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Show The ordering of Lieut. Powhatan Clark to Germany where he will enter the service of the Westphalian Hussars Hus-sars is met with great satisfaction among the comrades of that gonial officer of-ficer in the Tenth Cavalry. Lieut. Clark sailed less than a month ago under detail by tho Secretary of War, and the fact was announced in the cable dispatches from Berlin as unusually un-usually significant It wag of less significance sig-nificance to Germany than to tho United State; because it is not unusual un-usual for the German government to permit officers from the armies of other countries to enter their service for experience. There is, I am told, an officer of English Eng-lish cavalry In command of a Gorman troop, by virtuo of his rank in tho Knglish army. It has happened not Infrequently that the American government gov-ernment baa sent an officer abroad during some campaign to study tho style of warfare. Gen. Sheridan wns with the German troops during the Franco-German war, and was present at Sedan. At the time of Shorldun's death Gen. Von Moltke bore tribute to the military genius which enabled the American officer to predict tho event of that battle before it was evident evi-dent to those about him. Lieut. F. V. Green was detailed by the Secrotivry of War to acom-pany acom-pany Gen. Skoboloff during the Russo-Turkith Russo-Turkith war. Inspector General Sanger, then captain, was one of two officers who acccompanied Gen. Emory Em-ory Upton in 1875 in his tour under tho ajfpines of tho War Department, which resulted in the publication of a work en "Tho Armies of Asia and Europe." which has been rogardol as a standard authority, but to-day a little lit-tle out of dato. Maj. Delafield and Maj. Mordecal followed tho Crimoun war in the field and Delafield' s "Art of War in Europe," which was the result re-sult of t his expedition, is considered a military work of much value. Gen. Hazeti, the chief signal offleor for many years, and Colonal Chamberlain wont abroad on ' a similar mission. Undoubtedly if the war cloud now hanging ovor Europe should break, the Secretary of War would dotail ono or more officers of thu United Statos army to the duty of studying the operations op-erations of the troops in the fl uid. Lieut. Clark is not going to study the art of wiirfare. lie is going to devote his attention to the minor do-tails do-tails of the cavalry sorvlee to sh oe- train to see the General, and as it was warm weather the doors were open. His seat was hardly twenty feet from the General's, whom he could te plainly. The writer at last went iuto the car and introduced himself, giving giv-ing his regiment, when he was asked to take a seat, and for over half an hour was entertained by the General, who said he was ordered to tho West to look after the Indians, lie remembered the old 1st Mo. Cav., and spoke of its good service, and also of tho Colonel of the regiment, then, as at present, a Colonel in the Regular Regu-lar Army. When tho writer arose to go the General insisted upon his staying, stay-ing, introduced him to his brother, Col. Sheridan, and treated him in the nicest manner possible. The writer was u high private, and he mentions this to show that Little Phil was a genial and social comrade, and cared little about rank. They Lived Well. N. B. Rockwell, Co. F, 31 st Ind., 1330" Eagle street, Terre Haute, Ind., says that rebel sympathizers have been making complaints in the In-diannpoiis In-diannpoiis Journal about tho treatment treat-ment received by rebel prisoners captured at Fort Donolson and con-lined con-lined at Indianpolis. They are also trying to injure the reputation rep-utation of Dr. Jameson, ono of tho leading surgeons of Indianapolis, who at that tune had cbargo of tho rebel prisoners. The writor knows that the prisoners had the very best living, and thoir quarters were kept clean by themselves. The writer thinks this an unfavorable time to bring this subject up before the poor devils who suffered at Andersonvillo and other hell-holes of the Confederacy. Confed-eracy. It is a well-known fact that tho robot soldiers wero sleek and fat when they loft tho Northern prisons, while our poor boys were skeletons and covered with sores, rags and vermin ver-min when they wero exchanged. HlnXme 1V Handy. Names that were bestowed upon men in the army are said to have adhered ad-hered to them over since. An old In-dianian In-dianian says: --Over in my district is a man named Sandy. To tho ordinary ordi-nary observer, there is no reason tn tho world for the nickname and no appropriatnoss in it. But. in ono of very earliest skirmishes of the war, he was on picket duty, and was directed di-rected to get as near the enemy's lino as he could. Ho crept up to within a few feet of the vidette-post of the Confederate pickets, and quietly digging a hole in the sand, ho burrowed there until early morning, morn-ing, listening to all that was said. When he came back to report, lie must havo shaken two or three quart9 of sand from his clothes and shoes, and the boys gave him on the spot the name of Sandy. It stuck to hlra through his army career, and, now that he is in public life, ho is still called "Sandy." ' In Memory of lortfliV"a'" Memorial service WArn hftld in iug, naddiing-, feuding and horse-doctoring, which he has made a special study during