The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-11
NOISE OF BATTLE
YET IN HIS EARS
lie Remembers Strife OF
Fifty Years Ago.
CARRIED REGIMENTS ClL0RS
Through Many Fierce Battles
Anti Roar Of Belch'
ing Cannon.
CARRIED REGIMENTS ClL0Rs
A VERY THEILLISG NARRATIVE
lBr L z Tiehenor.l


= an oId-fsshioned mansion 10
cate or ore o. RockDort's quaint
ulG-1ashi1ned streets. lives mar
whOze lie story reads ike page
fro setion-
S=-zsarr Joseph Smith, survivor
a. re- battle o. Fre6ricks5urz. vet
era % the Civil War ard one o.
R0cEDort's Oldest ard most respect
- CITIZENS. u a nan whose history
IL f-zrzEt AID trterEoTen with
trzz=dF AID romance Mr. Smith,
j. also tie Oldest eaginser il ken
tuc.-. T. 1oc il the United states
DAILY 1e car Dc seen waking 70 lis
zo-E- For forty years he has
rrzVsrze6 The railroad between this
CT AID EesoIs. = mining tOEu =
ME ans : hale away. During this
I9-z period h has walked = dis
zz-ce e 5-.5s1 miles. Twice each
s.zF - comes ard coca, never tir-
Izz- never complaining and always
,hee-tuI ard in = good humor.
~ SI-TfE r Z sGrFTFor Of the
sz-ezs Battle % Fredericksburg
-TL-zz5 ne awful horror Of this
terrible consict h went. and lived
n tsll the s-ory Of his experience
V-s1s serving as ? soldier during
me Civil War he refused 20 allow
Abraham Lincoln. then President,
to pass through the lines when re-
quez-ed 70 DO 20 b. his aidedeczmp.
NJ Smith was only Z mere youth
and Re had been given Instructions
70 refuse every one Ambulance TO
re room where the soldiers we're
s;atioced. When the President
himself applied, he was turned
bark. Instead Of being angry, the
grszt Lincoln vas pleased with the
lads tenacity in obeying orders. as
subsequent developments proved.
- Smith resides in IN old CO.
loaiaI mansion on Main street in
This ci-y. He IL a familiar figure
on the streets OF this city. being one
=
spected citizens He Is ssventy-two
years old. but despite this, he gets
ar1U-I quite lively and is hale and
hearty. While in reminiscent
moor the other day he related his
wa--fime experiences 70 a reporter
Tor The Herald. The story told by
the aged veteran demonstrates the
old saying that truth is stranger
than fiction.
When the call for volunteers was
issued. young Smith was one OF the
first 20 respond. He was needed at
home. but the patriotic American
blood Towing through his veins
predominated and he answered the
call Of his country and took up
arms against the South. It was
during the time Of strife, turmoil
and blOodshed when brother met
brother in mortal combat that he
had the most remarkable expe-
Tifnce OF his career.
For ninety days he fought the
battles OF war with the 9Th Pennsyl-
yania Volunteers. He was a mem
Der Of Company 7. and II was while
he was member OF this company
that he refused 10 permit Abraham
Lincoln 10 pass through the lines
when he was requested 70 do by his
aidedecamp. Mr.. Smith had been
left. with several others. 20 guard
the entrance Of the room where the
soldiers were stationed 20 be in
spected. He was one OF the first
guards az the main entrance. Let
no one enter" were the Instructions,
grim and awful in their very sim
plicity. Yigilant and alert, the
young soldier boy stood at the door.
"A loaded musket in his hands and
a sword hanging by his side. Sud-
denly the silence that had grown
almost monotonous was broken By
the tread OF many feet.
Dim forms silhouetted against
the background appeared like gro
tesque specters. Halt, who goes
there" rang out clear and sharp,
like the ringing report OF a pistol.
A moments silence followed. The
situation was a tense one. Click,
click" went the hammer OF the boy
soldiers musket. sounding ominous
In its significance.
IAN aidedeeamp OF the Presi-
dent" called out among the shad-
ows. May we enter?"
Halt, advance no further" was
the reply given without hesitation.
With a muttered curse the Pres