The Van Buren press., 1866-08-18
friends of his childhood; upon which he
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friends of his childhood; upon which he
, had looked lis last time.
/ He reached his command soon enough
to participate in the battle of Org Gap,
fought ON the lth of MAY 1864. also in
! that of RcsCa. fought nn the 18th and
/ lith, and hN the numbcrlcss skirmishcs
I incident 10 the celebrated retreat of Joe.
Johnston from Dalton to Atlanta. He
was at the battle of Pumpkin Vine Creek
MAY 27th in which Clcburncs Division
is said to have inflicted such severe loss
on the enemy with AZ light loss on the
Ipar Of the division. Clcbune's Diyis-
ton Was now exchanged from the cy
ttrcmc right to the extreme left, prepara
tory to the fight ut Dallas, in which Broo-
kin served, and which took place ON the
30th On the 22d of June he took part
in the battle on kcnncsaw line aud the
successive engagements which became of
almost daily occurrence, and i'll which
Clchurncs Division took most
active part, Col Cameron commanding
the regiment, and LIST. Lieut.. Hudson,
having commanded the Capital Guards.
without intcrmission, since the battle of
Murfrccsboso. The amy crossed the
Chattahoochic on the lst July.
Between the 9th and 10th Johnson was
removed and Hood put in command
Preparatory to general assault on Shcr
mans works, around Atlanta, Hood cx
changed Clcburnc from the left again to
the right the 2lst July On the 22d,
day most fatal to the Confederate arms,
Hood advanced his army against Sher
mans dotcnccs. lie was repulscl with
the fearful loss Of twenty thousand kill
ed and wounded Clehurne, with his Ar.
kansas Division, which had made char
actcr FOR al who had the good fortune to
command it, carried the encmy's works,
took twenty one hundred prisoners, ar
tillery, colors, dc, &c, hut lost heavily,
many of its bravcst and best men, among
whom was private Brookin, shot in both
LEGS, drcadtully manglcd and mortally
wounded. At the same time the youthful
! Col Murray, of Pine Bluff and Young
Anderson Watkins of this place, togclh
er with many other gallant Arkansans
gave their lives for a principle which was
already lost. All that is left 10 ia is the
glory Of their death We may freely
console ourselves with he honor thi.y
conferred on the contest, and by the ob
serv:ncc Of the last sad rites due TO their
valor and worth
:, Enr, h,rie no frc,y,, hor, ,,o c,,.x ,.Iis
Here grow no damned gr,dgcs, here no storms
4 No noise, but Silcncc and Eternal sleep"
In consequence Of his wounds and the
amputation of one of his legs. HENRY G.
BRookIN soon died, exhibiting the same
heroic resignation that had characterized
lis formar sacrifices. He lies buried at
: LaGrangc, Georgia. whence, it is to eli
hoped some day his remains will he re
moved by his countrymcn for burial
worthy the heroic dead of Il heroic band
1t arouses the feelings of the most or.
dinaiy mind, merely to hear the recita
of the deeds Of martial heroes, Thef
to have been in the actual march rs on,
of the nameless thousands who compos,
, tl'' duN H'NiliS HIVE, IHtN iiiS oNtl thf III
tcrycning hills and plains, and TO view
them enter the scene of bloody strife
curtoincd in smoke and dust dcafenln,
with the roar of musketry and the con
cussions of artillery, while the air is file,
with screaming shells and Kissing shot
is to know that, weary with marching
faint often with hunger and nearly over
come with thirst and heat, they endure
this toll, they brave this most awful deatl
without hope of cmolument, m aspira
ton for prcfelmcnt, or a thought of 9th
er than self condemnation solely for tn
sake of performing the duty of patriot
and fulfilling the demands Of mani,
honor. To see the survivors prompt,
closing up ranks thinned by the falling
during years OF continuous defeat, an,
to behold the falling sink in their bloc,
upon the mercicss field, "calmly as to
nights reposc,' is to realize with emo
tons of love and gratitude. the fullnes
Of the patriotism and hcroism Of the ,ln
laureled brave who thus attest with thei
lives that there are principles devoid o
motive, actions commensurate with high
soulcd thought, and God who
sit,a "a t.s,t.