The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1868-10-24

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!'ui' ne men were addressed In 4 toN
prl'' and burning word, hy their heroic cam
| ii'Hiucr; mere tli"y We're hcSought io oloriiy
,,h'ir whole race hy the llSirc OF thcirdrntl, ::
/, hc'r 'iiyir faces >houo wiih Il look Mi n
I'ld; though men. we are rcalv ;o ,n
/ "n','N,:.. acil,Nr titlnphS. worthy Tho
! %nd> hcrc the word Of command was
~iycu: >''''''''' NE
W." are ordered and rxpcctrd is lake
ha'''ry Wagner =, tile poin, ol tile bayourt
| Nrc You ready"
Ay, ay Sir! ready" WAS iho answer
nhu NE order wen; rraling down the line
Erady. Close rauhS Charur hnyo,,,l !
/ Forward. Douhlc-quick matGh" aud 4,
way they went. under Il scattering fire. in
| one compact line till Within one hundred ,,l
! OF 'he tort when the Storm oi death b,.o>,
upon them Every gun brlchrd tort,l nS
.r'I' Silo' ana shell: every riilr whiiHv,l OF,
~, S'ii'' ii''n-SnHlng drath-ircghtrd mes >>cn"rr.
~ ,ncn WaNcrcu not for am instant - Tor
| ward forward they went: plunged into Tie.
! uitch; wn,cd through The deep water. no
| iolEcr ct muddy hue, Int STAINED, crimson
WIN 'hcir blood; anu commenced to climb
lhc parapct. The foremost line fell. and then
we hcNt. ana the ncN,. Thu ground was
,WrMn W'th ne wrecks Of humanity seat
''ir,d PROSTATE. silent. where tlrv hl- or
r"'iliig under the Very feet of tie living com.
| races VINO swept onward 10 III their llarnS
IN over HE pilcd-up mounds nt dead and
| uy'ng, OF wounded! and Slain, oihrm mouth Of
| ne battery; Selling the guns hayonc,in.y
ne %NhnriS at Their posts planting their
| liag end Struggling 1ronrl Il. their leader
~ TN wai2, sword In hand. hi, hluc rvrs
pia%f9. his inlr lArc nIaNc lis clear voice
calling ''it. : Forward. ny bravo BOY ,"-
,neh plnn"in% into thv he'll rr battle before
nm Forward il was. Thry followed linn.
ga'h'd ''n angle OF the fort. and iUu.lt
here he fell. aroind his proS,ri,r bo,ly.
IL =,
,i!ioh'e hy their living. pul>aiing ONES -till
h'N' 'n"' were stricken ,lown; then hacked.
heWn. battered, mau4lrd heroic. ~, oyrr-
ne remnant vas beaten back
IS iic men were clambcrng up ihr para
Icl. tltlr color sergeant was Slot ,lca, The
rpt"rS ,iai''n% stained and wet il thr dist
nrfiuc INN. Errildoiliir, who Was lust hr-
h!!nd, Sprau" forward. seized The >t;ii, ivoui
ms dying hand. and mounted il inward. A
'E'll struck MS right arm. yc; ere il could fall
shattered ny his side his len hAud ciu,pht
me ag and carried It onward. Even lii die
i'a' sweep Of aSSaUl; and death, Tie men
around him found breath and timcio luyral.
and hose brllnd him pressed moro gallAntiv
forward to follow such = leader. lie l>cpt iii
m., ~. l.'Acc: ,nr ,,o,nrs lyin@ihou%h faint
the slippery steep; up 10 tho walls Of The
Tort on the wall itself. rluutin" the flag
Where the men made that hlici SlcnIiil
stand. and melted away lik" snnW before
furnace heat. Hero hayonc, ,hrli>, met
him and brought him down, Il great wound
II his brave breast, but he did nj yicid:
dropping 10 his knees. pressing his liuhrokcn
arm upon the gaping wonnd hrncii.r HIM
sch against dead co,nta,lc- !.t OplUi., .tiil
il"M am Inspiration TO tilc u.n'l abo,U ii,n: Il
drllanrc {" The foe.
~ last Wien tie Shatcrcl ranks hl h;,ck
SlIlFIiNan! SlpwlN lNrc,yalNi,. u W8N >etithy
tliosc who watched him mcH lying torlil,is
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