The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-04-15

''0ur country, in her intercourse will
foreign nations, may she always be in tn,
right. But our country, right or wrong.
Stephen Decatur.
An affeclionate Irishman once enlisted
in the 10th New York regiment in orde
to be close to his brother who was corpor
al in the 10th New York regiment.
Gen. W. w. Averell, the old cavalr,
commander of the army of the Potomac
remarked on Tuesday, March 17lh, tha
twenty-eight years ago (ls6S) came neai
being my day, as we'll as st. Patrick's
Il was the date Of my fight with Fitzhugl
Lees cavalry at Kelly's Ford, the reall,
first big cavalry set-to of the war"
During Sherman's march through Geor
gia, bis army destroyed 200 miles of rail-
road and 800, 900, 900 worth OF property.
The property captured may be measured
by assuming that $4,000 men obtained
abundant food for about 40 days, and SO,
900 animals were fed for a like period
and on December 23d, 1864, Sherman
telegraphed to president Lincoln, 81 beg
TO present you as Christmas gift, the
| city OF Savannah, with one hundred and
fifty guns and plenty Of ammunition, and
also 20, 900 bales OF cotton"
A Confederate soldier tells the follow
ing anecdote While at Dalton, General
Johnston heard voice in the distance,
and listening attentlvely, caught the
words: Attention, creation BY nations,
right Wheel and looking through his
field glass, beheld General Sherman is
suing orders to his troops. General John
ston concluded that If Gen. Sherman had
the whole of creation with him and was
about to move by nations, II was time for
him to get his men away from there, so
he fell back and attempted to hold all ere.
alton at bay at Resacca, but the creation
was too much for him and he had to ''git. =
One of the majors in the rebel army al
Vicksburg, had formerly served in the
same regiment OF the United States army
with General Grant, but was then the lat
ler's prisoner OF war. Grant treated him
kindly, invited him 10 his private apart
ment and extended to him the courtesies
OF personal friendship. After he left, the
General gave little sketch OF the rebels
former life TO the members of his staff.
He also said that when the rebel major
was in his room and he was talking to him
about being In the confederate service,
the major replied "Grant, tell you,
amt much Of q rebel, after all, and when
am paroled, will let the d. service go
10 the mischief"
When The Federal troops made one Of
their raids into the State of Mississippi,
in pursuit of Chalmers forces, one OF the
privates of the 7th Iowa regiment while
excavating the ruins OF an old house for
the purpose Of fixing bed for the night,
suddenly struck upon bottle, which on
being brought TO light and examined, was
found to exhibit the refreshing spectacle
of seventy dollars in silver coins. Amazed
at bis undreamed OF good luck, he deter
mined TO follow the ''lead," which soon
changed from silver into god-for upon
further digging, he turned up the glorious
sum of $3.50 10 massive gold-a large and
precious haul indeed, for a bard-up sol
der 10 an enemy's land. II had probably
been deposited there for safe-keeping by
some OF the natives, who ludicrously cx-
pected II could thus escape a Yankees
scent.
Speaking of heavy fighting, reminds
me OF the time | was taught the best les.
son in my life." said an old gray haired
Union veteran. "rhe great moral OF that
lesson was, don't complain Of your bread
and butter" was long lank soldier
with an appetite like cotton gin, ant
during the several weeks we were behind
intrenchments, had TO tighten my bell
an inch day. Rations were short aud
the boys on cur line set up general
howl. | went up TO the commissary ser.
geant one day and facetlonsly asked him
for some chicken broth. He looked AT
me gravely for moment aud then, reach
ing his arm down into barrel, pulled out
a bareback and gave It TO me with this
curt remark, "My boy, your appetile's
bigger than your belly" tapped my
wel-tried teeth over the tough morsel,
but could not make a dent in IL; then
locking at the sergeant, | stored II away
In the pocket OF my coat and returned to
duty. Thenext day marked incesssnt firing
upon that part OF the line pltted against us
and later In the day we made grand
charge. Ia the midst Of the roar OF bat
tie, ! received a terribIe blow ID the breast,
but ! could feel no sharp pain. When
the battle was over 7 discovered that the
bayonet point had lodged In the tough
bareback and had snapped as my assaiIanI
tried TO extricaie 1t. Yes, sir, that hard
tack saved me my life and | kept 1t fol
some tins afterward." Another veteran
standing by asked him what he finally did
with the bareback ? "WelI, you see," re-
piled the relator, II got pretty hungry