The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-26

OUR COLOR GUARD At MAHx'
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Uu1 tos."oe' t Ma' i;me Act nnon tba;-
S ~ Wv. loo Su " 49,, NY a.. I'D Aao res+,ed IN
IIeass:, Mnae 'n as va "a 9terr;hie' showor nf
uuo nni.'S " h;.t,ad o1arhood -
s sS.S snv ,ere safe from harm n,ot H'
Nsnvueu 49,, an+ia sIonA - M e,,!o,,'s;.
eo ~ sno e cbeaL nos hiso eHI
non h.ova' mon bs,S liz S..Sass s s..I
mav r res onr frat haftla 4 aIn NAssnl
hos of onr hammer nore ,n w. 90 oaiH-
a SINGLE ball the BRIGHT line Of ol;steu;ng
slnstS y a. VIZ o.tny 1u1 VI eAseenlng
10. yayoao.~ u nOt0i cSs.ou DaUoc, and aii
LIZ o.ha nau u09n nslu IN reseIye'
WY =; S LIZ ~ 'Msfe ,pusneo tes-
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nv Joarast w :.s = Ur y 4Cw,I.s salt y
I saA n.enu: 90 Ne1 10y faue ~, " slo 1
W una. oiien' spring morning. ne was
G0ioI sergeant. ana L one OF the. guaro:
We nau pee. ls1fnos al nome, ennsted az
Ine salne Inns ana rom inc nrst nad
inesseu togetner. MS Drave' stro9g nands
ci?seu more tgnlly upon Inc staI, out nee
say noI "0ru III reply Dlrectiy an OF
z I
stood' surrounded ny us reSlmental staH
some magic "oro was gwen Dy the mes
senger WIN touch ol Ills cap anu ne was
OH 9agaln IKE an arrow. e. 7,,-1
opringlng upon MS morse. the coionel
snouteo A.tention' pa1tahlon " ana ~
an instant every man was upon us Ieet;
FORWARD inIo nne' leIG nal wheel
marcn ana the llne was formed. MY
Doys, 40 your duty this gay. We are or
uereo W sCorm Tue heignIs OF mary.
charge DayoneIs! forward! douole quick +!
marcn ara before tne words were 1alriy
uIEereu' we were advancing rapldly up the
NIL;
1hey say our reglment oehaved well
tnat Gay. KNOW ii'tle OF the nsh9 around
me; my ears ana eyes were with John
ana Inc colors NoDiy the brave boy pore
then1 as we pressed onward. fHty-a
hundred yards were passed, ana mo, we began
70 see LUG paie races 0l 0UurUes oenlna the
1n'rencnmen.s. Inc OallS wmstied a dead
~ cnOr !, around US, OUT onad not seen q
man IAN. marry " alters was on 9ohns
!eil, was On hls rlgnti =! uon kIn Gs why
~ was lnaI was Ta!cnlng poor mai1ers
AZ lia' 11onleht; "ouio .o1oou nau not
ueen LIS lushe' was po.ne s. ~ y, anu ~
sne VIM oieM lne ialr mar OH nus 1ore,
I Meau as we niarcnee on. nearu tne oail
'nuu VI oaii-ne lai'ereu' his n Ia orop,
Pso I Tue Useless P.ece; anu he leu FORWARD
~, us az Inun n. = sPfans W
mn W Iaioo iii.' up oul VIII n TSArsse
solce yohn whispered as ne PASSED me-
49, s wv ue"u Du'y 'l1i, -, uoauLoo VIII
Ine nag 5eo-qay, rrahk y: WIN Few
qulck soePs l oVe1t0ok tne standard. 1
nes ta saw esn Larry Larry aisers aealn' Us .ol
ieil .niT S, anu .H'o a. ounu ne nno".
IT, @ea ai I IJ LEA neas .nS .1os a mo!As
Ia, u 49, a.ouu ' ~ na $50 ~
oonI Ph Ia ~ ~ "a ano'Iei nlo:ns W
49, " ao out US 'I:n 1 Iaa no
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t hnre 49, n .SnS S0oTSo .nS sIasI
nv ~ So 1917 Is :" =. ,;s;" .; .u Wv ~
au,h io go, III, ~ ""a 1 In ey, VI"
ao"a i;Da '' n.oro ainsod m 49, w -; LAM
to- e - 80 aa.f,I 49, 49, 49,
aas q '' - ~ '''a' 80 no ''e'
''""". 800. ...I.. ~ ,.-l4n..1
.oiIoa o '0. u.sp ,nee io In0 1.ne ~
oo0u ny ~ Onc ,eiu Ou, ,5 lei'
was soialnoliIe o'ei 'ne iine-Piss' any en,
gaein9 Tue lepeis hanu 10 maui. 1 could
see TINS ana n0thlng more, for at that mo
inent John caileo OUT, foilow me- boys
al VI you anu Win SinSie pouha ne
$1,000 UPON the empankmentlnI ront Q! US;
we were by nun IN twinkhng AS l
stepped upon the paTapet' l saw saw 9 s
uloP ms sword anu 's s1rz 'ne nag
stan win ooth hands. linen the col
ors rose hign aDo.e III, ihe RANKS ana ne
swung Lhelii sTacelul!y ,hree times IN
the Sil'o 1 alr. Dealehlls nurrahs rom the
TI ilne greeted the triumphant banner.
iliIeo my ~ manu- 70 swell We Inc snoal' onC
my sdlce c ialieG me- tnere $40 stooa a,tali'
swarthy ueoreiah' not ten ieet from, US
VIII ms iluskeV Taised ana 'ne orlgn1 It oar
i Iel ieSeieu Win ueauiy sIeaulnesS. lol
io"eu Tue ann oreashles,iy MIN my eye.
IL e s JoA"s oreas1 WIN III, shrlek
OF S Terror ! sprans Iorwafd 20 throw Up inc
ooueil1h gun. l was 700 iate' a D )i.ltl
h ing ilaSh ieapea rom the muzzie OF piece
Ts hara anu ' hnaa oe'n aa o1oppeu upon
- iita n@i,iea anu Anees' ShoI 'L ar, me
nr5 ss my ,aUta Uui f Umh men me stang