Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-08-21

lchange, that they might be relieved
of the monotony of camp duty ant
provost guard, which had become
Iirksome to them. The idea Of active
work was received by them with
Shouts Of pleasure, and they with
|alscrity hastcned TO comply with or
Iders. AS the sentiment OF the com.
mand was uttered by one regiment
we will 60 to the quarters of the 42d
and there we can see what is trans,
Ipiring. AS we approach the regi
mental headquarters, we see standing
in 'front.' of them a tall, fine-lookine
soldier, uniformed as a Colonel, talk.
Hing to some Of his men, ~.
Lio" Colonel, our troops seem to enjoy
the prospect of a fight very much. ~
q" Yes, Sergeant, they are tired o.
TOO much rest. Have you drawn
enough rations for your company ~
Eu"iYes, sir, and we are cooking now
as fast az possible" hna ,ta9iat ~
"Col. Hull, where Is Captain Car.
gill ?" inquired an officer, as he rode
siP sss The Colonel's quarters. ioaau1q
lsNHe asked my permission to 'ab.
sent himself for couple Of, hours, and
I am not mistaken he is coming ur
the road now, General" booa ea 10
|. Y" How do your men enjoy, the idea
ora fight, Colonel ?'' ,6Ts NJ IA 81 81
n" Extremely well. General. They
want Andrews brigade to make some
reputation in the coming campaign. u
"And they will dot, too. Captain
Cargill, you will transfer, Jour com
pany to Lieutenant Tabler. I wisI,
You to act as my aid during this cam.
paign," said the General to Cargill,
as that officer Joined them and touch.
ed hiscap to his superiorsalJ9a ..say
a"Colonel" he continued, ~ will
be in the city most Of the night, get.
ting our transportation ready and at.
tending to our commissary, quarter.
master and ordnance stores. You
md the Adjutant- General will move
the brigade to the depot by sun-up
Captain Cargill will go with me
Good evening" PEI ',u Syiil5 nor ,l,
=, As he turned to ride of, the men
who had gathered around gave him
three hearty cheers, which were taker
up and re-echoed by the whole com.
mand with o will, for Andrew wa.
immensely popular with his troops.
. Ofail the host who left that place
under the gallant Andrew, how many
now enjoy the light, of the glorious
sun? Where is the peerless Cowley
the gallant Low, the generous Nc
Donald, the christian Durham, til,
gifted Knox? Where are Ashton
Johnston, White, Dunlap, Howart
and others? Do they on each ami
Iversary of the field of their glor,
gather together from their dark an,
bloody cresting-places, and call TO
! their loved General again to lea,
them on to battle? Does Donelson
: jackson, Newhope, Atlanta, Frank
In and Nashville witness a re-enact
ment of the bloody scenes that max
their names historic? Are the spir
its of these departed braves permitte,
to hover around the pillows of thei
comrades, or examine the thought
OF their loved leader and see how dea
their memory are to those that ar
left? Go ask the bloody fields of At
lanta, of Franklin and Nashville, T.
give up their dead, and march then
by us, and you win see that tn
bravest, the modest, the kindest ar
passing in this ghostly review. Asl
them if their spirits sleep quietly Il
their resting-places, while some Q
their comrades have forgotten thei
example of stern integrity and ar
now bowling either at the shrine c
!. mammon or public preferment? Asl
them if they rest quiet while so man,
are casting themselves under tn
wheels of the great Juggernaut q
politics, and having the principles G
simple honesty crushed from them
Does Evans, Dunlap, Major am
: Mumford look down from their spiri
world and blush at us? No, let u
hope that in this sleep Of death tina
spirits, too, arc oblivious to morta
!. weakness. Do these heroes, in thei
resting-places, wreath chaplets of oal
and crown their victor brows, Us the
recount the matchless prowess G
their own deeds, talk of the heroi
fortitude Of their comrades? or d
they smilein grim derision and scorl
Mt those who forsook them at the frs
blast Of the bugle Of advcrsity?
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