The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-02


FLyING FROM THE YANKs.
Now. as far as my observation extended,
the familiarity between general officers and
men during the war Is mythical The old
saying j. that familiarity breeds con-
tempt and the best officers, while being
kindly, always maintained the distinction
in rank by avoiding too close association.
The men. as a rule, did not force themselves
on the officers. While every American SOL
dieT felt that he WAS as good as his officer,
vet he respected the fact that the officer had
70 be 0beyed, to insure success
But the Two champion yarns which / was
expected 10 believe are the following:
First A Confederate soldier of the 34th
Va, describing the second Manassas, said that
his regiment was moving forward toward
lhe SHdley road, when they discovered a
Yankee regiment advancing in line of bat
lie toward them. The Colonel halted the
3sth Va, and said:
" Boys, well just stand here until we re-
ceive their fire. and then we'll charge them
He then ordered bayonets fixed, and the
Yankees came on until within about 60
yards, when their Colonel halted them aud
gave the command; Ready-aim-firei
There wasaterrible crash, and the Yankee
regiment was ollscured 10 smoke as the 34th
Va charged. They took the entire Yankee
regiment prisoners, without firing shot or
having man killed or wounded. 1t turned
ont that this Yankee regiment was q new
regiment, which had Just come down from
the North. and they had not been drilled
very much 50 that when they were halted
80 ire they had forgotten 10 take the tom
pi0ns ont Of their guns, and when they pulled
trigger all the guns were burstp
Second. A Federal soldier Of the I'D Pa was
describing some battle his regiment was in,
and sald they were IOuaves aud drilled in the
regular French Zouaye drill and could climb
the face o. any cliff by making ladders Of them
selves. la the battle he WAS describing. he
saso his regiment and a rebel regiment had
been firing at each other for some time, when
the Colonies of both regiments ordered bayo.
nets fixed. and commenced charging. Zach
regiment had beautiful line and jnst as they
almost foBehed bzy0ncts his Colonel gave the
command. aud the 72A Pa. yaulted over the
heads Of the rebel regiment, aud then turning
on them slapped In their bay0nets from the
rear and raa the entire rebel regiment into
the Union lines.
AFTER TliE RATTLE or FIRST BULL RUs
Dragging was az its hight, and was kept IN
during the year. 1t Was reported aud be-
iieFed that - pieces Of artillery, 5000 prison
eEs and 1900 muskeis were captured. and
day that thls VAS the starting point 70 arm and
equip the Confederate army, which suisse
qEcntly armed all Its fresh leTies from capt
ured Federal arms. The advantage seemed TO
be with the Confederates during the year. al
thOugh they bad lost several distinguished Off
een-6en. Zee at Manassas. and Gen. Garnet
az Carrlcks Ford, one South C4raiinian the
other . Airginian, formerly Major OF the sth
Z. S. Inf. whose family was well known in
taB section, and whose brother, Dr. A.
\ r 6aTnetL subsequently, became Sur
ge0n-General OF the Army Of Northern Yir-
Rlnia. The Fcderals had lost Senator Baker.
oi Oregon. aud we thought this very impor.
tant But irginia received another loss ia
september, ia Tie death Of Col john A. Wash
5ngion, Hiio was killed while accommodating
Federal Eiirkets in Western Virginia, where he
was, on the stah Of Gen. T. T. Lee Col. Wssi,-
ingiOn was well known personally in this part
q the State. He was known through the
country ~ large As the gentleman who sold the
Mount Vernon estate 10 the Ladies' Assot.ia-
ton, and was afteTBard taken prisoner by
John Brown ia his raid on Harper's Ferry.
and kept fastened IN the Engine House until
u WAS taken by assault By Lieut.-COl. r. z.
Ice, Of the ID u. s. Cav. aud detachment Of
Marines. ! learned that Col. Washington aud
MAJ. FitzhHg3 Lee, with two Orderlies were
Fec0HngsteflDg lI rear Of the Federal works AZ
i-iKWaief, VA. and we're suddenly fired on by
picket pos, Il four men of an Indiana regi-
IGcDt. Three u Tire bullets struck the Colonel
5n The bTEas!, Ei5ilng him instantly He WA
greatly iaacaicd, and his b0dy received Z
grand lDueral - Richmond when taken there
Soon came Gews oi Federal victories in tbs
West at bill bpriugg, Fort Henry aud FUri
DOnclsOn iH tie Deginning u l5G2. followed B,
the capture q Roanoke Island. Va. aud Gcw.
bcrne, =. q. Capt. O. Jennings Wise son o.
or former Governor. Henry A. Vie. was kin
@ az l19auoEci and itsocmed thus iaF that Vir
Einla was lps.Hg many Of ief sons Yet all thrs,
Federal victories q id not dim the Iuster If M,
bas5as, ahe i4onc Of them seemed Of much im
posiance specially IN capture Of arms anf
artillery wien compared with That great Con
federate victory.
j went down 10 Richmond TO see Jefferson
Davis and Alexander II. Stephens iuaugnratef
President and Vice President Of the Csnfeder
acy on Feb. -. I562. They were sworn in fo
siz years under the permanent Constitution
Everybody was enthusiasts over the pragpect
and RlchmOnd was alive with military men ane
citizens. aud taking on airs as the Capital Of ia,
new Government Richmond was 4 busy cit,
AL during tie waT, as so many refugees wer
mere from different parts Of tie South, aud u
bee the number Of citizens one would neve
think was going on. All persons wortl
over sS0VJJ' or owning 20 negroes, were
EXENPTED FRoA TIE CONSUMPTION.
which was % take all men over ls and nnde
- years Of age az that time; and tlien relative
OF prominent men obtained positions of nom
inai duty q keep oct Of the field These add
co 10 the clerks and other employees OF %,
Government filled the town with men. q
women there were plenty Of all classes and con
oitions. iB addition 10 the rich refugees. tber,
were The working women in the cotton ant
tobacco malIu factories. the Government lahara
tory aud cartridge factory, aud the Treasur,
Department, where the Con nfedeFaic money wa
turned out. The Tredegar Works were in ful
blast, turning out heavy cannon and other ma
terial Of waTs aud ships were being built on "a,
Manchester side Of the james River. opposit,
leockett's, the lanch Of one Of which ! witness
q. 1 became acquainted with a Captain .
Marines named Iuman, who WAS stationed n
Dfury's Bluff, where they had foFtilications an(
nL,gS~o nx.