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The Oldest Military Organization on

the Continent.

THE PRIDE 03? BOSTON.

Ancient and Honorable Artil-

lery of Massachusetts.

THE- - CRADLE OF LIBERTY.

A Company that Has' Paradedfor 250 Years.

BY CRN. GKORGE . MEURILL.

We are not accustomed to look npon thestern Puritans of Massachusetts Colony of250 years ago as fighting men, hut, despitetheir peaceful and religious ideas, they wellunderstood the necessity for means of war-

like defense, and in the earliest, years, in" the good old Colony days when we livedunder a King,5 made ample provision for

the instruction of the people in the use ofarms. They huilt beside tho village greenthe modest house of woiship, and at thecross-road- s the little red school-hous- e, andin 1G38, the year in which Harvard Univer-sity was incorporated, and less than a scoreof years after the May flower had sailed intoPlymouth Bay, the General Court of Massa-

chusetts gave a charter, bearing the signa-

ture of John "Winthrop, the first Governorof the Commonwealth, for the organizationof the

AXCIEXT AND HONORABLE COMPANY,

which, to-da- y more vigorous than ever, hasoutlived every other institution except thosewe have named. Originally, the companywas intended as a school for officers, andthis character it distinctively maintained forfully half the period of its existence. Dnringthe early fights with the Indians, and the Warof the Revolution, many of the most distin-guished ofiiccrs were from the ranks of theAncieuir.Mai.-Cen- . Winslow, Maj.-Ge- n.

Brooks, Maj.-Ge- n. JIull and Maj.-Ge-n. Lin-

coln (the latter subsequently the first Col-

lector of the Port of Boaton) severally servingas commander of the company. The charierprovided that 1,GOO acres of land should benet apart for the company, and its most ac-

tive member, and first Captain, by the terms

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of his will, left "two heifers, or cows, to bekept as a stock, the increase or profit to beannually laid out in powder for the use of thecompany." It was also provided, that uponthe drill days of the company no other mili-tary organization should meet ; nor shouldany ordinary town meeting be held on suchdays.

To-da- y, additional to its being by over100 years older than any other militarycompany on this continent, the organiza-tion and characteristics of the Ancientsare altogether unique and extraordi-nary. "With a membership of nearly 700and practically, in its parade, appearing asa battalion, it retains its ancient designa-tion of a " company," its commanding officerranking as a Captain. It is not clear thatthe company had any distinctive uniform inthe first years of its history, but in 1754there is on record a vote that thereafter ontraining days the members should appear in" white silk hose; " two years later an orderadded "bine coats and gold-lace- d hats." In1767 there was nn effort to more clearlydefine the uniform, which was ordered toconsist of the following: " Dark blue coat,faced with buff; plain yellow buttons; buffbreeches and vest, with same buttons ascoat; plain black hat, with black buttons,loop and cockade; white linen spatterdashes,to fasten under the foot and come partly upthe thigh, with black buttons and blackgarters to buckle below the knee; whiteslocks; the hair to lp queued; white shirts,rufllcd at wrist and bosom."

This seems to have remained the uniformuntil 1820, when the desire of many officersin the militia to alto belong to the Ancientsled the company to vote that members whoheld or had held commissions in the militiamight wear on parade their respective uni-

forms and insignia of rank. Since 18G4 thisprovision has been broadened to include theuniform of the Union Army and Navy, andthe company is now divided into tvk o wingsthe rigiit or infantry wing is composed en-

tirely of the above classes of officers, whocarry muskctb; the left wing, denominatedthe artillery, for which a distinctive uniformof dark blue, with chapeau and plume, hasbeen adopted, is made up of the memberswho have not seen service in other organi-zalions,"a- nd

these cany sabers. The colorcompany, between the two wings, wears thefull Continental uniform buff vest, buff--faced coat, knee breeches, cocked hat and I

redundant shirt rufiles.The unique provision in relation to uni-

forms in the right wing prevailing, we be-

lieve, in no other existing military organi

zation gives the company a most perplex-ing appearance to those who arc strangersto its peculiarities. On parade in the samecompany may be seen, side by side, the darkblue coat, chapeau, plume and stars of aMajor-Genera- l, the yellow trimmings andplume of a cavalry Captain, a white-coate- d

cadet of the First Corps, a red-coale- d cadetbf the Second Corps, an infantryman withshako, and an artilleryman with helmetand red plume, all carrying muskets, andimmediately commanded by a Sergeant.Instead of swords, the commissioned ofiiccrscarry espontoons,and the Sergeants halberds.On parade, each wing is divided into five orsix companies, each in command of a Ser-

geant, who is practically a Cirptaiu ; the com-

mander wears at the throat an ancient silvergorget, which is annually transmitted to hissuccessor.

