St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-11-20

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( baa 4Isssao stxsband.a edt ,esl, ~
|asss stFf ,T28uaT r-|TT- adj .7atfie8ab
4. A. 1.s'-.,t 1a 49, e =. :. 49,. .-.
As9she. bloody bstl,s VI F,ir o.t.3, Va :;
the t.stth during the drst day 6ght drove
G.n Cass, d Vision from their lEl i npin,f
erusd;, iap snd rested 10. Tie night eo..a
dent thai the n,oIr,S~ would ig;5e,ttiem a
chance u drive The aY.af.e invader IEe, e.
you'd tie Caicl hona,iny., Ba1 jast, Il d.yy. ;
light shAs ,notuinr; leid,.eln'.n ie.rsIa 81
y. 1s.sutorced Our Hue, aud Il d.S break we're
aharlsd against THE 74rs6sf fl: ,eea:d'forr long
time The issue y11ssls y11ssls ;dotut,tul!' Thet line
.wuyed to and # = bur Il last the Excel
Etiur Brig.dsaati'Ie heroes i ss152f 81 Williamsburg
we've ordered it1 u charge That Charge
is'a matter u b story: ; II gave 10 -, the
bsta. Erouha u Fair 'OaksD@ 81 ai9:+i nj
turing the month Of Ja"e,, that Brigade
he'd the ground they won, ana stirihish:
'ssl with rebsb we're If daily ao::curf. nee,
One stternoon x"Grd zwas 1snt" t., Gel FL
sieklss '.h.. The entmy was advancing III
force, aud every prep ration Wis 1t IL oue,,
En4de for battle A f.w shots u we're i heard
hvn' rickets but = few handreea' yards .ip
aadv.uce Of our barte,y, sud ihe.o al ;~as
quiet: Whit ,nes,t that 3111iet,niess Fl
'"ha. ~erethe rebels 'doi6sy' Stveisl st,
dtTlics, sent; outfo the pirkes; *faiItd ,,y
briss any satisfactory intelligence: Gen.
|siekIes turned h fi.itdt Palmer, one 1t
his aids and actin5l .sSi>tasl .,ijatants zen,
''rsl, aid directed as,l Il tske'a squad os
cavalry and ride cautiously '"ut Il the 6r.t
beud iY the road snd I; 'e5;o,h,is,.un;eate1 with
||oaf p;cke,,!sa'At ods !i'oI .a>": 14;~ i. :,
- r.'aers u b'ea,sltswl y5,,n;;, ;,,
handsome, pert; Ct gentleman, a grace
ful rider, gallant slider lie was the
pride IF the brigade !Foryt,tuf IT the
caution given him, ~it ,he impctuu>i y
characteristic of youth. he dashed forward
at y full gallup, with sabre drawn Il.
calnc tv the 6tst lend in the rad, and
T fCstaI ,ni,take) kept n: lie came TO the
! srcor d bend, aud as he turned It, dircctl,
acro~s the :oad was a company Of ',e' e
infantry. drawn up to ! ccive him They
fred. One ball crashed through that
hands, me lace into his brain. .ile auotl,.
er tore the arm that lore aloft: his trust,
blade '.+''''s' II ''t'''' ',' @:*'''} = ~ ,op
The SHIFTS we're heard at the bait ~,
aud in monen1 rsln,. - riderIess hors<
bleeding from ? wound in Us ucsk; gu
l"prd frym the xo'Is, ,followrd ty .h<
squad VI cavalry, who. told to the Gen..a
the untin'el, tate y ,hix aid. -, ..,:,,t
Boys said the General to the vete
raus WHO clustered around "a, 10 il, ar the sto
~, "l.ieut:: -Pal'ner'ss body lies out il,
that ro.d."T Not a word, more needed
saying Qriekiy the men scllin, and. 4
general advan.e Of the line was made, I,
secure its12.usJ"5> sd! hua n n,itt,,T,r t,9
I Whilst the cavalry s,cn vere',elling the
story, negro servant sof Lieut.. Palme,''.
~as st.nai'e lcy! y; Unnotired, he, left the
grOup; down. that !rDad--ihe Williams.
burg turnpike-he went; he passed Gu.
pcket line, and shne and u..tte nded he
walked sk;nga Inst IsttLne s,fa dr.th.tuso
~ many. rot knowing wha momea' 4he would
be Lid laid lo~ BY > rebel bullet, OF be made d
prisoner, 70 undergo the still worse ,de.sh
life Of slavery. pom the advance Of
!, our line, that faithful scrya1t v.s found
by the side of his dead master; faithful
~ life, aud faithful a,n,d all the horrors
qfF # the battle.deld! even in I'll The jaws Of
death. ' vi.
vi None but those Who knew the locality
the gallant men that made up 1I,'oker's
disisicn-cau, appreciate, the her1isn, tia,
possessed that co.traband:'-, That roa,i
was. .liaed With, ;sharpskooters-r. wounded
man once Ly id it three d.ys, nei,h~'
per'y daring d.'rins t. s,r ,rrsepe s h;nr nr lhe act o'
TINT b. heroic unknown (fDr l1regr%t thA.'l
cannot recall biz t na"s) but T. faithful ia' Gun.
t'' t,r.b4."d. vas one q the most 11' d.s'ing' o'
The p~'Pted 1y BY none rs 'ol':t hrr than
the pobtsHt Il teel'p9s N ;k' k'wn .1l,op g the human
breast. fYsI--lnelrprn.'est. ,%.t =: ii
l5s-IAs President tskGs tn rtsallt Of the New