The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-02-09

Coloacl sdts Miller d. ihtopgh the
The storm ta ttr sammlj q il,c Il dye
a. lht hca o. ns tc larul lkcayet
erau. Inspiring is mea iill ihc hitic
S6 d was q plialans = hero.s Col
FmBk 1. Sliruan. ct s,ur city, who
commanded e. S,radmau' b,igadt.
displayed ,osl ebragv amt ei'a
judgement worthy the nam, ard idae
ol Illinois, IL ruth ail the cvlonel-
oa hat day were IL to be- nam d With
him OF coninrnial memory, "lhe olj
fashioned Colouel. who gilioped
through the whue internal poNaer
cload
Iudeed and indeed. "dcath loves a
sni.ipg mark, aud tie roll OF officers
ior whom thcir comrades say lo-day,
''deai an the G,ld OF honor, viii lend
d .l,lr dor to tie story ot NJ Scion
Riase loiessr G'eihsd be lhe flh
Ohip IA mourning and glory, hat lost
thirteen ul { seventeen officers. Sher
az, Division lost II Stou, river sew
euly-twaj II Chickam luga uiuety.slNi
whi.c "a Mission Rug ohe huudr,d
and twenty lwo bars, ,iugle and dou
bie, leave, silver and gold aHd siN
,pead eagles hay b!"ody and blenl--
lie iorai lo,s IA the two divisions 81
Wood and Sheridat alone between
iweuly.ihree hundred and toril -four.
Thy c,iyd IN the White heat oi
eduesday afternoon, . he r bels
mass their bauepie, They 60 verge
their i've and ycl, taking ou 'hSi,-
ioas through ana through, The dread.
lul rain fil MS etenly as il it had been
shed Us the cloud. ui Heaven.
Spots all alMg That rough aud ter
rible mountain route are WaIliug some
poets brealh Ia blossom wilh howu,
immortal Here, ny li- gra! rock.
las tie solder, one shoulder shattered
like d piece OF pollrr's clay, aud tho,
ged 10 Two comrades WHO had halt
ed to bear him to tire rear:
"Da stop for me, I'm IF no ac-
count; FOR Goi's sake, push rgll up
~ lh lie boys
And On tie went apd ieil hin welt
eung IL III, bloody Nc-lment>. DO y
talk Of your royal purple oi fytiau
dyes, I BE iic tlal h,io Iymg there,
lho,r tnr- gov duIl a, gray Noyen.
Der.
Hard by tluh little OAK, Co.oneI
Ilarker, erowding a., the hill. saN tao
= oiher,, one wouuded unlo death, tli,
otbcl bend n. over INN. The coloael
moi seeing The fallen man, ordered tie
other to m1sc on.
"BH this is my blo,her," he ph adj
ingIy said.
Inc puor stricken fellow on ia,
ground rallied an instant;
"le.. that lIght, George 20 on
90 on Y
George turned a pileous look upoi
hts dying brother, grasped his muske
and ciambrrcd on. And thai was hi'
last farewell. for, lhe summit reached
he basttned back, aud there, be,id,
the itile oak, the solder lay il tia
ii ep without dream. Between III,
first und second rang of rebel work
iIgId il the flush # Ibe charge, Il cap
tam tell, and two men came to ll- atd
Don't wait here he said. go bacl
to your company one useless man i
enough don't make it three"
just then cheer floated down tht
mountain as the took l4ley rile-pit
"Doul you hear lInu r he cried
"march !" aud away they went.
such iueidcnt> as hese slres all ih'
way from base TO crest, happening u
an instant, ~ d forgotten 10 Ih'
whriwlnd worthy. every one Of tlrnl
oi pace IN loyal hear :. With sucl
a spirit inspiring al K and flea ,pir
il as loty as ihc Alpine tra,elle
breathed, wIlo,e burden, AS he w,ni
was still "excelsicr," vino can wondt
that Mission Ridge wa, carried Oh
4 November afternoon. As | link d
i all, teem 10 have the poets quick
ened ear, aud 10 me. standing N ID,
valley below, FROM hundreds Of lip
now white and stl, voice flows dow
the Ridges side in grand accord
"a voice comes ike q iling star.