The armory of tho Ancients is in FaueuilHall, the

"old cradle of LTIJEKTY."

Here its arms and accouterments arc kept,together with a rapidly-growin- g militarymuseum ; around the walls are hung por-

traits of the Past Commanders, the listincluding many of the most distinguishedmen of Massachusetts in any age of herhistory. By its regulations, which arealmost as fixed as the laws of the Modes,the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com-

pany has two annual parades: on the firstMonday in .Tune, in sunshine or storm, theCompany celebrates its anniversary, and onthe first Monday in October, with likeobliviousness to the weather, is the Fall

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Blaslaxd.field day. The Ancients keep up the custom,inherited from the Honorable Artillery Com-

pany of London, of listening annually to asermon from some distinguished divine,selected each year by tho Captain : 217 dis-

courses are known to have, been preachedbefore the Company, and of these 13G havebeen xrinlcd, of which nearly a complete'collection is extant, reaching back to 16(50.

At sunrise on the anniversary the field lnusicbeats the rc.eille through the streets ofBoston, making the "grand rounds" of theofficers of the company. Afc an early hourthe members assemble at the armory, wherebreakfast is served. At 9 o'clock the orderis given to "fall in," and a half hour laterthe line is formed in the adjoining square ;

the Adjutant turns the command over tothe Captain, the companies are wheeled intoline, and with a full band of music the lineof march is taken to the State House. HisExcellency the Governor is received, withhis staff, other officials and guests, andescorted to the church, where, in addition tothe sermon, an elaborate musical program isarranged, usually including an ode writtenfor the occasion.

These exercises concluded, the Governoris agajn taken under escort to the annualdinner at Faueuil Hall, and this being theAncients' Day of Jubilee, nothing but thesternest necessity keeps any one from thetable; the Captain presides, almost ob-

scured by the big, olden punch-bow- l placeddirectly before him, the Adjutant officiates

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as toast-maste- r, and speeches follow the re-

past. At 5 o'clock tho line is again formed,and the Governor escoricd to the CommonBoston's big public park; here several large,open tnts are pitched on one side of theparade, the Governor taking his position inthe center, with the members of his staff tothe left; the Lieutenant Governor and othercivil officials on the right. The choice ofofficers by the Ancients is always by drum-head election, on the Common, in the pres-ence of the Governor. The latter havingtaken his position, the company passes inreview, returning into line on the oppositeside of the parade ground. A hollow squareis then formed, the big drum brought inand the membcis deposit on the sheep-ski- n

their ballots for the four commissioned offi-

cers, clerk, treasurer, quartermaster, and12 sergeants. The Adjutant then commu-nicates the result of the election, throughthe Adjutant-Genera- l of the State, to theGovernor. Tho line is again formed, andthe retiring Captain, proceeding from theright along the fiont to the center of thecompany, faces to the right and marchesacross the parade to the Governor; whenwithin 10 paces he halts and salutes, then,stepping two paces forward, he addressesthe Governor, surrendering his gorget andcsponloon, which are received by the Adjutant--

General; the Governor addresses theout-goin- g ofiiecr with suitable remarks.Facing about, the late Captain returns tothe line; at tho moment he moves from theGovernor, the newly-electe- d commanderleaves the center of the line, rnnrching acrossthe parade; they meet and saSite midway;

the old officer passes through the line to therear, and donning the equipments and tak-ing the musket carried by his successor,

steps into the hanks again.The newly-chose- n commander is addressed

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Adjutant Lieut. James P. Frost.by the Governor, who confers on him hiscommission, and he returns and assumescommand of the company ; the other officersare retired and commissioned in like man-

ner. The ancients are very tenacious as tothis custom of having their officers person-

ally commissioned by the Governor of theCommonwealth. On one anniversary, whenJohn Hancock was the Executive, that offi-

cial was confined to his house on anniversaryday by sickness. The Aucients declined toreceive the commissions from the Lieuten-ant Governor, and the officers proceededto the residence of Gov. Hancock, who waspropped up in bed for the service, and de-

livered the commissions.After the election ceremonies. are conclud-

ed, the Governor is escorted to the StateHouse, and the company then returns to thearmory, where supper is served. By anolden provision of the regulations of theAncients, no member can hold an' commis-

sion for two consecutive years. There is notrouble over the "third term" question.The Captain must not only invariably andinflexibly go out of that position at the endof a single term, but a member holding thecommission of Lieutenant one year cannotcontinue in office or be promoted in the nextsucceeding year.

