Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-25

OF the poorest kind-who lott tnefr MONIES behln1
as we'll ss the hearts Of those dearest TO them,
and struggled through four years because theY
had faith In the cause they we're 50 calamity de-
Tending.
WHAT THEY DIp.
What did these men OF Alexandris and their
assocstee Ia the army dot Did they not give 70
Beadrefard the first hgnasaas7 DID they not
entwine the laurel wreath Of fame on tho bro"
OF Joe Johnston AZ seven Pines and cause the
waters of mo shenandoah 10 eternally murmur
the name aud fame OF stonsWeI JHn.
SOM Who hurled the lines OF Mcclellan
back from Ia front OF Richmond7 VINO
drove Pope before them at Second Manassas Ike
miss before the sea-Oorn gale1 Do you NOS re-
member how spieDddly 300 OF them 5000 De
fore 5000 Federals at Sharpsburg, and now
RAPIDLY recolIed tho blue waves OF lOO,OJO
charging Federals under Burnside At frederlcks-
burg when they rolled against lS,VUU CobIeuo
rates7 What OF Charlottesville, where the
Confederate strength was 1900 and the feuerals
$4,000, where foil the greatest oil corps como
manders7 Then comes Dottyso1rg. Where o%,VVO
ConfedeTates fought 10000 federAls 10 superior
position. aud though repulsed, waited Gil the
next day hoping aud expecting an sttScE. snail
tell you about the Wilderness campaign, where
ut ils commencement the Confederate strength
was 81, 900 and the Federal commander had Iil,-
01Of During that campaign General Ice re-
ceived 1900 reinfOrcoments, giving him 1s,oJO as
the aggregate Of all troops engaged from tho
Wilderness 10 Cold Harbor. while General Grant
received $1,000 reinf0rcenents, making the
aggregate OF the number OF troops employer III
his operations from tho Rspidan % tho James
river 192O)Ol what a wonderful record these
private soldiers OF tho Army Of Northern Nir-
ginia made The track OF their heroic siam
lies from tho mountains OF PennsylvAnla 10 the
hills Of Appomattox, and upon every batuo-neld
they trod with firm steps the fiery pain Oh MArA
No iONering monumental shafts rear the4r loity
spires toward Heaven In comm sinofAuoh OF thelI
name and fame. bounteous treasures arc Dol
nationally expended to guard their aoleInn ret.
ing places Tho loving mantle OF Government
authority docs not Pprea1 iis cApaciOuS fOids
around tho graves Of tho dead or tue nome, OF
the living, but upon their Statos hud comfhuSe
tho solemn obligation rests % preserve tho
memories Of the one and % alleviate the trials
and troubles OF tho other. II they dld nor WIN
success, we feel that, interla;ed amid the Walls
Of woe, wrapped up In the DloO1-siained shesFes
OF life, frightening the bOu05 that bleach upon
the neld 81 carnage, drying up tho purple OF
tho crimson sod. binding up the wounds OF inc
mourning heart is the comforting thOught th'
b. their deeds they have written hOnOr, courage,
and heroism upon each feather Of the southern
pune that ioated above the storm OF war
Az HISTORICAL CoNPAR1soN.
Lot SOC II these men OF ours measure by Dis
tOrical mparsOn With the great soldiers Of oner
dsys Four hundred and eighty years before
tins birth Of orr saviour NerXes. after Tour yeafs
preparation, marched with over one million OF
men and twelve hundred Har-ships 20 invade
Grcero ln front Of THIS vast army Were the
" imm0rtals." tie most superb DIVISION OF IN
fantry i'm AL Asis-IJ,OO0 men-Oea1ng pom
GRANTEES OF solid silver on the bats Of thelr
spears. ,,eXt came IA, trusted Horse Guards OF
the COmmander-tn-Chiet-h thousand men
with their spears decorated VIII apples OF gold,
aud behind followed tbs arnod representa-
tives OF fOrty-siX nHtioualitios. 1heH route
entered q de0le IN the mountains Where INC
cliffs Of NJ Eta almost touch the sea On
one side OF the marrow causeWny was o deep'
trearherOus impossible mOrass; on tue DINER
side the Jagged edges OF the mountain. 10 WAS
the celebrated Pass OF Ihermopyim. mere
IaODtdas OF sparta with 300 mon from DIS own
frfFT mt nnT O.
