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But it was at the battle of Chickamauga that Garfield's most daring feat was performed. In the early part of 1863 he was made chief of the staff to General Rosecrans, and in this capacity organised his famous corps of scouts. BUT IT WAS AT THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA THAT GARFIELD'S MOST DARING FEAT WAS PERFORMED IN THE EARLY PART OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY THREE HE WAS MADE CHIEF OF THE STAFF TO GENERAL ROSECRANS AND IN THIS CAPACITY ORGANIZED HIS FAMOUS CORPS OF SCOUTS
 had been acting as scout. The two sprang into a skiff, and succeeded in descending the river. At Catletsburg, on the mouth of the Big Sandy, they found a little old-fashioned steamer belonging to a Confederate, and of this vessel they took possession. The steamer was loaded with provisions, and Garfield assumed command. It was in vain that the rebel captain protested, and explained the terrors of the passage. He had to do with a man whose spirit of duty completely lifted him above the sense of fear. For two days and nights Garfield stood at the helm of the vessel, and battled with the swollen torrent. More than once they were aground, but the resolute management of Garfield and the unflinching obedience of Harry the scout surmounted every difficulty, and at length the little steamer came puffing in sight of the almost despairing camp. The men were beside themselves with joy; they shouted and sang and danced, and declared that with such a leader there was no danger they would not face. LD SENT FOR HARRY BROWN WHO HAD BEEN ACTING AS SCOUT THE TWO SPRANG INTO A SKIFF AND SUCCEEDED IN DESCENDING THE RIVER AT CATTLETTSBURG ON THE MOUTH OF THE BIG SANDY THEY FOUND A LITTLE OLD FASHIONED STEAMER BELONGING TO A CONFEDERATE AND OF THIS VESSEL THEY TOOK POSSESSION THE STEAMER WAS LOADED WITH PROVISIONS AND GARFIELD ASSUMED COMMAND IT WAS IN VAIN THAT THE REBEL CAPTAIN PROTESTED AND EXPLAINED THE TERRORS OF THE PASSAGE HE HAD TO DO WITH A MAN WHOSE SPIRIT OF DUTY COMPLETELY LIFTED HIM ABOVE THE SENSE OF FEAR FOR TWO DAYS AND NIGHTS GARFIELD STOOD AT THE HELM OF THE VESSEL AND BATTLED WITH THE SWOLLEN TORRENT MORE THAN ONCE THEY WERE AGROUND BUT THE RESOLUTE MANAGEMENT OF GARFIELD AND THE UNFLINCHING OBEDIENCE OF HARRY THE SCOUT SURMOUNTED EVERY DIFFICULTY AND AT LENGTH THE LITTLE STEAMER CAME PUFFING IN SIGHT OF THE ALMOST DESPAIRING CAMP THE MEN WERE BESIDE THEMSELVES WITH JOY THEY SHOUTED AND DANCED AND DECLARED THAT WITH SUCH A LEADER THERE WAS NO DANGER THEY WOULD NOT FACE
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