On the Fall field parade, in .October, theAncients usually-cisitsom- e other city, vherethey dine together, speeches following, andoften giving a ball in the evening compl-imentary to ihe citizens of "the place. Thecompany always declines to be guests at theexpense of any other organization. Lastyear, in the visit to Xcw York, the Ancientsmade the first trip in all the years or theirexistence beyond the borders of Xew Eng-

land.On the ocension of theWASHINGTON MONUMENT DEDICATION

the company will visit the Capital to par-ticipate in those cercmonips. Hon. RobertC. AVinthrop, who delivered the oration atthe laying of the corner-ston- e of the monu-ment, and whose address is to be rcid at itscompletion, a descendant of the Governorwhose name is attached to the charter of theAncients, is a member of the company, anddeeply iuteiesled in its affairs. PresidentArthur is one of the three honorary mem-bers of the corps, the others being the Princeof "Wales, Commander of the Honorable Ar-

tillery of London, and ex-Go- v. John D. Long.There is no organization in the Stale in

which the people of Massachusetts, and es-

pecially of Boston, have greater pride thanin the Ancient and Honorable ArtilleryCompany; there is no more distinguishedlist of names than adorn its muster-roll- s,

and with its martial ardor undimned by theflight of two and a half centuries, it bids fairto live as Gnc of the institutions of the oldCommonwealth for 250 years to come.

A DKCJHIHKK ItOSK.The Spectator.

Fair pilgrim rc-o- ! budding; in hpileof dateIn homely gurdcns where the sunlight falls,

Breeze-hatmtii- d by a tunc articulateJ i perfect melody on green-cla- d walls,

Tell to this gray and ever-d- ai IceningThe htory of thy gracious Wintcr-hiit- h,

And ivhiipcr, where the Winter sunbeams smile,Thy bimple secret to the poisoned eaitli.

Tell her of One who made the sun and airA refuge for the pent-u- p toiler' heait.

So that from Him, still through His pain and care,The touch of freedom never might depart:

Tell her that whcie Ilib open spaces lie.Still Heaven-relleetc- d for the eye to scan,

Though moie and mom man's greed the spacedeny.

Lives yet Hi-- , message to the Self of man.

The gloom is oms; lli the late lights that shineSerenely on thy modest petals yet,

And frame with glory oak and eglantine,"Where'er tide man hid stamp delays to et.

Still through the undying beauty of thy frameOn wingt of music ride unwritten words,

And restful fcpirits find nil land the fameWliuic blooms tho lovely life of flowers and

birds.

The rosea blush along my ivied wall,"Where Wealth's keen hunt has yet forcborne to

ticad;And nothing but God's cloud can draw n pall

Uetweon me and His temple overhead.The Northern skies vie with the vaunted South,

"Wherever Nature has but air for breath,And answer from the one Creator's mouth

Thai Life immortal has no space for Death.

I'art!Sumcrv'ille JournutJ

Now the merry sleigh bells jingle,And there's not a gill that's single

But will make her loer take her out to ride, ride,lidc;

And he'll bit within the cutler.Filled with foliVa he cannot utter.

With his elbow ciooked around his future bride,bride, bride.

But when she is his brideIn a sleigh she'll never ride.

Or enrich the man who keeps the livery y y,But at homo her mavLeAVili gently hold tho baby

"While she blithely brews the gladsome catnip ten,tea, tea.

A Curious Pension Gliiltn.

John T. Walsh, whom Representative Mc-Com- as

is endeavoring to have placed on thepension list, is a resident of Lonacouing, Md.,antl'u school teacher. His claim has a peculiarhistory. Iu May, 18G1, when a detachment ofMcNeil's Confederate foices burned the 15r.lt

& Ohio bhops at Piedmont a portion ofMulligan's Irish Brigade attempted to drivethem off by shelling the woods near Western-por- t.

Ono of these shells struck a log building,in which wer,o Walsh, then 18 months old, andother children. His right arm was shatteredand his three-year-ol- d sister killed. He claimsa pension for the loss of his arm.

