The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-22
"LTGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
sY one OF zee Conn yRrs. ;,

may again try his arm here on the Poto
mac or In Missouri. "You shall have 4
sir, replied Mr. Stanton.
A lady called on Stanton one day
swell, madam, what can l do for youi'
Iwant clerkship for my SOD; his father
was killed at the Battle Of Belmont" He
told the lady to 20 hope and send him a
sample Of her boys writing and he would
care for him.
A small, bright-eyed boy, all alone
worked his way through the crowd,
ct the war department and the Secretary
turned to him and asked what he wanted.
Il want my father got cut sir; be was
taken prisoner at Bull Run aud has not
come home with the rest. /" He gave his
name and regiment. 1t was noted, and
Secretary Stanton, lifting him up, kiss
ed him upon the forehead, and said :
"Your father should be proud of such a
noble boy, and III see that he Is releas-
ed"
A western man, who said he hailed from
the reserve ln Ohio, had about dozen
quires Of paper written over two or three
times, which he said was an ESSAY on
Cheese. The Secretary laughed. "You
must 60 to The Commissary- General, he
has charge Of the feeding Of the Army.
Indeed, sir, de not know how cheese
would agree with the Soldiers "Thst's
just why I want you TO read the papers,
and assure yeu that there is not a sold
Ter In the army who does not like crack
ers and cheese and can make it for 8
cents per pound" But Ohio had to re-
tire without having his papers read.
Mechanics OF some of our Generals:
General Thomas Rock of Chicka-
General Meade -'fFour-Eyed
George" General Butler-"old Cock
eye" General Hooker-"Fghiing Joe. !"
General R0secrans--" Rosy" General
Kearney =" One-armed Phil. " General
addlebag Johu." General Lo-
Eagle" General sheriden-
'Lit,le PHIL General Mcclellan =" Lit
lie Mac"
General John s. Mosby, the once dread
ed guerilla leader of the Confederacy,
peacefully practices law in San Francisco.
He has received many offers Of commits
sion In foreign armies, but he says that he
no longer has any desire to fight "for rev.
snue only or fer any other reassn.
II costs the government 81 900 day
for firing morning and evening salutes.
Lieutenant Lewis Ralston, of Phila., re-
nelved vesy odd wound at the battle of
Cedar Creek Il puzzled the Surgeon, till
on opening his clothing he found that a
bullet had struck bis belt plate and glanc-
ing on the wing of the eagle, had put half
a girdle round about him as far as his
spine. There il lay under the skin, aud
on his cutting above 1t with knife, II fell
into his hand. 10 short time the lieu
tenant was again on duty.
EIGHT GREAT BLUNDRRs OF THE ooNFED-
RRAoY.
First--Firing on Fort Sumter.
Hecond--In believing there weuld be a
divided North sud an -Ps;sis::c Federal
government.
Third-In believing that they would
have the hearty sympathies of Europe.
Fsurth-In believing that bonds OF their
confederacy would readily be taken In
Europe.
Slxth--In believing that northern cour-
age and physique were no match for
southern, and that 10 battle one southern
er equaled Ave yankees.
Sevenih--In belle, log that the flag OF
the cotton eligarchy would wave above the
capitol at Washington and the roll OF
slaves be called on Bunker Hill.
Eighlh-In believing that the fancied
omnIpotence at cotton would dominate
the commerce Of the world. BIZ
The Hero OF Gettysburg, General Abner
Doubleday, was buried a, Arlington Gem
etery on Tuesday, January 8lst, 1873. A
number Of prominent army officers accom-
panied the remains to the grave. Thrown
across the casket was the flag that fieated
at Fort Moultrie, at the beginning Of the
war. He belonged 10 a military family.
His grandfather fought at Bunker Hill;
his father saw service In the war OF 1912;
be himself was captain In the war with
the Ssmiuole Indians. He bad the dis
tIncticn Of firing the first gun in defence
OF the Union. For 2 years he rendered
effective service at Fredericksburg, Chan
cellorsville and Gettysburg. Although an
Invalid for years, his death was sudden.
The regular army Of the United States
consists Of 2,i70 officers and 1920 men
IA total of 27,39O men. The militia
consists Of III, 292 officers aud men, with
q population liable to military duty of 0,
760, l68.
William j. Brown, OF tue One nun
bred and Fifty fifth Pa, Vols, claims
to have been the first Union infantrymar
to reach the summit Of Little Round TOT
at The battle Of Gettysburg, and to stain /
with his blood.
Captain Thomas Miller, Co. q, Bird Pa
Cavalry, commanded the advance com
pany at the battle Of Antietam, on the ev
snipg OF September 10th, 1862. and wat
the first man fred at In that engagement
by confederate soldier.
In case Of war, the general manager 0
a certain railrsad says he can move from
the interior OF the country to the seaboar'
(taking the mean distance at 100
miles, $50, 900 troops In 80 hours, togeth
or with their necessary equipment. Thi
could be done without serious interruption
TO regular commercial traffic.
A southern cavalry officer. recently Il
New York, says: al was with Genera