| Show two of arnt anecdotes in the contu centhy y gen horace portet portal gives fives the following anecdotes that were related by grant at the th headquarters mesa 1 I 1 WM was with gen taylors taylora command in mexico when he be not only failed to receive re but found that nearly all his regulars were to be sent bent away from him to join gen scott taylor was apt to be a little absentminded when absorbed in tiny any perplexing problem and the morning lie ha received the bhe discouraging news he sat down to breakfast in a brown study poured out a 8 cup of coffee and instead of putting in the augur augar he ha reached out and got hold of the mustard pot and stirred halt a dozen spoonfuls of its contents into the coffee he ahin t realize w what hat he be had bad done till he took a mouthful and then tie le broke out oat in a towering rage we learned something at shiloh about the way la in whish the reports of losses are sometimes exaggerated in battle at the close of at the first days fight sherman met a colonel of one of his bia regiments with only about of his soldiers in ranks and said bald to him why where are your men the colonel cast his eyes sadly along the line wiped a tear from hla his cheek and replied in a whimpering voice we went in strong and that a all left of us you don dont t tell mel biel exclaimed sherman beginning to be deeply affected by the fearful result of the oat car yes said the col colonel ottel the robs appeared to have a special spite against us sherma sherman n weed passed along some rome hours afterward when the com was issuing rations and found that the colonel a men were returning on the run from under the bank of the river where they had taken shelter from the firling firing and in a few minutes nearly all of the lost had bad returned and were boiling coffee and eating a hearty meal with la aa Up appetite petitO that showed they were sull still very much alive |
