The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-03-16

every reader as showing how rfucn o. chl- e,
adventure, danger. suffering, endurance and Feso-
ute effort can be crowded into very few mouths
Of military life.-ED. REP.
NOUN KSEABo, PENNSYLVANIA,
February 18th, 1864.
III Dear Mother Your letter came 70 hand
two days ago, and was glad indeed to get IT,
I have written 10 you, in the last two years,
eight or ten times, but getting no answer At
last discontinued l received letter from You
at Erie, Pa, two years ago last september
which | answered promptly. Since then have
never received one until this-nor from John
D.. or William-since that time, until "a fe~
weeks ago, when I received one from J. D.
have written them repeatedly. ana q tcw weeks
ago wrote J. D. a sgccnt and detailed history
Of 10y course since | entered the army twenty
months ago, which covered s. pages, and which
supposed he would show 20 any oue who took
enough interest ia M welfare to read il. viii,
however, give you a short account OF L.:
vas enlisted - private soldier on The 26th
day Of July, 1892; was elected Orderly Sergeant
on the sth dav Of August following. On the Dist
,iav of the same month was commissioned Sec
ond Lieutenant, and on the 25th Of the Same
month. detached 70 the staff Of Gen. CASEY, al
Arlington House, opposite Washington On the
29th. Goth aud 3lst Of the same month | was n
The battles Of Chantilley and the second Bul
Run. On the 10th Of September following,
was transferred to the Staff Of Maj Gen. Fii1
John Porter, and on the 18th vas in the battle
of South Mountain. On the l7th at the battle o
Antietam, when for 20 hours, l nrver left the
saddle, except to change horses. On the lst o
October, was commissioned First Lieuteuat O
cavalry On the 18th Of December | vas at th'
battle Of Fredericksburg, as Ad De-Camp T.
Mai Gen. Geo. G. Meade. On that occasion
had two horses shot dead under me, and fon
ball holes through my clothing, aud On the ia
dav of the fight had a rio broken by piece q
shell. and was taken of the field supposed to b
MORALLY wounded but lay for several week
in the hospital and had run of the typbou
fever, from which l had lot fully recovere
when was taken prisoner by Stuarts cavalry
and spent several weeks in Richmond, iron
which | was exchanged through the Influence G
Brigadier General Geo. a. Sleadman, a uepbe'
of Judge J. b. Campbell, of Wesifeld, al oil
aohnnlnafe Of mine, aud whom you may remcm
Der, now a General 10 the rebel service. ] re
turned TO my duties as a staff officer, and aeu
as aid aud guide to Gen. Averiil in his famou
reconnaissance across the river Rappah2nnocb
when he so thoroughly whipped Stuar.'s Reb'
Cavalry. On my return from that expedition
was presented with commission a. Major O
Cavalry at large" from Geo. Curtin OF til,
my adopted Sta e, as reward Of somc foo'-hsrd
acts OF recklessness committed at tue battle
Fredericksburg
On the let Of April, 1853, was appointed +
the command Of two small forts near Aqui
Greek, Virginia, but at my o~n reque-, Above
to 90 as Aid to Gen. Meade to thc Bat.le q
Chance loisvile. when, in trying to jump m
horse over a rebel rifle pi;, he failed to go ove'
bat broke his neck, killing him instantly, an
falling on my right leg, dislocating the hip join
aud then l lay with that painful wound for fou
hours with my dead horse on the wounde,
limb, before help came and rolled him Of NE
when l was carried to headquarters. d. Let
teruan, neUiSai D"SSe0' "a e-S --'----
Potomac, said that it would be six months a
least, before ! could do any duty, If ever.
So Gen. Hooker gave me sick leave oi sbsenc
for six months, TO report by letter or otharwis
70 the A 4 G. OF Pa, once in thirty DAYS.
went by easy journies as far az Nagra Falla an
was stopping there, and at B4ffilo. at The tim
of Lees threatened invasion OF my adopte
State As soon as beard the news TOOK th
next train for Harrisburg, and although
could not walk one-haf mile nor at in III
saddle, l offered my services 20 the Goscrno
in any capacity, aud by his request was appoint
ed Acting Assistant Qlartermaster General. Il
this capacity l was at the Battle OF Gettysburg
l rode in a buggy | borrowed from one Of IN
natives, to which / hitched my own and my ser
wants horse and in the course Of the fight
shell burst between the horses and the buggl
blowing the same and the horses very we'll up
One horse was killed instantly, and the othe
rendered unfit for my service. A piece Of IN,
sane shell struck me about an inch above tn,
right temple, inhicting severe but not Danger
Gus wound. Later in the day received bacI
shot wound in the left knee. few davs 4't-r
and while we were pursuing the flying enemy,
vas again taken prisoner and taken to r chmol j
where | remained until tue middle OF Angus
when | hired a rebel Surgeon TO take word t.
Gen. Steadman again, that was in Castle Thun
der, and three days after | was again exchange,
and sent to Fort Monroe, and thence to Harris
burg, when | was ordered to take command of
post near the centre of this State--a separat,
and Independents command. have had from
six to twelve hundred men under nv comman,
ever since, until ,he 9TH Of last month, when
was ordered here with my cavalry only abou
three hundred strong. About three weeks az,
was at Cleveland and the snow storm blocked
up all the railroads, so l stayed there four DAYS
aud then started for my command on horseback
l rode 40 miles in one day through the snow
drifts. and again hurt my hip, which had neve
been very well, 50 that ever since have beer
confined to my room. Ny command has beer
ordered to Western Virginia, and went fou
days ago, and am not able 10 go with them. :,
am left here alone with my orderly, but shal
follow as soon as I am able. will write NOR,
next time
Direct to me at Iowellville, Mahoney County
Ohio, and shall get it even if 1 am gone wher
it arrives, | am as ever your aifectionat,
son, A. J. WALKER.