Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26
NOTES FOR OLD SOLDIERS.

GEN BURNsIDE's sword and other
military equipments have been pur-
chased for the Memorial hall at Bris-
tol, R. l. His library was purchased
by Col. S. P. Colt who will donate it to
the Rhode Island soldiers home
DURING the war brevet commissions
were only conferred in reward for dis
tinguished military services, successful
exploits of bravery, or remarka BILE
ability in the field. When the war was
over Mr.. Stanton remarked one day
that after the civil wars of old times
successful generals often became dan
gerous to the commonwealth. he was
determined. he added, that there should
now be such an abundance of tb,m in
the United States that there shoald be
no public peril connected with their
existence.-N. Y. Sun.
A FEW days since while visiting the
battlefield of Chancellorville, Va,
Comrade FL. IL Martin, Commander OF
Lincoln Post, of Washington, d. C,
picked up a copper medal which, under
the circumstances, is in a good state OF
preservation. On one side is the head
of Gen Mcclellan, and on the other
side appears the name of w. NJ. John
son, Co. G, 9th Pa. Reserves, Washing
ton, County, Pa If this comrade is
living, and will correspond with Com.
rade Martin, at 11s F street northeast
he can get his medal-National Tri.
bune.
EVERY man who went to the war
achieved some personal distinction that
has ever since been source of pride to
him to tell about when he fights his bat
ties DER. P. B. Willoughby, a white-hair
ed man Of seventy, who recently appear
ed before an Indianapolis court, di
vulged the information that he owned
and carried and cared for the famous
eagle known as "Old Abe" which was
borne at the head of the Seventy Wis
consin in all its engagements ''Old
| Abe" devoted his or rather her time af-
ter the return from the war to laying
eggs, and her owners subsequent ca.
reer has been hardly more ambitious.
MAJ. GEN. o. O. HOWARD lost his
right arm at the battle of Fair Oaks,
and it was to him that Gen. Phil Kear.
ney, who had lost his left arm at
Chapultepec, is said to have made the
famous remark; Howard, you and ]
will have to buy our gloves in partner
ship" Gen. Howard is sixty-two years
of age. His headquarters as com.
mander Of the department Of the east
are on Governors Island, and he is no,
infrequently seen in New York. The
abundant leisure which his official
position gives him is devoted to hi:
books, aud particularly to studies in
military science. Just at present he is
Mt work on q life of Gen Zachary Tay,
lor.
| COMMODORE MONTGOMERY, of confede.
rate naval fame, and later popula,
captain of river steamers, says that the
most interesting cargo his boat ever
carried was that which comprised the
remains of the men who fell at tn,
massacre of the Little Big Horn. Their,
were twenty-seven coffins, the dead il
each wrapped in an army blanket, ant
most conspicuous among them all wa,
the body of Custer. All the othol
dead had been mutilated by the Indiarl
but Custer's remains had been spared
The trip was mournful one down th,
Little Big Horn into the Yellowstone
then down the Mississippi to Fort Lin
coin, whence the coffins were shipped
overland to eastern homea