Chapter XXVI: Some Sunny Soldiers 330

General Sherman.—His Dramatic Story of a
Trysting-place.—The Battle of Shiloh Fought
Anew.—Sherman and Barney Williams.—General Russell A.
Alger on War.—General Lew Wallace.—The Room in Which
He Wrote “Ben Hur.”—His Donkey Story.—General Nelson
A. Miles and Some of His Funny Stories.—A Father Who
Wished He Had Been a Priest.