The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-08-05
"LIGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF rnE soLD VETS. y


Tennessee.
Major General Thomas was soldier
who never had retreated and who had
never been defeated. He stood immova-
bic, the crock of Chickamauga. Where
he was, timid men became brave. Never
had soldiers greater love for commander.
He imbued them with bis spirit, and their
confidence in him was sublime.
Lieut.. Commander Cummings, OF the
man-of-war Richmond, on passing Port
Hudson, had his left leg torn off just be-
low the knee by piece of shell. As be
fell to the deck he exclaimed, ''Put a
tourniquet on my leg, boys; send my let
tiers TO my wife, tell her fell in doing my
duty" and then said with fervor, az
would willingly give my other leg II we
could pass those batteries. :" The hero
died of his wounds few days after.
A Union soldier belonging TO a New
York regiment was wounded at the battle
of Antieiam. After dark, missing his regi.
ment, he became lost in the woods and
went in the direction of the enemy. See
ing q, party OF men ahead he called out,
"What regiment do you belong to2" They
answered, "The Third South Carolina.
What do you belong tor "Thc Tenth
Virginia" was the ready and apt reply,
saying which he moved off in an opposite
direction and soon joined some Uuion
soldiers. His wits saved him.
General Buell. rode up TO General Grant
at the battle of Shiloh aud seeing crowd
OF craveus there supposed that all was
lost. "What preparations have you made
for retreating, General 2" he inquired.
Grant replied; 81 haven't despaired OF
whipping them yet." "Buti You should
be whipped, said the other, show will
you get your men across the river; these
transports win not take ten thousand
men," "lf ! have to cross the river y
said Grant, stem Thousand will be all
shall need transports for" His army was
thirty thousand strong.
Just before the naval battle In Mobile
bay, Erragut was surrounded by some of
bis officers, when one of them approached
him and asked, "Admiral, won't you con
sent to give Jack glass of grog In the
morning-no enough to make him drunk
but to make him fight cheerfully.' u
SWELL" replied the Admiral, 81 have
been to sea considerably and l have seen
q battle or two, but have never found
that wanted rum to enable me to do my
duty. will order two cups of good
coffee to each man at two o'clock and al
eight o'clock I will pipe all hands tc
breakfast 10 Mobile bay.
Private Slick, of Company /, Sd Rhode
Island Vols, when the army was at Muir
freesboro, was passing General Johnson'l
headquarters one day and without any
ceremony fired his gun almost in the fac,
of the General himself. "Whatl" sale
the General, do you not know the penal
ty of firing your gun without orders to d.
soGn "Why, no sir" said Slick very in
nocently. "Well,o replied the General
II will tell you. It's the loss of a month
pay" "You don't say So" said Slick
and very cody put his hand in his poke
and drew therefrom an old greasy wallet
opened ii and offered the General thirteen
dollars in grecnbacks, saying, swell
General, guess l am able to stand th,
pressure. II is needless TO say that th,
General discontinued the conversation i'm
mediately. Slick was not fined
A soldier of the 10Th Reg't, N. ]. Vols i.
at the battle of Gettysburg, who was yer,
sick and under the surgeons charge, go
out of the ambulance IN which he haG
been lying and shouldering his muske
was just starting forward when the sur
gcon stopped him with, "Wbere are yo,
going, sn2" "To the 'front.' s.What ,
man in your condition Why, sir
you can't march half mile" "But
doctor, my division is 10 the fight, Cher,
he grasped the wheel of an ambulance [,
support himself, and have youuge
brother In my company; l must go.
YBnt | am your surgeon and forbid you
the exertion would kill you" "Well
doctor, IL | must die l would rather die Il
the field than in an ambulance" Til
doctor saw 1t was useless to debate th
point, and the soldier went as desired
but on the evening of the next day b
Was buried where lie fel--hs right arm
blown off at at the elbow and his forehea,
pierced by minnie ball. lie died tru
hero.
The gallant conduct Of Harry Shaler, O
Indiana, at the battle OF Gettysburg, wa
worthy at all praise and remembrance
he seems to have more than equaled th
self-told mythical performance of tn
lrishman who "surroundedv half-dozc
OF the enemy and bagged them plump
Hcnry's parents were Germans. Harry
brick; he did more, that is, he too
more prisoners in the battle OF Gettysbur
than, any other man In the army. Il
took In all twenty five men, one lieutenar
and eighteen at one time. He took ther
by strategy that was strategy; he sui
rounded them and they had to give ur
On the morning of the fourth he went OF
with his poncho over his shoulders, 9
that the rebs. could not see his coat, an
thus they thought that he was one of the
own men. He went up aud told them
lay down their arms and come help carr
some wounded of the field. They did s,
When he got them away from their arm
he rode up to the lieutenant and told BIZ
to give up his sword. He refused at frs
but Harry drew bis "pepper-box," ar
like Crookett's coon, he came down wit