, 1866-12-19

ana ma ,te dying. The mt pe,Iod s Known 10 Jou
The period q turprtse, terrible surprise; 80: know
sou Know not; you Lno. shat .lha e:e.nJ
Is eloio upon your front. uu; his position
Il takes nssse, hsa1s and viii eon6ned % snssin
yen. for everything Sc nlnr!{ Is c!o!hte IN do4hi.
except yeE ,. o sRn 1he pnsafid tnaH .ts NJ
hons M ind Kindred. lie fsst and tho fa.nrc. life
sna a1sH yof5 snG saa sSs eau.e ESr Which you
fEbt. Tie last Is the period OF pain and sorrow;
SSa bna a1s1 ne so Seedns
pity then your nfeIess enemy md weep over yon.
seia ri 1T.y hen ri Sss q sS1s si
and dwI!h ,hese ola seauai1sanees you @ a1S ll:inc
fo forset M sat ioSs d! q suspesse and donh when
you, viii tea1 Old Western Division Or Ohio and
1nd.na nDas4 ,as s0'' lend ot hG9saea saeS. ps
| .. Malvern Hill, when The sumors cane foati7g
down tte Y ,aser from u@: e To- time tiia: y9u q
| "chaDge Of base" and how your hopes went
down and down, and almost ont. wAen rou wcrs
,oa that sts e th1nsspd ,s NsIe uss!ess, that te-
eo anyvhete: o Sii ron ever forget ia: period
&c eess % siase % aH ~ M
bloodie.t xotk Of tie war. For two Ions hours
yon maintained the struggle. FSs twenty.toor
not over, but Tho late Of Rebel conftderacy WIS
in that kss< and tn thote fearful moments was be-
inc On. II was then, md in those awfai raome5ss
oi yonr foseetfulntss Of all save the Republic AMI
the honor Or her has: you won that eagle for 5unr
On he insidc cf thai ine,oscd worE yon brosc the
| cnemy's lines, Petersburg and Richmond were
onIs. aEd With more than one-shisd Of oas mum.
Of Rel el Co'.fedesatt:s.
IN al Of yn1E campaigns your experience proves
enas iiie il Id lis moments % Of joy - snd rs Is
and sometimes reseEses: When success aslcnGed
frrnt. When nsieat followed. and gloom sasas:ea
faith III ,onF csuee or hopes OF success. In that
ihe james. IL ftoni ef Rietasois and Feters5afs. r.
when yon gathered up your dead and dying Il
most every ds, nc :ime w. whsa he giand r
Was TO .pe4ce s1re in a divided urfon; WIG.
accomplished, when there was 20 return lor you
SAVE With the fall Of the kepuhltc, and xI;h dis
craec TO you: Then you did not despair. rourex-
Great Eternal that ths Republic should stand that
thls UE!on, The Union OF y! our ho2es. he s,nloa
s an9u Of sSss es ss
against the powers Of earth o. hell, shonld be
meal ard rough hines 1t Fas good tImato you
efe seses es is 11 e
WORK on snaiiss. But your hard time overlook
he n .snas III o5 sos ian nndsr
tinuous ram Of d.e ard shell. By patallels you
Greg Greg. You were not veteTsnired By iaw Just
then but ron got yonr ho1utles when yo1 went
over The sand walls Of .hs foee, captured tae sun
the West." and shouted 1WA-rc- Is taken, boYr,
taken !" Tour campaign on lie Blaesva:cs 8avr
nchtine AID pleasant battles; but you paid wen
ior yonr title in the struegles II Deep Bottom.
OF nEuty's BIa.i, where yua won TIC name and
rink OF The Sta: Regiment OF the ArIuy oi tho
You hsd your long campaigns and your short
Tou had your ns.t campaign and your last can.
psisn. Your hsri e.mpatsn ald not open At Inl
kun hnt Us: an ssnpaiss ~ elose ss hs AZ
no quarters aud asking mono,
iour la:l closed rl;s that ether Gs:, iho white
Il foa et' Vent 70 Richmond, but Jon nr*s went
REBELLION was dead Tie union va. SAVED.
Yent pledges redeemed, aud Davis and cotton
Just one year ago you felt back in good order
On Jour grand rescfTe. oud reported 10 the loyal
mas.es OF the Government that your WORK was
lon spoke Of your thsrty-sir battles md Of your
Eeycn hundred dc aud wounded.
