The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-09-28
'LIGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
By ONE OF THE corn vErs. .

ment. II would have come on to see the
boys. y he said, 'If l knew would draw
my last breath here
A Detroit Pest had with them the gil
gantic color-bearer Of the great G. A. R.
parade, be being six feet three inches in
height and weighing three hundred pounds
A pleasant incident OF the reunion was
presentation to Commander-in-Ch Chief
Palmer by his aides, OF beautiful Grand
Army badge. The badge is beautiful
specimen Of the jewellers art, incrusted
with diamonds and other valuable gems,
and is said to have cost 81, 200.
Maine had the Oldest veteran in The pa
rade-Benjamin Fernold, 50 years Of age.
Ohio's marchers had in their ranks,
stepping briskly along like the plainest
citizen, ex-President Rutherford b. Hayes.
He received an ovation along the whole
line Of march. He marched afoot and his
hat was in his hand most of the time,
waving courteous response to the kindly
greetings he constantly received.
Secretary Rusk was one of the leading
figures in the Wisconsin Department, who
carried in their front line their old war
totem-the stuffed skin OF ssOld Abe, y
the eagle which went through the war
with them.
New Jersey showed up well and KEEP
good line, and conspicuous feature il
their line was Bayard Post, No. 8, o.
Trenton, pushing push cart with Grip
pied veteran lying outstretched, vigorous
ly waving his hat.
One Of the most conspicuous figures II
the Pennsylvania line, was DR.. VIM. H
Hastings, Of Philadelphia and a member
of Meade Post. II there Is one thing b,
is proud OF, 1t Is his beard, which falls fal
below his breast. He paced aleng tn,
avenue looking more like foreign pc
tentate than a plain American soldier
He was probably more observed than any
man In line.
Many of the veterans. while at Wash
ington. visited the Army Medical Museum,
The first question one veteran Of pennsyl
vania asked the guide was: s'Say doctor
where's my leg :" The guide was aston
ished, but the veteran, who had . corl
leg, said he had left the original at Nal
vern Hill. He was shot in the leg by
piece of chain, and the wound was so pc
culiar that the doctors put II In alcohol
and he wanted TO see 1t. He went u
stairs, and when he left he was puzzle
over two specimens, and did not kno,
which was his.
At the battle Of SpottsylvanIa, a fores
was entirely killed by the fierce musketry
and In one case tree 1e inches in diam
eter was cut clean In two by the bullets
II was here that the lamented Geners
Sedgwick was killed, and 1t was also tn
scene OF the severest fighting on tina
never-to .be-forgotten 18th OF May, 1854
and has always been known as tn
''Bloody Angle" Here was truly eth
jaws of DEATH" into which first one sid
and then the other volleyed and thunder
ed against each other during an entir
day. The angle is nearly mile long an
half as wide. The earthworks renal
even now, self.evident proof Of close fighl
ing, and during the encampment delega
tions OF the q. A. r. boys embraced th
opportunity TO visit once more the seen
Of strife and revive their recoIlections O
long ago.
Mrs. General Logan was very con
splcuous figure at the q. A. II. encamp
ment. She opened her beautiful house a
Calumet Place, and to all who called I,
see the widow OF the great war chief ant
soldiers friend, she gave hearty wei
come.
| Mother Bickcrdyke, who was one of th,
most heroic army nurses Of the war, at
tended the session OF the Woman's Relic
Corps, although 70 years Of ago. Sh
made, in clear, ringing voice, an clio
quent and most practical speech.
| The number OF members OF the g. A
r. In good standing at last report wa
407,78l.
The most interesting sight In the parad
OF 1866, was Sherman's BumIner Brigade
They appeared In the procession as the
appeared In the great march through th
South, foragers, black and white, com
posing the most incongruous mass az II wa
the most comical appendage ever see
with an army. After Blair's Corps ha
passed, came two diminutive donkeys, al
tribe Of which were two equally dIminutiv
but gleeful darkeys. Closely folIowin
these was collection OF mules, youn
horses and broken-down nags, Upon whic
were loaded tents, baggage, utensils, keI
ties, swords, pigs, chickens, goats, dogs
raccoons, pickaninnios and black women
Trudging alsng In the dusty road wer
the blacklist OF negroes, and all the thoui
and-and-one appurtenances Of camp lifs
rhia gave sariad pielH.s q .ts ~~y 1
which Sherman made war by living o
the enemy. Only by this means could b
have cut loose from his base and mad
his admirable swoop down TO the coas
The darkeys, who bad been picked up
the march, we're some Of them armed wit
huge old pistols aud captured knives
They seemed TO understand well the pa
they were playing 10 the terrible drama {
rebellion.
Well may The people Of the entire cour
TRY pause aud reflect upon last Tuesday
Grand Army Pageant In the Nation
Capitol. II was spectacle which n
other nation on the Globe can rival an
one to make every American heart bel
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