The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-13

r,efced Ills left SIDE near the heart
then his lifted arm, AMI this ball en-
tered from behind. One OF bis Owl
frtenos, IN the confusion Of the sud
leu attack. firing wildlv, had kille,
1hs best beloved Of the Valley army
The light was now over. tn
Federal force, which consists Of III,
Pennsylvania 'Buck. tails" unde
Lieut. Col. Kane, were probably q
much surprised to see the Coniede
rates IN their front as the Confede
rates to see them; and when Gen
Brady johnson, with the F,rs,
Maryland lnfantry, assaulted theil
..,,yht, they broke and retreated. Col
Kane was captured. and told Of tht
fail Of Ashby. II am sorry" b,
said; ''he was u noble fellow
Asnby's body was brought of or
he saddle before one Of bis calv ary
nen. and the army saw it pas.
si'h deep emotion, with tear.
from many. On the next morning
&c was placed uncoffined In VI
tmbui tnce aud taken to Char.
tottesville for burial. Behind va.
led the dead soldiers tavorite w,
morse. q powerful black stallion
nis walk was slow and quiet: be
seemed to understand. o. the body
ONE ladies had laid q large wreath
81 h1wers, to hide tho bloody wouo0
which had stained with red thu
xhole left eide Of bis gray uniform.
bis lace was perfectly placid ana
0ere was no trace whatever Of pal,
upon 1t. He SEEMED to have dteO
easily aud had the appearance Of u
mao 10 peaceful sleep.
BY u singular chance Ashby-lik.
Jackson and L,Dgstreet-had thur
failen BY the bullet Of q friend. l,
would be but q wild idea, II xuy on.
could conceive IL, that these leaders
we're Intentionally shot by their OWL
men. Gases are certainly on record
where regular soldiers" have mur.
Tered their officers thus IN battle.
trusting to tue confusion and Wilu
dri0g TO conceal their crime; bu,
these cases have been the result vi
private hatred for unmerited cruelty,
looking to revenge. OF such cruelty
TO their men the Confederate leaders
we're entirely gu,ltless; they erred
rather Ia the extreme OF kinduess,
and there Was no hatred felt by any
me toward them. III the cases Of
jackson and Aslby, ct least, who
tnus met their death, the sentimen,
Of tho troops was one Of universal
lOva and admiration. These men
fell by friendly bullets from the 10.
.crutSble decree OF Providence.
They had advanced to the prescribe1
point, the last hour OF their career,
and the All wise struck them down
III this manner, since it seemed gOO0
t. HIN.
1t vas good for Ashby, whose II.
putati0n Ne u soldier and man could
not we'll have grown greater. He Il
to-day among tho beat loved a. we'll
~ greatest names Of Virginia. This
may be cot down to eulOgy and n.
garded 90 rhetoric. A writer must
o'lOr bic picture, It may be said.
SD be It; but let another have bic
cay 40 TO the character Of this man.
whom I may love and admire to-
much from having felt his warm
hand. met the sweet glance OF bic
brown eye, aud fcOm Knowing pei.
fectly bis courage and heroic chsrac.
t@r. Gen. JOHNSON, bis cOmrsde |
spoken Of above, koew him very |
we'll and fought with him In his |
cawpstgus. Aud this IL what he
S8ys Ut AShby:
Il was with him when the first
blow was struck for the cause which
" both had 90 much at heart, and
Was with him In his last fght, al.
Ways knowing him to be beyond all
modern men In chivalry a. he vas
EQUAL to any one IN courage. He
,IiD btned the virtues OF Sir Philip
sydney with the dash OF Stuart. /
my mite TO bis fame,
sOtch will live 10 the valley OF VIZ.
yiOia outside VI books 40 long % ito
Hills and mountains shall endure"
rhaDks, FREUD! O0e With you In
|ctt'0 did not need this proof that
and . generous heart 70 20.
gether. Aud bic name and fame 70.
lutrs no euIosy irOm any one. They
WI 'tvs 20 long ~ tho battlemento
Il the Blue Ridge, or W0ils tho Shen.
'0d0eh dJws. But It 10 good To 10.
90 when one svldier speHks Of 90.
Q brave Marylsnder
'uts this sharp and durable rpitaph
~ the Tombstone Of bio Virginia
'Omrxde.