The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-11
Lights AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BIT oNE OF THE "oLD VETS. y

In Captain Cases story OF the 'sBattlc
Of the Nine" which was fought in front
of Petersburg, Va, July 80, 1864, be
mentions the intrepidity of nameless pri-
waite soldier, 'to whom God had given
dark skin, but brave heart and a power
full physique" While the confederates
were forcing back the Union troops, this
man deliberately stepped over the breast
works, shot the foremost confederate and
then clubbing his musket, dispatched the
next two with its butt. The musket
broke at the second blow, he threw 1t
away with look Of disgust, and came
back amid q shower of buIets, unharmed.
General W. Ii. Lytle, at the battle OF
Chickamaugua, was struck down with a
piece of shell and when one of his men
rushed up to carry him of the field, he
called out: ''Nol | am done for, but
stand by your colors." The wound was
in the head but not dangerous, and by
good care he got well and again took com
mand of his Brigade. AT Chaplin Hills he
received three severe wounds. Bleeding
from his wounds. his aids begged him to
leave the field. He said: "We can die
but once now is our time let US charge. 4"
He then turned and went forward, meet
ing instantaneous death in the volley OF
| bullets that greeted this bold advance.
His last net of mastery daring was in
vain, except as an example of heroic dc.
votion to duty and country.
Col. Mosby relates the following Incl
dent, which occurred III cavalry fight in
the Shenandoah Valley 10 1864: In the
midst OF sharp cavalry engagement with
Sherldan's men In charge near Berry
vile, there came riding into our lines like
a whirlwind Yankee soldier on black
horse. A score of men tried to stop the
horse and rider, but the old blacks blood
was up, and he went on, clean through
our lines before he was under control.
The rider was sent TO Libby prison and
we mustered the black charger into the
Confederate service. A few days later we
charged some OF Clusters men and that
old horse was ridden into the engagement
by one of our soldiers. The Old black
evened up things, too, for he carried his
rider into tho Federal lines aud never came
back.
A captain OF Company q, Twelfth YER
mont regiment, was stroling in the woods
just out Of camp, when he came upon a
member OF his company sitting on the
stump of tree and looking as though be
had fought his last fight. "What's the
matter, Joe 2" said the captain. s'Ob,
nothing" was the reply, II am all right. !"
"You look as though you had fit OF
homesickness. y "No Sir, said Joe. with
some resentment, "nothng of the SOFT. u
"Well, what are you thinking about I"
asked his queslioner. 81 was thinking,
said the Vermonter, 'that | wished | was
10 my fathers barn." "In your fathers
barn what Oh earth would you do II you
were in your fathers barnl" The poor
fellow uttered loug-drawn sigh aud
said. I'D go into the house mighty
quick y
While our boys were 10 Winter quar-
tiers in Virginia, in 1868, an old lady came
into camp every day with cakes and pics
for the soldier boys. One day she came,
and among the eatables she had was u
squirrel pie, about the size of a cheese !;
so the boys dubbed together and bought
ii. The men had the pie about halt con-
sumed when the old lady's little boy be.
gan to cry. He was iavorite with the
soldiers, but they could not get him To
tell what he was crying about for awhile,
but finally amid the sobs, ''Mammy--said
if l'd-let her kill dem puppies to make
dat pie, she give The money. But she put
ii all in her own pocket -boo-hoo-oo /"
This information came too late, for the
pic had vanished from sight. Although
there were several attempts made to
cause that squirrel pie" to re-sppear ii
was no go. The old lady mounted her
wagon and drove away, aud we never
saw her again.
An Indiana sharpshooter before Peters
burg, one evening, accompanied by a
friend from his regiment, proceeded to
walk boldly in front OF tho enemy's works,
the two keeping In Indian file. or course
they were fired upon, aud pretty soon a
spiteful bullet came screaming through
the air wounding both of them badly in
the leg. "Indiana'S" comrade was natur-
ally disposed TO limp, but was soon led to
change his mind. III you limp III knock
your brains out with the butt of my gun, y
numbered "Indiana." In a tone Of deep
earnestness, 'forward maEsh, don't let the
sneaking traitors know you are wounded"
"Indiana" was warlike still and asked to
be helped up to Tue works that lie might
give tho Johnnies his pointed respects.
After he had done that, lie showed US his
many wounds. He had bullet wound
In the right leg, sabre cut across the
right shoulder, deep bayonet thrust in
his left side, sore wound in the head, be.
sides the one just received In the leg, and
had taken part in forty battles, and the
last that was seen of him he was lmping
to the rear, supported by a stick.
Reduced Rates to Philadelphia via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
On Monday last, March I'd, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company inauguraied
reduction in its passenger fares to Phil
adelphia, which places the intermediate
stations of the Belvidere Division on "A
similar footing with Trenton and Phillips.
burg, which have long enjoyed very
low fare to the Pennsylvania metropolis.
The revised rates will be. AS follows: