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Those who returned from the surrender and prison, found a country in the hands of military satraps-their former slaves their equals, and as to privileges exalted above them. But it was unmanly to sit down and weep. The hardships of camp had strengthened them for the encounters with por- erty. Resolutely they entered the contest, as they had done in 1861, determined to win a victory in peace, though they had failed of it in war. Thus they have proved that-
" The bravest are the truest."
Scattered from Delaware to Texas, they are toiling, most of them unblest by fortune's smiles. Three are ministers of the Gospel-the rest the bone and sinew of the country.
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The following condensed Roll will show, as far as can be as- certained, the particulars deemed worthy of record, in relation to each man who had the honor to be a member of Company G :
CONDENSED ROLL OF COMPANY G, 18TH VIR- GINIA REGIMENT, A. N. VA.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Reps Connally, Nottoway county; elected Captain January, 1861; resigned on account of physical disability December, 1861. Peter F. Rowlett, Nottoway county; elected 2d Lieutenant Jan- uary, 1861; elected Captain December, 1861; term of ser- vice expired April, 1862.
Richard Irby, Nottoway county; elected 1st Lieutenant Jan- uary, 1861; resigned Novemher, 1861, to attend General Assembly of Virginia; elected Captain April, 1862; re- signed and made Captain A. C. S., June, 1863 ; paroled at Bellefont April 9th, 1865; wounded twice at 2d Manassas. Archer Campbell, Nottoway; joined company January, 1861; elected 3d Lieutenant April, 1862; 1st Lieutenant October, 1862; Captain June, 1863; wounded at Gaines' Mill and Gettysburg; killed at Sailor's Creek April, 1865.
Samuel Hardy, Dinwiddie county; 1st Sergeant from January to December, 1861; elected 2d Lieutenant December, 1861; 1st Lieutenant April, 1862; lost arm at Gaines' Mill; re- signed October, 1862.
Richard Ferguson, Dinwiddie county; enlisted April, 1861; elected 1st Lieutenant November, 1861; term expired April, 1862; elected 3d Lieutenant December, 1862; 2d Lieuten- ant -; appointed Adjutant of Regiment June, 1863; wounded at Frayser's Farm and 2d Manassas; taken pris- oner at Gettysburg; remained prisoner till war ended.
E. H. Muse, Quincy, Fla .; enlisted May, 1861; made Sergeant April, 1862; elected 2d Lieutenant October, 1862; 1st Lieutenant June, 1863; wounded at Frayser's Farm, Get- tysburg and Sailor's Creek.
John E. Irvin, Nottoway; enlisted April, 1861; elected 2d Lieu- tenant April, 1862; wounded and disabled for service at Gaines' Mills; resigned August, 1862.
A. D. Crenshaw, Nottoway; enlisted May, 1861; elected 3d Lieutenant June, 1863; killed at Five Forks April, 1865 ; buried on field.
Alexander Campbell, Nottoway ; joined company January, 1861; Sergeant till December, 1861 ; elected 3d Lieutenant Decem- ber, 1861; term expired April, 1862.
E. E. Howson, Nottoway; elected 3d Lieutenant January, 1861; resigned on account of physical disability December, 1861.
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SERGEANTS.
C. Stith, Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, wounded and taken prisoner at Gettysburg, died on shipboard.
C. J. Seabrook, Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, wounded at Gaines' Mill, discharged 1862 as foreigner.
R. B. Seay, Lunenburg, joined company January, 1861, wounded at Gaines' Mill and disabled for active service.
J. C. Gill, Dinwiddie, joined company January, 1861, wounded at Frayser's Farm, made Sergeant-Major of Regiment 1863, killed at Gettysburg, left on field.
J. E. Barrow, Nottoway, enlisted April, 1861, wounded at Gaines' Mill and Gettysburg.
J. A. Goulder, Nottoway, joined January, 1861, wounded at Gettysburg and Five Forks.
G. B. Seay, Lunenburg, enlisted April, 1861, wounded at Fray- ser's Farm and Gettysburg.
T. J. Tucker, Nottoway, joined April, 1861, wounded at 2d Ma- nassas and Gaines' Mill.
A. F. Morgan, Nottoway, joined April, 1861, wounded at Fray- ser's Farm and Gettysburg.
E. G. Sydnor, Nottoway, joined April, 1861, made Color-Ser- geant 1862, killed at Sharpsburg.
CORPORALS.
