Maryland free press., 1866-10-11

staff formerly Of the, 3oih Va. (not l3th) Caval-
~. Bro.sPitzcr is osir Recording Steward and
still Loves the Bible, though the Folpps he car.
fcd in his pocket, whilst soldier, fel into the
hands of Gen. Sheridan or some Of his men at
Stauntou7 ~ Yours, truly. - '''' '''"' "a
-.gs -:.fr ~! ~ * sG.,cy q. g. BRooxU j e
81 O. .'...esq', .az... '..q,noH ,i'aT I'd,
EpIron ROANOKE TINES ALLOW me to ask
room in your columns for the following "pleas-
ing Incident of ahe war, swiietrtI' tli6sfrom the
Central Presbyterian, of The 29th Of August. As
one of a host offriends of Major Andrew l., Pit
ger, 1t gives me pleacure to see that one Tho Tas
once opposed to lnrn in arms, has such>a a kindly
recollection Of him; and If A. +. Hill, of the
esnnsylvania Reserves, is still alive | viii ven
ture to say on behalf Of Major Pitzer, that he
would he glad 10 greet him again, not as enemy
in war, but in peace as friend:
- PLEASING INCIDENT.
We extract the following from the New York
Watchmsn, and take ,ploasure, ig saying, that ss
know Captain Pitzcr well that he is sill living
At or near Salem, Rosnokr cG,ihty, Va, ahd
tI,atsthe incfdens related is an appropriate Illus
tration not only OF his character as Christian,
put of very large class Among the officers and
soldiers of our noble army during the war. 'is'"
/. : "In Book entitled sour Bove, 'by A. F..
lIil.io the Eighth Pennsylvania RcserAcs, We
6hd this pleasing incident: - "a' ''si -
In one OF these conversations that the soldiers
Qi both armies so frequently took with the Poto-
sae rolling "etwsepthefn, the fohowlhg occur
rcd ,,..,,-., -.:,,c,s s.t--r so .rs,..ss.
"Ms;y We ask" inquired the Federal soldier,
'1o what regiment,yo belong 2'..i,aaosH ..,r >
,,"Thirteenth Virginia Cavalry" .f al ..,o,'-
,"You are one Of its offcers.p ,..'n,- .,seiU
es, am Captain 81 NompanJ C.sl NY name
II andrew l.. pitzer." IL
To repeat all the conversation that followed
would he task Indeed, The war was talked ~
-=tle soldiers, life 5was discussed Jokes ,were
perpetratepo freely; put one httla circumstance
occurred during the neopyersatlene which mhde
Az impression on my mud that time Can never
ef.ce, II MtS!as iollows iT ,l1c,i is.1o.i "a
One OF our boyi held up pack OF cards, ana
called out :; lib ,a, .,i.",aa~ 30 l-.@iri
DE yon knoF what ti'is IS K .o0 t,,C,a
replied. 80
NH tel5 yon' 'ala the ownsr'1 so s'sssa's
t'The hisfoory, Of tile Four Kings was, the
Significant reply, va u, 5.g,, ,..4,.r i. .! =
r. an ( ~ 'rS Hpp''-sHnu A'h
'Si:Yes." l,.o'i 'G' '',.. ',. -, %. ,,,,, =
re Iel,s ,2i2il1,i.,si7;2 o12sn s.ia asdW-S
pIson si II. 6sSa % "a ~. tb. ra,., of,s
ccr drew fran asile-rscket Tho most blessed OF
I'LL books Il small Bibie. All what reproach
Not tatit was n,oant as a arcproaesl' for Ill was
sn aone Ta.a Sfe ipncSense anp si;nt,isls{ ~
,perior, morals ,iI one upon &iIom we looked as
being a rebel, an insurgsnt--was truly. sbpsipg
iiewsi shonid IKE 10 know whether ne Is ye,
Shgh n ON "ur , ,w, mhp HIM s III u
-. - I (. III a. = "! lslt .I..4a {. ST:FT ~
htS',Ce a' n, ns'v b. passIu "TS % sos;.,
h Y, 9 NY tf'nsn,'eI eSe,'SA soisVf HsSr'"~'
x, x,'a ,iur su A III 70 ~. nt"st sa ~.
ou, .'ie'e VI. nu. one . r'ins uo u;h, anu ta
aa', T C c,. op, ro ~ meant, ," no "iS N,
.sras ~ ho hJa ,hsu IL h. +, nd, and S.cssI,
twisting the corners, he threw thsm over over the
nranS' , anu avn. ,ne1 menI ta',ns u, a"u ma".a
.ng as uuey SS'ents y y my green va va
'erS many ,a'norn osIow. 49,,
Another vihdicstion or the 1rruu III q
-LiH'T' ~ history e1f s'H'i =
,,is.,, ill.,, t.,ls,,f,sa,hsttu IL 1s;A2,,
III i0'o' wien 'a'ss. D'"an :.I: "nu ooHn ~. y
Fremont ran ,iforstheVPfesidehcy; andNJehn "
Forms ,xaa Ckp Sp,a,, f NJ mia Ie,n