Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1889 — “LIKE T’OTHER REGIMENTS." [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

“LIKE T’OTHER REGIMENTS."

When the first western soldiers penetrated into the hilly sections of East Tennessee they were not a little disappointed: for the “East Tennessee Unloia Ist” had Ixeen glorified in the northwest till he seemed in fancy like a superior being. The boys pronounced the region east of Knoxville a “land of rocks, fist fights and ignorance;’* but their amaae ment reached its height when the first Union troops from the North Carolina side met them. These troops had made up a lot of doggerel poetry with which they answered questions, but as they were more hungry than poetic when they reached the main body, they usually cut off their answer to any question as to their command, in some such fashion as this: “Second North Cliny reegiment, T~T27~A fljrhtin’ to'the guvameut—-“Sa-a-yl Got any terbacker?" If it wasn't tobacco it was generally coffee they wanted. As to solid provision, they could live two or three days on a cold “corn pone” or even a few ears of

corn—splendid qualities for soldiers at that time and place. Their colonel endeavored to instruct his men by having them follow the motions of the northern regiments, and one of his first orders (when the model regiment “grounded arms”) ran thus: “Second No'th Cliny reegiment! Put yer guns on the graownd, like t’other reegiment does.” They were brave fellows, all the same, and when drilled made splendid soldiers, -•• Our plow shoes have arrived. Any kind you want at Hemphill Honan’s. Ladies’ fine shoes <51150 to $5 at Hemphill <fc Honan’s. Wasted.—ln the next ten days, a car load of Poultry and eggs, and for which I will pay the very highest prices in cash, at my stand on Front streets Don’t fail to call and see me J. R. Smith. ... Wten Baby waa sick, wa gave tar CMoita, When ate was * Child, ate cried for Caatoria, Wtea ate became Miaa, «te ctang to Caatoria, Wtea ate ted ChUdraa, ate gave tbamCaatcrta

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