The National tribune., 1903-10-15
THE LIST U. S. CHASSEURS.
"reminiscences Collected From the Diary o
Comrade,

| Comrade.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Will
seven comrades enlisted on July II, 1861
at Portland. Me-, in Co. G., LIST L. s
Chasseurs. for three years or during thu
war. A week later We were sent to New
York City and quartered in Palace Gar
den, the rendezvous of the regiment, which
was recruited from every State. Co. q
Capt. Kettle, New York, was the last t,
be mustered, being mustered Aug. 10. A.
fast as the respective companies were
| filed they We're transferred to camp a
Willet's Point, on Long Island, for drill
| Co. & went to camp on AEg. p, and there
we first received army ratiOns-one pOunt
| hard bread a day-with meat. etc, isSue(
in bulk. Reveile at ) o'clock early in th'
| morning and tattoo at O'Clock carly il
| the evening; with plenty of Gals to keel
one in exercise and excitement all the day
between.
Aug. 81 we broke camp, ferr.ei East
River. marched across Manhattan Island
ferried North River. and embarked OF
New Jersey Central ears, which trans
ported us to Philadelphia. where at tho
Cooper Shop free supper was gwen us
by patriotic citizen who maintained the
place for rcfreshmcnt of all Union troops
passing the City of Brotherly Love. Ev.
erything was nice, clean. tidy. and the
food was plenty and coed. Signs were
about: Eat your fill, but don't fill your
havcrsack."
Returning to the cars, we were wheeled
away to Washington. arriving at 10 p. III
We slept On the floors and brcakfasted on
slop coffee. and received each n hunk OF
fat pork that would turn the stomach OF
n healthy hungry alligator. After break
fast we marched TO Capitol Hill and went
into camp.
Sept. > we were reviewed by Gems
Scott. Mcclellan, Baker and Butler. AL
of our regimental officers and staff joined
us here: Col. John Cochran. Lteut.-Col
Alex. Shaley, Maj. f. III. Hamblin. Adj
%. Stearncs, Serg,t-Maj. b. J.. Miller, @
NJ. George w. Ford, Q. NJ. Serg't A
WEIGH. Com Sergt f. H. Hedden.
Sept. 4 the lonS-roll rolled for business
in all the camps. Rebels were advancing
on Washington. All the troops We're un
der arms quickly. rationed for three days
with GO rounds of fixed ammunition, and
all the troops were on the march for the
front. All night their tramp was heard
We occupied Arlington lights the next
morning where we remained n few days
clearing the trees away, till sent to recon
hotter and locate the enemy.
We took the road to Manassas with 1C
regiments of infantry. three squadrOns
cavalry, and Miller's battery of six u
FOUNDER hOwitZers. We advanced tC
Lewinsviilc, where the enemy opened OF
us with n battery masked in wood. The
| artillery was hurried up, and in five min
ntes Miller WAS Smelling that woods. The
rebels promptly limbered and left for ad
iacent Dixie. We went mile further
finding nothing to fight, and then returned
to our camp. Our loss was three killed
and II wounded.
Sept. u we begun to construct Fort
Ethan Allen to command the approaches
to the Chain Bridge. We worked three
hours day while keeping up our regular
drills.
We had to fight graybacks and serpents
The deadly copperheads were numerous
| escaped narrowly the fangs of one when
| was cutting grass. An officer was sleep.
ing and one crawled up his trousers leg
waking him. He called me to his aid. and
caught the yenomOus creatures tail that
protruded below the trousers. and by Il
quick jerk east it to distance and then
killed it. 1t was almost four feet long.
The guns for the fort arrived Sept. 1S-
10 of them. 42-pounders. cast at Pitts
burg-and the next day the first gun was
fired from Fort Ethan Allen.-A. S.
BEAN, West Bethel, Me-