W. M. Hamilton, Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, killed at Gettysburg, left on field.
J. W. Tunstill, Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, wounded at Gettysburg and Five Forks.
J. H. Gill, Dinwiddie, enlisted April, 1861, killed at Frayser's Farm, buried at Hollywood Cemetery.
B. I. Scott, Tennessee, enlisted May, 1861, killed at Boons- boro, Md, left on field.
J. C. Webb, Lunenburg, enlisted April, 1861, killed at Gettys- burg, left on field.
R. N. Hardaway, Nottoway, enlisted April, 1861, wounded at Gaines' Mill and Gettysburg.
L. E. Hardy, Lunenburg, enlisted April, 1861, wounded at 2d Manassas and Gettysburg.
A. V. Brown, Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, escaped without wounds.
PRIVATES.
Anderson, A. W., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, escaped without wounds.
*Anderson, J., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, died of disease 1862. Anderson, W. J., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, died of dis- ease 1862. 3
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Atkinson, C. T., Nottoway, joined company April, 1861, wounded at Gaines' Mill and at Gettysburg.
Atkinson, C. C., Nottoway, enlisted - 1864.
Barrow, R. B., Nottoway, enlisted April, 1861, detailed on band from 1862 to close of war.
Bell, J. W., -, enlisted at Danville 1864.
Bentley, J. C., Nottoway, joined company April, 1861, detailed as teamster from 1861 to close of war.
Bentley, William, Nottoway, enlisted April, 1862, died of dis- ease at home.
Blandy, T. R., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, de- tailed in Medical Department 1861 to close of war.
Boswell, E., Lunenburg, enlisted April, 1861, killed at Gaines' Mill, buried on field.
Boswell, W. W., Lunenburg, enlisted - 1864.
Bouldin, B., Nottoway, enlisted 1864, killed at Five Forks.
Bowles, G. H., Nottoway, enlisted April, 1862, lost leg at Five Forks.
Burton, William, Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, dis- charged as over age August, 1862.
Campell, J., enlisted April, 1861, killed at Gettysburg, left on field.
Carson, T. F., -, enlisted- 1864.
Clarke, D. C., Nottoway, enlisted April, 1861, died at hospital, August, 1861.
Clarke, J. W., Nottoway, enlisted April, 1862, wounded and disabled at 2d Manassas.
Clay, J. W., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, wounded at Gaines' Mill.
Clay, -, Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, died May, 1862, of disease.
Cobbs, R. H., Nottoway, enlisted April, 1861, wounded at Gaines' Mill and Gettysburg.
Cobbs, S. W., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, died of disease August, 1862.
Connally, B. J., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, dis- charged on account of age and physical condition.
Cole, P., -, enlisted - ---- 1864.
Coleman, P. II., - -, enlisted 1864.
Coleman, P. S., -, enlisted
Crowder, J. W., -. enlisted 1864.
Davis, A. L., - -, enlisted 1864.
Deshazor, J., - -- , enlisted - 1864.
Draper, J. W., Dinwiddie, enlisted - 1864.
Drinkwater, C., joined company January, 1861, wounded at Gaines' Mill.
Eckles, J. W., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, killed at Gettys- burg.
Edwards, L. C., -, enlisted - 1864.
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Elder,J. A., Lunenburg, joined company January, 1861, killed at Gettysburg and left on field.
Evers, C., Not oway, substituted for J. C. Smith 1862, wounded and taken prisoner at Gettysburg.
Farley, J. C., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, wounded at Get- tysburg.
Farley, E. W., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, died of disease June, 1862.
Farley, J. H., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, died of wounds received at Frayser's Farm.
Farley, W. D., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, died of disease in hospital August, 1861.
Faris, P., Brunswick, joined company July 21, 1861, died of disease at home August, 1861.
