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The National tribune., 1897-12-16

there must have been 90 guns playing upon
us. hut we were protected by the earthwork,
and the shells and shot did no damage
But n curious incident happened. The
Sergeant who had charge of the gun-a six
pound riHed piece-was one of the best aItil-
lerists ! ever saw PTobably a half mile
from us was Confederate officer, who seemed
very Jealous in getting his troops forward.
They occupied the woods. The mounted
officer rode out often. 1t seemed rs though
he commanded brigade supporting their
batteries. Said to the Sergeant
| VIII bet You a cigar-if we ever get
where / can buy one-that you cannot hit
that mounted officer
The gun was loaded about the time had
made the bet. He fired and through NV
glass | saw horse and rider 90 down.
Our orders were to Join the regiment after
the rear of the army had passed the bluffs,
about two miles off. After saw the tail -
OF the army descending the bluffs / formed
the two companies, c and G., and told them
that after | gave the order to break ranks
they should fall IN again, when we joined the
brigade.
| told them that the only way was to fol-
low the banks of the river for about a quarter
of II mile, as Lee had moved up his batteries,
ana his shot was tearing up the ground to the
front.
We reached the brigade with the loss OF
only one man, captured by the cavalry that
had passed the river
When joined the regiment reported tC
the Colonel. lie had said
IF Shurley comes back send him TO me. y
Well, he said, when l appeared, 9
doubted whether you would get out of that
scrape, but am glad you did"
He said You generally land on your
feet which is the reason left you behind y
Gen. Longstreet has written that we fired
the buildings at Rappahannock Station.
This Is not so. There was a cluster of houses
there, bat, as matter of history, / wish to
state that at an interview had with him when
in this city, told him that he had done the
Federal troops an injustice; that his shells
fired the houses at Rappahannock Station.
Your paper has done more to give q correct
history Of the war than the Government has
from its publications Il. z. SHUBLEY,
26th \. Y, Chicago.
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AT RAppAHANNOCK STHTI0N.
Capt. Shurley Tells About What the 26ti
n. Y. Did.


n. Y. Did.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Many of my
comrades will remember Gen. POpe's retreat.
We had advanced ION to Richmond . after
the General had assumed command, with
" Headquarters in the saddle"
We were in Towers Brigade Gen.
Tower was q splendid officer, and If he had
not been disabled at the secon Bull Run |
think would have made q great record Ill
the war.
We were camped on the Rapidan, expect
ing every day to advance on Richmond. We
had been engaged in the battle of Cedar
Mountain. and from POpe's report in the
papers, had suffered.
We crossed the river. That night, from
heavy rains, the river rose, so that Gen. Lee S
contemplated attack could not take place.
He endeayored to cross the river, but could
not. His pickets were on the bank, and
kept up lively fire.
Gen Towers Adjutant- General came to me,
saying: Captain, your company (C) and Co. G
of your regiment have been selected by Gen.
Tower to hold the earthwork ut the railroad
crossing until the rear OF the army shall cross
| the bluffs, as you see, about two miles to the
| front. He has detailed one gun from the I'd
| IT, S. Art. You will have to abandon that
| gun, but keep up the fire as long as you
| can. Lee cannot cross troops until the water
subsidies" F"
So their army disappeared gradually as
| soon as our army commenced the marcI
to the rear. The rebel commander, Long
treet, was at their front, and knew it. They
! moved up artillery. l thought at one time
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
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command the Artillery School at Fort
Monroe, by virtue of his commission as
Lieutenant Colonel, Sd Art, station
for which he was specially qualified.
Col. John f. Tourtelotte was then
entitled to promotion to Major of the
9TH Cav, rank in which he could be
certain of an honorable command.
The only remaining Abide Camp was
Col. John NJ. Bacon, who utterly ignored
self in his personal attachment to me.
He was then Captain of the 9th Cav,
but with almost q certainty of promotion
to be Major of the 9TH before the date of
my official retirement, which actually
resulted. The last two accompanied me
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the end.
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With THE 37th KY.
Very Little Leisure for Members of Tha
Lively Regiment.

