Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-10-12
SOLDIERS AT HOME.
THEY TELL SOME INTERESTING
ANECDOTES OF THE WAR.
How the Boys OF Both Armies whiIed
Away Life I'm Camp-ForaginE Ex-
perienoes, Tiresome Marches
Thrilling Scenes on Battlefield.

the reserve in the famous charge on
Marye's Heights, at Fredericksburg,
the Burnside battle, in December 1862,
was order to move his men forward, he
said TO them: SOLDIERS of the bril-
gade, want every man of you to do
his duty. The rest of the corps is
watching this Irish brigade, We may
not succeed. If we fail let us have
dead Irishmen nearer the enemy's
works than any other soldiers"
The charge was made, the Irish bril-
gade losing nearly half Of its numbers
General Meagher saw what he asked
for-dead Irishnen nearer to the en-
emys stone wall line of battle than
any other members of the blue coat
army.
c. Sheldon, the well-known Wiscon-
sin railroad conductor, said: II stood
only little way from Grant the sec
ond day in the Wilderness. had been
wounded aud had got back to his POI
sition. Longstreet had made a fierce
attack and was driving our troops. An
officer dashed up and with great ex-
element said:
General Grant, Longstreet is turn
ing out right
Grant did not seem to be disturbed
In the least He looked out from I'M
der his SLOUGH hat and said to the off,
Ger: well, then, we shall have to
turn his left"
Colonel Burns of the One Hundred
and Fifty-ffth New York was shot
through the head in one of the charges
at Spottsylyania. He fell as though
stone dead, and those who took the
time TO look at him said there was no
use of carrying him back, but be was
finally taken to hospital, where his
wound was dressed and his ease pro
nounced by the surgeons a hopeless one.
lie was laid away to die. But the
gallant freshman was not ready TO go !;
he proposed to live. lie was taken to
Washington and a month or two later
from there to his home in Buffalo. lie
was a mere shadow of his former self
when he reached tina. city. A dispatch
had been sent trough mistake, stating
that Colonel Burns body would arrive
on certain train. The colonel had re-
mained on the car until the crowd had
dispersed so that he could walk with.
out being jostled. Those who had come
to the train to receive the body had
gone away In the belief that they had
made a mistake in the train when he
reached the platform. One large man,
an frishman, an old friend Of the col.
onel, still remained Seeing Burns
blue suit he walked UP and asked him
If the body of Colonel Burns had come
on that train.
Yes, sir"
where is it?'
Here, sir"
Don't tell him that you are Colonel
Burns: | know him."
but do tell you. Jim Hughes, that
| am Burns. commander of the One
Hundred and Fifty-fifth New York"
His weak voice, thin face and spare
body, so unlike the Burns the Buffalo.
nian had known, were not yet recog-
nized. He said: You are not Colonel
Burns Besides, Colonel Burns was
shot through the head and killed a
man can't be shot through the head
and live"
But | am Burns" Then he pointed
to the two red spots, one on each side
of his head, where the bullet had gone
through, and at last his old friend rec
ognized him, picked him up In his arms
as he would a child and carried him to
an easy conveyance that bore him to
his home
When the One Hundred and Sixty
fourth New York was encamped on the
outskirts of Alexandria, Va, il re-.
quired great deal Of care to keep
many of the men out Of mischief. A
strong guard was kept about the camp
night and day, but in spite of that
nearly every night some Of the men ran
the guard, got into town and were re-
turned under arrest. charged with va
rious offenses
One day when Captain Bernard
OReilly was officer Of tie day there
was a circus In Alexandria II was
TO play both afternoon and evening
Most Of the officers went I'm the after
noon. intending to stay through the
evening performance. The noncommis-
stoned officers and priyates wondered
why they, also, couldn't 90 In body
TO see the show. Delegations Of SER
geants, corporals and prigates began to
wait on Captain OReIlly and urge him.
as commander Of the camp, to let them
attend the circus IN the evening. After
be had put off two or three squads he
suddenly concluded 10 make an ar
rangement with the men whereby they
could 90. He had the sergeants report
to him and made them little speech
something after this fashion: Vow
men. know you want to 90 to the cir.
Gus: but you waited until tie colonel
and the other officers went away be-