Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-06-23

place, we ineerl the following address OF
H. K. Douglas, Esq, delivered al Win
chester, on the 9th instant, al 'he deco
ration OF The Soldiers graves -
"Let me be buried on The battlefield, .
were The last lords Of one Of the mos,
generous and gallan, soldiers who died IN
The same cause for which so many are
buried around Us. "let me be buried on
the battle field echoed through thousand
hearts in that brave army OF the Valley,
which so often looked death in the face,
within sight OF where we are now stand
ing. Let me be buried on the battle
field" was The unpxpressed wish-now
gralifed-of many of those who occupy
tins spot, over which shot and she'll have
so often screamed, and which has been
stained by The blood Of some who now
sleep beneath il. Aud they are buried on
,Ie battle field. Seven times during the
four wears of war, Gid con,ending armies
meet in battle around our old town; and
there is not hill, nor street, nor lone
valley; not even yard nor garden that
has not been touched with blood; and
even in Our quiet cemetery, more than
half century old, are left the marks Of
,he bullet, TO show the visitor that those
who lie all around us are indeed buried on
the battle field. And why are we here
to-day Not TO renew the struggle. with
lis passions. sgonies. loves and hates, for
il is ended forever; not 10 witness the
mat rshs!:ng OF roops nor the white smoke
of battle, nor even 10 minister 10 the sui
ferng, the bleeding and the dying; buI 10
paw f,ting tribute 10 the memory OF
brave men who died for principle. and
with their faces TO the FROM. Some OF US
here TO dav have seen them on the field oi
bal.le. Some of you have heard theI
las, prayers and closed their eyes in death.
We all may bow over their grsves'and LEI
the world see that We are not ashamed OF,
and will not forget our fallen brothers.
And is their death all Of them that is lett
10 us ? Battles are hushsd. Ee weapons
OF war are hid from our sight. lie pomP.
pride and circumstance turned INTO tn.
neral pageant. These forts and long
lines o, works are gradually sinking
away, our drums are mutlled, on. latter
ed battle flag furled. the rusty grey coat
laid aside or It's buttons shrouded IN Grape,
orr deeds of arms and the fame Of our
LEADERS remain only as sacred memories
way down il our hearts; the grand revo.
luton itself las gone and left us "noIhng
real but our dead" May we not watch
over them and pa, to these mounds 'he
pooI tribute Of our gratitude
dave we not graves that cover more Of glory
Than ever taxed traditions ancient story
Of all our South lhe Valley Of The Shen'
andoah is most cofsecraled by herosm.
Every grove is vocal with praise OF their
once owners and every stream seems TO
murmur lheir requiem. Does no, Jack
son sleep in The valley; he who sad her
people were worth fighting for and dying
Tor ? Did no, the knighhy Ashby fall
he.e. ,ha, modern combination OF Sidney
and Bayard and the lost hero, whose
death We especially commemorate to-day!
And Rhodes, gallsn. and accomplished
officer. The dsshng and intrepid Ram
seur. The noble and chivalrons Pendle-
ion, whose last words on the field were,
..lell nv wife where fell and how
de" Hugh Mcclure. too, was one OF
ours, leading his men into the charge and
never returning. And we will s'rew
flowers to-day over that heroic soldier
no III every battle followed Ashby as
his shadow; for Thompson may well be
Remembered as one of our distinguished
dead. And here 100. they lie all sround
US yet; our fields and grsveysrds are full
of them distinguished. although unnamed.
But there is one spot we approach and
decorate with peculiar sympathy to-day:
lha, one sci apart for the unrecorded, un'
mentioned. unknown dead. Heroes live.
die and are buried; but how pleasant II ,s
to die for ones county, "hen Ihal coun.
iry will remember and record the sacri-
fee. They have great reward. Bui
those who lie in that centre circle gave TO
our cause their fortunes and their hives.
and even their names are buried with
them, As We sirew flowers and tears
above them not a single name IS repeated
Ior known. How appropriate that upon
that mound statute of their mos, illus
,rios leader should be erected for the
fame of Stone all Jackson will be shared
with them as v ih bis children and they
will live in memory with them. The
people OF our valley will neglec, neither.
Bur honored or unknown they sleep
all around Ne; lei them sleep on a1d
dream on. For Us there has been an
sw akening. pause not upon lis sgon