, 1877-08-14
AN AItA1r "REMINISCENCES.
IN thh Etf{}or nj lhs p.+,bt,n&


AN ARMY "REMINISCENCES.
TO The Editor Of The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13-After tho battle OF Chic
aina,ga, thcso Of the bays who wcrn lust III
tho tight, and wero ablu to move Ut all, were
erunted t|lirty-day fur'UuEhs to 70 iloIne and
get we'll. THIS writer, having received an cx-
clsc Of that kind, avae'l flse1f III the chance,
md, from the ticll.Iusp!taf at Jack springre's
plantation, two miles north OF tho Tennessee
River, started for "God's country" on the 9th
Of October, t6El think those Of tho boys OF
the Army Of the Cumberland who nlnlu that
trip will remember the time thcY Ind In tho grst
SIX ur seven miles OF the journey Us among The
most exciting Of their lives. The iJollnnes" "
swartncl on tho other sidc Of tho river, and,
wherever the road brought us In their rungc,-
and that was tho casc for nearly every yard Of
the dstancc,-thcl sharpshooters made It OK
cce1fl,gly unpleasant for us. 1t Is nll very nice,
IN mutual debate with nuskcts and things,
where one llas chance to talk back; but there
the conversation was oil on ono aide. uuy
Magce, Of Tour paper, was In tho pro-
ccssIon, and ho dilu't like 1t q bit,-
wanted u get to the other side Of
WalIcn's Ridge and write 1t up. ! never saw q
correspondent SO anxious to get Ills dispatches
through III hurry ns Guy was. ,
good nilnyDf the boys Hero wounded again,
and Hnnc Of them were killed at various points
on tho road. IlcEs WIS ono place OH the route
tile ridge came down So near tic river that theru
WIS barcly roori for tlle Wagons bcariug tho
wou,nlcd, nnl for about twenty yards It led
over q. rocky elevation wllicl, brought oil that
the rivers edge III full view Of any cyil-iis-
posed person Of opposite politics stationed on
tho other sldc dust t.forc reashtng this place
| f,,t,r ami ffii SHn ar1,n
inv-plaeo by tho tcanstcro before exposing
| themselves or their loals. Tho Tennessee ut
tlI!s point was about o00 yarls wide, aud Rcb
bad IT. eake pt1o1 IN gnarsa
platform about 100 yards from tho river,
ind was pcppcring the boya lively.
| When reached tho depression, there
was driven BY Bill Ba.tershcll, q GIL. Ma,nlcr-
eous regiment, the Nineteenth Ohtu, OH its way
to Stevenson for supplies. Bill was q fcarlesa
solaicr, and clerer anl accommodating fellow,
A< danger ei getting .hot, offered to 60 over frat
mud draw tic fellows fire, and then could ride
over beforo no reloaded. BIZ strajgtte'sd up
| Ills team OF slx mules With tint peculiar cry,
| tlons, that Ill tha army-boya Mill remember,
md they spta1'g up the ncrlivIty like cuts. Tho
mules knew lust as well us Bill lii that It WIS
so1a uqsso psss o e a ssq g, md f . f vet o
back Of l,lll'a !sg.. lie swung, himself out Of
this sa.ldle, unhitrlied tue dying anlmql, nnl
A sesa . y goi esisr ceys2 assin iii !ook
il was slaSg in the ~ wason.6os, put
If In ts aouD'S 1esr eha1Ss sS, Of p0vsSst xst pSps
Judged was tho right elevation, crawlc.l into n
| thieAet Of willows ut tho margin Of tho river,
and waited Tor the commencement OF hss Inn
anEs IN the return game. In few minutes ah.
- hnF ftNrY tho
Heb tlrcd,--thla time without hurting anything,
however; but tho smoke Of llis gun showed Ills
position, and N!! sent bullet IN search Of him.
|a ! was y Watching tho tree through my 6eld-glass,
anu In about n,nutu gun tell to the rocks,
anu moment later the body Of tho marksnlall
followed It. and struck tho rocks under tho treG
With thud. and 'taid there tnotton1css. But
Ills SWING team to ths wheel, htciled ills n c1tra
mule to tho rear Of tho wagon, unit, a. lic start
Cd up, remarked. "Cap, that cues won't shoot
any moro mules for Biif battershell." Lu.
SCANDAL FROM THE SEAT or WAR.
dtHroero eorrszpcndtncs Nsls iork Ttn1ss
hiAy ventuFe III q little bit of scandal It
Is not stFaieGctlcs, but then one caulaot ulways
talk stop. aud am sure that at least nv lady
readers, II am 30 fortunate a to have any, aru
tired Of hearing about soldiers, and cannon, and
concentrations, and movements, and operations,
and Krupps, and shrapuell-soYjours per4irtr
dsgasted oven tho Osand atouarQue. Sl4
weeks 0go vii tho danLles OF Bucharest waxcd
eloquent over the beauty aud grace Of q charm,
Ing woman who todu through eheIr suburbs at
tho bend of splendid regiment Of uhlans,
| Waa she or was she not the legitimate spouse Of
| its galant 'Culoneii Nobody knew or really
cured, although, Bucharest being gossipy by na.
turo and education, tbs subject was freely and
warmly discussed. aud the conclusion arrived at,
that, a. Col. X. gaye her his ua1ne, and did
not look like q person 10 be trIfel with,
| 1t would be safer to give her tho BEN
eft Of the doubt and behave politely. She did
not sceu, 10 care much for tho society OF her
sex, but she WIS the ornament ind JOY Of tho
society VI 0Lurgeyo, frou, which Ill toe iudfge-
| upus toFs aud Ornanenta bud led to tho mount
| nIns. WIS presented, alt Ike every one else,
waa seized With u respectful admiration Ut the
casu An1 gracr VI Manucr which, like tue major
| tty of her e0untrywulneI, she possGsscd. She
/ was d P0lunalse alsd Mo.sts CONNIE tss bes. But
u ch4Mge talne. Two days as.O the Colonel r.
| reiyrd orders to make Reconnaissance with bis
regiment toward P4saipan. aud his abaenco
would lust Some three or four days. All tho
hotel could hcar their parting. Which wills ten-
der aud lachrymose. "fuku care OF thyeclf,
| darling; dou't exp0sa thy precious c1isteuce,"
wsp& the lady. .'aly own he'ut's treasure, how
Wilt thou bear the scuaratton replied the war
rtor. and thpse wcrc tears, aud KISSES. anu pro.
ttstatlons, and tlrh lle rude Away, aud Yhu waved
her keFchfef 1som the window until tho last
horseinan u tue column had disappeared III the
dim dtstance. But. ~ the soldier proeredcl un
| ha weary why, messenger overlook him ant
bade hiLn EytFace bis sleps, q the enemy had
| led, anl tna reconnaissance Was no longer
necessary. Gu tbs wlu9s Of love, aud ~ fast a.
IL hfrF. l.