The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-01-31

: War 'ba leesdas , evening. IT the
Cpua House.
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lNelptsrs or 1ur WAR-TpE
prAp NANn1 rut Rospspr-The
4 n 'lhaie ponleat u the Boston
jsaaal writ
Near che milestone four milrs GU,
% Fiealslin, ] sas for the 6rst time a
rebel goqe. There were several
wagons, men oa hef.eback, aud a few
struggling soldiers resting themselves
near by Away 20 he lea. clouds Of
smoke could be seer rising from our
batteries and rebel cannon, vh,sh we're
lthen engaged IN dea!iy struggle near
The base IT the distant hills. The
PIKE here was enclosed on 10th sid.sS
by ice s,osc wall. lle lay with his
head torhe wall, stf and stark. bic
feet stretched out towards the road
A bullet had entered under bis right
ear, and come out b, utath the left,
whore some Of his brai - could be
seen hanging down. The sto qes ayeund
his head were besmearod wi blood
Ills last ration lay beside h. IA
chunk q yellow voIn cake, and an,y
tat, raw piece Of polk. A mau Of
twenty-five, clad ia the coarse grey
rebel suit, his let arm lyisg on the
ground along his side, hts right arm
setting on his breast, with light bro wn
h@lr and short cul reddish beard md.
mou'laehe his blue eyes, CLASSY aad,
vacant, stared ut the skies viii u.
shasIly gaze. Thus he bad lainf rn
whole diy and night, no one pit rnp,.
no one burying him no irien d TO.
close his eyes, But he had hrm
touched BY some unhaIoaed Aai ID lur
bispockets had been turned insil s.nt.
hoped that this decd had becn don,
by no solder Of ours but fesl nil IN
was before left the sloi, had bier,
% battlefield before, and ! Atdi
booked on Thousands Of wounded urn,
elsewhere, bat Il happcucd lhat tis
was The first rebel corpse that | bad
soon. ! sot ott MY horse and stood
near The dead man. ! bad hardly writ.
lea tew notes, ere boy OF Ten or
we've some officers serysnt, who was
'idi'g along came op,checke his horse,
I'd IooAed down upoith COPS, .ALr
Toa thought Jon would eat yoar din
yer IN Nashville, did your; sad 10 ia
knocking tone to The dead man. Tie
tiiI lips, ihc Gxtdele.,.tAc dead vars,.
'or slowed, nor flashed nor heard
Loob here, boy 10 nol tllnk he's
ikei t'.at iitIe--aho ,dcad shou d Le-
rea'ed eah rcsrccl. Maybe you wilb
KS some day Ike him. with 10 one 10.
gre lor yoa II be vas a rebel heis.
yad now. lie ought to be-, and theg
he young scamp spurred his horse
Nd started ] did foi Try TO goony
Or ! saw that be, too, WAS ottsol The
icims Of de war already, like the
ther without auy help Of mine.
'as greatly moved with ply for the
cbci; agl turning 10 a soldier bJrsc-
ack beside me, ! said ihat ! thought
ONE Ole ought to close tie dead mans
yes. oh, hes well enough, was the
rud response. ! upected that slie
Jidier was Tcnnesscan. and deter
nued to try and touch his heart
Well, don't know, said, 4 pity the
ouihern soldiers; | care mighty lii
9 for their officers they went 10
hen theysknew better but the COM
ION people were conscripted--they
sd no choice" Not word. He
oked away. saw d,al | might do
ow safely and without arousing any
lspicions Of my own loyalty what my
Fart urged me 70 do Tor the rebel
kneli down and shut Ills eyes, and
en- rode Of. And Al ! thought thai
the war went on, perhaps a. North
2 by knew might yet lie stiff and
ak Is this man now lay, on some
'u'bern Highway, and with no one TO
y BIN Or 70 close iseyes and that
some far a@ay log Lut. yong Wild
: Or loving mother might have to
sep for ibis new made corpse that
7 hand had coached.
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