Show A keb R daring the campaign of 1864 the commanding officer of that de the confederate army ordered the cavalry one regiment of commanded make extensive raids or recon sume of cheso compelled asto enter ibe federal linea and even the own country the bad given schedule prices for the pur chase of grain and long feed for horses on such marchei was absolutely necessary it must babad and the order was should be paid fur all provender secured in the en country on these occasions the quartermaster frequently pad as lucli as 20 in green backa equal to in scrip per barrel for cum computing the of the thy cavalry ut men and the price allowed atif born at 10 in coil fed era te scrip ita will boa seen how short would be the quartermasters accounts a after fter a months campaign captain a N boy and the idol of hi comrades was the quarterma aler of this th regiment in february 1865 he lold the writer loathe wad millions short lad beebi by the head of the department of appear at bouce aud baite nig shortage and I 1 ut anthine au order of martial was received As iw the writer bade hiiri tie of good cheer that hi abry ordera an the bon ds odthe ad 1 autant would shield him and that at all events he could necessity of expenditure and we will stand bayou ti the last the martial was ordered bui while our people pro poked general grant disposed B arre the court mel grant and hi boy in blue had ua pittsburg at our best pace appomattox came the t regiment like others surrendered aud stacked arms during tin i formality atu ec or four deain cavalry officers of the iou army gathered about jour parly for on many a field in fight and tru cewe had met and extended courtesies so often indeed that we were very familiar and almost friendly the general at baat taken us in produced a can teen and handing it to our party said half jestingly but very feelingly C me adrick adri uk I 1 know liow you fedj we respect you all we ha fought you and know you le d drink to peace of our common country presently capt K look tho can teen fin eyes andi half choking with emotion and eara running down his red cheeks he drank to the health of the meyeral union officers coupling those words put compliments to them he then turned to ithe writer and blubbering like a child stammered out and now my dear colonel ito you ive fol lowed you for four yeam jani beady boit faur hundred more ve have no army no country yo home no nothing then with a he could not even partly cried ia d d lucky for m two weeks id have been in iq pen sure as h 1 the whiskey was swallowed the union kindly adlle at hi eara and the old th fur ever confederate 1 l |