. War as viewed from the ranks. Personal recollections of the War of the Rebellion, by a private soldier . ed, are taller than any other representatives ofthe Caucasian race, and it is an interesting fact that residence on thiscontinent, or, at least, the northern part of it, tends to develop all theraces in respect to height, w^eight and muscular power. Thus, in thearmy measurements referred to the average height of foreign-born citi-zens was less than the average in their respective countries. And the Colonel Lost. What was the longest engagement you ever took part in, colonel ?It lasted two
. War as viewed from the ranks. Personal recollections of the War of the Rebellion, by a private soldier . ed, are taller than any other representatives ofthe Caucasian race, and it is an interesting fact that residence on thiscontinent, or, at least, the northern part of it, tends to develop all theraces in respect to height, w^eight and muscular power. Thus, in thearmy measurements referred to the average height of foreign-born citi-zens was less than the average in their respective countries. And the Colonel Lost. What was the longest engagement you ever took part in, colonel ?It lasted two years and then the girl married another fellow. 208 Anecdotes of the of Yankee Doodle. Every boy and girl knows Yankee Doodle, but how many of themknow how this national song originated? According to an old bookthe air was popular long before the revolution, being then called LydiaFisher. It was a favorite New England jig, and it was customary tofit impromptu verses to the tune, such as : Lydia Locket lost her pocket, Lydia Fislier found it, Not a bit of money in it, Only binding round A Eight or Field Gun in Action. The tune itself is said to have been sung in Cromwells time, when itwas called Nankee Doodle, and one of the verses ran as follows :Nankee Doodle came to townUpon a little pony,With a feather in his hat,Upon a macaroni. This alluded to Cromwells riding into Oxford wearing a single plumeill his hat fastened in a knot called a macaroni. Anecdotes of the War. 209 Just before the revolution the British officers adapted the old song tonew words intended to ridicule Yankee simplicity and manners. Butthe Yankees turned the tables by accepting Yankee Doodle as theirnational air and piping it whenever they repulsed the red coats. Whenthe battles of L,exington and Concord began the war the English, whenadvancing in triumph, played along the road, God Save the King,but when the Americans made the retreat so disastrous to the invaders,these then struck up the
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