The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-09-21
"LIGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
aY ONE OF THE nO1D vnrs. y

last, there was a comrade present from
Iowa, another from Indiana, and still an
other from South Dakota, having travelled
$500 miles TO attend the reunion.
Uncle Sam may be slow in exacting re-
dress for an insult, but he is very thorough
when he once sets about 1t.
War is costly, but 1t is infinitely cheaper
than national disgrace.
The United States uniform must protect
its wearer.
The Battle fSpottsylvania court house
was the greatest of General Grants cam
paigns. He showed his full strength there.
1t was there that no fairly threw his forces
into the resolute, rapid and continuous
fighting that ended the war; there that he
issued his celebrated bulletin: ''I propose
10 agh. |. cnt on this line II II takes 81!
Summer. -
Old Captain W., at the battle of SPOTS
ylvania, saw his first service as captain OF
company he had raised. One Of his re-
cruits, supplemented but very plucky
fellow, was eager to know what he would
have to do while soldering. 'Don't you
bother,n said the captain, call you've got
to do in fight will be 10 follow me. :,
When the captain came under FIRE at the
battle, he incontinently made break for
the rear; seeing which tn recruit took to
his heels at the same gait. The captain,
in his scampering. fell sprawllng, and no
sooner was he down than the recruit fell
fiat upon him; looking up the captain
recognized him and fairly screamed:
"What in thunder are you doing ~ Soap
tain,h was the reply, 'tdid'nt you tell me
my duty In fight was to follow you 2"
Eyes" swell, I'm doing 1t.
On the evening before the decisive bat
tie between Prussia and Austria was
fought, a few years after the rebellion had
ended, two officers--one an Austrian
Colonel and the other Prussan Lieut..
Colonel-under a flag of truce, held a
grand reunion and campfire all by them
selves. They had been Lieutenants In a
New Jersey cavalry company, but were
now arrayed against each other In con
tending armies. On the night of the camp
fire they said: eve win forget that we are
enemies Tonight; but we are old friends
of the Union army Of the United States. /"
Colonel opdyke OF the 41st Ohio Regi-
ment, at the battle Of Pittsburg Landing,
when the color-bearer Was shot down,
seized the colors from the ground, ad-
vanced aud gave the command: "4lst Ohio
follow your colors." Again, as Colonel Of
the 125th Ohio, when In the fiercest OF the
battle OF Chickamauga, General Thomas
said: Colonel opdyke, this point must be
held !" Colonel opdyke replied most
reverently, awe win hold 1t or go to
heaven from it.
The smuggling Of liquors into the Union
camps of the Army of the Potomac, was
carried on very ingeniously and to a very
great extent, andlthis.was one Of the de-
vices resorted to. Large numbers OF jugs
filled with villainous whiskey, were car
ried across the river In true submarine
style. Parties had small wire coiled on
a tackle, by which means they drew bot
ties and jugs of tho s'crittern across, real
izing enormous profits by their sale.
| just before one OF the battles In the
Southwest, an artilleryman received his
discharge for disability, but delaying for
some reason his journey, he was yet
with his battery on tho eve OF an engage
ment, and true to his instincts, took his
old place beside the horse, and was just
| preparing to mount, when solid shot
came ricocheting across the field, bounded
up and struck him In the lower part OF the
body. Crying out ave got the first
ticket, boysl" the poor fellow sank down
and only added, clay me down by tree
where they won't run over me-" Thus
the wounded mans discharge was con-
firmed by Heaven.
In July, 1868, when the Army of the
Cumberland was at Winchester, Tenn,
one Of the foraging expeditions had for Its
guide sold Black Jim, ono Of The black
est, but he got lost and was not seen for o
whole day. At night he came running
into camp and was asked where he had
been. ooh massa, heard something
coming through the air, saying, 'Wbar
dat niger Whar dat niger y and putty
soon dat ting busted and little debils went
skirmishing all round right arter dis nj g.
ger, and l was most scared to DEATH
Old Jim's description OF shells Is perfect.
The Woman's Relief Corps now num-
bers 10l, 1881 members and 1886 corps.
Thirty years ago the streets OF Wash
ington echoed to the strains OF, "We're
coming, Father Abraham, three hundred
thousand more" To-day, as thousands
upon thousands OF the blue coated veterans
walked again on the streets OF the city,
that patriotic anthem was brought TO
mind. The meeting at Washington will
recall the scenes of the great conflict more
wildly than any held in recent years. II
will bring to the minds OF many that Other
great procession that swept up Pennsyiva.
MA Avenue 10 1865, when at the close OF
the war the army passed 10 review before
the Generals who had led II to victory.
| Death has cut wide swaih 10 the ranks
since then, and in numerous graveyards
all over the land rest the thousands Of
veterans who have responded TO the last
tattoo; but the sweetest memory Of all to
the survivors, as they gather this week In
sight OF the capltol's dome, will be the
names Of those who died on the battlefield
that the nation might live.
A member OF an Ohio regiment started
out to get some milk 10 his coifee-pot. On
hia rafnrn IN officer aranectad him af h a ~