the alarm
the hand was far away.
After a hot chase down the valley
the captors got safely away ana stop
ped at a hotel for refreshments and
to change horses. At that hotel t;cn,
cral Crook met the lnnkeepcr's daugh.
fer II was ease of love at first sight,
, anal ID few months later. when hostili.
ties were ended, ne went back and