Very Little Leisure for Members OF That
Lively Regiment.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: | enlisted
in the 37h Ky. On the first night one
picket post was fired upon by John Morgan S
scouts Everything was in an uproar for a
few minutes, but when order was restored it
was thought best to reinforce this one post
So was one of three sent to watch for Nor
gan's approach over the road on which the
picket was stationed.
But everything went we'll for some days
after that One day about 10 o'clock Nor
gan swooped down upon us like hawk upon
chicken and captured our small squad, the
first recruits of the 37th Ky
Being closely followed by Col. Wolford +,
Morgan marched our boys hard to escape from
capture himself But as fast as possible our
boys were paroled and turned loose. This
was done on retreat during running fight.
Soon after the episode just narrated Cos.
A, b, c and G of our regiment were captured
and paroled at Glasgow, Ky. We were ordered
to Campbellsvile about the same time, but
at once proceeded to Glasgow, where we did
duty for some time with the 50th Ohio, until
our four companies were exchanged and we
were joined by Go. II, made up at Cow
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CHARGE At MHRYE'S HIGHTS.
A Claim That 1t Exceeded Picketrs il
Daring.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Writers,
in comparing Picketts charge to that of the
Second and Fifteenth at Fredericksburg,
Dec 13, 1869. do not seem TO consider the
different conditions under which the lines
were formed for the charge. PIcketts men
formed under cover, and started on the
charge in perfect line without having lost a
man.
was a member of the 14th Ind, occupy
inc the left of Kimball's Brigade, which
led the charge against Marye's Hights. We
were formed in about the second street from
the river We were Obliged 10 march by
flank first to the left and then file TO the
right down one of the streets perpendicular
to the line OF the rebel works. until we had
uncovered from the city. Then we had to
file right and march the length of the brigade
front before we could face TO the left and
charge.
From the time we started down the street
leading toward the Hights we were under
the most murderous artillery fire | ever ex-
perienced in all the fighting OF French's DI-
vision We being on the left of the brigade,
were the last to eoIS6 binder fire, and we had
to pass over heaps OF the dead and wounded
of our brigade before we were haited and
formed for the charge.
Under these conditions we were declmated
far bevOnd the casualties of an ordinary
battle before we were even faced towards
the enemy. / claim that no charge in the
war compared with the charge on Marye's
Hights in point of courage and Soldierly
daring, especially as it was made by men who
felt that it would be impossible TO succeed,
handicapped as they were by the streets OF
the city
Longstreet said Burnside should have sent
Sumner and Sedgwick to our left, as they
were his sturdiest fighters, and the chances
would have been better. Had this been
done the history of Fredericksburg might
have been diferent-WM. HoUGHToS,
Ioogootee, Ind.
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Les EnTants Perlu.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / have been
greatly interested in reading ''AndersOnville." !"
but do not relish the inference that the 18th
\. Y. and Les Enfants Perlu Tor, as the
boys in camp used to denominate them, Lost
Ducks) were one and the same organization.
The 4Sth y. Y. were not Les Enfants Perdu,
nor vice versa. The organization known as
Les Enfants Perdu were enlisted in New York
CITY during the latter part OF le6l, and for
some reason were never given number
They were q part of Burnside's expedition to
Hatteras III 1861, and came to Hilton Head,
s. c.. In 1868. In January, 1864, the regl-
ment was disbanded, and all above the rank
of Sergeant were mustered out of the United
States service; the remainder were divided
between the 47th and 4Sth n. Y, and in
February, 1864, were nearly all captured at
Olustee, Fla. These are Les Eniants Perdu,
to whom Comrade McElrOy refers. Col. Fox
places the 18th n. Y. in the list of = 800
fighting regiments, F" and says it lost in killed
in action: Officers, II enlisted men, 2Ol ;
total 2lS that the regiment lost $50 men
killed and wounded during the last 20 months
of its seryice.-R. B. r., Second Lieutenant,
4sth \. Y, National Military Home, Ohio.
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Getting Under Way.

Have you completed your plan for hasten
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aiOg. . have prepared a speech on the
subject which it will take me three days to
deliver"
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-26
CITY BREVITIES.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Carolan have gone
TO Baltimore to attend the funeral of the
late George j. Appold, president of the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company.
Rev. /. p. Mendes will deliver his usual
Friday afternoon lecture to-day at 6
o'clock. The subject Will be Il Don't Be-
lieve." Tomorrow morning the Minutes
with the Bible" service will be held.
For a time yesterday afternoon, 1t was
thought an alarm of fire had been sound
ed. Tho cause of the alarm, however, was
due to the failure to shut off the duke"
which keeps the practice alarms from
sounding the tower bell at the fire head
quarters.
The Lyceum committee says it has not
decided to leave off its list for the season
Lieut. Peary, the Arctic explorer, and An
thony Hope, according to report but is
still negotiating to secure both these lee
tlirefs. The committee hopes to be able
to bring them both here during the sea
son, and, if possible. will do so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-26

