Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-02-13
After the Battle.

A battle and n furnace ore alike II is Won
derful how dull natures BRIGHTEN and grow COST
" in the glow of battle ; how the sterling worth
and wealth, there are in them, shine out. and
the common man stands TRANSFORMED his heart
in his hand and his foot in the realm of heroic
Grandeur Rrt all who, tbe fro ia ont and the
Il Scared earth ia bco.,od r.;,b r;oid clay tho
black mouths of the Guns speechless mighty
hammers and no hands the flags furled, the
wild hurrah died away, and all the splendid ac-
ton OF the charge vanished from the rugged
I field like flash of sunshine and YOU wander
! o,,on, tho dill rsma;,dsrs tho dad en,bers of
~, ;,ftonsest life ,nd - no. r,.ont ,our soul
ont only Yesterday and drifted it ON with the
skirmish line. YOU begin to know what those
words mean .after the battle -
| II : dow S;rre ,reat waves Of gallant life
M: pill al 80. ~, ord
uasncu as'iis' ii'stoi is ~. " ~. III -
over II M SulSeS' u@' 49, tbat II i; cxcn
no ;nd,atinH into history and vet I feel like
takino nm the Story inst where left it. on We'd
rosdny n;cbt .t sunset when orr flags fapped
M .Ii -, o,d Tho villa cry az ,r;nmnh
INV e"Si'' "inH'' ""' W. " o.! ~. ~. H.
qulVered along the mountains. summing oh 'nc
cage OF ,he neiu III 'ne nooniGn' III In" .hat
Noo ~. So - III th ~ nnd
vi. on ~ ba.,io r., a,.a,. horond tho
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iiuec' ihu'ou '"i.e . Sho.:Ia.,. -
Statlon- the dropping SINUS iroh 'onei guns
family punctuate the silence, bui mere nsien us
you VIII, you can near no sounu put the GIN vi
"'hpu,'n1c W,eei'' si'"iy ioli'"s ~ " W. III
,i'"E'eu I"'u."' Nv 80 H. Tonnosoa con
ou' 'he soooins iapse =. '"D as' 80. ot tha
never tel YOU WIN "n,' VAIN, " ~
heart lookeu up anu saw ."c reueisl NJ
klndllng like new constellation upon MISSION
tldgei they were as "eicoine as ia" n,ns my my
10 eyes tnat nave Wa'oncu inc nlsn' ou' ~
oiu ''iVi"i s'',' IN - Al, -. IL,
iiSi' was T"u"'neU WI" 'o'''N ''i'''5
water anu 'h"''''hoogn was at pe'oe r..
1t Is strange that Il patte almost always iiSS
between TWO hreaoths OF Steep inc ule"ihlesS
slumoer INTO "hieh men always i"lI upon It's eee
lhe CAIN repose 'ne9 sim III AZ us enu -
itif!! heiu us "ie''. "' INV M T,
Vi siienoe was ~, h.;G,l w., I.n on,
ia! ilio. o''s u. ".iu -, n,o I'd ov.r
10 i.ie n1iu anu Sou ~ >, NJ, ,,rono
amer ''c horo
upon 'heir iaces II, ueu,h sueep esiaod
ono, Is heao Piio"eu up9n MS Dt an
Ihelg ohe, s onn hs Gnrors s,c.
Jacop ut pe.iei tonu'' oi'' ms 81
ieheu rounu M NV Nv 'n "a IT, To-
out'efhu' anu u !, uI "i'o a. So ,a o,Iar
sether 'he arms % 'ne ef Ia 'u
Wherc young poy ol "'eei, ne TL ~.
Jun n1'. . 81, ,hot ,;tonod his hair &c e be
, tiN ;ht and !, bonos lilo toors
t'u s ~. wv " -, IT, . ,,,.onnt
Isl l'.,i,ns "poi - he diod rsiI feeiin, for a
ii;tt1d h1d NOV oortb md Efa. whore n Stained
trai, laods Ton 70 shelter behind rock. and
tbore dead contain who had crept away ont of
sigbt and fallen asleep where rebels and true
hearts lie in short windows, as if death had be-
gun the harvest and had wearied of the work.
And So through the valley and up the ridge,
in every attitude lie the unburied dead lie just
as they fell in the plow of the battle. And those
faces are not as Won would think hardly one
distorted with any passion almost all white and
calm as Ben Athens dream of peace many
Frightened with something like smile a few
STRANGELY beautiful. Wounded ones that have
ESCAPED the moonlight search have lain silently
waiting for morning without murmur or com
nlaint clad they are alive; not grieved they are
wounded FIR {. did we not take the Ridgc?' they
saw Tins did the old soldierly spirit of one
fash nm like an expiring candle and 90 out right
there on the field he spoke he died with the
last word on his lips, and . went up higher'
said something OF taxing 'he backward step
and retractlng 'he grouhu 'naue cI,ssr "
thousand deeds OF valor 1t is work beyond
6 the narrow verge of writer OF letters, but
while abandoning it to more ambitious hands
cannot deny myself the privilege OF recording
two or three incidents. Col- Nlley' OF the 4lst
Ohio, tell terribly wounded at inc nfst nhe =. VI
rfe-pIts, ana "enerai ilazeh IouG up, WIZ sne
words, nope you arc hot o"uiy noun1 rN,
= = DO you thlnk we IL make IL ashcu INC Ooio-
mel. = do, was the reply. " mat enough,
said the gallant officer, .. can stand TINS ano
, there he lay bleeding and content, ana the ud'
$ of the battle rolled on.
d division General turned abruptly to me II
=, the course of desultory conversation, with 81
: you write anything about Wednesday affairs
as you will, don't forget Colonel Miller, of thu
:, Thirty-s Illinois-one of the most gallan
II little fellows that ever drew sword" dit
e not need that INDUCTION for Col Silas Miller rod
: through the storm to the summit of the Ridge a
tho head of his regiment like veteran inspiring
{ his men till the little Thirtv-sixth was phalan,
Of heroes Colonel Frank T. Sherman, of you
CITY. who comm!S,sded General Steedman's brig
d AIDE. displayed a coohcourage and clear judgmen
d worthy the name and fame of Illinois. In trutl
all the Colonies on that day were fit to be named
-;tb him of continental memory q the old
o fasb;oned ColoneI > who .palloped through thu
S vb;te internal nowder cloud. -
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lnuecu anu lnueru 81; So e., 49, Tn, ~ =;
e NM n an" ~, ~ - a. s.ao5d On tbo sald =
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