Ferguson, S. W., Dinwiddie, transferred to company August, 1862, wounded at Five Forks.
Foster, H. H., Dinwiddie, transferred to company August, 1862, killed at Gettysburg and left on field.
Foster, G. W., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, died of disease 1863.
Fowlkes, S. E., Nottoway, enlisted April, 1861, discharged on account of physical disability.
Fowlkes, W., enlisted - 1864, wounded at Five Forks.
Grammer, W. P., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, dis- charged on account of physical disability May, 1861.
Grammer, R. B., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, killed at Gaines' Mill.
Gilliam, W. M., -, enlisted - 1864.
Gregory, Thomas, Lunenburg, enlisted April, 1861, disabled by wound at Gettysburg.
Gunn, E. G., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, died of prison disease May, 1865.
Gunn, R. C., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, wounded at Gettysburg and killed at Five Forks.
Gunn, T. J., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, killed at Gettysburg.
Hammersley, -, Charlotte, enlisted March, 1862, died of disease 1862.
Hardaway, J. H., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, drowned on his way to hospital.
Hardaway, J. W., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, wounded at Gaines' Mill and Gettysburg.
ITardy, J. T., Lunenburg, enlisted March, 1862.
Hill, J. J., -, enlisted - 1874.
Hite, F. B., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862.
Hudson, L., Lunenburg, enlisted 1864, wounded at Five Forks. Ilurt, A. M., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, died of disease August, 1861.
Hurt, J. M., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, detailed May, 1861, as physician at home.
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Hurt, R. L., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, dis- charged by substitution May, 1862, re-entered service 1864. Hatchett, H., Lunenburg, enlisted April, 1861, wounded at 1st Manassas, and died of disease August, 1861.
Irby, Edmund, Lunenburg, enlisted December, 1862, wounded at Gettysburg, died of prison disease May, 1865.
Jackson, G. H., Nottoway, joined company Jan., 1861, wounded at Gaines' Mill, and mortally at Gettysburg.
Jeffress, H., Nottoway, enlisted May, 1861, transferred to Com- pany C, and disabled at Williamsburg.
Jeter, W., Lunenburg, enlisted - 1864.
Johnson, L., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, wounded at Gaines' Mill.
Johnson, J. T., Nottoway, enlisted 1864. Johnson, J. W., -, enlisted 1864.
Jones, G. W., Dinwiddie, enlisted
1863, died in 1865.
Leath, G. W., Nottoway, enlisted 1864, wounded at Five Forks.
Leathers, W. J., -, enlisted - 1864.
Malone, C. G., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, mor- tally wounded at Frayser's Farm.
Marshall, F. Q., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, wounded at Gaines' Mill and Gettysburg.
Mason, W. T., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, dis- charged June, 1861, on account of health.
Mason, Wm., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, died of disease in 1862.
Mitchell, W. F., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, dis- charged as over age 1862.
Moore, G. W., - -, enlisted - 1864.
Mumford, R. B., Nottoway, enlisted - 1864, wounded at Sailor's Creek.
Neal, S., Lunenburg, enlisted April, 1861, discharged as unfit for service.
O'Neal, J. J., Nottoway, joined January, 1861, 4th Lieut. till service commenced, lost leg at Five Forks.
Orgain, E. C., Lunenburg, enlisted March, 1862, killed at Gaines' Mill, first victim.
Orgain, T. A., Lunenburg, enlisted March, 1862, killed at Gaines' Mill, second victim.
Orgain, J., Lunenburg, enlisted March, 1862, transferred to Lu- nenburg cavalry and killed in 1862.
Overby, HI., Brunswick, enlisted March, 1862, killed at Gettys- burg.
Pettus, J. E., Nottoway, enlisted July 21, 1861, died of disease August, 1861.
Phelps, W. C., -, enlisted - 1864.
Pollard, C. D., Nottoway, enlisted April, 1861, killed at Gaines' Mill.
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Reames, J., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, wounded at 2d Manassas.
Reames, W. H., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, wounded at. Five Forks.
