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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
2 A Stirring Story of Military Adventure and 4
StE of Strange Wartime Wooingr Founded VI
r on the Great Play of the Same Name 4
By BRONSON HOWARD AND HENRY TYRRELL
Illustrations From Actual Wartime Photographs by Brady
COPYRIGHT. 1912. BY g p. PUrNAMs sogs

Ralph Is right" declared Captain
Cox, You can make as good use or
your liberty as any officer here, Lieu
tenant Bedloe. No, don't think OF me-
/ have something else in view for my
self"
So II came about that one morning
when Captain Warner had been rep!ac-
ed by q subordinate named Turner as
acting commiSSary and the guard FOR
the Potomac room had been newly
changed. gawky youth in butternuts
Drank had contrived to shave off his
beard and muStachel slipped ont be-
hind the officer who had perfunrtorily
counted the prisoners and in twin
king was mixed up with the free south
erners who lounged about the place On
one pretext or another. though he was
still on the wrong side Of the railing
that constituted the dead line. Here
Turner was stationed. sitting at desk
just within the pale.
Hello. cap-do they keep you busy"
drawIed the youth in htternuts,
matching his clothes with the assumed
accent of North Carolina tarheel.
.Who the devil are your" demanded
the official. glancing up from his rec
ords. land what are you doing here?'
I'm from Moth Calling. and l fol-
lowed the gyard in SOS as to git look
at them ere Yankee prisoners. I'm
goin' to the front tomorrow an |
thought before | went Id like to see
what these Yanks looked like"
"Go TO the front and be cursed, and
there you'll see more Yanks than you
want to. Now. get out of here and stay
out"
"All right. cap. you needn't be SD
sassy abaoUt It," retorted the supposed
tarheel as he lurched out through the
wicket and made for the door. where.
rolling quid of tobacco in his cheek.
he winked at the armed guard and
passed ont.
Here was where Lieutenant Frank
Redloe. daredevil. demonstrated his old
self again. Instead of disappearing
with all possible celebrity. as any man
or ordinary nerve would nave done.
once escaped from Libby prison. be
deliberately crossed the street TO the
vacant lot opposite and stood there a
minute or two with his hands in his
pockets, gazing up at the barred front
windows of the big brick building to
see If any Of his late comrades In cap
!ivity had yentured across the dead
line to catch a glimpse Of his actual
departure for Gods country"
A few pale faces could be dimly dis
serned within. To these Frank waved
4 parting salute. murmuring. ''Goodby;
! hope We'll meet again. somewhere
Else"
Then he slouched off in the direction
IF the Rockets. down the bend Of the
James river.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
CHAPTER K.
Lights and Shadows.

TRHE Federal army had been re
pulsed from Richmond. but the
southern capital was still Its
objective. The Confederate
forces In the meantime could play
sheir trump card and by menacing
Washington draw McClellaD's fornida
BILE army away from the banks Of the
James.
The setback of Mcclellan prompted
Mr. Lincoln In the first place to gather
I'D the armies which "Stonewall' Jack
son had scattered in the valley aud put
them all under the command OF one
officer, who should he charged with the
protection Of Washington. and. second
~. to fortify his own council by the
appointment of supreme military al
wiser, who should be commander in
chief of all the Federal armies.
For the first named commissions
Major General John Pope was the m
fortunate choice. For the Second
Major General Henry W Halleck WA
brought out Of the west. and the whole
land force of the United States was
saddled with q bureaucrat whose own
soldiers could not help ridiculing the
bombastic declamatiOns from his
HEADQUARTERS in the saddle" enjoln-
ing the troops who followed him to
take no account OF strong positions,
lines Of retreat or bases Of supply. but
to keep always on the flank Of the en-
envy, of whom thus far he had seen
nothing but their backs.
He saw their faces presently at Ce-
dar Run. where Jackson administered
a signal defeat. and later In Augusta.
when Lee and Jackson and Longstreet.
who had taken his measure from the
start. finished him at Manassas on the
old battlefield of Bull Run in series
Of quick actions.
Antietam's day of carnage passed
into history as drawn battle. because
on the day following neither side felt
strong enough to renew the struggle
1t really amounted to Il disaster to The
Confederate army, having abruptly
checked what had looked like vic
torious invasion and demonstrated
Lees present resources were entirely
inadequate for offensive operations.
Three days after the withdrawal of
the southern army from Maryland
President Lincoln issued his proclama-
ton of emancipation to the negro
slaves. This measure. in it's war re-
lation. was expected to fan reactionary
flames in the south and so aid the Fed
eral arms in crushing the rebellion.
Its immediate result was to precipi-
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account OF itself. but 1t found little or
no opportunity for concentrated action
In a region where even Grants infan-
try hordes got in each others way.
even as Hooker's had in that nams Will
llerness around Chancellorsv!lis.
The sunguinary horrors Of the year
before were renewed at Spottsylvania
Sad the bloody angle" but they could
not stop Grant He could keep up his
"hammering' process all summer II
necessary. heralIse the resources OF the
Federal reservoir OF human supply
we're 50 much greater than those Of the
EonfedpratpS that he could afford TO
lose three men to Lees one and still ul
timately beat him. At Cold Harbor,
the old Mcclellan battle-ground. the
Federal losse. came near to wiping out
even this liberal margin.
Meanwhile Sheridan found his long
awaited opportunity In grand raid to-
ward Richmond with an overwhelE-
ing force. including the enterpTfslng
brigades of Custer and Merritt. the OBJ
ject being to tear up Lees commun1-
cation with his capital and to be in a
position to dispatch the remainder OF
the Army Of Northern Vtrginia-n
Grant had defeated it in the Wilder
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
CHAPTER XII.
WhirIing Through Winchester.

