The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-03

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glEoo cone laloFsttnR Itsns 81 Ihle He'd
r. his dtssesbtssa 81 the baetls u palo
Alto, The opslil. .hpttlS of the war. s ~
Whsaaa ~ Fssdy, bath armies stood
still tot Ahoqt iFepty minutes each walt.
ing Tor the other 20 beHin the work of
death, aud 6dfink thIs dm6 aid not Me-
q singls mas Of he .sfelny mOvs-ths1
stood Ike stetpteA 80 ......s ss4. Q. =
Wsremained qpist with two exceptions.
General Tayl0V, 1SlIOwsd 81 hls stat, rode
from IsA ID right, at ! Soa@ pace, with bin
isg thrown ovSF fikO . wothan, audas he
passed each rogiment, ho spoke wOsds Of
encouragement knoy net what hc said
to the others but when he came to where
we stood he looked steadily ss u: ! sup.
pose 10 Gee What effect The npvel eiFcum-
stances In whlehwv wss0 plaesd hsd upon
us, and, aS he Gazsd, he sid " The bAy0-
net, my hardy oaksl the bayonst is the
thing" The other occasion was that Of
Lieutenant Blake, Of the eneineefs, who
volunteered to gallop Along the enemy's
line lnl ffpDt of both armies aDd count
their Bgpgl and %, close. did he 60 that
he might have been shot {. hundred times.
One VI Die officers cf tie enthsy, doubt
Iess thiaklng he he'd somo epmnnnicatio
10 make, rode out to meet hlmt Blake,
however, paid no Attention to him. but
rode op. end then rstsrned apd reporied
70 Taylor. ,t o. . .ss
,a Thns stood those tive bsillgsrsnt armies
face 10 face. What weRo the feelings Of
those Thousands H0w macy thoughts
and fears were crowded IhEn those few
momentSl Look d or men: Q clammy
sweat IS sctElod at ovsF Is1 1 ftiiKhIiy pale,
not from eowMdly Is15s 66t IsUh ahGwfGl
sense of peril; c0mhtned Win doteFmi-
nation NOT y .Gigeh Arom, deg. These
are tie, moments ID .Ehlck true soldiers
resign themeelyes 70 thsir hts, and console
themselves With the fsllection that what
ever may iotlh theln ehsy viii act with
AOnerS ihasssaEa the mou6snts whon the
obsolete coward au9egs more than death
when, U not esstafs k4 would b, shot
In bis tracks, he would Garn and fee.
Fighting is very hard 'RoFk; the man who
has passed through Z ~ hoars' fight han
lived through greed Amo0nt et mental
tis + tiwrvU iUtitndd td a .ftki,aft Z IA 1.SrSnIred
"a nrofuaeIv ~ "a Sek 'tkfdtah I'll mvl
Fthick wonllsn cldshlnk, and when I had
got cool, waa e OoFe q III had been.
bsatyp al ovr With, a,clph. l,isa 4 ,rt
When the battle opmmeaosa the feelings
undergo change. Reader, did you ever
700 rushsAinO ss.e1 AsiSassl n .ras then
- . vent over 49,. ,elI,~bsd 80. walIs
IiAsi heaxv Ioads wHIoh var r.vrr could
nave done m vouy coolar momcnts. Won
then have eSperisncad SIuiie N tho excite.
u,sWt of'a pcldisy ,in 1900 f Slwnvs
kesw .uag danEer-~sHset otsaay moment i
eYcliement that I nSrSF V,IIv realized 4
All men ara poi Siika /. Doine sre cool
sOlle are perisoliS sWila, a egasv, others
are % pFusesstea win fer hat hey are
completely uanefted- --a1 awlul si1kiuR
and rslaxatlon ok aIl their energies taiseS
place, awinl 70 bshold 'tlsy VreiAbis like
an aspen, sink into ditshss sad1 cossrt
places. ~ Ake glssl4sxk snd aEe Totally
tnssnss0le TO shasae- decd " every emo
tiOn but tns-evcrwedlmeng 4eaP cf fiMHtNnt
Death. we had Ie~S and but few, Of
SVeh IN Our army s"''+
A the ,two arn,ies v,era facing each
other. Il. wss remark ahlo "a sac the cool.
ness Of our mon there they stood, chew.
ing bits Of biscuit. and taking about tho
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