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on of the army ... worked Fri-lay night. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, getting them hitched up md started, and then had to take j ax green mules hitched to a vagon and fetch them myself, ilone.“The rest had two and three iien to a wagon .. but. as the Lt. L'ol. says. “That dammed sergeant •an do anything’.. You should have scon me going through the streets of Nashville about 11 o'clock Monday night with six green mules hitched to a baggage wagon. I riding one of the wheel mules and driving the others with a single line.“Our Lt. Col. thought I ought to have had plenty of good liquor to fetch such a lot of dammed rabbits from Nashville here, but when I very politely informed him I didn't have any, he swore he would have let the, mules went to hell and he’d got on the cars and come home!• • •“WE GOT RATHER badly whipped (in an engagement) though it was no disgrace to us, but a disgrace and shame to our general. We have a small force here .. . The rebel general says he will take Franklin in less than a week (so the prisoners say), and they report he has over 30.000 men.“We have not got 5000 effectivend SermonDodgon so. —Eft Thomas.%cial customs when one of themly a fellow should not be allowedd at him d moment dnd then re-irried you'll realize that the law r of protecting themselves.• •makes you a fool. You drc a fool 3ne. Many a capable man blames lends, his lack of friends or some inhappy slate. That man makes a ndilions. no business affairs, no ible. He. alone, brings about his change it.venl men from making fools of lappy world. Only I can slop me n prevent you from being a fool, hat we can do it. Few fools wereso swiftly flew by our tent last evening was ordeis to march on 1 the enemy this morning at day- “ light; but. as our company is on picket and will not get off until ai nearly noon, we do not have to go out. That’s too bad, is it not'’ slt; But perhaps every man will have to walk out before night.“If I was not in a hurrry to get this letter started to you soon as possible, I would delay until to- Elt; morrow before mailing it and give you the details of what may 0j happen today. But. if there is any w bad news, you wi'l probably hear it as soon as you will wish to.” ]a From here on. George Jefferies g« writes about his sister's request rr that he compose an essay and about many other family affairs. u The last line reads: “Things are u flying lively about Franklin, u now, 1 tell you.” n* * * liGEORGE CHAPMAN Jefferies ,r was born in Spencer, June 22, 1837, and died in Elyria, Sept. 15, n1010. aged 73 years. He worked aon his father's farm on Black j river until he was 19, then began teaching school. He had charge t of a farm in Lucas county, in 18- y 57, but returned after about one h year to Spencer. In 1858 he at-i tended classes at Obcrlin college. ^ On Jan. 2. 1880, he commenced studying law with Blake f Woodward in Medina. Aug. 12. 1862, lie enlisted for service in v the Civil war. Wounded at p Chickamauga, his war activities j were most exciting and common- j dable. He had a horse shot from under him while with Gen. Sher- j ( man on his march from Atlanta to the sea.He was in Washington when | ( Lincoln was assassinated, and was Mrs. Surratt’s attendant throughout her trial after the murder of Lincoln.After the war. he finished his law studies in Cleveland in 1875. On July 7. 1870. he was married to Mary A. Hinc. of Chatham, who, with three sons, survived him. Mrs. Della B. Erb of Medina is a niece.Communications relating to this column should be addressed to William Nathaniel Os-bun, Medina. O.. Rt. 4.CAPITAL QUIZ, Q. Francis Marshall of Bangor.Me., asks: President i Grover1 Cleveland was once referred to as a draft dodger. Why?A. Cleveland secured a substi- , tute to serve for him in the War Between the States in 1963. At that time the law made it possible for a draftee to obtain a recruit in his place, but pay $300.
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Medina County Gazette
Medina, Ohio, US
Fri, May 04, 1956
Page 10
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