Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-08-04
THE HERO OF THE REGIMENT
t.l A FAITHFUL DOG. aa
[From the louisville Journal. I

Incidents have been brought to light par
taking so much Of the character of wilc
and thfilling fomahce. that, to those moi
given to idle day-dreaining, or to indulge
in Speculative theories, or bright, glow.
ing visions, they seem niete like tie spor-
tive creation of fancy and the embodi-
incnt Of reality; and, in many cases,
when we hear Of these remarkable incl
de2ts, we are 10th to believe, because we
we did not witness their occurrence with
OUR own eyes. We afe always nore
ready to bclieFe when seeing thing
than when hearing Of it. The war has
DEVELOPED many heroes, not only among
men, but among animals. We learn of
the GOODNESS and sagacity of the war
horse, the devotion and fearlessness of
some petted bird, and lastly, of the foble
faithfulhess and lIeroism of the dog. The
horse; without bctraying any etnotibh of
fear, bears his gallant rider into the very
jaws 5f death; the bird proudly flaps its
wings ahd adds its SONG to the screech
and roar of battle; and the dog bravely
advances with his loved master when the
regiment sweeps forward on the terrible
charge, and he is fearless and even sport
i've amid the fearful sheet of fame, the
Numbering echoes. and the carnage Of
the dread battlefield. 6 If the master
falls, he watches by his side, and fondly
licks his bleeding wounds. Brave in spi-
rit, and faithful in sagacitt, the dog is
the proudest of the heroes Of the dumb
brute creation. l'ai''-...-i .''F r.
Yesterday We gazed upon one of these
dog heroes, and learned his eventful sto-
ry. Three years ago, when the 11th
Ohio vblHhtter Infantry left Columbus,
Ohio, fol- The field bf war, young lady
presented to company A Of the regiment,
beautiful bright-cyed spaniel. The dog
was young, and bttamc the pet of the
company. The men guarded it atiirst
as much for the bright eyes of the fair
lady as for the docility and sagacity of
the animal. The spaniel was named Curly
and it early fortified *artii attachment
for the company. and shared in all of its
triumphs and dangers. The regiment
was first thrown into Virginia, and in all
of the bloody scciies of the Eastern cam
paigns-the sanguinat5 battles Of McClel-
lan-Carly followed Ills eompaiy, and
amid the smoke and fame, fire and ear
mage, exhibited GOODNESS and bravery
marked and astonishing. 1t mattered
not where the cctnpany charged; it was
followed by the faithful dog: At two
different times Curly was Seriously woun-
ded on the battle-felds Of Virginia. The
members of the company kindly dressed
the bleeding wounds and nursed their pet
until he Vas again able for the march,
The old 11th with GeH. Hootet's corps,
was transferred to the Army of the South
west. At the battle of CHlckamauga the
faithful dog Was dgain wounded, and sep
arated from the regiment. The men
th5hght that he had been killed; and gave
up all hopes Of etet seeing him Sgdiii. =
About three weeks after the fight, the
regiment was surprised to see the wound
ed dog coming limping into camp. AS
soon as he found his old company; Curly
exhibited the widest joy. He was re-
duccd almost to skeleton, and appeared
to be suffering deeply. Yet, when fond.
led by the men, he barked and wagged
his tail with unmistakable delight. Skill
full nursing and kind attention had pow
erful influence on the dog, and he rapidly
recruited in strength, and grew mucl
better. At the storming of Lookou
Mountain, the 18th Ohio aided in the gal
liant charge, and bravely faced the storm
Of leaden hail. Again Curly was unfor
tunate, he was severely wounded in tn
right shoulder by Miiiie ball, from tn
effects of which he is now suffering =
When the 11th passed through Nashvill
some two weeks ago cti rottte for koine
to be mustered out Of the service. tn
faithful animal, iir the hustle Of til
movement, was separated from the me
and feft behind. al .1o
On arriving at Louisville, the regimen
offered large reward to anybody VIII
would restore to them their idol-thc ne
D bic, faithful Curly. Tie reward prom,
, ted parties to make diligcnt search, an
: yesterday the dog was received fro
: Nashville, at the Office of Captain Dun1
0 to be forwarded TO Columbus, OHIO. Il
f is still suffering from his last wound, v
wears cheerful look Around his nee
t is clasped a steel collar-placed the
three years ago-with the following il
scription Il am company AS dog; Who
dog are you? 11th Ohio Volunteer Ii
9 fantry, U. s. Az" 4s
We understand that this noble hero
the csnine species will be forwarded
n the Governor Of Ohio to-day, who il
e tends 70 make him an honorary memb
Of the capital, He returns from the ba
o tleAfela "war-S'orn veteran" mark,
with honorable Wounds, and witIi hi
!. tory of which the proudest might well
e proud. Noble Curly, faithful dog! il
c State OF Chic should gratefully cheri
your memory as the nobiest of your SD
cies ,,,-..-.r 49,, r.. :
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