Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-29

which went into the service with ].
Warren Keifer as Colonel. Among
/ those present was Samuel Frank, who
was the long-armed man of the regl-
ment His arms were so much longer
than those of other men that the blous-
es made in army sizes were all too
short In the sleeve Frank complained
to his company officers and the quar-
termaster about the blouse sleeves that
came only a little below his elbow, but
was laughed at. and was advised by
the boys to saw off his arms.
Finally, Frank in desperation.
wrote to President Lincoln, stating his
case, with a good deal of emphasis,
and asking the President If Ne couldn't
/ order proper blouses for long armed
men. He marked this confidential, and
sent II on TO Washington. In a few
/ days letter came from the President
to the proper officers. directing them to
I provide Samuel Frank with a proper
/ done in the field, the officers were in
/ structed to send Franks measure 10
/ the quartermaster's department at
/ Washington, where blouse TO fit the
/ long arms would be made The blouse
/ was made, and was worn through
months of hard service. Llncoln's or
/ der was given TO Frank, and he has
kept 1t as the most precious of his war
relics. After that order Sam was new
er ashamed Of his long arms. but was
/ proud of them"
Il have no doubt" said the Major
that Frank was character. The
/ character of our regiment, the Fifty
second Ohio was Jack Jeffers. When
the brigade came east to Richmond.
/ Va. 1t went into camp Oh the south
side OF the James River in the ont
skirts of Manchester / was then sery
. ing with the Twenty fourth army
corps, and | went over to see the boys
of my old company in the Fifty-sec-
ond. On reaching their camp | found
Jack LETTERS, of company X. buckiny
and gagging a mulatto boy he had
picked up at Frankfort KY, In 1862.
The boy had followed Jack and his for
tunes from the Ohio to the Potomac
but had his ornery' spells. and then
Jack disciplined him under what he
called the rules Of war
in the midst of the ceremony there
was commotiOn IN the Eighty fifth
Illinois, and II was the custom of the
tlfty second TO join in when the mi
nois boys were in trouble Jack went
over. 1t appeared that a fellow who
had been lounging about GONZALES
cent camp, irritatcd because he had
been ordered to join his regiment in
. front, said in the presence OF the IA
l sympathetic Eighty -hfth Illinois boy
) that he would like to dance a fig on
Abe Lincolns grave The Illinois boy
who resented this was Of slight build.
and was getting the worst Of the SCRAP
. when Jack came up at run, caught
the copperhead by the shoulder and
proceeded to tan his hide after the
manner Of a past master in rough
and tumble fight
when the job was finished Jack ex
planned to the crowd that when any
? fellow jumped on one Of his partners
In the Eighty-ffth Illinois the fellow
had to lick all Of Dan McCook's fight.
, ing brigade, because the boys Of the
brigade were as one family. and the
man who struck one might as wei
strike all. Jack was not peculiar II
this respect. Men of regiments brl
gaded together for a long time becam,
very loyal 10 one another, and stronl
men were always ready to 70 10 tn,
front In the interest OF men not giver
to scrapplng. In one case | renembe
a gcntlemanly fellow was being abused
by a hard swearer, when one of th,
boys went into action with a uuRk
firing profanity that slleneed the 9th
4, er's guns. Then he saIuted, smiled
and walked away with the air Of
man who had performed pleasan
duty"
"By Jinks," said the High Private
II wish | had thought Of that scheme
Of Franks when ! was IN the service
was the highest private in the com
pany, and as the man coming next IL
the orderly in line, ought 10 have beer
the best-dressed man In the company
Instead of that, / was the worst and
at my best looked more like d scare.
crow than any other man in the regl
ment.
a had long legs, as well as long
arms, and everything In the clothing
line was too pesky short The bottoms
Of my trousers We're always two or
three inches above my shoetops, my
blouse wouldn't meet my trousers: my
shirt was always working out between
blouse and trousers; the ends Of 10y
sleeves were nearer my elbows than
my wrists, and ! had the appearance
o. an oyergrown boy squeezed into