The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22
BORN on historic GROUND.
Two Old Comrades Compare Notes
on Wars

Two Old Comrades Compare Notes
on Wars.
The race OF men OF a past genera
ton are passing away. They are in
their dOtaEe, perhaps Nevertheless
their "reminiscences are Of the great
est value.
c. Cooper OF Harper county, Kan.
was IN GOodland Saturday. Casually,
Parson Stewart met him. Both had
been at the great national encamp-
ment at Denver. Both were veterans
Of the civil war.
They compared notes Cooper and
wife stopped on here to visit Samuel
EdgertOn, now 81 years Of age,
veteran Of the civil war. an uncle Of
Mr.. COoper-s wife Cooper remarked.
Il haven't seen sam but once since he
came home from the war The old
man is very feeble, and. having sold
out to remove 10 Nebraska, where his
children live. we concluded TO stop
here and visit him
Naturally, each asked the usual
questions. What regiment and what
army did you serve in2''
Cooper was in the Seventh Iowa
cavalry, and served in the western
army The ParsOn was in the Ninety
third New York infantry and served
in the army OF the Potomac through
out the war. Cooper asked: Were
you in the battle Of Gettysburg
Sc Yes, sir; fronting Little Round Top"
Il was born on that battlefield in 1888
and am now y years Of age. Ny faith
er owned the farm on which was sit
Uated che famous -Spangler Spring
where both federal and confederate
wounded slaked their thirst. When
two years Of age father sold his farm
70 Funk, and he sold to Spangler, and
we removed from Adams county to
Blair county, across the Allegheny
range"
Well said the Parson, I was
born on the battlefield Of Plattsburg.
war Of 1S12-14, and my grandfather
on my fathers side died in cOnse-
qUcnce or exposure in that campo e J.
and my great grandfather del Of
wounds and disco Sc in the revoIutoa-
airy war And by the way, one Of my
boys was born at TicOnderoga, the
place where Abercombie suffered de-
feat in the French and indian war,
and the scene Of Ethan Aliens coup
de main You know a fellow can't
help tt-that is, where he will be
born"
Cooper Anyway, there is a whole
lot in environment and it does beat
h. how blood viii tell. Why, was
at the national eucampment at BOs-
ton last year. Away over there was
Bunker Hill. 1 was out to Charles
town to witness the launching Of the
Cumberland, you know. that was
built to replace one Of the vessels
sunk by the Merrimack at Newport
News
YES" said the ParsOn. Il went in
swimming around the masts Of that
vessel but a short time afterwards
About 800 brave tars went down
there
We'll. / was at Boston. went out
to see the launching Of the Cumber-
land. Some pickpOckets separated
an old lady from her company in the
crush, and were trying to pick her
pockets. 1 butted in and skinned one
fellows pate from his eyebrows up to
his hair The police took them in.
Had to fan the old lady to bring her
10. and then report to police head
quarters. the old lady and I, TO give
testimony Ny. but didn't 1 have a
swelled up hand; stove in my knuck-
les. you see The policeman said;
'YOH do, old boy; that is the one that
copied the pickpOcketS-'
What part OF the line was you on
=
In front Of Little Round Top"
Il was there the year the encamp-
ment was at Washington. three years
ago. Went to see the old place. Had
my picture taken standing by General
Warren's monument Then I went
| over TO FunkstOwn. where we moved
to from Gettysburg. across the Ale
ghenys- Saw the old still house that
father owned
Yes" said the ParsOn. land I was
/ in smart cavalry engagement al
FUnkstOwn on the way back from the
/ battle Of Gettysburg"
| Whatever our readers may think
/ Of this. that may seem guscOnade
i this was the substance Of a converse
ton on the streets Of GOOdland only
/ last Saturday. and the details given
i were facts Mr. Cooper told Of visit
i ing Arlington and Mount Vernon and
/ eating apples from the trees set Out
/ by Washington. And while in New
Il York city he was shown, on Wal
/ street. the stone, bearing the inscrip-
ton where Washington took the oath
| Of Office.