Asheville daily citizen., 1892-07-27
DEATH CALLED THE ROLL
SERGEANT GRIM wSA LAST
ON THE MUGTI sc
when the Angel Calls tEs. Kohl
Oi the Dead at the Last Great
Dav the Dust Alone VIII as"I<c
Answer.

lie had been lying very quiet ior II long
time, and the nurse at his bedside doZcd
and noddcd-strugglcd to keep awake, and
finally slept in her chair. Then II Shadow
stole into the room and stood by the bed
side and whispcrcd
Right dress! Back on the left! Front"
The sergeant opened his eyes and looked
about him in wonder. Ills hair was thin
and gray, his face pale and wasted, and
death had set its mark upon his brow.
attention to roll CALI" continued the
Shadow. adams, Ansil Artman, Averill,
AllpoIt, Amsden"-
"rhcy do not answer" said the sergeant
as the Shadow paused.
"Thcy can answer no moro on carth
They were buried in the trenches at Manas
sas barnard, Baxter, Bcbcc, Burton
Bloom, Bailcy"---
81 do hot hear their voices" said the ser
geant,.
"Thcir lives went out when Mcclellan
turned at bay at Malvern Hill. They died
as heroes die. Carter, Curtiss, ClaXton,
Coleman, Caniff, Campbclr'---
docs any one answer for them| asked
the sergeant.
AYE! dol" replied the Shadow. "Isaw
| them laid in the shallow trenches at An
tietam after the roar of battle had ceased
and the cries of the wounded had been
hushed They were following lIooker's
| flag when they fell. Davis, Denton, Dan,
forth, Dougherty, Donohuc, DiIling,
| ham"-
"Absent without leave" qucricd the
sergeant.
"No. Absent forever! They crossed ut
Fredericksburg, and their dead bodies lay
nearest the terrible stone wall at the basc
of Mayrc's hill. They could not win vic
tory but they could die. Enright, Ebcr-
man, EckliI, Epstein, Englcman, Eek
artn-
"Thcy may he on guard, said the ser
geant, as he listened in vain for sound OF
their voices.
"Then the dead guard the dcad,' rc
piled the Shadow. II saw them lying
| stark and dead under the trees at Chanccl
lorsvlle, left to he buried by the victorou,
enemy. Faher, Fenton, Foster, Franklin
Fitch, Fitzwilliams"---
"Thcy may have been detailed for spccia
duty" suggested the old soldier,
"fheir duty ended at Gettysburg, lisa"
them lying dead after the Nir%ninns hac
been driven back and thousands wcr,
shouting victory. Gray German, GobcI
Gosport, Ganscl, Grccn"--
"Wherc2" asked the sergeant,
"In the thickets Of the somber wilder
ness, where 10000 men died without sccins
an enemy. When night came the songs o
the whippoorwills were heard above th
plants of the wounded. Hall, Harmon
lIenncssy, Hill, Hilton, IIurlburt'---
"And these too2"
"Aye! every one of them. They wcr
left behind. ingalls,, Irving, lsham, I'm
rie, Isabel, lngcrsoll'--
"Ah! l remcmbcr!' whispered the scr
geant. "Thcy fell as they guarded th
trenches ut Petersburg. | myself hclpet
to bury them"
"Jamcs, jenkins, Jordan, Joplin, jolly
Justin''---
dead at AppomattOX"
wArkins, hampton, Larry LcnnoN
lowering, Loring'--
"Call no more, Only when the unGt
calls the roll of the dead at the last ggrea
day will the dust make answer. alOn
am left Of my company!'
The old sergeant fell back upon his pi
low wsh II moan, and before his din
vision the spectcrs of the dead seemed I
form in line and await his order
Sergeant Grim" called the Shadow.
The nurse awokc with shivcr and erie
out:
"Who has called him? He is dead"
"It was !" said the Shadow. "llc wa
the last on the muster roll, and | can ca
no more"
"Ard you--you'--
II en- the Shadow of Death!''
NJ. QuAp.