dencd the mighty King II PcrsiA AFTER the
erection Of IA tower, from whose lop AorAos
might see the men Of Greece sisln, the ana x
began. For two days Persia ana sparta wore
locked I'm deadly embrace, while the Pas Of
Therrnouyln grew stronger by ramperis efec'T1
by tho dead bodies Of the f6fklhhS On tur
third day through forgotten ana undel'hHtd
pass ia the mountains some distances away
isryo bJdyof Persiaus Was thrown IN rear OF
Isonidas. Most OF tho soldiers escaped, hut
their leader with his 3oJ SpBrthns, t0gethtr WIN
100 or 500 Inespi2ns anu lhepiha' p.eioIIl.t
death 20 dishOnor, hurled his small force Win
irresistible fury upon the Persian conire ia MS
front and soon their generals and trusted cul"Is
were falling before this fh0usal ~ spich4li
spearsmen NorXe4 himself In the loosoi,
tower was 10 danger. Two Of hi- brothers were
Killed and he Vas hastily carried 10 tLe rear
This reckless charge could not lass long. LeOhI-
d.s fighting liLe a lion, was morally wounded
and the little band forced back within the pass
Rnd Ovorpowcrel Ny superior NUMBER. lhSi-
mOByle was won, but not until me lt-L
drop Of blood Of its defender Il pourfd
out upon its rocks. 10 Ws' spienlld *
nibitlon Of courage aud magnificent dAIlhI'
but was IL war; Turn now % tbe neli OF Nh''r-
loo, where ta0D mon under the Iron Duke re-
sisted he onslaught Of 1%,oD freuchmeu uhd X
The greatest master Oi VIZ the WDrli MAO i.p-
duced until Bluoher's arrival win t2uD rem
for.ements gave hun the victory. l select SIN
gle period OF that battle. Itls me nOir JAZZ ne-
fore night threw hrr Saole -hf3uI lyon uoeu "ilA
diving. whom NAPOLEON do 'ided 20 make ono moro
desperate attempt 70 break Tia lines OF ching
ton and 10 crown with victory mo stcie1
eagles Of France. Ten battAlcns 81 the Ia
nous Imperial Guard wore ordered up anu
formed IN two columns 81 a.tGck. AZ me hsaI
Il the right column ude, Ney, the b'aTest 81
the brave In front OF the OtAer DIuol AhI
MOsnd. What a grand sight II must nave poem
10 see this superb body OF men pass o th5 'front.'
iu their great bear-skiu shakos and Diue coats
fn,ed win red over which thor Whito belts we're
crossed. How proudly they stepped IN ueir
white breeches aud Galtersl Napoleon ro1e 10
little emineuce IN front that be might see lhoee
men march by upon whose prOWe8s tue rate OF
an empire trem Died, and rs be pointed % mo
fiery crest In front he was answered Oy hoarso
response from every veteran, FlNe lEhpc-
reurln Tmeis too limited Tor me 20 30 over The
incidents Of ihs magnificent charge. cannot
stop 10 tell you tina. Neys morse bolhS snot uu-
der him how spleudiily ne ied on lOol' pacHlu <
M tho hill, facing his mon, Eud waving MS
ewo-d: how the summit was reached and
these men Of iron broke through mo line 81
British guns until voice rang out high and
CLAIR above the q q OF Uathc. " p, EutlAA, duA
nt tlemu 10 WAS indeed grand proof OF
s0ltirrIy yalor, Dut Was II accordance WITH mo
science OF var To attsck an enemy superior ui
numbers AMI position, ~ far away from th'
support OF tner comradcsf
HsLAKLAYA.
Now let ia transfer our attention 10 the North
| valley OF the Plains OF balGklaya IN october.
| 1854. This valley. 20 famous now because IN 10
| tae English cavalry charged, lay IN parSilelo-
| am-shape-wlth two short rides aud two long
D t. 1T IlaI oil O. n N
( WAS Ike q huge canal basin win the Wdicr QUIZ
/ 10 the West upon one OF the snort sides was a
broad upland called The Chsrsone-e; ~ me Ia
/ ttu0u the other short side was an elevated Oh
| rile known az M. HasiOrd on ne most north
ern of its long sides was tho Fldoukioe Heights,
/ while upon the southernmost long side was the
/ causeway upon whose crest rau tho r"ad 10 So
rhirty-lve years ago-on thst eyer-to-oe-re-
/ rnembered 9jih OF OctOOer-H glitterlng group Oh
/ horscuen ia gorgeous uniforms raj upon lheif
7 sp.andld Stools on The Oher7ohe55 heiSh's over,
looking this quiet valley. 1hey we're Lou
/ Raglan AMI General CanroberL the Eusilsh
/ aad tho French commanders, win tueii
/ staff corps. Down the blum a. their leel. Win
/ thctr bt.Ks T. them and their faces 90 ihe upper
I yalloy-in line. mOUntei-Was the ceicbfa -
/ English cavalry division under LORI Lucas. lhe
/ Irigaoe on tho night was that known a. "lhl
/ ussviesr commanded by that splendid office
/ General Scarlet On the left was mo celep as ~
/ Iight Br1gaIen commanded 10y tho hnrl pi
/ Cardigan Each Of these TWO brgades conslsleI
/ of five small regiments
Al the upper end Of this valley, on the heights
! forming what 10 have desci ibed as the eastern
/ snort side or the pEraielogram. was Cos7HcS
I battery OF twelve guns s4pp'rteI by IA ~
| force Of Russian cavalry. Inc Two long htIr'
/ nearest 10 this Oint and opposite % each othei
F were crowned 10y russian artillery AMI llIeiA9n
+ while the corr spending positions upon NE 1926
/ sides near she heiglts occupied 10y the hueH'l
/ ami French commanders, were held by tneir
troops. ,l
Rsrly that morning the Russians mad surprised
The rurkisn troops, whom 10 must he remsm Der
/ el in this campaign were nc aIles Oh 'he EIs
/ b-h and Freuch. ami had driven them ont Of
? foeir fines on tho southern long side, known ~
/ tbe "Causeway Heights which lay 20 ihe rlSh
I OF the English cavalry a. they faced men .
/ Already GA that day Scarlott, win MS fourI
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