The Union Dog

Aa officer in tlio 43d regiment Illinois volunteers relates tho foïlowing, wiiting frotn Jackson, Miss., Juno 2U, 1862 : We had a dog vvith the regiment ever since it was organized, On drill and dress parade he always walked behind the regiment as a file closer. He understood our musu and knew the beat of o;ir drums, and never was absent frorn duty. His rationa we re furni.-hed by the soldiers, without expense 10 the United Status. He tro:.td all United States soldiers vvi'h consideration, but it was difficult to keep hitn i'rom attucking a seeesh, uniese he was well guarded bv Union soldiers, and then be would growl and show his teeth, if one whose principies were doubtt'ul on the Union question, ipofee to hini or attetnpted to caress hitn. We calledhitn "Gharley," aí'ter Liout, Chas. Feldkarr.p, fonnerly of tho , pólice couit in Gliicago. At the battlo of Pitlsburg L:nding, Ch;iiley (the dog and not the Lieutenant was missing. Over 200 of our men lost their lives in that fearf'ui struggle, and we leared our "Charley" was among the killed. Many a stout hearted soldier dropped a toar to his memorv vhtn his name was mentioned, but a soldier has Httle timo íor grief, and so the dog ol the 43tl regiment was almost forgotten. Still some hoped we might tind him or Lis Indo, as we had niarked the numbei of our regiment the 43d, with hair dye. Wel!, on Monday last, as we were tnarching through thïs town, our drums and lite beating the tune "Dixie," we heard a terrible bowling above the din nnd noise of our music, and soon a dog with a piece of chain round his neek boundcd over a high fence, ran Op to our lines and among our soldiers, licking their hands and uttering exclamations of delight; when in aristocratie looking old secesh rushed out and rah fof the dog. Our solijiers wilh fixed bayoneta turned upnn the secesh, and but for the interfurence of the offioers would hnve nin hirri throi'gh. It was our old dog "Charley." He had been taken prisone;1 by his enernies, the secesh. Yon ma} bo nssured we allowed him to tako his old placo in the ranka and fight agam for the Union.