Telegram-herald., 1886-08-28
SOME WAR ECHOES
As Told 0y q Crimean and
Rebellion Veteran.
aEIlISS Or IHE8lLlILlVA CHARGE
ne s Captured 5Y Rebels out escapes
Tefce. Ony 10 bee kecaptursd
ana Tarust lnto Andsr-
-1ngIie.

AZ she Oh b Hams ol B9slwick
sl. nos usei 81 temporary Soldiers
Home. $ 81 o.a veteran 100 perhaps has
ssea uor- actual lighting than any member
altae Soldiers Home in this city, John
lar. tle nam n question, vas born 10
Tie County of kildare Ireland. SIXTY four
years aso. Jas' bes che ormsan war
broke .ut be- snl-ieita tie British army
He afterwards euHsftd under American
eo.ors tli fought al through the VaroI
lae rebellion lie was seen yesterday 5y a
reporter. aud be told else following story
soon after ( enlisted ir che British army
England france and Iu~sey declared var
against Russia NF regiment. lae a5d lu-
altrs being ora the foreign service roster.
saou received orders tlr zoe East. We
landed within SIX days marCl OF Alma
lN- we're attached a. General tathcart s.
br.laIr and. ltr army vas unler tle COM
maud i Lord Raglan Ials Was in the
yeaI l-.4 our nrst battle was the cele
brafed s-Ormug OF tlc Alma hei gifts.
lFlce were we dJ-ven back out the ndomi-
cable courage of tle British knew nos Gle
feat and fle thlrd time We drove the Rus
sIaus irum fhe heights and secured tue COW
rred position. Aiter that we Went through
THE bloody battle of lukerman. In this
LlffI- tlr Colonel of oar regiment -tDlOnet
Sweeney was killed and we lost in our
regiment alone over lge hundred men.
0ur brigade commander General Cathcact,
Was a.s0 killed forgot % mention
chat was an ele-w'tuess to lae eXtraordl-
nary anu magnificent charge OF
Baiaklaga Ms regiment. the Sixty-third
wa. stationed on the heights looking round
down luta chat Valley of Death. 10 was a
gallant sight % watch those brave SIX
ban ired men ride to death. After the seige
Z ut ~-ha-f1uui / came with my regiment %
HalaN. Nova Scotia. AT the breaking out
of the war af tle rebellion, and after eleven
I wears of service ia the British army. / en-
I listed in tLe Eighth u chigan cavalry. The
rex. men- was formed in Detroit After
I some bard hghuus was taken prisoner and
spent SIX months Of horror in Anderson
| Vile Prison. 40 the time of the capture /
was in General Nhee.ers brigade az
I Mulberry Creek Pa The Imprisonment
was q terribly trying time. All they
\ gave rs tO eat vas pint OF corn meal a
/ day Was reduced TO a skeleton. Men
I were dying of disease and famine ali around
/ me af the rate of 100 . day. A wagon and
\ OK team Eas kept busy carrying out the
\ bodies. ] was removed tO another prison
! at Florence - q. / escaped and remained
I hidden in the woods for eighteen days
/ without anything % eat more than berries.
/ { was recapfured and Imprisoned in the
/ Columbus lai. ! escaped again but was
captured after six days freedom and was re-
/ turned to Andersonyiile soon afterwards
I was exchanged outside Charleston. / re
! Joined ms regiment after recruiting my
/ health amt remained with 10 10 the close of
I the war The only wolnd / ever received
was revolver shot in my foot down IN
/ tennessee. Thank God / now have a
I comfortable home in which % spend the
/ remainder of my days / have received
/ many medals. all 0f which I value highly.