The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-20
IN MEn0R[AM.
j. y. y.
Who fell in the Wilderness, May 9th, lsG


Ii seemed to me impossible, ;houyh oft that
dreadful day
Game soldiers from alou. the lines. with
,idIngs Of the fiay,
And al! agreed that thou haIst fallen. ,]yuth-
sm',ten in the wood.
When first the foe WAS turned and driven
iii terror and "ith blood.
Full we'll knew the dangers Of, that dark
cmtan.9cd place,
Tor th.'i and thine we're thrust in front
a,:d da led into the face,
OF massct, battu!'vus hurrying on, clate
with vicL2ry
Der lines Of men who ne'cr before, were
known to yield b" fly.
The yesterday We met those hordca, with
our OWN little baud,
And broke their heavy ranks, and drove
them back on every hand,
bnt now al morn they mo"cd upon rs in
their full array,
Aud swept the bruised and wea,ied liac,
that srovc to stop the way.
Lee, stern old warrior, stayed the fight,
and Hill Of eagle eye
Alas! TO sm"!! effect, fort seemed, We should
bnt stand TO die;
I'LL l'onGstrcei brought his close brisadcs,
"i soldiers flesh and brave,
And r1shcd upon the !or,nen like stormy
oceun's wave.
met IN deadly shock,
Hiih shout N''d shlick and roll Of arms.
that i!.,:dr The earth to rock,
Charging anI staying, TIL Tie foe fell back
on every side,
And then l",'st down in vi,,ory's arms,
and sank, and smiled, and died.
oh, inr The weakness Of the heart, the
blindness 81 the mind -
could ~, feel that thou vert dead, and
even dared 10 find
feaS"i'S within my maynard soul, to show
I'll! vi!ur,! life
Should he preserved inmoctal through ,l.i..
lon=, thi, mortal strife.
felt 'h,t thou shauld.l live 10 seq our
country freed from rhnins---
10 see the light Of r"acr once more smile
DER her wasted pail.s--
10 see the i'irmph aud the power of thine
own iavoii,r cause,
And hrlp complete the fabric Of our liberty
and laws:
felt tllat thou shou!tlst live to bless the
hearts that loved thee So
That Love aud Wealth and Fame and Pleas.
'Irc roWnd thee full would tlow--
AUD hna!!y, in good old age thy spirit pass
away,
Like summer sun in golden clouds after II
long, bright day!
Yet thon art dead-dcnd ccr thy life hal
-, reached its golden prime
lho" OF the stainless heart and mind, thou
OF The soul sublime!
AMI We who loved 10 plan for thee long
| usefulness and flmc
are lr'i al"ne to grasp Il fading memory
and name
| u for INV i,I,t, ),o,..
ana steady hand -
'1ibr courage, truth aud purity. that like the
rocks did stand!
/ " Tor thy kindly voice! and 0 thv sweet
| and sunny smile,
80 potent every weary heart Of sorrow to
hrmnilr
et hre these not lost, though thy mortal
form ha" passed from sight:
wen hrar lhrm with us through the storm
ol iibcrty's great fight,
ANA they slnll tell us how to brave, to
battle with ihr wrong,
ANA cheer ns Oh to seek and strive, TO bear
-, and yet be strong
| lhey qua the past with bcnntcous light,
| ,. they future treasures ope,
hhlarGIng onr contracted thoughts into n
wider scope,
| I'LL rising past our daily life, beyond our
m country even,
| lhey draw ns up whcro thou art gone, unto
the blisslu IIunvcn!
"seep "nt brave soldier Tako ut length
thy well deserved rest!
'hSht lie the sods Of rntivc earth upon thy
rn'Scir$s breast
The fragrant winds Of evening sortcst mur.
mnrs Der thee wave,
springs latest, purcSt blossoms flower upon
-. thy quiet grave!
sleep on! secure from care and toll from
every pride and hate,
heyond the reach Of battles ronr, bcyond
the shafts OF Fate
"'eep on nnd may kind providence grant
us an end like thine,
10 M! at dntys post and pass into the life
divine r