Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-09
FAITHFUL RUDGE.
Career of a Dog with the Army of the
Potomac.

| Career OF Dog with the Army OF the
Potomac.
Speaking of dogs" said General Joe
| Bartlett few evenings ago to General
MeFeely, as he rehectively sent the smoke
of his cigar curling up to the ceiling, " do
you remember that big three-legged yell
low dog called Bulge that followed the
Army of the Potomac during the early
years of the war? Well, Bulge was "a
character, if l may be pardoned the ex-
preston. He was a patriotic dog, too, for
he was one of the first to get to the front
in 1861, with the three-months- of
New York, of which he was a native
Bulge was terrible fighter. | remember
when the troops were sent on the march to
engage in the first battle of Bull Run, he
chewed up every rebel dog en- route Every
man that wore the blue was Budge's
friend, and took it upon himself to see
country afforded When the fight was we'll
under way on the plains of Manassas
it was fun to watch Bulge chase the half
spent cannon balls and shells as they rolled
along or plowed up the earth. 1t was while
engaged in this cheerful pastime that
Bulge lost his left fore-leg; cannon ball
took it clean off We, who took an interest
in him, were about that time too much en-
gagged to look after wounded men, much
less dogs therefore Bulge was left on the
field as we supposed to die or fall into the
hands of the enemy.
"Some days subsequent to the battle,
when we had all returned to our old camp
ing ground, who should come limping in
on three legs, his tail wagging like mad
with JOY, but old Bulge. Well, sir, some
of the boys who witnessed the scene Just
shed tears over the fidelity and loyalty of
that dumb brute. A surgeon of the
Twenty New York fixed up the
stump, and in the course of time it healed.
Bulge was all through the Peninsula cam
paign, and during the advance and retreat
he hobbled along, and during engagements
followed ais favorite pas ime, chasing
cannon balls and shells. Nothing could
abate his zeal in that direction. Bulge
followed the troops back to Washington,
took part in the second battle of Bull Run,
the battle of South Mountain, and then
hobbled along until he reached Antietam.
In the battle of the second day Bulge
chose to take part in the conflict ON our
right, and seemed to enjoy it. He was
very busy that day, and had got so that he
could made good time on three legs. He
had plenty of balls and shells, | can tell
you, to look after, too. When the fight
was over along in the afternoon Bulge was
missing The next morning in passing
through the terrible cornfeld in search of
our dead and wounded soldiers some of
the BOYS ran across the lifeless body Of old
Bulge and, by his side, was the body of
wounded member of tie brigade who had
been in the habit of feeding him Bulge,
he said, remained with him when he fell,
and when the rebels swept through the
corn6eld in one Of the numerous charges
made, Bulge defended him against what
he knew was the assault of an enemy, and
was shot down. loyal to the last to the
cause, the old flag, and the Constitution
and the Union, too, if you please, if he was
nothing but dog