The National tribune., 1904-08-11

South Mountain and Antietam, and then
gone down the Mississippi to help Grant
take Vicksburg. Next it was fighting
Longstreet in East Tennessee, and then
returned to the Army of the Potomac for
the bloody year of fighting from the Rapi-
dan TO the Appamattox
That's Gen. Parke, you see there, rid
ing behind the Ninth Corps banner. with
the crossed cannon and anchor" said the
0ne-armed veteran. Hes an engineer of-
hcer. steady, reliable as the day is long.
No frills, no newspaper fim-fam about
Fighting John" but he's there every
time. and to stay That officer command
ing the First Division is Gen. o. B. Will
cox. another fine soldier, who went out as
Colonel of the 1st Mich. and was wound
ed and taken prisoner at the FIRST Bull
Kun: The Second Division is commanded
by Gen ;. >. Griffin, and the Third by
Cen John G. Curtin, both good soldiers,
VINO won their stars in the field.
NOW, now you're going to see soldiers.
and no mistake continued the veteran.
win excitement, as flag bearing the glo-
rious Clover Leaf came around the corner.
Here comes the immortal old Second
Corps. the greatest soldiers that ever lived.
See that Major-General riding at the
mead! That's Gen. Humphreys There's
magnetic as Gen. Hancock, more scholarly,
quiet and reserved. but a soldier and a
gentleman 10 the last drop of his blood.
ne second Corps thinks him and Han
cock the two greatest soldiers in the army.
ana fhe very best men. That man COM
manding the First Division is Gen. John
Ramsey, who went out in a New Jersey
regiment, and got his stars for gaIlantry.
dhat commander of the Second Division is
reh. FRANCIS L. Barlow, New York
man. VINO went out as private in the 10Th
=. l.. and was shot all to pieces When
ne lost his leg at Gettysburg where he
was left for dead. he wrote to the girl he
was engaged to- releasing her, because he
could not expect her to marry A crippIe.
one wrote back that as long as there was
enough of him left to hold his soul sbe
fine?" a'
What else was there for a decent girl
20 say! asked Maria. "She couldn't have
had a speaking acquaintance with herself
aIterward II she'd done any different to A
man who had been wounded in the defense
OF his country"
And there's solid old Gershom Mott.
commanding the Third Division" contin-
ued the veteran. "Gershom isn't a great
solder. but the Second Corps loves him
all the same. Hooray-three cheers and
tiger for the Second Corps
NOW we have the Fifth Corps" con-
tinued their friend, but with less enthu-
siasm: The Fifth Corps's a great CORPS.
too. VI course, l wouldn't belong to any
other than the Second Corps. but if / had
70 peiong 10 any other | don't know
whether would choose the Fifth or the
Sixth. The Sixth won't be here TO-DAY.
They've left it down in Virginia in case
OF accidents. Too bad that Warren isn't
riding at the head of the Fifth Corps. He
is great soldier. of the Gen Humphreys
KIND, but he and Gen. Sheridan couldn't
get along together and Sheridan treated
Il G.
erybody in the Fifth Corps. If you want
Tight, Just say something against War
rem to Fifth Corps man. He'll jump
you, IL he isn't bigger'n days rations at
the end OF long march. But that's a
very good man in command of the Corps
Charley Griffin. We knew him when he
was only Captain commanding a battery,
and mighty good battery it was, too.
Ihat man riding at the head of the First
DIVISION is Gen. Joshua Chamberlain, of
Maine, preacher, college professor, and
so on, but first-class fighting man, and
don't you forget il. That man commanding
the Second Division is Gen r. B. Ayres.
he was with us. too, when he was only a
battery Captain, and we were always
mighty glad to have his battery around
It was good company in a fight. The
commander Of the Third Division is Gen.
> ;. Crawford, who got in some fine work
at Gettysburg. He was an Assistant Sur
geon in Fort Sumter when the rebels fired
on it. Well, this seems to be the end. I
declare I've sat still here so long that I
feel as il | was stuck into this pine
board"
well, of all things" said 81, "if II
amt 4 o'clock. We've been here seven
long hours. | never knew time to pass SO
quickly. l don't believe soul stirred out
of the crowd anywhere. They shouldn't
Great Day, hasn't it been too wonderful"
To be continued)