The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-08-06
Lights AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
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"AAGhTS AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF THE told VETS
| One hundred and eighty thousand col
ored men served as soldiers in the Union
army during the war Of the rebellion.
One-third OF all the citizens of Kansas
are the families of veterans. The Union
soldier represents nearly seven hundred
thousand inhabitants and he is the bone
and sinew OF the State.
Eighty.three members of the National
House of Representatives were Union
soldiers and almost all OF them wear the
q. A. r. button. The leading G. A.
State, as represented In Congress, is Kan
sas. All of her members o. are G. A. r.
men.
General William Raymond Lee, OF Bos-
ton, carries in his pocket book a little
slip OF paper bearing the single word
death. II is the ballot he drew when
a prisoner of war in Southern jail at
Richmond, but his sentence was COM
muted.
General Sherman is famous diner out
and is especially particular as to the quail
ity Of the viands. At the beginning OF
the war he was rendered dinner at an
Omaha hotel, where the butter was par
ticularly bad. Sending for the manager,
the General quietly remarked: "You will
have to remove this butter, my friend, as
1t outranks me"
Colonel Owens Regiment was being
put through squad drill, when the follow
lug colloquy took place: Sergeant -
T" Why don't We mind the others, Patrick
Kelly 2 There ye've bin standin' like
spalpeen liver since ye come out and niver
a once faced to the right or left Shure
an Ill artist ye; dye mind thati"
Private" Ye're mistaken altogether,
Sergeant, shure an ye've been lookin' at
me shoes. DIvil bit can turn them
around"
General Gordon was strict discipline
rian, who would never have any words
with private, and hence a joke. One
day one of the 10th New York Vols. got
ahead of the brigade, when the General
halted him and ordered him back. The
soldier stopped, turned around, stared at
General Gordon and replied, "Who are
you3" am General Gordon.n sAh,
General, am happy to make your ac-
quaintance," was the complacent answer.
A roar of laughter burst from the Geuer-
ais staff.
AT the time OF the first call for volun-
teers to strike down the rebellion, ma
tronly lady, accompanied by her son,
fine youth about nineteen years of age,
entered gun store on Broadway, New
York, and purchased full outfit for him,
selecting the best weapons and other ar
ticles for soldiers use that could be
found in the store. She paid the bill, re-
marking, with evident emotion, 'sThis,
my son, is all that can do have given
you up to serve your country, and may
God go with you; II is all mother can
do" The scene attracted considerable at
tention, and fearful eyes followed that pa
triotic mother and her son as they depart
ed from the place.
A circular issued during the war shows
that the militia were under the command
of the United States officers:
HEADo'Rs DEPT. OF SusouEHANNA,
PTTsBuRa, August 4. 1864.
TO The People OF The Southern Counties
Of Pennsylvania !.
Your situation is such that a raid by
the enemy is not impossible at any time
during the Summer and coming Fall.
|, therefore call upon you to put your
rifles and shot guns 10 good order, also
supplying yourselves with plenty OF am
munition.
Your corn fields, mountains, forests.
thickets and buildings, furnish places for
cover, and at the same time enable you
to kill marauders.
Recollect that II they come, It is 10 !
plumber, destroy and burn your property.
ID. M. CoUoH,
Major General Commanding.
At the battle OF Lookout Mountain, o
soldier belonging to an Ohio regiment