Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-08-21
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Thoughts after the Battle OF
July 2Ist, ISGl.


July 2lst, JssGl.
Tiea,on against our mild government!
Open rebellion! Acts OF most Infamous
efimc Firing on handful Of brave men
to bring down ess national flag Why is
there so little excitement! Only partly
suppressed iaurammgs! '1is only sl
before q storn. a great 'r,tion il aboat
10 afise as the world never ftore witness
ed, to crush the 1ilsst treason and rebcIiop
ever known.
Lincoln, who By the voice Of the people,
and the voice Of God, is at the head Of the
Republic, has issued his proclamation; mil
lions Of hearts and voices yespond There
are gatherings, there are patriotic speeches
-tlie latent patriotism is kindNd 10 i flame.
Regiments are gathered and marching at
their country's csl Many are ready ia
our loved New England; Massachusetts
men are on their WY; New Workers are on
their way. From center to circumference
the call is heard; on the western prairies, in
the pineries, ID the region OF the lead
mines, it is heard and answered
April 20, Saturday evening, i never TO
be forgotten in lancaster for tbs patriotic
words Of those who are to SO and Of those
who are to stay.
April 2l.-What a memorial lie Sunday
Solemn meetings, pathetic addresses. affect
ING partings, tears, not alone from mothers
ana sisters. How many towns in the land
we're like Lancaster. One brother wrote
to another, who become a soldier his words
Of counsel, to be faithful to God and bis
country. How many brothers spoke Or
wrote in Ike manner With martial pa
sic, and with firing Of guns, the volunteers
left Lancaster, on that memorable day.
Then ore man called together his fami-
ly--those that remained, for one had gone.
All assembled il their little dwelling; he
read inthe Holy Volume, prophetic Psalms;
he called on tie Lord, the ouly God. the
God Of nations and Of battles. Then the
internal answer was, God can protect thy
son, even through slaughter and bloodshed.
and if he falls, he shall rise il better life.
III brighter world. Learn, @ man to Sc.
the will Of God be done The wrath Of
man shall praise the Lord, and the remain
der lie viii restrain. No doubt many pa
rents thus called upon God and were en-
Outraged by his Word.
Time passes; the men who left the pure
air and purs water and peaceful scenes OF
| loved Wisconsin, al their country's call, had
been exposed ~ night and BY day, toiling
with lack Of food and lack Of sleep, formed
in battle order, exposed to the deadly fire.
/ July DIST arrives Before the break of day
they are under arms and marching on to
meet the foe Ii is a day Of toll and fast
inc, and continued peril. They engage i.
the deadly couiiiet Battery succeeding
! battery Of masked cannon are stOrmed and
taken by our army. The Wisconsin men
are earnest in the battle, for their countly's
righteous cause. Nearer and nearer to the
foe. more and more exposed, danger be-
coming more imminent O, why is this
fatality for our true men, that their rein
forcements do not come, and why this for
tune for tho foe, chat theirs arrive! Re-
treat Retreat Sad word Ii is but
another word for defeat when the victorvis
ours. NV eve is fxeI on the Grant Coun-
ty men. Some have fdlen out, not for lack
OF courage, but because exhausted nature
gave way; some have been wounded and
carried from the field Some have fallen
to rise no more ii the mortal state. Now,
when retreat IS tile word, sad IS the feeling.
Paired at heart but still resolved, they
leave the field
Where is the FlagG The faithful stan
dald bearer has given out from exhaustion.
/ Others have fallen. Shall the flag fall into
the hands Of IN exulting foeg Fear itnoti
Our hag is thesl. 1t Is guarded by true
men, who will never be forgotten. 1t she'll
/ he defended to the last. Let the treacher-
GUS foe beware. That flag shall not be
taken by them. The standard-belrer shall
! be defended so long as a hand can be raised.
/ Success crowns the effort. The flag is safe,
| The company gather in. And the regi-
meut. We need not mention their names.
They fought nobly. Hereafter il will be
an honor to have it said, "lle belonged TO
/ cart. McNce's Company" or, ellie IS one
Of the Wisconsin Second or, "Oae Of the
] Wisconsin volunteers
Lamcnted fallen soldier. Fallen on the
battle field; in the path Of duty, yes in the
path Of honor and Of glory Some bGye
thus passed from earth, without pain, in
tho death struggle While Oh the battle
field, blood and carnage where clothing the
ground ID crimson, on the other side Of the
curtain which hides the spiritual scenery
from our view, tie ministering spirits sent
forth to minister to them Yho shall DO heirs
Of salvation, are n attendance. The fallen
soldier arises to thereompanionship. lie
has escaped from The tolls and penls Of his
warfare. Honorably escaped lie has
not lived IN vain. He has not fallen Ia
vain. lie will be remembered by his COM
r,des, tin they meet on the otherside whess
Rirlt has triumphed, and the universal
brotherhood of man is acknowledged.
Wounaod 10 dierl That scar il an en-
during badge Of honorl 1t il more elo-
quent than words. A meneLto 70 yoa
and to alI. To yon it Is 4 perpetual adj
nonition tha tho future may be worthy Of
the past IA, all it says, a patriot and =