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——————KBMBMWWgaaHMMM Some War Experiences As related of Thomas Kelsey, a resident of our city and a member of Veteran Post No. 84, C. A R. At tlie age of eighteen, lie en lTted in Co. C. 3t Indiana Infantry .on August 28, 1SG1 at Huntington, Ind. Ilia regiment started for tile seat of war on September 10, 1801, go ing through Louisville. Kentucky to .N' lson, Ky, where they spent the winter in plain army tents for shelter against the weather. For warmth, they dug fire-places in the ground, with underground pas sageway for smoke; the opening being far enough outside to pre v ut burning the tent. It smoked bad and was not very warm. in the spring of 1802. they marched to the Ohio River, a little below Louisville, Ky., where on February 17,they embarked on transports; they were attached to Gen. Nelson's divis ion of the army. : Disembarked on the west bank of the Mississippi riv er below Cairo, Illinois and marched to New Madrid, Missouri, here they took part in tlie siege of this place, which the rebels evacuated on March 14, 1802; the rebels taking to their boats and retreating down the river, leaving three prisoners. On the next night, his company and another company of his regiment as sisted in dragging two 32-pound seige g ms about twenty-five miles through timber and swamps, and before day light the cannons were in position on the river bank. At daylight they were discovered by the rebel fleet and at once attacked. The rebel fbet consisted of seven gunboats. After a spirited engagement one of the rebel gunboats was sunk and the others beat a hasty retreat. This action having dispersed the rebel fleet that supported the rebel posi tion on Island No. JO, this rebel srongliold was soon thereafter sur ii adored, and was occupied by bis regiment. tic also assisted m me capture or Fort Pillow; afterwards went by transports to Memphis, Tennessee on June 15, 1802, where hist regiment soon took transports for the White River in Arkansas, going up this river as far as Aberdeen. On the night of July 2, 1802, they ' had an engagement with the rebels ten miles from Aberdeen, and soon drove them to Duvall’s Bluff. They thtn again embarked on transports for Helena, Arkansas, where they went into winter quarters. Their cam was in heavy timber, of which they made shanties breast high, using their tents for roofs. • Made chimneys of sticks and mud on the outside. They were occupied during the winter do ing guard duty, guarding government property and cotton. During two weeks of this time they were engaged in removing heavy timbers which the rebels had felled in tlie stream at Yazoo Pass. In the spring of 1863 went on trans ports up the Arkansas river to Pine Bluffs and Little Rock, where they attacked the rebels some miles back from the river, surprising the rebels at daylight before breakfast in heavy timber. Closed in on the rebels in line of battle, firing as they could; went, right in on them, driving them out and dispersing them. They theji returned down the river to its junc tion' with the Mississippi river, and went down the Mississippi some miles, landing on the west side, north of Vicksburg. On April 10, 1863, started on - the Vicksburg campaign. During this time they built bridges to facilitate the march of the army from Milli ken's Bend to a point below Vicks burg. They also guarded govern ment property while the army was digging the canal. The reglmet crossed the Mississ ippi river below' Vicksburg on trans ports, his company going over on a tug boat on the night of April 30, 1863. They marched all night over a partly hilly and partly level coun try, well timbered, with dusty roads. Ilis regiment was In the fighting next morning at Port Gibson, Miss., making a charge, capturing two can nons and many prisoners. His regi ment lost forty-nine in killed and wounded In this engagement. On the same day he w'as in the bat tle at Champion Hills, where his regiment captured the 46th Alabama Infantry with its colors^ and arms; here his regiment lost seventy-nine killed and wounded. He took part in the seige of Vicks burg, his camp being about two hun dred yards over the hill from the trenches and out of range of the rebel guns. He made liis own c offee,cooked liis own pork and beans and lived on hardtack. He was en gaged in digging trenches for over a month. Would dig up be dirt and throw it. out three or four feet, toward the rebel lines until the trench was deep enough to afford shelter from th< rebel cannqu and small arms. There was a trench running up from the rear In which soldiers could reach the front trenches without be ing under fire. Would be in the trenches about four hours at a time and < hen be relieved for eight hours. Kept digging the trenches up closer and closer to the rebel fortifications all the time. The