The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15
A PATRIOTIC DOG.
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 The strong attachment oi the faithful .es for it's master h IS always seemed to ne ,o involve one of natures secrets. {. r. .ult to explain or understand. Ot the many cases tha, have come under my | ,etlce. the most curious and remarkable ,s hat of dog which tor four long years he war of the aaion follow ed the for .lnes of the Eleventh pennsylvania regi- uen;. Ii was brought into the camp oi ne eleventh while the regiment was near Chester. Pa. Tn May, lSol. lt was Il chubby little pup then. pta. iul and pretty and imme dlately became great pet with the men. They gave Il the not par- tcalarly euphonloa> name oi sally. but $ cognomen hAd one merit. al leas; ;- ;: correctly indicated its gender and .oes names do nos always da even that. sally al once joined heartily into all the igeilcs of the soldiers, and Fer temporal vell-being was the constant care of 4 thousand men, as brave and true as any who ever wen, forth 10 battle a, thelr conn,y's call.
 In this early peri od of the war visitors 10 our camp were plenty. but Sally was always very discourteous to outsiders, appearing to have holy horror for civilians, whether ladies, gentlemen, or strange darkies, and when such entered me camp she would immediately seek .he protection of the boys Tn blue.
 Many time a, dress parade did go oyeT to the camp of the Eleventh to see he important part tha; Sally always stock n that imposing pageant. Then. wiih ihe long lIne at parade rest" the drum corps slowly marching down the front. he colonel with folded arms calmly look
 lg into the faces of the men. and Sally .ying still at the feet of the color-bearef IS II she loved to be in the shadow of he lag. the scene was an impressive one. sae seemed 10 understand for wha, put pose we were gathered there Tn that strange fashion, and men who were nst a; all supers,:tious asserted 1t as ihei, be-
 ef that the poor brute was in full sym pa,hy with us in our loyal feeling.
 August g ISo,, came, and with II he battle of Cedar Mountain. This was Sally's first battle, and the men of the Eleventh fully expected tha, she would Q TO, she had laid too many tunes al the feet of the color-bcaTer. and be aine too familiar with the symbol oi the nation : power 70 thus deseI, i'm its hour of peru, and so she kept close to the regiment though the air was full of missiles and the ground almost trembled beneath her feet. Al Rappahannock Station. Thor oughfare Gap, second Bull Run. Chan lilly, South Mountain and Antletam she demonstrated the fact that dogs can be brave and true. h this latter bloody battle she was wounded, bu, she imitated many of her betters by remaining on the neld until the fight was over. IL was soon enough then for her to have her wound attended 10, and her sympathy for her brave protectors. who were lying abou, torn and bleeding. was manifested ID many ways peculiar to the canine. Men related af,erward how Sally "came and licked their wounds" thus emula,ing the example of certain other members of her ,ioe famous in scripture.
 At fredericksburg Sllly's record was bad. She was probably wiser than some Of the generals, foresaw that the whole thing was to be an igrominious failure and became demoralized. Certain |, IS that she ran away in the face of the enemy. Bu, no one in the brigade ever blamed her for it. Indeed, il IS an open question whether i, would not have been better for the usion cause if the whole army had followed her example.
 At Gettysburg Sally a,oned for her cisgraceful behavior a, Fredericksburg We fought with the Fi h corps on Jaly south of the town We were forced to fall back in the afternoon in the face Of superior numbers, and in consequence of Towards troops not being able 10 keep the enemy away from our nigh, flank and rear; but Sally refused to retreat. She held her ground. and was Ho, sec. asa:n Ill July 4, when il is supposed her pa,ri- osic instincts led her back into Cod country ia order that she might ceie- brate the glorious fourth. And, by the way, wasn', tha, fourth of July. 1865 q glorious fourth indeed Gettysburg and Eicksburg in one day, and before re- joicing had ceased. Port Hudson But the manner of Sally's return from the battle field of the first day at Gettysburg is worth noting. and il reflects credit upon brave officer of the Twelfth Massachu- sets, then captain, later lieutenant colonel. Sally came through the rebel army, and was seen between the picke, lines. The captain. though exposed ;o great danger in so doing, went out and