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UK FACT that the tlruft lnv under
wlilch tlio United States Is now rais
in;; Its armies placed the minimum
age of men to be Included In tho
draft at twenty-one years has called
attention to the extreme youth of the'
men who made up the forces that
fought and won the Civil war.
It may truthfully bo said that tho
war was won by an army of school-
'J'he oungor generation probably Is not
aware of the lnct that nearly a million of thoso
who carried muskets on behalf of the Federal cause
were les than sixteen years of age when they en
listed. Statistics show that there were exnetly
811,891 hoys under that age In the Federal army.
There were 1,151,4:8 under eighteen years of age,
and of the total enlistments of 2,778,309 there were
2,1,09,798 under twenty-one years of age.
Not only were the great majority of privates less
than twenty-one years of age, but the recordsshow
that companies, regiments and brigades were com
manded literally by schoolboys. At the close of
the war, It is said, It was the exception to Hurt a
brigade or division commander who was more than
thirty years old.
Ilrig. Gen. John L. Clem Is generally credited
with being the youngest soldieY on record, lie was
born in Newark, O., August 13, 1851. He was not
-quite ten years old when he entered the volunteer
service as a drummer at the beginning of tho war.
Two years later, when he was still not quite twelve
years old, he was regulurly enlisted and took his
place in the ranks. lie was innde a sergeant for
bravery displayed In tlw battle of Chlckamauga
.nnd served until the close of the war. He returned
to school when the war ended and graduated from
the Newark high school. In 1871 he was apppolnt
rxl a second lieutennnt in the regulur army and re
mained in the regular service until 1015, when he
was retired with the rank of brigadier general.
Among the heroes who were awarded tho con
greslonal medal of honor for valor shown upon tho
Held of battle there were many who were mere
children. A veteran olllcer of the Federal army,
writing in the Philadelphia Public ledger, recalled
some interesting history connected with some of
theso youthful heroes. The writer gave the follow
ing account of some of these unusual cases:
"Koblnson It. Murphy wus born May 11, IS 19.
He enlisted as musician at the beginning of the
war and the ofllcial statement of the action for
which lie gained his congress medal reads :
" 'At Atlanta, Ga., July 28, 1801, being orderly to
-the brigade commander, ho voluntarily led two
regiments as re-enforcements into line of battle,
-where lie had his horse shot from under him.'
"He enlisted August 0, 1802, at tho age of twelve
.yours, two months and twenty-four days, In the
One Hundred Twenty-seventh Illinois Volunteer
Infantry, and was made orderly to the colonel of
the regiment. In January, 1S01, ho was mado or
derly to Gen. J. A. J. Llghtburn, and participated
In several hard-fought battles. In the army he was
known as 'Itob.' When he performed the wonder
ful feat that gained him the medal he was only
fllleou year." old. The circumstances under which
young Murphy led two regiments Into battle were
.us follows:
"The division in which General Llghtburn com
manded w;is that day on the extreme right of the
.army, which was being Hanked by the enemy.
Young Murphy was sent to the right by his general
to find out the situation, and finding that tho ene
my had Hanked the right wing and was driving
them, he rode on his pony down the line and met
-General Logan, who commanded that day, and
begged him with tears in his eyes for re-enforce-nunt.s,
telling him thy were cuttlnc our right all
to pieces. The general replied : 'I have ordered
, re-enforcements from' the left, and here they come
now, and If you know where they are needed, Itob,
show them In. And that Is how ho came to lead
the two regiments that day. General Llghtburn
wrote regarding Bob that ho was 'not only brave
and faithful, but displayed remarkable judgment
for one of his age, as I soon found out. 1 could
depend on" him under any circumstances that might
arise.'
"And hero is another very little chap who gained
his medal, Orion P. Howe, horn December 29, 18-18.
Ho enlisted early in the. war and was wounded at
Vi-lslurg nnd three times at Dallas, Oa. His roc
nl Is v. brilliant one, and General Sherman tells
in' lory in u letter of August 8, 18011:
" Ui'.idqunrlers Fifteenth Army Corps, Camp on
1 i 1 1 Hlver, August 8, 18015.
