The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-07-16
FLIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF THE "oLD VETS. y

will happen. Gen. Sherman.
81 believe we are equal to our work. "
Gen. Hancock at Gettysbury
ave will fight it out on this line II 1t
takes all Summer. ~ Gen. Grant.
Flag ofthe noble, free and brave,
We Joy to see IL streaming there;
No Other flag d deserves to wave
So high In fields of light and air.
Colonel Innis, said Gen. Rosecrans,
twill you hold Lavergne 2" "Tll try,
General. y 81 ask il you will do it2n ex-
claimed the laconic General. "I will, u
quietly responded the Colonel, aud he
kept his word.
The cemetery containing the greatest
number of soldier dead is at Vicksburg,
Miss, which contains 1858; but there
are others which contain almost as many.
AT Arlington, Va, there are 1929; at
Nashville Tenn, 1854; at Memphis,
1921 at Challmutte, La, 1,599, and
at Fredericksburg, Va, 1928.
On the first day of the battle of Fair
Oaks, the troops were trembling under a
pitiless storm OF bullets, when Gen. Sum-
ner galloped up and down the advance
line, more exposed than any private in
the ranks. "What regiment Is this 2" he
asked, as he refined in his horse in front
OF one Of the regiments which stood firm
est In that CALLING fire. "The Fifteenth
Massachusetts" ''Then three cheers for
our old Bay State" and swinging his hat
the General led of, end every soldier join
ed In three laundering cheers. The enc
my looked on in wonder and skedaddled.
A touching incident in the great battle
OF Gettysburg will show how courage
manlfests itself. The Color Sergeant OF
the 10th Vermont fell MORALLY wounded.
At once dozen men rushed forward.
The poor wounded Sergeant grasped the
staff with both bis clenched hands his
eyes were already dlmmed with death
be could not see who 1t was that tried to
wrest his charge from him. "Are you
friends or enemies 2" he cried out. '.We
are friends" was the reply, "give us the
colors. 'Then friends, said be, 81 am
MORALLY wounded let me hold up the
flag I'LL die" and SO saying he fell back
dead. Surely, nobler soldier than this
poor fellow never lived.
One Of the Indiana regiments was fierce
ly attacked by whole brigade, in one OF
the battles 10 Mississippi. The Indianians,
unable to Withstand such great odds, were
compelled to tall back about thirty or
forty yards, losing their flag TO the utter
modification OF the officers and men. x
Suddenly, tall Irishman, private in the
color company, rushed from the ranks
across the vacant ground, attacked the
squad of reb.ls who had possession OF the
conquered flag, and with his musket felled
several to the ground, snatchcd the flag
from them, and returned safely to bis
regiment. The bold fellow was, of course,
Immediately surrounded by his jubilant
comrades and greatly praised for his gal
lantry. His Captain made him Sergeant
upon the spot but the hero cut every
thing short by the reply: "Ohl never
mind, Captain, say no more about 1t.
dropped my wbiskey flask among the
rebels, and fetched that back, and
thought / might just as well bring the
flag along.
List Of letters remaining unclaimed In
the Post Office at Lambertyille, N. j., for
thirty days:
Mrs. John L. Moore
james Cooper.
Geo. 6. Sharp.
Harry Jones.
CHAs. A. SLACK, P. M.
LAMBERTyILLR, N. j., July ~, 1890.