his surviee in this country. coun-try. He will waton also the method of drilling, and of sotting up tho men which is in vogue in the German army. All of theso are details, but they are very important details, and Lieut. Clark's report to the secretary of war will doubtless prove of great value to thd service. Lieutenant Clark is not very old In service, but he has a Ono roeord. Ho carries with him tho modal avraidod to officers and men for conspicuous gallantry. In 1885, a year after his graduation, while serving in the Department De-partment of the Arizona, ho rescued a colored corporal who was wounded and left helpless in the open fluid exposed to the fire of the Apaohes. At the risk ot his own life Lieut. Clark rushoi into the field and carried the corporal to cover on his back. He was much praised for his gallantry at the time of this occurrence, occur-rence, but no official recognition of it was made by the War Department until un-til be was about to start for Germany. Then Capt. Taylor of the Ordnance Department called the attention of the Secretary to the facts, and on the record of the company, forwardod by Tremont Tomplo, Boston, May 14, in honor of Admiral David 1). Porter. Mayor Matthews presided. Rev. Phillips Brooks conducted the prayer. The music was furnished by the organ and a quartet Hon. James Russell Soley delivered an eloquent eulogy. A Confederate Monumet, The annual meeting of the Grand Camp of Virginia Confederate Veterans Veter-ans will be held at Fredericksburg, Va., June 10, on which occasion the Confederate monument at that place will be unvalled with imposing ceremonies. cere-monies. Grand Commander W. P. Smith called the meeting Monday, May 18. G. A. R. Notes. The Comrades of the Battlofiold will convene at Detroit, Mich., on Wednesday, Wednes-day, Aug. 5, in Room B of the Everett School, on Eist Fort street, for permanent per-manent organization. Headquartors and registering office will be in rooms 1 nnd 18 Buhl block, on Grlswold street. The order now has a membership mem-bership in eighteen States. May 15 the headquarters of the department de-partment of Wisconsin G. A. R. will be located at Marshfleld, the home of the colonel of the regiment, the Secretary Sec-retary awarded to Lieut. Clark the medal of honor which he has taken abroad with him Detroit Sun. Chain Armor. William Simmons. U. S. S. Brooklyn, Brook-lyn, Historian National Association of Naval Veterans, 1432 Wharton street. Puiladelphla, Pa., says the first use of chain cables on tho sides of vessels for protection during the late war was by Commodore Farragut's squadron on the Lower Mississippi In April, . 1862. The efficiency of the dovlce was demonstrated in the passage of Forts Jackson and St Phillip and the encounter en-counter with the Confederals rum, in which the writer participated, partic-ipated, and It resultod in tho capture of New Orleans. The device was suggested by Joseph E. Vantino, then conuected with the I'.. S. S.Richmond, S.Rich-mond, now a residont of New Castlo, Del. Comrade Vantine should receive from Congress a handsome pension, or some expression of recognition for his valuable device. Ho was presented by the Navy Department some year ago with a medal for his bravery in the action above referred to, and at Mobile Bay. The device was the means of saving many of our vessels from totnl destruction in that engagement engage-ment and was also adopted by Capt. Winslow in his encounter with tho Alabama on the coast of France two years later. An Anecdote or Sheridan. Charles E. McCoy, Co. I, 1st Me, Cav., Bangor, Mo., says tiat in 1885, ' while enroute from Chicago to Kansas City, and in tho car adjoining him, was Gen. Sheridan and staff. While on the road many peroons boarded the the department commander, W. H. Upham. The headquarters have been In Milwaukee since 1888. Comrade Com-rade E. B. Gray, the Assistant Assist-ant Adjutant General, goes to Marshfleld for the balance of the year. The May meeting of the Wisconsin Commandery of the Military Order of tho Loyal Legion was held at Milwaukee Mil-waukee the first Wednesday of the month. Officers were eloctod for the ensuing yearasfollows: Commander, Captain Edward Ferguson; Senior vice-Commander, Major, nnd Surgeon, Solon Marks; Junior v lee-Commander, Major Earl M. Rogers; Recorder, Captain A. Ross Houston; Registrar, Chandler P. Chapman: Treasurer, Lieutenant Frank A. Anson; Chancellor, Chancel-lor, LicutentJ. B. Johnson; Chaplain, Rev. G. Mott Williams. Council-Lieutenant Council-Lieutenant Henry T. Drako, Surgeon W. H. Leighton, Captain F. H. Magdeburg, Mag-deburg, Major C. II. Ross, Lieutenant II. A. Valentin. Simon llelnebower, Freoport, Mich., would like some comrade to tell him by letter what battery the 41st Ohio, Third Brigade, Third Division, Fourth Corps, supported two nights before the fall of Atlanta, The Captain of his company thlaks that it was tho 2d III., but is not certain. cer-tain. Charles Michaelis, Company D, 187th N. Y., Densmore, Kan., has an old friend who served as a Government Govern-ment scout, lost a leg above the knee a short time ago. Is not able to buy an artificial lug, and is not entitled to a pension. He wishes any old soldier who had the misfortune to lose his right leg, and has an old artificial leg that is out of uso. but has all the springs intact in the knee joints to correspond with writor. 1 |