1 1 n K Stanton, Secretary of War.
r- I lake tho liberty of asking, through you,
Miiethlng be done for a lad named Orion P.
.ii WRUkeK'in, 111., who belongs to the Fifty-
cols, but at present Is homo wounded. I
I v is too young for West Point, but would bo
y thing for a midshipman. When the as
! Vlcksburg was at Its height, on the 19th of
i nd I was ill front near the road, which
my lino of attack, this young lad came up
lo n wounded and bleeding, with u good, healthy
I- y , crj : "General Sherman, send bomo cartridges
to Colonel Maluiburg; tho men are nearly all out."
"YVh it's tho matter, my boy?" "They hot mo In
lln. leg, sir, but I can go to the hospital, Send tho
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cartridges right, away." Even where he stood the
shot fell thick, and I told him to go to the renr at
once. 1 would nttend to the cartridges ; and off he
limped. Just before he disappeared on the hill, ho
turned nud called as loud as he could: "Caliber
.54." I have not seen the Ind since, and his colonel
(Mnlmburg) on Inquiry gives me the address above,
and says he Is n bright, Intelligent boy, with a fnlr
preliminary education. What arrested my atten
tion then was and what renewed my memory of
the fact now Is that one so young, carrying a
musket-ball through his leg, should have found his
way to me on that fatal spot, and delivered his
message, not forgetting the very importnnt part of
the caliber of his musket, .5-1, which you know Is
an unusual one. I'll warrant that the boy has In
him the elements of a man, and I commeild him to
tho government as one worth the fostering care of
one of the national Institutions. I am, with re
spect, " 'Your1 obedient scrvnnX,
" 'W. T. SHERMAN,
" 'Mnjor General Commanding.
"When the poet, George II. Hoker, learned of the
episode of young Howe, he put the story in verse.
"John Cook, too, gained a medal of honor when n
mere child. He was born In Ohio, August 10, 1847,
and enlisted In Itnttery It, Fourth United States
artillery, at tho breaking out of the war. He was
serving as bugler at Antletam, and certainly did
enough to merit his medal. The boy distinguished
himself at Antletam and In every flght in which
tho command was engaged. At Antletam tho bat
tery was knocked to pieces, losing aliout 50 per
cent of tho men, killed or wounded. Captain Cump
bell fell, severely wounded, and young Cook as
sisted him to tjie rear, quickly returning to tho
firing Hue, where, seeing nearly all the men down
and not enough left to man the guns, the little fel
low unstrapped a pouch of ammunition from the
body of n dead gunner who was lying near one of
the caissons, ran forward with it and acted as gun
ner until the end of the light. -
"J. C. Julius Langbcln was a very small hoy,
Indeed, when nt tho battle of Camden, North Caro
lina, April 15, 1802, ho won his congress medal.
The offlclal record state that 'when a drummer
boy, ho voluntarily and under a heavy lire went
to tho aid of a wounded oflicer, procured medical
aid for him and aided In carrying him to a placo
of safety.' After the battle he was granted a short
leavo of absence to visit his parents, and what a
thrill of happiness the boy must have felt when
he handed hlh mother a commendatory letter from
his company commander.
"And bete Is another boy who wears the con
gress medal of honor, nobly won : Georgo D. Sid
man, a schoolboy from Michigan, a mere child In
years, when ho made his great record and won tho
medal for 'distinguished bravery In battle at
Gaines Mills, Juno 27, 1S02.' This battle, tho sec
ond of the 'Seven Days' liattles' before Richmond,
was ono of the most disastrous battles of the Civil
war, wherein Fit, John Porter's Fifth army corps
was pitted against the three army corps of Gen
- eruls Longstreet, Hill and 'Stonewall' Jackson.
"IJi'Ig. Gen. Daniel IiutterHeld's brigade, com
posed of tho Twelfth, Sow-ntecnth und Forty-fourth
New York, the Eighty-third Pennsjlvanla und Six
teenth Michigan Volunteer Infantry regiments, Unit
day occupied the left lino of battle In the form
of n curve, with the Sixteenth and Klghty-third on
the extreme left and resting on tlu border of
Chlckahorolny swnmp. Here tho brigade was cnlled
upon to resist siverfll desperate charges of tho
enemy during the day, which, In every instance, re
sulted In defeat of tho attacking forces.
