The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-05-10
"LIGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OH
CAMP FIRES"
sY ONE or rHs "oLD VETS. .


George w. Brown, OF the 2sth Regt.
Pa. Vols, at the battle OF Resaca, Ga.
May 18th, 1854, received three wounds,
by one of which he lost his left arm. Ga
fioger Of his remaining hand he wears,
to-day, ring In which was photograph.
A stray bullet struck the picture aud de.
ssroyed 1t, leaving the ring otherwise IN.
injured. He is now comrsde Of Grebls
Post. No. 10, of Phiia.
Some of s'our friends, the enemy" are
displaying an amount Of cheek that would
put to shame any government mule thai
ever wore Uncle Sans brand. Comrades,
there 10 claim on the docket OF the
United States Court OF Claims, sthat the
United States troops under General Grant
occupied his premises, y known as Libby
prison, ''frem April srd, 1885, to Oct. Sd,
1866; that war had ceased at the time Of
such occupation and the seizure was not
hostile; that these premises were worth
for such occupancy, $lS5 per month. He
prays finding against the said United
States government" Comrades, what do
you think of this for gall on the part OF
an ex-rebela Is It not enough to make
some OF the skeletons Of the men who
starved to death within the walls OF Lib
by, turn In their graves
General Gregory, Pa, tells the follow
Ing story, which Is grand. 1t was at Ap
pOmattox. We had struck the enemy
early In the morning; flag Of truce had
been sent in, and we. lay there waiting.
At o'o.oc.s IL the afternoon, message
came down the line with news Of the sur
render. l massed my brigade, announc.
ed to them the result, and turning TO the
chaplain said spray" and as he conclud-
ed his prayer said, "And now, my beys,
praise God from whom ell blessings few, T"
and never did any one hear such a song.
We had got all we had been fighting
for fer four long years, and don't care
how wicked the man was, for that time
at least, he ssrg Praise God" from his
heart"
The S7th Iowa Regiment was called the
.'Gray Beard Regiment. 1t was organ.
ICED from men over 40 years OF age. The
average Of the men 81 years: were so,
were over 70, and 1873 over go years OF
age.
II didn't lose that arm 10 battle, lost
1t playing fool, said an old Veteran be.
fore the battle Of Shiloh. was out prowi-
ing around, looking for fat pullets and H.
nally found myself near the Confederate
lines. A long gaunt Tennesssean, evil
dently on picket duty, stood leaning
against a tree reading newspaper. l
''chuckied;" the ground was wet, covered
with briars. i crawled fully two hundred
yards, running new uniform. The Jehn-
nile kept on reading. He had evidently
not seen me. took good aim aud let fly.
The sentry never moved-iust kept on
reading. That made me hot. Ireleaded
and blazed away again. He never budg-
ed. ! got so mad l couldn't stand 1t any
longer. / reloaded, marched up to with
10 20 PAGES Of him, took deliberate aim
and blazed away. He kept on reading.
made rush and whackcd him over the
head with the musket, with force enough
to kill church scandal. Then reversed
and jabbed my bayonet into him. 1t was
dummy. / started 10 the direction Of
camp, when three big Tennesseeans step
ped cut TO intercept me. Surrender
Net much. was mad enough to fight
the whole Southern Confederacy single
handed. l made a rush for 'em and they
turned loose, relieving me Of this arm and
breaking both legs, but / licked the dunn
my. One Of my captors told me after
ward that they shook pound OF lead out
Of It,"
The marine corps Of the United States
at present numbers 1000 men. A ma
rine Ia a sea soldier, highly disciplined,
with sea legs and sea stomach.
A Government Of the people cannot re-
pudiaie its debts TO the people.
A debt ia debt. be II to the United
States bond holder or to the United States
pension holder.