Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-02-04

big room upstairs, and what time we did have!
Mr.. Tibbits and his wife came home and found
the lot Of all asleep; some on the floor some on
the bed, but all of tipsy and sick from the VINE
Was there anything doing then? should say yes
This whole lark laid at my door was locked
in a room to be kept until Monday, when was to
be sent back home to my parents did not dare
go home, as father would certainly have tried, at
least, to whip some of the meanness out OF me- Tor
1 had about used up his patience. So after the
house had got quiet at night, dropped out the
window and hiked for Lansing. They were then
recruiting for the Sixth Michigan cavalry
told the recruiting officer had no mother or
father, that l sold papers and did odd jobs for
living and swore was eighteen years old. Sure,
he knew better but they enlisted me regularly as
bugler and assigned me to Company G. Sixth
Michigan cavalry | was twelve years. three
months and twenty-three days old, and was in my
third enlistment but this the first time was
mustered in Aft Madden enlisted with me.
was sent to Grand Rapids where the regiment
was camped while being recruited to its full
strength We were mustered into the service
there. The life that we led the officers of Company
G was anything but pleasant.
In Washington, we eamped for time on Merl-
den hill from which place made our first nike.
And we tasted war, when we went to Falmouth
and skirmished with Moseby's guerrillas. We had
the opportunity of trading coffee for tobacco with
the Confederate pickets A white handkerchief
on the end of saber was the signal to stop
shooting while the trade was being made between
the "Rebs" on the Fredericksburg side OF the Rap
pahannock river and us 'Yanks on the Falmouth
side must say never knew of any advantage
being taken to shoot a fellow while the trade was
being made In the early spring of 1853, no regl-.
ment was kept more busy than the Sixth Michigan
looking out for Moseby and his men. We always
had them but never got them to any great ex-
tent Moseby wonder.
From then to the time l was taken prisoner
we were in eighteen battles and minor engage
ments between June 80 to October H. 1868 me
Little Buger never lost day, but did lose lots OF
meals in that time
On October IL, 1863, at Brandy station, my horse
was shot from under me- and l was taken pris-
oner Our regiment was charging through reg1-
ment of enemy cavalry that had got in between
the main column and the rear guard, when my
horse was struck by piece of shell between the
knee and hoof, throwing me heels over appetite
some feet over his head. was cut and bruised
by the feet of the charging troopers. who were be-
hind When finally got up it was to look into
the barrel of what appeared to me to be a cannon.
but in fact was only As Colt, and fellow in
gray suit was telling me to strip! He took my
shoes and pants and darn him, he could not wear
either of Them he much larger than l.
| was taken with trainoad of other prisoners
to Richmond, Va, but on the way had traded off
nv blouse for something to eat. We were divided
I'D in punches after arriving at Richmond. Destiny
sent me to old Libby prison. and later to Belle
Isle
had no pants, shoes or hat One of the older
men had given me old coat. The guard would
issue us a few sticks of wood in the evening. We
burned our fires as long possible, and when
the fires had burned out Goals we scattered the
Goals over the ground to warm it. and then would