The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-11
FRANKS OF SOLDIERS
INCIDENTS THAT LENT VARIETY TO
THE LIFE CT TIE FIGHTERS.

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'Discipline didn't count" said the ser
geant, in the matter Of FRANKS. There
/ We're not better soldiers in the army than
the boys Of the Eishty-ffth Illinois, and
none yielded more readily to discipline or
ripcucd more rapidly in the rough school
If experience. But The men of the Eighty
fifth were. after Stone River, Chckamau-
! "a, Kcnesaw, Peach Tree Creek. Atlanta
and the march to the sea, as much given
TO pranks as they were in their first
march in Kentucky in the summer Of
I 1861 We arrived at Richmond on the
/ long march from the Carolinas early in
( May, 1SG5. Our brigade was made up Of
seasoned soldiers, if there were any in the
army. but they came north in the belief
/ that General Hallcck or Secretary Stan
/ ton had put a slight On General Sherman,
/ and they were looking for trouble.
The march from North Carolina after
I the surrender Of Johnston had been
sort Of picnic for the boys hut discipline
/ was as strict as it WAS in front Of Allan
/ Ia, and it was needed when we came to
/ Richmond Halleck, then in command
/ Of the department Of the james, directed
4 that Sherman's army pass in review be-
/ fore him MS it marched through Rich
moud. Sherman forbade the review, and
/ ITalcck refused to permit any of Sher-
MINIS men u enter the city. EN-Con-
/ fcdcraics and citizens came and went at
/ Will, but when Shcmuan's men attempted
to visit the city They were met ut the pom
/ toon bridge by provost guard and turn
/ ed back.
'Sheman's men resented all this and
/ they were furious over the inumation
/ that they We're Kept ont of the city IN the
/ interests of good order and because they
/ could not hr trusted Iao boys talked
/ only among themselves and organized to
carry out a Plan to see the city One
] day n large crowd Of unarmed soldiers
I Assem- Hed ut tine south end OF the bridge.
4 ami tt q gwen sl-n3i rushed upon tue
/ guards, pushing many OF tAem INTO Inc
, river and overwhelming l1a others by
. sheer weight ~ nHWAais. lu short SAer-
man : men. ae.nE without orders ANA
/ Ui'atut o.leets serted Oh. bridge ana
ap,d{ ~ Wal" the h"t* went over ana
/ IauA0s about the fallen Confederate capl-
. tai far dS know, iluieeN mace no
cahI Ht "i lH's irregular proceeding,
aAd @uan aiA MT u',iee II.
~ e. tho grand review 1T Washington
tue Al|-A.ta IIlAals' with lAe olher
i..H MS NJ jae .- s-e' went INTO camp
l.s-s iae S'lal0fe la.ae' aAI the men
NeIe .tMiit.3 l' roam WI VIII over lhe
. ctt. Du' moi-a2 >'Mc of the boys dis
cove" soldier ni a.l 0i."iu'f VAIN
ih- up a-a oa#A I'M llohl 9i au oiicei
tent ''lfEIA2 q log on ms shoulder. Ohe
~ l-i' Boy was sent over lo lhN'S. iS"ie'
aga N-eA US t'l".l' l."l lHe SOONER aI
tAo t''t was eaEi|'ns ihe log aS PUNISH
iltAt I'r very TRIVIAL 'He.lNe inc mon
ltc.i'i 20 lhl'H'Ic' IAeE Went ~ loIct'
uHl without "ta's' over I'D lae lori look
cHars'' ol>I'I.s'H IN. lo- carrier |" MS
q"di ''Is ""l Ja'i"''| lH'"'"l1u 'He ol''ci
III command mat lhe punishment was
contrary To lac regulations ana !,Her-
man iLeh uluH want nm 70 iet IL oc-
cur "Iaih'
Al tie CloSe oil ','e lh'erVle" lheE i'lcN,
ca up 'he Io- anu pIouNHl II Ut tHe ucau
OF IN "lue.'! co'u,uh lHIo ouI caiup' ~
tHe ''EI!lnIuS 81 inc WIZ suCh PIoceeu-
IhS W"uld nave lhIo"h army Aeduquar-
itFs mo q pune hul lneh lhe war WIS
over ana SHERMAN men We're III great
l1NuI' anu tHc eaSe was not even report
cd,
IeHieuiner Il c"Se' salu 'he MAYOR
~ NnItH s""t!eis VINO canle 70 IIolc re-
ll"'lI'u 70 NV'h' 'he hi-4t our pflSaue
CaHPeu at l uH3hoiia' ana IRE caieu
'He men ~ 'HG crossing Vi lne pIIHc'p,'l
streets, me poES were at hrst greatly
amused at 'he tH"rts mace 10y nome tai-
eul |" put OUT lhe IRE ana were Tree WIN
lne most aoSuru SugSestlohs' but Wheh
'nt i'al'er uGe"i!e serious ana the le"
'"'".'"S WHY pe"IlutIeu ana heipltSS me
Se,''"rS rem INTO RANKS organized quickly
4" ~ .'u IRE piISaueS anu uhder the ulrec-
,''h "' men VINO nau louEht DIG ires at
he'""' "orhe4 nan the night TO save the
I'"PcIlA Vi 'heif enemies. 1n'E checkca
an" "t'eI tthie Alas'eIeu tle Hre' put
ito'l "ISl 10 liSt lheS pore themselves
Hhe SoialeFS on lrolc except that they
h'au .,,, business OF putting out the hre'
in"t same orleode altef the terrihc
pa''i' Oh jan :, loC"' at stone rlver' re-
I !, from the iast charge against
I'FecNhFlaEe corps 70 th'ir bivouac OF
the morning 10 ma Negley men carry
ihs on lne rams out OF Whlch they mad
nuiit rude shelters the night before.
aIiAoF men hullledly stacked arms ana
D! common. Impulse surrounded at luH
IuI' 'HP Fail experts OF the other dlVisloH.
L"'h DIVISIONS nad participated IN the
GharS' ana had marched back in the
uuSN OF evening Win the battle spirit on
mem iailner men came on the scene
1T 'he SWINGING eNuitaht step OF victory,
marching Ake REGIMENTS on review, But
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