The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-11-09
"LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF THE GOLD VETS. ="

coat sleeve and an artificial eye, all the
result of bursting she'll at Gettysburg.
"0f course l want pension "You
were never in the war 7" "Not actually,
but do you suppose that as a patriot my
feelings were not incurably hurt by the
substitute sent deserving before his first
battle"
George W. Leyings, Go. l, 18th Illinois
Cavalry, is the last veteran to capture q
Rebel flag, the capture taking place at
Orange Court House, Virginia, September
10th, 1892, while on his way tothe WASH
ingtcn Encampment, from young lady
who waved the rag In his face.
The 'Frosty Sons of Thunder an or
ganization of old veterans from the In
terror OF Pennsylvania, attracted much at
tention In the parade at Washington and
the armless and legless members bore wit
ness OF the terrible and trying ordeals
they passed through during the great con-
fiict.
II costs the United States about 60
cents month to take care of dead SOL
der who lost luis life in the service Of the
Union. The government takes charge Of
all these cemeteries, which are under the
direct control OF the Quartermaster GEN
eral of the army. There are 80 of them
in all, including an aggregate of 1877, ITO
burials.
At the outbreak Of the war, George G.
De Kay closed his shipping and commits
sion Office In New York, with no more
ceremony than to pin to the door the
statement, "Gone to Washington, back
at close OF war;" He took with him all
his employees and offered his own and
their services to the government "Free Of
charge"
Jim Tinham announced his belief that
the war would be over in sixty days,
when he enlisted. He was at the first
battle of Bull Run, and he confdentially
declared that after getting the order to re-
treat at that battle, he should not have
stopped short OF Boston II he had not
been halted by soldier with musket,
after crossing Long Bridge.
One hundred aud fifty dollars was add
ed to the Conscience fund.-" during the
past week. The money was handed to
the Assistant United States Treasurer by
a visiting Grand Army comrade, who did
not give his name, with the remark thai
he Had done that amount Of wrong dur.
ing the war;" He must have been 0
quartermaster or an enlisted sutler.
Capt. W. s. Randall, of the I'd Ohio
Regt., exhibited at Washington a knife
which be used in digging out of Libby
Prison. This he had sacredly preserved
as a memento. The relic 10 question was
what was left OF small table knife, COM
monty known as q case knife, but worn
away to half Its original length. 1t was
an object Of great interest and looked up
on with great admiration by all.
"From your point OF view," said the
one-armed ex- Union soldier, ~ was an
invader Of your country thirty years ago ;
but you don't harbor any resentment on
that account new, l dare say" "Lord
no, answered the ex Confederate straight
ened himself up with as much dignity al
age and rheumatism would permit, 81
was something Of an invader myself.
lef. an arm at Gettysburg" and they
shook left hands.
r. F. Chauncey, Co. e, 50th N. Y. En-
neers, has always been proud OF the ser
vice that the engineers did for their coun
try. That we did no fighting and wert
always out OF danger, as some suppose, Il
most erroneous. The long miles OF Cor
duroy road, the great bitches and lines o
Notifications that we built 10 the night
so close to the enemy, that the bullet
from their pickeis made the hair stand vi
on ones head, when they bit shovel, o
came SO close as to sing little tune, an,
not infrequently hit comrade. The en-
gineers had no "snap' Of II.
Contents OF Knapsack, "a fair sampl
of what all volunteers started WITH,
pair OF trousers, two pairs of drawers,
pair OF thick boots, four pair Of stockings
four flannel shirts, blouse, lookln
glass, can OF peaches, bottle OF coug
mixture, a button stick, chalk, rnzor anG
strop, Bible, small volume Of Shakes
pere, aud writing utensils, to its top wa
strapped double wooden blanket and
rubber one. The tendency OF raw so
diers at first, is to overload themselves
but after long march covered with mol
mud than baggage, stripped Of everythin
except blankets, haversacks, csnteenl
musket aud cartridge-boxes, returned Il
camp.
Private Warren L. Goss, Of the Ct
Mass. Regt., tells the following: The frs
day went out to drill, and getting tire
doing the same thing over and over,
said to the drlll-sergeant, "Lets stop thi
} fooling." His only reply was addressed I
a Corporal. Corporal, take this man on
and drill him like ---," and the Corpors
, did. l found that no wisdom was equs
to drill-master's Right face" "lei
+ Wheel" and fright oblique march,"
takes raw recruit some time to learr
, Some never do learn. / acquired 1t I
last, In humility and mud, but 1t WI
|. tough, yet doubt II my patriotism du
ing my frat three weeks drill, was qui
knee-high. Drilling looks easy to spe
tator, but 1t isn't. Old soldiers who req
J. this will remember their green recruithoc
: and smile assent After time had col
. quered the drill. then the word came: &c
: to Washin gton."
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