"It was In this 'forlorn hope' rally that Sldmun,
then a youth of seventeen, serving In tho ranks of
Company 0, Sixteenth ailchlgiin, us a private, but
borne on tho rolls of his company as a drummer
boy, distinguished himself, by waving IiIh gun and
culling upon his comrades to rally on tho colors as
ho had done, tluiK sotttug an uxainnlo that was
speedily followed by a number of others, and win
ning the approbaUon of Major Welch of his regi
ment, who wns a witness of the heroic act. Ho
was In the front rank of the charge hack upon tho
enemy, nnd In the almost hand-to-hand conlllct
that followed fell severely wounded through tho
left hip by a mlnnle ball.
"On the morning of December 13, 1802, while tho
Fifth corps wns drawn up In line of battle on Staf
ford heights waiting for orders to cross the Itnppa
hanock river and enter Fredericksburg, Colonel
Stockton, commanding the Third brigade, First
division, cnlled upou the Sixteenth Michigan for a
volunteer to carry the new brigade Hag that had
Just reached the command. Sldmun, but now par
tially recovered from his wound, sprang from tho
ranks and begged for this duty. His patriotism and
fidelity to duty, well known td Major Welch, now
commanding the regiment, won for him the covet
ed prize, much to the chagrin of .several other com
rades who valiantly offered their services, trad
ing his brlgndc on Its famous charge up Muryo's
heights, In that terrible slaughter under Iturnslde,
he wns again wounded, hut not so severely as to
prevent him from planting the colors within 150
yards of the enemy's line, where they remained
for 30 hours. Three duys later he proudly boro his
Hag back across the Kappahnnock, marked by a
broken shaft and several holes, caused by tho ene
my's missiles during the charge.
"It wns in this battle, Sunday, December 14,
1802, whilo the brigade lay all day hugging tho
ground behind the slight elevntlon n few yards
In front of tht enemy, momentarily expecting nn
attuck, that Sldman, with a comrade of his own
company, dlsplnyed humnnlty us well as remark
able valor by running the gauntlet through n rail
road cut for canteens of wnter for the sick and
wounded comrades who could not be removed from
the lines; this nt a tlmo, too, when the cnemy'u
sharpshooters were so stationed as to commnnd
the ground a considerable distance in the renr of
the brigade lines. It was this distinguished service
of humanity nt Fredericksburg, In the face of n
vigilant enemy and with almost certain denUi star
ing him in the face, that prompted his officers In
recommending him for the mednl of honor. The
war department, with a full record knowledge of
his service from Gaines Mills to Fredericksburg,
and for reasons best Jcnown to Itself, decided that
the medal was earned nt Uie Hrst-named battle,
with continuing merit to tho end of his military
service.
"Perhaps the mostjdangerous duty that a soldier
can bo engaged In Is that of scout. In a book pub
lished after tho war, nnd called 'Hampton and nis
Cavalry, the following definition of a scout Is
given : 'The scouts of tho army did not constitute
a distinct organization, but suitable men volunteer
ing for this duty were detailed from the different
commands. Tho poslUon required not only cool
ness, courage, zeal and Intelligence, but special fac
ulties born in some few men.'
"The lino of demarcation between a scout and n
spy was at times very ill-defined, for, as the scouts
were usually dressed In enemy's uniforms which
they hud enptured, they were by strict military law
subject to the penalty of spies If taken within the
enemy's linos, and they were not without pleasant
experiences of thnt sort.
"Undoubtedly one of the most distinguished of
tills class was Archibald Hamilton Itownnd, Jr.,
who received the medal because of the Indorsement
of General Sheridan, who knew nud appreciated
his great services to the cause.
"Rowand was born March 0, 1845, In Philadel
phia, Pa., and enlisted June 17, 1M52, In Company
K, First West Virginia cavalry, and served until
August 17, 1805. Ills services were noi imy iu
markahle, but most valuable to the cause. He was
one of tho most daring and most trusted of Sheri
dan's scouts.
