The National tribune., 1895-01-31
A Southron's Trick.

| and far-seeing experiments tried BY the peo-
pie of the country through which we passed
| on our famous march to the sea to keep their
goods and chattels from falling into our
| hands, we do not now recall one which gave
evidence of so much shredwness, tosay moth
| ing of the hard labor necessary to accomplish
| it, than the scheme of a Georgia man to keep
his mules from joining our procession.
about halfway from Atlanta to Savan-
nah our attention was directed to some spots
of fresh looking earth out through the brush
to the right of the road. Being always on
| the alert for such indications, which usually
denoted the burial place of certain eatables,
drinkables, wearables, ETC., few of US rode
over to see what it meant. We had often
found things buried to shield them from our
rude gaze, but never before nor since had We
| found pair of mules entombed. But such
was the case.
Looking through little trap-door, like
| the man-hole into q cistern, we saw, down
about IL feet, the bright eyes and pricked-up
| ears of the occupants, who greeted us,
strangers and Yankees though we we've, with
a regular longeared laugh. How in the
world did the owner ever get them down
there? The place was about IA feet square.
He must have led the mules out TO the spot
where he wanted to hide them, and by the
| help of his slaves began to dig, first on one
side and then the other, leading the animals
back and forth, letting them down little
| lower and lower each time until he had
| them out of our reach, or thought he had.
Whether they remained in their novel
| stable till after the rear-guard and stragglers
! had gone by is a matter of some conjecture
and considerable doubt. Our position in
| advance of the column would not admit our
| taking the time to get them out ourselves,
| bnt it is safe to conclude that Yankee in
genuity came with its usual alacrity to the
| rescue Of these poor, imprisoned brutes, and
| that, brayiDg a sad au revoir to their dis
comfited master aforetime, they were soon
duly enlisted in the service of their adopted
country, and followed in humble mien the
victorious cohorts of our indomitable and
beloved leader, whom we so Familiarity
called, with pride and pleasure, Pap Sher-
man,
The Cedar Creek Bridge-Sheridan's Cor
poral.
W. J. Crosley, Co. G, 34th Ohio, Cooks
command, Centerville, o., says: ut is
claimed that on Oct 10, 1864, when Gen.
Early's army was driven back by Sheridan's
impetuous charge, the bridge across Cedar
Creek was gone,-had been burned or other
wise destroyed, and that this was the reason
why so much of Early's artillery (49 pieces)
was captured. This is news to me. The
bridge was certainly there the day before
the battle. Early would scarcely have
burned it behind him TO cut off his own re-
treat ] think was on the bridge the day
after the battle. j have always understood
that the artillery was captured by the sud-
den charge Of the cavalry from both TANKS
l.
Who knows if the bridge was gone? Think
it was there"
He also says: at seems that many claim
to he the little Corporal who rode to the
front with Gen. Sheridan the time of the
Cedar Creek battle, Oct. 10, 1864. WAS on
picket that morning on the left flank line
and our post was cut off from camp and the
front and forced back in the stampede, and
! saw Sheridan on his wonderful ride, racing
to save his army. When he passed me he
had outstripped all, and was riding alone.
A little Corporal may have overtaken him
before he reached the battle-line, but ii is
surprising that so many little Corporals
should have done So"
Homes for Settlers.
Aug E. Zeitler, M. D.. Demorest, Ca,
writes: " The universal testimony as to our
genial climate is that we are unusually
blessed. The same can be said of the water.
Fruit-trees and grape-vines are now being
planted. Gardening will be in order in q
few weeks. The productiveness Of these
hills is wonderful, and the price of land is
cheap. Some of my correspondents are
coming here. Those from the Northeast will
travel by way of Washington and Danville;
those from the Northwest will travel
through Chattanooga and Atlanta"
Lost and Found.
L. Fl. Bower, Co. ], 10th N. Y, Odessa,
N Y, wants to find his army musket with
the initials ID. H. B." cut in the stock.
Adjutant of Post IA, Benton Harbor,
Mich, has the discharge of Thomas Smith,
Co. i, Gath N. j.
Songs and Poems.
J. II. Mayses, Sergeant, Co. K, 29th N. Y,
Corunna, Mich, wants the song Marching
Down to Dixie Land" as sung by sup
posed rebel spy in Banks's army.
Speak Up, Boys.
NJ B. Duffie, Battle Greek, Mich, writes
"Where are the boys who composed the
Twentieth Corps Headquarters escort from
Atlanta to WashingtOn-those fellows who
used to wear q Xxx on their arm? Where
are you, Capt Gardner, Lieut.. Clarke, Geo.
Mickle, ALT Million, Blivens, Hendrickson?
What has become of Col. Asmussen, Col.
Perkins, and the rest? You are not surely
all dead. ] have thought of you all many
times, and would like TO know your where
abouts, and how the battle goes with you.
Where are Albert Earle, Charlie Fuller,
John Kirby, and all the other Co. X, 10th
Mich, boys? / have not seen or heard OF
them since the war. Let me hear from
you, boys, for i am making up roster, and |
want to keep track of you"
B. BaJones, Co. K, 18th KY, Marion, Kan,
says hiscompany went into the Shiloh fight |
with 80 members, and on Monday evening |
Capt. Gilbert Fisher called the roll of Co. |
X, and 13 was all who were left to answer |
to their names. There are two of those |
living in Marion, and now they want to |
know. from some member of Co. X, or from |
Capt. Gilbert Fisher, who the other II were |
that answered to their names. Their names |
are Barzella b. Jones and Charles Ames.
Alfred Aurandt, Co. L, Saith Pa, Belceurt, |
KY, urges the veterans to write to THE Ma |
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. They often renew ac- |
quaintance through this means.
Differs with the Doctor.
Thos Higgins, Fort Dodge, Kan, writes:
tie issue Of Sd inst. contains letter
written by DIR. M. o. Perkins to the effect |
that comrades can obtain good homes in
Chambers, Jefferson, and Liberty Counties,
southeast Texas. 1t is q very desolate region.
The few inhabitants are illiterate and there