Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1889 — ONE OF THOSE SCHENCKS. [ARTICLE]

ONE OF THOSE SCHENCKS.

There Were Plenty of Them and They Were a Jolly Lot. When the war of the rebellion broke but, Gen. Robert C. Schenck had been so long in public life and away from Ohio that he didn’t know, even by sight, half of the numerous nephews who were the sons of his half-dozen brothers. He was appointed brigadiergeneral, and it so happened that one of the regiments assigned to his brigade over in Virginia, was the Twenty-Sec-ond Ohio, commanded by Col. Alexander McDowell McCook. Several of the companies of this regiment were raised in and around Dayton, where the Schencks lived in sw.rms, and as the family was loyal all through, 7 there w.is a goodly number of Schencks in Company B and Company Fof that regiment. It so happened that the Schenck contingent in the regiment was thoroughly imbued with a love of fun; and when any mischief was afoot the Schencks were sure to h >ve a hand in it—if a party w s hauled up for discipline one or more Schencks was sure to be one of the number. This fact was very annoying to the general, as might have been expected, aud he did not try to conceal his annoyance. While the brigade lay near Fairfax Court House strict orders against foraging were issued; I believe it was even threatened to have foragers shot. Cue morning a party of five foragers, captured the uight before, was brought before Gen. Schenck for examination. The general looked at the faces closely, but recognized none, and then asktd the first man: “What is your name and regiment?” “Peter Brown, Second Ohio. Sir.” “Oh!” (in a relieved tone of voice) “I was afraid you might be one ot those Schencks.” “What’s your name?” he inquired of the njxt. The youth looked the general straight in the eye and answered cheerily: “Why, general, I’m one of those blank Schencks.” The officers standing by did not try to restrain their boisterous mirth, while Gen. Schenck glared furiously at the unabashed Buckeye youngster. In a moment he shouted to the officer of the guard: i “Take these scoundrels away; I will attend to them another time.” The culprits were marched off and the general had time to just get into his tent before he broke out into a prolonged fit of laughter.—New York Tribune.