The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-08
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE


have blazed on history's pagefor centuries,
never boosted Of such q scene. Each tho't
of the wonderful path the other had trod:
den, and of the brave deeds which each had
done since they parted at Atlanta. And
questions Of home, Of mutual friends, OF
dangers past, Of victories won, wereasked,
aud many ethers which the grave alone
could answer. From ail quarters, Gener.
ais with their staff officers came riding up,
officers and men crowded the streets, all
rapidly moving on to welcome their old
companions. A band came up and played
for an hour as the multitude gathered, q
battery Numbered Its welcome, Joy beamed
on every face, and thankfulnes and glad
ness filled every heart. Together they had
each describing half the circuit, and now
they grasped hands again aid felt that uni
ted they were about to deal thedeath blows
to treason. Thoughts Of their pas-that
undying record thrilled all ve3tha COM
mon emotion, visions Of future where
their old faded dags are soon to wave ON the
last battlenelds OF the war rose up for all.
never caused mo, Q lively manifestations Of
ofpleasure, nor In sense has q greater
victory been achieved In the war. Its Inn
portance cannot DO qveFeatimated. We
can perhaps measure Il best By rejecting
what failure would have involved. The
rebels stf0ve with all the nneane ct their
control 20 prevent the junction. With this
IN view they concentrated I'll small garri-
so1s, brought Hoods army from Tonnes.
90, evacuated Charleston and many minor
pisces, obtained all tho help that Lee could
spare, then missed heavily first on Scho.
field at Kinston, then on Sherman ct
Boone Hill, fighting fufiously on both oc-
caaions, hurting their troops presistsntly
against our works only 10 be repeIlsd
With great slaughter, and to suffer. disas-
tsous defeat. Tho fact that al these efforts
Aon, but the further fact that the columns
were separated 90 that the rebels could do
nothing TO delay the plan for junction for q
single day, Is dditionalc ause OF copGsat-
ulation. 1t is this which causes the future
to loom up 90 brightly. What can the
rebels do, now that an army which itself
would meet Johnston Ia the field, has
attack succeesiullyf Aud then this force
has q safe line Of communication amply
sumoient to supply its wants, and IL only
Q hundred and forty miles from Grants
lines at Petersburg.
It 10 utterly impossible to convey the
fainteat idea IT the spirit Of this army. II
hes risen daily aud hourly from the mo-
ment It Joined hands In Tennessee. With
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