Show SCENES AT HATCHERS CREEK AND petersburg RECALLED john B ecaca speaks to a reporter of stirring scenes escaped with a slight wound but like other veterans has suffered since A story that reads like a page from history from the albany N Y journal when one encounters in print the life astory of some sacred veteran of the civi war a feeling of admiration and sympathy us the certain result accustomed though geue to heroism and suf lerine in everyday lile there is something peculiarly attractive about these old war records serving as they do as a sacred passport to the heart of every true american thousands fondd their lest on the field of carnage or in ahe hospital but when the struggle was over and the victory won returned to their homes arid bagan anew the battle of life bohn 1 scace the widely known contractor and baudier mover of albany N Y baa bad an unusually interesting life and when seen by a reporter recently at his home no 15 bradford street told of his many experiences and adventures while serving under the old flag in the late war although having endured all the hardships and privations of life in the ranks mr bears his more than half a century of years with an elastic step and a keen mind taking an active interest in private and public affairs while stilt a boy bis family froia albany bis birthplace to pittsfield masa and berrt be was educated he mastered toe carpenters trade became a member of berkshire ledge no 62 lo 10 0 P and was entering upon a successful business ii c when came the call from for men all over the country the word aped and excitement ran high all the old tim patriotism that had famous in revolutionary days was aired to its utmost ayery town and village sent oat its squad or company the company in anich mr scace enlisted in september of 1862 as a private became company A forty ninth massachusetts volunteer infantry under the common impression that the war would be on of bat short duration the men were enlisted for nine months only scarcely were they uniformed and armed before they were ordered to the front the T regiment which at the time was under the carmand cor mand of col W V bartlett served in lh first brigade first division nineteenth corpa and participated in some tf the hottest battles of the great rebellion sir scace a was but 22 years T ase and be well with what a beating heart he first fell in lioe his regiment was ordered south directly through the connary con with baton rouge as the objective after several monib weary marches during which A passed through several lively with the enemy constantly hovering hover about the flanks and rear the of louisiana was reached an evacuation followed citizens and the rebel soldiery sola iery stationed in the city fled like frightened sheep bearing with them could carry and setting torch to the rest the beautiful capitol building which had been converted into a war prison bas also been fired and the boys in blue swarmed in just in to save their captive comrades from peris liine in the flames mr scace who ihan been while en route promoted to corporal was in the thickest of the melee and describes the scenes in a graphic manner although the city had fallen almost without a blow eiven or received a firlit was not far off for word nas received that a carpo force of the enemy was fast approaching pro aching A bloody battle ensued at plain store a few days march out of the capital in baich corporal beace was severely w aund sd A loinnie ball struck his left thich band grazing the bone narrowly missed the broat artery he was retired to the acab at baton rouge but recuperated so rapidly that ho entered soon after into active fmc atie battles ot port hudson band donaldsonville Donald sonville followed with all episodes it was not conr after this that by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment he was honorably discharged ills ire pite was not a one however for he soon afterward re enlisted to serve for the remainder of the war for meritorious action be had been raised to the sergeants stripes and as such served in A sixty firt massachusetts volunteer under col charles F walcott daring tha term ot his reenlists reenlist ment sergeant scace participated in some of the hottest struggles of atie war many a gray hatred veteran today recalls the scenes of catchers hatchers Hat chers kanttie fall of peters barg and the battle of sailors creek after his honorable discharge june ath 1853 mr scace returned to albany and settled down once agaba to bis and social interests lie has resided in the city ever since it would seem that now ot all times his peace and happiness would have been uninterrupted such was not to be the case for four years apo while engaged in superintending super intending the rals I 1 ing of the immense smokestack of the albany electric power house the lever ot a loosened windlass struck him a heavy blow across the back the effect of the blow was not at first apparent he being able to leave his bed in a few days bat the worst was to follow for without marij ing he was seized with sciatic rheumatism in all its virulence untold agony followed said mr scace 1 I could not sleep for the pain aso one will know the torture the rheumatism gave me I 1 dont how I 1 lived during those days I 1 became little more than skin and bones and it seemed like life have anything but suf fenne in it cures I 1 tried every so called rheumatic anre that ws ever invented I 1 gave all of them a trial before I 1 stopped taking them adiv friends and neighbors recommended remedy after remedy that they heard of but mv rheumatism went oi just the senaie well after I 1 had almost had the life tortured out of me I 1 came across a newspaper account of dr williams pink and I 1 thought I 1 might as well add another name to the list as not so I 1 ordered some of my druggist 1 I tell yon I 1 was glad in those dava to hear of anything that could give me any chopo at all yes I 1 got them and before 1 had taken two boxes that pain began to leave me way I 1 understand it I 1 coald imagine myself being cured but before I 1 had taken a half dozen of those boxes I 1 aas cured the suiT ering which had made my life acost unbearable for so long had disappeared 1 was a new man 1 I began to get strong I 1 picked up in flesh aad I 1 went back to my business with all the vigor and vim of a young man P think everyone who knows me will tell you what it did for me pink pills is the grandest medicine ever discovered and if my recommendation will do it any good I 1 want you to use it I 1 chopo others will hear of it and be benefited as I 1 have been should hear of it I 1 cant say too much for them MrS caco exclaimed enthusiastically in conclusion this Is but one of the many cases in which pink pills have taken such a beneficent part in the history of humanity mr scace is now enjoying the brulls of an unusually large business managed solely by himself and covering almost the entire estern portion of the state mr scace is alao an ivory carver of marked ability which he follows solely for his own pleasure many little trinkets carved by the light of the camp fire attest his skill in this digestion dir estion par from being solicited to recommend the curative which had taken such a load of misery from his life in his gratitude bis paraiso for it is unstinted and unceasing and from his own statements one may easily see that wuen he does cease to bang its virtues it will be to answer the last mustering in dr williams pink pills contain in a condensed form all the elements necessary to give aad richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves they are an unfailing specific for such diseases as ataxia partial paralysis st altus dance sciatica neuralgia rheumatism nervous headache the alter effect of la grippe palpitation of the heart pale and sallow completions complexions complex ions all forms of weakness either in male or female pink pills are sold by all dealers or will be sent post paid on receipt of 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