The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
CAD

TO be resorted to sometimes TO main
tain authority and discipline. al
ways avoided harsh measures when
possible. but I remember an incident,
on account OF It's sequel. which hap
pened In New Orleans The union
forces had occupied the city under
General Benjamin F. Butler, whose
daughter, by the way, married Gen
eral Ames- Ames commanded the
gallant Grif1n's battery, d of the
Fifth. which I afterward commanded
Banks relieved Butler, and for variOUsS
reasons, besides those that are obvious
to the average person. the best OF
discipline was ever demanded and de-
sired. We were on our honor IN that
old southern city to maintain our
selves like gentlemen, officer and SOL
dier alike 1 was greatly exasperated
and annoyed by some ip my command
who had disgraced their uniforms. and
for punishment had them. tied TO can
non wheels until their conduct was
greatly altered for the better Time
slipped away, and some 20 years after
ward. one day as / stepped out of a
BARRIERS chair, man spoke TO me.
saying, Excuse me, but is your name
awles-Major Rawles2 1 told him
it was. Said he; Are you the same
officer who as a little first lieutenant
tied some men TO cannon wheels in
New OrleanS2' said that I was
Well he continued, I want TO shake
HdHuS WITH YOU Il was one or those
fellows. one of those IaWless devils
and you did just right Since then I
have learned how to become soldier
He proved to be an old service man.
whe had as he said. learned to be a
soldier
Speaking OF Ames. there was a
good soldier. He was brevetted a major
general for gaIlantrv at Bun Run in
OF, where he was severely wounded
WhlIe IN command of a section of that
same Grtf1n's battery He also held
the rank of major general OF volun-
GERS Tor distinguished service at the
capture OF Fort Fisher North Caro-
ma Anes was another medal OF
Hohor man He resigned in 1870
THE PICAYUNE'S PASQUINADE
Inc New Orleans Picavune perna-
Srated as clever piece of wit in tbs
form of verse of four lines as v-as
pIIhted during the war. and was an
PIeeiated ed alike by the Yankees and the
soIeneIhers- In fact, I think we on
Sers VINO saw campaign that sbouI5
nave been successful end IN 5isast,,-
Inroush ineompetency, appreciated the
Ieoels lampoOn on General Natba, D
Banks more than the people OF To,1tst
ana. ana Inc ,Hted river campafgn was nm
dertaken by Banks and bfstor,~ ~
recorded it's dismal failnra .15 LI5
tell you much about thar camnaierr
anu L think / voice the opinion of fba
majority of the officers who ,o-+;rt =
Pated In 1t when 1 say it was a need
o,S,s Ias 1aiIure' Que TO the Incompetence OF
our commander The Red river vas
sometimes quite navigab Bile. ana rorI~s
USED some 80 river steamers 10 trans
port supplies from New Orleans 20
Grand Ecare, the base of onara+ior-
aoout % miles above Alexandra. When
Tue waters receded, which was before
the steamers were ordered hacb -
New Orleans. Banks found himself ,,,tS.
the transports stranded We had son
some severe fghttng, such as the ha+tIe
or SABINE Cross Roads or as tba 80
teuerates called IL, the battle of Mans
neid l lost two guns cafssons hat
terry wagons and some 16 head cf ~,,IS
ana was ordered to proceed to New o.
ieanS and get the proper eouiDr,an+ -
replace the loss. Defeat and disas+s-
had attended the campaign. but we had
accomplished something nOtuvitbsta,,a
ing, shutting off the enemv's noaat s,,s.
ply from Texas. While in a onandar,,
as 10 what TO do to GET the stranSod
hotilla down the Red river. General -
seph Bailey of Ohio. acting engineer 90
that army corps, the Nineteenth. came
forward and told Banks that If ba
would let him have 1900 men and axas
he would get the boats out in n b,,,~,
fne oner was accepted. Bailey went
TO work and built a jetty on each siIs
OF the river. filing in with trees 81
competing them with rock and earth
leaving an. opening suficientIv Is,s
Tor the passage of the boats The
river thus damned at its lower fans
soon rose sufficiently TO enable tba
hoating of the entire feet. which was
got Out and saved After all that had
happened. which later ended in Banks
being relieved. the Picayune's satirjst
thus broke into verse:
''Tis said that Banks has, grown 40,
fame
For once he damned Red river.
But IN revenge that sluggish stream
Has damned old Banks forever.
The Yankees got good deal OF
damnIns In that neck o. the woods IN
those days. but that satire was a NOR
sci that most of Us enjoyed"