"Once, while scouting for Averill, he was cap
tured, but told such a plausible story to tho Con
federate otllceis about being a Confederate scout
with verbal orders. from one distant general to an
other Hint he wns allowed to depart. The first tlmo
he v.-as detailed on scout duty his two companions
were shot and hilled. On his next Hip his com
rade and his own horso were killed when they wero
18 miles Inside of tho Confederate lines, hut Row
and managed to dodge the enemy's bullets and got
back alive, vowing at every jump never to go on
scout duty again. Ho soon recovered from his
fright, howeor, mul-slurled out on another trip.
While with Sheridan he wns asked to locate tho
notoi' ,m imi'Hsan loader, Maj. Harry Gllmore, and,
If po' vide, eflect hlR enpture.
"Aim r 8-ernl days' hard work he found Gllmore
Hto',ii!iK In a largo country mansion near Moor
Held, W. Va. This he roportert to Sheridan, who
sent with him about fifteen scouts undm- Colonel
Young. They droMurt In Confederate uniforms
and. followed by 300 Federal ciiuilry at u distance
of several mllos, to be of assistance In caso tho
true character of the scouts was discovered, they
arrlvod near Gllmore's command about daybreak,
and Rowand wont forward alono and, single-handed,
captured the vldctto without a shot bolug fired.
Tim scouts then entered the family mansion and
took Gilmoro out of, bud and hnck to Shorldnn's
hotuhfuartors,"
Few Places Now In the Country That
Oo Not Recognlzo Need of
Beautlflcatlon.
Time wns not so very long ago when
the thought of civic benuly and the
recognition of tho Importnnco of city
beautlflcntlon belonged to n few poo
plc only.
When the first of the larger cities
of Texas set about tho process of
making beauty where only ugliness
had been before, ninny taxpayers ob
jected on tho ground that it wns not
wise to expend public money for such
purposes.
Rut thnt lnrger city persisted. A
landscape architect was employed. A
comprehensive plan for future devel
opment wns drawn up. Appropria
tions looking far Into the future were
planned. An educational campaign to
teach the people tho need for beauty
was gotten under way. Today that
city Is far to tho front as an example
of what may be accomplished In a few
years of Inhor Intelligently npplled.
Other cities followed. One by ono
tho centers of population fell Into line.
Directly the smaller cities began to
lay plans for thnt day when they, too,
shall bo largo cities. Only recently
the city of Dcnlson, urged on by public-spirited
citizens, employed a well
paid expert to make n survey and lay
down a comprehensive plnn of artistic
development. And within the next
few months practically every Texas
city will have proved Unit even lu tho
stress of war Texas people recognize
the value of beauty and the Impor
tance of the artistic In the everyduy
life of the people. Houston Post.
WHERE CENSOR IS NEEDED
Successful Outcome of Allotment De
velopment Depends Largely on In
telligent Forethought
The successful outcome of an al
lotment development ns an asset to a
city depends lslrgcly upon the type of
neighborhood established by the real
ton In selling his property.
It is true, however, that some prop
erties are assured of ultimate Indi
viduality before development on ac
count of their natural locution.
The average allotment, however, Is
dependent on the method of sale of
sepuratc lots nnd thr restrictions Im
posed upon them, which have nn Im
portant bearing on the ultimate up
building. But the character of a neighbor
hood Is far from assured because of
Imposed rcstrlcUons ns to prlco of
house to be crecttd, as is shown In
numerous cases about Clevelnnd.
Perhups the most apparent renson
for a development not proving what
was originally Intended ure, first, that
the building operations (to set the
pace, so to speak) were not carried on
by the developer to show what wns
expected, and, second, the censoring
of building plnns. Cleveland Leader.
Kind of House In Demand.
The last matter Influencing cost Ii
"marketability." To be -saleable a
house must measure up to and down to
a standard. Muliogauy and quartered
oak wainscoting, plate glass windows
and other slnillnr embellishments do
not Incrense the selling value to .any
great extent. By the tlmq you arc
ready to sell the style in these things
will have changed, nnd they nre then
more likely to decrease thnn Increase
the value. Be measurably conven
tional, and comfortnbly normnl in your
Ideas. The best houses ure not the
most expensive or the most peculiar.