MILITARY MEMOIRS.c

Diversified Experiences of an Army

Commander.

BORROWING. .THE STEERS.

Entertained by a SouthernPlanter and His Family.

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SHILOH AND CORINTH.

A Harried Marqh from Arkan-sas to Pittsburg Landing.

ey eri:vxt :.ia.i.-oi:k.m',- r. CAni.iN, colonel'1th u. p. inf.coi'ykiuht, 1s5.

31 ARCHING THROUGH ARKANSAS.Without nnueccsbary delay we effected a

crossing of the Elack at Pocahontas, andtook up our march on the level bench ofland bordering the 131aek, passing frequentcypress swamps the most gloomy of allscenery and tood cotton plantations alongthe road. About 20 miles south of Pocahon-tas my brigade encamped near a house andplantation occupied by a. Mr. Houston. Dur-

ing the afternoon that Aye remained at thatcamp a sort of passing acquaintance sprangup between some of Mi'. Houston's familyand myself, as well as other officers. Theywere quite agreeable, but; a young marrieddaughter of Mr. Houston's was extremelysarcastic and witty at Ijie expense of theYankees generally. As 1 was taking break-

fast by candlelight in my tent next morn-ing, Licut.-Co- l. D. 31. Gilmer, 38lh 111., calledand stated that some of bis men were sore-foote- d,

and that he had no ambulances forthem. Therefore, he requested authority totake a yoke of oxen andiv'agon belonging toMr. Houston for the purpose of haulingthese disabled men. Th.e authority wasgiven, and Col. Gilmer sent men to yoke upthe oxen and bring the Uev ambulance tohis camp. Ucforo I bad Punished my brcalc-fas- L

Mr. Houston arrive;! (looking pale andfrightened. j.

' Why, Colonel, they arts taking my oxenand waqoiv' said he. 1 ;

"Yes, Mr. Houston," Prcplied; "we needthem to hanl some-O-f ontrfcone men."

" JJnt they are all I har--i got," said he."Well, I hear, Mr. II.,1 that you have con-

tributed hoes and cattle to the Confed-eratc- s,

and you ought tche a3 liberal withus," said I. :r'

" I did not contribute anything; they justtook them," said he. ;

'Well, I am sorry, Mr. H.; but we musthave the oxen and wagon,"- - said I.

By this time Mr. H. was in despair, andas a last effort to recover his "oxen andwagon, he exclaimed with deep excitement," I'll take the oath!" r

"Ah, Mr. Houston, I ceased to administerthe oath at the Arkansas line; it does nogood, but much harm," said I.

After a pause of a moment I said, " Mr.Houston, we must hnve the-oxe-

n and wagonto-da- y; but if you wil follow us to thenext camp they shall be rurned to you."

He seemed well satisfied: and returned tohis house and told his-experie- to hisfamily.

Having started out for our day's march,leaving only Lieut. John E. Jones, Quarter-master of the 21st 111. and Brigade Quarter-master, to settle up business with the peoplewho had furnished supplies, we made over20 miles and went into camp again. Mr.Houston arrived and took his oxen andwngdu. back home. Lieut. Jones arrivedand reported to me, and with a genial smileon his good, kind face, icmarked that he hadsomething

GOOD TO TELL 3IE.Telling him to proceed, he said that he

had called at Mr. Houston's before startingto overtake the brigade, and that Mrs. P.,the young lady referred to above, had madeparticular inquiries about Col. Carlin, andexpressed the strongest; liope that nothingwould happen to him --pn this campaign.Jones asked her why-sh- e felt bo deeply in-

terested in Col. Carliu's welfare? She re-

plied:" I don't want the soil of Arkansas to be

polluted with his lemains."As ajolcc I enjoyed ihisspeech very much,

knowing that she had nothing else to com-

plain of but tho affair of the oxen andwagon. Two weeks afterwards it was neces-sary for my brigade to march back over thesame road, and I made M a point to call atMr. Houston's to see Mru. P. Sho seemedrather more gracious and nmiable thanon the former occasion frjien I nit her.Jokingly I remarked thafc I hoped she wasless bitter against the Yankees than before.She said she had nob changed that she wasaware of. j'

"Well," I said, "I hope you are not afraidof us."

