Show Ordered to Eat Pie Kansas On Aug 7 1861 while In southeast southeastern ern em Missouri Grant Was made brigadier brIg general to his own great surprise Of O Ohis his methods of discipline Owen Wister tells a singular story The command was marching and food was scarce A lieutenant with an advance guard cuard ard reaCh readi readied reaChed ed a farm house and upon its ts mistress that he ho was wa General Grant re received receIved a n copious meal Presently Grant himself rode to the same door and asked for f r food General Grant has just left hare bore he ho was told and has eaten every eer thing A pie did remain and for this tho gen gem general generd eral erni gave V the tho woman 50 cents request requesting Ins ing in her to keep it until called for Rid RidIng ing inc on to camp ho he ordered grand parade at once and to tho the astonished d assembly the acting assistant adjutant general read I Ithe the following order Lieutenant W of ot the Indiana cay cavalry cavalry alry ary having on this day eaten every everything everything everything thing in Mrs Se we at the crossing of the Ir m CI o and Black River f Girardeau roads except one pump pie Jle Lieuten Lieutenant ant W V is or er Q to return with an escort of and eat ent that pie also |