Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-08-11
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
GREEN COUNTY BOYS.

to he Fighters.
The grand review at Washington WINS
a thing of the past We had marched
northward with sherman from Savnn.
nah. through the Carolipns and Vir.
ginia. We were now encnmped ON
Rock creek. inst outside of the enpital
IL had been N lovely dav not n cloud
marring the sl,v. and we wore eniovipy
the fIrst "souarc rest- af,er MANY n
long month Of cnmnaigp,ng A Gentle
and refreshing breeye came from the
west. sumner had been disnoscd ~ no
enemy was nenr. and the only sign Of
activity yns the steady mountainous
tramp of the camp guard. The men
were gathered I'm groups about the
cnmp fires. singing In low tones. possip-
ing and smoking
AZ brigade HEADQUARTERS. before
which n cheerful Arc OF confiscnted
fcnce rails was brrn,r1 n number ~
veteran officers ,vere seated on camp
stools. cracker boxcs and other impro-
vised seats, We had .copvepcd " ms
the Invitation said 10 sample n lkeg Of
"Old Crow IS iust racei,cd by tho brig.
adler from his "old Een,uci,v IIone -
Jun,ua Rrutps HE colored factotrm
had con,oupded very seductive
puncb. and ns the snmples vcrc nasscd
nround ton,ues ,yarc looscnod and
stories iolses and songa ,var, tho order
of the hour.
"It was in tho snring of 1919 - said
Cant loo II. "that our regiment tho
Eigbtv.tbird ulinois az Green n lot of
native prairies. left Cniro Nv boat and
disembarked at Fort Doneison. varr,-
soniny the works. The bovs were inst
longing for n 'mess NJ orrens' IN cool,
with their bacon. when some ,vae, sue.
pested that they could oct n WAGON
load half "A mile AWAY. EARLY next
morning fiftv men were cutting OF tho
voung snrouts In an abandoned tobacco
plantation. Never having seen n tohoc.
90 plnnt not one NJ them recoonized
the weed INIT the green's looked nica
and soon every cnmp kettle contained
the prime element Of n boiIcd dinner
y = While the bovs wore smnr,ipg
over this nr,ctical iolfe nl,,ed am ,tcn,
a large force of confederntes mt in nm
anncar.nc. mud demanded ,l,c SURGEON.
dor ~ Tho Garrison Rein, Invited 20
CONC on and take, what tbev wanted
they attenn,ed 10 corrv ,hc works bv
assault
"Tbc y.rd.,t bovs firm, ul;,oi.
nro,ad IN no ,6,,lters from Pights,oy.p =,
and the attaching force wns moi onlv no..
n,lsed b,t routed le,vi,g d,,d and
,yorndad 10 be cared fo, Nv tho fedo,.-
,ls evcead;ng In number that of ,ha
r,a,.r;son
.yrbe nevt doyI tbon -, I,ertoro,,
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nnycr 90 1ool, ,t,or sone 90 ,bo str,,.
glcrs Who we're celehratins tboir ric.
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hajting M ala contodarato tor,Tn,. ,,ho
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~ y ii,,Io rod h',,i b., andoso,ie,
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nna ~ ,ho att,ot;n,, torno ,h', da,. ho-
foro Knowing tbst rnder such 81,
crr,s,ancos I, Cos ,yo,sc ,bon usoloss
Tor an ofI,cer wearing onIv The sboulder
.,r,,,s ~ a .ccord uo,,;oront 90 ;ss,o
ordnr. triad d;nlomocy sRnys e,iJ
7 ,dop,t no hard on The ola mar sun.
nose this iybt had tnLop nlacc in you,
tounty tovn md your noor ola dad
bad COMO In 10 500 boy MANI Ii,nI,s
vou had lost ar where vopr cornsc bnd
Icen nIantcd Il would bc nrctty touch
% have INV onc tcasing hin
"Tborc ,,.,s nm immediate ravolrtio,
Il, feeling Tho bovs commenced tonnt
the venerable confederate, In maudlin
tones of sympathy they pressed him 20
go TO camp and get dinner, and all
offered to escort him from hospital to
graveyard in search of news.
"lIe was surprised at the generous
supply OF mess stores who gives
you-uns all these thingsP Uncle Sam,
was the answer. My what a lot Of
store coffee and salt! We amt had
only pnrched rye and salt dirt dug from
the bottom of the smolle-house for nigh