The National tribune., 1910-11-17

vision. He was on foot and almost
alone, and said his whole division was
routed and many of them killed and
captured. He wanted to try and form
a line right there. and asked me to help
him. Our Division ComInissary, Capt
Haskell, was with me. and we agreed
to do what we could. 1 had for train
guard five companies. 18th Wis, all
good and tried veterans, and put tn em
under Col. Landrum's orders, and we
began to fern a line in front of my
train, and succeeded indifferently, for
/ had no sword: When halted dis
mounted cavalryman loaned me his sa-
Der. p. 49, 5as'l -Hs -
We got a pretty good line formed.
and all the while tho musketry was get
ting closer. When I happened to look
over to my train saw that It was try
ing to get into the road and sikedaddIe.
With Capt. Haskel1's help 4 stopped
them. They did not quito reach the
road, and. placing wagonmaster right
in their way, / managed to keep them
there. Just then down tho road from
the front, came lot OF wagons with
contraband drivers, trying to get to
the rear. We managed to stop them
against the protest Of q DRUNKEN officer
who was in one Of the wagons, and
then drove them to one fftle, just in
time to give a clear road te-esen. Emory
and his division off the Nineteenth
Corps, which in an incredibly short
time formed and delivered ailong, roll
ing volley into the irebel Sraybacks.
which turned them back. az -
The rebels did not do much that
day after that butgfollowedi us slowly
at respectful distance, effd did not
attack until the next day at about noon
at Pleasant Hill. There. rswas ordered
by Gen. Banks early in tire morning to
take everything on wh eel5 except am
munition wagons and ambeIances to
the Red River at Grand Ecore. The
battle of Pleasant Hill dfd.not see. az
my train had to keep moving away
from the battlefield Perhaps I carried
out my orders too literally, as got too
far away for recall In time TO 80 with
the army If it had 'beend intended to
follow up Dick Taylor's force, but /
knew nothing about our victory, and
only obeyed orders. However, ,f we
had taken Shreveport then IT Is doubt
full if we could have held it long. az
the Red River was so low we could not
get our supplies up for only short
time.
THE Red River Dam at Alexandria
was built partially By the train under
my command, and we thus helped to
save the gunboats under Porter. and
then the expedition came to an end
shortly Capt. jos Haskell, Commits
y, y,
finally became a Brigadier- General
(promoted for gailantry in the Cuban
| War), and died soon after from the ef-
fecU Of wounds received at San Juan
HILL"
The Frenchman's Revenge.
John G.. Ssylea, Hath N. Y, Battle
Mountain sanitarium, Hot Springs, s
D., writes: nm. ~.
AT Alexandria. La, after the relief
Of the ironolads by the famous Bailey
Dam,' and the confsoatipn Of q number
Of foreign steamboats, from the cotton
thieves (who had swarmed up the river
in the rear or our advancing army by
the commanders Of the Western troops
for the conveyance OF their sick and
wounded, We glded down the river
where the naval bridge over the bows
of the steamboats, constructed for the
safe passage of the main army out o,
the trap we were Ia. Hero I had the
misfortune. to be severely sunstruck. and
consequently was placed aboard one OF
the steamboats, forming said bridge.
never discovered that the boat next tc
the one We were on was a French boat
and beside the French Captain. whl
had been allowed free passage to New
Orleans. it bore the Military Governor
of Louisiana, with his wife and family
At last the army had passed over, the
engineers drew of the, planking. and
the boats all moved out into midstream
and started for New Orleans ArYiv.
ling there, the boats were made fast tc
the wharf. and were all soon shorn Of
| their :cargoss We were left to suar6
a stack OF off1cers' belongings Of. oul
army division for several. days and
nights One dark night, while I wal
serving my time as ,watohman over ms
sleeping comrades and the pile Of goods
] saw man approaching. He inquired
IL / was guarding the hoats. replied
In the negative. He said that he wal
the Captain of the boat that bore the
IGovsrnor down the river. He entered
1t and set fire to Il, aud then hastenee
away The fire ALARM brought out the
city Fire Department. SoyAfone yelled
t'Gunpowher aboarS, land the Fire De-
partment and all fell ibackfto a safe dis
lance, and someona cpt the haNser and
allowed the burning vessel to swing
Earouud against the next vessel, and Sc
on until several boats were destroyed
and a company of)miIItarY guard came
on the scene. and took command. Al
of a sudden q sheutitwas heard from
the Captain OF thefGuardi aS the flames
lenveloped one of ,opr little gunboats
His men fell backhaad asterrif1c explo
sion rent the air. A. suddenJlurch back
ward of tho multitude. aand many 6
man, woman and child were sent head
long down the hatQhTays into waters
grave. So the French Captain had hi!
cruel revenge. l would Ike very mucf
to hear from all .ioRdanY of the hal
dozen members of Co: H. Hath N. Y.
that were with me at New Orleans wheI
bfv,o lar nd