Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-10-02

MY Va huiidISu lauSulhSi snOuuuE
soldiers came back with ropes, and in
half an hour the wagon was ON the
road below, tae boxes of bareback had
been gathered mp, and the teamster pro-
ceeded ON his way as though nothing
had happened. 1t was very rarely that
teamster left his wagon or his team
He was generally an enlisted man. and
carried his rife In his wagon, and very
rarely forgot that he was soldier, as
well as teamster."
Il have case in mind" said the
Major, 'taat illustrates that quality
After the battle of Chickamauga. Long
street posted his sharpshooters along
the south bank of the Tennessee river
from Lookout mountain TO Shellmound,
with intent TO control the river road on
the north bank TO Bridgeport For a
day or two the transfers ran the CANT
let, going past the points commanded
by the sharpshooters at full run. But
Longstreets men soon got the range
and made the road impracticable. They
would blaze away, and sometimes kill
evegy mule attached to wagon, IL they
did not kill the teamster. When It
came to this the wagons were ordered
Off 70 the longer road and over the
mountains and down the Sequatchie
valley
The day before this order was given
Dan Hogan was at the tail end of n
procession of wagons running the
gauntlet At this time the road was
strewn. ON the river side, with dead
mules and deserted wagons. Dan
started on run to make the pass,
when the ritlemen ON the other side
brought down his leaders. This threw
everything into Il snarI. The othcy
mules plunged forward onto the dead
ones that had dropped In their tracks,
the wagon came forward onto them,
and Dan was preclpitated forward onto
the struggling mass, while the rebels
yelled with delight,
Dan got out his own rifle, and, tax.
| Ing position behind rock, blazed away
| AT the crowd of sharpshooterS laughing
| at him ON the other side He made
1t decidedly uncomfortable, and. while
they hooted at him ut first, they made
| il serious business for him little
later. After time Dan discovered
! two or three mules wandering about a
| side gorge, lie caught them, took the
harness off the dead mules, put it on
| the captured ones, unhitched his team
| from the wagon. and with Il pulled the
dead mules out of the road, ther
hltched again to the wagon, and, while
the Confederates were wondering what
he would do next, suddenly started of
at full run, and, with yell like thai
| of an Indian, went rafting out 81
| range. He expected a fusillade, bu'
instead Of that came wild cheer From
the men who had been shooting a
him. His patience and pluck had woI
over the sharpshooters.
There was another thing people Iii,
not understand" put in the Doctor
They did not Know how much we wer'
i tAiluAl lhEGiti III NHte tlAel year III Nh'
war by orders against coniiscating rebe
property, When the Union army passet
| through districts in Missouri and Ken
lucky no soldier must take CHECKER
or turkey or pig. When the rebe
army passed through the same districts
the soldiers simply lived off the couu
try This policy led to all sorts of de
ception on the part Of the soldiers an(
to the winking at offenses by the Off
GERS
AT that time. too Union soldier,
were expected 10 return all slaves tina
came into camp. ON one occasion il
Missouri colured man rushed into my
tent. asking me to save him from liz
| master who was coming with the pro
yost guard to take him back to the
| plantation. There was with me sol
dler who had been with John Brown
| WAC acted on impulse and concealed
the fellow under my bunk. Just then
the planter put his head In at the tent
asking for his escaped slave. adding
| lHaL lie Knew ne WIS III the tent, ne
cause he saw him come in. My soldier
friend invited the planter to come In
| and look for himself. but added If he
| did he would 20 out with broken
head Thereupon the planter beat Il
quick retreat to consult with the officer
/ in command. and the soldier lifted up
the tent at the rear and the slave es.
capped. '-C Chicago Inter Ocean.
---z-------a-~a-s-