The National tribune., 1891-09-24

q was discovered that Capt Adams's guest had lost
his vest. which contained gold watch given him
by bis father. The Captain was Wr0thy, and was
about to demand chat every man OF the Regiments
should be searched, then no thought That no sol
der OF the llsth would do such mean thing.
There was much igmins and fre.tiug al 90 NO
good. Finally Capt. Adams undertook to button
his own vsst and found chat either he had grown
considerably during tae night OF chat Gre garment
had shruus To make a Ions. story short the Cap
tam discovered that no was lho party That had
stolen bis ir.cuds vest AZ which they Immediately
proceeded to tho suffers at Che Captains expense
Lieut.. Edgar st Wing after whom the GAR.
Fosi a. Glens Falls, y. g. IS named. was nortally
wounded at bgury's Bluff Va. and died Cos prison
in Richmond Nay IS. 1865 just before his death
Lieut. Wing asked Confederate officer 20 AXE
charge 0fh.s sword and acc1uiermeut-. which had
been presented Co him by his fstaor. AVID forward
them 10 Giens Falls. y. v. The Confederate on GER
took possession o. The ar, ces and carried them Co
his home near Charleston. s. O. Shortly after thjs
The ciicer returned Co his post, leaving She sword
and belt lea bis wifes possession. She hearing tbas
a regiment Of Union soldiers were advancing to-
ward their plantation, buried the articles with
other va.uabics. Years passed and tho Confederate
officer died, without having had chance to return
the articles FINALLY the widow wrote TO the Post
master at Gious Falls iuquirug about Lieut..
Wings relatives, which resulted iu the relurn %
the sword and accoutcrmouts to the dead Iiauteu-
ants mother only few months ago. subsequently
The southern lady and her daughter visited Mrs.
wing and strong friendship spranl up between
them, and az late Reunion o. soldiers at Glen
Falls. Mrs. Sinclair Tor chat IS the Southern Iadys
name was Introduced TO tho veterans who gave
her rousing reception.
De Witt G. Taylor, Of Kansas City No. better
known iu tho Army of the Potomac as sAfIfon
the scout has wonderful war record lie is Is
years old and he carries iotsof rebel lead He en-
listed early in The war iu the "a AI.ch was ru tie
battles Of Bull Run, first and second Auuetam,
fredericksburg. Charlottesville. Gettysburg
wilderness, spOttsy vauia Gold Harbor. Peters
burg. and Was 40 tbo round up " no Appomattox.
He was transferred 90 Co c. 9th Mich and served
az scout under Cen Haucock and ,i, cryvard with
Cen. Grant. He was in the scbu, lines many times,
and had the most hoirbraad,h escapes. being sove-
raj times captured, hut always succeeded iu e-cau-
ing Ike had q running fight with Iosby s. men, in
which 10 is said he made four OF chem bite che dust
AZ the close OF the war Gen. Fla cock presented
him with badge Of honor for bravery aud sGi-
cient services performed, which tie wears on his
breast constantly.
Col. Brady, Of the Union Veteran Legion OF
Washington, is candidate for National Com
mander before the Legion which will hold 81 au-
Brady has a splendid war record. and would make
a good National Commander.
Maj. J. ~ McClung Of San Francisco. Cal.
thinks he is the only Confederate officer alive that
ever led a Union cavalry charge Il was al selma.
Ala, when Wilson took that place In 1865. lie
was carrying order to some portion of tie rebel
line, when the Union troops came through one u
the streets. McCiung had on q hat which had been
the property Of q Union officer, and when the
party Of Yankees approached where he and sew
eral other rebel officers were talking together The
reb5 all turned and started the run 9ictIuug i'm
The rear. He was soon overtakeu and passed our
boys thinking he was one Of them by his hat and
he continued 10 go along with them as though he
actually was one of them. crying out, Go ahead
boys; let's catch Gen. Armstrong, who was fust
little ways ahead. He reached a side street. down
which be turned, trying to get away A De did
THIS the Union soldiers his ruse and let into
him, but he made good his escape. He would like
to know the name Of his Federal command
Gen. Longstreet says that on one Of the long
night marches in Virginia the only way he could
get rest was to lie down on the ground while the
column was passing and sleep for an hour or so.
He woke up just the straggers were coming
along The rear, and heard an old Georgia cracker
soliOquizing about the situat on: 81 love my coun-
try and I'll fight FOR it, and III die for t. and III
IS over I'll be cursed if III love another coun-
try"
Col. Dennis B. Daley ID Wis., Of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, has war record of which he has right to
be proud At the battle Of the Weldon Railroad
Aug q, 1854, while the Colonel was on the staff OF
Gen. Cutler, he rode out in front Of the line and
seized the ooOrs from a rebel bearer and de-
manded the surrender Of the men in his Immediate
vicinity. Many Of the enemy complied with the
COlonel's demand, but Gen. Johnson Hagood Of
south Carolina, who in command Of the bril-
gnde Of Confederate troops yelled to his men TO
shoot COL Daley. They not complying. Gen. Ha-
good drew his revolver and shot Daley through
the body. He fell from his horse, which was i'm
mediately mounted by Gen. Hagood who rode OF,
/ and The demoralized men seized The eolors and
left the Colonel welterng In his blood. He was
not killed, however, as he has been a successful
lawyer since the war. He was four times brevetted
for distinguished bravery.