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A few weeks afterward, as BuellŌĆÖs leading division was being ferried over the Tennessee River to assist in succoring GrantŌĆÖs beaten army, night was coming on, black and stormy. Through the wreck of battle the division moved, inch by inch, in the direction of the enemy, who had withdrawn a little to reform his lines. A FEW WEEKS AFTERWARD AS BUELL'S LEADING DIVISION WAS BEING FERRIED OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER TO ASSISTANCE SUCCOUR AND GRANT'S BEATEN ARMY NIGHT WAS COMING ON BLACK AND STORMY THROUGH THE WRECK OF BATTLE THE DIVISION MOVED INCH BY INCH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ENEMY WHO HAD WITHDRAWN A LITTLE TO REFORM HIS LINES
reformation of his military manners was denied him: he was promptly arrested on complaint of the officer, tried by court-martial and sentenced to be shot. ŌĆ£You might have thrashed me and let it go at that,ŌĆØ said the condemned man to the complaining witness; ŌĆ£that is what you used to do at school, when you were plain Will Dudley and I was as good as you. Nobody saw me strike you; discipline would not have suffered much.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Ben Greene, I guess you are right about that,ŌĆØ said the lieutenant. ŌĆ£Will you forgive me? That is what I came to see you about.ŌĆØ There was no reply, and an officer putting his head in at the door of the guard-tent where the conversation had occurred, explained that the time allowed for the interview had expired. The next morning, when in the presence of the whole brigade Private Greene was shot to death by a squad of his comrades, Lieutenant Dudley turned his back upon the sorry performance and muttered a prayer for mercy, in which himself was included. OULD HAVE SEEN HIM DAMNED FIRST BUT TIME FOR REFORMATION OF HIS MILITARY MANNERS WAS DENIED HIM HE WAS PROMPTLY ARRESTED ON COMPLAINT OF THE OFFICER TRIED BY COURT MARTIAL AND SENTENCED TO BE SHOT YOU MIGHT HAVE THRASHED ME AND LET IT GO AT THAT SAID THE CONDEMNED MAN TO THE COMPLAINING WITNESS THAT IS WHAT YOU USED TO DO AT SCHOOL WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING WILL DUDLEY AND I WAS AS GOOD AS YOU NOBODY SAW ME STRIKE YOU DISCIPLINE WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFERED MUCH BEN GREEN I GUESS YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THAT SAID THE LIEUTENANT WILL YOU FORGIVE ME THAT IS WHAT I CAME TO SEE YOU ABOUT THERE WAS NO REPLY AND AN OFFICER PUTTING HIS HEAD IN AT THE DOOR OF THE GUARD TENT WHERE THE CONVERSATION HAD OCCURRED EXPLAINED THAT THE TIME ALLOWED FOR THE INTERVIEW HAD EXPIRED THE NEXT MORNING WHEN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE WHOLE BRIGADE PRIVATE GREEN WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY A SQUAD OF HIS COMRADES LIEUTENANT DUDLEY TURNED HIS BACK UPON THE SORRY PERFORMANCE AND MUTTERED A PRAYER FOR MERCY IN WHICH HIMSELF WAS INCLUDED
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