Reese, J. J., Dinwiddie, enlisted April, 1861, died at Manassas June, 1861.
Russell, B., -, enlisted - 1864.
Smith, J. C., Brunswick, enlisted March, 1862, substituted by C. Evers, 1863.
Spain, J. A., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, wounded at Gaines' Mill.
Spain, R. B., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861.
Sublett, S. B., Nottoway, enlisted May, 1861, killed at 2d Ma- nassas.
Sullivan, J. M., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, disa- bled by wound at Gaines' Mill.
Thompson, G. W., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, disabled by wound at Gaines' Mill.
Tunstill, J. D., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, escaped without wounds.
Tunstill, J. M., Nottoway, enlisted April, 1862, wounded at Boonsboro.
Waddill, J. T., -, enlisted - 1864.
Waddill, W. F., -, enlisted- 1864.
Watkins, W. G., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, dis- charged on account of age August, 1862.
Watkins, T. M., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, dis- charged on account of unfitness for service.
Webb, J. A., Lunenburg, enlisted April, 1862, wounded at Get- tysburg.
Webb, L. E., Lunenburg, enlisted April, 1861, wounded at Boonsboro and Sharpsburg.
West, J. F., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862. .
West, J. T., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861.
West, T. B., Nottoway, joined company January, 1861, disabled by wounds at Frayser's Farm.
Williams, W. O., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, killed at Get- tysburg.
Williams, T. H., Nottoway, enlisted March, 1862, killed at Gaines' Mill.
Winn, G. W., Nottoway, enlisted August, 1862.
Winn, W. II., Lunenburg, enlisted March, 1862, wounded at Sharpsburg.
RECAPITULATION.
Captains-whole number, 4; killed in battle, 1; wounded in battle, 1.
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Lieutenants-whole number, 7; killed in battle, 1; wounded in battle, 4.
Sergeants-whole number, 10; killed in battle, 2; wounded in battle, 8.
Corporals-whole number, 8; killed in battle, 4; wounded in battle, 3.
Privates-whole number, 114; killed in battle, 20; wounded in battle, 31; died in service, 20.
Totals-whole number, 143; killed in battle, 28; wounded in battle, 47; died in service, 20.
Total killed, wounded and died in service, 95 .*
Of the soldiers of 1861 and 1862, who fought during the war, only five escaped unhurt.
Died since the war, to August, 1878-7.
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS OF REGIMENTAL OFFICERS IN REGARD TO COMPANY G.
[Col. R. E. Withers, United States Senator from Virginia. ]
WYTHEVILLE, Va., July 5, 1877.
Capt. RICHARD IRBY :
My Dear Sir,-I am glad to hear of the proposed re-union of Company G on the 21st inst., and if I can so arrange my matters as to be present, will do myself that pleasure. I should enjoy it very much, I know. I must say that your old company seems the only one in the Regiment which appreciates properly the impor- tant duty of preserving the names and memories of their fallen comrades. Would that all the others would do likewise, and then the Regimental and Brigade organizations would inevitably follow. Should anything prevent me from meeting my old com- rades, be pleased to present to them iny kindest regards and un- dying respect, as the survivors of a company which never failed in the hour of trial, and was always "to be depended on."
Truly, your friend,
R. E. WITHERS.
[Col. H. A. Carrington.]
CHARLOTTE C. H., VA., August 15, 1878.
My Dear Captain,-Please accept my thanks for the kind in- vitation to attend the re-union of Company G, 18th Va. Infantry. I shall try to get my matters ready to be able to be with you in
* This expresses casualties only in part, as it was impossible to get reports, and many were wounded more than once.
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person. Rest assured that my heart will be with you and the noble survivors of one of the truest and most gallant companies which fought through the late war. My best love to them all. Most truly, yours,
H. A. CARRINGTON.
[Lieut. Col. G. C. Cabell, Member of Congress from Virginia. ]
DANVILLE, VA., July 12, 1877.