They are almost always the expression
of a "type," and follow the main fea
tures of their type, departing from the
normal only In minor wnys. This Is
the kind of house that Is always In
demand.
Your War Garden.
Don't rob yourself of tlowers even
In war times. There Is no better anti
dote for the war horror, and there Is
no reason why the vegetable garden
should not be bordered with such
plants as gladioli, dahlias, sunflowers
and vmlmis other annuals. Indeed,
some of the vegetables themselves have
beautiful blossoms. The scarlet run
ner bean and the sugar pea, for ex
ample, have beautiful tlowers anil
both aro excellent vegetables. Old
time gardens are often bordered with
parsley, and most of the herbs when
grown In little beds are delightful to
look upon.
Site of Ancient City Discovered.
News has been received at Madrid,
Spain, of the discovery In Brazil of
the site of the Incan city known to
early Spanish nnd Portuguese explor
ers as El Dorado, and hitherto rt glint
ed ns legendary. The ruins are locat
ed In the Minion region, near the !!
llvlan frontier. In the midst or a dense
forest. An archaeological expedition,
including Brazilian Spanish nud Por
tuguese scientists, will juake a duall
ed study of the dlstilct.
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Try Frcczonol your druggist sells
n tiny bottle for n few cents, sufilclcnt
to rid your foot of every hard corn,
soft corn, or corh between tho toes,
nnd callouses, without one particle of
pain, soreness or Irritation. Frcezono
Is tho discovery of n noted Cincinnati
genius. Adv.
BOY PROBABLY TOLD TRUTH
Chances Are There Was Good, Hard
Bottom to Slough If Traveler
Had Reached It.
Occasionally thero nre times when
u llo Is the truth. Tho following story
Illustrates that paradox:
In Oregon there aro many sloughs
of mud or quicksand whtch aro diffi
cult and dangerous to cross. A cer
tain Mpthodlst missionary lu thnt
stute, In the course of his travels, camd
to n slough which looked so formi
dable that he called a hoy, who was
chopping wood on the other side, and
said :
"Roy, Is (hat a safe slough to cross?"
"Ob, yes."
"Has It a good hard bottiun?"
"Oh, yes," said tho boy.
The iiiiin started to cross; his horso
mired, und ho had to dismount and
wade out. Naturrlly ho was angry.
"Why did you Ho to me?" ho demand
ed. "Didn't you say tho slough hnd n
good hard bottom?"
"Oh, yes." said tho boy, "the bot
tom Is good and hnrd, but yon
didn't get down to It I" Methodist
Centennlnl Bulletin.
Test Soldier's Brains.
The psychological and brain tests to
which our enlisted men nre being sub
jected are something new In military
tactics. In other wars men were not
put Into the nuikn If tluyy showed
noticeable signs of mental Infirmity
Now they do not slop with nsklng If
ho Is crazy, but they go further and
determine by established tests whether
he Is apt to go crazy If exposed to tho
strain and shock of battle. Doctor Gor
gas Instituted this new examination,
nud under it many men hare been
turned back from (ho path to "over
there" and detailed to somo phase of
government service "over here." They
aro not generally told why the change
Is made, hut aro expected to glvo sol
dierly obedience to tho order. To tell
them would be to set up u state of
self-suspicion thnt would ho very
harmful. Memphis pomnierclal Ap
peal. .
i "
Cause for Wonder.
Patience This Is my lunch hour,
you know.
Pntrlcc Oh, can you nlTord In theso
times to eat for an hour?
One Exception,
"lie handles his subjects without
gloves as all men ought to do."
"All men? How about n lineman?"
igg
m
a
Force of Habit.
"Thofeo crowded street cars are spoil
ing my oratorical style,"
"I low can that boy
"Every tiltiu I put my arm Into the
nlr to make a gesture I paw s-ijnd as
If 1 wore reaching for u .wrap."
WarDenands
Saving of Sugar,
Saving of Fuel,
Use of other
Grains vithVheat
-No waste.
topei
answers every
demand. Its an
economical, nour
ishing and deli
cious food.a build
er and maintainer
of Vigor and Health.
TVyit.
There's a Reason"
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