salans dead ret on the ne1d, win no rebel hostile
ftE Rear their deld- beds whe:e yop laid them:
tea 1ee s9bs q na {9a, !. g
by the falling hacE Of onr army. hor yon E1auru-
sred BY wings y protect .ons eanks. h.w you
my.and how yon closed mp and cut yoas way
loa mentioned ihs name+ ofwa,scr snd White
m hHt ~ HhSnf fttn Aa-
sp1it. with many comrades fell and the tear1 oi
Marion hca b. your Genera,, said lary werc
, iou teld Them OF ,yous struggles ut chapsu
Earn. pa:lfnStown Koad, strssh:rsy Plains,
M'cr Bottom Church and Arpos:at OK Conrt
how you tcaicd the encnlies' wo's. and cap ured
more prisoners than yo1r uau namneF, sud yuu
sss Ka5d b.e sna ~ Ma Paa
veat dosn, ard how gioriousiy thsit yoaas l1ves M
You went 10 the Eeld boye. You camo bacx
men. 1on went 10 ..c fe1d With ranks full Yo;t
Istured With ranks ,hlcrei and hEabs shsttotrd
hem BACK Sten ii oesr r1ih .ha aseas nSs
l 81 hefoes, Tho laG Of the kepno1lc-sae dag Of
f.eesaen.was entt1,si, d; IN the hour OF psdl aad
ytnatcated. With it, rcf pure Is The blood sh,ch
| toEed from the wounds ct fou- braves; With jts
:. III Z g
s.oTna me- me . .snss,s ;soo,c; wi:h Its hlae
! &NnTt
With all her stars as much "God'a stsrs %
| those which sparkle Il lbs armament on ht.h,
,h ious M9,k r. e as eoaieTs ~ The deld l. doae
icu Eaye TIC better por1Ion Of your rcsu ilyss
nIon tne aitS; q youz country, bnt ihIs Republic
al ,sn e garsd ~ I0s' ,2;n SG Gasa fonE 'vss Jour
3ea's. II value and experience to you sod ,i,s
county. thoso hus Years -c,o worth tbrcc seu5s
! ~. ~ ,saa. ton a e..,zens now; friends may de-
down Tho ..luic'" seolks Il life with The proai
eensett usress tha: 5ou hare Guyesnneut, 1Ld
aud srcrir:, IS thc nesesndanis Of bef @ nat1ott
and her founders, In ,he hout Of her t5fal you
proved not tec:caIs 10 hs truss Whsn Der en-. ~
strong Wien hes anuer n. a:mo;t III fsieni:
tess at Lone ana abroad, yon bscame
fa,a'."e Be tpstEt,p ps.sp.ed Tf .as IL a%s; ss
ii Si!s ,s s.:sEs i IL, ,ea1 W. ps'a.. M 'ai"i aaa
ied 10 ut ,he tse1ed dero:i; Of oaa nnee ,,a; CON,
rhs:ac:ss 'he liberties, The alh Of iIcc, in;c!ii
egas e5one en;an ~ ~, pcsSp!e an1 !. will make yoa
but Gu can turn and point to eaesc battle asl1;
se "a sa!: tSeEe, On shose bloody grounds, was
ofse S;e fsmited Il to us ts,t sacred ohet.ncs
p'ss Ee:aEe, sheis lars and their religion AID Il
w ~ ,raJ makf fon Esa Yen NAY Be wandesers over
enc gay to the wcsld. four long Yeas We :or-ht
srfered lor u: same eausc ior which ihe tcars Of
same eansc which lad been mada sacred iy' ihc
niood OF patriots, and holy by ,he hand Of death:
tbs. 5ea &c s'sd fss sno,s principles and
han Century sso. proclaimed 10 al ada1iricr
old. lon have ceated to be soldler.. 6u, neytf
ts:louss q your COUNTY,. Poste7ty ;siiI 10 nTc-
noEEee i: But your responsibility to thu county,
a. c:ens vii etase NOT to Till Tou aFe csi1ei q
hea,ene. lii kepnSe atefs It. s,'s,sss in sss
MI! aeeonpi-h hes mlesIon. TIC hopes of lie
The star Of Eatlons7' she has riTcp = neS a. rs
pulse to thu Lovers Of freedom thIouehnus tse
sgsan; pa.r a. 81, :silos is guided oy the
and anarch1 ,amid the darkness Of superstition az
81 sc. WsS' '1es' wl ~ rs sh. oaria9 hers Is a.
A. cur o"n--a free tetple. 1"'p'
>, Ton a:e 'ow The ei,iEeas of a country at ne,cr
1;fs Nsoe!aoh III M1ll Lot disturb her. For In hos-
Nhen vt q nation ne shal ooasi OF our grestneas'
eksll bo.ss OF thelE wisdom, bu: aeE.oalsdye nas
ne ,, ashs q chr5sIsnl!5.-shen iiey shs1i
de11se t. ns b Ia III ensy
unps,netrled denagt:.es shall hold ibe Hi, ~ "
ta1s "a 10y tSoseIrnsnt thea The a3e.l ho .tanas win
cr5 aa be casts :he stone Of he- RTtain. IS fnto
.nS oSeau 1me Tafh der shall be no mosa~-otlIke
snH1r "a :: o51sen OF tae teapett, o. torn bJ the
aoslJ % MID -pte9r. she s1t1 50 down with
hand 10 ieso1a LeF laat suussle, hns ruetaiaKs d
hesss come II we 1eep The old nsT to tn. h,s~M1. ~
as me 1ainoow tn the sky Of our hope that ftn,t.
WI EeseJ cong II Jou viii rennenbe. thai by our
ussos s sha teatAs yen Eou hare bnt orc cormon
ee1htsy-o, common iuierest-one grand ternnte
o. 4 eedom-bnt ono alLar, around ,hich Won 9no
Eantf ned thete stfs The fires lls,, the sacrrd
9Ie-. Id b. slMaye resdy fur 1hr tiIne fos srtin"
hep iusltss will be aaifadea, and Ills people Vii
A344s Be ice f<@ "A'
FIeq1eEt and hearty p1a1iits testIaed rha rov,.
eI1Gl eneet of The orA'or's words On liz h.sTsp
re tr1csd TIC heroic eourse Of tic regiment ~
he glorious results 70 the Country or H.
lanosn,p5 snd dangers they had sueerc3,