The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-17
ordered my instant release."-cnicage
Inter Ocean.
"J.cky Wa. Loyalist.

dog of the civil war. Jack displayed
mastiff characteristics, but that he
was not pure bred was evident by
length Of body. hound-like fning way
at the lines and deer-like symmetry
and slimness Of legs.
Ordinarily he belonged to q Confed-
crate jailer at Front Royal, Va, when
companies T and Of the First Mary,
land regiment were there on provost
guard duty.
When Jackson made an advance
upon the place these companies fell
back to join their regiment in re-
polling him, and, after severe action,
were surrounded, taken prisoners anc
brought back to Front Royal.
1t was while the two companj IS
were on provost guard duty that Jack
first displayed dog sympathy for the
North. He made friendly overtures
to the First Maryland officers and
when the companies fell back TO take
part in the fight against Jackson Jack
insisted on accompanying them. His
master protested, sterniy ordered him
to his quarters, coaxed, entreated, Of
fered brides of food; but all In vain
Jack Of a sudden seemed to have
no further use for his old jail-keeping
master, and did not hesitate to lay
naked his quarry Of powerful teeth
whenever an attempt was made to
place a restraining hand upon him.
He went into the fight with the
Marylanders. tried to dig out burrow-
Ing shells, chased after bounding
round shot, barked In defiance at
screaming shrapnel. licked the faces
Of the wounded and whined mourn
fully over the dead.
Jacks behavior In that swift action
brazed closer and firmer the bond Of
affection which had been gradually
forming between the officers and the
dog. Jack returned to Front Royal a
prisoner with the captured Unionists,
and in spite of all attempts to wean
him back to his old associations, he
remained loyal to the Stars and
Stripes. His affection for the Mary
land officers was unalterable, and he
accompanied them through all the
vicissitudes and changes of prison 70
Richmond
Jacks sagacity and devotion were
amazingly human. On the road when
the parched men were fainting of
thirst, he would seek water ell along
the way, and bark loudly when he dis
covered it. First Maryland history
has 1t that when the men were SUBJ
sisting on only five crackers to each
man for five days this remarkable dog
would catch chickens and bring them
to the officers and sit content to take
what the famished men cared to share
with him.
On one occasion, when a wornout.
footsore, sick soldier dropped in the
road, Jack remained with him several
hours until a wagon took him up to
follow the sorrowful column on the
way to prison
One of the most remarkable features
in his character was the intense hat
red he developed for the Confederate
uniform. He would refuse to eat food
from any one in gray, and several
times narrowly escaped being shot for
his ungraciousness to those CARRIED In
that color.
When the men got to Richmond
prison, one Of the first things Jack
did was to soundly whip a dog be-
longing to Confederate officer, and
never once while he was there would
he permit any Of the prison officials
or guards TO scrape an acquaintance
with him.
While Jack was always friendly to
the men of the First Maryland, he
would not associate with them. In
that respect he was an aristocrat. He
stuck to the officers but If any Of the
men were in distress, he was among
the first to reach them.
Jack survived the hardships of
prison life and was taken to Baltimore
by the First Maryland, where, 1t is to
be hoped, a suitable memorial may be
found to save from forgetfulness his
many good deeds and noble character.
American Tribune
Old Soldiers Passing Rapidly Away.
Soldiers of the disappearing army
as the veterans Of the civil war have
been termed, are dying at the rate Of
100 every day from sunrise TO sunrise.
This pathetic showing Is made by the
quarterly statement Of the Pension
Bureau by Commissioner Ware. This
report shows also that during the
quarter ending Sept. 80, 1904, the Pen
sion Bureau had on hand 2S5,523 un-
settled claims of all classes. Since
July /, 1904, total Of $3.50 new ap-
plications were received. 1t Is esti-
mated that an average Of TOO new
claims are filed every working day.
The mortality among soldier pen
sioners Of all wars and classes last
year was 31,7s2 deaths, Of which 3d.
Oh were volunteer soldiers in the civfl
war.
Commissioner Ware estimates that
there are from 10000 to 10000 SOL
diers Of the civil war who are not on
the pension rolls. These he has des-
ignated as 1.-The unknown army" It
is said fully $4,000 civil war veterans
pensioners and non-pensioners) died
last year.