Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-02-25

big room upstairs and what time we did havai
Mr.. TibAits and his wife came home and found
the lot Of III all AL ep. some the floor asOme on
the bed but all 81 tlpsy and sick from the wine
Was there anything doing then7 should say veal
This whole lark was laid at my door. WAT locked
in room 10 be kept until Monday. when was %
be sent hack home 70 my parents. did not DARE
go home, father would certainly have tried. -
least. 20 whip some OF the out Of ms, for
had about used up bis patience. So after to
house had got quiet at night, dropped out the
window and liked Tor Lansing. They we're then
recruiting for the Sixth Michigan cavalry.
| told the recruiting ofaeer had no mother O
father. that sold papers and did odd Jobs for .
living. and swore was eighteen years old. Bur@s
be knew better, but they enlisted me regularly aa
bugler, and assigned me 10 Company q. Sixth
Michigan cavalry. I was twelve years, three
months and twenfy-three days old and was ii my
third enlistment. bur this WAS the frat time was
mustered in. Ali Madden enlisted RMh ma.
| was sent to Grand Rapida where the regiment
was camDed while being recruited % It's full
strength. We were mustered into the service
there The life that we led the officers Of Company
@ WAS anything but pleasant.
In Washington we camped for time on MeKts
den hill from which place We made our first alike.
And we tasted war, when We went TO FALMOUTH
and skirmishad with Moseby's guerriIIas. We bad
the opportunity Of trading c0f@s Tor tobacco with
the Confederate picketa. A white handkerchief
ON the end of : saber was the signal 20 stop
shooting while the trade was beiDg made between
the "Hehs" on the Fredericksburg eide o. the hAp
pahann0ck river and NJ .Yankse On tbs Falmouth
side. must say never knew Of any advantage
being taken to shoot fellow while the TRADE wae
being made. In the early spring o. 1seg. 10 Fegl-
ment WINS kept more busy than this Sixth Michigan
looking out for Moseby and his men. We always
had them. but never got them 70 any great a.
tent. Moseby vas wonder.
From then 70 the time waa taken prisoner
we were In eighteen battles ana minor engage
ments between June 30 70 October II. 1888. TINS
Little Bngler never lost day but did oss lots Of
meals In that time.
On October ii. 1853, ct Brandy staten. my horse
was shot from under me. and was taken pFis.
oner. Our regiment was charging through Eegi.
msnt of enemy cavalry that had got in between
the main column and the rear guard. when my
horse was struck By piece Of she'll between the
knee ard hoof. throwing me hsela over appetite
some fest over hls head. was cut ana bruised
by the feet 81 the charging troopers Who we're 30.
hind When finally got up II was % leck into
the barrel OF what appeared 10 ms 10 be- . eamn0m.
but in fact was only 40 Colt and fellow ia !
gray suit waa telling me % strip He soek ~
shoes and pants. and darn him. he could NOT weas
either Of them he was 80 much larger than I
was taken with traInload Of other prisoners
10 Richmond Va. but On the wAy had traded Oh
my blouse for somsthing TO eat We we're divided
up in bunches after arriving II Richmond. Destiny
sent ne 20 old Libby prison. and later e Belle
Isle
had no pants, shoes or hat One Of the otdei
men had given me an old coat. The guard wonld
Issue ~ ; few sticks o. wood n the svening. W.
burned our ares ~ long as possible. and whaa
the ares had burned out % Goals We scattered m
coas over the ground % warn q. and then would