Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
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Some time ago The Star printed story OF
the pictures in General Miles room ana
headquarters of the army. Since that time
quite a number have been added to the col
1actio,, beins some that were in the depart
nent which have been reframed and hung.
large number known as Forbes war pic
lures made about 1861. illustrating scenes
of the civil war, now adorn the walls Oh
the rooms devoted to army headquarters.
These pictures are old prints and are almost
Impossible to obtain now. although they
were quite plentiful at the time they were
published. They are of the sad, warlike
and amusing types. The list includes the
following. and the titles of many indicate
pretty clearly what they are:
Newspapers in Camp THE Reliable
Contraband'' (contraband was the name of
the darkies during the war;. The Rear of
the Column Showing many stragglers),
Coffee Boilers Ga camp scene), An Army
Forge The Leader of the Herd Ga eel
ebrated old mue). After Dress Parade.
1.-The Picket Line" Home. Sweet Home"
"A Halt for Twenty Minutes THE Sup
ply Train" Trading for Coffee and To-
bacco' Yanks and Johnnies friendly
terms), Drawing Rations at the Commits
sary Sergeant's,'' "A Cavalry Charge. "A
Quiet Nibble on the Calvary Skirmish Line,
Coming Into Action "A Watched Pot
Never Boils.'' Going Into Bivouac at
Night" Awaiting the Attack, Infantry,
1.-THE Halt on the Line of Battle Through
the Wilderness" THE Sanctuary Showing
an aged colored couple praising the Union
fag). The Return From Picket Duty
Coming Into the Lines" .on Picket,
Washing Day" Tattoo THE Distant
Battle" "A Newspaper Correspondent"
(said to be George Alfred Townsend
mish Line THE Lull in the Fight" "A
Night March," Just in Time, Artillery"
"a Wagoner's Shanty." "Pontoon Bridges
"a Thirsty Crowd, Newspapers for the
You're Born. Boys" Fall in for Soup"
Gone Off With the Yankees "A Scouting
Party. Cavalry "A Flank March Across
Country" "A Slave Cabin. Got Any Pies for
Sale. Aunty?" Waiting for Something to
Turn Up Battle of Vermllion Bayou,
April II, 1863 and Clusters Charge"
X
Occasionally Il good story is told by some
army officer of the Spanish war. One who
was in the city the other day told about
peculiar order that came to him while he
was in command of quite an important
point on the Florida coast. He had five
batteries of artillery under him. and some
of the best modern guns mounted and ready
for the defense of an important harbor N
case it was attacked by the Spanish. One
day an order came directing him to aban-
don the post and turn all property over to
the quartermaster, and an order to the
Guartermaster directed him to remove the
property to some other point. 1t was quite
a task TO pack up five batteries of artillery
and move at once, while the poor quarter
master would have been busy yet getting
those big guns and paraphernalia belonging
to the fort away. Howe er, an order was an
-I, of4ic ut 6jrpc-
lions TO make ready for moving. They
could not possibly have got away before
midnight. and while the work was gong
on it occurred to the officer that some
thing dreadful must have happened to
cause an abandonment of fort which has
always been regarded as a stronghold ana
an absolutely safe defense. He did not dare
question the order. but he concluded 10
send a private telegram to the adJutant
general, asking what was up that caused
the movement. He soon got reply back:
You are not ordered away. There Is
mistake. Do not say anything ABOUT IT,
Signed 'Corbn." 1t appears that the order
sent to this officer was intended for an Of
ficer in charge of an unimportant post
where there were about dozen men sta
toned with a few army stores. which
could be utilized to better advantage at
another place. OF course the adJutant gem
eral did not want the story to get out, as
during the war with Spain the report OF
such mistake would have caused severe
criticism
K X
In the office of Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn of the War Department is
map which is thoroughly English in its
makeup and bears on its face the copy
right of the publishers. who are engravers
and printers to the queen, scarborough
and London. This map is of the entire
world but it has many separate and en-
larged maps showing British possessions
in various parts of the world. 1t is not
Gated. but has been published since Daw-
son City became known, as that and other
places in the Klondike country are shown.
While that portion of British Columbia
along the Alaskan boundary is not given
in a separate and enlarged form, it is plain
enough to show what the map makers be-
leve TO be the boundary line. Curious
enough those map makers to her majesty,
the queen give the United States all of
Lynn canal and curve the boundary in
conformity to the inletS of the Alaskan
coast While this map cannot be consid-
cred as one of the official maps. like that
OF the British admiralty. yet 1t shows that
the men of Great Britain who made it
must have believed that there could be no
dispute about the boundary line between
the British possessions and Alaska. This
Is another one Of the many evidences that
keep accommodating to show that the claims
of the United States are correct.
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The 18th Cavalry Is now a fact and no
longer subject of fiction. Many writer
OF novels. knowing that there were but
ten regiments of cavalry in the United
States has used the term 18th Cavalry"
when describing some command, in order
to make his story appear more realistic,
and at the same time not get caught In
describing troops actually in existence.
More than that it has been the custom of
army officers. when referring to the many
"colonels majors" captains" and 9TH
er officers whose titles generally self
made and self adopted, to say that they
are officers of the 18th Cavalry An off,
Ger and troop of the '11th Cavalry have
always been regarded myths and the
titles to such have been placed in ques-
ton. 1t is not believed that the 18th Cav
airy, of which Colonel Luckett is COM
mander. in the Philippines will be any
myth. and that it will render good service
to the government. Although il Is vol
unteer organization, its number begins i'm
mediately after the regulars which is the
same rule adopted in numbering the volun-
teer infantry regiments.
good story comes up from Cuba about
q well-known naval officer Wherever the