Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-21

/ ourselves to anything we needed. One
! day the boys had feast of turkey, ETC.,
and invited the colonel and had good
/ time generally. The colonel owned a
large farm not over 10 miles away and
raised lots of turkeys. His turkey
/ crop for that year was gathered the
night before the feast, as he learned
, later. Presume he thought the boys
were on the right track and would soon
/ do to go south.
This reminds us of the story of the
/ boy and his father training young
! deg. The boy, wanting to teach the
| dog TO catch and hold on, persuaded his
| father to tease him. Soon the dog
! sprang and caught the father by the
nose The boy said Sic EN-, Tige!
/ Grin and bear it, dad, it will be the
/ making of the pup"
Our regiment learned the lesson we'll
! to help ourselves, and | doubt whether
! there was a regiment in the civil war
| that got away with more chicken,
sweet poia44 hams, bacon and corn
/ pone than The Third O. V. Cavalry.
I One day, tis said, southern PAINTER
approached one OF our generals and
! stated that cur boys had taken all he
! had. Says be, Il have nothing left but
! the grace Of God IN my heart" Our
/ general replied, You'd better look out!
! There comes the Third Ohio Cavalry
ard if you don't watch out they'll have
| that away from you too" Perhaps
! the general bought we needed some
thing in that line.
We didn't so south to starve like the
| boys Of 1898. We believed in starving
the other fellows We also had anoth-
er way Of putting down rebellion. Af-
| ter we had taken Missionary Ridge
and sent Bragg's army off to the south
we advanced toward Knoxville. At the
town of Sweetwater we came in sight
Of the Johnnies As we halted a lady
told us that they were waiting for us
| Just cut of town all in streak of
| fight Of course the Third o. Cavalry
! was in the lead, and we galloped up
| the narrow cut read in column of AS,
formed in their front, and after few
volleys charged them 10 miles to Lon
don. In this charge, each one drawing
| his saher dashed for the rebs. Com
rade Jack Kries made a vigorous front
cut, which was deXtrousiy met by his
| opponent, with a rear parry, sending
| kries saber twirling in the air. The
former re0ellicus Absalom. going into
battle with long hair, got it tangled in
| q ~ &C tNp cru NC ltlu up. lu'S Out
got his lcng hair tangled in Kries'
fingers and was held down upon the
back of his horse, and likewise came
to grief, Kries taking his saber and
making him prisoner.
Gen. Sherman, fearing that Burn
sides would surrender to Longytreet
before he could reach him, then sent
us with dispatches to Burnsides which
we were to deliver at the earliest pos
sible moment, without regard to loss
OF life or horsetlesh. Before the next
morning we were in Knoxville, and
how we got in was a question which
we were scarcely able tC answer. In
! short, we fooled 'em and got in with
out loss. We can scarcely give an
idea OF the service of a regiment or
even an individual. However, as an
example let me speak of Charlie, a
noble specimen of a volunteer soldier.
Most of the boys, on going to the war,
left their girls behind them" but
Charlie, taking a safer plan, left a
young wife. Some of the bows had
fears that some home guard would
capture their girls before they return
ed but we think there was little cause
fer fear, since most of the girls were
true-blue and proud of their soldier
boys. Some argued that the boys
would be altogether spoiled by their
soldier life, but the girls couldn't see
it that way. Charlie went south with
his regiment and with it suffered and
endured the hardships and priyations
incident to soldier life for many
weary months. At last came a happy
day for Charlie. AS they lay in camp
a lady Of noble bearing with a child
upon her arm, appeared upon the
grounds. We hear the password Cline
up, boys), there is a lady coming down
this way, and see the boys standing
with uncovered heads, their eyes fill
ing with tears, while Charlie springs
forward with extended arms TO en-
brace his wife and little Charlie. Dear
wife, dear little Charlie, he looks just
like his pa. Sometimes we think we
would like to know our future. What
a mercy and a blessing it was that
Charlie and family were permitted tc
enjoy their day and visit in ignorance
of future events. Suppose it had beer
revealed to Charlie that he should look
again into the eyes of wife and chile
no more? "Tfs thine, O Charlie, Whose
, bride thy return shall await; like {
, love-lighted watchfire all night at thu
gate" Soon after Charlie was engag
{ ed in the battle of Fredericksburg
) When last seen he was far in from
with cap in hand, shouting, Come on
boys! Come on, boys!" Charlie wa
J already in the jaws of death, beyont
the reach or help of his comrades.
9 When the battle was over Charli
e was numbered with the missing, som
/ of whom returned months later, bu
: his youthful loving wife and friend
s waited and watched in vain for his re
/, turn.
5 Comrades of the civil war, remnant
g of that great, glorious and victoriou
e army of Boys in Blue, who conquere
treason and perpetuated to us the ma
t tion and country, bequeathed unto Il
n by our fathers. Together we mour
: those of our number who have falle
n since we listed our names and pledge
J our fellowship for the defense of ou
d flag and country.
r. Many, like Charlie, fell upon tn
: fald 0f hattie. others mined and die