The National tribune., 1883-11-29
TALKING OVER OLD TIMES.

Well, my dear Colonel, since the close of the
rebellion and you and I were in at the death
have Travelled over a large area of our happy
and prosperous country. | have been associated
with veterans from many hard-fought fields,
representing every army that marched under
| the flag Of the Union. l have set around their
camp-fres and listened to their narration of
| battle and field, have Joined them in chant
ing their songs of war, and when called upon
for Renaissance of the past [ have never
failed in claiming their undivided attention in
relating the exploits Of the old 9Th corps in its
Wilderness campaign and subsequent operations
around Petersburg and Richmond and when
the Confederacy sent their ablest generals at
the head OF 10000 of the flower of the rebel
army, to attack the Nations capital By Fav of
the Shenandoah Valley, how complimented we
OF the LIST and Sd divisions felt when we were
selected from the army in front of Petersburg
sent by steamships and hurled like q wall Of
fire between the host of invaders and our be-
loved capital, and the many sangninary and
bloody conflicts that followed, ending in the
utter overthrow and capture of Early and his
brave army at Cedar Creek, and as much as
these repetitions may appear worn and thread
bare, yet l love to tell !" the old, old story"
Well, Colonel, | must not take up so much
time in generalities, but viii come down to
business. How are you getting on? The head
that once was SO erect and the eye that shone
Win SO much uefy zeal IN so many hard-con-
tested fields must, ere this, have lost its poise
the eye become dimmed the years certainly
bear heavily on you; the frosts of seventy
winters must, IN connection with the priva-
tons OF those years Of toll and exposure incl
dent to war, conf and warn you that the
shores o. time are fast reeeding, and those of
eternity rapidly approaching. How is Lieu
tent-Colonei Granger Major Cornine, my old
Captains Peach and Hardy, Lieutenant Nehe-
myer, Orderly Sergeant Huston, and Sergeants
Roll and Bronkar? / would be delighted to
hear from any OF them, and would promptly
respond TO any word from them. If you have
the roster OF company A. / wish you would
favor me with a list of the names of the COM
pany. would like to look over the names
once more. and / can assure you will cherish
them all as long as / live I will have the
company list properly engrossed and framed,
and 1T VIII occupy prominent and conspicuous
place IN the parlor. / have often wished for
the photographs cabinet size of my regimental
ohlcers-also my company ofiicers-all in
uniform. / would encircle each with frame
OF the richest minerals, an abundance of which
we have here IN our gold and silver mines, and
1t is my intention, when ] visit my native
State, to secure them. But please send me the
rolls OF my company and ] will reciprocate the
favor IN way that will be highly satisfactory
to you. This is as much as | can expect now.
ONE AND 1NDIyIsIBLE.
Well, my dear Colonel, rivers, valleys nor
mountain chains, not even the great continental
divide, separates the Union in the fraternal
greeting OF those who, when the dark clouds
OF civil war draped our divided and distracted