Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-01

ate gray tnan Union blue; his lace was
stained with smoke; he had tied a white
handkerchief about his neck, and its loose
folds Tell down his back; but IN his walk and
bearing there Mas no trace OF either fatigue
or iaseituoe. his step was even hrmer. his
bearing more efect, than usual, and his
brave eyes sparkied with the excitement Of
the near approaching tight
In less than half IN hour he was in the
MIDST OF Il, and All day long, q the battle
eooed and nowed, and the air was turned to
powder and smoke, and shells tore through
the woods, aud the roar Of musketry grew so
oense tnat u drowned the thunder OF the
cannon, ms courage and enthusiasm were
eonsplcuousiy Illustrated. At DUSK our
DIVISION was renewed, and ne mArcned MS
company 70 tne neio assigned !or our DIV,
ouac. over NIFTY per cent. OF MS men nao
been killed or wounded, but he was unhurt:
An nour iasef, aiter the command nAo
cooked and eaten . scsnty meal ine mrs.
since morning. ne came 70 INC se1 .sNeu
permission 70 axe smAiL tquso oI "a, COM !,
Pany sna 60 OUT 70 tne I,oaI LINK,
~, ~ 49, 49, -ho a. vonndad osva Tho 70
1850 ,,err,;.s;on INT Svs,na5 h;r, 80 20
Venture too far. caliine bis attention 70 the
Constant firing of the PICKET I;nes A brioht
smile lit IN his face as he said: "Oh. I'll be-
c.rof,,I Rut ,b.t rsttla Il Ssoh,o sf,a- ,bs
roar Of to.dsvn And piv;"n his 'e usn ru
onick o,.cefni military s.Inta he wbaalad
and v.1ked .wsv ont ~ The ,;nbt ~ ,ha
csmn fi.e into the d.rkness
newer saw him .o,;n- An hon, late,
the men be had taken With him r.trrnod
and reported that they had run into a SQUAD
of the enemy; that the Captain had been
-
and that they were unable to bring in his
body.
Thus ended the Young life of Edgar p.
Treco. "a soldier without fear and Titbout
reprosch." From the dull level of every
day walks and vays he stepped at once into
the great events of a great era. and became
q hero and q martyr for a great cause. One
of the counties of this state bears his name.
and is honored by it. His remains. recoy-
cred months after his death, repose in the
beautiful National cemetery AT Chattanooga.
with those of nearly twenty thousand other
soldiers who gave up their lives that the
country might live.
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lazy companies are always very meagre.
tney are nKe Inc iamiiy histories recorded
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us Is Inc beginning ana tne enc. NOW
aiiu tnen marriages Is no.eo. Inc army
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mustered OUT No" anu 1nen ne receives
proLhotion or Ii wounoeo. Inese are Inc
only iAG~ tnA1 arc noted on Inc company
lous: Du' lne.gre As tney gre, tney may, 10
cns lainlhsr VIII army me- seii wonoer.
lui story ., outy iAitniu'ly oiscnafged ana
VI ). oansers bravery iaceo' ohe Oh tnese mil
my uoslspr:es Inc s'ory .. aholner
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senera - omoe ne Ts saHJect OF ~ was porn
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Ony w .uoP1ou. ne was herman;
sensiIvei ms complexion Clear ana rosy as
; gifi q wei eoucA'ed ana OF SPURIOUS
'asoes' HeePhs Tue nurseries, TENOR Oh ms
way WIN hooes.y only eqaAleo by MS
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:enulne uesersIhS' anu Jus history even as
= % SCI uo~n III the Driel nota..ons Oh reg
ne.'a, ros.ei' "onoeriui story.
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Aercn1nt' 90 ears Vi age' single. Enlisted
H. w. D. Hsut hausAs infantry, oepI- -
iooi, q. eA'en~oi.h' hansas' anu was mus
ereo IA rs PrNaie. froihoted corporal,
Iept' =, iooi' Ironioteo Sergeant, Nov a.
co., fIouio.ca nrst sersean'' august l.
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.nent' Dec; -, ioo-- T.olmoted second
,eu'ernn. ". D. nay 10: 100, rrohoteu
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%, iooo' oi "ouhos received IN action;
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,roiiio''o"s' never jumping sraoe' IN less
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