The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-10-05
"LIGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
By ONE OF THE "o1D VETS. !,

What are the features of cannon 7
Cannon-mouth, cannon.ize aud cannon
lers.
The destiny of nation depends upon
the manner lu which they feed them
selves.
Why is fashion like blank cartridge
Because its all powder and pun.
A gun used by one of their comrades In
the Baltimore riots Of 1851, was carried
TO Washington at the late parade, by
members of the old Sixth Massachusetts,
regiment
With military honors and tears for
brave soldiers memory, Gen. John Pope
was buried at st. Louis, on Sept. Goth.
What do the bravest soldiers feara A
backward movement 10 the point of
attack.
Gen. Andrew Hickenlooper, OF Cincin-
natl, says, Zone OF the rules governing
the raw recruit, though not down in the
manual OF arms was, that be should first
have his picture taken seated on camp
stool with Springfield rifle across his
knees, revolver In each hand, Bowie
knife between bis teeth and Gre In bis
eye.n
The late General Jehn Pope, by dating
one OF his orders Headquarters in the
saddle prompted the Confederate Gen.
eral R. E. Lee, to perpetrate what was
said to be the only joke of his life.
"What can you expect he Is credited
with saying, s'of General who puts bis
headquarters where his headquarters ought
to be-
Capt. Thomas 8. Spencer, now en-
ployed in the United States Pension Blu
reau, served in forsy-fve battles of the
civil war, was.captured three times, es-
aped twice, and saw the inside OF seven
Confederate prisons.
Captain Gordon Granger Of the regular
army, came to muster the regiments into
the three-years service, and as he stood at
the right of the 4th Ohio, looking down
the line of thousand stalwart men, oil In
their Garibaldl shirts (for they had not yet
got their uniforms), he turned and ex-
claimed: 'sMy God that such men should
be food for powder II certainly was
display Of manliness and intelligence such
as had hardly ever been seen in the ranks
OF an army.
''0ur first uniform said raw recruit,
twas bad fit. My trousers we're too
long by three or four inches; the flannel
shirt was coarse and unpleasant, too large
at the neck and too short elsewhere; the
forage cap was an ungainly bag with
pastebsard top and leather visor; the
blouse wss the only thing that appeared
decent; while the overcoat made me feel
like little nubbin Of corn In large pre-
ponderance of husk. Nothing except
Virginia mud ever took down my ideas of
military pomp so much.
Our mothers-God bless them | While
we were In camp, before we left for the
sea. of war, b.oagh. us something coed
to eat-pies, cakes, doughnuts and jellies.
1t was one way In which mothers heart
showed Its love. The young ladies' isis
ters, of course), brought an invention
usually made Of leather or cloth-contain-
ing needles, pins, thread, buttons and
scissors, so that nearly every recruit had
an embryo tailor's shop with the goose
outside. One old lady, in the innocence
Of her heart, brought her son an umbrella.
One thing that was welcome to SOL
dier after long march, were the orders
'Prepare to open ranks Rear, open or
der, march, Right dress Front Or
der armsi Fix bayonets Stack arms
Unsling knapsacks 10 place rest
II is said by one Of the Monticello
Guards, that most Of lie members started
for Bull Run with q trunk and an abund-
ant supply OF fine linen shirts.
Colonel Snead, at the battle OF Wilson's
Creek, said ''Never before considering
the number engaged--has 30 bloody bat
Tie been fought upon American soil; sell
dom has bloodier one been fought on
any modern field" Another participant,
Confederate officer, described 1t as "a
mighty mean fowt fight"
General Smith had the bearing OF
Marshal OF France. AT the battle Of Fort
Donelson he could ride along line OF
volunteers In the regulation uniform Of a
Brigadier General--plume, chapeau, ep-
aulets and all, without exciting laughter,
something no one else could do In the be-
ginning Of the war. He was at first ac-
cused OF disloyalty, and when told Of it,
his eyes flashed wickedly; then he laughed
and said: "Oh never mind; they'll take
1t back after our first BATTLE" And they
did.
In the famous Berdan sharpshooters, each
hinh WhS ptctrtAou tuhthbmuh nuu Cut :
ried long-range Henry rife, with sights
delicately arranged as for target practice.
10 action, each was perfectly independent;
they never manouvered as corps. When
the time came they were asked, ''Can-
teens full 2 Biscuits for all day2 All
right; hunt your holes, boys" There.
upon they sought cover to please them
selves, behind rocks and stumps. Some
times they climbed into trees, sometimes
they dug holes. Once in a good location
they remained there during the day, and
at night they would crawl out and report
In camp.
At the Battle Of Winchester, July Gath,
1854, Col. MulIigan received three mortal
wounds, when Lieutenant James Ii. Nu-
gent, nineteen years Of age, attempted to