The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-07-11

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yssihslssss WhaR soms ,kiad haaA had
giEsa Ra 4 araRghasI ahsasms sHisas end
sgaan asIssa II n 9psgsd, and % ReassdSs nisbs;
80 ne risen san Looked in. ppep, ethas -
Ispsesaels % bsisAslV and jagausls - isaap-
,s|f Shsrs s. le9Ss m happz tshildrsa eiaylna
araong peds At fewesss, al, "a vsfsa
was Iust spli icisnil II aKaka 10 hnGR M
py brothss had nes yes come, ,thoash g,
lsuafa aieaieasly y tssl a rssqrp % assisss "a
shs aeeognt. Rpst bad rafgesasd mY aweak
body snd ccvsd i spiris, and alled ths uapsa,
i9E alr sish saIEy tisssas of Ihaps a
promise prog gossinaE fabsiss,a slaa ss aaoe
90 BE swept svsy.s :. ,r,.. g s.ss '...s -.
How | lopged %, give ,Rishssd d assa:
rance tpas | asboHld yes make q trns selaiag,
TOR, IL sFush, lhs rsmembsanes, of my ss-
havior, in 80 exigeDcy common 20 was, ham,
eisd me greatly, However glorians the
victory orr fofSss achieved, thought I-sor
had learned from The conysssasion ,sa.s issl ol
sotas oaaesrg the' evening before. that ths i
day was ours with mysslf individnallys II
had been an ignoninioas. .dsfsae. This, ths
future must well redeem. How Il q sessssad
me to know chat Richard vas too < 1gsooaassssrr ssr
10 reveal 70 tie friends III home what i
sorry coward Ihad bsenS IL my ny arssS bessie |.
q Bus where was Richafdt ' = 90 'a's
: Faily aroused BY the recurrence x .of the
sSxissy, that, began to observe what was va
going on about me. Several of 'ta our own s,si
and the rebel wounded had died duringZ the
night. Men commissioned TO Gerry them
oat for burial, were basyi at their sask e
ORs set eaIlsStsd shs bodies ut ths hospital
door, to bs theUOssaken ia charge By Osbsrs.
This temporary dspoaitsry was not FER from
The place where I lsy.s"E could watch tie
fssnasn mingled i'm silent plato ons, ,sgl sIIke
snejsss 30 sheimpsrial leader, Dsash. aas~
ts'ThssaEgsonso 10 whom I have referred Wgs
making o closer examination observed
him glaucs from esoe the eorpses 10 me.
Then he same toward me'a few PAGES, SUD.
denly stopped, tusnsd back and huuArssa,
sMasehing On, ,psa NOS uhassing refrain over
oar brave departed. sAtsraesed by his
movsmsnt, and wondering little I raised
myself on my elbow, then erswIed from
my mat q little way toward che thastl,,
group; and just shsn came up the squad
who were to bear them to the tsenchsa. Ia
raising one Of the dead, ,sths face was surned
sowards me like . ball through my heart
Was che sstonishmsps, the agony, with
which / behsld Richard, my brother
What followed 10 as vague In my memory
as any dream Of my life. / have been told
that forgot my wound and was bssids the
body 10 an instant that OIuug TO it, bas-
| ting With maniac might against those who
sought 70 take il from my embraces. knov
that . stream Of blood, broke through, .shs
bapdages abous my Lex, and that for . weak
after, hot inflammation confined ms to my
cot 10 much pain.
My brothers right hand had been shat.
tered BY ball. While binding il With bis
handkerchief he was struck ia the side. in
hicting wound, from which in the course
Of the night be died. These PARTICULARS ]
have frem friend whs was fighting near
him ss the fatal moment. He was sndeav-
ogings faint and bleeding, to take bic way
to tAsEear, when my situation arrested him
and lent him the superhum&n' energy be ex.
hibitsd in my behalf. zaa. .. -st s@.' 81
Whss think Of his brotheriy devotion
sBd what uBuss have bssn the suffsgine he
audured, hiding II nil for my sake, on. I
wouid give the world to have any brosher
back agaiu, IL oply for q day, 10 order that
E'Euighs prOss 60 him that I vas suptesssiy
selHsh, blind aud weak, Is my part Ia ssha,
days occurrences would seem to make me
Out. ] may NOS Say more. f. With closed
eyes see yss the marsal wound which was
suffered to 60 ell ancased for till MP slighs
burt had been sased. OnIy when / sleps
did be ceass bic care, and remevs shsre the
youpg lbroehsr nighs noe be dlssarAsds b.
his dying. knew zoe. late Why Yhis., tight
arm could not afford ms support, aBdwhsncs
the aow Of blood which saturated his gar
nepts asd alarmed ns--oply fOf nsssli.-
God forgive mel /. y, .,....s. t.es, i'm
My wound has rapidly, bsaled; ! shall
soon stand in the thick battle sRais-as
least | hope 80. Il is only . isW wesks, jet
/ seem to myself to have lrsblsd my age
since that day. | humbiy hope % be OF
service TO my country, yst. Nv broshsr's
name will never be written on the roll Of
earthly fame ], bpt 70 q few, and 10 pss
most Of al, NIll be be ever the idol Of az
feqtioD, and ! hero OsapprOscba5ls. .....,..
G~'tI don's kugw. what yoa mean by not
being an Irisbmas, !. said . gentleman, wbs
hn- <k,Vnr 49, s.s2 -. 49,