Show tim THE YOUNGE sr SOLDIER IN TIM aimy or THE N D HE RECEIVES niom GE GEN ROSEC ROSECRANS ItANS tur THE BADGE OF THE ROLL or iio HONOR oi last evening at the caledonian supper sipper general kosec ians ox cx habited the alic photograph 0 of a 1 boy who iio lie he said was the youngest soldier in the army of tile cumberland Cum Cumb beiland his name is johnny clem twelve years of age a member of company C michigan michi an infantry his home is at newark ollio ohio ile he fust fist attracted the attention of gen rosecrans during the review at nashville whole lie was was acting 0 as malker for liis his Z his extreme youth lie lic is quite small for his ac a age 0 c and intelligent 0 appearance ail cc interested the vencial Gen cial and calling in 0 him to liim him lie questioned liim him as to liis his name ago age Z re 0 etc gen rosecrans Rosec ians spoke encouragingly to tile the young soldier and told liim him to conic come and see liim him whenever he came caine where lie was he saw no moie of the boy until saturday Satu iday last when lie he went to liis his place of reside residence the bulliet bin net house and found johnny clem sitting 0 on oil liis his sofa waiting to see him johnny had some of tile vicissitudes of war since last they met ile he had been captured by wheelers cavalry near bi t his captors took liim him to wheeler who saluted liim him with what are arc you doin doing bicic you d d little yankee scoundrel S said a id johnny clem stoutly general wheeler I 1 am no boic a d d diel than you at aio sir sir 1 johnny said that the alie rebels stole about all lie had including his pocket book which contained five cents but I 1 have cared for the lest lie he added if they stolen my hat which had three bullet billot holes it at chickamauga 0 a 1 ile ho was finally paroled and sent ali on oil saturday Satu iday lie was on oil liis his way front from camp chase to his ic 0 ament having 0 been exchanged gen rosecrans observed that the young 0 soldier had chov chivions ions on liis his arm and asked the ni meaning canino 0 of it ile he said lie was to a corporal for shooting a colonel at chickamauga 10 a the colonel was mounted and stopped johnny at some point on the field crying stop you little yankee devil 11 1 johnny lial ted bringing liis his austinian Aust iian lian diflo to an ail older thus throwing tile the colonel off liis his glaid gual d cocked liis his piece which lie coll could uld easil easily y do being 0 so short and suddenly bringing it to liis his shoulder fired the colonel f falling alling dead with the bullet ali rough an his breast the little fellow told liis his story sun simply and mod modestly and the ilic general determined terin ter mined ined to honor his bravery he gave liim bim the badge of the roll of li honor ollor which mrs cis wife of the host of the burnet bin net house sewed on johnnys coat his eyes glistened with pride as lie he looked upon the badoc badge 0 and little johnny seemed suddenly to have biown in an inch or two taller lie ho stood so he left ili his S pilo photograph ph with gen Rosec rosecrans ians who exhibits it with pride we may again hear from johnny clem the youngest soldier in the ai aimy iny of tile Cui cumbai libei land cinch cincinnati paper |