Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-02-24

lSh9pkeeper, lindignantlyl-'Those note
J viii buy anything in the store, SIR AnS
so more than three thousand dollar
changed hands"
During General Hooker's series of bat
ties, squad of soldiers discovered a sat,
beneath the ruins Of the Bernard Man
sion, below Fredericksburg, containing
an immense amount of the genuine rebe
currency. 1t was freely divided among
the other members of their regiment, and
they now have q sufficient number oi
| 'grayoacks" TO last them during the re.
naming term of enlistment.
common ruse practiced for obtaining
food is for a soldier to enter house, and,
pulling out greenback, request some bis.
cult or other articles of food. After the
woman has baked them, and slowed them
away IN his haverssck, the purchaser is
much to his surprise, unable to find his
money. and so you go away without nav.
ing. VerYIoften q sutler becomes exor-
sltant In hls prices and the men decide
to ''go through" his establishment. a.
they call it; while two or three of the
number attract his attention in front, the
remainder move. on" to the rear of his
tent and Ht,ean him out" When tobac-
co beeomesayery high and scarce, various
expedients are resorted 10 for obtaining
1t from the rebels, who always have q
plentiful supply. Notwithstanding the
stringent orders against holding inter-
course with the enemy, the soldiers last
faIl used To escape from the eye of their
othcers, and going down to the Kappa
hammock, wade in and exchange sugar for
tobacco halfway across. They likewise
frequently aoated their staple back and
forth on logs or chips of wood. In the
same mannsr newspapers were exchana,
ed unknown to the officers.
1t IS astonishing the craving which SOL
diers have for tobacco. / have seen than
regardless of the threats of an officer
leave the line of battle to ransack to- |
oaceo mouse, and return to their places
loaded down with the weed. The sight
ot a tobacco warehouse will "stampedep |
; regiment of men when furious charge
BY the enemy has no effect upon them.
When orders are received for an ad-
rance. then it is that the weakened,
hose liable to the cannon fever, dead
beats" as they are called, set their wits
most actively to work to avoid the i'm
'endlng conflict. Numbers are suddenly
AIKEN sick before leaving camp, and 9TH
RS fall out by the way, and stragple in
he fields and forests. Unless the sur
cons are unusually shrewd and stern,
hey are extensively imposed upon by
lew troops in this manner. recall one
Instance of this kind, which army doctors
1ould do well to treasure up. When or
ers were received from General Hooker
move last April, a large, stalwart fel-
ow, belonging to the 33d New York was
uddenly troubled with lameness in one
his limbs. Indeed; he was SO "rheum-
tlzed" that he could with difficulty re-
pond to the surgeons call, on the morn !
ig prior to the advance. But DR.. Cur
IN had marked the fellow before, and
new he was playing off" As he ap- !
reached his tent, he cried out to him, .
Straightsn up there, old fellow; YOU
Iust walk lamer than that if you EXPECT :
get of" The entreaties of the soldier !
be sent to the hospital were of no avail. !
1d he was ordered to ''fall into line.o-
tier hobbling along for about half a mile,
rolled over on his back, declaring that
could not walk another step to save
s Life. His comrades laughed heartily at
m, and moved on. turned back with
10 doctor, and endeaYored to straighten
e fellow up, but IS often as we stood E,
m on his feet, he would come down and q
reich out like one in the agonies of I,
'ath. Finally, the doctor remarked that 4
guessed he could bring him to, and b
oceeded to draw from his saddle-baes q,
title OF s0eet oil. The sight Of this nau- a,
Gus liquid had a most exhileratine ef- m
Ct on the patient, and springing to his Il
st he walked of with alacrity. But we
d not gone more than q quarter of a N
lie before down came the lame man
ain. But sight of the sweet-ol bottle Al
ain restored him, and we finally got
N to the river bank. At length, des- Ii
iring of success in his deception, ne
DIX his place in the ranks, gallantly N
'rmed the Fredericksburg Heights with
comrades, won distinguished part in ii
. terrible battles Of the day succeeding,
d escaped unharmed. Il