Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-04-04

seemed weary, ana<Rere restlng on laeit
fresh laurels when Ehe enemy was reinforced
and made secondandsuccesstul attack upon
the breastworks, and our isrces were commen'
cling TO evacuate when the Hampton Le-
g'on," which haa -sesn On ene ieiI all aay,
coa'equently NOT ensagea, Tor the enemy
attention had beenIhrected entirely TO Tue
right flank, werr ordered to retake 1t ilnme-
diately. This sailant Legion, already known
to fame, plunged desperately into the ranks
4 Of the enemy, headsdsby the illustrious Col
Gary and planted anew the fag and their
old regimeatal Palmstto banner beside it,
with memories of Ehtaw hoveriug DER its!ill.
But amidst their yellsof triumph there arose
q wall of,sorrow, asstae news Hsw along the
Hines that General MGxcy Gregg, the hero OF
so many battles, lladstought his last /! lie
had fallen Just as heshad added another lau-
rel 10 his wreath. CHASTITY he lay there
fierce at restl His life's work done; the war
Of musketry, the yictor's r@an could reach
his ear no more.
"A handful Of dust il the land of his choice,
And fame to shoutWith.hor brazsn voice,
I. Diod on the field Of glory
Tbe next attscEiwas made on the left by
Menrber, but Gen. Longstreet's invincibles
wsrs ua nrennr.d forstl,enISeverv hand firmly
a.r,,pon @ ~ % ITO N.wo4d5 EVER c,;n nr;mcd fnr
snstst str;f.Wand IL droyestfiem back with immense
Isuebter Hostilitiies ceased after this sp-
nm, dsfsat and arf,soIuortunitv was eiyen- 10
hury Tie dead. and astepd to the Wounded
and dying. Gen.. Leerode up to our heroines
and found them ssated on a pile of dead
leayex, at re mote spot, While little drum
mer bow was feeding their horses. He lin
rered a nom snt sfo codtem plate the motley
group, form;ag a5strange contrast to the
scenes he had jnstRifaesscd and participated
in. AS he .gazedsttfem, he eaugh the boys
words; he was tellil them ot our successes
-how we had moved down the Abolition
| forces, and added Just before came here,
saw one of the brage Legion supporting a
wounded Federal Colonel Wasn't that mag
nanimousY One of the very men who had
Just been fighting hin SO stubbornly." Maude
turned asby pale, grasped hisarm, and begged
him to coGduat.heE tDthc spot where he had
lelelt them. HelenI thought the description
answered exactly Sthe two in whom Maude
silently the little drdmmer and bis distressed
companion, who appeared not to see the
dreadful sights aroupd her. Helen stopped,
terrified at her surroundings. The dead lay
rigid, staring bliadtyEand the wounded were
reading the air Sith;ssonized screams. She
became separated from Maude and her little
guide, and found herself under four cluster
ing oaks, lighted upsby a small, low fire OF
moss and leavea.s Some of the wounded had
crawlcd under tleirssheltering branches for
protection from theschill December blast.
She stopped and opened the bags which old
Cheres held, gaye them re!rcshment and
.tiinulants, and atsparting, murnurci words
of consolation, leaving them to their sad fate
with heavy heart. After penetrating the
woods little, shssheard sscrealn Of hopeless
despair escape Maude, md, fastening to the
not, found her'faayshsd hoded ali too right.
Colonel Frank SsatDni mas m6rtally wounded /;
surgeons pronounced him dying. Torches
were quickly procured, and aa his owe fell
upon Maude he raised himself and called out
na,sionatclv Maude MaudeI rou here.
darling come clope to me--let me hold your
hand. oh Maudc. will YOU always love me
ths somr9 VIII rou miss mop VIII Won
honor me! and when am oead, VIII your
| hand mark tho spot where lie VIII you
toll ny mother that upheld the flag with
manhooa,s might; but Higher Hand gave
the hattie to the side where right vas prc-
80, orou ,n;,,,u Ia ,od n,orart
eu',"e"V o'e' '.'1" :..,. ,."..1
ahu' sum ntnonihs Ills ieuiIlns olienS,n, 'utHVI
sm avins s. Mande seemed ,nrned to STONE,
Us- fsatnres C f,uI,;l, faultIsss !. ike Tommy.
snn,o MomJo o,av r;y;d nd bor gre,t cr;sf
II IJalsn VIZ VOC d;s,rss.ed m mr. oCsount. sbe
tauId | rot fool . s;noIe rcgrst fnr him Sbe
% Ioerad ,ran him ,s mon nil Who werc in
tIs | abolition army as ipvadcrs prosecutors
of ;o b,rmless women and belnless children !
VI mn,;I sho ,n"t U,oh,s lind fnr,;y;no ava
i,a,t aTV saorcbiucly uno1 bsr AID She re,cnt
OhaorS;no % ,bHt tho dyirg mans cves wore
.,ou,;rn Uo ssassv hi, hand crashed aisrde,s rs
f he ciunp to life still. Then her feelings OF
hatred and .ng.r matted awar and knocIipc
che che waited w prayer for his moor soul. Maudc
leaned M lovingly over him, pazed into his large.
lustrous eyes up,ir thew Closed heavily: for
the soldier in q distant land was dead. As /
saw ber gazing miuutely on his 'lifeless form,
Il hronoht 70 mind the words Of a little poem !;
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omsOoay %aiGhhg s,i si5 anu Malns l0r Lans, n,m
,hor - a.I viii, % Ri; Xxi" bmo ~ as,
AIu And tIte the smiling chiId.iik iips apart. T
Tenderly bury the fair young dpad,
pausing to drop Oh his grave tear
Carve ON tho Wooden slab O'er hi. head:
sOmebodys daF''og 10 siumnerins hsr''
Huuh assured me of my brothers. safety,
conducted us to little log house near by,
wh;ch our soldiers had erected for wintor
quarters then, leaving with Cheres, he left
NJ to assist in burying his sisters betrothcd,
promising to return and lead her to the spot
when all was ready. She was petriAed by
garief abe did not utter syllable nor shed a
Tear. Hugh came Tor her and accompanied
her to the last resting place of her idol, aud
she marked the spot with her own trembling
hands, On returning To tho loe house, wo