"Oh, no; I am only afraid for father'soxen," was her reply.-- " v

But we didn't disturb the oxen that time,and Mr. Houston spoke up and said ho waswell satisfied with mytreatment in regardto the oxen. Though this lady was verycutting and very bitter, sho" always had witenough to make the victim of it laugh whilehe smarted. . .

Continuing our march without opposition,through a country naturally rich and rea-

sonably well cultivated, wfe approached thetown of Jaeksonport. Bofore arriving thereI was surprised to hnvo a gentleman of thatplace ride into my column, accompanied byseveral of his neighbors,

IN SEARCH 01' A RUNAWAY SLAVE.Dr. Martin, the owner,'rtpplied in person

for an order for the surrender of a negroman who had run away from him and wassaid to he somewhere: inmy command. Itseemed strange then, andjsfranger still now,that any man of ordinary intelligence could

have expected a military commander of theUnited States to interest himself in catchingor surrendering a fugitive slave. Dr. Mar-

tin made no profession of loyalty to theUnited State?, but was evidently convincedthat the negro was his property by divineright, as well as by the Constitution andlaws of the'United States and the sovereignState of Arkansas, although his State audall her people were fighting with superbenergy and courage for the purpose of de-

stroying the Constitution and laws of theUnion that protect d slavery. The groundI took was that it was none of my businessto assist in any way whatever to recapturefugitive slave, or to prevent their capture.With the light now generally prevailing onthe question, it is a source of wonder thatall Union commanders did not assume thatevery man and woman in tho SouthernStates was free by virtue of the hostilitiesthey were prosecuting against the Govern-ment of the United States. I remember twoofficers particularly, of my command, whocame to me to warn me that I had donesomething which would injure me verymuch in not recapturing and surrenderingto Dr. Martin his neyro slave. It was notlong before both of these officers resignedtheir commissions, and probably becausethey 'believed the United States was enter-ing on

AN ABOLITION CRUSADE.

They were sincere and honest in theirconvictions, no doubt; but now it seemsstrange that many good and loyal peoplehad that same conviction. It was some-

thing that had been educated into theirhearts and minds in Southern States, andin the Southern parts of Illinois, Indiana,and Ohio. It was the teaching of the oldDemocratic leaders who ruled the countryprior to ISfJl, and there are still many whofeel now as they did then; more, probably,in tho three Northern States mentioned thanin the Southern or former slaveholdingStates. So far as I can judge, lam convincedthat the people of these latter States nowwould positively oppose the

slavery as it existed before the emanci-pation.

A" MILITARY SPECTACLE.Upon "approaching Jaeksonport it was de-

cided to make a display by marching in reg-

ular order, in column of companies, withbands playing, colors flying, and bayonetsfixed, throngh the principal street of thetown. This was a thrilling scene to me,and I have never yot witnessed any mani-

festation that is more impressive than themarch of 'a well-organize- d,

-- well-equipped

and disciplined army, with all the parapher-nalia of war such a3 batteries, cavalry,bauds of music aud banners as they marchin regular cadenced step through a city to aijtirriug national air.

I have seen the Falls of Niagara and thegreat oceans, but none of these produces sovivid a sense of grandeur as, for example,the march of Sherman's army on Pennsyl-vania avenue, at the Grand Review afterthe great conflict was over, in 1865.

The little force that marched into Jaek-sonport about the 1st of May, 18G2 proba-bly not 6,000 men all told was truly in-

spiring; for at that time I had never seenso large a display of troops at one glance ofthe eye. The time soon came, however,when that scene would have seemed insig-nificant. There vere few white people,however, in Jaeksonport to witness our dis-

play. We only enjoyed it.While Steele's Division was advancing to

Jaeksonport, a large force an army wasmoving under Gen. S. R. Curtis from Mis-

souri through the northwestern counties ofArkansas on the trail of Price's (rebel) army,and it was intended, I believe, that Steeleshould with Curtis.

ORDERED TO SHILOH.But soon after Steele's arrival at Jaekson-

port, he received orders to send two regi-ments of his division to Pittsburg Landing,Tenn., via Cape Girardeau, Mo., and takingboats there for Pittsburg Landing. It wasunderstood that Steele first selected Col. C.E. Hovey, 33d 111., to go to Pittsburg Laud-ing and to take another regiment besideshis own, and that Hovey asked to be ex-

cused, for some reason, not known now tome. Thereupon SteenTordered the 21st and38th 111. to make the march and report afc

Pittsburg Landing myself in command.This was about the 12th of Maiy, 1862.

