Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-08-16
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JeffersOnville, (O.) lettings.


EDITOR CLAR1oN:-
When in your Office a
few weeks ago spending few hours in a
social way, you asked if had few "obser.
vations" to make for your next ISSUE 1then
declined saying would after my return to
Ohio.
Now that am at home and settled down
to routine business Of the farm, recall with
much pleasurable satisfaction the visit l had
to my former home and genial hearty welcome
received from friends, both old and new,
and were I to recount the very many express
sions OF kind friendship,so generously forced
upon me, this letter would grow into proper
lions altogether unsulted to the space you
generously allot in your newsy CLARION.
Beginning at the reverse end Of my visit,
or rather where it ended, at Grafton. w. Va.
with Lieut.. Leeds of Co. H. 6 Md. want
this expression of regard to (Alex) to equally
apply to every member of the old 9 Md. that
had the unmired pleasure to meet. lfthere
is one set of men living above another for
whom have the most tender regard, and
from whom nothing but pure and simple
kindness of acts and expressions gleam at
every glance or contact that man belonged
to the G Md. Returning to Washington, DC.
where met and was entertained right roy
ally by Lieut., J. E. Heffner and his estimable
wife. have the pleasant remembrance that
all we saw Of interest in the city through
Arlington to Fort Meyer and down to Mount
Vernon owe to his unselfsh kindness.
At Baltimore we fell into the hands of
gods in the persons Of men such fellows as
Col. Hill, Capt. o. II. Matthias and their es.
unable wives and daughters have no super
Tors, then there was Capt King, Reed and
Zimmerman all of Custom House notorety
who were kindness to degree know un.
deserved.
While at Baltimore G. A. r. excursion
down the Chesapeake to Bay Ridge, was one
of the attractions. Here met many old
acquaintance of 9th and 18th Md. Among
the many familiar faces was that Of the good
natured Dutchnan, Eppers, bugler ofthe 9th
Md. and as gazed on that jolly, familiar
face, now being furrowed by the cares of
time, looked back when that man standing
beside the commander of that gallant old 9th
sounded long and shr i'll that bugle call Of
the Assembly then fall in again it was
Tattoo or Reveille all these were sad stern
realities of the past and the conclusion there
came to of the whole matter was again veri
fed.
There never was anything or anyplace
worth contending r,that the old 9th did not
have piece of.
1t was verified in this. On this G. A. r.
day at Bay Ridge several games and trials
of speed and muscle was part OF the enter
tainment, sack race in which Bugler Eppers
took part the first prize fine G. A. r Hat,
fully embcllishcd, was Won by Comrade Ep.
pers, and the closing sport of the day
creased pig turned loose in the Arena, was
caught by Bugler Eppers also fully demon
strating the claim, hayc always advanced
that where ever there is an engagement and
the 9th Md. is on hand they get big slice
of the honors. And right here while l am
in the spirit, want to say to every 9th Md.
boy Do you know anything about Col.
Fox, his history. his fighting 300 Regiments,
besides giving general history Of all Regi-
ments, Brigades and Corps, their battles and
losses, 800 are selected that sustained the
heaviest losses and your 9th Nd is among
them, glory enough for one day one history,
one war. God bless the old 9th Md. ought
to be the sentiment ofevery loyal Maryland
er's heart.
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