Show pets pet cicile 0 thae war wa 1 I 1 I ext est to the horse hor s e the dog Is i s the best besl tried of mans W aws dumb comrades I 1 find and aar in war he takes about the same place relatively that he has at home ajr ne 11 he appeals zo 6 sympathy and gl grees es 1 1 y r id ia return acting almost hu humanly maily where his own interest or I 1 ehst jbf lt of his friends is once r n ed la ji the virginia campaigns 0 of f isal arid 1362 1862 a canine laif named biily attached himself to the regiment in bluh I 1 servi tild the twenty seventh N 2 saw dw in iii he follow following ing manner athe fit fi t bull run he be lost loit his left foreleg while chas chasing in 1 g shells arid aia cannonball cannon ball balls a as they struck the earth he was at the time a familiar farAl liar visitor in the camp banit and algid after the broo troops p s arrived at alexandria ia he hobbled into the lines and the stub stab waa was amputated and dressed by ou on surgeon major S EL barnes eaid budge e recover recovered edd and cretu returned rn to his home hom in another bew ke byork boik camp in su t marches he kept up ins his acquaintance with the I 1 men blen of t the twenty seventh eidth and we his h history to io tm erid edl at antietam Arilie tam when the tenion n line advanced over the corn field with its acres of lead dead and wounded oun ded budge was found lifeless I 1 end and nestling closets close clos etc to a wounded woun dad soldier of the brigade the poor do dog had clung to for over ever a year the e riol soldier dier j had often feil fed badge bud 6 and they were good friends they ente entered red the corn field tog together bethe rand and when his chu un fell the dog remained by WE him during a charge of the C confederates on federates budge stood up and showed Z fight as donyla dog could land and rec receiving a mortal bullet wound ran to the side of his helpless comrade and died under his caresses I 1 r And llie lher yankee ee dog bore the g C gol sol golz z I 1 dierly dieric name of major he was a arne yank and marched with the tenth tenth maine major found a baU legreat aieaz sport and would chase chaap tho the large larg r missiles rolling along as though the wert rubber balls or sto stones if anc irel borel its way into info earth he would uld dig for it with all his might until another I 1 oth oue one struck near 1 himi him the thence then nhe her would leave the arst vit pit ad dig aawar the old latest comet comer major was captured at V Wm in thester hester but his comrades didiot share them the misfortune io 0 het he ran away and and got tack back into the regp eaf genf he was killed at cross roads la in front of the line of ef battle baitie and his memory is cherished in ia the annals annala of the hs tenth maine along with wat of theD berci 1 e men whose trials tle he shared I 1 should state that dog stories illustrate in a way ay the dc arine of the survival of ute the fifi fittest git strictly ly no pun intended I 1 f write only of the successful do dog warriors not of of i th the e failures pot por ii instance a c contraband lad carried two pupa I 1 into the camp of she fort forty y eighth sew york at t hilton read head S C in 1803 1 and sold P them at a quarter hearter each one of them drank up jip the first day ii a can of ciuco uko then worth in SAU conui th carolina an even SL ae L e was sent adrift at once ones drummed out of camp in disgrace asi as it were and his narie name does not appear la in the wai annals the other a sensible fellow fellor he fie behaved himself was adopted by company D end and ned named jeff the name given p perhaps as a joselie jo joke kelie he madg made honorare hono by two years service and abed a regimental hero bero he was in numerous bo bacues atles anil and c rt told cold harbor he hunted out arid and praed a confederate sharpshooter booter wio wiio fromi from hidden cover was picking off ma many ny oi of the forty eighths nien men when mie tl the khz sharpshooter shouter saw that the dogs a I 1 V barking inc and gestures were ai likely I 1 to be tray him and draw fire anre hs he at abot 0 t 0 jeff dead in self defuse of the eighth wisconsin lii old W cals baay have heard hear d stor stones lis more or less faithful an and d credible bi ant t few except excepting I 1 z the vetera veteran who were his co companions q are aware of 61 the impart duca of his services and the sterling sterli nj soldier qualities brought into play la in their the chevar ar eagle was abot n ot a chance aulce pet tak taken ap as asak fad by tha bc bacys Ts although the idle or originated igina ted in 51 51 joke it 3 was adopted adopt ted in seriousness and carried cam 1 ed cit oit with wity dignity old abe was captured capt urca wh on the xu raver iv e r by a chippewa in indian than named chief sky son ion of thunder of Epes es the flambeau chippeway Chipp ewas be was as boug lif I 1 by n white man forsea for sea bushel of on aud to a comPa company of t eau ean ciaire which later joined ed the ilo eighth I 1 r regiment alm et after the A giman was organized tha cabla W formally adopted adopted 1 lor ora z war symbol Y something alke hl i the eagles ot the boman legions and of nap regiments ne helas wa named Ol Q dAbe in hon onor or ofte t president the eau ean claire company i 1 vas vai christen edthe flie jiem au claire eagles and eighth took to taft th e biame narrie eagle regiment 1 As old abe waseli was osen to i typhy baa Z I 1 bagood lei goad faatu te americal Ameri caB eagle go to war ivar jit ww prope r he liivi a place f beside regimental birnn P isaza wai eon tr atza I 1 a te erpel er sq like other battle standards sten dards th toe dereh I 1 fit 16 1 orm 4 a aada a il alesc I 1 it t was attached to a staff nv rowdier JoW I 1 y i dier fir the tate sanie is as a balue aag I 1 iid t rl lat afi side of a jihor thit colors color at ai t the sund of th taa e L mg le 76 uia eagle le r t 4 faw A ia i 1 I 1 1 f I 1 R 11 r I 1 M 4 a R v Z st P 1 as I A tg t bhend then drop I 1 p I 1 it vav if aerially adu y fid to 10 faders jano and 1 ore ments lefik an anait at I 1 la h e 0 4 atti adhn tion til 1 iia fifi dem sadot af pf yeas was ai quiet ia and aad grard when iye ahe lines fonald 4 foi fo Z battle asje S and fid uneasy ft ati daria daring nu wins aers r I 1 eer e te ia belll adja A t mouth 4 bod wide ide 06 k 1 in moments jbf of great reit efte e nent ant hc Woal ds scream c M e eubie it aia afi age fe r T at iol rr al t le 61 0 0 the M t to a man I 1 wont down doi flat ai on on the te earth I 1 ts ta dl lodge showers f Is teri said aa al I 1 once hp lippe pl ita vj 4 bom ul vii his percle arifi and ibid mah J ough told tolda to r maili an on it refused tu go back ba cc when lie he i was ivas friello placed ou on the granad foroi nd be e flattened a himself out ot u just like J tse the meli men an aal 1 the 7 ma an ni they arose lie its sprang la jjr J hai perch me served the fall adu feidi 0 f greh the regiment and his bibie milila W 1 1 bearrie bearT li g pla pleased a s 6 wilfid and animated the ii fi more th than iii a battle i fee orgeL L hiim kilmer ef in the denver rei U |