Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-03-23

Tie following ske;el If sn Incident on the
battle fell of Gettysburg is one ii the nhp,t
sad. ye. tma!i#sl" beautiful! ;hat ne have
ma. Aish during Inc war. We liz: !, il.t:lc
.A;lan.. Ereisi,:r irom i%iarrcr;s Weekly Of
@Jana.r9 30;ti. II wi:! ~."%sass U%':l!:uai inter
est 10 tic friends =! i:e eaiIan; boy whose fate
is so tcucliagly recorded:
AErrr!. lIErrEyAHr ANn Ills BROTHER.
Late one afternoon. too late for the cars, a
Train OF ;miuisnces arrived at the Lodge OF
iLc Commissi1n Hlthovcr onebunLrcd wound
ed rebels tc be cared for during tie ;.ighi.
Many Ct them were but slightly injured, but
2ne Of the numlcr, aLic;tc:.ant, was 50 weak
and faint that it seemed impossible tp TO
anything to restore him. IN appearance, he
seemed Il merc BOY, witlla clear Innocent face.
Lrigh, blue eyes. and lair that any New Ing.
land siri mis! 1T nave worn w,ih pride. On"
Of Ike ri,rses tocli him in ~clrnrcrJ tu. he "..E'
lc! n~o.linc; lie had iut been wiling 10 cat
lordays, ais comr.des said, %iiga'iy, io".v-
eli, lie was Induced 10 u:A.c 9 little gsnel, which
he kcel,l:- %rc.i>;led, so much SC, that foF
hours afterwards, l.c.alkcd oi i,is " good sup
per- thanking his attendants over aud over
again for their kindness. But al the. while
he was growing weaker, and at midnight .
cpange came; and from that time he thought
aud prat,lcd only Of the old days before he
was a soldier, when he sang hymns in his
fathers ChuI III. liz saGg them now again,
in q clear, sweet voice, that had the. deep
longing Of q SICK soul il: lord, hgvc
mcrcy on mel lie cried now and then; then
SONGS without words-a sort of low informing
~--rippled from his pale lips. His father was
q Lutheran clergy inan in South Cafoiine.
and the lessons Of lis childhood were floating
back upon lin il the dark hours through
Which he was going down into a deeper
shallow.
All the day following the nurscs watched
him, sometimes fighting his battles over, often
singing his Lutheran chants, I'LL suddenly, at
,EGe tcrtl0or, close 10 which !;c lay; appeared
a rebel soldier, Jus: arrived with other prise.
hers. He started when lie saw the L%!euten-
ant, end, markedly k%nccling by bin, called
him By name; but the ears Neie deal then to
the call o! love. Then, rising, he told The
att,naar.s .hat the L;eutcnaat's brother Was
wosnded end i prisoner not far Away; upon
which s3mc Of The s2riy s,ariei altar Ella,
rc,ur1iug no: long after, CARY lag hin, IN their
ur..s., Bat he 100 Was . Stranger TO Henry
for so the Lieutenant vas called; :.nd the
Conner lay down at hi side Oh tie straw, sud
there serlaei1.el for the rest Of the dayt, tue lit
tie group gathered around watching and lis
tcaiag to the strong, clear voice singing,
g ..crl have mercy upon me- The Lord,
looking down, had mercy. Inc dly had lad
ed and the night came OH but with the sun
Sc. tie troubled Heart grew still, and the
sta.s. opening their soft eyes, saw only a pale
face with The death dews yl it in the midst Of
She group. a rude Collin was Obtained and
lie body placed III il; but ,.li nisza the wour-
! del brother lay close against isfsts i! un~iil-
inv 10 bc separated eycn rom the ashes Of
h:la waosa Isl had battered right beside his
own all .he way up from c!ildhcoa 10 the
borders of thai river which all must Cross
some solemn day. But Ia the morning duty
c.!!ed-tle prisoners mu:s m"rcI; and, with
tears in his face, tic bcrcaYcd one Went away
With his comrades, leaving Henry 70 BE- bari-
ID by those wlu ha1 So lenlerIy cared for
hin while living; first, however, thanking
,Eem al for what they had dane, and giving
them Ill he lad 10 show his gratitude, nari:e-
~ :. palmetto ornament from the dead broth
crs cap aid tuition from his ccat. That
sa,,le morning iicury was laid away TO his