The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-08-13
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the first gun for the Union from Fort Sum.
ter, is now in business in New York.
Colonel Loren Andrews, President OF
Kenyon College, Ohio, is given the credit
OF being the first Ohio volunteer in the
war for the Union.
Brave General Sedgwick is dead and
should be in one of the choice precincts
OF heaven; but boys, wasn't he ''Perfect-
" aM ful' when his dander was up2
'Load in nine times-Load. y That
was the order, and our colored comrade
put in nine cartridges. He did not answer
sick call the next morning the Surgeon
called on him.
In all the changes coming to this Re-
public since June 4, 1777, there is one
thing that has undergone no material
change, and that is our flag. The addi-
ton Of the stars tell of progress and pros
perity, and the freedom of the States
forming the union Of States.
An infantry captain observed one of his
men stealing into camp with tiue turkey,
which he knew hadn't been issued by the
quartermaster. "Where did you get that
turkey 2" Bought 1t, captain" replied
the man. "For how mnch ~ demanded
the officer. ''For seventy I've cents, sir.
"Paid for it, did youf Z" "Well, no sir;
but l told the man would pay for It on
my way back" SAN right, pass on"
! AT Island No. 10 fight, Comrade Will
liam Chapman, of Winchester Indiana,
captured a trunk, took it prisoner, we
suppose, and sent it home. After the war
he made the acquaintance OF lady by
the name of Kizer, and after an appropri-
ate courtship was married One day Chap
man and his bride sat down TO investigate
the contents of the old trunk, which he
had never thoroughly looked over, and
unrolling a bundle of letters, his wife was
surprised to find this to have been her
brothers trunk and some of the letters in
her own handwriting to him.
At the battle OF Chickamauga, the chiy-
alrous General Reynolds, perceiving the
danger of the rebels on his forces, quick
as lightning shouted "Boys, are you the
soldiers of the 9th Ohio, who fought with
me at Cheat Mountain you never turned
your backs upon traitors in Virginia; will
you do It hereY" "Nol Mol" they
screamed almost frantically. "Lcad us
back lead us back |" From every quar-
ter came rushing the scattered fragments
OF the regiment, with magic swiftness
they reformed the ranks, and with Gener-
al Reynolds at their head, they charged
the enemy and after moments struggle,
every confederate in front of them not
killed or wounded, was 10 confused re-
treat.
Major Barnum, Of the 18th New York
Regiment, was one of the many brave Of
ficers who were MORALLY wounded in the
battles of the Peninsula. While lying
down, breathing his last in the agony of
his bodily suffering, friend asked him IL
he had any message TO send home. He
replied, "Tell my wife that in my last
thoughts were blended my wife, my boy,
and my flag He asked OF the physician
how the battle went, and when told that
it was favorable to the Union cause, he
said, ''God bless the old flag" and ex-
PRED with the prayer finishing inaudibly
with his closing lips. A noble prayer
and noble death.
A son of the Green Isle, member of
Gillman's Middle Tennessee Regiment,
while stationed at Nashville, was detailed
for guard duty on prominent street OF
that city. 1t was bis first experience on
guard and hestrutted along his beat, appar-
emily with full appreciation of the dignity
and Importance of his position. AS cit
izen approached he shouted: "Halt !!
Who comes there !" "a Citizen" was the
response. "Advance, citizen, and give the
countersign." II haven't the counter
sign, and If 1 had, the demand for it at
this time and place is something very
strange and unusual" rejoined the citi-
zen. "Ah by the holy Moses, ye don't
pass this way ut all till we say Bunker
Hill" was Pats reply. The citizen, ap-
preciatiDg the situation, advanced and
cautiously whispered in his ears the me-
cessary words. "Right; pass op," and
the wide-awake sentinel resumed his beat.