The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-05

soldier His farm his bench his desk or bis oountsr
then gloomy. nseess defiant streets Of Baltimore, fully
equipped for service with uniform gray, blue req or
green. then matsred not with snap.a ,a Cartridge
that was required He WAS little awk-
ward his accoutrements much awry, his will un-
subdued He did not keep step TO music nor always
lock step with his companions He had scarcely
ever fred musket but he had become soldier put on
God willing he purposed turn back till the SOL
ders work done. You .Aeet him at Washington ION
M S and %pu and s ssos
captains licutenants and sergeans his former equals
order him about and he must obey them. Oh what
tionf Whore Is the soft bed and tho loaded table?
Change OF climate change Of food want Of rest want OF
things make him sickyes really sick In body and soul
But spite of few doses Of qunine and wholesome
hospital bed and diet ss the sodis, o. Sl re%s%oes
prevail that he is able to cross the Long Bridge
and invade the sacred red clay of Virginia with his COM
serve him very closely, you viii perceive his enthusiasm
increasing faster even than his strength. He
strict guard duty; now for the lonely picket amid
the thickets whore men are killed by ambush.
the heart are euicSened in these new and trying yss
Before long, however, the soldier is Injured to these
things He becomes familiar with every stump, tree and
pathway Of approach, and his trusy gun and stouter
heart defy any secret foe Presently you 6nd him on
the road TO battle The hot weather OF July the usual
and three days ratons strung to bis neck, and tho
long. weary march, quite exhaust his strength
e during the very first day He aches to leave
and skulkerS Cost what il may he tolls on The
Acotink, the Cub Run, the nevcr.to forgotten Bull
Rum are passed Here, of sudden strange and terrible
sounds strike upon his ear, and bear down upon his
heart the booming Of shotted cannon the scrcechng Of
brsed shell through heated air and the zip zip zip
of smaller balls everything produces singular effect
upon him. Again. all at once hets thrown quite unpre-
npdtrt I'll apfonCn FIR nnuy hn
meets the grooming ambulance and the bloody
stretcher He meets imp!ng, armless, legiess
and to the left of him the lifeess forms Of the
Slain Suddenly large iron missile of death strikes
close beside him. and eSplodes sending out twenty OF
kill FIVE or six Of his mates before they have had the
opportunity to strike one blow for their country. His
finch and turn back? There is stone wall; there is
building; there Is stack Of hay is so easy to hide
strengthen me-" TITS all his prayer Soon he is
work Yonder is the foe "Load and fire." 'load and
s Bs the cry oSr flank noos sox
his cheek, he slowly yields and joins the retiring
throng Without any moro nerve and little strength he
dregs Of suffering Without blanket for the night,
without food, without hope, Is wonder that panic
SEXES him, and he runs demOralzed away. This dis
reputable course, however is only temporary. The
soldier before long fogcs his defeat and his sunerngs
brghtcns his armor and resumes ns place on the de-
fensive line He submits for weary days to discipline,
drill and hard fare he wades through the SHOWS
of winter and the deep mud OF Virginia spring.
He sleeps upon the ground, upon the deck OF
transport steamer and upon the floor Of the platform
He helps load and unload stores he makes ascncs
sna S he ys Ks s AND
the trenches What world OF new experience! What
pee liar labor and suffering he passes through the soldier
second battle; after he Is in series Of them.
