The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-04
IN VIRGINIA.
Experience Of a nrn,r ArlIlIerypan.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / saw in a
late number Of your paper description Of our
old camp at Bermuda Front given by MEM
Der Of Co. j. 10th N. Y. III. A. / belonged to
Go. X, or. what is called by good housewife,
a catch-sIl for odds and ends of everything
good, bad and indifferent. aud j, with few
others, belonged to the bad ones, and was pro-
noted 10 Eighth Corporal for heroism displayed
while being chased out Of some old Nirginian's
honey orchard or hen-coop while in the Valley
with Little Phil guarding men and munitions
of war sent him by Gen. X. +. Lee IN care OF
Gen. Early. But when the bugle sounded the
assembly every man jumped to his post ready
to DO has whole duty.
Does the c0mTGie remember the little racket
we had on the picl,et-line at Bermuda Front
one night shortly after we had made the re-
lief? 1t seems the Johnnies had been told that
there WAS "a regiment OF raw recruits in font Of
them aud that they were well supplied with
new blankets, Ovoreoats. etc, and II they
wanted n supply, all they had to do,was to 20
over some night, aud when discovered let go n
vOilcy aud wo would drop everything and skip
for the main line, and then they could help
themselves aud return at their leisure, Wen,
they got badly left, for we stayed right there
on that picket-line and sent them our objections
from the muzzles Of our Springfield Tepeaters
for about 30 minutes and then they quit us.
Then il became the duty of each one in
charge OF picket-post to go and post another
man On vIdet. Gosh. that made the KID
hair uneasy. but il had to be done, and 1t was
dark as pitch and we knew not what minute Nc
would run against some Johnnys DayOnet.
But | took another look at the printing OF my
old Springfield. slipped the bayOnet or, rubbed
n pork-rind over IL a few times to make it
work easy, pulled my cap on good, so that my
hair would not raise it of my head and leave
me in danger OF catching cold, and We started.
OF course it was my duty TO 90 ahead; (wouid
like 10 have shifted that duty on to another
fellow that night 1t was aboR 10 rods out TO
that vidct post, and it took -sOme time To
ret there, but the task was accomplished. aud
/ returned 10 the pieketline aud began to look
around to see what had been done. found that
several men had been wounded, and Que poor
fellow in 90. ii killed. That was the last time
they tried 10 walk away with any Of our col
lalerals Well do / remember the I'd day Of
hr.il, 1865. wien Mai Campbell advanced with
his men until il got quite warm, aud thea t1ld
them 20 lie down, while lie remained standing
in full view OF the rebel works, with bullets
whistiing about biz head, and watched for
lanEerS. aud they soon came; but, thanks to
the noble Major, they did not got US. We had
accomplished all that was expected Of US, so we
lat out Tor our breastWOrks. That ended our
fighting.
We started for Petersburg in a couple or days,
and remained there Until we started for home.
Now, llt rs hear from more Of the 10th y. \.
bOys. OF course Sc were not IN those iittle
skiriui5hcs like Gettysburg, EicSslugg Aatic-
tam, Charlottesville and the Ike. UUt wc
were in some battles. First, we were among
the last 20 leave the bitches az Cold HarbOr.
and Co. X was The iTst 10 jump into tie rebel
battery called No. ;. and turned their guns on
them; and we helped make that big noise at
the Crater, and al last tho battle Of Bermuda
Front So speak up don't b. bGshfui.--F. VI,
HEaRIgE, Go. X, 10th y. y. Il. a, Bayfield,
Wis.