The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-02

separated forr Ysafs.
Al d meeting ~ BosifH " ne filfNe
Vermont companies ~ ;ffGang sharp
shooters tNO veterans shook hands
vtO had not sseH facb olhef m foflr
geafs. 1lst IRE D6DfFe w Dimon0 ~
Hlli. n H., and David N Bullock "
neaGsbofo. W.
On Dee ~, isel. NJ DImopd uiio
uas thoo q resident N Grafton W.
md NJ Bullock. Who lived - Reads
Bofc, we're mustered NJ "a i,fntileDofo.
FOf three geafs they fought for ne
nHlCn. fVf d long Time they Nefe tenss
mates and N fbelt recent meeting thfy
eKchbbKed "reminiscences ~ lhe old
days M Dlm0n0 was taken prisoner
~ Gettysburg 6na Wne fpr three
months a prisoner NJ Belle Isle
N would pot have missed tila yieit
~ iieslon for anything" said Mr. ~
monG n oxpoclea 10 meet rev
efal ~ ny Oh comrades, but y
meet NY On bunhi6 and teDlmale,
Dage Bullock, was The most agree.
nble surprise " NY later years
n Bns At Petersburg ~ 1895 thai
NJ blmold lnet eAW Mr. Bullock, Just
before The bfeetne 40, The beginning
~ ne end ~ ibe war ~ n were ~,
ulmohd had SONS interesting expert
encea He d member 0f liefdnn'p sharp.
shooters during his three years sorry.
zee When mo regiment went out ihe
fifaf quarters wore a. Falmouth, Va,
aud llardRn'a Aharpahootefa, VINO wnre
10 advance ot Tho troops, wero lhe
fifat Yunheea thni many or tho south
ern6ra SAW
Fof several months, practically ull
summer. liafdana mon went up aud
down he itnppahannoet river ehRAe
iha Gen IaoAaon, While engaged In
tbip worn thoy saw their nfal ren unt
aagempnla The nrnl time The men
were under nru WAS While supporting
an indiana battery engaged IN an hr.
illlery duel Win IA confederate battery
across the river
Pieces 0f railroad iron foot long
eamn from The houihernefn' guns nnd
~ ilrHt they went hlah over The henda
Of the mon, Then they began 70 come
down lower unIi nnally they clipped
men here aud there aud disabled i've
~ The Northern guns ilaltery ".
Fourth u n artillery, came up and a
captain sighted the nrnt gun fred and
put tho brass piece of the Southern
ora cut Of oommlaHlon. Several OF
MI nmondu comrades were kllled
Ia this engagement,
u was from the Minnesota 'iniuna, "
AZ they we're called that he ana his
comrades learned some tricks IN got.
tina under cover ia the tall grass
when cut hharpAhnoilng The Mnne.
sofia mem never would Aei hohind a
tree when there waa any grass or
grain growing
n WAS a. uetiyabnre that Mr. ~
mend waH captured lila regiment
had gone into the wnoda Ca hold hacl,
eharae Fer three quarters Of an
hour they Aept back The Southemeta.
hut lieutenant aud twelve men Of
nefdanu regiment were captured.
amona them Mr, nlmend ilo had
some tough experiences IN captivity,
lnr three months he was Imprisoned.
ana with two af hln comrades they
shared half blanket
AZ niaht they took tupna in sleep.
Ina ln the middle, the choicest place.
When they went 90 Annapolis The elt.
lsenu nald they were the wofnl looking
ngisonega ever brought there. When
they reached that city all Mf nlmand
had Was a palf az gagned edged pants.
wefn on tfem lhe knees. aud an army
blouse vita the sleeves wern to tat
tera,
on the way to nelle lslc he sot Tor
ten days fatlnna three plnts ~ -four
and three portions ~ Neei The neuf
had 10 pe MIXED With the water aud
drank al Aaate. for there Was no
chance to bake anything that resem
hlea hreaa ile maNaged "a swan a
Pen which a Confederate lhonsht was
solA her three hlecuits, which he a.
Nlaed with a eemAde her three
months AtetwaN he suffered the
panfa ~ hNngor continually Boston
ulobe.