Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-28

from asI.1 kIo..
march OF one hundred HI.s
days to Danville, Va OH he
Of North Carolina The reason
could not learn at first or understand
but when the newspapers reached our
camps (25 cents each9 we learnen
that the war department at Washing
ton did not take kindly TO the ceesa
tion of hostilities in chat section be-
tween General Sherman and General
Joseph Il. Johnston, but matters were
soon arranged and the was was
thing of the past
Colonel David Milne, from the sixth
corps headquarters, with small
guard, pressed locomotive and
freight cars into service and proceed
ed to Greensboro, N. c. The mayor Of
that city made a surrender to them
and seemed TO be well pleased, as he
did not care to meet General Sherman
they had nightmare visions OF the
fate of Columbia, s. c.
! We countermarehed the distance
we had made in four days, in ten
days time, and made our headdfar-
ters at Burkeville Junction, recon-
structing, and feding thousands OF
destitute children, also some OF Lees
veterans who, had returned home on
their paroles. The Army of the Po-
tomac and Sherman's army, with the
exception of the sixth corps, proceed.
ed to Washington via. Richmond, and
they passed in review before PresI-
dent Andrew johnson.
Later the sixth corps passed over
the same route and marched through
Broad street, Richmond, Va, In d.
vision (or two companies) front.
making an imposing and soldierly ap-
pearance. Many of the Inhabitants
declare 1t was not any wonder they
were whipped. We then proceeded
to Arlington Heights, opposite Wash
ington, and went into camp; later, af-
ter an opportunity to tune up, brush
up, ETC., we passed in review before
the President, being we'll uniformed
with regulation frock coats, brass
shoulder guards and white gloves.
Our appearance was like that Of the
regular army; in fact many OF Wash-
ington's oldest citizens supposed wc
were regulars. In our regiment We
had real Turk He dressed in nat
i've costume and led a pack mule in
our rear. He attracted Considerable
attention. This was an Innovation
and not according to army regula-
tions, but permissible at this statge.
We being volunteers. The column for
review was formed on Maryland ave-
nue., the right resting on Pennsyl-
yania avenue, where 1t forms juno
ton near the capitol, and proceeded
down PENNSYLVANIA avenue passing
in review before the President IN
front of the White House, returning
to our camp at Arlington Heights via.
Aqueduct bridge.
1t was rumored at this time that
the sixth corps was to be retained in
service on account of Mexican com
plications and "MaximiIlian' entleay-
or to establish monarchy. Con
Sress having unanimously passed 4
resolution against the recognition Of
monarchy in Mexico or on this con
tinent
Our soldiers, feeling that they were
pretty near citizenship. held indik-
nation meetings. torchlight parades.
etc. On one occasion several thousand
surrounded General Wright's head.
quarters and made a demand 10 81
sent to their respective states and
mustered out of the United States
service, as they had enlisted for thres
years or the war and, having perform
ed their part, considered the contranf
virtually cancelled. Their demands
were very soon needed; they were
sent home and about all were muster
ed out by September /. 1865, to en-
JOY that freedom, liberty, peace ana
citizenship, so dearly bought by hon.
est and faithful service. AS obedi-
ent soldiers they gave up home.
friends and families and many gave
up their lives that their country
might exist as our forefathers In
tended and now say with all true
and loyal citizens:
God bless our country,
Our native land.
Long may Old Glory unsullied
[wave
over the land OF the free