The National tribune., 1884-10-30

| Horse Cavalry" 1t needed but one admoni-
tion of that description
TO AROUSE HIS ENERGY
and fighting qualities, too if the admonisher
could have been found. / was no exception to
/ the rule. and determined to not lay myself
| down again until was somewhere not reached
| by the Zoe of mans boot. Arriving at Falls
| Church, at was almost daylight, hundreds of
/ soldiers were found lying on the ground under
| the branches of two or three shade trees. Pick
| ing my way as best / could between the tired
and sleeping soldiers. | lay down again, within
! a few feet of the body of the tree, knowing
| that many one would be awakened before
reaching me. Feeling secure, and caring but
| little for Black Horse or any other kind of
cavalry, was sound asleep as soon as touched
| the ground. When awakened the sun was
shining bright, and, perhaps, an hour and-a-half
| high.
| A DILAPIDATED BRASS BAND.
Near by stood member of a regimental
| band holding on his shoulder his bass in
| strument. 1t had been to war; the bell of
| it presented a dilapidated appearance, a
wagon wheel having passed over it, mashing it
| fiat, and giving it an additional crook not in
tended by its maker.
Breakfast! Where was that to be procured?
My haversack and canteen having been con-
| fided to the custody of nv intelligent contra
band" the morning of the day before, upon
the first shot from the enemy aimed at our
battery on the Warrenton pike falling near
him, he started back for Washington city as
fast as he could 60 where he was found three
days afterwards.
BREAKFAsTING ON BLACKBERRIES.
Nothing in the line of Quartermaster or Com
| missary Sergeant could be seen or found.
Taking up our line of march toward our old
camp sutler was met. Provisions he had none.
4 bottle of Catawba wine was procured Close
by was blackberry patch, in which dozens
of soldiers were doing what l commenced,
breakfasting on blackberries, with drink of
wine to wash them down. Here | fell in conf
pany with some of the members of our rcgi-
ment belonging to a company from Springfield,
and with them continued on our march to q
| place where we had stood picket. At this
| place we procured breakfast and dinner to-
| gether about IL o'clock. While at that place
| a rain began falling and the clouds betokened
a continuance. On the march again, we soon
reached Camp Upton, and in place of the we'll
| regulated camp-as we had left it in charge of a
guard-everything even there indicated con-
fusion. All our company effects we had been
ordered to leave behind on leaving camp. /
was just in time to prevent a near resident
from carrying off quite an amount of our COM
pany goods (as he said for safe-keeping. l
supposed so, and thought best to place price
that | should pay him for taking care of mine.
Baggage loaded on his wagon to which was
attached pair of decrepit horses and the
baggage of three or four other soldiers COM
pleted our outfit. and toward Washington city
we started. About halfway to the city, and
some distance north of the main road, was
found the place of safe-deposit for our trunks
until such time as we might call for them,
which was done the day before our regiments
left the city. Leaving the driver at his home,
we
RESUMED OUR TRAMP,
and in the evening halted, weary and almost
worn out, at Fort Cochran, opposite George
town, where we remained till the afternoon of
the next day. Many members of our regi-
ments had arrived during the day, and con-
tinued to do so during that evening and night,
along with thousands of others. After our ar
rival at Fort Cochran the clouds began again
to give out rain, which helped to make the
picture more gloomy. In fact, it poured down,
continuing the greater portion of the night.
We sought shelter the best we could. The
next day after our arrival, in the afternoon,
the sun shone out, and the portion of our reg-
ments who We're there formed in line prepara-
tory to crossing the Potomac River.
1t was but few days until the 1st and I'd
Ohio took their departure from Washington
city for Columbus. Two days were occupied
in this trip. Covered with dust and dirt, but
not with the glorious victory we all had anti
cipated, of an entry into the city of Richmond,
we arrived at Columbus, where we were dis
charged and returned to our homes