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In his regiment he had a number of his own Hiram boys, over whom he watched as an elder brother. The affection of the young men for their friend and teacher was unbounded, and with him to lead them there were few perils from which they shrank. IN HIS REGIMENT HE HAD A NUMBER OF HIS OWN HIRAM BOYS OVER WHOM HE WATCHED AS AN ELDER BROTHER THE AFFECTION OF THE YOUNG MEN FOR THEIR FRIEND AND TEACHER WAS UNBOUNDED AND WITH HIM TO LEAD THEM THERE WERE FEW PERILS FROM WHICH THEY SHRANK
illion of money to the war. The motion was received and passed with the heartiest approval, and the young Senator was at once appointed to serve in the new army. He raised two regiments, of one of which he was made colonel. This was work in which he had had no previous experience; yet he soon proved himself a master of the business. Commander, officers, and privates were all alike, raw recruits; but Garfield soon drilled both himself and his men into shape. As a skilled carpenter, he could handle a workman's tools. He made a number of models and blocks, and with these he studied the art of war. Then he taught his officers as he used to teach his classes; and so, by sticking to his old principles of "thorough," he soon produced a regiment second to none in the Northern army. Garfield's duty in the first place was to help to keep the State of Kentucky out of the hands of the Confederates. At Middle Creek on January 10th, and again on the 17th at Prestonburg, he defeated General Marshall.  MEN AND ABOUT A MILLION OF MONEY TO THE WAR THE MOTION WAS RECEIVED AND PASSED WITH THE HEARTIEST APPROVAL AND THE YOUNG SENATOR WAS AT ONCE APPOINTED TO SERVE IN THE NEW ARMY HE RAISED TWO REGIMENTS OF ONE OF WHICH HE WAS MADE COLONEL THIS WAS WORK IN WHICH HE HAD HAD NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE YET HE SOON PROVED HIMSELF A MASTER OF THE BUSINESS COMMANDER OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WERE ALL ALIKE RAW RECRUITS BUT GARFIELD SOON DRILLED BOTH HIMSELF AND HIS MEN INTO SHAPE AS A SKILLED CARPENTER HE COULD HANDLE A WORKMAN'S TOOLS HE MADE A NUMBER OF MODELS AND BLOCKS AND WITH THESE HE STUDIED THE ART OF WAR THEN HE TAUGHT HIS OFFICERS AS HE USED TO TEACH HIS CLASSES AND SO BY STICKING TO HIS OLD PRINCIPLES OF THOROUGH HE SOON PRODUCED A REGIMENT SECOND TO NONE IN THE NORTHERN ARMY GARFIELD'S DUTY IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS TO HELP TO KEEP THE STATE OF KENTUCKY OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE CONFEDERATES AT MIDDLE CREEK ON JANUARY TENTH AND AGAIN ON THE SEVENTEENTH AT PRESTONBURG HE DEFEATED GENERAL MARSHALL
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