The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09

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were many horses that made the en-
, tire march from start to finish. On
this expedition | rode my wel-seas-
; oned black mare over the entire
route TO Kentucky, when | rode into
camp at Stanford after covering
/ more than a thousand miles, this
J mare, "Nellie," after recognizing
our old camp pranced in sideways,
saying to me without words, "If
there is one thing ] like better than
another 1t is these little thousand
mile excursions. -
In his march around Cincinnati,
hlcrgan passed through Glendale,
one of suburban villages in which
many Cincinnatians have fine homes
and Morgan's men could plainly see
the lights or if it had been day
light could have seen the city
spires Of Corryvile and Mount Au-
burn.
On our march across Indiana and
Ohio one day was very much like
the other. The only stops we made
were to feed the horses. All the
other part of the time we were mar
ching day and night catching our
sleep on horseback as we went along
and one pecularity Of this march
across Indiana and Ohio was that
the people who lined the roadsides
by the thousands greeted us univer-
sally with one and the same song.
Every one CT us was doing our lev
ell best but none the less these citi-
zens tried to enthuse us to still
greater efforts by singing, orally
Round the Flag Boys" This song
sung to us every hour of the day
and the night, almost drove us to
distraction. Nevertheless the young
sters III our army got their fun
cut Of this.
For instance, at early dawn one
morning, while we were marching
as rapidly as possible, one of our
boys discovered little family by
the roadside consisting of the
mother and three daughters, who
had evidently just got out of bed
i to see the soldiers. With wonder-
ing eyes and wide-open mouths
they stood looking at us in sill
ence. One Of our boys said that
he was surprised that this family
was not singing orally Round
the Flag" Another one in spirit
of fun, said: "I'll start 'em up" "
Tbereupon he assumed charac-
ter of the general in command, and
approaching this little family group
told them that his soldiers were
greatly exhausted by the long
march, and asked this family to
encourage the soldiers by singing
orally Round the Flag" Where
upon the little group, anxious to
do their part, started up with
orally. Round the Flag, Boys. 4"
General Hobson, our commander.
after the raid was over, went home
for few days visit and he relates
that the clcck m his room was
ticking orally Round the Flag"
and the katydi is in his doorway
sang orally Round the Flag"
In southern Ohio many of the
troopers of my regiment passed
their own doorsteps. The second
lieutenant of my company picked
up two of his own children on the
rcadslle, they having run to meet
him from their home near by, and
strange to relate, they brought
him breakfast of fried chicken
and We're singing orally Round
the Flag"
In the hill country about Piketon
dnd jackson. o., the "home
guards" delayed Morgan's advance
by Telling trees across the road,
and occasionally we picked up some
Of Morgan's straglers. In literal
sense Of the word, these men who
were not stragglers, but were men
who were worn out and utterly
exhausted that further effort was
impossible. When found, these
men were asleep-not in a gentle
doze-but in deep sleep, and we
would have to roll them about
roughly to waken them. Often we
would stand them on their feet
and they would reply to questions
but IN dazed sort of way, and
evidently yet asleep.
On their march across the states
of Indiana and Ohio, Morgan's
men passed through very rich
and prosperous region as well as
many thriving towns. The cavalry
soldier on raid Of this kind in
the enemy's country does not draw
a very fine distinction as to prop
erty rights. The general rule is
that everything t.at is out OF doors
is mine, and everything that is in
doors belongs to my messmatcs.
Acting upon this convenient rule