Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-24

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To-day we meet here 10 dedicate Mon.
men who followed even To the death ti
commander. God grant the TIM, M, iI.i-lta
when the survivors of the coui,f,li,, 'lTri'y M, +
between the States may everywhere ',.'i.'> O..
conscience which Washington o.tl. '-'t L
guided the motives of the soldiers of,.,.i. .
er they fought for the blue or died a '.lt IL,
gray, and even ~ the flags Of Fu,.I, i'io' NJ
entwined In loving embrIc. to ,l.,.r., '' ts.r l.
nown OF the great Washington. 50 riity .'' q
what is now common country WY -rt.-
valor and heroi-ni of the soldier. , 1.z
either side from 1851 to 1865 be ,bI,,, '.'-Ii
were American soldiers and were ,u.,5 As..i.i
of American prowes>. Rejoice wt linn. IT,. .'-..
of battle has vanished and the. rn., LAX '' .0.
longer heard. tli,
The camp fires are cNtingui>hcd o1,i,,
peace g!istens from the brow> of INN, '.-
here to unveil monument To their i..li g. sas
different scene was presented ON tIf '- a,a,
very day twcnty-cght years .i.-o ''l
gilded yon house tops with It's ir~l -.,1
sharp crack OF IA rifle NJ Cazcnuv..'- ,yi.s 5000
to the people of Alexandria thai the r,af
which had been gathering over their I Wv
to burst and that the inevitable >,.f..r.f.. ,al
ants and noncombatant- must al ono,
andria was only an outpost te be cy.iol,, ~
vance of the Federal troops Ta ana a,
Where Is Capt. Maryc with hi, As,..,i
But few days ago he WAS here r,r..,..l
silk flag from the ladies OF the town
To the eloquent address OF vour I,t
townsman, Francis l.. Smith WHO t,r,.,-
ner at the request of the ladies h, r,,l ..,
ME, I'm "A few inappropriate remark,
Arthur Herbert with the Old Dumrl.l, il-5 ~
Capt. Dcvaughn with the Nj Vrff,,,
dress your Alexandria Artillery on tlr lu.
Kempcr This spot WAS the point nf ,f 'i+ ~
here, too, Were the Louduun Omar. mad
Rifles and from this street tho-c -ix "''l
Capt. Skaters company from Wu-lrn. 81
join their comrades at Manassas -o,,, '' al %
to return, others, To come back Ia their l
until after four long, weary. fiery v,9f. a.
tie later on that memorable diy Co. lI.
had torn down the Southern iil frr0
House WAS a corpse. whilst ,lae l,-on Inn, .''
had died with II n his winding -.t,.r All
Dyes that were SAID upon that celebrated , 'f
father, mother, and sister. To- wife 4u.I -,.t 3.
oh, what changes were IN store ion 81.
grew INTO Gen torSc, and il.shtir- ON t,.., 81
played heroic courage auduniali.riuu ,I.r.,. '
God, the old hero l. with us to-day .mi /, ,l -
cipate in this celebration in memory of it.. ''
rades; for he too christcne, his maacIi .v,i ,,
under the star-spanSlcd banner and De-, t,, No.. 70
at the call of his State sworc To- defend tf. ~
Confedercy. Capt Maryc i here tou. III. a.. Il,
with more legs now, counting tb, tv. H.
ones. than he stood on when hc mad. ii.f ,e
speech to the ladies and with reputation ,,,...
soldier for untirlnS courage and hEtyrrv t,5. On
Herbert is here as Col. Herbert, wIm>,. cool m -'
cions behaviour from Bull Run Ia AIpIu.,.., '
only equalled by the conscientious tll,,.lir, aA
duties. And so might 20 on down ia, .,i.. Ia.
includes such men rs liooc. Bryant, Snawi,
Stuart, Perry, SmoOt, Robinson wa,lingt.
