Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-08
Communicated.
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.
Army of Virginia.

at the head of the Mountain Denart.
ment, whose praise was on the lips of a !:
his soldiers. His orders, however hard
were. .cheerfully obeyed, for in the man
'fthere was charm that bound him to
the hearts of his interiors, whose elorv
and pride it was to do his bidding
But change has come over the glory
] OF Fremont. His friends, who lauded
him to the sky week ago, to-day level
him to the earth. His name and his
glory are gone. Why is this? It is
not for me to answer the question:
1 Only let ME say that Gen. Fremont s
unpopularity now is as great as was his
popularity very short time ago. 1t is
/ difficult to decide on the conduct of
! Fremont. Its certainly humiliating to
be superseded by man who was once
your inferior and under your command
But may not true patriotism prompt
the heartnot to regard a point of honor,
for the sake of the great cause for which
SO much has already been, and must yet
be, sacrifeed2
From Mount jackson our army fell
back to Middfesown, in Fredriek Co.,
where time to rest was given, when we
moved to Front Royal, thence up Luray
Valley, and last Saturday across the
Blue Ridge. We are at the foot of
Thornton's Gap, through which we
passed. Our business at present is, as
far as l can learn, to hold this Cap
At the same time, we are on the Cul-
pepper Road, and within twenty miles
of the Court House. We can easily
strike the Railroad at the latter place
and by that means stop up one of the
holes through which the rebels might
escape from Richmond.
It is hard to learn anything about
what is going to. be done. It is ex-
peeted of soldiers to know nothing only
their duty. When we march, we know
not where to, how long, or what for: all
we do know for the time being is that
we are marching We at once see and
admit the propriety of such secrecy; but
to young America it looks like driving
ignorant trutes along the highway, for
they know as little of their destination
as does soldier on the march.
But We are told great ends are to be
attained by successful issue of this
war. This every patriot at once feels
and admits. Notwithstanding, our
people at home have not yet come to
the point at which nation at war with
Internal foes must arrive. Human life
s nothing, ease, comfort, broad acres,
fine coaches, and all the
wealth and money-glory of Astor or
ferrard, are nothing to be compared to
he good to humanity, to our own
country, and to the oppressed Of Eu.
ope, who are looking with imploration
oward our Continent, that success in ;
his war will insure. :
Let rebellion be successful and
ounter force is given all the rapid ,
aovements we were making toward the !.
deviation Of the human race, the bet (
erlng OF man and our own glory as.
alton, from which it will take centu- !
les to. recover. Oh! may God spare US :
he evil hour, when we must witness all 7
he agony and grief of dismembered :
alton. shorn of its glory and strength. .
This army has waded through mud, i,
now and bullets. 1t has stood in :;
attle to witness here and there loved !.
omrade's form tremble and quiver, as
eath's fearful messenger pierced his T
ltals. Nothing daunted, the Union n
my moves fearlessly on, overcoming :.
very object that rises to impede its Fl
.ogress. Not a murmur, not tear, .
ot a groan escapes the hero, for he a
els that on him, in part, devolves .
atoms life blood, andsfeehng this, with "
hearty cheer for our glorious Union f.
moves on, trusting in God and con- Il
lent of victory. While we contem- .,
ate these things, sadness fills our 5,
uls. We look at our ranks, and O .,
ow painfully these have they become. t.
! the hundred battle fields of our un- .,
ppy land lay the bones of many of h,
ose who once stood in the vacant 4.
ices we see. They have fought a tl
cd fight. We pass their graves to ie
ed tear Of sorrow, and to vow more !.
rnest love for our country. Go into
2 hospitals here, aud everywhere, see
ndreds, yea, thousands of the men, ass
lose lives they themselves did not w
"a too dear for our country s good u
*, wounded and dying, they by their VI u
aciation and pain, tell US that work u
j yet to be done. ~
Ehe foe is pressing heavy columns ~
on US we are too weak, but must not w
Id. Let Ohio and the whole loyal on
rth send forth another, and fresh ~
ny, TO sustain those who have alread oe
le so WE'LL /
We hear Of drafting to increase our to'
~. Is patriotism at so low an ebb otl
home, among our own brothers and VII
'nds, that our. Government must re- as
to force TO bring them to its aid?- thl
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