Middletown transcript., 1873-03-22
Some "reminiscences Of Incidents 0c-
curing in the Southern Con-
federacy During the War.

The North Carolina soldiers we're a set
Of brave, but the most incomprehensible
men TO be found. Some time. they would
run like sheep; and, psrhaps, the very
mex, day the same men would march into
the " imminent deadly breach" storm
and take Notifications. and cover them
selves with glory They went by the
name Of Tar Heels and many jokes
were cracked n, their expense The more
courtly, but fun-loving Nirguians would
often jeer them BY referring 10 the name
" Tar Heels " until patience with the men
from the Old North State had begun to
cease TO be virtue On one occasion as
they were marching past Virgins regi-
ment on the field they were salu,cd with
the old cry
" Have You got any tar on your heels 4"
g Nary Bit" was the rctori.
:" Where il It tLon?"
We dropped it on the way for the
benefit of Nirgiuians 10 make en- stick
The joke was highly relished. and the
Nireinians never troubled them again.
visited the Scahrook hospital on the
memorable Sunday Gu which was fought
The sangunary battl, Of Seven Pines
Vehicles Of every kind had been pressed
in,o service, together with tie cars Of The
York River Railroad 70 bring from the
field the wounded aud the dying Thc
hospital was large tobacco warehouse
imrroyised into a hospital, and hundreds
Of the poor fellows were hroush; there.
some in a dying condition | was sent for
TO ss, cousin from South Carolina who
had been severely wounded, aud Of course
went. Such sight never saw before
aud pray Ted | never may again There
were hundreds Of wounded aud MANNED
aud many dying men nil around me. 1t
was nearly an hour before found the cot
On which lay my poor cousin, Washing.
ton Iadi gallant hog had nrycr seen
before but whose mother was au esteemed
relative with whom had ~, met f1r more
than twenty-five years.
In the time was on the visit u the
Scahrook hospital persons would stop me.
as walked nlang through the rows Of
si,h lcds, minlsteting, a. hest ciu! !, -
the sufferers. with ihs question. -ir. ar,
yun minister ef tho Gasr E: lfso. sme
20 his cot over the way, and pray with m
officer who i dyiug;" or "uh SIR my
brother is terribly wounded. and is bleed
it., - deNth CON and say something to
h;n, anil So "a
| visited the cot u a captain from North
i Carolina who was evidently dying fest luf
he was na atiu!R 10 lie Il n. 4
Mp,holis'. and in the midst 4 his sever
parnxisms Of pain. would praise q ID, and
lrsrs to depart to his anticipated rFEt -
+ tni 30 he passed away ! Wa mlsh az
+ + e,el Al onc ililc incident !, Young elu
4 llenan. with agony aud anguish written
+ on hi. brow ana check. came 10 M. anl
! in the snhbipgs Of an almost broken heart
.,il. " Nendcr lies my ouly brother !.
tame to him oh, came TO him ani talk to
him about the other world. went ta
/ the couch and found the ralor Of death
I had settled on his face spoke to him !;
he replied. 3" cant talk the doctor says
i | must die in half an hour. but ] do nat
fear death" could no, tell whether IA.
miliarity with death on the tile-6ell had
produced an apathy, or whether lie wa,
indeed prepared fer the mighty change
from the living man here. % the res, that
remains for the people Of Col.
Ouc of the Florida regiments had been
frigh,fully wor.tcd in the battle of Scy.
en Pines The Colonel, Lieut.. Colonel.
Majors, Captains and I.ieulcnonls hal all
fallen aud the remnant IT the regiment
fought under ,le command ofthe sergcants
visited the couch cf one of these poo,
fellows az be lay. at frs, seemingly list.
less. and spoke few words to bin liz
was badly wounded his left shoulder has.
ing been shattered by a mimic BAH :
Starting from hi. r,cumbcnt posture, h,
raised himself up on his right arm and ex
claimed with emphasis, If any HtanyaH,
tha, ihc Yankees arc not brays mfn, h,
lies What makes you say thai z
replied Why, sir. We stcrmcd one Q
their ,ntronchmcn,s three times. and were
every time, terribly repulsed. We knew
tina, their ammunition was exhausted, ant
when We pressed on TO another assault.
they elubbed us with their muske,s.
never saw men fight more determinately
in my life" went to the co, Of ano,hc
Floridiau, who had been shot through tn
foot, and engaged in conversation will