The National tribune., 1889-09-12

a. wei - AAaG uNhANcN NAdAiANtNS "
Various personal characteristics were evinced
on this first march OF the campaign. Most
Of the men were animated, some even en-
fhusiasiic i'm the outset; but as their shad-
ows shortened, the burdens grew heavier
and the heat increased, they became less
falkatire The spirits of some, however,
seemed never 10 flag. At the head of Co. nj,
when The monotony of the tramp, tramp
would be getting oppressive, Doc Deyo would
break out with
so jimmy has gone FOR TO live in tent;
They have grated him into the army"
or some other equally suggestive strain, IN
which Demo. Heilfsrty. Sergt Chamberlain,
Nixon and Others N ould participate. In
Co the blended voices Of Phillips, FaTwell
and others might have been heard rs the
refrain of
1--WE are coming. Father Abraham,
Three hundred thousand more"
arose. In T it was probably Cronk, Serg't
Adams or Corpl Nash, explaining IN musi-
cal language that
'sWheiher asleep or waking
I'm thinking of the girl love"
WHILE "DIXTEs LAND"
was being impelled from the tongues as wen
as toes OF some Of the Proyost-guard bring
ing NJ the rear.
Oar probable destination. quite naturally,
became a 81 ieet Of conversation that morn
ing. Some thougnt we were gong 10 Gull
pepper, with sviea OF getting on TO the LETT
flank OF Lees army. hut the old veterans who
had been over the ground before sand that
We were headed ior the iords Of the Rapidan.
This Is no such march, thongh, as we
had when We went 10 Charlottesville with
Hooker said ore.
Z. g..Ir,-s . ~
Whipped? No, just hanhed, that was
all"
How was ihatP"
@Woll. you see, Gen Hooker was 3 splen-
did officer. and be had iirst-class plan for
baCging Lees army We were all lying al
Falmouth, opposite fredericksburg, in April,
1865. four c0Efs Of us. watching Lees army,
when the order cEme 10 move. The Gen
erals plan was 80 make demonstration
across the Fiyer al Fredericksburg with the
Sixth Corps, while by q rapid march the
other three shosld cross by the fords higher
M and 50 have Lee IN hole. We got across
ali right and everybody ihOught we had the
J8hnDies snre. Bat Stonegall jackson. the
willy old loE. crept around our right flank
and came down on the Eleventh Corps like
q thunderbolt just as The men were cooking
supper
YOU OUGHT TO HAVE sTES THOSE DUTcHHEN
EKFDADDIEi"
D0tehmeusg" said listener OF Teutonic
cast Of couRteRance They vas 80 more
Dufchmens as ron vas. ] pet you runs first"
"GiTe tito hin, Schaeifer!" " said Jake Drum I;
'you were there, End know il"
81 zRe Dutchmzn run petty lively, toe, zoE-
erSl time in my lifs." said Jacob Bay, an old
French soldier who had five wounds on his
person.
The rival representatives from the Rhine
eyed each ofber mptuOusly.
Rung" sid hGBvy-buiit mGn named Cross
q little fagfhsr hEck 10 the ranks, " no bad not
uttered word since morning; wouldn't
Tun-" Then lie relaPsed into thu same pro-
found silence.
Thus the day wore on, and about o'clock
We came % tfs bank Of the Rzpidan st Ger
msnna Ford, having marched about - miles
from OR place Cf enc&mpnent The Engineer
Corps hsd laid two poBtoon bridges, one for the
trains and orc foF iH.sBtTy. the cavalry having
crossed esriy in the morning. After n little
delay il rsI3s our turn. and we were quickly
across the Bssf.ng bridge, resting in the eBemy's
domain. We shifted about several times he
fore IOcstiag feT lie night Most Of the men,
especially those who had not thrown away any
luggage. were excessively tired 50, affer swal-
lowing supper Of bareback aud cOdee, little
time was lHsi IN seeking the arms Of Morpheus
God bless the man who drst invented sleep"
said HzDrho PzBEa-a sentiment with which we
were al a. hearty accord That night. il seemed
hardly an instant after We dropped 10 the earth
before We were awakened by the beating Of a
drum, and were sstonisbed 70 find it morning.
BAEKl THAT BEAT Is THE DRUMNER's CALL
Another aud row the rattle Of 1000 drums.
mingled with the clear tones Of IS many fifes
and the sounding Of battery baRles, stzrtl1s
each sleeper from his rough couch aud makes
known 20 tbe Confederate columns moving
fr0m Mine RHB into the Wilderness that there
1s 1EhtIRg - bs done very soon. After break
fast cur battalion moved with the Artillery
Brigsde d08u the StevensbHrg piankroad about
four niles. and rested near army headquarters.
on an elsvasea piece Of ground IN the vicinity
Of Old NilderDess Tavern. This position zf-
fOrded q very god review Of the region west of
rs, and from L. ae could plainly discern the
changing positions OF tbe Federal lines that
day.
OF the scenery. OF the light heavy dark masses
Of forest extend ~ far ~ the eye can reach Ia
the immed .ale center arc open felds-partially v
cleared land-while beyond is the same dark
forests, which. circiing round again. crosses our
lines and extends far % - the horizon on the
left. While We arc looking over this long col
Umns Of troops belonging 10 the Fifth Corps
pass and 20 into the woods. We learn from
some source that the Fifth COrps. under Gen,
rinth, with cur corps next. aBd Gen. Burnside
with the AiHib, Is expected 10 cross al Ger.
mama Ford Tonight; also, that the Second
Corps crossed lover down the river al Ely's
Ford, some time before our column, and. dis.
connected Hilh IL, WAS moving south around
Lees right flank. As yet no hostile signs had
been observed by Us and except few shots N
the morning. which were said 20 be butchers
shooting livestock for beef-EAtlons, We had
heard 80 muezetTy.
In ia now II o'clock. The artiIlervrnen on
the hil are just building their fires for dinner,
thick masses Of Isecy clouds are moving laziiy
over, and Sc arc ali wondering where the reb.
els are. General officers with field -glasst.s arr
looking IN various directions, and Aids-de
Camp seem 20 be inactive and numerous.
SUDDENLY THEEE j. A CONNECTION AT BE.D
oUARTKKg;
sound Of hring is heard over to the left. I,
the midst Of those dense woods little wreafl
Of smoke rises. Each one starts up aud look
IN that direction. Cards, dice and books ar
thrown aside and eager Rlances are cast townr,
tie SPOT There you 90 The rattle of u
muskets in quick succession brings a gI,ou
from those staring artilierists. That Il on IL,
left, and almost simultaneously another an,
heavier Voiley i heard . little 70 our right "a,
front. An officer whose Geld glass Is poipte,
westwsrdly remarks that Grilin's Division ia
struck the enemy.
IL appears that two roads cross the cte-s,g
burg plank. which we had traversed that Morn
ing one Of these, the Orange turppikc ,,..'
us, the ether, the Orange plank road. SOM. t,T,
milea farther south.
Gen. Grant had ordered Gen. Warren e. foI
low On cavalry mn fhfe mani -ood ~ ~ :