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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 22 (search)
ur name? To which he quickly replied, I am Mr.------, of New York. Don't you remember me, old fellow? We were in Congress together. I only came out to see the fun. To which Mr. Miles replied, drawing himself up with dignity, Sir, I don't know you. I can't recognize any one who comes out to witness the subjugation of my country as an amusement ; and turned on his heel, leaving the New Yorker to enjoy the fun of bare floors and rations not such as he has been accustomed to at Willard's or Barnum's, and from which, no doubt, he will come a wiser, if not a better man. An old soldier is here who fought in the Creek, the Seminole, and the Mexican wars. He was in the fight at Manassas, and he says he has never seen any soldiers, regulars nor any others, who stood fire as our army did at Manassas. They were perfectly fearless and unflinching, heeding neither the falling balls nor their falling comrades, but keeping up a steady and persistent fire. He seemed to think it was glory eno