Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-08

reached me IL was April, and we were in
camp at place known as Catletts Station,
not far from Washington. The next morn.
ing I bade the old 18th good.by, and started
in high spirits for the Capital to take up my
commission. At,Manassas, on the way, we
we're cut of by rebel cavalry for thrty.six
hours with, remember, nothing to eat but
molasses, sweet-cakes and sardines a ration
which effectually destroyed my liking for
sweets
Reaching Alexandra, finally, in the night,
was promptly clapped into the guard house
for being without the countersign, and Lam
guished there for quite half an hour before
remembering that as an officer, was en-
titled 70 receive H. AS soon as this fact
dawned on me. / made haste 10 communi-
cate with the officer Of the guard who, on
sight of my commission, at once gave me
the word, and of ! went to the hotel
In the morning proceeded to Washing
ton, where I allowed not a spear Of grass to
start under my feet until had ordered my
complete lieuteuants uniform, including
shouderstraps that made up i'm size what
lacked in rank Thus accoutred felt that
owned Washington. AT one time would
issue from my hotel In the full spIendor of
sword sash, belt, and gauutlets at another
would sally forth In fatigue jacket and white
gloves. In either array knew myself for a
paragon of martial beauty, and few store
windows did pass without stopping TO feast
on my reflection in the glass, under preteNt-
of examining the goods displayed for sale
General Wadsworth was prov0st-lIarshall
General and accordingly TO him I applied
for the location of my regiment ] found
10 was Colonel Harrison's regiment of BEN
toms Brigade, Couchs Division, Summers
Corps, McClellan's Army of the Peninsula
Provided with this direction and pass on
government steamer / embarked at Alex
audria, and so down the Potomac
About two O'Clock of a hot afternoon we
arrived at City Landing. where on all sides.
little was TO be seen but huge piles Of
quartermasters stores, hundreds Of army
wagons, and in the background corduroy
roads diverging into the woods
The army was at that time eucamped be.
fore Yorktown. Putting my valise into
wagon that belonged to Benton's Brigade,
and strapping on sword, haversack, and can.
teen, set out on foot. in company with a
number OF other officers, for the front.
When we had covered three or four miles.
guide-boards began TO appear, and soon, as
my companions separated for their different
divisions and brigades, I was proceeding all
alone. Coming presently upon a sentry, I
asked the way to Beuton's Brigade and ar
riving IN due time at the place indicated,
inquired of another sentry for the One hun.
dred and uinety.ninth New York
no such regiment iu the brigade was
.he reply
what regiments are there IN it2'
THE 9TH Minnesota 10th Massachusetts.
zoth Ohio and sd New York Militia.
You are sure this is Beuton's Brigade''
persisted
"Nes and Couchs Division, but there is
no lqath New York iu this corps, I know "
Here was 6ue state of affairs lu the
midst of au ARMY o. strangers. and not able
90 even hear of my regiment I could ask
at brigade headquarters. the man suggested
did So. but the assistant adjuautgeneral
knew of no such regiment General Wads.
worth must have been mistaken ne added
"for I have "a list of au the regiments in
McClellaus army and there is no such
New York number" lie said. further that
he was sorry for me but was sorry for my.
SELF for that matter The question was
what to do2
As ! turned away, I CHANGED TO overhear
Militia and Immediately the officer called
me back to wait while he looked at some
new instructions. Then it came out that
orders had that day been received from
Washington giving the title of Tooth Ne
York Volunteers 90 the old sd Militia
This cleared the matter up, my camp was
pointed out and I started OFF again, with a
suggestion from the adiutaut that. as all
have the number of their organization
changed, ! take the figures off my cap,
especially as the Tq9th were a rather ugly
lot from the Bowery and might otherwise
make me trouble. ] at once acted on the
advice. But remembering that Lieut.
Musgrove Davis. Iggth New York Voiun-
teers. was painted in large letters on the
end of my vaiise. I wondered how they
would take that
Up TO this time had had no doubts as TO
the importance of my rank believing that
to see my straps would be TO respect me. I
was soon TO realize however, that possibly
such was not the case.
I arrived at my regiment aud, passing
the guard house, made directly for the com
maudiug officers tent which is always
known by It's position. on the way thither
happened upon a feature of my new
environment which was, to say the least. "a
little surprising II consisted in ring of
officers and men shouting and acting in a
way 90 convince me that a mill" was
going on BOO the middle. Men and officers
mingling 20 cheer fight and that within
the regimental lines. "What sort of a
place, % wondered J. have got intos'
Il was now about four clock. and still
very warm. The flaps of the colonel tent
were up, and as drew near could see in
side the figure of a man lying on a camp
bed in bis shirt sleeves. with a newspaper
before him scratched the canvas by way
of knocking, and a gruH voice said.
What d'ye WANT"
stepped inside, took of my cap, and
stood for some seconds staring at the i'm.
movable newspaper before veuturing 10
ask. rs this Colonel Harrison ?"
Down came the paper, and up rose the
man TO a sitting posture, revealing red
bloated, brutal face, with blood.shot eyes
and a decided ill-pleased expression. With
an oath he replied.
40, He's in Jail"
This seemed a most unlikely statement
but was afterward found 10 be perfectly