Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-03-28

our quHrteTmister department sol
dIer editorial friend continues to say
1t II a slur, therefore we are compel
ed for ms sake to tell him again that
it is no slur on the soldier.
tits simply tue statement Of fact
that our friend in his pilgrimage in
the quartermaster' department had
not the discernment to see, and
which he has noe discovered since lie
came out of that safe retreat.
What is the fact
The fact il the statement is that
IN the late war against rebellion there
were soldiers for glory, fame and
fortune.
OF course to such an unobserving
and unsophisticated soul as our
friend of the Tribune the statement
of such a plain fact would of necesi
ty have to be mis- construed.
He has never learned that a GER
tain percentage of men IN every war
Of the past have taken up arms for
other reasons thsn for patriotism.
Soldiers have never all been pa
triots.
Every war Of the past has had its
men who became soldiers for glory,
fame and fortune, and every war to
come will have q percentage of the
same kind of soldiers in 1t.
The man who entered the army for
the defense of his government was
patriot. But the man who entered
the army because he could not live
with his wife, or because he was
afraid of being drafted, or because
he wanted to get bounty, or because
be hoped to become a quarter mas
tiers sergeant or because he expect
ell to acquire some rank entered the
service for other purposes than pa
triOtism
II our qusrtermaster' sergeant
soldier friend Of the Tribune entered
the service for the purpose Of rank.
then it Is not for country so much as
for rank and he drops smopg those
who sought glory or fame.
That he WIS after position he
proves himself by stating his rank,
and asks Us. What was your rank
IN the militia
Well we have the pleasure to say,
that our rank in the Penusylvani,
Militia campaign into Maryland IL
1862, was that of soldier carrying
gun. We would not then have &C
eepted the position in TIE Quarter
masters department to hunt up for
age and fuel &c, and strut about az
the gamiest patriotic fighter IN the
ranks. After a man boasts of having
been a Quarter masters Sergeant
we don't wonder that he does not
know that there were soldiers fol
glory, fame and fortune in the army
against rebellion.
The $4,000 Pennsylvania AIilitia
that responded 10 the call of Cover
nor Curtin In 1862 were patriots
They went forth to help save tn,
free system of civilization of tn,
Northern States from destruction n
the hands Of the Confederate soldier,
who were IN The interest of the sIav,
system of civilization of the Southe II
States. The Militia left their home.
without having word or promise o.
Pay or reward of any kind and man,
Of them filed the letter of the Cover
noe S call and at their own expense fur
nished themselves with arms and am
uniGon, for the Governor when be
issued the call, believed that the
state could not furnish them all witt
guns aud ammunition, and therefor,
they We-e requested TO arm them
selves. Many furnished themselves
with provisions by purchase during
the entire length of the campaign
ana II they did not meet and help
to vsnquish General Lees Confeder-
ste army at Aatietam, it was not THEN
fault, but because of the over-ruIinn
OF sn all wise Providence.
The marching of $4,000 Pennsvl.
vsnia uoilitia into Maryland, Just on
the eve of the battle of Antietcm, had
much to do with the winning of that
battle for the Union cause. for such
an army Of enthusiastic patriotic pri-
vate citizens sprung out of the ground
as it we're within the period of lew
days, disheartened the rebel army,
that it did not fight with the ''vin'
that it displayed all along the line of
the series of battles, from Richmond