The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-08-10
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF rHE "oLp VETS. >

Ahc youngest OLuCeT OF tue Union army
to wear the Double Stars" was General
Pennypacker, of Pennsylvania. He was
Colonel Of volunteers at 20, and Brevet
Major General when but six months past
his 22d birthday.
Among the new cadets al West Point,
is son OF Gen. John Pope and grandsons
OF Gen. Sherman and Gen. G. F. Smith.
This appearance Of succeeding genera
tons OF family as students at the Ma
tional Military Academy, is unusual
enough to evoke comment, but ii is a
common occurrence at civilian colleges.
This story seems to become quite fav-
orite one. A well-known Senator visited
the Executive Mansion and accosted the
President with, swell, see you have not
made the change ?" ''No sir, General Hal
leck will not consent to remove your
enemy" "But," says the Senator, "He
has no friends swell, Z" says the Presi-
dent, "The fact is, The man that has no
friends should be taken care Of" The
Senator retired, approaching the Presi-
dents dry compliment.
General r. B. AyIes was on board OF a
boat from Old Point to Washington. The
boat passengers were interested listeners
TO Ayres' conversation--cr rather speech
es. War !" exclaimed he, cts the
greatest Of all civilizers-the true pioneer
Of progress and the best of all the chris
tianizing agencies. There is nothing on
earth like war; it whips mankind into
shape whenever it gets wrong and out of
| gear, and 1t is about to take hand 10 the
affairs of this country, and Pm going to
have my share at helping with my old
battery. God bless her I"
The Marine Band was playing in the
White House lot at Washington. The peo-
pie were thick so were the flies also. Di-
rector Sousa was standing on bis little
platform, waving the baton. Among the
crowd who had gathered to hear the con-
| cert were two old coiored ladies. One
Of them cast her eyes upon John Phillip
and inquired of her companion, Honey
whad you spose dat man dom up dere
wavin dat stick ~ go long, child" re-
sponded the other CONTEMPORARY, "He's
shooin of dc flies, oh cose doan you see
he's bald-haided, an Amt got no hat"
Rev. w. r. Parsons, of Columbus,
Ohio, who was gallant Union soldier,
and always wears the Grand Army but
ton, says he met Gen. James G. Field, the
Peoples party candidate for Vice Presi-
! dent, on train between Indianapolis
and Chicago a few days ago, and asked
him II he had said, as reported, that he
was sorry he had not killed more Union
soldiers when he was 10 the Rebel army.
81 do moi remember saying II, said Gen.
Field, 'But that is my sentiment" Fine
sentiment that for Vice President OF these
United States, and one that will not get
many Union soldiers votes.
| A single incident will serve to illustrate
General Burnside's popularity, wherever
he went. In the midst OF the war, I'M
portant business called him to New York.
He appeared on Wall street, arrayed ID
that famous blouse, and belted, booted
and spurred, as though he had been inject
ed into the financial center from the tent
ed field. In moment the street wa.
blocked, aud shout after shout went ur
from the vast crowd. Turning an in,
slant to the crowd, and bestowing one oil
those smiles that were peculiar to him
only, he waved his hand, saying, "My
friends you must believe am glad to see
you but must not tarry, urgent bust
ness only has brought me here good.
bye F" He disappeared through the win
dow, and in the next hour was off ITO
the 'front.'"
l.. @. G. Lamar, now on the bench OF
the United States Supreme Court, In 1854,
when the confederacy was 10 the last
throes OF death almost, undertook to
make speeches TO the soldiers to en-
| courage them as much as possible. He
came down to the army In front of Peters
burg to talk to the boys in the trenches.
He was greeted with all sorts OF remarks
and jeers from the soldiers. "Put him
on stump" yelled score OF voices.
At this time the Yankee bullets were fly
ing thick and fast over the trenches. His
speech was hardly Ineligible, and the
jeers Of the boys came correspondingly
thick, when a bullet whizzed so close TO
his head that he began think "Discretion
the better part of valor," and jumping
from the stump brought his speech to a
close with the exclamation, "That Yam
kee must have owls eyes -
Gen. Buffers comments upon the pun
ishment of Private Iams OF the Pennsyl-
vania National Guard and his declaration
that such punishment was not sanctioned
during the war, have been laughed at by
hundreds OF old soldiers Of the army OF the
James, which was commanded by Butler
himself. AS q commanding officer, be was
noted for the promptness with which be
meted out stern punishment 10 offenders
OF one kind or another. In New Orleans
he had a man shot for hauling down a
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United States flag, an act which, In spirit,
closely resembled the conduct of Iams.
A soldier tells how under Buffers orders,
he was told TO string man up by the
thumbs ''Till he dies, - him. and how
he was ordered to string the same man up
three times, and this was done directly in
front OF General Buffers tent The same
soldier tells how Butler threatened 10
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