Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1885 — Pugh and Logan. [ARTICLE]

Pugh and Logan.

Senator Pugh, of Alabama, writes a Washington correspondent, served in the same Congress with Senator Logan just prior to the outbreak of the rebel!' ion. They were then members of the same political party, and were personal friends. Near the close of the war, when the Union soldiers went through Alabama, a detachment of Wilson’s cavalry approached the residence of Senator Pugh, in Eufaula. When they saw the troops approaching, Mr. Pugh, who had been in the Confederate army and in the Confederate Congress, after having served in the Congress of the United States, expected to be roughly handled. He walked out to the front yard and when the detachment drew up to his gate he said to them. “There’s the house, go in and take possession.” The officer in command inquired: “Is your name James L. Pugh?” “That is my name, s r,” responded the Senator, supposing that the Unionists merely wanted' to identify him in order to make him suffer the more. “Here are my orders respecting you, sir,” said the officer, extending a paper. Mr. Pugh unfolded the paper, expecting to read an order for his immediate arrest and transportation to prison. Instead of that he read about as follows: To , officer commanding, etc-: You are hereby ordered to proceed to the residence of Hon. Jami sL. Pugh, at Euf uila, and to station a guard around the premises. See that neither Mr. Pugh nor anything belonging to him is molested’; John A. LogAn, M jor General Commanding.