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SUNDAY. MAY 31. 1008. THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 13 gsSX' y Soldiers G7e Mart fat of "Infants By ROBERTUS LOVE WHO wan th youngest Union sol dier In tho civil war? Every lit tle while thla In teresting qucs (lun In listed. 1 m m d la tuly springs up a rop of clnlniunts, ei ther for tlim selves or for oth er. Very prob ably tho young- Nl Mol.lkT l not now olive, mid If nil e he li a grl,',xlod veteran, for It It forty three year nine (lie war ended. Mere boy were plentiful on both mIiImh nt tlm tnrrt. "MR. rnMixx r, i was btocuufllvt Some ut ftn wak." of .tripling jnJuvM!ir muskets were surprisingly youthful, while there were drummer boya of smiulngty tender year. I'er ttapa tho youngest drummer wna John nie Brook, Inter John V. Brooks, Esq., who practiced law at Kllsworth, Kan. Johnnie went Into tho service a a drum mer boy at the age of nine yeara. He Served from July, lfkW. to Auguat, 18(15. !ut he waa not enlisted. Ilia father waa a lifer In the musk-Ions' eorpa, and the hoy went along to bent I drum. One of Johnny'a and d ut lea waa to beat the dead march In Indian apolla when tho body of President Lincoln waa borne through the streets there to lie In atate for a brief time during the journey from Washington to Hprlnglleld. Thirty yeara after the war thla drummer boy 'a congress man Introduced a reaoltitlon to have the secretory of war muster In and discharge John P. Brooks, ao that he might get the regular pay for bla two yeara of aervlee. Only a few montha ago an applica tion waa received by the New Jersey adjutant general for a civil war vet erna medal, aa provided by tho atate jf51ature, for Daniel Wlllluma, who fiaaa believed to have been tho young i oat drummer boy regularly enlisted. William went Into tho volunteer aerv lee when ho waa eleven yeara, Ave month and sixteen day old. That waa In 112. lie nerved with both New Jersey and Pennsylvania volun teers. Mr. Wllllama now resides In Washington. One of the moat remarkable records for a drummer boy Is that mnde by John L. Clem, now a colonel In the regular army. Clem waa the famoua "drummer boy of Shtloh." After Gen eral Grant became president In 1800 a youth aenrcely eighteen yeara of age gained admittance to the White House. "Mr. President," be aald, "I came to request you to admit me to tho Mili tary academy at West Point" "Why don't you take the regular ex amination?" asked tho president "I have done ao, but I failed to pass," admitted tho boy. "That la very unfortunate," aald the president, "but you ahould have studied harder." "Mr. President" aald the applicant "while the other boya who took the examination with roe were la school 1 waa In the war." "Whnt!" exclaimed the prcaldent. "What war?" "The civil war. I served four years." Tho soldier president looked the youth In tho eye. John Clem produced bis pnpers, showing that he told the truth. President Grant commissioned him aa second lieutenant In the regular army. Another drummer boy whoao record shines brightly was J. G. Julius Lang beln, who In Inter life became a well known city Judge In New York. When a mere boy he enlisted aa a drummer In the Ninth New York volunteers, known as the Ilawklns souaves, a regi ment which did some of the fiercest nd most picturesque fighting of the war. lie was tho youngest drummer boy from Now York state and waa said to bo the third youngest In all the Union armies. Langbeta served chiefly In tho Virginia campaigns. Like the big soldiers in his regiment, he was dressed In the souave uniform, with baggy knee trousers and short, flaring Jacket, his head covered with a tas seled cap. So slight and childish Lang bein looked that he seemed out of place among the strong, rough men around him, but every man In the regiment loved the little drummer boy. One big soldier who had a sweetheart up home named Jennie declared that the boy looked like "the girl he left behind him," so the drummer was known by bis grownup comrades as "Jennie" Langbeln. Adjutant Bartholomew of "Jennie's" rflirimnnt took a Durtlculnr Interest In the boy. He hnd promised Langbeln's mother that he would looit arter me little follow as well as he could. At tho battle of Camden, or Sawyer's Lane, near the southern end of the Dismal wmn ennnl. the Hawkins zouaves made a desperate chnrge. A fragment of exploding shell niowed a frUbtful issi af Achievements In Arms" 0 Copyright, 1908, by Robertas Lev furrow In the neck of Adjutant Bar tholomew, who, crowd by the shock and pain, slnggercd outside the Fed eral formation and wandered aimlessly about between the Hue In a isoue of fire from both armies. "Jennie" saw whut happened to his friend. He rushed to tho wounded man and unwaged to pilot him to a placo of reasonable safely. Giving Iliir tholomew a drluk of water from bla canteen, the little drummer dashed away to find tho regimental surgeon. The doctor probed the wound with hi finger and told the boy that the adju tant was done for and it would do no good to move him. But nfter the doctor bad gone to other dutie the boy bunt ed up the big drum major. Chorle Wi ley, who helped blm carry Bartholo mew to a house. When the Union forcca were driven back. "Jennie" re fused to leave bis friend to fall Into the enemy's bands. lie succeeded In set ting the officer Into ao army wagon and remained Id attendance until Bur tholomew was safe In the Federal hos pital on Roanoke Island. The adjutant recovered and told whnt the boy ha'd done for him. More than thirty years later Judge Langbeln received the medal of honor for that service. Two other young drummers from New York were Fred W'. Kitschy and Philip Corell. both with the Ninety ninth volunteers. These boys were boon companions throughout their serv ice of three years. After they returned home