My Dear Captain,-If I can do so, it will, I assure you, give me great pleasure to be with you and the survivors of your old company on the 21st. I remember with more than kindness the officers and men, my old comrades, of the Nottoway Grays, and whilst I sorrow with those who mourn for the gallant dead, my heart goes out in sympathy and kindness for the survivors of that noble band of Virginia braves, whose gallant deeds reflected un- dimmed honor on their county, their State, their country and her cause. Should I not be present, you will please remember me in great kindness to our "old comrades," and wish them for me, much health and happiness, and many returns of their annual re-union.
Yours most truly,
GEO. C. CABELL.
[From Adjutant (Rev.) Richard Ferguson, Member of Virginia Annual Conference.]
NORTH GARDEN, ALBEMARLE CO., V.A., July 14, 1877. Capt. IRBY :
My Dear Friend,-Your postal, requesting my attendance at the re-union of the surviving members of the old company, to be held near Blacks and Whites on the 21st of July, an anniversary so memorable and historic to us, has been received. I regret ex- ceedingly my inability to be present on that occasion. My Quar- terly Meeting will take place on that day, and many pressing in- terests of the Church imperatively demand my presence and per- sonal attention.
Say to my old comrades, I would like to be there to see them and show how fondly memory cherishes their names and faces, and the affection I still bear them. I would like to be there to talk with them face to face of the memorable days and deeds of the past, to call over the roll of our dead heroes and speak of their virtues. I would like to speak a word in memory of John J. Reese, our first martyr to the cause at Manassas; of John H. Gill, Sergeant of Ambulance Corps, killed at Frazier's Farm, and James C. Gill, Sergeant-Major of the Regiment, mortally wounded at Gettysburg, both intimate friends and the companions of my youth; of Horace H. Foster, noble christian soldier, who fell like- wise at Gettysburg; of Goodwyn Malone, a plain, good man, and no better soldier, with whom I had been acquainted from early youth, who was mortally wounded at Gaines' Mill. These being from Dinwiddie, and the fact that I am probably better acquainted with the circumstances of their death than any other member of
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the company, would naturally make me speak of them. I be- lieve my brother Sam and myself are the only surviving mem- bers from Dinwiddie, unless George W. Jones be still alive.
But I could not stop here-I would like to speak of Captain Connally, our first leader; of Archer Campbell, afterwards Captain; of A. D. Crenshaw; of Garland Sydnor; of the Orgains, of Lu- nenburg, who fell at Gaines' Mill; of the brave youth, Ovid Wil- liams, and others who were killed or died either during or since the war.
Say to them also, I would like to be there to pray with them once more, and exhort them to love God and serve Him as faith- fully as they did their country.
.. Say to the bereaved families and friends of our dead, I would like to be there to mingle my tears with theirs, and devise meas- ures, if possible, by which we may hand down the names of our comrades to our children and children's children to the remotest generation.
May High Heaven smile upon the occasion, and bless all the surviving members of the old company, and render it one of per- manent good to all who may be privileged to attend! In con- clusion, permit me, along with others who may be necessarily absent, to ask a kind remembrance of all of you.
Yours truly and sincerely,
RICHARD FERGUSON.
ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS.
While the soldiers' life, during active service, was one of great privation, suffering and danger, still, by a wise provision of na- ture, it was nevertheless not devoid of its lights to cheer its shadows. The camp fire was often the scene of hilarity and fun, which contrasted strongly with the severer scenes of war. Some few incidents and anecdotes will be given here, especially con- nected with Company G.
SOL. BROWN AND THE SURGEON.
A notable fellow was Sol. He was known all over the Regi- ment, as the man who caught nearly every squirrel that was ever started in or near camp, in a way no one ever attempted but him- self. IIe would catch him by the nape of the neck and then kill him. Though one of the smallest of the men, he seldom ever fagged in body or spirits. His humor was inexhaustible.
Seeing some of the men of the Regiment drawing some deli- cacies, which in the early part of the war were given out by the Surgeon, and thinking he was as sick as some of them really were, Sol. walked up to the Surgeon's tent one morning, when the following colloquy took place:
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" Doctor, I've come around to see you, to get you to do some- thing for me. I am mighty poorly, doctor, mighty poorly."
" What's ailing you, sir? You don't look like there is any- thing the matter with you."
