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GORDON GRAN'GER. 275
Away to the left a cloud of dust, streaming banners, hurrying
troops. Was it the enemy? Think of the suppressed agony of
that grand old man as he nervously handed: his glass to a
staff officer and said: " My horse is unsteady- here, what do
you see?" He could not make it out. Turning sharply to an
officer, in a tone very unusual to him, he almost shouted;
" What troops are those? Find out!" and he never took
his eye from the point, though the roar on his righ. t was as if
the heavens were rent asunder and the earth trembled with
earthquake shocks. At last he drops his arm, breathes a sigh as
if the whole nation breathed through him, and his countenance
changes. vas lightning changes, from darkness to light. He saw
and recognized the battle flag of Granger.
0, glorious Thomas and glorious Granger! His heart
told him there was need of help, though the summons did not
come, and he was there norte too' quick. Never waiting for
orders he hurls his fresh troops upon the flanks of the assaulting
foe, and Thomas is saved.
With all his gruff ways, Gordon Granger at. times rev~ aled
a strong character for justice, truth and mercy.
A company commander, thinking himself and his men ag-grieved,
appealed to Colonel Granger. " All I ask is simple justice."
And the reply came prompt and vigorous, " I will do what
is right, though the heavens fall." An officer who deceived him,
disregarding truth and promises, was put under arrest, charges'
preferred against him, and he would have been dismissed from
the service' promptly but for his humble apologies and appeals
for mercy. Then the. officer was released, and placed on duty
again- a faithful and truthful subaltern ever after, Another,
Object Description
| Title | A hundred battles in the West, St. Louis at Atlanta, 1861-1865. |
| Author | Thatcher, Marshall P. |
| Description | History of the second Michigan Cavalry, with the armies of the Mississippi, Ohio, Kentucky and Cumberland. Also mentioned a few of the famous regiments and brigades of the West |
| Subject.LCSH | United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865); United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Michigan Cavalry Regiment -- 2nd. |
| Source | Detroit : M.P. Thatcher, 1884. |
| Language | eng |
| Date | 1884 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Identifier | 973.7474 T36h |
| Relation | Northwest Missouri State University Library Tom Hooper's Civil War Collection |
| Date.Digital | 2009 |
| Publisher.Digital | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in public domain |
| Contributing Institution | Northwest Missouri State University B. D. Owens Library |
| Copy Request | Contact Owens Library Archives /Special Collections at (660)562-1974. |
| Collection Name | Northwest Missouri State University Collection |
Description
| Title | PAGE 275 |
| Description | GORDON GRAN'GER. 275 Away to the left a cloud of dust, streaming banners, hurrying troops. Was it the enemy? Think of the suppressed agony of that grand old man as he nervously handed: his glass to a staff officer and said: " My horse is unsteady- here, what do you see?" He could not make it out. Turning sharply to an officer, in a tone very unusual to him, he almost shouted; " What troops are those? Find out!" and he never took his eye from the point, though the roar on his righ. t was as if the heavens were rent asunder and the earth trembled with earthquake shocks. At last he drops his arm, breathes a sigh as if the whole nation breathed through him, and his countenance changes. vas lightning changes, from darkness to light. He saw and recognized the battle flag of Granger. 0, glorious Thomas and glorious Granger! His heart told him there was need of help, though the summons did not come, and he was there norte too' quick. Never waiting for orders he hurls his fresh troops upon the flanks of the assaulting foe, and Thomas is saved. With all his gruff ways, Gordon Granger at. times rev~ aled a strong character for justice, truth and mercy. A company commander, thinking himself and his men ag-grieved, appealed to Colonel Granger. " All I ask is simple justice." And the reply came prompt and vigorous, " I will do what is right, though the heavens fall." An officer who deceived him, disregarding truth and promises, was put under arrest, charges' preferred against him, and he would have been dismissed from the service' promptly but for his humble apologies and appeals for mercy. Then the. officer was released, and placed on duty again- a faithful and truthful subaltern ever after, Another, |
