The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-11-12
"LIGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF THE TOLD VETS. "


Decatur, Illinois.
''Who fought the civil war ~ yelled the
orator, fiercely. at wasn't me, said the
meek little man in the front row, 81 sent
substitute.
A milk-white horse that was ridden by
General Grant during the war, is now
owned by d. B. Flint, of Boston. The
animal is about 30 years of age.
There are 1872, 522 members now on the
rolls of the Woman's Relief Corps, and
they expended last year in charity $102,-
$50. 48, and the local corps still have in
their several treasures $l44, $40. 54--a
good showing of the w. r. G. in their
good work.
The total enrolment during the civil
war was 2,772, 40s. OF this enormous
aggregation, one-sixth never returned to
their homes, and other hundreds of thous-
ands were ruined for life. They saved
the Union, however, and that's why we
all want pensions.
Color-b bearer James Douglas, of the
10Th New York Regt., while painting
window on Madison Ave, New York
City, recently dropped to the ground and
was instantly killed. He was good sol
dier in many battles, one of Sherman's
"boys in blue, and was known as ''faith-
full jim. y
''If there was a war between the United
States and another nation, said an army
| officer, as he stood on the sidewalk and
watched company of Turner's march by
behind brass band, 'the Turner organ
izations of the country could put into the
! field within twentyfour hours 800, 900
athletic young men, who would make as
good soldiers as ever carried musket."
| The census of Union veterans which Ia
being taken by the United States Govern
ment is expected TO show some extremely
interesting facts. First and foremost, it
will enable us TO calculate the expense of
service pension, and secondly, it will
probably show some valuable facts about
the part played by the veterans of the
war in settling the previously unoccupied
lands Of the West.
Gen. Butler one day sent man of the
name of Curtis, who had been pilot on
the james river and who protested to
know the positions of the torpedoes, to
Admiral Lee, with the characteristic sug-
gestions, ''If he faithfully and truly per-
forms his duty and answers all queries,
return him to me at Burmuda Landing;
if not, hang him to the yard-arm. This
was dictated in the presence Of Curtis, to
whom the General remarked, "Now my
good man, go; you have your life in
your own hands, The individual GER
tainly seemed to realize the fact, as thus
aconically stated.
Peter Apple, of Oakland, Marion coun-
ty, was recruit for the Eleventh Indiana
Regt. and took part in the attempt to
storm one, of the Vicksburg batteries.
The enemy's fire was so destructive, how
ever, that the Union army recoiled. APP
pie, the raw recruit, having received or
ders to go ''onward," didn't see the back
ward movement, and obedent to the orig
inal command issued, kept going ahead
until he came RICH up to one of the enc
my's guns, caught gunner by the collar
and brought him within the Federal lines,
saying, ''by golly, boys, why didn't you
come on. Every Teller might have got
one.
Soldiers are, IL is wellknown, averse to
the drill, and yet dislike TO work still
more. During the siege Of Corinth, il be-
came necessary TO go some ten miles
| over the worst of roads to Pittsburg
Landing, to draw forage and provision
aud many were the expedients resorted to
by the boys to escape the bard task. One
morning at roll-call the Lieutenant said,
"Any Of the boys who would like a drill,
step to the front" Not many came for
ward. snow you rear-rank men, each
| take horse, go to the Landing aud bring
back sack of oats. The boys acknowl-
edged that they were fatty sold, but ever
afterwards volunteers for drill were more