The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29

,rA. nal and indeed 1t wouIdSbee Lased to name any particular hour eA day or night when 1t dld nos. ,.s 11~ss sssss one purpose of these ena trsoSy oasgscers from
 Ms.asss,,,es Was Prom camp without leave.
 rhey might be missed at roll eau.
 Another result was many m tgga Paleaau sth Aiaba
 ma mon @ the heads of the Old Domin-
 ion pragoons--a "cowardly set or s, gur terrnilk rangers, who Would seS hatan
 kee in every bush that was s''
 Dys ysssnsniarIy tns M slow we were in seeing that the "old Dominion Drasoon s Was doinG her duty faithfully. ana ,,s shas ss
 which vd,s Wo our foxy old General was sub-
 'efdng Many a march did we make doTn 1Ss
 the Peninsula without .elI % to this day low often ..the Yanks'' had really been seen prowling around, or how @ 01SeH
 we were simply being ns drilled ,s mat on ms these M @ marches Major Irby, was in the habit of riding along the lines cry ing out 'close up, men, close ap wara ,
 voice as stentoriathh as snemY n " away, and he got tha name or Oio CAose-
 Portions of the regiment however
 el0 oiieht m inS bnt la creditable skirmishes with the enemy, on the lower part or tnS ae Peninsula, near Hampton. In one or
 these captain Clsvsiand .td,,on or Go' had his horse killed under him. In another December 22. 1881, Private John case s 5. of Co I. was killed, the first oI tne Regiment to meet his fate at the hands of the enemy.
 During our long encampment at Yorktown not only did officers cease to call prIvates "Mr.". but under the the
 eons srn dsSPas PIaaeneS Sf many Sng ofssr things about the duties and responsibilities of soldiers and officers. And now on
 the - day of .---5- we moveS IovsS near Bethel This was to our Coloners g liking, for he always longed to be near the enemy. General Magruder however thought the position too exposed ,ssiIs nno about four miles below yorktown. where we built comfortable winter quarters. This Colonel Winston char. While here the Colonel was several times called on to enforce the policy he had rigidly adhered to, that while officers might drink in moderation, all forbidden to non-commissioned officers and privates. An old citizen named Thompson. came one cay. into camp n complained that private named Cady had given him in exchange for gallon of whiskey and $4750 gcod money.
 
 ished by the Colonel for the ofrense of whlskey selling and he was now told that Cady had served him right, and further, that If he ever came back to the camp again he would be hanged
 as high as Haman.
 ing seized from a neighbortng house where spirits were being sold to ms | soldiers, two barrels of whiskey which was to be used for hospital purposes, p.aced 1t for safe keeping in tent with guard in front, Two soldiers barrel, and drew out a bucket full. | John Barleycorn overeame them, they were detected, and for punishment, | each of them facing the other, the cul- prits were compelled in front of Head quarters to mark time, repeating the
 "A. I'm the man that stole Colonel
 B. You're a d-d liar-I stole 1t
 myself!' s sent with a squad of men to make a | thorough search of the neighborine | house of a Mrs. Forname, charged with | selling to the regiment. The old lady l Indignantly denied the charge, handed | up her keys and said search. Finally | apology for the unpleasant duty I wa: | executing under orders she consented | to accompany the writer and a file oi | men in their search. At last, the nn' l Successful quest being over and tho
 old lady having been been waTmTly TssnTt oSSH- Sn, 1 wrath. which had been pent UT as she followed us through tho ! house and .outhouses, broke loose, ana 1 never while life lasts can the scene that followed be forgotten.
 T do not blame you. sir she said