The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18
WHOLE NO. 967
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1t was a dreary, Lonesome
beat; the moon hadgone down
IN the early Part of the night,
Whlle the stars twinkled dimly
through 3 hazy atmosphere,
lighting upimperfectly the sur.
rounding objects. .,.r13 sGI .
Occasionally 4 woald place
my ear near 70 the ground and
listen for the sound of footsteps,
bHt all was silent save the!far-
oil bowling of the vol, that
seemed to scent on the eyens
ing air the; banquet we had
been preparing for him. The
hours passed slowly away, when
at length the morning light be-
gan to streak the eastern sky,
making surrounding objects
! more plainly visible, ~.
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s1! Presently ! heard ? drum
beat beat up the morning. call. AT
first | thought, it came from the
camp Of the enemy ACROSS the
creek, but as | listened | found
that it came from the deep ra,
vine. For 4 few minutes it
was Silent, and then as The
morning light increased | heard
itlagain. 5 Listening, the sound
ofthe drum was familiar 10
Our drummer bog from Tennessee, t
Beating for help the reveille. e
was about to desert my
post to 80 70 his assistance
when i discovered the officer of
the guard approaching with
two men. .,.... a. ....
We all listened to the sound,
and were satisfied that it was
EEddfdie's drum | asked for per-
mission to 60 to bis assistance. iissaRa
The The Officer, hesitated, saying,
that the orders we're to march
in in twenty minutes. ! promised
to be back in that time, and he
consented. l.... r.
| Immediately started down
the hill through the thick un.I
deggrowth, and upon reaching
The valley ! followed the sound
of the dram, and soon found
the boy, seated upon the
ground, his" back leaning
against the trunk of a fallen
tree, with his drum hanging
upon a bush in front of him al
most down to the ground. q
AS soon as he saw me he
dropped liisdfnmsticksan ex.
claimed: 'a98 .I iaai "a"a'
%oh, corporal, I am so glad to
see you; give me a drink,'
reaching out his hand for my
.canteen which was empty.
4 Immediately lthrned to
bring him Osome water from
the brook that / could hear rip.
pling through the bushes near
by, when7tllinking l was about
to- leave him. he commenced
crying, saying: 1e6I i' nTA 7aI
aaDon 4cleave me, corporal; l
can't walMRq 1os.onn 5ooi 4
Il was S6oh7back with the wa
ter, when L discovered that
both his legs f~erd Gshot away
with apcannoh ball 'oaiA 5esl'
After q satiafdpg1 Ills thirst
he looked d up into my face
and said: I5ihl9i1d a9di trfr 4
isYou don't thinkoI will die,
corporsl sdo yeuG this maa said
| would not; he said the sur
geon would c ure me-" 2 5!it
II now discovered d man ly-
ing ON the grass near him By
his uniform P!recogniSed him
as belonging tothe eheniy.7o 1t
appeared he had been shot in
the bowels, andhad fallen near
who're Rddie lay. Knowing fe
coaldaot live, he had cfawledl
top him, ,otaEep'his bdcksKin susl
aha corded the little
fellows legs below the Knee,
and then nlllsaiid laid down and died.
Whh While he was Il telling hfpng me
these particulars, / heard the
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