Bnlienger Powell, Fairfax. WarlcId li ., Wv f
many others who faithfully performer a.. .' ''
Confederate soldiers. Alas some. nf ii. ''
spirits who marched away on the sl,llnf NJ, l
miss, we MOURN ana remember ut tl. b.,,r b q,
NJ. Lewis, your rcgimcntai aud hr..t,,. .r-- 10 "
resolution and courage was only equuIIe.l ,, T..
fessional skill is sleeping pcc.ccluv in ,.,l '
yard greatly litmented by city and Sti. Ma
w. Brent, Capt. James Stcuart, Capt = " F-..
recall rs among those now absent and uI' -
ton seems to grow brighter ~. We r.fuci,l,,, I
and services. Gallant Jack Humphrey, irll uI.-
fought and was buried Ikea soldier ur,.i fi. . b.
OF battle AT Williamsburg. And - might u,H. ,.I %,
officers. while many gallant private wAn- ,,,l- M
especially called To- mind hy Won monument .,
but handful of dust in the laud Of th,irclIi.,, .
IN song and story aud fame lo shout yiii.t t,0..
voice, Dead, dead on the field of glory Ou ,., r
cannot forget them to-day, nor does Che S.utf f D..
ginia fail to remember them. We drcr.l ,yll.a....
with their relatives who sustained SD li,.,.. - s-
we know how dear they must have bycutp iHu
God knows best he somebol,- nu.
Somebody's heart enshrincd hn Irf.
Somebody waited his name above
Morning and night on the wings ui prtrr
Somebody wcpt ,s lac marched away
Looking 81 handsome. brave, and grind
Somebody's kiss on his forehead lay
Somebody chung To his parting hand
Somebody has watched aud waited lur rr
Yearning Ia hold him again To hcrhsitf
The chd-likc smiling lips apart
Tenderly bury the fair Young dead.
Pausing To- drop on his grave =. trir
Carve on the wooden slab oc; ms hcld
Somebody's darling lies buried here.
Oh, the woes OF war are hard to i4-,r ", rtw
the heroic mother ~ she bids goodbyc lp hrr -ods
boy and tells hiu IN the Spartan mandate 100 CON
back with his shield or upon 1t. The brush OF iraI
Ils not cola he F.i.sf H.HI.|
devoted parent X represented bending ofrf li. Y..
OF her loved and lost one and rNcanuus 'ruHlI tr
veins of her heart, 81 would not cNcitul-a f. de
-ou for any living one in Christcuiou u ..a
mothers only brave men could lie born, ana 80 III
Southern solder stood steady III war ihoueIf
shell poured upon him like torrents from iHr .a0
Ian cloud. and illustrated upon every field thc -.
ypc OF physical courage Your statue rcpu.- .i.
should. the private soldier of the war. lHe nt
who fought. not for money. ii was WORTHLESS uut
God and clothing alas they were Of quality ir fa
ity of tho poorest kind-vvho LETT their homie .t
Is well as the hearts OF those dearest TO them ;tuo
sled through four years because they had 'tH BOG
:ause they were 80 gallaiity defending.
What did these men OF Alexandria and tho. s.,
ciatcs in the army do? Did they NO, give a. l--ac
gard tile first MANASSAS Did they not rii5.H,f
laurel wreath of fame oH the brow of Joe. .lnll..NI
Seven Pines, and cause the waters OF the Slrnn4.
20 eternally mnrmur the name and fame of-.aaHit
Jackson? Who hurled the lines of MrCiiaH De-,
from In front of Richmond Who drove rnpr Ir.9
hem at second MANASSAS like mi~s bo "r Nh -.t.'.
gale? Do not you remember low ~picuduit A'N
them stood before SO Federh- ~ -mrn-h7r M
how rapidly recoe'l tn" blue waves of ui-tf oI.
Fcder,tls under Burnside at Ffcdcrck-hr whrHtu
rolled against 1900 Confederate What ni -
where the Confederate strength u4-.i
and the Fcders 49, OJu where fell the greatest 90. siI
Then come Getty-hurs Wrf, '-
Confe,eratcs fought 1000 Fcd.r,is 100 -f.,ffH. o-
lion and though repuscd waited aI ue nrti Dos
hoping and expecting an attack. Shall t'.i t"' ..
The Wilderness campaign where an H. cpuuuetO,4"
"a. f.I.. mi /