. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . e ina gallop. An amusing incident occurred in the wild charge—too good tobe lost—and many of my men afterwards laughed among them-selves about it at the Generals expense. Nearing the battle-ground, an artilleryman with his caisson wasmet in full retreat. Directing me to give him a pistol. GeneralLogan charged upon the batteryman, halted him, and, with thepistol but a few inches from his head, said in about these words:— you, if you move—yes, if you move even a foot furth
. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . e ina gallop. An amusing incident occurred in the wild charge—too good tobe lost—and many of my men afterwards laughed among them-selves about it at the Generals expense. Nearing the battle-ground, an artilleryman with his caisson wasmet in full retreat. Directing me to give him a pistol. GeneralLogan charged upon the batteryman, halted him, and, with thepistol but a few inches from his head, said in about these words:— you, if you move—yes, if you move even a foot further to therear—Ill blow your brains out. Eight about that ammunition-wagon and rejoin your command! He did. As the caisson turned and started to the front, the horses in agallop, my men laughed, screamed and yelled in delight, Bullyfor Logan. As the General whipped the pistol towards the mans head, hedid it with such a spasmodic jerk that the cylinder flew someyards away, and neither he nor the poor wretch discovered thatthe weapon then was as dangerous ^s the old ladys musket, with-out lock^ stocky or barrel,. THE GEORGIA CAMPAIGN. 457 In a few moments we were on the ground, where there waswork to do. Then, as if by inspiration, the entire command realized whatLogan meant by D—n your regiments and officers. He meant he could not waste those precious moments to forma line as at dress-parade. Now it was, that the entire command,regardless of officers and organizations being in place, sprang intoline like magic. What mattered it now if divisions, brigades, and regiments wereall mixed up ? We were all there, in shape for fighting, had our tools with us,and Logan at the head in person. You remember when Uncle Toby said over the sick Le Fevre:By God he shall not die, that the Eecording Angel, as he wrotethe charge in the Book of Life, dropped a tear and it was washedaway forever. That is not, I believe, the usual system of book-keeping taughtin our commercial colleges, bu
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