The National tribune., 1900-06-21

shovel and | shall not forget IL remedy
comrade told me of; that was to get some
pork brine and bathe my hands i'll it and
it would make them hard. think If
could have seen him when | used that
recipe | would have done something des-
perate.
On June I'd our brigade was assigned to
SigeTS Division and we advanced to
CharlcstoWn.
This was the commencement of the cam
paign under Pope. How cheerful the
boys seemed when they started on this
march from Maryland Hights. Before we
got to Winchester it rained, and the road
became strewn with knapsacks, 4 over
coats, blankets and every conceivable
trumpery that a raw soldier thinks he can
carry along on the march, and by the time
we reached KcrnStown the regiment had
become transformed and knew they had
struck soldering in earnest; but some went
so far as to blame the officers for allow
ing them TO march in the rain and mud,
and they could not see why we could not
wait for good weather. The same COM
plants | have heard spoken of by the sol
GierS in our war with Spain, and it, of
course, makes me smile.
Passing through Middletown we made
slow marches to Cedar Greek, where we
went into camp. Drills and sham battles
were engaged in every day and the boys
We're worked into such fighting shape that
they began TO think the iebs were afraid
to attack them.
July . we left Cedar Greek and marched
to Front Royal, through Manassas Gap to
Warenton, then 10 Little Washington.
where we eHCampcd.
All this while we had not seen the
enemy, only as prisoners going to the rear
| under guard, but from the mountains we
were being watched by their scouts and
| every move was known to our willy foes,
| who were even then massing in our front.
Aug. l we got orders TO pack up and
march 70 Hazel River, which we crossed
| and struck the road to Culpeper Court
| House. After slow marches we came
within few miles of the town on the Sth
and bivouacked fer the night. On the
morning of the 9th we passed through Cu!-
| perer in great spirits, and with over 700
| lDen Tt for duty. We had previously been
assigned 10 the First Brigade, Second Di-
vision, Army of Virginia, Gen. Prince as
| brigade commander.
Advancing toward Cedar Mountain, we
were greeted with the Sound of artillery,
! which opened the battle that was TO lay
| so many brave men low in death.
l shall simply quote from the report of
| Gen. Prince. who was taken prisoner Mt
the time when the regiment was notify
| engaging the enemy. He says:
| AS l was led away by my captors
could hear tho slow and steady firing of
the 10Jth Pa"
We were armed with the old Harper's
Ferry rlhed muskets, weighing about IA
pounds; they carried a bullet that would
stop anything they would hit, but would
get very hot and foul after firing a few
rounds. l know that was my experience
with them that day, for we kept exchang-
/ ing for guns that had been dropped by
! the dead 9r wounded. i remember COM
rade picking up gun that had not been
discharged and, after putting another
charge in it, he placed it to his shoulder,
saying, Here's one for Old Pennsyl-
vania." When it went off he turned a
| complete backward somersault and we
thought he was killed, but his arm and
shoulder were so badly bruised that he
was unit for duty for some days.
GUARDING THE FoRps.
After leaving half its number dead or
wounded on that field, the regiment fell
back to Culpepcr and from there was
| with the rest Of the army withdrawn be-
hind the Rappahannock and guarded the
fords of that river, repulsing all attempts
of the enemy to cross.
After the second Bull Run the regiment
acted as rear guard of the army and de.
stroyed great amount of ammunition,
wagon trains. and cars. 1t was while
standing in line CT battle at Chantilly that
we heard Of the death OF brave Kearny,
In falling back the regiment crossed
Bull Run Sept. /. On the march TO and
during the battle Of Antietam our Colonel
(Stalnrookl was in command Of the bri
gade, which was actively engaged. exccDt.
ing the l09th. they guarding the wagon
train during that fight
After the defeat of the Confederates
Sept II we were soon on the march, pass
ing through Frederick, Md, across South
Mountain and Antietam and on TO Lou,
doun flights. We in the meantime upou
the reorganization of the Army Of the Po
tomac, had been assigned to the Second