The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-22

Wright and the Sixth corps are and
what the Nineteenth Is doing. wher-
ever they are it's all right or weIl
soon Fix IL right"
Sending a courier back with bur.
ried order that the troops at winches.
ter should be deployed across the val
ley and that all fugltives should be
halted and sent back to the front again.
he now gave Rienzi his head. The gal.
liant Morgan colt needed no spur. But
the pike was so cluttered up with wag-
ons and conveys OF wounded soldiers
and groups squatting around fence rail
fires cooking coffee as a substitute for
the breakfast OF which Early'S surprise
had deprived them that long detours
through the fields at one side or the
other had TO be made.
Nearing Newtown. about halfway
between Winchester and Cedar creek
General Sheridan found numerous COZ
panies OF uninjured and unsecured men.
with their officers, who needed only );
word or the mere sight OF Little Phil
their magical commander, TO turn abot
with cheers and march back toward
the enemy, Among the first he recog-
nized was an officer from his own
extraordinarily William Mckinley
OF General Crooks star
Where Is the Nineteenth corpsT'
asked Sheridan
"on the right. generaI--ln the woods
yonder." was the reply as the young
officer sprang upon his horse. and, with
loud cheer. dashed away 70 spread
the inspiring news Of the chieftains
arrival on the held.
A couple of miles further on, in the
rear OF General Getty's division near
Middletown. whole bunch OF regi-
mental hags seemed TO rise up out OF
the ground. These proved TO be the
colors OF the main body OF Crooks
troops. which had not retreated az all
but reformed after the surprise OF ear
ly morning and were now holding the
line to the west OF the turnpike. In
one OF the brigade commanders here
Sheridan recognized another stanch
Ohioan, whom be knew. This was
Colonel Rutherford ID. Hayes.
The meeting, In quick succession. OF
Mckinley and Hayes under such mo
mentous circumstances naturally Inn
pressed the general as OF encouraging
portent. Yet how little could he. or
they, guess that within the span OF
single generation both OF these prom
lsIng young Ohio soldiers. lighting
shoulder 20 shoulder with countless
others OF equal or more promise, were
to become presidents of the United
States OF America.
Far other and more immediately
pressing concerns occupied them on
this day Of the battle OF Cedar Greek.
Colonel-or was II already general
Hayes was able TO answer more def
nitely the oft repeated inquiry for tho
Sixth and the Nineteenth corps.
Here are two divisions OF the Sixth
corps intact General-and ON their
right are Haveril's and Enjoys d.
visions OF the Nineteenth General
Crook Is on the extreme left with Mer-
ritt's cavalry. All that they want IL
20 know that you're here
And all 1 want, by 49," cried Sher-
idan. lis 10 get those men up that went
10 the rear. Wen whip those rebel
rascals back and sleep I'm our old camps
tonight"
lie now came full upon the newly
forming Federal line OF battle. II was
as IL an electrical thrill bad been shot
through the entire army from the mo-
ment OF Shendan's arrival on the field.
Cheer after cheer rang out, TO be taken
up front and rear and far around be-
fore the real cause was known. Had
re-enforcements come? Yes. Little
Phil was scorchlng down the pike, and
he was a host In himself. Sure enough,
there wns his energetic small figure on
the big horse. his eyes liashing and his
face glowing as be galloped along. hat
I'm hand. just 10 show himself to the
troops.
Its all right" he shouted We're
holding them. and well lick them yetl'
The general rode on with his stan
and escort. and In a minute more they
were n distant. confused mass OF dust /
and flying hoofs. Suddenly from the I
westward came another rolling cloud (
with a thunderbolt ~ its midst-the /
yellow haired. boytsh Custer, the
youngest general I'm thu whole Union
army. dashing cavalry leader whom i
the enemy hesItated TO shoot at, de /
claring that II he was not southern
cavalier he rode and fought like one.
Custer. now at tearing gnIlop. Dew
up to Sheridan. threw both arms
around him and kissed him on the
cheek IN an irrepressibIe burst OF boy
ish enthusiasm. then was or again like
the wind Il
II was not yet noon Sheridan had
come up az f0:3OL-and now the whole