The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-02-08
ON. "ISoLsIiel. Hmm. 7.

WV AAOUNs
baltimore county, in the late war with the
hosts OF treason, sent seventeen hundred men 10
swell the ranks OF tbs-pnion army. Thesc were
nearly all young men, in the prime OF life in the
sigor Of their days. They willingly lefi their
homes and friends their business aud interests. the
comforts Of their ire-sdes and luxurics Of peace.
ful life, 10 endure fatigue, exposure aud danger.
and 10 mingle 10 scenes where death would face
them On every hand, aud where their ears would
br salu,ed with the roar Of artillery. the crash Of
inuskeiry and the groans Of the dying. They
bore all the brun,s Of the conlcst-lhcy endured
the fatigue Of the march, the exposure of the
camp, the danger Of the Laillc.fcld-all without
murmur. No sacrifice was too great for them
10 make in the holy cause they were engaged In
no trial was 10 seyere--nO danger 80 appalling
that they would not risk Il for the sake of their
country. Thesc inen returned to their homes
when the war was over, aud have resumed their
duties aud avOcations ~ citizens but. as "a the
case with many Of them, no, rs they lcii it. An
armless coat sleeve, battling gait, honorable
scars attest that the, have brcn where death
was all around them and that they have cxpe.
rieneed the sad realities OF war II would seem
tina, q p'oiessedly loyal people would never for
sc, the services Of these men aud that all things
elsc being equal, they would be preferred for
places please and profit. J. il 80? Alas no
the contrary IL the rule. The frrViccs rendered
the government la is hour Of nerd by those who
donned 1.-The blue aud gave Ill their energies
to the suppression of treason seems to be- already
forgotten; 10 fact, those who fought agains,
him--,hose Who attempted To brrak down the
pillars Of our govcrnmeni-arc now the preferred
one'. and service ia the Confederate army is the
better passport To political favor This - hard.
and seems hardly fair but The boys" must sub.
init TO it. al least for TIC tan, L,iay. Pcrhaps
there is a better day coming when srtvicc in tn.
United States army may I've u recommendation
aud when the efforts Of our soldiers may be n,
least appreciated.
But, our dsdd Oi the seventeen hundred that
Baltimore county gave To the Union army, IL i
estimated that two hundred aud Gly never NJ.
turned TO il they 'slccp the sleep TINT knows
no waking" at Gettysburg, Aniie,am, Chan.
celloFsvillr. before Richmond, in the Wilderness
on Lookout Mountain, everywhere where Union
bayOnels flashed before the rebel ranks. there
our boys fought and died Their bodies rcpose
in unnumbcrcd graves upon the traitors soil :
their bones bleach upon Southern hill-sidcs
there 60 remain until summoned To life at the
Great Awakening Thr,c men contributed aR
nsy aai To their countys eaGsc-THRY GAvE
rHria uvn Think Of il, you Union people who
were not soldiers. While you were rcs,ng qui.
city AT our homes, these men were defending
you they were standing rs living wall between
you and the army Of treason; they prevented
yoGT fields from being oycrrun, your houses
from being burned, your substance from being
wasted yourselves from insul, and outrage a,
the hands OF fierce and RELENTLESS foe. In do
Ing this, two hundred aud fifty Of your county
citizens dad. They cannot return that you NAV
'hank them they cannot, in their persons, ap.
peal TO you for any compensation for all they
have endured. DO you iecl yourselves under
ans obligations TO them2 do you feel tina, they
rendered you aay service? II SO, are you viii
ling to make public acknou ledgmcnt Of your
liability are you willing TO contribute some
thing towards rescuing our dead from oblivion {?
II las been proposed that a monument be
erected a. Towsontown, as the county seat, in
memory Of Baltimore county's dead who died
defending the government. This may seem a
grea, undertaking, but 1t Ia feasible There are
fifteen hundred surviving soldiers ia tic county
these, We know, are willing to contribute some.
Thing towards thus honoring their fallen com.
rades. A dollar from each Of these would go
far towards the object proposed, and We feel sure
that the movement would be cordially seconded
by the people en D. done, aud We see no
reason Why IL should not be-. HUT to be success.
full, the movement must have the hearty cooIera-
iloa q: all our Sollii - and from these We wish
to hear upon the subject We promise all our
energies aud influence iv the advancement OF the
cause, and urge our friends, and particularly the
soldiers. to agilste ihis question at once Let US
hold county netting, composed OF all who "a.
vor this recognition Of our soldiers sersices and
consult Us to what is bcst to be done and how IL
should be done, aud To this end We will be pleas
to receive the suggestions Of our friends, whom
We urge 10 immediate action. Let US remember
our dead. For them
The punied dFam's sad rolI has bc.t
=. The sold'er.s last tattoo,
No more on iifc's parade shall meet
Those brave and fAll-n frw
On Fame's etrTnAl campsng. sIannI
Their silent tents are sprraI
While glory guards, With Gols tai. Isaud
The hvou.c ofthe dead
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