The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-04-29

One cannot but admire the many in
stances of devoted faithfulness displayed
by the colored men at the South towards
the Union soldiers during the war. I'm
ion soldiers escaped from rebel prisons
declare that the confidence they placed IN
colored field hands "Was never betrayed,
aud they would undergo any risks to as
slst prisoners to escape to the Union lines.
They were more afraid of the slavedriver's
lash than of rebel bullets"
THE RAISING OF THE FLAG.
What flag is this, with crimson bars of whiteP
Who filings it forth to wave in jubant air 2
What emblem dear, that throngs should thus unite
To sing and speak its worth in praises fair
He who should come with such inquiries here,
Would find his answer in each plying face
Amazed the throng would be, should ne appear
Who meier till then had heard of free-born race
starry flag with white and crimson bars
o blood-bought emblem of glorious land,
o pride of veterans in the smoke OF wars
. dag caressed by dying heros hand
Wave on, and to the end of time wave on,
Untouched by other than loyal throng
Thy stripes and stars so dearly loved aud won,
To God, to freedom and to right belong
Sergeant Plancos, of the First Louisi-
ana Regiment of colored troops was on
hand at Baton Rouge, and before starting
for Port Hudson, Colonel Stafford, of the
First, in presenting the regimental flags to
the Sergeant, said; 'Color Guard, pro-
iect, defend, die for, but do not surrender
these flags The Sergeant replied :
Colonel, will bring these colors to you
in honor, or report to God the reason
why F" and he kept his word. In one of
the desperate charges at Port Hudson, the
top of bis head was blown off by q six
FOUNDER With his colors clasped TO his
breast, he fell MORALLY wounded, with his
face TO the foe
| The little son Of General CrIlienden was
| devoted to his fathers war. horse. That
was named for the illustrous John j. Crit
tenden, The child's grandfather. He ask
ed his father to tell him of retreat he
made during the war, but at a certain
point said, " Father, were you on John
J. On being answered afllrmatively,
the youngster slid down from the paternal
knee aud was toddling Of as fast as his
little legs could carry him, when his faith
er said, "Where are you going, my son 2"
''Father. he said, turning and she wing n
face full of reproach, '9ShnJ meyer would
have retreated il you hadn't turned him
around" This same boy grew to man
hood, aud died with his face TO the foe
with Custer and his men on the Little Big
Horn.
In the year 1868, party of guerllas
went in the night to the house of Mr.
Schwartz, twelve miles from Jefferson
| City, Maryland, and on demanding adj
mlltance were refused by Miss Schwartz,
girl of fifteen years. They answered
that they would come in and commenced
breaking down the door. Five orsix men
who were In the house now ran out of the
back door, taking with them, as they sup
posed, all the firearms. In their haste a
revolver was left, which the heroic girl
seized aud pointing Il at the head of the
leader of the gang, said, "Come on, II
you want to; some of you shall fall or
will. They then said they would kill
her II she did not leave the door. She
answered, "The first man of you that
takes step towards this door dies.
This is the home of my parents, my
brothers and sisters, and l am able to,
and shall defend IT,. After brief con-
sultation, the ruffians left.
When Gen. o. o. Howard was march
ing through Tennessee, General Whittlesy
was Assistant Adjutant General on his
Staff. One day Howard rode into farm
yard from which Whittlcsy was Just de-
parting. A woman and her daughter
were standing outside the door. my
good woman" said Howard, "WiIl you
kindly give me drink of water" "No,
get out OF my yard; lot of more impu-
dent yankees never seed" "Dut have
way, and will severely punish any of my
soldiers that do wrong" ''That sojer in
suited me-" said she, pointing to Gen.
Whlttlesy. 'sBut-but that Is the As
sistant Adjntant General of nv Staff. |
am sure he wouldn't be rude to auv we-
man." "Maw," said the girl. pulling her
have meant ANYTHING misbebolden. ~
"Hush don't / know low down black
guard talk when hears IL: he asked me
what was the state of my nativity 2"
William Scott vo.,o so,d;er ~ a
Vermont regimen, had heen oo,dcm,.d
| to be shot for sleeping on his posi-. but
was pardoned by President Lincoln and
from tnat Jay ocott was the most INDUS