The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-03-20

ptuy, hUu INC ibmlIy WhtCDeu NIX
iouslJ for the news that was to besl
to them intelligence of the move
msntss OF the --th regiment. By
and-by intelligence came. The reg.
iinent was at Poolesville. Tb,
regiment was at BalPs Bluff! The
regiment had been under fire nearly
the whole OF that terrible day; and
fearful havoc had been made in
its ranks Where was Georgei o
how anxious was Nellie Preston
now! More than ever before did
she know that che loved her brother.
Hal Good news George il
safe. The Judge came homo with
an evening paper, and handed it to
Nellie, pointing with his finger to
the paragraph she was to read. -
She read as followe: o.
u"Oaptain Prestou, after being ex
posed to mercicss Hre for four con.
sacutivs hours, was one Of the ias,
to swim the river. He made his
wayedown the bluff, and was ssist.
ing some of his wounded comrades
when the enemy came pouring in
upon him. He was surrounded,
and would have been slain, but for
the heroic bravery and devotion OF q
sergeant Of his company. The Ger.
geaUt, whose name was Walter Ev.
ermond, seeing the Captain in dan.
ger, sprang to his side, and with
his revolver shot down three men
who we're pressing upon him. When
they gained the water Captain Pres
ton bad received wound. in the
shoulder, which rendered it impos.
sible iofihim to swim; but Evermond
did not forsake him. The noble tel.
low clung to his Captain like broth
sr, and eucceeded in gG,ing him
safe over the river. We ars happy
to state that Cap'aiu Preaton's
wound is not dangerous" .. q
p ~! Heaven hless that noble ser
gesnl!' 81 IcuIated Nellie, "a she fl
ished reading the account: and her
tther' Joined her with his whole
soul. h. t..
Late in the evening a curious
thought worked its way into Nsllie
Preston's mind. She wished the
man who had saved her brothers
lie so bravely had been only a cor
poral! And she wondered where
that fair faced, bright-eyed soldier
was whom che had klssed in the de
pot. She wished that she know his
name. 1t would be a satisfaction to
know how he Jared. She hoped he
was eate.l ~ r, :, lu
% Ere, long a letter came from
George. in which he gave thrilling
account OF the battle. he spoke oi
Sergeant Waiter Evernond "a he
would, have spoken OF y brother. -
He ssved my life at the risk OF his
own, he wrote; and but Tor him you
woplj have no son living to write
this; and Nellie would have 90
brother Tnere was postscript to
the letter as follows: .'.. r..'
II. 5. - Walter Evermond has
just received the commission OF sec,
ond Lieutenant ..l..l. 'rr..
r. The Winter wore away, and
George, in bis letters to his sister,
Ireqnently spoke ,ot Walter Ever.
mond AS of very. dear friend. Al
lengib came letter with the follow
ing passage: l|u p ID .4.uu -.
My dear father aud sister, give
inc joy. am. Major. aud MY
commission d tea from the day oI
Balls Bluff. My dear friend Ever
mOnd ID Captain of my old compa
ny; and better soldier does no,
live; and | kpow,theio cannot be q
,trqer friendT tr ymrr rii t..i. =
/ Once more the Judge and hi,
daughter were anxious The I'll
regiment was before. Yorktown.-
Then came the bloody field OF Viii
liamsburg; but George was not call
cd into that battle. At length
however, came tidings OF snotheI
bloody Array, ia which our regimnn
was. engaged. FAIR OAKl Th,
list Of the killed and wounded lag
ged, but letter from Gsorge wa
received. lie was alive. but badl,
lvouDdsd
iOnr Colonel was stricken down
20 wrote. early in the engsgemeut
had been acting rs, Lieut.. Colone
for come time, and the com ma M
devo,yed upor mp. | was iollswin,
the lead of the gallant Howard, whol
a bullet passed through mysthigh. :
Capt Evermond was on the right q
she eregiment; and | had ju't tim
TO pass, the command over to hin
when the clash OF final charge came
was isint and dizzy, but saw bin
dash on al the head OF our noble re
! giment; and the shont Of victor
struck my ear as was borne lror
the fold. Late at night Cspt. Ev
ermoDd was borne into our uarter
severely wounded by d sabre cut o
/ the SHOULDER. He had band-lc
! band conflict with the enemy owe
q battery; and Inc took 1t and hel
it, 'rtAtn,.au sul % Ll.fA a.. ID.
!, Three weeks afterwards anoth,
4 letter came.l1 Uu9 oa bt9d atnpA
Dear, Nellie, l am coming hom,
have snurlough llor forty ,days. :