The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-10

'A1D real naUol Youso see him get
down OF HE horse . pick up . stray
ear Of corn and Vtiok & IN HE pocket
% gtvs the horse Tie Asxt stop they
And then tAsrs va. piny Bauer.
Bully Bsner Vas . drummer boy. zoo.
though mueh biGeor- about 80. and
such . friendly. happy. laughing ysl
low-haired chap. always thinking
about Gilbert and taking care OF him
and helping hin over the rough
places. There AREN'T many brothers
like Billy. He was sitting on his horse.
and the colonel says. "Buly, you'd
better ct down. you'H b shot," and
that veyy minute : bullet hit poor
BILLY Bansr. and Il went through HE
heart. otlbsrt saw them carrying his
friend away. Ill orumpled up. and 90
limp. And 10 forgot about being .
soldier and cried.
That vss ct Peach Tree Orchard In
Georgia. who're Captain Speed writes.
Between assaults I saw General New
ton OF the Fourth corps sittinS ON q
log with Gilbert on his knee. earessing
him." How exauisite little pieos At
tenderness In the heat Of the July day.
between asaanlto. the man with the
child on Ais knee.
From Z lottsr written BY Captain
Speed to the war department. In 1898.
We get. another glimpse Of this We
soldier.
Eat the investment Of Savannah our
division was on the left Of the army
ON the SsvAnnah river Part Of the
command was sent over on the
Ogochee river, Il or Is milos away.
wrote an order and called for an Or
derry. Il was 0llbert's turn. Il seems.
The little follow came ct the SUM
mona told him to send one Of the
men. he said he could 20 anywhees
any Of the men could 90. l gave him
the envelope and way in the night he
brought back the receipt"
Another lstter. also asking that .
medal OF honor b Given . van zahdt,
was sent to the war department. ct
the same time By CAPT Wlli1am HAr>
denbrook. CHIEF Of ptoaeoes end pro
vost marsAAl Of divisioA star Il tol4
Of Z battle even more severe. fought
at Bentonvill6. n. O.. IN March, 1865.
end Of the child carrying orders
through heavy ilrtng quite 60 matter
OF course. But the mills Of the gods
grind slowly, and WaAhingtoa depart
ments are swathed about n rcd tApe
ana the medal never We awarded.
When the waY wa ovor 0uboet Van
ZGndt cane % Warrington With hjs
rog1Ment . b uuetsrsd ont He WEI
riding pony nat had beoa picked up
ON the march aCrooo 0eorgiA. NOW, Of
course. that pony belonged to the GOV.
orament, but Gilbert wanted Il Z lot.
You DO want 3 horse. ron know. amer
you've got to moving him and he's
carried you through Z whole lot OF
tAin1n, and you've rouGhod lt toGotAor
n ory weather end ~
30 0flbort vAa zanldt weot - -
President johnson sbout tie thing. 4
bic. pleasant. quiet man 10 tOu1A The
prosident-you mustn't inAu1ns he
had horns and . tail the way hlD En-
smies tired - make out afterwards.
And Mr.. johnson at HIN dawn on one
ride Of big table and he Aimsell
on the other saA ~ heard ~ whole
story quite at lenStA.
,A0albsst,s 10 sAyS, which xonN yau
s.s a%,, s:ssl tAas Ssssv or ~ sa'esr'
era ratAer have ne psay. z yo1
please" said 0tybort,
Hes youY,~ aid the utsstdent
ana the gov&rnmsnt paid for oendins
him out to Port william vAaro OIL
bert Was going. ~S
"r'm going 70 keep my sgs q you.' :
oaid the prusldook ~anA When you'ru
9 nttls elder l'll ssad ysa . VEST
Point
Hat psAaw, Mr. JeAasen had . heap
of thingp to a. besides keeping track
OF little boys out In oAio. You soul6A't
really blame hin Tor 1Dryottine.
That June Gilbert went home. They
sent the soldiers home on Nat carr.
lots Of them. pAclks1 - tAlrk they
could rarely " down. md g rA1nb3
o the WAy, snA NOBODY caxe1 - al.
Tsr thsy vsss getzS home: A. GO.
bert r1oeAo1' ro6t Vl1Na0 - tlzno IT,