Whirllng Through Winchester.
~NHE great. epical three days bat
8 tie Of Gettysburg. the most stu
pendous artillery and infantry
combat that ever took place
on American soil. saw the high water
mark Of the rebellion. Shortly after
Pickett's column had dashed itself to
pieces against the iron bound. flame
fringed Union lines on Cemetery ridge
the tide began to ebb. slowly but stead
ily, back from the hills Of Pennsylvania
and Maryland. below the old trium-
phant lines Of the Potomac and the
Rappahannock. finally to cease. twenty
months later by the remote banks or
the Appomattox.
The Federal army. cautiously maneu-
vered by Meade, followed Lee into VIZ
ginia. but did not attack him. and the
remainder Of the summer season was
one of welcome repose to both sides.
At the headquarters Of the Federal
Army Of the Potomac, now encamped
6lOuS Tie 1ChSte'
a gorgeous Solferino silken flag with
golden eagle In a silver wreath emilia
zoned on 1t flying over his tent one
day In March a silent, bearded stranger
paused In passing to gaze upon thls
splendfferous emblem as he exclaimed
involuntarily:
"What's this? Is imperious caesar
anywhere about here?"
The bearded stranger was Lieutenant
General Ulysses S. Grant, newly COM
missioned in command Of all the armies
of the United States. The Washington
authorities had finally come to the de-
cision that their immense plans or cam
paign should be put under one head for
execution. Such head must necessa--
rily be a hard and stubborn one. II
rested, in the opinion Of Mr.. Lincoln
and of others high in the Federal coun-
ellis of war, upon the sturdy shoulders
of the conqueror of Vicksburg. Cen
eral Grant was not addicted to high
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ness. This latter part OF the program
was never carried out, but In opposing
It at Yellow Tavern, only fe" miles
from Richmond the Confederates lost
their gallant cavalry leader ana Deau
sabreur. the Incompatible Stuart
RelentIessly the war went on Lee
second time had checked the Federai
forces at the gate of Richmond. Grant,
In the middle Of June. settled down In
front of Petersburg. determined to
light 1t out on that line II 1t took all
summer" 1t did. In fact. the siege
was destined to last ten long. weary
months.
To Re Continued
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
CASSVILLE.

Miss Bessie Bishop returns this
week from Wonewoc, where she has
been visiting, accompanied by her
brother Fred and his wife and baby.
Miss Bishop visited at Lacrosse last
week.
Mrs. W. Nelson and baby, of Min
neapolis, are here for several weeks
visit at the home of her mother, Mrs
Rosa Robinson.
Roy Kuenster who for the past year
has been teaching at Shawano. Wis
is home for the summer vacation.
M. Graybill, of Montana, has been
visiting his many friends and rela-
tives here.
r. H. Grimm visited here last
week at the parental home.
Mrs. Matt George and baby Hilda,
are here from Cherokee, Ia, visiting
at the Glassmaker homes Her cousin
Miss Josie Bowers visited here also.
Mrs. Harvey Foster and children
Of Lancaster, visited here last week
at the home of her mother, Mrs E.
S. Mink
Lawrence Bernhard has returned
home from milwaukee, for the summer.
He has just completed the second year
of dentistry at Marquette University
Helen Graham, of ST. Paul, return.
ed with her aunt, Miss Adelaide
Barrows last week to spend couple
of weeks here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
NORTH ANDOVER.

