Evening star., 1926-05-30
Soldiers Who Fought in Civil War,
Few in Number, Spin Battle Yarns
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dians at Clearwater, Idaho, July II.
1877. when he voluntarily and success
fully conducted, in the face of q
wtthering fire, a party that recovered
possession of an abandoned LowitZer
and two Gatling guns lying between
the lines and within a few yards Of
the Indians. He was at the time first
lieutenant in the 4th United States
Artillery" He was later chief quarter
master Of the Santiago de CUBA ex-
pedition in 1898 and with the Chinese
relief expedition in 1900.
A few weeks ago Gen. Humphrey
was appointed to the head of the COM
mission that Is to study and mark the
movements of the various regiments
on the battlefield at Appomattox
Court House.
THE Drummer Boy of Chick
amauga" is the name they gave to
John Glenn in 1862. He had tried to
enlist in 81, but they refused him,
surprisingly enough to him, who
thought they wanted all "able-bodied
| men," because he was only nine years
old. Somehow the youthful warrior
slipped by in the next year, with the
22d Michigan Infantry. and believe
! it or not, Who's Who" says he was
promoted to be sergeant after the
| battle that >Save him his sobriquet,
| He participated in more than eight
battles altogether. After his retire.
/ ment in 1916, he was for two years
commander Of the District of Colum-
bia Loyal Legion. Recently he has
been put on the committee that is to
| do to Spottsylvania and Fredericks-
burg the same thing Gen. Humphreys
commission Is to do to Appomattox.
Nine retired brigadier generals live
In the Capital. all Of them with dis
tnguished service records. OF them.
David S. Gordon is probably typical.
and he also holds the head Of the list
as the oldest living officer in our
| Army. He was "a years old last
Sunday. He was breveted a major in
1853 for his gallantry at Gettysburg,
and lieutenant colonel in 1890 for his
| fearlessness in Indian fighting in the
70s. During the Civil War. he was in
battles too numerous to list, and he
was taken prisoner and held in Libby
Prison. Richmond. Castle Pinckney.
| Charleston, Columbia and Salisbury
jails.
NO story of the Civil War. how
ever fragmentaiy, would be COM
plete without a recounting of the
valorous deeds Of the Confederate
! troops. Camp Ill. United Confederate
Veterans. Is the Washington organiza-
| ton OF the order. and it's thinning
ranks still have some 20 members. At
their head this year is Capt. James T.
Petty, and he told of the remarkable
record Of one of their other comrades.
Col. Il. Crandall, 81 years old this
month, who has been in the service
Of the Internal Revenue Bureau for
2S years. with not a days sick leave
or absence in all that time.
AS for himself. Capt. Petty recounts
with pride the fact that he gave his
years in the war as n private soldier,
and that his captaincy was gained in
| the Virginia Militia since that time
Capt. Perry comes from Falmouth.
| Va. but. except for the years Of con
flict. he has lived in Washington
since November. 1851. After his re
turn in 1867. he was first bookkeeper
in the District Offices. then auditor for
10 years. and finally assistant asses
sor i'm charge Of the residential ac-
counts. For "a years, short one
month, he was in the employ Of the
District OF Columbia, and his retire