The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-09-30

teal family patriotism, bearing upon the
war of the rebellion, excels this: One OF
the companies in an Ohio regiment, raised
at the commencement of the war, con.
tanned sixteen brothers by the name oil
Finch. The family consisted of nineteen
three girls and the sixteen boys, all OF
whom enlisted for the defence of their
country. Such an instance as this is GER
tainly without parallel in the annals Of
war.
AT the battle Of Bethel, Colonel Magru.
der wheeled his horse and addressing the
officer commanding the battery, directed
him, in case the enemy overpowered him,
to fall back on the main body. "By over.
powering you, Captain West" said he, 81
mean, of course, il three or four regiments
come upon you at once" Then grace.
fully raising his hat, he added, "Gentle-
men, wish you good morning, and lei
me say TO You that God never gave a
more glorious day to die for ones coun-
try" Then he galloped away.
When General Mcpherson was killed at
Atlanta, General Sherman remarked,
"What a calamity Can it be repaired
Is there one to take his place All is lost
Ride 10 Logan and tell him he is In CON-
mand," was Shermans order. Now we
see John A. Logan, sword in hand, In
spring his men by his gallant bearing TO
meet the fierce onset, and here | will re.
peat his words while riding down the
line. Remember Mcpherson Avenge
his death ~ And they did with the death
of General Walker, and the day was won.
Lemnel Jones, of Co. X, 130th Indiana
Regt., states, "When we were following
Hood into Alabama from Rome, Georgia,
in the Fall of 1864, we had marched hard
and were short ofhardtaek. We struck our
first persimmons, which were just begin
ming TO ripen. The officers were power
less TO keep us 10 the ranks when there
were persimmons In sight. | recollect Of
tackeling persimmon bush and Major
Dunn said, 'Souney, those that mash on
the ground are rotten eat the hard ones. ;
Then went up front and begged for
bit of bareback to eat for was choking
and pickering. Always after that l felt
like doing something to Major Dunn"
The following dialogue took place In
war times:
Guest-Well, jim, l suppose you are
going to enlist ?
JIMMIE, massa o no, me nebber
tink OBJ it at all.
Guest-Never thought of it. Pm sur
prsed.
Jim-Well, massa, l tell yer. Did yer
ebber see two dogs fghtin' ober bone2
Guest-Yes, of course, but what has
that to do with it2
Jim-Why don't yer see, massa, de
bone nebber fight; de bone take no part
in de conflict. De norf an souf are de
two dogs fighting ober de bone we mig
gers are de bone we don't take no part
in the confiic.
The war OF the rebellion has left some
intense sufferers until this late day. One
of these is Mr. James Forsn, OF this city,
who enlisted in September, 1861, as pri-
waite IN Co. g, 9Th Regt., New Jersey
Vols, who participated in the following
battles: Siege at Yorktown, Fair Oaks,
Williamsburg, Glendale, Malvern Hill,
I'd Bull Run, fredericksburg, and Chan.
celersville. Here he was severely wound
ed by Minnie ball in the left side, going
entirely through him, coming out at the
right side. When he was taken to the
hospital at Washington, he lay between
life and death for several months, but be-
coming better, he was transferred to the
hospital at Germantown, Philadelphia,
where he remained until one year after
the war, when he was honorably dis
charged from the service, but has been q
sufferer from the day be received his
wound up to the present time. He is
able to walk around, for weeks at q time,
but not to do manual labor, when he will
have 10 take 10 his bed on account OF the
wound becoming healed which causes
him intense suffering for two or three
weeks at time. After the lapse of time
the wound becomes open and pus TO the
amount OF one-balf gallon passes from II
and while he is In this condition he is I'M
able to eat but very little, as he states It
Is like eating everything boiling hot, and
leaves him terribly weak. As he states
himself, no doubt one of these attacks
will be his last, because every succeeding
one is more severe. He is a pensioner,
receiving until June, 1891, tie sum of
$50 per month, when II was increased to
S72. He was as brave and true soldier
as ever carried musket, and suffers to-
day that this country may have but the
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