The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-06-01

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Dying With the Rear Guard.
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manic and rout
aThe army wj,tfsl, hgr,x to n moro fa.
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train mad sheen sSIj6SinS for, two hours
snd a. nnas oas @ .s;sE,;s ',s;ssa bonrs,f mr. snadoma
.5nr bss,ls .,ls Z ~ ~ : ,av a. sad;mentsI
ana br;Ssdes arS'raiied i, an,3 f,ivis;o 4 nns
wo,,t msrch;na down The b;ohwav
III Tho-a woro na,e sscos ond t;noro.s
,,onoo. .n,onr Tho ola eob,srs e'.srSar
:" I.nshoS "a ;oLod o.oh o,har On sha
ha,.,o.l;sa @ M t hn. I there crew were % no % sm;ies NOW
Do, : sn,d;er I % v;th h;s back N tho fos r.
yo,, want to zee a covardI Z
Ths onsmv sro nressino forward Tbev
.ra avr,,on, ond rocLloas Thare IA only
tho one dnstv crooked highway for Kuns
,od ond bnltsr One CHARGE Of cavalrv
down M mon onr rear-a dozen screamins
shells rrnm q battery nlanted ON This hiIl
will he the SIGNAL for smell manic as
only soldiers ever see. Men win throw
awav everv THING that imnedes flight-
tbev will friohteyi each other with Iobks
onil wordst,bev will forget their battles
their scars and their iap. AZ d think only
Of 4 switter pace. Who will be the rear.
onard ? There comes an order to settle
the question. y r tf8
..The General orders the Third to form
in roar and foht ami fall back-fallb hack
and fgh, Lave vour dea,d and swoun-
ded who're thev fail Hold the Anemv
in CHECK a. siIn hazards On This de.
nenns. tho sa,yat;on of the whole army y,
F,aht and fan hackt Fiobt' frat
Wbero2 .Reo;n rishf here I'm the crsrest,of
this hill The enemy is coming nm ths
road at a oallon. cheering and YELLING.
ana de,erxinedsto rida over NO stead"
noyi Hare weCa,e in Lhattle-line ACROSS
tba b;obwav with a comnanv ON eacl,
flank along The fences. The road is full
of the charuino cavalry. and With a
GRAND veil thew are uoon us. Il lass
.bn. q minnie and "a the wind wllirls the
smoke awav ve see that the road IL fnll
of men and horsesLsome dead as the
stones hinder their feetAsone wtitbino
in the tor,nre Of ohastlv wounds There
il cheer az we see the remnant gallon.
ino h,ck ont of range but Il dies away
e No onnnt ,h;rtv nS onr own load and
sounded In.,hs, one minnie of f;erce
a.h,;nG mora than one hnndred mon
wont 20 ,he dr.t sIw
Fa,l bscL , Nof This ia our hattie. lin.
,or aub;,a aro. Tho sounded arc l;ftad
fram she ans. and laid mon The ,urf and
we are vet al the work. serving friend
and foe alike, when the enemy comes
again. II is cavalry. as before. but while
thew are massino as bes, the narrow lin.
its will permit. bsttery on the hill be-
hind them shells US as lii meant to leave
no one alive. Fence-rails 90 fly,ng-
dnst and dirt are sent higher than the
tree tons~trees are cut short of or
splintered as if lightning had spent its
furv tbcre hu. no one moves. Our or
der VISA to die ON the line
.Resav meni Hol1 your FIRE until
everv bniIe, will count! We can hold
,h;s Inc n0,;, dark ~ y ,
Hers ,hev comei Revond us Is the
,.s, ~ tho ,reot WAGON train. followed
bv brioades which are looking back al
ns 40 Women do at twili6hf shadows II
,bev can onlv hreak throuoh rs .'
Not q word-not a whisper in answer
TO those wild cheers Not a movement
in ,be line until lhe nearest horses are
burned with the wave Of fame which
rolls ont and enwraps horses and rider
with a crimson robe Of death. They
nress on Horses leao over the dead or X
tramnle nnon Them. Sabers and bayo.
nets drink blood and mel, fIeht on after
thew have fallen.
Il is over AGAIN. and we have beaten
them hack The highway is an awful
s;oht to look unon as the smoke 4 BATS
snllonlv awav There is no longer a
nath tbronoI the dead. The road is
p.cLed w;,5 tho dead and wounded
i;ieralIv hacked
Fail hack ? Yes Their infantry has
como mn and fankino parties are being
on.bod forward We leave eiohty-siS
daad | srd ronnd.d n their cate. and we
trail arms and retire at. double quick,
One comnanv has heen wiped ont Of ex
ietence-one man ont of. eyery. eight in
onr ranka loft to mark our battle-line,
Fail hack and ficht A quarter of q
mile down the road and we form anew,
our f,aSte nro,ected ,hv swamns. They
orc comina oftor ,,e rendered more wary.
hut at rho same fine more dcsnerata
and doterm;ned Thew can not use
cav.,ru he,a 1 hnt. thew nnsh forward line
after line ot infantry 20 be checked
hroken and hurled back bv q fire more