ATTRACTIONS Or THE COTT02T TRADE.Steele joined Curtis during the Summer,

and was engaged in anaffiur with the enemy,which enabled Col. Hovey to get a nomina-tion a3 Brigadier-Gener- al of volunteers.which, however, was never confirmed by theSenate. King Cotton prevented tho confir-mation. The abundance of cotton in that partof Arkansas, and its high price at the Northaud at ports like Helena aud Yicksburgwithin tho Federal lines, tempted some ofthe officers to pay more attention to money-makin- g

than was consistent with duty asofficers of the army. Several resigned aboutthat time and engaged in baying and evenin cultivating cotton. However, none ofmy own command had an opportunity tobe oxposed to this temptation. We lost notime in starting back on the same road wehad followed to Jaeksonport. V.re expectedsoon to join a great army, where grand op-

erations would be carried on. The officeraand men seemed to enjoy the prospect. Theymarched with extraordinary cheerfulnessand speed. There never was a better roadfor marching streams and small lakes werefound at short intervals, where the mencould bathe after a day's march. This refreshed them aud broke the monotony of themarch. Going back to Pocahontas, andthence to Pittmnu's Ferry over CurrentRiver, we kept on the direct road to Greene-vill- e.

There we turned eastward and con-

tinued on the 'Capo Girardeau road till wereadied thafc town, where steamboats wereto meet us. Here I met Brig.-Ge- n. Jeffer-son C. Davis, who had been detailed withpart of a division from Curtis's army, andhad been ordered, like myself and my com-

mand, to join Ilallcck's army before Corinth.Gen. Davis was by that time an officer ofnational reputation in consequence of being

one of Jva "ucers at Fort Sumter with Maj.Ander.S.il en that fort was attacked by

r "c- - April, 1861, and from havingbeen cs-- 2 in the battle of Pea Ridgewith Gets ?r lis.

I pres"" 'ery officer and man in the21st and , '. remembers distinctly themarch froji sonport to Cape Girardeau.5 any of V ten spoke of it to me asthe pleas n-- I fc of their war experience.

remembe,! C ctly that thev averaged24 miles a d'oj oetweeu those two places. Ithink it was eight days we were on themarch, tho distance being about 200 miles.Though 1 had made many loag marches onthe Pjaina and in crossing the ContinentIrom the Missouri River to tlie Pacific Ocean,including one or two extraordinary marchesunder Sumner, I had never with Regulartroops marched so fitr in so shore a time, andthat without injuring a mau. We met noenemy on the maich. By this time therewas not only perleot confidence existing between officers and men, aud between myselfand all of them, but a feeling of affection,that always growns up between soldiers andtheir officers if the latter be faithful to theirduties.

The 21st 111. was the regiment which Gen.Grant first took into the field from Illinois,and of which he wraa Colonel fur somemonths, when ho was separated from ic bypromotion to the rank of Brigadier-Genera- l.

Officers and men of hi3 old regiment alwaysspoke of him with great res'peet. John AV.S. Alexander succeeded Grant as" Colonel.He was a quiet, unassuming gentleman,faithful to all his duties, who maintained agood state of discipline and Avas always afc

his proper post with his regiment. Morti-mer O'Kean was the Lieutenant-Colon- el ofthe 33th 111. from its organization up to thistime and till his resignation in 1862. Hewas a worthy geutlemau, but was rather tooold at that time to take active military serv-ice. It was rather late in life for him tomaster the intricacies of tactics, and hesometimes made sad confusion when calledupon to command the regiment at battaliondrill ; still, he was a "patriotic and kind-heart- ed

gentleman.Lieut. John E. Jones, the Quartermaster

of the 21st 111. (who was also Quartermasterof my brigade), was one ot those officerswho always commanded my particular es-teem and confidence. His position enabledme to become better acquainted with himthan with the officers generally. He waswell worthy of higher xanlc than he at-tained, as w ere many others.

Having been brought up in the old Regu-lar Army, where it was tanght and believedthat it was discreditable in an officer to seekpromotion through political or social influ-ence, 1 took this notion with me into the

Forasmall army theRegularArmy idea was doubtleis cunect. But alongabout lebl- - (2, 1 think it no exaggerationto ?ay that an ingenious puff in a promi-nent newspaper Lad more inlluence in mak-ing Brigadier and Major-Genera- ls than allthe talent, zeal, and fidelity that could bepossessed by any human being. Promo-tions in the volunteer army were made onabout the sauie princirlo and by tho sameinfluences It ,t go titti& in making civilappointments.

