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Garfield sent for Harry Brown, who had been acting as scout. The two sprang into a skiff, and succeeded in descending the river. GARFIELD SENT FOR HARRY BROWN WHO HAD BEEN ACTING AS SCOUT THE TWO SPRANG INTO A SKIFF AND SUCCEEDED IN DESCENDING THE RIVER
eneral. He was now thirty-one years of age, and had served in the army about four months. Garfield's force in Eastern Kentucky held the field, but they held it starving. Their provisions were done, the roads were impassable, the people unfriendly, and the river swollen and dangerous. But Garfield's early experience as a canal boy now stood him in good stead. Among his troops was his old companion and humble friend of the towpath, Harry S. Brown, the poor fellow who, in spite of a good heart and shrewd sense, had been so long the unhappy victim of intemperance. But the man adored his young officer, and now, at a critical moment in Garfield's career, Brown was able to render him and the good cause an important service. The army was encamped near the scene of its victory. Close by was the Big Sandy river, a deep and rapid and swollen stream. No local boatman would venture down the torrent at such a time. And yet that was the sole direction from which the little army might expect supplies. D WAS MADE A BRIGADIER GENERAL HE WAS NOW THIRTY ONE YEARS OF AGE AND HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY ABOUT FOUR MONTHS GARFIELD'S FORCE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY HELD THE FIELD BUT THEY HELD IT STARVING THEIR PROVISIONS WERE DONE THE ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE THE PEOPLE UNFRIENDLY AND THE RIVER SWOLLEN AND DANGEROUS BUT GARFIELD'S EARLY EXPERIENCE AS A CANAL BOY NOW STOOD HIM IN GOOD STEAD AMONG HIS TROOPS WAS HIS OLD COMPANION AND HUMBLE FRIEND OF THE TOW PATH HARRY S BROWN THE POOR FELLOW WHO IN SPITE OF A GOOD HEART AND SHREWD SENSE HAD BEEN SO LONG THE UNHAPPY VICTIM OF INTEMPERANCE BUT THE MAN ADORED HIS YOUNG OFFICER AND NOW AT A CRITICAL MOMENT IN GARFIELD'S CAREER BROWN WAS ABLE TO RENDER HIM AND THE GOOD CAUSE AN IMPORTANT SERVICE THE ARMY WAS ENCAMPED NEAR THE SCENE OF ITS VICTORY CLOSE BY WAS THE BIG SANDY RIVER A DEEP AND RAPID AND SWOLLEN STREAM NO LOCAL BOATMAN WOULD VENTURE DOWN THE TORRENT AT SUCH A TIME AND YET THAT WAS THE SOLE DIRECTION FROM WHICH THE LITTLE ARMY MIGHT EXPECT SUPPLIES
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