The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-23
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III was perhap. ten days after ii,
second battle 81 Nanafsa.. thar yis
tied ose Of The bosp.tsls near Wash
inglon, for the purpose Of a.ceHat4ag
II any q tha disabled OF ms owl
command bad beeu borne there. and
/. Il 80, Of speaking 70 them kind
cheerful word, aivays 70 grateful 10 a
wounded solaier As ! was passing
through lie numerous wards, viewing
with feeling 81 sympathy and pride
tie muiilalcd, but patriotic and un-
complaining sufferers, two strangers -
a sisieE add an aunt OF oac Of tie
young aec0eied me, and ask
"a ID | would be 30 kind as 70 come
TO the couch 81 their relative, and
stand BY him while The surgeon
should ampulale bis hub, which they
lold me had been ampuiaied a few
days before but, on account Of The
arteries having commenced TO slough
away, the physicians decided upon
this as the only hope Of saving his
life. | followed them to the couch
They were 10th weeping, but the
wounded soldier, although suffering
intensely, met me with smile aud sa.
luted me. sat down by bis couch
and took hi. hand in mine.
lie told me ,ha, l.e was "a sergeant
in The jth New York (Duryea's Z1u-
Iay@) ihat lie ess wounded late IN
The aciion aud left upon tie Geld
that be remained where he fel from
Saturday until Wednesday, with no
/ food save a few hard crackers, lefl in
my havcrsack, and no water, except
that which God gave me rom Ileav-
en-, IN rain or dew, and which caught
IN my blanket The sergeant contJn-
ued his story after a moments pause,
occa,ioned by his suffering, BY saying:
You know. Colonel, how God femem-
bers US wounded soldiers with rain,
after the battle IS over ana wien our
/ lips are parcAed and our tongues are
burning with fever. On Wednesday.
was found hy one Of our Surgeons,
who dressed my wound and placed
me wilh other disabled sol,iers IN an
ambulance, 10 be seut 10 Washington
! arrived late ca Thursday evening,
ahen my limb was ampuiated. and
The .ergeanl again paused ID m,
story, and B ggrd linn not 70 70 Oh.
noticed dat NJ voice Was weaker,
aLd bis face more pale and deathikc,
and a moment mlergud / observed
blood trlekIing doNn upon the floor
from the rabbcr pouclio on which the
sergeant was lying
At once called the surgeon to his
bedside lie examned lhc imb,and,
after gnsuililg with Other surgeons
in ATTENDANCE, told me lhey had dc.
cided hat il WIS possible 70 save
bis life; thal re-amI IuatioH would be
useless; that tie soldier Vas fast sink
ing from exhaustion and that in all /
probability. b, would not survive tie
hour; and aelcd that should make /
Known flei decision aud apprehen-
slous 70 the aunt and sister.
With such Language as soldier
might command, informed them that |
tie sergeant must soon rest. Tears
filed their eyes, aud they sobbed bit /
terly but their grief was borne as
Christian women alone can bear such |
sorrow -for th,y heard the voice Of I
the elder brother speaking o them az
to Martha, ] am The resurrection and /
the life; bic lhat bells, eth ia nae
though he were dead, ut shall Ue live. /
lhe sister, wiping away heT tears,and /
taking q pfUYor took from ber dress,
asked me ii would ten her broiAer /
how soon be mus die, and il | would /
read Lin the prayer for the dying.
] went to the couch, aud stood be-
side the dying soldier. Sergeant, / I
said, we shall halt soon--we are not
going to march much further to-day.
Are We going 10 halt, Colonel, said
The sergeant, so early. 10 The day p
Are we going 10 bifouac b fore nightg
Yes, sergeant, ! replied, 'lhe march
Is nearly over--the b0gle-call will
soon sound the halt"
The serceants mind wandered ior
a moment, bat ny tears interpreted 10
him my words.
Oh ! Colonel, be said. 10 YOU
mean thar am 50 soon to die
Yes sergeant said, You are soon
to die.
Wei, Colonel, am glad / am 90
ing to diei want resl-- the march
has been ~ long thai am weary
am tircd-l wagi 70 balt--l want 10
BE- with Christ want to be with my
Saviour. ] read 10 him the PRAYER
ior the dying. most oi which liz re-
peaied; and then tie sister knee!ed
beside the couch q her dying brother,
and offered up TO God prayer, toll
VI earnes,ness, loye and faith Ihr
lbe-blood Of tie dying sohlier vas
down The bedside and grim
.onlug her dress, while she besough,
Tie Father lbai be rotes 81 her dy-
.ng brother might b. washed aad
made nLie il tae blood oi ihe LIANT.
Tie prayer vas finished. The
q geam sad Amen. Ne stood {
/ am By lAs bedside. 'Sis,er-aunt I
- Do noi grieye--do COT 'eecp. for / !
rs gcieg 10 Cbust am going 70
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