The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-02-09
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AFTER THE BATTLE
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A battle and furnace arr alike
I Il i. wonderful ho dub nature. brig =.
ea and grow e,-ily 10 the slpw 81 ha'-
lie +. h,w IN .itrli z wor an wealth
there are in thvm, shine out aud HE
comm II man stands Irapsfi urrd, his
heart il hi. hand ani lds loot IL lhe
r aln Of lcroic grandeur Bat. ala.
when tie frr /. oul. and the .easr i
earth i, heapea With riged Lay, Ile
/ b aek mouths 81 the gun spreehle..
nghny hammers aud 100 band,, The
/ htgs lurled, the wi 4 hurtah d,cd away,
aud al the splendid action ut tie
charge vanished from the rugged lrld
/ ikea fiisii oi -un.hns aud you MAJ
1 der among lhr dail remaindrrs. the
/ dead rubels of the inlen-,st lie and
glow ihd swept your suul 0ut, onl,
YESTERDAY. and DRIFT d on With ihe
/ K rni,ll line. ol brgip 10 know what
those word, mran, "altrr thc battle.
Il is days since great way OF gal
lant life dashed against Mission Ridge
and swept up aud over il il sur es;
days. since tried 10 tell you bow 4
all iaoked; 50 many days that il is cv-
en now indurallng INTO hIslar, aud yet
fe Ike taking up the story Just
where | left il, on Wednesday night
ii sup,et, vii u our flags dapprd like
eagles wings. and The Wild cry 81 III
umph qulyerrd along the mountain.-
Standing on The ed.e d the feed 10 lis,t
noonligh, ,cnlm as God, acr stretch
Is tie raugIl valley that, hut au hour
beorc, jarred with tie rush aud wiirl
Of he battle. From away beyond The
ridge, indeed, lhrre nnlc> IL Chlcka-
manga station, the drop,lng shot, from
Nher dm's guns faith ully runrlute
th ,iletc, but here listen a. ou will,
you can hear 10 sound but the click 81
ambulance wheels. slowly rolling III
with lhtil mmglel burdens; no sigh,
no groHl, notlipg bot the sobbing lap,e
at th, Tennessee. can ne.cr tel
YOU ~ dh what warm feeling AT tile
teait | boxed up aud SAW the F,der-
al iirr, kindling ike a new consiella
lion upon Mission Ridge; they were
a, welcome as dawning day 10
eyes that have watched tile night oul.
The old balelul glare from rebel camp
and signal light was quenched viii
something thicker lhau water, AID
! Chattanooga was at peace.
Il i, strange ttal Il balIle almost al
: ways lies brtwern Two breadlhs ol
sic, ~; lie dreamless slunber into
abich hcn alwat fall upon lis eve
lhe calm rrpnse they sink ina is end.
Night fairly held il, breath above the
camps The wing Of silence vas over
tl.en all. Then came Thursday morn
iu1 bright aud beautiful. You 20 oul
t. the tirld and yoa keep saying over
and over, alter the battle, after the
lmule. Men prone upou their faces
- deaths deep aba,emenl here one,
Iiis Lead piliowed upoa bis folded arms
taefe one, his cheek pressed rpon a
,tour. a, was Jacobs az B thel; yon-
der one. his fingers ,litlrned round his
o.u,ket. Now you pass whert a hut.
lernut and a true blue have gone down
ioetther, the arm OF the on flung Over
liie other; whtre.a y0ung boy Of If.
teen lie, face upward. both hand, clasp
ed over his heart. The -un had touch
"a the frost tlr,t whtrncd his bar, as
i he lad grown OLD IN l;ight and it
hang, llkr lears fresh iallcn upon hi-
checks whore lieutenant gfasp> a
bush. a, it he died yaiul} feeling lol
"a lItlle hold upoa cath aud life where
a strained trail leads you'io q shelter
behind rock. and there captain WHO
! had cfcpt away out OF sight and fallen
asleep; where rebels AID lrue heart.
he IN shot " nd ows. as il death had
begun the harvest and hal wearied 81
I the work. Aud 50, through Tie val
! ley and mp the ridge, in every attitude
/ lie tie unburied dad lie just A. lley
!, fell in the glow Of battle. And lho,e
faces are not ms you would thlnk
!, hardly one distorted with any passion
alnus, all Hhiie aud cam a. Ben Ad
!, hem dream ol peace many bright
ened with som-lhtns like smile; j
Jew strangely beautiful. Wounde
} onrs lhat have escaped the moonIigh
search have lain 81 enlly waiting loi
morning, wilhou; murrnur Or com
j plaint gIad they are alier nal grIty
ed that they are wounded. Tor "dii IS,
nol take The Rld-e! r ihey say; thu
!, did lle old soldirrly sl,iui o onr Il ~
up like an expiring candle, and 20 gu
ncht there on thr field a. lr SPOKE
b. died with ihc lasi word on iis bps
and "wrnt up higher
! said something Of taking The back
ward s'rp and relraeing the gtounr
= made classic by thousand deed. o
y salor; il is work beyond The nartoa
b verge o. 4 writer u letters, but whi'
; abandoning u 10 more ambitious baud
:. cannot deny myself tie privilege 0
Is, recording two Or three incidents. Col
b onel Wiley, Of the 4lsi Ohio, fell ter
z ribly wounded At the ir>i line ol rite
= pits. and Cen. Hazen role 90 with ID
4 worls :" ] hope you are MT badi
il aouaded."
r. so you think well take il n askc
4. ihe colonel.
~ j TO-" WAS Il,ey rerly.
p That enough, said lhe gallant q