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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. 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
etreat, which soon became a scamper. For this brilliant little victory, the first that had fallen to the Federal arms, Garfield 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 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. ALSO AND AT ONCE BEGAN A RETREAT WHICH SOON BECAME A SCAMPER FOR THIS BRILLIANT LITTLE VICTORY THE FIRST THAT HAD FALLEN TO THE FEDERAL ARMS GARFIELD 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
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