AN INCIDENT OF SHILOH.–

18. January 2009 by admin.

During the battle of Shiloh an officer hurriedly rode up to an aid and inquired for Grant. “That’s him with the field-glass,” said the aid.

Wheeling his horse about, the officer furiously rode up to the General, and touching his cap, thus addressed him,–

“Sheneral, I vants to make one report; Schwartz’s battery is took.”

“Ah!” says the General, “how was that?”

“Vell, you see, Sheneral, de sheshenists come up in front of us, and de sheshenists flanked us, and de sheshenists come in de rear of us, and Schwartz’s battery was took.”

“Well, sir,” says the General, “you of course spiked the guns.”

“Vat,” exclaimed the Dutchman, in astonishment, “schpikedem guns, sclipike dem new guns!–no, it would schpoil hem.”

“Well,” said the General, sharply, “What did you do?”

“Do? vy, we took dem back again!”

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