Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-08-16
An Inc idont of the War in the She N.
andonh Valley.

Away down in the sunny South, where
Shenandoah rolls her dark waters, in a
nook of the Blue Ridge. is nestled little
village, known as Milwood.
Near this pretty village are the resi-.
dences of some of the best families Of the
old Dominion, who emigrated to that beau.
tiful part OF the State from further east
before the great Indian War, when Wash.
ington, then a youthful Aid to Braddock,
fled through the Alleghanes after Brad
docks defeat to Winchester.
These families and their descendants
have lived there ever since, and live there
still, except few, more adventurous than
the rest, who have sought homes in the
West, some in our own and other cities of
Illinois. M:llwood is fifteen miles east of
Winchester. 1t was the home of maiden,
who, though bossting descent from an
old and great family, chose, when left an
orphan, to earn an independent support
with the education acquired in former
days, to becoming a dependent in the
families of any of her rich relatives. We
will call her Mary Carten. She was the
principle of the village school.
To Enfield, the elegau. residence of a
near relative, Mary often CAM to spend
her Saturdays and Sundays Here she
met the tutor in the family of Mr.. Her.
bert-a young gentleman, a graduate of
Yale College. Edwin Newton was his
name. He was native of Dedham,
Mass.
Being of kindred professions and con.
genial minds, friendship sprung up be-
tween them which ripened into love They
we're betro,hed. Soon the country was
disturbed with the cry of dissatisfaction.
Secession became the order of the day
Northern men left the South, but Edwin
Newton fingered still. Virgins seeded
Mary Carten, a young lady OF strong mind
sympathized deeply with the South, while
her lover felt equally sympathetic with
the government. This caused a coldness
on the part Of the young southern lady,
and, although almost heart broken, she
parted with her northern lover, to meet
no more, while he felt toward the Coufed
eracy as he did. Edwin returned to his
native State. yet would not for many
months consent to take up arms against
the South.
Massachusetts sent our Ler thousands of
brave men, many Of whom gave up their
lives to their country. Edwin Newton
still stood aloof. He wrote often to Mary
but she noticed him not. At length the
army Of General Shields approached
Winchester, and Banks came to reinforce
him. AS tie army of Banks passed
through Milwood, a maiden gazed at
every countenance. One at last caught
her anxious eye one deep, agonized eX-
clamatIon, and she swooned away.
An officer of the northern army stood
near, put she knew him That officer wa,
Mr.. Edwin Newton. The maiden recov.
cred, but with returning consciousness,
she refused further Intercourse with the
enemy OF what she called the Confeder,
acy. Edwin joined his regiment The
battle OF Winchester was in progress;
with mary others Edwin was mortally
wounded.
We will give the sequel in the words OF
q correspondent from Winchest r:
You have heard, dear NJ, that Edwin
Newton was mortally wounded. Poor
Ed | shall ever mourn his early f,te.-
Mary Carten came at once to the city, anu
watched, and soothed, and nursed him
Bosom, and, after death, she requested to
have charge of the dear remains. She
had them removed to Millwood, aud in.
tered in the church burying ground, be.
side the dark rolling waters Of the Shen
andoah."
And there will the young soldier re.
pose, while the old river will ever sing
his requiem.