Show COL boyes LOVES SWORD aa incident of t the h e battle of cedar creek no wonder the BOTS doted him 0 baltimore Sal ilmore american the death in buffalo last week of gen george bf love lote of the regiment regi nant now york volunteers recalls to mind a famous act of bravery which the general GLe was too modest ever to have published love at the battle of cedar creek in in 1864 was colonel 0 of f his regiment the ileth new york volunteers and it was his gallant conduct at this battle for which ho he was subsequently breveted brigadier general he ife wa was of a frank afrank and genial nature very companionable full of good stone stories and alwa always to endeavored deavo red to imbue others his cheerful spirit A man of the chest ph physique n i e a and nd a handsome face he felt we when auff off duty that he was the equal egal socially of any of the commanding officers 0 cers loves love 4 frank gy an k and honest bonest disposition des posItion was a aly admired adjo ired by b all and he became bees roch c h a favorite that it whenever his command went into an engagement the first 6 inquiries in were always for loves safety his popularity was wits so great throughout the command that it necessarily found found envious envious opposition which came cims in in the person of gen dwight then commander of the first davison of the nineteenth army corps the fan rilar and sociable socia bi wa ways ys of the genial love were repugnant t to t the h e stiff and dignified general r of f the F first its t division and under some lame pretext love uve was deprived of hie his command and found himself on the eve of the battle of cedar creek under arrest upon some insignificant and trifling charge the next day the confederates under gen jubal A barly attacked the union line both in front and rear love was still under arrest his friends requested the return of his sword and command r but dwight was implacable love humiliated sees the confider ate press upon his cherished re regiment ciment his men fall back as they are fighting 2 setd against ast double odds ilia hia nature can stand it no longer lie ile rush rushes among his bo boys and buckling on a cartridge box ta takes is es the musket from a dead man and fights in the ranks 11 r and noble example encouraged hie J almost t defeated men the charge under hie his lead is made and the lost ground re taken love is in the van the fight ing is the most desperate but the works aro are in this hand to hand conflict con flicht love with his own hands plucks from the enemy the of victory being flag captured in the battle after the conflict love ute attired as a private soldier of tho the one hundred and sixteenth with his cartridge box on with a musket at his its side together 1 with beard heard earned prize the capter captured d flag of the enemy proceeded to division headquarters itar lers to receive the hearty welcome aue due to a brave soldier in a approaching r 0 a e I 1 I 1 the dignified dwight love imph in his i j jovial ia W way a said in here general give me back mv my sword here liere is a confederate flag for it but dwight refusing the brave soli diers request flew into a hot passion and ordered lovo love to be placed under close arrest with guard over him jor lot breach of or arre t harint having so dwight considered it violaa violated ted ills his first order of arrest but love was too brave a solda soldier er and too good a man to be thus maltreated mal treated tho drummer boys liked him the private soldiers loved him and the line and staff officers knew there was not a man of nobler heart in the corps and the injustice c e to love jove was deeply felt by alf sit gen t emery the commander of the corps corp and almost the same day gen sheridan the commander comi narNer of the army sent for dwight gen sheridan pointed po anted out the injustice in i tice of loves arret arrest and an d ordered his immediate im release the bravery of bove love I 1 his meek submission submission to injustice in j ustice from ins his superiors so impressed Slier S ceridan idan that he ordered gen ouster custer and col love to proceed with proper er e escort r to washington to turn over the capurrd battle flags to tl the ie war department when love returned a week after dwight w not with the command and ite love was a brigadier general for a t week at least there arasa was a feast ancamp in camp |