Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-01-31

Of fast riding for week before the
closing scenes Of the great contest
began. The general seemed to want
everyone In the Fifth corps to see his
handsome roam, so he rode from camp
to camp making social calls, his staff,
made up largely of new riders, bobbing
and jolting after him. There was not q.
man of Kellogg's military family but
regretted the birth of that roam. He
was jolting their young lives away.
The day of reckoning came at the
battle of GraveIly Run, or, as some
call it, White Oak Road, March 81,
1866. kellogg massed his brigade in a
piece of woods. About 10 O'clock 1t
became necessary to move quickly to
better position and get into line of
| battle for Immediate business, for a di-
vision Of the other folks was coming
that way, practicing on their famous
| "Yelp' song. just as the brigade was
in line, and almost before it had got
| it's beating heart well under foot the
enemy poured a vast sheet Of lead at
us. Stand fast, men; hold your
ground!' commanded Kellogg from his
pranclng roam. Then came another
volley. That, with the roar and rattle
| Of the Union guns. was too much for
the roam. He bounded into the air and
seemed to turn around, facing the rear,
before he struck the ground In spite
of Kelloggs weight on the bits and his
| frantic whoas, the roam Numbered" to
| the rear at greater speed than he had
ever travelled while churning the staff
| into a sideache. Away they dashed,
horse and rider and at a most critical
time. 1t was hot fight and no time
for the general to timber to the rear.
Just as the chief of staff directed an
orderly to go to the generals rescue
and give him a safe horse l saw KEEL
! logg slide down the tail of the flying
| roam and start on dead run for the
| line Of battle. The hot comments Gen
eral Kellogg made on his roam that and
the next day would make a thick book
wholly unfit for family use.
| 1t Is due to the equine population to
| say that it was very uncommon thing
for a horse to try to get away from a
battle. A thousand men lOngingly
| looked for a chance to climber" to the
rear and "cool coffee during q fight
where one horse even tried to escape
bullets. The man reasoned and the
horse did not Most horses in battle,
unless wounded, were as unconcerned,
apparently, as If they had been pulling
| ploWs or reapers. The man in battle
who was as uncOncerned as one hold
ing pillow or driving a reaper was a
fool. Men who say they were as hap
py and contented in q battle as while
at home on the farm or eating Christ
mas dinner lie. Such a thing is i'm
possible, unless, as stated, the man is
a fool; and fools don't enlist.-J. A.
| Watrous, In Chicago Tlmes-Herald.
Born Soldier.
Mai Gen. J. e. B. Stuart, Of the Con-
| federate cavalry, whose statue has re-
Gently been unveiled at Richmond, was
a soldier by nature. Dashing and dar
! ing, cool in the face of danger he was
one Of the brave and picturesque fig
ures of the civil war. II. B. Mcclellan
| quotes, in Life and Campaigns of
| Major General Stuart" from General
| Fitzhugh Lees impression of the future
cavalry leader while he was still at
| West Point:
81 recall his distinguishing character
istics, which were strict attention to
military duty; erect, soldierly bearing;
immediate and almost thankful accept
ance of challenge to fight from any
cadet who might feel himself in any
way aggrieved, and a clear, ringing
voice"
Stuart was most cheerful soldier.
That "clear" voice Of his was often
used in singing his favorite war song
eff you want to have a good time,
Jine the cavalry"
| His courageous attitude was held
until the very end. He was wounded
by pistol on the battlefield AS he
was being carried away he noticed the
disorganiZe1 ranks OF his retreating
men.
| Go back y he called out go back
| Do your duty as | have done mine. Go
back! I'd rather die than be whipped -
| Those were his last words on the
field of battle. Later he said with the
| same courage:
I'm going fast now. Gods will be
| done"
A Brave Confederate.
: Eugene Anderson Maffitt served on
board the Alabama during it's entire
cruise and was on board during the
| fight with the Kearsarge. The courage
of this young Confederate sailor is we'll
attested by Capt. J. Mel. Kell, execu-
tive officer of the Alabama, who in the
Century Magazine for April, 1885, after
describing the fight, says:
Partly undressing, we plunged into
| the sea- and made an offing from the