After waiting a dayor two at Cape Girardeau lor transportation, and telegraphingfrequently to theQnarttrniaster at St. Louisin regard to it, a hospital boat, under com-mand of Dr. Azpel, finally reported at theCape for my command. To the best of myrecollection, both regiments went on boardthis boat, and without unnecessary delayshe steamed down the Mississippi to Cairo,up the Ohio to Padncah, aud up the Ten-nessee to Pittsburg Landing, where shelanded on or about" the 2-it- h of May, 1852.After reporting to Gen. Stevenson, in com-mand of the Landing, we received orders togo to Hamburg Landing, fenr milts above.Pittsburg Landing at that time was a pointof great interest to the armies and the peo-ple of the United States, as it had been, barelyseven weeks before, the scene of one of themost bloody conflicts in the history of theworld. When we first saw it it was certainlya most unattractive and uninteresting spot.The banks were muddy ; the country awayfrom the river was swampy; the roads wereexecrable, though they had been improvedand some of them made by the army. Onthe bank, sitting on his horse and writingin a memorandum book, was Brig.-Ge- n. JohnD. Stevenson, who I believe was at that timeProvost Marshal of Halieck's Army. Heseemed to be in authority at Ihe Landing. Ibelieve it was through him that I learnedwhere I should place nry command afterlanding. But the first written orders I re-ceived from Gen. Halleck after reporting myarrival, required me to march on tho Far-miugt- ou

road to Gen. Pope's headquartersat or near that village, and report to him.Struggling through the mud we succeededin reaching Gen. Pope's camp and headquar-ters on the 28th of May, 1S62. I have for-gotten exactly how long we were compelledto lie at Hamburg Landing before we couldprocure transportation and marching ordersto Farmington, but it was probably over twodays. At Farmington, my two regimentswere brigaded and assigned to the Dh isiouof Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, and entered on dutyat once in making a reconnaissance underGen. Rosccrans towards Corinth. It was onthe 30th of May that the great battle of thewar, under Gen. Halleck and the Unionarmy on one side, numbering at least 100,000men, and the Confederate army, under com-mau- d

of Gen. Beauregard, was expected totake place, but didn't. Gen. Beauregardquietly withdrew, leaving Gen. Halleck andhis superb army looking on and feeling verylonesome.

Gen. Halleck reported to the War Depart-ment that he had accomplished his object.But what good to the Union cause resultedfrom tho accomplishment of his object I hnvenot to this day been able to discover. Buta hot pursuit was set on foot, nud Gen. Popeadvanced as far Sonth on the Mobile & OhioRailroad as Boonevillc. My brigade wasengaged in this march, but we had not thepleasure of meeting the enemy.

In his reports to the War Department, Gen.Halleck stated that Gen. Tope reported thathehad taken 10,000 prisoners in his pursuit ofthe enemy to Booueville. After the war wasover Gen. Pope wrote to Gen. Halleck askinghim to produce auy report or communica-tion from him that would warrant the state-ment above quoted, aud denying that he hadever made such a report. Gen. Halleck re-

plied that he was then about to start to thePacific Coast ; that his papers were all packedup and were inaccessible, aud, consequently,that he could not then find the papers, butwas confideub that if he (Halleck) had everreported that Pope had made such a state-ment (claiming to have taken 10,000 pris-oners) it was bafd on Pope's report. Ithink it probable that Gen. Pope meant andsaid substantially thafc duriug the pursuit toBooneville and at Farmiugton, 10,000 rebelshad either surrendered or been capturedat various times and places; not thafc hecaptured any number approaching 10,000in any action, or all actions and skirmishestogether.

To he continued.

4D V. GRAM'S RAID.

A Bursting Shell that Startled Three

Generals,

A CRITICAL MOMENT,

Langston Comes Up and Savesthe Horses.

A GALLANT CHARGE:

The Union Soldiers Chase thoRebels from their "Works.

BY BLUECOAT.

