Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-05-11
S5lregs Of On. J. o. Shelby 70 his niririan.

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gola.sas or SHri rs bNI.ION:-.ne or .s o. Ma
Goas fate |. upon OI CO ne To YOU h. this hour Of
terri and Of gloom ~ have come When your cSuapt
shopts o. victory proud on the hrectr0t Missouri
rs.y.ng upon your patriotism, your deSoion on hc,-
ic for,tgde mad rntGraro' Ry tsc memory four past
Efforts cgv lbut lep- atiou, oar lanG0rs dead uS 3
vreekrd and Letrlhs ou's, our bausti ahd Ia
s.leA voiacn onr kiHlrrd fate and kindred rGin our
wrongs uEligh,ed and ngN'rngrdi | cotjue You 10
stand shoulder 10 should ind bidn tho tempest out
IN unio tlrre IL strength honor mauo-d auirN 'uc'
,ess-in Separation, dcal disgrace, disaster rN,ermi
ration, death pomiEe TO remaim with you until tho
orj--o rhare your dangers, your trials, Your exile
-our lcsi v md your lot shall be- my lcl, and your
.a,a shall be ms fate; and cous what mny,-po' ry,
u, scy exile, degrc ationoh never e' yonr s9o'lrss
lHuntg be- lurniShc1 by disho"or. II there be any
amongst YOU that wish 10 70 from our midst when the
dark hogr comes and the bright VISIONS Of peace
10 Ing beyond tho sun set shorclet him bid hrewell
- he comrades tGt danger can apPal! and no DIS
ast.r dcier-fr the OF the sleepess eye and the
restoring hear, will be his reward-Hs the women OF
Assouri--he peris Of ruined Paradise shall sell how
Nssouris braves fought until the Confederate flag by
inches was torn iioui the mas.
Stan! by the shin, boys, long there is one plank
uron another. All your hopes and fears arc there
All tia, lite holds and dearest is there.fcur
hlCcl;ng mother lnad-purr and stainless rs an angel
suarcad child ia there. he proud imprri" Suh--
the nut Of yopr hoyhood and the prigstcs' Of ynr
fifth IA here and calls upon yOu-her childrcl, her
hes: rrd braycs,-in tho pride and purity OF your man
hcoR ana your blood, to rally round her alters shrine
The blue SKIES and green fields Of your nativity, and
e,nd your scorurul chasnge !orh "The Saxon Breasts
aro equal 10 the Norman Steell
Meet at your company quarters look the matter fair
" and sauacly in The face. Think Of all have TO
loose and all YOU have gin. Wsch the fires OF your
devotion, as you world Your hopes OF heaven Stand
together act together keep Your dsci plne and your
integrity, and all will be well, you strike Tor God
and humanity. An with you until the last, and oh,
vha glad ho1annas will 60 up 10 you, when our land,
redeemed shall rise beautiful, from s urn OF death and
chamber % decay the OF battle and the anguish
u defeat floating away forever.
II Johnston follows Lee and Beauresari, and Maury,
and Forrest MI CO. and the CisAlssissppi Department
surrender their and quit the contest let lis never
surrender For tOur long years We have taught each
other forget that word, and IL is too "te 10 learn II
now Let us meet VIC haze met In many dark hours
before with the hearts OF men that have drawn the
sword thrown away the actbbord and resolve with
the deep eternal, irreyOcGble resolution Of fecmen,
that we will never surrender II every Regiment in
this Department goes by the board If coward fear and
bastard treachery dictate submission, wtrca every
man that leaves his banner now base reant,
and shoot him as We would Federal This Missouri
Division surrsadcT-my God Soldiers, it smOre terro
ihan death lou, the young and the brave Of poor
Missouri, that have 20 often marched away 10 battle
proudly and gaily, with lore in your hearts and light
in yonr eyes, for the land that you loved hest you that
are worshipped by your friends and dreaded by your
enemies; you that have The blood Of Cavaliers in your
.,ias--..a is 100 Lorl ible 10 contemplate.
Bio, + II We will do this We viii hang togs her.
-s ol cep organization our arms, our discipline /
l ed of oppression, until universal shout coca
no g.a. n admring age, that this Missouri Cavalry
Division preferred exile 70 submission-death to dig
honor 10 O. SHELBY,
ET.ea4re Texas, April g, 1865.