The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-02-21
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February g. 1884

2l5 BLAxD AVE, EVANSVILLE ND,
February 8, 1854.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
] have before me a little blue comfort bag that
find IN looking over my pocket diary of June s. 1865
] received 81 GTeensborough, y. c., from little
Christian Commission girl Of Ware Mass. find
tlat the bag contained needles, thread, buttons,
pins, yarn. soap. candy and apples and q eigious
tract, with the .air donors name. But The sweet
eel thing the bag contained failed to record and
tlsat was Aer dear name low could be so
thouettless as to neglect The name OF one that
thought Of u then2 ] recoiiect that wrote her
Iiliie letter. giving her my name. regiment and
company, follows; Eli J. Wamsley, company +,
9th Indiana voiHgitr sfaatrv.
How NY old hee for JOY If her eyes
after these long yeAss have fed The Lord bless
the ladies and little girls of old Massachusetts,.
sill bold nay little comfort bag dear and we have it
folded away In the bottom drawer. These little
siiizeD ties help to bind Us together in mighty
Nation. ELI. WAAsIEy,
Co. i, G5sh Ind. Vol. Inf.
A soLDIEE'e TRIBUTE TO WOMEN OF THE WAR.
LIswooD, no, january 30, 1884.
/ To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
TIE TRIBUNE is a weekly visitor. / began to
/ take il when a monthly Isend youthe concluding
portion Of poem which wrote for the Reunion
Missouri.
am an old soldier Of sixty-f-e years and served
I two campaigns IN Mexico: was with General Tay-
loF at the capture Of Monterey served in company
I d, ist Ohio volunteers then in company L, 5th
Enlisted IN the Union army June, 1861, and was
discharged july, 1865 During the late war was
/ IN the 9Th Iowa cavalry volunteers part Of the
tnc the remainder, IN the llth Missouri volunteer
cavalry ] kiOy what soldering is. Our Post
was organized IN August last and is in flourish
ing condition. Being the oldest soldier enrolled
! they comf,Ineuted ine by offering me the COM
nlands which declined, owing TO loss OF eyesight
TO THE LOYAL WOMEN OF THE WAR.
We have read Of old sparia's brave women ol
4 yorc -
Our women were equally brave if not more;
For they went forth, the sick and the wounded to
To the volunteer soldier each proved dear friend
The hosts Of the Union they tended with care,
For the dying uplifted TO Heaven prayer;
Where sorrow was walking, where comrades lay
The light Of their patience an influence shed.
With d hope IA each eye and prayer in eacl
heart.
Consolation TO all they did truly innpart;
A. they came, a bright halo encirclcd each form
They appeared as glad rainbows mid wars wild
And they seemed the evanges Of love unto tllos
dealing foes
Their presence encouraged each hero anew,
And the weakest ~ iaith unto bold lighters grew
And they thus were renewed for the contests Il
And again marched away to the buglc and drum
The deeds of those women were truly sublime.
An epoch they I'VE marked IN the marches of Time
They were lovely. true patriots every one,
And thousands are blessed by the service they'v
done.
Nor wounds nor disease had its terrors for them,
In the crown Of the Nation each shines pur
gem.
: Their care for the soldier was all but divine,
! | And ia Heavens blg gat regions those jewels wi
shine.
Fnrobed a. the angels in garments Of love.
With the seraplls rejoicing they ii gaze from abov,
c TO smile on the heroes who yet may remain,
: Whose lives they were offered flag 10 sustain
e When VIC think Of the sorroyful scenes of the wa
q And how those true women they from afa
: Our pulses beat high and each heart warmly glows
X We love them. how dearly Our God only knows
= j. K. KIDD
n Post @. VI.