New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-29
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
l. Landscape Painting-The Wnstcfuiness of
Wharf.-The Literary Accomplishments
OF the Rebels Who Take the Oath
Honor 10 the Dead who Died for the
Repubiic-Thc Twelve Graves, and
They who sleep i'm Them.
From Our Special Correspondent.

They who sleep i'm Them.
From Our Special Correspondent.
CuIPFPPRR COUNTY Va,
IN TIE GRAND Army or FRlEDoA Apnl a, lso4.
Thus the map and the imagination present
the South Park in the Rocky Mountains-a circle Of
amethyst lifted sunset high into the sky whose celes
tial bue awakeus longing, and an undDating plain
filing the huge barrier circle with delicious loyenes
elements Of whose beauty thoughts OF manycolored
cattle, and Hocks OF sheep the movement Of herds,
garncrng Of harycsts the voices Of powmen speaking
TO oxen in the yoke tho hummng OF bees the treble Of
children joyful among backberries. Jupiter, what
landscape'
An invalid drummer boy whiting on the stoop OF sn
abandoned planters residence spoke up in unlimited
reply There was lots of woods here when We came.
Woods all around here-growing iimbcrr
Lots
IAN over This immense plain"
An over. in pieces and large tracts al oyer.'
when did we come heref
I'm December last"
Twas stunned with this tremendous evidence Of the
power as Wen as the wastefuness Of war. Al the pra
ries had ever secn were made by God. With none
had | ever associated the capabilities OF man Yet
here II my somew hat eyes was prairie aud an
enormous prairie crced 10y mountains 50 distant a. to
be blue and had made IL
I've draw wood now from that ridge. two ard
half miles away resumed the boy drummer. watching
my face when here we cut just In front Of
these tents Right down below next cut mighty
nice oaks for hTeWood, and II was 80 handy that We
went over the piece again and cut the stumps up
was stunned with this astounding evidence Of the
power OF way uofr than by any destruction 81 rr-"
had ever seen on battle fields forced marches or IN the
fh, Of masses Of troops N panic. And TO ct sway
nom the theme and II. drummer associate" went down
the steps Of the planters mansion, AID passed over
via, must have been biz wiies gsri-n-fJr amid the
vet standing chmneys ~ q recent Winter encampment.
end ucumbering ruhbis. Of broken bottles remnants of
clothing battered tin vessels rejected shoes. charcoal
and broken bricks line ~ tive crocuses was in bloom.
and rose Wa show ing HE and promising resurrection
from the grave into which the feet OF soldiers have
stamped H. Through plantation Of stately loclsts cnt
down to posts into which mule shoes lad been drrvenio
" hitch" to-,hrough what was peach orchard before
the wnr bat Wa now an imperfect cat Geld. with grain
IuAurianty growing about the dead stamps Of once
fruitful trees and 20 which horses had been tied and
az which thoy had been fcd--ihfough peach orchard
ncumbered with al the inconceiyable rubbish that an
army leaves behind itthrOugh what was. beioi" Vi"
war apple orchard OF beautiful young trees ana mo
whose loyeiness and worth the Of the soldier need
ing a stake OF \ log or mark for an IDLE binde ana
the restless teeth Of tie cavalry hone and the biting OF
the mule ana the crushing violence OF waSon"heels
driven awry bad made Oh such Fad wasie-through
this orchard up Il rOsd eItenporized by Union team
-ters to-yhai .ir Rebel soldiers under guard TO the
nearest rail Dad station; Yes and the sergeant who
bad them in charge said to ny E-uiries;
"Twenty.one have taken the oath 4 alegisnc. this
week and not one could write his name. All lad TO
make their marks"
4 reprosch Sergeant perhaps 10 the civilization OF
the South Nothing more. The crusaders fought Ike
gods Nearly all we're under like impairment with
these men ns TO the writing Of patronymics Tigers
hgh, too. | am not aware. Sergeant that they have
scholastic Attachments.
Past the Rebel sir and mp The road eItemPorD'd by
team-crs hauling miitar. supphes-dedd fruit trees
mutilnted fruit trees-ihe pleasure grounds and the
,o.pds fr profit as well as delight OF great estate
and p,p,er enlichtened %. well wealthy-rn, sud
don and irfeparabc rgrIyuhcrc-to p space ei1en %
oil t ,,r,-s sud 10 The -ecd,On made by hiiI llSe
half moon Here sretweye graves and within them are
twelve dead MON soldiers. whose souls have heard LIE
rey.. OF the spirit life. But 10 philosophy OF exist
erce can smpuiate Of man his swestruck respect
for the buried dead. 10 tie warrior dead IN Federal
blue nstlnctiyes my hat aud ever do funeral
81 reyereutial honor Standing among you
now. with NV hat in hand call your names with
,rump Of fame and With tns bower and by virtue II The
authority OF the great T9BrsE OF the People r'o'
oUrce Won honored in your lives aud blessed in yonr
dssbs You whose bodies rest in these Onr unmarked
gra,rs and Won,
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