Biographical Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 2

              CWCL039; had not,been at his post ten minutes before he was relieved, and, told to re¬ port Inside '.the' teouse. To his sur¬ prise, he 'wtis (S-tECtioned. 2,s guard at the doorway of the dinmg room, with Lincoln sitting at the table only a short distance away- A good soldier should attend strict¬
ly to what he is assigned to do, but the dinner party was so close by that Mr. Glen could not help but overhear some of the conversation.
Gne incident that is remembered more vividly than any other is this: Mr. Lincoln remarked to General Wool, "Gn my way here, I noticed the rebel flag on the Virginia shore. I don't like the looks of it. Why don't you take it down?"
The general answered that there were no transport vessels, with which he ,.ould move his equipment to the far shore. Lincoln nodded his head, without comment, except to emit a short sound  of  affirmation.
Mr. Glen said it was only a couple of weeks later that a fleet of barges and scows arrived, and the union forces moved over to the Vu-ginia shore, to take that rebel flag down.
The story of how his company cap¬ tured a battery of false guns is a favorite of Mr. Glen. He said a com¬ pany of union soldiers '>vas landed at a place along the river, cajled West Point. Overlooking the point was a hill, at the top ot which appeared to be a confederate battery of guns.
"They looked like lOQ,pounders, Mr. Glen said, mentioning that the union soldiers did not relish the task of storming up the hill, in the face of a barrage.   The attack was made,
and no shells 'were shot from t^te bat¬ tery. The soldiers found tho guns were wooden models, set there by the confederates to hold the Yankees in check so that the confederate retreat could move unmolested.
A short distance away from the dummy battery was a large white plantation house, which, it was said, belonged to Gen. Robert E. Lee. None of the soldiers was permitted to go near the place, and strict orders were given that nothing should be molested or destroyed.
Mr. Glen came to the United States from Norway the year before the war, 'whin he was 20 years old. He went directly to Winneconne, arriv¬ ing there with 34 cents in his pocket, that sum representing his worldly wealth.
That arrival was in 1860. lu 1861, in September, he enlisted in the Second Wisconsin light artillery, second bat- ' tery. He was immediately destined for new experiences. He was Nor¬ wegian, with only a limited knov.d- edge of English. The company he was with was composed mostly of young German immigrants.
The company reported to Camp Ut- ley at Racine, and was officially mus¬ tered in at Milwaukee, on Get. 1, of; that year. Mr. Olen took part in! the siege of Yorktown and in the battles of Fredericksburg, Fair Oaks and White House Landing. He was also engaged in the battle of Suffolk', an important fracas of the war.      , ,,.