The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-09-17

union at Norwalk, in honor of its OOlonC
Frank Sawyer, who resides there, on the IL
day of September Ito day,) the anniversal
of the battle of Antietam, in which engag
ment the regiment bore a conspicuous pal
and won undyiDg renown.
Among the survivors of the regiment wi
are expected to be present are Major Ge
s. S. Carroll, Brevet Brigadier Gener
Frank Sawyer, Colonel F. W. Butterfiel
Colonel Charles A. Park, Colonel W. I
Haynes, Hon. E. F. Dickinson, Major Davi
Lewis, Major ]. R. swigart, Major ].
Gregg, Captain F. W. Pierce, Captain ].
Reid, Captain VIM. Kinney, Captain W. v
Mills, Captain ]. X. O'Riley, Lieutenant
Gubrey, Kentz, McKissen, and others. Ii
every member of the gallant old regimen
who can, be with them.
10 this connection we give place to th
following poetical effusiOn called forth at ths
time. 1t was written by the gallant OolOns
Sawyer, who commanded the regiment, an
reflects credit upon his poetic genius. Itwil
be read with pride by the boys of the "blOOd
Eighth"
The Night Before the Fight.
Night darkless fast across the west,
Tue cannons fash along yon crest,
Aud battles roar, has ceased:
The gloomy clouds hang black and low,
And yonder mountain seems to throw
A shadow e'er our rest.
There lies our sullen rebel foe,
While here ten thousand Freemen know
That morn shall waken with din
Ofbattle furious, to tell
Those wicked hordes how swift and we'll
The arm of right shall win.
How many hearts beat slow and still,
That soon shall lend the gushing riI,
To swell the dreadful tide
Ofwar's red stream, now rushing fast
From countless bOsoms, torn agbast
To feed traitors pride2
Long hangs the gloomy night o. er all
To morrow's mig. shall be the pail
ofhalf this mighty host
The frequent sigh disturbs the ear
catch anon the whispered prayer,
"Iu Thee 1 put my trust"
No dream is sweet, waking fear
Breaks in as fancy seems to hear
Some voice familiar come
The wife, the babe, the gentle boy,
Whose voices, breathing very Joy,
Make sad the dream of home
Avaunt, avaunt such thoughts tonight,
And home, ard wife and babes forget
And nerve again the arm;
Nor dream, nor thought of them again,
They might, perchance, too well unman
The soul for battles storm.
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F. g. 3. r. R.-From the Cleveland
Herald we extract the following in regard 10
he proposed road from Fremont to Bryan.
GRAND RAPIDS, WOoD Co., Sept. I.
Railroad matters are attracting the atten-
lion of the citizens of this place, Bowling
Greer. and Napoleon to a new line called
he New York and Chicsgo Air Line, COM
neBcing at Fremont or some point in San
iuaky county with either the South Shore
Road or the proposed new road from Toledo
o Mansfield or Orestline, making con-
lectiOn with the Baltimore d Ohio Road,
,ast and running west to Bryan or some
Joint connecting with roads running to
Jhicago and also northwestern Michigan.
THIS road will make nearly an air line
rom Cleveland to Chicago, and save twenty
niles and an hour and half running time
,ver the present route around by Toledo
Vhich, in these days of railroad competition,
5 quite an item. We prefer to connect with
he South Shore at Fremont but if they
lOn't give US any sight, shall strike with
he B. d. o. road, as they wish to get into
)hicago, and they propose to take the new
Dad via Mansfield, and this will let them in
0 Toledo via WoodviBe, and our route will
,e on a main line to Chicago, which the B.
! o. road is anxious to reach. If this
DAD is built it will open to this county the
be Cleveland market, which cannot be
cached now only by Toledo, and the delay
nd transfer outs itOfF. That will be built
only question of lime. The subscrip-
ions already made are quite large, and the
apers are being made out for al organiza-
ION Of the road. We have James Purdy,
SO, of Mansfield, an old railroad man, at
be head of this, and he has not failed in
ny railroad project he ever undertook, and
wing a large interest at this place, with
be backing that will be furnished, the road
ill undoubtedly be built.
Cleveland is interested in this matter, as
viii bring to it large travel that now
Oes to Toledo. x.