Fight and fall back Fight and fall back Oh
eo How dy hs nx anu
bcrs thcm those days when he cried from the
bottom Of iv his heart "oh, God, how Long bow
through the commlngling dsast from the battle OF
Cedar Mountain TO the same old Bull Run, you would
emerge with hlm from The chaos and behold his glsten
ing bayonci again the successful field OF Antetan,,
where glimmcr Of hope lighted up his heart World
taun his wounds in the wilderness of
and journey on with him afterwards to this haowed
ground OF Gettysburg and could be enabled 10 read
and record his tolls his suerngs and all his thoughts
you might BIO able to appreciate the true American sol
der You might then rec te the st chapter Of the cost
the alton OF the American Union In September
1862 after the battle Of Gettysburg the government sends
two reinforce our brethren In the West The
suddenly apprised that he mrst two thousand m les
farther He cannot sit his family 10 take leave Of them
He has scnrcey the opportunity of writing line OF faro
well. The chances Of death are mulitndinous as they
appear fore his imagination and the hope OF returning
very slender Yet a ain the soldier does not falier
With forty others he crowds into the Close nsent,Iaed
freight car and speeds away, nigh, ard day, with
| out the luxury OF decent seat with
| all the peculiar dscomforts OF this journ y
road functions, the transfers from car to car aud
from train to train; being confined for days without tho
soace and strength derived from his coffee there yet
something comparative in the exharntng influence OF
change And there is added TO II in passing through
turn out in masses to weIcons him and bid him God
speed and little girls throw wreaths Of flowers round his
neck, kiss his bronzed cheek and strcw bis car with
other offerings OF love and Devotion Such impressions
| her, received never c!aced They touched
the rough heart with tenderness, and being re
minder Of all the old home affections only served 10
| de blessing
God, to reach the goal OF his ampition; that is 10
say, with his compariots TO secure 10 his children
and TO other children enduring peace with liberty
| and undivided country He passes on through
Kentucky through the battle fields OF Tennessee already
historical The Nashville Stone river, Murfrees
boro, and Tuahon,a, reminded him OF past struggled
| and porended future conflicts He Is deposited ut
Bridgeport Alabama, ahouseess, cheeess chilly place.
the banks Of the Tennessee possessing no interest
further than that furnished by the railroad bridge de
sroycd and the yet remaining rubbish and nth Of nm ene
mys camp Before many daysthe soldier threads his way
up the valley OF the great river which winds and twists
amid the rugged mountains till he 6nds himself beneath
the rockcrowncd sleeps Of Lookout Flash after fash,
volume ter volume Of lightcoored SMOKE and peal on
peal Of cannon, the crashing sound OF shot and the
screaming OF she'll are tho omnous Signs Of unfricndly
welcome sent forth 70 meet him from this rocky height
danger, in spite Of the ambush along the route
until he has joined hands with his Western
| brother, who had come from Chattanooga to
| mot and to greet him. This Is where the valley Of
Lookout Joins thai OF the tennessee this place the
battling and danger recapitulated and made to blend
Into ths history and the common sacrifice ol
the American soldier. Were there time, would gladly
take you stop by STEP with the soldier as no bridges
and the broad and tho rapid rvcr he asccnds
| and storms the height Of Mission Ridge. or 40 ne
| plants his victorious feet, waves his banner and
flashes his gun on the top OF Lookout Mountain.
would carry you with him across the death bearing
streams Of Chickamauga. would have you follow him
In his weary bsrcfootcd wintry march 20 the relief OF
Knoxville and back tbatianooga From hts point OF
view would open up the rpg.hs campaign, where the
great General initiated his remarkable work Of genius
and daring could point you 10 the soldier purruina
his enemy into the stronghods OF Dalton. behind the
| stern impossible features OF Rocky Face. Ressca,
Adairsvle, Cassvillc Dallas New Hope Church, Pick
etts MIL Pine Top Lost Mountain Kenesaw Curs farm,
Smyrna Camp ground Peach Tree creek, Atlanta, from
80 many points OF view, ind Jonesboro are names OF
battc0elds upon each OF which q soldiers memory
| dwcls For upwards Of a hundred days be scarcely
rested from the conflict. He skirmshed over rocks,
hills and mountains through mud streams and for sts
For hundreds OF miles he gave his aid dig that cod
less chain OF entertainments which compassed every
one OF tho encmy's fortified positions. He companIed
with those who combatted the obstinate foe Tho
front and the TANKS OF those ntain businesses