The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-12-12
WHERE GLENNIE WAS.


Twas down in Louisiana, not many years
ago" to quote from an old song, that several
companies of us wicked Yankees were posted
In small town just far enough from New
Orleans and other important points to be of
no strategic consequence for its own sake;
yet being on a direct route from the enemy's
lines to the Mississippi river, was important
as an outpost The war was almost over,
and the enemy knew it, and we knew they
knew it, so we were not as vigilant as we
might have been had we been stationed in
front of Lees army. The natives were 10y
ally southern, every man of them-perhaps 1
should say every woman for the only men
left in town were the few who had passed
their three score years and ten, one physi-
clan and one preacher, But the natives did
not allow us TO feel uncomfortable The
doctor disagreed radically with us on princi-
pie and cursed Grant fiuently, but he took
professional and even friendly interest in
such OF us as had more malaria than our
regimental surgeon could manage; the
preacher gave us a sermon that reminded us
OF Sundays at home, and the old men would
smoke and chat with us all day long, so long
as we did not say what we believed about the
future of military events.
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