The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-07

imperfect sketch OF some incidents of that two
days' conflict ]: . bastle On which 30 much de-
wn a,aa so 3 eaan e 1ongnt @ 90 1norouenlx
annals u p Tins ssf tsl u iss Il decisive aeons
ar " Wateroo aetysRnTgl Ihe enfoni
its shattered columns together. when The waning
vanishing nieht. and ID s the sficesedinE a IN NOR Or
row e9nironted on the same ground another
s9rana. e9mnaalted host far exceeding It's original
o5asaslaTs.h as The sysaass gres e o. battle hs
@ se Brsss Viz ssss Wbss. aaa md Easnss
Folks ays'gn soo nsces ~ rsar 81 arst;
ridge ID rear of centre and el ahn % isoIge
m soae eflys s ests hssEsa sna
boat batteries, thus forcing ths action parallel
70 The deep waters oi Owl Ursek. and anticipat-
1ne tne ,eogItsmplatsd, nai,k moyeent of n oo
dayiienf Oh The sixth 81 D Apri issa gx Uaainers
and dlAdden,s Louisiana skirfnishsrs. ON the
sasa soasf asss ~ nv wn s
shouted; Forxsrdp Ihs dsss d xaE 's wsrs
smoke filled the ambient al-,
Hours fed BY; still on the extreme ri9l1t tho
Msh apaq n oaYrn
The stubborn TOO, The evening shadows are
casting weird dark lines ON the stained sands.
hs 1s sass saash Il ~ 1 4hs s Fsrs saoa u R
Fasrliss sss sad Ss dsiss:sa fss y ishaaz hls
y there not one mors hour tor the bronzed
fallen ohieftaln Standard fslI, 70 enable him to
eOmplete the vGtory2 Cannot some prayer Inn
prison for moment the sun IN mid heaven, Or
yers oysr 10 valley u 1,alon Asfs curtain Il
shroads Tic sd and BIT fe' for sounds y d II f ss
ground we're struck with the thud of d thou
saAd blows. announcing 4 new army to fRhts
How that army was met lot history tall. Again
and m IL azain did The thin, dsctmated oonfsder-
ns ias tnons % eendlf hs g ns e dniye5
of the moving cyclone. meet the shock tin an-
diner Gay Was explrtn9 wnen tns order " WITH.
c Y a q
with orders 70 stand or fall on the ground they
occupied. facing dense masses of Fsderals,
The entire division Tor support. The inspector
General sought the Ksntuekians, with the
message Offering TO make tne attainment H in
Let the division retire ~ ordered Then.
seizlnR the hand ef the MESSENGER In clarion
aass bless aam r. + ssy m y9f asal d r
gums at dawn OF the. morning hour. eend back
g aat W e az hay4 nonaEahls l sn1is a for
eur cherished heroes conseeratsd with Touisi-
ana's sacred blood tHell's half acre. ~ the de-
parting point for the soldiers soul in its flRht
And now the Death Angel has folded .hfs
wings over the field. and imagination sees hui
nats broodng EYER aan hrnd wrdpags s tand aa
dug for 9 common grave for brave men q q
0o@Gn Bat ID e2aa'b Roar before cleaning stool III tho
crossed before the bosoms of th6 dauntIess, and
ths wild shriek l q re hqrtling shsll smots
ditch had 70 be filed, and Lii It Fsderals and
Confederatss commfnRIed.
Now the ehasm made ~ by by yesrSs q, u adafx efrx
angel On the 1ast day shall unIooss. The efrsts
9 ammsI
aud the Celt and the Teuton eliminated from
the tramp OF marching armies the elements of
III il astonisl1ing. says The old colonel. but
w nsvef eve .akpt snpM lhoy well We Ike man I'll
Those alone can appreciate the sincerity of
mankind. who have looked into each other's
fares By the light Of The elinttne baYonet; and
who. with eye fixed stead lastly. on the stars and
stripes. sought his foe by. the fncandeacent
ea. fEo 1ss danondsa y er2ss y
here to-day seeking fowers-fresh flowers,
flowers for the blue. flowers ior TIE gray on
or . ourselves a alone. @ 6at ior friends and eoan
try
| Musfc-Anerica.
The Farewell Address Oh Robert =. Lee WAS
then read. In an affecting and impressive man
ner. by Major q. 4. Hall.
| The ceremonies concluded with benediction
| by Father Hubert. and while the band played
THE Sweet By-and- By" the large crowd dis
persed.
| Az has been their custom annually since the
death Of their loved commander. and al an
| evidence that the memory OF that gallant sol.
dler. Cnthbert II. Sloeomb. still lives In The
hearts Of his old comrades, the slocomb Rifles
unostentatiously but In d body. marched TO the
tomb In Greenwood Cemetery in which his
remains rest and laid on II large and mag
nineent basket Of the sweetest flowers which
grow In this sunny land Of ours.