Middletown transcript., 1873-03-15
Some "reminiscences Of Incidents o.
curing in tho Southern Con-
federacy During the War. -

thc cruel war GUIDED cight years ,sluoe.
come next April; aud Time, tho great
conso.,r has dried many o tear shed By
/ good and true ,ncn ON either side II the once
bloody chn.n'' lie who would try 10
rake from the enbers aud usi.s Vi the
| past Goals to fan again into flame the ang-
| ry passions Of the different sections Of our
! great country, deserves scorn rs bitter
as his own political animosities, II care
no, whether you call him Democrat or Re.
publican. The writer Of these . re,uinis-
ccnccs" has nothing in the wide world 10
do with political Issues or pr.judircs and
numbering, as he does. among his nearest
aud dearest friends. gentlemen Of both par
ties. ventures in these papers (aitcs ihe
| fashion OF . llarpcr's Drawer to give
some brief auocdaial meg,uranda, none but
ono Of which has ever found its way Into
/ print asr
4 On ono occasion, made memorable by .
/ bloody battle and sad havoc. among tho
| Federal as well as the Confederate troops,
when gallant men and brave officers in the
Southern army had fallen like grain before
the scy,hc Of tue reaper, the remnans of
one gallant division was drawn up for an.
other assault. with . determination 70
meet it with repulsc.
4 fcr minutes before tho deadly con.
| fct vas 10 be recommended the grand
| form OF the Commander in chief on his no.
bic s,ecd appeared in front Of the almost
| decimated division. when after riding
dovn the line he took his central front po.
sition sgau. aud said: . Soldiers follow
me :" Before he could grasp the bride
tightly in his hand. three or four privatcs
burst from the ranks. aud seizing the bride
said respectfully, but firmly
- General, we won, do it T"
What" said Gen Lee, "do You dare
TO di'sbey my ordcrs?"
e" cs. General, under existing circum.
stances, but no others
What do you mean" responded tho
( General !" this !, strange conduct on the
par, @; the sollers wha, do you mean ~"
i" Simply this, General. we are willing
to pitch in, and ready. but We cannot al
low ypa ,o lead US in this fight, Your
4 county. The army. thousands are looking
+ 70 YOU. pui il YOU fil ~la, are We 10 de- ?
/ tiJ 70 ,h. rear dear General, where you be-
! long anl We Il 90 ahead ioi san, lead
u, Till time
Koh,ttH / J. e's stornncs. WI. overcome;
he "a; u Us esp AMI rtlc slowly to tho
rtaf. tn. cart Oh b., grand old face attest.
ing how deeply he fel, the love and affect.
ion OF his soldiers
Cheer upon cheer arose from every lip
in lhe line, which, shifting the ears oppos.
iHg hosts. led them 10 suppose that REIN
farcencn, lal arrived TO recruit the South.
cru troops, aud the battle Of that day Was
withdrawn.
Il is said that. owing 10 lapse oj memo.
~, or some other cause, the soldiers who
arrested the General were never tried by
Court Martial for sending him to the rear.
There were many trying .ccnes in the
hospitals. but sometimes the ludicrous. al.
most with the shadow Of death gathering
haekncss, as the grim monster passed b.,
the eouehes Of the poor sick and wounded
soldiers, would crop out most unexpected.
Is and provoke smile. As, for instance,
in one Of the hospitals in Richmond. lay
poor pale. fair haired boy from Missi.sip-
p, about TO 20 down into the valley aud
the shadow Of death lie had been faith.
fnlly visited during his illness by q most
highly esteemed aud holy Clergyman Of
the i l.. Church, Cfhc Rev u. r S
and through hs fli!.fal teachings, AMI
earnest prayers at the side Of the poor
sufferers cot. had been the means Of
bringing him TO . repcntencc toward
God. aud faith in our Lord Jesus Christ,
The time had arrived when the Mississippi
boy mu., die. and the faithful minister
was beside him Offering words Of comfort
aud of cheer lie told the young man
that he had, some days before. written to
his friends and relations in Mississippi,
that the former had had kind attendants,
aud many little delcacis. during his sick.
ucss bad profcssed the faith Of Christ
aud was well prepared for death The
poor young fellows blue eyes we're fading
slowly, but ON hearing from the clergy
man what had been done, to comfort bic
mother and sister. far away. he opened
them to the utmost. and said in an ex-
ul,an, aud grateful tone. Bully for
you !. aud so he died.
Another story in connexion with the
grea, captain Of The age. X. f. Lee, used
10 be told. and generally amid roars of
laughter. Ii seems the General Was re-
conoiteriug on one occasion when he found
one Of the soldiers ON the doublequick to
the rear Of the army. This General or.
derci him to halt" when the following
coloqny took place:
The General To what regiment and
company do you belong!'
, The soldier told him. and the General
stcrnly rebuked him for his cowardice,
! and ordered hin: to rgh, about face aud re-
turn to his post.
:" | cant do it. General" said tho fcl,
low
" Are you wounded z"
:" NJ sir" he replied.
j" Are you sick 2"
Not bit Of it," said the scamp.
Then, what 10 the mstter?"