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The fight between the men of Stongh andCummingsand therebelsbehind therailfencoon top of the hill had raged with bitternessfor over an hour. Gilmore, Carter and Frywere sitting on a fence panel near Mitchell'sline consulting together on the situation.The troops were all in readiness for thecommand to charge. A rebel officer looksthrough a glass and discovers that gfoup ofGenera's. He points them out to a gunner,who turns his piece npon them, sights itcarefully, and gives the word. The shellstruck the ground directly under the panel,and for a moment fence rails, dirt andBrigadiers mingle together in the air, andthen come down in " broken time." No onewa3 hurt. As soon as the soldiers near dis-covered that the intended victims were un-harmed they gave vent to their merrimentin loud cheers at the lndicrons episode.Gilmore was mad. It is exasperating toofficial dignity, and especially of the WestPoint cut, to be laughed at by private sol-

diers under such circumstances: bnt it wasfanny, and the boys enjoyed it. A braveOrderly galloped up to Stongh withthe message, " Concentrate your fire uponthe battery." In a faxr minntes the rebelguns were hauled back over the hill out ofrange. At last the firing at thafc point almostceased. The rebels would not show them-selves any more, and the Union skirmisherslay quiet and kept low. Then came a deathlysilence tiiat foreboded some kind of a storm.What could it mean ? With the Union army itmeant expectation oforders to charge. Withthe rebels it meant well, Tve shall see.From the summit of the hill iha enemycould see every man in the Union line, andcould also discern the horses in the woodsbehind Gilmore's position. The impetuousScott, in Pegrara's rear, longed for an oppo-rtunity to chase Gilmore back to the BlueGrass region. He comes upon the hill andviews the situation. He sees the position ofGilmore's horses, protected alone by Gar-rard's 7th Ohio. He hurries back to hismen, slips a tried and true regiment to therear over the ridge and out of sight of theUnion officers, makes a detour behind thebluff east of Gilmore's left, and advancescautiously but swiftly to the work. Gar-

rard's men have had the brnnfc of the run-ning fight all the forenoon, aud are nowposted in the rear to guard the horses andprotect the rear. Their horses are tired, andmany of the men have dismounted. Nothoughts of danger disturb them. All afc

once aTERRIBLE REBEL YELL BREAKS UTON"

TIIE3I,and then Scott's cavalry fall like an ava-

lanche upon the devoted 7th Ohio Cav. In10 minutes, or less, the struggle is over, andGarrard's men are driven in confusion for-

ward upon Gilmore's lines. Scott's menbegan to close around the Union horses. Itis a fearful momenfc for the Union army.Facing an enemy outnumbering them morethan two to one, and probably no succorwithin 20 miles, they hear that rebel yeUand the clatter of revolvers, and then see tht.boys of the 7th Ohio retiring. u Our horsesare captured!" runs down the lines. Thereis a thrill of consternation bordering uponconfusion prevailing among the soldiersJust then there rings out upon the heavyMarch air a rapid discharge of Enfieldsupon Scott's right rear. What could thatmean? Louder and louder grew the con-

flict, nearer and nearer came the sounds offighting. The 7th Ohio rallies. Woltbrdsmounted battalion from the right cJmesgalloping up, aud then two little columns,with tightened reins aud drawn revolverssweep to the rescue. But the sounds fromthe rebel rear and flank grow louder andmore rapid. Who is it? Maj. A. O. Mitch-

ell, of the 44th, is the first to guess its mean-ing. "It's Langston it's Langston ! ,J hoshouts to the General ; and the troops catchup the refrain, "It's Langston, it's Lang-

ston," and shout themselves hoarse. Threemiles back that forenoon, as the column sweptrapidly along in pursuit of Seott, Gilmorehad detached Capt. J. C. Langston with hi3company (B, 45th Ohio) to advance alongan old road running out from the right to-

wards the Danville road through a heavybelt of timber. It avos a wise precaution toprotect the rear of tlie army from Pegram'srebels retreating along that Danville road.Langston found himself in-th- e timber abouta mile from tho Waynesbnrgroad, and abonfceast of the position of the Union hotsae.when he heard the firing at tho hill. Hehalted aud threw out some vidots. Helistened to the roll of the musketry and thebooming of the cannon, and his impetuoussoul could brook quiefc no longer. He hadbeen in this position au hour. He then de-

termined tp go to his regiment, withoutorders, and take part in the eug?gement; forto him the sound of battle, unless he couldtake part, was crucifying. He was warmlyseconded in his determination by his Lieu-tenant (Win. H. Banwell). Heading big men(GO) " toward the sound of the heaviest fir-

ing," he struck out as rapidly as possiblethrough the timber. Ke had reached thoimmediate vicinity of the horses just as

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