There are two many righteous begging
their bread (even if King David, shut up
in his palace, did not see them, and their
wives and children starving, to accept so
easy a solution"
The pulpit of the church was profusely
decorated with fruits and flowers. These
had been gathered for distribution among
the poor by the ladies of the committee
having charge of the work of the church
among the needy. st. Johns does a great
deal of charitable work. There are some
10 families that are assisted by its COM
mittee. Yesterdays contributions en-
braeed all kinds of provisions and articles
that will add to the comfort and happiness
of the poor.
Services were held in the lecture room
of the Independent church by the con-
gregation of Christ church. A large num-
Der attended the service, which was con.
Quoted by the rector, Rev. Robb White
Services were also held at ST. Pauls
church under the conduct of Rev. j. L.
Scully, the rector. The congregation at
st. Pauls completes. filled the church.
At the temple of the congregation Of
Mickva Israel special Thanksgiving ser
vices were held An excellent sermon
was preached by Rev. I. p. Mendes. The
music at these services was particularly
fine. 1t had been prepared with especial
care under the direction of Prof. Rebarer,
and was rendered by a choir of fifteen
voices. A large congregation was pres
emf
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the Lamb, which is the song of their deliv-
erance and of their redemption"
Mr.. Chapman took up the thought of
practical thanksgiving, saying: "Grati-
tude to God is often best shown and most
felt by doing something for our fellow
man. 1t is not enough for us to say BE
he warmed and be he clothed, when We
have the means at our hands for both
warming and clothing. Gratitude to God
will make us help our fellowmen when
they are in condition of need. Some years
ago before wheeled vehicles came into use
In Scotland, an Old farmer was riding to
mill with a sack of wheat thrown across
his horse. The road was rough and the
horse stumbled and the sack fell off The
honest old farmer had the weight of 20
years upon his shoulders and he was not
able to lift the sack and stood and began
to think what he would do. Very soon a
nobleman, who lived in the vicinity hard
by, came riding up the hill. The honest
old farmer said to himself: I cannot ven
ture to ask him. But the nobleman was
made a nobleman by patent greater than
that of royalty, and he said: Here, John,
let me help you The two together cas-
lily lifted the sack and placed it upon the
horses back. When this was done the
honest old farmer, who was a nobleman
himself, though he did not wear kilma-
mock bonnet lifted his hat ana said: Sir,
WlldL can ever 40 10 you IOF IniS great
Kindness The nobleman said: Easy
enough, John. When you find a man who
needs help. as you did, help him, and that
will be helping me- Now, see the appli-
cation? You stand and you look at your
Lord upon the cross ana his bleeding side
his feet, his hands, ana you know he is
dying for you. He is dying for your ram
som, dying in your stead, and you say,
Lord, what shall I do for all thy benefits
towards me- In spirit. though not in so
many words, he answers back and says,
Easy enough, my child. Whenever you
see a man similar to the condition in which
1 found you, help him, and that will be
helping me- SO when we find the needy
and poor about us and help them, that is
the gratitude shown toward God Inas-
much as We have done it to one of the
least of these my little children We have
done III 1lnt0 me-
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AT THE THEATER.
Sea Critters to Attend the Opening of
LacISaye's Engagement.

The opening of Wilton Lackaye's en-
gagement tonight in THE Royal Secret"
will be not only a theatrical event, but will
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Weis' box party to the members Of the Sea
Girt rifle team will add interest to the
event. The boxes have been richly dec
GRATED with the national colors and flags
and bunting are everywhere in evidence in
honor of the victorious rifemen. The sale
Of seats for the engagement is sufficient
evidence of the popularity Of Mr. Lackaye
as an actor. 1.-THE Royal Secret" is the all
Turing title Of a play, romantic in it's char
acter 1t has France for a background
The time Is the reign OF Louis XIV. That
frequently discussed individual cuts an
important figure In the play. He is the
rival, in fact, of Mondory, a strolling
player, impersonated by Mr.. Lackaye.
This player finds that the successful re-
suit of his lovemaking to his leading wo-
man Is imperilled by the rivalry of Louis.
The herolnes name Is Armande. She is
faithful TO Mondory. But the fancy
which the king has for her threatens the
prosperity and union of both the hero and
the heroine.
The element Of jealousy and intrigue is
copiously provided through the introduce
ton of Nine. de la VALERIE, the kings IA
vorite, who naturally does not relish the
diversion Of his attentions to her. She
makes It her especial purpose to incite the
king to many more acts unfavorable to
the lovers than would otherwise have oc-