rebels tried sev eral times to break through the Union lines but were never successful. To wards tlie last the lines of the two armies were not over a rod apart, and many a night he talked with the rebel soldiers across the intervening space. When the rebels displayed the white flag of surrender, the Union army was in line of battle ready too charge the rebel works, lie was not over three hundred yards from the rebel army when it marched out of its fortifications and laid down their arms, and within a few minutes afterwards he was in Vicksburg grat ifying his curiosity about the place. In this seige his regiment lost thir teen in killed and wounded. The rebel army after stacking their arms was fed by the Union army with army rations. They soon sign ed papers of parole not to fight again during the war and were al lowed to go home. Next day after the surrender his regiment joined Gen. Sherman’s army and marched to Jackson, Miss., where rebel Gen. Johnson had gathered tin other rebel army. He took part in the nine days’ siege of Jackson, his regiment losing ten men in killed and wounded. They returned to Vicks burg and embarked on transports on August 4. 1868, for Brazos City, which is below New Orletis. He was will (Jen. Banks' expedition up the Teach Bayou and Carrion Crow Bayou, where on Nov. 3, 1868, they had a spirited engagement with the rebels. From here his regiment marched to New Iberia, Louisiana, when* lie and 464 others of his regi ment re-inlisted for three years more of service. Then marched to New Orleas where they boarded transports December 28, 1868, bound for Port Cavalla, Texas, on the Gulf c i Mexico. From here they re turned to New Orleans February 24, 1861. In March, 181(4, those who had ro enlisled went home on a thirty-day furlough bv transports to Cairo, Illi nois ami from their by train to Indian apolis, Ind.. where they arrived April 1, 1864. Here his regiment was welcomed by Gov. Morton, of Indiana. At expiration of his furlough he went back to New Orleans, rejoining his regiment, doing guard duty until December, 1864, when his regiment embarked on transports for Brazos Island, Texas, which is situated at i the mouth of the Ilio Grande river, the boundary line beween the United States and Mexico. His regiment was in the last battle ofthe war, fought at Palmetto Ranch, Texas, on May Id, 1865. In this engagement his regiment was overpowered and had to retreat, los ig two companies of prisoners; their total loss being eighty-two in killed, wounded and prisoners. This bat tle was after the Surrender of Lee at Appomatax. As soon as the news of the close of the war was received the rebels released their prisoners. The day he learned the war was over was one of the gladdest days of his life'. He was then back at Brazos Isalnd. His regiment went 250 miles up the Rio Grande river on a scout after this, returning to Brownville, Texas, in August, 1865, where he stayed un til February, 1866. This was on account of the trouble arising from the French occupation of Mexico. He was mustered out on February 10. 1866 having served in the army four years and a half, lie was then twenty-three years old. During his service in the army he never missed guard duty but a few days on account of sickness and was never wounded or taken prisoner. Report of The Condition of the Farmers State Bank Of Preston, Nebraska Charter Number 708, Incorporated in the State of Nebraska, at the close of business May 11, 1910. KKSOPKCKS, Loans airtl discounts. $ 32,383.5s Overdrafts, secured and unsecured.. 597.04 Banking house furniture and fixtures o5o.no Current expenses and taxes paid. 781.87 Due from nat'l, stateand private banks and bankers ... ... $5,033.84 Currency. 1,290.00 Cold Coin .... 630.00 Silver,(nickels’aml cents .... 531.07 7.484.91 Total. .... .$41,898.30 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in .. . .$13,000.00 Surplus fund.. 2.600.00 Undivided profits. . 1.521.32 Individual deposits subject to check . ^ .. $13,161.23 Tittle certificates of deposit.. 11,615.75 24.77<».<*?s Total . $41,89x.30 STATK (>V NI; UK ASK A. J >ss. County of Richardson. ‘ I. Clyde Thacker, cashier of flu* above named bank, do hereby swear that the above j statement is a correct and true copy of tie* re port made to the State Banking Board. Clyuk Thackkk, Cashier attest: W. C. Makgkavi;, Director \V. A. Ghkknwai.u. Director. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of May. 1910. tii Y P. (1KHKNWAi.11, Notary Public. My commission expires Dec. 22, 1911. • 1 Know What Clothes ScienceHeans DATHER a technical term to use for Clothes, but when you learn its true meaning, you will see how it describes Clot her aft Clothes, The lakers have in vented 207 different appliances that reduce the cost of production to a minimum. 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