" Yes, doctor, but I am mighty poorly. I am sick about this . time every day. Please do something for me."
"Well! what is the matter with you? You look as hard as a light- wood knot. I say! what's the matter?"
"I have got the glimpses, sir!"
"The glimpses! whoever heard of such a disease? What is the glimpses?"
"Well, sir! I keep seeing things and I can't get 'em."
With this, the doctor made for him, but Sol. gave him the "glimpses" and was soon in his quarters telling his mess how he fooled the doctor.
SOL. AND THE GENERALS.
During the early part of the first Maryland Campaign, the wagon train of a notable Bull Run hero got mixed up some way with our Brigade, contrary to Gen. Lee's orders, which caused the whole line to halt for hours. Col. H., commanding our Bri- gade, meeting the General aforesaid, remonstrated with him about the matter. The General, who had had no good will to- wards the Colonel since the battle of Leesburg, got furious, and quite a quarrel ensued. Sol., always scenting such things from afar, was on hand, and was looking on with as much interest as a little boy at a dog fight. After waiting to see if words would be all, he sang out, " Fight! fight! you a'int no kin!" and put out for his place, fearing his rashness might get him into the guard- house.
HAMMOCK.
All the men knew who Hammock was, though this name was not on the rolls. Many a poor fellow, who otherwise would never have "smole a smile," could not resist Hammock. He was the life of the company on the march and round the camp fire, cheering all by his song and humor. Sometimes, however, he was not to be heard much!
A new man, who had just come in, was much taken with Hammock, and never tired of his jokes and fun. He had been in camp but a few days when the battle of Fredericksburg com- menced. While lying in line of battle for hours on the first day, the recruit missed Hammock's usual flow of talk, and asked some one lying near "where's that fellow Hammock? I have not heard a word from him to-day." Hammock overheard him and explained thus-"On sich occasions as this, Hammock has mary word to say."
Lest some might suppose he was scary, it is here said to his credit that a better soldier than he was seldom found.
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HAMMOCK AND THE GEORGIAN.
Returning to the Regiment, after a long confinement at home from a wound received at Gaines' Mill, Hammock was eating his dinner on the Winchester pike. A long, lank Georgia soldier passing by was attracted by the chicken Hammock was eating. He walked around, eveing the chicken as wistfully as a dog does a bone, and said, "Whare you get that chicken?" Hammock said, "Up the pike a little way." "What you give for that
chicken?" "Twenty-five cents!" "Twenty-five cents for a chicken! This the meanest country ever I see! Way down in Georgia, where I live, I can get as many chickens as I want for four-pence a head." "Four-pence a head! I would not give four- pence for the head of any chicken I ever saw."
The Georgian walked off, doubtful whether Hammock was poking fun at him or in earnest.
HAMMOCK AND THE CONSCRIPT.
Once, as Company G was returning from Danville, where it had been to guard a lot of Federal prisoners, some where between Danville and Burkeville, the Home Guard brought in a conscript, weighing about 200 pounds, more or less, consigned to Camp Lee, Richmond.
He was followed to the train by several females-probably his wife and daughters-and the scene would have melted the heart of any ordinary man, but it did not so affect. Hammock. The conscript was in tears, and giving free vent to his grief at leaving, and the folly of carrying such a man as be into service. As he took a seat in front of Hammock, he sobbingly said, "I don't see what they are carrying me to the army for, I can't do any good there."
Hammock consolingly replied-"Oh yes! my friend, I think you can do a great deal of good-I have been in the army myself."
This seemed to spring a fresh flood of tears, and he began to bohoo like a big baby. Turning to Hammock, he feelingly ad- dressed him, "I ain't no account, and I ain't gwine to be no ac- count, and I ain't gwine to shoot nobody neither. Now, what account would I be?
Hammock still disposed to console the almost desperate man, replied, "Oh yes! . my friend, you might be of great service-you might stop a bullet that would kill a better man."
This was a view of the subject the conscript had never taken, and he subsided.
THE OLD SOLDIER.
Company G had one "old soldier." Alas! though he never went in reach of bullets from the enemy, he nevertheless got
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