Special Correspondence co the Herald.
Mrs. Mott is visiting at the John
Ryan home.
Miss Myrtle Barr is visiting her
sister at Little Grant this week.
L. Groneir was tuning pianos at
John Mason s and L. Krauts Thursday.
Miss Hannah Welsh was a Bloom
ington caller Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. A. A. Ziegler who has been in
the Doolittle Hospital for twelve
weeks returned home Wednesday,
much improved in health. Dr.. S.
W. Doolittle and wife also the nurse
Miss Hymer. came with her
Mr.. Lewis Kraut and wife also
Mrs Bessie Hartman and son went to
Dubuque last Wednesday in the Kraut
auto.
Miss Clara Schneider closed a sue
cessful term of school at the Musca-
longe school last Friday and returned
to her home in Cassville Sunday.
Thomas Mcdonald has been here
the past week working for the new
railroad which we hope will be a
success.
Link Barr and family were Sunday
visitors at the John Bass home
Miss Edith Zeigler came home from
Lancaster last Friday for the summer
vacation. School closed there Fri
day after a successful year work.
Dr.. Kraut and Dr. Blackburn were
called to see Mrs. Joe Thomas Sunday
who is very sick at this writing.
Madge Ryan was at home over Sun
day, returning to school Sunday after
noon.
Levi Ryan and family and Edith
zeigler went to Bloomington Sunday
evening to attend the baccalaureate
sermon. Madge Ryan will graduate
from the Bloomington school.
Mary and Leila Biggin were at
Ben Retallick Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sprague also
Lewis Kraut and wife were at A. A.
Zeigler's Sunday afternoon.
Will Ryan and family visited at
James Ryan's Sunday, also Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ryan.
Mis-. Joe Thomas who has been a
constant sufferer for years, died Sun
day at 80, funeral services will be
held as soon as her son reaches home
from Montana.
Charlie Bushnell and family were
Sunday visitors at Mr.. Bushner's
home near Cassville.
Miss Aggie Hillary is home from
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

and the wagon tongue dropped to the
ground. Then the team ran, throw
ing Jesse to the ground, and tuning
into an open gate ran into John Pen
nock's pasture. The wagon was left
at the gate, somewhat damaged, as
was the harness. Jesse was badly
bruised, but had no bones broken.
Henry Cliffs big new barn was
raised Thursday. A large number Of
neighbors assisted. Will Hart had
the carpenter work in charge.
Mrs Lewis BETTER returned home
Saturday from a business trip to Fen
nimore and vicinity.
Rufus W Miner, a former resident
of this city. died last week at his
home in Chetopa, Kansas Mr..
Miner was son of James Miner
and wife, former we'll known residents
of Little Grant, and passed his early
days on the farm in that township.
He learned the hardware business of
Samuel Kitto Of this city and after
ward went to Kansas, where he
prospered in his chosen business.
John Hampton and Harley Hickok
are painting the Hickok residence.
Louie Wildman of San Diego,
Calf, is visiting his parents in
WYlausing. Louis is travelling sales
man for a hinge manufacturing firm.
John Day and family were over
from Lancaster Sunday. Miss Bernice
remained for more extended visit.
The class day exercises of the high
school graduating class will be in
the school yard Friday at 2 p. M, in
stead of 10 O. clock, as advertised on
the program. All Interested parties
please remember the change in time.
The closing exercises for the school
grades will be on Thursday evening"
at p m. A very interesting pro-
gram has been prepared by the teach
els and pupils of the grades, All
who attend are sure Of pleasant enter
tainment.
A. FL. Patch, Reub French, John
Lord and Will Morkin visited Lancas-
ter Monday evening.
Lester and Everett Pritchett, Otto
Winner, Foster Porter, Gerald French,
Elgie Maiden, Hubert Krohn. Harry
Pritchett, Ora Brodt and family were
Cassville visitors Sunday.
D. Ballantine, G. NJ. Fox. VIM.
Hart and Jos sprague, Jr. called on
Prairie du Chen friends Sunday.
Atty. Verne Edwards of Superior
married Miss Gallagher of Madison
Monday, and the couple will be here
on their wedding trip this week.
Mrs. Joseph Thomas died at her
home in Muscalunge Sunday. Her
funeral is this Wednesday at Dodge
church.
More Bloomington items on another
page.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
FIVE POINTS.

