The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-11-21
A AlFaithfui Dog

IeiC VOIumDusy k3hrul lorT lle
yffe.dO6 waroay young lady pre-
skentad 4ol qqmpanyi;A., Of The
regiment q beautiful, bright
eyed spaniel The dog was
! young and became therpet ID
the company ID The meRghard-
Sed 1t at first as much for the
bright eyes of the tair lady. as
for, the, docility and sag9city OF
the ahimal. t'<''' "9" nae :
The spaniel was named Curly
and it early formed a warm at
tachment for theSpmpany, and
shared in all Its triumphs and
dangers, The regiment was
first thrown into. Virginia; in
all tie blood Scenes oof the
Eastern campaign. Curly ! fol-
lowed his company, and amid
the smoke, flame, fire and car
mage, exhibited GOODNESS and
courage. marked and extraordi.
mary. " ''" 'H'vjs 'tI roi lil
| IT. mattered not where the
company charged, it was, fol-
lowed by the faithful dog, AT
two different times Curly was
severely Wounded on the fields
| of Virginia. The members Of
the company kindly dressed
the bleeding wounds, and
nursed, their pet until he was
again able for the march. The
old, 18th, with General Hook.
er's corps, was transferred to
the Army ofathe Southwest.
AT the battle of Chicamauga.
the faithful dog. was again
wounded apd separated, from
the regiment. The men thought
he had been killed, and gave.
up all hopes Of eN or setting
him again. AH0l-ZhiJtI Il ~
"A boat three weeks after the
fight, the regiment was, sur
prised tor see. the dog come
limping into camp. As soon
as he found his own company
Curly exhibited the widest
joy.i He.was reduced almost
toa skeleton, and appeared to
be, suffering deeply, Yet, when
fondled by the men, he barked
and wagged' his tail with un.
mistqkabe . delight. Skillful
Nursing and hd7attention had
a wonderful influence on1the
dog and he rapidly recovered
his strength and grew much
better. -. j., .
At the morning Of Lookout
Mountain, tlfe 11th Ohio aided
in the d gallant charge, and
ibrayely laced the storm of
leaden hail. Again Curly was
unfortunate; lie was severely
wounded in the shoulder by a
Minnie ball, from the effects of
which. lie is now suffering
the 18th passed through
Ma shvilleTon, their way home,
to be mustered, out OF service,
the faithful animal, in the bust
lie of the movements, was sep
arated from the men and left
behind. r@ sryaaGl'ao-. ~
Ion arriyingat Louisville, the
regiment offered a large re-
ward to any one who would re-
cover and restore to them their
petAthe noble, faithful Curly.
The reward prompted, parties
to make diligept search, and
the dog was, received from
Nashville, at the, Office Of Cap
tain Dunn, to be forwarded to
Columbus Ohio. He is. still
suffering from his wound, yet,
wears a cheerful look. Around |
his neckis clasped a steel col
lar, placed there three years
ago. with the following inscrip- T
am Company AS dog /
dog are yous 11th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Uni
ted States Army
We understand that this no.
BE heroTof the canine species
will be forward to thesGovernor !
Of OhiU,n who intends to- make
him an honorary member of
the capitol. 21He returns from
The battle field a war-worn vet
eran, marked with honorable
and with a history of
which the proudest might we'll
be proud?Delq 3dl .9.lflagI i
i,THREE Hereford men, lately
telegraphed sIor fun, to, Ross
and Sedbury,Tin the name Of
The chief Of the. county police:
Several low Irish-7suspiciouS
looking individuals lurking
about here, supposed Feniansl
look to the ,armory. We are
prepared here" The consef
luence Of this telegram was
HAT both townsb were fright
ened out9of their wits, and the
police and volunteers got in.
for the, attack. One 7
If tho IoEorc IL now IN l1ll