Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-18

ISRAEL ; SMITH
We were sworn into service as emcr-
rercy mem. iat $3.50 bad ru official
connection with the record. ~ the
war departments Gen Lane looked
far into tbc future and saw that a
time would come when each 90 IA
would be proud 90 have an official
record OF service. and when b. might
prove o. bee helpful Co ms. We we're
sworn iu by Col David Hunter. bat
Lane himself mustered us ont IN
regular order. lie gave each Of MS
parchment discharge containing
the thank, 90 the secretary ~ war
approved by President Lincoln" Mr.
Syphrrd's discharge reads as fol
lows.
90 beg 90 extend 20 sou. arl through you
Co or. mer Lrt0r your CuWulte ttc as
sLrates 20 ms t.gh apprcg.4tl.r g ttt vcry
pruu4r. ar. patriotic M rr ir Va p ich your
e. urtly vss organized far tfe defense
% tt. e.r.f.. az. tf. y.rt .ff..srt errv-
ices rendered bN 90 curing ,ae umc 90 80
existence Scrst. .s.u.r cam r.r. s.l-
rttarl 20 war. and ,1Drt rsisl,d. APP
proved. A. Lincoln
Then follows The disoAars, % mus
ter out;
"By virtue 10 authority .r Zee vrsssd a.
captain 20 fU. F-.rt..r slaf-.. j au.es n.
iar,. ca hereby e.rat, ttat Thomas ~
fpr.rc. ID m Un.r .. .a.- company. e.rNta
Bis lurrtrt .r defense of %. rational cap.
EH. 90 ttuU 90 great I.r.. NI.a threat
,rel hy ha-c.s ~ t-1ltor.. said service
.4rcmerc.rg ou che 4,th dap G.. April ls.i.
ar. tt-.rE Ur o.. date hereof O. t.s.. ly
virtue 90 said authority. Dr hereby honor
4f.N -.-Clrrgr tlr sake It"u.- 81 sly
Iftr- from ttr service of tae t.TIt.t + .ltes
Given lrLfr uF hard at the Ease ha- m
cf 't. EA...ty. Mars. r. lt Washing rr
CIu, tli- Jl day 90 Ma. .ss- J d. Iare.
captain. = D. Stockton. stcar- leuter.
ant"
This document proved 60 be Of
practical value 90 me few years ago
when ! wanted to be rcinstatcd in the
civil Ter, ice under the old soldier rule"
SAYS Mr Sypherd. when ! showed
this discharge 90 Civil Service Commits
siouer Roosevelt he at once said:
That document thanking you for
your service. over the signature o. the
secretary az war. with the approval -
President Lincoln. 8. good enough for
me On account Of this discharge. !
was restored 60 The desired clerkship
in the civil service which had been
taken from me for political reasons"
Mr.. Smith say: "Ore Of the most
important decisions reached at one %
our first meetings was that we should
not have uniforms. Gen. Clay insisted
that We be uniformed. Gen. lane
made a speech in which he stated that
IL We were uniformed the enemy
would know our exact number, feet
which We did not want disclosed. This
statement settled the matter and We
were not uniformed. Consequently
every night we were taken out for
drill. and sepa rated into small squads
People Jaw us marching In an parts Of
the city. The enemy multiplied our
numbers, as We wanted them TO do.
Some time after the war was over
Marshal Kane. - Baltimore. said TO
Ward Lamon; II I had known that
YOU had 10 more than 500 men under
your command ! would have captured
Washington az that time. We under
stood in Baltimore that YOU had not
less than 5000 men. and that your
companies were gaining recruits sll
the time
$50 YOU see" continued Mr. smith.
mot only our numbers. but our ruse
coupled with n. saved the capital. This
city was surrounded by the enemy.
You know the Sixth Massachusetts
had TO fight Its way through the
streets of Baltimore. other regiments
had TO come by way OF Annapolis and
march across Maryland. Our little
bands met the Sixth Massachusetts
and escorted that regiment to the cap
itol rotunda, where a grand parade
was given by that organization. The
loyal people began 90 breathe more
freely. and our little bands felt some
what relieved Of the tension. Hut not
until about 10000 troops were here did
we disband, or give mp our duties"
These survivors Of the emergency
are proud q their service
which lasted from April 10 10 May 3, |
1861. and they have reason 10 be. for
their service was even more important
than that Of that little band Of Spar. !
tans which. in a mountain pass, with. !
stood whole armies"
SMITH n. FRI.
CarnegIe's Literary Gift