Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-24

rep rtcd t!e mAtfer, however, ~ bSH'' -
Steu1rt. whom fund sittag With h,
..aF b.hnd an immense rock, and he told
nc had better call for volunteers.
General, do no, ask one o your ON
GERS or priyates to volunteer to Parform
this dlty Wills: you have 4 s;ati ON
Ger left l will bring the ammunition |.
live -
Words that should b. written in le'-
t~r> Of gold. and they fell from the ilfs
Of Lieutenant Ranpolpt McKlm, one OF
the generals aids. The noole tell"
made the venture and succeeded u T.
mission.
I. was about half an hour after the
above. that Captain George Williamson
(aijut4nt general o the brigade, ara one
+ { The -, - i man that eyar tr.f 10
.and by the,left faux. file 10 the rlghtat
gwen pint, AMI form line of battle IN
Ter cover of a wool ani as close a. pps-
sible to il; edge W. at attracting the
attention of the en- ~, and that the st
Of the brigade waald form on my right
an left
OWNED the object Of the move in
stantly. and told the captain 81 cons'i-r-
ed It murder. and therefore would taEe
my men in under protest"
The general has expressed the samo
opinion, Sir but the order comes from
one higher than he. a2d is peremptory,
was his reply.
Sendng for Captain Murray TO join the
command, the devoted little brigaic-al-
ready rcduucd to about nine hundred men
made their wa slowly, sometimes,
crawling, to tho spo; where thcy were to
be sens ,lessly slaughtered. Nine hun
drod brave men u storm mountain, and
upon whose si.!es b-i,tlei th9 hayolie;e Il
IN thousand foemen. ald artillery iapu-
mcrabll. Some ones hands arc stained
by ;he Blood Of these gallant men, and
God VIII metc out fearful rctrloItlen II
The world to CONF.
We we're now within less than tw}
hunItri yafus # the enemy, with M
open f-ll u front, over which W. were 70
charge
Captain Murray, you viii IKE con-
mand q the ght, were NY LAST words
On earth = one Of the no5i,st of men.
N.awiy moved down The column NTH
feelings lad never before expor rtuced on
tn ba,.ls f.Ii, f5r felt | hid bat 8.
minute moe to i've and - l gaz4d lnt'
tnc tIces ot both oii rs ard men | clrl
SEQ the sam feeling expressed, for al,
were alike aware Of their danger. Bat
no coward's glance meet niue. | exc
was no craven IN those ranks. They had
Ind sacked 10 the ,r the day before -
Bat the com pressed IF, the stern brow.
tn" glitturing eye told shat those before
nv would II sht to the last gasp: Reach
III my post locke! up the line, and
,hcr. st1ol ~ brave SSeuart calmly "alt-
ing ;or the tronns 70 Ct IN position.
Fix bayou -" was the command
quietly given, aud the last act III this
hl,ody drama is shout to be en,c;ed. Il
is . dreadful moment. But one brlet
second Of lite SIT left The Svnrd of the
general is ralsad on high. " Forward, i,
double quick rings out ii clarion tones,
and the race to meet death conlunHnced -
The tatci brigade emerscs ir"'n IN woods
mo tac open plain. and here, oh God
what = fire grcetS u, ANA the deaths l:leh
rends the air. liut on the gallant s'ir-
yiyors press, closing up the Hrca1:at gaps
as tast As they are medc. \: thls no-
mcnt received q ylolcIt shock, a."
found myself instantly stretched upoA
the gruuad In the cxcltenent ttit not
the ain, and restln. upon my rieow,
AuNiousIv watched shat Struggling col
umn. Column, dtl | say \ caIumn
~ longer but the torn and shattered
ffaanl MS Of Que. Blt flesh and bloc
caunu. live IN slch = h'e. AM handful
Of survivors Of wh ID hctn, ht'ic
more than twelve on> before. II pFi1l
aud boast u the army, seek 80 rrac'i the
cover of the woods. But that Iperc.less
storm of bullets pursue them AMI many
more arc stricken down Among those
who escape with a slight wound : Adlu-
rant Wynder Laird. As he passed vnere
lay he caught me up and ctrsied me to
: place of safety.
. Fain, and sick from loss of blood
fell into stupor, from wilch | was
aroused by~tho voice 0: Lieutenant Thom-
= Tolson.
Tan do anything for you, sir 2 he
kindly inqu red.
Tell Captain Murray to take com
III md OF waat remains OF the battalion.
directed.
AIS. sir. Captain Murray has foushs
his hast fight he fell dead close to nv
SIDE late in tho charge" he answered..
L adcr, my story IL hlished. are =,
ny original intention to mention thsEa@es
., many of the officers aui priva;es whoss
cousaicuous yaliautry | witnessed during
tnos6 two dreadful days, but As Others
were equally az conspicuous where could
not So th,-n, shall refrain, for fear Of
bsing ccu>eI of partiality. Ah wee
alike brave. and all alike fought as be
,at.e shs native born and adopted seas ..
M.rylanl. Here upon this Sauspluary
lietd they poured torta t.leir olo'd IKE
water IN i fence OF constitutional tibcsty
tnd rirnt. As thcir s'Ees had d"ue IN ihe
patties OF th.. Rev ...s.oA. an a. tlci:
cna1ren aud chiiasvus cllld:eu w.ll q
ia Re eyo.utions - come.
To WsIrkS STaAw liars. Scrap,
sick phur with Sn.ie, NIX the pow
.t,rtp. nusa with water. plaster i