and grew up they married sisters and for mnny years lived within a few blocks of ench other. Like "Jennie" Langbeln, these boys saw much service In the region near Norfolk. Va. Mr. Rltschy In Inter life told some Interest ing facts about the life of the drummer boya. "We lived the same as the soldiers," be said, "being served with the same sort of uniforms, generally too big, and the mime sort of rations." f t V JOHNNIE BROOKS. Phil Corel! told how be and Fred Rltschy were put to bed one night by motherly southern woman In her guest chamber, tucked In "Just like mother used to do at home," and then given a gocxl night kiss by the tender hearted Virginia lady, who had a boy of her own In the field fighting against them. Next morning their hostess gave them a fine breakfast and then loaded them down with yams. Some years ago the Wisconsin legis lature voted a gold medal to H. EL Francisco, living at that time In Ma son City, la., in the belief that he waji the youngest Union soldier who served In the civil war. FranclBco had en listed at fourteen years of age. Very soon stories began to appear in behalf of other "youngest soldiers." O. H. Wynn of Sioux City, la., had enlisted at the age of thirteen years and eleven months. J. L. Kepllnger of Detroit gave his enlistment age as thirteen years and four months. Andrew F. Links of Chicago reduced this record by one month. Then came Gilbert Van Zandt also of Chicago, to take awny the laurels of Links. Van Zandt's enlistment was on Aug. 31, 1802, at the age of ten years, eleven months and eleven days. He showed that he had joined Company D, Seventy-ninth Ohio volunteers, on that date at Fort William, Clinton county, O., by special permis sion from the war department and that he was mustered out at Camp Denlson on June 6, 18G5. He drew a sol dier's pay and did a soldier's duties for nearly three years. He was in the battle of Resaca, but later was asslen- "JKNNIB" IANGBEIR. ed to dty at headquarters to carry dispatches. Van Zandt rode a. pony, durinjt this, service. Eli When he w-nt to : Washington' to be mustered out his pony tvns taken away from Iiliu. Ho wanted to ttike tho ani mal home, mid he went to President Andrew Johnson, and stated his case. The president personally wrote sn or der tlint the boy i permitted to keep tbt pony. THEATRICAL NOTES. Henry B. Harris Announces Plans For Next Season. Mr Harm will make his first offer ing of the year early in August, by the presentation in New York of a new comedy by James Forbca, author of "The Chorus Lady." The sixth season of the Hudson Theater will be inaugurated on Au guat 24th with Robert Edeson In a new play, "The Call of the North," by George Broadhurst, and founded on Stuart Edward White' story. "Conjuror' House." Marjoric Wood who made her debut with Mr. Edeson in "Stronghcart" in 1904 will be Mr. Edeson' new leading woman. Other who have been engaged to appear in thin play are Mr. De Witt Jennings, Miss Beatrice Prentice, Mr. Burke Clarke, Mr. Macy Harlam, Mr. David Torrence, and Mr. Lawrence Eddingcr. Rose Stab! will open her third sea son in James Forbes' comedy. "The Chorus Lady," at the Grand Opera House in New York on Monday, Sep tember 7th, after which she-will make a 28 weeks' tour of the West. Early in September, Edgar Selwyn, now appearing in "Stronghcart," un der Mr. Harris' direction, will be seen in "Pierre of the Plains," a new play by Mr. Selwyn from Sir Gilbert Par ker' "Pierre and Hi People." Thomas W. Ross will also have a new play which is now being written for him by a well-known author. Henrietta Crosman, whom, in con junction with Murice Campbell, Mr. Harris is offering in "The Country Girl," will open her annual New York engagement early in the season in this play. Three companies of "The Lion and the Mouse" will be retained and sent through the country. Company "A" opening in Pittsburg, Pa., on Septem ber 1st; Company "B" opening in Norfolk, Va. on September 14th; and Company "C" opening in New Rach elle, N. Y., on September 7th. For the first company Edmund Breese and Dorothy Donnelly will have the chief roles, both of whom will be ? 1 withdrawn some time in iNovemucr in order to appear in new plays, Mr. Breese in "The Nebraskan." a four act play by Edith Ellis; and Miss Donnelly in a play by Charles Klein. Mr. Harris will also produce dur ing the early part of tthe season a new play by Elmer B. Harris, who collaborated with Miss Bonnar in "Sham," and a new play by Martha Morton entitled "The Bell of Lib erty." During Mr. Harris' visit abroad he will make arrangements with Miss Ruth St. Dennis who appeared under his management two seasons ago in a number of special matinees of East Indian dances, to appear in a series of matinees in the principal cities of the United States during the season of 19C8 09. Arrangements will also be made by Mr. Harris while in London for the presentation at one of Charles Froh man's London theatres of Rose Stahl in James Forbes' comedy, "The Chor us Lady." HE WAS STILL COUNTING. A doctor, now eminent, was at one time serving as interne in one of the Philadelphia hospitals as well as hold ing his own with a coterie of rather gay friends. On a certain morning the physician awoke to find that he had badly overslept. Sleepily donn ina his attire he hastened to the hos pital and soon a stalwart young Irish man claimed his attention. "Well, my man, what seems to be your troubles this morning?" in quired tthe doctor, concealing a yawn and taking the patient by the hand to examine his pulse. "Faith, sor, it's all in me breathin,' doctor. I can't git me breath at all, at all." "The pulse is normal, Pat, but let me examine the lung action a mo ment," replied the doctor, kneeling beside the cot and lying his head on the Irishman's chest. 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