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and was specially detailed for this service. After the war
he had no business but, having saved considerable money,
traveled extensively. He was not married.
During the advance in Georgia the two forces were
near each other many times, as at Kingston, Ga. The
enemy was in the woods, separated from our army by a
river in an open space of perhaps 200 yards. When our
men went into the open they were fired on by the enemy
and could not advance. General Logan, calling for
someone to volunteer to reconnoiter on the bridge,
accepted Major Stolbrand’s offer rather unwillingly. The
latter rode to the bridge with a negro servant, threw the
reins to him and began to cross the bridge on foot.
When he had walked more than half the distance, several
heads popped up and demanded his surrender. This
done, he was told to order the negro to bring the horses.
Stolbrand invited them to fetch the horses themselves.
After being taken to the rear, he was robbed of his
clothes and accoutrements and given castaway garments
in their place. On being brought before the colonel of
the regiment, Stolbrand upbraided him with ingratitude.
The rebel colonel finally recognized in him the Yankee
officer who had once taken him prisoner and given him
good treatment, both being Masons. He therefore had
Stolbrand’s property returned to him. General Logan
had to exchange two Confederate generals in order to
get Stolbrand, his chief of artillery, released.
Frederick Sparrestrom lived in Chicago for many
years. We used to go hunting together and were
considered good sportsmen. When the late King Edward
of England, then Prince of Wales, visited Chicago, a
hunting party was made up. William Ross, of the firm
of Ross & Foster, was requested by the prince to procure
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