The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

AiOn hAlC eo SAC""
A sOUTHERNER'S EMBARRASSMENT
The Philadelphians soon found out
their mistake and in place of yawning
prison doors the cadets were soon
being borne along like triumphant he
roes. They were given banquet and
sent rejoicing on to Washington. L
had caught up with them and we were
warmly received at the capital and at
tended a reception given by President
Lincoln, with whom We all shook
hands Some of the southern boys
were with us, having graduated, and
the discipline of West Point life having
not been sufficiently shaken off for
them to take such a pronounced stand
as did Pelham. / remember one poor
fellow turned to us and exclaimed. My
Cod what would my father say II he
knew l was here at LincOln's recep-
tionr He afterward resigned and
went south to cast his lot with the lost
cause.
GETTYSBURG LEFT ITS MARK
There were lots of just as deserving
and some equally as distinguished In
that class as any I have mentioned.
There was Malbone f. Watson of Cats
kill, N Y. whose name is next TO
Pelham's Watson was brevetted ma
jor and lost a leg at Gettysburg. HIS
wife came on to the field of battle and
helped dress his wound. His daughter
called on US years afterward in Wash
fngton.
Another Gettysburg hero was
Charles E. Hazlett of GAINESVILLE. o.,
whose large signature is recorded
Charles Hazlett was kneeling over the
dying form of General stephen Weed
at Gettysburg on July 2. taking Weed 5
last words, when a bullet struck him IN
the forehead killing him instantly.
DRILLING IN DISHABILLE
after our class had reached Wash
ington we were brought before old Gen
eraI Winfield Scott, and as the troops
from all over the north were pouring
into the capital in response to Lincoln s
first call for $4,000 men many of us
were detailed as instructors. drilled
the famous Sixty-ninth New York, an
Irish regiment, also the Second Connect
icut and the Sixth Maine. The latter
regiment having come from com
paratively cold country, found the heat
in washington in June excessive re-
member an amusing thing that hap
pened while I was drilling those Maine
fellows One day it was exceptionally
warm and I went out to instruct one
of the companies. As drew near L was
astonished at the amazing attire In
which they were arrayed, and could
not help but wonder where the COM
pany had procured such a seemingly
airy outfit Could it be possible that
they had gone crazy. Nowadays it mi ght
have been called a case of pajamas-
When l began to see through the un-
usual uniform the captain or first SER
geant, 1 forget which, stepped up and
said, Lieutenant, bein' as it was so tar
nashun hot I calclated you wouldn't
mind If / jest let the fellahs come aout
to drill in their shirt sleeves and with
aout bein' pestered with theah trous-
abs Perhaps you can imagine the
ludicrous spectacle. They were great
big. tall, rawboned men, 20 of them.
lined up at attention, dressed only in
cap, shirt and undergarments. Well. L
put them through the manual as they
were, but I conveyed to the officer in
command somewhat impressiyely that
such costumes were more fitted for the
privacy of the barraek room than for
dress parade. A green lot of fellows
they were, more fired. however, with
a desire to preserve the union than to
preserve the amenities of ordinary con-
ventionality or military regulations
CANNON WHEEL PUNISHMENT
after being on recruiting service
and later regimental quarterma ster
of the Fifth artillery. l was finally as
signed TO Battery 6 and sent with the
Banks expedition under sealed orders,
sailing with my battery on the Jennie
Beals, clipper ship, on December 8,
1852 Our destination was New. Or
leans. Some stringent measures had