Special Correspondence TO the Herald.
John Taylor of Lancaster, at the
home of M. o. Reynolds, Sunday.
Mrs. Dan Curtis is improving quite
rapidly after undergoing a serious
operation several weeks ago.
Joe Duncan had barn raising last
Wednesday. Harvey Bass also had
one few weeks ago.
A great improvement is being made
on the Five Points school house road.
It will soon be fit for any automobile
to travel over it,
Andrew Trout, Of the Hurricane
visited at Curtis's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Starrett, Mrs.
Matte Baker and children spent last
Friday at Harvey Bass.
Otto spiegglberg sheared sheep for
Albert Philips. Monday,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
Health.

There was a bank clerk who saw
the men of his own age losing health
year by year through overwork. in
door sedentary life, fear and lack of
daily exercise. He saw them grow
ing yellow and fabby and unfit, and
the spectacle didn't attract him. ae
decided that success had better come
late, or even not at all, rather than {
the price Of a ruined body. Health
became to him the choicest Of the
mercies, the best of life's comrades.
Up and away the person in health
can dash-to another job, to another
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
BAGLEY.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Miss Lennis Ashby Of Burton. is
visiting the Culver family.
E. E Culver went down to Will
and Otis Ways for visit and came
back Tuesday and while at Will
Ways be had planted some early
potatoes some time before, and some
of them did not come up, so he dug
into hill to find the cause but could
not find any old potatoes but found
six new potatoes from the size of a
blue bird rs egg to the size of quail
egg.
Ralph Clifton went down to Nc.
Cartney to visit Lee Pace and wife
Monday and returned Wednesday.
Sadie Patch went to McCarntey
Thursday and returned Sunday, also
to visit Lee Pace and wife.
Mrs. Mary Barr of Glen Haven, is
visiting Julia Millen and daughter
and other friends in Bagley.
Mr.. Benedict, who has been grad
ing on the double track her since last
fall, has finished up here and left
Friday morning for Montana and the
family took the midnight train Fri
day night for Iowa to visit relatives
and from there to Minneapolis, Mimi.
We will miss them here. Mr.. Smith
who has been grading with the steam
shovel for the same time, is loading
and moving to Montana.
Mr. Fosbinder, on old soldier and
an cid settler here, died Friday.
Funeral services at the residence Sun.
day.
Mrs. Jim Harvill, of Brodtville,
lost a pair of glasses between her resi-
dence and the Brodtville school house
Will finder please leave at residence
or at Charley Calkins' store. in
Bagley.
Miss Becmire, Of Cassville, closed
successful term of school Friday, at
Brodtville and returned home Satur-
day.
Bagley U & [ went to Brodtville
Monday to visit with his daughter
and from there to Mt. Hope to visit
with his grand daughter and returned
home Friday quite sick.
There were a number of old soldiers
from here and Bloomington and Patch
| Grove attending the Fosbinder funeral.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
BLOOMINGTON
Dscial Correspondence to the Herald.

special Correspondence to the Herald.
S. E. Pearson and A. G. Bishop,
accompanied by their wives, are in
Milwaukee this week. the former as
delegate to the Masonic Grand Lodge.
and Mr. Bishop on business.
While driving near the Brookens ice
house Jesse Hillery had a runaway
Monday morning. A singletree broke
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

cline, master of his fate Ill health
is a chain that ties to the dreariness
uf what is nearest at hand. After a
youth of weakness and fatigue, the
man was happy in finding that an
hour Of exercise a day changed the
aspect of the outer world, and re-
moved him for all time from the
ranks of the unfit. Collier Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

Gone the Day of the Love EpistIe.
Modern G!rl-"If you really loved
me all the time, why didnt you let
me know?" Modern Youth-"I
couldn't find post card with the right
words on it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

Cassville where she attended school
the past year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
AROUND The COUNTY
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-16

and seemed willing to help me to car
ry tue people of the town to a higher
point OF spiritual development. l shall
always remember them kindly for
their loyalty and support with their
means. Those who ignored their OBJ
legations and promises made to the
presiding elder will have to account
to the judge who sits upon the throne
uf universal dominion. Broken obli-
cations which cause the innocent to
suffer in many ways cannot SO easily
be thrown off. but will overtake US
when the shadows begin to lepgthen in
the chilly hour of death. There are
some things which cannot be repented
of unless restitution is made along
with repentance. Conscience lulled to
sleep will some day be aroused from
its long slumber, and then the reap
ing.
When ! have settled down, | shall
try to rite some interesting facts.
Respectfully,
W. d. DEW,
Jasper. Tenn. Oct. 49,. 1918.
Editor News;
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-16
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Two Men 'learly Struck by fall.
ing Walls.

