The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-02-05

ings overcame her utterances, and she bent
down over her boy and kissed him upon
the forehead As. she arose she observed,
: Captain, you will bring him back with
you, WON'T youw "Yes, yes," he replied,
I've will be certain 10 bring him back with
as. We shall be discharged in six weeks
In an hour after, our company led the
Iowa First out of camp, our drum and fife
playing "The girl left behind me-" Ed
die, as we called him, soon became great
favorite with all the men in the company.
When any of the boys had returned from
horticultural exclusion, Eddie's share of
the peaches and melons was the first
apportioned out. During our heavy and
fatiguing march from Rolla to Springfield
il was often amusing TO see our long legged
iier wading through the mud with our little
drummer mounted upon his back-and al
WAYS in that position when fording streams.
During The fight al Wilson's creek was
stationed with part of our company on
the right of Toiten's ballery, while the bal
ance OF our com pany, with a part of :he
Illinois regiment, was ordered down into u
deep ravine upon our left, in which it was
known portion OF the enemy was conceal
ed with whofa they were soon engaged =
The contest in the ravine continuing some
hours. Totten suddenly wheeled his bait
terry upon the enemy ia that quarter, when
they soon retreared TO the high ground
behind their lines. In less than twenty
minutes after Toiten had driven The enemy
from the ravi:e, the word passed from man
10 man throughout the army, "Lyon is kill
ed }" and soon alter, hostiliiies having ceased
upon 10th sides, the order came Tor our
main forces TO ial back upou Springfield,
while part of the Iowa First and two com
panies of the Missouri regiment were 10
camp upon The ground and cover the re-
treat next morning.
That night was detailed for guard duty
my turn of guard closing with the morning
call. When 7 went out with the officer as
a lief, | found mat my post was upon a
high emnence that overlo okej the deep
ravine in which onr men had engaged the
enemy until Touen's battery came 10 their
assistance II was dreary, lonesome beat
The moon had gone down in the early part
OF the night, while The stars twinkied dimly
through a hazy atmosphere, Lighting up
impertecIIy the surrounding objects DC
casionaIly would place my ear near The
ground and listen Tor the sound OF footsteps
bu: all was silent save the far of howling
~ ,bo .,o oiF ,baf scanned IN Sconf unon the
evening air The banquet that we had been
preparing for him. The hours passed slow
ly away, when at length the morning light
began to streak along lhe eastern sky, ma
king surrounding objects mors plainly visi
bic. Presently | heard drum beat up the
morning call. Al frs, / thought it came
from the camp of the enemy across the
creek, but as listened icund that il came
up from the deep ravine; for a few minutes
il was silent, and then as it became more
light heard il again. | lisiened-the sound
OF the drum was familiar TO me-snd
knew that IL was
Our drummer boy from Tennessee
Beating for help the Tereine
was about to desert my post 10 go TO his
assistance when | discovered the officer oi
The guard approaching with two men. We
all listened 10 the sound and were satisfied
that it was Eddie's drum | asked permis-
sion 10 90 10 his assistance. The officer
hesilaisd, saying that the orders were &c
march in twenty minutes. | promised to
be back in that time, and he consented.
Immediately started down the hill through
the thick underground, and upon reaching
the valley followed The sound Of the drum
his back leaning against the lruHk of fal
len tree, while his drum hung upon bush
In front of him, reaching nearly 10 the
} ground As soon as he discovered me he
droped his druDslicks and exclaimed
+. sob, Corporal, am so glad 10 see you
Give me drink" reaching out his hanc
| for my canieen, which was empty. ! i'm
mediaiely turned 10 bring him some waiel
from The brook that | could hear ripping
the bushes near by, when, thinking that
was about TO leave, he commenced crying
saying: "Don't leave NE Corporal-I cam
waik.u
was soon back with the wafer, when
discovered that both of his feet had been
shot away by cannon ball. After satisfy.
ing Lis thirst, he looked up into my face
and said ssYou don't think | will de
Corporal, do youF This man said would
not-hs said the surgeon could cure my
seet.n Inow discovered man lying in the
grass near him. By his dress recognized
him as belonging 10 the enemy II appear
ed that he had been shot through the bow
els, and had fallen near where Eddie lay
Knowing that he could not I've, and seeing
the condition Of the boy, he had crawleC
TO him, taking of his buckskin suspenders
and corded the little fellows legs below the
kaee. and then lay dovn ard died. While
be was telling me these particulars, heart
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