Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-27
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OUR FALLEN DEAD.

We served as volunteers;
To fort, ard field, and grand parade,
And many a hard campaign
To bivouac, camp, and flying raid
Our thoughts return sgsin.
A dozen years and three ago,
We raised our hands on high,
And took the oath to fight the foe,
And practice how TO die;
How altered all the scene since then
Our ranks to- night how thin
We numbered full thousand men
When We were mustered in
Where are the men who mar:he rba; morn,
Upon their mission q eat!
Who bade farewell to friends fol IN,
And all their lives estate
Alas dear comrades. you and -
Who live TO meet to day
Saw many lAltcr, fall and die,
And buried by the way
They marched with US o'cl bill AID dale,
Full many weary mile;
They bravely stood, mid leaden hail,
With closed, unbrokeu file;
The baltleshock unmoved they met
With bullet and with blade
They faced the charging bsyonet
And deadly cannonade.
The sliseling blasts of shot and she'll,
Powed through the quiverng line
Aud fast the bleeding heroes fell
For country-yoprs and mine,
How well they fought with sixty rounds
Their glory ne'er shall pass;
They mOnlder now in shallow mounds,
Beneath the bending grass
At FREDERICKsBURG,- that pl &c Of blood,
The awful day to save,
They calmly and unwsvering stood,
The bravest Of the brave
We mind us how that famous night,
While dreadful batteries played,
they, up the steep ST. MARY's HEIGHr,
The bloody charge essayed!
At CHANG ELLoRsvILLE, at BANK FokD,
At MARY number two,
At THoRoU6HFARE, at GETTYSBURG,
They had some work TO do =
Down from the Ridge, across the P'a;a,
Aud lhrLugh the orchard grore,
Ihel lcssening ranks, DER thousands sam.
The grey battslions drove,
At BRI>Tow, M0RToS's and NINE Run,
They stood in even line,
"A lco,n.I ,r,pand;p, Il 70 Inn
BY d, eds that ever shine.
They filed with US across the Fart
That famous morn in May,
And tightly clasped the gun and sword,
All ready for the fay
League after league, thro deep recess,
On tiresome marsh they GO,
To find the ambu,hcd WfLDERSE-.
And wsilins rebel foe
To join the dreadful combat there
Within the dsrksome WOO -
10 meet the dragon in his lair,
And drown him in his blood.
At SPOTsYLvANIA they fight,
And by the RIVER Pc;
ToLoPoToMY felt their might,
Where its clear waters flow;
NORTH ANNA rippled into mounds,
Coal lIARBoR heard their cheer,
A nd soon at PETERSBURG resounds,
Their yolley loud and clear
DEEP BOTTOM, REANs' and STRAwBERR
PLAINS,
Their fiery charges saw.
And BorDToN ROAD bore crimson stains
For Union and for law;
JERUSALEM ROAD and HATcHEk's Run,
And many a field beside,
Show how their noble work was done,
And how they wrought aud died
In sAiln'h fight. retreat or raid,
Or iul ious battle storm,
Their manly hearts were undismayed,
Aud thfobbed with friendships warm;
And as tonight we gather here,
To break the festsl bread,
We drop the loving comrades tear,
For them-OUR FALLEN DEAD.
The next sentiment was
bur Cavalry -Resron by Maj. ID. NJ, rick.
rLe Medical Department of the Army-Re
use by DR.. j. .. Webster Of Augusta.
urther remarks were made by Serg. ajor Wood
cuts. FAIR, Emery and Adams, Capt. White
re and VI j. Parsons. Letters were read fror
nrades Smart of Deering, and Noyes of Poil
"a.
IN motion Of Mi Q. R. Small the following
oiuton WAS unanimously passed:
pesolrsd, That the thanks of the Nineteept
Ilne Association al this, their tith reunion, ar
ended
70 the a gu>ra Reform Club for the use ofthsi
IL;
To Col. W, II. Togler for his excel, mt orato
this occasion;
10 Maj Gen. Chamberlain for his kind invita-
n TO visit his headquarters, and for his courte
s " hile there aud during the review of tn
ops;
10 the Cony Brothers for the generous bauque
" ded for the Association;
To the Maine Central Railroad Company for re
ced rate of fare; and
TO the Augusta Gee Club for the excellent mu
, which has contributed so much to our euteI
nment Oh this occasion.
The Augusta Glee Club sang Tentng on tn
d Camp-Glound impressiby and beautifully
lie ceremonies of the occasion were closed b
lid Lang syne, led by the Glee Club, an
ned by the comrades.
SO closed happily ouprleasant fifth reunion {
, l9h Maine. l.. CHAMBERLAIN.
Secretary.
NalloWfll Z0ral NeMs.
We have been requested to state that Rev. {