The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

tomac was then the greatest and best
fighting machine the world ever saw. 1t
could be moved and handled with a GER
tainty and quickness never before at
forced out of his works at Spotsylvania
the whole Army Of the Potomac was in
full chase. 1t was simply magnificent, the
way that great army was picked up and
flung right after Lee"
You're mighty right, SIR" said young
man, with a full, black beard. determined
face, red cheeks, and bushy eyebrows. He
half-chevron on his cuff. On his regula
ton hat were the Greek cross of the Fifth
Corps, and "83d p. "" Il wass with the
Army of the Potomac for its whole YOUR
year, and neffer saw it hantled az it wass
vrom the time We crossed the Rapidan."
He spoke with the heavy gutturals and
transported labials Of the .Pennsylvaniaa
square face showed that he belonged to
that sturdy, slow-moving, but ever-reliable
race. when We proke camp at Culpeper,
May 3, and pegun to move across Ger
mama Ford We all saw there wass a new
hand at the bellows. Effery thing went
yoost like clockwork. That was Tuesday
night. Thursday morning saw the whole
Ny. but it was vine. We were right on
Lees right vlank before he knowed it."
ut certainly was, Sergeant" answered
the Adjutant. Nothing finer ever done in
war. When it comes to handling an army,
old Ulysses has no competitor for the blue
ribbon. And the bigger an army is the
| easier he handles it. l see you belong to
the Fifth Corps, Sergeant"
"Yes, sir" answered the Sergeant, his
stolid face not being able to conceal his
pride. 1.-THE very best corps in the army;
Gen. G. X. Warren's Corps"
That's all right, Sergeant" said the
Adjutant, extending his hand cordially.
"Ws'll not dispute that. | wouldn't give
row Of pins for q soldier who didn't
regiment the very best that ever marched
onto the battlefield. We belong to the
2OOth Ind, Of the Fourteenth Corps, that
| We think some pumpkins in the way of a
rebsF-thrashing outfit. I'm Adjutant Of
the regiment, and this 10 Serg't Klegg, and
this Sergt Elliott. Of Go. Q Of the rsgi-
u msns~ Nh. es si: you haven't mentioned
I'm Sergt Hugo Eisenbeiss, Of the
SD Penna.," replied the Sergeant. "You've
heard Of the SD Pa. hain't your Done
more fighting and had more men killed
| than any other regiment from the State.
and never lost Q man but we sent at least
ono rebel to kssp him company"
TheES was nothing Of pride or vsngeful-
y
practical way in which he would have
talked Of operations on his farm at home
where every man had done q full days
| work, and honestly performed his contract.
1T seemed that somehow we got into
| the stumpiest part Of the field, almost ev-
| erywhere, but We kept our end up" he
continued. I'VE had q mighty good lot of
boys-mostly Scotch-Irish and Pennsylva-
MIA Dutch-vrom the northwestern part
| Of the State-up apout Erie on the Lake
They were oil sons Of farmers, who'd pin
triHsJ when they had any thing to do.
When they tackled q chob or a day's
| work they went at 1t man-fashion, and
neffer let up until they vinished it respect
ably. We showed that the Wrist wight We
got into, at Gaines's Mill, right ofer there
| q vsw miles. They sent out our brigade
and q mighty good brigade 1t wass-to
| stop Stonewall Chackson's whole army.
Our retchiment, being q new one, got, Of
good bosition, though, pehind deep boiler
through which yun a pranch. The boiler
was growed mp thick with dogwood and
cat-briars. In won't wass q vine, broad
| whsatfeld, nsbbs Is or 80 acres. The
reppels come at u In column Of prigades,
with q line Of pattls in won't. Kracious
koodness, how ve did drop them ofer that
wheat6eld. E4sry one Of our boys knew
how to handle Z gun. Many Of them wass
bear-huuters. l ne6eF saw sheafs laying 80
thick 40 them dead and wounded reppele.
| sword, and took our coiors, and talked OK
cited IKE to u apout holding the place till
the last man, using our payonets when
our cartridges give out. We told him W
hadn't ~ other idee-that vass What We
had pin sent there for The reppel bat