Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-04-03
The Soldiers Haversack (.


ws. Love-" we select, from the department
styled the aHaversack," the following
laughabls incidents connected with the
late war:
An expression was very common IN
the Army. of Tennessee, without any one
being able to exslains how it started. A
soldier sends an explanation Of 1t from
Warrentor, Va:
When Rs brigade of cavalry was FIRST
organized, it contained some rather excl
table individually who were accused by
Forests men of, making more use OF
their spurs than of their swords. 1he
brigade, eventually, became distinguished
for its gallantry !; hutatt the time of which
we; speak, it was laughing-stock not
merely to Forests veterans, out to the
Yankees thsmselves. One day, on atrain
in Mississippi the rear Car was occupies
Eby soldiers cracking their rough jokes
upon one another When their fun was
at its height, a very >ungainly-hokns,
"reb," with clanking spurs, long dnconlo-
ed hair. and general appearance OF long
disuse of q j" billed" shir;, stalked to.a
window and thrust his carbne out of it.
iihen he stopped, end looked around, as.
though apprehensivc that he WAS doing
something wrong, and inquired, sis thar
|eny of RS men, aboard this shebans",
10 answer. Il say, boys, does any ysof
you belong TO- RS cavalry g. AT length,
some one spoke up, "I'belong TO RS cav:
airy" Akin Yer" pardon, stranger,
said the uneouth individual, "my old gun
is dirty and wanted to clean her Out,
I'm jist gwine to pop cap. Don't be
skeered, honey!"
From this, started the tdunt so often
used to towards, lie down. I'm swine to
pop'a cap"
At the battle of Kiuston, the Junior
Reserves (made up of lads. under lSJ
were sent to force the crossing of South
West Creek and drive The enemy>away,
to make good the passage of. other troops,
This they did very handsomely, but cn-
countering severe fire, portion Of one
regiment sought safer place. As they
were streaming to the rear, they met the
Alabama boys and were greeted with
shouts of laug liter. A general officer, in
no laughing mood at their behavior, took
steps to stop the disorder and with his
own hands seized one of the fugilivcs.
General. What are you running for! 2"
Junior. "Oh, General, the yankees
were shooting at us? 81
General. g Why didn't you shoot
back again? Amt you ashamed of your
self! You are Crying like Baby"
Junior. (Blubbering) 81 wish was
baby. Oh! wish was gal baby"
To explain the next anccdots, it vii! be
necessary to premise that a "muley" is
COW without horns.
Rebel impudence is phrase now
very often in Jacobin mouths. 1t could
have been applied, very appropriately, to
the rebel soldiers during the war. lmag-
inc grave, digoified gentleman stopped
by ragged rebel, who seems anxious to
gain some important information.
Rebel. "Mister. did you ever see a
cow!''
Lofty gentleman. eyes"
Rebel. ;'.Did she have horns?"
Lofty gentleman. Yes"
Rebel. We'll, then, spect she warn't
"muley." Good-by!"
Soon after the close of the war, (lS65:)
Bishop Johns, in travelling through his
Diocese, one day came upon lone grave.
Seeing head-board, and feeling curious
to know whose it was, he went TO it, dis
mounted, and read the following inerip-
ton.
Tho Yankee host with blood-staincd hands
Camo Southwark 10 diEide our lands,
This lonely and contracted lot
| Ia all, that this poor yankee got.
General Johnston had surgeon on his
staff, who was quite fancy fellow, al
ways wearing ':biled shirt paper col:
lar and white kid gloves. and looking lis
if he were just out of q fashionable tailor
shop. The old Army of Tennessee was
in retreat on the Dalton-Atlanta csmpaign,
and the boys were all>ragged, dirty, and
greasy. AS usual, they were in a. yelling
mood, cracking jokes on every one who
passed. The surgeon with the General
and staff, came riding by. and his fancy
appearance, contrasted with that of the
high privates or foot. naturally y caused all
to look at him. As he neared certain
regiment, his horse, very fine fiery ami
ma, f, curvetted and caracoled, and finally
became unmanageable. As the d.glov-
ed surgeon was doing his utmost.to quiet
and rein in his freLful animal, long Ian
tern-jawed Tennesscean raised up and said
to him" Look here, stranger, please
make that horse prance little for sick
man" z.
There lived in the summer of 1862, on
the Mechanicsville Turnpike near Rich
mond, generous, hospi'able, whoesouled
Virginia gentleman, who. however was
very passionate, and cxcitabe, and who
when furried was apt to mix up the rev,
erential and the proiane, the'subIime and
the ridiculous. in very odd kind OF way.
He mad given up all his crop, pasture
fields and every thing he could spare, to
| the C. S. Government. But he had re-
served one ten acre lot of corn for his
own use. and this he guarded with un-
ceasing vigilance. One day, while on
watch, he discovered group Of horse
men approaching, and instead of going
round his fence, they took the most direct
route right through His wrath was in
| stantly aroused and supposing that they
belonged to that class of individuals,