The Mineral argus., 1883-09-20
War Relics.

Few veterns. says the Pittsburg
mercial Gazette, can show a more
estinR collection than can General \
Pearson. His opportunities we're
ened by his active career in the
and his friendship with other Of!
enabled him to add 10 his store, ID
grew to a goodly size. In the corn
the room a silk guidon was STANDING
is tattered and torn, the blue field
most all gone, and the stripes can
" be distinguished. 1t was the
Union flag carried into Richmond
the surrender, and was p%resenia
General Pearson at a reunion hd
Washington after the war. At the
time he was given another guidon, i
stands facing the n mentioned.
a plain bunting flag, on a pole surn
ed by a wooden acorn. Black wild
and full Of holes it looks commOr
enough, but when the remains Of
den Lincoln we're borne out of the
House for the last time, that 4
moved on the right Of the line and
the column dressed. Above the
| ons are two artillery
crossed. One Of them Gen. Grid
gallant a soldier as ever threw hs|
across a saddle, carried at Malvern
when, with his artillery, he fougaI
famous battle. IL is a plain sal,
the regulation United States "a
a steel blade, a wrapped leather hA|
brass handle, withan iron scabber
Griffin wore il through the battle 4
ter il was over presented It
Pearson. The other sabre was
from one of Lees wagons after n
render. Below these sabres Al
crossed muskets, illustrative ottI
and the new. One Of them, a flint
was used against the red-coais
war of 1912, the other Is a breed
er with all the Improvements 4
tridee-box aud bayonet picked
Gettysburg complete the group. /
ing against the mantel-pece ua
guns. one a Spencer carbine, the
Sharpe's rifle. The Spencer was
dered az Appomattox, the SHARP
eral Pearson captured himset
skirmish line at Gettysburg. II
rifle" the general said, while j
orders TO feel the enemy conslo1
The adjutant general told me 70
INV men out "a skirmishers, gru1
certain points as boundEl
T vent ont and found the [
, ,.overed- 30 fell back
I hold my command for an ene7
a We laid there all night, and
morning l was on a WoTm.iesc
ing that the cold rain that vs.
I would cease. Just then up
v group OF officers, and one Of thea
: me, Whose men are tbese
answered my men," "Whai
doing here?' "Sitting on this ience
a Won know who 1 ami" No
q don't care" He was pretty -
, he threw back his coat, and
Y was a general officer. He toA
was General Sykes, and lcraSe
fence. We bad just been
n his division, and 50 | did not 81
o even by sight, and l explainel
why we were there and how u
n use in covering ground oth1
were on. He answered shar
q do the thinking; take your J
h feel the enemy considerably, j
on feeling until / tell you 70 i
~ was as mad as he was, and
Il. The enemy was retreating,
~ Qobbling up men and seno
back until | hadn't q handi1
,e lef. | rode up To q house
81 rebels sprang 10 the door: "a
81 had that gun and pulled q
9 hah It cooked and ~, bat 1
VI out n he fired
by dead man, u
~ br NV revolver, and one o. !
ed with him Knocked the riie dN
ia they surrendered. just then
ne role up on a gallop and asks
n. was doirR. told him sykes
IA. me 20 feel the enemy consloel.
I'm waa doiuati. 'Where'syourll
for he ders.nded. Most Of it's :,
With priaonersi How msny
~ with vouq Half q dozen 'Me-
vou're TOO TAR ahead That da J
ne vent haek. The rifle 4 Sd
siT turned In, bat 4 had been pu
ess and 1 gobblcd H." AS be "a
story Of the Shapes ride, Oe
M. son produced q sand-0ox- !
on little Tin boz. showing traces
paint that Il once bore, when .
,.. we're used Instead Of bloI.
Tia 'srhat hon" mid the genera,
M Al the surrender Of Lee at 81
IN General Griffin Who Was
IAN omcera appoluted by CRAM
lie the terms Of capita alton, gass
with the sand-box Was a pan
an. epanlels found In bis headqnH,
on. They nfe very hane
.ie. probably The only thing OF -
aiiy America