. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . column with the bayonet, and cleared the way for thewithdrawal of the Union forces. His horse was shot under him,and the pistol at his side was shattered by a rebel bullet, butthe morale of the men was once more restored, and the daywas saved from disaster by Logans coolness and bravery. The Hon. Lewis Hanback, a Congressman from Kansas, atthe Soldiers and Sailors Serenade to General Logan, at Wash-ington, soon after his nomination for Vice-President, made aspeech, in th
. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . column with the bayonet, and cleared the way for thewithdrawal of the Union forces. His horse was shot under him,and the pistol at his side was shattered by a rebel bullet, butthe morale of the men was once more restored, and the daywas saved from disaster by Logans coolness and bravery. The Hon. Lewis Hanback, a Congressman from Kansas, atthe Soldiers and Sailors Serenade to General Logan, at Wash-ington, soon after his nomination for Vice-President, made aspeech, in the course of which he gave an account of Logansparticipation in this battle of which he was an he: It was at Belmont that I first saw John A. Logan. Therewere ^ve regiments of us there, among them the 27th IllinoisInfantry, to which I belonged, and the 31st Illinois, Logansregiment. I remember the 27th, my regiment, held the rightof the line of battle. I was orderly-sergeant, and accord-ingly was on the left of my regiment. On our immediateleft, and joining it, was the 31st. Logan sat on his big, black. 403 horse, therefore, nearly in front of me. Our colonel, a braveand gallant man, too, he was, rode up to Logan, and said,rather pompously : ^ Colonel Logan, remember, if you please,that I have the position of honor/ Without turning to rightor left, Logan instantly replied : ^ I dont care a d—n whereI am, so long as I get into this fight/ And ^ get into it hesoon did, as he fought his way up to and into the camp andtore down the ensign of treason and planted in its stead theflag of beauty and of glory/ The official report gave Colonel Logan the credit for hissplendid services and matchless bravery upon this says : Colonel Logans admirable tactics not only foiledthe frequent attempts of the enemy to flank him, but secureda steady advance toward the enemys camp.* Colonel Pearson, then a subordinate of Logans regiment,gives an account of the affair at
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