The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-08
rIvgDAYs FURIOUS CONFLICT
Jsxss Rivrs. vInsisIA.
Tue-la, Evening. july lat. 1852.


fue-la, Evening. july lat. iso2.
On friends. could you realize the afkic-
lions OF the past ave days. you could almost
-hed tears oi bloosi. said noble and gal.
,.n, colder whose sis.ge Vas wan. whose
~oscs sas srsmulous with insxpress'bie emo
ton, whose beard Vas matted with his own
rrsei1us blooA-the crimson drops we're
u.iek linz. from his wound even then-"Ohi
Inv friend. Il y soriblc horribles 70 zee this
e.oud srmy - wrstcheciy pressed upon every
s.ds. ,lesfructica tbssaienins shefeyes we
turn. scarcs hope Of extricstion save that
~h,ch IA born Of despair. IL - horriols =
and The devoted soldier who had laced the
q. ali IA, and Ear Into the night which bad
o.e.ed. turned into the forest % hide ms
manly Grief Had YOU seen his sorn and
hapeard earriofs plunged YEARLY on the
-oil around him. begrimmed with smoke and
some of them stained with blood. and had
.eu known that an hour later those brave
men alread, exhausted and sfirensd With
long fighting and weary marching. would be
-amnoned again 20 deadly combat, you. TOO.
you'd lave echoed my noble friend With
III has weariress and all his deep distress OF
rnnd ma sword was flashing defiance sgsin
~ the breast VI the Toe teIors tae sun rode
highest il the smpyrean. Oh the gloomy
c0unteosrces and anxious hearts OF tho-e
lark days. Would 10 God such days had
passed away forever. oh my eountrymsn,
,oa cannot comprehend the tolls and trials
II your devoted soldiers during those DAYS OF
Innrieroslsi, unequal combst--conEict not
amply With superior masses OF disciplined
rolt.srv--bat contention against insldlous
.alrsf. craving appetite. embedding heat,
oys,powering lsligne-and after lighting
and marching. and prisations by day. aud
suffering By night. and hghi.rg BY days sue
cecd,ng nights of lighting and harasslng Wig
n. against fresh forces hurled upon them IN
os~rtoxeriDg masses. siii exhausted nature
almost sunk beneath such fearful ylsitations.
90 be pressed 10 the imminent verge OF des-
pair. was almost too much for human nature
20 endure Oh what glorious spirit OF de-
vct.on 70 country. that inspires men 10 con.
auer such distress. l tell you. people. the
soldiers Of your army have Won title 20 inn
mortaiff. Whatever fate betide them,
their children's children may boast. "our
Fathers we're OF the Army Of the Potomac"
The soil Of Virginia Is now sacred. IL Is
cafhed with the reddest blood OF this broad
land Every rood oft. from Upper Chick
shon,lny 20 the base Of Malvern Hill. IL
crimsonsd with TIE blood of your brave
brethren. The dark tofests-htting canno-
~ for such woful sacrihce-~esho with the
walls OF wounded and dying men. There h
bloody corpse In every copse and msngled
soldiers an ever thiskst OF that ensanguined
neli Side hy side they lie and die-friend
IN with The Misguided foe whom they so late
.. Fought. God Only knows bow many OF
the seasy ones plunged headlong into the
shade OF those gloomy pines for brief res
ute from the pressure OF wars iron heel,
sho !is .hsFe nov 20 sleep tho sleep that
knows no waking Hut while ] write these
ines the foe presse. hard Our soldiers
.urn ,hfif bseasts % the steel Their backs
are upon the river on God shall they not
sfsnd wi.era they nov light sternly and 90
veli
There - ,eeofd 81 sorrow Ia - soften
%. TOO. by ereat pride.-to be made how
your bsethern watched and pressed the enc
my Tor monf.s and how their leader begged
and WA not rciieyc,i--ior power 10 conquer.
hos day astsr aay hey sought ana bled--
rsn sou forget Fair Oaks aud the sreeks Of
watching and 6ghtng Ia view Of the spires
OF hichmonds-how they fought and con
quered on "Wednesday last how they fought
and won or Thursday. how they resisted and
bsa: back the great snrging tide OF The Toe
On Friday, bat AZ last. amer deeds Of hero
lsm they were compelled TO yield 10 over
sheiming power. and hox on Saturday. and
SUNDAY. and Monday and TUESDAY they
Glarchfd. AMI suffered. and fought. a. II
every soldier aal The soal Of hero in his
sraue. un.il a lad wheI natures energies
almost exhausted coueselai with their fears
shss .isll stood staggering hat unconqner-
able. and met the -ammons 90 eight a. " IL
..fe privilege 90 10 enjoyed These
~eTc scenes 10 move the strongest heart
Pat oh hoe cruel friends. that such bFase
sss!s should - pressed almost TO the very
nfink ef ruin. They stood up still. with
-snf pressing them. with fatigue crushing
then. as,d AZ cfery sammous 10 the field
cher followed LIE 0id lag ~ith eaesrs like
INC ssags OF sso.s There VAS . moral be
roism displayed ~ those ~orn men hat vii
make orr history pages shine glih s2snds1
lassre
aat tie recurd w.sh .ach feeble poe "a
- can exert, afser nights Of slsspse-sner'
AID DAYS 1T lassiag and hardshsps--ne NOR,
-crpaable though. Nth our weary ssldier'.
uoasles. tan she labor a plguy with III,
~osk. Of Hsrceiss-l shall aiicmpt the task
tt~M be necessary. however. % carry 70,
lyer the sela ard psesenl she salient points
"a aivance
Ias surauox
4 "a rrG1H a4Lef tat ne aft1y ga fFs t<ll,
A~rd upon RsrAEsoud. Erefy commanics
ton % the rfsss a<aTci yes thai Il sas 10
.srors enough % execute the tssk 90
a.reks re sTn,ptoms Of .asnAciescy II pow
r msulis,lly increa..i bat the arm
..e.ssd 80 el.,s>s epoa Aichmond Il coal
not &c sshdrtwn wahast great PERL. Gsr
yeCieiian vas cofns.iiieI - do ell b
,nia' piis what - hal. ~hile he h0p<'
lst at. Il re enemy d,d not reinforce h
salrhs accom- pl1zh Ia ~ - the <ofk .s
rses.rs. White The PEOPLE e,smored thai
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Rlrh.rt.on's nsSsions. sifstrh~d q Zoe .
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80. =, a ..lsas scuth - The loskte~
psli-..a I've len ulng. consisins 9
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-. en- he borftrs 81 White Dab >safn.