New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-01
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST l, 1862

he foot of large tree. felt awful while lock- =
upo the dead body Of my poor boy, but my God,
thought sou.d die y heo man touched me on the
shoulder and said, Mr.. snyder, your sou John mas
just been XII led be lies there pointing wh-ro
could rec NV ldest son in the arms 81 two men.
lie Was -hot through the head, and DIED Instantly.
Jos..uh wss shot Ia the body, and was III the sle
compiry wi h me. John was III company i, o.d
Ncw-York. sm taking their clothes home 70 th IT
mother lpoin'iug 10 the two bags. i Jon KNOW
how TO meet tie oh woman and tell her ahont H.
could ne = rite aud tell her. / bo,e she has heard
an nt,ont it before this. > On my asking bin What
hm-iuesr lie IN, lie said t'at lie had iour cows,
az sold milk il ltLor-, bat that wien Tue whf
broke cut he aud his tbree sous cnhS'ed III VIC oo'n
aud cd N,w-Yok Regiments. He Gil tlnt he WAS
abou, 20 wears If age, his eldest SOD, john, -,
Joseph 25, aud Frank. the youngest, about 10. lie
Told ue "a Il he uuid 60 back az som as he Was
better, thOugn ht had been offered "A discharge. Inc
riaD hid by this time arrived a. Savage ia ION,
where got out. Shaking the old mas band, bid
ding him good by, and hoping that he would soou
he we'll enough 10 return, LIT him, wedding nay
way No the hill leading 10 savage loise wuiie tbe
irau moved off in the Gifecli n oil WLle III use,
With tie Id pstrog on DO RI, who lh"ardiy
prayed might reach his home III Baltiln0 10 'ih 10
ana soOine ths old woman al the ljts OF hef tWo
ridesl CONS; bat fe,rd that the poor old worn ont
frame could never stand re jOnrn =, ard That u The
rypioJ III not carry him OF before lie cben tefe,
.xnansi n aud EXPOSURE woulJ ID the WORK. ana
lluw cut the lat bllBIneihg AK "i 'Hf' ~
Vet how short sighted indeed are we poor m0ftai~'
You will scarcely credit me when j tell yOd tha'
mat OLD mau reached bis hone, got well ~ lhoever,
,,co, cred strength sholderrd hl, knapsck, rJoi Ell
TIE army and is now wub hi- regiment, really, ahe,
aud wilns TO once more i3ht the battle OF Us
aduJ ted country. When, lew days III &c, wac
on board The Adelaide, ou ny way To Fortress Atom
roe sw the brave old MI: rrtu 'hiDg 10 Tic army
lor ,he purpose If jIiring Ills regiment. 10 Il ca
common preston, he had certainly p'ked up ""h-
derluliy 10 She short time that he had been h0n-, 30
u,ncn ~ that ] htI0iy kn.w hiin his eye War
brignt and li.hled vi pleasure ~ 'hpoh nm nv
IN. baud AID a,kri after bis hcalth. lli- lace was
fuller. and hs clothes hai either gropH hss or ne
sad grown stouter, as they we're now evidently
pretty we'll filled, while before they looked a. IL
lang ng Oh bean pole. lie oad tha &c ~ab strong
eAvmgh mart several miles Win Ills KNAPP sex anu
muskrt and AL TO dount but that he could lig 1T ~
we'll nsescr. Ny brain got into quite n''idle III
thinking how il that ~ may oil our young niii
rung men should be seized and die oil TIE typhulu
lever vii heie was an ul worn ut man OF seven-
tv VINO hal as bad az any man ever saw, reco''
cred aud renewed 10 heal II and strength. Bat he
never gave up, TOR once ihodght tat he would DE
OF il. When he arrived at home he moved ahoui N
the air a. much rs possible without -x!iaustioh,
aieied himself AMI recovered rapidly lis ne was
= very urown from exposure ~ ths sun. bnt the
.iivw complexion bad wants ed He lDneed tooi'.P
ii- r. ~ iuing spn Flank 10 h.s arms, "ho be r.i'
Was "A uoud braye boy, aud would no ouu1t be eat
!, ,urised AZ lis retain, "a. he TAI not sehl nun
wurd that he ~as comlng racs. have got heS'ra
toind of tobacco ia NV valre wbi,h IiDlcnG - W
" The brave old palrVt when We meet III iIichihYnu