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ss Story of an Emigrant. 102
The July number of Hemlandet, contained a letter from
me, dated Yicksburg, June 24th, from which I make the
following extract:
"The army of Gen. Grant is divided into two Grand Divisions, one of
which is arranged in a semi-circle toward Yicksburg, only a few hundreo
yards from the intrenchments of the rebels, the other in a semi-circle turned
away from Yicksburg, and fronting the army of Gen. Johnston. We are ah
protected b}’ strong intrenchments, and always keep over two thousand
men as picket guards, and the same number are digging rifle pits and
building intrenchments.
"Gen. Logan’s Division is close up to the intrenchments of the rebels.
The Swedish Maj. Stohlbrand is chief of artillery in Logan’s Division, and,
has, as such, under his special charge one of the most important positions
in the beleaguering army.
"I visited Gen. Logan A^esterdav, and will relate a little episode
concerning this brave commander: When Gen. Logan heard that I was a Swede,
and wished to see Maj. Stohlbrand, who had just ridden out to look after his
batteries, the general, being alwa3’s full of fun, assumed a very solemn air,
and said: ’Too bad you did not come an hour sooner, for then you could
have seen Stohlbrand. There’—and he went to the door of his tent and
pointed across the camp ground—’there is the tent of Maj. Stohlbrand.
Half an hour ago a bomb exploded from the main fort yonder. Poor
Stohlbrand ! Only a few remnants were left of the eontents of his tent. Poor
Stohlbrand! Perhaps you would like to see the remains?’
"Accompanied by Gens. Stevenson, Ransom, and several other officers, I
followed Gen. Logan to the tent of Stohlbrand. Then Logan said: ’Out
of respect for poor Stohlbrand we have put everything in order again.
Here you see his camp stool, there his uniform, and there is his little field cot.’
The bed looked as if a dead body was lying on it, covered by a blanket.
Logan walked solemnly up to the head of the bed, lifted the blanket, and
behold, there was only a bundle of rags! The rest of tis, of course,
supposed that Stohlbrand was dead, and that his corpse was lying 011 the bed.
This little joke made the humorous Logan laugh so that his whole body
shook.
"As to the Swedes in the army, I may mention that, besides our Company
D, there are in the same division the company of Capt. Arosenius of the
Forty-third Illinois regiment, and that of Capt. Corneliuson of the
Twenty-third Wisconsin regiment, and a number of Swedes of the other
regiments from Illinois and Wisconsin, and of the Fourth and Fifth
Minnesota regiments. Old Company D is a model, as usual,—the best one I have
seen yet. Both officers and men are quiet, orderly, cheerful and obedient,
always faithful at their post, and ready to go wherever duty calls them.
They are loved and respected by all who come in contact with them. When
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