SOUTH pITTSBURG, Tenn, Oct.
IA. What came near being fatal ac-
eideut here Saturday was preve"t9h
Inv miracle. J. G. Scott, one ot the
merchants here and Horace Campbell,
aynegro, were walking along CEDAR
Avenue, the principal street, when the
wall of the Wilson Block gave way
during a high wind, falling across the
sidewalk into the street, carrying part
of the front Of the second story OF the
adjoining building in its descent. 1t
also carried down the electric light
wires, thereby putting some OF the
stores out of light for the night. The
accident happened about p m. HAD
II been an hour later when the street
is crowded with shoppers and work
men there would probably have been
several killed. Mr.. Scott, who was
on the sidewalk. heard tee crash IN
time to escape behind another build
ing. Campbell ran across the street
the brick and concrete falling al
about his feet as be ran. This buiioi
inc was burned two or three months
ago an u the walls have been left stand
mo = menace to the safety of the ped
estrian.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-16
Pikeville.
Sb,riai 10 tie Mas.

.S,1>fiai 10 tie Ne10S.
Miss Mamie White is teaching at
Litton.
R. p Schoolfieid was elected notary
public at recent session Of county
court.
Pikeville is enjoying Lyceum
course. The 90tt Century Glee Club
was the attraction last week, and the
next will be Walt Holcomb, the we'll
known humorous lecturer.
w. F. Hutcheson. of Route I. has
been the guest of his son, Charles. He
i. SO years old.
The ladies of the Home Mission So
ciety of the NJ. f. Church. South,
will give Hallow ecu Entertainment.
The families residing at Tip Top
have,moved to their Pikevillo homes.
Claud Haswell was injured at school
last week while playing in some rough
game. An ankle was badly burt.
p. Remkes has been sick.
Several schools have been suspended
for few weeks. Tho frost came so
suddenly that it left tie farmers uu-
prepared, and they had to summon
their boys from the schools to help
them save things.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-16
St0rk Brings to Jasper
Lots of Heart -Smashers

JASPER, Tenn, Oct. 15.-The
stork is working overtime in Jasper
this week, and if he is not careful
will be subject to reprimand from the
union authorities. He has deposited
no less than four daughters upon the
doorsteps of expectant Jasper parents,
as follows: To Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Patton, daughter, to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Turner, a daughter, to Mr.. and
Mrs. D. F. Hale daughter, and to
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Webb, another
bunch of femininity Everybody is
delighted and all toe babies are doing
we'll. DR.. Lacy guided the stork OIL
the first two occasions to the respect
i've homes designated, while DR..
Turner officiated in the same capacity
for the others
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-16
Frank Griffith Badly Wounded
by Bullet Which Penstra-
ted Lungs.
DEED DONE AT
WHITNEY, N. c.
Griffith Was In Employ of the Power
Company There in the CON-
missary.

Intelligence was received here Tues
day night that Frank Griffith was shot
and badly wounded at Wbitaey, N. e.,
Tuesday The shooting was done by a
negro in the employ of the Power
Co. there. Griffith was slot through
the lungs the bullet ranging down
ward into the liver, and his injurie
are very serious.
Griffith went to Whitney some two
months ago to accept position IN the
eommissary of power company which
is building dam at that point, ana
was doing so we'll that be sent for hls
wife to ioin him, who left last week.
He was in the commissary at the Time
of the shooting, and presumably act
ing for the company in some matter
Griffith was in the employ OF Nann ~
Alley at Jasper as clerk for lengthy
period previous to going to Whitney.
He ia a son Of Albert Griffith, who, it
will be remembered, was shot in
messenger train near Athens as re-
suit of political dispute, and who
died from his injuries. His brother,
Hugh Griffith, who is assistan cash
lei of the First National Bank at
South Pittsburg, left Tuesday evening
to be with his brother. Young Crit
fifth is the same man who attempted
to kill himself in Chattanooga about
two years ago, during fit of despon-
tlency. by drinking carbolic acid.
He was married something over a
wears ago to Miss Della Anderson, OF
Jasper.